The happy little days of the Ye family

When they returned home, Father Ye had already returned and was chopping firewood in the front yard.

"How is it? Did you find toon seedlings?" Ye's father already knew from Ye's mother that several people went to the back mountain to find toon seedlings and prepare to plant toon at home.

"No, but there are a lot of good things in the back mountain. It's a big harvest today. Let's see if the bamboo fungus I picked is strong!"

Ye Qingqing carefully dumped the bamboo shoots in the basket on his back in the yard, and proudly asked his father for credit.

Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye on the side also poured down the bamboo fungus in their baskets. People in the yard were shocked when they saw the pile of bamboo fungus in front of them.

"The bamboo fungus sells for 100 jin per catty at the Zhusun market. It's [-] jin less here. Can't it be sold for one tael of silver?"

Father Ye suddenly felt that the money was so profitable that he almost had the urge to go to the mountains to find treasures.

"Let's dry them all. The price of dry goods is high in winter. It's more cost-effective to wait until everyone buys New Year's goods." The shrewd old Mrs. Ye had already planned it.

"I'm so hungry, can I eat?" Ye Qingqing was so hungry that her chest pressed against her back, urging everyone to hurry up and start eating.

At the dinner table, Ye Qingqing was devouring the food, while the brothers Ye Donglin and Ye Xilin asked various questions curiously. Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye answered with smiles. Mother Ye and Father Ye on the side also listened with interest.

"The downstream of the creek is Xiaohou Mountain, right? A few years ago, I seem to have seen toon trees at the foot of the mountain." It was a long time ago, and Father Ye couldn't remember it clearly.

"Xiaohoushan? Where is this? Why don't I know this place?" Ye Qingqing looked at Father Ye in confusion. Why did she seem to be the only one who didn't know?

"Xiaohou Mountain is the outermost mountain in our village. Its topography is very similar to that of the Back Mountain. The stream at the foot of the mountain flows from the Back Mountain, and there is also a large bamboo forest halfway up the mountain. It can be said to be a smaller version of the Back Mountain. , everyone calls it Xiaohoushan"

"How come I haven't heard of a small back mountain?"

"I know, let me tell you." Ye Xilin answered actively.

"The products in Xiaohoushan are not as rich as those in Houshan. There are also fewer pheasants and rabbits. No one likes to go there. Moreover, there is a section of the road to Xiaohoushan that is very difficult to walk. The last time I walked through it, my clothes were torn. ”

Back Mountain is rich in products and close to the village. Whether it is digging wild vegetables or hunting pheasants, everyone likes to go to Back Mountain. There are few people going to Xiaohoushan, and the trail is overgrown with weeds and trees, making it even more difficult to walk. Gradually, Xiaohoushan is forgotten by people.

"There are not many people going to Xiaohoushan usually. There must be a lot of good things there. Let's go to the bamboo forest tomorrow and have a look. There might be a lot of bamboo fungus there." Ye Qingqing had a hunch that he would definitely find more good things tomorrow.

Maybe because he was too excited during the day, Ye Qingqing had a dream at night. In the dream, Ye Qingqing found a large toon tree in Xiaohou Mountain. The bamboo forest halfway up the mountain was full of bamboo fungus. Ye Qingqing laughed out loud in the dream.

Ye Qingqing had breakfast and couldn't wait to take Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye and set off to Xiaohou Mountain.

Mother Ye quickly grabbed the rash little guy and said, "Why are you so anxious? The sulfur powder hasn't been sprinkled yet. Where is the sachet? It can repel insects and mosquitoes. You should also bring this."

Ye Mu sprinkled sulfur powder on the three of them, took out three insect repellent sachets that she had just made yesterday, and warned Ye Qingqing carefully.

"Okay, okay, mom, you are getting more and more wordy." Ye Qingqing waved to Ye Mu, and quickly pulled Mrs. Ye and Mr. Ye to set off towards Xiaohoushan.

Not many people go to Xiaohoushan. The road leading to Xiaohoushan is deserted and overgrown with various weeds.

Ye Qingqing was instinctively afraid of the unfamiliar environment. Mr. Ye was leading the way, and Ye Qingqing followed Mrs. Ye closely, not daring to take a step away.

