Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

After the first batch of straw mushrooms matured, Zhong Qingran began to select good varieties.Those four baskets of straw mushrooms were small in size, not in good shape and color, they were picked as soon as they were mature, and the rest were big, good in color and not wormy.I once had an experience that the second batch of straw mushrooms was better than the first batch, both in terms of culture medium and strains, and the new batch of straw mushrooms grown naturally was even more gratifying.

No one in the Zhong family knew about this matter except Mr. and Mrs. Zhong. They only thought that Zhong Qingran built so many houses on the mountain to house the watchers and serve as warehouse emissaries.

Among all the mushrooms that Zhong Qingran obtained, straw mushrooms have the shortest growth period. So far, the second batch has almost grown fruiting bodies. The remaining ones either have a long growth period and are not mature yet, or the yield is not high. , not easy to plant.For the latter, Zhong Qingran didn't want to expand the planting area, and planted something meaningful, enough for his own food and as a gift.

That is to say, among the three mushroom cultivation rooms, Zhong Qingran intends to use two of them to grow straw mushrooms. This time will not be long, and it is estimated that one or two more batches will be able to achieve the goal.

That's all, what makes Zhong Qingran's heart tremble is Hericium erinaceus.After two months of cultivation, only a nest of Hericium erinaceus mycelium was collected, and the number of grown mushrooms was very considerable, not much lower than the harvest of straw mushrooms.Think about it, the price of straw mushrooms is the lowest among all mushrooms, and Hericium erinaceus must be ranked in the top no matter what, and the price is more than ten times that of straw mushrooms.With such a high income, he didn't know if the people behind shopkeeper Fu could resist other people's coveting, or they would turn around and bite back.

Zhong Qingran felt a little melancholy, and his immature face was full of sadness.Having money does not necessarily bring pain in the pocket, and he has tasted it now.

I don't know if it has been foreseen for a long time. Hericium erinaceus has been kept in Zhong Qingran's own house, but no one knows this.But it won't work if it goes on like this. Could it be that he is the only one who appreciates it behind his back?

After getting along for more than half a year, Zhong Qingran could see very clearly that the only people in this family who allowed him to speak and act without any scruples were Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Tong, and the others were at least a bit behind.Since I'm not sure, I might as well talk to Mr. Zhong.

Zhong Qingran waited until night and looked out the window, only to see that the courtyard was pitch black, and there were still lights flickering in each room, so he turned around and took a pot of Hericium erinaceus into the upper room in the dark.

It was neither early nor late, the two elders were not asleep yet, but they were already sitting at the head of the bed, each doing some small things.Xu Shi knew that Zhong Qingran didn't know when he developed this habit, and usually only locked the door from the inside when they were sleeping.

Every time I saw Zhong Qingran sneaking around, it always made Mrs. Tong amused, and even Mr. Zhong's mood improved a lot.

At first, the two didn't take it seriously, only when Zhong Qingran took the results of his raising and let them pass by. When people approached, Mr. Zhong couldn't hold back his smile, his face showed surprise, and then his face became serious. : "Qingran, bring it here and let me take a closer look."

No need for Mr. Zhong to say, Zhong Qingran had this intention in the first place. When he brought the basin close to the two elders, Tong almost exclaimed, his mouth opened. She said, "Qingran, is this really raised by you?"

Mr. Zhong also looked up at Zhong Qingran.

Being stared at by two pairs of eyes without blinking, Zhong Qingran couldn't stand it anymore, and said bluntly: "Grandpa, grandma, that's right, I planted this, but I just succeeded in planting it. I think there are some big benefits in it." , I don’t know how to deal with it, why don’t I come here and ask grandma for advice?”

After being confirmed, not only Mrs. Tong, but even Mr. Zhong's heartbeat accelerated.Don't look at the Hericium erinaceus they sell to the store for less than a pound per catty, but the actual price is far from that.Without him, because farmers have no connections, no matter how good things are, they can't be sold at a high price.This is similar to someone who suddenly dug up a precious ginseng over a hundred years old. It was only worth a hundred and ten taels when sold at the pharmacy, but once the pharmacy changed hands, the price would more than double.

