November in South Wales was gloomy, with the drizzle of God's Ogmo Gorge filling the Bracken Grove all day long, and the sunshine turning into a luxury.

Even Welsh people who are used to the weather rarely go out, and no one wants to go out on a rainy day unless they have to get a warm bed and a decent lunch.

At this time, it is very comfortable to wear a sweater at home, hold a cup of sweet black tea or coffee, lean against the window and listen to the sound of rain hitting the window.

"It's really nice here. McGonagall exclaimed, "I can't imagine it." Easy, your quality of life is so high. ”

"It's not my property. Lin Yilong snorted, "This is an investment strategy for me as a property custodian." ”

On the first Monday after Ed and Lin Yilong had a meeting, Lin Yilong entertained Ed and McGonagall who had come with him at his Tree Farm Manor. Truffles in the woods and in the fields were the main reason Ed and McGonagall were here.

"Do you want to go see the truffles first or drink something first?" Lin Yilong asked.

"Let's go see the truffles first. Ed replied.

"Then please come with me. Lin Yilong took a signal receiver and took Ed and McGonagall deep into the forest farm in a rainproof mountaineering suit.

After a while, Lin Yilong turned on the signal receiver in his hand.

"I'm sorry, I wanted to ask from the beginning, what is this?" Ed asked.

"It's a detector that makes a sound warning whenever we get close to the truffle source. Lin Yilong replied.

"But what's the use of that?" Ed wondered.

"You know that since last year, Tasmania and New Zealand in Australia have been producing truffles. Lin Yilong asked rhetorically, "Their truffles are completely cultivated from the flora introduced from Slovenia and Croatia. ”

"Then you ...... here"

"Yes, although you still can't 'grow' truffles like mushrooms, as long as you are given the right living conditions, the harvest is quite good. Lin Yilong replied, "This is also the reason why there are black truffles in Wit and Somoset, otherwise, there would never be truffles over there."

"This little object was planted after I cultivated the flora at the beginning of this year, and basically as soon as it makes a noise, there will be a large batch of truffles produced nearby, and they are all of that kind of big truffles. Lin Yilong took out the detector, "In this way, there is no need for France and Italy to need truffle search pigs or truffle search dogs." ”

After walking for a while, the detector caught the signal making a sound, and Lin Yilong began to approach slowly.

"Here it is. Lin Yilong said, he didn't pick up the sapper shovel he carried with him, put on a pair of gloves, gently brushed away the fallen leaves and soil, and a thing covered with soil appeared in front of the three of them.

"This is the truffle?" asked McGonagall.

"This is the truffle!" Lin Yilong nodded, "When obtaining, in order not to damage the surface, it is best to use your bare hands, if you can't do it, use this kind of glove to dig the soil by hand, otherwise it will damage the surface of the truffle." ”

It was a large truffle of more than 800 grams, and if it was sent to Ed for sale, the price would not be less than eighteen thousand pounds.

"That's it. Lin Yilong said, "If someone wants to get fresh, just wash it and eat it." ”

Subsequently, Lin Yilong re-got a small piece of truffle from the nearby fallen leaves, and covered the truffle with two layers of shallow layers. The three of them returned to the villa with this valuable ingredient.

Lin Yilong took the truffles to the kitchen to clean, leaving McGonagall and Ed alone in the living room.

The living room is very simple and straightforward, with white walls with sofas and carpets of the same color, and even the low cabinet under the TV and the coffee table surrounded by drawers and sofas at both ends are also white. The only thing that could break the pure whiteness was the TV on the wall and the scenery outside the house, and there were only four framed photos.

One of the four photographs is of Lin Yilong's appearance at the Romagna and Tuscany agricultural exhibitions, one is a photo of Lin Yilong himself with Healthy Honey at Harrods Mall two months ago, the third is a photo of Lin Yilong setting up a stall at the Mastach Market, and the last one is not Lin Yilong, but a small group of black cattle foraging in a saffron field near the barn.

As Ed carefully examined the four photos, Lin Yilong returned to the living room with three cups of cappuccino frothed with milk and a few sweet biscuits, and then sprinkled a few slices of white truffle on top of the milk froth.

Ed took two sips.

"It tastes so good. Ed said, "But ......."

"Say it, please. "The English always speak like this, and the inflective conjunction is what they mean.

"With all due respect, I suggest that you use a slightly lighter Colombian coffee, which tastes better. Ed said very sincerely.

"Try it again next time, Colombian coffee, I don't have it here for the time being, it's a pity. ”

"So, how will we cooperate next?" Lin Yilong asked, "Should I ask this, what do you need?"

"Before that, I'd like to know if any of the products on these paintings can be provided by Bracken Yard?" Ed asked.

"This stuff is cyclical, if you go by production, beef and wasabi are the most produced, followed by truffles, and as for saffron, it's not particularly optimistic. Lin Yilong said.

"What about honey?" Ed asked.

"Honey is something else. Lin Yilong said, "Most of this stuff has been covered by the pharmacy of the United Society, and the rest is also on the shelves; although the profit is a little lower, it is still quite stable, and you are also interested in this?"

"If it's convenient, I'd like to buy some samples to go back. Ed said.

"Unfortunately, I don't have much left except for the two barrels for my own use. Lin Yilong said.

"Bucket?" Ed asked, surprised.

"Yes, my father was going to make some mead, and some of it went bad, so .....," Lin Yilong explained in a slurring voice.

"So I can only buy it in the store?" Ed asked.

"I'm sorry, that's right. Lin Yilong nodded.

Later, several people talked about the uncertain state of the Ogmore Canyon.

Brits don't really want to talk about the weather – everyone here is very reserved when it comes to expressing their feelings, and the topic of weather is undoubtedly the best way to alleviate the lack of talk - and when the conversation ends up with the weather, it means that the will to talk is gone.

Lin Yilong left Ed and McGonagall to have a cup of coffee, in fact, it is not more high-end than this, it is just a polite way to enter the friendship of the landlord, if there is anything to talk about, you can talk about it at this time, but no matter what, unless the host keeps the coffee, the guests will leave.

After drinking the coffee, Lin Yilong casually packed two pieces of not small white truffles in front of Ed and put them in a cardboard box.

Let's take it as a memorial of the forest farm visit. Lin Yilong said.