~.-~ In the early morning of the next day, everyone woke up to the crisp and melodious chirping of birds. It was still a good day today, and the sun shone on the endless river beside the camp, glowing with golden light.
Most of the grass in the valley is still green, with crystal dew hanging on the grass blades, twinkling.
The air in the mountains is particularly fresh and pleasant. I stretch my arms and legs and take a few deep breaths. My whole body feels comfortable, as if my lungs have been cleansed.
Everyone greeted each other and went to the river to fetch water to brush their teeth and wash their faces.
The fire was rekindled on the stone stove, and a pot was set up to cook porridge. At the same time, the leftover barbecue from last night was also heated.
Not long after, the fragrance of rice porridge spread in the camp along with the steam.
"This rice porridge is so fragrant, why can't I feel it at home?" Fatty Luo sniffed and said in surprise.
"It's a change of environment. Of course it feels different. If nothing else, even making a pack of instant noodles in the wild is definitely ten times better than what you eat at home. By the way, how did you sleep last night?" Li
Said leisurely with a smile.
"He also said that of course Fatty Brother slept well. He was snoring and took up such a wide space, squeezing me into the corner of the tent." Huzi couldn't help but complain.
"Go, you kid is not a good sleeper. You are kicking around at night. I haven't said anything yet." Fatty Luo glared at Hu Zi.
"I said it's a rare opportunity for you two to sleep together, so don't find fault with each other. Okay, let's have dinner." Li Youran greeted and sat down on the folding pony.
Rice porridge, spicy cabbage, and roe deer meat are just a few simple foods that taste extremely sweet.
After breakfast, it was time for free activities. Everyone walked around nearby and planned to break camp and set off around ten o'clock.
Li Youran walked alone towards the south slope of the valley, where there was a small pine forest. He wanted to try his luck and see if he could find something.
Leopard Ball followed behind, sticking out his tongue. He looked happy and seemed to have forgotten what happened yesterday.
This is an old pine forest, with a thick layer of pine needles accumulated on the ground, making a rustling sound when walking on it. It's like a fluffy and elastic wool carpet.
Li Youran found a strong branch, held it with his hand, and patrolled under several thicker pine trees. He bent down and turned over the pine needles on the ground in the direction of the roots of the pine trees.
Leopard Ball observed his actions curiously, stretching out his nose to sniff the place where he had turned.
It's a pity that I don't have a sample of that thing in my hand, otherwise I could let Leopard Ball smell it first and then help me find it. Li Youran looked at the lively and active wolfdog and felt a little regretful.
After a while, he found nothing. He straightened up and shook his head.
That thing is still hard to find. Wild resources are much scarcer now than in the past. Villagers and mountain people in many places have a strong economic awareness of what is valuable. They swarm to pick and dig.
Regardless of the livelihood and ecological balance of future generations.
According to news reports, due to the influx of large numbers of farmers into the northern grassland areas to dig licorice and ephedra indiscriminately, it has caused great harm to the ecological environment of the grassland, and even serious desertification has begun to occur in some areas.
But having said that, compared to the things in Nostoc that are exposed in the open, the thing we are looking for today is still somewhat hidden, and it is not easy for people in the mountains to clear it out.
So he searched again in another place in the forest, but still came up empty-handed.
Forget it, it's late autumn now, so the growing season is probably over, maybe it's gone.
Thinking of this, Li Youran threw the branch aside, raised his feet and walked out of the pine forest.
Woof, woof, woof, Leopard Ball suddenly shouted at this moment.
Li Youran looked back and saw that it was squatting under a pine tree with a thick trunk, pawing the ground with its front paws.
"Leopard Ball. What are you talking about? You don't know what I'm looking for. Come here and go back." Li Youran greeted.
Woof woof, Leopard Ball turned around and barked at him twice more, still refusing to leave.
Hey, this guy got angry. Li Youran shook his head and had no choice but to walk over and see what he found.
Walking closer, Li Youran bent down, picked up a handful of pine needles from Leopard Ball's front paws, and threw them aside. At this time, a gray-white mushroom with a semi-spherical cap was revealed.
Matsutake! He cried out in surprise.
"Damn! You're really good, I can even hit you." Li Youran patted Leopard Ball's neck and motioned for it to get out of the way.
He knelt down and pried more pine needles off the ground. This time he could see more clearly that they were indeed the northern matsutake mushrooms shown in pictures on the Internet.
Matsutake is known as the king of edible fungi, with thick flesh and delicious taste. Wild matsutake is produced in both the north and south of my country. In the south, matsutake is slightly darker in color, has high moisture content, is prone to decay, has a weak fragrance, and is relatively low in price.
Northern matsutake, on the other hand, is white in color, firm in texture, richer in aroma, good in taste, high in nutrients, and relatively easy to store. As for the price, it is said that depending on the quality level, Shanhuo dealers can pay tens to a hundred yuan a piece.
They purchased the grains at a high price. This also made the mountain people flock to it.
Artificial propagation of matsutake is difficult because this wild edible fungus needs to coexist with the roots of pine and oak trees in a natural environment.
After the matsutake is picked, even if ice is added to cool it, it can only be kept fresh for about three days. Therefore, a fresh matsutake dish in a restaurant is quite expensive, and it is even more expensive when exported.
All kinds of edible fungi are growing vigorously in Space Field No. 4. Li Youran has long wanted to add high-end species of matsutake to the fungi, but unfortunately he has been unable to find any way to purchase them.
It was an unexpected surprise that I bumped into him when I went out this time. I guess Leopard Ball was attracted by the special aroma of matsutake just now.
However, the current problem is how to take it away, because I want to use it as a mushroom for reproduction, not simply for consumption.
After thinking for a while, Li Youran felt that he should be on the safe side and dig up the pine tree roots and matsutake mushrooms together.
The growth-promoting effect of No. 4 on edible fungi is indeed very good. It is estimated that direct transplantation will not be a big problem. But after all, it is a rare encounter. Don't be afraid of ten thousand or just in case, adding a bumper is safer.
Thinking of this, he took out a small steel shovel and a plastic bag from the space, dug up the soil, found the pine tree roots connected to the matsutake, cut off a small section, and dug up all the matsutake with the soil, and put them into a plastic bag
.
"Leopard Ball, come here and smell it." After doing this, he asked Leopard Ball to come over and smell the matsutake mushrooms, and then look to see if there were any nearby.
Leopard Ball followed the instructions and moved around for a while, but never found the second one.
Forget it, after all, the season has passed, and the one in my hand is probably only alive today because of its strong physique. It is already a special situation.
Li Youran immediately put the plastic bag into the space and dealt with it after returning to Mingcui Villa.
Then, he stroked Leopard Ball's head and praised it as a good dog. Then he straightened up and walked toward the camp.
Leopard Ball was praised and became very excited. He barked and ran around in front of and behind him. (To be continued.