When she returned home, it was already night. Tang Xinyi found that the kang in her room had been built!

Although the village chief Jiang Xian lit a fire for them, it was still not very hot and people could not live there for the time being.

Jiang Xian was puzzled as to why the mother and her two daughters came back so late.

Later, after listening to the story from my daughter-in-law and son, I learned that the Qingliu Brigade had actually discovered tea.

"We thought, since there are tea trees in Qingliu Brigade, there might be some on the mountain behind us, so we came back early and planned to go to the mountain for a walk!"

"Village Chief Zheng wants to use us as free laborers. He's so lucky!"

My family doesn't even want to let my wife work, so why should I let Qingliu Brigade order her around?

Jiang Yanzhi sat at the table in a nonchalant manner. If he hadn't accompanied his wife and mother to visit his grandparents, he wouldn't have had the time to wander around in the mountains!

But it didn’t exist before, but it exists now.

Early the next morning, Jiang Yanzhi took Tang Xinyi into the mountains.

My mother-in-law Zheng Xiulian also went along, not to look for tea trees, but to pick some mushrooms.

Tang Xinyi mainly came to pick some wild chrysanthemums and wild fruits to make scented tea.

"Son, why don't we rest here for a while?"

"I see a lot of mushrooms over there!"

Zheng Xiulian looked at her son who was walking further and further away, grabbed her daughter-in-law and sat her down on a big rock nearby.

There were only a few mushrooms along the way, and she collected them all, but there were an especially large number of mushrooms in this forest.

It would be a pity to miss this.

"Mom, please teach me how to identify mushrooms. There are so many mushrooms, I want to pick them too!"

We saw quite a few mushrooms along the way. Some were gray, some were black, and some were colorful and beautiful.

The only mushroom Tang Xinyi knows is the chicken mushroom, because it is the easiest to recognize.

She doesn't know much about other mushrooms, and she happens to be with her mother-in-law today, so she can learn from her mother-in-law.

"Okay, come here, I'll teach you now!"

"Look, this is called a small yellow mushroom. It's delicious when pickled!"

"This one is a hazel mushroom, the one in the tree hole is an oyster mushroom, this one is a porcini mushroom, this big bunch of white ones are Tremella fuciformis, this one is a road mushroom, this yellow one is a chanterelle, and this one is a Coprinus comatus..."

Zheng Xiulian took her daughter-in-law to pick mushrooms. Whenever she came across a fresh variety, she would give it to Tang Xinyi to identify.

Tang Xinyi also studied very seriously and was able to memorize several kinds of mushrooms very quickly.

She now seemed to have forgotten the purpose of her trip and immersed herself wholeheartedly in the joy of picking mushrooms.

Before they knew it, the baskets they brought were all full, and Zheng Xiulian poured all the mushrooms in the baskets into her backpack.

Then he took Tang Xinyi and continued walking into the woods.

Jiang Yanzhi had already disappeared, and no one knew where this man had gone.

"Mom, wait for me!"

Just as the two of them were walking quickly forward, Tang Xinyi caught a glimpse of green from the corner of her eyes.

It looked so different among the many green plants that Tang Xinyi noticed it at a glance.

"Why are you picking Gynostemma pentaphyllum?"

Zheng Xiulian saw her daughter-in-law's actions. Although she knew that this was a kind of herb, she had nowhere to sell it even if she picked it.

They only pick a little when they need it at home, but isn't this indigo used to treat insomnia? My family has always had good sleep, so why would my daughter-in-law pick this?

"Mom, you also recognize this as Gynostemma pentaphyllum?"

"Gynostemma pentaphyllum is a good thing. It can be made into tea and it's good for people!"

The whole plant of Gynostemma pentaphyllum can be used as medicine.

It is rich in saponin polysaccharides, sterols, vitamins and trace elements.

Experienced people will collect the tender shoots of Gynostemma pentaphyllum and make tea to drink.

It can soften blood vessels, improve blood circulation, lower cholesterol, calm the nerves and help sleep, enhance immunity, fight viruses, and promote metabolism.

Therefore, it is also loved by many knowledgeable tea lovers!

"Okay, then you pick them. I'll go see if there are any mushrooms around here!"

It’s a rare opportunity to go into the mountains, so Zheng Xiulian still wants to pick more mushrooms.

Even if you can’t finish eating them right away, you can dry them into dried mushrooms and use them to nourish your family during the busy farming season.

Because of Jiang Yanzhi's leadership, they went deeper into the mountains this time. If it were any other time, Zheng Xiulian would never dare to go so far.

"Wife, where are you?"

Jiang Yanzhi didn't know how he ran so fast. The sound came from far away, but Tang Xinyi knew that even though the sound seemed close, the people were actually very far away.

"Hubby, we're here."

Tang Xinyi put her hands in front of her to make a trumpet shape and shouted loudly in the direction where the sound came from.

"Stay there and don't move. I'll come find you!"

When Jiang Yanzhi heard his wife's response, he happily put down his hand and slid down from the tree.

"Okay!"

After replying again, Tang Xinyi concentrated on picking her own Gynostemma pentaphyllum.

"Xinyi, there are so many mushrooms here. I'll send some to your parents so they can try some too!"

In a short while, Zheng Xiulian had picked up all the mushrooms around, poured them into the backpack, and then helped Tang Xinyi pick Gynostemma pentaphyllum.

"Okay, let Yanzhi send it off when we get home!"

"Mom, aren't there any large wild animals in the mountains behind us? We've been here for so long, and we haven't heard any sounds of wild animals, not even a pheasant!"

The novels I read before described the old forests in Northeast China as extremely terrifying, with tigers, brown bears, and wolf packs everywhere.

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