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Jiang Li looked at the mushrooms covering the ground.

Today was another busy day.

Although she complained, she was secretly overjoyed by her abundant harvest.

Mushrooms are covered in dirt and withered leaves, so they need to be washed before eating.

Jiang Li took out small stools from her spatial storage, one for herself and one for Ye Jingmo, and began their mushroom-washing journey.

The two divided the work into three steps.

Ye Jingmo first washed the debris off the mushrooms in a basin of water.

Jiang Li rinsed the mushrooms a second time in clean water before placing them in a clean basin.

Pudding couldn't help, so she lay between Ye Jingmo and Jiang Li, silently keeping them company as they worked.

Jiang Li shook her aching arms and stood up to stretch her stiff neck and back.

She had been sitting for too long and felt uncomfortable all over.

All I saw were two basins filled with mushrooms.

Jiang Li felt that this sweet burden could come many more times.

Ye Jingmo cleaned up the trash on the ground and collected the sewage from the basin into the sewage bucket.

His face showed no sign of fatigue, as if he hadn't done anything at all.

"Brother Mo, how about we make two-thirds of the mushrooms into mushroom sauce and dry one-third into dried mushrooms?"

Jiang Li asked Ye Jingmo for his opinion.

Mushroom sauce tastes best when made with fresh mushrooms.

Jiang Li could easily eat two bowls of white rice with just the spicy and savory mushroom sauce.

Ye Jingmo's eyes flickered slightly when he heard about mushroom sauce; he hadn't had mushroom sauce in a long time.

Jiang's mother had a unique recipe for making mushroom sauce, which she had already passed on to Jiang Li.

Ye Jingmo divided the mushrooms into three portions.

Jiang Li took out a winnowing basket, placed one of the mushrooms on it, and spread it out on the ground to dry in the sun.

A few sparrows landed on the wall, hopping and observing.

They seemed to be waiting for Jiang Li and Ye Jingmo to leave before flying onto the winnowing basket to enjoy the mushrooms.

Seeing this, Pudding pulled the winnowing basket to the doorway and lay down there to guard the mushrooms.

Like a vicious beast guarding a precious treasure in the abyss.

"Pudding, then I'll trouble you to watch the mushrooms. I'll open the can for you later."

Jiang Li kissed Pudding's head, which startled Pudding, who then covered its eyes with its paw, looking shy.

"That dog is so clever."

Jiang Li chuckled and teased Pudding, then stroked its fur before going back inside.

After Jiang Li left, Pudding lay down lazily on her side, but her eyes were fixed on the winnowing basket.

They were strictly guarded to prevent any animal from stealing the mushrooms.

Jiang Li and Ye Jingmo placed the mushrooms on the dining table.

To make mushroom sauce, you first need to cut the mushrooms into small pieces, but the mushrooms they picked were just sprouting.

Very tender!

With a gentle tear of your hand, the mushroom turns into a small strip.

Jiang Li stopped working after estimating that the torn mushroom strips would be enough for a pot of mushroom sauce.

Besides the ingredients, the key to making delicious mushroom sauce is to cook it in lard.

Jiang Li took out all the rendered lard and put it into the pot to heat it up.

Waiting for the pot to heat up, she poured all the mushroom strips into the pot.

Thick white smoke rose, bringing with it the unique aroma of mushrooms.

The mushroom strips, which were fluffy just moments before, slowly shrank and became shriveled under the high temperature.

Jiang Li poured the ingredients her mother had given her into the pot, and the aroma was so enticing that it made her mouth water.

After waiting a few minutes, Jiang Li put the stir-fried mushroom sauce into a bowl.

The big pot of mushrooms that was just a moment ago is now reduced to a small pot.

Jiang Li stir-fried four pots of mushrooms before she got two small bowls of mushroom sauce.

Exhausted, Jiang Li plopped down in a chair.

"Brother Mo, I'm so tired and hungry, I can't keep going."

She blinked at Ye Jingmo, indicating that she was going on strike and taking a break.

"Okay! Let's bottle the mushroom sauce after we finish lunch."

The mushroom sauce needs to be cooled down for a while before it can be bottled.

Ye Jingmo got up and went into the kitchen to start cooking lunch.

Jiang Li turned her head and rested her chin on the back of the chair, staring at Ye Jingmo's tall and upright back.

It seemed as if they had returned to that peaceful and tranquil time.

Jiang Li poured canned food and dog food into Pudding's dog bowl. "Pudding, come back for dinner."

As Pudding got up and walked toward the dog bowl, she suddenly turned back to look at the winnowing basket.

After hesitating for a while, it dragged its dog bowl to the door with its mouth and ate while looking at the winnowing basket.

She is an excellent employee who is dedicated to her job.

Ye Jingmo didn't make any complicated dishes; he simply stir-fried a plate of eggs and greens.

As Ye Jingmo brought the dishes to the table, Jiang Li immediately went to get two bowls of rice.

She used a clean spoon to scoop two large spoonfuls of mushroom sauce into the two bowls of rice without any hesitation.

If Jiang's mother were still alive, she would only receive a spoonful of that treatment.

It wasn't that Jiang's mother was reluctant to part with the mushroom sauce; it was just that making the mushroom sauce was time-consuming and laborious, and only a small amount of sauce was produced.

In order to eat the mushroom sauce more often, they could only scoop out a little bit at a time.

Jiang Li put the last mouthful of rice mixed with mushroom sauce into her mouth, and said to Ye Jingmo in a muffled voice:

"Brother Mo, I want to eat mushroom sauce again tonight."

Ye Jingmo naturally wouldn't say anything more.

They work so hard to make this sauce, isn't it all for the sake of eating?

Ye Jingmo put down the empty bowl and chopsticks and nodded in agreement.

After lunch, the two began to portion out the mushroom sauce.

This way it will be much more convenient to take it out and eat it later.

By the time the mushroom sauce was packaged, it was already four or five o'clock in the afternoon.

If you go to bed at this time, you definitely won't be able to sleep at night.

Jiang Li forced herself to stay awake and decided to get a good night's sleep later that night.

She opened the chat forum on her watch, wanting to see what information was available.

The first thing I saw on the official announcement was the two large, blood-red characters: "Warning."

After the rain, mushrooms ripened, and some citizens picked poisonous mushrooms, causing them to experience hallucinations. They were taken to the hospital by their families.

The official notice now states that if you cannot identify the mushrooms after picking them, you can go to a designated location where professionals will identify whether the mushrooms are edible.

Jiang Li twitched her lips. It seemed the authorities had realized that it was better to guide than to suppress.

Given the current food shortage, it is indeed unlikely that citizens will give up edible mushrooms.

However, many people cannot identify whether a mushroom is poisonous, and having a specialist identify it is indeed a way to reduce the chance of poisoning.

Luckily, she had learned how to identify mushrooms, otherwise she wouldn't have dared to pick them.

Jiang Li scrolled down through the messages and found that most of them were posts about searching for family members or seeking food.

She glanced at it twice, then turned it off without getting interested.

Exhausted from the day's work, Jiang Li's eyelids felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and her whole body felt as soft as cotton.

She couldn't help but doze off during dinner.

Ye Jingmo, facing Jiang Li who was pecking at rice like a chick, reached out and stopped her from hitting her forehead on the bowl.

Jiang Li rolled the ball around in her palm in a daze before realizing what she had done.

She blushed as she swallowed the last bite of her food, then immediately jumped up and said, "I'm going to take a shower and go to bed."

Ye Jingmo watched Jiang Li's retreating figure and couldn't help but chuckle softly.