Stir-fried mushrooms are most fragrant when they are in season. Judging from the current situation, mushroom soup hot pot may even become a signature dish in our Southwest region in the next twenty or thirty years.
So mushrooms are a good thing!
While termite mushrooms are indeed delicious and expensive, it's impossible to eat them regularly.
Sun Quansheng complained, "We just kept picking them up and ended up with a lot. We'd get scolded if we brought these things home."
“It doesn’t taste good when cooked, and it’s even less suitable as pig feed or cattle feed. It’s not very useful anywhere, so it’s better to bring back a bunch of grass.” Zhao Ershuan nodded, also annoyed. “There isn’t enough rain, so the termite mushrooms aren’t growing this year.”
Chen Yifei nodded.
Many people in the city enjoy the fresh and fragrant taste of mushrooms, but this is not the case in the countryside.
Who has that much oil to fry?
This dish uses a lot of oil. Mushrooms need a lot of lard to soften them, let alone bring out their aroma. They need to be very oily to be ready!
In this southwestern region, during the rainy and humid season, many mushrooms naturally sprout, and many even rot in the ground.
During those famine years, people would pick mushrooms and cook them. But the cooked mushrooms didn't taste as good as potatoes.
Nowadays, people aren't as poor as they used to be, but they also don't have as much oil or fat. They have to be frugal and save every year to be able to eat a little bit of cured meat during the Lunar New Year, so they prefer to boil potatoes instead.
Bringing these things home directly would be quite troublesome.
Wang Hu sighed, "Brother Fei, we also want to be as successful as you! To buy bicycles and stuff, but it's just not possible!"
Zhao Ershuan lifted the mushroom and looked at it: "If it doesn't work out, we won't associate with each other anymore. Otherwise, your future sister-in-law will think we're all bad people and will have a prejudice against you."
"City dwellers value these things the most."
Chen Yifei looked at them, his eyes filled with helplessness, yet also with a smile: "I haven't said anything yet! You already know how to distance yourself from me."
Even though he was a scoundrel in his past life, his brothers never abandoned him. In this life, Chen Yifei will never abandon anyone!
"We're not distancing ourselves from each other. We brothers grew up together, so naturally we're going to help you make money now."
Zhao Ershuan was so excited that he was about to drop the mushrooms in his hand, but Chen Yifei stopped him: "Don't move, this is the key."
"What do you mean?" Wang Hu and Sun Quansheng were both somewhat confused.
"I'm planning to sell mushrooms to make money. You guys can help me pick mushrooms from now on, and I'll sell them. We'll split the profits equally among the four of us, how about that?"
Chen Yifei was very confident.
Not many villagers like these mushrooms, but city dwellers do! Plus, city dwellers are definitely wealthier.
So selling it shouldn't be a problem for him.
However, the exact valuation is still uncertain.
So Chen Yifei looked at his brothers and asked, "What do you guys think?"
I thought they would hesitate, but to my surprise, they all said in unison, "Let's do it!"
Zhao Ershuan said firmly, "Brother Fei, although I don't know if this stuff can make money, we brothers will definitely succeed if we follow you."
Wang Hu said, "Me too! Whatever you say, Brother Fei."
Sun Quansheng nodded: "Brother Fei, you're probably not confident about selling this stuff, and it's hard to say how much it will cost. Why don't you just give the brothers a price, and we'll help you find the mushrooms, instead of splitting the profits with you?"
"Earning a meager living is not bad."
He said awkwardly.
It's not that I don't support Chen Yifei, it's just that it's uncertain whether he can go out and sell things now. If he gets arrested by the commune or comes to the detention center, or is accused of being a speculator, it won't be good.
Sun Quansheng only has his grandmother at home, and he has to consider what will happen to her if something happens to her.
Chen Yifei just wanted his brothers to get a bigger share of the money.
I had completely forgotten about that.
"Alright, I'll take this basket today. You guys keep looking for mushrooms during the day, and I can sell them tomorrow. Starting today, each person will get 5 yuan a day, how about that?"
Everyone was idle and lazy, so when they heard it was five yuan, they got really excited.
You should know that working at a brick kiln for a day would only earn you about three yuan and sixty cents. If you were to help out for the production team's work points, you'd earn about one yuan a day.
From this perspective, Chen Yifei gave them five yuan!
I spent five yuan to pick mushrooms in the mountains, and I haven't made any money yet!
The fact that Chen Yifei made such a promise shows that, as a brother, he truly believed in them.
Everyone knows what's going on; they're just idle hooligans who don't do anything, and their families are just grateful they don't need their money.
Moreover, this is how you make money?
The thought of finally making money, thanks to my good friend's help, fills me with incredible excitement!
Wang Hu spoke first: "Brother Fei, we understand your good intentions. We'll do our best to help you find mushrooms. We'll try to walk as much as possible, and we want to make money by finding termite mushrooms, otherwise you'll lose a fortune!"
"We're all brothers, there's no question of anyone betraying anyone. If you treat us well, we'll treat you well in return!" Zhao Ershuan's eyes were filled with excitement.
Brotherhood is of paramount importance.
Chen Yifei wasn't worried that his brothers wouldn't be able to find good mushrooms, because they had all grown up in the mountains and had experienced hardship. They knew exactly what kind of mushrooms were edible and what kind were not.
Red umbrella, white pole, eat it and you'll lie on a plank...
Others may not know, but the barefoot doctor in Yongquan Village is much more skilled at treating mushroom poisoning.
After explaining everything, Chen Yifei took a basket of mushrooms and rode his bicycle towards the county town.
He Runqing was weeding in the field, looking restlessly at the highway.
These girls, those with less strength, do these light jobs, earning about three work points a day.
As for the other stronger men, they did manual labor such as moving stones and hoeing the ground, which earned them about seven or eight work points.
Only when they saw Chen Yifei riding away on his new bicycle, carrying piles and piles of stuff, did they breathe a sigh of relief.
At least I didn't ride that dangerous bicycle anymore.
At this moment, Wang Mei came over and said, "Qingqing, did you see your sweetheart? You're just standing here grinning like an idiot!"
This girl is so innocent; everything she sees is written all over her face. It's obvious she has feelings for Chen Yifei!
Wang Mei used to look down on Chen Yifei, but his actions in protecting Qingqing and confronting the village beauty Zheng Fang last night show that he's decisive and efficient!
He's a good man.
He Runqing knew all this too. Watching Chen Yifei ride his bike steadily, she and the other two took a break and sat under the hawthorn tree. She muttered to Wang Mei beside her, "He's fine."
He Runqing recalled Chen Yifei's gentle and handsome face, and all that remained was his kindness.
And from that night before, I vaguely remember a few uncontrollable fragments.
At first, there was pain, followed by a prolonged feeling of being suspended... like a duckweed, facing unfamiliar yet powerful waves, bringing unfamiliar yet intense pleasure...
She only remembered clinging to Chen Yifei, as if a duckweed had found its support rock.
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