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The round dumplings were already cooked, Meng Chuxi filled a bowl and handed it to Zhou Qingwu, then after thinking about it, he opened his mouth and hummed the happy birthday song softly.

Zhou Qing stared at her blankly, the weird little song in his ear sounded a little funny, very straightforward words, strange tunes, but Meng Chuxi's voice was nice, soft-spoken, and Zhou Qingwu's eyes were a little hot.

After she finished singing, Zhou Qingwu wiped her eyes and gestured with her hand: This is the most special birthday I have ever had, thank you.

After hearing this, Meng Chuxi reached out and touched her head: "Fool, thank you. Also, you will definitely have a good birthday in the future. There are no gifts this year, and I will make up for you in the future."

Zhou Qingwu shook his head and pointed to Meng Chuxi: You are the best gift to be with me.

She obviously couldn't speak, but these words seemed to ring in her ears, and touched Meng Chuxi's heartstrings again, and there was a trace of tenderness and doting in the smile in her eyes.

"Stop talking, hurry up and eat dumplings."

The dumpling wrapper is rolled out thinly, and the stuffing inside is not the perfunctory stuffing that is used in stalls. There is enough meat mixed with shepherd's purse leaves, and when you bite it open, the hot juice in the dumpling can overflow.The stuffing is tender and chewy, not at all firewood. The unique aroma of shepherd's purse lingers in the tongue, and the deliciousness of the gravy overflows the mouth. Chewing with the dumpling wrapper, the salty and delicious taste is just right, it's really delicious.

"Eat slowly, I added ginger and scallion water to the stuffing, be careful of scalding." This dumpling should not be eaten too fast, otherwise the hot soup will be scalding to death if it splashes out.

After Zhou Qingwu finished eating a dumpling, he had a weird expression on his tongue, and it seemed that she was late in reminding.The tip of the tongue was hot and painful, followed by some numbness, which was really uncomfortable.

Seeing her hot tearful eyes, Meng Chuxi felt a little guilty, quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks, squeezed her chin, and said worriedly: "Let's see, how is it hot? It's my fault, I shouldn't have put too much water, remind me slow."

Zhou Qingwu was so close to her, still in such a posture, blushing hot, wanted to shake his head but was restrained by Meng Chuxi, who was still telling her to open her mouth.

"Put out your tongue, let me see."

The little girl was blushing with embarrassment, she could only poke out a soft tip of her tongue with restraint.Sure enough, it was scalded, and there was a spot on the pink and tender tongue that was obviously going to be very red, but fortunately there were no blisters.

Meng Chuxi cared about her heartache, quickly opened her mouth and blew lightly, the cool wind hit, the poor and shy little tongue shrank back, but it was hindered by the body's obedience, and stopped outside again, so cute that it was pitiful .

Meng Chuxi glanced up again, this time it not only landed on the burnt tongue, but also Zhou Qingwu's face, which made Meng Chuxi's body stiff immediately, she seemed a little too intimate like this, her slightly flustered eyes fell On that soft tongue, Meng Chuxi couldn't help but swallowed, but she stopped her abruptly. This action was really a bit wretched.

She backed away quickly, and told her without looking away: "Don't be in a hurry, eat slowly, don't get burned again."

Zhou Qingwu nodded, raised his eyes and took another sneak peek at Meng Chuxi, holding the dumplings and eating there quietly, but finally the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitched, inexplicably but inescapably joyful.

The weather is getting warmer day by day, and the whole small mountain village is alive. The winter jasmine planted outside the yard is eager to convey the news of spring to people. The leaves are full of fine yellow flowers before they grow.

The two acres of land are basically ready. After March, the paddy fields have to be leveled with oxen before rice can be planted.The two of them were not idle during this period of time. In addition to digging medicinal materials, Meng Chuxi and Zhou Qingwu also moved back some good medicinal plants, and arranged a small medicinal garden in the yard for planting.

Although the two of them can't talk about being rich, Meng Chuxi feels that they have to live comfortably and elegantly. After a simple arrangement of the house, not only will it be more lively, but it will also be much more beautiful.

