Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Exchange for Corn Seeds
"Sure." Lin Chuntao responded and looked at Lin Chunxing who was sitting across from her. "Chunxing, do you want to go pick mushrooms tomorrow morning?"
Lin Chunxing shook her head. "I won't go tomorrow morning. Chunhe and the others will go cut grass for the pigs. I'll go to the mountain to get some dead leaves for the piglets to sleep on."
"Then remember to lock the door when you go out tomorrow," Lin Chuntao reminded.
Lin Chunhe nodded, "We're cutting grass for the pigs right next to us, not far away."
It was settled that she would need to get up early the next day, so Lin Chuntao boiled some hot water, washed up, and went to bed early.
The next day, she woke up before the system announced anything. It was still dark and she didn't know what time it was.
She got up and pushed the door open. The moon was still high in the sky and the whole village was shrouded in the quiet moonlight. Just as she was thinking about whether to go back to the house and continue sleeping, she heard the crowing of roosters in the village.
Pei Ying also pushed open the door and walked out.
Lin Chuntao turned around and looked over. "Did I wake you up?"
"No, I've been awake for a while." Pei Ying said, then asked her, "Shall we leave now?"
"Yeah." She responded and went to get a backpack and a small bamboo basket, and also took two bamboo poles to avoid picking up branches when entering the mountains.
Just as I packed up my things, I heard the familiar system announcement.
"Ding dong ding dong, there is milk fungus breaking through the ground ten miles away, host, please go there quickly."
After the broadcast ended, a bright arrow flashed in front of Lin Chuntao's eyes.
Lin Chuntao smiled. This announcement came just in time. She looked at Pei Ying and shouted, "Let's go."
As they talked, they walked out of the yard and headed towards the village entrance.
At this time, at the entrance of the village, Chen and her two daughters were carrying small backpacks and looking frequently in the direction of Lin Chuntao and the others.
The moonlight was bright, and she and Pei Ying saw a figure before they reached the village entrance.
Pei Ying frowned slightly, then took out the butcher knife and held it in his hand. Lin Chuntao saw the figures of the children and said softly, "It should be Chen and her two daughters."
"The one who asked you to take her child to pick mushrooms?"
"Well, it should be her."
Pei Ying sighed lightly but did not put the knife away.
Chen looked at Lin Chuntao and Pei Ying approaching, a fake smile on her face.
"Is it Chuntao?"
Lin Chuntao replied calmly, "It's me."
Chen smiled and said, "Oh, I said I'd wait here until I could see you. We're going to pick mushrooms too, so we can join you."
"sure."
Her voice was calm and she did not seem unhappy. Seeing her attitude, Chen was delighted and hurriedly took her daughter to catch up with Lin Chuntao and Pei Ying.
Although the distance reported by the system today was similar to the previous one, it wasn't on the same mountain. Chen watched Lin Chuntao walk past the mountains but didn't enter. She asked in confusion, "Chuntao, why aren't you going into the mountains?"
"Aunt Four, I want to go to the hilltop I pointed out earlier."
"Do you know the mushroom nest?" Chen asked.
Lin Chuntao frowned slightly and smiled, "I don't know, auntie. I'm going to the county town soon, so I thought I'd get into the city faster."
Chen was worried that Lin Chuntao was not telling the truth, but they did not speak along the way, and Lin Chuntao and Pei Ying did not speak either. Chen was actually a little embarrassed and had to make small talk.
"Chun Tao, you've been selling mushrooms these days. How are the prices?"
"It depends on what kind of mushrooms you pick. They cost nine, ten, or even more than ten cents a pound." Lin Chuntao didn't give her any perfunctory advice and told her the truth. But as soon as she finished speaking, Chen pressed her, "How many do you pick up every day? Ten pounds?"
What’s the difference between this and asking them how much money they earn in a day?
"That's hard to say."
As she spoke, Lin Chuntao quickened her pace. Chen had to take care of her two daughters and had no time to talk anymore. Soon they reached the edge of the mountain, and Lin Chuntao went straight into the woods.
Chen also came in with her daughter. Although this forest was not a deep mountain forest, there were many tall pine trees and shrubs. The moon at night could not penetrate the branches and leaves, and the visibility in the forest was a little dim.
Chen watched Lin Chuntao and Pei Ying groping through the woods in the dark and frowned as she asked, "Chuntao, you didn't bring a torch?"
"No, we searched in the dark for fear of encountering bad people at night," said Lin Chuntao.
Chen was a little skeptical. Who could see the mushrooms in such darkness?
But she was determined to follow Lin Chuntao closely, so she held her daughter's hand tightly and continued to follow.
Lin Chuntao looked at the third daughter of the Chen family who had been following behind her, feeling somewhat helpless. Was she going to follow her forever?
Seeing that they were about to reach their destination, Lin Chuntao began to bend down to look for mushrooms. Some of the branches were not high, so Pei Ying pushed them away with a bamboo pole to let the moonlight shine through.
Lin Chuntao searched for a long time and found Chen standing behind her with her daughter. Lin Chuntao straightened up and looked back at her: "Auntie Four, aren't you looking for mushrooms?"
Chen twitched the corner of her mouth, "Can't you see this?"
"Didn't you bring your sisters with you? If all else fails, why don't you pull away the branches like Pei Ying did and let your sisters find it?"
Hearing Lin Chuntao say this, Chen was a little unhappy, but she still picked up a stick and did the same as Pei Ying.
But this person did not look for her nearby, but just followed her closely.
Lin Chuntao didn't bother to care and just followed the arrow forward.
When they saw their destination, she took off the backpack and handed it to Pei Ying to carry. Then she broke off a small branch from the side and started to pick leaves.
