Chapter 123 Poisonous Fruit
Chu Xingbai's eyes twitched, and she couldn't help but retort, "Did you used to live in the mountains?"
This search capability.
What about the scanner?
That's a bit too outrageous.
Looking at the familiar red berries under the pile of fallen leaves, Wen Yanyu paused in patting the mushroom-shaped head, then picked a handful of berries, stood up, and stuffed the red wild berries into the basket.
"I've participated in similar activities before, I'll get the hang of it once I get the hang of it," Wen Yanyu gave a perfunctory excuse.
Chu Xingbai lowered his head slightly; the entire bamboo basket was now completely filled with mushrooms.
"What is this?" Chu Xingbai frowned, pointed to the red wild fruit, and asked curiously, "Can we eat it?"
"It's edible. It's sweet and sour, and it's good for seasoning when cooking." Wen Yanyu clapped her hands and casually popped one into her mouth. "I used to eat it all the time."
Upon hearing this, Chu Xingbai had no doubts, nodded, and dutifully began the arduous task of carrying the basket, without exerting any effort himself.
[Bunny, you're such a super little bunny who's amazing at finding food! Mommy and sister praise you! Mommy and sister hug you! Mommy and sister kiss you!]
[Dad caught a fish, and Rabbit has a bunch of mushrooms. Mix them together, and you'll have mushroom fish soup.]
[Hilarious! Xiao Bai watched in utter shock as Wen Yanyu swept through all the mushrooms like he had radar installed. Xiao Bai (shocked): Does this guy have an auto-pathfinding feature in a game?]
[Little White: Is this poisonous? Rabbit: I've eaten it, and I didn't die. Hahaha, does anyone understand what these two are saying? I'm dying of laughter.]
The two returned to the camp. Duan Mufeng, exhausted after gathering a pile of firewood, was now lying on the grass, completely unconcerned about his image.
Wen Yanyu looked around but didn't see Fu Zhiyan.
Not far away, by the campfire, Jiang Wanrou set up a pot and cooked the fish and meat that Qin Chengzhi had left at the camp.
Wen Yanyu washed the mushrooms and wild fruits, tasted them to confirm they were right, and gave some to Jiang Wanrou, who was cooking fish, as a seasoning.
Jiang Wanrou took the wild fruit, broke it open, crushed it to extract the juice, and then added it to the pot.
A pot of fragrant fish will be ready soon.
Just then, Sang Huai-ren, who had just finished washing another fish by the lake, smelled the aroma and slowly walked over to the pot.
As soon as Sang Huai-ren got closer, his expression suddenly changed.
"Who added the fruit to this pot?" Sang Huai-ren's voice was loud.
Jiang Wanrou was startled, and her hand holding the spoon trembled.
"What's wrong?"
Duan Mufeng opened his eyes and sat up from the ground.
The attention of everyone was drawn to it.
Hearing the commotion, Wen Yanyu put down the wild fruit she was washing, shook the water droplets off her hands, and walked towards Sang Huai Ren.
"I picked these."
Feeling inexplicably uneasy under the man's gaze, Wen Yanyu asked nervously, "Is there a problem?"
"The instructor said this morning that we shouldn't pick anything in the mountains if we're not familiar with it." Sang Huai-ren's face darkened, and his voice suddenly rose: "Don't you know this fruit is poisonous!"
Sang Huai-ren was furious. "Eating this fruit will cause bloating and vomiting. Eating too much can even lead to death. Didn't you think before you picked it?"
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Jiang Wanrou stopped stirring the soup and picked up a fruit to examine it closely.
I didn't recognize him.
Chu Xingbai glanced at the wild fruit in the pot in surprise and subconsciously said, "But Wen Yanyu ate one when he picked it. Is there a mistake?"
Wen Yanyu quickly explained, "This fruit is edible. I used to eat it often and never had any problems..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Wen Yanyu suddenly froze.
Abdominal distension, vomiting, death.
A chill ran down my spine to my scalp, as if a thunderbolt had struck my head. All the color drained from my face in an instant, leaving me eerily pale.
Wen Yanyu looked down at the wild fruit bubbling in the pot, the initial doubt in her eyes dissipating, leaving only emptiness and helplessness.
I just muttered unconsciously, "My friend and I were so hungry before, I picked a lot and ate with him. I'm fine..."
"I thought it was an injury, and that I was so hungry that I felt so uncomfortable. I didn't know it was poisonous."
"I'm sorry, I didn't know it was poisonous."
Wen Yanyu stammered as she explained and apologized.
My thinking collapsed long before I realized it, overwhelmed by fear and guilt. My language system became disorganized, and what I said was incoherent.
Upon hearing this, Sang Huai-ren's anger intensified: "What kind of story are you making up? Now we can't even eat a whole pot of fish. What do you know? All you do is cause trouble!"
"You weren't originally in my group. There are still challenges ahead. Did you accidentally or intentionally sabotage the fish I painstakingly caught?"
Sang Huai-ren was furious. His usual gentle demeanor vanished, and he wanted nothing more than to point his finger at someone and berate them.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Lu Mingxu frowned and tried to smooth things over, saying, "We didn't eat any, it's good that we found out."
"I'll go to the lake later and see if I can catch some fish."
I roughly understood the whole story from just a few words.
Duan Mufeng got up from the ground and quickly came over to help: "Yan Yu has never lived in the mountains before, so even if you asked me to pick them, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference."
"I still have mushrooms; I can stir-fry them and eat them too."
Jiang Wanrou put down her spoon, took a few steps to Wen Yanyu's side, and rubbed the child's palm.
It's so cold.
Wen Yanyu is still apologizing.
The comments section was filled with noise.
Wow, I'm speechless. Was he deliberately sabotaging this? Uncle Sang worked so hard to catch those fish, and now they're ruined.
I just looked up this fruit. Eating a small amount can cause stomach upset, while consuming too much can lead to food poisoning. Death is extremely rare; it's similar to a mildly toxic mushroom.
[It was an accident, wasn't it? I just saw Wen Yanyu pick some and I ate one myself. He mentioned that these fruits are sour and good for seasoning. I only gave some to Aunt Jiang because she didn't have many ingredients. He probably didn't know that.]
[I feel like he did it on purpose, there's no doubt about it. I felt something was off when he came over to deliver the things.]
[Waaaaah, my baby didn't do it on purpose! The tonics are bullying my bunny! My bunny ate a few while he was being washed. If he did it on purpose, why would he eat them himself?]
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