The Garden Life of a Little Gardener

Early the next morning, the family living in the homestay was awakened by the singing of insects and birds, and the scent of flowers.

Mr. Yu stretched himself under the quilt, turned over and got up neatly, and said: "I haven't slept so comfortably in a long time, this is the real first-level sleep. After waking up, the whole person is full of energy and radiant, feeling It’s okay to go out and fight tigers.”

Old Yu's father looked at his son contemptuously when he heard the words, and said with disdain: "You want to go out to hunt tigers with your small body that has been working in the office all year round? I think you are going to feed tigers, so tigers may not be willing to go out like this." Eat you, it is afraid that it will lose its teeth."

Mr. Yu couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the words, he felt that his father's mentality was really much younger this time, and he would hate him.

The family folded the bedding and pillows, put them back in the kang cabinet, took their own toiletries, and went out to take care of themselves.

After leaving the house to face the morning sun, Father Xu took a deep breath and said, "It's so fresh air, it smells like oxygen inhalation, the mind is instantly clear, and the body is also energized. This is really a good morning exercise." time."

When Zhou Quan came over, he heard the sound of Tai Chi in the yard.

He walked through the Moon Gate and took a look. Sure enough, the guest's family was doing morning exercises in the yard.

The four elderly people standing in a row at the head obviously often do this activity. With the sound of music, the four elderly people are doing fitness Tai Chi very well.

The performance of the remaining three people was somewhat unsatisfactory. Their movements could not keep up with the beat of the music, and their movements were not very good.

But even so, Zhou Quan felt that the little fat man was worthy of praise. Although he didn't make a single move wrong, his attitude was very good, and his expression looked very serious.

But the troublemaker appeared soon, because he always made mistakes and couldn't keep up with the rhythm. Mr. Xiao had been secretly glared at by his parents several times.

Mr. Yu, who didn't know how to fight at first, but was forced to come over and stared at, finally broke out.

Based on the principle that if I can't do well, the rest of the family can't do well, Mr. Yu started to make trouble in the back row.

However, he didn't dare to extend his grasp to the four old people in the front row, he only dared to harass his wife and son in the back row.

Deliberately scratching his wife's itchy flesh, pulling his son's little arm to play the double reed, and soon the originally peaceful and harmonious atmosphere of the morning exercise was messed up by Mr. Xiao.

The furious parents and parents-in-law glared at the older 'bear children' in the back row. Under his father's loud stop, Mr. Yu's outburst was quickly suppressed peacefully.

After finishing off his troubled son, Yu's father smiled and asked Zhou Quan who came over to watch, "Young man, did you come here so early to ask us for something?"

Hearing this, Zhou Quan looked at Mr. Yu who was pressed against the corner to relieve his wife and children, and replied with lingering fear: "I just want to ask, do you want to participate in the activities of picking mushrooms and identifying herbs today."

Old Yu's father only remembered when he heard the words. They didn't seem to have read the flyer given to them by the homestay last night.

So he repeatedly apologized and said, "I'm so sorry, we slept so well last night that we haven't had time to watch it yet. Don't worry, we'll choose right away."

During the conversation, Father Xu had already entered the room and found the leaflet. The family stopped playing and studied the contents together.

Picking mushrooms, as the name suggests, there are some edible wild mushrooms growing on the mountains near Liangxing Village, and participants will pick them under the guidance of a guide.

The activity lasts for half a day, and each participant needs to pay 80 yuan to the guide for participation, half price for children under 12 years old.

Herb identification is also very simple. As a mountain village with rich resources, some common wild Chinese medicinal materials grow in the mountains near Liangxing Village. Participants will also go up the mountain to identify herbs under the guidance of guides, and Experience the joy of picking herbs.

The time for this activity is also half a day, and each participant needs to pay 60 yuan to the guide to participate in the fee, and children under the age of 12 are still half price.

6080 for half a day, the price is still reasonable, not to mention this kind of project that is close to nature and enriches knowledge is very suitable for their family with children.

But they still have some questions in their minds, so Dad Xu asked as a family representative: "Young man, they play for half a day and are led by guides. May I ask why each person pays 20 yuan more for picking mushrooms than for identifying medicinal materials?" money?"

This is not a question of money, but a question of knowing how the money is spent.

Zhou Quan explained to the guests after hearing the words: "Because of safety issues, there are not many species of wild mushrooms that can be eaten on our mountain. There are only three kinds in total, which are red mushroom, pine mushroom and a small white mushroom. Pine mushroom and small white mushroom Fortunately, white mushrooms are abundant and unique in appearance. Basically, as long as you have seen them, you can’t pick them wrong. But this season’s red mushrooms are not only small in number and hard to find. The red mushroom is very similar to the poisonous mushroom. It needs to be carefully distinguished between the two. If one is not careful, even those of us who often go to the mountains will sometimes miss it.”

"You can take the mushrooms you picked from the mountain away by yourself. To ensure safety, the guide who leads the team will check the mushrooms you bring back one by one after you come back, and only after confirming that there are no poisonous mushrooms in them will you let the guests We took the mushrooms away for everyone’s safety. So the extra 20 yuan was hard-earned money for the team guide.”

