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The Zhou family plowed the fields to plant rice seedlings and spread the compost that had been piled by Zhou Sirlang. They allowed it to dry for two days before generously spreading it in the fields.
The day before, the Zhou family soaked the grain seeds in preparation for planting. Due to the favorable temperature, the seeds were left hanging in cloth bags overnight. The next day, tiny white sprouts had emerged from the seeds.
After confirming that the grain seeds were ready to sprout, Old Zhou rose early the next morning to take his two sons to plant them.
Mengbao ultimately decided not to replace the rice seeds at home. Keke mentioned that during the fall harvest, exceptionally good rice grains would be saved for planting. However, Keke also warned that using these grains for a second planting could potentially result in various diseases that might spread to other rice plants.
All the fields were contiguous, and if Mengbao's family used different rice seeds, causing the crops of others to become diseased, it would not be beneficial.
Unable to replace the grain seeds, Mengbao redirected her focus to cultivating ginger and Chinese yam, as well as foraging for wild vegetables.
She would occasionally check on the growth of the ginger and Chinese yam in the fields. Upon seeing their healthy progress, she even attempted to fertilize them.
Of course, she only lent a hand once, as the rest was done by Zhou Sirlang and his two younger brothers. This was their second time fertilizing; the first time was when they planted the seeds, during which they spread a thin layer of compost.
However, the ginger and Chinese yam have been growing rapidly, especially the Chinese yam. Zhou Sirlang noticed that the leaves were slightly yellow, so he decided to fertilize the plant.
In reality, when he saw his father taking most of the compost from his pit, he felt he couldn't just sit idly by. Therefore, he decided to spread the remaining compost in the fields.
Only what is consumed is truly one's own, and the same goes for farm compost - only what is spread in one's own fields is truly one's own.
The experience of competing with his father for compost was quite unique, not only for Zhou Sirlang but also for Mengbao, who was excited the entire evening.
However, Old Zhou paid no attention to it, as the compost in the two pits at home was almost ready. He didn't even consider using the remaining compost from Old Si, and naturally, Zhou Sirlang couldn't ask him for any compost.
Zhou Sirlang was considering starting a new compost pile, and Mengbao even suggested that he go into the mountains to dig up some poisonous mushrooms to plant in the compost pile.
The entry on poisonous mushrooms has been released, stating that they can decompose natural elements such as dead leaves that are difficult to break down in the environment.
Isn't that similar to composting?
### Finding poisonous mushrooms was not easy, so he preferred to spend his time cutting the dead leaves into smaller pieces.
Zhou Sirlang was not very interested in poisonous mushrooms, but Mengbao was different - she was very interested.
As the locations of poisonous mushrooms were revealed, the rewards surpassed those offered for collecting privet berries. She received a total of 7,500 points, along with an additional 300 points, as she had provided a large number of specimens for research by scientists.
In addition to the previously inedible mushrooms and those that were extinct or endangered, Mengbao's collection was growing every day.
Furthermore, unlike the previous rewards provided by the museum for plant collection, this time she also earned points for clicks.
Mengbao had to research for a while to understand that after the scientists at the museum created the entries, anyone who clicked to read these entries would earn points.
These were click rewards that were shared among her, Keke, and the museum. Although each entry only earned her a few points, she was still very happy.
Mengbao inquired and discovered that the reason she was receiving click rewards recently was because the wild vegetables she had recently collected were very popular.
The museum had recently cultivated several types of wild vegetables and made an announcement, which caught the attention of many people.
In the future, people were particularly interested in food, so many of them visited the museum to explore information about wild vegetables. Mengbao earned income through clicks.
As for the items she had previously collected, they only received sporadic clicks, and it would take a very long time for those clicks to accumulate into points. Therefore, Mengbao often forgot about them.
In addition, Keke also told her, "If you can dig up and collect the soil where the poisonous mushrooms grow, I can apply for the same points reward for you as for the poisonous mushrooms."
Mengbao curiously asked, "What do you need the soil for?"
"Spores or mycelium are typically the reproductive units of fungi." The poisonous mushrooms you collect can only be used as specimens for now. Currently, scientists can only use these specimens for research purposes; they are unable to cultivate them into living organisms based on the existing samples.
Mengbao understood and asked eagerly, "So if I give you the soil, could new poisonous mushrooms potentially grow in that soil?"
Keke replied, "Yes."
"Wouldn't it be the same for other mushrooms?" "If I bring back the soil where they grow, can I grow mushrooms?"
Keke fell silent for a moment and said, "As long as the environmental conditions for fungal growth are met, theoretically, yes."
"What environmental conditions do mushrooms need?" Mengbao loved eating mushrooms. During the warm and rainy season, they would occasionally find wild mushrooms at home. Her sister-in-law would cook them with eggs or meat, and they were exceptionally delicious.
"The environmental requirements vary for different types of mushrooms, and some mushrooms have gone extinct in the past." Without the research of scientists, I cannot provide you with an answer.
Mengbao then asked, "Do you need the soil to study the environment for them?"
"Yes, because without cultivation, no one knows what kind of environment they thrive in." Have you noticed that the cultivation environment for the poisonous mushrooms in the entry is currently blank?
Mengbao understood and couldn't help but feel disappointed. This meant that she might not be able to grow mushrooms this year.
She sighed and then went to the place where she had picked the poisonous mushrooms earlier that day. She dug up a large handful of soil for Keke and then turned back home, saying, "Remember to give me my points."
She now has 38,458 points. Although she was still far from accumulating the number of points needed to purchase the potion, her hopes were high, weren't they?
Text: ### Keke felt that the host needed more encouragement, so he said, "Host, I have noticed that the resources in your area are still very abundant, but you have only explored a small portion of it. ### This is why your points are increasing slowly. "When you grow a little more, your points will increase faster."
Mengbao looked worried and asked, "When will I grow up?"
For children, growing up seemed like a very distant concept.
Keke had collected a lot of information and said, "It will be soon." Many experienced individuals claim that time flies, so you will grow up quickly. Therefore, I suggest that you continue to accumulate knowledge and wealth.
"Only with sufficient knowledge can you learn about more plants, and only with greater wealth can you visit more places to learn about plants."