After thinking for a while, Shen Huaijin felt that if Mo Chen was indeed harboring ill intentions, he would eventually reveal himself, so he quietly decided to observe Mo Chen closely.
However, the benefits of Mo Chen arriving at the Shen family were already evident on the second day.
Mo Chen first made several rectifications to the management system of the agritainment, and specially formulated a set of plans.
Not to mention, this plan was indeed much better than Shen Yao's.
He even formulated a series of regulations and systems for Elder Brother Shen's private kitchen, and specially helped Elder Brother Shen obtain several permits required for a private kitchen.
Although these permits were not essential for the operation of the private kitchen, they would be very important if they were really needed.
Within a week of arriving at the Shen family, he had helped the Shen family with many things, and now he was wholeheartedly guiding Shen Huaijin.
Because Shen Huaijin's breeding farm had already reached a certain scale, many permits and matters that needed attention had to be sorted out.
He even suggested to Shen Huaijin that he should expand the breeding farm and make it stronger, and then directly establish a company!
This ambitious aspiration completely overwhelmed Shen Huaijin, but Mo Chen did not seem to be joking. He continuously helped Shen Huaijin process various permits and qualifications...
However, even though Mo Chen was busy every day, he never missed an opportunity to show his affection to Shen Yao.
From the initial fear and trepidation to the current habituation, Shen Yao felt that habit was a truly terrifying thing.
"Sister Yao Yao, look what I brought!" Before he was seen, his voice arrived, and Mo Chen was holding a beautifully woven small flower basket.
The craftsmanship of the small flower basket was very rough, but it couldn't stand the attractiveness of the contents within the basket!
Mo Chen found these on the barren mountain, a whole basket full of Hongzhai mushrooms!
The rainfall was still very abundant this season, as it was in the south, where there was only summer and winter.
"Where did you find them?" Shen Yao was very surprised. She had become fond of drinking soup again recently, three large bowls a day, not a single meal could be missed.
A few days ago, she had been lamenting how much she wanted to eat Hongzhai mushroom chicken soup, but wild mushrooms were very scarce this season, and fresh wild mushrooms were even rarer.
Fresh Hongzhai mushrooms were also the best for making soup, and they were not cheap, and their growing environment was quite demanding.
Hongzhai mushrooms prefer to grow under Quercus acutissima trees, and they generally grow in warm and humid climates. They cannot grow anywhere else!
Hongzhai mushrooms are hailed as the "King of Mushrooms" and only grow from June to September each year.
Quercus acutissima forests are not easy to enter. Quercus acutissima trees are tall and large, but their fruits are similar to chestnuts, only much smaller than chestnuts, covered in thorns, and inside are the acorns. These were the snacks they loved the most in their youth.
They often got their hands pricked and scratched while picking acorns when they were young.
"There's more!"
After Mo Chen finished speaking, he gently pushed aside the layer of Hongzhai mushrooms above, and underneath was actually almost half a basket of acorns. The largest were only the size of a little finger, round and plump, looking exceptionally pleasing.
"Acorns? How did you get so many?" Shen Yao was very surprised.
Acorns were not easy to find at this time, because the acorn forest on the barren mountain had been abandoned for an unknown period. Not to mention what else was inside, just the accumulated acorn shells from years past would make it difficult to walk into.
Those Hongzhai mushrooms clearly had been dug out from under the leaves, otherwise they wouldn't have been so red, and they were all unopened.
Those acorns were also very fresh, which showed that Mo Chen must have put in a lot of effort to find these things.
"Second Brother took me there and said that Sister Yao Yao liked to eat this the most when she was a child," Mo Chen said, then quietly hid his hand behind his back.
Shen Yao immediately noticed and pulled Mo Chen's hand. Good heavens, the densely pricked small holes were particularly obvious on Mo Chen's fair hand.
"Don't go next time. You can buy these things at the market," Shen Yao said to Mo Chen.
Then she turned and took out a small porcelain bottle from the drawer and opened it. Inside was a pale green paste, which Shen Yao made from herbs picked from the mountain.
It had a very good effect on treating bruises and swelling.
The green paste was applied to his hand, and Mo Chen felt a cool sensation that directly replaced the burning feeling.
"I just felt that what I picked was more thoughtful. Next time Sister Yao Yao wants to eat something, tell me, and I'll definitely get it back for you," Mo Chen said with a smile, his smile filled with unconcealable happiness and silliness.
"No need. Take this ointment and remember to apply it." Then she handed him the small flower basket again. "Please take these Hongzhai mushrooms to your Aunt Shen and tell her that I want to drink Hongzhai mushroom stewed chicken soup today."
Shen Yao unceremoniously ordered Mo Chen around, and Mo Chen did not show the slightest unhappiness. He trotted off with the items to find Madam Shen.
Only Shen Huaijin was standing on the side, watching the entire process. He felt his teeth ache.
If that brat Mo Chen didn't have any ulterior motives towards his sister, he'd let them chop off his head and use it as a ball!
However, he did not intend to expose it. After all, looking at his sister, she did not think in that direction at all and simply regarded Mo Chen as a younger brother.
Moreover, Mo Chen was even younger than Yao Yao! At such a young age, it would be Yao Yao who would be tired if they were together. He simply pretended not to see it. It was normal for children to have fleeting interests. When he realized that Yao Yao had no interest in him, he would naturally let go.
What's more, what if he revealed it, and Yao Yao suddenly felt that Mo Chen was not bad!
Shen Yao was unaware of her second brother's many complicated thoughts. If she knew, she would definitely say that he was overthinking.
That evening, the entire Shen family ate the Hongzhai mushroom stewed chicken soup picked by Mo Chen, and they praised it highly.
These Hongzhai mushrooms were the only two types of wild mushrooms they ate in this area, the other being bamboo fungi.
There were many bamboo forests in their area, so wild bamboo fungi could be found with a careful search.
"Second Brother, we're going to H City tomorrow. There are still some procedures that haven't been completed," Mo Chen said to Shen Huaijin after dinner.
Upon hearing that they were going to H City, Shen Huaijin's whole body stiffened. "What are we going to H City for?"
How come he hadn't heard Mo Chen mention going to H City, and he hadn't agreed to it either!
"There are many breeding bases there. If we want to breed on a large scale and even establish a company, we must go there."
Mo Chen explained to Shen Huaijin why it was necessary to go there.
After Shen Huaijin understood the reason, he didn't say anything further and directly took out his phone to book tickets to H City for the next day.
Mo Chen noticed Shen Huaijin's abnormality and, after returning to his room that night, sent a message to Xue Zhu.
"Xue Zhu, help me investigate what happened to Shen Huaijin in H City."