The two walked together for a while, and Jiang's mother stopped in front of a courtyard gate.

"Come, Xiao Shen, the educated youth, this is my home. You can come to my house to play when you have time in the future," Jiang's mother pushed open the door and walked in first, and Shen Xiaoxia followed her in.

The yard is very big, and there is a very tall tree in the corner. Shen Xiaoxia doesn't recognize it and doesn't know what kind it is.

Strings of golden corn cobs and bright red peppers hang from the eaves, adding a touch of warmth to the gray walls.

Probably hearing the noise, Jiang's eldest brother, sister-in-law and Jiang Juan all came out. Jiang's mother said, "The educated youth Xiao Shen helped carry it back. Go and pick it up."

The eldest brother of the Jiang family went to take the things from Jiang's mother's hand, and the eldest sister-in-law of the Jiang family came to take the things from Shen Xiaoxia's hand. Shen Xiaoxia looked at her bulging belly and did not dare to let go.

Seeing Shen Xiaoxia staring at her belly, the eldest sister-in-law of the Jiang family smiled and said, "Don't be so squeamish. Give it to me. It's just something. Many people are working in the fields!"

Shen Xiaoxia handed the thing to her and smiled embarrassedly.

Mother Jiang: "Xiao Shen, educated youth, thank you so much. Would you like to put down your backpack and play at Auntie's house for a while?"

Shen Xiaoxia waved her hand quickly, "No need, auntie, I'll go back first. I'll come to your house again if I have the chance."

Jiang's mother didn't insist after hearing this, and just said, "If you want to come to my house to play, then come over."

Shen Xiaoxia responded with a smile, "Okay, auntie, I'll go back first then."

Not long after walking out of the yard, he ran into Jiang Yan who was coming back from outside. Jiang Yan looked in the direction Shen Xiaoxia came from, raised his eyebrows, and asked with a smile, "You came out of my house?"

Shen Xiaoxia didn't expect to meet Jiang Yan again, and nodded with a smile, "Auntie had too much stuff, so I helped carry it for a while."

Jiang Yan looked at the backpack on Shen Xiaoxia's back and asked her, "Do you need help?"

"Hmm?" Jiang Yan realized that she was asking about the backpack on her back and shook her head. "No, it's not heavy. I'll go back first then."

Jiang Yan nodded and followed Shen Xiaoxia for a few steps.

He waited until Shen Xiaoxia walked away before turning around and walking back.

When Shen Xiaoxia returned to the Youth League, everyone was in the yard. Seeing Shen Xiaoxia coming back, Han Zhuxin came over and asked, "Did you receive the package?"

Shen Xiaoxia nodded, "Yes, I got it. I didn't know what it was!"

Shen Xiaoxia opened the door. Knowing that Shen Xiaoxia wanted to see the package, Han Zhuxin did not follow her in. Even best friends needed a certain sense of propriety.

Shen Xiaoxia put the package on the kang, unwrapped it and turned it over.

A cotton-padded jacket, a pair of cotton trousers, a woolen hat, and a few pounds of cotton. After shaking out the folded cotton-padded jacket, there was also a small stack of tickets, including food tickets, cloth tickets, and sugar tickets.

Not many, just a few of each kind, much less than what she got from signing in before, but Shen Xiaoxia was very happy.

Such a small stack of bills must have been accumulated by the family over a long period of time, or exchanged by someone. I guess they were worried that Shen Xiaoxia would be reluctant to use them, so the dates are all within the last six months.

Shen Xiaoxia made an appointment with Aunt Guixiang to go into the mountains with them tomorrow to pick some mountain products and send some back home.

I folded all the clothes and put them in the closet. I remembered that I had a lot of wool in my space that I had signed in before. I could take it out to kill time, so I said it was sent by my family.

She hasn't even finished knitting the simplest scarf!

People with clumsy hands can’t afford to get hurt!

Shen Xiaoxia asked Han Zhuxin and Zhao Lingling if they wanted to go up the mountain together tomorrow, and they both said yes.

So everyone agreed to go into the mountains together the next day.

