"My goodness, this dog is amazing!"
Fu Ming couldn't resist picking up the dog and giving it a kiss, but the little black dog ignored him. After Fu Wan picked up the morel mushroom, it ran to the side and started scratching at another spot at its feet.
"Hehe, let me do it!"
Fu Ming wasn't annoyed. Seeing this, he hurriedly ran over and, sure enough, found another morel mushroom about the length of a finger next to the puppy's paw.
Good heavens, this dog is practically a spirit!
He spent half the day cutting bamboo in the bamboo forest, but how come he didn't discover such a delicious thing as morel mushrooms?
Fu Ming was amazed. Although Fu Wan had seen many intelligent animals, she still felt that this was somewhat unreal.
Guided by the little black dog, the brother and sister picked up a whole bunch of morel mushrooms. Because they had been in a hurry when they came, Fu Wan and Fu Ming hadn't brought any baskets, so Fu Wan and Fu Ming could only tie their clothes into knots and carry the morel mushrooms back home.
Meanwhile, Ye Xiaocui began to worry when she saw that Fu Wan and Fu Ming had not returned for a long time.
"Wan, Ming, why aren't you back yet!"
Fu Wan and Fu Ming were completely focused on picking morel mushrooms and didn't notice their mother calling them.
Fu Liang put down his hoe, stood up, and said, "Auntie, shall I go take a look?"
Without Fu Ming around, he couldn't enjoy digging bamboo shoots.
“You don’t know where they went either, let me call out a couple more times.”
"Ah Wan, Ah Ming!"
Seeing this, Jiang Chunlan, Wang Huiping, and the others also started shouting. Their voices carried far to Fu Wan's ears, and she quickly responded, "Hey! We're here, let's go back right away!"
After saying that, she quickly urged Fu Ming, "Brother, we have to go back quickly. You take Xiao Hei with you so it doesn't run around."
"Okay, sure!"
Little Black was still immersed in the joy of leading its new owner to find morel mushrooms when, unexpectedly, Fu Ming scooped it into his arms. Startled, it struggled several times, but it was too weak to break free.
Okay, then let's just lie down!
Little Black stopped struggling, and Fu Ming was overjoyed. He loved furry little animals the most, but unfortunately, his cat, Little Yellow, was a tyrant, and Wangcai only showed him any affection when feeding him. Now, he had finally found a little creature that didn't resist him.
Hehe, he has to tell Awan that he wants to take this dog home and raise it!
As for Xiao Hei's wishes, Fu Ming didn't consider them at all. After all, Xiao Hei was "obediently" nestled in his arms, not moving at all, so he simply assumed that Xiao Hei liked him!
The way back was much easier than the way there. Fu Ming and Fu Wan appeared before everyone in less than five minutes.
Seeing the little black dog in Fu Ming's arms, Fu Qing was the first to run over.
"Dog, black dog!"
"Yes, its name is Xiao Hei."
"Hey, there really is a dog!"
Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan were astonished, "He's got glasses, he's a good dog!"
The old ladies were still whispering about whether any family in the village had recently lost a puppy when Fu Wan walked over, leading a bulging bag full of pouches.
"Mom, Auntie, look what this is!"
"Huh... Oh my, morel mushrooms!"
Morel mushrooms are a real delicacy; they're absolutely amazing in soups. They're much more valuable than bamboo shoots. Jiang Chunlan immediately pulled Fu Wan aside and asked, "Wan, where did these morel mushrooms come from? Did you clean them properly?"
"It was found by Xiao Hei in the bushes behind the bamboo forest."
Fu Wan pointed in the direction she had come from, and Jiang Chunlan, upon hearing this, wanted to take her basket in that direction. However, they had just picked quite a few bamboo shoots, and the basket was already full.
There aren't any proper paths on the mountain. If you're carrying so many bamboo shoots and go to pick morel mushrooms, you might fall and get into trouble if you don't find any morel mushrooms.
Wang Huiping also thought of this, so she suggested, "Mother, why don't we come back this afternoon or tomorrow? The bamboo shoots are almost ready for today."
Jiang Chunlan thought about it and agreed. She looked up and saw that the sun was almost overhead, and immediately gave up the idea of picking morel mushrooms.
"Hey, it's almost noon, let's hurry home!"
It would have been better if we hadn't mentioned going home, because as soon as we did, everyone's stomachs started growling with hunger.
Fu Wan put the morel mushrooms into the basket, then glanced at her watch. Hey, it was already 11:30.
The group carried their hoes and walked down the mountain with their harvest. Although the bamboo shoots were quite heavy, they were all happy because they had picked them up for free.
Especially Fu Ming, who got a dog and was so happy that he even started humming a song. The ear-piercing sound made not only Fu Wan but also Fu Liang quicken their pace, not wanting to be with him at all.
Fu Ming didn't care about them. Xiao Hei was still squatting in his basket. As for the bamboo shoots in the basket, he had already stuffed them into the other basket. If Ye Xiaocui hadn't forbade him, he would have put the bamboo shoots down and carried Xiao Hei and the morel mushrooms home.
Back at their doorstep, Fu Wan didn't forget to share some morel mushrooms with Jiang Chunlan. Jiang Chunlan was a little embarrassed, "Wan, you didn't pick many, so why don't you just leave some? Your sister-in-law and I can go up the mountain and pick more later."
"Here you go, Auntie. Take this. I have plenty more. Everyone should have a taste."
Jiang Chunlan agreed upon hearing this, planning to go up the mountain to pick some more to return to Fu Wan when she had time in the afternoon.
Fu Qing happily returned home with a basket of bamboo shoots and a bunch of morel mushrooms. When Fu Wan opened the door, Fu Laoda was cleaning fish in the yard.
"Hey, Lao Fu, you've got something!"
Fu Laoda didn't care about his daughter's teasing at all, and picked up the sea bass in his hand, raising his eyebrows smugly.
"Of course! Don't you know who I am?"
A seasoned fisherman and angler, after spending a morning in the sea breeze, how could he possibly come back empty-handed?
"Hey, what have you all been doing all morning? I didn't see a soul when I got home..."
After showing off the fish, Boss Fu couldn't help but complain. Heaven knows that when he excitedly ran home to brag, all that was left was the clueless Wangcai.
However, Boss Fu stopped talking at the end because he hadn't noticed the basket in Fu Wan's hand at first. But when his wife and son were carrying two baskets of bamboo shoots with hoes, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Good heavens, have all the bamboo shoots on the mountain been picked by our own family?
Looking at the baskets of bamboo shoots, the big bowl of morel mushrooms, and Little Black following behind Wangcai, Boss Fu couldn't help but regret that if he had known they would have such a wonderful morning, he would never have gone fishing!
It was too late to regret it now. Fu Wan put down her things and pulled Fu Laoda aside to ask, "Dad, are the waves big at the beach? Are any villagers going out to sea?"
"The waves are alright, and there are definitely people going out to sea. Now that the Lantern Festival is over, the Fisheries Administration Bureau isn't doing anything about it anymore."
"Speaking of which, Awan, should we go out to sea too?"
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