Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

Putting away the sachet again, Jian Mingyu regained his thoughts of running away and focused on what was in front of him.

It was so easy to enter the mountain this time, Jian Mingyu played a major role.He is good at tracking, but this time he did the opposite, trying to avoid large animals, so that when he got here, Zhong Qingran didn't even see any larger goats, let alone goats. Jackals, tigers, leopards and the like.

There is no threat of wild animals at present, Zhong Qingran's action of collecting herbs is much more efficient than that of Jian Mingyu, this is the difference between a proficient and a novice.

The trees here cover the sky, and even when the sun is shining, you can only see the shadows of the trees. Fortunately, the eyes of both of them are not bad. After getting used to the sight in the forest, there is no big hindrance.

It really deserves to be a place with few people. Zhong Qingran walked around for a while, and saw a lot of mushrooms and commonly used medicinal materials. Packed a small bag.

After collecting one place, Zhong Qingran stood up and wiped his sweat.The humidity in the forest is high, and as the temperature rises, it becomes a bit stuffy and sweating is inevitable.He didn't pay attention to it just now, and after relaxing his mind, he noticed that there were only bugs a foot away from where he stayed, and his pupils shrank slightly, and goose bumps all over his body.

Zhong Qingran had tried it before, why didn't he know that the insect repellent powder was so effective?I had never seen such a big battle when I came here just now.After thinking about it, he understood.At home, because the density of insects is not high, naturally it did not cause much disturbance, and they were on their way when they came, so they didn't give them a chance at all. Now he has been parked in the same place, so it's no wonder the insects haven't retreated in a hurry!

That's all, Zhong Qingran couldn't help but shudder at the thought of so many small insects living in the humus soil accumulated over the years under his feet.He hurriedly checked whether the cuffs of the trouser legs were tightly fastened, in case any insects went to the wrong place and got in by mistake, such a scene was so beautiful that he didn't dare to think deeply about it.

In order not to let himself fall into wild thoughts, Zhong Qingran had to focus all his attention on the freshly harvested mushrooms.He had seen these before and was sure they were not poisonous mushrooms, so he dared to do it.However, there is little production in the outskirts of Lushan Mountain. Since the family's income has increased, Tong's has stopped selling food and kept it for himself.

Zhong Qingran is self-aware, although there are no dangerous animals nearby, who knows if some ferocious beasts will break in after a while?Therefore, he never dared to stay too far away from Jian Mingyu, and tried to stand where he could see him.

Seeing that the back basket and the bag in his hand were almost full, but he couldn't see any high-value items, Zhong Qingran's interest in digging up common herbs and mushrooms has faded a lot.He carried the basket on his back and the bag in his hand, and began to look around. Seeing that Jian Mingyu's harvest was higher than his, but they were also items of average value, he urged him to expand the search area, and he would not stop when he saw these again.

Jian Mingyu took a look at his harvest and was satisfied, so he didn't object.

The original plan of this trip was to dig ginger and sell it, but the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. Jiang hadn't been found yet, but he dug up a bunch of messy items. Zhong Qingran calculated that the harvest was no less than Jiang, so he didn't stick to it anymore.

The two are about the same age and about the same size, Zhong Qingran is only slightly taller than Jian Mingyu, if it is known that two and a half teenagers dare to break into the border area so boldly, they will probably be given a good reprimand.

It's a pity that there is only one younger brother in one family, and the other relatives never care about his life and death. One of them keeps it from the family, so they avoid this trouble.

Jian Mingyu has been paying attention to the movement nearby, not only avoiding beasts, but also avoiding people.Originally, the chance of people being seen at the junction was not high, but after being tossed about by Jian Mingyu, the chance of a chance encounter was reduced to the lowest point, so Zhong Qingran dared to run around in an open and honest manner.

In the past, when Jian Mingyu entered here, it was mostly because the family did not have enough money to make up the money, so he had no choice but to do so.At that time, his targets were mostly mushrooms and small and medium-sized prey, and he didn't even look at the herbs, because he didn't know them.

Now there are pictures to make samples, and Zhong Qingran is teaching and demonstrating on the spot. As long as he can learn it, he will have another income in the future.At that time, even if you are not involved in danger, you can only wander around the outskirts of Lushan Mountain. After a day, you can dig a basket or two, and your life at home will be more secure.

