My 1995 Small Farm

   Chapter 176 Mushroom Picking

   "Where? Is it on the mountain?"

   "On the mountain, but not far..."

   The place that Chen Ling wanted to take Zhao Dahai to was naturally the Savage Valley that he went to last time, which has now become the place in the lake in the mountains.

   "Then what are you waiting for, let's go now. I've had this dog for almost a year, and I haven't even ridden a rabbit. This time I'm here to play with you."

   Zhao Dahai couldn't wait as soon as he heard it, and was eager to try it.

   "No hurry, I'll go get something."

   Back in the courtyard, Chen Ling went to the firewood room to take out the back baskets, steel forks and other messy things, and picked a few items to bring.

   "Ocean, rich and noble, what are you two doing?"

   The two looked up, but Qin Qiumei pushed the bicycle into the yard.

   "Sister, you're here, I'm going to pick you up at your house, you're not here..."

   Zhao Dahai got up and laughed.

   They agreed to come to Chen Ling's house together today, otherwise his daughter-in-law would be a little unfamiliar when he came here for the first time.

   "Well, we're going to the temple fair, so go to my mother's place to have a look."

  Qin Qiumei put up the car, walked up to the two of them, and asked what it was doing.

  The three were talking, and Wang Susu and Zhao Dahai's daughter-in-law also came out.

   I heard that Chen Ling and Zhao Dahai were going to the mountain, and the three mother-in-law also wanted to go around.

   Go wherever you want.

  But the location of Yamanakako is relatively hidden.

   It is very steep to go up from Chen Lingjia's fruit forest.

   Even if the three women could go up, it would be difficult for them to come down.

   is about to take a detour from other directions.

   "It's okay to stay away, just in time I can take you to pick mushrooms."

  Wang Susu said to Qin Qiumei.

   She used to go up the mountain a lot and knew several mushroom nests. Although now is not the best time to pick mushrooms, having these mushroom nests can also guarantee a relatively considerable harvest.

   Qin Qiumei got excited when she heard this, and told Zhao Dahai's mother-in-law how delicious the mushroom soup hotpot that Chen Ling made last time.

This shy woman    was also looking forward to.

   "Mushroom picking is good, the little girl picking mushrooms, carrying a big bamboo basket, walked around the forest and hills barefoot in the early morning..."

  Chen Ling stood up with a smile and sang to the little girl in Zhao Dahai's arms.

   made the little doll so shy that he lay on his father's shoulder and dared not raise his head.

   "Did you name the baby?"

   "I got up, my name is Zhao Xiaoya, and my nickname is Yaya."

   "Yaya, call your uncle..."

   But the little girl was very shy, and when she saw Chen Ling, she covered her face and turned around again.

   Zhao Dahai was helpless and urged several times, but he still refused to speak.

   then held his daughter and pointed at Wang Susu: "If you don't call it uncle, then you call it aunt."

   What people didn't expect was that Yaya was very face-saving at this time, raised her head obediently, and called her aunt softly.

  Wang Susu answered happily immediately.

  Chen Ling was depressed on the side.

   Everyone laughed when they saw this.

  The weather was fine, and the group went out facing the cool autumn wind.

  Autumn is getting stronger and stronger.

   Pieces of pale yellow leaves fell from the branches and were blown up by the autumn wind, like flying butterflies.

   Walking on the field, a flock of geese flying south appeared under the blue sky.

  Flocks of geese lined up neatly in the shape of a "people" or "one", shouting loudly in the sky, and flying into the distance.

  The geese fly south one after another, day and night.

   On this clear autumn day, I watched flocks of migratory birds leave.

   is also a spectacle.

   was walking up the mountain, and suddenly a small khaki thing jumped out from the side, jumping awkwardly in the withered grass.

   "Rabbit!" Zhao Dahai was immediately refreshed, and led his thin dog to rush forward.

Heiwa and Xiaojin had long lost interest in rabbits. At this time, they raised their heads and looked at the flock of geese flying in the sky with piercing eyes. call.

   The two dogs rarely suffered a big loss. They were very jealous when they saw these enemies. If the geese were not flying too high, they would have rushed up.

   "Don't worry, the old geese are gone, and the new geese are coming, let's touch them later, go and lay an ambush for them, and take a good breath."

  Chen Ling soothed.

Qin Qiumei and Zhao Dahai's daughter-in-law Xiang Wenxia, ​​who were next to   , were greatly surprised.

   "Isn't it, your dog made the geese do this?"

   "That is to say, no matter what this goose is, it can't be better than a dog, right?"

After hearing this, Wang Susu shook her head and said to the two of them, "I didn't understand it before, but after Heiwa became like this, I heard A Ling say that the big geese are actually called wild geese, and the big geese we raised in our house used to be them. Domesticated, this wild goose is also fierce, no worse than a goose."

