Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 242 Acquiring Mushrooms
Meanwhile, the workers in the handicraft group brought back a warehouse full of reeds, which were drying in the yard.

It looks like we won't be able to go to Hongxing Lake anytime soon.

As for why, nobody knows.

On the way, Lu Qiaoge encountered Sun Datian and Xiao Tao.

The two of them seemed hesitant to approach.

Lu Qiaoge remembered what she had promised them.

When it's time to recruit, we'll definitely reserve positions for them.

Lu Qiaoge said with a smile, "Brother Sun, Brother Xiao Tao, it's great to see you here. If you hadn't come, I would have gone to your house to find you."

Sun Datian and Xiao Tao exchanged a glance.

Actually, I never saw Lu Qiaoge again after she left the hospital.

She's still working at the neighborhood office, and she's extremely busy.

A few days ago, the handicraft group was recruiting workers, but they didn't dare to come. Their hands are clumsier than their feet, so there's no point in them coming.

But now that I've heard the food factory is hiring, I can't stay any longer.

So I was thinking of asking Lu Qiaoge if she remembered what she said that day.

Upon seeing Lu Qiaoge, for some reason, he didn't dare to approach her.

Unexpectedly, Lu Qiaoge greeted them warmly.

Sun Datian and Xiao Tao hurriedly ran over.

Before they could speak, Lu Qiaoge took the initiative to say, "The craft factory was recruiting workers a few days ago, but at that time it was for foreign trade orders, so they were only recruiting experienced craftsmen, and I didn't mention you. But the food factory is recruiting workers soon, are you two interested?"

Sun Datian didn't even ask what kind of job they were recruiting for, he just nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes, absolutely! As long as I can get into the factory, I'll do anything."

Lu Qiaoge smiled: "Then I'm relieved. Why don't you two familiarize yourselves with the environment now, and then I'll give you two a task?"

Sun Datian's eyes immediately lit up.

I never expected that Lu Qiaoge would actually keep her word.

She just doesn't keep her word, so what can you do about it?

Xiao Tao was afraid that Sun Datian would say something stupid, so he immediately agreed, "Okay, okay, Director Lu, whatever you say, we'll do."

Sun Datian nodded in agreement.

Lu Qiaoge had spoken to Director Hu beforehand, and Director Hu naturally agreed without hesitation.

So she led the person straight into the food factory.

The infrastructure department is clearing the site. We received a call from above saying that the machinery and equipment will be transported to Jiangcheng soon.

The task of renovating the factory was assigned to the Infrastructure Department.

Sun Datian never expected that the dilapidated pickled vegetable factory would be completely transformed once he stepped through the gate.

Lu Qiaoge said to the two of them, "I'll take you to see Deputy Factory Director Meng first."

Meng Qingshan is now the deputy director of the food factory.

It's the kind where the file has already been downloaded.

Then Hu Ze is in charge of finances, and he is currently learning from the accountant in the finance office of the subdistrict office.

This is in preparation for the food factory to become financially independent.

Of course, it is still affiliated with the subdistrict office, and it is impossible for it to be completely independent.

They have 80% autonomy and only need to come to the factory once a month to submit their accounts.

Meng Qingshan also knew Sun Datian and Xiao Tao. When he saw the two of them, he greeted them with a big smile.

No need to think about it, these two people must be among the newly recruited workers.

Meng Qingshan led the two of them on a tour.

Sun Datian and Xiao Tao were both flattered.

Lu Qiaoge pointed to the factory building under construction by the Infrastructure Department and said to the two of them, "...Soon a set of food processing equipment will be put into operation, and then we will need a lot of auxiliary ingredients. Of course, we also need to develop other products. Here's what we'll do: you two come with me to Guzitun Brigade. We need to talk to Captain Lin about something."

Lu Qiaoge plans to hand over the task of purchasing mushrooms to Sun Datian and Xiao Tao.

It's currently the peak season for porcini mushrooms.

The south is now the main export region.

Most of these porcini mushrooms ended up in Japan.

They really enjoy eating this mushroom.

Some northerners like it, while others won't even glance at it.

In many places, people don't even know that this is a delicious porcini mushroom. Because it has a thin layer of slime on it, they like to call it sticky ball.

