I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

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"I never expected this!" Teng Shu exclaimed, then looked at the things in his hands with a thoughtful expression. He really hadn't expected that the peculiar Snorlax would give him such a tool after it had eaten and drunk its fill.

At first, Tengshu didn't know what it was, but after taking a look, Tengshu roughly understood.

"This thing is actually quite interesting." Teng Shu looked at the thing in his hand with a strange emotion in his eyes. Although he knew that there was a Pokémon called Yeti Snorlax, the Yeti Pokémon mostly lived its own life, and there were almost no sighting records now.

Tengshu thought that this might be because the Yeti Snorlax is about the same size as Snorlax, so it's not so easy to tell the difference between these Pokémon.

Moreover, considering the situation of this Snorlax, Teng Shu reasonably suspects that this Snorlax itself is capable of causing large-scale heavy snowfall, and it may continue to intensify, eventually becoming a blizzard.

Therefore, in such harsh weather conditions, apart from a few trainers who like to look for Ice-type Pokémon, most people will not go near snowy areas in the wild, which can avoid some trouble to a certain extent.

What the Yeti Snorlax gave to Tengshu was a strange, ice-crystal-like thing.

However, Teng Shu didn't know how to use this thing. He looked at it with a thoughtful expression, but still put it away.

This thing might have some other uses, who knows?

Teng Shu packed up his things and then glanced at Xiao Hong. Xiao Hong had finished her parfait and had returned to her previous dignified and composed demeanor. Teng Shu clicked his tongue at the sight, thinking that Xiao Hong was still too composed.

At first, Teng Shu thought it might be at the request of the three sisters' parents. After all, different families have different ways of educating their children these days. Teng Shu had seen traditional families who taught their children that the eldest brother is like a father and the eldest sister is like a mother, as well as new-era families that completely let their children grow up freely. Of course, there are also some particularly extreme families who send their children to special academies.

Different parents have different parenting styles, and different parenting styles produce different children. So it's not surprising that people in this world are sometimes a little strange.

“This girl, Xiao Hong.” Teng Shu looked at Xiao Hong. He had wondered before if Xiao Hong’s parents were the reason she turned out this way, but now it seemed that wasn’t the case.

Xiaohong's parents are relatively gentle people, nothing special. They also tend to be somewhat hands-off in raising their children, so they don't have any particular demands on the three sisters.

Xiao Lan and Xiao Huang had mentioned this before, and thinking of this, Teng Shu knew that Xiao Hong's behavior was probably her own idea and had nothing to do with anyone else.

"Uncle Tengshu? Is there something you need?" Xiaohong noticed Tengshu's gaze. She looked at him and smiled happily. Tengshu looked at Xiaohong and smiled back. Xiaohong seemed much warmer towards him now, no longer like before, when she was polite but always a little distant.

"It's alright, is there anything else you'd like to eat?" Teng Shu asked Xiao Hong.

Speaking of which, it has been a long time since I last saw the three sisters, Red, Blue and Yellow. So Tengshu is quite happy to have these three little ones come to eat, and he plans to treat them to a meal.

Xia looked at the three sisters with curiosity in her eyes. These three little girls were actually triplets, and they looked exactly alike. The only difference was that their clothes were different colors and their hairstyles were different.

If the hairstyles and clothing colors are the same, then Xiaoxia thinks she probably won't be able to tell which of the three sisters is who.

"I don't want to eat anymore, Uncle Tengshu. I'm already full from the hot pot." Xiaohong shook her head. Xiaolan and Xiaohuang had already gone out to play. These two little girls seemed to really like Snorlax and kept pestering it, as well as that Yeti Snorlax.

When Professor Oak went out, he did take another look at the strange Yeti Snorlax, but he didn't say anything. After all, Professor Oak was getting old, and he naturally knew that sometimes people have secrets, and sometimes, rashly probing into other people's secrets would only bring trouble to oneself.

Professor Oak has long since passed the age of enjoying prying into other people's secrets.

"That's good. If you're still hungry, remember to tell me." Teng Shu said with a smile. Xiao Hong nodded and continued to sit there, doing something. Teng Shu was a little curious. He had already finished cooking and didn't have anything else to do.

