After Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding restored the beehive, they said to him, "The last time we shot a red deer, we also shot it in the forest. Can we get through to the pine forest from here?"
"Yes!" Zhou Yiding waved to the dog, and the three of them went upstairs with Dahei and Dahuang.
Along the way, the three of them harvested some dendrobiums hanging upside down on tree trunks, milky white unknown wild mushrooms that looked a bit like funnels, and unknown wild flowers and orchids.
Further ahead, there is a large fruit-bearing banyan tree that has been growing for who knows how many years. The branches and buds on its twisted trunk are full of fruits. I picked the ripe ones, broke them open and took a deep sip, and my mouth was full of sweet flesh.
Zhou Huaian picked a bunch, picked out the good ones and put them in a net bag, and the three of them ate as they walked.
I found a few purple Ganoderma lucidum on a rotten tree stump. I walked over happily to take a look, but saw that the unique lacquer-like sheen on the fungus' surface had disappeared.
Yang Chunyan pulled them up and took a look, only to see that the backs of the mushrooms were all black. Two of them were even bigger than the two she had just picked up, and each weighed at least one kilogram. The three of them felt heartbroken after seeing this.
Zhou Huaian picked up a flower distressedly, "Doesn't Uncle Daqing come here to patrol the mountains? Such big flowers are all broken, what a pity!"
Zhou Yiding shook his head. "After the logging team moved up there, there weren't any valuable trees in the woods here. Even I, an old man, rarely come here."
Zhou Huaian: "A lot of big trees have been cut down here. Let's look carefully to see if there are any Ganoderma lucidum when we go over there."
"Ganoderma lucidum will not grow on felled tree stumps." Yang Chunyan walked forward with a wooden stick. The forest in front was full of ferns.
She suddenly saw a bone-like object sticking out from the rice fern bushes in front of her. She turned around and pulled Zhou Huaian behind her, "Look, what is that?"
At this time, Dahei, who was following behind, suddenly jumped over and rushed to the front of the thing. Zhou Huaian and the other two also saw clearly that it turned out to be a red deer antler with five branches.
Zhou Yiding rushed forward excitedly and picked up the magnificent red deer antler. "Wow! A big antler, big black and big yellow. Go find the other one."
Dahei and Dahuang started sniffing in the rice ferns, and soon found another deer antler not far away.
Yang Chunyan saw that the deer's antlers didn't look like they were broken in a fight, "So what they say about deer shedding their antlers once a year is true?"
Zhou Yiding took the antlers and walked towards the two people. "I heard from the people in the forest farm that they had picked up antlers that had fallen when they were patrolling the mountains before."
Zhou Huaian read it over and over again, "I heard from Uncle Xia that deer antlers fall off around March or April every year, and then grow back, just like when we changed our teeth when we were kids, but they only change once a year.
He said that when the old antlers fall off and new antlers grow out, it looks like there are two bumps on the elk's head.
Newly grown antlers are soft, and you can see the small blood vessels inside. They grow a little bit every day, and it takes about 3 to 4 months to fully grow. The antlers that have not grown yet are called velvet antlers.
After the antlers have grown, the cartilage inside begins to harden, and the deer will look for tree stumps or rocks to rub off the old skin on the outside, and then the aged antlers will fall off.
Zhou Yiding said with admiration: "Uncle Xia is really good. The two of us are half-witted and can't even tell the difference between wild animals. This deer antler has even lost its outer fur. I don't know if it can still be sold for money."
Yang Chunyan really didn't know if it could be sold. "I don't know if this thing can be sold. I found it for free. If I can sell it, I'll sell it. If I can't, forget it."
Zhou Huaian raised the antlers and said with a smile: "Yes! Look how beautiful they are. Even if they can't be sold for money, they are still beautiful!"
"If you can't sell them, I'll hang them up for you!" Zhou Yiding put the antlers in the basket on his back. "It looks like the deer are all in the forest. Let's not go to the ditch. Let's go in here and look for red deer and musk deer."
Zhou Huaian smiled and patted the dog, "Dahei and Dahuang are not doing well today. They haven't even caught a pheasant yet."
Zhou Yiding said with a smile: "Hurry up and look for it, otherwise today's big bone will be gone."
The three of them ate the four-legged beast last night and felt that the meat was not much different from that of a wild black goat. There are many medicinal herbs for treating rheumatoid arthritis. It was difficult to kill it, probably because it was big and had a lot of meat.
When we got to the front of the hill, we found a dead tree lying halfway up the hill. The wood ears growing on it had dried up, and the dead tree had no nutrients left.
Zhou Yiding looked at the dead tree stump and said curiously, "Look, youngest brother, does it look like it was torn apart by a bear?"
"Let's go up and take a look." Zhou Huaian took off the gun he was carrying, and the three of them walked to the dead tree together. They saw a lot of dead bees lying around the stump.
The three of them looked at each other and thought of the old bear who loved to eat honey. They believed that the wild bees living in the dead tree stump might have been destroyed by the old bear.
Zhou Yiding also took down his gun and held it, "Be careful, it looks like an old bear has been in the woods."
Dahei and Dahuang sniffed around the tree stump, turned around and ran up the hillside. Yang Chunyan and the other two hurriedly followed them. They followed the dog for more than half an hour. They didn't find the old bear, so they caught two pheasants and a badger.
