Chapter 574: Treasure Hunting Squirrel Ball
“It seems that since it’s raining, there are quite a few people in our village going into the mountains to pick up fungi.”
Looking at the muddy mud beneath our feet. On the mountain road, Zhang Ping was talking to Zhang An casually.
Dirt roads are different from gravel roads. Whenever it rains, especially when the rain is heavy enough to accumulate rainwater on the ground, no matter which mud road there is, it will be washed clean and neatly by the rain. together.
Yes, even if the whole road is covered with mud, when no one walks through it after the rain, there will be no traces and it will look clean and neat.
But after being mixed with rainwater, the normally dry mud has turned into thin mud. As long as someone walks on it, there will be footprints.
When more people walk by and the number of footprints increases, the originally clean mud road will turn into a mess. Just like now, at a glance, the entire road is filled with mud, which makes One cannot move.
But Zhang An and the others were wearing long water-jet shoes and didn’t care about this.
"That's for sure. You don't know how expensive the mushrooms are now. It's not too busy now. Who wouldn't want to seize the opportunity to go into the mountains to earn some oil and salt money to support the family."< br>
In the past two years, the mushrooms, nuts and other wild products that the villagers picked up in the mountains were all taken away by Ding Yi. The price was not unfair to everyone. In addition, there are Zhou Yang and Zhang Jianzhong in the village. Our restaurant also often collects fresh mountain products.
They are no longer sold very cheaply as before, and the real profits are made by the villagers of Changqing Village. In addition, it is more cost-effective than going out to work for others. Who doesn't want to take the time to go into the mountains to explore.
Not to mention getting rich, but it is indeed a lot of extra money to be able to cover the usual expenditure of a family on oil and salt. Unfortunately, this kind of extra money is very seasonal. , and no one can guarantee that you will gain something if you go into the mountains every day.
But for everyone, this is enough.
After walking in the mountains along the Lanni Mountain Road for more than an hour, Zhang Ping came to a forest. Zhang Ping stopped walking forward and took Zhang An and Fatty into a mixed road. Grassy path.
Actually, this isn't a stew at all. It's just a small but slender woodland covered with weeds, thorns, vines and shrubs.
Seeing this, Zhang An knew that they were about to reach the secret treasure place Zhang Ping said.
The further we walked in, the thicker the weeds on the ground became. It also changed from a single weed to a place full of wolfberry and ferns. They were all covered by a layer of new grass on the outside, covering the bottom that had fallen off in previous years. Withered leaves that have turned yellow.
The farther down you go, the older the dead leaves are, and the dead leaves at the bottom have long since rotted into dark, soft humus.
This is the best soil that many flower gardeners dream of, but it turns out that there are acres and acres of it here, and no one cares about it.
In this kind of forest, walking is much more difficult than on the road, which is why Zhang Ping is not worried about his secret treasure being discovered by others.
As for Zhang An and Zhang Ping, as they are used to moving in the mountains, their speed will naturally not be too slow.
But this time I also brought Fatty with me. This guy is slightly larger and has never walked through such a mountain road, so it is quite a problem for him, so Zhang An and Zhang Ping The two of them deliberately slowed down to wait for him. When they were walking in front, they specially stepped on a temporary path with their feet to let him follow their pace.
“Okay, we’ve arrived at the place I mentioned, right in the pit below.”
After trudging through the woods for more than half an hour, Zhang Ping finally announced his arrival destination news.
"Okay, you can find a place like this. When will a normal person come here?"
Zhang An glanced around and nodded.
Although this is not the old mountain forest, it is already deep in the woods.
Normal people would never find this place, because the forest is too deep, and this does not belong to the woods allocated to anyone.
“Hey, this is what I came here when I was chasing a deer, but I didn’t catch it in the end. It turned out that the area below was full of fungi, so it was not a wasted trip. "
Zhang Ping said with a slight smile on his face. The deer he was talking about was not the fragrant deer of Zhang An's family, but the ordinary kind without sachets, but the meat is delicious and is still considered delicious. The hunting range is such that catching one can fetch a lot of money.
