Chapter 71 Chicken and Mushroom Stew

The beginning of spring is the busy farming season. There were several heavy rains in the beginning of spring, and the dry rivers finally began to flow again.

At first people were happy that it was raining. Last year it rained only a few times. But the rain got heavier and heavier, and it rained for more than ten days in a row.

"If it continues like this, there will be no work to do in the fields!"

Shen Xiangxi had already completed the training at the county level, and he was now the only tractor driver in the brigade. People who usually had average relationships with him gathered around him. Every time Shen Xiangxi went out, a group of people would follow him to greet him, and some even brought things to learn how to drive a tractor from him.

But Shen Xiangxi refused. He had to teach his own brother first.

But Shen Ruoqing said that if he wanted to teach, he should take a few more disciples with him.

Shen Xiangxi couldn't understand. Those who could drive a tractor were considered technical talents. How could such skills be taught to others casually? Of course, good things would be bestowed on their own people.

Wang also said that if others learned to drive a tractor, it would be worthless, and we should only teach our own people. What if we teach outsiders and teach the apprentice to starve the master to death? "Third brother, although that's what you said, the tractor is public property. If we keep it all in our Shen family, we will inevitably be envied. If we teach more villagers, we can not only gain a good reputation, but also benefit the people in our own village."

Old Lady Ji coughed and said, "You are all short-sighted. You are not as far-sighted as Guaibao. Third brother, go talk to Captain Tang and ask him to find a few people who want to learn how to drive a tractor. But the second brother must be on the list."

Shen Xiangxi agreed.

The rain that had been falling for more than ten days finally stopped. After the rain stopped, many wild vegetables and mushrooms emerged. It happened to be the weekend, and Shen Ruoqing took Shen Yun and Shen Xue out with a basket to pick mushrooms.

There were many people picking mushrooms at the bottom of the mountain, but fortunately there were a lot of mushrooms, so Shen Ruoqing and the other two still picked up a lot of mushrooms. But there were too many people, so Shen Ruoqing had to give up the idea of ​​releasing pheasants.

"Wait, Shu Zhiqing, can you show me the mushrooms you picked?" Shen Ruoqing suddenly saw a particularly eye-catching white mushroom in Shu Lijuan's basket.

"Is there anything wrong with my mushrooms?" Shu Lijuan put down the basket after hearing that.

"This is Amanita phallus, which is poisonous and cannot be eaten. It looks very similar to the Alternaria japonica, but it contains strong toxins and can cause serious poisoning symptoms if eaten."

After hearing what Shen Ruoqing said, Shu Lijuan was so scared that she quickly threw away the Amanita mushrooms.

"I thought it was a chicken mushroom. Luckily Comrade Shen told me, otherwise I would have picked it up and made soup for everyone. Comrade Shen, please help me check if there are any poisonous mushrooms in my basket."

Shen Ruoqing checked and said, "No more. The remaining ones are all edible mushrooms."

"There are many kinds of mushrooms on the mountain. If you can't tell them apart, it's better not to pick them randomly. If you're not sure, you can ask the villagers to take a look."

"Okay, I understand." Shu Lijuan nodded. This thing that enters the mouth cannot be taken lightly. She changed her originally bad impression of Shen Ruoqing.

Shen Ruoqing took Shen Yun and Shen Xue back home. When they were halfway there, Mu Bai caught up with them.

"I hunted it in the mountains. I'm giving it to you as a thank you. Otherwise, our educated youth camp would be in big trouble."

Mu Bai handed over a pheasant, and Shen Xue took it subconsciously.

"Don't refuse. This is a thank-you gift. If the mushrooms were used to make soup, all the people in our educated youth camp would be affected. Do you think this pheasant thank-you gift is too little?"

"Aunt, shall we take this pheasant?" Shen Xue has eaten a lot of meat recently and is not as greedy as before.

Mu Bai looked at Shen Ruoqing steadily.

"You don't need a pheasant to express your gratitude. I just did it for the sake of convenience. And the mushroom is relatively small. Even if you get poisoned after eating it, it won't be a big problem if you get medical help in time."

When Shen Xue heard this, she pushed the pheasant towards Mu Bai, but Mu Bai stopped her.

"This pheasant was also a handy thing for me."

"Okay, I won't be polite with you. These can be used to make a meal of chicken stewed with mushrooms. I'll send you a bowl when it's done." Shen Ruoqing seemed to be thinking about something. She didn't think that Mu Bai sent the pheasant specifically because she pointed out the poisonous mushrooms.

"I'll ask Shen Xue to bring it to you later as a midnight snack."

"Okay then." Mu Bai looked relaxed.

Shen Xue quickly hid the chicken in the basket.

Educated youth point.

Shu Lijuan stewed a pot of mushroom soup according to the method told by her fellow villager.

"Comrade Shu, is the soup ready?" Ma Weiguang stretched his neck.

"It's almost done. My fellow villager said he wanted to cook it a little longer." Shu Lijuan didn't dare to be careless.

"Okay, it should be ready." After cooking for ten more minutes, Shu Lijuan served the mushroom soup.

"Mu Zhiqing, you try it first and see how it tastes." Ma Weiguang was just about to volunteer to taste the mushroom soup first when Shu Lijuan brought the mushroom soup to Mu Bai.

"It's the same if we let Ma Weiguang try it first." Mu Bai said lightly.

Shu Lijuan's eyes fell on Ma Weiguang: "Comrade Ma, you want to taste it first, right?"

Feeling Shu Lijuan's gaze, Ma Weiguang immediately shook his head, "Let Mu Bai try it first."

Mu Bai pursed his beautiful lips and tasted it.

“How does it taste?”

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"It's quite good." Actually, it's just for the sake of freshness.

Shu Lijuan was happy. She had always been courteous to Mu Bai, but Mu Bai had always been lukewarm towards her. It was already very good that she could say that the food tasted good this time.

Mu Bai couldn't help but wonder what the chicken stewed with mushrooms made by Shen Ruoqing would taste like.

When it was night, Ding Zhongjiang asked curiously: "Mu Bai, why don't you go back to the house?"

"I ate too much at night, so I need to walk around to digest it."

"Ah, I see you didn't eat much tonight?" Ding Zhongjiang touched his head, "Forget it, if you want to stay outside, then stay outside. I'm going in."

After a while, Mu Bai suddenly heard the sound of "cuckoo cuckoo".

"Cuckoo, cuckoo."

“…”

"Cuckoo cuckoo, Mu Zhiqing, why don't you respond to me?"

Shen Xue came out from the woods nearby with a jar in her hand.

"Why are you imitating bird calls?"

"The contact code? How come you don't even know this?" Shen Xue looked around and made sure that there was no one around before jogging over.

"This is made by my aunt. It smells delicious. Come and eat it quickly."

The chicken was served in a clay pot, and Mu Bai could smell the rich aroma of meat when he got close. Mu Bai's throat rolled.

After taking the earthenware jar, Mu Bai started tasting it immediately.

He ate the mushrooms first, and his first impression was that they were fresh, so fresh that they made his tongue drop. Although they were both mushrooms, the mushrooms here were much more delicious than those made by Shu Lijuan. Then he tried the chicken, which was firm, delicate and delicious.

Mu Bai ate it all, not even a drop of soup was left.

"I just said it was delicious."

Shen Xue put away the earthen jar with a smile and left.

(End of this chapter)