After breakfast, Zhou Ziwen and the Chen sisters came to the production team together.
The grain drying field was particularly lively today. Zhou Ziwen listened for a while and found that most of the villagers were talking about Xu Datou and his wife.
Due to timely rescue, Xu Datou’s daughter-in-law has been rescued. However, after all, she drank pesticide. Even if she is rescued, she will have some sequelae in the future.
There is nothing we can do about it. Let alone this era, even in future generations, it is impossible for people to recover 100%.
Most of the villagers expressed pity for this, saying that Xu Datou’s wife was with the wrong person.
Of course, there are also some heartless men who get together to talk about Xu Datou and the widow.
Zhou Ziwen was quite interested in the widow that Xu Datou hooked up with. It was not about that. He was just curious about how the widow would get along with her in the village.
You know, if this happens, no matter whether the village will punish you or not, gossip will inevitably happen.
He has experienced how powerful the aunties in the village are.
During the morning meeting, the team leader also brought up this matter with a straight face and severely criticized Xu Datou.
It's a pity that Xu Datou is still in the county hospital.
Perhaps he had known that staying in the village would not end well, so he took this opportunity to hide out.
Because no one was there, the captain had no point in scolding him. After scolding for a while, he got down to business.
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After the morning meeting, Zhou Ziwen left with the members of the mushroom group and soon came to the mushroom room.
This batch of mushrooms in the mushroom house has been cultivated for more than ten days. Due to careful care, these mushrooms have passed the germination stage and entered the solid growth stage.
The white mushroom heads are exposed, which makes people feel happy at the sight.
"Brother Zhou, how long will it take for these mushrooms to mature?" Zhou Chaoyang asked curiously.
“According to the current growth rate, it will be mature in another two weeks.” Zhou Ziwen replied casually.
“So fast?” Zhou Chaoyang opened his eyes in surprise.
"Yes, this is all your fault." Zhou Ziwen said with a smile.
In fact, what Zhou Ziwen said was true. If it weren't for Zhou Chaoyang and the others who monitored them around the clock and took care of these mushrooms like treasures, these mushrooms would not have reached the physical stage so quickly.
"Hey, Brother Zhou taught me well." Zhou Chaoyang rubbed the back of his head and smiled stupidly.
It is a very fulfilling thing to be able to cultivate these mushrooms from scratch.
For him, a big boy in the courtyard, there was a novelty that he had never experienced before.
This sense of accomplishment was much stronger than when they were wandering around the city before.
"Study hard. After these mushrooms are cultivated, I believe the scale will continue to expand in the future. You will contribute when you can." Zhou Ziwen patted him on the shoulder.
Zhou Ziwen somewhat understood his mood.
In the past, he grew up under the aura of his father, and the people he came into contact with were all because of his identity.
This time when he went to the countryside, he suddenly lost everything and started working hard from scratch, which made him feel that his life had meaning.
"Yeah." Although it was just a word of encouragement, Zhou Chaoyang felt like his blood was boiling.
Other educated youths have been going to the countryside for many years and have been running around for a living without necessarily having enough to eat every day.
But following Zhou Ziwen, they are struggling for their ideals. This pattern and level suddenly become different.
Zhou Ziwen said a few words of encouragement in the mushroom room to give everyone some blood.
Seeing everyone's excitement, Zhou Ziwen nodded with satisfaction.
It seems that his eloquence is not bad, and the chicken soup he heard in his previous life was not in vain.
After taking care of the mushroom house, Zhou Ziwen didn't stay too long and came out of it leisurely, ready to go home first and then go for a walk in the mountains.
Since Baji Quan reached level seven, he has not been to the mountains yet! With such strong force, he also felt eager to try, ready to go deep into the mountains to see if he could encounter bigger prey.
After returning home, Zhou Ziwen tidied up a little, carrying a backpack and two more sacks, and then went out after everything was ready.
Of course, the ax is indispensable, it is his main weapon.
Not long after leaving home, Zhou Ziwen saw Er Zhuzhu and a group of children playing in the field next to the river.
Every one of them was so dirty that if Zhou Ziwen hadn’t had a sharp eye, he would have almost lost track of which one was which.
"Er Zhuzi, Zhang Xiaoya, Gang Dan, what are you doing?"
Looking at their high spirits, Zhou Ziwen asked curiously.
"Brother Zhou, we are catching loaches, do you want it?"
Er Zhuzhu heard the sound and turned around and shouted.
There are a lot of loaches in the countryside, but no one likes to eat them. Only children like them are greedy, so they catch the loaches and burn them.
"How many have you caught? Get some for me."
Zhou Ziwen asked with a smile.
Loach is a good thing. Others think it has a strong earthy smell, but he doesn't dislike it.
With his skill and sufficient seasoning, the loach will definitely be delicious.
But it’s a little uneconomical. Maybe eating the loach for a while won’t be enough for the seasoning.
Fortunately, Zhou Ziwen doesn't care about this. As long as it's delicious, it doesn't matter if he wastes a little seasoning.
"Brother Zhou, do you want to eat it? This loach is not delicious." Erzhuzi advised kindly.
"It's okay. I'll take it back and raise it for a few days, and then eat it after the earthy smell is gone." Zhou Ziwen said with a smile.
"Okay, let's grab some more and send them to you tonight." Hearing Zhou Ziwen say this, Erzhu stopped trying to persuade him.
"I'll wait for you at home later and fry glutinous rice balls for you."
Zhou Ziwen didn't want their loach for nothing, and planned to get them some snacks.
I happened to still have some glutinous rice balls and noodles at home, which I had exchanged with the villagers a few days ago and were going to be fried for Yiyi and the others as snacks.
After bidding farewell to Erzhu and the others, Zhou Ziwen continued walking up the mountain.
He came to the mountains with familiarity, and he would pick some delicious wild vegetables and fruits along the way.
However, there are not many of these things in the periphery, and most of them have been picked by the villagers.
All the way to the top of the mountain, Zhou Ziwen's backpack was already less than half full.
This is the result of his careful selection, otherwise there would be more.
After reaching the top of the mountain, Zhou Ziwen did not stop and continued walking down.
This time he planned to go a little further and explore the road first. If he encountered something good, he could pick it at any time.
No one usually comes to this mountain. It can be said that as long as he finds good things, they are basically his.
The resources in the mountains are indeed rich. Not long after leaving, Zhou Ziwen discovered something good.
This is nothing else, but a Ganoderma lucidum.
Perhaps because not many people came, the Ganoderma lucidum he found was a bit big, as big as a palm.
According to Zhou Ziwen's limited knowledge of herbal medicine, this Ganoderma lucidum has been growing for at least three to five years.
However, Ganoderma lucidum is not very valuable. For such a big plant, it would be good if it could be sold for around ten yuan.
Of course, once this thing is in his hands, he will definitely not sell it. (End of this chapter)