Like two diligent bees, the brother and sister went into the forest to look for mushrooms on the ground.

After two trips, I already have a lot of mushrooms at home, large and small, weighing dozens of kilograms.

"Brother, are all these mushrooms poisonous?"

Xiaohua squatted on the ground, helping to pick out some brightly colored mushrooms, holding one in her hand and passing it to Zhong Wen.

"Little sister, what you are holding in your hand is poisonous. Remember this from now on."

Zhong Wen looked up at the mushrooms in Xiaohua's hand, responded, and continued to pick.

Not long after, Zhong Mugen and his wife returned home and saw brother and sister Zhong Wen squatting on the ground picking mushrooms.

"How many times have I told you not to go into the mountains and forests all the time. Besides, many of the mushrooms you picked are poisonous and cannot be eaten."

Zhong Mugen looked at the two brothers and sister and didn't know whether he should scold him or not. He knew that the two brothers and sisters were trying to provide more food for the family, but he was very worried about going to the mountains and forests. He was worried about the big guy.

The tiger appears again or attacks.

"Dad, after it rains, there is little danger in the mountains and forests. Besides, these mushrooms are edible. My white-bearded father has taught me many things."

With Zhong Wen's shamelessness, he could basically drag the old man with the white beard out and help him out.

"Then you can't go into the mountains and forests at will. What if something unexpected happens?"

The worry in Zhong Mugen's heart was normal, not to mention that he had fought against that big tiger once before, so he knew how dangerous it was.

"Okay, let's remember that. By the way, Dad and Mom, after breakfast, you can go pick mushrooms. After drying them, you can sell them in the city for some money.

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Zhong Wen didn't care how worried his father was about him, he just wanted to take advantage of the weather to pick more mushrooms, which would probably wither in a day or two.

"Okay, grandma will make breakfast first. After breakfast, your dad and I will go pick some together."

Xiu didn't have any objections to what his son said, but he had some doubts about whether the mushrooms on the ground were edible.

Zhong Mugen sighed, not knowing what to do. Although his son was now smarter and more sensible, he was always disobedient and always went to the mountains and forests. He was really afraid that something would happen to him.

After breakfast, the family of four, each carrying a basket and a stick in their hands, went to the mountains to pick mushrooms.

The family of four spent the whole day picking mushrooms, and by the way, they also picked up three hares, which were trapped in the sling traps they had worn before.

Although some of them had been dead for a long time, Xiu originally wanted to take them home to see if they could be eaten, but Zhong Wen stopped him.

It has been dead for so many days, so it must smell bad. Besides, it is early summer and not winter, so it can be frozen and refrigerated.

A family of four went into and out of the mountains and forests many times, just to pick all the mushrooms home.

Although four people can fight hard enough, there are countless mushrooms in the forest. At the end of the day, the weight of their home only weighs a few hundred kilograms. Moreover, they have not gone deep into the forest, they are just taking a walk.

Search along the edge of the mountain forest.

"Madam, you go make dinner first, and Xiaowen, Xiaohua, I, and the others will pick it up first."

After returning home, the four people piled some mushrooms in front of the open space, thinking that they would pick them up as soon as possible today so that they could be dried in the sun tomorrow.

After hearing this, Xiu went to make dinner, leaving Zhong Mugen and the others to continue picking mushrooms.

The poisonous ones naturally need to be picked out, and the sizes also need to be divided. Otherwise, if they are all put together, if you want to sell them, the price will also go up.

Before evening, the picking was completed. There must be mushrooms in the gruel for dinner.

"Auntie, the porridge with mushrooms is so delicious, fragrant and smooth."

Xiaohua held a bowl and drank the gruel. After adding mushrooms to the gruel, the aroma became even stronger.

Even Zhong Wen drank two large bowls before he stopped talking. For these mushrooms, Zhong Wen prefers to add some meat to stir-fry them, which will give them more flavor.

However, the food at home is getting less and less, and I don’t know if I can survive until the rice harvest. If I really can’t survive until then, I can only find a way to trap more hares for future food.

"When these mushrooms are cooked in porridge, they taste really delicious and the aroma becomes stronger."

Xiu drank the porridge, holding chopsticks in his hand, and occasionally stuffed a mushroom into his mouth.

"Husband, our family doesn't have much food left. Can you go to the temple and borrow some?"

After Xiu finished his last mouthful of porridge, he looked at Zhong Mugen and expressed his worries.

"You have to pay back the money you borrow. I think life will be difficult next year. I wonder if we can exchange these hares for some food."

Zhong Mugen spoke helplessly. He didn't have much food at home, and he didn't know if he could survive the past two months. If he couldn't survive the past two months, he could only pick wild vegetables to fill his stomach. He often went to Guanli to borrow food.

It comes from this, but if you borrow, you have to pay it back. Although the temple will not harvest more grain, you have to pay back as much as you borrow.

As for borrowing food, it is a common thing in the village, and no one will say anything. In this lean time, everyone is short of food.