Although Hericium erinaceus is not so exaggerated, it is possible to sell for several hundred yuan per catty or even more than one tael.Of course, this is just Mr. Zhong's guess. He doesn't know how much it can sell, but it can't be much lower.

The Great Zhou Dynasty seemed to have many rules, but some places were not pedantic and conservative.For example, planting flowers in a greenhouse is not a new thing for a long time, and it is popular in many wealthy families.Also, the out-of-season vegetables grown near the hot springs have already entered the wealthy households. I am afraid that Hericium erinaceus will not be accepted by people, so there is no need to worry about this.The only thing that worries them is that without a strong backer for this thing, I'm afraid his family won't be able to keep it.

Zhong Qingran still didn't know enough about the various rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and even Mrs. Tong didn't think of anything else, but Mr. Zhong thought more.

No matter how profitable Qinghefang is, as long as the signboards haven't been completely spread out, coveting is also limited. After all, they are all small items with low individual profits. If you want to go further, you can only open a few more in other places.Hericium erinaceus is different, the top-quality Hericium erinaceus is listed as a tribute, although Mr. Zhong does not know which company is providing it, at least he has heard a few sporadic words from the Dachangfang.If the scale of our own planting increases, we can provide it even in winter, won't it become a thorn in the side of the family?This thing can't move easily until it finds a strong enough backstage.

"It's very cold now, Qingran, can this thing grow forever?"

"It needs to be warm enough, and it won't grow outside."

Mr. Zhong weighed it over and over again, and made a suggestion: "Aren't you able to connect with shopkeeper Fu? Why don't you go to find out first? If he doesn't work there, relying on the clan, I guess nine out of ten will never return. Then These good things can only be rotten in the hands, occasionally sold a few times, the income is limited, it is better to leave it to the family to eat. But even if you eat it at home, you have to be careful, too much will make people suspicious."

While gently touching the Hericium erinaceus, which represent countless copper coins, Tong was distracted and listened carefully.She couldn't control this matter, but she understood Mr. Zhong's words. If she was lucky, the Zhong family might have a relationship with the royal family, which she never dared to think about before.Similarly, the risk is also high. If one is not careful, it is estimated that they can only donate the secret recipe of growing mushrooms to protect their family.

The Zhong family has only two choices now, either keep this secret, and only a few of them know, and cut off a way to get money, or find a strong backer, there is no other choice.If you don't have any back tricks, just go out and sell them so carelessly, it's no wonder you don't get caught.

Mr. Zhong's suggestion was exactly what Zhong Qingran had thought about. Since both of them had the same intention, they might as well give it a try.He thought, the current situation is equivalent to holding a gold mine but not being able to mine it. It’s fine if you didn’t know it before. Now, you have to take a risk and try it. It’s better to lose this gold mine than to worry about gains and losses.

Zhong Qingran is not one to procrastinate, he immediately takes action after making a decision.The next day, he took two Hericium erinaceus and set foot on the passenger ship to Pingyang County.

The bleak autumn has passed, and we have ushered in a winter where everything is quieter.

When Zhong Qingran went out, the sky had not yet fully brightened.At this point in time, if it were in summer, the boat at the ferry would have already left.

When he arrived, the boat was not full, and the boatman was silent, so everyone had to continue to wait. After a full incense stick, the boat started to move forward.

The wind was strong on the water, Zhong Qingran tightened the cotton coat around his body, and tried to lean into the cabin as much as possible.It is really a crime to sit in such a small boat with poor wind protection in winter.If you come out alone next time, you have to wrap it up more tightly.He regretted not listening to Tong's words, and vividly demonstrated what it means to "don't listen to the old man's words, and you will suffer in front of your eyes."

After finally getting to the county seat, Zhong Qingran started to move his hands and feet as soon as he got off the boat, and waited for the cold air in his body to dissipate before setting off for Anyuan Tea House.

When Zhong Qingran arrived, it was already mid-morning, so he didn't have to worry about the teahouse being closed, but he didn't know whether he could find the right owner.He is not in a hurry, if the person is not there, he will leave a message. I believe that based on the attitude of shopkeeper Fu before, he should send someone to approach him at that time.