From ancient times to the present, who has the ability to hide it and pass it on to future generations or apprentices?Jian Mingyu has never seen a farm as casual as Zhong Qingran's. It seems that he has to take care of that sloping field all the time, and he almost forgets whose field it is.Thinking of this, Jian Mingyu couldn't help but smile.

"Mingyu, wait."

Zhong Qingran caught a glimpse of red, and he wasn't sure what it was. He went around and took a look at the dead branches, and he couldn't help but gasped. It was a huge Ganoderma lucidum, at least one foot square, rooted in the tree hole, if it wasn't for It has grown out of the hole, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to be found.

Jian Mingyu dug out the map and compared it, it was the most consistent with Ganoderma lucidum, but no matter how you look at it, it looks more like a stone.He didn't understand the reason. Seeing that Zhong Qingran was acting cautiously, he planned to dig out the roots and bark together, but seeing the slowness, he couldn't see it, so he gently pushed the person aside and started to do it himself. superior.

Zhong Qingran rubbed his nose, and stood on the side awkwardly, euphemistically calling it a sentry, but in fact, he was disliked by others for his slow hands and feet.

Knowing that Zhong Qingran wanted to keep the Ganoderma lucidum as intact as possible, Jian Mingyu followed his method, so it took a lot of work to pry it out of the tree hole, and it took a lot of time to clean up the sawdust. The head has already moved to the top of the head.

Fortunately, before Zhong Qingran went out, he told his family that he would not go home for lunch.The two found a clean place and had a simple lunch with dry food, "What are you going to do with this thing?" Jian Mingyu asked while taking a break, pointing at the Ganoderma lucidum.

He didn't know Ganoderma lucidum before, but he had heard of it. He knew it was a good thing, and if he took it home without any cover, he would be surrounded by people.Thinking about the large population of the Zhong family, it would be troublesome to make all kinds of tricks for ideas.On this point, one can tell by looking at his family, family affection, sometimes it is really not worth the money.

"Let it go to you first, I'm going to raise it." Zhong Qingran said lightly, as if talking about something worthless.

Jian Mingyu frowned when he heard that, he was not Zhong Qingran, how could he entrust him with something worth at least a few taels so easily?

Just when he was about to say something, Zhong Qingran stared at him with piercing eyes, and said earnestly: "My family has recently earned a fortune from red crayfish, if they get another windfall, it will not cause them to get something for nothing." Desire? Besides, I still have use for this thing, so keep it for now, as long as it is still there, when will it be easy to sell it?"

Jian Mingyu nodded in agreement, but he was still hesitant. He couldn't bear the responsibility of losing such a valuable item in his home.

As if knowing Jian Mingyu's worries, Zhong Qingran added: "Just save it for me for a few days, and I'll move out after a few days. If something happens, just treat it as if I don't have this blessing."

Although there were still doubts in his heart, seeing that Zhong Qingran had said so, Jian Mingyu reluctantly agreed, and at the end he didn't forget to add a sentence, let him hurry up, he couldn't afford such a responsibility.

Fortunately, Jian Mingyu was strong and carried a wide pannier, otherwise it would still be a problem whether such a big ganoderma could be stuffed into it.

It was rare to go so deep into the mountain, and even with such a big harvest, the two still did not forget to search around, but unfortunately, they never came across such a valuable thing as Ganoderma lucidum. Vain.

Zhong Qingran knew how to cultivate Ganoderma lucidum, thinking that Hericium erinaceus is similar to other mushrooms, so he planned to try to cultivate it.If it can be done, that would be the best, since there will be a stable channel for money in the future.These are much more valuable than ordinary farm crops, and many of them can be cultivated indoors, so the future of money is obviously brighter.Therefore, even ordinary mushrooms, a small part is dug together with the soil.

Although Zhong Qingran is full of confidence, before he succeeds, he can't boast too much, lest he talk too much and get slapped in the face by himself. If he really wants to do this, it will make people laugh.

In order to make room for the Ganoderma lucidum, Jian Mingyu improvised a small basket with rattan branches. It is really very simple, with a large gap, which can only ensure that the mushrooms and herbs will not leak out. I want to put a small amount of rice grains. Hehe, no need to wait. When I got home, I was sprinkled halfway.