No, she has recently taken a fancy to a good thing, which is the two hibiscus flowers planted by Liu's sister-in-law's house. There are not many people in Zhoujia Village. Meng Chuxi has already made plans to go to her house to choose branches that have not yet sprouted Bring it back, and prepare to plant cuttings around Zhou Qingwu's small courtyard.

This season is a good time for planting seedlings. Hibiscus flowers grow fast. In midsummer night, hibiscus flowers will bloom in summer. It will not only be a landscape, but also a good dish. The taste and taste of hibiscus flowers are very good.

Zhou Qingwu couldn't help others, but loosening the soil and watering it was okay.After digging the soil and picking up water, Meng Chuxi rolled up his sleeves, showing a white and delicate wrist, raised his head and said with a smile: "It's hard work for Qingwu to water, the amount of water must be sufficient, and I have to insert it before the water dries up. "

Zhou Qingwu's eyes couldn't help but fall on her pretty forearm, and he couldn't stop thinking of the poems of frost and snow on his bright wrist. Hearing Meng Chuxi's words, he quickly nodded his mind and turned his ears red again, spurning himself in his heart for no reason.

Meng Chuxi was busy planting the branches, but she didn't notice the little girl's abnormality. More than 40 branches were inserted into the wet soil, leaving only half of the branches outside. Roots can be rooted in a little over two weeks.

After finishing the work, Meng Chuxi rubbed her waist and let out a long sigh of relief: "The dense plants are planted now, and when they take root, they have to be pulled out to see if there are any living ones. It should be almost enough to plant."

Zhou Qingwu nodded, looked at Meng Chuxi and gestured: You really know a lot, you are very good.

This is the compliment that Meng Chuxi has heard the most. She felt embarrassed before, but the little girl's appearance is sincere and not fake, gradually inflating Meng Chuxi's pampering, and now she accepts it openly.

Many families in the village have started spring plowing, and Meng Chuxi and Zhou Qingwu followed suit.Before, they sorted out a piece of land for raising seedlings. They bought a lot of vegetable seeds, bought some melons and fruits, and planted a lot of favorite beans and eggplants.When summer comes, these vegetables will not be eaten up, and it will save two people to buy

Sprinkle the seeds in and cover with a layer of soil, pour some water and wait until the germination grows a bit, and then transplant.

To prevent the birds from pecking at them, Meng Chuxi tied a scarecrow with straw and placed it on the ground. Thinking of making it more realistic, he made a string of bamboo wind chimes, and the sound was pleasant when the wind blew.Two more bamboo tubes were hung below, and they could make a bang when they were rotated violently, which was very loud.

The villagers of Yangjiawan, who were also farming nearby, were surprised to see them.He already knew about Yang Shouyi's sale to a little girl from a neighboring village. During this period of time, he would always meet them in the field. Don't look at the two girls as small, but they do things well. This little thing he It's the first time I've seen it.

"Little girl, can you show me how you make this thing?" The people in this mountain village coexist with the surrounding animals, and most of the time they do not interfere with each other, but every year when the food starts to grow, this bird is to let them Headaches, the seeds will be picked up and eaten if you don't pay attention, and you have to kick them out from time to time.The scarecrow didn't move, and some birds were too shrewd to be frightened, so he thought it was pretty good.

Zhou Qingwu was taken aback for a moment, and looked up at Meng Chuxi.Meng Chuxi came to her senses, pointed at the man and smiled: "I do whatever I want, you just come and see."

He came over to take a closer look, and said with a chuckle: "You guys are so clever, you can figure it out, and I'll make a few tomorrow to catch the birds."

Later, Meng Chuxi and the two went to find that there was a lot of tinkling around, not only the field of that one family, but also a field around it, and it was very lively when the wind blew.

Meng Chuxi was dumbfounded, but Zhou Qingwu smiled happily and gave Meng Chuxi a thumbs up.

Regarding the matter of two people farming the land, the villagers will inevitably talk about it, and they feel that the land is going to be ruined.Meng Chuxi knew that she and Zhou Qingwu lacked experience, so she would humbly ask Aunt Liu for advice, and Meng Chuxi had dabbled a lot in terms of theory, especially about fattening.

