Chapter 83 Shanqu
After this incident, Chen Erzhu became completely at ease.
Chen Ling was idle at home for two days. Originally, more than half a month had passed, and it was time for him to go to the county town to sell vegetables.
But once this person's life is guaranteed, he loses the motivation to make progress.
When I think about the fact that every time I sell vegetables, I only earn two thousand yuan, which is enough to feed me for half a year, I feel less anxious.
As a result, Chen Ling became even more lazy.
Even when Wang Susu asked him whether he should sell the dried medicinal materials, he only said to wait a few more days and wait for Zhao Dahai's friends to come over and see the eels before going.
Wang Susu felt that it made sense when she heard what he said. After all, if someone could offer a higher price, she would still be willing to sell this hot thing. Otherwise, if she kept it at home, it would easily attract the attention of thieves.
However, after waiting for two or three days, no one came.
Chen Ling was tired of staying at home, so he simply took his two dogs and a bamboo basket on his back to go into the mountains to collect herbs.
When leaving the village, they met Liu Nier and a group of children playing wildly on the field path. When Chen Ling said that they wanted to go into the mountains, they all became interested and shouted to follow him.
It is almost the end of the fourth lunar month, and the wheat has already set ears.
Many villagers are either watering the wheat fields or carrying medicine buckets to spray medicine.
Liu Nier and the others also came with their elders.
When these elders saw the little doll surrounding Chen Ling, they all smiled and asked him to take it with him to save these monkeys from causing trouble in the fields.
Now Chen Ling had nothing to say, so he had no choice but to let them follow.
However, this time I didn’t go into the mountain from my own field because it was too far, so I took a shortcut up the mountain from the due west.
The sun is just right today and the breeze is blowing gently. Chen Ling and a group of children are walking on the gentle mountain road, feeling the birds singing and the fragrance of flowers, and her slightly impetuous heart gradually calms down.
The mountain road here is not wide. Sometimes two people can walk side by side, sometimes only one person can pass. From time to time, one or two four-legged snakes will jump out from under your feet. In the bushes, there are occasionally skylarks and partridges. Or other unknown wild birds rising into the sky.
In this season, the mountains are quite lively. All kinds of trees are extremely lush, thick wild vines block out the sky, and there are more wild animals and wild fruits.
Liu Nier and several other children followed Chen Ling, and when they were restless, they were either picking mulberries or picking up the goats, and each one of them ate their tongues until their tongues were purple-red and purple-green.
The two dogs Heiwa and Xiaojin were also fed all over their faces.
There are many wild fruits in the mountains, and many of them are edible. Wild chestnuts, wild grapes, pear, wild mulberries, goat's milk, wild cherries, etc. are all very common. However, only the ones that are ripe at this time are There are very few wild fruits such as mulberries and goat's milk.
Grandma Goat is the dialect name.
In fact, it should be called goat milk fruit, and its scientific name is "Elaeagnus elegans".
This fruit is red and purple in color, sweet and sour, and very juicy. It can be used as juice, canned food, preserves, and can also promote blood circulation and reduce swelling.
This stuff is very common in Wuyun Mountain. The kids love to eat it. They rush for it as soon as they enter the mountain.
There are many delicious wild fruits in the mountains, but there are many more that are inedible and poisonous.
In addition to wild fruits, mushrooms in the mountains cannot be touched casually.
For example, the pile of white and gray mushrooms in front of Chen Ling is a common poisonous mushroom.
Although it won't poison people to death if eaten, it will cause hallucinations.
I heard that it can also dance, sing, laugh wildly and cause auditory hallucinations, but its name is particularly good, it is called "dog urine moss".
This name makes people reject it when they hear it, so naturally they don’t dare to eat it.
This kind of mushroom is not only found in the mountains, but also commonly seen in villages. It can be seen next to thatched houses and on dry dung piles.
The elders in the village say that this stuff grows after a dog peed on it, so even the little kids know that this stuff can’t be eaten, and they usually kick it in disgust when they see it, thinking it’s caused by dog peeing. It came out dirty.
But right now, these monkeys are walking lively through the forest, and their attention is not focused on this aspect at all. Instead, they are attracted by the various birds and beasts in the forest.
