Chapter 176 Mushroom Picking
“Where? Is it on the mountain?”
“On the mountain, but not far away...”
Chen Ling wants to take Zhao Dahai The place we went to was naturally the Savage Valley we went to last time, which has now become the Yamanaka Lake.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go now. I've had this dog for almost a year and I haven't even chased a rabbit. I'm here just to play with you."< br>
As soon as Zhao Dahai heard this, he couldn't wait any longer and was excited and eager to try it out.
"Don't worry, I'll get something."
Back in the courtyard, Chen Ling went to the woodshed to take out backpacks, steel forks and other messy things, and picked out a few items Ready to bring.
"Dahai, Fugui, what are you two doing?"
The two looked up and saw Qin Qiumei pushing a bicycle into the yard.
"Sister, you are here. I went to your house to pick you up, but you were not there..."
Zhao Dahai stood up and smiled.
They agreed to come to Chen Ling's house together today, otherwise his wife would still be a little unfamiliar when she came here for the first time.
"Well, it's time to go to the temple fair. Let's go to my mother's place to have a look."
Qin Qiumei parked her car, walked up to the two of them, and asked what they were doing.
While the three of them were talking, Wang Susu and Zhao Dahai's wife also came out.
I heard that Chen Ling and Zhao Dahai were going to the mountains, and the three women wanted to follow them.
Go if you want.
But the location of Yamanaka Lake is relatively hidden.
The walk up from Chen Ling’s fruit forest is very steep.
Even if the three women could go up, it would be difficult for them to get down.
It is necessary to take a long detour from another direction.
"It's okay if you stay far away. I can take you to pick mushrooms."
Wang Susu said to Qin Qiumei.
She used to go up the mountain often and knew several mushroom nests. Although it is not the best time to pick mushrooms now, these mushroom nests can guarantee a considerable harvest.
Qin Qiumei perked up as soon as she heard this, and told Zhao Dahai's mother-in-law how delicious the fungus soup hot pot that Chen Ling made last time was.
The shy woman was also looking forward to it.
"It's good to pick mushrooms. The little girl picking mushrooms carries a big bamboo basket on her back and walks through the forests and hills with her bare feet in the early morning..."
Chen Ling stood with a smile Get up and sing to the little girl in Zhao Dahai's arms.
The little baby was so embarrassed that he lay on his father's shoulder and did not dare to raise his head.
"Have you given the baby a name?"
"Yes, the big name is Zhao Xiaoya and the nickname is Yaya."
"Yaya, please call me uncle..."
But the little girl was very shy. She glanced at Chen Ling and turned around with her face covered.
Zhao Dahai was helpless and urged several times, but still refused to speak.
Then he held his daughter and pointed at Wang Susu and said: "If I don't call you uncle, then call you aunt."
What people didn't expect was that Yaya was very respectful this time. She raised her head obediently and called softly. Auntie.
Wang Susu immediately responded happily.
Chen Ling was depressed at the side.
Everyone laughed when they saw this.
The weather was fine, and the group went out in the cool autumn breeze.
Autumn is getting stronger.
Pieces of pale yellow leaves fall from the branches and are blown up by the autumn wind, like flying butterflies.
Walking to the fields, a group of geese flying south appeared under the blue sky.
The wild geese formed a neat "human" shape or a "one" shape, calling loudly in the sky and flying into the distance.
Wild geese continue to fly south, day and night.
On this crisp autumn day with light wind and clear clouds, I watched groups of migratory birds leaving.
It is also a wonderful sight.
While walking up the mountain, a small earth-yellow thing suddenly jumped out from the side, jumping awkwardly through the withered grass.
"Rabbit!" Zhao Dahai immediately perked up and led his thin dog forward.
Hei Wa and Xiao Jin were not very interested in rabbits for a long time. At this time, they raised their heads and stared at the wild geese flying in the sky with bright eyes. They kicked their legs and circled back and forth anxiously, whining in their mouths. Call.
It was rare for the two dogs to suffer a big loss. They were extremely jealous when they saw these enemies. If the geese hadn't flown too high, they would have rushed up to them.
"Don't worry, the old geese are gone, and there are new ones coming. Let's go over there later, ambush them, and take a good breath."
Chen Ling He reassured.
Qin Qiumei and Zhao Dahai’s daughter-in-law Xiang Wenxia who were standing next to them were greatly surprised when they heard this.
"No, your dog let the wild goose do this?"
"That is to say, no matter how good the wild goose is, it can't be more powerful than the dog, right?"
After hearing this, Wang Susu Shaking his head, he said to the two of them: "I didn't understand it before. After Hei Wa was made like this, I heard Aling say that wild geese are actually called wild geese, and the geese we raise at home were domesticated from them. , These wild geese are also fierce, no worse than geese.”