I don’t know whether it’s the good land or God’s food. The seeds they planted are rough, but the germination rate is high, and the growth is very good, basically changing every day.

It was already March now, and the seedlings in the field were only waiting to be transplanted when they were bigger, so the two of them were free at this time.

In March, a new round of mushroom picking season is coming. The peach trees in the village have already sprouted flower buds, and some are sticking out of the roadside in twos and threes to compete for beauty.The most fruit trees in Zhoujia Village are apricot and peach. The withered mountain village in winter was first covered with a layer of light green, and now it is about to add a different color.

Many treasures on the mountain are fleeting in this season. Meng Chuxi, who grew up in the mountain and likes to study botany, understands it very clearly.

The meat smoked at home during the Chinese New Year tastes very good. This unique flavor needs better ingredients to match, and the thorn buds in the mountains of Zhoujia Village will sprout in a while. She saw several before going up the mountain. Thorny dragon bud tree.This time when I went up to the mountain, Meng Chuxi went to see it early, and estimated when I could go to pick it.

The weather this spring is very good, and the rain is abundant, so the mushrooms on the mountain are also competing to be unearthed.It's not yet the Ching Ming season, and the mushrooms are not flourishing, but it still attracts a large number of people to go up the mountain.

March peach blossom mushroom is a new round of temptation, and in addition, there is a rare thing coming out, morel mushroom.

Meng Chuxi, who used to be in primary school, helps her grandfather pick up morels at this time of year, because they can be sold for a good price.It’s just that at that time she felt that morel mushrooms were a bit ugly, and the locals liked to call them snakehead mushrooms, saying that they were sold as medicinal materials. She always thought they were poisonous and could not be eaten, so that Meng Chuxi didn’t know that morel mushrooms were a dish until she went to university. gourmet food.

When you come to a small village thousands of years ago, Meng Chuxi must try it.

Meng Chuxi and Zhou Qingwu were ready to go up the mountain together in the morning, but Meng Chuxi stopped Zhou Qingwu from going into the forest, but pointed to the valley below the village and said, "Qingwu, let's go there and look for it."

Zhou Qingwu was taken aback: There are no mushrooms there.

That place is full of green grass, and there are tall trees like paulownia trees growing next to it. The sun can shine there, and it is almost impossible to have those mushrooms.

Meng Chuxi probably understood that Zhou Qingwu was not familiar with morels, so she pretended to be mysterious and said, "The one I'm looking for likes to grow in that kind of place, and there are no morels on the mountain."

Zhou Qingwu was a little confused: What mushroom?

Meng Chuxi made a fool of himself: "I'll tell you when I find it. I haven't looked for it here yet so I don't know if it's there. But it's really delicious. If I find it, I'll let you taste it. It is said that it is still in the palace. Only at the banquet."

Zhou Qingwu was curious and surprised. If it is really so precious, why has no one in the village looked for it there?

Meng Chuxi took her down the ground and searched for it on the flat grass.Zhou Qingwu didn't know what to look for, so he followed Meng Chuxi and watched. The two of them searched the area but still found nothing.

Meng Chuxi lowered her head and muttered to herself: "Isn't there one here? But it feels like it should belong to the president."

She said her eyes were searching around, and she was about to look down again. After going down the small path, Meng Chuxi looked at the dam first, and her eyes suddenly lit up: "I found it!"

Zhou Qingwu was also overjoyed, and looked along the place where Meng Chuxi's hand stretched out, and there was a yellow thing growing in the clump of green grass.

She also knows this thing. In the past, people in the village would ignore it when they saw it, saying it was poisonous.The main reason is that the fungus grows a bit ugly and looks like a snake's head. Some people in the village say that it can be poisoned if you touch it, so the villagers in Zhoujia Village never pick it up.

Seeing Meng Chuxi holding this thing happily, she was a little anxious, quickly took the fungus from her hand and threw it away, and then wiped her hands with clothes: don't touch it, it's poisonous.

Meng Chuxi laughed, and explained: "It's not poisonous, it's called morel mushrooms, and it's one of the rarest mushrooms. It's a must for making soup and fried. It's beyond the imagination of ordinary people."