   "The geese are in flocks, but they can't be provoked. They rush up to you like a swarm of swarms. Thinking about it, it's scary."

   This statement shocked the two women for a while.

   "It turns out that the big goose and the big white goose are still relatives. This is the first time we know."

  The big white goose is notoriously fierce, they know it. Since the wild goose is an untamed wild goose, it is not difficult to understand that it is powerful.

   "Isn't it true, the wild goose is the ancestor of the family goose. It has a higher seniority and is more delicious than the goose. There are two in the family. Bring it up when you leave and try it out."

  Chen Ling followed.

   While he was talking, Zhao Dahai was sweating profusely and led the dog back.

   was empty-handed, obviously the rabbit was not caught.

   After the fat man slowed down, he reprimanded the thin dog next to him.

   Then he said to Chen Ling: "This dog who has not trained legs is not good. It can't even drive a rabbit. It's too bad."

Chen Ling comforted him when he heard the words: "Brother Hai, this dog is quite good. When you see a rabbit, you know that it will go up and chase it, but it will make the legs you raised in the city not well trained, your stamina can't keep up, and you can't run fast. Just be patient, Don't keep scolding it, or a dog that can be trained like you will be ruined..."

   "Ah? How about training? How do you raise two dogs in your family? You teach me."

   Zhao Dahai wiped his sweat and asked with a heavy breath.

   "Haha, this thing doesn't need to be taught, it's just a training from easy to difficult. As long as you cooperate well, give more rewards, and get used to it for a long time, the dog will become smarter."

  Chen Ling smiled and said to him, "Look at me..."

   He took off his shoes and threw them far away.

   pointed to the other side and instructed: "Heiwa, go pick up the shoes."

   Heiwa jumped out immediately, picked up her shoes and trotted back in three or two.

  Chen Ling put on his shoes, patted Heiwa's head, and said to Zhao Dahai: "When I first started training, it was almost as simple as this, understand?"

   "I understand, this is easy."

   Zhao Dahai's eyes lit up, "I'll try it."

   Then take off the shoe and throw it away, waiting for the shoe to fly into the grass far away.

   said to his thin dog: "Huahua, go and pick up the shoes."

  This thin dog is also a pretty good hunting dog breed. He demonstrated before Heiwa, and he looked at it and probably understood what it meant.

   He hurried over with his tail wagging, and gave Zhao Dahai his shoes and turned back.

   Good guy, Zhao Dahai is so happy now.

   rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "It is useful, rich and noble, this trick is useful."

  Chen Ling smiled: "Then you give it a reward."

"award?"

   Zhao Dahai patted his pocket, but he didn't bring anything.

   I looked everywhere until I saw my daughter nibbling on the snacks from Chen Ling's family, so I walked over and took out all the snacks in my daughter's pocket and fed them to the dog.

   This made the dog happy, but made the daughter cry.

  Zhao Dahai is indulging in the fun of dog training, and he doesn't care about coaxing the children, which makes his daughter-in-law resentful.

   Let other people look at them and they are also a burst of joy.

   So everyone was laughing and laughing, making noise all the way.

   Slowly, we entered the forest.

   Everyone first asked Wang Susu to lead them to pick mushrooms.

  Like before, Wang Susu would not lead outsiders to the mushroom nest.

   Such a good place, the villagers will try their best to hide it when they find it.

   After each harvest, the remaining mycelium will also be protected, waiting for it to grow again, and come to pick it next time.

   But now my family's wealth is also solid, and I don't have short income on weekdays.

   In contrast, mushrooms and other mountain goods are small money.

   The little daughter-in-law relaxed and took her head to the forest where she used to pick mushrooms.

When    was about to arrive, Qin Qiumei saw a clump of things on a half-rotten tree stump, and quickly shouted: "Susu, look, there is a big pile there, what kind of mushrooms are."

  The crowd approached to take a look, Zhao Dahai's eyes immediately lit up: "My mother, this is Ganoderma lucidum!"

   I saw a clump of what looked like Ganoderma lucidum growing on this old tree stump, but the color was not as gorgeous as Ganoderma lucidum, and it was brownish-yellow.

   Wang Susu shook his head and said, "This is not Ganoderma lucidum, it is an old wood fungus."

   "We also call it yellow bottom plate, or tree tongue, in our local dialect. This thing is so poisonous."

   "Huh? Toxic?"

   The two women quickly retracted their hands after hearing this.

Wang Susu smiled and said, "Well, most of the mushrooms with good colors are poisonous. Sister Qiumei and Sister Wenxia, ​​you don't come to the mountains very often. You don't know what mushrooms are poisonous. You'd better wear gloves and don't touch them with bare hands. ."

   The two of them nodded immediately, and even said that they knew, and they had prepared them when they came. I thought it was Lingzhi, so excited.

