Now in July, it is the best time of the year to pick mushrooms.
And now that there is one more person on the mountain, there are only so many crops that can be grown. As soon as winter comes, food will be in short supply again.
Then you still need to use green rice flour and kudzu root as the main food.
These things are said to be life-saving food, which means they can only be eaten when they are about to starve to death.
In terms of real taste and variety, it cannot be compared with soybeans, wheat, and rice that have been selected by our ancestors.
In order to fill your stomach, you can only try to add food with good taste.
You need to prepare more dried bamboo shoots, mushrooms, dried fruits, and various seasonings.
It was customary to collect a batch of fungus first, and Jiang Zhi deliberately kept the mushroom sticks that were longer than the fungus.
Green fungus has also begun to emerge. Jiang Zhi has always been cautious about this mushroom, which has a delicious taste but is also easy to be poisoned.
Green fungus can be eaten and has a special fragrance, but it should not be overdosed, otherwise it will cause mild poisoning symptoms such as dizziness.
Because of the different picking locations, different colors and different poisons, people get first aid every year after eating green fungus.
He was not familiar with the green fungus here, so Jiang Zhi decided to bear the pain and give up picking, and instead looked for another safest fungus.
It is as big as a palm, has a thick canopy, and is white in color. The famous cockroach mushroom is also called "fighting cock mushroom" among the people.
The fir fungus has thick flesh, fine white texture, and a sweet and crispy taste. Needless to say, its delicious taste is the best among the fungi that everyone believes in.
And as long as you have seen gallinopsis fungus, you rarely pick it wrong.
This kind of mushroom usually grows near termite nests. Without looking too hard, Jiang Zhi found the place where the gallinopsis grows in patches.
This is near someone else's charcoal shed. There are a lot of miscellaneous wood reserved for burning charcoal. The wood chips attract termites to build nests.
Dig up the moist soil to reveal the long rhizomes of the gallinopsis fungus. Once you dig out, you will find a large area.
Jiang Zhi arrived early, and many gallinophilia here had just emerged from the ground. The umbrella cover was not opened, and all he could see was that the soil was holding up the spiers.
There are also anxious ones that have fully grown, and the wrinkles under the canopy are clearly visible.
Pick all the branches regardless of size, but those that have already bloomed need to be placed separately to prevent mud from getting stuck in the umbrella canopy.
Seeing the sun rising above his head, Jiang Zhi hurried back after picking a piece.
Galli mushrooms are delicious and delicate. Once harvested, they will turn black and rot when the temperature rises. If they are not processed quickly, no matter how much they are harvested, they will be spoiled.
Besides, this is the first time that I have collected so many gallinobacteria today, and I want to share them with everyone.
Unexpectedly, when she returned home, she would encounter another happy thing.
In the courtyard, a group of fluffy chicks suddenly appeared.
Under the leadership of the old hen, the chicks ate and moved around in the sun.
The entire courtyard was full of "clucking" and "chirping", and the originally quiet forest residence suddenly became lively.
Qiaoyun was not in the room, and was sitting next to her holding Xiao Caixia to nurse the baby.
Nini didn't stick to her parents at this time, but squatted next to her with a curious expression on her face, touching her little sister's hands and feet, and then ran over to catch the chicken cubs, making her giggle with joy.
Jiang Zhi said in surprise: "Oh, when did these chicks hatch? Why didn't I know?"
She was really happy. She didn't need to take care of the hen when it was in the nest. She went to check it out at first, but in the end she was busy and left it aside. Qiaoyun was taking care of it all.
Seeing the healthy chicks pecking after the hen, Jiang Zhi put down the basket on his back and started counting: "One, two, three, four... Hey! Twenty eggs hatched eighteen chickens. This hen Chickens are good at hatching! The hens haven’t lost weight yet.”
"Qiaoyun, I didn't expect that you have a good way of taking care of these chickens. From now on, you will have to take care of the chickens that are hatched at home. The more chickens you raise, the more chickens you raise, and the mountain will be full of chickens!"