As for the Yeti Snorlax, although Tengshu was very curious about its existence, he wouldn't go over and do anything. After all, it didn't matter to Tengshu what the Yeti Snorlax did, and he wouldn't force it to do anything.

In Tengshu's eyes, the Yeti Snorlax was just a friend that Snorlax brought over for dinner, giving the impression that Snorlax had brought a friend to his door for a meal, which made Tengshu both amused and exasperated.

"Xiaohong, are you doing your homework?" Teng Shu leaned over to take a look, but before he did, he asked a question. Children's minds can be very sensitive at times, and they also have their own privacy needs. Although Teng Shu had never raised children, he knew a little about these things.

Therefore, such inquiries can also prevent accidentally seeing something Xiao Hong shouldn't see. In such a situation, Teng Shu would naturally ask Xiao Hong as well.

"No, Uncle Tengshu, I'm writing lyrics for my sisters." Xiaohong shook her head, then happily held up the paper in her hand for Tengshu to see. Tengshu then saw that it was a musical staff with some notes on it, but he couldn't understand it.

He can only read sheet music.

Below these musical staves were lyrics, which Teng Shu glanced at and was somewhat surprised by.

Pikachu's tail lights up the morning glow, Caterpie slowly crawls among the leaves, and unknown magic is hidden inside the Poké Ball. Today, we set off!

Pidgey flies over golden rice paddies, Charmander breathes out dazzling flames—every encounter with Pokémon is an epic poem of adventure.

The lyrics look pretty good, and considering Xiaohong's age, Tengshu thinks it's already quite impressive that Xiaohong can write lyrics at this level.

"Are you going to participate in a singing competition?" Teng Shu asked with some curiosity. Although he had never studied in the Pokémon world, judging from the previous situation, the academic work in the Pokémon world was quite normal, and the children also had their own competitions, such as singing competitions, poetry recitation competitions, and so on.

They were all quite substantial, and this was the kind of competition that Xiao Hong and her friends were organizing. Seeing this, Teng Shu nodded, noting that the lyrics were quite catchy.

"Yes, there's a competition at our school in a couple of days. We'll be participating by class, but..." Xiao Hong said hesitantly as she carefully revised the lyrics. Teng Shu paused for a moment, wondering what had happened.

“But Mom and Dad said they would come to see us, but…” Xiao Hong pouted, clearly a little unhappy. Teng Shu knew what was going on when he heard this.

I guess this is a common problem for different families.

Although the three sisters' parents provided them with a wealthy lifestyle, there were inevitably some shortcomings in other areas.

"Is it that you can't come?" Teng Shu looked at Xiao Hong. Xiao Hong's tone was also a little heavy when she heard Teng Shu's words, and then she hummed in agreement through her nose.

Hearing this, Teng Shu looked at Xiao Hong's lonely eyes and couldn't help but sigh. However, this was someone else's family matter, and Teng Shu couldn't say anything. Moreover, the three sisters' parents were all very talented, so they were indeed very busy at times, to the point that they didn't have time to do anything else.

Sometimes, some shortcomings are inevitable.

"Mom and Dad are sometimes a bit busy, when is your competition? Can Uncle come and watch?" Teng Shu said with a smile. After hearing this, Xiao Hong looked up at Teng Shu and then told him that the competition was in two days.

Teng Shu also wrote it down. Anyway, he didn't have much to do every day, so going to watch the game was a good option.

After Tengshu interrupted, Xiaohong became a bit more cheerful and seemed very happy, no longer so sad. This relieved Tengshu, as he quite liked these three little girls.

After a while, Xiao Lan and Xiao Huang came in. Their faces were rosy, and they were carrying three uniquely shaped snowmen. They gave one of them to Xiao Hong. Xiao Hong looked at her two younger sisters and a smile appeared in her eyes.

So the three sisters left happily, while Teng Shu received a 'ticket'. However, the ticket had the name of the three sisters' school competition written on it, so Teng Shu could use it to enter the venue.

"Every family has its own troubles," Teng Shu said with a sigh as he watched the three sisters leave. The three sisters' situation was indeed quite special.

Moreover, the situation of the three sisters is actually quite troublesome, but fortunately there is a solution. Although Tengshu can't solve many problems, he can at least solve some of them and make the three sisters feel less distressed.

“It’s really hard to have both in this kind of family education.” Locke also came over. He looked at the three sisters and sighed. Although he hadn’t heard the whole story, he knew the general situation.

