"ah……"
Lu Fangfang plopped down in the sea of flowers.
She lay back and closed her eyes.
The fragrance of the flowers completely captivated her. It was the first time she had ever seen such a beautiful place; it was breathtakingly beautiful.
Beside her, Wang Shufen stood there blankly.
She was a person from the plains, and had never seen anything like this before. She was so shocked that she couldn't speak.
Seeing the girl lying in the sea of flowers, she hesitated for a moment, then plopped down on her seat.
She reached out and picked a small yellow flower from the ground, then looked at the snow-capped mountain. "My goodness, this...this...is amazing!"
With snow-capped mountains on one side and a sea of flowers on the other, it's truly amazing.
Xu Huayun stared blankly at her surroundings, and suddenly had a reason to continue living.
At this moment, the three people from different places were all captivated by the beauty of the Gona Snow Mountain.
After a long while, Lu Fangfang sat up.
Looking at the sea of flowers and snow-capped mountains, her only regret at that moment was not having a camera to record it all.
At this moment, besides the bicycle, she had another thing she wanted to buy: a camera.
Once she earns money, she will definitely buy a camera to record all the beautiful scenery she encounters.
"Comrade Lu, Comrade Wang, let's get up. We still have to climb up to dig for caterpillar fungus, and the road is not short."
Of the group, Xu Huayun was the first to regain consciousness.
He has been in the Qilian Mountains for three years and has seen this beautiful scenery for three years, but every time he sees it, he is still deeply moved.
"Hey girl? Let's go."
Lu Fangfang rubbed her face and stood up as well.
The snow-capped mountain looks close, but actually, the group hasn't even reached the foot of it yet.
Looking back, she saw that she was carrying her things and followed Xu Huayun toward the snow mountain.
After walking for quite some time, the group finally reached the foot of the snow-capped mountain.
The climb became even more difficult, and Lu Fangfang was panting heavily after walking for only a short while.
The higher she climbed, the more rapid her breathing became, and she felt like she couldn't catch her breath.
At this point, she no longer envied the beauty of the snow-capped mountains; such things were truly only meant to be admired from afar.
"Old...Old Xu, how much longer...how much longer do we have to climb?"
"We're almost there. Just a little more climbing will take us to the place where we dig for caterpillar fungus. We don't need to climb to the highest point of the mountain."
Xu Huayun glanced at the two of them and then said, "Let's rest for a while, then we can climb again."
Lu Fangfang nodded and plopped down on the floor.
Looking down, I saw that it was cold on the mountain, the grass was just sprouting green shoots, and there was still some snow that hadn't melted in some of the dry grass. Compared to the foot of the mountain, it was truly amazing.
After resting for a while, the group continued climbing.
After climbing for another twenty or thirty minutes, they reached a gentle slope, where Xu Huayun waved to indicate that they had arrived.
"Oh my god, we've finally arrived. It's really not easy to earn these two dollars."
Lu Fangfang took off the water bottle from her neck, opened it, took a small sip, and then continued to pant heavily.
Wiping the sweat from her forehead, she handed the water bottle to Wang Shufen, "Sister Shufen, have some water. I've soaked some cordyceps in it."
Wang Shufen was curious about the taste of cordyceps, so she took it and drank a small sip.
She smacked her lips, unable to quite describe the taste, but it was certainly peculiar.
"Comrade Lu, Comrade Wang, come quick, come quick, I've found one."
Xu Huayun knelt on the hillside and waved to the two of them.
"Found it so quickly?"
Lu Fangfang's eyes lit up, and she quickly ran over.
Beside her, Wang Shufen was in the same situation.
The two of them squatted down around Xu Huayun and looked at him. They saw him pointing to a small black sprout about one centimeter long in the haystack. If you didn't look closely, you really wouldn't notice it.
"This is cordyceps. When you're digging for it, you need to look carefully and be careful not to break it."
As he spoke, Xu Huayun took a small shovel, gently scooped it up, and then pried it up with force, lifting the soil up.
He reached into the soil, took out the cordyceps, and handed it to Lu Fangfang.
Lu Fangfang looked at it carefully for a while, and then handed it to Sister Shufen.
"This is cordyceps! It's truly amazing."
Wang Shufen held it and marveled at it.
This cordyceps has a small black bud on top and a yellow worm-like creature underneath, no wonder it's called cordyceps, the name is really fitting.
"When you're looking for it later, you have to look from the side into the hay. That's how you'll find it."
Xu Huayun led the two of them and dug up two more cordyceps.
After sharing his experience in digging for cordyceps, he let the two of them try to find cordyceps on their own.
Lu Fangfang had good eyesight and quickly found a blade of grass in the haystack.
She suppressed her excitement, carefully dug it out, and put it into the aluminum lunchbox she had brought.
Wang Shufen quickly found one nearby as well.
After digging it out, she was still a little dazed. "I just made a penny? It feels like I picked up money from the ground!"
Lu Fangfang couldn't help but laugh; she felt a bit the same way.
Next, the three of them, each in a different direction, knelt on the ground and began searching.
It was just nine o'clock, and the sun was shining warmly on us.
Whether it was Lu Fangfang's good luck or the abundance of cordyceps on the Gona Snow Mountain, she could dig up one every two or three minutes on average.
Sometimes, she would find several cordyceps in a row.
Soon, Lu Fangfang had filled half of the aluminum lunchbox, carefully closed it, and put it in her bag.
"In this day and age, the resources in the mountains are truly abundant."
Lu Fangfang felt even more like she had found money, but kneeling on the ground for so long was really uncomfortable.
She slowly stood up and stretched her body.
Looking around, I saw that Sister Shufen and Old Xu were still kneeling on the ground searching.
She unscrewed the water bottle around her neck and took a small sip.
Glancing down the mountain, Lu Fangfang immediately perked up and shouted, "Sister Shufen, Lao Xu, look! The horses are here! The horses are here!"
Xu Huayun and Wang Shufen, who were digging for caterpillar fungus, instinctively looked down the mountain after hearing her shout.
In the distance, several hundred horses galloped towards them.
Standing halfway up the mountain, Lu Fangfang could clearly see the dividing line between the grass inside and outside the valley.
The warhorses were driven into the valley, a sight that thrilled Lu Fangfang.
After the horses entered the valley, they scattered and began to graze.
At this moment, Xu Huayun, holding the cordyceps she had just dug, walked up to Lu Fangfang.
"Comrade Lu, here, these cordyceps are freshly dug up by me. You can take them. I have to go back down the mountain to herd the horses."
Lu Fangfang didn't stand on ceremony and took it from her. "Old Xu, I'll remember this. I'll give it to you after I sell it and get the money."
Xu Huayun smiled and shook her head. He was already like this; he didn't care about money.
"Comrade Lu, Comrade Wang, you must be careful when you are digging for caterpillar fungus."
“There are some places where the snow hasn’t melted and it’s very slippery, so please don’t go there. If anything happens, just wave down the mountain. I and the people from Team Six are herding horses in the valley.”
"Old Xu, don't worry."
Lu Fangfang took off the cloth bag around her neck and took out half a pancake made with butter. "Old Xu, take this. I just made it last night. Try it."
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