My village can't be like this

Chapter 575 Hericium erinaceus, honeysuckle

With the Hericium in hand, Qiuqiu still insists on his behavior.

Zhang An finally realized that it was not Qiuqiu who was so playful, but that he had actually found a treasure.

However, the dead tree where Qiuqiu is located in front of him is not only big, but also a bit tall. Even the tree nest in the center of the tree should be more than two meters above the ground.

If it were a normal big tree, it would be very easy for Zhang An to climb up.

But the dead tree in front of him was half dead. The trunk was covered with thick moss and the wood looked rotten. Zhang An could tell at a glance that it had been dead for a long time.

This kind of tree, which has been dead for who knows how many years, cannot withstand people climbing, because as soon as Zhang An grabbed it, the outermost part was scratched to pieces.

Not to mention that there is such a thick layer of moss attached to the surface that it will probably slide down before climbing up.

There was no stepping stone nearby, so Zhang An had no other choice but to try to direct Qiuqiu to move the contents out.

Although I can't see what's going on inside, judging from the little Hericium that Qiuqiu just took out, it should still be Hericium inside, because there are two sides of the little Hericium that are squeezed. Mark of.

But no matter how many gestures Zhang An made to Qiuqiu, the little thing didn't move at all. It still stood at the entrance of the tree nest, holding up its two front paws, and kept calling.

After trying for a long time, Zhang An also gave up on the little guy and had to find another way.

"Zhang An, why are you here? We have been looking for you for a long time, and we thought you had gone somewhere."

At this moment, Zhang Ping came over with Fatty.

"Didn't you say there are morels here, so I looked everywhere, and then I found them here."

As he spoke, Zhang An took out the morels he had collected along the way and showed them to the two of them.

"I'll go, these things are scattered here and there. It's not easy to find them. You actually found so many. They must weigh several kilograms."

As soon as Zhang Ping saw the morels in Zhang An's basket, his eyes immediately widened.

Although he had said that they could be found here, he never thought there were so many. The last time he came here by himself, he only found a little over half a catty after searching for a long time.

I thought it was already a lot, but compared with what Zhang An did today, it can really be said to be nothing.

"I didn't find this by myself, but that guy Qiuqiu brought me to find it. Maybe it has lived in the woods for a long time and is no stranger to these things, so it is not difficult to find it."

Zhang An did not take the credit himself, but pointed to the ball on the dead tree and said to the two of them.

"I finally discovered it. You are really incomprehensible. Any dog ​​you raise can go hunting in the mountains, and your eagle knows the Gu family. Now you can find something good even if you pick up a tree mouse."

Zhang Ping's eyes were full of envy. After getting used to Zhang An's animals, he was no longer surprised that Qiuqiu had such abilities.

"By the way, you two came just in time. Qiuqiu may have found Hericium erinaceus on this tree. I can't climb up by myself, so you two helped me up to take a look."

Zhang An hadn't figured out how to climb the tree at first, but when he saw Zhang Ping and Fatty coming, he also figured out how to climb the tree.

He doesn't need to climb a big tree, he just needs to be able to reach the tree nest.

As long as Fatty and Zhang Ping hold him up with both hands, and given his height, they can get anything.

"There is actually that thing. I haven't seen anyone find it for a long time. Come on, come on, do it quickly."

Seeing the small Hericium mushroom in Zhang An's hand, Zhang Ping squatted on the ground very excitedly, crossing his hands and preparing to step on Zhang An's feet. The fat man also followed suit.

Zhang An weighed several dozen kilograms, and it was a bit difficult for the two of them to drag it with their hands, especially for the fat man, but they could still do it if they persisted for a while.

Zhang An, who was lifted up, soon had his sight level with the tree nest where Qiuqiu was. A little more or less wouldn't do.

"Yes, yes, yes, really, this Hericium mushroom grows so big."

Only then did Zhang An clearly see what was inside the tree nest. A ball of yellow and white Hericium erinaceus looked unique and dazzling in the dark tree hole.

"One, two, three~"

Zhang An quickly counted, not counting the small one that Qiuqiu broke off just now, there were three huge Hericium mushrooms in the tree nest.

He finally understood why he had been directing Qiuqiu to get out the contents, but Qiuqiu didn't respond for a long time.

Because the remaining flowers here are really big, with a visual height of two or three inches, and they look round and round, Zhang An estimates that he can only hold one with one hand.

