In the midst of such laughter, the mute grandfather led everyone to a forest, and made a few gestures with his hands, which meant: There are the most mountain products here.

In fact, no need for him to say anything, everyone also found pieces of mushrooms. That guy looked like someone had planted them specially.

So they all put down their big backpacks, carried earthen baskets, and started picking mushrooms.

That's right, just pick it up.

Mushrooms are everywhere, but it’s not just about picking them up, you also have to choose good varieties and good quality. Those that have just popped up, or those that have already grown maggots, are simply too lazy to pick them up.

Although it rains intermittently these days, there is a thick layer of humus inside the forest, which is made up of dead branches and leaves from year to year, and is extremely water-permeable.

When you step on it, it's not slippery at all. Instead, it feels soft, like stepping on a sponge.

This forest is a naturally growing mixed forest with a wide variety of trees, such as larch, sylvestris pine, giant red pine, etc.

There are also other deciduous trees, oak trees, ash trees, yellow glass trees, white birch and black birch, elm and poplar, etc., dozens of varieties.

Because of this, the types of mushrooms are also very rich, because many fungi grow in different environments, which are closely related to the tree species.

For example, the red pine umbrellas that we are collecting now only grow in Pinus sylvestris forest, not in larch.

This kind of red pine umbrella is a precious natural pine tree mushroom with high nutritional value. Until later, it still could not be cultivated artificially, so it is 100% natural.

Liu Qingshan only learned later that because this mushroom is shaped like a rivet and turns purple-red after being boiled with water, it has a domineering scientific name called "blood-red rivet mushroom".

It tastes meaty and fragrant, so don't be scared by the name.

Liu Qingshan squatted on the ground, slowly turned around, picked up those sturdy red pine umbrellas in the basket, and after turning around, he could basically pick a dozen or even twenty.

Then he moved a few more steps and continued to squat and circle to collect. Not far away, the sound of everyone chatting could be heard.

"This mushroom head is really big. Take a look, what does it look like?"

From the sound, it sounds like it's a pole.

It is self-evident what the shape of an unopened red pine umbrella looks like.

There was a burst of laughter all around. They were all men, so of course they understood.

Then, the boss' uncle's voice rang out: "Pole, that thing in your crotch is probably as big as this."

Liu Qingshan raised his eyes and saw that the boss' uncle was holding a small red pine umbrella in his hand, which was about the same size as a newly knotted cucumber.

Of course, as a young man, he couldn't get involved in such adult topics, so he had better listen to those experienced drivers.

Sure enough, Zhang Gongzi was not someone to be trifled with: "Oh, boss, you don't mind being rude. What's the point of taking out your gadget to show off in broad daylight?"

Amid people's roars of laughter, Zhang Gangzi became even more enthusiastic: "No wonder your family is full of girls. I just found out today that your thing is not long enough."

Liu Qingshan couldn't help but think about it. The appearance of fungi like mushrooms is really fascinating.

No wonder people on the island country like to eat mushrooms. In their minds, mushrooms have the essence of "form tonic".

After Liu Qingshan explained clearly to everyone the difference between matsutake and matsutake, people dispersed again, forming a fan shape, and moved forward slowly.

When encountering matsutake mushrooms again, everyone will follow the method described by Liu Qingshan and carefully pick them, trying not to damage the environment in which they live.

In addition to mushrooms, everyone will also carefully pick the black fungus on dead wood.

If the weather is too dark and the weather is too dark, I can lay a bed on top of the kang at home and still be able to do it.

"Wow, what a big tree chicken!"

I don't know who shouted something, but it happened to be not far from Liu Qingshan, so he came over to take a look.

I saw a cluster of bright fungi growing on the side of an oak tree. The color was very eye-catching. It was orange on the front and milky white on the back. It was layer upon layer and was the size of a washbasin.

The scientific name of this thing is sulfur fungus, and the common people call it tree chicken mushroom or tree chicken tree.

Firstly, it is because the fungi are stacked in layers and resemble cockscombs; secondly, because it tastes as delicious as chicken and is a famous vegetarian meat, hence the name.

A cluster of tree chickens filled almost a basket, which made everyone even more enthusiastic.

There is only a pole, which is a typical example of working without any effort. After picking two mushrooms, I looked up at the sky and rested for a while.

His backpack is the smallest, but it contains the fewest fungi.

"Pole, don't always look up at the sky, work hard!"

Captain Zhang couldn't look down on him and shouted.

Zhang Gangzi is really good at dealing with it: "Who's looking at the sky? I'm looking for a monkey's head. Hey, look, there's a big monkey's head on the tree branch!"

People nearby followed his hand, and sure enough, on an oak tree, there was a milky white thing, hairy, like a white ape sticking its head out there.

This is the wild Hericium fungus, which is as famous as shark's fin. There has always been a saying that "shark's fin in the sea, Hericium in the mountains".

Zhang Gangzi, who accidentally hit the tree, rushed over excitedly and climbed up the big oak tree. However, he slipped down before climbing to one meter high.

"Go aside and stay out of the way."

Dashuai Zhang had already taken out a pair of foot bindings from the basket and tied them to his shoes.

This thing is a special tool for climbing trees. Not to mention climbing a small oak tree, even a large red pine dozens of meters high, you can still climb up and break the pine tower with your feet.

The most dangerous part of mining in the forest is breaking down pine cones.

The structure of this foot brace is also quite simple. It is an iron frame that is inserted into the shoe. There is only a sharp steel thorn on the inside.

When climbing a tree, take turns to move your feet upward, and the steel thorns will penetrate into the bark of the tree, playing a very good role in fixing it.

I saw Dashuai Zhang having his feet tied up, his short body running up the tree, surpassing the monkey in agility, and with a few clicks, he climbed to the branch where the monkey's head grew, pulled out the knife tied to his leg, and carefully

Cut off the monkey head.

Liu Qingshan also leaned over to take a closer look. The monkey head was neither old nor tender. It was just the right size, about the size of the mouth of a sea bowl. The hair hanging down was white in color and had not aged or turned yellow at all.

If you put it under your nose, you can smell a delicious aroma, which makes Liu Qingshan feel refreshed.

Liu Qingshan couldn't help but praise in his heart: This forest is really a great treasure!

Dashuai Zhang, on the other hand, was not busy untying his feet, but shouted excitedly: "What a bastard, there are a pair of monkey heads as long as they grow, and everyone is walking around to touch them, there must be more!"

Everyone was about to disperse and search, but they were stopped by the mute grandpa. He gestured with his hands and told everyone not to pick any more.

Zhang Gangzi still remembered the grudge he had suffered at the hands of the black blind man, so he arranged in his mouth: "Mute, you are waiting for us all to go back, so you can pick and sell it yourself to make money. No wonder you have saved so much money!"

The mute grandpa was not annoyed, and still had a smile on his innocent face. He shook his hand and continued to make gestures: It turned out that he meant to let the remaining hericiums continue to grow and reproduce naturally, so that in the future, the hericium mushrooms in the forest would grow.

, it will not become extinct.

The older generation of mountain drivers never kill all wild animals. It is their rule not to kill the mother animals and not to hurt the cubs.

Even when dealing with these mountain delicacies, we collect them one by one and follow the ancestral precepts of sustainable use.

Liu Qingshan couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the mute grandpa to express his inner admiration, because just now, he was eager to pick off another monkey head, and he didn't have the same feelings as the mute grandpa.
Chapter completed!