What does it mean to beat pine nuts in Northeast dialect?

Beating pine nuts in northeast dialect means knocking down pine cones from trees. The tool for climbing trees is called a foot thorn, which is a metal spike tied to the foot with a belt and used to climb trees. Pine nuts are usually played with long bamboo poles, and some people use fishing poles. The highest height of Korean pine is over ten meters. Generally, there are no safety measures for climbing trees. Employers will buy insurance before beating pine nuts. In a small town with a permanent population of more than 20,000, every year, people beat pine nuts and fell from trees and died. The income from beating pine nuts is 500- 1000 per day. If you work during the day and call it a night, you will play less than one month a year. Accordingly, someone is responsible for picking up pine cones under the tree, earning about 200 yuan a day. Some people who are too old or in poor health to play with pine nuts will pick up pine nuts under the tree.