Xu Weiguo and his team left overnight after receiving a reply.
Sun Yue and his group remained, stating that there were still some samples that needed to be collected, requiring an additional day.
The room Shen Yao had specifically cleared out was immediately filled with people, making her wonder if she should have kept a few more rooms vacant.
The next day.
Taking advantage of the presence of some agricultural experts, the Shen family immediately took out their notebooks, ready to record anything at any moment.
The Shen family's medicinal herbs could now begin to be transplanted onto the mountain. Sun Yue went with his people to collect samples from the surrounding areas.
He then led the Shen family in searching for suitable places to grow medicinal herbs, as well as in their care and habits.
The medicinal herbs that could be transplanted now were ginseng and dendrobium. Ginseng, preferring shade, was planted under trees to block sunlight.
However, there were considerations when choosing trees. The mountains in the south were mostly composed of loess soil, often mixed with stones and gravel.
Although the spiritual spring water had nourished the land and improved the soil quality, the stones would not melt. Therefore, it was necessary to find areas with fewer stones for planting.
The cleared wasteland adjacent to the lychee orchard was a very good location.
The wasteland had the thorns, undergrowth, and weeds in the lower areas cleared, but the large trees in the higher areas were not all removed.
Most of the pine trees, birch trees, and some wild fruit trees were preserved.
As for why they didn't plant in the lychee orchard on the back mountain, it was because the rear of the lychee orchard had not been cleared, and had been intentionally left for the villagers to use when they occasionally went up the mountain.
The location for dendrobium was chosen on the land above Shen Huaijin's two breeding farms.
This place was the most suitable for growing dendrobium because it had plenty of stones and abundant mountain water, with a small pool of clear spring water flowing from the crevices of the large rocks.
This was once the most common mountain spring water, but after the eucalyptus trees were planted, the water quality was polluted and the water also flowed away very quickly, becoming a rare sight.
It was unexpected that a small pool of mountain spring water had emerged here.
"This place is good for growing dendrobium; the water supply is just right, not too much or too little. Although dendrobium is drought-tolerant, it's not that the drier it is, the better. It's just that the altitude here isn't very high."
Sun Yue looked at the geographical location and found it quite good.
"This shouldn't be a problem, as the soil quality here is very good, and there are people who grow dendrobium at home!" Professor He voiced his thoughts.
Upon hearing this, Sun Yue agreed. Altitude was indeed important, but the ability of the plants to survive was even more critical than the altitude.
Hearing that this place was suitable for growing dendrobium, the workers following the Shen family immediately began planting without a word.
A total of more than ten workers arrived, each carrying a large bucket of dendrobium seedlings.
Everyone planted with great care in the locations specified by Sun Yue and Professor Zhang, fearing that such precious medicinal herbs might not survive.
They had often seen dendrobium on television!
As for those planting ginseng, Shen Huaijin led the people to do it. Compared to dendrobium, planting ginseng was simpler.
All that was needed was to find a place with loose soil that was also shaded.
They planted until more than half the mountain was covered, and only then had they finished planting the seedlings they had brought.
"Have you considered installing surveillance in this area?"
Sun Yue looked at the wasteland that had been mostly developed, as well as the two breeding farms below.
Shen Yao replied, "We had the idea, but since it wasn't fully developed yet, we didn't install any. Now that the medicinal herbs have been planted, we definitely need to install surveillance."
Shen Yao had originally planned to install surveillance, even though her father and mother had always said it was a waste.
But while one should not have malicious intentions towards others, one should guard against them. Therefore, it was better to be overly cautious than to regret it later.
"Alright, if you need anything, you can tell me. I happen to know someone in this field, and their newly developed surveillance equipment is very good."
Sun Yue said to Shen Yao, feeling quite good about this capable and decisive young lady.
"Then thank you very much, Director Sun."
Shen Yao thanked him promptly upon hearing this. Why would she hesitate to take advantage of such a good opportunity?
After Sun Yue and his team left, Shen Yao's phone received several calls.
Professor Zhang and his team also left with Sun Yue.
They had been here for a month, and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences couldn't afford to lose them.
Furthermore, they had obtained the samples they needed, and it was time to leave.
After Professor Zhang and his team left, Shen's father felt a bit unaccustomed to it, as he would go to the greenhouses and the mountains, with Professor Zhang and his team always following.
Now, when he went up the mountain or into the fields, only Shen Huaijin or Mo Xuan accompanied him, and neither of them understood planting.
After Professor Zhang and his team left, Shen Yao ran to the greenhouse. She had specifically set aside three mu of land there to grow vegetables irrigated with spiritual spring water.
Shen Huaijin, pulled along by Shen Yao to the greenhouse, was quite confused. "Little sister, what are you doing here? Nothing has been planted here yet."
Shen Yao looked at Shen Huaijin, then took a handful of vegetable seeds and waved her hand. Instantly, vegetables sprouted from the ground, grew, and finally became vegetables.
Shen Huaijin was astonished by Shen Yao's display. After all, this was the first time Shen Yao had revealed her ability of "all things grow" to outsiders.
Shen Huaijin knew that his little sister had great abilities and that the spiritual spring water could cleanse the marrow and help vegetables grow better, but he didn't know that his little sister could make vegetables grow so quickly.
"Little sister, what… what do you mean by this?"
"Big brother, tell me, how would these vegetables be in your restaurant?" Shen Yao looked at Shen Huaijin seriously.
Shen Huaijin was taken aback when he heard the word "restaurant." "What restaurant, what restaurant? Big brother is managing the farm-to-table restaurant now and can't even handle it all!"
This was Shen Huaijin's true thought. Now that he could be a chef at home, earn money, and learn skills from his master, he was very content!
"Are you really not planning to continue running the restaurant? Your sister-in-law is going to open a shop in the county soon, and she might even live in the county permanently when she gets busy. Are you willing to be separated from your sister-in-law?"
Shen Huaijin looked displeased when he heard Shen Yao's words. "Are you saying that these vegetables are something you specifically prepared for me to open a restaurant with?"
"Yes! I specifically grew them with spiritual spring water. The texture and taste are several times better than those at the farm-to-table restaurant!" Shen Yao said.
Upon hearing that it was better than the farm-to-table restaurant, Shen Huaijin's eyes lit up. This was the desire a chef displayed when faced with top-quality ingredients.
"With such excellent ingredients, selling them in the county might not be appropriate in terms of pricing," Shen Huaijin said.
With such high-quality ingredients, they would only sell for tens of yuan per portion at most in a restaurant, which wouldn't even cover the cost of the ingredients. However, if they sold them at a higher price, not many people would eat them.
"Therefore, let's change the restaurant into a private kitchen, only selling dishes that can be made with the day's ingredients, and in limited quantities!"