Because of these wonderful functions, black truffles are prized and popular in the West, even more so than the scorching popularity of ginseng in China.

But truffles are very picky about the environment in which they grow, and they cannot grow as long as there is a slight change in sunlight, moisture, or the pH of the soil. It is the only edible mushroom in the world that cannot be cultivated artificially. It is not unclear what the reason for the truffles growing under one tree and not under another tree that looks exactly the same.

Truffles are also peculiar: unlike mushrooms and other fungi, truffle spores are not spread by the guò wind, but by the animals that eat them, a characteristic that makes it much more difficult for them to reproduce than other fungi.

In addition, truffles can only grow under oak, hazel, beech and lime trees, because truffles cannot photosynthesize and cannot survive on their own, and must rely on a symbiotic relationship with these roots to obtain nutrients.

The harsh conditions required for this kind of growth make the black truffle extremely rare and precious, so some people call it "edible diamonds". For more than 2,000 years, black truffles have only appeared in the southern Alps of Europe, which is the main reason why Chinese are unfamiliar with black truffles. At the end of the last century, Chinese scientists, in the southeast of the Himalayas, discovered the distribution of black truffles, which caused a sensation in the whole world.

The rare and the rare are often shrouded in legend and mystery. The same is true of the black truffle, which has been conjecturized by scholars since ancient times as a ball of pitch-black color and covered with hard scales. For example, Theophorstas, a disciple of Aristotle, was the only botanist in the Greek period, and he believed that truffles were plants born from the combined action of autumn rain and thunder and lightning; The Greek physician Dioscolic in the 1st century BC believed that the truffle was a straight root without stems and leaves; The Roman writer Plinius, in his "Natural History", believes that it is heat, rain and thunder and lightning that cause the land to "get sick", and it is only after "cocooning" that this strange truffle grows; In the Renaissance era, it was still believed that truffles grew because of the stag's ** dripping on the plant...... But when the Roman Empire fell, everyone suddenly avoided it, because many people believed that it was the truffle that caused the decline of the Roman Empire, and at that time, the whole of Europe considered it a hoodoo and believed that it was the embodiment of the devil.

Even today, with such advanced technology, there are still many mysteries around truffles. For example, when the truffle begins to reach maturity, the surrounding grass will gradually wither and die, with a diameter range of more than 1 meter, and the soil in this area will be exposed, like charred earth.

This phenomenon begins in the spring when truffle fungus grows on the roots of oak trees, but when there are no more truffles under the tree, the surrounding soil returns to normal. Therefore, some scholars boldly speculate that the truffle interacts with the oak tree and releases a certain hormone and destroys other plants, or that the truffle may release some kind of antibacterial agent, but all kinds of claims have never been scientifically confirmed.

Such a precious and mysterious fungus, of course, it is also very valuable. Because the truffle is buried deep in the ground and there is no trace of it outside, it is by no means easy to dig it up, and it takes a lot of skill and experience.

Truffle hunters are called "truffle hunters", and each truffle hunter has a family heirloom treasure map that records where, when, and how big truffles their parents found. In addition to the first time, people have also invented many clever and effective ways to find them.

For example, in some places, sows are used as right-hand men in the discovery of black truffles. This is because sows have an extremely sensitive sense of smell and can smell truffles buried in the ground at a depth of 25 to 30 centimeters from a distance of 6 meters. It is said that this is because the smell of truffles, which is very similar to the smell of male hormones emitted from boars, is why sows have a soft spot for it. But sows have a habit of eating truffles, and if the hunter does not stop them in time, when the sow finds the truffle, she will frantically arch the truffle with her mouth.

And this Jew's extremely keen sense of smell gave him a great advantage in finding truffles, because his parents died young, and he grew up with his uncle. His uncle, a traditional Jew with such a strong business acumen, was very happy when he discovered that his nephew had such a great sense of smell. Because in his eyes, this extremely keen sense of smell can be used to make a lot of money.

How to make a lot of money? To find black truffles, of course. So, my uncle first spared no expense and got some truffles at a high price for training. He first familiarized his nephew with the smell, and then, burying the truffles, he asked his nephew to search for them with his sense of smell, but he did not expect that the first time the Jews could quickly find the location where the truffles were buried, much to his uncle's surprise.

Then, the uncle made it more difficult, using various strong smells, such as the smell of wine, foul smell, etc., to interfere with him, and trained him to quickly distinguish the smell of truffles among various smells.

This rigorous training, combined with his extraordinary talent, made him a first-class master of black truffle hunting, and also brought his uncle a great fortune. My uncle's friend joked that he couldn't get this nose, several castles and manors.

