Xia Tian was ready, and Mrs. Yao came over to call her.
The two of them walked up the mountain, talking and laughing.
Her home is at the end of the village, so it is very convenient to go up the mountain, and it takes about half an hour to get there.
However, if you want to go to the town or county seat, you must go through the entire village and take the main road at the entrance of the village.
If you don’t want to go through the village, that’s fine. You can go around the bottom of the mountain, but that’s quite a distance.
When they met villagers on the road, Mrs. Yao took Xia Tian's hand and introduced her to them enthusiastically. Xia Tian also greeted the villagers she met with "Uncle", "Auntie" and "Auntie" with a smile.
Everyone who has met her thinks that the young daughter-in-law of the Shen family is good. She looks young and is generous and thoughtful.
As they walked along, there were a few more people who joined Xia Tian and her friends in going up the mountain together. They talked about family matters and soon arrived at the place where they usually collected firewood and dug wild vegetables.
The mountains here are from the same mountain range as those in Xiajiazhuang. I don’t know what they are called, but they are quite high.
The mountain is covered with lush trees, and pheasants, rabbits and other animals can often be seen. In the deeper mountains, there are also tigers, wild boars and other animals.
The deep mountains are dangerous, and only hunters go deep into the mountains to hunt, but they dare not go too deep into the mountains.
Usually, the places where villagers collect firewood and dig wild vegetables are basically on the outskirts of the mountain. Because people come here frequently, it is now difficult to even see pheasants and rabbits.
When we reached the foot of the mountain, everyone dispersed and found a place to work.
Today in summer, in addition to the backpack I carried with me when I went out, I also took a small bag to see if there were any mushrooms or something to pick up.
Mrs. Yao told Xia Tian not to go too deep. Xia Tian obeyed and found a place with few people to dig some wild vegetables.
It is spring now, and wild vegetables are at their lush and tender best. In the summer, if you just walk around, you will see a large area of garlic and bitter herbs.
He quickly took out a small shovel, squatted on the ground and started digging.
Scrambled eggs or meat with garlic cloves are delicious. If you can’t finish them, you can cut off the garlic and make kimchi, which is best eaten with porridge.
The patch where she squatted in the summer was full of small garlic roots. She didn't even move around and dug up half a basket of them.
After eating pickled vegetables for a whole winter, everyone is very happy to see wild vegetables. They finally have green leafy vegetables to eat.
Another thing is that it is a time when there is a shortage of food, so you can dig up some wild vegetables and mix them with grains to eat, which can make you half full.
There are actually quite a lot of wild vegetables on the mountain at this time, such as shepherd's purse, purslane, dandelion, etc., which are at their tenderest.
In the summer, we also changed the place and started digging bitter vegetables.
When I was a child in my previous life, this kind of bitter vegetable was everywhere in the mountains and fields. My mother would dig a basket of it every day and bring it home to blanch and eat it cold.
Whether bitter herbs are eaten cold or soaked in water, they are good and can reduce heat and relieve coughs.
It just so happens that Shen Nian is always coughing, and I don’t know if cooking will help.
The leftovers can be dried and stored, or soaked in water and drunk in winter.
However, the bitter herbs will shrink easily after being blanched, and one basket is only the size of a plate, so I dig more in the summer.
He dug for a while and stopped when he saw the backpack was almost full.
After digging the bitter herbs, Xia Tian stood up, stretched his waist, walked forward, and unexpectedly found a Chinese toon tree.
The tree is not tall. In summer, you stand on tiptoe and use the axe in your hand to hook down the branches and break off the edible parts in front. After breaking them all off, there is only a small handful, which is just enough for one meal.
Chinese toon is a good thing. In modern times, it sells for dozens of yuan per pound. However, people here don’t seem to eat it much because Chinese toon has a strange fragrance and some people don’t like the taste.
It was just right, it was a bargain for her. With this, she could go home and stir-fry a dish with eggs.
I didn’t pick other wild vegetables in the summer, and this one can’t be kept. There are plenty of them on the mountain anyway. If you want to eat them, you can come here and dig them up. Just eat fresh ones.
Xia Tian saw that Mrs. Yao and the others were still digging wild vegetables. He looked up at the sun and realized that it was probably not noon yet. He remembered that he was mainly here to collect firewood today, so he quickly found a place to collect firewood.
It hadn't rained in the past few days, so the firewood was relatively dry. Xia Tian picked up a large bundle as thick as her wrist, tied it with a rope, and lifted it up. She thought she should be able to carry it, so she stopped picking up more. If she picked up too much, she wouldn't be able to carry it back.
It was still early and Mrs. Yao and the others had no intention of going back, so Xia Tian walked around to see what was on the mountain.
Although I used to go up the mountain often, this was my first time here in summer after growing up. Everything I saw was new to me. I have to say, the air in ancient times was really good.
The environment has not been damaged and the vegetation on the mountain is in its most original state.
I walked around and couldn't see very far because of the trees.
There happened to be a crooked tree next to him. Xia Tian used his hands and feet to climb up to a slightly higher branch in a few steps, and looked up to the distance.
Huh? There seems to be a bamboo forest on the hilltop directly ahead. Judging from the area, it must be quite large.
I was under the tree just now and didn’t see it in the summer, but now I’m standing on the tree and the bamboo forest seems not far away.
I thought there should be spring bamboo shoots.
After searching through my original body's memories, I found out that people here rarely eat bamboo shoots. It is said that bamboo shoots taste bitter and not as delicious as other wild vegetables.
Come to think of it, the villagers basically cook by boiling water, and it is considered good if you can taste the salt.
How can it be delicious without oil and salt?
I came out with Sister Yao today. It’s not convenient to act alone. Judging from the distance, it will probably take some time to walk there.
Summer is not over yet. I roughly noted the location and will go there tomorrow when I am alone.
The original body was someone who often went up the mountain, so he was quite familiar with the situation in the mountains. As long as he didn't go too deep into the mountains, he would basically not encounter any danger.
Xiatian took a branch, bent down and started looking for mushrooms by pulling through the grass nearby.
The more common mushrooms on the mountain now include chicken mushroom, bamboo fungus, porcini, morel, and ghost mushroom.
In summer, I love fresh and tender wild mushrooms. They are so delicious whether they are stir-fried or stewed in soup.
After searching for a while, I only picked a few Coprinus comatus and didn't see any other mushrooms.
I guess it’s because the weather has been good these days and it hasn’t rained much, so the mushrooms haven’t grown yet.
Xia Tian didn't give up and continued to search.
"Ah——" A sudden scream scared Xia Tian so much that he staggered. He banged the branch in his hand hard, and it broke into two pieces with a "crack".
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