As for whether the bracken will be picked and sold later, it depends on the price of the bracken.

When he arrived in the mountains, Liu Qingshan went straight to the place he was optimistic about yesterday.

The place was separated by a valley from the hillside where he had picked the bracken yesterday, and had to be circumvented by the col.

There is a stream flowing slowly at the col, and the stream is like a jade belt with fairy energy in the colorful drizzle, which is very beautiful.

Looking at this stream, Liu Qingshan couldn't help but think of the big cat he had treated by another stream before, and he didn't know what happened to the big cat now.

If it recovers, I don't know what it will do?

Liu Qingshan stared at the stream, remembering the scene of helping the big cat heal his wounds on that warm and sunny day, and couldn't help but sigh.

After sighing, move on to the lush bracken forest to continue picking bracken.

At noon, my stomach growled, so I took out my lunch box to eat.

However, since there were ferns and shrubs all around, there was no place to sit, so I had to walk to the side.

However, just halfway through, before the location was found, Liu Qingshan was shocked, and the lunch box in his hand fell to the ground with an instant.

Lots of snakes!

Under a bush less than ten meters away from him, there were many snakes lying on their stomachs, densely packed and twisted together, and it was impossible to see how many snakes there were at a glance.

Liu Qingshan's whole body shook in shock, his heart suddenly accelerated, and he wanted to turn his head and run, but he was stiff and couldn't move at all.

His breathing was getting tighter and tighter, his head was buzzing, and his ears seemed to be ringing the words of his mother in the morning.

He stayed still, looking at the snakes in front of him, and his blood seemed to have coagulated.

However, in the next second, I found a trace of unusualness.

Why do these snakes stay motionless together?

Thinking of this, Liu Qingshan forced himself to calm down and fixed his eyes on the fear ahead.

When he set his eyes on these snakes, he finally saw some clues.

These snakes are all dead.

Because he saw that the snakes had wounds on their necks, and that their necks were almost bitten off, only barely joined together.

A few were even swallowed half of their bodies, leaving half of their rotten bodies washed in the drizzle.

Strange, how can there be so many dead snakes?

Although he clearly knew that these snakes were dead, Liu Qingshan was still scared in his heart, and he didn't dare to step forward at all.

He looked at the dead snakes from afar, at their bruised torsos, and wondered in his heart.

Why are all these snakes dead? and still dead in the same place!

Looking at their deaths, they should not be what humans call them.

Because, if these dead poisonous snakes are caught and sold, they can be sold for a lot of money, and if a human has the ability to kill so many poisonous snakes, he will naturally have the ability to catch them and sell them.

Although it is illegal to catch snakes and sell them, in this kind of place where the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, no one cares about it at all. Before, even a first-class protected animal like a big cat was caught, let alone a venomous snake.

Perhaps, once these poisonous snakes are on the table, some of the people wearing high hats will eat them together.

Therefore, once the local mountain people encounter poisonous snakes, as long as they have the ability, they will definitely catch them and sell them.

In ancient times, there were farmers who had to catch snakes because they were fiercer than tigers, and now there are actually mountain people who have to catch snakes and sell them because of the high prices of housing prices and medicines.

History is certainly changing, but the hardships and hardships of the people at the bottom seem to have never changed.

Therefore, Liu Qingshan is very sure that these poisonous snakes are definitely not killed by humans.

Even if some mountain people don't dare to catch snakes, they will run away or kill them when they encounter them, but they will never be bored enough to put these poisonous snakes together.

So, who did it?

Liu Qingshan stood in the drizzle, looked around, and was shocked again.

I'm afraid that some beast is fiercer than a snake catching snakes.

If this is the case, does it mean that the location of these snakes is actually the den of the beast?

If so, is the beast around here?

Snakes are terrible enough, and the beasts that are more powerful than snakes must be even more terrifying.

Thinking of this, Liu Qingshan didn't bother to think about what kind of beast the other party was, so he packed up the bracken and hurriedly ran away.

Moreover, on the way home, he was still thinking that what his mother said this morning was really right, if he hadn't run fast, maybe he would have encountered some big beast.

Although he is said to be infinitely powerful, the fight against the beast does not mean that the strength is infinite to win, sometimes the mouse can bite the elephant to death, the bee can sting the human to death, not to mention the mysterious beast that can catch many poisonous snakes.

The more Liu Qingshan thought about it, the more panicked he became, and he was a little glad that he didn't meet that mysterious beast, otherwise, maybe he wouldn't even have any bones left.

