Traveling through time with spatial abilities, the scientific research genius is a little sweet.

Chapter 222 Inducing Su Erqiang

During dinner that evening, Su Nuannuan suddenly mentioned that she had discovered black fungus in the back mountain.

Black fungus is considered a delicacy in Heilongjiang Province. Especially in those times of food scarcity, black fungus was a popular dish.

Upon hearing Su Nuannuan's words, Chen Xiuting decided to go with her to the back mountain the next day to harvest black fungus.

She knew perfectly well that lately, the villagers had been sneaking up the mountain at night. During the day, they would pretend that nothing had happened.

If Chen Xiuting hadn't discovered someone entering the back mountain several times when she got up at night, she wouldn't have suspected anything.

Worried that the black fungus would be picked by others, Chen Xiuting wanted to go there as soon as possible.

Upon hearing this, Su Nuannuan quickly stopped her.

"Mom, aren't you going to send letters to my eldest and second eldest sisters tomorrow? Just have my second brother come with me to the back mountain."

Su Erqiang nodded in agreement without any doubt when he heard Su Nuannuan's words.

Chen Xiuting thought Su Nuannuan was right and agreed.

Only Su Nuannuan knew that she had deliberately arranged for Su Erqiang to go with her.

It wasn't that she didn't want to bring other people along, but rather that only her second brother was easy to fool at home.

The others were all too clever, and Su Nuannuan was worried they would discover something, so she thought it would be better to bring Su Erqiang along.

The next day, Su Nuannuan woke up just as dawn was breaking.

Early morning is the coldest time of day, and also the time when large animals are least likely to come out of the back mountains.

Su Nuannuan decided to take Su Erqiang into the mountains at this time. Firstly, to avoid the wild beasts in the mountains; secondly, to avoid the villagers.

Su Nuannuan was still worried that others would find out her family had acquired a ginseng. In this era, if you were slightly wealthier than others, they would envy you. However, if your wealth reached a level unattainable by others, it would attract covetousness and greed.

Although Su Jianjun was the head of Hongqi Village, Su Nuannuan was still worried that others would target her family because of the allure of wealth.

Therefore, Su Nuannuan felt it was best to be cautious in this matter.

Pulling Su Erqiang, who was diligently memorizing his lessons, out of the room, the two had a simple breakfast. Then, Su Nuannuan had Su Erqiang carry a basket on his back and headed towards the back of the mountain.

On the way, Su Erqiang asked Su Nuannuan curiously.

"Nuan Nuan, do you have a lot of wood ear mushrooms?"

Su Nuannuan nodded.

“There are a lot. If we pick them all, it will be enough for us to eat for a month.”

Upon hearing Su Nuannuan's words, Su Erqiang's eyes widened in surprise.

"That's great. Nuannuan, you can sit next to me in a bit and let me dig up some wood ear mushrooms."

Su Nuannuan smiled and nodded.

Yesterday, she did indeed transplant a lot of black fungus.

These wood ear mushrooms were originally planted by her unintentionally. However, unexpectedly, nourished by the spiritual spring water, they spread to a large area.

Su Nuannuan transplanted one-third of the black fungus yesterday. It was a large quantity, enough to fill the baskets they brought today.

The two chatted as they traveled. They soon arrived at the back of the mountain, where they quickly discovered a patch of black fungus.

Because this place is very close to the exit of the back mountain, Su Nuannuan did not transplant many plants.

Su Erqiang dug them all out in no time.

Su Erqiang was not surprised by the soft soil around the black fungus.

Upon seeing this, Su Nuannuan immediately felt that her decision was correct. At the same time, she also felt a headache coming on from Su Erqiang's unguarded nature.

However, that's a matter for the future.

In the following time, Su Nuannuan found a few more pieces of black fungus.

By this time, Su Erqiang had already dug up the mountain. He hadn't realized they were getting closer and closer to the bottom.

Su Nuannuan was also constantly aware of her surroundings to prevent being attacked by wild animals.

By the time Su Erqiang found another piece of black fungus, his basket was almost full.

Su Nuannuan felt it was about time, so she walked to the place where she had buried the ginseng yesterday.

She parted the pile of withered grass, revealing a large patch of black fungus underneath. Su Nuannuan's expression quickly shifted to surprise and excitement, and she shouted loudly.

"Second brother, come quick! There's a huge patch of black fungus here!"

Hearing Su Nuannuan's sigh, Su Erqiang, who was searching for black fungus, quickly came to Su Nuannuan's side.

Then he saw a lot of black fungus.

This patch of black fungus contained more than they had found before.

Seeing Su Erqiang standing there dumbfounded, Su Nuannuan nudged him and said.

"Second brother, hurry up and dig!"

Su Erqiang stopped being stunned and picked up a shovel to start digging for wood ear mushrooms.

This time, Su Nuannuan also started to take action.

To prevent Su Erqiang from harming the plump ginseng in the soil, Su Nuannuan cleared away all the black fungus around the ginseng.

In order to let Su Erqiang discover the ginseng, Su Nuannuan thoughtfully dug up some soil around the ginseng, exposing part of the yellow root.

Then, Su Nuannuan began to move to other places to dig for wood ear mushrooms.

To Su Nuannuan's surprise, Su Erqiang had almost finished digging up the wood ear mushrooms but still hadn't found the ginseng.

Just as Su Nuannuan couldn't help but speak up to remind him, Su Erqiang finally noticed the ginseng.

"Ah! Nuannuan, come and take a look, is this ginseng!"

As he finished speaking, Su Erqiang's voice became noticeably softer, and his eyes darted around furtively.

Su Nuannuan's previously somewhat distressed face finally broke into a smile.

It's not easy!

Her second brother finally discovered ginseng.

Su Nuannuan's face quickly changed to a smile of surprise and shock as she jogged over to Su Erqiang's side.

Fortunately, Su Erqiang was smart enough not to dig up the ginseng himself. Su Nuannuan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

She was really worried that her clumsy second brother would break the ginseng root.

Su Erqiang was so excited that he could hardly contain himself.

In the past, some villagers had dug up ginseng, but as the number of ginseng harvesters increased, almost no villagers were able to find ginseng anymore.

Su Erqiang had seen what ginseng looked like in books when he was in school.

Su Erqiang didn't react much when he first saw the ginseng stem.

However, he was still very curious as to how plants could grow in such cold weather.

Su Erqiang wanted to see what kind of plant it was, so he observed it carefully for a while.

Upon closer inspection, Su Erqiang felt the face looked increasingly familiar.

Then, following the stem, Su Erqiang saw the exposed half of the ginseng, and only then did he confirm it.

The familiar plant in front of him was ginseng!

Although he didn't know the age of the ginseng, Su Erqiang could tell from its robust texture and plump root that it must be quite old.

Ginseng that's been stored for a long time is worth a lot of money!

As long as it doesn't involve food, Su Erqiang's mind is still quite sharp.

In an instant, Su Erqiang thought of selling the ginseng to make money.

Su Erqiang called Su Nuannuan over and whispered.

“Nuan Nuan, this ginseng is quite old. Let’s dig it up, take it home, and let Dad sell it for money.”

Su Nuannuan looked at Su Erqiang with satisfaction. Her second brother had already told her everything he had been thinking.

Su Nuannuan quickly concealed the strangeness in her eyes and whispered in the same voice.

"Second brother, we're almost deep in the mountains. Let's hurry and dig out the ginseng."

(End of this chapter)