For several days, the Xu family kept sending wild vegetables to the Su family.
Strange to say, other people who went to the mountains came back empty-handed, saying that all the roots of the weeds in the mountains had been dug up, but Lin Yulan went into the mountains several times in a row and harvested more each time.
It rained heavily over the weekend, so she climbed up the mountain on Monday and was surprised to find that the trunk of an old tree was covered with light yellow mushrooms, which would fill a big bag.
She felt ashamed to see Bailu before, but it was not until she picked mushrooms this time that she personally delivered them to Su's house, "Sister-in-law Su, these mushrooms are for you and the children to try. I will pick them again tomorrow!"
Bai Lu looked at the bag full of mushrooms in surprise and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.
Just listen to Lin Yulan say again: "The five yuan I borrowed before, my Qiangzi will pay you back as soon as your salary is paid, right! There are also potatoes, I will definitely pay you back as soon as possible."
"You don't have to pay it back. These mushrooms and the wild vegetables you gave us are much more valuable than five yuan and potatoes!"
"Of course I have to pay it back! I thanked you for the wild vegetables and mushrooms, and you lent me the money. How can I not pay it back?"
As soon as Lin Yulan finished speaking, Su Jianmin came back from get off work and said, "Jinbao, dad is back!"
"Jin Bao just fell asleep," Bai Lu said with a smile, "Don't wake her up."
Su Jianmin was about to ask Jinbao if he had learned to call him daddy. He turned his head and saw Lin Yulan. He took off his coat and said with a smile: "Xiaolin, are you here? Oops, your Damei has been delivering food to my house every day. I'm embarrassed."
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He hung his coat on the hanger, turned around and saw the mushrooms on the table, his eyes widened in surprise, "These are... tree cockroach mushrooms?"
"I don't know the name, but I've seen people eat this mushroom, and I remember it's edible," Lin Yulan said.
"More than just edible? This chicken mushroom is so delicious, it tastes like chicken!"
Su Jianmin couldn't help but swallow his saliva as he recalled the smell of the tree mushroom.
He hasn't seen a tree cockroach in decades...
When he was a child, his father grilled a bunch of chicken mushrooms for him to eat, and only sprinkled a little salt on them. When he took a bite, his mouth was filled with the taste of fresh chicken and mushrooms, not to mention how delicious it was.
Later, he secretly went up the mountain several times by himself, but never picked it again.
Thinking of this, Su Jianmin asked: "Did you pick these? Where did you pick them?"
"It's on the mountain to the north. I didn't go far after I went up the mountain in the morning. I saw the big trunk of an old elm tree covered with these mushrooms, so I picked a big bag. I kept some for myself and the rest.
I sent it here and I want you to have a taste."
Su Jianmin took a large tree mushroom and looked at it for a while, "This is a good mushroom. It is very rare. When I was a child, I heard an old man in my village say that this mushroom only grows on half-dead old trees, so it is not easy to find."
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Bai Lu heard what he said, took the tree mushroom in his hand, put it back into the bag, and handed it back to Lin Yulan.
"This mushroom is too precious, we can't keep it! Your family Qiangzi and Damei had their stomachs washed at the health center before. It's when they need to supplement their nutrition. Since this tree chicken mushroom tastes like chicken, it must be very nutritious, and it can be just right for them.
They replenish the body!"
Lin Yulan shook her head hurriedly, "I still have some at home, it's a waste if I can't eat them..."
Su Jianmin said to her: "Xiao Lin, let me teach you that these mushrooms can be stored for a long time after they are dried in the sun. If you want to eat them later, just soak them in water in advance and then fry them."
"That's right, you dry it and keep it for later eating." Bai Lu said.
"Sister-in-law Su, if it weren't for your help before, my Qiangzi and Damei would definitely be dead!"
Speaking of sadness, Lin Yulan's eyes turned red, "These days, I have been feeling guilty for you, really..."
Seeing that she was about to shed tears, Bai Lu hurriedly hugged her and patted her back, "What are you doing now? What is there to feel guilty about? I already told you that the quarrel between our two families was over long ago.
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"I don't have the face to see you. The nicer you treat me, the more I feel that I have no shame to see you. Oh, please accept this today. I grew up in a rural area. I have no education, no education, and I don't know how to speak.
, I just wanted to send some food to make up for my apology."
Lin Yulan wiped her tears as she spoke, "Sister-in-law, if you don't accept it, I will feel so uncomfortable..."
Bai Lu couldn't help but want to shed tears when she heard that she couldn't stop swallowing.
"Oh, why are you crying? Isn't it just about a bag of mushrooms? Why are you crying?" Su Jianmin comforted him, "Xiao Lin, we have accepted these mushrooms, please stop crying."
After the couple sent Lin Yulan away, Su Jianmin couldn't help but shake his head and said with emotion: "Daughter-in-law, tell me, is this still the Lin Yulan we knew before? Why does it suddenly seem like a different person?"
"I didn't expect that she would cry. Alas! When she cried, I also felt sad..."
"Before, Qiangzi and Damei got food poisoning at the same time. Was she too stimulated? So her temperament changed drastically?"
Bai Lu pushed Su Jianmin, "Okay, stop guessing there! Wash the mushrooms quickly. There is just a little oil left at home to fry the tree chicken mushrooms. The children can taste it when they get home from school.
Try it out."
After a while, Su Xiaosi's voice came from far and near.
He carried the text on his back, "Autumn is here, autumn is here, the crops are growing well in the fields..."
A voice followed him and read: "Autumn is here, autumn is here, the fields are growing well..."
"Wrong, wrong, it's crops, not crops! You learn from me, crops!"
"Crops," Zhang Bocong, who was following Su Xiaosi, said hard, "Crops, crops, the crops are growing well in the fields."
Su Xiaosi patted his shoulder, "Not bad, not bad, I learned quickly, Congcong, please continue to read to me, the cotton blossoms are white, the soybeans are full, the sorghum blushes, the rice bends with laughter...
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"The cotton blossoms are white, the soybeans are full, the sorghum is flushed, and the rice is smiling and laughing."
Su Xiaosi shook his head, and corrected him with a serious look on his face: "No, no! It's the sorghum that blushed, not the red face, and the rice that bent over with laughter, not the waist that contracted with laughter. Read it again."
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In the room, Bai Lu heard her son's voice and smiled at her husband: "Listen, Xiaosi, that kid is really teaching Congcong to speak Mandarin, hahaha, and he's teaching her very seriously."
"I didn't expect this kid to have some talent for teaching!"
By the public pool, the women in the Tongzilou chatted while washing vegetables.
"Recently, I've seen Xiao Si playing with Director Zhang's son every day. They have a pretty good relationship."
"The two children are now not only in the same class in first grade, but also at the same desk. Of course, their relationship is getting better and better."
Li Qinghua felt angry when she thought of the big hole in her crotch caused by Su Xiaosi.
Brat, don't think that you'll get mad just because you flatter Director Zhang's son. Let's see how long you can be proud...
Li Qinghua gritted her teeth and thought.
One of the neighbors saw her lowering her head to wash vegetables without saying a word, and asked with a smile: "Qinghua, after the Chinese New Year, why didn't your swallows follow Xiao Si? They used to play together every day.