When he left the deep mountains and returned to the vicinity of the village, the uneasiness in Liu Qingshan's heart dissipated a little.

It was already early afternoon, and it would be too much of a waste to go home at this time, so he decided to get some bracken around here.

Although the bracken in this vicinity is not as fat as the bracken in the deep mountains, it is better than nothing, and with his ability, picking a hundred catties in an afternoon is not a problem.

After making up his mind, Liu Qingshan put away the bracken he picked in the morning, looked around, and walked to a hillside on the side of the mountain road.

This slope is a newly opened mountain, and there are no large plants, but bracken and the like are densely drawn out of the ground.

Although it is still small, it is expensive because it is tender.

Liu Qingshan walked into the field and started the crazy picking mode.

But not long after picking it, I saw a thin figure.

Strange, who came to the mountains on this rainy day?

It must be a thief who is diligent and diligent to enter the mountain at this time. Well, for example, he, Liu Qingshan, is a thief and a diligent person.

The man was wearing a big hat and covered with transparent rain tape, and for a while he couldn't see who it was.

Liu Qingshan glanced at it a few times, but the smoke and rain were so misty that he couldn't see clearly, so he didn't bother to look at it, so he continued to pick bracken.

But after a while, a voice came from the side: "Qingshan, it's raining so hard, why don't you go home yet." ”

It's a woman's voice.

Liu Qingshan looked up and followed the voice, and just saw a person standing in the tea grove next to him, who was the person who had just braved the rain to enter the mountain. And this person is not someone else, it is Agui's mother.

Seeing Gui's mother entering the mountain in the rain, Liu Qingshan was also quite surprised: "I'm picking bracken, auntie, why did you come into the mountain too? It's raining, you don't need to be so diligent." ”

Agui's mother stood next to a green tea tree full of new sprouts with a huge hat, and grinned: "Isn't this tea grown, I want to pick some." ”

"But the valley rain hasn't arrived yet, and there is still about a month before the valley rain arrives. Liu Qingshan stared at the tea leaves full of new greenery beside Agui's mother, and said regretfully, "This tea is picked now, it's a pity, it should be longer." ”

Agui's mother nodded seriously, but she didn't stop pulling the tea leaves in her hand, and said: "That's right, but if you pick it now, you can sell it for a good price, and if you pick it again in Guyu, you won't be able to sell it for any money." ”

Gui's mother's words made Liu Qingshan pause for a moment and asked, "Oh, how much is the current fresh tea now?"

"Now I can sell it for ten dollars a pound. Agui's mother said with a little joy, "If I can pick ten catties, I will have a hundred yuan." ”

"How much is a pound before and after the rain?"

"It wasn't worth much. Agui's mother said, "At that time, it might be five yuan a catty, and if there are many people selling tea, three yuan a catty is also possible." Although the tea leaves at that time were easy to pick, they couldn't sell for much money, so it was better to pick and sell them now, at least they were easier to sell, and they didn't have to stay all day. ”

Hearing this, Liu Qingshan said with a smile: "But, auntie, if you pick it again when it rains, the tea leaves at that time are larger, not only easy to pick, but also a lot more tea leaves will be picked in the same time, so that as long as the tea leaves are dried, when others come to collect the dry tea, it can be sold for thirty yuan a catty." ”

Agui's mother frowned a little embarrassed: "However, our family Ah Hua is going to high school soon, if I don't take advantage of the fact that I make more money now, and when her high school starts, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make up the tuition." ”

"How could it be?" Liu Qingshan wondered, "Didn't I give you a lot of wages last time you helped me work? Moreover, you have been making fun of bamboo shoots recently, and you should be able to make some money." ”

Agui's mother stared at the tea leaves in her hand and replied, "Well, there are always a lot of places to spend money." ”

Although Liu Qingshan couldn't think of any place in Agui's mother's house that needed to spend a lot of money, he thought that it would definitely not be easy for a woman to raise two children, so he didn't think much about it.

He said, "Auntie, you can pick bracken." Now that the bracken has just grown, the price is estimated to be more than a dozen yuan a catty, and if you pick it and sell it, you will definitely be able to save a lot of money. ”

"Is it so expensive?" Agui's mother looked at Liu Qingshan standing in the mountains with some incredulity, and the handful of bracken he was holding in his hand, her eyes lit up, "Yes, now that the bracken has just grown, if you pick it and sell it at this time, it may be able to sell it for more than ten yuan a catty." ”

"It's not that you can't say anything, but you can sell it for this price. Liu Qingshan is very sure.

