Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

Under the leadership of Goro, the group found two more nests of Chicken Mushroom.

The chicken mushrooms alone filled up half of the backpack. Ye Changyan was so excited that he felt like he had found a treasure.

Ye Changyan packed the chanterelles and chicken mushrooms he had picked up on the way up the mountain into the same backpack, and asked Lian to carry it down the mountain first. After he got home and put it away, he came back to pick up the brothers and sisters.

"Mom, wait a minute. Follow this stream and keep walking up the mountainside. You will see two stream branches. Then walk straight along the stream on the left and you will find us."

Wulang's memory is really good. When Lian left, he did not forget to tell his mother the route.

"Be careful!"

While giving these instructions, Lian went down the mountain carrying a basket full of mushrooms.

Wulang, with his brothers and sisters, walked up the mountain along the route they remembered.

Soon they arrived at the branch of the stream that Wulang told Lian about, and then the three siblings continued to walk up the mountain along the stream on the left.

"How much longer?"

After walking along the stream on the left for nearly a quarter of an hour, Erniu asked Wulang, a little breathless.

"It's almost there, it's almost there, just ahead."

Goro was also a little out of breath, but he still excitedly stretched out his hand and pointed forward.

The brother and sister continued walking up the mountain. This time they didn't walk long before they saw Wulang running forward with a laugh.

"Hahaha, brother, sister, hurry up! Look!"

Ye Changyan and Erniu also rushed forward in a few steps. The scene before them really shocked the brother and sister.

I saw a cliff not far ahead, with spring water dripping down from the cliff.

The dripping spring water formed a puddle, which was about half a meter square.

As the dripping spring water increased, the water in the puddle overflowed and slowly flowed down the mountain, forming the small stream in front of us.

There are many dead trees scattered around the puddle in a disorderly manner.

I saw many brown and yellow mushrooms growing densely on these moss-covered dead trees.

Ye Changyan walked to the nearest dead tree and squatted down to take a closer look.

It was indeed a wild shiitake mushroom, with scales distributed on the brown-yellow cap. Some of the caps were fully opened, while others were about to bloom.

Looking up, Ye Changyan saw that this large area of dead trees was covered with wild mushrooms. He was really excited. He felt like he had found a treasure today.

"Brother, how's it going?"

Seeing that his younger brothers and sisters were looking at him expectantly, Ye Changyan nodded confidently.

"That's right. Wild mushrooms grow on these dead trees. When you pick them, be careful not to break the dead branches. Don't pick them before they grow any big or small mushrooms. This is a treasure land. We will come here often to pick them in the future."

When the brother and sister heard this, their faces were filled with excitement and they picked up their baskets and started picking mushrooms.

Ye Changyan also carefully put the basket aside, and then started picking carefully.

After a while, Erniu came over with a basket full of wild mushrooms. She gently poured the wild mushrooms into her backpack, and then picked up the basket to pick more.

Soon, half of the backpack was filled. Ye Changyan found that Erniu was the fastest. It turned out that this girl was the most skillful in doing the picking work.

Moreover, the wild mushrooms picked by Erniu were very clean. In contrast, the basket brought by Wulang contained a lot of debris such as moss and dead leaves.

The brothers and sisters were all seriously engaged in picking mushrooms. A ray of sunlight shone through the dense forest, into the puddle, and the reflected light shot into Ye Changyan's eyes.

Ye Changyan then felt a little sore in his back and waist. He raised his hand and carefully checked the time. It was almost noon.

There is a kind of peaceful feeling in the mountains as if time has passed without a single passing moment. Time flies so fast, but today's harvest is so rich that the backpack I brought is already full. Next to the backpack, wild mushrooms have piled up into a small hill.

Just then, Lian finally arrived with a backpack on her back.

"So many!"

Lian uttered an exclamation.

"Mom, you're finally here!"

Wulang's excitement was almost over. The pain from bending down to pick wild mushrooms made Wulang very uncomfortable, but seeing that his brothers and sisters were picking mushrooms silently, he felt embarrassed to be lazy.

"Mom, I see the sun is high in the sky and it's getting late. Wulang, Erniu, help me put the mushrooms on the ground into the backpack. Let's pack up and go down the mountain."

Erniu pointed to a few dead branches closest to the cliff and said, "Brother, there is another dead tree over there that has not been picked yet."

“You can’t pick them all up. You can’t pick them all up at all!”

Ye Changyan couldn't help but sigh helplessly, "It doesn't matter. We can't pick all the mushrooms in this mountain in a short time. It's getting late. Let's go back first."

The mother and her sons quickly finished cleaning up. Ye Changyan's backpack was filled with wild mushrooms. Originally, Lian's backpack could be full as well, but Erniu and Wulang wanted to help their mother share some of the burden, so they filled their own baskets.

The mother and her children returned with a full load.

"We have finally found a treasure today!"

"Brother, can we really make money from these mushrooms?"

Goro was running in front carrying a basket. When he heard his brother's words, he turned around with excitement on his face.

"I think we can make some money, but first we have to have a good meal."

As they spoke, the two brothers laughed innocently like three-year-old children, and Lian and Erniu beside them also raised the corners of their mouths unconsciously.

When the mother and her sons returned to the farm and saw so many mushrooms, Ye Xiaozheng was shocked. He had never seen so many mushrooms in his life.

The family had a simple meal at noon, and then Ye Changyan began to assign tasks.

"Wulang, you and your parents should pick out the wild mushrooms and then hang them up to dry. If there are not enough bamboo trays, you can spread some straw in the yard and then hang the wild mushrooms on it to dry."

"Okay, brother!"

As he said this, he went to get the bamboo basket and prepared to start picking mushrooms. Ye Xiaozheng and Lian also started to get busy.

"Erniu, you are responsible for cleaning these chanterelles and Alphaceras. Before cleaning, scrape the dirty places with bamboo strips. Try not to crush the mushrooms when cleaning. It is best to wash them once, then wash them twice. Hang the washed mushrooms in a colander to dry."

"Okay, brother!"

After assigning the work at home, Ye Changyan took out some silver from the money box at home, briefly explained the situation to his family, and prepared to leave for the county town.

At this moment, Ye Changyan felt a vibration on his arm. He took a quick look and found that his favorability had increased by another eight points. Ye Changyan didn't know the basis for the increase in favorability of this enhancer, so he could only put it aside and went out.

While Ye Changyan was thinking about what he needed to buy on this trip, he walked towards the county town.

"Brother Ye!"

When I walked to the gate of the county town, I heard a familiar deep male voice, as if calling me.