Seeing that the time was about the same, the two embarked on the return journey.After leaving the junction area, the field of vision is much wider, and the sun shines on the body. Although the temperature is higher, it makes people feel more comfortable than drilling in the dense forest.

Here, Zhong Qingran no longer needs to be careful, he has to keep his eyes on the direction when he walks, for fear of getting lost and getting lost, he has heard of this before, but he doesn't want to experience it himself.

I don't know if it's their luck, or Jian Mingyu's high ability to hide and track. The two of them didn't encounter any large wild animals, no matter if they were docile goats, wild deer, or ferocious wild boars, they didn't even see a shadow of them. There are many pheasants and rabbits.

It's a pity that the goal of the two is not here, and it is impossible to waste a lot of time just to hunt them.Besides, to put it nicely, it was the two of them. In fact, only Jian Mingyu had the ability to hunt, and that was the problem. He didn't dare to leave Zhong Qingran for too long.Therefore, even if you see it, it's okay to do it conveniently, and hunting it deliberately becomes an unacceptable thing.

Now is the autumn harvest season. After the busy farming, people go up the mountain every day to find some food, plus people who collect firewood, and there are some hills outside. If you look around, you can always see people.

Seeing Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu carrying the bags on their shoulders, many people looked envious, but when they turned around and saw their harvest, they also smiled. It's not late autumn yet, as long as you work hard, you can always find a lot of food .

Zhong Qingran deliberately walked from the slope, placed the medicinal herbs, and planted some mushrooms in the shade of the trees, and took the Hericium erinaceus home. He planned to plant them in flower pots, and when the time came, just like the Ganoderma lucidum, sprinkle more sawdust Yes, it's best if you can succeed. If you don't succeed, try a few more times.

"Mingyu, do you want to plant the ones you dug here? Anyway, you are taking care of this land, and there are still many open spaces in it. You can choose one and plant it."

Zhong Qingran spoke frankly, and Jian Mingyu didn't pretend to be reserved. He thought about it and found it feasible, so he found a place to bury his head and start working. The total amount was not much, and the work was over quickly.

"For the rest of the medicinal materials, you should lay them out in a clean place first, and I will teach you how to deal with them tomorrow."

Jian Mingyu hummed lightly, and the two of them chatted one after another, and soon arrived at the entrance of the village.

Zhong Qinghan heard footsteps, looked up, and saw Zhong Qingran who hadn't seen him for a day, hurriedly dropped the stone in his hand, hung upside down on Zhong Qingran's lap with his short legs, and said pleasantly: "Third brother, is there anything delicious? "

Zhong Qingran didn't feel too tired at first, but now that a five-year-old boy was hanging on his lap, he suddenly felt that he was carrying too much weight. Seeing all the fatigue from traveling in the mountains and forests for a day, he said to Zhong Qinghan angrily: "Third brother is about to be killed. If you take it down, if you don't let go, I'll let you eat pickled vegetables for dinner."

Zhong Qinghan hastily let go, looked at him flatteringly, and helped to carry the cloth bag that was dragged on the ground with a wink.Zhong Qingran didn't realize that Guan'er was such a child that no one could hate.

Jian Mingyu saw that his normal pace turned into a slow pace all of a sudden. He looked at the marks made by the burlap bag rubbed against the ground, and the corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously.

Seeing that the two brothers were talking happily, he didn't notice it at all. One couldn't hold back, and directly stepped forward to pick it up, and got a pair of surprised eyes from one big and one small.Afterwards, the two brothers continued to walk forward empty-handed as if nothing had happened, leaving Jian Mingyu sighing alone behind.

"Why are you the only one, what about the others?" Without the burden in his hands, Jian Mingyu felt much more relaxed, and was more interested in caring about these small things.

"Fourth Sister has work to do, Sixth Sister and Sixth Brother and Fourth Aunt will take it with them." Zhong Qinghan put his little hands behind his back, raised his face, and spoke very seriously, matching the black and white marks on his face, but he couldn't say no. It's ridiculous.

Zhong Qingran held back his laughter, took out a cloth towel and wiped it for him: "Well, for the sake of being so obedient, I will ask Dad to make you a pair of building blocks tomorrow."

"What are building blocks?" Zhong Qinghan opened his round eyes, held Zhong Qingran's big hand with his small hand, and asked in puzzlement.

