But Song Ruier did not act immediately; instead, she gathered some wild vegetables and firewood.
He needs to be absolutely certain that it's 100% safe, and see where they sell the mushrooms before proceeding to the next step.
At lunchtime, the Qiao family returned. Only two or three went to the fields; the rest went up the mountain to find mushrooms.
Three bamboo baskets and one regular basket contained large black matsutake mushrooms, large white matsutake mushrooms, and yellow matsutake mushrooms—several different colors were available.
Picking up the scale and weighing it, wow, it weighed a full sixty-two jin. Three jin can produce one liang of oil mushrooms, so that would yield twenty jin, or twenty liang.
Qiao Lian'er took out the ten taels of silver she had sold that day. The bright, gleaming silver was almost blinding in the sunlight, but it also boosted everyone's spirits.
Grandma Qiao said, "We won't be going to the fields this afternoon. The whole family will be going up the mountain to look for mushrooms. Third son's wife and Xiao Meng will go too. We'll cook when we get back. There are still quite a few nearby hills we haven't explored yet."
The nearby hills refer to the area within a radius of ten miles.
Everyone supports it.
Over time, the villagers will realize that they are looking for this kind of thing, and they want to make as much money as possible in the beginning.
Qiao Lian'er said, "Everyone should remember the places where termite mushrooms grow in abundance, so they will grow in the same locations again next year."
"Is it true, Lian'er?" Dayong asked.
"Yes, because it grows on a termite mound. As long as the mound is still there, it will continue to grow."
Da Cheng: "I never expected this thing to be so rare."
Lunch consisted of stir-fried lean pork with ginger, broom mushrooms, stir-fried cabbage with dried matsutake mushrooms, and matsutake mushroom soup; all were very generous portions.
Lady Lü ordered a little more rice than usual, since she now had money to buy more.
Previously, everyone ate one and a half bowls, but today at noon, everyone was able to eat two bowls.
Everyone was a laborer with a big appetite, and with these delicious dishes, everyone felt full of energy after eating well.
Then, the Qiao family packed up and went up the mountain again.
To avoid attracting the attention of the villagers, everyone dispersed to different hilltops.
Qiao Lian'er stayed behind to take care of Qiao Yunni.
"After applying the plaster, I feel much better. I seem to be more flexible, and the numbness and pain are not as bad," Qiao Yunni said.
"Yes, Mother, if you have ailments, how can you not use good medicine?"
The mother and daughter closed the courtyard gate and sat by the well washing matsutake mushrooms.
Sixty pounds of termite mushrooms covered the ground, white as umbrellas, emitting a rich aroma.
This kind of fragrance is one that you'll never tire of, no matter how many years you smell it.
Qiao Lian'er's sixth sense suddenly kicked in, and she glanced at the wall behind her out of the corner of her eye.
A person poked half their head out, observing the courtyard.
Moreover, it was a child's head, and she quickly realized that it was Song Ruier's head.
Actually, when she was washing mushrooms with her cousin Xiaomeng today, she noticed something, as if a pair of eyes were watching them.
That feeling of being spied on, that uncomfortable feeling.
Oh, it was this little rascal.
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