"Yes, parents have to earn money, how much time can they spare to spend with their children? Especially the parents of three little girls, they are even busier." Teng Shu said helplessly, but what he said was not wrong, after all, the parents of these three little girls are indeed very busy.

Teng Shu had met them once before, but they hadn't visited the orphanage much since. Even though the parents of the other family members really liked the dishes Teng Shu cooked, the three sisters' parents still didn't come and continued to be busy.

Locke also sighed. He and his wife both go to work every day, so they have to leave their daughter in the care of their grandparents. Fortunately, his parents are still young, so it is relatively easy for them to take care of her. Locke also plays with his daughter from time to time. But even so, he can feel that his daughter is somewhat distant from him.

Teng Shu didn't have this concern. He hadn't been in a relationship, let alone gotten married, and raising a child was still a long way off. So, he was quite satisfied with his daily life.

"Well, it's about time to go grocery shopping." Teng Shu yawned. He wasn't usually in a hurry to buy groceries; after all, grocery shopping wasn't something he was in a rush for. But this time, he had entertained two Snorlax...

So now the welfare home is running out of food and needs to be replenished, and under these circumstances, Teng Shu naturally starts to get busy.

So, Tengshu drove his small truck out to do some shopping, but just as he was about to start the car, he saw a familiar Pokémon: Aerodactyl.

The other party flew to the front of the vine tree at some point, then stepped directly onto the vine tree's shoulder, and then folded its wings.

Teng Shu stared blankly at the fossil pterosaur. He really hadn't expected to encounter it again in such a place. After all, the fossil pterosaur had been chased away by the Night Demon, and Teng Shu originally thought he probably wouldn't run into it again.

But unexpectedly, we still ran into each other.

This is really strange.

“Fossil pterosaur…” Teng Shu looked at the fossil pterosaur beside him. The creature was actually quite large, but it was a spirit, so it folded its body at a specific angle, like a strange… strange compressed file.

"?" The fossil pterosaur looked at the vine tree in confusion, then realized that the vine tree's gaze was fixed on it. The fossil pterosaur and the vine tree stared at each other for a while before the fossil pterosaur let out a strange cry and then flew up, looking at the vine tree with surprise and uncertainty.

"Stop flying, I can definitely see you." Teng Shu looked at the fossil pterosaur in front of him with some helplessness. The other party looked strange, as if it had been severely frightened.

Tengshu's lips twitched. He wasn't scared at all, but the creature was.

Chapter 588 Wild Mushrooms on the Market

"So, is there something you need?" Teng Shu asked, looking at the fossil pterosaur standing on his shoulder. The pterosaur was indeed startled when it learned that Teng Shu could see it, but then it stopped moving and quietly stood on Teng Shu's shoulder again.

The fossil pterosaur glanced at the vine, then yawned, closed its eyes, and settled down to sleep on the vine's shoulder.

This is the first time I've ever seen an Aerodactyl sleep, and when it sleeps, it looks like a bat, except it's not upside down.

"Fossilized Aerodactyl?" Teng Shu was a little helpless. He reached out to try to push it, but couldn't touch it. Seeing this, Teng Shu continued to bother it. Since he couldn't touch it and the Fossilized Aerodactyl liked to stand here, he decided to let it stand. Teng Shu felt that there was nothing wrong with it standing like this.

In any case, Tengshu himself couldn't feel any weight. Ghosts didn't seem to have any weight at all, and this was different from Ghost Pokémon. You know, Ghost Pokémon can also have weight, but this magical Ghost Pokémon was the only one without any weight.

Teng Shu opened the car door and sat directly in the driver's seat. The fossil pterosaur's head went straight through the roof, but it didn't seem to affect the pterosaur's sleep. Teng Shu glanced at the pterosaur, then started the car and drove towards the vegetable market in Changqing City.

Along the way, Tengshu couldn't help but glance at Aerodactyl a few more times. After all, Tengshu was quite interested in Aerodactyl, such a special Pokémon. However, Aerodactyl had been sleeping since it came up, and Tengshu had no idea why Aerodactyl had come to him.

"Beep beep!" Teng Shu honked the horn twice, and Pikachu darted out of the bushes. Upon seeing Teng Shu, it barked happily and then jumped into the car through the window, sitting in the passenger seat.

