activa-t Chapter 14 Polygonatum
Chapter 14 Polygonatum
"Silly boy, these are all fragrant tannins, they are edible. You have eaten them every year. You can recognize them when they are cooked, but you can't recognize them when they grow on trees."
Old Mrs. Zhou said nothing more. She pulled away the dead leaves on the branches, and a pile of sweet osmanthus appeared before everyone.
There were fifteen or sixteen flowers in this nest, which even shocked Zhou Mingshu.
This mushroom grows really fast, it must be a pleasure to pick it.
But grandma was picking them, so she had no chance.
Xiangtan is a kind of shiitake mushroom. Its color is close to that of soil, but it does not look as plump as shiitake mushroom.
The top of wild fragrant shiitake mushroom is relatively thin and the stem is also relatively thin, so it will be more flavorful when cooked into a dish.
There are so many on just one branch, it's almost bursting with branches. There are so many of them, it's really pleasing to the eye.
There are not only these on this branch, but also on other branches.
Knowing that these mushrooms are edible, everyone grinned.
"Okay, take Xiaojie back first, put the firewood away, and then bring us a basket."
"Okay, let's go back right now."
Zhou Mingzhi and Zhou Mingjie carried the firewood pile and started to go down the mountain.
Zhou Mingyuan stayed with his grandmother and sister to pick mushrooms.
There are a lot of sweet tung trees in this area. There is no place to put them after picking them. The straw bag cannot withstand the weight and it will be troublesome if it breaks.
Old Mrs. Zhou couldn't hold the osmanthus she had picked, so she put it on a pile of dead leaves.
"Look around to see if there are any more. Use the stick in your hand to knock on them and scare away the mountain snakes."
Zhou Mingshu and Zhou Mingyuan started the activity, and the obedient ones folded up sticks and started hitting things.
Zhou Mingyuan had good eyesight and soon discovered several more nests, which made Old Mrs. Zhou so happy that she grinned.
"Haha, I thought there wouldn't be any mushrooms on the mountain since it's hot and there hasn't been any rain. Who knew there would be so many? I can't go back. Now I really can't go back. People in our village don't know about it yet. I'll tell them tomorrow and let them go into the mountain to pick some to eat."
"Grandma, I have some here too."
"Hey, pick them and put them together with these. When your elder brother comes later, it will be easier to pack them up so you don't miss any."
Zhou Mingyuan has a sharp eye, but Zhou Mingshu is not bad either. She has her own system, and if there is something good within two meters, the system will definitely beep.
As long as the system calls, she will be close to finding something good.
After searching for a while, I found that the fragrant tannins mushrooms grow on dead branches and trees.
Even if a dead branch falls to the ground and hides among the dead leaves, it will form a small bulge, which makes it easy to find.
[Ding ding ding! Found natural wild polygonatum! Edible! ]
Polygonatum?
She didn't know what this was.
She looked around within a two-meter radius and saw a lot of plants, but she couldn't recognize which one it was.
But after looking carefully, she could still recognize which ones were weeds.
"Grandma, there is a Polygonatum sibiricum over here, come and take a look."
She screamed so loudly that Old Lady Zhou and Zhou Mingyuan almost ran their legs off.
"Where? Where?"
Old Mrs. Zhou put down the incense in her hand, ran towards Zhou Mingshu, and shouted happily from a distance.
This trip was really worthwhile, as I got some black fungus, some fragrant osmanthus, and some polygonatum.
This Polygonatum sibiricum is a good thing, a very valuable Chinese medicinal material, and can be exchanged for money in town.
When Old Mrs. Zhou came over, she just took a quick look on the ground and found the exact location of the Polygonatum odoratum without Zhou Mingshu pointing it out.
"Oh, it's great, oh, it's great, it's great..."
After Mrs. Zhou spun the branch of the Polygonatum sibiricum for a while, she knew that the thing growing underneath must be big, and she said "how great" three times.
She dug up the dead branches and leaves on the ground, and then dug the soil directly with her hands. The soil was very soft. After a few tries, Mrs. Zhou touched a hard and large rhizome.
The large piece that was taken out is Polygonatum sibiricum.
It is very big and thick. I don’t know how many years it has grown. It looks like the ginger we eat.
Old Mrs. Zhou's smile never stopped.
"San Ya, good job, let's exchange the money and buy some meat."
When Zhou Mingyuan heard that he was going to buy meat, his eyes widened.
"This is Polygonatum odoratum. I'll remember it so I can find it later."
"Okay, I hope I can find it. Then I'll buy you some meat."
Old Mrs. Zhou collected the roots, then buried the soil back again, and then covered it with dead branches and leaves.
The Polygonatum sibiricum plant was not harmed and can continue to grow. In a few years, it may produce such a big Polygonatum sibiricum.
Zhou Mingshu took the Huangjing in his hand, and the system's voice suddenly rang again.
[One pound and one ounce of natural wild Polygonatum, worth 110 points, do you want to redeem it? ]
Oh my god, this Polygonatum is really a good thing, it is more valuable than anything I got before.
If these points were exchanged, they would be worth 110 copper coins.
"Grandma, how much is this piece of Polygonatum worth?"
"I can't say for sure. I'll go back and ask around. I'll see if anyone in our village has picked it up before."
Old Mrs. Zhou was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. After all, they were dug from the mountains, so she would sell them for any price. With the money, she would buy some fat meat for the children to supplement their diet.
Because they don't understand these things, no one dares to touch the thin roots growing on the Polygonatum sibiricum. In case it affects the efficacy of the medicine and cannot be sold at a good price, it would be unprofitable.
Old Mrs. Zhou thought for a moment, took the Polygonatum odoratum in her hand again, and put it together with the pile of osmanthus fragrans.
When all the fragrant mushrooms in this area had been picked up, Zhou Mingzhi came running over with a backpack.
He was sweating profusely and panting when he arrived.
"Why are you running so fast? Walk slowly. Going up the mountain is easier than going down."
Old Mrs. Zhou was in a very good mood today. She took the backpack and put the bag of fungus in it. Then she put all the picked osmanthus into the backpack, and finally put the piece of Polygonatum sibiricum in there like a treasure.
Zhou Mingzhi didn't recognize this thing and thought that his grandmother had dug up a piece of ginger from somewhere, so he didn't ask.
"Okay, it's time to make lunch, let's go back."
Zhou Mingzhi walked in front with a backpack on his back, Old Lady Zhou followed behind holding Zhou Mingyuan, and Zhou Mingshu walked at the end carrying a small bundle of firewood.
She hadn't dropped the stick in her hand yet. She was really afraid that a spicy stick would suddenly jump out and bite her. If that happened, her life would be over.
This time when I followed my grandmother into the mountains, she found precious medicinal herbs halfway up the mountain.
There are few people in the deep mountains, so maybe there are ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum there.
Zhou Mingshu thought happily, and then he took the wrong path.
But grandma and eldest brother are still within sight, so it doesn’t matter.
[Ding ding ding! Found natural wild tiger's paw mushroom! Edible! ]
The system's voice sounded again, and Zhou Mingshu stopped immediately. Then, he began to search within a range with a radius of two meters, centered on himself.
This tiger's paw mushroom hides behind the plants and grows on dead tree trunks. You can't see it unless you look carefully.
These fungi are very good at hiding themselves.
"Grandma, big brother, don't leave yet. There are mushrooms here. Can you eat them?"