Chapter 6: Harvest! A large area of ​​wild chicken mushrooms
Su Ran took little Chen Tao back to his grandfather's house, changed a pair of shoes, and then went up the mountain.

In the forest in November, when the cold wind is still roaring in the air outside, the scenery in the mountains presents a quiet and mysterious beauty.

As the light gradually penetrated, Su Ran saw the outlines of the mountains begin to become clear.

Deep in the mountains, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, everything seems so peaceful and pure.

The two walked on a small path deep in the forest, and the fallen leaves under their feet made rustling sounds in the cold weather.

The air was filled with the fresh scent of pine, and occasionally the calls of animals could be heard in the distance, as if declaring their sovereignty over this land.

The further you go,

Every leaf and every stone here seems to be telling the story of time, making people feel awe for this ancient forest.

Su Ran turned around and warned little Chen Tao, "Be careful, the mountain roads are hard to walk on, don't sprain your ankle. No? You poor kid, why are you walking while looking at your phone? That's so dangerous."

Being caught by Su Ran, little Chen Tao grinned awkwardly: "Brother Xiao Ran, it's okay, I will follow you closely. Last semester, many classmates showed off that they had played in the countryside during the summer vacation. This time I want to show them too."

Children always like to show off to their peers.

Su Ran just smiled helplessly.

Little Chen Tao opened the video call in the Penguin group, and soon his classmates joined the video conference.

"Chen Tao, why did you go into the mountains?"

"Brother Tao, I heard that you went to the countryside during the holidays. There are actually mountains there?"

"Where is this? It's so beautiful."

Standing on the top of the mountain, Chen Tao aimed his camera at the stream below the mountain.

The stream gurgles, and the clear water sparkles in the sun, flowing into the distance.

Everything in the forest seems so natural and harmonious, as if it were a paradise, making people yearn for it.

Seeing that his female classmates were attracted by where he was, Chen Tao was particularly proud: "I am now on the mountain in my hometown, picking mushrooms with my brother."

Little Chen Tao pointed the camera at Su Ran.

Su Ran was caught off guard. She grinned awkwardly and greeted the children: "Hello, classmates."

"Wow, Chen Tao, is this your brother? So handsome!"

The infatuated girl of twelve or thirteen was quickly mesmerized by Su Ran's appearance.

Little Chen Tao became unhappy on the spot and started arguing with his female classmate that he was more handsome.

Hearing the chirping sound from the phone, Su Ran felt bored and started looking for mushrooms all over the mountains.

"Chen Tao, isn't it a waste of time for you to go up the mountain to look for mushrooms?"

"You probably don't even know what a mushroom looks like."

"That's right, why don't you go home and review well? You will have online classes in a few days."

Hearing his friend say this, his dignity as a man could not stand it on the spot: "Brother, take me to find mushrooms quickly!"

Su Ran grinned, quickened his pace and came to a dead log.

A dark brown Ganoderma lucidum, larger than the head, grew on the wooden stake.

"Wow, what a big mushroom!" Little Chen Tao's eyes sparkled.

Su Ran smiled, shook his head, and patted the soft and white-edged Ganoderma lucidum: "This is Ganoderma lucidum, not the kind of mushroom you think."

Hearing the word Lingzhi, little Chen Tao became even more excited: "Lingzhi? Wow, isn't that very valuable?"

"You saw it, didn't you say we couldn't find mushrooms? We found Ganoderma lucidum just by trying!"

Little Chen Tao and his classmates were showing off, and they were very envious.

But Su Ran quickly shattered Chen Tao's dream: "There is a big difference between wood Ganoderma and Ganoderma lucidum. This thing is not valuable."

He pointed to the white edge of the flesh wall and said, "See this white edge? It hasn't completely turned brown yet, which means this wood mushroom is not fully mature yet, so I won't pick it."

Little Chen Tao's smile disappeared instantly, and his classmates began to laugh at him.

