"Besides, Morel mushrooms are also incredibly delicious."
They can be prepared in many ways: braised pork with Morel mushrooms, ribs or chicken with Morel mushrooms, soup, hot pot, stuffed Morel mushrooms, stir-fried Morel mushrooms, and more.
"So Morel mushrooms are quite a treasure. Their nutritional value is relatively high among fungi."
"I didn't expect to find this kind of mushroom on the mountain today."
Lin Xuan smiled, crouched down, and picked all five Morel mushrooms from the ground.
Then he took a bag from his backpack, wrapped them up, and placed them inside.
"Ah, the mountains really are great. Whatever you want to eat, you can just come into the mountains and look for it."
"Yeah. If it weren't for making a living, who would be willing to leave home?"
"There's plenty of wild game on the back mountain near my hometown too. I remember last year, one of my neighbors even got a wild boar in the mountains."
"Unfortunately, there's no signal in the mountains, so you can't make money. If I could earn money and have internet access in the mountains, I'd rather stay there for the rest of my life."
"The commenter above, are you joking? Stay in the mountains and not get married or have children?"
"With pressure this high these days, why get married? I don't want to get married."
"Commenter from earlier, it's not that you don't want to get married. It's that your destined one hasn't arrived yet. Once they do, you won't think this way anymore. You probably don't even have a girlfriend yet, right?"
"Haha, that hit right in the heart."
Lin Xuan continued onward with Xiao Qing.
Since less than a day had passed since the torrential rain, quite a few mushrooms had sprouted from the ground throughout the mountain.
Of course, some were inedible, while others could be eaten.
In the wild, if you can't tell them apart, just remember this: the brighter the mushroom's colors, the more poisonous it is.
After checking out the conditions in the mountains, Lin Xuan looked at the latest weather forecast and found that there would be no torrential rain over the next ten days.
That put him at ease.
"Alright, everyone. I'll head back for now and take Panda Mother's family back."
The rain had just ended, and food was plentiful here. Even without my care, Panda Mother's family could find food.
Besides, I've been with Panda Mother for several days now.
So I've decided that after caring for them for another half month, I'll officially part ways with Panda Mother's family.
"No way. After another half month, the streamer is going to separate from Panda Mother's family?"
"Don't, streamer! We still want to keep watching Panda Mother's family!"
"Yeah, Giant Pandas are so cute. I'd be willing to watch them for a lifetime!"
"I know everyone is reluctant to part with Panda Mother's family, so I'm telling you in advance to give you time to prepare yourselves."
"You all know that Giant Pandas are wild animals, after all. I can't keep taking care of them forever."
"If they get hungry, I find food for them. Over time, Panda Mother will become dependent on me. When it's time to part ways, she definitely won't be willing."
"I don't want too much human interference to make Panda Mother lose the desire to find food on her own."
In truth, from the moment Lin Xuan had helped Panda Mother give birth, that already counted as human interference.
But at that time, Lin Xuan hadn't wanted Panda Mother to die along with all three of her cubs because of the birth.
That was why he had decided to intervene.
But things were different now. The three Panda Cubs were all growing very well, and once the half month was up, they would have grown quite a bit.
"Stop making things difficult for the streamer. That Giant Panda is wild, after all. The streamer is right to think this way."
"Exactly. We can't let the Giant Panda lose her ability to forage in the wild just for our own selfish desires."
"The longer the streamer stays with Panda Mother, the harder it'll be to separate later."
"That's true. We hadn't considered that."
Lin Xuan got into the car and drove toward his home.
Back at his house, Lin Xuan looked at Panda Mother and her cubs, then smiled. "Alright, conditions in the mountains are good. I'm planning to take you back into the forest now."
Panda Mother nodded when she heard Lin Xuan's words.
Although Lin Xuan's home was safe, the forest was her true home.
Once her children grew up, she would still need to teach them how to find food for themselves as their mother.
Lin Xuan opened the car door, first placed the Panda Cubs into the insulated box, then brought over the other Panda Cub.
He let Panda Mother get into the car.
After she got in, Lin Xuan put the mushrooms he had picked into the refrigerator before setting off.
Before long, Lin Xuan brought Panda Mother back to the place where they had first met.
Panda Mother looked around, recognized the familiar surroundings, and let out a soft whimper toward Lin Xuan.
But because of the torrential rain, the nest Panda Mother had made before had been washed away, so she needed to build a new one herself.
Lin Xuan did not help Panda Mother with this. Instead, he let her find the materials herself.
"Why isn't the streamer helping Panda Mother?"
"Yeah, if the streamer helped Panda Mother, she could build her nest much faster."
"Are you new here? Didn't the streamer just say that Panda Mother can't become dependent on him?"
"If the streamer helps with everything, wouldn't Panda Mother develop that kind of habit in the future?"
"Then if the streamer isn't by Panda Mother's side, wouldn't she be unable to find food herself?"
"Anyway, I think the streamer is doing the right thing."
"With the streamer watching the Panda Cubs, Panda Mother can go find nest-building materials without worry."
Before long, Panda Mother found plenty of materials and began building her nest.
Meanwhile, Lin Xuan helped feed Panda Mother's children.
Although the three little ones had only been born for a few days, they already weighed a little more than they had at birth.
Especially the one Lin Xuan had personally helped Panda Mother care for.
Good heavens, it was much heavier than the other two Panda Cubs.
"You little glutton, you eat so much every day. I'm really worried that you won't get enough to eat out there in the future."
Since he had raised this one himself, Lin Xuan naturally felt more attached to this Panda Cub than to the other two.
The Panda Cub drinking milk in his arms made little squeaking noises when she heard Lin Xuan's words, as if protesting.
"This little one really is the streamer's child. She's much heavier than her other two siblings."
"Yeah, for such a ravenous little one, just like the streamer said, she'll probably spend all her time eating once she's out in the wild."
"Haha, I say we give this Panda Cub a name. Why not call her Yuan Yuan?"
"Yuan Yuan? Are you implying that this Panda Cub will grow up to be very round?"
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