   Zhao Dahai also said: "No wonder no one picks it in such a conspicuous place, it turns out to be poisonous."

   Then Wang Susu told everyone the range of the mushroom nest, and the big guys spread out and looked around.

   After a while, I heard Zhao Dahai shouting: "Ah, ah, it's not good, I also encountered poisonous mushrooms..."

   His dog was also barking beside him.

  The crowd rushed over.

   Zhao Dahai was pointing at a bunch of red mushrooms there and said, "This mushroom is scary, and it changed color when I picked it!"

   I saw a red mushroom with a thick umbrella head under the beech grass nearby, and it looked pretty good.

   But if you look closely, you will find that there are blue-green finger prints on the mushrooms.

   "Oops, it really changed color, it must be a poisonous mushroom too."

   "It is indeed a poisonous mushroom."

   Chen Ling nodded and said, "Although this is also a poisonous mushroom, it is an edible poisonous mushroom, and it tastes pretty good."

"It's called touching the green, or seeing the green on the hand. When you pick it with a little force, it will change color. It tastes very good. Just pay attention to when you eat it, you must wait until it is fully cooked, otherwise you will be able to see it when you eat it. The fairy danced."

   After Chen Ling finished speaking, Wang Susu nodded in agreement: "I feel the green roast pork is always delicious."

   These words made everyone's original worries and fears disappear, but instead they swallowed their saliva.

   This pile is not much green.

   In this season, mushrooms are slowly decreasing.

After   , when they encountered mushrooms again, they didn't dare to touch them.

   "Here, here, we found it again, it's a very beautiful little mushroom."

   Qin Qiumei cried.

   There are also very brightly colored mushrooms here, with a few small, bright, delicate and hairless, yellow mushrooms like egg yolks.

  Chen Ling said happily after seeing it: "This is a good thing. It's called butter mushroom. The last time we made mushroom soup hot pot, we used the taste and color of this mushroom."

  The three members of Zhao Dahai's family stood aside. After listening, they pointed to the other side and said, "Then the two of us also saw this butter mushroom over there. It's bigger and more than this one."

  Wang Susu got close, walked over to take a look, then raised his head and said, "Brother Dahai, this is not a butter mushroom, it's an oyster mushroom."

   "What? No? Are they all the same?"

   Zhao Dahai stared and walked over.

   "It's different, you see, the mushroom cap of the oyster mushroom is thin and unfolded, similar to the oyster mushroom, but the butter mushroom is not. The mushroom cap is small, very pointed but thick."

  Wang Susu shook her head.

"This…"

   "That's true."

   Zhao Dahai carefully compared the same, and found that it was exactly what Wang Susu said.

   was stunned for a moment, then sighed with a bitter face: "I really don't know how the two of you can tell so many mushrooms apart. My eyes are full of flowers."

   "I'm dizzy when I say what is poisonous and what is not poisonous. I can't eat it for a while, but I can eat it for a while. If this guy throws me into the mountains and starves me to death, I won't dare to eat this stuff."

   Qin Qiumei and Xiang Wenxia also nodded in agreement.

  Chen Ling laughed when he saw it: "Indeed, it's not a baby who grew up in the mountains, it's hard to recognize, just come over a few more times in the future."

   "But for this kind of coquettish and gorgeous mushroom, it's safest not to touch it if you can't tell the difference."

   As he said, he picked up all the butter mushrooms and oyster mushrooms and put them in the bamboo basket.

   Pleurotus eryngii, scientific name is chanterelle, because of its bitter almond flavor and yellow color, many people call it Pleurotus eryngii.

   But when cooking, it absorbs oil very much, and it can stir-fry the chicken flavor. This is more delicious than butter mushrooms.

   Then, together with Wang Susu, cover up the mushroom nests one by one, and then continue to move forward.

   Mushroom picking does not hurt the nest, so that you can harvest every year.

   Relying on the mountain to eat the mountain, and the water to drink the water, this is the simple wisdom of the mountain people to survive for thousands of years.

  The practice of killing chickens to retrieve eggs and fishing out of water is the worst.

  Wandering around the mountains for a long time, not only picked a lot of mushrooms, but also picked delicious wild fruits and herbs, such as jujube, dogwood, dog milk flower, etc.

  For Zhao Dahai and others, it is exhausting, but it is novel and interesting, and you can also taste many delicious mountain delicacies that cannot be tasted, and they are full of interest for half a day.

   Until you follow Chen Ling along the stream, down the ridge, and through a large bamboo forest.

   Slowly, when the eyes are open again, the birdsong, the sound of water, the blue sky reflecting the water, the white clouds sinking to the bottom...

   An indescribable mountain scenery burst into the field of vision in an instant. The extremely strong visual impact made everyone feel suffocated.

   (end of this chapter)