After Erni took Xiaoni to school on her bicycle, Su Xiaoxue also prepared to go up the mountain.

She first went to find Xiaofang and asked her if she wanted to go to the mountains together.

When the two went to the mountains, they happened to pass by Su Lingling's house.

Su Lingling is in the yard, and no one knows what she is doing?

"I heard your partner came to see you today. How is it going? Are you sure when to get married?"

"Well, May 18th, next month."

Xiaofang was a little surprised, "So fast?"

Su Xiaoxue laughed, "Not fast anymore, Su Lingling is faster."

In fact, she wanted it to be faster, but Qin Chi wouldn't let her, so she just let it go.

When they got to the mountains, Su Xiaoxue told Xiaofang that they could pick porcini mushrooms.

"Is this edible?" Xiaofang was puzzled.

"Yes, it tastes very good. Qin Chi said that they also ate these when they were in the army."

Although Xiaofang found it strange, Su Xiaoxue and Qin Chi both said they were edible, so she decided to pick some and take them back to try.

Nowadays, the most common and practical thing in the mountains is mushrooms.

Porcini and chicken mushrooms are both excellent ingredients.

They had picked the porcini mushrooms before and kept them for themselves or gave them away, so there weren't many left. She planned to pick more in the next few days, sort them out, and sell them on the weekend.

The children in the village go to school, and those who are not old enough play at home. People as old as Su Xiaoxue have either married and gone out to make a living, leaving only a few girls and boys, so there are not many people in the mountains now.

The two of them walked along the mountain, picking fruits.

Porcini like to hide under various low bushes, one after another, plump and very cute.

The more Su Xiaoxue picked, the more excited she became. She wished she could pick all the porcini mushrooms on the mountain.

However, no one had picked this kind of thing before, so naturally there were too many of them, and the spores were scattered everywhere.

Su Xiaoxue felt that after picking all the fruits in this area, both of their backpacks would be full.

In this way, Su Xiaoxue spent almost the entire day in the mountains, carrying basket after basket of mushrooms down the mountain.

In addition to porcini and chicken mushrooms, there are actually other mushrooms, but they are relatively sparse, so you can pick some of each kind.

The family had mushroom soup for dinner, and Su Xiaoxue set out the same way early the next morning.

Xiaofang didn't go in the morning, but went again in the afternoon.

As for the many mushrooms that Su Xiaoxue had picked, she gave those that she had not yet processed cleanly to her father at home to help process. One person picked and the other processed them, and by the time she returned home, her father had also finished processing them.

In the evening, the two younger sisters came back and helped to clean up the remaining mushrooms.

Xiao Ni asked her elder sister excitedly, "Sister, tomorrow is market day, are we going to the county tomorrow?"

Su Xiaoxue nodded as she processed them. "Well, I'll take you to the county tomorrow. Then we can sell these mushrooms as well?"

Hearing this, Su's mother asked uncertainly, "Is anyone buying this? Many people don't know if it's edible."

Su Xiaoxue smiled and said, "It's okay. There's always a first time for everything. The county is big, so there must be people who have eaten these good things before."

Su's mother thought about it and felt that it made sense.

"Then your sister and I will go with you!" said Su's mother.

There are so many mushrooms, and it’s probably impossible for these kids to carry them all.

Su Xiaoxue nodded happily, "Okay, let's go together."

As she spoke, she looked at Father Su and said, "Dad, do you want to go for a walk together? You can ride the bike, and Mom and I will walk."

Father Su is in much better health now. He is not as weak as he was at the beginning, and riding a bike is not too tiring.

Father Su didn't want to disturb the children, but the children all begged to go together, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go for a walk too!"

So, the whole family got up early the next morning.

Su Xiaoxue cooked porridge, beat two eggs into it, and added thinly sliced ​​mushrooms. Soon, the fragrant mushroom and egg porridge was ready.

After eating, when it was still gray, the family of five set off in the direction of the county town, treading on the morning dew.

They got five baskets of mushrooms in total, all of which were the best.

Su Xiaoxue and her mother carried a backpack, and Su's father had another backpack on his bicycle. They pushed the backpack together and walked.

When we arrived, the sun had already come out.

Su Xiaoxue took them to a street suitable for selling things, where there were already people setting up stalls to sell things.

Some were selling baskets, some were selling eggs, some were selling tofu, some were selling vegetables, and even some were selling fish.

These things are brought out from nearby farmers' homes to sell.

Various tickets are still needed now, but it is not as strict as before. It is also possible to sell things at home. The prices are almost the same as those in the supply and marketing cooperatives, which is more suitable for families who have no tickets but only money.

Su Xiaoxue randomly found a place nearby, asked the people nearby, and after making sure that no one was there, she put the mushrooms there.

“Mom and Dad, let’s sell it here!”

The Su family’s parents had never done such a thing before, so they seemed very reserved. Naturally, whatever the eldest daughter said was what it meant.

Compared to the nervousness of Su's parents, the two younger sisters were very excited.

Xiao Ni was the most courageous and asked her sister directly, "Big sister, how do we arrange this? How should I shout when the time comes?"

"When the time comes, you just stand here, and when someone comes, we ask them if they want to buy and how much they want to buy, and then we weigh it for them."

"Ok."

Su Xiaoxue said it was easy, but she was also thinking about the first time she went to the street to sell things. She was extremely nervous. It wasn't a big deal, but she was scared.

When others came to ask her questions, it took her a long time to answer them fluently.

"Then how much do we sell this for?" Erni also asked.

Su Xiaoxue was stunned. “Hey, I haven’t thought about this yet.”

Porcini mushrooms are delicious, but if you sell them too expensively, people won’t buy them. If you sell them too cheaply, they will seem too cheap.

She looked at her parents and asked, "Mom and Dad, how much do you think is a good price?"

How could the Su family’s parents understand?

Father Su said, "Just make the decision. Your mother and I don't understand. If you hadn't told me it was edible, I wouldn't have known it was edible."

Su Xiaoxue thought about it and said, "Then... we can sell it for 50 cents a pound. Do you think it's okay?"

A pound of pork now costs 80 to 50 cents, and mushrooms are relatively light, so a pound is not a small amount.

This price is reasonable.

But when Su's mother heard this, she was a little shocked, "So many? Will others not want it?"

Father Su thought the price was okay. He supported it and said, "It's okay. Let's try it first. If it doesn't work, we can lower the price."

"Ah."

So everyone quickly put everything in place.

In front of them were several large bamboo baskets of porcini mushrooms, and next to them were the hairpins and headbands that Su Xiaoxue had brought back.

I brought a few small stools and a scale from home, and that meant I had set up the stall.

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