"Let's go down and pick up fungi. After we finish picking up, we should leave the mountain and go home early. Otherwise, it will be dark and it will be difficult to walk in the forest."
After taking a short breath, Zhang Ping took the lead again. The two of them touched the ground and walked down.
At this time, Zhang An saw that there were many pits dug out on the ridge that was originally covered with weeds.
Don’t think about it, this must have been dug by Zhang Ping, otherwise he wouldn’t be so familiar with it.
A total of seven or eight ridges of two to three meters high were descended, and finally we came to the valley below, which is a sloping valley.
Because it is surrounded by tall and towering trees, the sunlight is strictly blocked by the tree crowns, making it look very dark no matter what the weather here is.
It is precisely because of this that there are no trees growing in this area, only some shade-loving shrubs and plants.
A place like this is also an environment that many fungi particularly like. As soon as Zhang An came down, he found several clusters of fungi in the dense grass. No wonder Zhang Ping said this is a treasure place.
It’s all visible to the naked eye. If someone were to come here, they would definitely think that this is a place where fungi are grown artificially.
Without saying much, Zhang An started to prepare to search. Zhang An walked directly towards the clusters of bacteria nests he had just seen. When he got closer, he discovered that they were Sanba mushrooms.
This is a serious chicken fir. The shape of the whole fungus is umbrella-shaped, so it is called the umbrella mushroom. The local people call it the Sanbagu mushroom, which also has a homophonic meaning.
There are many ways to eat this thing, you can make soup, you can fry it in oil, but Zhang An’s favorite is deep-frying, it’s so fragrant.
"Zhang An, I found some red fungi. Come and see if they are edible."
When Zhang An was squatting on the ground to pick the fungi, he stood next to him. The fat man who was not far away shouted towards him.
"This thing is called red boletus, so it looks very red. We call it Jianshouqing here, and it is a poisonous mushroom."
I walked over and took a look. I saw the red thing that the fat man was talking about. There were quite a few of them, and they were all in small pieces.
“Damn it, it’s a poisonous mushroom. No wonder the books say that the more beautiful and colorful the mushrooms are, the more poisonous they are. I’m not deceiving you, but this thing is all red, how can it be called blue hands? . ”
The fat man was lucky enough to practice the knowledge he read in the book, and he was quite satisfied. He immediately wanted to remember this thing clearly in case he didn’t recognize it next time.
“Here, look, pinch it with your hands, and the pinched area will turn green. You can also break it apart, so I called it that.”
Zhang An picked one up and He explained to the fat man step by step.
"So that's it, but isn't this thing poisonous? Don't worry if you pinch it with your hands."
The fat man seemed to understand, but because he heard that this thing was poisonous, he sounded very fearful. .
“What are you afraid of? You won’t eat it in your stomach, and although this thing is poisonous, it is still edible, but it must be cooked, but generally no one can guarantee it, so normally We won't even eat it. "Jianshouqing can indeed be eaten, but people like Zhang An don't want to take the risk and generally don't eat it.
But if it were the Caiyun Zhinan group of people next door, they wouldn’t worry about what would happen if they ate it, they would just be afraid that it would be a little bit less.
“The yellow one next to him looks a bit like Jian Shou Qing.”
After getting to know Jian Shou Qing, the fat man pointed to Jian Shou Qing not far away. Something quite similar.
“That’s also a boletus, but it’s not called a yellow boletus, but a black boletus. It’s also called a black hand. It’s just as poisonous. Anyway, those that look like this are usually their relatives, so just don’t touch them. "
Zhang An discovered that this place is really a treasure trove. Not only did he find so many Sanba mushrooms, there were so many Boletus mushrooms here.
If the group of people next door knew about this, they would not be able to fight over each other to come over.
Then Zhang An went back to play with the mushrooms and let the fat man play with himself.
However, seeing that the mushroom resources here are so rich, Zhang An also gave up his thoughts and only picked some good and big ones.
And he didn’t pay too much attention to these ordinary fungi, because Zhang Ping said that morels can be found here, and he has been looking for them.
Zhang Ping on the other side was not as picky as him, because he carried a big basket and picked everything he saw. After all, it was all money.
Pick a basket full and carry it back to sell, which is much higher than his monthly salary.
