The timeline system has gone awry; they insist that steamed buns are a magic pill.

Second sister-in-law Lin Xiu was overjoyed. The patrol team earned fifteen work points, which was a matter of pride. When she went back to her parents' home, her brothers and sisters would say how prestigious it was for their husbands to join the patrol team.

Lin Xiu grabbed a handful of red dates; he was so happy he forgot to carry her on his back.

Wang Yun, the eldest sister-in-law, wiped her hands and didn't say anything. She just glanced at Li Qingqiu. "Patrol team, fifteen work points! Sigh," she sighed. "The third brother still prefers to be close to the second brother."

Li Qingqiu had no idea that he disliked the patrol team's tiring and backbreaking work, which involved staying up all night, so he had no idea that others valued it.

As for work points, what a joke! He'd be happy with four work points. As long as he could practice the Lazy Eater Technique and sign in, he really didn't care about those few work points.

"Mom, I'm going back to my room for a nap."

I didn't sleep well last night.

Li Qingqiu took the red dates given to him by his second sister-in-law, casually put them in his pocket, and planned to take a nap before going to the educated youth settlement for a meal.

Back in his cave, Li Qingqiu glanced at the snow spirit mushroom in the corner. "Isn't it a bit scary?"

The white mushrooms, clustered together like white banners of souls, are quite remarkable. Why does this snow spirit mushroom, like the oyster mushroom, bloom with such a large flower?

"This must weigh more than ten pounds, right?" Li Qingqiu swallowed hard, mentally calculating the time.

"It hasn't even been sixteen hours yet."

"Cut some off first, then save some to mature and use as second-generation inoculum."

After harvesting about ten kilograms, Li Qingqiu stopped and kept the rest as inoculum. And you know what? This stuff really grows! He harvested more than ten kilograms in one night. Unfortunately, the second generation takes much longer, about five days.

The pungent smell of snow fungus completely dispelled Li Qingqiu's sleepiness. He decided to head straight to the educated youth settlement. He wondered if the millet porridge was ready yet. He figured he could add a handful of red dates and stir-fry some snow fungus to make a salty and light flavor.

Li Qingqiu happily brought Xue Lingjun to the educated youth settlement. Good heavens, Yin Yi had already brought Guo Zhaonan and Xiao Hua to play on the slide early that morning. "Li Qingqiu, come quick, this is so much fun! Do you want to play?"

"Fine, I'm not playing anymore. Is breakfast ready yet?"

"The meat patties are done frying, and the millet porridge will be ready to eat after cooking for a while longer."

"Well, I'm quite lucky. I just got some red dates from my second sister-in-law, which I'll put in the millet porridge. Oh, and some mushrooms too. I found them last night when I was pulling out my straw mat. They're growing quite well." Li Qingqiu lifted the bamboo basket in his hand.

A basket of snow-white mushrooms. Yin Yi slid down the snowman slide, took the basket, and picked up a piece of snow mushroom. "It's so cold, and there are still mushrooms? That's amazing."

"Third Uncle, what kind of mushroom is this? It looks really good."

"Snow Spirit Mushroom".

Li Qingqiu said with a smile, "Mushrooms that can grow even in the snow should taste pretty good. I'll stir-fry a dish for you to try later."

"That's great that you can eat it."

"Of course, it's definitely edible, otherwise why would we pick it? Don't cook too much, I'm planning to have hot pot for lunch."

Li Qingqiu packed only two or three pounds of food; the rest was placed on the storage rack. In addition to its storage function, the system storage rack also has a preservation function, making it hundreds of times better than a refrigerator.

"Wait a minute, I'll cut some beef rolls."

Yin Yi picked up a piece of snow fungus and pinched it, which made a crisp sound. "It's so juicy." She put it in her mouth and thought it would taste like an ordinary mushroom, but to her surprise, it was a little sweet and crunchy.

"what?"

"What's wrong?"

"These mushrooms seem to be edible raw?"

"Eat it raw?"

