canteen.

Grandma looked at the oil mushrooms that Shen Xue Ning and the others brought over and was pleasantly surprised: "Where did you find so many oil mushrooms?"

Shen Xue Ning said: "We found it accidentally in the mountains where tea trees are grown, and we picked it up."

Grandma smiled and asked, "Are there any more?"

Shen Xue Ning said: "Yes, the whole mountain is full of oil mushrooms, and we didn't even pick up a fraction of them."

Grandma's heart moved, and she asked, "Then I'll go with you to pick it up?"

Shen Xue Ning said without hesitation: "Sure."

So grandma took the basket and went up the mountain with Shen Xuening and the others.

When we got to the mountain, grandma saw the huge tea seeds and said happily, "The tea trees have grown a lot bigger this year. They have produced a lot more tea seeds than last year, and we can extract a lot more oil."

Shen Xue Ning led her grandmother to the tea tree: "Grandma, be careful, there are stones on the ground, don't trip."

Grandma smiled and replied, "It's okay, grandma is watching."

Soon, Shen Xue Ning brought her grandma to the place where they had picked oil mushrooms before: "Grandma, this is it. There are many more in front and around."

These oil mushrooms have grown and matured, and some have even gone rotten. If they are not picked now, more of them will go rotten later.

"Grandma saw it." Grandma put the basket aside and squatted down to pick the fruits.

Shen Xuening looked around and started picking the fruits together.

Shen Baohong has not picked any mushrooms for the time being. He plans to film them first, and then take some close-ups of the oil mushrooms, and then finish today's video first.

After shooting the necessary shots, Shen Baohong fixed the video camera and went to pick oil mushrooms.

Shen Baohong asked curiously: "Xue Ning, is this oil mushroom delicious?"

Shen Xue Ning asked back: "Haven't you eaten it before?"

Shen Baohong shook his head: "I don't think I've eaten it. I don't have any impression."

Grandma said at this time: "I will cook the mushrooms into a dish tonight. You can come to the canteen to eat it. Don't forget."

Shen Baohong replied crisply: "I understand, grandma."

……

Shen Baohong carried the basket full of mushrooms to the canteen. As a grown man, it was natural for him to take on such physical work.

On his way to the canteen, Granny Zhang from the village came over. When she saw the mushrooms in the basket, she was surprised: "Mushrooms? Such plump mushrooms. Where did you pick them?"

Shen Baohong smiled and replied: "In our own mountain."

Granny Zhang said with regret: "I thought we were in the mountains, so I could pick some myself."

Shen Baohong thought for a moment and said, "Wait a moment."

He took out his cell phone and called Shen Xue Ning, "Xue Ning, I met Granny Zhang on the road. Do you want to ask her to help us pick oil mushrooms? We will give her some when the time comes?"

Granny Zhang was also very interested in this proposal, so she stopped and waited for the result.

The result was that Shen Xue Ning agreed.

Shen Baohong said to Granny Zhang, "Go home and get a basket, and go to the mountain where the tea trees are planted to find Xue Ning. Help us pick the oil mushrooms, and we'll give you some when the time comes. What do you think?"

Granny Zhang nodded: "Okay, I'll go get it right away."

Shen Baohong added: "Ask others, if anyone else wants to go, you can go together."

Granny Zhang responded, "Okay, I'll ask."

When she asked this question, she found three helpers for Shen Xue Ning, all of whom were old ladies from the village. They carried baskets from their homes and lined up to go up the mountain.

Shen Xue Ning came to the entrance and waited for people: "Grandmothers, thank you for your hard work."

Granny Zhang carried a basket in one hand and waved the other with a smile: "Why are you being so formal? We don't have anything to do, so we just came to help."

Shen Xue Ning led them into the mountains: "Be careful with your steps..."

Everyone walked very carefully, because if someone fell here, it would be no joke.

After walking for a distance, they met up with their grandmother, and several of them greeted her warmly: "Old sister, you are here too?"

Grandma was also very enthusiastic and smiled immediately: "I just got here not long ago."

"You already have so much in your basket..." Several mothers-in-law did not hesitate and started picking the fruits as they dispersed.

Grandma looked at her basket and said, "Haha, it's okay..."

Granny Zhang said with emotion: "These mushrooms are growing so well, and there are so many of them, it seems like there are all of them in this area."

Another grandmother said, "It seems to be all over the mountain."

The third grandmother agreed, "I think the whole mountain is covered with them. If we pick them all, I wonder how many there will be."

Granny Zhang asked Shen Xue Ning: "Why didn't you notice so many oil mushrooms on this mountain before?"

Shen Xue Ning said: "I never thought there would be so many mushrooms growing on this mountain. It was an accidental discovery."

Grandma said, "It rained a few days ago, and the ground was soaked. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many mushrooms growing."

Shen Xue Ning thought to herself that it must be because of the spiritual spring water. There are so many chicken mushrooms growing on the mountain where Du Qinghua is planted. So many can be picked every day. If there are fewer one day, they can grow again immediately by watering with some spiritual spring water.

Granny Zhang smiled and said, "Since Ningning took over the mountain, we seem to have more plants here."