"Pikachu, speaking of which, have you made any progress with that Ms. Baomeng?" Teng Shu chatted with Pikachu while driving. Although he couldn't understand Pikachu's words, he could deduce some answers from Pikachu's emotions.

"Pikachu." Pikachu called out, sounding a little embarrassed. Seeing this, Tengshu knew that Pikachu must have some thoughts. After all, Pikachu's heart wasn't made of stone. Moreover, from Professor Oak's perspective, what happened back then was more like a misunderstanding, and it would be fine once it was cleared up.

Teng Shu smiled. If Pikachu really left with Bao Meng, then its children and family could also leave with it, which would be a good thing. After all, being a Pokémon in the wild is not as good as growing up under the care of a trainer, strictly speaking.

Just as Teng Shu was about to continue chatting with Pikachu and help it ease some of its inner turmoil, he saw the Aerodactyl suddenly open its eyes, its gaze falling on Pikachu, and then it spread its wings.

These wings also passed through the vehicle body. However, Teng Shu was initially worried that the wings of the fossil pterosaur might block his view. But when the wings of the fossil pterosaur reached him, they were transparent and did not obstruct his view at all.

Teng Shu glanced at the fossil aeroda, which stretched, yawned, then looked at Teng Shu, then at Pikachu, before curling up and going back to sleep, leaving Teng Shu stunned.

The fossil pterosaur seemed to be using his shoulder as some kind of strange bed, and was fast asleep on it, which made Teng Shu both amused and exasperated.

"Pikachu?" Pikachu looked at Tengshu with a puzzled expression. It felt like Tengshu had been looking at something just now, but Tengshu just smiled and waved his hand to indicate that it was nothing. Then he took Pikachu to the vegetable market in Evergreen City.

As soon as he got off the bus, Teng Shu saw a banner in the market that read: "Fresh wild mushrooms are now available. Please do not eat unfamiliar wild mushrooms."

"Wild mushrooms?" Teng Shu licked his lips. Changqing City does indeed have a tradition of eating wild mushrooms. After all, the climate and other factors here are very suitable for eating wild mushrooms, so every year when the season comes, a large number of wild mushrooms will be available on the market.

Although Tengshu has only been in this world for a few months, he already knows about this tradition in Evergreen City, so he is very interested when he sees wild mushrooms.

Once inside, Teng Shu saw a large group of people selling wild mushrooms. Many of the mushrooms still had soil on them, indicating that they had just been picked. After all, most wild mushrooms cannot be artificially cultivated, which is why they are scarce and expensive.

Pikachu also came in, looking around curiously, then eyeing the items on the stall with a hint of wariness.

"Don't worry, Pikachu, it's fine. This is a Boletus luridus, it's poisonous, but you can eat it." Teng Shu looked at the items on the stall and recognized their true nature at a glance. However, Teng Shu didn't expect to see a Boletus luridus here, and the name was even the same.

The so-called "Jian Shou Qing" is probably familiar to many people. After all, most of the funny stories online about people experiencing hallucinations after eating wild mushrooms are caused by "Jian Shou Qing," which is actually a type of bolete.

The reason it's called that is because when you cut it open, the flesh of the Boletus edulis turns bluish-green, which looks very magical, hence the name. However, Boletus edulis is actually a poisonous bolete, and its toxicity is quite high.

Reading other people's descriptions of their poisoning experiences online may seem magical, but in reality, it's extremely dangerous. Before Teng Shu transmigrated, he had checked the data and found that many people had died from wild mushroom poisoning, even more than a certain new virus. You can imagine how dangerous this stuff is.

"Pikachu?" Pikachu looked at the vine in confusion, wondering if it had misheard, but the vine indicated that it was indeed edible, although poisonous.

Yes, being poisonous and being edible are not contradictory. The preparation of this food, Boletus luridus, is very simple: stir-fry it over high heat and slice it very thinly. If it is too thick, it is easy to cause problems. It must be stir-fried over high heat; other methods will not work, even using a microwave or air fryer.

Only fully ripe Boletus luridus is safe to eat. It will not cause poisoning or hallucinations and is very delicious. If there are any leftover Boletus luridus, they must be stir-fried over high heat the next day, otherwise they will still cause poisoning.