Of course, Qiuqiu can't get rid of such a big thing.

The tree nest of this dead tree is very big. I don’t know what kind of nest it was in the past, but three Hericium mushrooms took up most of the space inside.

After just a brief glance, Zhang An started to attack these cuties.

Because he knew that the fat man and Zhang Ping who were supporting him were not having an easy time.

"Okay, it's done, let me go."

After picking the three white and tender flowers and putting them into the basket, Zhang An asked Zhang Ping and Fatty below to put him down.

"It's so big. This one weighs four or five pounds at least."

When Zhang Ping saw the Hericium mushrooms in the basket, he picked one up and played with it, with a smile on his face.

For Zhang Ping, this thing is really a big deal. In the village before, the largest one he had seen was only about two kilograms. If one of these is sold, even if it costs more than a hundred yuan, there will be people vying to buy it. .

"Although my family has bought one before, it doesn't look very big at all. I didn't expect it to be so big. It really opened my eyes."

This thing is really expensive, and people who can usually pick it up will not be willing to eat it themselves, but will try their best to sell it.

But for the fat man's family, whose family background is extraordinary, it is actually just a dish on the dinner table. When to eat it depends on whether anyone buys it.

But even so, Fatty couldn't help but be surprised by the three flowers in front of him.

"Come, come, come, everyone who sees it has a share, there are exactly three flowers, one for each of us."

Although this thing was very valuable, Zhang An had no intention of selling it. He planned to keep it and eat it himself, so he immediately took it out to share the spoils.

It was said that it was a flower for each person, but the fat man said that he and he were in the same group. To put it bluntly, they were sharing a share with Zhang Ping.

After all, if Zhang Ping hadn't brought him here, even if Qiuqiu was there, he wouldn't be able to find this thing.

And based on the relationship between the two of them, sharing a few kilograms of Hericium is nothing at all.

"No, no, no, you found this. What's the point of sharing it with me? You can keep it yourself. And you see, my harvest is not bad, it is almost full."

Although Zhang An sincerely wanted to give it, Zhang Ping refused without hesitation and had no idea of ​​accepting it.

After saying that, he showed Zhang An his basket covered with grass. There was a basket full of fresh mushrooms, and it was indeed almost full. "Okay, Brother Ping, if you don't want it, I won't give it to you, but I don't plan to sell this thing. I'll ask you to come over for a drink when it's ready."

After some persuasion back and forth, Zhang An saw that Zhang Ping was determined not to do it, so he simply stopped doing all these things. When the time came, he would just go home and cook a pot for everyone to eat together.

Zhang Ping felt a little pity about this. If all three were sold, they would be equivalent to his monthly salary.

But he didn't say anything, because he knew that Zhang An was not short of these three melons and two dates, and he had seen this kind of thing many times.

"Let's go, it's getting late, we should go back."

Zhang Ping glanced at the watch on his hand, and then called the two of them to prepare for the return trip.

Their gains today cannot be described as not small, they can only be said to be huge.

His basket was full. Although Zhang An only had half of the basket, he knew that Zhang An didn't want to compete with him.

However, Zhang An still had a few kilograms of morels and a few Hericium erinaceus, which was generally more harvested than his basket.

Zhang An also took out his cell phone and took a look at it, and found that he still had enough time. Although he had a watch, since he had a cell phone, his habit of leaving things far away has slowly come back.

At this moment, Nokia is in the deep mountains and forests. Although there is no signal, it is quite convenient to check the time.

"Don't worry, I found a nice-looking honeysuckle tree when I was there just now. Su Ying has recently been talking about planting something near the courtyard wall, and that honeysuckle tree is just in use."

When Zhang An saw the honeysuckle tree just now, his first impression was that it looked pretty good and was worth taking home.

Not only does it look good when planted at home, but you can also pick some and prepare it to make tea when it blooms. Moreover, honeysuckle can bloom several times a year.

"Well, if you had told me earlier, I would have dug some and brought them back when I went into the mountains. There are many beautiful things in the mountains."

Seeing that Zhang An wanted to dig for honeysuckle, Zhang Ping had no objection. He picked up a wooden stick from the ground and wanted to dig with Zhang An.

Within a few minutes of walking, the three of them found the location of the honeysuckle tree that Zhang An just mentioned. It was indeed very good-looking and was blooming. The tree was full of yellow and white flowers, which looked really beautiful.

