There were more than twenty flowers in this cluster, and Song Lian'er pulled them all out.
She knew about all sorts of delicious mushrooms on these hills, including termite mushrooms, and many more.
But we can't rush things now.
Qiao Zhizhi also picked a large handful of ferns, tied them with a straw rope, and the two sisters began to descend the mountain.
The Qiao family all went to the fields. They raised the embankments and covered them with clay to minimize the impact of the flood on the rice.
Although I know it's mostly a waste of time, I still have to do it.
Building embankments can mitigate some of the damage; otherwise, the losses would be even greater.
Although Qiao Lian'er drew up the bridge's structural diagram, it has not yet been put into construction, let alone seen any results in use.
But the Qiao family had already made up their minds. They had the divorce papers in hand, and even if the bridge became useless, they would risk their lives rather than back down.
What does it matter if you break your promise to that kind of family?
Even Old Lady Song got involved in building the paddy field ridges.
As for Old Man Qiao, he took Boss Qiao and Village Chief Zhao to the county town.
When Song Lian'er and Qiao Zhizhi returned home, Lu Shi and Qiao Yunni were cooking in the kitchen, and their eldest cousin Qiao Xi'er was embroidering a handkerchief in the room.
She would give all the money she earned from embroidering handkerchiefs to Old Mrs. Qiao to use for the family's expenses.
"Little sister, it'll be several more days before it's your turn. You don't need to be so busy right now, and besides, your legs aren't very mobile." As soon as they entered the courtyard, they heard Madam Lü say to Qiao Yunni.
Although Grandma Qiao made the distribution, everyone knew that when it was Qiao Yunni and Song Lian'er's turn, they would have to help them out.
This arrangement was simply to make the mother and daughter feel that the family treated them as one of their own, so as to avoid any misunderstandings.
Qiao Yunni said, "Third sister-in-law, you're the one who's busy. I'll help you out. I can't do the other work. I'm just sitting around doing nothing anyway. We're all farmers. As long as we have two hands to move, we can't just sit around waiting to eat."
Her voice was calm, showing no trace of yesterday's sorrow, yet there was a sense of numbness from being hurt.
Song Lian'er first hid the matsutake mushrooms under the bed, then carried the basket to the kitchen.
Qiao Zhizhi followed beside her, ready to give her a reason.
"Third Aunt, Mother, we've found two more kinds of edible wild vegetables," Song Lian'er said.
He placed the basket on the ground.
Lady Lü glanced at it and exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't this a poisonous mushroom?"
“These aren’t poisonous fungi; they all look different. They just happen to grow in this season,” Qiao Zhizhi said.
Ms. Lü and Qiao Yunni exchanged glances, their faces full of suspicion, still not quite believing it.
“We met some people from another village on the mountain. They said it was edible and that they had been eating this wild vegetable for several years, but they were keeping it a secret and didn’t want others to know. My cousin and I happened to run into them, so we had to tell them the truth.” Song Lian’er said, and then snorted, “Who would want to tell others about such a good thing?”
"Squeak, can you really eat?" Madam Lü looked at Qiao Squeak, actually asking if what Song Lian'er said was true.
Human life is no small matter.
“Yes, it’s edible, and they said it’s delicious.” Qiao Zhizhi nodded in agreement.
Song Lian'er had repeatedly assured her that these two things were just wild vegetables and wouldn't kill anyone, which is why she lied to her.
Qiao Zhizhi has always been honest, so Madam Lü was relieved.
"But how do we prepare it to eat?"
"Third Aunt, let me do it." In the world she came from, Song Lian'er often cooked mushrooms when they were in season. Although neither of them were poisonous, they still needed to be processed to make them taste better.
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