newbobooks Chapter 615: Bold Man
Chapter 615: Bold Man
Li said, "Let me make it clear first. I won't let your studies get in the way. You can only go after you finish your studies every day."
Several people agreed.
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The fertilizer was sold out, so the people on the farm, except for those who made compost, were transferred to pick small flower mushrooms.
The next day, after breakfast, the family split into two groups. Zhou Su and a few others went to school, while the others carried baskets and backpacks and went to the mountains.
Li looked at the sieves of flower mushrooms spread out to dry on the farm, picked out some and smelled them, and said happily, "I thought that in previous years, I couldn't get many of these even if I went up the mountain to fight with others. But after only a few years, everyone can actually grow them at home. I never thought in my dreams!"
Zhou Xing was drying these things in front of another sieve. She had the most say on this. "That's right. When I was a kid, I went into the mountains a lot. I was afraid of falling behind others. The dead trees that grew mushrooms all year round were discovered and picked up by others. Now it's really good. Aunt, you said these mushrooms have no seeds and grow naturally. What did Guoguo think? He actually grew them."
Li smiled and said, "How can there be no seeds? Didn't she say that there are seeds on the lid? If you pat it, it will float everywhere. It's just that it's too small for us to see."
Zhou Xing was curious, "Then how did she see it?"
"This..." Li was at a loss for words. "I'm afraid it's just a blind cat catching a dead mouse. Didn't we dig up a lot of mud where mushrooms grow before? We can try it out if we try it out."
Zhou Xing nodded. She was full of admiration and felt that there was nothing in the world that Zhou Guo couldn't do!
The old man walked from one end to the other with his hands behind his back. The sieve was full of flower mushrooms, big and small, regular and ugly, flowering and not flowering. They were about 30% to 40% dried, and a faint fragrance was already wafting out.
There are so many that I estimate I can dry them into eight or nine sacks. There are still a lot in the mountains. It is said that there are still many small ones that have not been picked. When they grow up in a few days, we will have to pick another batch.
Zhou Guo came up from the farm carrying a basket. He saw them drying the mushrooms from a distance and said, "Mom, let's go while it's still early. We won't pick them when the sun gets brighter. Let's take a rest."
Several people turned and headed towards the mountains.
Li said, "We are just getting started. It's not the hottest time of the year, and it's in the mountains, so it's cool. I can pick fruits all day."
Zhou Xing nodded, "I can also spend a day picking mushrooms. This is different from picking pine mushrooms and goat mushrooms. You have to look for them in the mountains. Now that we grow them at home, we just squat and pick them. These are all money, and we don't have to walk around. No one in the world would complain about being tired."
The old man said: "That's right. If he finds it tiring to pick up money, then he deserves not to have food to eat."
Zhou Guo looked at the sky and said, "I am tired, but I am not tired just because I am picking up money. My body cannot lie to me if it is tired. I still need to rest. If I get exhausted, I will have to spend money to see a doctor. It doesn't matter if I spend a few dollars, but the key is that I will feel uncomfortable. It is not worth it in any way."
Li smiled and said, "Yes, you are right."
He said to Zhou Xing: "Then we will watch over them and take a rest when we are tired. Now we have someone to look after us."
Zhou Xing smiled and nodded.
In the mountains, the servants were already busy picking the fruits, chatting and laughing. "I was worried that the fruits I grew wouldn't be as fragrant as the ones picked from the mountains, but I didn't expect that they tasted just as good. The master is really amazing."
"I've already told you that you're worrying too much. They're all mushrooms, the same thing, how can they taste different? If they taste different, then they're not flower mushrooms, they're pine mushrooms!"
Everyone laughed.
Zhou Guo also laughed. They had been busy for a while. They had picked the flower mushrooms a few days ago, but they hadn’t eaten them yet. They decided to pick some to stew with chicken or stir-fry at night to see how they tasted.
Small brown umbrellas grow on the dead trees, like elves.
She picked up some good-looking ones and saved them for eating when she got home in the evening.
Li and Zhou Xing were picking mushrooms very enthusiastically and soon filled a basket. Even pine mushrooms couldn't be picked so quickly.
The old man also carried a basket and walked around in the woods, picking whatever he liked.
After picking for more than half an hour, Zhou Xing said, "Second Aunt, it's fun to pick like this, but I don't even have to look for them. It feels a little... not so... interesting. Why do I feel that it's more fun to pick them while looking for them?"
Li said with a smile: "You are not the only one who thinks so. I think so too. It is hard to explain people sometimes. They have been living a good life for too long and now they have nothing to do."
Everyone picked the mushrooms and carried them out in baskets.
When it was almost noon, Huzi came running over and said, "Master, we don't have enough sieves. We have used them all up."
Zhou Guo was surprised and asked, "Didn't I ask you to buy a lot? Now we have flower mushrooms, and soon sheep mushrooms will be out. Buy more so that you can use them every year. Why are you using them all up?"
Hu Zi said, "We would like to buy it all at once, but there are not that many left. We have to wait for the master to make new ones."
Zhou Guo nodded, "Yes, I didn't think of this before, so you guys are late in preparing. So, you can spread out the big mats used to dry grain in the summer and dry them there. If it's not enough, the ones that were dried a few days ago are starting to dry, so you can use one of the two sieves. If it's still not enough, spread hay on the ground and put the mushrooms on top of the hay. Arrange someone to watch over them, or they will be eaten by chickens or dogs."
Hu Zi laughed and said, "Chickens may be able to steal the food, but dogs won't. Dadanye has trained the dogs on the farm to be more and more like humans. They guard these things all day long and chase away chickens and birds when they come. This saves us a lot of effort."
Zhou Guo laughed, "Why do you still call it Grandpa?"
Hu Zi laughed and said, "It's amazing. It often brings pheasants and rabbits from the mountains, and even fish from the river! We admire it so much that we can only catch rabbits from holes after trying. We can also catch fish from time to time, and we can also pick up a few feathers from pheasants."
Zhou Guo said: "So, it has become your grandfather?"
Hu Zi nodded, "More than that."
Hehe laughed and said, "Sometimes when we are greedy, we take it to the mountains. It has a sharp nose and can find rabbit holes accurately. It always catches pheasants for itself and for us. It is very loyal. I will be busy now."
Zhou Guo nodded. Hei Dadan had just picked two mushrooms and came back from the mountain with his tongue hanging out and a silly smile on his face. When he saw Zhou Guo, he hummed and wagged his tail.
Zhou Guo squatted down and pulled off the grass seeds stuck on its body, "Where did it go? It's covered with grass seeds."
Hei Dadan turned around and barked twice at the back, and five or six dogs came running out from behind. Some of them had pheasants and rabbits in their mouths, and some even had a mouse in their mouths.
Hei Dadan smiled at her foolishly.
Zhou Guo was surprised and delighted to see this scene. He stroked its head and praised it, "Well done, you are becoming more and more capable now. Not only can you hunt yourself, you have also taught your friends."
At this time, Big Fatty came up from the fat shop and said, "Master, someone else is outside buying fat."