Returning to the mountain village, starting with mushroom picking to get rich

"A mushroom substrate stick for one yuan?"

"Is it fake?"

Upon hearing the price, the mushroom farmers in Xuanwu City immediately thought they had been scammed.

Although they had been complaining to the group about the high price of the microbial strains while they were at the Hongdu Ecological Base, which they could not afford.

However, as producers in this industry, they are also very clear that the price of mushroom spawn is mostly between three and four yuan.

A mushroom stick costing one yuan is obviously impossible.

At such a price, it's not even worth mentioning selling it.

Even if they were to produce in their own family workshops, they couldn't achieve such low costs without considering labor costs and home space expenses.

"Really? Is there something wrong with your mushroom substrate?"

"Really, there absolutely won't be any problems!"

"Did you manage to grow any mushrooms from this mushroom spawn?"

"It's guaranteed, absolutely guaranteed!"

What if it doesn't produce mushrooms after I sell it back?

"If it doesn't grow mushrooms, I'll just eat it..."

A mushroom farmer stepped forward and asked a question in a joking manner.

Upon hearing someone speak to them, the employees of Xianglong Company immediately became enthusiastic and answered proudly.

"The mushroom spawn in the truck looks pretty good, but I wonder how many spawns you have for one yuan each? You don't just have what you brought, do you?"

Suddenly someone expressed interest in learning more and asked questions out of curiosity.

"There's definitely more to it than that."

"You are all big bosses in this industry. This little bit in the car isn't even enough to fill a gap between your teeth."

An employee of Xianglong Company quickly replied.

"Our company, Xianglong Biotechnology, is a large, reputable manufacturer that can produce millions of mushroom spawn bags per month. We welcome all business owners to purchase from us."

"Xianglong Biotechnology? Is that the newly opened factory in Wuyou County?"

Among the crowd, some people who had heard of Xianglong Company immediately looked surprised.

Before this, although the company had not focused on Xuanwu City, its sales staff had still traveled there and successfully secured several orders for the company.

Among the mushroom farmers in front of us, who were invited by Hongdu Ecology, several are clients of their Xianglong Company.

"I've used their company's bacterial strains, and the quality is indeed good."

"If you're lying, that company's bacteria strains are cheap, but they still cost 2.6 yuan."

The group discussed the matter, each offering their own opinion.

"That was the price before, but I'm not afraid to tell you bosses that the company has only been open for a few months and we need to build brand awareness and capture the market, so we set this price."

"Do you know the Qingshan Village Cooperative? The one that's been in the news and trending topics lately. The mushroom strains they use are from our company."

"As for the quality of the mushroom substrate, all business owners can rest assured."

As they were talking, a company employee immediately produced the company's official contact information and asked the mushroom farmers to call the company to verify it.

Several quick-thinking mushroom farmers contacted the farmers through multiple channels to verify the information.

"Oh my god, it seems to be true..."

"hiss……"

"Really? You guys aren't shills, are you?"

Upon receiving the verification results, the surrounding mushroom farmers couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

Although they lived in different cities, they had heard about the deeds of Qingshan Village.

They naturally had no doubt about the quality of the strains of bacteria used in Qingshan Village.

Because among the two mainstream edible mushroom cultivation methods at present, greenhouse cultivation and forest cultivation are the main methods.

Understory planting carries the greatest risk and yield is the most unpredictable.

The reason for this is that when planting under the forest cannot be done in the same way as greenhouse cultivation, the growth environment of edible fungi cannot be precisely regulated to control temperature, humidity, water, and air, so as to support stable production throughout the year and achieve off-season supply.

While the understory planting model can be adapted to local conditions and save on greenhouse construction and energy costs.

However, this pattern is greatly affected by climate and weather.

It is difficult to achieve a stable supply.

The shiitake mushroom spawn used by the Qingshan Village Cooperative can achieve a yield of about 5,000 jin per mu when grown under the forest canopy.

If it is placed in a greenhouse for industrial production.

The yield of shiitake mushrooms per mu (unit of land area) of greenhouse per quarter is likely to reach tens of thousands of jin (unit of weight).

With such good strains, even if the price suddenly goes up to four yuan a piece, it probably wouldn't be a problem.

But now, people from Xianglong Company are telling them...

Their strains not only didn't increase in price, but actually decreased in price.

It dropped to a floor price that no one could believe.

For a moment, everyone felt a sense of unreality.

I don't know if it was because the Hongdu Ecological Base didn't cook the Bok Choy properly when they were having dinner today.

It caused them to hallucinate.

They knew all too well what it meant to buy mushroom spawn for just one yuan.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Those invited by Hongdu Ecology, even if they were just small-scale farmers, all had production scales of several greenhouses or dozens of acres of woodland.

Taking greenhouse production as an example, if each greenhouse only has 10,000 mushroom sticks per production period.

The mushroom substrate provided by Xianglong Company alone can save them more than 20,000 yuan, almost 30,000 yuan.

Planting for three to five production cycles a year can save tens of thousands of yuan.

If you have ten greenhouses, you can save nearly a million yuan in costs every year.

Saving money is earning money.

They work themselves to the bone for a year, and after deducting costs, they might not even earn a million.

Most importantly, the low cost of the strains gives them more confidence to withstand future market risks.

The mushroom farmers quickly became agitated.

Many people expressed their willingness to spend several thousand yuan to try it out, purchase some samples from Xianglong Company, and take them home to check their quality.

Even if they are scammed, they can bear the loss of a few thousand yuan.

This was too much for the people from the Hongdu Ecological Base nearby to bear.

"Who are you? Who gave you permission to set up your stall here? Pack your things and get out of here."

"Bosses, these guys are obviously scammers. Don't let them fool you."

While intimidating the employees of Xianglong Company, people from Hongdu Ecological Base kept persuading the surrounding mushroom farmers.

"What are you doing? Do you think this road belongs to you? What law says we can't set up stalls here?"

Despite the threats from Hongdu Ecology, the company's employees remained undaunted.

We all have companies behind us, and we're all competitors, so who's afraid of whom?

"Bosses, think about it carefully. If these mushroom sticks were real, why don't they grow them themselves..." The people from Hongdu Ecology only dared to threaten them. When they saw that the threats were ineffective, they had no choice but to persuade them with heartfelt words.

"Who said we don't grow them?" The employee of Xianglong Company smirked and pointed to an empty plot of land next to the base.

"See that piece of land? I rented it. I'll use it to build greenhouses for growing mushrooms."

"Here, I can look after my own greenhouse while promoting the company, earning a salary and commissions—double the income and double the happiness."

"I think you people are all just empty talkers and liars. You say good things, but you don't dare to do them yourself."

Upon hearing this, the people from Hongdu Ecology were immediately speechless.