Termitomyces mushrooms have an extremely short shelf life; if they aren't processed tonight, they'll all rot by tomorrow.

But of all things, eating is the most important.

Zhao Sufang steamed brown rice, but hasn't cooked any dishes yet.

We've picked so many mushrooms, perfect for stir-frying.

So, everyone pitched in. Zhao Sufang washed the mushrooms with clean water, while Luo Yonggang chopped chili peppers, garlic, and cured pork, and stir-fried a large bowl of mixed mushrooms with cured pork.

As soon as the dish came out of the pot, Zhao Sufang swallowed hard; she had never eaten such a delicious dish before!

Just smelling this makes me want to eat a whole bowl of brown rice!

Using the dim light in the room, Li Xiangdong used a loofah to clean the termite mushrooms. He first selected a dozen large, unopened black-capped termite mushrooms and placed them on a plate. Then he ground wasabi into a light green mustard sauce, and a plate of termite mushroom sashimi was ready.

Take a dozen or so matsutake mushrooms, tear them into strips, add four free-range eggs, sprinkle with salt, stir well, and steam in a pot. After ten minutes, a bowl of fragrant steamed matsutake mushrooms and eggs is ready.

Seeing that Zhao Sufang and her son both enjoyed eating matsutake mushrooms, Luo Yonggang smiled and said, "Third Sister, after we finish eating, I'll press the remaining matsutake mushrooms into matsutake oil, and you can take it home with you!"

"Okay, okay!"

Li Xiangdong wholeheartedly agreed, saying he could eat a whole bowl of rice just by mixing it with chicken oil!

The family of five quickly finished the brown rice, stir-fried mushrooms with cured meat, and steamed eggs with matsutake mushrooms.

The remaining plate of matsutake mushroom sashimi was eaten by Li Xiangdong alone with great relish, slurping and snot streaming down his face...

The four people looked at each other, wondering if the boy had been poisoned by mushrooms, as he was tasting the spiciness and kept stuffing them into his mouth.

They have no idea what Li Xiangdong is thinking!

This is all-natural termite mushroom and wasabi, not synthetic mustard!

So fresh, it's almost intoxicating!

After finishing their meal, Luo Hongkai cleared the table, while Li Xiangdong, Zhao Sufang, and Luo Yonggang cleaned and prepared the termite mushrooms.

They first separated the umbrella canopy and the handle, tearing the canopy into small pieces and the handle into strips. They soaked and rinsed the strips in clean water several times before placing them in a bamboo tray to drain.

Luo Yonggang poured the wheatgrass seed oil that Li Xiangdong had brought into the pot with a "glug-glug" sound.

Once the oil starts to bubble slightly, throw in a handful of dried chili pepper pieces and Sichuan peppercorns and fry for a while.

Once the aroma is released, use a strainer to remove the chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns, and then pour the drained shredded chicken mushrooms into the oil.

Then fry it over low heat until the shredded chicken turns golden brown, then add the chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns and fry together.

Fry until the termite mushroom filaments are dry and golden brown. Once the termite mushroom oil is ready, store it in a dry container.

By the time the fried chicken mushrooms were finished, it was almost midnight.

At this moment, the aroma of termite mushrooms filled the area within a radius of several hundred meters around them.

Li Xiangdong fell into a deep sleep amidst this rich fragrance.

His dreams were filled with patches of termite mushrooms; he picked and picked, but could never finish...

When I woke up the next day, the sun was already high in the sky.

Luo Hongkai and Luo Yonggang had already gone to work in the fields, while Liu Jiangsu and Zhao Sufang were turning the mushrooms in the yard over so they could be dried into mushrooms.

Li Xiangdong stepped out of the house, took a breath of the fresh mountain air, and felt more relaxed than ever before.

This is the right way to experience rebirth!

Living amidst green mountains and clear waters, you can go to the mountains to enjoy nature's bounty whenever you have free time!

Once the household responsibility system is implemented, he plans to contract a piece of mountain forest here, where he can pick mushrooms, wild fruits, and hunt pheasants, rabbits, and wild boars to eat when he has nothing else to do!

After a good meal, lie down on a deck chair, soak up the sun, and enjoy life...

Li Xiangdong was lost in thought for a moment, while Liu Jiangsu looked at her eldest grandson and loved him more and more. He was such a tall and handsome young man!

"Xiangdong, there's some warm rice in the pot for you! Go and eat!"

Li Xiangdong agreed, went into the house, lifted the lid of the cedar wood pot, and inside was a large bowl of stir-fried mixed mushrooms with rice, and two small green eggs.

Li Xiangdong barely managed to finish the stir-fried mushrooms with rice, leaving the eggs for his grandmother to nourish her body.

After all, once you've eaten termite mushrooms, other kinds of mushrooms are just so-so.

"Sufang, let's go to the stream to pick water celery! We can also dig up wild onions, they're all delicious."

Liu Jiangsu's voice sounded like she was coaxing a child.

Zhao Sufang readily agreed, went inside to fetch a basket, and was about to help Liu Jiangsu to the stream.

"I want to go too!"

Li Xiangdong threw the bowls and chopsticks into the pot, soaked them in water, and quickly chased after them.

This stream flows down from the mountain and all the way to the foot of the mountain. The water is clear and cold, and there are many small fish and shrimp in it.

Clumps of lush green plants grow along the stream. Their leaves resemble celery, but their stalks are exceptionally thin, and they have a strong celery aroma.

This is water celery!

Together with water bamboo shoots, lotus root, fox nuts, arrowhead, water chestnut, water shield, and water caltrop, it is known as one of the "Eight Aquatic Treasures".

Crisp texture and rich aroma!

Zhao Sufang and Li Xiangdong walked to the water's edge and gently broke off a stalk of water celery.

Li Xiangdong chopped water celery for a while, but his attention was soon drawn to the small crabs in the crevices of the stream rocks!

He took off his shoes, rolled up his trousers, and as soon as he stepped into the stream, he felt a refreshing coolness.

After walking against the current for a while, I felt an itch on my feet. I bent down and looked closely, and there was a little crab pinching my big toe with its pincers!

Li Xiangdong chuckled, reached out and pinched both sides of the crab shell, pulled out the water, and the little crab's claws kept flailing in the air.

"Mom, give me the basin, I want to catch crabs!"

This basin was originally used to hold water celery, but Li Xiangdong has requisitioned it.

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