Hearing her mother-in-law's praise, Qiaoyun just smiled on her face, but felt happy in her heart.
She was in charge of the entire egg-hatching process.
Every day, she would go to see the hens hatching eggs, check whether the eggs were all tucked under their belly feathers, and help the hens turn the eggs so they could hatch evenly.
She was worried that the mother hen would be hungry and thin, so every other day she would force the mother hen out to eat and drink water, make a lot of smelly chicken poop, and then go into the henhouse to hatch eggs.
When the hens come out to eat, they have to cover the eggs with clothes to keep them warm and prevent the chicks in the shells from getting cold.
Under such careful care, except for the two eggs that were not stepped on the back, all the rest of the eggs hatched. Even the hen did not suffer any loss, and the coat was still bright.
Seeing that everyone else was busy, Qiaoyun didn't tell anyone about the chicks hatching in the past two days. It wasn't until all the chicks hatched and their hair shafts, legs and feet were strong that they brought them out to everyone.
Sure enough, it was a big surprise for my mother-in-law!
Jiang Zhi smiled from ear to ear. He finally found his supervisor with the idea of raising pheasants.
In this kind of environment, it is impossible to survive on one's own strength. He needs more assistants to share the pressure.
At noon, Xu Errui and Xiao Man also came back. They brought back a fat rabbit that was trapped in a trap last night.
They now run around the mountains all day long. In the early days, they needed to dig yams from kudzu roots. Now they are catching rabbits and setting traps, mostly for safety reasons.
As long as there are traces and smells of humans, those large and intelligent wild animals will voluntarily leave this area.
There are mushrooms and rabbits, which just happened to take care of Qiaoyun's confinement. The two families gathered together and had a lot of fun.
A large basket of mushrooms was all cleaned up, and Xiao Man replaced Chunfeng who was at the terrace to help with cooking.
The little baby was sleeping soundly in a basket covered with hay and covered with a mat. The little baby was sitting next to it and fanning mosquitoes with cattail leaves. Nini was running around trying to drive the chickens into the pen, just like a farmer in the evening. scene.
Little Man sat on the edge of the stone, splitting bamboo pieces with a hatchet and tying the brush handle for washing the pot.
Although he didn't talk much, he was satisfied with the rare peace and tranquility in the mountains before him.
Chunfeng looks thin, but now she is very efficient at work. She skins rabbits and chops rabbit meat without the help of others.
So Jiang Zhi went to the side to wash the fungi, and Qiaoyun helped burn the firewood. After a while, the fragrance came out of the stove.
It wasn't dark yet, and a pot of mushroom soup was served on the table. Everyone didn't care where they sat, and everyone drank a bowl of soup.
It was inconvenient for Xu Dazhu. He was lying on a wooden board next to him, but he was not alone either.
On the left is Chunfeng, on the right is Nini. One feeds him meat, the other lets him eat mushrooms...
Then the wheat harvest begins!
This year's terraced field is the first one. The soil is fertile and there is no shortage of water. It has matured little by little under the attention of several pairs of eyes. Now the wheat grains are finally full and golden in color.
In order to preserve a few more grains of wheat, a few people stayed on the edge of the field for half a month, and now the results can be seen.
Even God was kind. It didn't rain again that night and the dam was dry.
The genius was bright, so Xiaoman took Xiaoman, Errui and Chunfeng to the ground.
After he finished reciting his thanks to the landlady and made the first cut, several people occupied a field and went to work, with Jiang Zhi following behind and tying wheat sheaves.
A ray of red light appeared on the horizon, reflecting the mist on the top of the mountain and the thick clouds and clouds. This golden touch among the green mountains was particularly dazzling.
Not far away, smoke curled up from the kitchen, and the chickens, led by the roosters, rushed towards them. They wanted to steal a bite in the terraced fields, but they were beaten back by Xiao Manye, who had been waiting for them for a long time.
In addition to guarding the birds these days, I also have to guard them.