It seemed that Gou Zi couldn't find the old bear either, so the three of them simply left it and headed towards the pine forest.
It was already past eleven o'clock, the sun was at its brightest, the sunlight shone into the woods, and the thick rotten soil gave off a sour smell.
Zhou Yiding pointed to the front and said, "Sister-in-law, we'll be there in more than half an hour. Let's eat there."
Yang Chunyan smiled and shook her head, "It's okay, I'm not hungry now!"
They were almost at the pine forest when Dahei and Dahuang, who were walking in front, suddenly let out a "wow" and shot out like arrows.
"I'll catch up and see first, you and sister-in-law follow behind." Zhou Yiding was worried that Yang Chunyan couldn't run fast enough, so he said this to Zhou Huaian and started chasing after her.
Yang Chunyan and Zhou Huaian were worried that the person in front was an old bear, so they tried their best to run after him.
When Zhou Yiding was almost reaching the pine forest while chasing the dog, he saw clearly that Dahei and Dahuang were chasing a group of black goats. Dahuang had already grabbed a goat by the back of its crotch, while Dahei was blocking the goats in front.
Zhou Yiding raised his gun and shot at the running goat. The crisp and loud gunshot echoed far away in the forest.
The goat staggered, spread its four hooves and tried to run away, but was caught by the big black cat that rushed up. Zhou Yiding continued to run forward and fired another shot at the goat in front of him. One goat staggered and followed the others into the pine forest.
Zhou Yiding chased after the goat and saw blood dripping from the goat on the weeds. He was unwilling to give up, so he chased into the pine forest with his gun in hand. When he ran in breathlessly, he could no longer see the black goat.
When Yang Chunyan and Zhou Huaian arrived behind, they saw Dahuang holding a goat in his mouth. He raised his gun and shot the goat in the head, and the black goat fell to the ground.
Dahuang was so tired that he was gasping for breath. Over there, Dahei had bitten the goat that had been shot to death, and ran towards the pine forest with his tail wagging, to meet Zhou Yiding.
Yang Chunyan sat under a tree, panting, and watched Zhou Huaian drag the black goat that had fallen to the ground. Women's physical strength is always inferior to men's. She had tried her best to run at the fastest speed, but she still lagged behind.
When Zhou Huaian dragged the two black goats into a pile, Zhou Yiding came back with Dahei and a gun, "The others have all run into the pine forest."
Zhou Huaian smiled and said, "You got both by yourself, that's pretty impressive."
"I thought it was an old bear!" Zhou Yiding stepped forward and took out a knife. "Youngest brother, it's so hot, let's bleed it first, cut it open and clean it, then take the meat back directly."
"It's already past twelve o'clock. You should eat first and then clean up." Yang Chunyan took out the lunch box. Inside was the rice balls she made this morning, filled with fried eggs, some weird meat, and two pickled peppers.
Zhou Huaian also said: "Ding Ding Cat, let's eat first and then clean up."
"Gurgle, gurgle," Zhou Yiding's stomach rumbled. He took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, smiled and went over to pick up a rice ball and took a big bite. He puffed his cheeks and said, "If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten that I was hungry."
Zhou Huaian gave a rice ball to Gou Zi and took one too. The three of them sat on the ground and started eating.
After Yang Chunyan finished her meal, she looked around boredly and suddenly found a yellow-brown bulge on the moss under the bush. "Do you think it's a matsutake mushroom?"
"It's Matsutake!" Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding answered in unison.
Yang Chunyan picked up a branch and went over to dig up the soil around the matsutake mushroom a little, inserted it into the soil to pry it up, and then covered the soil back to restore the vegetation. This way, when you come here at this time next year, matsutake mushrooms will grow again.
After this flower stood up, she looked around again and pressed the soft humus with her hand. As long as there were Matsutake mushrooms underneath, she would be able to feel the hard bulge underneath when she pressed the soft humus.
After searching for a while without finding anything, I pulled out a bunch of wild vines that looked a bit like vines from under a bush.
Like chicken mushrooms, Matsutake mushrooms need to be wrapped in wild grass or large leaves after being picked up. This will preserve the freshness of the Matsutake mushrooms and prevent them from being damaged easily.
Yang Chunyan took the matsutake and wild mulberry back and said to the two, "It's almost time to open the parachute. It would have been better if we had come an hour earlier."
Zhou Huaian said with a smile: "Look around, if you find a few more you can have a meal."
"Sister-in-law, the stewed chicken with matsutake mushrooms tonight depends on you!" Zhou Yiding also said with a smile.
"Okay! Then you guys take care of the goats, and I'll take a look around." Yang Chunyan wrapped the matsutake mushrooms with a wild reed and put them in a backpack, then started walking around nearby.
Zhou Huaian glanced at her, then felt a little worried. He stuffed the last bite of rice into his mouth, went to get the dog leash to tie up Dahei, and led him over to her, "Yan'er, take Dahei with you to look for him together."
Yang Chunyan took the dog leash and said, "Okay, we can also train Big Black to help us find mushrooms."
"If it were really possible, others would have done it long ago." Zhou Huaian smiled and went to deal with the black goat.
Yang Chunyan bent her body, concentrating on searching under the low bushes like clearing a mine. (End of this chapter)
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