NFBE Chapter 228 White Mushroom
Chapter 228 White Mushroom
When a few people arrived at the bamboo forest, they did not rush to dig spring bamboo shoots, but walked deeper into the bamboo forest.
Sun Daming said as he walked: "The county lady said that the old bamboos in the bamboo forest should be cut down every few years, otherwise the bamboo shoots behind them will not grow well if they are too dense.
The same applies to cutting down trees. After cutting down a big tree, you should plant a small sapling. This is called protecting the ecological balance.
So when you dig bamboo shoots later, don't dig up all of an area, leave a part to let it grow into bamboo.
We have walked through this mountain before, and there are no big beasts or animals. It is safe for you to dig here in the future, but don’t go inside, as we cannot guarantee that there are no beasts inside.”
Several villagers nodded after hearing this: "We all listen to the guard brother."
The guard leader was called Sun Daming. He stopped and said, "Let's dig here."
Several guards dispersed, and Sun Daming gathered several villagers to demonstrate to them how to dig bamboo shoots. He let them go only after they had dug two.
The bamboo forest is dense, with many newly unearthed bamboo shoots. You can see one every few steps. The villagers kept in mind the guards' instructions and did not dig up all of them. Instead, they dug up one bamboo shoot at a certain distance.
The bamboo forest was filled with the sound of hoes digging into the ground and exclamations of "This one is so big!"
Sun Daming was also digging forward with a basket in his hand. Suddenly, he saw a lot of white mushrooms in the bamboo bushes in front of him, and they seemed to be covered with a layer of white gauze.
Sun Daming didn't know what kind of mushroom this was or whether it was edible, but he planned to pick some and take it back. It wouldn't take much effort anyway, so he would show it to the county lord. The county lord was knowledgeable and should know what kind of mushroom it was.
These mushrooms are white and cannot be put in the backpack. If they get dirty, it would be hard to eat them. He took off his coat, spread it on the ground, and put all the mushrooms he picked in the coat. After picking all the white mushrooms nearby, Sun Daming packed up his coat and tied it to his chest. The bag was bulging, and he continued to dig spring bamboo shoots.
In the courtyard of the village, Zheng Sisi got up early to exercise, and went to the homes of the two village heads. She asked them to come to the courtyard for a meeting later, and also called the wife of Village Head Yao.
After returning to the courtyard and having breakfast, the two village heads arrived. Zheng Sisi asked them to sit down and also called Aunt Liu and several aunts who were cooking.
Considering that they would need to go to the county town later, Zheng Sisi said directly: "It's like this, I want to know if there are many families raising chickens and ducks in our two villages?"
Village Chief Liu said, "County Lord, you know the situation of our two villages. When the Fang family father and son were here, we had a hard time. We had no food to feed chickens and ducks. We raised a few chickens at home, and the children caught some insects and dug some earthworms to feed them. They laid eggs and sold them in the county town to supplement the family income."
Zheng Sisi nodded. She didn't expect that the villagers were all in this situation. She said, "I thought the village still had some surplus. Not to mention the many at home, chickens and ducks should be raised. This is what I planned. I encouraged everyone to raise chickens and ducks at Wohushan Farm. Maybe because it is an imperial farm, the villagers live a more affluent life.
I built a small workshop there to process and preserve chicken and duck eggs. I also want to build a workshop here to help everyone improve their lives.
Since this is the situation, I will make some adjustments. I will go buy some chicks and ducklings. Is there anyone in the village who can help me raise them?
I can teach you how to cultivate earthworms and provide some food.”
After hearing this, several people stood up excitedly and asked, "Really?"
Zheng Sisi motioned for them to sit down: "Of course it's true, because this workshop is going to be open for a long time.
After the pig farm at Wohushan Farm is completed, I will ask the masters who built the houses to come here and build a pig farm. Then I will ask the villagers to help me raise the pigs. When the vegetables, fruits and melons in the fields are grown, there will be plenty of food for the pigs.
People who raise chickens, ducks and pigs can get paid. Cutting grass for pigs, catching insects and digging earthworms can be provided by the elderly and children in the village. A basket of pig grass is given for one copper coin. After the chickens, ducks and pigs are sold, I will give 20% of the profit to the villagers. "