Zhuang Xingzhou echoed Hao Caiyun.
"Your mother is right, this needs to be discussed by both families together! Otherwise, it could easily cause conflict!"
Zhuang Zhimeng agrees with what her parents said.
"Then Mom and Dad will ask Uncle and Aunt for their opinions and discuss a solution that both sides can agree on!"
Hao Caiyun and Zhuang Xingzhou both nodded in agreement.
“Okay, we’ll take the responsibility of communicating with Sister Shi and Brother An!”
Zhuang Zhimeng thought there was no rush, and she would wait until both sets of parents had finished communicating before making a decision!
It rained the following night.
Hao Caiyun was quite happy.
We're just missing mushrooms and black fungus; we're hoping for some rain in the next couple of days so we can collect them.
On the morning after the rain, Zhuang Zhimeng was still asleep.
Hao Caiyun and Shi Meiling have already made plans to pick mushrooms.
When Zhuang Zhimeng woke up and found Hao Caiyun was not there, she asked Zhuang Xingzhou about it.
"Dad, where did Mom go?"
Zhuang Xingzhou hung up the towel he had just used to wipe his face before turning around to tell Zhuang Zhimeng.
"Your mom went mushroom picking with Sister Shi early this morning. She wants to be a mushroom-picking girl!"
Your mom is incredibly enthusiastic! She said it wasn't too hot in the morning, and the mushrooms were plump and easy to pick since it had just rained!
Zhuang Zhimeng smiled happily.
"Hey! Dad, a child with a mother is a treasure, that's me!"
Zhuang Xingzhou waved his hands repeatedly.
"Hehe! Alright, you little rascal with a mother, hurry up and wash up and get ready to cook! I'll light the fire for you, otherwise we won't have anything to eat when your mother comes back!"
Zhuang Zhimeng responded to Zhuang Xingzhou in a joking manner.
"Yes, Comrade Lao Zhuang, I'll go wash up and prepare to cook right away!"
Zhuang Xingzhou watched her retreating figure, smiled, and shook his head. "She's always acting silly."
After Zhuang Zhimeng finished cooking, Hao Caiyun returned carrying a basket on her back.
The sky had cleared up, so we spread out all the mushrooms we had picked on the stone table in the yard.
Zhuang Zhimeng happened to see Hao Caiyun return and greeted her.
"Mom, it's time to wash your hands and eat!"
During the meal, Zhuang Zhimeng asked Hao Caiyun.
"Mom, how many kinds of mushrooms did you and Auntie pick? I see quite a lot!"
Hao Caiyun swallowed the food in her mouth before answering.
"I picked several kinds, but I didn't recognize them at first. I just followed Sister Shi and she introduced me to all kinds of mushrooms!"
Zhuang Zhimeng was a little curious whether she would be able to find any special varieties.
"After we finish eating, I want to see the mushrooms you picked. Maybe there are some rare varieties!"
Hao Caiyun responded casually.
"Go look, they're all on the stone table!"
Zhuang Zhimeng went to look at the mushrooms after finishing her meal.
There are quite a few varieties on the stone table, with pine mushrooms, black fungus, and termite mushrooms being the most common, along with a small amount of elm yellow mushrooms and some black fungus.
Zhuang Zhimeng suddenly spotted a few monkey head mushrooms in the corner and laughed.
There was indeed an unexpected surprise.
She exclaimed excitedly.
"Mom, come quick!"
Hao Caiyun came out of the house when she heard her shout.
"What's wrong? What's making you so upset?"
Zhuang Zhimeng pointed to the monkey head mushroom and asked her.
"Are there many monkey head mushrooms? These are worth quite a bit of money!"
Hao Caiyun looked at it but couldn't see anything valuable about it.
"You call this monkey head mushroom? I heard Sister Shi call it something like monkey head fungus, it should mean the same thing, right? There aren't many, we only saw these few and picked them all!"
Zhuang Zhimeng sighed regretfully.
"Sigh! It's true, good things are rare and hard to come by!"
Suddenly she thought that she could remember the location, since it might be there again in the future, so she looked at Hao Caiyun.
"Mom, take me to the place where you pick monkey head mushrooms! I'll remember it; maybe monkey head mushrooms will grow there someday!"
Hao Caiyun figured she didn't have anything else important to do, so she agreed to go again.
"Okay, let's go take a look."
Zhuang Zhimeng followed Hao Caiyun toward the back mountain.
They happened to run into An Qingbai, who was about to leave.
An Qingbai first greeted Hao Caiyun.
Good morning, Auntie! Are you and Zhizhi going up the mountain?
Hao Caiyun responded.
"Yes, let's go see where the monkey head mushrooms grow. Xiao An, if you're free, why don't you come along? You definitely know the area better than I do, can you lead the way for us?"
An Qingbai looked at Zhuang Zhimeng, hoping that Zhizhi would invite him instead.
Zhuang Zhimeng looked at him, as if she knew what he was thinking, and extended an invitation.
"Brother Qingbai, let's go together! We're just going to take a look. It's okay if we don't find it. I just want to remember the place so I can find it next time!"
An Qingbai repeatedly expressed his views.
"I'm fine, I'll stay with you."
The three walked together, with Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai on either side of Hao Caiyun. Hao Caiyun suddenly felt quite happy that her two children hadn't abandoned their old mother.
An Qingbai introduced the topic as he walked.
"Hericium erinaceus usually grows on oak trees, such as Quercus acutissima and Quercus mongolica. It is not commonly seen in other places. Hericium erinaceus is rare. I have hardly ever seen it!"
Zhuang Zhimeng felt even more regretful upon hearing this.
"Huh? There are so few monkey head mushrooms? I thought there were plenty in Northeast China!"
An Qingbai shook his head.
"Not many. There used to be more mushrooms because nobody dared to eat them. But once people dared to eat them, more people started picking them. There are only so many mushrooms left, so the quantity has decreased!"
Hao Caiyun smiled.
"Sister Shi and I were quite lucky; we picked some this morning, though not many!"
An Qingbai responded with a smile.
"Ha! I heard it from my mother this morning. She also thinks you guys are very lucky to have found monkey head mushrooms!"
When they arrived at the place where they had picked monkey head mushrooms that morning, Hao Caiyun pointed it out to Zhuang Zhimeng.
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