Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

The auxiliary materials are cottonseed hulls, wheat bran, and corn cobs. We purchase these from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, where they are inexpensive and of good quality.

Upon hearing this, Old Master Chen immediately made a decision: "Hey, I didn't think it was a big deal! This is fine. As long as the contract is signed, we'll do it according to the rules. There are over a million people in Bincheng, and the market demand is huge. It's great that someone is willing to grow oyster mushrooms themselves and share the burden! We'll purchase the auxiliary materials together."

Chen Jianhua shook his head helplessly. His old man... had he completely forgotten him? Had he forgotten that he was now the director?

And they didn't even ask such an important question as how many mycelia there were!

He added, "Director Su, I have a few more questions. How much mycelium can you provide? Although I know you have the ability to propagate independently, how much mycelium can this technology produce? If it's too little, that won't work either."

Even with ordinary test tube mycelium, it only multiplies tenfold or more after ten days of cultivation, which is still a highly technical task.

Su Wanqing said casually, "Oh? How much do you want? I have as much as you want."

What she has no shortage of is oyster mushroom mycelium, which is multiplying like crazy in the space. At a growth rate of ten times, it has been multiplying for half a year. She is worried because this thing is growing more and more!

Su Wanqing thought that in another six months or a year, they might as well just sell mycelium all over the country. There was just too much of it, too much to count.

Chen Jianhua frowned when he saw Su Wanqing exaggerating. He felt that although the woman was stunningly beautiful, she was somewhat pretentious, so he said directly:

"At least 10,000 test tubes of mycelium are needed."

It's worth noting that only a few thousand test tubes were distributed per cycle, and that's only because Bincheng is a large city.

Su Wanqing showed no unusual reaction; in fact, she was a little disappointed.

She calculated that 10,000 test tubes would only bring in 20,000 yuan, and after deducting costs, the profit would be no more than 19,990 yuan.

Well, even a mosquito bite is still meat; the real money will come from Chen Xiuer growing and selling oyster mushrooms herself.

She said, "Okay, no problem. Is it for each cycle? Isn't 10,000 a bit too little? Oyster mushrooms have a short growing cycle and can be grown in all four seasons. I think it would be better to do 30,000 to 50,000, and grow more mushroom bags to sell to Fengcheng and other cities. Do you have any old classmates, colleagues, or friends who need this kind of mycelium? I can provide it all, as long as a contract is signed. 3,000 to 5,000 is not too little, and 30,000 to 50,000 is not too much, but you'll have to pay for the shipping yourself."

Chen Jianhua: "..."

Old Master Chen: "..."

The two looked at Su Wanqing at the same time, "Wait, where did you get so many mycelia to reproduce?"

Old Shen suppressed a laugh. See? He'd been proven wrong, hadn't he?

Chen Jianhua blushed slightly and coughed lightly: "Then let's start with 30,000, and we'll add more later. Once they're raised well, I'll introduce them to my classmates and friends."

"Oh, right, I'll send a few more people over later. Now, tell me about your manpower for growing shiitake mushrooms. Are these six people enough for you? What equipment do you need? As for the site, there are cultivation rooms here, more than a dozen in total, the larger ones are several hundred square meters, right next door."

Su Wanqing nodded: "That's about enough. I've already propagated the mycelium, so we can just add the substrate. Tomorrow I'll bring two skilled workers over to teach the techniques. You guys help me prepare the substrate and the site, and we can plant the mycelium directly here. With our technique, we can see results in just one month for the first batch."

Chen Jianhua and his grandfather were both very satisfied with Su Wanqing's straightforwardness.

But Su Wanqing felt that this was still too slow, so she said, "But this is still a bit slow, and only doing fresh mushroom cultivation is too limiting."

I still want to make planting kits as well, so I applied directly to make 10,000 planting kits.

In three months, the mushrooms can be distributed or mailed to all parts of the country, and people there can learn the techniques... This year, we should be able to achieve our small goal of having mushrooms available nationwide.

The two of them opened their mouths.

No, are you serious? Even the higher-ups wouldn't dare set such a small goal!

Chen Jianhua gritted his teeth, thinking of the mycelium he had just seen, and since Elder Shen had said that this technology was already mature in their area, he finally nodded:

"Okay, I approve your application. Submit your report later, and I'll grant it."

Su Wanqing then asked, "Right now, there's a significant shortage of oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms, even in major restaurants and supply and marketing cooperatives, isn't there?"

Grandpa Chen said, "That's for sure. Those state-run restaurants only supply a few hundred catties each cycle, which is far from enough. They wish they could supply a thousand catties."

Su Wanqing nodded: "Then could you recommend some state-run restaurants and supply and marketing cooperatives near the military hospital? I'd like to sign a supply contract with them so we can sell our first batch of oyster mushrooms to them."

Grandpa Chen said cheerfully, "Anyway, I'm retired, so I can handle this! Just wait, Xiao Su, I'll get in touch with them for you this afternoon."

By the way, do you want a house?

If you're looking to rent a place to sell oyster mushrooms, I know people who can help. Even though we've reformed and opened up the market, encouraging individual businesses, there aren't many people still renting storefronts.

However, I suggest you open a stall in the market as well, since renting a storefront is still quite expensive, and not many people are willing to pay for it right now.

Su Wanqing's eyes lit up: "You know so many people! Just introduce them to me, price is not a problem, as long as there are houses available."

Now that's great! She's starting a job, and with clients and a place to live in sight, Su Wanqing's fortune is just around the corner!

"Okay, then it's settled."

The mushroom issue has been mostly discussed and agreed upon. Su Wanqing is also familiar with her work environment. Originally, she thought she would leave it at that for now, since it's only the first day.

"Oh, right," Su Wanqing suddenly remembered, "I'm only in charge of the mushrooms? I don't need to worry about anything else? And my working hours are flexible, right?"

Chen Jianhua nodded: "Director Su's post is an honorary appointment specially approved by the Central Committee, so naturally he only needs to be in charge of mushrooms and doesn't need to worry about anything else. His working hours are also flexible, since Director Su is not a professional in this area."

Su Wanqing said "Oh": "Okay then. I also want to say that I raise a batch of chickens at home. They eat a lot and poop a lot every day. They can mature in a few months and lay two eggs every day. The chicken meat tastes good too. I want to promote such a good breed."

Since that's the case, then forget it. That's about it for today; I don't have anything else to do, so I'll head home now.

He then looked at Old Shen, "Old Shen, shall we come to my house for dinner? And get acquainted with the place?"

She was on her way home and also wanted to check on Chen Xiuer's house, since she didn't have anything else to do here.

Old Master Chen slapped Chen Jianhua on the head: "You good-for-nothing, if you can't speak properly, then don't speak!"