Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Picking Mushrooms
Jiang Heng played games while walking.
A small farming game.
The main reason is that in the game, you can sow and harvest with just one click, but Jiang Heng can only carry the hoe and do it herself. Although her strength has increased, she will also get tired.
When her cultivation reaches a certain level one day, she can directly use magic to farm, just like in the game!
Now it's just a matter of looking at the plum to quench your thirst.
While waiting for the game crops to be harvested, Jiang Heng put away his phone and went to the foot of the mountain.
It had rained and the mountain road was difficult to walk on. Fortunately, it was spring now and this place had been abandoned for many years, so the grass and trees were lush and there was no need to get your feet dirty.
Jiang Heng looked around. Surprisingly, she didn't see any mushrooms, even though her eyesight had improved after practicing. Upon closer inspection, she saw that the grass on the path had been trampled. She probably thought that other people in the village had come here earlier and picked the mushrooms.
She simply continued to go inside.
When she was a child, she always heard adults scare children by saying that there were wild wolves and wild boars in the mountains and told them not to go over there when they were playing. Jiang Heng listened tremblingly. In addition, she had good academic performance when she was young, and her parents always hoped that she could pass the exams and have a bright future. They never asked her to do farm work, so she really never went near the mountains here. Other children had more or less gone there to play secretly.
In fact, the mountains on their side stretch for a long time. The trees on the two hills closest to the village were cut down in the early years. Later, they were returned to forests and replanted. Now the trees on the mountains are still small and appear very sparse.
Only the hills a little further away were particularly densely covered, making it pitch black and a little eerie. It really looked like a forest where wild wolves and wild boars could appear.
However, Jiang Heng is not afraid of these things now. With her current cultivation level, even if she encounters a wolf, she can escape safely. Of course, if the wolf is not a protected animal, it may be a different situation.
So she went straight into the mountains.
On the outskirts, she could only find a few common oyster and shiitake mushrooms, but she didn't want any. Continuing deeper, with her spiritually empowered pace, she walked for nearly twenty minutes before finally discovering a number of mushrooms that satisfied her.
The closest to her were some fir mushrooms, orange-yellow in color, the size of a palm, and several of them close together. They were particularly conspicuous among the green and gray-brown young grass and dead branches. Jiang Heng immediately took two steps over and could smell the pine forest fragrance emanating from them, so she took action immediately.
After picking them, I took a quick glance and saw another cluster of mushrooms.
Sure enough, there are not many people here, but there are a lot of mushrooms.
Jiang Heng enjoyed picking the fruits very much.
They also found some tea oil mushrooms and woodland mushrooms, which are relatively rare in their area. The tea oil mushrooms are thin and long, and at first glance look a bit like enoki mushrooms, while the woodland mushrooms have much larger caps and thin and long stems. Both taste very good, so Jiang Heng specially found some more.
Even after the whole basket was filled, there were still some fir mushrooms left in front of me.
This was Jiang Heng's first time picking mushrooms. She had no idea there were so many wild mushrooms growing in the mountains near her home.
She still remembered that she was going to pick mushrooms. It was her aunt who told her about it when she went to her uncle's house for dinner yesterday. They talked about the weather and said it would rain. Her aunt asked her if she wanted mushrooms and said she would pick some fresh ones for her to eat tomorrow.
Jiang Heng didn't want it and wanted to pick it himself.
Who would have thought that there would be so many mushrooms just a little further in!
After hesitating for two seconds, Jiang Heng decisively took action on the cluster of fir mushrooms. She squeezed hard and found that some could fit in. She didn't look for the rest anymore.
But when she was about to leave, Jiang Heng realized that she had gone deeper than just a little bit.
It took her almost half an hour just to walk down the mountain, and that was because her speed was enhanced by spiritual energy. Although it couldn't reach the speed of shrinking the distance, it was still as fast as a small electric car.
When we reached the foot of the mountain, where we might be seen, we walked slowly and obediently.