When the leaves are peeled away, only seven or eight light orange-brown milk mushroom buds are seen crowded together. This type of milk mushroom has thick flesh, crisp texture, and a velvety surface. When broken, white juice will come out. It tastes good when stir-fried or cooked in hot pot.
Lin Chuntao quickly picked the mushrooms and put them into her backpack.
As soon as she finished playing, Chen saw it with her sharp eyes.
"Hey, Chuntao, what kind of fungus did you pick up?"
Lin Chuntao said calmly, "It looks like milk fungus. I can't see it clearly. Let's wait until daybreak to see it."
Chen said, "You have a really sharp eye. You can even find this."
Lin Chuntao just listened without replying. She continued to search around following the arrow. Pei Ying followed closely beside her, occasionally blocking Chen's gaze for her.
Chen didn't find a single one. After seeing Lin Chuntao digging in several places, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and came directly to her side.
Seeing Lin Chuntao digging out a small mushroom nest, Chen's eyes lit up and he squatted down immediately, saying, "Chuntao, you have a good eye. There are so many mushrooms in this nest. Let me pick a few." Then he reached out to pick them.
Lin Chuntao directly raised her hand to block it, "Aunt Si, is this appropriate?"
After being stopped, Chen's face flushed crimson, and the corners of her lips trembled: "Chun Tao, there's no need to do this. Can you pick all the mushrooms on the mountain by yourself?"
Lin Chuntao frowned and looked at Chen coldly.
"There are so many mushrooms on the mountain that I can't pick them all by myself, so I didn't stop you from looking for them nearby."
"I dug this out, so it's not your turn to pick it, Fourth Aunt."
Her tone was firm. Chen looked at the nest of plump mushrooms under the moonlight. Lin Chuntao refused to let her pick two of them. She really wanted to step on them, but when she looked up, she saw Pei Ying peeling off branches with a bamboo pole. Chen gritted her teeth, stood up, and pulled her two daughters aside.
Although they went to the side, it was dark in the mountains and Chen was not too far away from Lin Chuntao and the others.
After walking around half of the mountain, the sky gradually brightened.
Chen felt a little jealous when she saw that Lin Chuntao's backpack was full of mushrooms, while her two daughters' backpacks were empty.
Lin Chuntao said she didn’t know where the mushroom nest was. Is she kidding?
I wonder how you can pick up so many mushrooms in the dark in the middle of the night?
The more Chen thought about it, the angrier she became.
After Lin Chuntao finished looking for milk mushrooms, she continued to walk around and found a nest of coral mushrooms under a clump of camellia trees, which filled half a bamboo basket. She hurriedly called the system to sign in.
After signing in, Lin Chuntao couldn't wait to see what seeds she could exchange.
I just heard the system start to broadcast: "Host has completed seven sign-ins, and the points balance is 728. The host can choose to open a zone."
Lin Chuntao quickly called up the control panel and selected the unlock seed area.
She stared nervously at the seed area as it changed from gray to color. After entering the seed area, she could see various crop seeds, grains, vegetables, fruit trees, and even feed and green manure. She was also a little shocked.
Points are needed to exchange for seeds, and her top priority is definitely grain and vegetable seeds.
I quickly looked at the grain seeds. There are multiple varieties. It was written in detail which variety is suitable for which temperature, which months to plant and the growth cycle, and whether it is drought-resistant and heat-resistant.
Lin Chuntao looked for a while and chose corn seed No. 009. Ten points can be exchanged for one kilogram. One acre of land requires about three kilograms. Planting all the corn will require thirty to forty kilograms of seeds. Her current points balance is enough for the exchange.
Thinking that corn could be planted in those fields, Lin Chuntao was a little excited, and the corners of her mouth were raised and never fell.
On the way to the county town, Lin Chuntao was in a very good mood. Pei Ying was puzzled to see her smiling for a long time. After all, the woman had angered her that morning. He was really curious and asked.
"Anything happy?"
Lin Chuntao came back to her senses after hearing this. She was so happy that she forgot Pei Ying was with her.
"Let's get those fields out and plant corn."
Pei Ying raised an eyebrow slightly. Was this something she was happy about? But he didn't ask further questions. He just said, "Isn't it too late to plant now? Will corn husks still grow?"
Lin Chuntao was full of confidence: "Of course we can, let's try it."
Pei Ying was a little bit unconvinced, but based on his observations over the past few days, Lin Chuntao had a very clear purpose in everything she did. If she said it could be grown, then it should be possible, right?
When they arrived at the county town, the market was bustling. Pei Ying went to the butcher's shop to look for work, and Lin Chuntao went to sell mushrooms.
Her fourth uncle didn't come today, and besides her, there were only two other women selling mushrooms at the market. There were not enough mushrooms to sell, but they were sold out in a short time.
After selling the mushrooms, the woman next to her greeted Lin Chuntao.
"Girl, are you only carrying one kind to sell? Bring the others later, and you can sell mixed mushrooms as well."
Hearing the strange woman's kindness, Lin Chuntao smiled and nodded.
"Hey, thank you, auntie."
The woman waved her hand and said, "You're welcome." Then she picked up the backpack and put it on her back, waving at her, "Let's go."
After the woman left, Lin Chuntao's side was empty. While she was packing up her things, she quickly called up the control panel and chose to exchange 38 kilograms of corn seeds. As soon as the panel showed that the exchange was successful, she watched half a sack of corn seeds appear in her backpack.
The corn seeds didn't take up much space, and the backpack wasn't full yet. Lin Chuntao pursed her lips and suppressed a smile, quickly put the small bamboo basket on top to cover it, and then carried the backpack to find Pei Ying.
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