After nuclear sewage, I can hear the voices of plants

Chapter 20 "Going to the Mountain to Pick Mushrooms"

The outside of the roasted sweet potato was wrapped in a layer of burnt brown syrup. After months of eating the ginger smoke from potatoes and corn, she bit into it. The glutinous and sweet texture made her face filled with happiness.

Even Gao Chou beside him couldn't help but enlarge his dull eyes after taking a bite.

Reluctant to part with the sweet taste in her hands, Jiang Yan swallowed the thin sweet potato skin into her belly. Feeling the warm heat in her belly, Jiang Yan leaned on the back of the chair happily and squinted her eyes.

After working for a long time, Jiang Yan was already exhausted. After eating the sweet potatoes, a surge of sleepiness swept over him instantly.

Gao Chou, who was on the side, saw Jiang Yan closing his eyes, and he also started to imitate it. Although he was not too sleepy at the moment, the chirping of insects and birds in his ears made him feel a unique tranquility.

Lying aside, Zhao Dabai licked the residue at the corner of his mouth. As a bear, he liked sweet food very much. The roasted sweet potato just now was the most delicious thing he had eaten in a long time.

The clouds cover the sun, the spring breeze gently blows the yellow willows, everything is so peaceful.

. . . . .

A gust of cold wind blew by, and the sleepy Jiang Yan shivered. He opened his sleepy eyes and looked around. Gao Chou beside him had woken up at some point, holding a book in his hand and reading carefully.

Zhao Dabai was lying next to him, lying on his back and looking very sleepy.

Standing up, Jiang Yan took a look at the sky. Although it was not close to dusk, it was already falling. She patted Zhao Dabai awake, and Jiang Yan dragged the latter out of the door.

She was going out to pick some mushrooms and prepare crucian carp soup for the evening.

Since her rebirth, Jiang Yan has lived in Shengjia Village for a long time, but she has never left the door for fear of encountering some monster. This time, it is the first time for Jiang Yan to go to such a far place.

To pick mushrooms, you have to go into the mountains. Bailong Mountain behind Shengjia Village is about half an hour away. Carrying a backpack, Jiang Yan followed Zhao Dabai's footsteps and walked towards Bailong Mountain.

Jiang Yan was from Shengjia Village when he was alive, but Zhao Dabai was not as familiar with the road up the mountain.

The latter was born in Bailong Mountain since childhood. Even after converting to Jiang Yan's disciples, he would often sneak out at midnight to look for game in Bailong Mountain.

Along the two rows of poplar trees, Jiang Yan followed Zhao Dabai into Bailong Mountain, signaling Zhao Dabai not to leave too far. Jiang Yan squatted on the ground and carefully searched for traces of mushrooms.

Theoretically, the search for mushrooms should be done in the morning and after the rain, but Jiang Yan forgot about it when she got up this morning, so she only remembered it when she was about to finish her meal.

Taking out a small shovel, Jiang Yan kept rummaging around on the ground. Although the weather was wrong and the people were not harmonious, Jiang Yan had a strong advantage over the favorable location.

There is a large amount of vegetation on Bailong Mountain, which makes the air very humid, like a greenhouse, allowing mushrooms to be preserved for as long as possible.

"Ah! Wild hazel mushroom!"

Near a big tree, Jiang Yan found a bush of wild hazel mushroom at the root of the tree. This kind of mushroom is very common in the north and is often used to stew chicken. It is a very delicious mushroom.

Carefully picking off the hazel mushrooms, Jiang Yan squatted down and continued to look for them. He could pick more mushrooms, and even if he couldn't eat them, he could dry them for easy storage.

After searching around to no avail, Jiang Yan straightened up, glanced at the rotten tree trunks nearby, and her eyes widened instantly.

“So many fungus!”

I saw a large number of black fungus growing densely on the tree trunk lying on the side. Jiang Yan hurriedly stepped forward and put all the fungus into his backpack.

Fungus is a very common fungus that can be cooked in a variety of ways. It can be stored for a very long time after drying, which is extremely suitable for ginger smoke.