When they got there, Zhang Ping and Zhang An put their baskets on the ground, picked up wooden sticks and started digging at the roots of the honeysuckle.

Because I didn’t bring a hoe or even a medicine hoe when I went into the mountains this time, I had to use wooden sticks instead.

It had just rained, and the soil on the ground was soaked and soft. Even with a wooden stick, it was quite easy to dig.

The fat man had never done anything like this before, so he just played with himself.

Zhang An and Zhang Ping were both good at digging dirt when they were young. Needless to say, when they grew up, they dug vigorously and dug out the main root of the honeysuckle in no time.

"Okay, Brother Ping, just cut it off here. Don't plan the back part. This one looks quite short. I don't know how long it will take."

After roughly digging out the main root, Zhang An did not plan to dig any further.

Because it can still be planted if only the main root is cut back, and all the roots are not needed.

Moreover, Zhang An still has space spring water in hand. In fact, he can plant it with just a few roots, and there is no need to dig so much.

"Well, let's pull it out, but it's a little too long. I won't be able to keep the flowers on the way back."

He hadn't looked carefully just now, but now that he had dug it out, Zhang Ping realized that the branches of this honeysuckle tree were quite long.

"It's okay. Once it's gone, it's gone. It doesn't matter. If you take it back, you just need to plant it and it will bloom again in October."

It is August now, and the flowers blooming on the tree are only in their third blooming period, and will bloom for the last time in October.

"Fat man, come here and carry the basket, get ready to go back."

While arranging the honeysuckle trunks and branches, Zhang An called back the fat man who was still looking for fungi not far away.

Now that the honeysuckle was dug out, he had to carry it down the mountain by himself, so the task of carrying the basket fell on the fat man.

"Come on, come on, Zhang An, look, what is the name of this ugly gentleman I brought back? Can he eat it?"

When the fat man heard Zhang An's shout, he grabbed some fungi he had just found and came back.

"Oh, you're lucky. I actually found this thing. Don't say it's ugly, but it's really hard to find. This thing is called Black Tiger Palm Fungus, and it tastes delicious."

Zhang An looked at the ugly fungus in the fat man's hand and sighed that this guy was really lucky.

Although the appearance of this black tiger palm fungus is much inferior to that of chicken fir, its taste, texture and nutrition are even better than that of chicken fir.

According to many people, this stuff has the effect of aphrodisiac. I don’t know whether it is true or not, but it is indeed good in nourishing nutrition.

"Hehe, hehe~"

When the fat man heard that he had found something good, a crazy smile appeared on his face.

After Zhang Ping carried the basket and put it on the fat man's back, the three of them set foot on the route they came from and headed back down the mountain.

It’s just that going down the mountain is not as easy as coming back. It’s not that going up the mountain is easier than coming down. It’s just that when we came, we didn’t bring anything with us. We packed lightly, but when we went back, we were full of harvest.

Of course, a basket of fungi doesn't actually weigh much. It's more because the mountain road is too slippery. There are more people walking on it than when we came here. The road is even more pulpy than at noon, which makes walking more difficult.

If you are not careful, you may have to sit down on the ground.

After walking back to the main road for a while, the three of them met other people in the village, and there were quite a few of them. It looked like they had formed a group to open up wasteland in the mountains.

After all, it was getting late, the road conditions were not that good, and people going up the mountain wanted to go home quickly before it got dark.

"Hey, Zhang Ping, you guys are amazing, why did you pick up such fungi?"

Everyone also carried a basket and a rake, but Zhang Ping's full basket quickly attracted the attention of others, even though he had covered it with grass.

"Tian Bodhisattva, you have too many of these. They are all so big. I'm afraid they will cost hundreds of dollars."

Some people even couldn't control themselves and had already reached out to Zhang Ping's basket and uncovered the grass covering it. However, when he saw a basket full of fungi inside, he suddenly felt that his eyes were in a trance.

Others were still talking and laughing, but after taking a few glances, they became stunned, as if they were blinded by so many fungi.

"Hey, maybe you're lucky today."

Zhang Ping is usually quiet and honest in everyone's eyes, but now he just smiles and responds to others.

"I thought we picked up enough, but I didn't expect that you could pick up as much as several of us. It seems that God will bless you with a fortune today."

Although they were all envious of Zhang Ping for picking up so many, they still did not forget the taboo, and no one asked where they picked it up.

(End of this chapter)