The next day, Zhou Xiaoye came again with his schoolbag on his back.

Perhaps because she was thinking about what happened yesterday, her cheeks still felt slightly hot when she saw Li Weidong.

In the morning, she and her younger sister studied at the octagonal table in the main room.

With Zhou Xiaoye's encouragement, Li Xiaoli obediently did not watch TV this time.

Seeing this, Li Weidong felt much more satisfied.

Actually, my younger sister has good grades, but she's childish and has an unstable temperament.

Because he thought his grades were pretty good, he didn't take anything seriously, and his grades fluctuated wildly.

Therefore, Li Weidong specially brought Zhou Xiaoye over and studied with her.

And I must say, it works quite well.

At noon, Li Weidong, as usual, cooked a large table of dishes for them.

After dinner, Li Xiaoli said to Li Weidong, "Brother, could you take us to school this afternoon?"

What are you going to school for?

"At four o'clock in the afternoon, the school will hold a pre-exam mobilization meeting for the ninth graders, and everyone must attend."

"Okay, I'll take you there in a bit."

Around 3 p.m., Li Weidong drove his farm tricycle to take the two sisters to the junior high school on the east side of the village.

After finishing their work, they returned to the village, called Tiezhu, and prepared to go to Yinan to pick up two more truckloads of mushrooms.

They didn't come back that night; they just spent the night there.

...

They arrived in Yinan after 8 p.m.

After resting overnight, loading began at 5:00 AM.

After loading the vehicle, Li Weidong started the tricycle and prepared to leave.

But just then, Zhang Bin arrived on his motorcycle.

"Wei Dong, don't rush off."

"What's wrong?" Li Weidong turned off the tricycle.

"I just received news this morning that macular degeneration has broken out on a large scale in our city. Have you been using the medicine I gave you before?"

"Yes, I used it. Don't worry about it. How could I be negligent about something like this?"

"That's good, that's good. This time it was quite serious. Many farmers in our county suffered heavy losses due to improper prevention."

"What exactly is this macular degeneration?"

"This yellow spot disease, also known as yellow mushroom disease or rust spot disease, is a bacterium that specifically infects mushrooms. If infected in the juvenile stage, the seedlings will stop producing mushrooms, leading to a large reduction in yield. If infected in the adult stage, the internal structure will be damaged and the surface of the mushroom will harden. Another important characteristic of yellow mushroom disease is that once infected, there will be a pungent odor in the greenhouse!"

"It smells bad, doesn't it? I'll remember that. If these mushrooms get sick, can we still eat them?" Li Weidong asked.

"That's definitely not an option. Once it gets yellow mushroom disease, the mushroom will taste bitter, and eating it will affect your health. You absolutely must not eat it anymore."

"Is it that serious? If you get the disease, does that mean you have to get rid of it?"

"That's right, that's why I kept reminding you. Oh dear, look at me, I've been chatting with you for ages and forgot about the important matter... I just got the news this morning that because of yellow mushroom disease, the supply of mushrooms in the market is insufficient and the price has risen a lot. In our county, they're already more than a dollar a pound. Don't sell them for seven or eight cents anymore."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"Okay, you can go now. Give me a call once you've finished."

"Okay."

After talking with Zhang Bin, Li Weidong and Tie Zhu drove their farm tricycle, rumbling, towards Mengbei County.

...

In the afternoon, after Li Weidong finished delivering the goods to each household.

It was already past 3 p.m.

Instead of rushing back to the village, he found a newsstand and bought two newspapers.

One copy of the Yimeng Evening News, and one copy of the Lunan Commercial Daily.

These days, social media isn't as developed, and the ways we get information are generally quite outdated. The main methods are watching TV and reading newspapers.

Currently, print media still reigns supreme.

Li Weidong sat on the tricycle, resting and reading the newspaper.

Today's headline is about pork.

Pork prices in our city have risen for the third consecutive time, resulting in a bumper harvest for farmers.

Li Weidong glanced at it briefly and found that the price of pork had risen to four yuan, and the price of live pigs had also risen accordingly.

Li Weidong was especially happy.

This message confirms that his memory was correct.

Pork prices have indeed risen...

Does that mean I can make a fortune from this trend?

He clearly remembered that in his previous life, the prices of meat, vegetables and other products skyrocketed in the first half of the year, while the prices of famous cigarettes and liquors skyrocketed in the second half.

The reason for the price increase is that, in response to the economic crisis abroad, the government has tentatively relaxed price controls on related products.

Vegetables and meat are doing okay, the price increases aren't too outrageous! But the prices of Moutai, Wuliangye, and the like have skyrocketed.

In 1991, a bottle of Five Star Moutai cost 128 yuan, but by July 1992, it had risen to 230 yuan a bottle.

The price has almost doubled.

When relevant departments saw signs of the situation getting out of control, they intervened again.

In late September, the prices of Moutai and Wuliangye gradually returned to normal.

Although it only surged for two or three months.

But that was enough for Li Weidong to make a fortune from it.

The mushroom business will definitely continue; it's our core business and a long-term strategy.

But quick money is something we also want to make...

This is a golden opportunity to make money; anyone who doesn't take it is a fool!

...

After returning home, Li Weidong locked himself in his room and began sketching on paper, plotting how to quickly make more money from this wave.

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