Perhaps Zhong Qingran was really lucky, and this time he also met the person he wanted to see.

Shopkeeper Fu was a little puzzled. He had been paying attention to Qinghefang all along, and there was no problem. So why did Zhong Qingran come this time?With that in mind, he still politely welcomed the little guest into the side hall, had some refreshments served, and made a pot of tea. The heat was rising, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Zhong Qingran held the teacup to warm his hands, opened the lid, and saw only a few pieces of tea leaves floating in the cup, raised his head and glanced at the shopkeeper Fu opposite, thinking that this person is really careful, knowing that strong tea is not good for children .

After taking a few sips, feeling his whole body warmed up from inside to outside, Zhong Qingran finally expressed his intention for this trip. He took out a paper bag from his arms and handed it to Shopkeeper Fu's desk: "Treasurer Fu, please trouble me. Take a look."

Shopkeeper Fu was a little surprised, could it be that Zhong Qingran got something good?With such thoughts in mind, he became serious. As a result, when he opened the paper bag, two mushrooms jumped into his eyes.He was even more surprised, and when he took a closer look, he found that it was Hericium erinaceus, and its appearance was not bad.

Shopkeeper Fu caressed the teacup in his hand unconsciously with his fingers, his thoughts turned.Winter is not without such out-of-season vegetables and flowers. Hericium erinaceus is really too rare, at least he has never seen it.

Seeing Zhong Qingran's cautious appearance, I'm afraid these two flowers are not the only ones, otherwise he wouldn't have to go to such lengths to come here.With the situation still unclear, shopkeeper Fu couldn't make a conclusion, so he asked directly, "Qing Ran, what are you?"

The amulet worn by Zhong Qingran did not repel shopkeeper Fu, and he himself felt that the other party had no malice towards him, so he finally let out a sigh of relief and said bluntly, "I can grow it, even in winter."

Shopkeeper Fu's heart was originally filled with gentle breeze and light waves, but now it was filled with white waves, but his face remained calm, he put down the teacup in his hand, and his eyes became a little more serious: "Are you sure?"

Zhong Qingran nodded.

"How long is the cycle? How high is the output?"

"It's been more than two months. What about the yield? I'm not sure yet. It's probably no problem to have a thousand catties per mu." Zhong Qingran said very conservatively, and the actual estimated value should be higher.

"Then what do you mean?"

"I entrust the harvested Hericium erinaceus to you for sale, and the profit will be shared with you [-]-[-]." Zhong Qingran thought for a while, and felt that this was not safe, and then said his plan, "I also planted other mushrooms. If only I leave the Hericium erinaceus to you, as long as I sell the other ones, it will be easy to reveal my secrets, why don't you take care of these too?"

Zhong Qingran said that even he was a little uncertain. If he was asked to do it, he would be happy to do it. As long as he did it well, he could hide this secret for a long time.It's just that he didn't have much contact with shopkeeper Fu, and he didn't know what his thoughts were. He couldn't even decide whether shopkeeper Fu would like to cooperate with him.

The current situation is that the initiative has been in the hands of shopkeeper Fu, and it depends on how he will deal with it.Before Zhong Qingran came, he was ready to give away the secret recipe for growing mushrooms, not to mention the waste of time.Although he thinks this possibility is not too high, after all, he has lived so far and is very confident in his own intuition, but there is no guarantee that things will happen.

Shopkeeper Fu was speechless for a while, and neither was Zhong Qingran. The side hall was silent, and even the mist from the tea had completely dissipated.

"It's not a small matter. Otherwise, I'll go and ask the higher-ups for instructions. You plant it first, and come to this place to find me in half a month." Shopkeeper Fu got up, took a pen and paper, and wrote a place name, "You will find me in the future." Don't come to the teahouse again, go directly to this place. As long as I am in Pingyang County, you can send a message, and I will be there soon."

Zhong Qingran stepped out of Anyuan Tea House, still a little dazed, feeling that everything was unreal.Shopkeeper Fu did not refute his request at all, and he didn't even intend to bargain.Is his luck really so against the heavens?Zhong Qingran didn't believe it, there must be something he didn't know about it.

