Li Xin said: "I don't know what mushrooms are in the north, but they certainly don't have as many varieties as we have here. ”

The little glasses said, "Then tell me, what are they? ”

Li Xin said: "That's a lot, the best thing to eat is dried mushrooms, as well as chicken fir, porcini mushrooms, tiger palm mushrooms, morel mushrooms, chanterelles, I can't say it, I guess you shouldn't have these mushrooms over there." ”

Little Glasses said, "I really haven't heard of it." ”

The little cookie chimed in: "I've seen chicken firs, they are sold on the street, they look like an arrow, right?"

Li Xin said: "Hey, your statement is very vivid, the newly unearthed chicken fir is really like an arrow." ”

Little Glasses asked, "Why is it called chicken fir?"

Li Xin said: "I don't know, maybe it's a cooked chicken fir, the shape of its umbrella part is a bit like the feathers on the neck of a rooster, this is my blind guess, not the official explanation, or maybe it has something to do with its taste very similar to chicken." ”

Little Glasses said, "Oh, that should be delicious." ”

Li Xin said: "Have you ever heard a fairy tale about ants growing mushrooms before?"

Several girls said, "Of course I heard it, isn't that a fairy tale to coax children?"

Li Xin said: "You think it's a fairy tale to coax children, but it's actually true. Chicken fir is grown by ants, and there is a termite nest deep in the soil beneath each nest of chicken fir trees. ”

Jiang Xiaolan said: "Really, don't fool us." ”

Li Xin Zhengse said: "It's true, why am I fooling you? Chicken fir is actually a fungus that termites use to make food, when termites use these fungi to make food, they originally wanted to use it for their own use, but before they thought about it, the excess part grew out of the soil, and the chicken fir that emerged from the surface of the soil was the chicken fir." So if anyone finds a nest of chicken fir somewhere, as long as they remember this location, this time next year, the chicken fir will grow again, the key is not to destroy the termite nest below, otherwise, the ant nest is gone, and the chicken fir is gone. ”

Little Glasses asked in amazement, "Is it so amazing?" Can we go up the mountain and find the chicken fir tree?"

Li Xin shook his head and said, "It's too difficult. If people who often pick up mushrooms know some chicken fir nests, they are much more likely to find chicken fir nests. We are not familiar with the place, and we don't know where there is a chicken fir nest, so it's all luck. When I was in elementary school and junior high school, I used to go up the mountain with my dad and a group of children in the compound of their unit to pick up mushrooms. ”

The old girl asked, "Do you have any words about tiger palm mushrooms, morel mushrooms, and chanterelles you just said?"

Li Xin said: "Yes, these names are very simple and straightforward, as long as you see those fungi, you will know why they are called this name." The shape of the tiger palm mushroom is flattened, just like the soles of the tiger's feet, and the morel mushroom is more vivid, the appearance of the fungus is exactly the same as the reverse appearance of the tripe, chanterelles, it is said that its color is very similar to chicken fat. ”

The old girl said, "Are these mushrooms as delicious as chicken fir too?"

Li Xin said: "It should be said that each has its own taste. Among the mushrooms I told you, except for chanterelles and porcini mushrooms, which are relatively ordinary, the others can be called mountain treasures. Among them, the best is dried mushrooms, which are too fragrant when fried, and the chicken fir is used to stew soup, which tastes the same as chicken soup. As for tiger palm mushrooms and morels, because their quantities are relatively small, they are generally put in a little when boiling meat and stewing chicken to enhance the flavor, and after adding them, the broth and chicken soup will have a more unique flavor. It's like you like to put shiitake mushrooms in your northern stew, but the taste of shiitake mushrooms is definitely not as delicious as tiger palm mushrooms and morels. ”

The old girl said, "Then can we go up the mountain and pick up these fungi?"

Li Xin said: "It is more difficult to estimate. ”

Little glasses said: "Li Xin, you are really disappointed, after talking about so many delicious things, after hooking out everyone's gluttony, you told us that you can't pick up these fungi when you go up the mountain, which is so disappointing." ”

Li Xin said with a smile: "These mushrooms are all mountain treasures, and the number is relatively rare, of course it is not easy to encounter." They are not easy to come across, just like the precious seafood of the sea, such as sea cucumbers, abalone, and lobsters. If you can't pick up these high-grade mushrooms, there are other mushrooms, such as porcini mushrooms and blue-headed mushrooms, and it is possible to pick up these ordinary mushrooms. ”

The old girl asked, "Such delicious mushrooms, and the number is so small, why not grow them artificially?"

Li Xin said: "It's so easy, there is no corresponding strain that can't be artificially grown, if it can be planted, many people would have done it a long time ago." ”

The old girl said, "Why? Didn't you say that they are as precious as those high-end seafood? Seafood can be artificially cultivated, why can't fungi?"

