Chapter 134: Mushroom

Yang Qing has been studying hard at home these past few days; in fact, he's secretly planning his future.

The siheyuan has been completely messed up by his own meddling.

Qin Huairu, this woman, often comes over to mooch off his lessons; Bang Geng gets beaten by her so badly he's almost becoming autistic, and he's truly inherited the Er Da Ye's true teachings.

The key is dealing with Bang Geng; nothing works well, but a big ear slap is most effective, and Qin Huairu is getting a bit addicted to it.

Moreover, as her knowledge grows, Qin Huairu's independence is also becoming stronger.

That mindset of relying on others for life has also changed a lot.

Liu Guangtian is becoming more and more obsessed with the Thirty-Six Stratagems; he plays back and forth with the Er Da Ye, and occasionally he can leave the Er Da Ye speechless with a retort.

This makes Elder Liu very frustrated.

Yi Zhonghai has been repeatedly struck down; during this period he's become much more peaceful, and his former arrogant, self‑supreme aura has weakened considerably.

Liu Shumin has brought over her younger brother during this time, letting Sha Zhu teach him cooking whenever he's free.

Sha Zhu is busy at the factory during the day; when he returns home he's still being messed with by his wife's younger brother, and even while sleeping he's being bothered by Liu Shumin—he's utterly exhausted.

Everyone has become much thinner.

Yan Jie Cheng came to the backyard and approached Yang Qing.

"Yang Qing."

Yang Qing looked up and saw his fawning expression.

"Jiecheng, what's up?"

Yan Jie Cheng said embarrassedly.

"I want to follow you from now on; what do you think?"

Yang Qing looked completely bewildered.

"What do you mean? Follow me? Follow what?"

Yan Jie Cheng stammered.

"Just you catching frogs, snakes, centipedes and such."

Yang Qing then realized this was about following him to scavenge for food; he glanced at Yan Jie Cheng, thought of something, and asked.

"Was it your dad who sent you over?"

Yan Jie Cheng looked at him in surprise.

"How did you know?"

Yang Qing gave a hehe laugh.

"Besides your dad, who would let their son do these childish things?"

"This matter can't be brought to the table, and besides, your long absence from the street will affect your work arrangements."

"I can't imagine anyone who would lose big over something so small."

Yang Qing threw in a jab at the San Da Ye.

Yan Jie Cheng's expression also stiffened, and then he explained.

"Wasn't the workforce streamlining already decided? Future work arrangements will probably be even harder."

"So I just want to find more ways, more money‑making paths, to improve the family situation."

Yang Qing thought, it seems Yan Jie Cheng hasn't been assigned a job all the way up to 1966.

According to the plot, his current desire to seek other paths really isn't a big problem.

One can only say that the capital isn't lacking in smart people; the general direction of society, some shrewd folks have already made judgments in their hearts.

Yan Jie Cheng's current choice is a smart one; the pittance from odd jobs is truly too little, and it's tiring and troublesome—better to find his own path and earn more.

Moreover, the San Da Ye is now his ally, and he finds it hard to refuse an ally's request.

He nodded.

"Bringing you along is no problem, but there are some things I need to make clear to you."

"When we go out to forage in the wild, it's a sideline; of what we bring back, we should sell to the state whenever possible, and consume the rest ourselves—don't take it to the pigeon market to sell; that's the rule."

"If you follow this rule we'll stay together; if you don't, it's not a big deal, but we'll go our separate ways and not drag each other down."

"If you break the rule, greedy for money, and something goes wrong later, don't blame me for not warning you."

Yan Jie Cheng nodded and promised.

"No problem, I'll listen to you on everything."

Yang Qing laughed.

"You'd better go back and tell your father."

"This isn't a small matter; the consequences are serious—one slip and you could end up inside. In serious cases you even have to eat peanuts."

Seeing Yang Qing insist, Yan Jie Cheng had no choice but to go back and discuss it with his father.

After Yan Jie Cheng left, Chen Hong came rushing back, excitedly running in and throwing her arms around Yang Qing.

"It's done, the matter is settled."

Yang Qing strained to stick out his head.

"Has the loan matter been settled?"

Chen Hong nodded.

"Our street will serve as a pilot, issuing directed bonds; the bank will supervise the use of funds, the street will bear the main responsibility, and if any problem arises, everyone on the street will suffer."

"Yang Qing, this matter must not go wrong, otherwise my guilt would be great, and it would implicate the entire street office."

Yang Qing didn't expect the higher-ups to have such boldness.

"They've even come up with street‑directed bonds; you should know that bonds have always been guaranteed by the state, and previously they were issued in the form of government bonds."

Local bonds carry great risk.

If payment cannot be made on time, the impact caused is huge.

Yang Qing felt a surge of heroic spirit rising in his heart, although it was a targeted bond.

But where there's one, there's two; the financing channel for Jiedao enterprises has been opened a crack.

With his foresight, repaying the bonds is a trivial matter.

Yang Qing looked at Chen Hong, seeing her furrowed brows, and spoke with heartache.

Are your colleagues giving you a lot of pressure?

Chen Hong nodded.

If they mess this up, they'll lose their jobs; it would be strange if they gave me a good look.

Even the director has received many dirty looks.

Yang Qing chuckled.

Don't worry; only then, for their own sake, will they work hard to do the job well.

Taking responsibility well is good; with responsibility comes motivation, otherwise half-dead, how can one do things well?

When the task is done and Jiedao starts to reap rewards, they will thank you.

By the way, how long is the bond's term?

Chen Hong extended a finger.

One year.

Yang Qing furrowed his brows slightly, then relaxed.

Don't worry; although the time is a bit tight, there is still a way.

He thought of mushrooms.

(Our country's mushroom cultivation history can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty; it has a long history.

The 1950s-60s were a period of rapid development for mushroom cultivation in Ouluoba and Japan.

He ran to the front yard and found Professor Chen, discussing with him the feasibility of mushroom cultivation.

Chen Xuesen attached great importance to Yang Qing's new idea; if mushroom cultivation could be introduced, it would be a very important supplement for the family farm.

The key is this thing; it doesn't require much sunlight, and even in winter, if temperature measures are done well, it's possible to cultivate mushrooms on a small scale.

The value created by off-season vegetables is much greater than that of seasonal vegetables.

Your idea for a mushroom cultivation box is very operable.

In winter, pairing with an indoor hearth, the idea of using planting boxes to maintain temperature is highly feasible.

Let's try this for a while; if it works, you will have rendered great service.

A wooden box and two pieces of glass make a planting box.

Make a few more, and the value created by mushrooms can easily exceed ten units.

Is this a business for all of Jingcheng, even the whole country?

This is this huge revenue-generating venture.

As for raw materials, only the corn cobs and straw used for rural heating are needed.

After returning, Yang Qing briefly told Chen Hong about the mushroom planting; Chen Hong's worried heart immediately settled down a lot.

She embraced Yang Qing and kissed him fiercely several times; this man gave her a full sense of security.