Forget it, why think so much?As long as the other party doesn't harm the Zhong family, they can do whatever they want.Shopkeeper Fu's side is already the best partner he can find. Who else, remembering that when he sold the red crayfish treatment method to Hongtai Restaurant, he didn't even intend to abide by the verbal agreement, so he stopped Just look for it, and you will find the mind of an honest businessman.

Zhong Qingran still had some money on hand, the money he owed to his family would be deducted from the dividends he received from Qinghefang in the future, so he didn't worry about running out of money to spend.Seeing that it was still early, he wandered around the market.

In winter, the temperature outside is low, and most people don't go out to wander around when they have nothing to do. It seems that the flow of people on the street has decreased by at least several percent.That's right, those who are really rich and powerful probably don't have the mind to stay outside in the winter, and let the shopkeeper bring someone to their door to choose what they want to buy.Those who are still coming out now are either very interested, or they don't even have the qualifications.

Jian Mingyu's figure unexpectedly appeared in Zhong Qingran's mind, and he quickly shook his head, letting out a trace of thoughts.How old is the opponent?It's only Jian Mingyu's hard work these years, he looks a bit mature, and he does things more maturely, which makes him blur his age, let's wait.

Zhong Qingran stood still, propped his chin on the back of his hand, and had a sudden thought: why not try it step by step?Otherwise, if Jian Mingyu didn't think about it when he grew up, wouldn't he be too wronged?

Zhong Qingran was not even sure himself, how much he thought about Jian Mingyu, he could only follow his feelings, if he really refused to let go and found out that the other party had no feelings for him, it would probably be a tragedy.

Buy it for Jian Mingyu himself?It doesn't seem to be very safe, um, if I have it, I will bring some candied fruit to Jian Mingchen. Farmers usually don't buy these, which is convenient and affordable.

Just doing what he said, Zhong Qingran stepped into the dim sum shop with great interest, not only bringing some to Jian Mingchen's brothers, but also buying some for his own family, you can't favor one over another.

Due to the lack of money, Zhong Qingran didn't stay in the county for too long, seeing that the time was about the same, he set off for the pier.Blown all the way by the wind again, Zhong Qingran finally got rid of the difficult journey.He didn't go back directly, but went to Jian Mingyu's house first.

The courtyard door was ajar, but Zhong Qingran pushed it lightly, and the door opened. There was no one in the courtyard, and he was about to call for someone, when Jian Mingchen heard a voice coming out of the room, and saw that it was Zhong Qingran, who was still carrying several A paper bag, and asked suspiciously: "Brother Qingran, what are you?"

"Then, this is for you, tell your brother, nothing else, that's it, I'm leaving."

Zhong Qingran directly stuffed the things into Jian Mingchen's arms, and left without waiting for him to refuse, leaving Jian Mingchen at a loss in the cold wind.

There are not many people in the Jian family, but as long as there are people in the farm, the door is mostly closed during the day. The culture medium made by Jian Mingyu needs to be kept secret, so naturally it cannot be placed in the front yard. Jian Mingchen glanced at the closed door, holding a paper bag , Diandian ran to the thatched cottage.

"Brother, this is from Brother Qingran. As soon as he finished speaking, he ran away without a trace and didn't give me a chance to refuse. Do you want to return this thing?" Jian Mingchen looked up with hope, wanting to keep it, Feeling that this was inappropriate, he reluctantly handed the paper bag to Jian Mingyu in the end.

Jian Mingyu glanced at it, and stretched out his hands to pinch it. He felt that it should be food, and slightly closed his eyelids for a moment of thought, before putting it back in Jian Mingchen's hand: "No, you can eat it."

Seeing his brother agreeing, Jian Mingchen immediately beamed and couldn't wait to open the paper bag, regardless of the unpleasant smell in the house. Seeing that it was a candied fruit that he might not eat once a year, he took one and stuffed it into his mouth. The sweet taste penetrated into my heart, and I looked up to see my brother, only to remember that he seemed to have forgotten something, and hurriedly handed the paper bag to my brother.

