The servants of the Ling family worked quickly and gathered all the necessary materials before Chi Xingyue woke up.
After putting them in the yard, they went about their business. When Chi Xingyue woke up, she saw the backpacks neatly arranged at the base of the wall.
Cao Dashan also arrived early. He first set up tents in Rongsi Courtyard and Tinglan Courtyard, and was even told by the old lady to lower his voice for fear of disturbing Chi Xingyue.
Chi Xingyue went out yawning, looking a little depressed.
After glancing at the things in the corner, he asked Geng Suhua, Liang Zhijun, Ge Jinglan, and Baozhu to mix the substrate in proportion, put it in a wooden flower trough, and disinfect it with boiling water.
Then let it cool down, spread the hyphae dug from the mountain on it. When the shed is built, put it in, wait for the hyphae to develop, and cover it with soil.
During this period, you need to control the temperature, light and water. After half a month, you will be able to see the fruiting bodies.
Chi Xingyue's actions were quite casual. It could be said that she was fearless due to her golden finger.
Of course, growing mushrooms is not an easy job. It’s just this once. When the weather is better next year, I will find other ways to make a living.
I'm not afraid of villagers wanting to grow it, because it's the same process. At worst, they can just tweak the substrate ratio or water it with some spring water. In short, they won't be blindly inadvertent.
Time passed slowly, and the wooden planters in Qingfeng Courtyard were all filled with plants. Geng Suhua sighed, "So simple?"
Chi Xingyue chuckled: "Yes, aunt, do you feel like you missed out on a hundred million?"
After saying that, he ignored her and went straight back to the house.
Geng Suhua also felt that he had spoken out of turn, so he raised his hand and slapped his lips, and asked someone to move the flower bed to his yard.
Chi Xingyue was not very angry, she was just lazy and didn't want to bother with all that mess.
I climbed the mountain for a whole morning and I haven't recovered yet. I locked the door and went straight into the space.
Winter has arrived in Qingshan Village, but her Nanshan Village is full of greenery.
The thin cotton coat was extremely cumbersome in the space, so Chi Xingyue took it off as soon as he entered and walked around wearing only an inner garment.
First I went to the lychee orchard to pick a few red and green lychees to eat, and then I went to the apple orchard to pick an apple to eat.
I thought to myself, what a wonderful life, I am really jealous.
Chi Xingyue sat on his electric scooter and thought that he could put a few lounge chairs in the orchard and lie down wherever he walked. In one word, it was cool.
After eating an apple the size of a fist, Chi Xingyue came to the medicinal herb mountain.
Find a Ganoderma lucidum with its gills still open, take out a small bag and put it over its cap. Tie it up, wait two days, and then come back to collect the spores.
Then we went to the foot of Lingquan Waterfall and played in the water for a while. After getting our clothes soaked, we rode our electric scooter home.
I saw small bunches of flowers growing in the flower beds placed in the courtyard of the village committee.
It turned out that the mycelium she had planted earlier had grown fruiting bodies. Such rapid growth could only be attributed to the magical power of the spiritual spring water.
After taking a shower in the bathroom and drinking some happy water in the private room, Chi Xingyue felt the fatigue completely dissipate. Only then did he put on his cotton jacket and leave the space.
As soon as she came out, she was hugged by Ling Jiheng, and he looked a little resentful: "Where have you been for so long?"
Chi Xingyue raised her hand and took out a grape, shutting up the other person's chatter, and chuckled, "A paradise on earth!"
***
At Song Lizheng's house, his third uncle, seventh grandfather, the previous village chief and many other elders frowned as they listened to Song Lizheng's big promises.
"I think this is an opportunity. The Ling family doesn't have to pay anything from us. All we need is a few kilograms of mushrooms from each family during the harvest. It's a sure-win business!"
Third Uncle was not optimistic: "Shoushan, are you confused? You dare to sign an IOU for fifty taels? Aren't you afraid that someone will sell your grandchildren?"
"How is that possible? The Ling family is not that kind of people!"
"You can only know a person's face but not his heart! Why wouldn't they do such a good thing themselves? If it were you, would you be willing to tell others about your wealth?"
Song Lizheng hesitated because he would choose to make money secretly. He is not a saint, how can he illuminate the earth!
I couldn't help but hesitate.
"But the Ling family is not short of money. What else can the Shoushan family do besides a few acres of land? They are not planning to take advantage of Daya and Erya, are they?"
Song Lizheng rolled his eyes and thought that if someone liked his girl, he could send her to be a concubine.
Look at the life that the Ling family leads. If you go in, you can only enjoy the good life.
However, Ling Jiheng's young lady is quite powerful, and these two girls in his family are no match for her, so they are likely to suffer losses.
He glanced at his two granddaughters who were washing clothes silently outside the door, shook his head, and felt that there was no comparison.
She has no looks, no figure, and no brains.
Forget it, just stay at home and wait for two years, then find them a farmer in the village who is of equal status.
"Actually, I think this is something that can be done. From my previous interactions, the Ling family seems to be quite good people.
Besides, they are from Jiangning Prefecture, a land of plenty and abundance. Their knowledge is incomparable to that of country folk like us.
Didn't the young lady say that she would guarantee more than 100 coins per catty? People in our village don't know how to do business, so we can just leave it to them.
At worst, I'll earn less, but it won't be a waste of time."
“It’s not a waste of work. Even if we can’t sell them for money, we still have mushrooms to eat, right?
Shoushan just needs to get the other party to promise that if the mushrooms cannot be sold, the IOU will be invalidated."
Song Lizheng shook his head: "You can't just take advantage without giving anything in return. The Ling family has a tough personality, and this will offend them."
Just like he had proposed going up the mountain many times, but was always rejected. Song Lizheng was now being cautious.
The group discussed for more than an hour before coming to the conclusion - do it, try your best, life should be lived with great fanfare.
What we need to do now is to convince the villagers.
So, when the sun sets, every household comes to the village headman's house with their hands in their pockets to hold a meeting.
"Well, I asked the Ling family..."
The villagers thought it was simple: it was just a few pounds of mushrooms for the Lings, no big deal. So, they'd just do it. They weren't the ones signing the IOU anyway.
"I thought, we have no business experience. In the end, I asked the Ling family to help with sales.
When the time comes, we'll take whatever price they sell it for. We'll take 10% as commission to save trouble."
Most people have no idea what "10%" means. They just think that the number is small and it must not be much money, so they agree to it.
But they don’t know the principle of accumulating little by little to make a lot.
Song Lizheng breathed a sigh of relief and talked to everyone about the basic requirements of mushroom cultivation.
"The Ling family said that mushroom farming is dangerous and is strictly prohibited in residential areas. If you want to participate, you must either build a new shed or vacate a room.
There's also firewood, so I need to stock up on it. Mushrooms are delicate and won't sprout if the temperature is too low.
You must wear a mask when entering and leaving the mushroom room. This is something that covers your mouth and nose. The Ling family will tell you how to do this later.
Now, do you have any opinions?
If you have any, please bring them up quickly. If you don't raise your hands, it will be assumed that you have participated. Don't try to cheat me later."
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