Joe's Farming

In March, everything in the mountains comes back to life.

In particular, wild vegetables, wild mushrooms and bamboo shoots, which can directly fill the villagers' stomachs, have also grown.

The mountains are the busiest at this time.

Of course, there will be some edible wild vegetables on the ridges of the fields, but if there are better ones, people will naturally be more willing to take the trouble to pick them in the mountains.

After Qiao Yu's family waited for Xu Yuan and his wife to arrive, everyone took a basket or backpack and went up the mountain.

Gu Feng and Gu Gang divided the things prepared by Qiao Yu and carried them on their backs.

On the way up the mountain, we met a few villagers, and when we saw the family, they all greeted us warmly.

In the past, Gu Feng had no contact with the villagers, and because of his bad reputation, the villagers did not dare to come to the mountains here to pick wild vegetables.

It’s different now, although Gu Feng and Qiao Yu still don’t take the initiative to contact them.

But after such a long period of contact, they are no longer afraid of Gu Feng.

In particular, many people have made money to varying degrees because of Qiao Yu and Gu Feng.

Because they were going to have a picnic, Gu Feng found a place with water.

It is a very small spring, but clear water keeps gushing out, sparkling in the sunlight.

Qiao Yu also found some fresh Houttuynia cordata around.

Qiao Yu asked the children to dig some Houttuynia cordata first and not to run around.

Gu Feng and Gu Gang went to chop firewood and brought it back to burn.

Hongxiu went to wash the rice and bacon and sausages she had brought.

Qiao Yu, Xu Yuan, Xu Ning and Li Xin wandered around looking for wild vegetables.

As a result, Qiao Yu found that there was no need to look for them, as there were many kinds of wild vegetables around them.

There are dandelions, shepherd's purse, bracken, and toon sprouts.

Xu Ning knew more wild vegetables than Qiao Yu. Since neither of them could bend down, they slowly squatted down to pick them.

Even so, Xu Yuan shouted, "Brother Qiao, Aning, don't move, I'll pick them. Tell me what to pick."

Qiao Yu and Xu Ning looked at each other and smiled.

Xu Ning: "Husband, it's okay, you can still move."

Qiao Yu: "We'll pick them slowly and rest when we get tired. Don't worry."

Xu Yuan then felt relieved and followed them to learn how to identify those wild vegetables.

Li Xin didn't recognize any of the vegetables, so Qiao Yu asked every time she picked one: "How do you eat this?"

Qiao Yu answered patiently one by one.

"Shepherd's purse can be used to make dumplings, wontons or eaten cold; bracken can be eaten cold or dried for storage, but it must be blanched, otherwise it will be poisonous; dandelion is dandelion, which can be dried and made into dandelion tea, which can clear away heat and detoxify; Chinese toon sprouts can also be eaten cold or fried with eggs. However, some people like the smell of Chinese toon, while others feel like vomiting after smelling it."

As Qiao Yu spoke, he directed Li Xin to pick a bud.

"Smell it."

When Li Xin smelled it, he felt sick all over.

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"Brother Qiao, doesn't this smell like a sewer? ... Ugh."

Xu Ning said: "No, the Chinese toon sauce made by my little dad is delicious. It was my favorite when I was a child."

Li Xin carefully placed the bud in the basket and said, "Then I'd better pick some."

Maybe it smells bad like durian but tastes delicious.

And with Brother Qiao around, there will definitely be no food wasted.

After squatting for a while, Qiao Yu felt tired, so he simply sat on the grass and rested for a while.

Seeing Xu Ning not looking tired at all, I was so envious.

Why are there such big differences between people?

After resting for a while, Qiao Yu took the vegetable basket back and asked the children to help wash it.

He picked mainly shepherd's purse, which he could add to the rice later to avoid making it too greasy.

"Little Daddy, look!"

Gu Xiaoyan held up a handful of white and tender Houttuynia cordata in her hand and showed it to Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu quickly praised: "Yan Bao is really amazing!"

Gu Xiaoyan shook her head happily.

"Brother, sister is also amazing."

Qiao Yu then praised Xiaoxing and Xuebao again.

You can't favor one over another when you have three children.

The children worked harder when they were praised.

Qiao Xing went to wash shepherd's purse, Xiaoxue put away the watercress, and took a small basket to pick other wild vegetables.

Qiao Yu was right there telling them what they could eat.

"Brother! Brother! Do you think this is a mushroom?"

Li Xin picked half a basket of Chinese toon and found a group of white mushrooms under the tree.

He held up the mushroom and asked Qiao Yu.

When Qiao Yu saw the mushroom, he found that the cap of the mushroom was turned outward and looked a little gray. The branches and leaves that flowed out of the mushroom stem picked by Li Xin turned black in a short time.

He yelled at Li Xin: "Throw it away! It's a poisonous mushroom!"

Li Xin was frightened and threw it away quickly, muttering: "What should I do? Will I be poisoned?"

He had seen a news report about someone who died after smelling poisonous mushrooms.

Qiao Yu said speechlessly: "Go wash your hands quickly, don't worry, it shouldn't be a big problem if you didn't eat it."

Li Xin quickly ran to wash his hands, and after washing he nervously told the news he had seen.

Qiao Yu comforted him, "I've seen it too. It seems that the smell of the poisonous mushrooms themselves is fine, but if you inhale the poisonous spores, you will be poisoned. The one you just picked is not the kind of mushroom that sprays spores, so it's okay."

Li Xin patted his chest and said, "I'm so scared. I don't dare to pick mushrooms anymore."

"That's not necessary. There are so many kinds of mushrooms in the mountains. You just need to pick out those few."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Feng and Gu Gang came back.

Not only did they bring back two bundles of firewood, enough for them to cook a meal.

He also brought back a bundle of bamboo shoots and two strings of mushrooms strung together with straw ropes.

Qiao Yu thought this was a good teaching opportunity, so he called the children and Xu Yuan and others over.

I sorted the mushrooms that Gu Feng picked, and then began to explain them one by one:

"This is a very delicious wild mushroom. The taste of an unopened mushroom is better than an open mushroom. It is delicious no matter how you cook it. You can fry it with chicken mushroom oil, or mix it with noodles."

Qiao Yu picked up an opened umbrella and an unopened umbrella and compared them, and everyone nodded.

Li Xin: "So the chicken mushroom can grow so big?"

The handle of the opened umbrella is as long as Li Xin's forearm, but the small one is not even as big as a palm.

Qiao Yu nodded and picked up another kind of mushroom.

"This fatter one is a porcini mushroom. Look, it's very firm and has thick meat. It tastes good, too. We can add some later."

Then he picked up the last one and said, "This is a pine mushroom, and its cap is semicircular. But everyone should be aware that many poisonous mushrooms also look like this, so you must distinguish them carefully, and don't pick them if you are not sure."

Li Xin thought that the chicken mushroom was easier to identify: "Then I will only pick the chicken mushroom."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "That's fine. I'd rather eat less than eat something poisonous. In fact, there are certain characteristics between poisonous and non-toxic.

Generally, the brighter the color, the more beautiful it looks. Those with red, purple, or spots are all poisonous.

You can also break it open and look at the juice. Generally, the non-toxic ones are relatively clear, but the poisonous ones have a sticky juice, which may be white, black, green, or may change color.

Generally, edible things have a refreshing fragrance, while poisonous things may smell a bit pungent or have a strange smell.

Of course, what I said may not be completely correct, but everyone should pay attention and it is better to pick less than to pick those that you don’t recognize.”

Everyone nodded in approval, especially the children and Li Xin, who repeatedly promised not to pick mushrooms randomly in the future.