Era: Seven money-losing girls? They're trying to trick me into having a daughter again!

Fang Wei took a towel and walked behind Wu Shaoli.

When he saw the bruises and welts on the other person's back, all his heat and desire vanished in an instant.

"..."

Fang Wei opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

He could even recognize what had caused those wounds.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that Fang Wei had been standing behind her for a long time without moving, Wu Shaoli asked with some confusion.

"……fine."

Fang Wei placed a towel over her back and began wiping her carefully, saying unconsciously, "I was just thinking about what to look for to eat in the mountains tomorrow."

Wu Shaoli didn't know how to respond.

Since she gave birth to her two daughters, the two of them had never spoken so calmly.

Fang Wei didn't care whether anyone answered or not; he just kept wiping Wu Shaoli's back.

After wiping, he put down the towel and left the kitchen decisively.

Wu Shaoli turned around with a puzzled look on her face after hearing the door close.

She thought Fang Wei was using the excuse of helping her scrub her back to do something else, something that had happened before.

But today, the other party really only helped her scrub her back?

……

Feeling aggrieved, Fang Wei went to check on his daughters, and seeing that they were sleeping soundly, he went back to bed alone.

He wasn't exactly lying to Wu Shaoli; he genuinely had some ideas about what he could do on the mountain tomorrow.

Does the "Daily Intelligence" feature appear automatically after midnight, or does it only appear at a specific time?

Fang Wei sat cross-legged on the bed, deciding to wait until after midnight to see how things went before deciding whether to go to sleep.

He heard Wu Shaoli come out of the kitchen, but she didn't come to him; instead, she went to her daughters' house.

That's good, so if something really happens later, it won't alarm them.

Fang Wei twitched the corners of his mouth, trying to find humor in the situation.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but just as his eyelids started to droop, a familiar notification sound suddenly rang in his mind.

Fang Wei shuddered and instantly became fully awake.

finally come!

[Daily Report: There is a wild Ganoderma lucidum (reishi mushroom) over twenty years old on the east side of an old, withered tree at the bottom of the steep slope behind the mountain.]

Ganoderma lucidum?!

Fang Wei's eyelid twitched violently.

Twenty-year-old wild Ganoderma lucidum is a valuable item that can fetch a high price!

The location of that steep slope on the back mountain is very remote, and no one usually goes there.

But what if?

If some knowledgeable person happens to see it after daybreak, then this easy prize will be lost!

Fang Wei gritted his teeth, tiptoed off the bed, picked up the basket on his back in the dark, grabbed a machete, and rummaged through the kitchen for a small piece of pine wood torch and matches, stuffing them all into the basket.

Before leaving, he peeked through the crack in the door and saw that his wife and daughter were both fast asleep, so he felt relieved and left.

The mountain night breeze felt cool on my face.

The moon was mostly obscured by clouds, visibility was poor, and the dirt road underfoot was full of potholes, making each step a shaky, stumbling motion.

Fang Wei dared not light the torch.

There are definitely still people awake at this hour. If they walk up the mountain with a fire lit, the whole village will be talking about it tomorrow.

He walked in the dark for a while until he could no longer see the house, and then he lit the torch.

The mountain behind is not high, but the forest is dense, with thick layers of dead branches and leaves.

The areas not reached by the torch were pitch black, with the occasional chirping of birds.

In his previous life, even if you beat Fang Wei to death, he wouldn't dare to go into the mountains alone in the middle of the night!

But now he only has one thought in his mind.

That means we absolutely must get our hands on that Ganoderma lucidum!

With money, I can feed my wife and daughters! With money, I can repair the half-collapsed house!

Fang Wei walked in the mountains for more than half an hour, but still couldn't see the steep slope.

He recalled for a while, then walked another hundred steps or so, and finally saw the steep slope covered with vines that he remembered.

A dead tree... a dead tree... where is it?!

Fang Wei frowned and searched the vicinity for more than ten minutes, almost crawling on the ground to look for it, before finally finding the dead tree mentioned in the intelligence.

The trunk of that dead tree had long been hollowed out by insects, and it was covered with gray wood ear fungus and mushrooms.

Fang Wei took the torch and leaned closer to take a look.

The intelligence report said that the Ganoderma lucidum was on the east side of the dead tree.

He went around to the other side of the dead tree, and the firelight shone inch by inch across the ground, finally stopping at the crevice between the roots of the dead tree and the mountain wall.

Fang Wei's eyes were fixed on the dark red Ganoderma lucidum growing among the pile of rotten leaves.

It actually exists?!

Even though he had already verified it yesterday, Fang Wei still couldn't help but get excited when he confirmed again that the intelligence system hadn't lied to him.

The cap of this dark red wild Ganoderma lucidum was almost as big as his palm, and the color deepened towards the center, with an oily sheen on the surface.

With this quality, you definitely wouldn't be able to get it for less than several tens of yuan in a county pharmacy!

Fang Wei wanted to laugh, but he held it back.

He stuck the torch into a crevice in the rock beside him, took out a machete from his basket, and prepared to clear away the withered leaves and soil around the Ganoderma lucidum.

"hiss--"

Just as the tip of the knife probed into the layer of decaying leaves, a hissing sound suddenly rang out.

Fang Wei immediately realized what had made the sound, hurriedly took two steps back, and picked up the torch to shine it on—

really!

A viper slowly rose from the decaying leaves, its vertical pupils staring coldly at him, its forked tongue flicking in and out.

Fang Wei's hair was practically standing on end.

It's a viper! This thing is one of the most venomous snakes in the mountains!

If someone is accidentally bitten, given current medical conditions, the village can hold a feast within a few hours.

Fang Wei subconsciously took a few steps back.

This beast probably mistook the Ganoderma lucidum for its own, which is why it was lying nearby.

Shall we leave now?

But just as he had worried, what if someone happens to come here to chop wood tomorrow and pick the Ganoderma lucidum?! And this snake seems to be a valuable item too!

He knew that some people liked to use venomous snakes to make medicinal wine, and he had heard that it was very effective.

"Damn it, what haven't I seen?!"

Fang Wei gripped the machete tightly and cursed under his breath.

I'll risk it all! I've already died once, so I'm not afraid to die again!

Although he was very emotional, he remained relatively calm and remembered that vipers are afraid of fire, so he didn't pounce on the snake and risk his life.

"Shhh! Shhhh!"

Fang Wei made shooing noises while shaking the torch.

Although the viper was still staring intently at him, it slightly shrank back.

There's a chance!

Fang Wei was overjoyed and moved the torch forward a little more.

The viper twisted and retreated slightly, its forked tongue flicking out even faster than before. It was clear that its gaze kept shifting between Fang Wei and the torch.

You little brat, I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!

Fang Wei took off his vest, rolled it into a ball, and weighed it in his hand a couple of times.

That's enough!