Chapter 72: Cow Dung
When she returned home in the evening, Chen Qiaoyi vividly described to Chen Shiying what Zhou Ziwen had said to her.
"Have you really learned how to grow mushrooms?"
Chen Shiying couldn't believe it.
After all, this is really hard to believe. If you can learn the above techniques just by reading a book, I'm afraid few people will believe it.
Although I don’t know the ins and outs of it, I can imagine that mushrooms are not easy to grow.
"It should be almost done. I'm going to try it in two days. If it doesn't grow, forget it. But if it does, that would be good news."
Zhou Ziwen spoke modestly, but he was very confident in his heart.
The skill of growing mushrooms at level one might not be 100% sure, but at level two, it will be foolproof.
And as time goes by, his skill level will become higher and higher. By the time he cultivates the first batch of mushrooms, his skills will have been upgraded to several levels.
Speaking of which, the cultivation cycle of mushrooms is not short. The common ones on the market take at least about a month.
"It's okay to give it a try. If it really works, it will be amazing." Chen Shiying thought about it and felt that this was a good idea.
Anyway, there won’t be much harm in giving it a try. If it succeeds, it will be great.
By then, all the bigwigs in the village will have to be polite to him.
"Well, I'll start preparing tomorrow." Zhou Ziwen nodded.
Although the skills have not been upgraded yet, the materials can be prepared first, such as straw, sawdust, cow dung, etc. for making the culture medium.
Although these things are easy to find, they also take time to prepare.
When he is almost ready and his skills are probably upgraded, we can seamlessly connect and start training directly.
After dinner, seeing that it was still early, Zhou Ziwen took a walk outside. He said that the food today was really good.
I had egg pancakes in the morning, a big meal of fish and meat at Zhou Chaoyang's house at noon, and braised pork with carrots in the evening. The taste was so delicious!
Zhou Ziwen has never had such a good time as today since he came to the countryside.
I have to say that Zhou Chaoyang is really generous. He bought more than ten pounds of meat as soon as he said he would.
There were about thirty people and the meal was prepared in one go, and everyone had a full stomach.
Those people at the Youth League Institute got a great bargain this time.
But Zhou Chaoyang did not suffer any loss. No matter what the character of those who were eating for him was, he would always be grateful for the favor he received.
Zhou Chaoyang earned a lot of face from today's meal. Although he seemed to be a sucker, he had to accept it.
In this day and age, treating someone to a meal of meat can be considered a great favor.
After wandering around outside for a while and finding it boring, Zhou Ziwen returned home and continued to learn how to grow mushrooms.
With the help of the hang-up panel, Zhou Ziwen felt that his learning progress was amazing. It was as if he had a sudden enlightenment. He could remember the knowledge in the book after reading it only once.
As his proficiency improved, he digested and understood the knowledge points in the book and made them his own.
It also allows you to review old knowledge and learn new things. When you read it a second time, you will have a new understanding.
Nothing happened that night. When Zhou Ziwen got up the next day, he did the same thing as usual: boxing, watering, eating, and going to work.
After work in the morning, he used his break time to make a stone slab for himself.
Over the past few days, as his proficiency improved, he was able to forge two stone slabs in one afternoon.
Every day after work, he would carry the slabs back home. When there were enough slabs, he would spread them out in the yard. That way, even if it rained, he wouldn't get muddy everywhere he stepped.
"Uncle Wu, what do you do with the cow dung in the production team? I want to get a pile of it."
After work, Zhou Ziwen found Wu Dagang and spoke a little embarrassedly.
"What do you want cow dung for? It's a good thing, and there are people who collect it specifically." Wu Dagang looked at Zhou Ziwen strangely, not understanding what he wanted cow dung for.
But cow dung was a good thing in that era, and the production team had special people responsible for collecting it.
"I'll use it for something useful." Zhou Ziwen didn't explain why he was going to use it to make mushroom culture medium.
After all, it hasn't been done yet, it's difficult to explain, and people may not believe it.
"I really don't understand you young people, but if you want a lump it's easy. I'll take you to find Lao Yang." Wu Dagang shook his head but didn't ask in detail.
In his mind, the educated youth were always imaginative and imaginative, and he probably wanted to do something new again.
Lao Yang was responsible for herding cattle for the production team, and he was also responsible for collecting the cow dung.
With Wu Dagang's status, it was certainly no problem for him to ask for a pile of cow dung. Zhou Ziwen originally wanted to give him some money to buy it to avoid gossip, but Wu Dagang waved his hand, indicating that it was unnecessary.
Although it would be useful for the production team to collect this stuff, this bunch wouldn't be a big deal.
Fortunately, he wanted dry cow dung. If he wanted fresh one, it would be difficult to get.
In order to avoid having to deal with two people at the same time, Zhou Ziwen simply asked Wu Dagang if he had any straw at home after getting the cow dung.
Almost every household has this thing, and Wu Dagang is no exception.
This time, he didn't even bother to ask, and just took him home and gave him a big handful.
"Is this enough? If not, take some more." Wu Dagang asked when he saw that Zhou Ziwen only took a little.
"That's enough, that's enough. I'll just use a little." Zhou Ziwen said hurriedly.
"Okay, if it's not enough, come and get more." Wu Dagang nodded.
After collecting cow dung and straw, Zhou Ziwen prepared to ask Uncle Liang for some sawdust.
The culture medium is a mixture of many materials. If the culture medium is not properly prepared, mushrooms cannot be grown.
Zhou Ziwen plans to collect as many information as possible to avoid failure later.
Uncle Liang was a carpenter and had plenty of sawdust at home. When Zhou Ziwen told him about the situation, Uncle Liang enthusiastically filled a big bag for him and asked him if it was enough.
From this we can see that the villagers are still very enthusiastic.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Zhou Ziwen has good interpersonal relationships.
Although he had only been in Dabazi Village for a short time, he knew most of the villagers. Even if he couldn't remember their names, he knew which family they were from.
After returning home, Zhou Ziwen started to get busy.
He needs to mix the materials he finds in a certain proportion. These three are not enough, and he needs to continue collecting other things.
Especially quicklime, which is something that most people can't get. Fortunately, Zhou Ziwen didn't want much, just a little bit, less than a gram.
Zhou Ziwen also knew where it was, but there was not enough time today, so he had to wait until tomorrow.
"Brother Zhou, I heard you caught a rabbit yesterday. Is that true?"
While Zhou Ziwen was busy, Zhou Chaoyang came over to visit.
This kid got drunk yesterday and didn't wake up until the whole night, sleeping until this morning.
"Well, I was lucky and it fell into my hands." Zhou Ziwen answered modestly.
In fact, he also felt that it was indeed due to luck. If Chen Shiying had not had sharp eyes and discovered the hare, if he had not been quick-eyed and quick-handed and swung the axe in time, he might not have been able to hit the rabbit.
(End of this chapter)
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