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  Chapter 53 Delicious out of the mountains

  In the silent forest, the people picking mountain goods are still busy.

   Of course, the harvest is increasing: fungus, various mushrooms, and even a red sesame the size of a washbasin.

  Everyone's back baskets gradually became fuller, and they became heavier and heavier on their backs.

   Zhang Ganzi is the first lazy guy who can't stand it. Although he has the smallest back basket and the least mountain goods in it, the lazy bones he has developed over the years make him uncomfortable.

He was tired of doing it. He squatted next to a fallen birch tree. After picking some fungus, he kicked **** the rotten wood a few times, breaking it into pieces. .

   With a slap, the shoulder was patted again, causing the pole to stagger.

  He was about to scold his mother, but when he turned around and saw it was the dumb grandpa, he didn't dare to say anything, he could only complain: "Mute, why are you patting me?"

  The dumb grandpa gestured with his hands for a while, originally he was complaining that the Zhang pole should not be damaged, as this kind of rotten wood with long fungus can be harvested several stubbles a year from spring to autumn.

  Zhang Ganzi could only grunt and agree, his body seemed boneless, and he sat down on a tree stump beside him: "I'm exhausted, rest your legs."

  Ah, ah, the dumb grandfather yelled and gestured with his hands, to the effect that: The tree stumps in this forest are all the chairs of the old mountain god, and they are his exclusive seats.

  People who enter the mountain must not sit on it. If you anger the old man and tell you to get lost in the mountain, you will never want to go out for the rest of your life.

   "I don't care how much you have, today I will enjoy the treatment of the mountain **** once."

   Zhang Ganzi, a tamping product that does not eat oil and salt, sits on a tree stump with his legs crossed, trembling with all his strength.

  Liu Qingshan also looked down on him: "Uncle Ganzi, you'd better get up, the top of this tree stump is wet, it's easy to get sick if you sit on it; and there may be poisonous insects hidden in it, if you bite, you will be in trouble!"

  The people in the mountains have their own set of rules. At first glance, I thought it was nonsense, such as the old mountain **** gestured by the dumb grandpa.

   But if you think about it carefully, there is often a certain truth, so the most important thing to enter the mountain is to abide by the rules.

   As soon as Liu Qingshan finished speaking, he heard Zhang Ganzi yelling, jumped off the tree stump, covered his buttocks with both hands, and jumped straight on the ground.

   "What's the matter? Well, who told you to be unruly, you must have been stung by a big centipede, right?"

   Captain Zhang cursed, but was the first to rush over to check.

   Like this kind of tree stump, the bark interlayer is the easiest hiding place for centipedes and the like.

   "It's not stung by a centipede, it seems to be a gnat, it got in!"

   Zhang Ganzi yelled while jumping.

   "Where did the drill go?"

  Captain Zhang subconsciously asked a question, and then he woke up, with a strange face, and pointed at Zhang Pole: "You, you boy are really unlucky."

  Even anxious and scared, Zhang Ganzi was about to cry: "Hurry up and try to recruit, you are still laughing, hurry up and help me get the gnats out!"

   "What's wrong with that thing, you hurry up and find a place to see if you can take a **** and bring the gnat out."

  The boss uncle helped him think of a fairly reliable idea.

   Zhang Ganzi's face turned green now: "I'm so nervous now, I really can't pull it out!"

   "It would be great if there was kaiselu, squeeze a tube for you, and the job will be done."

  Dashuai Zhang is also a little bit regretful, there is really no place to find Kai Sailu in this forest.

   But this also reminded Liu Qingshan, he was about to find some laxatives like euphorbia for Zhang Ganzi to eat.

  Seeing the dumb grandpa picking up a few leaves and grasses on the ground, he gestured for Zhang Ganzi to eat them.

  At this time, Zhang Ganzi didn't care about so much, and chewed until his mouth was full of green foam.

   It really worked. Within ten minutes, this guy ran away with his stomach in his arms. After a burst of lightning and thunder, he ran back happily:

   "Oh my god, it's finally pulled out. The gnat is still alive, practicing dog planing in the shit."

  Everyone heard what he said was too dirty, so they all dispersed and continued to pick mushrooms. Only Zhang Pole was there yelling that his legs were weak, and he wanted to find a place to sit for a while, but he didn't dare to sit.

