After a month and a half, the mushrooms planted by Zhang Qiurui and his team grew well and were sold in batch after batch. In this month and a half, they earned nearly 140 yuan.
The reason why the mushrooms they grow are so good and have one crop after another without interruption is that Zhang Qiurui sees that the mushroom strains she sowed before have degenerated or died, so she sows a new batch of mushroom strains, which ensures the continuous growth and harvest of the mushrooms.
Zhang Qiurui's careful observation and timely replenishment of mushroom strains not only ensured stable mushroom production, but also improved the quality of the mushrooms.
"Adding today's 10.80 yuan, we have earned 159.34 yuan." After returning from selling this batch of mushrooms that day, Zhang Wenmin excitedly said to Zhang Qiurui and Zhang Mingqi.
His face was filled with unconcealable joy and sense of accomplishment.
"Third brother, your marriage to your third sister-in-law should also be put on the agenda, right?" Zhang Qiurui looked at her third brother with a smile, her eyes flashing with mischief and anticipation.
Zhang Wenmin scratched his head a bit embarrassedly when his sister asked him this. He said, "I got the money from our mother the last time I went home. I've also discussed it with your third sister-in-law's family. We plan to buy the three-turn and one-ring in the middle or end of this month. As for the wedding, it will be at the end of this year at the earliest, or early next year at the latest."
"Third brother, if you want to buy three spins and one ring, do you have to go to the department store in the city? Then take Mingqi and me with you! Let's have a look!" Zhang Qiurui's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Zhang Wenmin with full of expectation. Zhang Mingqi on the side also nodded in agreement, his face full of curiosity and yearning for the outside world.
Zhang Wenmin looked at Qiurui and Mingqi's eager eyes, and his heart softened. He smiled and agreed, "Okay, when I go to buy the three-turn and one-ring, I will definitely take you two with me. I'll also let you go out for a walk and broaden your horizons.
However, we can no longer hide the fact that we grow mushrooms and sell them for money from our family."
"What's wrong?" Zhang Qiurui's heart moved slightly.
"Once we go to the city to buy the three-turn and one-ring, both families will have to set a date for your sister-in-law and I to get married. According to our local customs, we also have to buy two sets of clothes for both sets of parents.
When the time comes, I will also take my parents to the department store to buy things. The city is a bit far from our production team, so my parents will have to stay here for one night and then go to the city together.
"When my parents come and see the mushrooms we've grown, they'll definitely ask a lot of questions. I can't keep it a secret any longer." Zhang Wenmin sighed helplessly, his eyes showing both joy at the upcoming wedding and a hint of trepidation about the secret that was about to be revealed.
"Third brother, sooner or later we can no longer hide the fact that we've made money by growing mushrooms.
As the weather gets colder, growing mushrooms requires warm conditions to allow them to grow quickly.
Therefore, an iron stove needs to be placed in the wooden house to burn charcoal for heating and maintain the temperature of the wooden house in order to create a suitable growth environment for mushrooms.
Third brother, you go to work during the day, and Mingqi and I go to school, so we need someone to take care of us. Sooner or later, we will have to ask our family for help.
I think I should inform my family as soon as possible and ask my second or eldest sister-in-law to come up and help, and sell some mushrooms or something.
Also, Third Brother, get an iron stove for burning charcoal in the wooden house as soon as possible," Zhang Qiurui instructed her third brother.
"Okay, next Sunday, Qiu Rui and I will go home and talk to our family about this."
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"Has the disease finally broken out? Will she die later?" Ever since she finished reading the serialized novel "The Fault in Our Stars", Li Xin knew that the novel was roughly about the story between her and her fiancé.
The content is generally not bad. Even if there are some discrepancies, they are just minor plot differences, not enough to shake the established tragic tone, so she has always been paying attention to the author Xiaoxiang Qingkong.
Li Xin stared blankly out the window at the gradually darkening sky. She felt a mixture of emotions: a helpless acceptance of her fate, a reluctance to accept her fate, and a yearning for her deceased fiancé.
"Why us?" she whispered softly, as if asking the sky, or asking herself.
The image of her fiancé, Lin Hao, emerged in her mind. The man who always had a warm smile and said he would accompany her to overcome all difficulties. Their love had been so beautiful, just like what was described in the novel, full of sweetness and longing.
However, reality, like the plot of a novel, cruelly shatters all this beauty.
"Who is this Xiaoxiang Qingkong?" Li Xin couldn't help but feel a strong sense of curiosity and doubt in his heart.
She originally thought that Xiaoxiang Qingkong was a relative or friend of hers, but after asking around, she was greatly disappointed. No one knew this pen name, and it was no one.
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"Qiurui, this is your letter." One day, after Zhang Wenmin came back from work, he handed the letter to Zhang Qiurui who was watering mushrooms in the wooden house in the backyard.
"Third brother, I've poured water for you." Zhang Qiurui handed the kettle to her third brother. She took the letter, walked aside, and tore it open to check.
This letter was sent to me by Xiaoxiang Magazine. The content was very short. It said that the previous serial novel "The Fault in Our Stars" had received good response, and they asked me to write another novel. If the quality of the second novel was as good as the first, the manuscript fee could be increased to 5 yuan per thousand words, and they could also reach an intention for long-term cooperation.
"Which novel should I write next?" It has been more than a month since I finished writing my first novel. I have had enough rest and it is time to write the second one.
However, the mainstream novels in the 1970s were mainly scar literature.
It's okay for her to write one or two pieces of scar literature, but if she writes too much, she's afraid she'll get depressed.
Her third brother's wedding is approaching, and after she finishes writing the next novel, she wants to exchange some tickets from Xiaoxiang Magazine for her third brother's wedding. In this era, having money is not enough, you also need tickets.
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"When you get home later, tell your parents and your brother and sister-in-law about the mushrooms." That Sunday, brother and sister Zhang Qiurui and Zhang Wenmin went home and planned to confront each other about the mushrooms.
In the past few days, Zhang Wenmin also built an iron stove in the mushroom-growing cabin and started burning charcoal for heating, maintaining the temperature inside the cabin so that the mushrooms can grow better.
When you go home to confront your enemies, you also need to recruit people from home to help.
"Third brother, have you cleaned up your room? When the eldest or second sister-in-law comes up, they will have to stay in your room." Zhang Qiurui asked.
"I've packed everything. I'll go back to the factory dormitory when I get back this afternoon."
"Third brother, let me tell you roughly what I think. Is this okay with you?"
"Okay, I have no objection." After hearing his daughter Qiu Rui's thoughts, Zhang Wenmin pondered for a while and then nodded in agreement.
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