Chapter 41: Bamboo Fungus Snow Skirt Fairy, Queen of Fungi, One of the Eight Treasures of Grass...
The voices ahead were getting closer and closer, and soon, two women appeared. Each of them was carrying a bamboo basket filled with a lot of straw mushrooms.
"Hey, aren't these the girls from Lin Laoer's family? Little Pu girl, Ashu girl, and...Aye boy?" The woman who was a little stronger was the first to discover the three people and shouted over here.
The woman looked a few years younger than He Guixiang and had a very straightforward personality. When she saw the few people, she took the initiative to greet them and came over.
The woman traveling with her was about the same age as her, with a look of worry between her brows. She glanced over here, and although she didn't say hello, she nodded to a few people and followed the cheerful woman.
Lin Xiaopu knew her sister hadn't yet recognized everyone in the village. Before the two of them got close, she quickly whispered, "Sister, the one in front is Aunt Li, Wang Yingen's mother, and the one behind is Aunt Lin. Both of them are very easy to get along with."
Although she didn't like Wang Yingen, she liked Wang Yingen's mother, Aunt Li, very much. In the past, if Wang Yingen bullied her, Aunt Li would pull Wang Yingen's ears to apologize to her and give her Wang Yingen's snacks. So later, Wang Yingen didn't dare to bully her, and instead secretly ridiculed her behind her back.
Aunt Lin is also a very nice person. Once, when she heard someone calling her a debt collector, she immediately scolded her back.
But Xiao Pu knew that Aunt Lin was often gossiped about because she had been married to Tianshui Village for many years and had not yet given birth to a child for Uncle Zhao. However, Aunt Lin was very tough. If someone dared to gossip about her to her face, she would scold them back on the spot, and even dared to slap them. No one in the village dared to mess with Aunt Lin.
Li Chunmiao, who was walking in front, glanced into the basket behind Zhou Ye and exclaimed, "It's only been a short while, and you've already picked most of the basket's mushrooms? Can you finish them all in one meal?"
Lin Xiaopu looked up at her elder sister, but didn't respond, looking awkward. She was lively around her family, but quiet and shy around strangers.
Lin Shu patted her little head and smiled, "Aunt Li, Brother Aye has a big appetite, so we picked more. Even if we can't finish them in one meal, we can dry them and store them. These mushrooms are not available all year round. If we dry them and store them well, they can be kept for a year or two without any problem. This way, we can eat these mushrooms in winter, right?"
Li Chunmiao was a little tempted after hearing this. She had thought about picking more mushrooms and drying them for storage, but there were only so many mushrooms on the mountain. If everyone picked a few, they would be gone. The ones they picked would not be enough for the day's consumption.
Thinking of this, she was wondering in her heart, this A Ye is not only strong, but also better than others at picking mushrooms. Look, he has picked most of the mushrooms in the backpack!
Li Chunmiao subconsciously thought that the three of them were able to pick so many mushrooms because Zhou Ye put in a lot of effort.
She rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Ashu girl, Aye boy, why don't we go pick mushrooms together? I'm really unlucky. I've been searching for a long time and only dug up these few mushrooms. Don't worry, I won't compete with you. When you find some mushrooms, you can dig up the big ones, and I'll dig up the small ones you don't like."
"Ahem." Lin Zhaodi beside her coughed softly, gently pulled her aside, and said in a low voice, "Are you ashamed of snatching mushrooms from a bunch of kids?"
Li Chunmiao is not ashamed. If she had any shame, she would not have picked up a stick and beat the naughty boy at home, making him run around the village and make her reputation as a shrew known to everyone in the surrounding area.
Everyone in my family loves to eat this mushroom. If we don’t pick enough, there won’t be enough to share.
"Didn't you see that their backpacks are almost full? They can't hold much at the back. If we follow them, we will definitely find more mushrooms." Li Chunmiao couldn't help but glance into Zhou Ye's backpack again.