"Eat it, my hands are dirty."

Jian Mingchen frowned, and then his eyes lit up: "Brother eats too, I'll feed you."

Jian Mingyu ate the candied fruit, his mind drifted to nowhere, but the sweet taste in his mouth could not be wiped away no matter what.

As soon as Zhong Qingran got home, he distributed all the snacks and candied fruit to his younger siblings. Just as he was about to leave, Zhong Qing called to him, ran back to the room with a "dongdong" and took something out, stuffed it in Zhong Qingran's hand, and then ran away with his head down again. , I accidentally made some noise when closing the door.

Zhong Qingran opened his palms and saw that it was a light blue purse with no stitches exposed, which was much better than the little golden pig last time. It seems that the fourth sister has put in a lot of effort during this time.

Back in the East Room, Zhong Qingran put on a new purse, which looked pretty good, and after a while, took the remaining bag of pastries and went into the upper room next door.

Mr. Zhong was the only one in the room. Zhong Qingran put the cakes on the bedside table, roughly described the content of the conversation with shopkeeper Fu, and finally said: "Grandpa, I see that there will be drama in this matter, but I don't know if there will be any. misfortune."

"It's so cold outside, you should sit on the kang first." After finishing speaking, Mr. Zhong half-closed his eyes and fell into his own thoughts.

Zhong Qingran didn't bother, he was playing with the new purse, he didn't look at it carefully just now, only then did he realize that there was a simple version of the little blue pig embroidered on the corner of the purse, because of the similar color, he couldn't see it for a while.Zhong Qingran was a little bit dumbfounded, it seemed that his fourth sister was really competitive with Xiaozhu, and she didn't even forget to show her face in the purse that was given to him.

"Qing Ran, let's leave it at that. It's our luck if we succeed, and we bumped into a good person. If it doesn't work, just hand over this secret recipe. I'd rather lose some money than bring disaster to my family." Mr. Zhong felt unwilling, but There is nothing to do.

He himself knew that if he was wise and handed it over to the clan, at least some money would fall into his pocket, but he didn't want to, how could he do something that was clearly not beneficial?

What's more, if you want to do this, it's better to hide Hericium erinaceus and stop planting it from now on.When they went to shopkeeper Fu, Mr. Zhong and Zhong Qingran both felt that there was at least a [-]% chance of hope. This probability was not low enough for them to take a chance.At present, it seems that this decision is not wrong, and the rest can only be resigned to fate.

Zhong Qingran did this out of desperation, not to mention Hericium erinaceus, which can attract many people's attention, even after the mushrooms have been cultivated to a large scale, it is a matter of selling them outside.

At the beginning, the profit of red crayfish was enough to make people envious, and the mushrooms were even more coveted. This time, it is not like last time, with Hongtai Restaurant at the top.In order to expand their interests, they blocked all the coveted people back. When they later attracted the attention of similar forces, they made a decisive decision. Crack it, and make this matter completely invisible.

Another point is that the number of red crayfish is much more than that of mushrooms, and it is constant throughout the year.Based on these, the profits of mushrooms cannot be ignored.Without relying on him, Zhong Qingran could only sell dried mushrooms, and he had to control the quantity. He was not willing to do such a troublesome thing.

In fact, Zhong Qingran was not completely unprepared, he thought, if shopkeeper Fu's way fails, he will use the lucky luck beads.Over the past few months, in addition to the daily accumulation of good luck, Fu Yunzhu has also accumulated a lot of extra good luck, some of which come from the use of red crayfish and ginger seasoning, and some of which come from the sales of Qinghefang of goods.The former is because it benefits others, while the latter brings happiness to others.Zhong Qingran's current income is limited, and these two things are the main source of luck.

If the worst happens, and the people behind Shopkeeper Fu strike back, then Zhong Qingran will not be polite, and will directly take away their luck. He doesn't believe that there is no loophole in a power. It is not too difficult to hold the handle and drag it down.One can have two, as long as his luck can keep up with consumption, he will not be afraid of anyone.

The people who caused his family were unlucky one after another, he couldn't believe how many people would dare not believe in this evil.