As soon as we reached the foot of the mountain, Zhou Shitou, who was chased up from the mountain road, ran and called Lihua.
"We picked a lot of mountain bubbles. They are sour and sweet, and they are delicious. Pear blossoms, you can bring some to eat!"
Zhou Shitou was carrying a big basket, and the mountain fungus only picked up half of the basket, but there was quite a lot of mountain fungus wrapped in a big leaf.
Zhang Lihua was not polite to him, she reached out and grabbed two handfuls and gave one to Song Qiu.
Her hands were small and she couldn't grab much, so Zhou Shitou told her to grab more.
"That's enough, that's enough. Let's take the rest back to Orchid." Zhang Lihua said, having already fed one into her mouth, "Well, this year's mountain bubbles are also more delicious than in previous years!"
When Zhou Shitou heard this, he grinned like a fool, his eyes full of pear blossoms.
It's a pity that Zhang Lihua was too preoccupied with eating mountain bubbles and didn't pay attention at all, or she was so nervous that she didn't think much about it.
Song Qiu couldn't help but snicker, and tasted two mountain bubbles.
When she was a child in her previous life, she ate a lot of mulberries, but she rarely picked and ate the mulberries that were spread all over the mountains. She even forgot what they tasted like.
When I got home, Old Yuan had already processed the mountain mushrooms I picked up in the morning. General Song Qiu and Zhang Lihua cleaned the half-back basket together. They squatted in front of the pressure well and quickly processed it.
Those that cannot be sold are blanched together with the ones from the morning, and then spread out in baskets to dry.
The total that Cheng Xiang can sell is only half of the baskets on his back. He can just go to Ping'an Market tomorrow to sell them. It won't be worth a special trip to town to waste a day's time.
Before dawn the next day, Lao Yuan carried Shan Jun on his back to the Ping'an Fair. Song Qiu slept for an extra two-quarters of an hour and got up quickly.
I scooped some water from the water tank, washed my face and rinsed my mouth, then put my basket on my back and walked out.
As soon as they walked into the yard, Zhang Lihua from next door also came over with a basket on her back. The two of them went out through the fence gate and headed up the mountain.
Picking up mountain mushrooms only takes two or three months. Of course, you have to be diligent and pick up when you have enough. Otherwise, if you miss it, you will have to wait until next year.
So the two of them didn't waste any time and just rushed up the mountain.
In the past few days, they had mostly been wandering around the nearby hills. Today they arrived early and the two of them were together. Song Qiu planned to go to the hills ahead.
There was a lot of dew in the early morning, and by the time I wore it to the top of the mountain, the hem of my skirt was already soaked through.
Without saying much, I lowered my head and started looking for and picking up mountain fungi.
I have never been to this forest before. The mountain fungi under the tree are all fresh and tender. Most of them grew last night. Like this mung bean fungus, they are tender and beautiful.
Song Qiu picked up a lot of them in succession, including mung bean mushrooms, red bean mushrooms, pine tree mushrooms, chanterelles, and red mushrooms. They were all delicious.
Generally speaking, everyone eats just these kinds of mountain mushrooms. They all recognize them and know that they are edible and not poisonous, so they are not afraid of eating them.
The yellow and white ones, which are as beautiful as an umbrella, must not be eaten.
Song Qiu just spotted two flowers and passed them over without even touching them.
These bacteria are highly toxic and can kill people if eaten.
Even the medical treatment that was so advanced in later generations was ruined by accident, let alone the ancient times when medical treatment was backward.
So don’t think there are too many, just pick the common ones, the few mountain fungi that everyone knows.
In this mountain, these kinds of mountain fungi are the most common. After Song Qiu walked half of the mountain, his backpack was half full.
There was a cherry tree leaning against a big rock on the cliff. There were many cherries hanging on it. They were not growing well. Song Qiu picked a small handful for a long time and tasted one. It was a bit sour.
It's not too sweet, but it's enough to make your mouth sticky.
She picked a leaf and wrapped the cherry, and called Zhang Lihua as she walked to the other end.
"Pear blossom! I picked some cherries to quench my thirst."
After a moment, Zhang Lihua's response came from the forest not far ahead, and her voice seemed to be trembling.
Song Qiu heard the noise and simply leaned over there.
Soon, Zhang Lihua was seen running over from the other side, seemingly holding something in her hand.
"what is this?"
Song Qiu asked, and when he got closer, he could see clearly that Zhang Lihua was holding a long round strip of mushroom with uneven honeycomb surface, like a tripe.
"Ah Qiu, look! What kind of fungus is this? Can it be eaten? I've never seen it before." Zhang Lihua spread her hands to show Song Qiu and asked her curiously.
Song Qiu's mouth trembled, this... this is the morel! The king of fungi, extremely rare.
In later generations, morels were sold for at least several hundred yuan per catty, and they were artificially grown. If they were wild, they could be sold for thousands of yuan per catty!
Let alone this place in ancient times.
"Is this the only one? Where did you pick it up? Take me to see it quickly!" Song Qiu couldn't care less about the cherry in his hand and quickly dragged Zhang Lihua over there.
"Yes, there are several of them there! I don't know if I can eat them, so I just picked one to show you!" Seeing Song Qiu so excited, Zhang Lihua was also very happy, and there was wind under her feet.
Soon, they arrived at a spruce forest. Zhang Lihua squatted down, pointed at a place and said, "Here! It's right here. There are five or six of them!"
Song Qiu knelt down and saw that these morels were scattered around the tree, growing crookedly, and were covered under the large leaves of a miscellaneous tree. You couldn't see them unless you looked carefully.
"Pear blossoms! This is a good thing!" Song Qiu's eyes were almost red, and his face was glowing with excitement. He put the leaves wrapped with cherries aside and quickly picked up a few morels.
stand up.
Then wrap it with a large leaf.
"Pear Blossom, look again to see if there are any more in this area."
When Zhang Lihua heard that Song Qiu said it was a good thing, she was so happy that she couldn't even see it. She quickly lay down on the ground and started to poke around like a cat.
Song Qiu also searched everywhere. Soon, he found three or four flowers covered with weeds under a tree not far away, but they were not too big.
After another two-quarters of an hour, the two of them almost turned over the entire area. The mountain mushrooms picked up many morels, but no other morels were found.
"This thing is expensive. If you really want to find a lot of it, it's really impossible, but it's okay to have a few of them!" Song Qiu said.
Zhang Lihua listened, although she was a little regretful that she couldn't find more, but she didn't know much about how rare this morel was. If she couldn't find it, she wouldn't be able to find it, so she just curiously said: "Well, Ah Qiu, what kind of fungus is this?"
How much can it sell for per kilogram? It’s more expensive than gallinobacteria?”
How much money can be sold?
Song Qiu didn't know much about it, but she knew that in ancient times, the morel mushroom was a tribute and could not be eaten except by the emperor.
Nowadays, this dynasty is said to be an empty thing. Whether this is true or not, she doesn't know.
But no matter what, it won’t be cheap to designate.
"It should be more expensive than gallinobacteria. I don't know. I'll take it to the town and ask about it tomorrow."
Having settled the matter, Song Qiu could not be bothered to pick up the cherries just now, and sat with Zhang Lihua, taking a breather and eating cherries to quench his thirst.