Picking up the small shovel, Jiang Yan started rummaging around again. She had always had a goal in mind, but she hadn't seen it yet.

"Yellow mushroom!"

Jiang Yan suddenly found a cluster of flaming yellow mushrooms, and Jiang Yan's face was full of excitement. The yellow mushroom is an extremely delicious mushroom, extremely delicious!
The stew is extremely delicious. With this mushroom, the fish soup tonight will definitely be delicious!Excitedly picking all the elm yellow mushrooms, Jiang Yan bent over and continued searching.

The target she was looking for has never been found, and that is the matsutake mushroom!
Matsutake is a very valuable fungus. When Jiang Yan was a child, the elders in the village found some wild matsutake in Bailong Mountain. However, as technology becomes more and more developed, there seem to be fewer and fewer matsutake.

After searching for half an hour, Jiang Yan didn't find any traces of matsutake. After all, she was just a chef. It was okay for her to identify mushrooms, but picking mushrooms was really just an amateur.

Looking at the darkening sky, Jiang Yan felt a little regretful. Although she had picked a lot of mushrooms, she had not found the matsutake she had always wanted.

"Zhao Dabai! Go home!"

You must go home at dawn. Not only are all kinds of poisonous snakes and beasts lurking in the mountains at night, but more importantly, it is easy to get lost.

However, Zhao Dabai in the distance ignored Jiang Yan's call at this moment and continued to search for something with his head buried.

"Hey!"

Seeing that there was no success, Jiang Yan walked towards Zhao Dabai in confusion. What was this silly bear doing?

"go home."

Jiang Yan walked to her side and spoke. Just as she was about to pick up Zhao Dabai from the ground, Jiang Yan suddenly noticed that the latter's claws were digging for mushrooms.

"This is..."

"Matsutake!"

In the soil, a round and brown matsutake grew quietly there. His eyes widened in shock. Jiang Yan suddenly pulled Zhao Dabai up and suddenly occupied Zhao Dabai's pit.

Squatting on the ground, Jiang Yan carefully dug out the matsutake, held it in the palm of his hand, brought it close to the tip of his nose and inhaled fiercely!
"The scent of matsutake!"

Excitedly putting the matsutake into her backpack, Jiang Yan carefully dug around. The old man often said that if you find a matsutake, there must be others around!

Sure enough, in just 3 minutes, Jiang Yan discovered two other matsutake mushrooms hidden around him.

After digging out the matsutake mushrooms, Jiang Yan carefully put them into his backpack and pulled Zhao Dabai home with satisfaction.

This trip to pick mushrooms far exceeded Jiang Yan's expectations. She didn't expect to harvest so much, and even the backpack behind her was full!
After returning home, Jiang Yan immediately poured out all the mushrooms and put the fungus and the inedible hazel mushrooms on the bamboo mat to dry. Jiang Yan walked to the well and processed the crucian carp that Zhao Dabai brought.

Slapping the crucian carp to death with the back of a knife, Jiang Yan expertly scraped off the scales, disemboweled the fish, and removed the gills. Gao Chou on the side was stunned with his skillful movements!

Before Gao Chou could react, the two crucian carp had already been processed by Jiang Yan.

In the end of the world, Jiang Yan had no oil to use. Looking at the ingredients in his hands, Jiang Yan simply gave up the steps of frying the fish.

Boil the water, put in the fish, and when the fish soup is boiling, all the prepared mushrooms are thrown into the fish soup with ginger smoke, sprinkle some ginger slices, then cover the pot and scatter the firewood.

Seeing that everything was done, Jiang Yan suddenly took out two potatoes and threw them into the scattered firewood.

Eat the baked potatoes with fish soup later, just thinking about it makes your mouth water!

The steam in the pot continued to rise, Jiang Yan sprinkled some refined salt, and did not add other seasonings. Firstly, because there were none, and secondly, because they were not needed. The taste of the ingredients themselves is the essence of this soup!

Half an hour later, the milky white fish soup slowly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

Gao Chou on the side couldn't stop salivating as he smelled the smell. Seeing Jiang Yan holding a basin of fish soup, Gao Chou's eyes widened a bit.

(End of this chapter)