Leisurely Taoyuan

Chapter 14 What to Plant
Seeing that Wang Xiaoyu agreed, the village chief quickly drew up a lease contract and asked Wang Xiaoyu to sign it.

"Boy, if you sign the paper and pay the rent, the agreement will be reached. You can't go back on your word!" The village chief said deliberately.

"Don't worry, I won't be as shameless as some people!" Wang Xiaoyu said sarcastically, and signed his name with a pen.Before the 20 yuan he earned from selling Adenophora ginseng for the first time was used up, Wang Xiaoyu prepared to bring several thousand yuan in advance and paid a year's rent, which was 2000 yuan, on the spot.

The village head showed a very proud smile on his face, and then took Wang Xiaoyu to see the place.

Wang Xiaoyu went to have a look, and almost died of anger on the spot. The village chief rented Wang Xiaoyu all the wasteland in the village, overgrown with weeds, and the land was barren, and there was no way to grow food.

"Boy, the contract has already been signed for the 20 acres, so don't go back on your word!" The village head said with a smile.

Zhu Xiaoxiong laughed at the side: "Haha, brat, how do you plant these 20 acres of land? If you really can't grow crops, you can plant grass!"

Wang Xiaoyu gritted his teeth and said, "It's just 20 acres, it's settled!"

Then Wang Xiaoyu went home, and the news that Wang Xiaoyu rented 2000 acres of wasteland in the village for 20 yuan soon spread throughout the village.

The villagers were very surprised and talked with each other.

"Is Wang Xiaoyu sick? The 20 mu of wasteland has not grown crops for 100 years. What can I grow?"

"There is still 2000 yuan in rent a year, even if you give me the money and give it to me, I don't want it!"

"Wang Xiaoyu is so stupid, look, you will regret it until your intestines are green!"

"Wang Xiaoyu can grow cash crops on the wasteland, I wrote his name upside down!" Some villagers shook their heads and said with disdain.

When Wang Xiaoyu returned home, his parents kept complaining.

"Xiaoyu, I said you are stupid or something! Those wastelands are exhausted to grow grass, how can you grow crops on it? You were deceived by the village chief!"

"Hey, 2000 yuan is just for naught..." Mother Yang Lanfen felt sorry for the money and couldn't help crying.

But Wang Xiaoyu didn't seem to take it seriously, and quickly persuaded: "Mom, don't worry, those wastelands can't grow crops, you have to try planting to know!"

Wang Zhiyun sighed, and said helplessly, "It's already been rented, and there's nothing I can do to regret it. I can only try to plant it. In the past few days, let's clear up the weeds first, and then turn over the land again!"

Yang Lanfen had no choice but to wipe away her tears and nodded.

The next day, Wang Zhiyun and Yang Lanfen went to dig the ground.Wang Xiaoyu is wondering what kind of economic crops should be planted?

Wang Xiaoyu thought to himself, the village chief's family earns 20 yuan a year from growing shiitake mushrooms.
But what kind of fungi are good?Wang Xiaoyu thought about it for a while, and thought that it would not make much money to grow ordinary cash crops. If he wanted to grow them, he should grow crops that are rare in the market and have high nutritional value.

Wang Xiaoyu thought of a wild fungus in the mountains called Russula, also known as Gaoshanhong and Dazhugu.

Russula is a natural wild higher fungus, known as "pure natural higher wild mountain delicacies", and is one of the world-famous edible fungi.It grows in the primeval forests and is collected from the wild, with extremely low yields, so "rare things are more expensive".

Russula is rich in vitamins B, D, and E, and contains nicotinic acid, which is rare in other foods, as well as trace elements such as iron, zinc, selenium, and manganese.It has magical effects such as nourishing the lungs and fighting cancer, nourishing blood and nourishing blood, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, removing edema, nourishing the spirit, strengthening the body, and benefiting the kidney and waist.

Russula is a rare wild fungus, which cannot be cultivated artificially.But Wang Xiaoyu has Shennong Xinjue, so there is nothing to worry about.

Now the price of wild russula mushrooms on the market is 100 yuan per catty. If you can grow a large number of them yourself, you still won’t make a lot of money!

Thinking of this, Wang Xiaoyu was excited, and hurried into the mountains, planning to dig some red mushroom seedlings first, and then cultivate them.

