Song Jianer watched helplessly as the edible and inedible mushrooms were shattered into pieces by Qiao Zhizhi's beating.

She grabbed Qiao Zhizhi's hand and said, "Hurry up and find some wild vegetables so we can get back in time for breakfast."

Qiao Zhizhi then stopped and saw a patch of purslane not far away, so she went over and started cutting it.

Song Jianer looked at the wild mushrooms all over the ground and pondered in his mind.

She looked around and saw some puffballs and broom mushrooms, and put them in her backpack.

In a short while, half of the backpack was packed.

"Jian'er, what are you doing? This, this is a poisonous fungus." Qiao Zhizhi's scream almost pierced Song Jian'er's eardrum, and she quickly covered her ears.

"You saw Xiao Liang's brother was poisoned to death, and you're still looking for these fungi. Are you going to poison your entire family?"

Qiao Zhizhi was very excited. She grabbed Song Jianer's shoulders and shook him. Her pretty little face was distorted with fear.

"Second cousin, please calm down." Song Jianer couldn't stand it anymore and her voice was louder than hers.

Her serious look shocked Qiao Zhizhi.

"Look carefully, this is not a mushroom, it's a kind of wild vegetable."

Song Jianer picked up the broom mushroom and the puffball mushroom and asked, "One looks like a broom, and the other looks like an egg. Do they look like those mushrooms?"

Qiao Zhizhi was confused, because in her impression, people always regarded these two as fungi.

She searched for a long time and finally found a reason: "But every year, these two things grow together with the toadstools."

"That's just right for this time of year. There are so many species in the world, and so many grow in one season. For example, the purslane you just dug grows mainly at this time. Are you saying it's a mushroom?"

Song Jianer's words left Qiao Zhizhi speechless.

This is indeed true.

"But no one eats these two things."

"That's because everyone is like you, mistaking it for a poisonous fungus." Feeling that her attitude just now was a bit harsh, Song Jianer smiled at Qiao Zhizhi.

"These two things are much more delicious than the wild vegetables you found. Let's not look for wild vegetables anymore. Let's go around the mountain and see if there are any bracken or something."

"Yeah." Qiao Zhizhi was half-believing and half-doubting, and continued to walk up the mountain with Song Jianer.

For some reason, although Song Jian'er was two years younger than her, she felt that she seemed to have the power of an adult.

There was enough in the backpack, so Song Jianer continued to walk around because she wanted to find a kind of mushroom.

The king of fungi, Chicken Mushroom.

Those blue-headed porcini mushrooms are also delicious, but the most delicious and freshest one has to be the chicken mushroom.

The kitchen in this house is empty, she has to find a way to fill it up.

She already had an idea.

Finally, under the cover of pine leaves, Song Jianer found a bunch of chicken mushrooms, the kind of big black chicken mushrooms, and when they opened, the cap would be very large.

She squatted down and started picking up the goods.

Qiao Zhizhi opened her eyes wide again: "This, this really is a poisonous fungus."

"Because it's a poisonous fungus, I'm going to dry it out, grind it into powder, and sprinkle it at the base of the wall to kill rats."

Only then did Qiao Zhizhi feel relieved.

She saw a patch of fern above her, which was plump, tender and very vigorous. Her eyes lit up and she looked up.

It has been rainy recently, with a drizzle coming from time to time. The soil is very soft, and with a gentle pull, the chicken mushroom roots are brought out together.

There were more than twenty flowers in this nest, and Song Jianer pulled them all out.

She knew all kinds of delicious mushrooms in these mountains, including chicken mushrooms, and many more.

But now, there is no need to rush.

Qiao Zhizhi also picked a handful of ferns, tied them with a straw rope, and the two sisters began to go down the mountain.

The Qiao family went to the fields. They raised the ridges and covered them with clay to minimize the impact of the flood on the rice.

Although I know it's probably useless, I still have to do it.

Building up the ridges of the fields can help to mitigate some of the losses, otherwise the losses will be even greater.

Although Qiao Jianer drew the structural diagram of the bridge, it had not yet been put into construction, and its effectiveness had not yet been seen.

But the Qiao family has made up their minds. The divorce agreement is already in hand. Even if the bridge is useless, they will never give in, even at the cost of their lives.

So what if I betrayed that kind of family?

Even Old Lady Song joined in the construction of the field embankments.

As for Old Man Qiao, he took Boss Qiao and Village Chief Zhao to the county town.

When Song Jianer and Qiao Zhizhi returned home, Mrs. Lu and Qiao Yunni were cooking in the kitchen, and their eldest cousin Qiao Xier was embroidering a handkerchief in the house.

All the money she earned from embroidering handkerchiefs would be given to Old Mrs. Qiao to be used for the family's expenses.

"Little sister, it will be several days before it's your turn. You don't have to be so busy now, and your legs and feet are not convenient." When I arrived in the yard, I heard Mrs. Lu say to Qiao Yunni.

Although Old Lady Qiao made the distribution, everyone knew that when it was Qiao Yunni and Song Jianer's turn, everyone would have to help.

This arrangement is just to make the mother and daughter feel that this family treats them as one family, so as to avoid any misunderstandings.

Qiao Yunni said, "Third sister-in-law, you're the one who's busy. I'll help you out. I can't do other work. I'm just sitting around doing nothing. We're all farmers. As long as we have a pair of hands to move, we can't just sit around and wait for food."

Her voice was calm, and there was no trace of yesterday's sadness in it, but there was a feeling of being hurt and numb.

Song Jianer first hid the chicken mushroom under the bed, then went to the kitchen with the backpack.

Qiao Zhizhi followed her, ready to give her a reason.

"Aunt San, Mom, we found two more edible wild vegetables." Song Jianer said.

While putting the backpack on the ground.

Mrs. Lu took a quick look and exclaimed, "Isn't this a poisonous fungus?"

"It's not a poisonous fungus at all. They all look different. It just happens to grow in this season." said Qiao Zhizhi.

Mrs. Lu and Qiao Yunni looked at each other with suspicion, still not quite believing it.

"We met people from another village in the mountains. They said it was edible. They've been eating this wild vegetable for several years, but they kept it secret, not wanting others to know. My cousin and I happened to run into us, so we had to tell them the truth." Song Jian'er snorted as he spoke, "Who would want to tell others about such a good thing?"

"Zhizhi, can you really eat?" Mrs. Lu looked at Qiao Zhizhi, actually asking whether what Song Jianer said was true.

Human life is not a trivial matter.

"Yes, it's edible. They say it's delicious." Qiao Zhizhi also nodded.

Song Jianer had repeatedly assured her that these two things were just wild vegetables and would not kill people, so she lied to her.

Qiao Zhizhi has always been honest, so Mrs. Lu was relieved.

"But, how do we get it to eat?"

"Aunt San, let me do it." In the world she came from, Song Jian'er often cooked mushrooms to eat when they were in season. Although both of them were non-toxic, they still had to be processed in some way to make them taste better.

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