The next day, Zhou Ziwen got up early, played in the yard for a while as usual, and then returned to the house to wash up.
Chen Qiaoyi and Chen Shiying also got up one after another. Chen Qiaoyi breastfed little Yueyue, while Chen Shiying began to prepare breakfast.
Breakfast is very simple, including steamed buns, porridge, boiled eggs, and a few side dishes.
After breakfast, Zhou Ziwen and Chen Shiying came to the production team to assemble.
Today is the day of mushroom harvesting, and he, the team leader, must also be present.
By the time they arrived at the production team, the members had almost arrived, and the team leader was arranging today's work.
During this period, the production team’s main focus is on spring plowing.
However, in addition to arranging tasks, the team leader also divided the newly arrived educated youth into teams and integrated them into the production team to work hard for the construction of the countryside.
In addition, the mushrooms in the mushroom cultivation base are also about to be harvested.
This is a happy event. When the members heard that the mushrooms were about to be harvested, they were all very excited. After all, successful mushroom cultivation means everyone can earn an income.
After the team leader arranged the work, the members began to disperse and each went to perform their own tasks.
Zhou Ziwen and Chen Shiying led the members of the mushroom team towards the mushroom planting base.
When arriving at the mushroom planting base, Zhou Ziwen went straight to the fourth workshop. The mushrooms in the workshop were already mature, and each one was holding a small umbrella. They looked very happy.
"Attention, everyone, be careful not to damage the mushrooms when harvesting them. This is our hard work."
Zhou Ziwen said loudly to the team members.
"Yes, team leader." The team members agreed in unison.
Then everyone started to get busy.
Harvesting mushrooms is a technical job. You need to use a special knife to gently cut along the roots of the mushrooms.
When the team members were harvesting, Zhou Ziwen was there to guide them.
“Be careful, be gentle when cutting, and don’t damage the mycelium of the mushroom, otherwise it will affect the growth of the next season.”
"Also, the harvested mushrooms must be handled with care and don't damage them."
Under Zhou Ziwen's guidance, the team members harvested smoothly.
However, half of the mushroom team went to the production team to help with spring plowing. There are not many people here, and the harvesting speed is not fast.
According to his estimation, it would take at least one day to harvest this batch of mushrooms.
"Ziwen, how are you doing here? Can you be busy?"
While Zhou Ziwen and his team members were harvesting mushrooms, Wu Dagang also came over.
"No problem, it should be almost done before work ends in the afternoon."
Zhou Ziwen looked at everyone's progress and then said.
"How about I call your team back and harvest the mushrooms earlier."
Wu Dagang asked.
If the harvest can be completed today, these mushrooms will not be sent out.
He wanted to finish it early and send the mushrooms to the commune today.
"Okay! It will be faster if there are more people."
Zhou Ziwen nodded.
“Then I’ll make arrangements right away.”
After saying this, Wu Dagang left the mushroom cultivation base in a hurry.
Zhou Ziwen continued to harvest mushrooms with his team members.
Wu Dagang here also moved very quickly and brought back the other members of the mushroom team in a short time.
With them around, the speed of harvesting mushrooms has obviously sped up a lot.
There are many people and strength. The mushrooms that were originally expected to take one day to harvest were almost harvested in the afternoon.
"Ziwen, how is the harvest going?"
Wu Dagang came to the mushroom planting base again and asked Zhou Ziwen.
“It’s almost done. It will be harvested in a while.” Zhou Ziwen replied.
“That’s good, I’ll arrange for someone to come over and send it to the commune.”
Wu Dagang nodded with satisfaction.
When Zhou Ziwen's mushroom harvest was finished, Wu Dagang and Uncle Yang also arrived with an ox cart.
Coming with them were Zhu Youde and some members pushing carts and carrying baskets.
Zhu Youde is here to count the weight of mushrooms.
Before the mushrooms are put on the bus, they must be weighed.
"Ziwen, have you finished harvesting the mushrooms?" Zhu Youde asked as soon as he arrived.
"It's almost there, just a little bit left." Zhou Ziwen replied.
"That's good, I'll weigh it first."
As Zhu Youde said, he picked up the weighing tool and started weighing.
Zhou Ziwen and his team members carefully moved the harvested mushrooms to the bullock cart, while Zhu Youde recorded the weight.
"Ziwen, there are a lot of mushrooms harvested this time, and they will definitely be sold at a good price." Zhu Youde said while recording.
"Yes, the mushrooms are growing well this time and there are a lot of them." Zhou Ziwen also smiled and nodded.
“Now the production team can increase a lot of income.” Zhu Youde said happily.
“Yes, everyone is more motivated.” Zhou Ziwen agreed.
After a while, the mushrooms in the workshop were emptied, and the oxcart was filled with mushrooms.
If the ox-carts are not enough, use the carts; if the carts are gone, use the baskets.
After working hard for an hour or two, I finally finished loading all the mushrooms.
"Okay, the mushrooms are all loaded into the truck. We will send them to the commune now." Wu Dagang said.
"Okay, Uncle Wu, be careful on the road." Zhou Ziwen reminded.
“Don’t worry, I’m very familiar with this road.” Wu Dagang patted his chest.
"Lao Zhu, have you calculated the result? How many pounds?"
Looking back, Wu Dagang looked at Zhu Youde and asked.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, it will be over soon."
Zhu Youde said without raising his head while his abacus was crackling.
After a while, Zhu Youde finally stopped his abacus and raised his head with a smile: "I figured it out, the total is 43,500 kilograms!"
"So many!" Wu Dagang was also shocked. Although he knew that the mushroom output this time was good, he did not expect that there would be so many.
“Yes, this is really a bumper harvest!” Zhou Ziwen was also very happy.
This is only from one workshop. If the mushrooms from several other workshops were added together, the number would be even greater.
“Now that’s good, our production team will definitely have a better life this year.” Zhu Youde said with a smile.
"Okay, now that the weight is out, let's set off quickly and try to deliver the mushrooms to the commune today." Wu Dagang said.
"Okay, Uncle Wu, be careful on the road." Zhou Ziwen reminded again.
"Don't worry, it'll be no problem." Wu Dagang waved his hand, and then together with Uncle Yang, drove the ox cart and set off with other members.
After watching them leave, Zhou Ziwen said to the remaining team members: "Everyone has worked hard today. Now that the mushrooms have been harvested, we will not work in the afternoon. Let's go home and rest."
Hearing this, the team members cheered instantly.
“Great, long live the team leader!” Some young team members shouted excitedly.
"Okay, okay, stop making trouble and go home and rest." Zhou Ziwen smiled and waved his hand.
"Yes, team leader." The team members agreed in unison, then packed up their things and went home.
After all the team members left, Zhou Ziwen and Chen Shiying also tidied up and went home. (End of this chapter)