Send me to the countryside? Turn around and make you homeless!

Nian Lin had no idea what Tan Yuan was referring to. She could only sense that Tan Yuan seemed to be feeling somewhat guilty and sad.

"This incident was an accident and has nothing to do with you. Don't think too much about it."

Since ancient times, when natural disasters come, humans have not been able to change them. All they can do is to be strong and then find ways to overcome the difficulties.

Tan Yuan smiled bitterly. Locusts were a surprise to others, but not to her, as she had experienced it once.

She knew in her heart that she had the power to change everything. She could have informed the captain in advance, and even if the locusts came, they wouldn't eat the crops everyone had worked so hard to grow. However, she was defeated by her own timidity. She was afraid that if she told others about it, others would think she was an anomaly...

From the moment she heard everyone crying, she already regretted that she should have spoken out...

"Yuanyuan, come here, there are fungus here."

Li Xiu walked in front and tried hard to control his emotions, but he was soon convinced by himself.

What can she do if God arranges these hardships for her? She just needs to live her own life well. If she can't send anything home this year, then don't send it. Next year... next year she will definitely work hard to make up for this year's share!

The most important thing is that she cannot let Tan Yuan and the others worry about her because of her little sadness. Although they have not known each other for a long time, she already regards them as her friends in her heart.

Although Li Xiu was still sad after she figured it out, she regained a lot of energy. When she looked up and saw a large area of ​​wood ear mushrooms, she quickly called Tan Yuan and the others over.

A large tree that had fallen for some unknown reason lay across the middle of the woods. Its trunk was black and covered with dense black fungus.

"Hey, why is there something white behind this?"

Li Xiu changed direction and saw that there was actually some white stuff mixed in with the black fungus.

"Do you think this is a mushroom?"

Li Xiu still hasn't forgotten the taste of the fried dried mushrooms last time. They were so fresh and delicious. It would be great if he could get another one.

"This is white fungus."

Nianlin's family is well-off, so her stepmother often makes these things and stews them at home, saying that they are good for skin beauty. She has seen dried Tremella fuciformis, but this is the first time she has seen wet one. Fortunately, the difference is not big, and she can recognize it.

"This thing is quite valuable. Many rich people like it."

Tan Yuan followed up by explaining that Tremella fuciformis is a cheap substitute for bird's nest and eating it regularly is indeed good for the body.

But Li Xiu was lucky enough to go up the mountain twice. The first time he encountered dry mushrooms, and the second time he encountered so many black fungus and white fungus...

When he heard that this thing was liked by rich people, Li Xiu's mood instantly changed from rainy to sunny. He clapped his hands and hid on the ground.

"Let's pick these and take them home. We can dry them and eat them later. It can be considered a dish."

When going up the mountain, he didn't think much about it. He just wanted to pick some wild vegetables to fill his stomach. The bamboo basket he picked up came in handy. Li Xiu started picking black fungus from the tree trunks.

No one knew how many years this tree had lived. Its trunk lay across the woods. Tan Yuan estimated that she couldn't even hug it, so she joined the group in picking wood ears.

Fungus can be used for stir-frying or cold salad, just add some garlic and chili peppers.

After drying, it can be preserved for a long time. In just a short while, all the wood ear and white ear on the tree were put into the bamboo basket brought out by Li Xiu.

There were also wild vegetables they had picked, and these things took up space, so there was no extra space in the bamboo basket.

Picking wood ear mushrooms is a very relaxing thing. Li Xiu has completely recovered now, and she took a deep breath.

"Okay, let's go back. If we're any later, the three of them will be worried."

They were all educated youth who came to Huaiyin Brigade to work in the countryside together. Even though they were of different genders, the feelings they developed from eating and working together and helping each other were real.

When she came, she just kept her head down and walked forward, but when she wanted to go back, she ran into trouble because she couldn't find the way.

"This way."

Nian Lin pointed in a direction. She had already made marks along the way she had just come, so she just had to follow the marks to get back.

I didn't feel the road was difficult to walk on on the way up the mountain, but why was it so slippery when I was going down the mountain?

Nian Lin didn't feel anything. She walked in front and led the way, holding Tan Yuan's hand. Tan Yuan held Li Xiu's hand, and the three of them walked slowly.

"I'm sorry, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to..."

If she hadn't rushed up the mountain out of despair, maybe they would be having lunch at the resettlement site now, and then worrying about how to live in the future.

"Don't say that. It has nothing to do with you. We just came here to relax. It's thanks to you that we were able to find so many wood ears."

Tan Yuan pretended to be relaxed and smiled at Li Xiu to hide her guilt.

She had noticed long ago that there was not much food for the few of them.

Li Xiu and Nian Lin did not bring much food from the city. They only relied on the food distributed by the brigade. They could only hold on until the middle of next month at most, and the other three male educated youth were not much better off.

Nianlin, like her, should have had food coupons on her, otherwise she would not have been able to help her in her previous life. As for the other three... according to the trajectory of their previous life, they moved to the educated youth site soon after, and the few people at the back gradually drifted away, and no one knew what would happen to them.

But in this life...

'Is there any way to get some food?'

Tan Yuan was thinking about something, and followed Nian Lin step by step forward.

"what!"

It was Li Xiu's voice.

She only felt a huge force coming from behind her, and she was carried down with that force.

She was dragged down by Li Xiu and slid down together. Nian Lin realized something was wrong at the first moment and quickly hugged the tree trunk next to her to prevent the three of them from sliding down together. She held Tan Yuan's hand tightly, and a moment of panic flashed through her heart.

"Don't let go, I'll pull you up."

Nian Lin had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and he used all his strength to pull the two men up.

There was a lot of vegetation on the mountain and the soil was moist. The soil kept sliding down where Nian Lin was standing.

"Xiu Xiu, look down there. Is it deep down there?"

It would be impossible for Nian Lin to pull the two of them up by herself. If she continued to be in a stalemate like this, not to mention pulling them up, she might even be dragged down by them. Then she would be helpless.

"Woo~"

Li Xiu let out a whimper of fear, and her clothes were soaked with cold sweat. Now, let alone sending things home, it was even a question of whether she could survive the day. After hearing what Tan Yuan said, she looked down cautiously.