Fortunately, there will be some grain stored in Longquan Temple for the purpose of providing backup for the village. After all, Longquan Temple is the owner, and they don’t want all the people in the village to run away hungry. If they really want to borrow grain and receive more grain,

, I guess the people in the village are not that stupid and have run away long ago.

"Dad, how about we hunt more hares and eat less food? In this case, our family can survive these days."

Zhong Wen didn't want to borrow food, but he wanted to give his parents more meat or something, so that they could grow taller. Furthermore, he also agreed with Zhong Mugen, if he borrowed it, he would have to pay it back.

If you really want to borrow it every year, then you have to pay it back every year. When will this end?

"Let's check in a few days. If it doesn't work, I'll go to the temple and ask."

Zhong Mugen had no choice about this matter. As the backbone of the family, he needed to make decisions on many things.

On the second day, after Zhong Mugen and his wife went to work in the fields, Zhong Wen and his sister were at home guarding the mushrooms in front of the open space.

It's not that I'm afraid that people from the village will come and take some, but it's that I'm afraid that birds, insects, rats, and beasts will come and cause harm. However, it doesn't matter whether there is anyone watching or not. How can so many mushrooms be destroyed?

To make mushrooms into dried mushrooms, you have to either expose them to the sun or dry them. In Zhong Wen's house, the only option is to dry them. As for drying, forget it. In addition to the waste of firewood, there is no such a big stove at home.

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"Brother, we didn't go to the wilderness to check it out yesterday. How about we go take a look now."

Xiaohua is bored at home and always wants to go out and have a look.

"Okay, let's go take a look. Maybe we've trapped a lot of hares."

Zhong Wen stood up from the stone, went to the kitchen, carried a basket and a kitchen knife, and walked into the fields with the flowers.

After not checking for more than a day, the brothers and sisters discovered that there were about a dozen hares hanging on almost twenty condoms.

Xiaohua shouted even more happily that she was going to eat beggar rabbit today, and shouted from time to time how the beggar rabbit tasted.

"Let's do it tonight, and we won't have beggar rabbit for breakfast."

Zhong Wen was carrying the basket. For Zhong Wen's small body, the weight of the basket was a bit too heavy, so he had to drag it home. After a lot of effort, he finally returned home.

When Zhong Mugen and his wife returned home, they were again pleasantly surprised. Since their son knew how to make stilts, there were more and more hares in the house, and they even collected a lot of fur.

"Husband, if this continues, our family may not have to go to Guanli to borrow food. When you are free one day, take these hare skins to the city and sell them, so that we can exchange for some food."

Xiu and Zhong Mugen were by the pool, picking up hares and talking to their husbands.

"Well, if our family can really harvest so many hares every one or two days, I will carry them to the city to have a look."

In Zhong Mugen's mind, he has always been curious about his son, and sometimes he doesn't quite understand his son.

Shortly after breakfast, Zhong Wen took a left hare in his hand and headed towards Longquan Temple with Xiao Hua.

This time Zhong Wen went to Guanli, not to borrow food, but just wanted to come and see Taoist Li and ask some questions. Of course, this was just Zhong Wen's wishful thinking. As for whether Taoist Li would answer, it is unknown.

Already.

"Hello, Mr. Li."

Zhong Wen came to the residence behind the temple and happened to see Daoist Li sitting in front of the house. He quickly followed the example of an adult and saluted Daoist Li.

"Little Zhong family kid, why do you have time to come over and see me, a seasoned person like me?"

Daochang Li was actually quite curious. He knew that Zhong Wen had been dull in the past, but after meeting him the last two times, he found that the Zhong Wen in front of him was becoming more and more understanding of human affairs.

"Daozhang Li, are your injuries better? This is a hare I hunted yesterday. I brought it over for you to taste."

Zhong Wen walked closer, carrying the rabbit and placing it not far from Daozhang Li.

"Little Zhong family, you can keep the rabbits you hunt for your own use. There is no need to give them to me, the old man. You are also having a hard time."

Daochang Li saw that Zhong Wen had brought him a hare, and he felt a lot benefited from it.

"Daozhang Li, can I ask you something? We have never traveled far, and we don't know what the outside world is like."

Zhong Wen came here this time, firstly because he wanted to find out what year it was in the outside world, and secondly because he wanted to ask Daozhang Li about Daowen.

"It doesn't matter. You are probably the only one who can come to me for advice. Just ask and see if I can answer you."

Daochang Li was curious. The villagers at the foot of the mountain, the children, and even the Taoists in the temple were very cautious when they saw him. Few people would come to him to ask for anything, except for medical treatment or food issues.

Besides, at this time, it was rare for a child to look like this and dare to come over and ask him some questions, which immediately aroused his interest.

"Daozhang Li, who is the emperor in the outside world? What is the reign name? We have never been out, and we are very curious about things in the outside world. We also know that Daozhang Li often travels. I think you must be familiar with the world in the outside world.

You have a thorough understanding, so I came here to ask you for advice."
Chapter completed!