In the morning, when Shen Xiaoxia was still eating breakfast, Xiao Shitou came over, "Sister Shen! Sister Shen! My grandma asked me to call you..."

When Shen Xiaoxia saw him, she waved at him with a smile and asked him to come over. The reward she promised to give him last time had not been fulfilled yet!

She turned back to the house and grabbed a handful of fruit candies from the locker, about ten in total, and stuffed them into Little Stone's shirt pocket. "Here, Little Stone, this is the reward I promised you last time."

Little Stone looked at the colorful fruit candies in the bag and said happily, "Thank you, Sister Shen. Sister Shen, you are so kind!"

The little stone loaded the candy and skipped back.

Shen Xiaoxia also quickly packed up, carrying the largest backpack, and called Han Zhuxin and Zhao Lingling to set off together.

When I arrived at Aunt Guixiang's house, there were three other aunts there, all carrying backpacks. They must have made an appointment to go up the mountain together.

Seeing Shen Xiaoxia and the others coming, Aunt Guixiang said, "Now that we're all here, let's go."

Shen Xiaoxia, Han Zhuxin, Zhao Lingling and the aunts greeted each other.

A few people chatted as they went up the mountain. At this time of year, the mountain was like a treasure house, attracting villagers to explore and harvest.

The villagers rely on its gifts to add a few dishes to themselves and their families, and also add some fun and laughter to the dull days after the busy days.

Groups of people are scattered throughout the mountains. Some are friends, and some are families. They are all carrying smiles and expectations as they carry out a different kind of "work"!

Aunt Guixiang said she would take them to pick mushrooms today. Picking mushrooms is a technical job that requires rich experience and sufficient identification ability.

You need to be able to tell which mushrooms are edible and which are poisonous.

"Red umbrella, white pole, and lying board after eating" is not a joke.

Shen Xiaoxia knew that mushrooms like to grow in dark and humid places.

When she was watching videos in her previous life, she often came across popular science videos about animals and plants. Occasionally, when she came across something that interested her, she would stop and take a look. After watching so many times, she remembered some of it.

Aunt Guixiang and several other aunts led everyone to find several large mushroom fields in the grass.

Aunt Guixiang pointed to a large patch of white mushrooms and explained to Shen Xiaoxia and the others, "This type of mushroom is a grass mushroom. Every time you see it, it grows in large patches, making it the easiest to spot."

Shen Xiaoxia observed it and found that the grass mushroom was pure white all over.

She had seen and eaten them, but she just couldn't name the specific varieties. Before, she referred to all the mushrooms she had seen and eaten as "mushrooms."

Seeing several aunts squatting down and starting to pick, Shen Xiaoxia and others also joined in.

First, I simply pulled out the weeds around the mushrooms, and pushed aside those that could not be pulled out. Then I picked up the mushrooms and threw them into the backpack.

A large area of ​​mushrooms was quickly picked up by several people. Aunt Guixiang then taught Shen Xiaoxia and others how to identify red mushrooms, oil mushrooms, Hericium erinaceus, etc.

The cap of the red mushroom is a bright red. It is said that they like to grow near the roots of pine trees and are easy to find.

Oil mushrooms also like to grow in dark and humid places. The cap of oil mushrooms is yellow, which looks very beautiful and tastes very delicious.

In addition to the common mushrooms, there are also many uncommon ones.

Aunt Guixiang said that it is best not to pick mushrooms with very bright colors and strange shapes, as they are more likely to be poisonous.

As time went by, there were more and more mushrooms in the backpack. When no one was paying attention, Shen Xiaoxia would secretly put some of them into the space.

At noon, everyone's backpacks were filled to the brim, so they went down the mountain together, planning to go back for lunch and come back again in the afternoon.

After returning, Shen Xiaoxia and others followed Aunt Guixiang's instructions and spread the mushrooms in the sun to dry them so that they could be stored for a longer time.

At noon, Shen Xiaoxia washed some freshly picked mushrooms and made some egg and mushroom soup. After tasting it, it was delicious!

I steamed some rice and ate it directly with the soup.

Shen Xiaoxia and a few others followed Aunt Guixiang and others to pick mushrooms for two and a half days, which was enough for them to eat for a long time.

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