Upon seeing this, Song Ruier quickly exclaimed, "Mother, the Qiao family has found a lot of these mushrooms and has already exchanged them for a considerable amount of silver."
The thorn branch that Chen raised was suspended in mid-air without falling.
What did you say?
Song Ruier quickly explained the whole story in detail.
"You mean, the Qiao family tried to exchange these mushrooms for silver, and they actually succeeded? They sold them to wealthy families in Anning Lane?"
"The whole family went up the mountain these past two days just to find this kind of mushroom?"
"Yes, Mother, this is making money too fast. Qiao Lian'er even laughed at us, saying that the hundred taels we have saved are not enough, and that we will catch up soon."
Chen scoffed, "Who doesn't know that the mushrooms on the mountain are poisonous and inedible? Would those wealthy families be so foolish as to pay such high prices to buy these mushrooms? Aren't they afraid of dying?"
“It sounds strange, but it’s true, Mother. If you don’t believe me, you’ll see the Qiao family carrying baskets to town to sell these mushrooms tomorrow.”
After thinking for a moment, Chen took back the brambles.
"Fine, I'll take a good look tomorrow. If you dare to lie to me even once, I'll skin you alive."
Song Ruier's lips curled up. He was about to make a contribution to the Song family, and then the whole family would fawn over him.
By evening, the Qiao family had returned.
The quiet courtyard suddenly became lively with laughter and footsteps. The Qiao family used to go up the mountain to hunt, and they would go to very far mountain peaks. Their stamina had long been developed. They were now looking for mushrooms nearby. They didn't change their expressions or pant, but instead were all beaming with joy.
Several baskets were placed on the ground, and the tattered cloths and leaves on top were lifted to reveal clusters of termite mushrooms, some in full bloom, some half-open, and some still in bud, all of which were very pleasing to the eye.
The unique aroma of termite mushrooms filled the yard.
When it was weighed on the scale, it weighed a total of seventy-one jin (approximately 33.
After some discussion, we decided to keep five catties for ourselves and fry the rest into oil to sell.
"Let's search on a more distant mountain tomorrow," said Old Lady Qiao.
“That’s right, let’s let the Qiao family catch all the termite mushrooms from these mountains, near and far,” Da Yong laughed heartily.
On the way up the mountain, he told everyone about the embarrassing incident that happened this morning when he went to sell mushrooms. He was scolded by Grandma Qiao, who grabbed his ear and said that he didn't trust Sister Lian'er.
Even Da Cheng's ears were not spared.
Although the matter was over, Grandma Qiao was still angry and used a lot of force on her hand, and the roots of both of their ears are still a little red.
In Grandma Qiao's opinion, the two almost caused a major disaster.
If they admit to this and tell the Han family that they sold the poisonous mushrooms, even if the Han family is ultimately unharmed, will they still want their mushroom juice again?
Even after hearing the news later, I was still relieved that everything had turned out alright, but I was still shaken.
Qiao Lian'er and Qiao Yunni were at home, and they had washed all the dozens of kilograms of matsutake mushrooms. Both of them had sore backs and aches.
Grandma Qiao refused to let them work any longer. With so many people in the Qiao family, it was already redundant to have people cooking, washing mushrooms, and frying mushrooms.
They were sent to chop firewood and repair and maintain the pigsty and chicken coop.
Soon, this family will be raising pigs for the Lunar New Year, and also many chickens and ducks.
Everyone was busy and enthusiastic, but their spirits remained high, and they were all full of energy.
Qiao Lian'er picked out another half basketful.
"Lian'er, the five jin of food for the family has been collected," Madam Feng reminded him upon seeing this.
“Aunt, don’t touch these things here, I have a use for them,” Qiao Lian’er said.
Knowing that she was a thoughtful person, Madam Feng didn't say anything more.
Grandma Qiao pulled Qiao Lian'er into the house, her face filled with love and heartache.
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