Chapter 22 Robbery

After talking for a while, they knew that the things they brought back had to be dealt with, so Mrs. Deng and Aunt Li Shiyi hurriedly took out the backpack again.

Zhao Liya then took out the palm-sized Ganoderma lucidum and showed it to them.

Aunt Li Shiyi carefully touched the Ganoderma lucidum and praised it: "Oh, it's really Ganoderma lucidum, look how well it grows! What a good thing!"

Mrs. Deng was both distressed and proud, with a smile on her face: "Our Ya'er and A'ling are really capable!"

Zhao Xiang also smiled and said, "At last there is some gain, which is barely enough to complete the task. I will ask Gongcao for help and say some good words to him when the time comes" and then make up for it with silver.

At least they found a Ganoderma lucidum. Everyone thought it was a good omen and felt much more at ease.

The hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum is not something you can find just by looking for it. It is normal that they cannot find it, but it would be abnormal if they found it!

Zhao Liya didn't want to talk about Ganoderma lucidum anymore, so she nodded with a smile: "Yeah, it's not the deadline yet anyway, so we're not in a hurry. We have to deal with these mountain products quickly, we can't let them go bad!"

"Okay, you and Ling go and rest, we'll do it!"

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Mom and Dad, and Aunt Eleven!"

"Hey, we're not tired, you're the ones who are. Go back to your room and take a break. I'll call you when it's time for dinner."

"OK!"

Zhao Xiang and Deng don't know much about mountain products, but Aunt Li Shiyi does.

There are so many kinds of wild mushrooms in the deep mountains that they didn’t want the ordinary ones. They only brought back the most delicious ones such as small flower mushrooms, morels, and chanterelles.

There are actually six Hericium erinaceus mushrooms that are bigger than fists!

Although Aunt Li Shiyi didn't know that Hericium erinaceus was one of the eight wild delicacies and there was a saying that "hericium is a wild delicacy, bird's nest is a seafood delicacy", she knew that this thing was very valuable, so she quickly and carefully put it aside.

"Sell this Hericium erinaceus for money. Rich people will love it!"

In addition to various wild mushrooms, they also brought back seven or eight kilograms of yam and more than ten kilograms of bamboo shoots.

To reduce weight, the bamboo shoots are shelled.

Since we couldn’t finish eating them all in a short time, we simply put the wild mushrooms and bamboo shoots in a winnowing basket and took them out to dry.

The bamboo shoots must be cut into thin slices with a knife first.

Mrs. Deng felt sorry for her daughter and adopted son having to endure hardships in the mountains, so she killed a chicken for dinner, stewed chicken soup with wild mushrooms, roasted two crucian carps, and fried a bowl of beans and eggplant.

While eating, he kept picking up food for them and said with concern: "You've lost a lot of weight. Now that you're back, take a good rest for a few days!"

Even the two children, Zhao Lixiang and Zhao Lin, were thoughtful enough to give their chicken legs to their older brother and sister, which touched Zhao Liya and Hu Ling very much.

Zhao Liya and Hu Ling felt a little guilty. They really didn't suffer much in the mountains, nor did they lose weight, because they had pheasants, rabbits, or other poultry meat to eat every day.

However, the chicken soup stewed at home is really delicious, especially fresh and fragrant.

The next day, Zhao Liya took her two children to the vegetable garden at the door to take a look. The whole garden was full of tender green. The seedlings were growing well. Fast-growing ones like beans and cucumbers were already starting to get ready to be put on sticks. The corn seedlings had grown as long as fingers and were full of vitality.

The pumpkin seedlings, winter melon seedlings and loofah seedlings under the melon shed are also growing very strong. They will probably start climbing soon.

By the way, the pumpkin vine that originally climbed up the lychee tree in their yard is still there, and the big pumpkin has grown a little bigger. They might as well pick it and cook it in a few days.

Zhao Lixiang proudly showed off to her sister: "We help water the plants every day!"

Zhao Lin: "And weeding!"

"Yes, yes, mother said that this way the little seedling will grow faster!"

"Um!"

Zhao Liya's heart softened. She embraced the two of them and praised them with a smile: "Xiang'er and Lin'er are really capable! They can help with the work!"

Newly cultivated land has the most weeds, which can grow into a patch in the blink of an eye. You have to keep an eye on it all the time and pull them out as soon as you see them.

It will take at least three years before the raw land can be grown into mature land.

But there is almost no trace of weeds in this vegetable garden, which shows that the family really takes good care of it.

Everyone is working hard to contribute to this family.

The Gu family has been keeping an eye on the Zhao family. Zhao Liya and Hu Ling came back yesterday afternoon, and this morning, Gu Laoer and his wife came.

"Where's the Ganoderma? Did you find it?"

Gu Lao Er asked for a beating the moment he opened his mouth.

Second Mrs. Gu was also very frustrated. After Zhao Liya and Hu Ling went into the mountains, they wanted to say something about how dangerous the mountains were to provoke Deng and Zhao Xiang, hoping to scare them so much that they would beg for forgiveness from the Gu family.

But unexpectedly, they never wandered around the village, and didn't even go to the river to wash clothes or vegetables. With Aunt Li Shiyi watching them covetously, they had no chance to perform at all.

Now that they had come to her house, Mrs. Gu was not polite. "You've only been in the mountains for a few days and you're already back? It seems you found the Ganoderma lucidum? Then hurry up and bring it out! I'm telling you, this is something the government wants. I heard it's going to be presented as a tribute! If you're late, you'll be beaten and imprisoned!"

Zhao Xiang said calmly, "Isn't the deadline here yet? You don't need to worry about it."

Gu Lao Er scoffed, "Who cares about you? If we can't pay the tribute, our whole village will suffer. Do you want to harm the whole village?"

Mrs. Gu said sarcastically, "Oh, you are really vicious!"

Gu Laoer: "Since you have nothing to show for it, why are you still slacking off? Why don't you just go back into the mountains and look for it!"

"that is!"

Zhao Liya angrily said, "Who said we got nothing? We found a Ganoderma lucidum! Don't believe me? Humph, let me show you!"

Zhao Liya took out the palm-sized Ganoderma lucidum and asked, "Did you see it?"

"It's so small? It's only been growing for a few years? How dare you take it out?" Second Mrs. Gu curled her lips in disgust, but suddenly snatched the Ganoderma lucidum away, "You don't know how to preserve it, I'll take it first!"

"No, you can't take it away!" The Zhao family members were anxious and tried to snatch it back.

"Who said you can't? All of you behave yourself!" Gu Lao Er's eyes widened and he shouted loudly, then he and Gu Er's wife walked away triumphantly.

Deng was so angry that she cursed, "Are they bandits? How can they be so unreasonable?"

Zhao Liya chuckled, "Don't be angry, Mom. Let them take it away. Our things are not so easy to take. Aunt Eleven, I have a favor to ask of you."

Aunt Li Shiyi was also very angry and joined Deng in complaining. When she heard this, she nodded quickly and said, "Aya, you say it."

Zhao Liya: "Go visit the villagers these days and tell them about the Gu family stealing our Ganoderma lucidum. It's better to say that the Ganoderma lucidum is bigger."

Aunt Li Shiyi nodded: "Okay, that's no problem! However, I'm afraid the Gu family won't care at all. They are like that, I'm afraid they won't return the Ganoderma lucidum just for this, alas."

Asking for collection and various tickets~

(End of this chapter)