But as he grew older, he grew more and more tired of this life, and he was unwilling to be reduced to a tool just to find black truffles. Although his uncle tried to convince him repeatedly, he eventually chose to give up looking for truffles altogether and start a new life. After trying his hand at various professions, he decided to come to China with his uncle to work in the tea and silk business.

He is as greedy for money as his uncle, but he lacks his uncle's hard-working spirit and thinks about ways to get rich all day long. Because he brought a lot of wealth to his uncle since he was a child, his uncle was also very fond and indulgent to him, which made him infected with various vices such as extravagance, lust, and indulgence.

This time he set up a bureau to seize Li Yuanwai's property, in fact, it is also his consistent style of acting. In the past, relying on his various extraordinary abilities and various bureaus, he had never failed, but only this time, the progress was so unsmooth, which made him feel very panicked in his heart. But because of his arrogance, he was unwilling to let go.

And just when he was at his lowest and most dazed, he suddenly smelled the familiar smell of black truffles from his childhood, how could it not make him feel a lot of emotion?

When the Jews told Zhang about the ins and outs of the black truffle, Zhang was also a little dumbfounded, she didn't expect that this black plate in front of her and the strange smell of things would be so magical. Especially listening to the Jews, this thing also has a strong aphrodisiac effect, which makes Zhang even more curious.

However, when the Jews mentioned that the two of them tasted it together, Zhang still refused, because the smell of this thing made her want to vomit, it was too bad, and the smell was a bit like moldy, dirty clothes that hadn't been washed for a year, or a little **.

But the Jews took the plate of truffles and ate them very sweetly. It was as if it was something he had been looking forward to for a long time. Zhang couldn't help but think, foreigners are different, such a disgusting thing is even more difficult to swallow than a decoction, and it is incomprehensible that it can be eaten so fragrantly.

However, after eating, the effect is immediately visible on the bed. The Jews swept away the decline just now and became more vigorous than ever, and Zhang's strong desire was finally comforted by the strongest strength. The naked flesh of the two people is entangled like a snake, and they keep changing their postures, standing, sitting, lying, lying on their sides, and even in the walking state, on the bed, on the chair, on the carpet, on the ......table, the two of them turn over the clouds and rain, and sometimes the cool two people shout together, so that the occasional person who hears it will inevitably be hot and dry, and the bones are soft and weak.

Even the two dogs outside the yard seemed to be aphrodisiac by this confusing barking, and in the dark night, they also began to copulate.

But that natural yin guest girl Zihong, at this moment, she didn't have the heart to listen to this ** voice that usually makes her desire, and now she only cares about one question, whether the plan made by the old man and Li Yuanwai can be implemented smoothly.

It wasn't until the rooster crowed three times and the east turned white that Zhang and the Jews slowly stopped, hugged each other tightly, and fell into a deep sleep as if they were unconscious. This night was the most enjoyable and tiring for them, and it also made them pleasantly surprised to rediscover how drastic the pleasure of the flesh can be.

But none of them could have imagined that this night would also be a turning point in the fate of both of them.

The two of them slept groggily until late afternoon, and then woke up. Maybe they played too crazy yesterday, and both of them felt a little sore and weak in their limbs.

For the next four or five days, the Jews did not go because Zhang's menstrual period came. Somehow, the Jew felt a little headache in his head more and more, and at first he didn't take it seriously, thinking that it was because he had tossed too hard that night, and he was sweating a lot, maybe just a little cold. But his headache became more and more intense, so he had to find Lang Zhong for the first time and grab a few pills, but nothing worked.

On the third day, the Jew was rolling in pain, as if he were crazy, and he tore and bit at the sight of people, and his uncle was very shocked, and he did not know how his nephew, who had been fine two days before, suddenly got this strange disease, so he quickly invited several famous doctors to see him, including the old famous doctor.

When Lang Zhong treated the Jews, his uncle had to call a few strong young men to hold down the Jews who were almost mad, but Lang Zhong shook his head and frowned, although he used all the help, but no one could figure out what the disease was. On the contrary, some people think that the Jews have this symptom as if they are suffering from rabies, but after examination, there is no dog bite mark.

The illness of the Jews deteriorated rapidly. He banged his head against the wall in pain day and night, smashed things desperately in the house, and when he saw someone, he threw himself over and hissed and bited. Within a few days, he died in pain, and when he died, his face was hideous, but if he looked closely, the expression on his face turned out to be a creepy and strange smile.