"I'll find out tomorrow."

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The backs of the two brothers were reflected in Jian Mingyu's eyes. Hearing the ups and downs in front of him, sometimes mixed with laughter, he was also infected, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.

Soon at the fork in the road, Zhong Qingran remembered that there was still a bag of things that Jian Mingyu was carrying, and he was about to take it, but Jian Mingyu took a step away, clearly expressing his intention to refuse.Zhong Qingran didn't insist any longer, Jian Mingyu was strong enough to carry this little thing, and he wouldn't be tired in the future, just help him a little more when the time comes.

When they arrived at Zhong's house, Jian Mingyu didn't go in, just put down his bag and left, Zhong Qingran didn't ask him to stay.

After the strength is exhausted, if you want to exert more strength, the feeling is completely different from when you just carried the weight.Zhong Qingran arrested Zhong Qinghan as a young man, and the two brothers dragged their bags into the house.

"Yo, Qingran, what are all these things? Let mother take a look." Ming was busy in the kitchen, when he saw his two sons dragging a big bag of things in, he hurried forward to help.

"Mom, they are all mushrooms, you pick some and cook them tonight."

"This is hazel mushroom, this is..., eh, is this Hericium erinaceus?" Ming picked it up and looked at it for a while, still a little uncertain.

"Let me take a look." Upon hearing the movement, Mrs. Tong saw this scene as soon as she entered the kitchen.

Ming hurriedly handed it over.

After careful research, Tong was sure that it was Hericium erinaceus, and looked through the basket and other things in the bag, and asked Zhong Qingran, "Qingran, these things are worth a little money, especially Hericium erinaceus, that's all." A litter is worth at least a hundred words, you don’t plan to sell it?”

"Grandma, let's keep it for myself. It took a lot of effort to get these. I couldn't get them into my mouth every time before. Let everyone try this time."

Mrs. Tong didn't object, all the things were picked by the third grandson. She didn't mind what he said: "Sure, sir, there are only a few Hericium erinaceus in total. You make soup, cut into small pieces, and let the family eat it." Everyone can taste it."

"Understood, mother, I'll do it now." Ming's movements were nimble, and he quickly processed the Hericium erinaceus, and picked out a large bowl of fresh mushrooms along the way, and prepared to fry them for a while.

Seeing her, Mrs. Tong turned around and went to the butcher shop to weigh some meat and bought a jug of wine. Of course it wasn't good wine, it was the rice wine that farmers often eat.Don't look down on it just because it is served on the table most often, it is not cheap, not much lower than the price of meat.

In the past, only Mr. Zhong could occasionally drink a few sips, and let his sons get rich by the way, not even his grandchildren, let alone his daughters-in-law.Today was better than before, Tong was very happy, and decided to pour a small cup for the half-grown grandchildren, and let them taste the taste of rice wine.

It's not that Tong's is too stingy, it's because Zhong has a lot of family members, even though she has some savings on hand, she doesn't dare to spend it recklessly.

There are 27 members of Zhong's family, young and old. If each person eats [-]-[-]% full, they would have to eat [-]-[-] catties of grain in a year.This is still a small child, and when the grandchildren grow up, the number will only increase.In case the harvest is not good next year, even if you buy the cheapest coarse grains, you will have to pay at least ten taels of silver for three or four yuan per catty.Therefore, how could Tong Shi dare to spend lavishly as soon as he had some money?

Most of the farmers are self-sufficient in eating and drinking, which gives people the illusion that they don't need to spend money.In fact, if the food, vegetables and fruits produced by the family are included, after a year, an adult will have to spend more than one or two taels of silver to replace it with white rice and fine noodles.I really don't know, I was shocked.

Of course, only those with some family background would dare to eat like this.If it is a poor family, I am afraid that the staple food is very little, and most of them eat wild vegetables and so on.In this way, malnutrition is considered good, but it is more difficult to survive for too long.

Therefore, in order to live a normal life, everyone's living expenses are actually not low.

Tong handed over the meat to Ming, while she sat by the side and cleaned up the pile of mushrooms of various colors.Since he didn't plan to sell and had a lot of things, Tong was used to thrift, so he had no intention of eating them all at once, so the rest had to be dried and put away.