"Are you kidding me?" Li Qingqiu had no idea what kind of mushrooms could be eaten raw. He casually tore off a piece and put it in his mouth. "The taste is so-so, a little sweet, like sorghum stalks, not very good."

"Third Uncle, I think it tastes pretty good."

Guo Zhaonan thought to herself that her third uncle was indeed picky; even something sweet wasn't tasty enough.

"Little Flower, you should try some too."

Xiao Hua looked timidly at Li Qingqiu. She knew how ruthless Li Qingqiu could be when she was angry. "I...I'm not hungry."

"Look at her, this girl is even pickier than me."

"No, I, I'll eat."

Xiao Hua was really afraid that Li Qingqiu would spank her again; Li Qingqiu's cruel image was already deeply ingrained in Xiao Hua's mind.

"Is it good?"

"It's sweet and delicious."

Well, these days anything sweet tastes good. "Quickly stir-fry a dish, try it out, and add more chili."

"I see."

Yin Yi was also quite curious; she had never seen mushrooms grow in the snow before, and wondered what they would taste like when cooked. Upon entering the house, she found the multigrain meat patties already cut up, sliced, and placed in bowls on the table.

"Don't just look, Zhao Nan, you all eat together."

"oh."

Guo Zhaonan was a little dazed. Her mother was worried that she wouldn't eat well in the countryside when she left, but the food these past two days has completely overturned her understanding. There are five meals in two days, and four of them have meat. This morning, she even ate meat pies first thing in the morning.

This is the life of a rural landlord. She can only eat meat once every two weeks at home, but this guy has been eating meat for months.

Xiao Hua's eyes widened in disbelief. Meat pie, meat! She glanced at Li Qingqiu instinctively.

Some hesitated to eat, but Li Qingqiu glared at them. "What are you looking at me for? Hurry up and eat." He casually grabbed a piece of meat pie and tossed it in front of Xiaohua, who instinctively took it.

"Eat."

"oh."

Xiao Hua took a timid bite. It really was meat. It smelled so good and tasted so delicious. She had never eaten such a delicious meat pie before. The only time Xiao Hua had eaten meat this year was a couple of days ago when her grandmother made it. Thinking about her grandmother's death, Xiao Hua shed tears while eating the meat pie.

"Try it quickly."

The stir-fried snow fungus was ready. It was milky white and fragrant. Li Qingqiu picked up a piece with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. It was incredibly tender. "Try it all. It's so fresh, really fresh. I didn't expect it to taste so bland when eaten raw, but so delicious when cooked."

Yin Yi also tried it, and it was indeed very delicious. One bite, and it was so tender and juicy that Guo Zhaonan almost swallowed his tongue. It was so fresh! "Third Uncle, where did you pick these mushrooms? Can you take me there? I want to pick more. They're so delicious, they'll definitely sell."

"Sell?"

Li Qingqiu hadn't really thought about it. But after hearing Guo Zhaonan's description, he thought to himself, "This is so delicious, it'll definitely sell." Resources are scarce right now, and there aren't many vegetables available in winter. The snow fungus tasted so good that Li Qingqiu regretted cutting so many; he should have kept more spawn.

"Yes, I wanted to dig for bamboo shoots with my aunt, but she said the soil on the mountain was frozen and the snow was too thick to walk on." Guo Zhaonan said with a bitter face. Apart from digging some bamboo shoots on the first day, there had been no progress in the past two days.

I'll see later.

"I only found one cluster."

Li Qingqiu pondered for a moment. "How about we try cultivating it ourselves?"

"Oh, Third Uncle, but none of us know how to do it."

Aside from having some knowledge about pig farming, Guo Zhaonan's most limited knowledge was making things like hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH).

"I've read some books on fungal cultivation, so I'll give it a try; it can't hurt."

Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "The system has produced the inoculum, so there's no need to worry about it failing to grow." "Wait a minute, let's go cut some tree branches."

"Snow Spirit Mushrooms grow on tree branches."

The cultivation techniques for *Snow Spirit* record that the inoculation method using wooden sticks is relatively simple. Just soak the wooden sticks in water for a day and a night, dry them, and then coat them with cornmeal paste and wheat bran. The sterilization step is not required.

