I had only been up there a short while when I heard the second brother's voice.
"Little sister, over here!"
Ruan Meng's heart tightened when she saw it.
Yellow-capped Amanita mushroom! Yellow-capped Amanita mushroom, image from the internet. I quickly stopped my second brother from picking it.
"Second brother, don't move! This mushroom is poisonous and can't be eaten! Wild mushrooms are delicious, but many are dangerous; eating them can cause you to see little people!"
What does "seeing little people" mean?
"It's easy to have hallucinations, like seeing little people flying in the sky, or maybe cows..."
Not many islanders go up the mountain; they only pick familiar mushrooms to eat, having probably heard of the painful lessons learned.
A Yuan traveled all over the country with Sun Chengen and saw a lot of things. He ate a lot of wild mushrooms in Yunnan and other places.
He chimed in, "Miss Ruan is right. People on the other side of the river say that the more brightly colored the mushroom, the more likely it is to be poisonous."
"In severe cases, there have been instances of people dying from the food."
The second brother quickly withdrew his hand.
Ah Yuan added with a laugh, "Even so, the people of Yunnan and other places still love it so much that they risk their lives for it."
The second son looked frightened, and Xiao Kai chimed in, "The chicken soup last night was very fragrant and sweet. Miss Meng also said that the wild mushrooms contributed to it."
The group walked forward, with the second oldest standing in the middle, occasionally letting out a scream.
"Ah! My little sister!"
A non-venomous snake fell from the tree trunk.
"Ah! Help me!"
A large centipede fell from the sky.
Ruan Meng was focused on picking mushrooms, and her basket couldn't hold even a single crawling insect.
"Ah! My little sister!"
Ruan Meng turned around, and the second brother was shocked, pointing at the bright red mushroom in Ruan Meng's hand.
"Isn't it said that the more brightly colored a mushroom is, the more likely it is to be poisonous?"
Ruan Meng explained helplessly, "But it's not absolute. This is called a red mushroom, and it tastes very fresh. You can eat it."
The second child stood there, completely bewildered!
What exactly are the standards for picking mushrooms?
Xiao Kai smiled and reminded him, "Anyway, Second Young Master, just don't touch anything!"
"Once Miss Meng's basket is full, you should help her carry it, that's the right thing to do!"
Ah Yuan figured it out and chuckled to himself behind his back.
To her delight, Ruan Meng discovered a cluster of rice-soup mushrooms. These mushrooms usually appear in patches. (Image of rice-soup mushrooms from the internet) Sure enough, Ruan Meng found a small patch after walking only a few steps.
She left not a single flower behind, completely forgetting the people beside and behind her.
Who is the happiest person?
If you asked Ruan Meng to answer at this moment, the answer would definitely be: mushroom picker!
If she had to add a limitation, she would say, "There are endless mushrooms to pick!"
When Ruan Meng finished filling the entire basket and stood up, she realized that her second brother had been quiet for too long.
She looked around and saw her second brother using a sickle to cut a round, green fruit.
Ruan Meng stared intently, and almost fainted!
He threw down the basket, ran over, grabbed his second brother's arm, and stopped him from doing anything.
When he turned around, an anxious look appeared on his face.
Xiao Kai had already put the scattered wild mushrooms back into his basket when Ruan Meng's voice trembled slightly as she reminded him, "Run!"
Before Xiao Kai could react, and A Yuan looked astonished, Sun Chengen grabbed him and they quickly ran down the mountain!
After running for an unknown amount of time, they heard a loud bang behind them, and Ruan Meng and her second brother pounced down.
Fortunately, the mountain path was covered with fallen leaves, so apart from kicking up a layer of dust, the two were not injured.
"ah!"
The second son turned his head and saw the earth snake that had fallen from the tree earlier, its body arched and its tongue flicking out, staring at him.
Startled, it stuck out its tongue and retreated, slithering away unsteadily.
The second brother and Ruan Meng were helped to their feet. The second brother said angrily:
"Good heavens, all I wanted to do was pick a coconut! Why did this happen?!"
"You almost got blown up, and you're still trying to scare me with a snake!"
Xiao Kai had no intention of mocking, but in his heart he thought, "The second young master is really unlucky!"
A-Yuan asked curiously, "Miss Ruan, is it really a coconut? How could a coconut explode?"
Ruan Meng sighed deeply and said speechlessly:
"Where are the coconuts...?"
I don't know how my second brother got such a lucky chance. There were clearly five people, so why did it have to be my second brother?
"It's the fruit of the cannonball tree!" (Image of a cannonball tree from the internet.) "Cannonball tree?"
Sun Chengen's expression suggested that he had heard of it before.
Ruan Meng patiently explained, "Its appearance is indeed very similar to a coconut shell. Its flowers and fruits explode with astonishing force!"
The second son's face turned slightly pale, filled with lingering fear.
He almost ruined himself, and also implicated his sister and others.
The second child was originally very optimistic, but after the series of events just now, his confidence was completely shattered.
The eldest brother, sister-in-law, and Liu Jie saw that there was a commotion, so Liu Jie accompanied the eldest brother up the mountain to check.
Seeing his disheveled younger brother and sister, Ruan Qian didn't say a harsh word. He was only worried about their safety and coaxed them to come down the mountain.
Go down the mountain? Impossible!
We haven't bought the mushrooms yet!
Ruan Meng explained to her older brother that as long as they kept their distance from the shell-bearing tree, and given the recent explosion, there were no more fruits on the tree, there would be no chance of another explosion on the mountain...
Ultimately, the eldest brother succumbed to Ruan Meng's persistent pleading and agreed.
"Second brother, why don't you stay behind, observe first, and then act cautiously?"
The eldest brother reminded him, and the second brother nodded dejectedly.
Xiao Kai helped carry Ruan Meng's basket, and A Yuan accidentally walked to the front.
"Miss Ruan, look what this is?"
Ruan Meng stared intently, her joy evident in her eyes.
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