Such an explanation is reasonable. If the guide works more, he will naturally get more.

After a comprehensive explanation, the family got together to discuss and decided to participate in the mushroom picking activity first.

As for herbal identification, if they still have the energy after playing all morning, it's not too late to participate.

Six adults and one child, after paying the participation fee, Dad Xu asked, "When will the event start? Do we need to make any preparations?"

Hearing this, Zhou Quan stroked the few big bills in his pocket, and said with a smile: "The event will start after everyone's breakfast. You don't need to prepare anything. All the tools will be provided by the guides. You just need to change into light and breathable long-sleeved long sleeves. Just wear long pants and a pair of shoes that are good for climbing.”

"Guides....men? More than a guide?"

"Yes, in order to ensure the safety of the guests, no matter how many people participate in the activity, there must be at least two guides leading the team, this is to ensure everyone's safety."

"It's really thoughtful, so we can rest assured."

The guests went to have breakfast, Zhou Quan called Bao Erlong, and when he learned that there was a chance to earn extra money, this guy rushed over excitedly.

Zhou Quan gave half of the money he got to the other party, then pointed to the rattan baskets on the other side of the lounge and said: "All the guests are going to take six large baskets and one small basket. Put gloves and bottled water in the basket. Whether to drink or not is the business of the guests, and we must do a good job here.”

Holding those banknotes, Bao Erlong laughed so hard that he couldn't see his teeth. He took people up the mountain all morning, and when he came back, he could make more than 200 yuan by distinguishing mushrooms. It was really easy to do.

Rubbing Faxiao's round face, Zhou Quan said: "Be serious, we are the guides of this event, we must always be vigilant to ensure the safety of the guests. Take the red hat from the corner and put it on, and put on the reflective vest. It will be more conspicuous in the forest on the mountain."

When Bao Erlong, who was thoughtful and determined to conquer Xiaofa through performances again, so that he could be a guide for a long time in the future, was fully dressed and appeared in Erjin, the guests were already ready.

Zhou Quan silently looked at the clothes of the guests, yes, it is no problem for them to climb mountains.

The guests looked at the baskets in their hands curiously, and said in amazement after finding the gloves inside drinking water: "Hey, I also prepared tools and water. You are so considerate."

Zhouquan took out the threaded gloves and put them on, then took out some mushrooms that he had found as a model and said: "It's better to wear gloves, because there will be a layer of mucus on the surface of the pine mushrooms. Clean it up immediately, and when it dries, it will turn yellow and adhere to your skin. Although the mucus is safe and harmless to the human body, it will stick for a long time, and sometimes it can’t be removed for a week, so in order to Don't worry, it's best to wear gloves."

After saying this, Zhou Quan picked up the largest of the three mushroom samples with his hand, pointed to it and said: "Everyone can see that this canopy is hemispherical or flat, with yellow-brown to chestnut-brown flat silky scales. The surface is dry, the lower part of the canopy is yellow or yellowish brown, densely covered with needle-like spongy structure substances, and the stem is smooth without any skirt. This is the pine mushroom in our pine forest. This mushroom is rich in nutrients and is used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is believed that it is warm in nature and sweet in taste, and its fruiting body is used as medicine, which can benefit the stomach, regulate qi and relieve pain, relieve phlegm and relieve constipation, and is a very good food therapy product."

Said Zhou Quan put down the pine mushroom, picked up another kind of dark brown mushroom with dry flesh and said: "This kind of mushroom is red mushroom, also called red pine mushroom, and its scientific name is blood red rivet mushroom. It has a good flavor and taste. Well, this kind of mushroom is known as "vegetarian meat" in the gourmet world. The first big dish I ate after I returned to the village was the old hen stewed with mushrooms. You must remember its appearance, dark red or dark brown, The fungus head and stipe are almost the same color. It is not big, and there is a slight protrusion on the cap. When the fungus is not growing up, there is a thin film of meat between the cap and the fungus. There is a kind of poisonous mushroom on the mountain that looks very similar to the red pine mushroom, the only difference is that the poisonous mushroom is bigger, basically can grow to three times the size of the red pine mushroom, and the cap of the poisonous mushroom in the sun will reflect Glossy, this is something that non-toxic mushrooms will never have, so please keep it in mind.”

"This kind of small mushroom is called white mushroom here. I don't know what its scientific name is. Its characteristics are obvious. The small cap is white, but because it likes to grow in grass, the white fungus The top of the cover is often stained with some soil and turns into a gray color. Its stem is hollow, the meat is very tender, and it tastes very crisp. Among these three types of mushrooms, white mushrooms have the best fresh taste kind of."

During Zhou Quan's introduction, the guests listened carefully, but the reactions of the elderly, adults and children were different.

Xu's father and Xu's mother are both locals. As native village children, they are still very familiar with local specialties.

When they were young, they all went up the mountain to pick mushrooms. Even if they didn't explain it thoroughly, they didn't make mistakes when they went up the mountain.

