"Be careful when pinching them off; if some aren't fully red, leave them be and come back to pick them in a couple of days. The green fruits won't wash clean and aren't any good," Jinghan cautioned.
"Got it, little sister; we all know," Wencheng chuckled as he began to pick the ginseng seeds.
Everyone held a basket in hand and knelt over the pond surface. Paired up in twos, they were positioned on either side of the pond lane, facing each other as they picked ginseng seeds. The width of the pond lane was generally five and a half feet, which no single person could reach across. But in pairs, they ensured no seeds would be missed. Wenhan and Wenxuan formed one team, Wencheng and Wenchang another, and Jinghan with Jingwan another, evenly spaced about 150 feet apart. After picking the stretch between them, they would move down and continue.