  When the dumb grandfather saw his appearance, he simply led him back to Mukeleng. Anyway, someone needs someone to light the fire for cooking.

  Liu Qingshan was a little surprised: Unexpectedly, the dumb grandpa knows herbal medicine.

  There are many herbs in this forest, which may be a source of income in the future.

  The rest of the people worked hard until after two o'clock in the afternoon, and then they called it a day.

  In the woods, it was getting dark early, and in the afternoon, the mosquitoes all flew out to move about. The big Mosquitoes, and the big blind, which was bigger than the cicada, were all very fierce.

   Especially Da Xiameng, if he was bitten, he would bleed straight away.

   There are also all kinds of small flying insects that can't be named, they can really eat people, so people who have no skills and preparations can't spend the night in the woods at all.

  Liu Qingshan listened to the elders in the village talk about ancient times, when bandits were rampant in the past, there was a special punishment for punishing people.

   After Hu Zi tied the meat ticket, the family refused to take money to redeem him, so they stripped him naked and tied him to a big tree in the old forest to feed the mosquitoes.

  By the next day, Renzhunbao was already cold, and thinking about it gave me goosebumps.

  When we went back, everyone’s back baskets were basically full, and even the baskets they carried were filled with some treasures, such as elm yellow mushrooms, tree chickens, monkey heads and matsutake.

  When we arrived at Mukeleng, the late lunch was ready. There was a big pot of hot mushroom soup, and two dried pheasants were boiled in the soup, which smelled a nose-splitting aroma from afar.

  The pancakes and so on that they brought were placed on the curtain again for fumigation. After washing their hands, they sat casually on the fallen dry wooden slats at the door of Mukeleng.

  Everyone held big pancakes in one hand, and mushroom and pheasant soup in the other. Not to mention, this soup was sprinkled with salt without any other seasoning, but it was delicious.

  A few big dogs and puppies were obediently lying beside them, but the bear cub was wandering around in front of everyone, not unfamiliar at all.

  Rub a bite of pancake here, rub a chicken bone there, it really looks like a fish in water.

  After everyone is full, smoke a bag of cigarettes and rest for a while, then immediately go down the mountain. When they go back, they will gain dozens of pounds of weight and will be even more strenuous.

  There is only Zhang Zhuzi, saying that he has collapsed, so he will stay with the mute on the mountain for a night, causing the owner of the car to bicker with him: "You boy, don't you want to sleep with a bear in your arms?"

   But Zhang Ganzi really looked a bit hypocritical, and he didn't even bother to argue with the boss.

   It was the bear boy, who reluctantly followed Liu Qingshan, and seemed to want to go down the mountain.

   It didn't stop until a few dogs barking came from behind.

  Liu Qingshan touched the bear's head: "Come back, I'll bring you some more candy tomorrow."

  It is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down the mountain. It took a full three hours to go back this way. When I got home, it was almost six o'clock in the evening.

  Everyone dragged their exhausted bodies and went back to each house. The mountain products they picked had to go through preliminary processing. Those that should be salted should be pickled, and those that should be dried should be put on the kang.

   "Sanfeng is back, are you tired?"

  Mother Lin Zhi stood guard in the yard, helping her son unload the big pannier, and rubbing Liu Qingshan's shoulders distressedly, all of which got red marks.

   "Mom, I'm not tired."

  Hearing his mother's words of concern, Liu Qingshan's fatigue immediately dissipated, and he lived a new life. What he cares most about is family affection.

  Especially seeing that during this period of time, the wrinkles on his mother's forehead have been stretched a lot, the smiles on her face are getting more and more, and even her complexion has improved a lot, he is very happy in his heart.

   "Brother, you are back, go into the house and wash your face."

  Sifeng also came up to ask about the health, and Shan Xing silently handed over a towel board to his brother.

   "Go and greet Teacher Yang and grandparents to come over for dinner. Let's eat mushrooms at night, the most delicious mushrooms!"

  Liu Qingshan rubbed the two little heads, took out two handfuls of wild fruits from his pocket, and distributed them to them, and the two little guys ran to the east courtyard happily.

   Entering the house, the elder sister Liu Jinfeng was busy around the pot. Liu Qingshan washed his hair and face, and then began to pick mushrooms, remove the grass leaves and soil stuck to the roots, and then rinsed and blanched.

