"Girl, come and see, what is this?" Gu Chenxi asked, pointing to a patch of grass.
Today, after arranging the soap-making process, Gu Lili took Gu Chenxi out to see how everyone was planting mulberry trees.
A few days ago, Lord Lin bought 100 acres of land to plant mulberry trees.
Because of yesterday's heavy rain, Lord Lin was a little worried about the sweet potatoes, so he went to the sweet potato field early in the morning.
Since Lord Lin was unavailable, Gu Lili naturally had to keep an eye on things for him.
Most of the villagers are honest and simple, but there are one or two cunning and deceitful people.
It's reassuring to have someone watching over me.
We'll plant the trees for Master Lin first these next few days, and then we'll plant the trees for Gu Lili's family later.
Gu Lili was carefully surveying the situation when Gu Chenxi's voice came from the front.
She quickly quickened her pace and walked towards the place Gu Chenxi pointed out.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be termite mushrooms, with five or six clustered together, and all of them were high-quality specimens without their caps yet opened.
"Beep, termite mushrooms, 150 coins per catty!"
When the mechanical voice rang in Gu Lili's mind, she was so happy she almost jumped for joy.
This is the same as cicadas; they are seasonal. Once you miss them, you can't eat them anymore.
Gu Lili said happily, "Chenxi, you're such a lucky star! This is a really good thing!"
Yesterday, Gu Lili had been thinking to herself that after the rain, mushrooms would probably grow on the mountain. Unexpectedly, she found them in the ground today.
After finishing picking up the items here, Gu Lili decided to go up the mountain to take a look.
"Huh? How is this a good thing?" Gu Chenxi asked curiously.
When she saw the mushroom, she just wanted Gu Lili to see something unusual.
She had known since she was a child that mushrooms were poisonous.
Someone in their village once ate a mushroom by mistake, went insane, and died.
She didn't understand why it had become something good in Gu Lili's mouth.
Gu Lili laughed, "This stuff is so delicious! If you cook it in chicken soup, the chicken meat will look terrible."
Gu Lili wasn't surprised that Gu Chenxi didn't recognize the termite mushroom. After all, in their previous life, they were able to accurately find edible wild mushrooms only after their predecessors risked their lives and tried countless times to finally determine which wild mushrooms were non-toxic.
Which ones are poisonous, and how should they be cooked to be safe to eat?
“Girl, you can’t eat this! I’ve seen it before. Someone ate it and went crazy. He kept saying there were villains around him and that his dog could talk. Then he died.” Gu Chenxi said with a look of horror.
Gu Lili was both amused and exasperated by Gu Chenxi's words.
There are indeed some mushrooms that shouldn't be eaten, especially the brightly colored ones.
Red umbrella, white pole, after eating you have to lie down on the board...
The person Gu Chenxi was talking about must have accidentally eaten poisonous mushrooms.
"Chenxi, trust me, these mushrooms are non-toxic. I've eaten them countless times and nothing's happened to me," Gu Lili explained earnestly to Gu Chenxi.
After hearing Gu Lili's words, Gu Chenxi finally dispelled her concerns.
Since Gu Lili said it's not poisonous, then it really is not poisonous.
Gu Chenxi also knew that there were many kinds of mushrooms, and perhaps the people in her village were eating other poisonous ones.
Yesterday, Gu Lili said that cicadas are edible, and they really are, and quite delicious.
Gu Chenxi had no reason not to believe Gu Lili.
With that in mind, Gu Chenxi prepared to pick the chicken-of-the-woods mushrooms.
Seeing this, Gu Lili quickly stopped her, saying, "Chenxi, no! Picking these mushrooms requires tools, otherwise it'll be a waste!"
This termite mushroom is different from other varieties of wild mushrooms; its roots are relatively long.
If you just pull it off, people will call you a "bastard"!
Upon hearing Gu Lili's shout, Gu Chenxi immediately stopped what she was doing and asked, "Miss, do you need a hoe? I'll go find one right now!"
When planting mulberry trees, the one thing you have in abundance is a hoe; you can just ask anyone for one.
"We can't use a hoe either, it will destroy its nest, and it won't grow any more next time," Gu Lili refused.
The nest of this termite mushroom grows on top of a termite mound; if you apply too much force, you will destroy the termite mound.
Gu Lili looked around, walked to the side, broke off a sturdy branch, and came back.
Holding up a branch, she smiled at Gu Chenxi and said, "Here, you need this to pry it open. Chenxi, come here, I'll teach you how to dig for 'termite mushrooms' today!"
Hearing Gu Lili's serious words, Gu Chenxi's expression also became solemn.
Since it's a "special skill," we should definitely learn it properly!
So she squatted down in front of Gu Lili, intending to see how Gu Lili would pick the mushroom.
Oh! No, the girl said it's called "chicken mushroom"!
Gu Lili looked closely at the termite mushrooms on the ground; they should be a variety called "white-clothed".
In her past life, Gu Lili had a friend from Southwest China who explained this type of fungus to her.
Legend has it that whichever way its head is turned, there will always be a cluster of termite mushrooms.
Gu Lili noticed that the mushroom's head was tilted to the south, and decided to look for it to verify her friend's statement.
So she stood up with the branch in her hand and began to search carefully to the south.
Gu Chenxi, who was watching from the side, was completely confused. Did picking a "chicken mushroom" require some kind of ritual?
Watching Gu Lili carefully clear away the weeds on the south side, Gu Chenxi followed suit and cleared away the weeds as well.
Just as Gu Chenxi was engrossed in learning, Gu Lili's excited voice came over.
"Wow! Chenxi, we're rich!" Gu Lili's voice trembled with excitement.
Gu Chenxi stepped forward and gasped in surprise.
The weeds were densely packed with termite mushrooms; if we had a basket, we could probably fill it up.
Gu Lili quickly turned her head to look around, wondering if anyone had noticed them.
Fortunately, everyone was busy planting trees and didn't notice them.
Gu Lili lowered her voice and said, "Chenxi, quick, break off a branch, I'll teach you how to dig!"
In fact, even if someone notices them, no one will come to take them from them.
The people here, like Gu Chenxi, subconsciously believe that all mushrooms are poisonous.
Gu Chenxi quickly broke off a tree branch and squatted down on the ground, imitating Gu Lili.
The ground was very soft after the rain, and Gu Lili's branches could easily be inserted into the soil.
As Gu Lili inserted the branch into the soil, she said to Gu Chenxi, "Look, Chenxi, the branch should be close to the root of the termite mushroom, and then you can lift it up like this, and the termite mushroom will come out."
As Gu Lili spoke, she lifted it up, and a termite mushroom emerged perfectly from the ground.
The roots are intact; this time, there's no "warm mulberry" (a type of root infection)!
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