Although bracken has grown now, there are not many people who are willing to leave their farm work and go to the mountains to pick bracken, because there are not many of them.

If Gui's mother seized this opportunity to pick bracken, it would not be a problem to earn an average of 100 a day.

The problem is that because the bracken has not yet fully grown, it is more scattered, and it will be more difficult to pick.

Agui's mother smiled: "I'm not afraid of hard work, as long as I can make money." ”

As she spoke, she stopped picking the tea leaves, threw down the bag, and picked up the woodcutter next to her.

Seeing this, Liu Qingshan said suspiciously and amusedly: "Auntie, what are you doing with a woodcutter when picking bracken?"

"I'll pick it up later. Agui's mother pointed to a huge wild rhododendron under the tea woodland and said, "Look at this stone flower, it's so big, it affects the tea leaves in my field, so I'm going to cut it down." ”

Liu Qingshan looked in the direction her finger was pointing and really saw a huge rhododendron.

He exclaimed in amazement, "Why do you cut it?"

"Oh, you don't know, every year I fertilize the tea trees, I have to be robbed of a lot of nutrients by these stone flowers, not to mention the nutrients, the point is that these azaleas are too shady, affecting the growth of tea in the ground. I had to cut them this year. ”

Liu Qingshan looked at several dense rhododendrons on the underground edge of the tea forest, and was very distressed.

You know, with the crazy clearing of the mountain people, it is becoming more and more difficult to see such a large rhododendron near the village.

Azaleas are not called azaleas locally, but stone flowers.

Although these stone flowers bloom beautifully, in the eyes of the mountain people, no matter how beautiful the flowers are, they are not as important as the crops in their own mountain fields.

Therefore, many rhododendrons will disappear with the clearing of the land by the mountain people.

The reason why these azaleas on the underground edge of Agui's mother's tea forest were spared was probably because they grew in the steep gables and could not open down when they were cleared, so they escaped.

These azaleas are old stumps, and although the roots are not very large, they are as thick as an arm.

There are fewer and fewer rhododendrons like this in the mountains and forests around the village.

Moreover, these azaleas have a dense crown, and if they bloom over time, they are sure to produce dense bright red flowers.

This couldn't help but make Liu Qingshan feel sorry: "Auntie, it's not easy for these stone flowers to grow so big, it's a pity to cut them down." ”

"Is it a pity?" Although Agui's mother also felt a little pity, she didn't feel a pity when she thought of the conditions at home and the crops in the field, "It may be a pity, but, Qingshan, my family is not like your family, you look at me, I am just a woman in charge of the house, and I have to raise two children, I really can't be as kind to flowers and plants as you are." ”

Agui's mother was a little ashamed: "I just want my two children to eat and warm their bodies, and I really don't have the extra energy to think about the rest, and I can't take into account the feelings of these flowers and plants." ”

Hearing this, Liu Qingshan felt strange in his heart.

Isn't it, your own conditions are better, you can be sentimental by yourself, but don't bind others with moral shackles, and ask others to follow sentimentality.

Because, some people, maybe they really can't even eat their stomachs.

He smiled relievedly: "Mother Gui, I didn't mean that, I was thinking, they grew so big, it's a pity to hack them to death, otherwise, don't cut them at all, let me dig them home and plant them." In this way, it can not only satisfy my love for flowers and plants, but also help you completely solve the trouble of these stone flowers grabbing nutrients and sunshine, do you think it will work?"

Agui's mother was overjoyed and said: "Okay, it's too good, in this way, even if they completely leave my family's land, they will never be cut and long, cut and grow, Qingshan, if you can dig them up, then I will thank you so much." ”

Qingshan smiled: "Hey, thank you, let's benefit each other." However, Auntie, I can't dig today or tomorrow, and I may have time to dig it until the day after tomorrow, because I have to pick bracken today, and I have to take bracken to the county seat tomorrow to sell. ”

"No problem, you can dig whenever you want, but you have to hurry, lest the fertilizer I applied to the tea trees be in vain. Agui's mother asked, "Qingshan, are you going to the county seat tomorrow?"

"Well, yes, I'll go tomorrow at noon, I'll pick another morning bracken in the morning, and I'll go after lunch at noon. ”