Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

At noon, the smell of food wafted through the village, adding a touch of life to this quiet and remote little village.

"The land is flat and spacious, the houses are neat, there are fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees and bamboos. The roads are connected, and the chickens and dogs can hear each other." Zhu Shunfeng walked and recited, "Your village is like a paradise."

Chunni pursed her lips and smiled, "It hasn't come to that point yet. Life has been better in the past two years, and the policies have improved. The lives of ordinary people should turn a new page."

The two came to the rice field.

Zhu Shunfeng pinched the rice ears he had just pulled out with his hands and felt them carefully.

"The rice ears are growing well, and there are almost no hollow ones. The rice plants are also good, standing tall and straight. They look better than before. How is the drought resistance of this dry rice seedling cultivation? How is the fertilizer used..."

Chunni slowly answered Zhu Shunfeng's questions. The more they talked, the more they got along. Zhu Shunfeng said bluntly: "The mushrooms in your backyard are not growing well. Mushrooms have very strict requirements on temperature and humidity. The growth cycle of mushrooms is long, which is very labor-intensive and resource-intensive!"

Chunni's mushroom farming may seem fun to laymen, but only experts can see the tricks.

Seeing Chunni looking at him, Zhu Shunfeng stopped talking. "In fact, the climate in Tuo County is very suitable for growing mushrooms. I happen to have some experience in growing mushrooms." He stopped talking halfway.

Chunni looked at him with a raised eyebrow, and he continued.

"Rural people are still suffering too much. The geographical location of Shizi Mountain is very suitable for growing oyster mushrooms. The yield rate is high and the return is also high." Seeing Chunni staring at him closely, Zhu Shunfeng turned his head and looked at the curling green smoke in the distance, "I just think Shizi Mountain can be better."

Alone Better Together.

Chunni understood.

Don’t worry about scarcity but inequality.

Now Shizishan has Yang Chunni, Yang Bangming, Sun Ping, and Qianjin, the first group of people to get rich. It is time for the first rich to drive the latter to get rich.

Growing mushrooms seems to be a good way out.

After seeing off Zhu Shunfeng who was hesitant to speak, Chunni started to go up the mountain frequently.

Lion Mountain is rich in products, including wild oyster mushrooms. She wants to pick these mushrooms and make mushroom bags.

It was the slack season for farming, so Yang Andang followed his niece to the mountains.

"We're not busy these two days. Your eldest brother called and asked our family to go to Yangcheng to stay for a few days." Yang Andang said.

"Then go! You and Auntie haven't been to Guangzhou yet, right? While you're still young, go around and broaden your horizons." Chunni put on her newly bought rain boots and no longer patted the weeds around her feet as carefully as before. But she still kept the stick in her hand.

"The round trip will take more than a week. We can just stay in Guangzhou for a few days and then come back. Isn't that just asking for trouble?" Yang Andang shook his head.

"Then you can spend more time in Guangzhou!"

"That's even worse. Your elder brother forgot. Could it be that you have forgotten too? There are only a few days left before the rice harvest! The harvest is a big deal and can't be delayed!"

Chunni had sharp eyes and saw a boletus hidden under the pine needles, so she squatted down and dug it out.

"Hey, this mushroom is a family of four!" She was delighted, but she still tapped the mushroom head twice before carefully picking it out. She was in a good mood and spoke without thinking.

"Uncle, didn't my elder brother tell you to give the land to others to farm? Why are you working so hard?"

"Then why do you want to farm! I am a farmer, what else can I do if not farming? Don't think you are so great just because your elder brother has made some money outside! Money is not the root of a farmer, land is!" Yang Andang said solemnly!

Chunni also knew that she had said something wrong. For the older generation, land is as important as their lives. Their love and cherishment of the land is difficult for others to understand. This may be because in that era of material scarcity and hard life, land was their reliance for survival and their most precious wealth. This kind of persistence and love for the land, perhaps only those who have experienced that era can truly understand.

Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. Besides, Chunni herself is unwilling to give up the land, she is still working hard to grow rice! How can I persuade the old man not to grow rice?

"Oh! I didn't find the oyster mushrooms, but I found a lot of mushrooms. It would be nice to go home and take out the bacon and stir-fry it." Chunni immediately changed the subject.

"The meat of the porcini mushrooms is thick, tender, smooth and refreshing..." Yang Andang didn't want to be angry with Chunni, so seeing that she had handed over the pole, he quickly took advantage of the situation.

"You, a little girl, have only walked so far, and the rice you have eaten is less than the salt I have eaten. How do you know where there are oyster mushrooms in the mountains?" Yang Andang is indeed an old mountain hiker.

"Just follow me. I know where the mushrooms are."

Chunni didn't expect such an unexpected gain and was extremely happy.

Sure enough, by following the old man and not getting lost, Chunni crossed a mountain and saw the wild oyster mushrooms she had been longing for.

Chunni carefully picked all the oyster mushrooms and looked at the old man with anticipation.

Yang Bangming laughed and instantly remembered that when Chunni was a child, he bought her a piece of malt candy and she looked at him with such expectation.

"Haha, I know another place, but it's not close. I'm afraid I won't be able to get there today."

Chunni looked up at the sky, and sure enough, the sun was setting in the west. If she didn't leave now, it would be too late to leave Lion Rock. Lion Rock is not safe at night!

Chunni followed the old man up the mountain again the next day and still gained a lot!

On the third day, Chunni slept until noon. The previous two days of climbing mountains and wading through water were too tiring, and once she relaxed, she couldn't suppress the fatigue in her body.

"Mom, Mom." Chu Chu called softly.

"Shh, Mom is sleeping!" Ci Ci stopped her sister disapprovingly. "Mom must be exhausted. Grandpa said that if she is sleeping and can't be woken up, we must use that grass!"

"What kind of grass is this? Is it edible?" Chuchu looked at her brother curiously with her big eyes.

"Come with me." Cici pulled Chuchu out of the door and came back soon. He held a piece of grass in his hand and smiled at his sister: "Look at me."

Then, Cici picked up the grass and slid it back and forth across Chunni's ears, nose, and neck.

Chunni pretended to be asleep... What did her grandfather teach her lovely son? She grabbed the dogtail grass and said, "Which bad guy is tickling me? I'll punish him."

Ci Ci took a few steps back. Chu Chu, who was watching the fun, suffered.

Chunni touched the little girl's armpit and asked with a smile: "Did Chuchu do it? I will take revenge on you."

“Hahahaha, Mom, hahahaha, it’s my brother, it’s my brother, haha…” Chuchu laughed happily.

Chunni teased him for a while and then chased after Cici, "It's you, you little rascal, I'll catch you!"

“Hahahaha, mom, hahaha…” No way could little Cici escape Chunni’s clutches and he burst into laughter.

A beautiful day has begun!