No, as soon as I walked to a creek, I heard Liu Nier in front of me shout, "Pheasant!", and then a group of little dolls and two dogs rushed out together. Chen Ling was afraid When they encountered danger, they hurriedly followed behind.
"Uncle Fugui, come and see, what a beautiful pheasant!"
Liu Nier pointed to a big tree not far across the stream for Chen Ling to see.
Chen Ling looked over and saw a 'pheasant' with gorgeous feathers.
It was said to be a pheasant, but it was a bit smaller and had a long tail behind it. There is also a wisp of golden slender feathers on its head, forming a beautiful crest, which looks very strange.
The feathers on the wings and body are actually more than three colors. The neck is yellow and black with horizontal stripes, the back is dark green, the belly is red, and the wings are brown and dark. yellow.
This guy, seen from a distance, looks like a big colorful parrot.
“This is not a pheasant. I have seen pheasants before. They don’t look like this. This is a woodpecker!”
"Uncle Fugui, am I right?"
Komori raised his head and asked.
Ever since his parents found out that he was also called Uncle Chen Ling, he was given a severe lesson and he honestly changed his tune.
"It is indeed not a pheasant, but it is not a woodpecker either."
"This thing is called a golden pheasant, also called a golden pheasant, or a colorful pheasant."
Chen Ling glanced at the golden pheasant hiding on the branch and watching them warily, and explained.
The first time he saw this thing, he didn't recognize it. After looking at it carefully for a while, he remembered what it was.
Speaking of the golden pheasant, his uncle caught one in his previous life. He didn’t know what it was, so he took it to the market as a pheasant and sold it. As a result, he almost went to jail.
So he was quite impressed.
“Uncle Fugui, look, there are eggs there.”
As soon as Chen Ling finished explaining, someone yelled again, and the little kids ran over in a swarm.
When I walked over and took a look, I saw nearly twenty eggs in the pit in the bushes under the tree. The green eggshells were slightly grayish. They were larger than wild eggs and the pit was a bit deep. , there are many goat's milk fruit cores around.
This is obviously the nest of the Golden Pheasant, but this one is brightly colored and is a rooster, while the hen has never been seen.
When the rooster saw humans approaching its nest, it screamed impatiently in the tree.
But the little ones were so focused on the egg that they couldn’t care less about it.
"Uncle Fugui, there are so many eggs. Let's bake them."
Komori swallowed hard and reached out to grab them.
Chen Ling hurriedly stopped: "These eggs are not delicious. Liu Niertada sent some to my house before, and they were very fishy."
"I will grill fish for you later. "When the fish is fat, isn't it more delicious than eggs?"
When they heard the grilled fish, the eyes of the children lit up and they were immediately ready to take off their shoes to catch the fish.
Shanliwa has a wild temperament and roasts everything he catches on the spot.
For example, birds, bird eggs, or cauliflower snakes cannot escape their poisonous hands.
But they couldn't let them ruin the eggs of the golden pheasant, so Chen Ling spoke up to stop them.
Fortunately, they are young and their attention can be easily diverted. If not, they would start jumping into the stream to fish.
This creek in the mountains and forests is very clear, and there are many small fish and shrimps. The most common ones are wheat ear fish and mountain catfish.
Mountain catfish, in particular, often hide under rocks, so you can catch them with certainty.
The dolls in the mountains are very familiar with these things, and they caught a lot of them in a short time.
Although they are not too big, about as long as a hand, they have a lot of meat, and they are also very delicious when grilled.
Even Chen Ling, a naughty person who was raised by the cave, found it unique, let alone Liu Ni'er. He sucked his lips and tried to stuff it into his mouth despite the scalding heat. .
After finishing the fish, the little kids finally had their fill of fun, and they jumped behind Chen Ling and continued walking forward.
The two dogs, Hei Wa and Xiao Jin, stepped on the stream and played while walking. From time to time, they would suddenly put their heads into the water and bring up two small fishes.
Not long after walking like this, the two dogs suddenly started barking "woof, woof", and without noticing any movement, they rushed up against the stream.
(End of this chapter)