Su Yonghe climbed up first, put on his shoes, and stretched out his hand to pull her, "Xiaoqing, come up quickly. The water is cold, so be careful if you catch a cold."

"Hey, I got it." Su Ziling responded and handed him the crab in her hand. She was about to get on it when she suddenly caught a glimpse of some green plants not far away from the corner of her eye.

"Huh?" She stepped on it and immediately withdrew her foot, "Uncle Yonghe, wait a moment, I'll be back soon."

After saying that, she ran towards the opposite side. She was right. There were several taro trees there, which were very tall and in bloom.

Taro, it’s a delicious food. It’s soft and waxy, and especially pink. No matter how you cook it, it’s delicious. Even if it’s simply steamed and taken out, it’s still very pink.

But now it seems that it is obviously not mature yet, but you can eat taro flowers without taro. You can also pick the taro stems together, whether they are fried, stewed, pickled, or made into taro stems. The bream are particularly delicious.

If you don't handle it well, you'll feel like your neck has been pricked by a needle after eating it.

She pinched two handfuls and tied them with straw. "Uncle Yonghe, help me pick them up."

Su Yonghe is numb now. They never eat taro stems because they pierce their necks and cause pain for several days, making them unable to eat them.

So generally they don't want anything they come across, just taro.

"Can you eat this too?"

"Yes!" Su Ziling took off her socks and put on her shoes while answering him.

The fish was placed at the bottom of the basket, followed by a sea of ​​crabs. Su Yonghe placed two taro leaves on top of the sea of ​​crabs before placing the taro stems on top.

After he put it away, Su Ziling's shoes had just been put on, and the two of them carried baskets on their backs. Su Ziling pointed to the top, "Let's climb up a little and take a look."

Su Yonghe nodded and opened the way, "What are you looking for? Let me help you look for it."

Su Ziling shook her head, "I'm not sure either, let's see as we walk."

The higher they climbed, the drier and hotter they became. When they were about to reach the top of the mountain, Su Ziling stopped.

"Uncle Yonghe, wait a moment."

Su Ziling stood under the tree, looking up at the bunches of fruits on the tree, her eyes full of smiles.

Su Yonghe didn't know what it was, so he followed her example and stared blankly at the treetops.

The sun shone through the gaps in the treetops and hit their faces, which was very dazzling.

He raised his hand to cover his eyes, "Xiaoqing, what are you looking at?"

"Qi Zi." Su Ziling narrowed her eyes with joy.

Su Yonghe murmured, "Qizi?"

"Yes." Su Ziling nodded, "This is the reason why those people dare not come in, or they can't get out once they come."

Rhus allergy is even worse than poisonous snake bites. Su Zizhong touched it last time and was covered in pimples. Fortunately, he found it and evacuated it in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

In modern times, this thing is the childhood nightmare of countless people. The first thing Master Shangshan taught me when I was a child was to know and avoid sumac trees.

There are small sumac trees everywhere in this mountain, and there are large sumac trees in this area. I think it is these seeds that came to the mountains.

The paint seeds on the tree are not yet mature, and the paint leaves have turned yellow and are slowly falling off, but the paint seeds are still green. Su Ziling estimates that they will not be ready for picking until September.

Hearing that the tree was so dangerous, Su Yonghe frowned and took half a step back. "If it's so dangerous, then why are we looking for it? Or,"

He obviously thought of something, his eyes lit up, "How about we chop it down. Then everyone in the village can come in. There is so much food in here, and everyone's life will not be so difficult."

"Of course I'm looking for it because it's useful, and since we're not allergic, it'll be fine. As for cutting it all off as you said, that's impossible. We'll be fine just like that, but that doesn't mean it'll be fine if we chop it off."

"This tree is called sumac. Its sap is milky white and more poisonous than snakes. I dare not cut it down."

Hearing what Su Ziling said, Su Yonghe immediately took half a step back, "So powerful?"

"What do you think?" Su Ziling glanced at him, "Let's go, let's walk inside."

The two of them walked all the way in. This area was almost full of lacquer trees, which grew very tall. They all grew on steep slopes, so picking them was difficult.

Both of them were carrying backpacks. The items were not light and the road was difficult to walk. The two of them groped slowly and picked up a lot of fungi along the way. Su Ziling's backpack couldn't even fit in it.

Finally, they found a fairly flat place, and the two of them sat down to take a breath. Su Ziling took out water, took two sips each, ate a few August melons, and continued walking up.

The sumac tree has been found, and the only thing left is to pick it next month. Today I picked a lot of August melons, caught fish and sea crabs, and also took a handful of taro stalks. It can be said to be a full harvest. Looking at it For that half of the mountain, Su Ziling waved her hand and said, "I won't climb it anymore. Let's do it another day. Carrying things is too tiring."

Su Yonghe stopped and wiped his sweat. He couldn't stand it anymore. He was tired from climbing trees and cutting thorn bushes along the way.

"Okay, let's go this way. It's closer from here."

He didn't want to go back the same way he came, which was steep and difficult.

The two found a nearby path. It was not that difficult to walk here, the trees were not high, the sun was abundant, and the grass on the ground was crispy in the sun.

After leaving the mountain, the sun was almost setting, and the two of them walked home quickly.

"Uncle Yonghe, which way is this? Why haven't I walked on this road?" Su Ziling couldn't help but ask as she saw the road becoming more desolate as they walked.

If they weren't all from the same village, Su Ziling would have imagined so many scenes of being kidnapped, trafficked and raped.

"It's closer here. Yongning and I often walk, but it seems a bit desolate." Su Yonghe walked ahead, looking back from time to time to see if Su Ziling had followed him.

However, when Su Ziling saw the densely packed fruits not far away, she almost thanked Su Yonghe for taking him on this path.

"Uncle Yonghe, Uncle Yonghe, wait a moment."

After saying that, before Su Yonghe could react, she put down her backpack and jumped onto the wasteland below with a bang.

There were a lot of ghost needle grass on the ground, and her jump scared Su Yonghe.

"Xiaoqing, what are you doing? Come up quickly."

Su Ziling couldn't care less about the ghost needle grass at this moment, her eyes were filled with the fruit in front of her.

Of course, she couldn't care about Su Yonghe. Her pants were tied like a porcupine, so she ran forward regardless.

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