Su Ran didn't take the jokes between the kids seriously.

At this time, little Chen Tao discovered a white bird egg in the moss not far away.

"Brother, there are bird eggs there!"

When he ran over excitedly, Su Ran saw at a glance that it was not a bird's egg. When little Chen Tao was about to pick it up, the bird's egg turned out to be soft.

Just as he was surprised, Su Ran inserted his fingers into the moss and pinched the white rhizome of the "bird egg": "This is rice soup mushroom, not bird egg."

"Chen Tao, you actually mistook mushrooms for bird eggs. You are so funny!"

Little Chen Tao was embarrassed in front of his classmates, and he looked at his good brother Su Ran eagerly and was about to cry.

Su Ran threw the rice soup mushroom into the backpack and comforted her with a smile: "Don't worry, I will take you to find something good later."

At this time, Su Ran found another mushroom not far away.

When he got closer, little Chen Tao was attracted by the cap of the mushroom.

"Wow, what a beautiful cap. Is this blue and white porcelain?"

"Yes, the blue-and-white porcelain-colored tricholoma." Su Ran smiled, "The cap of this mushroom is very beautiful, like baked blue-and-white porcelain. They are mostly found near broad-leaved forests."

"Although this thing is not poisonous, don't eat it raw casually."

This broad-leaved forest was growing large tracts of tricholoma, and Su Ran began to ask little Chen Tao to help pick them.

Soon, I picked almost half a basket of shiitake mushrooms.

The piles of tricholoma in the basket look so tempting.

"Chen Tao, your brother knows too much."

"Of course." Little Chen Tao felt very happy after finally getting praise from his classmates, and raised his lips proudly.

"Chen Tao, what are you so proud of? They are just some cheap mushrooms. I can find them too."

Little Chen Tao was suddenly heartbroken again.

Su Ran thinks this is true.

Su Ran picked a lot of tricholoma, but they were only suitable for herself to take home and eat.

This mushroom is not worth much.

The system's detection range is limited, with a radius of only fifty meters. Su Ran couldn't take Chen Tao running all over the mountains.

It’s one thing to try your luck, but finding mountain products still requires some professional knowledge.

"Brother Xiaoran, where are we going now?" Little Chen Tao looked at Su Ran eagerly. He didn't want to go back after being laughed at by his classmates.

No matter what, you have to find expensive mushrooms and show them off!
Su Ran seemed very calm. He said, "Some mushrooms like to live in humid places, and some like to live in warm places. The growth of many things can be traced, so we just need to find that place."

At this season, Su Ran wanted to see if there were any chicken mushrooms nearby.

There are very few Polygonum multiflorum plants distributed in Beilinhai.

The value of the item itself is also high. If you can find it, you can at least make a few thousand dollars before noon.

Alternaria japonica generally grows in coniferous and broad-leaved forests.

Su Ran brought little Chen Tao to a place with coniferous and broad-leaved forests.

"They prefer to grow in a warmer environment, so we need to look near rivers."

Taking Chen Tao to the creek that had been photographed earlier, Su Ran began to pay attention to clues in the woods.

"Chen Tao, what is your brother looking for?"

"Yes, Brother Xiaoran, what are you looking for?" Chen Tao looked up and asked curiously.

Su Ran searched the woods and said, "Looking for termites."

"Look at that!"

Looking in the direction of Su Ran's finger, Chen Tao really saw a group of termites carrying food back to the nest.

The students in the penguin group were a little confused: "Why are you looking for termites? Aren't you looking for mushrooms?"

Su Ran gestured to Chen Tao to keep up with the termites: "It's very simple, because the chicken mushroom I'm looking for lives in symbiosis with termites. In most cases, where there are termites, there will be chicken mushrooms."

After walking for only a dozen steps, Su Ran saw the clue of chicken mushroom at the foot of a hillside.

【Chicken mushroom*4100￥】

A smile appeared on Su Ran's lips: "I finally found it!"

(End of this chapter)