Speaking of it, Hewan Village has mountains and rivers, so there shouldn’t be a shortage of mountain delicacies and river delicacies, but most of the farmers’ lives are hard. Most of the farmers, when they have good things, don’t think about keeping them for their own food. Instead, they pack them out. , and sell them in towns or cities to earn meager money.It is impossible for a person to live on food alone. No one can escape the words "food, clothing, housing and use".

In autumn, many medicinal herbs had set seeds. Zhong Qingran harvested most of them this time. He didn't dig many mature plants. Most of the others were picked according to the available parts. No one at home would dispose of them, so he had to do it himself.

Seeing Zhong Qinghan hanging around him all the time, Zhong Qingran grabbed him and held him by his side, teaching him to identify, no matter whether he understands it or not, first instill it first, and then teach him slowly if he likes it.

Seeing this, Mrs. Tong's eyes flicked all over the place, very vigilant, for fear that someone would take a look at the third grandson's skills.

Zhong Qingran saw it by accident, smiled, and said nothing.This is all the kindness of my grandma, what can he say?

After living in the Great Zhou Dynasty for half a year, he also understands that it is a very serious matter to learn art from a master. A master can be worth half of his father.It can be seen how difficult it is to learn a craft, Zhong Qingran may not care about it, but he has to consider the thoughts of his family.

Zhong Qinghan looked at the grass in front of him, frowning tightly, like a little old man, as if there was an unresolved knot.

This made Zhong Qingran amused. He thought of himself when he was a child, and it was probably the same. If his grandfather hadn't been very patient, he probably wouldn't have been forced to pour down his knowledge of medicinal herbs.

Zhong Qingran was not in a hurry, after a rough talk, he only picked out the most recognizable gentian for him to identify, and left the others alone.

"Do you remember?"

The little guy nodded hastily.

Zhong Qingran turned his back anxiously and kindly, took off the blue gentian flower, mixed some other herbs, and placed it in front of Zhong Qinghan.Now, the little guy is scratching his head and scratching his head, he is so entangled, which one is it?

This time Tong too laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his waist, but after thinking about it, he felt that the fifth grandson was not enlightened, so Qingran taught him with good intentions, but he couldn't learn it.The third grandson is still smart, and he can become a talent by himself, thinking in his heart, for the sake of the third grandson, let's not talk about him.

Seeing that Zhong Qinghan's anxious eyes were full of tears, Zhong Qingran stopped teasing and picked out the smallest gentian plant and asked him to play with it.

I can't remember it for a while, but I can learn it after reading it a few times. After all, Zhong Qinghan is not a stupid person. The little guy is clever. Maybe it's because he hasn't formed a systematic understanding of it.

Zhong Qingran didn't ask him to become a doctor, knowing how to identify medicinal herbs was enough.With this ability, at least in the future, he will be able to make more money than ordinary people in the medicinal material business, without being afraid of being deceived.

The more you know a craft, the more you have a way, no matter whether Zhong Qinghan has this talent or not, there is nothing wrong with learning more.

Soon, a seductive fragrance came out of the kitchen, which made Zhong Qingran feel like he was about to move. The young Zhong Qinghan couldn't bear it anymore. He looked in from time to time, but he didn't see anything.Fortunately, there were not many medicinal materials to be processed. After Zhong Qingran speeded up, the preliminary process was completed, and the rest will be discussed tomorrow.

Sliced ​​fresh mushroom meat, hericium erinaceus broth, small snails and red lobster, this day's dinner is very rich, everyone in the family is smiling.

Mr. Zhong sipped his wine and ate the delicious food, so comfortable that the wrinkles on his face faded a bit. Even Zhong Zhengren, who always only knew how to work hard, had a trace of satisfaction on his face.

Although Zhong Zhengren had no objection to the second son who used to only play for fun, he was happy to raise him just thinking about the fact that he saved the lives of a large family. After all, he was a little worried about his future life.It's all right now, the second son has made great contributions to the family, and if someone speaks ill of him, let's see if he doesn't spray those people in the face.

The main table ate well, but the children's table was not so harmonious. Fortunately, when Mrs. Tong saw something was wrong, she directly divided up a few good dishes, so as to avoid scrambling, and no one could eat well in the end.

Dinner was spent in such a bustle and bustle.