Li Weidong said this to screen out the farmers who would remain.

After all, if a dispute arises over price after construction begins, he won't have time to deal with it.

Everyone shook their heads.

Someone said without hesitation, "Wei Dong, don't ask anymore, I'm sticking with you!"

"We'll just do our part for the mushrooms, which are only four cents a pound. That's more profitable than farming. We don't trust Tiger."

"Exactly! Besides making some money growing mushrooms with you for those two years, what other things has Tiger done to make money? Only a fool would work for him!"

The others echoed in agreement.

Li Weidong laughed: "Okay, trust me, I won't treat you as outsiders. My purchase price is lower than Hu Zi's, but I can guarantee it!"

"If you grow mushrooms this year, you'll definitely make money. This year, you'll be able to wear new clothes and eat lots of meat for the New Year!"

"You won't regret following me!"

Everyone cheered, their faces full of anticipation and enthusiasm.

...

After explaining the general plan, it's time to get to work.

These mushrooms can be grown in a well-ventilated room, but the room is too small. If you want to grow them on a larger scale, you'll need to build a greenhouse.

Every household was busy choosing a place to build a shed, and also arranging to cut bamboo to make bamboo strips and buy plastic film. They were all very busy.

Li Baotian, the village chief, smiled broadly, his eyes practically disappearing as he looked at the energetic villagers.

It's good to be busy!

Everyone was working hard to make money, and the village was developing better and better, which made him, the village chief, proud.

Despite the busyness, the atmosphere was somewhat strange.

The people in the village who grew mushrooms were divided into two groups: one group followed Li Weidong, and the other group was with Hu Zi.

But since they're all from the same village, they see each other all the time, so it's inevitable that they'll have some interaction.

Upon meeting, they secretly began to compete.

Everywhere you look, people are cutting bamboo and shaving bamboo strips, and whenever you encounter them, you can't help but exchange a few words.

"Liu Lao Er, why are you working so hard? It's only two cents less per pound, so a hundred pounds would be twenty yuan. Are you working so hard to help Li Weidong make big money and live a good life?"

"That's still better than you! You're working so hard, your whole family is making bamboo strips to build a greenhouse, and it's not even certain that the mushrooms will grow!"

Conversations like this happen almost every day.

Not only did they compete verbally, but they also put in their best effort when it came to work, wanting to outpace each other in terms of progress and prove that their choice was correct.

For a time, there wasn't a single idle person in the village; everyone was full of energy.

Even those who didn't grow mushrooms were infected by the atmosphere and worked harder than usual in their farm work.

Shen Xiaoyan told Li Weidong about this.

Finally, he sighed, "It's a good thing that everyone is so serious. It's just that those who work with Hu Zi are so serious that they've neglected their work in the fields."

"If the mushrooms don't grow, the whole family will have a hard time!"

Li Weidong smiled and said, "This is their own choice, and they will bear the consequences themselves. I have already given them all the reminders I could."

"As for anything else, I can't help."

He didn't want to help either.

After all, those people have often cursed him behind his back, calling him a heartless landlord like Huang Shiren. He's not a saint; he's not that kind-hearted.

Shen Xiaoyan nodded, then glanced at the mortgage contract in Li Weidong's hand, somewhat puzzled: "What is this?"

"This one?"

Li Weidong waved the contract in his hand: "This is a priceless treasure!"

Shen Xiaoyan's curiosity was piqued, so she took it and started reading.

After reading it, he frowned: "A plot of land for building houses, and in a bad location at that, what's so great about it?"

She had lived in the village for some time and was naturally familiar with it.

That plot of land used to be a dilapidated temple. Not only was the location bad, but the feng shui was also bad. It was unpleasant to take it back and build a house on it.

Li Weidong smiled mysteriously: "Anyway, if I say it's good, then it's good. You'll see later."

It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to you effortlessly!

That Tiger was a fool; he mortgaged his homestead without a second thought, and ended up getting a huge bargain for himself.

Anyway, with Tiger's less-than-stellar skills, this kind of mushroom cultivation is definitely a complete waste of time and effort.

That plot of land is definitely his!

Li Weidong couldn't help but start to look forward to it.

I wonder what Tiger's expression will be when he digs the treasure out of the house.

It's going to be amazing!

Shen Xiaoyan watched him grinning foolishly one moment and smug the next, and couldn't help but shake her head: "Weidong, if the pressure is too much, why don't we take a break?"

"Anyway, there are still more than two months left, so there's no point in rushing it."

Don't exhaust people to the point of becoming mentally challenged.

She thought for a moment, then turned around and called Zhang Bin.

She should hurry up and call someone back to help, otherwise she was really worried that Li Weidong would get sick from overwork!

...

Zhang Bin quickly returned from Yinan.

"Did Gao Rui and the others learn it?"

Li Weidong was somewhat surprised that he had returned so early.

Zhang Bin explained, "They are from the same major as me, so they understand this very easily."

“Let the two of them take charge of the mushroom sheds over there. You’re the only one here, and you’re not very skilled yet. I won’t feel at ease if I don’t come back.”

Setting up a shed is simple, but the location and layout of the shed must be carefully selected. If you are not careful, it will affect the yield of mushrooms. You can't be careless.

Li Weidong retorted, "What do you mean I'm not good at it? I was the one who took care of all the mushrooms at my house before!"

Zhang Bin sneered, "Yes, yes, you're the best. I wonder who was the one who kept asking me questions in the first place!"

The two exchanged a few words before getting back to their work.

Zhang Bin is back, so the task of setting up the shed has been handed over to him.

Shen Xiaoyan was also busy. On the one hand, she had to collect greenhouse fees, and on the other hand, she had to help those who had no money to apply for loans at the credit union. She was busy all day long.

Li Weidong, on the other hand, has become a free man.

After all, he couldn't help either side, and all he needed to do was find a way to sell the products.

But the mushrooms haven't been planted yet, so it's too early to start looking for sales channels. I'm now completely idle.

When I had some free time, I thought of my wife.

If you think about it carefully, quite a few days have passed since their engagement, and the two of them have never met even once!

Li Weidong couldn't help but feel a pang of longing.

Zhou Xiaoye used to come to Li Xiaoli's house to play, but now that they're engaged, he doesn't even come anymore!

He felt an irresistible itch whenever he thought of Zhou Xiaoye's shy appearance on their engagement day.

They're already engaged. Even though the bride is young, she can't be eaten, and we can't not even let her look at her, can we?

Thinking of this, Li Weidong slapped his thigh and assigned a task to Li Xiaoli.

"Lili, is your school on holiday tomorrow? Why don't you invite your sister-in-law over to play?"