Zhou Qingwu was still skeptical: the villagers said it was poisonous and could not be eaten.

Meng Chuxi bent down to pick it up, "Probably misled by its appearance, although it looks strange, it is really delicious and has high nutritional value. I never dare to pick mushrooms that I don't know. This Morels are really edible, don’t worry.”

After being told by Meng Chuxi, Zhou Qingwu was relieved and apologized a little embarrassedly: I was too reckless just now.

With a smile on her face, Meng Chuxi pinched her cheek: "What are you apologizing for? I know Qingwu is worried about me."

Knowing that morel mushrooms can be eaten, Zhou Qingwu also got excited, and from Meng Chuxi's words, she also found that she likes them very much, so she buried her head in searching carefully.Morchella grows in well-ventilated and humid places, so it often grows on ditch floors and shallow slopes, and the deciduous trees can shade it, so it is often seen around paulownia trees, elm trees, and willows.

There is no one to pick them in this area, and the fungus remains well. After a while, the two of them produced more than a dozen strains, some of which were very big and bright yellow, and the smaller ones were still taupe. I used to think it was scary, but now Knowing that it was edible, Zhou Qingwu thought it was quite pleasing to the eye.

The two rummaged through this piece of grass and woodland, almost every place that might grow near the village, and the basket weighed four or five catties.

Meng Chuxi couldn't put it down, but it's a pity that Jiangyin is not popular to eat this kind of food, otherwise it can be sold for a good price, and of course it would be nice to keep it.

"The morels can be dried and stored, and soaked in water when needed. The taste will not be damaged at all. We can eat a little and keep some."

Seeing that she was happy, Zhou Qingwu smiled, "Okay."

After searching here, the two went up the mountain. At this time, the straw mushrooms came out again, and the family could increase some income again.No matter what kind of mushrooms, the masson pine forest is the most suitable place for them to germinate.

It's just that picking mushrooms is an experience job, and there is a high probability that there are many places in the past. In this regard, Zhou Qingwu is far more prosperous than Meng Chuxi.But there is one more important thing about picking wild mushrooms, which is to judge what can be eaten and what can't be eaten.

After the spring rain, all kinds of mushrooms in the forest rushed out of the soil. The brightly colored or huge mushrooms were the most numerous, and it was often embarrassing to see.

No, only Zhou Qingwu picked up two mung bean mushrooms after walking all the way. This kind of mushroom has clear lines and a turquoise surface. It is the most common edible mushroom.

Zhou Qingwu was not discouraged. This season is not the peak season for wild mushroom growth, and every rain after Qingming will be a mushroom rain.

Zhou Qingwu didn't know many kinds of wild mushrooms. In the early years, when she was hungry, she would be forced to pick some unfamiliar ones, and she had been poisoned several times, but with Meng Chuxi around, she didn't dare to take those that she was not sure about.

In addition to mung bean mushrooms, she knows sesame mushrooms, which have tall stalks with black spots on them that look like sesame seeds, boletus, and colostrum.

As soon as she looked for her eyes, she saw a big sesame mushroom. Meng Chuxi obviously knew it, so she stepped forward to pick it up quickly, and sighed: "It's not easy."

Zhou Qingwu laughed, raised his hand and gestured: Are you tired?

Meng Chuxi shook her head: "It's okay, although it's hard work, it's very fun to go up the mountain with you, so I don't feel too tired."

Zhou Qingwu was thin-skinned, turned his head a little shyly, and continued to walk forward.Meng Chuxi couldn't help laughing, but Zhou Qingwu, who was walking in front, waved his hand and gestured excitedly: Here is a plant.

Meng Chuxi hurriedly followed, and saw that the ground where Zhou Qingwu was standing was a high sill, with a small slope below, a dead tree root on it, and a beige mass on it. Looking carefully, the small branches were densely packed together. , a big one, like a cauliflower.The base is bifurcated upwards, branched many times, forming clusters, and the top is finger-like clusters. The factor entity is coral-shaped and broom-shaped. It is named broom mushroom and coral fungus because of its broom-like shape.This is what came to Meng Chuxi's mind when he saw this thing.

"What a big broom." Meng Chuxi recovered and couldn't help but sigh