The three of them walked for about half an hour and finally arrived at the foot of Xiaohou Mountain. There is a clear stream at the foot of the mountain, with fresh water celery growing on both sides of the stream.

After all, it is a small back mountain, and it is indeed very similar to the back mountain. Ye Qingqing thought for a moment that he was in the back mountain where he usually digs wild vegetables.

It didn't take long for the three of them to find several toon trees and a small seedling. "Hahaha, I finally found the toon seedling. Grandpa, dig it back quickly."

"You silly girl, we can just dig again when we go back. Now it's hard to do the work after digging out for a long time on the way." Old Mrs. Ye on the side simply didn't look at it. You must have followed the old man with this foolishness.

"Hey, there is a big puddle ahead. Let's go and take a look." Mr. Ye, who was walking in front, suddenly said.

The puddle is not big, about a foot long, and the water inside is very clear. If you get closer, you can see the spring at the bottom bubbling.

There were some dried feces beside the puddle. Mr. Ye took a closer look and said they were the feces of rabbits and pheasants. There were also some older ones that Mr. Ye didn't recognize, but it was certain that there were often animals there. Drink water from this puddle.

There are a lot of wild vegetables around the puddle, including wild onions, wild leeks, shepherd's purse and water celery, and they grow better than the wild vegetables in the mountains behind.

To Ye Qingqing's surprise, she found a few more Chinese toon trees at the edge of the water. These trees must be some years old. Each tree is several meters high and has lush branches. One tree is as big as two trees in the small back mountain.

There are a few small toon trees under the tree. They are said to be small trees, but they are actually over one meter tall. I don’t know if they can be planted if they are dug back.

"Grandpa, grandma, there are four smaller toon trees here. Can we dig them up and plant them now that they are so big?"

"It's probably hard to dig them out because they're so big, and I won't have good luck bringing them back." Mrs. Ye looked at these small trees and felt a little confused. She should dig them back. Not to mention the labor cost, and they may not be able to be planted. No. I couldn't bear to dig it back, but it could be sold for a lot of money.

"Just now there were five large toon trees and a small toon tree next to the stream. There are six more toon trees and four small seedlings here, adding up to more than a dozen toon trees. If this mountain belonged to our family, Okay!" Ye Qingqing muttered quietly.

For those who didn't care, Mrs. Ye and Mr. Ye's eyes suddenly lit up, and they looked thoughtfully at the small mountain behind them.

Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye looked at each other and nodded tacitly. Then Mr. Ye said: "Further along the stream is the land of other villages. Qingqing, didn't you say yesterday that you were going to find bamboo fungus? It's still early, let's go to the bamboo forest to have a look."

"Okay, okay, I dreamed yesterday that there were a lot of toon trees here, and the bamboo forest was full of bamboo fungus. I found so many toon trees today. The dream must be true. Let's go to the bamboo forest quickly!"

The bamboos in the bamboo forest are a little smaller than the bamboos in the back mountain, and the leaves are not as dense. However, the bamboo forest is not small, and is even larger than the bamboo forest in the back mountain.

Although the bamboo here does not grow as well as in the back mountains, there are quite a lot of bamboo shoots. Unfortunately, we arrived too late, and many of the bamboo shoots are too old to be eaten.

The three of them all took a long bamboo pole and began to hunt for treasure in the bamboo forest. Pushing aside the thick fallen leaves, there are many bamboo fungus and other mushrooms under the rotten bamboo roots. The three of them were not greedy. They only picked bamboo fungus and dug other mushrooms without touching them.

The three of them were like little mice falling into a rice vat. They were so happy that when they came to their senses, the three baskets on their backs were already full.

"This is such a good place. No one in the village comes here, and all these good things were wasted in previous years." Ye Qingqing sighed, why didn't she know about this good place earlier.

"You are stupid. It is precisely because no one came that we got an advantage. The whole village is counting on the little things in the back mountain. No matter how many good things there are, they are not enough." Old Mrs. Ye has been to Xiaohoushan before. There weren't as many good things as there are today.

"Are you hungry? Come here to eat something and rest for a while." Mr. Ye took out pancakes and water from his backpack and called Mrs. Ye and Ye Qingqing over to have lunch.

The pancakes were wild vegetable pancakes made by Mrs. Ye in the morning. When making the dough, she specially beat two eggs into them. The three of them ate them deliciously.