There are many pine trees and chestnut trees growing only in the mountains. These trees grow tall and have lush branches and leaves, which block the sunlight and create a very cool environment. In addition, it rained yesterday, and the mountains are relatively humid. It is very suitable for mushroom growth. Therefore, they usually pick mushrooms and wild vegetables in the mountains.
Although the mountains here are high and steep and quite far from where they live, Tian Tian has now developed a good physique and climbing the mountain is no problem for her.
Tian Yun had been used to climbing mountains since she was a child, so this mountain was a small problem for her. The two of them climbed up the mountain effortlessly.
As expected, the pine trees were covered with densely packed hazel mushrooms. They were so cute that they all came out overnight. Many people who arrived early were squatting under the trees picking mushrooms.
Tian Tian and Tian Yun were too embarrassed to compete with them, so they walked deeper and found a place where mushrooms grew thickly, then they squatted down and picked mushrooms from the soil basket.
There were many mushrooms on the mountain, and soon the two of them had picked up a full field of mushrooms. Tian Tian looked at the layer of mushrooms under the mushroom tree not far away, feeling a little unsatisfied.
They were reluctant to part with the mushrooms, but the baskets they had brought back were already full, and they couldn't fit any more. So they said to Tiantian, "Let's go home and leave these mushrooms at home first, and then come back to pick them up."
Tian Tian looked at the mushrooms and nodded reluctantly. If Tian Yun was not here, she could still pick them up and put all the mushrooms in her shell.
But now that Tian Yun was beside him, he couldn't do that, so Tiantian had no choice but to go down the mountain with Tian Yun. They went back to their own homes and dumped all the mushrooms on the lid. Then Tiantian took another earthen basket and two sacks and went up the mountain with Tian Yun again.
The rain lasted for three days. Although it was not heavy and was just a drizzle, it provided a good environment for the growth of mushrooms. During these three days, mushrooms kept popping up in the mountains, layer by layer, and it was impossible to eat them all.
Everyone in the village was busy during these three days. They would grab some dry food as soon as they opened their eyes in the morning, and then go up the mountain with the dry food. They would stay on the mountain for the whole day, pick a lot of mushrooms, and then go down the mountain at night with sacks full of mushrooms on their backs.
Old Mrs. Tian went up the mountain with them on the first day, and stayed at home afterwards. Because she was worried that the mushrooms were not handled properly and would become rotten, she put the stuffing on the mushrooms little by little, and then hung them downstairs to dry.
As a result, the weather did not clear up that day, and Mrs. Tian became even more worried about her mushrooms. Fortunately, the sun finally came out on the morning of the fourth day. Mrs. Tian breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly took all the mushrooms that she had stringed these days and those placed on the curtain to the yard to dry them.
The people in the team no longer stayed in the mountains all day long like they did in the previous few days.
Just at this time, Shen Lingling and Fang Siwen, who had been gone for nearly a month, finally came back.
Tian Tian saw Shen Lingling and Fang Siwen on the way to do laundry. Shen Lingling also saw Tian Tian and raised her hand weakly to greet Tian Tian.
It took her two days to get here by train from Beijing. She had to change trains at a train station and waited for a long time. She was exhausted. If Shen Lingling had any good thoughts about taking the train before, now after a trip to Beijing, her biggest thought was never to go out again. She never knew that there would be so many people on the train and such strange smells. There was the smell of smelly feet, the sour smell of vomit, the smell of boxed lunches, and even the smell of chicken poop.
The train was also very crowded, with the aisles packed with people. It was very troublesome to go to the toilet, and once you went out, you couldn't come back. That's why the train ride was so long. Shen Lingling didn't dare to go to the toilet once, and couldn't sleep well. She now had a terrible headache and her feet were uncomfortable. She always felt like she would fall to the ground in the next second.
Fortunately, Fang Siwen stayed by her side. All matters such as buying meals and tickets were handled by Fang Siwen. Otherwise, Shen Lingling felt that she might not be able to come back.
As soon as Tian Tian got close to Shen Lingling, she could smell the unique scent on her that came from riding in a car for a long time.
Looking at Shen Lingling's pale face, she knew that it must be uncomfortable to sit on the train for such a long time. She had tried it before. She had only taken a seven-hour train ride to go to college, and it was a bit unbearable. The time from home to Beijing would definitely be longer.
"Are you okay?" After greeting Fang Siwen, Tian Tian asked about Shen Lingling's health with concern.
Seeing Tian Tian, Shen Lingling subconsciously stood up straight, trying to make herself look more energetic. After all, he was the first person in their team to go to Beijing, and he couldn't come back from the capital looking like this, right?
"I'm fine. It's just that Beijing is so huge. I've been walking around for so long, I'm a little tired. And as you know, the bus we took from the county to here didn't smell very good. I've been sitting there for so long that I feel a little carsick."
They have shuttle buses to the county town, two trips a day, one in the morning and one at noon.
They would not take the bus to a nearby place if they had something to do, but would walk there. If their own team had ox carts a little further away, they would use the oxen to pull all the people there.
Shen Lingling did take the bus back, but the buses here smell bad. They often carry pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese. In addition, some people smoke, and it's hot in the summer, and they sweat. Some people don't pay attention to hygiene, don't like to wash their feet, and like to wear slippers in the car. The smell is hard to describe.
Besides, there were a lot of people on the bus. It might be better at this time, but it would be very crowded during festivals, school holidays, etc. Tian Tian didn't want to squeeze in with them, so she would either walk back or take someone else's ox cart back.
When Shen Lingling heard about the shuttle bus, she thought of the smell she had just smelled in the bus, and her stomach began to churn. Fortunately, she managed to hold it back in time.
"I did make it to Beijing this time, and I watched the flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square. I also climbed the Great Wall, visited the park, had a meal at a restaurant, and went to something called the Friendship Store. All the things sold there are for foreigners. I originally wanted to buy something for you and Sister Yunyun, but the things there require foreign exchange coupons, and the prices are extremely expensive, so I couldn't afford them, so I didn't buy anything there afterwards." Shen Lingling said to Tian Tian.
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