Because of these wonderful functions of black truffle, it is more precious and popular in the West than China is for ginseng.

But truffles are very picky about the growth environment. As long as there is a slight change in sunlight, moisture or soil pH, they will not be able to grow. They are the only edible fungi in the world that cannot be cultivated artificially. This often happens - under a tree there will be

Truffles grow, but not under another tree next to it that looks exactly the same. People still can't figure out why.

There is one more peculiar thing about truffles: unlike mushrooms and other fungi, truffle spores are not spread by wind, but by gnawing animals. This characteristic allows them to multiply more quickly than other fungi.

It's much more difficult.

Also, truffles can only grow under oak, hazel, beech and lime trees. This is because truffles cannot perform photosynthesis and cannot survive independently. They must rely on a symbiotic relationship with the roots of these trees to obtain nutrients.

The harsh conditions required for the growth of this species make black truffles extremely rare and precious, so some people call them "edible diamonds." In the past two thousand years, black truffles have only appeared in the southern Alps of Europe, which is China.

The main reason why people are unfamiliar with black truffles is that at the end of the last century, Chinese scientists discovered the distribution of black truffles in the southeastern region of the Himalayas, which shocked the whole world.

Precious and rare things are often shrouded in legend and mystery. The same is true for black truffles. Scholars since ancient times have made various conjectures about this black spherical object covered with hard scales. For example,

Theophestus, a disciple of Aristotle, was the only botanist in the Greek period. He believed that truffles were plants that grew under the combined action of autumn rain and thunder and lightning; Dios, a Greek doctor in the 1st century BC

Colici believed that truffles were taproots without stems and leaves; and the Roman author Plinius in his "Natural History" believed that heat, rain and thunder and lightning caused the land to become "sick".

This strange-shaped truffle only grew after "cocooning"; in the Renaissance, some people believed that truffles grew when the sperm of a stag dropped on the plant... But after the decline of the Roman Empire, everyone suddenly

They all avoided it because many people believed that it was the truffle that caused the decline of the Roman Empire. At that time, the whole of Europe considered it an ominous thing and believed that it was the incarnation of the devil.

Even today, when technology is so advanced, there are still many unsolvable mysteries surrounding truffles. For example, when a truffle begins to mature, the surrounding grass will gradually wither and die, and the diameter can reach more than 1 meter.

And the soil within this range will be exposed, like burnt earth.

This phenomenon began to appear in the spring when truffle fungi grew on the roots of oak trees, but when there were no more truffles under the trees, the surrounding soil returned to normal. Therefore, some scholars boldly speculated that the truffles interacted with the oak trees to release certain

produce hormones that destroy other plants, or the truffles may release some kind of antibacterial agent, but these claims have never been scientifically proven.

Such a precious and mysterious fungus is of course worth a lot of money. Because truffles are buried deep underground and no traces can be seen outside, it is not easy to dig them out. It requires a lot of skills and richness.

experience of.

People who collect truffles are called "truffle hunters." Each truffle hunter has a family treasure map that records the location, time and size of truffles found by their fathers. In addition to the first time, people have also invented many clever and effective methods.

method of finding.

For example, in some places, people regard sows as an effective assistant in discovering black truffles. This is because sows have an extremely sensitive sense of smell and can smell truffles buried 25 cm to 30 cm deep from a distance of 6 meters.

There are truffles in the ground. It is said that this is because the smell of truffles is very similar to the smell of male hormones emitted by boars, so sows have a special liking for them. But sows have the habit of eating truffles. If the hunter

If not stopped in time, when the sow finds the truffle, she will crazily smash the truffle with her mouth.

And this Jew's extremely keen sense of smell gave him a huge advantage in finding truffles, because his parents died young and he grew up with his uncle. His uncle was a traditional Jew with a strong business acumen.

When he discovered that his nephew had such a strong sense of smell, he was very happy. In his eyes, this extremely keen sense of smell could be used to make a lot of money.

How to make a lot of money? Of course, it was to find black truffles. So, the uncle first spent his money and bought some truffles at a high price for training purposes. He first made his nephew familiar with the smell, and then buried the truffles and let his nephew pass the smell

After searching, unexpectedly, the Jew could quickly find the location where the truffles were buried for the first time, which surprised his uncle.

Then, his uncle increased the difficulty, using various strong smells, such as alcohol, stink, etc., to disturb him and train him to quickly distinguish the smell of truffles among various smells.

After this rigorous training, coupled with his extraordinary talent, he became a first-class expert in finding black truffles, which also brought his uncle huge wealth. His uncle's friends joked that his nose is worth several castles.