“The wild geese are in a flock, but you can’t afford to provoke them. They will swarm up to you like a swarm of swarms. It’s very scary to think about it.”
The two women were stunned when they heard this statement.
"It turns out that the wild geese and the big white goose are related. This is the first time we know about it."
The big white goose is notoriously vicious, and they know that. Since wild geese are untamed wild geese, it is not difficult to understand why they are so powerful.
"Isn't that right? The wild geese are the ancestors of the domestic geese. They are senior and taste better than the geese. There are two more at home. Take them with you when you leave to have a taste."
Chen Ling followed.
As they were talking here, Zhao Dahai ran back with the dog, sweating profusely.
Both hands were empty, obviously the rabbit was not caught.
After the fat man calmed down, he scolded the thin dog beside him.
Then he said to Chen Ling: "This dog that hasn't trained its legs is just not good. It can't even catch rabbits. It's too bad."
Hearing this, Chen Ling comforted him: "Brother Dahai, this dog It's pretty good. When you see a rabbit, you know how to chase it. It's just because your legs raised in the city haven't been trained well, and you can't keep up with it and can't run fast. Just be patient and don't scold it all the time, otherwise you can train it like this. Even good dogs have to be ruined..."
"How about training? How do you raise your two dogs?"
Zhao Dahai wiped his sweat and asked while breathing heavily.
“Haha, you don’t need to teach this thing. It’s just training from easy to difficult. As long as you cooperate well and reward more, the dog will get used to it over time, and the dog will become smarter.”
< br>Chen Ling smiled and said to him: "Look at me..."
As he said that, he took off his shoes and threw them far away.
Pointing to that side, he said: "Hei Wa, go pick up the shoes."
Heiwa immediately jumped out, picked up his shoes and trotted back.
Chen Ling put on his shoes, touched Hei Wa's head, and said to Zhao Dahai: "I just started training, and it's almost as simple as this. Do you understand?"
"I understand. Got it, this is easy."
Zhao Dahai's eyes lit up, "I'll give it a try."
Then he took off his shoe and threw it away, waiting for the shoe to fly far into the grass. .
He said to his thin dog: "Huahua, go pick up the shoes." This thin dog is also a pretty good hunting dog. Heiwa demonstrated it before, so it looked on and roughly understood what it meant.
He hurried over, wagging his tail, and handed Zhao Dahai his shoes back to him.
Good guy, Zhao Dahai is very happy now.
Rubbing his hands excitedly, he said: "It works, Fugui, this trick works."
Chen Ling smiled: "Then give it some reward."
"Reward?"
Zhao Dahai patted his pockets, but he didn't bring anything with him.
I looked around until I saw my daughter nibbling snacks from Chen Ling’s house, so I walked over and took out all the snacks from my daughter’s pocket and fed them to the dog.
This made the dog happy, but made the daughter cry.
Zhao Dahai was addicted to the fun of dog training and did not care about coaxing his children, which made his wife resentful.
Let other people look at the couple and feel happy.
In this way, everyone was laughing and joking and making trouble all the way.
Slowly, we entered the forest.
The crowd first let Wang Susu lead them to pick mushrooms.
Like before, Wang Susu would not lead outsiders to Mushroom Nest.
When the villagers discover such a good place, they will try their best to hide it.
After each harvest, the remaining mycelium will be protected so that it can grow back and come back to harvest next time.
But now my family's financial resources have become stronger, and there is no shortage of income on weekdays.
In comparison, mushrooms and other mountain products are only a small amount of money.
The little daughter-in-law relaxed her mind and took her head to the forest where she used to pick mushrooms.
As she was about to arrive, Qin Qiumei saw a cluster of things on a semi-rotted tree stump, and quickly shouted: "Susu, look, there is a big pile there, what kind of mushrooms are they."
When everyone came closer and took a look, Zhao Dahai's eyes immediately lit up: "My dear mother, this is Ganoderma lucidum!"
They saw a clump of something like Ganoderma lucidum growing on this old tree stump. It looks like Ganoderma lucidum, but the color is not as bright as Ganoderma lucidum, and is brownish-yellow.
Wang Susu shook her head and said: "This is not Ganoderma lucidum, it is Laomu fungus."
"In our local dialect, we also call it yellow bottom board, or tree tongue. This thing is very poisonous."
"Huh? Poisonous?"
The two women quickly retracted their hands after hearing this.
Wang Susu smiled and said: "Well, most of the mushrooms with beautiful colors are poisonous. Sister Qiumei, sister-in-law Wenxia, you don't come to the mountains very often. You don't know which mushrooms are poisonous. It's best to wear gloves. Don't Touch it with your bare hands."