Lu Qiaoge plans to buy a large quantity of this type of mushroom. Other types of mushrooms are also acceptable.

She has to go to the Canton Fair this autumn, and do the most with the least amount of money, taking advantage of local conditions.

Therefore, it is necessary to purchase and store supplies in advance.

Old Hu was really curious when he found out she wanted to collect porcini mushrooms, so he asked her questions for a long time. When he found out she wanted sticky rice balls, he exclaimed "Ah!" and suddenly understood.

The question that wasn't asked was, "How can something that even a dog wouldn't eat be exchanged for foreign currency?"

However, he didn't discourage Lu Qiaoge's enthusiasm. After all, the purchase price wasn't high, and they were all dried mushrooms, which were easy to store. Even if they were stockpiled, it wouldn't matter; he could just consider it as gaining experience.

There is another type of mushroom called matsutake, which was also a popular export fungus in the 1970s.

And the ones from the north are the best.

However, these are not easy to find, and there aren't many of them.

Besides, this kind of thing isn't always a bumper harvest.

There's an old saying that goes, "A small harvest every three years, a big harvest every five years."

According to Captain Lin, this year marks the fifth anniversary of the mushroom harvest, a year of abundant mushroom production.

When Lu Qiaoge and Qin Hengzhi went to look for the old gold mine, they saw a lot of mushrooms, but unfortunately they had nowhere to put them after picking them.

Unfortunately, we had to pass by.

In fact, Lu Qiaoge felt that picking mushrooms was more like hunting. Finding mushrooms was like finding prey, and they were all free, so whoever picked them was happy.

However, people nowadays don't really like eating mushrooms; they prefer meat.

It's the same principle as how wild vegetables and mushrooms later became more expensive than meat.

However, the night before last, Captain Lin brought over a basket of cleaned mushrooms.

The leftovers were dried by Mengxia.

There weren't many matsutake mushrooms inside, but there were also porcini mushrooms, and even more small yellow mushrooms, which are a favorite among locals. Even without meat, a plate of this stir-fried with cabbage leaves and chili peppers was incredibly delicious.

After considering the bountiful season, Lu Qiaoge decisively led the two out of the city with the letter of introduction and the deposit.

They went to Guzitun again and looked for Captain Lin.

I told Captain Lin in advance that I mainly wanted these two types of mushrooms, but others would also be fine.

But there absolutely cannot be any poisonous mushrooms.

If someone gets sick from eating it, they'll have to pay compensation, so Captain Lin put his wife in charge of ensuring the food quality.

It is better to have nothing than to have something of poor quality.

We can't let the food poison us instead of making a lot of money.

A lot of food was drying in the yard.

Everything was very clean.

Lu Qiaoge doesn't recognize every type of mushroom.

But she recognizes porcini and matsutake mushrooms.

Captain Lin said, "We checked each one individually, cleaned them up, and dried them. Don't worry, there won't be any problems."

They were all picked by experienced people, and they are all good mushrooms.

Sun Datian and Xiao Tao were completely clueless.

Lu Qiaoge had them learn to identify mushrooms from Lin Liang, the son of Captain Lin.

Lin Liang is 21 years old this year. He is a shy, quiet but very capable young man.

Whatever he says, he makes perfect sense.

I heard he was a junior high school graduate.

Her educational background is even higher than Lu Qiaoge's.

Lu Qiaoge's heart stirred, so she asked Lin Liang what he was doing now.

Captain Lin looked at Lu Qiaoge with shining eyes, his voice trembling: "My Liangzi... is honest. Last year, when the machinery factory was recruiting, Liangzi passed the exam, but they insisted that he was not suitable because he was nearsighted, so they sent him back. But actually, he is not nearsighted. Someone else took his place, and he has been staying at home farming with me ever since."

Lu Qiaoge was not surprised.

There are many cases of identity theft these days, and the authorities don't investigate unless the public reports it.

Even after the resumption of the college entrance examination, there were many cases of people taking someone else's place in university.

Lu Qiaoge knew what Captain Lin was thinking; this man wanted his son to have a chance to join the factory.

But he was too embarrassed to say it.

If she hadn't exposed it, Captain Lin probably would never have dared to mention it again in his life.

(End of this chapter)