The most crucial point is that the second-generation snow fungus cultivation cycle is only five days. Fortunately, the second generation takes longer; otherwise, it's hard to say. As for the temperature, it's just right now, so there's no need to worry. It will grow easily, even if you just toss it in.

After considering it all, Li Qingqiu thought it was feasible. He decided to make some himself first, then move some to the educated youth settlement and leave it to Zhao Nan to watch over.

Little girl, it's still a bit hard to adjust to life in the countryside, but it's good that you have something to do.

Taking care of the little white mushroom, cultivating some more fungi, and bringing some snow fungus home as gifts for the New Year. Great. After finishing his meal, Li Qingqiu practiced his "lazy eating method" for two hours and then checked in.

[Sign-in successful. Sign-in location: Educated Youth Point. Received the Educated Youth Three-Piece Set. Points +2]

"The three-piece set for educated youth," Li Qingqiu muttered to himself, opening it to find a canvas shoulder bag, a military green water bottle, a book of quotations, and a fountain pen. "What kind of three-piece set is this?" But it wasn't bad; the canvas shoulder bag and water bottle were quite practical, and the fountain pen was alright too.

"Third Uncle, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, I'm happy. I'll go back now and come back later."

"I'll slice the beef rolls in a bit."

"Okay, I'll bring you a cabbage in a bit."

Li Qingqiu planned to go down into his own vegetable cellar later and get some vegetables to put on the system's storage rack. This would preserve the vegetables better than the cellar, and most importantly, it would save effort when he needed to eat them, as he could just grab them whenever he wanted.

"Third Uncle, are we having meat again for lunch?"

Guo Zhaonan is getting a little scared of eating meat. Eating meat three times a day, even a great man probably couldn't eat that well. Will it cause problems? Will he be criticized or have a meeting?

"Eat up! It's so cold outside, hot pot is the perfect choice. Watching the heavy snow outside while eating a piping hot pot is so comforting."

Li Qingqiu said with a smile, "Don't worry about it. With your third uncle around, you won't go hungry."

"Third Uncle, I'm just a little worried..."

"What are you worried about? Eat with peace of mind."

Li Qingqiu thought Guo Zhaonan was worried about not having enough food. The little girl was quite concerned. He still had more than 100 jin of winter bamboo shoots that he hadn't sold, plus more than 30 yuan on the storage shelf, enough to eat and drink for the whole winter.

Besides, they're planning to cultivate fungi, which might earn them some money, enough for food and drink. "I'm going back." Kicking the little white creature that was chasing him, Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "This isn't a pig spirit beast, it's more like a dog spirit beast."

"Little sister, what's wrong with you?"

Li Qingqiu was puzzled when he encountered an angry Li Qingmei at the intersection near the brigade headquarters.

"I just went to the bamboo hut."

Li Qingmei got angry as she spoke. "Third Brother, do you know what I heard? Sixth Aunt and the others are talking about you again. They said you can't endure hardship, you don't want to join the patrol team, and you can't go into the mountains to dig for winter bamboo shoots anymore. You're still occupying the position of deputy captain of the treasure hunting team, getting several work points for nothing every day. They say you're good at taking advantage. Honestly, they're so shameless. If it weren't for you providing the winter bamboo shoot distribution map, the team wouldn't have been able to dig so many winter bamboo shoots. And the wild boar, you were the one who hunted it. Without you, they wouldn't be able to eat meat."

"Alright, alright, why get angry with these gossipy people?"

Li Qingqiu said nonchalantly, "Let them say what they want. It's not like I'll lose a single piece of my flesh. So what if I take it? I'm happy to get work points for free. If they're not happy, let them go into the mountains and hunt a wild boar."

"I just couldn't help it..." The most crucial point was that they had a heated argument with Aunt Liu and a few others.

"Alright, let's go home. I've got something good to show you."

"nice one?"

Li Qingmei muttered to herself, "What? Did my brother secretly buy something again?"