Training the Heavens

Chapter 203 Yellow Sheep
When Xu Lingjun was building the house, he also made some furniture. The money from selling Cordyceps was not enough, so he borrowed some from Dong Kuan, Guo Chenzi, Haisheng and others. Now it is the season for picking yellow mushrooms, so he has to hurry to earn money to pay them back.

"Be careful on the road." Li Xiuzhi stuffed the boiled eggs and dry food into Huang Jun's bag and hung it on the saddle.

"Don't work yourself too hard when I'm not at home. Now that we have a house, you just need to take care of the chickens and rabbits. When you're free, you can write or read. Raising chickens and rabbits also requires scientific knowledge." Xu Lingjun reminded.

"Well, I didn't stop working when I was making bricks. When I was tired, I would read a book. Don't worry, I will definitely not hold you back." Li Xiuzhi's answer made Xu Lingjun very happy. It doesn't matter if the foundation is poor, as long as you are willing to learn, you can make progress.

Seeing Guo Chenzi, Dong Kuan, Haisheng and others coming over, Xu Lingjun also jumped on his horse and said, "Let's go. Don't be reluctant to eat at home. Take good care of your body so that you won't have trouble having children in the future."

Li Xiuzhi's age is quite suitable now, but she has suffered a lot in the past and is still a little weak, so Xu Lingjun is not in a hurry to have a child. He went to the town to get family planning supplies, intending to wait until she recovers before having a child to avoid any problems.

Hearing this, Li Xiuzhi blushed immediately. Girls these days are still very shy when talking about these things, unlike in later generations.

After bidding farewell to Li Xiuzhi, he rode his horse a few quick steps and caught up with Guo Chenzi and the others. The big blue horse behind him didn't need to be led at all. It followed Xu Lingjun obediently, carrying two bamboo baskets, while Dahuang and Erhuang squatted in the bamboo baskets.

Guo Zizi saw the two little guys and laughed, "Haha, if these two little guys can even find yellow mushrooms, then you can be considered to have found a treasure."

"I reckon it should work. Yellow mushrooms have a strong smell. Since we can find Cordyceps, we can definitely find mushrooms. Our Qilian Mountains are full of treasures. We can dig Cordyceps in spring and pick Yellow mushrooms in summer. Not to mention autumn, the mountains are full of medicinal herbs. With these two little guys helping you, Lao Xu, your future life will definitely get better and better." Dong Kuan also had a smile on his face.

Ever since Xu Lingjun came to the ranch, he has been worried about this young man. Now Xu Lingjun has recovered from the blow, married a wife and built a new house. Seeing that his life is back on track, Dong Kuan is as happy as if his own child has made progress.

Arriving at the ranch and setting up the tent, Xu Lingjun took out some boiled eggs and shared them with everyone. "Xiuzhi cooked some tea eggs. How do you all taste?"

Everyone was not polite. This was the way it was when they were in the mountains. Whoever had something delicious would share it with everyone. Guo Zizi took it and praised it before he even tasted it. "It smells delicious. You are so lucky to have such a good wife."

"You're bragging about yourself again, but Old Xu has to thank you very much. If you hadn't brought Xiuzhi back, there wouldn't be such a good marriage." Dong Kuan said as he peeled the eggs. "Mm, they are indeed delicious. Old Xu will enjoy his life from now on."

He didn't mention asking Xiuzhi to teach his wife about it, because tea eggs definitely require tea leaves, and tea is a luxury item on the ranch. Who would be willing to use tea leaves to boil eggs? The tea leaves at home were only taken out when guests came.

The same went for Guo Xizi and Haisheng. Xu Lingjun saw what they were thinking but didn't rush to say anything. Now everyone was not well off, and it wouldn't be too late to let Xiuzhi teach them when everyone's life got better in the future.

After filling their stomachs, everyone started to graze. Dong Kuan directly handed his five or six and a half to Xu Lingjun, "You go find mushrooms, we can handle the rest of the work."

"Okay, I'll see if I can make something for everyone to satisfy their cravings." Xu Lingjun didn't hesitate. They helped him now, and he would help them again in the future if he had the chance. It would be too polite to just say it.

"Swoosh~~" After a whistle was blown, the big blue horse came running over, and Dahuang and Erhuang quickly jumped into the bamboo basket. They wanted to save their strength for the critical moment, so let the big blue horse do more work for the time being.

"Let's go!" Xu Lingjun shouted, spurring his horse up the mountain. Qilian yellow mushrooms primarily grow on grasslands between 3000 and 4600 meters above sea level. They have very demanding growing environments and can only thrive during the brief rainy season between July and August. It had rained a few days ago, perfect for yellow mushrooms to emerge. This time, they were sure to have a good harvest.

After running for half an hour, Xu Lingjun arrived at the area where yellow mushrooms grew. He dismounted and started looking. After a while, he found a few egg yolk-like mushrooms poking out from the grass.

"Da Huang, Er Huang, come here." Xu Lingjun picked a few flowers and held them under the noses of the two little guys. "Remember this smell. Call me wherever you see it."

"Woof woof! Woof woof!" Dahuang and Erhuang barked a few times and then ran away. It was obvious that they understood.

"Tsk tsk, they are much more obedient than Zhendong and Zhenbei." Xu Lingjun couldn't help laughing. With these two little guys, this year's mushroom picking season will definitely be another bumper harvest.

I had just picked all the mushrooms nearby and put them in my backpack when I heard Erhuang barking. I turned around and saw that this guy was barking and showing off at Dahuang not far away, as if he was showing off. Now I got there first.

Xu Lingjun rode over and rubbed its head. "Not bad, not bad. You've made progress."

"Ah~" Dahuang cried out twice in grievance. In fact, it found it, but it was a little slower than Erhuang.

"You are not bad either. I will pick the ones from Erhuang first and then go to your side later." Xu Lingjun bent down and started working.

This job looks easy, but it is actually quite tiring as he has to bend over constantly. Fortunately, he has a good physique, otherwise Xiuzhi would not be satisfied when he returns home after picking mushrooms.

With the help of the two little guys, Xu Lingjun saved the effort of looking for mushrooms. He only needed to rush over to pick them. Soon, his backpack was full.

The price of yellow mushrooms is not cheap either. After drying, they can be sold for five yuan per kilogram. The supply and marketing cooperatives collect them, a small portion is kept locally to entertain guests, and most of them are handed over for export. Nowadays, domestic industry is underdeveloped, and we can only sell various local specialties in exchange for foreign exchange.

This backpack weighs about ten pounds, and after drying, it contains exactly one pound of dried mushrooms. In other words, Xu Lingjun earned five yuan in just a short while. In terms of making money, he even made money faster than digging Cordyceps.

This is not surprising. Although the price of yellow mushrooms is low, the yield is higher and picking is not as troublesome as Cordyceps, so the efficiency of making money is naturally higher.

"Woof woof! Woof woof!" Just as I put all the mushrooms into the bag, I heard Dahuang and Erhuang barking hurriedly at the same time.

Xu Lingjun looked over quickly. Hey, a yellow sheep! This is a good thing!
　I just came back from the countryside, there will be more later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)