I'm not worried about traveling through a farmer's house. I made my fortune by farming.

Lin Yunchu raised the corners of his eyes slightly, turned around and gave Xie Chunjiao a knowing smile.

"This is called the spiny dragon bud. Not only is it edible, it tastes delicious. I went into the mountains quite a few times when I was in Qingxi Village, but I never saw it once. I didn't expect to find it here."

Looking at the prickly ash buds in front of me, I secretly thought that if I picked them all, I should be able to stir-fry them into a dish that would be enough for everyone to eat.

It would be great if she could find some more later. She had to keep her eyes open and look carefully.

Seeing Lin Yunchu quickly step forward and want to pick off the dragon thorn bud she mentioned, Xie Chunjiao quickly called out,

"Yun Chu, wait a minute. These are all thorns. I'll call my elder brother and the second brother to pick them. Don't bother with that."

These seem to have thorns. What if they prick your hand? It would be bad if you ask Xie Ping and Xie An to come and pick them. They are tall and much stronger than Lin Yunchu, and are used to doing rough work.

It was not a problem to pick these buds from the branches. Then he turned around and shouted to Xie Ping and Xie An who were not far away.

When Xie Ping and Xie An heard Xie Chunjiao's voice, they thought something had happened. They didn't care about the mushrooms in front of them, and quickly got up and ran towards her.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened?"

Xie Ping trotted forward, his voice still a little breathless.

Hearing Xie Chunjiao's voice, not only Xie Ping and Xie An, but other people in the Xie family also gathered around her, with a hint of worry on their faces, looking Xie Chunjiao up and down.

Seeing that she was fine, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The mountains are different from the villages, so you still have to be more careful.

"Brother, I'm fine. It's just that Yunchu wants to pick the few thorny dragon buds at the back, but the branches are full of thorns. You and second brother can help her."

Xie Chunjiao had a smile on her face and turned to point at the prickly ash trees.

When everyone in the Xie family heard this, they looked in the direction Xie Chunjiao pointed. Dragon bud?

So this is the name of this thorny thing, but why pick it?

Seeing everyone's confused expressions, Xie Chunjiao repeated to everyone what Lin Yunchu had just said to her. She didn't know either, but what Lin Yunchu said should be correct.

Thinking back to that day when I followed her out to pick wild vegetables, the wild onions and purslane that Lin Yunchu dug, the dishes made from them were so delicious.

Yun Chu just said that the scrambled eggs with prickly ash are also super delicious, and she really wants to try it.

Everyone suddenly realized what was going on. Although they had never eaten it before, this was the first time they had seen it. However, since Lin Yunchu wanted to pick it, they decided to help.

Xie Ping and Xie An walked forward with sickles, hooked the thorny branches, carefully broke off the buds on the top, and put them in the backpack.

I finally picked almost half a basket of fruit from a few branches, which should be enough for one meal.

Looking at the picked dragon thorn buds, Lin Yunchu's mouth corners slightly raised, and he smiled softly, as if he had already seen delicious food in front of him.

After picking the spiny buds, Zhao found a piece of wood ear mushroom growing on a dead tree trunk in a bush. She originally thought it was poisonous because of the black stuff.

After Lin Yunchu's explanation, I realized that this was also a rare delicacy in the mountains. I picked it, dried it, and saved it for later consumption.

Not only are there many ways to eat it, but it also tastes great. When everyone heard that it was edible and delicious, they quickly put down their backpacks and picked all the fungus until their baskets were full. Only then did they return down the mountain with a full load.

After picking all the mushrooms, Lin Yunchu led everyone to clean the wood ears they had picked up, spread a bamboo mat in the yard, and placed the wood ears on the bamboo mat to dry.

"Okay, we can only dry it in the sun and put it in a clean bag. We can keep it and eat it until winter."

Besides, the weather is very good now, so we just need to let it dry in the sun for a few days. If we see it again when we go into the mountains later, we can pick some back. Then the Xie family will not lack food in winter.

On the way into the mountains, Lin Yunchu encountered edible wild vegetables and explained them to everyone in the Xie family one by one. They picked all of them as long as they could carry them. If they couldn't finish eating all the wild vegetables, they would dry them and make them into dried vegetables to eat in the winter.

Hearing that these were all edible, the Xie family members became very motivated. As long as Lin Yunchu agreed, they would pick all of them. If they really couldn't carry so much, everyone would have wanted to bring two more backpacks.

"Yun Chu, I'll make a fire for you."

Seeing that Lin Yunchu had washed all the prickly ash buds he had picked today, Xie Chunjiao came forward with a smile and said she would help him light the fire.

Lin Yunchu said that this thing would be delicious after it was cooked. She was really curious. After finishing the work in her hands, she hurried into the kitchen to take a look.

Lin Yunchu nodded and smiled without saying anything, and did not reveal her little thoughts.

When the water in the pot has boiled, pour all the washed spiny buds into the hot water and blanch them, then take them out and rinse them with cold water again.

Squeeze out the water and chop it into pieces and put it in a bowl. Then take a few eggs from the basket, beat them into the bowl, add chopped green onions and seasonings, and mix well with the chopped prickly ash.

After washing the pot clean, pour in oil. When the oil is hot, pour in the prickly ash that has just been stirred evenly. Wait quietly for a while. After the eggs in the pot are shaped, Lin Yunchu takes the spatula in his hand and gently piles them up.

The eggs fried in this way will be in a whole piece and not too broken, and then the rich aroma will slowly begin to waft out.

Lin Yunchu lowered his head and instructed Xie Chunjiao to light a high fire. He quickly stir-fried the food in the pot with the spatula in his hand. As time passed, the aroma emanating from the pot became stronger and stronger.

"It smells really good. I didn't expect this thing to be edible. Next time I go into the mountains, I'm going to look for it carefully and bring back more."

Watching Lin Yunchu's hands pick up the shovel and fry, the scrambled eggs with prickly ash picked from the mountains today were ready. Served in a large bowl, they were golden with green dots, and the alluring aroma was even more tempting.

At the dinner table, everyone looked at the steaming food, the aroma filling the entire room. Everyone looked at Old Man Xie and Old Lady Xie, and only when the two of them picked up their chopsticks did everyone start to eat.

"Yun Chu, you really know a lot... This thorn dragon bud is so fragrant, if... if you hadn't told me it was edible, I would have thought it was just an ordinary bud."

Xie An stood up, scooped a spoonful into the bowl, took a big mouthful, and spoke to Lin Yunchu incoherently.

The prickly ash is fried with eggs. When you take a bite, your mouth is filled with fragrance. The freshness of the prickly ash and the fragrance of the eggs mixed together are simply irresistible. It tastes better than meat.

Everyone in the Xie family smiled and nodded. They thought the same as Xie An. Today, they not only picked mushrooms in the mountains, but also brought back a lot of wood ears and dried vegetables.

Everything has been cleaned as Lin Yunchu said and placed in the yard to dry. They thought that they would go into the mountains later and could pick a lot of mountain products and wild vegetables.