Lin Xue had never heard anyone say this before, and was momentarily stunned. "Really...really?"
"Don't worry, I promise. I would never joke about my family's lives. If you can't eat it, I definitely won't give it to you."
"So don't worry, trust me, you won't go wrong."
She was quite surprised when she first heard that wood ear mushrooms were poisonous, and she specifically looked it up, which is why she was so certain.
"Well... okay then."
Seeing how resolute Song Lili's words were, Lin Xue reluctantly believed her.
She believed what Song Lili said—that she wouldn't joke about her family's lives—so she trusted her.
This is a dead tree that requires two people to save, and we don't know when it died.
Anyway, this tree is covered with wood ear mushrooms, and they're all quite big. "Did it rain a few days ago?" Otherwise, these wood ear mushrooms wouldn't be growing so well.
"Yes, have you forgotten? There was a heavy rain three days ago." The dampness hasn't dissipated yet.
Song Lili thought to herself, "Sure enough, they were just lucky to run into each other."
"Great, with these wood ear mushrooms, our trip wasn't in vain."
No matter how fast they went, they couldn't pick all the wood ear mushrooms and bring them home by morning. Besides, their baskets were full and they had nowhere to put them.
"Let's go home first, have some food and rest, and come back in the afternoon." Song Lili stood up, feeling a little dizzy.
It's probably because I squatted for too long.
Lin Xue didn't object; it was time to go home.
At home, Zhang Shengtian was stunned when he saw the wood ear mushrooms that the two of them had poured out. "This... how did you pick these black fungus? These can't be eaten."
"A black fungus? That's wood ear fungus."
Song Lili never expected that the name "Mu Er" in her mind would sound so awful. "Zou Di Hei"? "Mu Er" sounds much better.
"Oh dear, no matter what it's called, this thing is poisonous and can't be eaten," Zhang Shengtian said anxiously.
"Don't worry, once it's dried, it won't be poisonous anymore and it's edible. But you can't eat it now."
"Really?" Zhang Shengtian really didn't know.
"Yes, freshly picked wood ear mushrooms are poisonous, but they are harmless once dried. I've eaten them before, so don't worry."
"Well... that's good, as long as you understand." Zhang Shengtian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Hearing that Song Lili had eaten it before, I felt reassured.
Taking advantage of the good weather, the two took out a clean sieve, put the wood ear mushrooms in it, spread them on the sieve to dry, and then went to eat.
In the afternoon, the two of them went into the mountains again and picked all the remaining wood ear mushrooms from the morning. However, it was getting dark, and by the time they reached the foot of the mountain, they could no longer see anything.
"Lili?" Someone called her name from not far away.
"Qinghua?"
"It's me." Upon hearing Song Lili's reply, Zhang Qinghua strode over, took the basket off Song Lili's back, and carried it on his own back.
"Lin Xue, you put the basket down too, let's carry it together, it'll be easier that way," Song Lili said to Lin Xue somewhat awkwardly.
She felt relieved, but she was afraid that Lin Xue would feel uncomfortable and blame Qingguo when she got back.
In fact, Lin Xue didn't think much of it. She didn't feel anything was wrong that Zhang Qingguo didn't come. She just felt a little emotional, thinking that this older brother really doted on his sister-in-law.
Hearing what Song Lili said, he glanced at Zhang Qinghua before taking the basket off his back and letting the two of them carry it.
"Why are you so late? If you hadn't come back soon, I would have sent people up the mountain to look for you," Zhang Shengtian said reproachfully.
Song Lili smiled apologetically, "There was only a little bit left. Lin Xue and I argued a little, which made Da Da worry."
"Everything will be alright once you're back," Zhang Shengtian quickly said, afraid that the two of them would feel upset.
He couldn't help but say it because he was worried.
When his two sons returned home, Qinghua noticed that Lili wasn't there and asked what was wrong. Hearing that she had gone up the mountain and hadn't returned, he immediately went out to look for her.
Only that silly boy, Qingguo, could keep his composure.
"Wait a moment, everyone, we'll go cook right away." Lin Xue quickly ran into the kitchen.
Helpless, Song Lili could only follow Lin Xue into the kitchen to help her.
She bet Lin Xue felt guilty, which was why she ran so fast.
But why blame herself? Did she do anything wrong? Was it just because she didn't prepare dinner so they could eat when they got home?
If Zhang Qinghua could cook, she would have wanted to give up and go back to rest.
After a long day, no one should say that anyone else has to do something; nothing is taken for granted.
However, in this rural area, where people's thinking is relatively backward, she didn't want to appear so unconventional.
Therefore, I have no choice but to help Lin Xue.
After dinner, it was already quite late, so everyone quickly washed up and went inside to sleep.
Song Lili then said to Zhang Qinghua, "I feel like I've been acting strange lately, like I'm really sleepy?"
She wasn't quite sure herself, "and she gets tired very easily?"
She asked Zhang Qinghua for confirmation because she herself wasn't entirely sure.
"You must be tired lately. You've been going up the mountain every day without missing a single day. Why don't you take a few days off?"
Since the beginning of this year, Song Lili has rarely worked in the fields, and Zhang Qinghua has let her be, as long as she is happy.
Hearing her say that, I naturally wanted her to stay at home and not be so busy all the time.
"Really? But it wasn't like this before." Before, we could work in the fields every day without any problems.
It's just going up the mountain now, which is much easier than going down to the ground, so why am I still tired?
“That’s how it is, so don’t go out these few days, just stay home and take care of the kids,” Zhang Qinghua said somewhat forcefully.
After thinking about it, Song Lili nodded.
She brought in so many wood ear mushrooms today, and they need some time to dry. This is a good opportunity for her to take a break.
The next day, Song Lili did not go forward as expected, and Lin Xue did not go either. The two stayed at home to take care of the child, while Zhang Sheng went out to work.
However, neither of them could stay idle for long. After their families left and the wood ear mushrooms were dried, they got bored.
Finally, Lin Xue picked up the basket and said, "Sister-in-law, you stay home and watch the children. I'm going to cut some grass for the chickens."
Sitting at home is really uncomfortable; I need to move around a bit.
Lin Xue left, and Song Lili also took the two little buns to her private plot. She sat down, but she herself felt uncomfortable.
When she arrived at the field, she saw that the cucumbers in the greenhouse seemed to have grown well, so she decided to pick them.
"Mommy, are we going to pick cucumbers? I want to go too!" The little boy raised his hand, eager to try.
"Okay, you take Xiao Zhe with you, but don't step on anything else, or I won't let you in."
"Okay," the little boy nodded happily, and asked Song Lili to find him a small basket. He then carried the basket into the shed.
Xiao Zhe and Xiao Baozi followed Xiao Chen in, swaying slightly, with Song Lili bringing up the rear.
She picked cucumbers while keeping an eye on the children from time to time, but as long as they were alright, she didn't interfere.
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