"Wow woof!" Seeing that the little master was about to go up the mountain, Heizi hurriedly followed, wagging his tail happily.

So, one person and one dog climbed to the deep mountain jungle.

As soon as he arrived at the mountain link, he saw Yang Baiyun from the village climbing up with several villagers.

Yang Baiyun is a good hunter in the village, and several villagers follow him, often hunting in deep mountains and jungles.

As the saying goes, relying on mountains to eat mountains, hunting is also an income for villagers in mountain villages.

"Uncle Baiyun, did you go hunting in the mountains again today?" Wang Xiaoyu greeted enthusiastically from afar.

Yang Baiyun is very down-to-earth, and everyone likes to associate with him.

Seeing that it was Wang Xiaoyu, Yang Baiyun greeted him quickly: "It turned out to be Xiaoyu. What are you doing up the mountain alone with a dog? There is nothing wrong with going to the front mountain, but don't go to the jungle at the back mountain. There are ferocious beasts and traps inside. It's dangerous!"

Wang Xiaoyu smiled and said: "Thank you Uncle Baiyun for your concern. I come up here often, and with Heizi leading the way, there won't be any danger."

Yang Baiyun sized Wang Xiaoyu up and asked, "You brought Heizi here as a hunt?"

Before Wang Xiaoyu could answer, he shook his head and said, "There are fewer and fewer game animals these days. We brought several shotguns but couldn't catch any game. How can you do it with a dog?"

"Look, we have been wandering in the mountains for several days without gaining anything. Uncle advises you not to waste your time, and take Heizi down the mountain!" Yang Baiyun said with a long sigh. There are fewer and fewer prey in the mountains these days. These hunters had no harvest and had a hard time.

I saw Yang Baiyun's face full of vicissitudes, a very depressed look.

Wang Xiaoyu wanted to tell Yang Baiyun that he was not here to hunt, but Yang Baiyun kept talking so enthusiastically that he didn't allow himself to intervene, so he smiled slightly, bid farewell to Yang Baiyun, and went up the mountain.

Wang Xiaoyu took Heizi and traveled through the deep mountains and jungles for a long time. He couldn't find any big russula, but he dug up a lot of russula seedlings.

There are many seedlings of red mushrooms, but before they grow up, they will be picked up by the villagers.Therefore, it is easy to find seedlings, but it is even more difficult to find larger red mushrooms.

The mountain road is not easy to walk, and Wang Xiaoyu is a little tired after walking for a while.

Looking up, a towering tree appeared in front of me, with a part of the trunk lying horizontally, like a thick arm stretched out by a person.

Wang Xiaoyu climbed up and lay down on it, planning to rest for a while before talking.

Squinting his eyes and enjoying the soft sunshine from the gaps in the mottled leaves above his head, Wang Xiaoyu felt very comfortable.

The mountains are a place of tranquility that cannot be compared in big cities.

Wang Xiaoyu grew up in a mountain village and liked this kind of comfortable life very much.The hustle and bustle of big cities makes people irritable, which is one of the reasons why Wang Xiaoyu returned to the village after graduating from university.

I felt so comfortable, I was about to fall asleep in a daze.

Suddenly hearing the cry of "woof, woof", Wang Xiaoyu opened his eyes, looked down, and saw Heizi holding a plump pheasant in his mouth, placing it at the foot of the big tree, barking excitedly at him.

Wang Xiaoyu was very happy when he saw it. This pheasant is so big and fat. It will be stewed in a big pot when it is taken home!
Wang Xiaoyu quickly jumped off the tree, picked up the dying pheasant, and patted Heizi's head appreciatively at the same time.

"Heizi, you are amazing!"

"Woof woof!" Heizi was very happy to receive the reward. He barked at Wang Xiaoyu a few times and then ran away.

Wang Xiaoyu climbed the tree with the pheasant, hung the pheasant on the branch, and continued to lie on his back to rest.

He had just rested for a while, when he suddenly heard a noise, and Heizi rushed back quickly.

Wang Xiaoyu looked down, good guy, there is another fat hare in Heizi's mouth.

The hare's neck was bitten off by Heizi, and there was no trace of moving.

"Wow, Heizi, you are so good, you caught another hare so quickly!" What a surprise, Wang Xiaoyu jumped down and picked up the hare.

(End of this chapter)