The two of them nodded immediately and said that they knew it. They had prepared it when they came. They thought it was Ganoderma lucidum just now. They were so excited.
Zhao Dahai also said: "No wonder no one picks it in such a conspicuous place. It turns out to be poisonous."
Then Wang Susu told everyone the range of the mushroom nest, and everyone spread out and started looking around.
After a while, I heard Zhao Dahai shouting: "Oh, oh, no, I also encountered poisonous mushrooms..."
His dog was also barking and yelling beside him.
Everyone walked over in a hurry.
Zhao Dahai was pointing at a cluster of red mushrooms there and said: "This mushroom is so scary, it changes color when I pick it off!"
I saw a thick red mushroom under the nearby beech grass. The umbrella head looks pretty good.
But if you look closely, you will find blue-green finger marks on the mushroom.
“Oh, the color has really changed. This must be a poisonous mushroom too.”
“It is indeed a poisonous mushroom.”
Chen Ling nodded and said: "Although this is also a poisonous mushroom, it is an edible poisonous mushroom and tastes quite good." It will change color when you put a little force on it, and it tastes very good. Just be careful when eating it, otherwise you will see the fairy dancing when you eat it. "
Chen Ling said. After finishing, Wang Susu nodded in agreement: "The braised pork is always delicious when you touch it."
These words made everyone's original worries and fears disappear, and they started to swallow their saliva in disappointment.
There is not much green in this pile.
At this time of year, mushrooms are slowly decreasing.
After picking them, everyone did not dare to touch the mushrooms again. After finding them, they waited for Chen Ling and the others to pass by.
“Here, here, we found again, a very beautiful little mushroom.”
Qin Qiumei shouted.
There are also brightly colored mushrooms here. There are several small, smooth, delicate and hairless yellow mushrooms like egg yolks.
After seeing it, Chen Ling said happily: "This is a good thing. It's called butter mushroom. Last time we made mushroom soup hot pot, we used these mushrooms to get the flavor and color."
Zhao Dahai's family of three Standing aside, after listening, he pointed to the other side and said: "Then the two of us also saw these butter mushrooms over there. They are bigger and more numerous than the ones here."
Zhao Dahai walked over with eyes wide open.
"It's different. You see, the mushroom umbrella of king oyster mushroom is thin and unfolded, like oyster mushroom. Butter mushroom is not. The mushroom umbrella is small, very pointed but very thick."
Wang Susu shook her head.
"This..."
"This is really true."
Zhao Dahai compared it carefully and found that it was exactly what Wang Susu said.
After being stunned for a moment, he sighed with a grimace and said, "I don't know how you two can distinguish so many mushrooms. It's all my eyesight."
"You tell me everything that's poisonous and not poisonous. I feel dizzy. Sometimes it is poisonous and I can’t eat it, but sometimes it is poisonous and I can eat it. If this guy throws me into the mountains and starves me to death, I won’t dare to eat this thing.”
Qin Qiumei and Xiang. Wen Xia also nodded in agreement.
Chen Ling laughed loudly when he saw it: "Indeed, it is difficult to recognize a child who did not grow up in the mountains. It will be good if you come here more often."
"But For this kind of coquettish and colorful mushroom, it’s safest not to touch it if you can’t tell it apart.”
As he spoke, he picked all the butter mushrooms and king oyster mushrooms and put them into the bamboo basket.
Pleurotus eryngii, whose scientific name is chanterelle, has a bitter almond flavor and is yellow in color, so many people call it oyster mushroom.
But when cooking, it absorbs oil very well and can bring out the flavor of chicken. This is even more delicious than butter mushrooms.
Then he and Wang Susu covered up the mushroom nests one by one before continuing to move forward.
Only by picking mushrooms without damaging the nest can you harvest every year.
Relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on water to eat water, this is the simple wisdom of mountain people to survive for thousands of years.
The most undesirable approach is to kill the goose to get the eggs and to fish from the entire lake.
Walking around the mountains for a while, we not only picked many mushrooms, but also delicious wild fruits and herbs, such as jujube, dogwood, dog milk flower, etc.
For Zhao Dahai and others, it was tiring, but it was novel and interesting, and they could taste many untried mountain delicacies. They were full of interest for half a day.
Until I followed Chen Ling along the stream, down the ridge, and through the large bamboo forest.
Slowly, when the eyes opened up again, the sounds of birds, the sound of water, the blue sky reflecting on the water, and the white clouds sinking to the bottom...
The indescribable beauty of the mountains suddenly broke into the field of vision, and the extremely intense The visual impact made everyone feel suffocated.
(End of this chapter)