Chapter 20 Borrowing Books
Xie Yunshu was startled by Ye Hao's suddenly raised voice, frowning and looking in the direction of the other party's finger.
One, rotting wood?
On a stump less than half a person high, a piece of rotting wood is poured upside down, and the smell of wood permeates the surroundings.
Ye Hao, who was extremely shocked, couldn't care about being tired, got up directly from the ground, and leaned over.
She reached out and carefully pulled out a small white mushroom from the side where the rotten wood touched the ground.
Holding the mushroom in the palm of her hand, Ye Hao looked at it carefully and determined that this was an extremely common white mushroom in modern times, which was edible!
"This is, mushroom?"
Xie Yunshu, who came over, also saw the object in her hand and was a little surprised.
Mushrooms are a rare ingredient in this era, mainly because people do not know how to cultivate and preserve them, resulting in extreme scarcity.
He used to be the son of the prime minister, and he also tasted the umami of mushrooms at a palace banquet, and the taste was indeed unforgettable.
"Hmmm! It's mushrooms! ”
happily put the mushroom in his hand in the back basket, Ye Hao circled around the rotten wood, and sure enough, found many mushrooms.
Mushrooms are originally grouped, and as long as the environment is suitable, a large number of them can grow around.
For this sudden surprise, Ye Hao figured it out after thinking about it for a while.
Their line was assigned to the southern Xinjiang region, and according to her experience in her previous life, it should be equivalent to a province like Yunnan and Guangxi.
In such a subtropical area, mushrooms are grown in the mountains and forests whenever it rains or is humid.
It's common sense.
It's just that the current era has not yet developed, and I am afraid that few people will go deep into the mountains and forests to look for mushrooms.
"Your luck is really not ordinary!"
Looking at Ye Hao with a rather complicated look, Xie Yun had to admit that the other party had brought him too much shock.
happily put the picked mushrooms into the bamboo basket behind him, Ye Hao did not deny the other party's words.
It's good luck, but it's better to say that it's my own experience in my last life!
In the end, she has lived more than 20 years longer than the man in front of her, and she has read I don't know how many books.
Although the mushrooms picked are not small, they are only just below the bottom of the bamboo basket, which is not much.
Ye Hao wanted to improve the food for her family, so she walked around the side and found several rotten trees that were also upside down.
Sure enough, mushrooms grew around almost every piece of rotting wood, and they varied in their species.
But with the exception of the white mushroom she had found for the first time, most of the others were brightly colored poisonous mushrooms, and she didn't dare to take them back.
Glancing at the mushrooms that were about half a frame, Ye Hao patted Xie Yunshu's shoulder with satisfaction.
"Alright, that's the end of the mushroom picking operation, let's hurry up and set up traps."
Hearing this, the latter lowered his head in a muffled voice, looking for the most suitable location for setting the trap.
When it came to picking mushrooms, he couldn't intervene at all, which also dealt a certain blow to the former champion.
But fortunately, these days, the other party has given him a lot of surprises and blows, which he can still bear.
Xie Yunshu is an all-rounder who can write and martial arts, and he has also hunted and has some experience in hand.
He picked a piece of soft grass and used a shovel to dig a round pit about half a meter deep, about half a meter in diameter.
According to Ye, just catching some small hares and pheasants and other animals is enough.
After digging a trap, they descended the trail and rearranged a trap every other way.
In order to remind herself of the location of the trap, Ye Hao also specially tore several strips of cloth from the corners of her clothes and tied them to a big tree closest to the trap.
After doing all this, the two went home full of harvest.
Although the trap didn't know if it could successfully catch the prey, the mushrooms harvested today alone were enough to make Ye Hao extremely excited.
"The price of mushrooms in the capital is extremely high, and it has a reputation of being a thousand gold."
Seeing that Ye Hao walked to the kitchen with the bamboo basket as soon as she got home, Xie Yunshu still couldn't hold back and said a word.
Sure enough, Ye Hao's movements hesitated, and she looked at him with surprise in her eyes.
But soon, she waved her hand again, and said in an uncaring tone:
"So what? We estimate that there are a lot of them in the back mountains, so let's talk about it first! ”
These days, it is either yellow eel snails or steamed noodles, she is about to vomit, and finally got some fresh dishes, must be the first to sacrifice her five internal organs temple.
However, Ye Hao still felt a little pity in her heart.
It's just that the cultivation of mushrooms is more troublesome, and she needs exclusive spores and nutrients, otherwise she may be able to get some merit points from the system just by planting mushrooms.
The system sells mushroom spores, but the price is 500 merits worth a small packet, and it is difficult to say whether it can be fed or not.
Ye Hao didn't want to waste the merit value that she had so hard to get her hands on in this aspect.
Today's dinner is much lighter than before, with a stir-fried cabbage, a mushroom minced meat soup, and a stir-fried pork slices.
Before the meal, Ye Hao also specially sent a big bowl of mushroom soup to Aunt Huang.
After all, if the other party hadn't mentioned Houshan, he wouldn't have had this opportunity to pick mushrooms.
Aunt Huang, who received the soup, was naturally shocked, mushrooms were extremely rare, and she had never had a chance to taste them when she was an official wife before.
Ye Hao generously told the other party that she picked it in the back mountain, this thing is not a secret in her eyes, if someone wants to pick it, she will definitely not stop it.
