"One cordyceps costs one cent, ten cordyceps cost ten cents, and two hundred cordyceps cost two dollars."
Lu Fangfang murmured to herself, looking at the distant Gona Snow Mountain, and suddenly felt a little tempted.
Earning two yuan a day is quite a lot.
If you work like this for a month, that's sixty yuan, enough to buy half a bicycle.
"bike……"
The thought of this made Lu Fangfang even more excited.
"Old Xu, have the caterpillar fungus sprouted on the mountain yet?"
"Yeah, I just came out."
Xu Huayun nodded. He would go there to graze his horses when the grass turned greener in a few days.
Whenever he has time, he climbs up the hillside to dig up some cordyceps.
However, once the grass turns green, the cordyceps has entered its later stages, and the ones dug up are not as good as those now.
"Old Xu, can you teach me how to dig for caterpillar fungus?"
Xu Huayun was somewhat surprised, "Didn't I give you three jars? Comrade Lu, do you want fresh cordyceps?"
"No, I want to dig it myself."
Lu Fangfang looked at Lao Xu with anticipation.
She was very tempted to do a side job that could earn her two yuan a day, especially since it included a trip to the snow-capped mountains.
Xu Huayun thought for a moment and advised, "Comrade Lu, digging for caterpillar fungus requires lying on the ground and searching in piles of dry grass. It's windy, cold, and very hard on the mountain. You should think it over carefully."
"I can handle it."
Xu Huayun opened her mouth, and finally said "Okay".
However, cordyceps is not so easy to dig up.
Gona Mountain is quite far away; it's impossible to walk there. Someone needs to take them there and then pick them up in the afternoon.
When Lu Fangfang thought of this job, she instinctively thought of Uncle Guo.
She carried the small fish she had fried and the adobe mold, and followed Xu Huayun into the village.
As she walked into the village, Lu Fangfang looked around curiously.
The houses of the villagers in Team Six were probably built uniformly on the ranch. They were rows of brick and tile houses, all of the same size, and none of them had a yard.
In front of the house were some wooden sheds, where horses were kept.
...
"Hey, Comrade Xu, who's that lady next to you?"
"Old Xu, we have guests?"
"Old Xu, your friend is rather frail."
Upon entering the village, the two encountered many villagers.
Many people were cooking at the door and greeted Xu Huayun when they saw her.
"She is Comrade Lu, and she is here to see Brother Guo."
Xu Huayun explained to the members of Team Six.
Besides the adults, there was also a group of little children who curiously followed the two of them.
"oh oh……"
"Hehe, sister, where are you from?"
The children, their faces flushed from the high altitude, looked at Lu Fangfang with curiosity.
"Me? I'm from the military family compound over there."
Lu Fangfang smiled and pointed northwest.
The little girl's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "Sister, are any of your family members in the military?"
Lu Fangfang patted her head and nodded, "My man is a soldier."
"When I grow up, I want to marry a soldier."
"Hehe, aren't you ashamed?"
"Oh...oh...Muwazi, aren't you ashamed? Muwazi, aren't you ashamed..."
A group of children started laughing and playing.
"What do you mean by shameless? Muwazi just likes soldiers."
Lu Fangfang put her arm around the shy little girl and waved to the laughing children beside her.
As they were talking, the group arrived at Uncle Guo's house.
Uncle Guo, who was inside the house, came out out of curiosity after hearing the noise.
"Oh...oh...Muwazi isn't ashamed, saying she wants to marry a soldier..."
"Go away, go away, go away. What's shameful about marrying a soldier? Soldiers have good benefits. Go back and ask your parents. They'd love to marry a soldier."
Uncle Guo's words worked; the shouting children immediately dispersed.
Muwa blushed and ran back home.
“These kids are all spoiled rotten. Comrade Lu, Lao Xu, come inside quickly.”
Uncle Guo shook his head and then said, "Honey, we have a guest. Quickly pour some water."
"Uncle Guo, don't bother. I'm just here to return the adobe mold. Also, I brought some fried small fish. Uncle Guo, please don't mind, try my cooking."
Lu Fangfang put down the adobe mold and took out an aluminum lunchbox from her cloth bag.
"Oh my, I'd better give it a try."
Uncle Guo's eyes lit up, and he excitedly accepted it. This was a gift from a military family member, and he was very proud of himself today.
He opened the aluminum lunchbox, took out a small fish, and chewed it.
"Mmm, it smells good, very fragrant, and flavorful."
Just then, Uncle Guo's wife came over with an enamel mug. She immediately glared at her husband and said, "Look at you, you're not polite at all, you just grab it and start eating."
As she spoke, she smiled and looked at Lu Fangfang, "Comrade Lu, please sit down. Lao Guo mentioned you to me. Lao Xu, you sit down too."
Lu Fangfang took the enamel mug and curiously looked around the room.
Uncle Guo's house is much better than Old Xu's. The rooms are very tidy, unlike Old Xu's house, where all sorts of things are piled up together.
"Honey, pour the fish into the bowl and empty the lunchbox for Comrade Lu."
Uncle Guo handed the lunchbox to his wife, then gave Lu Fangfang a thumbs up, "Little Lu, then I won't stand on ceremony. Your cooking skills are amazing. Your aunt said the steamed buns you made were delicious."
Lu Fangfang felt a little embarrassed by the praise.
She knows her own situation best. The steamed buns she makes taste better because they have more white flour, but anyone can make them.
She pursed her lips and told Uncle Guo about her trip to Guona Mountain.
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