After walking for about ten minutes, Jiang Heng saw his own house within his sight.
The advantage of having a mountain as their home is that they have relatively abundant resources. Of course, this advantage seems insufficient in today's modern society with developed transportation. The disadvantage is still obvious. There is relatively little arable land. When the family split up in the early years, my grandparents lived with my uncle in the center of the village. Because there was not enough housing land, the housing land of Jiang Heng's father Jiang Erqiu was allocated to the edge of the village near the mountains.
I felt it was a bit lonely when I was a child, but now I think it’s just right, quiet and peaceful.
Jiang Heng quickened his pace a little and returned home carrying a large basket full of mushrooms. It was just after nine o'clock. Jiang Heng brushed the mushrooms with a soft brush to remove the dead branches, leaves and dirt on them, and then placed them on a dustpan and left them in the yard to be bathed in the sun.
There was no way she could finish eating so many mushrooms. If she dried them and stored them, they would definitely be delicious when used to make chicken soup or something.
Fresh mushrooms can be stir-fried or made directly into a simple mushroom and lean meat soup.
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Jiang Heng was just thinking about all the ways to eat mushrooms when she heard someone calling her. She immediately looked in the direction of the voice and saw... a creditor, smiling and approaching with a basket of vegetables. He said enthusiastically, "Xiao Heng, you're back. I've been discussing the wedding with my son's parents for the past few days, and I just found out you're back. I don't think we have much food at home, so take this."
Jiang Heng quickly stood up to greet her: "Mrs. Shen, when did you come back?"
Shen Li smiled and said, "I just got home last night. My plane was late. I told you, Xiao Ming, not to buy a plane ticket. A high-speed rail ticket is a good option."
As she spoke, she shoved the basket in her hand over.
Jiang Heng continued, "Thank you, Aunt Shen. I just picked some mushrooms. Do you like them? Should I pack them up and go?"
Chen Li was a little surprised: "You also went to pick mushrooms? Just now your aunt said she picked a lot and asked me to go back and pick some." Then she looked in the direction of Jiang Heng's finger. Her eyes suddenly lit up. She squatted over and looked through the mushrooms, and said in surprise: "Huh? The ones you found are all good ones, better than those picked by your aunt! Where did you pick them?"
Jiang Heng took out the vegetables from the basket: two radishes, some lettuce, and a head of romaine lettuce. It was enough for her to eat for several days. When she walked over with the empty basket, she heard this and said with a guilty conscience, "Just that one piece."
"Oh, you're quite lucky." Shen Li said enviously, "Your aunt said there were few good mushrooms and they were probably all picked by the mushroom pickers. I didn't expect there were so many left. It must be young people with good eyes."
Jiang Heng: “…”
It was normal to have few trees. Where they went, the trees were so sparse that the ground could be seen at a glance.
And the mushroom pickers probably didn't go very far, as she didn't see any other people's footprints there.
Of course she didn't dare say that she was going into the mountains, because her aunt would definitely come over and talk to her for more than half an hour.
Fortunately, Shen Li did not delve into it and was still happy about so many mushrooms.
Seeing that she really liked them, Jiang Heng packed them for her. She hadn't sorted the mushrooms into categories, just randomly picking them. Shen Li's eyelids twitched as she watched, and she said embarrassedly, "Don't pick so many fir mushrooms. They're expensive. You can sell them later. Just pack some cheaper ones for me."
"Is this valuable?" Jiang Heng asked curiously.
When she was a child, her family often ate mushrooms, so she knew the common varieties here, but as for their value, she was busy with work after growing up and had never come into contact with them.
Shen Li held her forehead and said, "Of course, this fir mushroom, the yellow one, is very valuable. Yours looks good, big and tender. It can be sold for at least forty or fifty! The others are not much cheaper, so you keep it anyway."
Jiang Heng didn't stop and filled her up a third of the bowl. There were several kinds of mushrooms, but she didn't pick and choose. "It's okay. I don't have much here. I can't sell it for money. I'll give this to my aunt later. You can eat the rest yourself."
