Cha Chengye and his wife stood at the gate and watched the two men leave.

He smiled and turned to his wife and said:

"I don't know where Tiantian gets all the energy. She was busy all day yesterday, but she's still full of energy today."

Zuo Mingyan smiled in understanding.

"It's the little girl's first time in the countryside, so everything she sees is strange. If she wants to go, let her go and see it."

"When I first came back with you, didn't I also think everything was new and novel?"

The couple seemed to be recalling the past. They smiled at each other, then turned and walked into the house.

Cha Jizu had just opened the door when he saw his eldest grandson and his partner walking away from afar. He asked in confusion:

"What are those two kids doing so early in the morning?"

Zuo Mingyan smiled and said, "Tiantian is clamoring to go up the mountain with my fifth brother and his wife to pick matsutake mushrooms."

Cha Jizu smiled when he heard this.

"This girl really adapts to local customs very quickly."

Zuo Mingyan: "Yes, he did. When he talked about picking matsutake mushrooms, his eyes lit up. He even said he would bring back some to add to everyone's meal."

Cha Jizu laughed loudly.

"That's great, Chengye. Go catch a chicken and kill it. When Tiantian and the others come back, we'll make some matsutake chicken soup."

"Oh, okay."

Cha Chengye also smiled and nodded.

At the foot of the mountain.

Jiang Tiantian saw her fifth aunt and a few others waiting at the intersection from afar.

He ran over waving happily.

"I'm here~"

The fifth cousin saw Cha Jiuzhang following behind and said jokingly:

"Hey, Jiuzhang, you must be worried about your young wife going up the mountain with us alone, so you're following us eagerly."

Cha Jiuzhang replied with a smile,

"No, I'm just afraid that she will hold you back and affect your harvest."

Jiang Tiantian was stunned when she heard this. She was just happy and didn't consider this point. She quickly assured:

"Once we're on the mountain, just focus on finding matsutake mushrooms. Don't worry about me. I can take care of myself."

The second aunt slapped the fifth aunt.

"Jiu Zhang's wife, don't listen to her. She just likes to talk nonsense."

"Picking matsutake mushrooms depends mainly on luck."

"But the forest on the mountain is dense, and it's easy for people to get lost."

"You are not familiar with this mountain. We are relieved to have Jiuzhang following you."

The few of them went into the woods while chatting and laughing.

As soon as Jiang Tiantian stepped onto the mountain, she quietly put on her filming equipment.

Every time they walked a section of the mountain road, they would shout loudly into the forest.

"Yohoho~"

Sometimes, the same response can be heard from a distance, "Yohoho~"

Jiang Tiantian thought this was very interesting and shouted a few times as well.

San Ya explained that this would help drive away some animals in the woods in advance and prevent conflict between the two sides.

You can also say hello to other mushroom pickers in the mountains. If anything happens, you can take care of each other and know which direction to go and get help.

Jiang Tiantian thinks this traditional way of communication between people and between people and nature is particularly lovely.

She was full of curiosity about everything in the mountains and found everything new and fresh.

Especially when she saw some fresh mushrooms just popping up along the way, Jiang Tiantian would exclaim with joy every time.

“Wow, there are mushrooms.”

But when the others turned around, they seemed to have ignored it and concentrated on climbing up the mountain.

Seeing this, Jiang Tiantian asked curiously:

"Don't you want these mushrooms?"

San Ya followed Jiang Tiantian and laughed so hard.

"These are poisonous mushrooms. You can't eat them."

Then, he very responsibly introduced to her the appearance and growth environment of several common edible mushrooms along the way.

But Jiang Tiantian discovered that the few mushrooms they saw on the road belonged to the category of edible fungi that San Ya mentioned, but they still did not stop to pick them.

So, the curious baby came online again,

"Saya, isn't that the yellow-brown bunch just now the edible milk mushroom you said? And that one over there, isn't it the blue-headed mushroom? Why don't you want them?"

San Ya glanced back and said with disdain:

"Oh, these mushrooms are not valuable now. Our main task today is to pick matsutake mushrooms. The price of matsutake mushrooms is many times that of these mushrooms."

"We need to hurry up and get to the pine forest halfway up the mountain to dig for matsutake mushrooms."

"So, don't waste time picking these worthless mushrooms along the way."

Jiang Tiantian's enthusiasm was ruthlessly shattered by such a realistic and powerful reason.

She looked back reluctantly. Those mushrooms looked very delicious.

Besides the wild mushrooms that San Ya mentioned just now,

Others:

she,

Haven't eaten any of them.

Lick your lips, my lovely mushrooms. Today I have to say goodbye to you with regret.

She looked up at the endless dense forest, roared, and gave herself a breath of air.

very good.

Today she is fighting with Matsutake.

If she didn't pick up a pound or so catty, she would feel sorry for all the little cuties she missed along the way today.

The others were startled.

Jiang Tiantian rushed to the front as if she was full of energy.

Several women looked back with puzzlement at Cha Jiuzhang, who was lagging behind and looking leisurely.

"What happened to your wife?"

Cha Jiuzhang observed Jiang Tiantian all the way and seemed to understand her point. He held back the smile that was about to come to his lips and shrugged.

"It's probably my first time climbing a mountain to pick mushrooms. I'm so excited."

"Oh," Sister Guifang laughed and pointed at Jiang Tiantian who was rushing in the front.

"Silly girl, you're not even halfway there yet, don't you save your energy so you don't get too tired to climb."

Sister Guifang’s words hit the nail on the head.

More than two hours later.

Jiang Tiantian gradually felt that she was having trouble breathing.

Not only does the patient experience shortness of breath and increased heart rate after exercise, but he or she also experiences symptoms such as difficulty breathing and chest tightness.

She asked Xiao Qi in her mind:

"Xiao Qi, can you measure the current altitude?"

Xiao Qi replied:

"You are currently at an altitude of 3,110 meters."

Jiang Tiantian suddenly realized, no wonder she felt a little short of oxygen, it turned out they had climbed so high.

With her body transformed by body-strengthening potions, she shouldn't have encountered such a condition just by climbing a mountain road.

It seems that I am used to living in plains. Once the altitude increases, I feel a bit of oxygen deficiency and altitude sickness.

Cha Jiuzhang noticed that her face was pale, her lips were dry, and she looked a little weak.

He quickly walked over and helped her sit down on a broken log.

He put down the backpack, took out the kettle, unscrewed the lid, held the back of her head, and slowly fed her water.

"Drink some Rhodiola rosea, and you'll feel better."

After taking a few gulps of warm tea, Jiang Tiantian felt a little better.

"Thanks."

"How long do we have to climb?"

Cha Jiuzhang looked around and said, "Just go up another hundred meters and it will be almost there."

He pointed to the forest in the distance where the trees were beginning to become a little sparse.

"See? The pine forest in front is where the matsutake mushrooms mainly grow."

At this time, San Ya in front shouted at them,

"Brother, sister-in-law, are you okay? Do you want me to wait for you?"

Cha Jiuzhang replied:

"No need, you guys go first, we'll come later."