inspire-indiana Chapter 607 Still Useful
Chapter 607 Still Useful
She picked one and found that the fresh mushroom, which had not been dried in the sun, was moist and tender. When she put it under her nose and smelled it, she could smell a very faint fragrance. After being dried in the sun, the fragrance would settle and become more fragrant.
Walking around in the woods, I saw fungi growing on every dead tree.
Wu Jiang asked, "Boss, when can we harvest these flower mushrooms?"
Zhou Guo walked down the mountain and looked at the sky. It was a sunny day today. "Let's start today. Let's dry the mushrooms while the sun is shining. If it rains later, we can only spread them out on the kang to bake. You arrange the staff. People from Feizhuang will probably come soon. Ask Huzi to send people to pull the things out. There will be about ten or twenty people there. You have to keep an eye on them to prevent any problems. For the mushroom picking, three or four women with their children can do it. This way, no one will be delayed."
"Yes, I understand. I'll get busy now." Wu Jiang left in a hurry after receiving the order.
Zhou Guo took a look at the mountains, then went to the Feizhuang for a stroll. He told Hu Zi what to pay attention to, and then went home carrying two and a half sacks of fertilizer.
The old man at home had already harnessed the car, and Zhou Xing also prepared several food boxes for them. There was a large food box filled with food, steamed buns, pickles, fish, meat, and even a chicken, a few eggs, and cold-mixed preserved eggs. The whole box was filled, and there were some candied snacks on the top.
There are also two sets of bowls and chopsticks.
Zhou Guo said, "Sister, won't the stir-fried vegetables be cold by the time we eat them?"
Zhou Xing was putting meat patties into the oil paper. Hearing this, he said without even looking up, "It's not cold here. What's the big deal if it gets cold? It's better than having nothing to eat or eating roasted rabbit. Here, there are still a few meat patties left from this morning. Take them all. You definitely won't have enough."
"Three lunch boxes are not enough. I don't eat that much. Besides, it's only a lunch, and we have to come back to eat in the evening." She took it as she spoke. The big lunch box was full, so she wanted to put it in the other two lunch boxes. When she opened the lid, she saw one box was full of candies. She opened the other one and found it was full of candies as well.
Zhou Xing explained: "Didn't you say yesterday that the little kids in the village like to eat candy, and if you give them candy they will be happy to run errands for you."
She patted the two food boxes and said, "I prepared two big boxes for you today. They are filled with all the candies at home. You can take them with you."
Zhou Guo's mouth twitched, "That doesn't need that much."
Zhou Xing waved her hand, "You guys won't eat it anyway. Zhou Su and Li Lai don't like it either. It will just grow hair if you leave it alone. It's better to share it with the kids. They can still do things for you. Isn't that great? Take it."
The old man took out a pot of wine from the house, changed into coarse cloth clothes and pants suitable for working in the fields, and put on a straw hat on his head. At first glance, he looked quite genuine.
Zhou Xing smiled and said, "Sir, when you wear this, you really look like you're going to get out of bed."
Zhou Guo stroked his chin and said, "It's just too clean. It doesn't look like farm work at all."
The old man in the family worked in the fields all day long, and from his youth to his old age, he had saved up several sets of dirty work clothes. He was usually reluctant to wear such clean clothes, and kept them for going to the market.
The old man got in the car and said, "I'm not going to do farm work. I'm going to sell fertilizer. It's not appropriate to wear this."
Zhou Guo suddenly realized, "That's right. When meeting people, it's only right to dress nicely. Sister, let's go."
As he said this, he jumped on the cart, shook the reins, and the cart slowly moved away.
It’s still the same road as yesterday.
Halfway through the journey, they actually met people from several villages from yesterday, who were coming in groups in their direction.
Seeing Zhou Guo, they were surprised and delighted, "I really ran into you. Where are you going? We were just about to go to your village."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "I still have to go to other villages to spread the word. You guys go ahead. I've already asked someone to guard it. Everything is ready. I'm just waiting for you to show up."
When everyone heard this, they were so happy. They were worried that they had made a wasted trip.
After saying goodbye to this group of people, we walked forward and met a few more groups of people, all heading towards the village.
There are at least 40 or 50 people in total from several groups. Even if some of them are family members, there must be at least ten families, right?
Even if a family wants two shi, that would be about twenty shi.
The old man smiled and said, "Your method is really effective. You attracted so many people to your fat farm yesterday after you publicized it."
Zhou Guo said, "This is just the beginning. After the mushrooms in the mountains are harvested and sold, I will be able to invest the remaining manpower in Feizhuang. By then, I will not only promote it in this area, but also in other villages. Moreover, once my reputation is known, maybe I won't have to beat the drums and gongs everywhere. People who need it will naturally come to me."
Thinking of what Zhou Da Cang had told her before he left, she said, "Master, we'll work for one day today, and we won't work tomorrow. We have enough people now. If there are more, I won't have enough."
The old man looked at her in surprise and nodded, "Okay, if you say so, we'll do it. If you say no, we'll go home."
As he said this, he raised his head and took a sip of wine. The green grass and trees along the way slowly receded. The sun was shining brightly today, and the longer he looked, the lighter his mood became.
The master and his disciple passed the three villages yesterday and planned to spread the word in the fourth village, but when they found that she took out the gong, someone pointed at her and said, "It's her, it's her, the one with the gong, a child of about ten years old, driving a bullock cart, right?"
He looked at the old man again, "Hey, where did this old man come from? Wasn't it said that there were two children, one big and one small? Where did the big one go? He became the old man? Is this true?"
"Oh, you don't have a mouth, so you can't ask?"
The person who spoke was a woman. She came forward and asked Zhou Guo with a smile: "Boy, do you have fertilizer for sale in your village? Were you the one who came to sell fertilizer yesterday?"
Zhou Guo also smiled and replied, "Yes, aunt, I came here with my eldest brother yesterday, and today I came with our old man. Do you want to buy some fat?"
"Buy, buy, buy. We are all waiting for you to come. We want to see what your fertilizer looks like. We have been waiting since early morning, expecting you to come."
Zhou Guoqi asked, "How did you know we were coming?"
Even if someone happened to be helping out in that village yesterday, they didn't have to come from here.
The woman slapped her thigh and laughed, "Aren't you selling fat? Of course you have to continue selling it. It's on the way, so you must come here today. Come on, tell us how you sell your fat. My boss is dumb and can't explain clearly. No matter how many questions he asks, he just says the same three sentences. People who listen to him are anxious."