Li Xin said: "I don't know, but I think the truth here should be very complicated, and it is necessary for people who study biology to understand it, but if you think about it, seafood can be farmed, it is because there are seedlings, such as fish fry or something." But if you don't have these fungi, you can't grow them, just like chicken fir, you don't know how termites grow them. ”

The old girl said disapprehantly: "Shiitake mushrooms used to be wild, but now they are also artificially grown with mushrooms?"

Li Xin said: "This question is more professional, it is estimated that the talent who studied biology can answer it, I think it may be that the strains are different, some strains can be cultivated artificially, and some strains are not." If anyone can artificially breed these kinds of fungi that I just mentioned, and they taste exactly like the wild ones, then he will definitely become the richest man in Jiangnan Province. ”

Jiang Xiaolan said: "Is it so exaggerated?"

Li Xin said: "Of course, if all these wild mushrooms can be artificially cultivated, their market sales will definitely not be smaller than the sales of sea cucumbers, abalones and lobsters." ”

Jiang Xiaolan said with a smile: "It's so promising, or you can do this." ”

Li Xin said: "I have more than enough heart and lack of strength, I have to understand technology first to do this, I don't even know what a strain is, I am a complete layman." ”

A few people followed the mountain road to the halfway point of the mountain, and after walking into the woods, Li Xin said: "All of you pay attention, there should be fungi in these places." But if you see those particularly brightly colored, strange-shaped mushrooms, it is best not to touch them with your hands, because edible wild mushrooms are a few after all, many wild mushrooms are poisonous, if you touch the poisonous mushrooms with your hands, you forget to wash your hands when you go back, and you will be poisoned after eating something with your hands. ”

When the girls heard that there were fungi in this place, they immediately dispersed, and looked east and west in the woods with their heads down, but they didn't see any fungi after looking for a long time.

The old girl who was panting on the hillside complained: "How can there be a shadow of a fungus? I can't see a single one for half a day!"

Li Xin smiled: "Be patient, do you think that mushrooms are everywhere like grass? If that's the case, this thing won't be unusual." The villagers near the house go up the mountain every day to look for a whole day and can find a little bit, and you just go up the mountain to find the fungus, how can it be so easy. ”

As he walked, Little Glasses suddenly shouted, "Come and see, this should be a fungus." ”

After looking for a few girls who hadn't seen the fungus for a long time, when they heard her say that there were fungus, they ran over from all directions and asked, "Where?

Little glasses bent down and pointed to the grass and said, "Here it is." ”

A few girls leaned over and said, "Why is this so?

Jiang Xiaolan greeted Li Xin and said, "Li Xin, come over and see what kind of fungus this is, can you ask for it?"

Li Xin walked over and took a closer look: "It looks like a green-headed mushroom, this kind of fungus can be eaten, but this one has gone bad, if only I had seen it a few days earlier." ”

Little Glasses asked, "Why is it called blue-headed mushroom, and what does it look like when it's not broken?"

Li Xin said: "The umbrella of this mushroom is covered with a layer of green, so it is called green head mushroom, and it is also delicious to fry with green pepper and garlic." ”

The little glasses looked at the fungus and said, "I finally saw a fungus and I can't ask for it, it's a pity!"

Li Xin said: "See, there are still fungi on this mountain, but it is not easy to find, everyone work hard to go up, look for more, you should be able to find it." ”

This fungus ignited the hope of several girls again, and they continued to cheer up and follow Li Xin to the mountain.

Several people climbed on the hillside for a long time, Li Xin also walked out of breath, in a relatively flat woodland, Li Xin stood and took a few breaths, and said to the girls who followed behind: "Let's rest here for a while." ”

Jiang Xiaolan walked over and stood beside Li Xin and said, "My legs are all weak, and I don't even see what the fungus looks like." ”

As soon as Jiang Xiaolan's words fell, she heard the old girl shouting in the woods not far away: "Come and see, there are a lot of fungi here!"

Jiang Xiaolan asked disappreciatively: "Is it rotten again, the kind that can't be wanted?"

The old girl said, "No, they are all newly grown, come and see!"

The little glasses and cookies that ran over first also said loudly after reading them: "Really, these fungi are all good, Li Xin, come over and see if you can have these fungi?"

Li Xin said to Jiang Xiaolan: "Let's go, let's go over and have a look." ”

The two walked through the woods, and saw three girls bent over, pointing at the grass.

Li Xin took a closer look, and there were indeed dozens of large and small fungi growing on the ground, and he said, "Eh, these fungi can be wanted." ”

Jiang Xiaolan said uneasily: "Are you sure? Could it be a toadstool? Didn't you say that there are relatively few edible wild mushrooms? This kind of fungus is a piece as soon as it grows, can it be eaten?"

Li Xin said: "I can definitely eat it, the name of this fungus is pimp fungus, they grow in the woods as a small piece, dozens of flowers grow together." When we used to go up the mountain when we were young, we found this fungus the most. This mushroom is small and inconspicuous, but if you can find more of it, it will still be delicious. ”