   Soon, grandparents and Yang Hongying also came, and several of them gathered mushrooms in the yard together.

   "This mushroom is so big! Teacher, what kind of mushroom is this?"

  Sifeng held a big mushroom and waved it in front of Yang Hongying. In the eyes of the little guy, the teacher knew everything.

  But this time, Yang Hongying was also stumped. She knew it was a mushroom, but she couldn't figure out what kind it was.

  Liu Qingshan quickly helped him out: "Sifenger, this kind of mushroom is called matsutake. It's delicious. I'll fry it for you later."

   "This is matsutake, I heard it is very precious!"

  Yang Hongying was also a little surprised, she had heard of matsutake, so it was better not to eat such an expensive thing.

  After a few days here, she also knows that the small mountain village of Jiapigou is really poor.

   "Teacher Yang has worked hard and made great achievements. Of course, he must use the best things to entertain him."

  Liu Qingshan laughed and joked, seeing Yang Hongying glaring at her, he quickly added:

   "Matsutake is good for the health of the elderly and children. If the elderly eat it, they will prolong their life; if children eat it, their brains will be smart. Teacher Yang, you are mainly borrowing money."

   "Besides, this thing is worthless in our mountains. Teacher Yang, you don't need to have any psychological burden."

   After hearing this, Yang Hongying remained silent, but in her heart, she became more determined to contribute to this small mountain village.

  Dinner is ready, and on the dining table, there is an extra plate of fried cabbage slices with red pine umbrella.

  The purple mushrooms are eaten in the mouth, the meat is smooth, with the fragrance of nature, it is really a rare delicacy.

   Of course, matsutake is more delicious. This thing does not need to be washed with water. After careful repair, one matsutake is cut into four pieces.

  Slip the pot with meat oil, and then put a piece of matsutake on top, listening to the sound of sizzling, bursts of rich aroma will diffuse out.

   "Come, come, try them all."

  Liu Qingshan first took a piece for his grandparents, then Yang Hongying, and another piece for the fourth and fifth children, and then his mother, eldest sister, and eldest brother-in-law.

   Divided into a circle, exactly eight people, the two big matsutakes were all divided, and it was his turn, and they were gone.

   "I'm satisfied just by smelling it!"

  Liu Qingshan was still looking for trouble, looked up, and everyone at the table looked at him cheerfully.

   Then, several pairs of chopsticks stretched out in front of his eyes. On the chopsticks, there were trembling matsutake slices with golden yellow in the white.

   "I'll make two more!"

  Liu Qingshan hurriedly got off the table and fried a few matsutake mushrooms.

  Matsutake is the most nourishing thing. If you can’t sell it for money, let it go first. The health of your family is the first.

   After taking a bite of the soft and soft matsutake, Liu Qingshan couldn't help squinting his eyes, his face full of aftertaste:

   Sure enough, the reputation is well-deserved. When the matsutake is eaten in the mouth, the peculiar aroma is really intoxicating, as if the essence of the entire mountain forest is conceived in this delicacy.

   "It's delicious, like jelly candy."

  The fourth child is also eating matsutake hard. My brother has said that eating matsutake nourishes the brain. Of course, her little brain wants to become smarter and smarter.

  Liu Shikui also nodded slightly: "I didn't know before that there is such a delicacy hidden in the mountains. They are all regarded as stinky mushrooms. What a waste of good things."

  Liu Qingshan hurriedly added matsutake to his grandparents: "Eat it often if it tastes delicious, both grandpa and grandma will surely live a long life!"

  The two old people loved to hear this, and they were all beaming with joy.

   "Mom, you can eat it too, matsutake can also delay aging."

  Liu Qingshan took another slice for his mother.

  Lin Zhi also took it with a smile. What she ate was matsutake, but her heart was sweeter than honey, but she said: "Sanfenger, from what you said, isn't that a panacea?"

  Looking at the warmth and harmony of the family, Yang Hongying could feel the overflowing affection. Thinking about the situation in her own family, she suddenly felt a little sore in her nose.

   "Teacher, eat!"

  Xiao Caifeng also picked up a piece of matsutake for her.

   Yang Hongying's heart warmed, she was not excluded from this family.

  So she took a big bite and said with a smile, "Well, it's delicious!"

  (end of this chapter)