newbobooks Chapter 449 The whole village goes into the mountains
Chapter 449 The whole village goes into the mountains
There were so many people that the pace was slow. It took the group more than an hour to climb to the top of each mountain. "This thing is only found on the top of these mountains. It is not found halfway up the mountain or at the foot of the mountain. It only grows on high mountains."
Among so many people, Wang Fugui and his two sons were naturally there. Their parents were old and had poor legs and feet, and there were two other people at home who needed to be looked after, so they did not come.
Several people who knew about pine mushrooms brought a group of people and found one or two flowers for them to identify.
They are all locals who have lived here all their lives. Many of them have seen it before. They couldn't help but slap their legs and sigh, "So it's this thing. I've seen it many times. It looks nice and round. Many times I wanted to bring it back and cook it, but I didn't dare. It turns out it's really edible!"
"Hey, I remember when we were taking refuge in the cave last year, Zhou Guo did something to him. The whole cave was filled with the fragrance. Almost a year has passed, and I actually forgot about it. I really shouldn't have done that."
Everyone then remembered that this was indeed the case. At that time, they were thinking about it so much, but after a few months, they had completely forgotten about it.
Zhou Guo said: "You don't have to regret it. The mushrooms have just come out. If the weather is good, you can pick them up for half a month to a month, or even for a while. As for how much you can pick up, it depends on your ability."
By now everyone knew each other and planned to disperse after hearing this. This was not picking mushrooms, it was clearly robbing money. The more you picked, the more you earned. If you picked more than others, you would get more.
Zhou Guo hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, listen to me."
He stretched out his hand and drew a circle, saying, "We came to these mountains last year and didn't encounter any wild boars. But we can't go further in. We went in last year and encountered a wild boar den. We didn't go there this year. Everyone should be careful."
No one knew whether they had listened or not, but they all nodded and dispersed.
Zhou Guo didn't care whether they listened to her or not. She just said it and they just had to fulfill their obligations.
They lowered their heads and started searching. Although there were many people picking up the trash, the mountains were so large that it was impossible for their family alone, or even if there were ten more people, to pick up all the trash. As for how much they could pick up, it all depended on themselves.
I walked along the road, slowly moving away from the crowd. Only by avoiding crowds of people can I pick up more mushrooms.
The old man disappeared as soon as he entered the mountain. It was absolutely impossible for him to follow the crowd and pick up the leftovers. He had to walk ahead of others.
Li took Zhou Suli and mixed in with the crowd to pick up the dead. After all, it was safer when there were more people around. At least hundreds of people had flooded into the mountain. Even if the wild beasts heard them, they would not dare to come out for a while.
Zhou Gu also followed beside him. He couldn't keep up with the old man, and Zhou Guo didn't think he needed him either.
The family was divided into three areas, each picking up their own things.
By the afternoon, everyone was tired and came out one after another. They sat on the roadside to eat something and drink some water, waiting for the people behind them to come out so that they could go back to the village together.
As soon as this happened, everyone couldn't help but check each other's picks, asking how much you had picked up and how much I had picked up.
Those who picked up a lot got half a basket, and those who picked up less got less than half a basket.
After all, there are a lot of people, hundreds of people going into the mountains together, and everyone is picking up, so how much can they pick up?
Zhou Guo looked up at the sun and estimated that it was about time, so she put on her small backpack, picked up the small sack on the ground and walked out of the mountain. She had been to this mountain last year, and the land where she picked the most had indeed grown a lot this year.
She had been searching here for quite some time, and as expected, she had reaped a lot of rewards. Her small backpack was full, and a sack was half full. It was the most she had picked up in these days.
I came across two more flowers on the way, so I squatted down the mountain, pried them up and put them in the basket.
When she reached the entrance to the mountain, she saw many people coming out. Li, Zhou Su and Zhou Gu were also resting under a big tree. She walked over to take a look and said in surprise, "So many!"
I saw that the backpack that Li was carrying was already full, the basket in front of Zhou Sulu was half full, and the sack that Zhou Gu was carrying was half full!
Before Li and Zhou Gu could say anything, Zhou Su couldn't help but pat his chest and said, "I picked up the most!"
Zhou Guo said: "Really?"
Li said in a low voice, "It's true. It's just as you said. Although he is small, he is better at finding mushrooms than me and your elder brother. More than half of the mushrooms in my backpack were picked by him. He can find one in a short while."
Zhou Su puffed out his chest, looking very proud, and said, "Sister, you must take me with you next time you go into the mountains."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Okay, even if I don't take anyone else with me, I'll take you with me. If I can sell it for money, I'll give you a small gift."
Before he could figure out what he wanted, people from all sides could no longer sit still and gathered around him.
"Where have you been? I haven't seen you for a long time."
"How much did you pick up? Let me see."
Everyone sighed when they saw the fungi she brought back.
"Oh, the backpack is full, and so is the sack. You have a good eye. When we were picking mushrooms in the spring, everyone said you were good. You really are good!"
Everyone was amazed. They had also been wandering in the woods for several hours and only got this little. But as soon as she went in, she picked up a whole basket and half a sack. How could they complain?
Li smiled and said, "This is the most she has picked up in these days. Usually, she picks up half a basket at most, just like the big guys. Besides, her basket is small, so it's only half a basket of yours, not much."
Zhou Guo nodded, "Not much, not as much as you guys."
"How can it not be a lot? It's more than we have. But it's true. I ran into a lot of things in the woods that looked similar to this one, but when I looked closely, they weren't. I wanted to take them but I didn't dare. I wanted to throw them away but it was a pity. It took a lot of effort to get there and back."
"I was lucky. I found seven or eight of them under a big pine tree. They were all covered with moss. When I peeled them apart, I saw that they were all growing vigorously. Let's not talk about the taste of this fungus. It looks so beautiful that I can't bear to eat it."
The group of people chatted and laughed, and after waiting for another quarter of an hour, most people had arrived.
Except for the old man, everyone else came out.
Zhou Guo said, "It's getting late. Let's go down the mountain first. I'll wait for Master here."
Someone said, "How can that be possible? We came together so we should leave together. Besides, it's already this late. How can we leave a little girl like you in the mountains? What if a wild animal comes out?"
Just as Zhou Guo was about to speak, someone else said, "Hey, let's go, have you forgotten that although she is small, she is really powerful. She can fight ten men alone. I think we should go down the mountain first. There are so many old people and children here. It's hard to walk in the forest. It's getting dark, and it will be even harder. With her skills, she and the old man can jump down the mountain in a few jumps. Maybe she can even run ahead of us."