Because of this, both the wood ear mushroom forest and the ferns were saved.
However, Ge Dejun and Xu Linjiang still felt a bit insecure and decided to explore further inside today, as they might find other valuable things, right?
Chiang Xiao naturally agreed.
Chiang Songhai, being outvoted three to one, had no say and could only follow along.
Because it had rained for two days earlier, it seemed as if the plants in the mountain had grown a great deal.
Strangely enough, Bai Gu Mountain might truly be a treasure mountain; even a rainfall there seemed to have the effect of a plant nutrient solution, causing vigorous growth.
The farther they walked in, the more humid the air became, and it was also very fresh.
They even saw a mini waterfall hanging on a stone slope, with little wildflowers leisurely blooming in the crevices on both sides, and some shrubs around, making the scenery extremely beautiful.
With sunlight sprinkling down, it turned the splashing droplets into gold.
Looking at this mini waterfall, they felt a sense of coolness and cheerfulness in the summer mountain forest.
Chiang Xiao suddenly had an idea. The next time she wrote to Meng Xinian, if she really had nothing to write about, perhaps she could paint him a couple of paintings?
She could paint the scenery of Bai Gu Mountain.
Thinking of this, she almost wished she could sit down right now and start painting.
"Let’s search around this area first, today is getting late, and we can’t explore further inside," Ge Dejun said.
Chiang Xiao was immediately eager to try.
Seeing her expression, Xu Linjiang knew that she was thinking of acting alone again, and immediately reached out to hook the back of her collar, chuckling, "You little monkey want to run around everywhere again! We haven’t been to this area before, so you better stick with me."
"Okay, Uncle, I’ll follow you," Chiang Xiao also liked being with Xu Linjiang, as he was quick to react and, after all, still a young man who wouldn’t, like Ge Dejun and Chiang Songhai, nag her for a long time over trivial matters.
Relying on their youth, Xu Linjiang and Chiang Xiao decided not to take the usual path but to climb up beside the small stream.
"Be careful, you two!" Chiang Songhai shouted from below. Ge Dejun also looked up and smiled, "Brother-in-law, just let them be."
He decided to find a suitable spot to set traps, while Chiang Songhai stuck to his profession, scouring for herbs and looking for other mountain products.
Chiang Xiao and Xu Linjiang climbed up the slope and saw a moist incline with relatively low trees, lush grass, and wildflowers blooming, with one or two butterflies flying by now and then, and the mountain breeze was very cool.
"Little Little, you could paint here too, couldn’t you?" Xu Linjiang also knew that Chiang Xiao had taught herself painting. Chiang Xiao’s paintings were rarely seen, as she usually kept them stored away, but occasionally she would show off a little bit, creating an impression that she was always painting, always improving.
Just as Chiang Xiao was about to speak, her eyes lit up, and she pointed to a patch of grass, "Uncle! Is that a mushroom over there?"
Xu Linjiang hurriedly looked over and indeed found small patches of umbrella-shaped mushrooms growing amidst the lush grass, and he was immediately delighted, "It really is!"
This past month, they had occasionally found some mushrooms, but they were not many, totaling just about ten-odd pounds, which hadn’t fetched much money.
"So many! Uncle, look, there are more over there!"
There were indeed quite a few mushrooms growing in this meadow! And they appeared to be of various species, a veritable little mushroom paradise!
"It seems we were indeed lucky to come along with you, Little Little, you truly are our little lucky charm," Xu Linjiang laughed.
"That’s right, that’s right!" Chiang Xiao boasted. She suddenly thought of something she could send to Meng Xinian.