Ganba mushroom! Ganba mushroom, pictured online. The aristocrat of mushrooms, hailed as the most delicious wild mushroom in its past life, can sell for thousands of yuan per kilogram!
Ruan Meng devoutly cut off a dried mushroom, hesitated for a moment, and then put it into A Yuan's basket.
"Miss Ruan, is this mushroom very rare?"
Ruan Meng: Did I make it that obvious?
If it weren't precious, would I feel a pang of sadness or heartache?
But since it was Ah Yuan who discovered it, and it was so precious, she felt embarrassed to leave it behind alone.
A Yuan took the initiative to take the dried mushrooms out of the basket and put them into Ruan Meng's basket, saying sincerely:
"It was all discovered by you, young lady! I saw it, but I didn't recognize it. If you hadn't been there, I certainly wouldn't have dared to pick it!"
"If the girl can sell it, then go ahead and sell it. If she can eat it, that's fine too."
"Anyway, it's already very kind of you, young lady, to take me and young master up the mountain. We don't need anything else."
Ruan Mengxian asked Sun Chengen, "Young Master Sun, have you ever heard of dried mushrooms?"
Sun Chengen thought for a moment, "I heard it's a famous wild mushroom from Yunnan. Could this be it?"
Judging from his behavior, Ruan Meng realized that Nan Dao was not a common place for him. Ruan Meng looked at Xiao Kai, who was also completely confused.
It seems that since it can't fetch a good price on the island, it's better to eat it!
Ruan Meng readily accepted it, "I'll cook it when I get back, you can eat it before you leave!"
"Inland on the other side of the river, a kilogram of dried mushrooms should be worth two taels of silver!"
Ruan Meng calculated the price based on currency conversion.
Not to mention Xiao Kai and A Yuan, even Sun Chengen was somewhat shocked!
Two taels of silver was nothing to him, but he had never heard of ordinary wild mushrooms fetching such a high price.
Xiao Kai's eyes lit up. If it was really worth that much money, he would try it and then introduce it to the young master and Manager Yu. Maybe it could become another signature dish.
"Sister, isn't it too extravagant to just use two taels of silver to make this?"
The second son stared at Ruan Meng's basket, giving her a pleading reminder.
Actually, he was also very curious about the taste, but his family had just built a house and was about to pay off the debts owed for corvée labor. The seafood and mushrooms he had recently collected had all been cooked for the villagers, so there was no income. The second son was a little worried.
Hearing her second brother's concern, Ruan Meng felt a warmth in her heart and explained, "Second brother, I just asked Young Master Sun and Xiao Kai. They don't know much about dried mushrooms in the South Island. They're expensive but unavailable."
“It won’t be easy to sell it on the other side of the strait, and besides, it wouldn’t be a waste to use it to entertain Young Master Sun, Ah Yuan, Xiao Kai, and Uncle Liu. But…”
Ruan Meng smiled and reminded, "I need to make it clear in advance that when we get back, if you think it tastes good, this can only be supplied in small quantities. Its scarcity and delicious taste are the main reasons for its high price."
"One in ten thousand."
Hearing Ruan Meng's explanation, the group became even more curious.
"Miss Ruan, look, isn't this it?"
A-Yuan was still walking in front, pointing to a clump on the ground.
Ruan Meng looked at the base of the pine tree, then at A Yuan, and began to cut the dried mushrooms.
As if encouraged, A Yuan took a few more steps and pointed to the other side.
"Miss Ruan, what about here? Is this also dried mushroom?"
Ruan Meng followed closely behind, watching A Yuan for a long time.
This kid! He's got some luck on him!
Ruan Meng harvested a clump.
As A Yuan walked forward, the second brother cut in from the back of the line, looked around, and found a cluster of wild mushrooms. He excitedly called out to Ruan Meng:
"Little sister, little sister! Look, isn't this a dried mushroom?"
Ruan Meng: !
Even though they're miles apart!
It's a grey-patterned Amanita mushroom, and it's poisonous! (Image of a grey-patterned Amanita mushroom from the internet) Not wanting to upset her second brother, Ruan Meng took off her basket and swapped it with him, patiently explaining:
"Second brother, this is poisonous, you can't eat it."
"In fact, many wild mushrooms look alike, but their properties are very different. If you are not careful, you can easily get poisoned."
"These dried mushrooms are the most precious; I'll keep them safe for my second brother. We'll stir-fry them when we get back!"
Although the second son was annoyed by his bad luck, he was quickly satisfied when he heard that his sister had entrusted him with the precious dried mushrooms.
Sun Chengen looked at Ruan Meng's back and slowly curled the corners of his lips.
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