Chapter 395: As Indomitable as a Man

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Auntie Yang didn’t know what fungi were, but she could get a lot of them.

She followed Bai Wutong’s instructions and went back to prepare mushrooms. Bai Wutong also went to find a suitable container for the fungi.

If they wanted to observe the growth of the bacteria well, it was best to use a transparent glass bottle.

Bai Wutong chose some suitable containers and went to a workshop in the villa. The temperature of this workshop was specially designed for research. The temperature could be controlled by burning charcoal and the humidity could also be adjusted. It was the most practical way to cultivate seedlings.

Bai Wutong carefully checked the breeding information of different fungi in the space and summarized the important points in her notebook.

When Auntie Yang returned home, everyone immediately surrounded her and asked, “How is it? Did the Great Empress like it?”

Auntie Yang smiled proudly and said, “The Great Empress likes it very much. She even said that with my skills, I can open a chicken soup restaurant. Because monkey head mushrooms are rare, she even wants to grow mushrooms!”

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“I’ll send some mushrooms to the Great Empress first. Tomorrow, we ll go to the market and buy some other delicious mushrooms to cultivate fungi.”

The Great Empress actually wanted to plant mushrooms just because she wanted to eat them. Her capability made people look at her in a different light.

When Village Chief Zhao heard that they were going to plant mushrooms and cultivate fungi, he suddenly became interested. “What are fungi? Do mushrooms also have seeds? Why is this different from other people’s method of growing mushrooms?”

Auntie Yang said proudly, “How can the Great Empress be an ordinary person? She told me there’s a way to plant mushrooms that can be harvested at hundreds of catties per mu of land! In the future, we can often eat fresh mushrooms in winter.”

Although Auntie Yang did not believe that an acre of land could grow hundreds of catties of mushrooms, it did not stop her from bragging about Bai Wutong’s ability.

When Village Chief Zhao and the others heard Auntie Yang say that an acre of land could produce hundreds of catties of mushrooms, their eyes widened.

How could there be such a method?

Why had they never heard of such a method?

Auntie Yang must have said wrongly.

Village Chief Zhao asked in a daze, “It should be dozens of kilograms, right? Mushrooms aren’t like growing staple food!”

In ancient times, food seeds that had not been cultivated could produce 250 kilograms of food per mu. This was already considered an advanced production among advanced production.

Auntie Yang raised her chin even higher. “If the Great Empress says it can be done, it definitely can! The Great Empress even said that we could cultivate pearls. Didn’t no one believe her in the beginning? Now, they’re fighting for it. They almost broke their heads for the spot as contractors.”

Auntie Yang only had two daughters-in-law who had not gone out to work. They were at home taking care of the children and taking care of the housework. When they heard that pearls could be cultivated and thought carefully about signing up, they already could not join the queue, making them regret it to death.

Auntie Yang said that the Great Empress wanted to plant mushrooms. They looked at each other and tacitly had an idea. “Mother, will the Great Empress let everyone plant mushrooms in the future?”

Auntie Yang smiled and said, “The Great Empress said that she has to experiment first and see if she can successfully cultivate fungi. If she can cultivate fungi, she will definitely let everyone plant mushrooms. With a yield of a few hundred catties per mu of land, we can even eat it as rice. Why would we not plant it?”

As soon as she said that, the eldest daughter-in-law, He Guihua, immediately probed, “Mother, if the Great Empress’s fungi planting is successful, can our family also plant mushrooms?”

Although their family’s current conditions were already above average, who would mind living better?

The living conditions of the Zhao family were indeed not bad. Their family had more than 10 acres of land and four villas that they were about to move into. Village Chief Zhao was a small official in charge of agriculture, Auntie Yang was the director of the food factory, and Zhao Sheng and Zhao Yuan were both important members of the technology design studio. They usually worked in their respective factories and had patents on various inventions. In particular, Zhao Yuan’s bicycle had not only won the Flying Sky Award but also the patent award. Just the dividends alone made him not have to worry about food and drinks for the rest of his life. Her third son, Zhao Pengfei, had also become the chief engineer. Now, his monthly salary was quite high.

To be honest, with their family’s conditions, their two daughters-in-law could completely be rich wives at home and hire a few people to take care of the children at home and help with the housework.

They had all lived through the most difficult days. They did not think of hiring anyone to take care of the children at all. They also did everything at home themselves. If they were going to plant mushrooms, they would not have so much energy.

However, Auntie Yang was not an old-fashioned person who must keep her daughter-in-law at home.

Besides, the Great Empress advocated that women were born equal and were as indomitable as men.

Many women could go out and strive for their career. Women who stayed at home as housewives would even be laughed at.

Her two daughters-in-law were strong-willed and refused to let others say that they were not worthy of their husbands.

Auntie Yang said, “Planting mushrooms is a delicate job. Both of you are capable, so you will definitely succeed. If you can’t handle it, you can hire a few people to help you take care of it.”

Whether it was taking care of the house or the mushrooms, as long as her daughters-in-law could make reasonable arrangements, Auntie Yang was agreeable to it.

Auntie Yang supported them in planting mushrooms. The second daughter-in-law, Yan Tingting, hurriedly said excitedly, “Mother, you’re really so nice!”

Let’s see how those gossipy women can still talk nonsense about them being idlers.

Auntie Yang handed the mushrooms to the dark guard. After Bai Wutong received the mushrooms, she quickly cultivated them according to the method in the notebook.

It was summer, the time when fungi grew the fastest. Bai Wutong increased the humidity in the room. In a day, she discovered that the milky white mycelium had quickly grown a few centimeters. In less than five days, it would occupy the entire glass bottle.

The initial cultivation of the fungi was very successful. Next, it was time to build a suitable mushroom cultivation room.

Bai Wutong originally wanted to plant them in the studio, but thinking that she wanted the commoners to see the production of mushrooms more directly, she got someone to build a four-acre mushroom cultivation room.

The mushroom cultivation room was very simple to build. It only needed to ensure the right temperature and humidity and suitable conditions for the growth of the fungi pack.

Inside the mushroom cultivation room, one could also grow mushrooms in layers at different heights.

As Bai Wutong supervised the construction of the mushroom cultivation room, everyone was trying to find out what the Great Empress wanted to do.

The Youjia villagers who were more familiar with Bai Wutong saw Auntie Yang’s two daughters-in-law following Bai Wutong and even seriously writing and drawing in a notebook. When they encountered words that they did not know how to write, they would even ask their children to help write.

No one dared to get too close. After Bai Wutong left, they went to ask Auntie Yang’s two daughters-in-law, “Why is the Great Empress bringing you along?”

Under Auntie Yang’s efforts, He Guihua and Yan Tingting were both in charge of the planting in the two-acre mushroom cultivation room. As long as the mushrooms successfully grew, they would be the pioneers of the mushroom cultivation technology. In the future, they would specially lead everyone to plant mushrooms.

When everyone asked, He Guihua, who was good at socializing, immediately said, “The Great Empress is guiding us to plant mushrooms. When the mushrooms are planted, she will let everyone plant them together in the future!”

Everyone thought that it was something serious. It turned out to be planting mushrooms. Many people immediately scattered and hurried to work..

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