Chapter 200 Original Sin 9
Early the next morning, Shuangshuang went into the mountains with her little basket on her back. Because she already knew what Shuangshuang was going to do, this time Shuangshuang went into the mountains openly with her basket on her back.
Standing on the mountain, taking a deep breath, various scents mixed with the information of nature came rushing in. Following the direction the scent came from, Shuangshuang easily found another large clump of valuable mushrooms.
The price of these mushrooms is more expensive than all the mushrooms from last time because they are rarer, about more than ten yuan a pound. In this time when money is particularly valuable, mushrooms costing more than ten yuan a pound are already luxurious beyond what an ordinary family can afford to eat, but because there are so few, there’s no worry about selling them.
Using the old method of using weeds to separate all the mushrooms, she carefully put them away. Then, Shuangshuang found three other fairly expensive types of mushrooms, picked the ones with the best appearance, and buried the roots.
The ones found today were relatively large. After collecting only four types of mushrooms, her little basket was already filled, and Shuangshuang, not being greedy, went straight down the mountain, luckily finding a wild egg on the way.
When she got home, there was still no one there. Shuangshuang hurriedly cooked the wild egg with boiling water for Feng Jinyan, buried the eggshells, and started weaving grass baskets with wild grasses.
Putting the mushrooms in the grass basket not only prevents them from being easily squashed, but also, most importantly, makes them look attractive and easy to sell. Although the precious mushrooms don’t have trouble selling, the reason Shuangshuang sold them so quickly last time, besides their good appearance and affordability, was also because she dressed them up nicely.
Small baskets don’t need to be too big, just enough to hold more than a pound of mushrooms. If there are more, the basket made of wild grass couldn’t hold it. Shuangshuang quickly weaved ten baskets with her fingers faster than yesterday, and after packing the mushrooms, she busied herself preparing lunch.
It was only then that Shuangshuang remembered she had forgotten to make lunch yesterday. No wonder Yun Zheng and Wang Guixiang were so angry when they came back to see what she was doing.
Before the meal was ready, her elder aunt Liu Mei returned with a basket full of wild vegetables, seemingly planning to feed the pigs. Seeing Shuangshuang at home, Liu Mei didn’t say anything, directly took over Shuangshuang’s work and began cooking.