Mushrooms are also seasonal, and they are self-sufficient, so there is no need to worry about being picked and extinct.
After eating, Xie Yunshu checked Zhao Yi's homework, commented a few words, and then stopped.
"Our house is still too small, I think about renovating it again, at least getting a few more rooms out."
A family of three was lying on the bed, Ye Hao stared at the moonlight shining in from the window, and said endlessly.
When they arrived, the bamboo hut was already in danger, and it was up to the villagers to help them rest a little before they could live there.
But these days, Ye Hao feels more and more inconvenient.
Let's not mention that she hasn't thought about Xie Yunshu at all, although she has the status of the other party's wife, she hasn't accepted it in her heart.
Due to the current situation, the two had to lie on the same bed, somewhat uncomfortable.
is Zhao Yi, the child, it is best to have his own room, which is convenient for him to read and write.
As a result, the bamboo house, which has only two rooms inside and outside, is too crowded.
"Hmm."
responded lightly, Xie Yunshu seemed to agree with the other party's statement, but he was always a little uncomfortable in his heart.
However, he couldn't find fault with Ye Hao, so he had to suppress this feeling.
The house is bigger, and it's always more comfortable.
"Then I'll ask Aunt Huang another day to see if I can pay someone to help us rebuild."
As soon as this topic ended, the two were completely silent.
The next day.
Ye Hao got up early, first welcomed the people waiting at the door in, and settled the snail and yellow eel they sent over.
Then he went into the kitchen and cooked for the family.
As soon as the meal was ready, the people from the Mochizuki Tower came to collect the ingredients, and the leader was still the one I had seen before.
After handing over to the other party, Ye Hao expressed her willingness to spend money to take the other party's carriage and enter the city.
Although there is a carriage at home now, and the rather thin horse is still eating grass in the barren grass next to the bamboo house, Ye Hao only plans to enter the city by herself today.
First, she just went to buy textbooks for Zhao Yi, and she didn't need the whole family to go into battle.
The second is Xie Yunshu, the only one in the family who can drive a carriage, and she is a sick person, and she doesn't want the other party to be so tired all the time.
So after negotiating the price, she said hello to Xie Yunshu and got into the carriage of Mochizuki Tower alone.
In addition to a seat board, there were only barrels of ingredients in the carriage, and there was a faint smell of mud.
Fortunately, the taste was not heavy, and Ye Hao was used to it, so she staggered all the way to the county seat.
When she arrived at the city gate, she got out of the car early and followed the familiar route straight to the wine shop.
She is not familiar with the county life, even if she visits once or twice, she doesn't know where to sell books.
Originally, Huang Chuan should have been the number one person consulted by Ye Hao, but unfortunately he rushed to the county seat yesterday because of a business.
It would have to be this evening when he came back, and now there was no communication tool like a mobile phone, so Ye Hao had to retreat and go to the young man in the wine shop to ask.
The other party is a local and should know.
When the young man heard Ye Hao ask about books such as the Three Character Sutra, he also scratched his head in embarrassment.
"This ...... Our county is small, and there is only one private school, and there is no store specializing in selling books. ”
In a remote and desolate place like the county town of Manyi, few families can afford to study, which leads to this.
There are quite a few literate people who have been exiled, but now they are busy surviving, where can they take care of this?
The young man's words made Ye Hao's whole face collapse, and he was quite depressed.
There is no one in the entire county, is it difficult to let her change cities?
Seeing that Ye Hao was depressed, the young man gritted his teeth and said:
"Why don't I ask the owner for you? The young master of the proprietor's family is taking classes in a private school, and there should be some books from previous years. ”
The books she asked for were all the most basic three-character scriptures, which were basically used by children at a few years old when they were enlightened.
The young man thought to himself, the little master is ten years old this year, and he shouldn't need these books.
Looking at the attitude of the owner, he has always been very generous to this Mrs. Xie, and he is probably willing to help with this little favor.
"This ......"
I have to say that after listening to the young man's suggestion, Ye Hao was a little moved.
Running to the next county? I'm afraid this is something she doesn't dare to think about for the time being, but it is not as modern as it is now, and it can be reached in ten minutes by bus.
It's not too much to borrow a few books, and you can always find a chance to pay it back if you owe it a favor.
Adhering to this thought, Ye Hao nodded and followed the other party to the Wu Mansion.
Boss Wu is worthy of being the only wine shop owner in the county, and Wu's mansion is also one of the few blue brick houses in the county, covering an area that is not small.
When they got to the door, the young man came up and knocked on the door.
The servant who opened the door seemed to be quite familiar with him, and after saying a few words, he welcomed Ye Hao in.
"Brother Li went to report, I'll take you to the hall first."
When you enter the door, you can see a courtyard with a small pond, which looks like it is well arranged and quite stylish.
It's just that the construction technology here is obviously underdeveloped, and it is all dirt roads, which looks very dirty.
Ye Hao followed the young man and came to the room directly opposite the courtyard, which was a relatively empty hall.
As soon as the two of them walked into the hall with their front feet, Boss Wu's voice came from behind:
"Mrs. Xie actually has time to come over today? Why don't you give us a notice in advance and prepare your drinks? ”
Although Boss Wu, who came in a hurry, had a smile on his face, he couldn't hide the sorrow contained in him.
"I also had an impromptu idea today to ask you for a favor."