"Young man~ want to buy some Boletus luridus? It's super delicious!" The seller of Boletus luridus was an older woman, the kind who looked very experienced, the kind you could trust.

After all, picking wild mushrooms can really be dangerous if you don't have enough experience.

"Buy some." Teng Shu bought a lot of Boletus luridus without a care in the world. Pikachu's eyes widened in surprise, but Teng Shu was rather indifferent. His kitchen could remove these toxic components. Simply put, there would be no food poisoning problem when eating at Teng Shu's place. However, it didn't mean that Teng Shu could take out those rotten ingredients and cook them into fresh ones.

This is irreversible.

Teng Shu continued browsing and bought a lot of wild mushrooms, such as termite mushrooms and dried mushrooms. These are all non-toxic wild mushrooms, so there's no need to worry about them causing any problems, which makes people feel very reassured.

Pikachu's expression was somewhat distorted the whole way, while Tengshu continued to buy a lot of meat with Pikachu. This cost Tengshu quite a bit of money, but Tengshu didn't think it was a big deal. After all, spending some money was very normal in Tengshu's opinion, especially since ordinary meat in the Pokémon world was already very expensive.

As Tengshu walked, he saw someone selling juice, so he stopped. After walking for a while, Tengshu was also a little thirsty, and the juice in the Pokémon world actually tasted pretty good.

"Pikachu, want some drinks?" Tengshu asked Pikachu. Pikachu nodded, so Tengshu decided to buy two drinks. However, when he arrived at the store, he found that there were quite a few Sweet Bamboos working there, as well as two Sweet Wuni and one Sweet Cold Beauty.

When Tengshu saw Meetree, he noticed that she was training, and the sweat from her training turned into juice. This is a unique characteristic of Meetree, making her one of a kind.

Teng Shu glanced at the price list and saw that Sweet Cold Beauty's juice was indeed on it. However, it was much more expensive than Sweet Bamboo and Sweet Wuni's juice. Teng Shu silently chose Sweet Bamboo's juice.

After all, sweet bamboo shoots taste better.

Tengshu bought a cup for Pikachu as well, and the two of them, one for each of them, simply drank the juice there. Tengshu was very satisfied with the taste; the juice tasted very good and had some unique qualities.

It's incredibly sweet, the kind of juice that could never have existed in my past life. Tengshu thinks that maybe half of the people who catch Sweet Baskin are after this juice.

"Life..." Teng Shu sighed. This stuff really tastes great, and drinking it while the wind is blowing has a refreshing feeling.

...

Inside the welfare home, the door to the nursing home was quietly pushed open, and a person walked in. She looked at the cat in front of her, who was lying quietly in that special device without making a sound. Seeing this, Xiaoxia sighed.

"Meow..." Xiaoxia looked at Meow Meow. At this moment, what she saw seemed not to be Meow Meow, but the Goldfish King that had been sent to be euthanized. There was a trace of sadness in Xiaoxia's eyes.

For a long time, she had actually felt some resistance and aversion to the Goldfish King. After all, she didn't want to recall these things and was trying to forget them. Xiaoxia originally thought she could forget them, just like the things she had forgotten before. But now, looking at Miaomiao, she realized that she still couldn't forget them.

Death, the eternal separation from loved ones, felt as if something had gripped Xiaoxia's heart, causing her unbearable pain.

Xiaoxia rested her chin on her hand, looking at Miaomiao. Miaomiao lay there unconsciously, without making a sound. Xiaoxia watched quietly. Looking at Miaomiao like this, she suddenly realized that perhaps her sisters were right. Sometimes, living is worse than dying, just like Miaomiao, whose body was alive but whose consciousness was dead. Such a life was despairing.

Xiaoxia thought about it for a while and found it all terrifying.

Xiaoxia stood up and walked over. She reached out her trembling hand and touched the cold instrument in front of her. This thing could make Miaomiao not need to be taken care of, and it also saved Miaomiao's self-esteem to some extent. Of course, the premise was that Miaomiao was conscious, but Xiaoxia felt that it would be better for her to die.

Being conscious and imprisoned inside one's own body is truly a despairing experience.

"Meow, are you still awake?" Xiaoxia asked tentatively. Meow didn't react at all, just lay there without any change in its eyes, which was a little creepy.