Grandma said, “It will definitely be different if there is someone in charge.”

……

Soon, Grandma Shen heard the news. She immediately came to the mountain with a basket and said, "I didn't expect there would be so many oil mushrooms growing on this mountain."

Several people looked back at Grandma Shen and smiled at her.

Grandma replied, "I was surprised too."

Grandma Shen found a spot and squatted down to pick the oil mushrooms: "These oil mushrooms are delicious, but they can only be wild. They are a delicacy that money can't buy."

Shen Baohong came back and put the big basket on the ground: "That's right, it's worth a fortune."

Shen Xue Ning said: "That's perfect. If we introduce more new and good things here, it will attract more tourists to come here, right?"

Granny Zhang and the others are all beneficiaries, and they strongly support Shen Xuening's proposal: "Yes, yes, then are you going to sell these oil mushrooms? I think a lot of people will like them."

Shen Xue Ning said: "Sell it. Sell some in the cafeteria and some in the hot pot restaurant."

Granny Zhang nodded and agreed, "Yes, you have a shop, and your business is good, so you don't have to worry about sales at all."

Grandma asked Granny Zhang and the others, "Have you ever been to a hot pot restaurant?"

Granny Zhang smiled and shook her head: "We are old, why should we go there to eat? It is good enough to eat at home."

Shen Xue Ning listened and said, "How about I treat you guys to hot pot tonight? Just think of it as a reward for your help, what do you think?"

The three mothers-in-law looked at each other, a little embarrassed: "This, this is not good, right?"

Grandma Shen said, "Ningning has already asked, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about. Let's go eat tonight and try something new. It's delicious, and I promise you won't regret it."

The mothers-in-law hesitated for a while, but finally agreed: "Then Ningning will pay for it."

Shen Xue Ning was very generous: "It's okay, just eat whatever you want when the time comes."

……

It took two days to pick all the oil mushrooms, and several people were so tired that they couldn't even straighten their backs.

From the third day, we officially started picking tea seeds. Just then, the pear cactus over there had been picked, so we had nothing to worry about.

Just as the picking process started, Zhang Qianwen called Shen Xuening and asked her if she wanted to sell tea oil.

Tea oil is now sold at more than 100 yuan per pound on the market. Zhang Qianwen said that she could buy it according to the market price, but Shen Xuening still refused her because she needed to use it herself. Not only that, she also planned to go to the surrounding villages to purchase tea seeds.

Most villagers in their villages close to the mountains have the habit of picking tea seeds in the mountains. In fact, many people don’t know how to sell them, so they just try their luck.

Zhang Qianwen was quite disappointed, but Shen Xue Ning was useful to her, and she couldn't force Shen Xue Ning to sell.

Although she didn't want to sell it, Shen Xuening still promised to give her some tea oil so that she could keep it for herself. After hearing this, Zhang Qianwen was happy again.

Not only Zhang Qianwen, many people came to ask Shen Xue Ning if he would sell tea oil. Shen Xue Ning always gave the same answer: he would not sell any.

After the tea seeds were picked, Shen Xuening had them transported to the open space in the factory for drying. The tea seeds needed to be dried until they could make a sound when shaken before they could be shelled.

Yes, tea seeds are like walnuts. You need to peel off the outer green skin to get to the fruit inside.

The fruit can be used to extract oil only after it is dried.

If you want to squeeze tea seeds into tea oil, there are quite a lot of steps involved, especially shelling, which is the most time-consuming.

Shen Baohong suddenly said: "Xue Ning, I have a suggestion."

Shen Xue Ning asked curiously: "What's the proposal?"

Shen Baohong asked, "Can we buy a shelling machine? We have so many tea seeds, and if we just rely on manual shelling, it will take forever."

Shen Xuening thought seriously about Shen Baohong's suggestion: "What you said is right, let me see if there is such a shelling machine on the market."

Then Shen Xue Ning took out her cell phone and started searching.

This search did yield some results. There are shelling machines like this, which cost several thousand yuan each. They can be used not only to shell tea seeds, but also lotus seeds, hazelnuts, melon seeds, peanuts, etc. They are very multifunctional.

Shen Xue Ning carefully studied it and then placed an order for one. It will be delivered in two days: "I bought it."

Shen Baohong was surprised: "So fast."

Shen Xue Ning put away her phone and continued to work: "Orders placed at the previous factory will naturally be faster."

Shen Baohong said: "You paid the balance promptly, and they also worked promptly, which is good."

……

A few days later, the pig shed was built, Shen Xue Ning inspected it, and then prepared to recruit workers.

As soon as they heard that Shen Xue Ning was recruiting, many people came to apply.

That morning, more than a hundred people were standing in front of the factory gate, including middle-aged people and young people. How could there be young people doing the job of raising pigs? This made everyone look at them frequently, which was quite novel.

An auntie couldn't help asking, "Young man, do you know that this is to find a wild boar breeder?"

Zheng Wen, a good-looking man in his twenties, said, "We know."

The auntie had no ill intentions and simply said, "You young people should go to the city to work hard. Why are you competing with people like us for jobs?"

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