Chapter 239: Chapter 239

Today, Gong Tao was feeling all sorts of uneasy. Even though he was busy watering the black fungus, he kept glancing up at the mountains.

"Don’t worry, as long as Xuran is there, it’ll be fine. Even though he’s not as skilled as I am, going up the mountain should yield some results."

"And if it doesn’t work out, there’s always fish. We can grill some fish to eat." Zhao Gang hadn’t expected that although it was just a small stream, there were actually quite a few small fish.

Previously, they thought small fish didn’t have much meat, and it was difficult to prepare them. But since they tried frying them, the taste was incredible.

What, you think that uses a lot of oil? Sorry, just grow some soybeans, and you can press oil directly. It’ll be enough for them to savor all sorts of deliciousness.

Not to mention secretly slaughtering a big fat pig; the lard would last them a long time, and it’s great for frying dishes.

Grilling fish, huh? These fish are a bit small. Gong Tao looked down on them disdainfully. "Ni Zi isn’t that old."

Gong Tao thought the Zhao father and son were being excessive without considering Ni Zi’s age, yet they wanted to come up with such high-difficulty tasks.

Gong Tao regretted not stopping Zhao Gang and the others earlier.

"Can you blame me?" Zhao Gang was feeling wronged. "You didn’t stop them yesterday, and instead, you joined in on the fun."

Zhao Gang indicated he wouldn’t shoulder this responsibility; he simply couldn’t bear it.

"Hmph, that’s because you all said Ni Zi agreed to it." Gong Tao felt wronged. "I was just thinking that since someone had already agreed, we couldn’t back out."

"If I knew Zhao Xuran was just casually mentioning it and Ni Zi hadn’t agreed, I wouldn’t have agreed." Gong Tao retorted. While this wasn’t entirely Zhao Gang’s fault, it was still his son’s doing.

"I only heard that Xuran said it; how was I supposed to know it would turn out this way?"

"If Guang Ran had said it, I might have considered it." It was all due to overtrusting Zhao Xuran, without considering everything else.

Alright, Zhao Gang really had no way to refute this. His eldest son had gotten them into this mess. "It’s not like Ni Zi had anything to do; she’s always reading."

"Don’t you think it’s tiring for a kid?" Zhao Gang also felt Ni Zi was pushing herself too hard. "Last time, Ni Zi just went to pick some black fungus and thought of such a good idea. You never know what good ideas might come up from wandering the mountains more."

Thinking about how Gong Ruini casually sparked a new money-making idea, how could Zhao Gang not hope for more?

Wanting Ni Zi to come up with a money-making plan? Gong Tao was entirely unwilling. "Do you think Ni Zi is some kind of genius? Thinking of one good idea is already impressive enough."

How could someone as young as her come up with so many profitable ideas? Just coming up with one or two is already great.

From Gong Tao’s perspective, he really didn’t want Ni Zi worrying about these things constantly. One has to realize that we only have so much luck in life. If you use it up too early, will you be taken too soon? Updates are released by NoveI-Fire.ɴet

Watching Zhao Gang’s excitement, Gong Tao knew he sincerely wanted to earn more money. Even if Ni Zi had some peculiar reactions, he wouldn’t spill the beans, but Gong Tao still didn’t want others to know how smart his Ni Zi really was.

"Alright, I know you don’t want Ni Zi to stand out too much. Actually, you haven’t noticed; only matters involving money make Ni Zi so proactive."

"When it comes to other things, she’s not that eager at all."

Zhao Gang was also full of admiration for Gong Ruini; such a young child, yet always thinking about making money. Even though Gong Tao’s family wasn’t wealthy, they treated their daughter really well, constantly finding ways to make money.

If they hadn’t taken over this matter eventually, who knows how Ni Zi would have persuaded Zhao Xuran and the others to develop this idea.

"And Ni Zi doesn’t just get into anything. Remember when Zhan Jing mentioned wanting to grow ginseng?" Zhao Gang recounted overhearing Zhan Jing talk about it, which connected everything together for him.

Gong Tao nodded. It was mainly because Zhan Jing said that if she succeeded, she would share the news about ginseng cultivation with the Red Flag Brigade, so everyone could live a good life.

Gong Tao analyzed why Zhao Gang suddenly brought it up; maybe Zhao Gang planned to share the black fungus cultivation technique with the Red Flag Brigade once it matured?

Although it’s a good idea to let everyone live a good life, Gong Tao felt all kinds of discontent.

Sure, sharing such a good thing would make their lives in the village much better, but it wouldn’t do much to fatten their own wallets.

"I understand your thoughts. If it were up to me, I wouldn’t want to share either; after all, it can make money. But we’ll only consider sharing after Xia Hongbo leaves." Zhao Gang wasn’t the type to do good deeds without expecting a return. If he’s doing a good deed, it must benefit him; otherwise, who would willingly act foolishly?

After Xia Hongbo left, it seemed that his friend wanted some benefits. Gong Tao watched Zhao Gang closely, waiting for him to continue.

Sigh, he knew Zhao Gang wasn’t easily convinced. The helpless Zhao Gang could only pull his friend aside to explain his idea.

Gong Tao was full of surprise, never having thought that Zhao Gang could even come up with such a scheme. However, if it succeeded, it might be better than them earning money.

Just that the success probability seemed low to Gong Tao.

Though Zhao Gang was calculating in his mind, he wasn’t too confident deep down either. "If we don’t try, we’ll never know if it’s feasible."

"We’re only trying. If it succeeds, great; if not, we won’t lose much." Zhao Gang could only think this straightforwardly.

As expected, Zhao Gang could be unreliable at times, presenting such unreliable outcomes. He trusted the guy too much, huh?

But as Zhao Gang said, if he didn’t bring it up, others might still find out one way or another.

Rather than dealing with various troubles later, it’s better to bring it up proactively; it might leave a good impression instead.

"Forget it, as you said, if it doesn’t work out, there’s no loss." In any case, their sales channels aren’t unified, so there’s not much loss.

"Do you think since black fungus can be cultivated, mushrooms can be too?" Gong Tao’s eyes lit up; there was no reason it couldn’t be cultivated.

"Yeah." Zhao Gang’s eyes lit up too, but unfortunately, "This stuff isn’t the same as black fungus."

Black fungus was discovered by accident by Gong Ruini, and that’s how they thought about how to cultivate it. But mushrooms are different; they just grow on the ground, and they have no idea how they grow.

Sigh, it’s a headache. These things grow so naturally, Zhao Gang really couldn’t figure it out.

And if Zhao Gang didn’t know, Gong Tao certainly didn’t either. "Forget it, it’s okay if we can’t figure it out. At least with black fungus, we can make some money."

"Alright, let’s finish up and check the traps." If there are animals inside, it could make up for the kids not catching any prey.