Yu's father and Yu's mother are both foreigners. They came here when they went to the mountains and went to the countryside, and later settled down with their family.

They also went to the mountains when they participated in labor. Although it was more than [-] years ago, they still have some impressions.

Xu Qing and her husband, as post-80s who grew up in the city, don't know much about things in the mountains.

When Zhou Quan was introducing, she nodded while listening, and said from time to time: "Oh, so fresh pine mushrooms and red pine mushrooms look like this. I've seen them dried and they taste pretty good. .”

"Hey, why have you never seen this kind of dried white mushroom in the market? Didn't the little brother in the waiter say that it tastes the most delicious?"

"Because this kind of mushroom can only have that kind of crisp taste and delicious taste when it is eaten fresh. Once it is dried, even if it is soaked again, the delicious taste will not exist, and the crisp taste will not exist. It becomes like a matchstick, sticky and dry."

"In that case, there would be no food value."

"Yes, so there are no dried products of small white mushrooms in the market. Even in our village, if we want to keep white mushrooms, we don't use the method of drying them. We will pick the small white mushrooms and wash them. After cleaning, blanch them with light salt water, then put them in a plastic bag and seal them, and put them directly in the refrigerator or freezer to freeze. When you eat such small white mushrooms, they will retain most of the taste when eaten fresh."

Fatty Yu Lele waved his hands and jumped up and down and said, "Uncle, have you finished? Can you give all these mushrooms to Lele? Then Lele can hold them for comparison when going up the mountain."

As the only child in the family who has only eaten it, and has never seen the others, whether it is dry or ready-made, this kid is very smart to choose the conditions that are beneficial to him.

As the thoroughness of the tour guide this time, I am most worried about this little thing.

Adults are tall, good-looking and easy to manage, this little thing is short and can run fast, Zhou Quan is really afraid that if he is not careful, this little guy will disappear in some bushes.

Seeing that the child took the initiative to talk to himself, Zhou Quan thought for a while and knelt down and said, "Lele, when you go up the mountain, stay by uncle's side and don't run too far, okay? As long as you can let uncle see you all the time when you go up the mountain , when you come back, I will give you the share of mushrooms that uncle picked, okay?"

"Really?"

"Of course, we can pull the hook."

In this way, Zhouquan exchanged a basket of mushrooms for himself a small follower.

Before going out, people met Chef Bao at the gate of the house.

At this time, he took off his chef's uniform, a long shirt and jeans, and a pair of dark blue sneakers. He was holding a mobile phone and a basket, as if waiting for them at the door.

Seeing this, Bao Erlong looked suspiciously at Zhou Quan beside him, he hadn't heard that brother Bao Yan would also follow.

These seven people are paired with three tour guides, brother Zhou Quan is too careful.

Zhouquan was also puzzled like Bao Erlong, looking at Fa Xiao's appearance, he asked cautiously: "Brother Baoyan, are you going to go up the mountain with us?"

"Well, at noon, the guest ordered a dish of fried pork with mushrooms. I'll go up the mountain to pick some."

"The lunch dishes...."

"I have already stewed everything that needs to be stewed. My aunt who helps cook the vegetables will chop up the main ingredients and everything. When I come back from picking mushrooms, I can just fry them."

Hearing this, Bao Erlong looked at the bunch of dried mushrooms hanging on the outside wall of the kitchen. He was thinking about the bag of frozen small white mushrooms in the refrigerator when he went to the kitchen last time. He was about to say something when he saw Bao Erlong. Chef's gaze.

As sharp as a knife, he immediately scared back what he wanted to say.

Bao Erlong, who shrank his neck, complained silently in his heart: "If you don't say it, you don't say it. Why are you so fierce? You said you were looking for ingredients, but you actually want to go up the mountain with Brother Ah Quan."

The author has something to say:

Pine mushroom is one of the very few wild fungi that cannot be artificially cultivated.In addition to the general mushroom growth conditions, pine mushrooms must also grow together with pine trees and coexist with pine roots.Its growth environment is in a pine forest on a shady or semi-shady slope at an altitude of 700 to 500 meters.Pine mushroom meat is plump, delicious and tender.Not only excellent flavor, attractive fragrance, but also nutritious edible fungus.It has the effects of lowering blood sugar, anti-cancer, preventing aging, and resisting radiation. The following is the picture of matsutake mushroom.

Red mushroom, pine tree umbrella, the scientific name is blood red rivet mushroom, and it is also known as red mushroom, red pine mushroom, and pine nail in Northeast China.Growing on the ground in pine forests, forming ectomycorrhiza with pine trees, growing in groups, scattered or solitary.This fungus has good flavor and high nutritional value. It is known as "vegetarian meat" and is deeply loved by people.In addition to containing the protein that people often need, dietary fiber also contains a small amount of elements necessary for the human body such as potassium, sodium, zinc, manganese, copper, etc., so it is very popular among people.Because it is wild, the output is very small and the price is relatively expensive.This kind of fungus has thick meat, rich aroma and delicious taste. It is a rare and precious wild edible fungus.