Of course Lin Zhaodi knew this was the case, but she still felt embarrassed about taking advantage of the younger generation.
Lin Shu laughed after hearing this. She quite liked people like Aunt Li, who were straightforward and would say it openly if they wanted to take advantage of someone. Such straightforward people were much more lovable than those who said one thing in public and another in private.
"To be honest, aunts, I'm quite knowledgeable about the mushrooms on this mountain. The mushrooms in your basket are just ordinary grass mushrooms. What we're going to pick later are not grass mushrooms, but other edible mushrooms. If you trust me, you two aunts, why not come with me?"
Lin Zhaodi, who was a little embarrassed at first, was taken aback when she heard this. Then she kindly reminded him, "Ah Shu, you can't eat mushrooms from the mountains carelessly. You will get poisoned."
Lin Shu accepted her kindness and said gently, "Don't worry, Aunt Lin, this is a mushroom I've eaten before. It's called bamboo fungus. It's not only non-toxic, but also extremely delicious."
Bamboo fungus became a delicacy in the imperial court during the Qing Dynasty and was classified as one of the eight delicacies of grass. It is only because it has not been popularized that they have to take advantage of it.
Lin Xiaopu couldn't help but look at Lin Shu, his cheeks puffed up slightly.
Lin Shu smiled and pinched her little face, knowing what she was worried about.
Life is not easy for the villagers, and they tend to hide any good things they have. No one is like her, who shares them selflessly with others.
But anyone can pick mushrooms in the mountains, it's just that she took advantage of being able to identify mushrooms first.
Secondly, they had already agreed to travel together, and she didn't want to miss a delicious meal just to hide it. Bamboo fungus is best picked when it's freshly grown; if you wait a day or two, it's no longer fresh.
Of course, the most important thing is that even if all the bamboo fungi in the back mountain are picked, there are still some in the deep mountains three miles away, so there is no need to worry about not having enough to eat.
Li Chunmiao and Lin Zhaodi didn't hesitate much and both wanted to go over and take a look.
When Lin Shu brought them to the bamboo forest in the back mountain, they realized that the bamboo fungus Lin Shu was talking about was actually the bamboo mushroom that people were afraid to eat!
This bamboo fungus has a very strange shape, with a small stone-blue cap on the top and a delicate white mesh hanging down from under the cap, like a small net umbrella. When the wind blows, it looks like the flowing gauze skirt worn by a noble lady, which is very beautiful.
After a rain, snow-white bamboo fungi emerged one after another. In some places, there were only a few scattered flowers, while in other places, they grew in large numbers, which was very eye-catching. Moreover, these bamboo fungi are not only beautiful in appearance, but also have a rich fragrance.
Lin Shu took a deep breath, sniffed the rich fragrance, and exclaimed, "How beautiful! No wonder this bamboo fungus is called the 'Snow Skirt Fairy'. Aren't these actually groups of snow fairies?"
Li Chunmiao and Lin Zhaodi looked at each other, both with an expression of disbelief.
The villagers have always avoided this thing because it looks so good. But Lin Shu said that this thing looks like a poisonous bamboo fungus, but it is not only edible, but also delicious?
Ah Shu wouldn't joke about such a thing, but looking at these bamboo fungi that they had deliberately avoided in the past, they still didn't dare to take action.
Lin Shu, beaming with joy, couldn't care less about the two of them. She quickly called on Xiao Pu and Zhou Ye to help her dig the mushrooms. "You better be careful not to rot the bamboo fungus. Brother Ye, hurry up! That patch of bamboo fungus is really big and plump. I'll leave it to you. Xiao Pu, let's dig these!"
Seeing that the three of them had started moving, Li Chunmiao quickly pulled Lin Zhaodi to join the mushroom-digging team.
The girl A Shu is from the Marquis' Mansion in the capital. If she says that these bamboo mushrooms are edible, then they must be edible!
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