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Then I saw wisps of smoke rising from the spot where they were having their picnic.
Xie Guangkun placed the iron pot on a stone, where the firewood burned brightly.
A small free-range chicken was stewing in the pot, and the aroma was irresistible.
"Xu Hui, what brings you here?"
Xie Guangkun looked at it and asked.
He thought to himself, "I was planning to get closer to Yang Xiaoyan tonight, but you've come to ruin it."
"I was worried we wouldn't have enough ingredients, so I came to deliver some!"
As they spoke, Xu Hui and Song Qinglian put the ingredients down.
"Where are my stepmother, Qiu Ge, and Liu Ying?"
"It's over there."
Xie Guangkun pointed casually and said.
Xu Hui walked over.
Sure enough, next to a huge rock, they found people picking tender shoots of wild thorns, preparing to make a cold dish.
"Xiao Hui, what brings you here?"
Yang Xiaoyan looked up and asked.
"What do you think? Of course I'd say I'd protect you, be your guardian angel!"
Xu Hui said.
"We're here to deliver the ingredients."
Song Qinglian hurriedly explained.
Otherwise, they might misunderstand and think she has some kind of ambiguous relationship with Xu Hui.
"Xu Hui, come here quickly, look at this big mushroom we picked, isn't it beautiful?"
Li Qiuge took it in her hand, played with it, and asked.
"The prettier the mushroom, the more likely it is to be poisonous. It's best not to eat wild mushrooms. I brought some dried mountain products. I'll soak them in water and stew them in a pot later, then we can eat them. It's better not to eat these."
Xu Hui said cautiously.
"Qiuge, the flower mushroom you picked might be poisonous. You should listen to Brother Hui and be careful."
Liu Ying also said.
Yang Xiaoyan nodded silently. She had seen many news reports about poisonous mushrooms in Yunnan online, and eating poisonous mushrooms was no small matter.
Ivory Mountain is far from the hospital. If someone is really poisoned, they might die on the way there before they even get to the hospital.
"Why don't you show it to Uncle Guangkun and he'll know?"
Qiu Ge hired Xie Guangkun for 100 yuan just to check if there was any poison.
"This is poisonous, you can't eat it!"
Xie Guangkun said.
I didn't dare to lie, since there were too many people today.
"Eat the ingredients I brought."
Xu Hui and Song Qinglian took out large and small bags containing various barbecue skewers and barbecue seasonings.
"Uncle Guangkun, go and get a whole fish!"
Li Qiuge said.
"I don't know how to fish. If I wanted to eat, I should have bought one earlier."
"You can't do anything else but cook?"
Li Qiuge was unhappy.
Why are you so stupid to ask me to be your guide?
"Qiuge, just eat whatever you like. We'll head back after we finish. This is a desolate wilderness; it could be dangerous if there are wild animals around."
Yang Xiaoyan offered a reminder.
"Yes, it's better to go back sooner."
Liu Ying also offered her advice.
"That's so boring."
Li Qiuge looked miserable; she had finally managed to get out of the house, and now she had to go back so early.
"Qiuge, we can take the mushrooms and wood ear fungus we picked back with us. We can ask someone to take a look and pick out the poisonous ones."
Yang Xiaoyan said.
She didn't trust Xie Guangkun and didn't want him to help her.
"Ok."
Li Qiuge had no choice.
After returning home, Xu Hui threw away all the mountain produce he had picked.
These may contain poisonous mushrooms, so it's best not to eat them.
"Mom, where are my mushrooms? I'll take them back to the county town later."
These are Li Qiuge's spoils from the afternoon.
He said this as he was leaving.
"Xiao Hui, where are the mountain produce?"
"I accidentally lost the mountain produce."
"How could it be lost? Did you throw it away? Qiu Ge will be angry."
"It's really lost. We probably had a picnic in the mountains and forgot to put it in the car to bring it back."
Xu Hui said.
"Xiao Hui, you really are... I don't even want to talk to you!"
"Stepmother, those mountain products might be poisonous. Why would you eat that stuff? If you want to eat it, I'll buy it for you."
"Besides, what's so delicious about wood ear mushrooms?"
Xu Hui said.
"Of course it tastes good! The older it is, the better it tastes."
"Mom, now that you mention it, I'm tempted to eat some. I'll come find you tonight and we'll eat wood ear mushrooms. I'll treat you to some poisonous mushrooms."
At first, Yang Xiaoyan didn't realize what was happening.
She was quickly enraged.
Xiao Hui actually broke character with her; he's really lawless and irresponsible.
"never mind."
Yang Xiaoyan knew that Xu Hui was thinking about her and Qiu Ge's safety.
in the afternoon.
Li Qiuge returned to the county town.
Liu Ying and Song Qinglian returned to the garment factory.
Xie Guangkun's hopes were dashed; he had originally planned to poison Yang Xiaoyan during their picnic.
He was trying to eat Xie Guangkun's mushrooms when Xu Hui suddenly appeared and disrupted his plans.
"That little brat is such a troublemaker. I'll deal with him later!"
Xie Guangkun hadn't called Yongqiang in a long time.
Call them.
"Hey, Yongqiang, when are you coming home?"
"There's nothing to do at home."
"Can't you come home to see us if there's nothing wrong? You've raised this child for nothing."
"Go back when you have time."
Xie Yongqiang said.
He was too straightforward and lacked social skills. After passing the exam for the Forestry Bureau, he never gained the approval of his superiors. He was always too serious about everything.
If he were as good at networking as Wang Changgui, he would have taken off long ago.
"By the way, Yongqiang, I've been having a bad day with Xu Hui lately. When are you going to inspect his factory and see if there are any violations? Make sure you impose a hefty fine!"
"Dad, his factory is in compliance with regulations. Going there won't make a difference. We're all from the same village, why make things awkward?"