Shen Li was speechless, but her face was also happy. She didn't say anything more and took the basket: "That's enough. It can be eaten for several days."
After saying this, he seemed to be hesitant to continue.
She had come here with a purpose, but now she was being treated so generously by the younger generation that it was difficult for her to say it. However, seeing that this little girl had tidied up the house and everything in just a few days after returning, and taking a look inside, she saw that the main room and kitchen were spotless, she began to worry: "Xiao Heng, are you really planning to stay in the village?"
The tone was hesitant and tentative.
In her previous life, Jiang Heng was a bit poor at the beginning. However, after her cultivation improved, she was naturally friendly to plants and trees, and she earned a lot of spirit stones by planting spiritual plants and raising spiritual beasts. Therefore, she was actually a bit unconventional. However, she understood the current situation and said seriously, "Yes, but don't worry, Aunt Shen. My salary will be paid on the 10th of next month, and with the previous bonus, it should be 50,000. I can return the money to you by the 10th at the latest."
When her mother was ill, all her relatives provided some support. Over the years, Jiang Heng also paid back a lot of the money according to the amount at that time. However, she was also a wage earner and did not make money that quickly. Therefore, she still had to pay back 20,000 yuan from Uncle Shen's mother's family, 50,000 yuan from her own uncle's family, 30,000 yuan from her aunt's family, and 10,000 yuan from her uncle's family.
Shen Li must be worried about her ability to repay the debt next time.
Fortunately, there were still unpaid wages and project bonuses. In addition, she was so poor that she couldn't even afford an air conditioner. It was also because she used her own money to pay for her illness. The hospital certificate from the company was sent, and it could be reimbursed. The total of 50,000 yuan could pay back Shen Li's family and her sister-in-law's family.
Shen Li blushed instantly. She hadn't expected Jiang Heng to be so blunt. She said awkwardly, "I'm not here to urge you to pay me back. I just heard you resigned and came back, so I was a little worried and came to see you. Why are you back to farming when you're fine? Farming doesn't make money. Have you forgotten that your parents farmed two acres of land a few years ago? Excluding fertilizers and pesticides, they only made two thousand yuan, right?"
Of course she had this worry too.
After all, without a job, how could they get the money to pay it back? They had been confident in lending so much money because they thought Jiang Heng was a capable child. He was the best student in their village and would definitely do well in the future.
The latter was also true. The total debt was almost 200,000 yuan. She had paid back nearly 100,000 yuan in more than two years of work. It seemed that the money would be paid back to her family soon, but the man resigned and returned to his hometown. When she heard the news, she could not sit still and came back from her son's house to find out the situation.
As a result, when I arrived, I was stuffed with so many mushrooms that I almost couldn't open my mouth.
It was just that her son needed money for his wedding, so Shen Li had no choice but to say it shamelessly.
Jiang Heng nodded in understanding: "I know, but I have to reassure you."
Shen Li's face flushed again, and she smiled and said, "It's good that you have some sense. If you are really in trouble, there is no need to rush to pay back the money."
As she spoke, she stood up and went out: "I just got back and there's a lot going on at home. I'll leave first. If you need anything, just call me."
"Okay." Jiang Heng sent the man out of the yard and breathed a sigh of relief.
It's uncomfortable to owe money.
She was so close to sudden death just to work more. Overtime pay is money, and she was only thinking about paying off her debts as soon as possible.
I wonder how much she can earn from the two acres of land she reclaimed?
Should she plant some more?
It was a pity that the land was wet by the rain and was not suitable for cultivation in the next two days. Jiang Heng found a bag and planned to put some of the more expensive mushrooms that Chen Li mentioned in it to send to his aunt. As soon as he got the bag in his hand, Jiang Heng was stunned.
That’s right.
You won’t see any harvest from the vegetable garden for a while, but there are still other things!
These mushrooms grow naturally in the mountains, so it's normal for her to pick them and sell them!
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