It can't be exchanged for the manor.

But as he grew up, he became more and more tired of this kind of life. He was unwilling to be reduced to a tool that existed only to find black truffles. Although his uncle repeatedly tried to persuade him, he finally chose to give up completely.

He started a new life looking for truffles. After trying various careers, he decided to come to China with his uncle to start a tea and silk business.

He is as greedy for money as his uncle, but he lacks his uncle's hard-working spirit and thinks about ways to get rich all day long. Because he has brought a lot of wealth to his uncle since he was a child, his uncle also loves and indulges him very much.

He was infected with various bad habits such as extravagance, lust, indolence and indolence.

Setting up a trap to seize Yuan Li's property this time is actually his usual style of doing things. In the past, relying on his various extraordinary abilities, he has never failed in various traps set up, but only this time,

The progress was not going smoothly, which made him feel very panic deep in his heart. But because of his arrogance, he was unwilling to let go easily.

And just when he was at his lowest mood and most confused, he suddenly smelled the smell of black truffles that he was very familiar with since childhood. Why didn't he feel filled with emotion?

When the Jews told Ms. Zhang the ins and outs of the black truffles, Ms. Zhang was a little stunned. She didn’t expect that the dark, strange-smelling thing in front of her could be so magical. Especially when the Jews said that this thing

It also has a strong aphrodisiac effect, which made Ms. Zhang even more curious.

However, when the Jew suggested that they taste it together, Zhang refused because the smell of the stuff made her want to vomit. It was too unpleasant. The smell was a bit like mold, dirty clothes that hadn't been washed for a year, or

Said it still smells like semen.

However, the Jew picked up the plate of truffles and ate them very sweetly, as if it was the delicacy he had been looking forward to for a long time. Zhang couldn't help but think that foreigners are different. Such disgusting things are even harder to swallow than soup, but they can actually do it.

It tastes so delicious, it’s really incomprehensible.

But after eating, the effect immediately appeared on the bed. The Jew swept away the previous decline and became more energetic than ever before. Zhang's strong desire finally received the strongest comfort. The naked bodies of the two people,

They are twisted together like snakes, constantly changing their postures, standing, sitting, lying down, lying on their sides, even walking, on the bed, on the chair, on the carpet, on the table... the two of them are

It was so exciting that the two of them screamed loudly together, making those who heard it feel hot all over and their bones and muscles were weak.

Even the two dogs outside the yard seemed to be aroused by the mesmerizing barking, and they began to have lustful intercourse in the dark night.

But Zihong, a born promiscuous girl, had no intention of listening to the cries that usually aroused her desire. Now she only cared about one question - whether the plan drawn up by the old man and Li Yuanwai could be implemented smoothly.

It wasn't until the rooster crowed three times and the east turned white that Zhang and the Jew slowly stopped, hugged each other tightly, and fell asleep as if in a coma. This night was the most enjoyable for them, and it was also their most enjoyable and most enjoyable night.

Even though they were tired, they were pleasantly surprised to rediscover how intense physical pleasure can be.

But neither of them would have thought that this night would also be a turning point in their fate.

The two of them slept in a deep sleep until noon, then woke up. Perhaps because they played too crazy yesterday, both of them felt a little sore all over and their limbs were weak.

In the next four or five days, the Jew didn't go because Zhang's menstrual period was coming. Somehow, the Jew felt more and more like he had a headache. At first, he didn't take it seriously, thinking it was some night.

He was struggling too hard and sweating a lot. He might have just caught a cold. But his headache became more and more severe, so he had to see a doctor for the first time and took some medicine, but it had no effect.

On the third day, the Jew was writhing in pain when he put on his clothes. He seemed to be going crazy, tearing and biting anyone he saw. His uncle was very shocked. He didn't know how his nephew, who was fine two days ago, suddenly got this disease.

He had a strange disease, so he quickly invited several famous doctors to see him, including the old famous doctor.

When the doctor was treating a Jew, his uncle had to call in several strong young men to hold down the Jewish man who was almost going crazy. But the doctor shook his head and frowned. Although he tried everything he could to see, smell, and ask, no one could do anything.

I don’t know what kind of disease this is. Some people think that the Jewish people’s symptoms seem to be suffering from rabies, but after repeated inspections, there are no traces of dog bites.

The Jew's disease worsened rapidly. Day and night, he banged his head against the wall in pain and smashed things in the house. When he saw people, he would pounce on them, hissing and biting him. Within a few days, he died of pain.
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