Jiang Tiantian lowered her head and smelled the special earthy aroma of the matsutake mushroom with intoxication, and recalled the taste of matsutake sashimi in her mind.
Swallowed.
She showed the expression of the wolf grandmother, stroking the matsutake in her hand,
"My dear, when we get back, I will make you into sashimi."
"Then, ow, I'll eat you in one bite."
“Hahaha~”
"Ahem." Cha Jiuzhang was amused by Jiang Tiantian's greedy look.
He looked up at the sky and saw that the midday sun had already passed.
"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"
"You only ate one steamed bun this morning."
"Yeah, okay."
She didn't feel it until she said it, but once she said it, the gluttony caused by the matsutake mushrooms awakened her hunger.
The two found an open space and sat cross-legged on the ground.
Cha Jiuzhang took out the bread and dried meat from the backpack.
Jiang Tiantian stretched her head to look at his backpack.
There was only a shallow layer of matsutake mushrooms at the bottom.
Jiang Tiantian proudly pulled her small backpack over and showed Cha Jiuzhang the results of her morning's work.
Cha Jiuzhang glanced at her smug expression and asked casually, "Your luck today seems to be particularly good?"
Although she had a cheating tool, Jiang Tiantian didn't feel guilty at all.
I have always been the queen, shining with confidence.
"That's right, I am the goddess of luck."
"Follow me, and you'll have meat to eat."
Cha Jiuzhang listened to her strange and funny words with amusement.
"Well, I'll follow you and have meat to eat."
"Now, let's eat the meat first."
As he said this, he handed her a piece of dried meat.
Jiang Tiantian took it, put it in her mouth and tore off a large piece.
He puffed up his cheeks and chewed hard.
"Mm, this jerky is delicious. The more you chew it, the more delicious it becomes. What kind of meat is it made of?"
“This is yak jerky made by the herders in the village themselves.”
“Take a few with you when you go out and use them as dry food. They are high in calories and very filling.”
Jiang Tiantian has been very curious about one thing these days.
According to her understanding, a remote mountain village in that era should be very poor.
But Chajia Village looks poor, but it is not that poor.
Looks poor.
It's because the villagers' clothes are obviously very ordinary. Most of them are dark blue and dark gray, very old, and some are even patched.
Although each household is large, the furniture in the house is simple.
But not that poor.
This is because the villagers are in good spirits, have healthy and rosy complexions, and thick black hair. You can hardly see any sallow and thin faces caused by hunger or lack of nutrition.
Moreover, the villagers are generally of high height. The men are all tall and strong, and the women are mostly plump and round.
All these show that they have enough food and their nutrition is sufficient.
In this era, this is not a normal thing.
After all, many city dwellers nowadays may not even be able to eat enough, let alone increase their nutrition.
In line with the principle of asking questions without being ashamed, Jiang Tiantian asked all the questions in her mind.
Cha Jiuzhang understood her thoughts very well.
This is what most people think of small mountain villages nowadays, that they should be poor and miserable.
He explained to her slowly while tearing the jerky.
"The area where Chajia Village is located is actually quite special."
"Looking at these vast expanses of rolling hills and dense forests, you can tell that the mountains are rich in resources."
"There are large tracts of fertile land at the foot of the mountain that can be cultivated. They have no shortage of food and vegetables."
"The chickens and ducks in the village have always been free-range in the valley. You can just catch them when you want to eat them."
"There are still many traditional nomadic peoples on the other side of the mountain. They have made a living by herding for generations. After several generations of mutual exchange, the villagers have also begun to learn to go to the mountains to fence off a piece of pasture and raise cattle and sheep. Therefore, there is no shortage of beef, mutton, milk and other products in the village."
"The only bad thing about this place is that it's too remote. In the past, to go to the city, you had to ride a horse over the mountains and it took a whole day to get there."
"So although the villagers have enough food, they don't have enough clothes or daily necessities. They can't sell the supplies in the mountains, so they don't have much spare money."
"In the past, the world outside was quite chaotic, but this place became a paradise because of its poor transportation and self-sufficiency."
"But now, the environment outside has improved, and young people still want to go out."
Jiang Tiantian nodded in approval.
"Now is a very good era. The country is short of talents in all walks of life. There are many opportunities outside. Young people should go out and see the world more."
Cha Jiuzhang rubbed her head amusedly, "Little girl, you speak in such an old-fashioned way."
Jiang Tiantian glared at her fiercely.
Are your hands clean?
Just come and touch my head.
"I was telling the truth."
"Ordinary people are always unaware of the historical juncture they are in. Many people may not realize what a special era this is until they look back ten years later."
"By the way, have you ever thought about going out?"
Jiang Tiantian always felt that it was a pity for Cha Jiuzhang to stay in this small mountain village.
He doesn't look like a fish in the pond.
If he has his own plans and they don't conflict with hers, they can actually go further together.
Jiang Tiantian really wanted to develop a relationship with him and didn't want to separate regretfully just because of differences in their future plans.
Cha Jiuzhang narrowed his beautiful peach blossom eyes and looked at Jiang Tiantian steadily. It seemed as if he could see through her skin and see the ambition and vitality deep in her soul, and also understood the hidden worries in her heart.
He ignored Jiang Tiantian's resistance and reached out to rub her head again.
"You are so young, but you think so much."
"Don't worry, I won't trap you in this small mountain village anymore."
"From now on, wherever you want to go, I will support you."
"But this place will always be our roots, and we can't give it up."
Seeing that he had a plan in mind, Jiang Tiantian nodded happily.
"Of course I know this, and I like it here too."
She jumped up, put her hands around her mouth, and shouted wantonly and arrogantly towards the highest snow-capped mountain in the distance:
"Hello, Xueshan."
"Now, I, Jiang Tiantian, solemnly declare that this is my second home."
"Xueshan, did you hear that?"
"Did you hear that?"
"Yohoho~"
The towering snow-capped mountains that reach the sky are like a proud god sitting or lying in the sky, as still as a bell.
But from the opposite hill, a response came from another wave of mushroom pickers, “Yohoho~”
Jiang Tiantian laughed and put down her hands.
After a hearty roar, the last trace of depression in her heart was swept away, and she felt relaxed all over.
Just treat your previous life as a hometown that you can never return to.
after,
She is sweet and ginger.
We must start from the land beneath our feet and get ready to start again.