"A little girl picking mushrooms, carrying a large bamboo basket. Walking through the forest and hills barefooted in the early morning … "The young girl's clear voice accompanied by a cheerful melody echoed on the mountain path. The young servant girl sang the song that the son-in-law had just taught her and bounced along the way. The small bamboo basket on her back was already filled with many mushrooms.
The son-in-law was going to cook a dish that she had never eaten before in the afternoon. The young girl's heart was filled with a little anticipation and even her footsteps became much lighter.
Li Yi walked a few steps behind the young servant girl. Looking at this beautiful figure that seemed to be filled with limitless vitality, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "It's good to be young!"
The mushrooms that grew in the mountains were naturally harmless and fresh. Whether it was chicken stew with mushrooms or a bowl of delicious mushroom soup, they were the best choice of ingredients.
"Son-in-law, come look, this mushroom is so beautiful!" The young servant girl's startled voice once again rang in Li Yi's ear. When he turned his head to look, he found that Xiao Huan was excitedly running to a certain tree and plucking an orange-red mushroom that was covered with white scales.
"This mushroom is so beautiful, it must be very delicious." The young servant girl walked in front of Li Yi as if she was asking for praise and said while holding the mushroom.
Li Yi carefully looked at the mushroom in Xiao Huan's hand and quickly found a similar picture in an atlas of fungi in his mind. He then smiled and shook his head, saying, "This mushroom can't be eaten. If you eat it, you will have a stomachache."
"Why?" The young girl didn't understand. Why would eating such a beautiful mushroom cause diarrhea?
"This is a fly catching fungus, also known as a poisonous fly fungus. It is a type of poisonous mushroom." Li Yi once again acted as an encyclopedia for the young servant girl, "If you eat this mushroom, you will have a headache, stomachache, pain everywhere … In any case, this mushroom can't be eaten."
The young servant girl looked at Li Yi and her big eyes began to twinkle like little stars.
To be able to cook, draw, write poems, sing, and even be able to tell if a mushroom is poisonous at a glance … The son-in-law is amazing!
"In the future, you must remember that the prettier a mushroom is, the more likely it is to be a poisonous mushroom. Just like women, the prettier they are, the more dangerous they are …" Seeing that most of the mushrooms had been picked and they were about to go home, Li Yi lectured the little servant girl on the philosophy of life.
This little girl's mind was as pure as a piece of white paper. If she was sold, she would probably have to count the money for the other party. Usually, she had to set up a correct view of the world so that she would not be taken advantage of in the future.
"Such a beautiful mushroom, how could it be poisonous …"
The young maidservant looked at the mushroom in her hand and thought of what Li Yi had said just now. She hurriedly threw the mushroom away and said to herself, "The more beautiful they are, the more dangerous they are … It's not like that. Eldest Miss and Second Miss are both so beautiful …"
As she said that, the young maidservant's pretty face blushed and she muttered softly, "Actually, Xiao Huan is also quite beautiful …"
She looked up and realized that Li Yi had already walked more than ten steps away. She immediately stopped thinking about these things and hurriedly chased after him. "Son-in-law, wait for me …"
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When Li Yi and Xiao Huan returned to the stockade village, along the way, there were many people who greeted Xiao Huan. Li Yi memorized each and every one of these people's faces in his heart. Generally speaking, those who were friendly to Xiao Huan were all on Liu Sister Ruyi's side.
When they passed by one of the houses, they saw a brat about seven or eight years old, who was wearing coarse clothes and had patches all over his body, squatting at the door and eating. When he heard someone coming, he looked up and timidly called out, "Sister Xiao Huan."
This mischievous child, Li Yi, looked very unfamiliar. He definitely hadn't been to school, so Li Yi guessed that he shouldn't be a member of the Liu Family.
Most of the people in the Willow Leaf Village had two meals a day, and the time was not fixed. When they passed by, Li Yi glanced at the mischievous child's bowl. It was black and he didn't know what it was. When he got closer, there was also a kind of unpleasant smell. It was hard to imagine that this was actually something that people ate.
However, for the mischievous child, this seemed to be a delicacy. He ate it happily. In his other hand, there was also an object that looked like a steamed bun. It was also black, and when he bit into it, there was a crunching sound. Looking at the mischievous child with great difficulty, the muscles at the corner of Li Yi's mouth were a little impulsive, and he faintly felt a toothache.
A strong figure walked out of the house. After seeing Li Yi and Xiao Huan, he was stunned for a moment. He immediately smiled honestly and greeted the two of them.
Li Yi was also stunned. Wasn't this big man the one who gave them two pheasants in the morning?
Looking down at the thing in the mischievous child's bowl again, Li Yi couldn't believe it. The big man who gave them meat so readily in the morning actually had his own child eating this kind of thing?
The big man walked out of the house and gently kicked the mischievous child sitting on the ground. He scolded, "Little bastard, what are you waiting for? This is the son-in-law, hurry up and call someone!"
"Greetings, son-in-law …"
After being kicked by his father, the mischievous child put down the bowl and cornbread and timidly barked.
"Woof!"
A yellow dog ran out of the house. Perhaps it felt that the young man in front of it was very unfamiliar, so it barked at Li Yi twice. Suddenly, it fiercely sniffed its nose. When it glanced at the cornbread on the side, its eyes suddenly lit up. It bit the cornbread and disappeared in front of them at a shocking speed.
Seeing this scene, the mischievous child was stunned, Xiao Huan was stunned, and Li Yi was stunned.
The big man was also stunned. However, in the next moment, Li Yi suddenly heard an explosive roar in his ear. The big man's bear-like body had already chased after the dog.
"Da Hei, if you dare eat that cornbread, I'll kill you today to go with my wine!"
Seeing the figure of the man and dog disappear, Li Yi looked down at the bowl of black food on the ground that emitted a strange smell. He already didn't have the mind to wonder why the yellow dog had such a domineering name as "Da Hei" … That big man gave them two pheasants, but his own family ate this kind of thing. This made Li Yi shocked, and he couldn't help but sink into deep thought.
In the Willow Leaf Village, the Liu family was like the landlord. They owned all the land, and although their lives weren't good, it wasn't too bad.
However, most of the people were like the big man just now. They were almost equivalent to tenant farmers living at the lowest level of society. They were only able to feed their families and not starve to death. If they encountered a bad harvest year, they probably wouldn't even be able to fulfill this minimum requirement.
Li Yi found out from Xiao Huan that last year was a disaster year with a large decrease in harvest, so everyone in the stronghold was currently living a very difficult life.
In all fairness, if it was Li Yi himself, he definitely wouldn't do what the big man did under such circumstances.
Perhaps, this was the most admirable aspect of the people in this world.
Li Yi couldn't help but admit that he was moved by the simple and honest big man in front of him, or in other words, the simple customs of this world.
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