As Zhang Anman searched with purpose, God finally paid off and finally found it for him.
After walking a long way in this dank valley, he finally saw the first morel.
Although it was only one flower, Zhang An was not discouraged, because if there was a first flower, there would definitely be a second one.
However, this thing is too small, and the grass here is a bit dense, so it is really unbearable to keep staring at it.
So Zhang An didn’t bother to look for it himself, so he took out the ball in his pocket, then took out the morel he just found and handed it to the little thing to look at and smell it. .
After being affected by the space, Qiuqiu became smarter than before. He immediately knew that the owner meant to let him find the thing in front of him.
Immediately jumped down from Zhang An's shoulders and started the treasure hunt in the grass.
When Zhang An saw the ball moving forward, he followed closely behind.
Because the grass and jungle here are a bit deep, you can't tell if there are spicy sticks hiding in them. If there are, they suddenly appear and swallow the ball as if it were outside, then he won't be able to follow him home. The little ancestor of my family explained.
Sure enough, before walking very far, Qiuqiu in front turned back to Zhang An and shouted "chirp".
Zhang An walked up and took a look. There were a few dry birch leaves piled up in front of him. When he opened it, he saw a morel growing there, and this one was bigger than the one Zhang An had just found. One flower is even bigger.
Not bad, Zhang An stroked the ball twice with great satisfaction. It seems that the little thing he picked up has the potential of a treasure hunter.
But when Zhang An mentioned the treasure-hunting rat, he thought of Big Jerry, who had been released for a long time.
I’ve been out for so long, and I don’t know how that guy is doing.
But Qiuqiu didn't notice at all that when the owner in front of him was praising it, he was still thinking about other mice.
All I know is that I was very excited after being touched by my owner, and then I started looking for morels again.
Not to mention, this little thing Qiuqiu is really up to date. He took Zhang An around and found a lot of morels, estimated to be more than two kilograms.
Although it is wet, it is already a lot.
But soon, Zhang An discovered that this little thing was a bit unflattering.
Because he had just finished praising Qiuqiu in his heart, this guy stopped looking and jumped to a huge dead tree in front of him.
Zhang An originally thought about digging out some pine nuts in the space to coax it down, but thinking that the little thing finally came out, he simply let it release some energy.
I simply ignored it, lowered my head and started looking for new morels.
After being led by Qiuqiu to find so many morels, he finally touched the place where these things grow.
But when he devoted his energy and concentrated on looking for morels on the ground, there was another call from Qiuqiu.
The movement was louder than the previous calls, and the calls were much more rapid.
Zhang An quickly raised his head to look for it, fearing that the little thing would be in danger.
But when his eyes found Qiuqiu, he found that the little thing had jumped to another dead tree and was now standing on a tree nest in the middle of the dead tree, looking at Zhang An Call.
Little things often do this when they are at home. They use this method to attract the attention of little Siqi and make the little master very happy.
Zhang An only thought it was being playful, so he glared at it, and then continued to look for morels on the ground. Even if Qiuqiu called again, he didn't pay much attention to it.
Seeing Zhang An like this, Qiuqiu may have realized that he was being ignored by his owner, so his screams became a little more urgent.
But this time it didn’t last long, and the little thing stopped calling. Zhang An glanced at it from the corner of his eye and found that it was not dangerous, so he did not call it down.
After a while, Zhang An did not raise his head, but he could clearly feel that the little thing had come back and climbed onto his shoulder.
When Zhang An was about to raise his head and teach the little thing not to play too hard, he found that Qiuqiu was actually holding a white and yellow thing. Zhang An was stunned because this thing was A rare treasure, Hericium erinaceus, which is hard to find in the mountains.
Although Zhang An has never found it himself, he has seen it several times before when Mr. Huang found it. There is no doubt that this thing is Hericium erinaceus.
However, Zhang An quickly came to his senses, because the one Qiuqiu was holding was a little too small. Zhang An took it in his hand and could hold it in his hand as soon as he closed his fingers.
However, the free ball jumped out again, returned to the nest of the dead tree, and faced Zhang An with another "chirp".
(End of this chapter)