Many wild vegetables have disappeared at this time of year, but it has rained for a few days and there are still some unrotten mushrooms in the forest that can be picked up.

"Many mushrooms are poisonous, so don't pick them randomly. For example, this one—"

Ji Changying picked up a white mushroom on the ground and said, "This is called the Hen Mushroom. It may not look bright in color, but it is extremely poisonous. Eating even a little bit will kill you. There is no way to save you."

These words made the old lady, who had picked a few, throw them away quickly.

"Oh my god! This looks normal in color, and I thought it would be edible, but I didn't expect it to be so poisonous."

"That's right, it doesn't look red or yellow, I thought it was edible!"

Several old ladies looked at the mushrooms on the ground with lingering fear.

"So don't pick anything randomly. I'll pick one that's edible for you to see. Just look for it according to this."

Ji Changying was very happy to see that the aunties were quite obedient and threw away the food immediately when they told them not to eat it.

This saves everyone trouble.

"Okay! Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on these people!"

As the wife of the clan leader, Grandma Wang did have some ability, so she agreed with a pat on her chest.

A pair of sharp eyes scanned the crowd to see who was disobedient and secretly picking mushrooms.

Ji Changying found several edible things in succession, handed them to them to look at, and then dispersed to find something on their own.

The black dog sat on her shoulder and followed whatever she did.

Ji Changying's eyes lit up as she picked mushrooms.

Oh my god!

Mushroom and sweet potato rice, mixed mushroom soup, and chicken stewed with mushrooms, just thinking about the taste makes your mouth water.

The black dog picked a mushroom with both hands, held it in his arms and handed it to Ji Changying with a happy look on his face.

She looked and found that there was nothing wrong.

So he looked at the black dog and praised him like a reward: "Not bad, you are really a good monkey!"

The black dog became even more excited after receiving the praise. He jumped up and down to dig mushrooms and worked even harder.

Seeing that the hem of the clothes could no longer be covered, Ji Changying looked around and found a vine suitable for weaving baskets. With her hands working quickly, a basket took shape in her hands in a short while.

At this time, the black dog ran over and presented her with a bunch of pure white flowers with a well-behaved and attentive look on his face.

"Oh my god! Mountain lotus leaves!!!"

Ji Changying picked up the black dog with an ecstatic look on her face, hugged it and gave it a kiss, then said excitedly, "Good monkey! Come on, take me to where you pick flowers!"

The black dog looked stupid, with a blank expression, and pointed in a direction.

Ji Changying put it on her shoulder and ran away.

The scientific name of water chestnut is Podocarpus edulis, which is an annual herb.

The entire plant can be used as medicine, but what is most eye-catching is not this, but the color-changing petals.

Under normal circumstances, its petals stand on the branches like a holy girl, pure white.

But after the rain, the petals will become transparent, looking crystal clear and pure, like crystal, so beautiful that it seems not to be of this world.

It is a national third-level protected plant. It has long been rare and is close to being endangered.

Ji Changying didn't expect to meet him here!

When she saw the cluster of lotus leaves, she did not hesitate to collect half of the plants and soil into the space, and then left here reluctantly.

"Chirp?"

The black dog pointed at the remaining half and looked at her with some confusion.

"You're quite greedy. Do you understand? You should leave a way out for yourself. The fact that it can grow here proves that the environment here is suitable for it. You should respect the growing space of plants, understand?"

The black dog didn't understand and looked a little confused.

Ji Changying was in a good mood.

After a while, several scattered aunties came back, all with smiles on their faces, and it seemed that they had made a lot of gains.

Seeing the basket in Ji Changying's hand, they all came over and asked: "Where did this basket come from? Why didn't I see it just now?"

Ji Changying shook the basket in her hand: "I made it."

"Oh! What a dexterous hands!" Grandma Wang praised him endlessly as she watched.

Several people looked at the basket over and over again, unwilling to let go.

Ji Changying saw what they meant and pointed at the vines nearby: "Let's cut some back and then I'll teach you how to weave them."

"Okay! You take a rest, we'll cut more!" Grandma Wang excitedly called a few sisters, and each of them cut a large bundle and carried it on their backs.

Liu pursed her lips awkwardly: "Aying, wait... can you teach me how to weave a basket? I don't know how to weave..."

"What's the big deal! We can edit it together when the time comes. You can ask me if you have any questions." Ji Changying waved her hand indifferently.

"Oh! People in our Lotus Village are very open-minded! If you don't understand anything, just ask!" Grandma Wang said proudly.

Liu couldn't help laughing. It was really easy to get along with them.

When the group of people were returning, each of them carried a bundle of things, which frightened their family members so much that they rushed over to take it.

Ji Qingyu's jaw almost dropped when he saw his mother coming back with a small bundle of vines on her shoulders. He hurried over to take it.

Ji Chenyan was so shocked that he pulled Liu up and down to look her up and down, wondering what had happened to her.

My wife has been a lady of noble family for half her life. She has never done such rough work, let alone seen it.

"Mom, why don't you come back and ask me to do it?" Ji Qingyu said helplessly as he put the things on the ground.

"That's just how much I have, not even half of what those older sisters are carrying. It's okay." Liu's voice was gentle, without a trace of reluctance on her face.

Ji Qingyu kept glancing at his father: "Mom has never done such rough work before. My son is grown up now, so I should do these things! After all, I am a man and I have to support our family."

He emphasized the word "man". Liu pulled his sleeve and shook her head.

Ji Chenyan saw their actions clearly and felt bad: "I'll do it next time."

After saying that, he quietly began to pick up the things on the ground.

"Mom is not tired. Don't talk back to your dad. He has been feeling bad lately." Liu shook her head at Ji Qingyu.

"Even though you are extremely talented and well-educated, we still have to face the problem of how to survive. We can't put all the pressure on you. We have to face reality."

Liu looked at her son, who was taller than her, standing in front of her. She felt a mixture of sadness and relief in her heart. She gently comforted him, "It's okay. Mom will learn from them slowly and everything will be fine. Your father is just upset. He can't accept the collapse of his long-cherished goal. Don't push him too hard."

Ji Qingyu glanced at his father and didn't say anything in rebuttal.

These people in Lotus Village are very busy.

Seeing that these yamen runners ignored them, Ji Hu took his men to cut some branches and tough tree bark and made some simple bows and arrows.

When the time was almost up, he led his men towards the trap that had been dug earlier.

After being out for a long time, I finally didn't come back empty-handed.

Came back from hunting some rabbits and pheasants.

Although the number was not large, it was hard to hide the excitement on their faces.

Mountain lotus leaf