Jiang Nian and Song Yingying set off quickly.
They walked towards the other side of the mountain, surrounded by tall trees, and entered the forest.
The fresh smell in the air becomes stronger, making people feel more relaxed and happy.
When it comes to digging wild mushrooms, it sounds as simple as "a little girl picking mushrooms".
After actually entering the forest, Song Yingying saw undergrowth and weeds on the ground around her, as well as a thick layer of fallen leaves from last autumn and winter.
It’s a pity that I didn’t see any wild mushrooms.
Where is this?
As Song Yingying walked, she became a little anxious.
Jiang Nian suddenly spoke at this time.
“Got it!”
She walked quickly forward and came to a big tree that was more than ten meters high. There was a layer of withered yellow leaves around the roots of the tree.
There are no wild mushrooms here either.
Song Yingying was still confused.
Jiang Nian had already squatted down, pushing aside the wisps of fallen pine leaves, revealing the moist soil covered with moss, and - a fat wild mushroom.
It is the king of mushrooms, Matsutake.
Jiang Nian did not immediately break the matsutake mushrooms and put them in the backpack.
Instead, he picked up a thicker branch from the side.
Break off a branch, make one end into a pointed shape, and insert it into the branch around the root of the matsutake mushroom.
Then press the other end of the branch and lift it up like this.
The Matsutake mushroom jumped out of the soil like a chubby little baby.
Perfect!
Jiang Nian smiled happily, picked up the matsutake, patted the soil at the roots, and handed it to Song Yingying to see.
"Yingying, this wild mushroom is called Matsutake, and it has the best nutritional value of all wild mushrooms. Not only can its umbrella-shaped top be eaten, but the root below can also be eaten.
So when you dig matsutake, you can use a wooden stick as a small shovel and dig out the whole matsutake.
Matsutake likes to grow close to pine trees and also likes humid places, so we have to push away the fallen leaves and look carefully, and we will definitely find it.
After digging it out, cover it back with fallen leaves and pine needles."
Song Yingying asked, "Why do you want to put it back?"
"After we cover them back, the mycelium on the fallen leaves can be preserved as much as possible, so that the places where we dug the matsutake mushrooms can grow again next time."
Jiang Nian carefully explained the growth principle.
Song Yingying looked at the matsutake in her hand while listening to Jiang Nian's words.
It was the first time she discovered that there was so much knowledge involved in digging wild mushrooms.
What you learn from books is always superficial.
She had a profound understanding.
Jiang Nian continued, "Smell it, the matsutake mushrooms are very fragrant."
Song Yingying put the matsutake mushroom in front of her nose and first smelled the scent of spring mud, followed by a faint, tempting fragrance.
It's different from ordinary mushrooms.
Quite special.
Song Yingying was surprised and said, "It really has a fragrance. I want to find another one too."
The two of them circled around several pine trees and had pretty good luck, digging up more than a dozen matsutake mushrooms.
The smaller ones are two or three centimeters thick, and the larger ones are as big as a palm.
Jiang Nian picked a few wild grass leaves from the surrounding area, put them at the bottom of the bamboo backpack, and then gently placed the dug matsutake mushrooms on it.
After a full layer is laid, add large green leaves.
They are neatly arranged and protected by leaves, which can protect the matsutake mushrooms very well.
Song Yingying silently observed Jiang Nian's actions, and followed his example by putting large green leaves on the basket in her hand.
The two continued to shuttle through the woods.
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