One day in July, Li Shaozhong and his team welcomed experts from the provincial agricultural department. They had heard about the Juncao here and came to take a look.

Although the location of Ye Shuning's base is not a desert area, it is still a relatively dry area, and the land is also seriously desertified. The yield of crops grown on such land is very low.

Several experts were amazed to see such lush grass growing on such arid and barren land. They inquired carefully about the situation of Li Shaozhong and Guyucheng Juncao, and were all amazed.

The experts also saw the healthy growth of wolfberry, sea buckthorn, and cotton. The varieties planted here attracted their great attention.

People who have lived in the Northwest region for many years, close to the desert, are well aware of the environment. If crops suitable for growing here can be cultivated, it will be a huge contribution.

After the provincial agricultural department experts came, several more groups came to visit and inspect the site. Li Shaozhong and Guyucheng hosted them throughout the visit.

Li Shaozhong always asked Guyucheng to help receive visitors from outside, as a way to train him. Li Shaozhong knew that he and Ye Shuning wouldn't be here for much longer, and after they left, there needed to be someone reliable to manage the place. Li Shaozhong felt that Guyucheng was a good fit.

Guyucheng himself was an agricultural student, possessed professional knowledge, was a down-to-earth and steady person, had good abilities, and most importantly, was passionate about this career. He felt that handing over the experimental base to Guyucheng was completely fine.

Even after they leave, the base will continue to be preserved and other crops will be cultivated in the future. The base will continue to develop and expand in scale, and the couple will always keep an eye on it.

The fetus in Ye Shuning's belly was already more than three months old, and her belly had already formed a slight bulge. Ye Shuning ate and drank well every day, rested well, took a walk in the yard every day, and occasionally went to the greenhouse outside the yard to take a look.

Li Shaozhong took good care of Ye Shuning, and they spent a rare leisure time here.

The experimental base attracted the attention of the provincial government, which sent people to discuss with Li Shaozhong about sending professionals to study here and promote the mushroom grass cultivation technology.

Li Shaozhong certainly welcomes this suggestion. The couple came here to promote this technology after the successful trial planting of mushroom grass. It is of course better to have someone to help them.

Now that people are coming, the facilities here are a bit outdated, at least there are not enough houses to live in.

Ye Shuning was also very happy. She directly paid for it out of her own pocket and applied to the higher authorities to build an office building here. It was a two-story building with offices, dormitories, a cafeteria, and laboratories. The last thing they lacked here was land. The higher authorities were also very happy to approve a large piece of land not far from the courtyard where Ye Shuning and her family lived.

Labor and materials are very cheap nowadays, and the budget for a two-story building of considerable size is only a few hundred thousand. Ye Shuning feels that the cost is really not high.

Liyang County was also very surprised that Ye Shuning and her team were willing to invest here. They also realized that Li Shaozhong and his wife were extraordinary. They took out hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds without any hesitation. Such courage is really not to be underestimated.

Some people in the province also found out some information about the background of Li Shaozhong and his wife. In any case, it is not something that ordinary people can do to easily dispose of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

To ensure a comfortable living environment for future staff, Ye Shuning designed a highly advanced building. The dormitories are all equipped with kitchens and bathrooms. This makes it possible for staff to get married and settle down here. Only with improved facilities and adequate salaries can we attract talented individuals.

Although the base is currently registered with an agricultural department, it is actually under the full responsibility of Li Shaozhong and his wife. They will also be responsible for all personnel changes and salaries at the base. After all, they are the ones who provide both the money and the labor.

Ye Shuning believed that with the passage of time, this place would become even better thanks to this experimental base. Currently, the household contract responsibility system hadn't been implemented. When it did, she planned to contract more of the surrounding wasteland and turn it into an oasis.

With an oasis, livestock farming is possible, with cattle and sheep being good options. Add to that the cultivation of edible and medicinal fungi, and it's only a matter of time before the people here become prosperous.

She hopes that while improving the environment here, it can also bring a prosperous life to the people.

The mushroom grass has already grown to three or four meters tall, and even if it stops growing now, it's still good. Li Shaozhong even asked the villagers of Wangjing Village to cut some grass and feed it to the village's cattle and sheep as a trial. The conclusion was that the cattle and sheep both loved eating this mushroom grass.

Li Shaozhong and Guyucheng led people to build a greenhouse, preparing to use this greenhouse to try to cultivate edible fungi.

Before this, Ye Shuning had looked up a lot of information in this area, and Li Shaozhong also followed suit. The two also conducted experiments in the research institute and successfully cultivated edible mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms.

Ye Shuning also took these two edible fungi to the laboratory for testing. The test results showed that they are non-toxic and edible, and they also have very high nutritional value.

Ye Shuning and Li Shaozhong have successively cultivated several different types of edible fungi, all of which have been very successful.

Ye Shuning's research also proves that Juncao is very suitable for cultivating edible fungi. Judging from the nutritional content and heavy metal content of edible fungi such as shiitake mushrooms cultivated with Juncao, shiitake mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms cultivated with Juncao are of high quality and high nutritional value.

Ye Shuning found online that growing medicinal fungi like Ganoderma lucidum using Juncao also produces high levels of active ingredients. She planned to look for Ganoderma lucidum mycelium or spores when she returned home and try growing them using Juncao. If successful, it would bring enormous economic benefits, making life much better for many in the northwest region.

She can be responsible for purchasing the output of medicinal fungi such as Ganoderma lucidum in the northwest region. Then she can build a pharmaceutical factory and make medicines or health products.

After a period of study and experimentation, Li Shaozhong has mastered the technique of growing edible fungi using Juncao. Now, he is considered a professional, if not an expert.

If the experiment in the research institute is successful, it can be tested in the greenhouse outside.

Li Shaozhong and Gu Yucheng went to the city and provincial capital to buy the necessary materials, then led a team to cut some mushroom grass. After discussing with Ye Shuning, they followed the steps to dry the grass, crush it, add water, mix it, load it, sterilize it, inoculate it, and cultivate its mycelium. After patiently waiting and carefully caring for it, the first batch of mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms finally emerged.