Overbearing Immortal Doctor
Chapter 62 - 62 62 Picking Mushrooms

62: Chapter 62 Picking Mushrooms 62: Chapter 62 Picking Mushrooms The recent hype around the meat Ganoderma incident quickly died down, as everyone noticed that the chickens Wu Xiaoyu was raising in the mountains were growing unusually fast.

They had only been raised for just over twenty days but already looked like they weighed more than two pounds.

Normally, free-range chickens should grow slowly, right?

Did this kid have a secret recipe for raising chickens?

Only then did the villagers recall how they had mocked Wu Xiaoyu as foolish when he announced he would raise chickens in the mountains a few days ago.

Now it seemed that they were the foolish ones!

Discovering ginseng could be attributed to luck, but successfully running such a chicken farm required real skill!

Why hadn’t they recognized that?

When the village chief learned about this, he was filled with regret.

Why had he agreed to lease the forest to Wu Xiaoyu?

Seeing Wu Xiaoyu about to make a fortune from the chicken farm, the village chief could do nothing but be envious and jealous.

His own foolish son had tried to sabotage the farm but was caught red-handed.

If there were more such tricks, everyone in the village would know it was his doing.

Could it be that free-range chickens grow faster?

The village chief couldn’t help but calculate this in his mind.

Should he try free-ranging some chickens after harvesting his crops?

Free-range chickens should be more active and therefore grow slowly.

The fact that Wu Xiaoyu’s chickens were growing so fast was, of course, due to the Spiritual Spring Water they drank.

Wu Xiaoyu’s original plan was to feed the chickens Spiritual Spring Water when they were ready for market, to improve their meat quality and increase their weight.

But after feeding the chickens for a few days, he realized that if they grew significantly overnight, it would arouse suspicion, so he changed his plan.

After repeated experiments, he concluded that each chicken could gain 30 grams of weight by drinking 10 milliliters of Spiritual Spring Water.

He then started adding a controlled amount of Spiritual Spring Water to their daily water intake, ensuring that the chickens gained weight steadily each day.

Once the chicken farming plan was settled, Wu Xiaoyu spent his days practicing the Yin Yang Longevity Technique and wandering Bear Mountain, attempting to tame more wild animals.

After several days, he had only managed to tame a few small pythons, as larger animals tended to flee at the sight of him, leaving him quite frustrated.

One day, after practicing the Yin Yang Longevity Technique, Wu Xiaoyu took a bottle of Spiritual Spring Water and strolled aimlessly through the forest.

Following the meat Ganoderma incident, villagers had stopped coming to the mountains to dig ginseng, and the forest had returned to its peaceful state.

Wu Xiaoyu lay down under a large bush, covering his face with a big leaf.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, he heard some movements nearby.

Could it be a clueless wild beast intending to attack him?

Perfect timing!

Wu Xiaoyu kept his eyes closed and lay there motionless, waiting for the beast to attack so he could counterattack beautifully!

The rustling of rotting leaves grew nearer, and he could even hear its breathing.

Wu Xiaoyu waited for the right moment.

Suddenly, a “caw…

caw…” sound came from the bushes above his head.

Dang it!

A crow?

What bad luck!

He cursed in his heart, and the sound reached his feet.

Wu Xiaoyu leapt up, flipped over, and pinned the “beast” beneath him.

But when he took a closer look, he was startled—it was Li Yujia!

He had pressed her down, and his hands were firmly on her chest.

Li Yujia had intended to sneak up on him and play a prank, but never expected it to turn out like this.

Surprised, she stared at him with wide eyes, holding her breath as if breathing would bring their faces together.

Wu Xiaoyu’s Adam’s apple moved involuntarily, and he hurriedly got up, wiping his face nervously, and said, “Why… why are you here?”

“Huh?

What?” Li Yujia was still in a daze.

After a long pause, she stood up, cleaned the leaves off her body, and looked at Wu Xiaoyu, a bit at a loss.

“I mean, why are you still coming up here?

Didn’t you run into a wolf last time?

Why can’t you learn your lesson?

Besides, nobody is digging for ginseng anymore.

Why are you so stubborn?” Wu Xiaoyu scolded without much thought.

Li Yujia, flustered by his words, pointed to a nearby basket and explained, “I’m not here for ginseng.

Look, I’m gathering mushrooms!

There’s shiitake, hazel, pine, and lion’s mane mushrooms.”

Wu Xiaoyu walked over, picked up her basket, and saw it was indeed full of various mushrooms.

He asked curiously, “Why are you picking so many mushrooms?”

“To sell them!”

The basket was full of various mushrooms, but they were all different types.

Mushroom buyers usually categorize them; who would buy such a mixed assortment?

Li Yujia continued, “I’ll take these mushrooms home, sort and dry them, then sell them to restaurants in town!”

Sorting and drying?

This girl had a business mind!

But while the forest had many types of mushrooms, they grew sporadically.

How long would it take to pick enough to sell?

Thinking of her losing her father early and supporting the family with her mother, along with sending Sister Gong to school, she must have had a heavy burden.

“I’ll help you pick,” Wu Xiaoyu said decisively.

Without waiting, he grabbed his water bottle and dove into the bushes, leaving Li Yujia no chance to refuse.

Mushrooms mostly grew on leaf-covered ground or rotting wood, making them common in the forest.

The area where Wu Xiaoyu and Li Yujia were had quite a variety of mushrooms.

However, despite the variety, the quantity was sparse, and soon the two had picked them all.

A man and a woman foraging in the forest could invite gossip.

Li Yujia, having packed the mushrooms, thanked Wu Xiaoyu and cautiously carried her full basket of mushrooms down the mountain.

Watching her leave, Wu Xiaoyu felt a pang of sadness.

He wanted to help her, but with her strong-willed nature, there was no way she’d accept charity.

The best way to help would be to find some work for her, but what sort of job existed in the village?

Zhou Dong’s restaurant needed servers, but with Li Yujia’s mother’s poor health, she wouldn’t want to leave for the county.

If only there was a large Mushroom Forest in the mountains.

Selling mushrooms could earn her a good income, but the forest’s temperature and humidity didn’t seem ideal for mushroom growth.

Wu Xiaoyu sighed helplessly, took a sip of water, and leaned back against the bushes, basking in the warm sunlight.