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18,000.

How is it 18,000?

How many houses do I have to sell for that?

Secretary, Haoran, what a coincidence.

Are you getting some sun?

Enjoy the sun. I'm leaving.

Coincidence?

I've been waiting here for half an hour.

You received the document, right?

Meiduo said you gave that Lingzhi...

I know. I know.

18,000, seed sources, support funds.

I've memorized it all.

Look.

It says right here.

It directly caused the application materials to lack

core physical evidence.

I looked up these words.

It means Meiduo is throwing me under the bus.

You brought this on yourself.

Meiduo raised it for three years,

and you stewed it in one pot.

Yet you feel wronged.

I don't feel wronged.

I just can't figure it out.

That Lingzhi was growing in the wild.

It didn't have a sign.

How was I supposed to know she planted it?

Come on, Tashi,

what do you want me to say?

Now is not the time to assign blame.

It's time to make amends.

Make amends.

How do I make amends?

I'll go to the mountains and find her another one.

Look for it. Can you find it?

Then what should we do?

First go to Meiduo's house and apologize in person.

Fine. I'll go apologize.

Wait.

Be sincere.

Don't be glib.

Stop being cheeky. Talk properly.

Admit your mistake in person.

I know.

This kid has always had

a smooth tongue since he was little.

Secretary,

do you think Meiduo can forgive him?

I know this girl.

She's stubborn.

But she is reasonable.

As long as Zhaxi is sincere,

it should work.

What if he's not sincere?

Then you will have to raise that 18,000.

Hey.

I still have things to do in the village.

I have to go.

Slow down, you brat.

Zhaxi, you're here.

I came to see Meiduo.

You used to come to our house often

and lie on the ground watching ants with Meiduo.

Ama, that was when we were little.

You picked her lingzhi when you were little.

Now you're stewing her lingzhi again.

Look at you.

Why do you always do things like this?

Ama, I just came to apologize today.

She's inside. Go ahead.

Mom.

Our old hen laid this egg.

Okay.

I'll cook it for Duoji tonight.

Okay.

Meiduo, can I come in?

You're already in.

I was just afraid you'd be upset.

What's going on here?

Dad is raising it.

He said the cowshed is cold,

so he let it in to warm up.

I know it's warm.

I mean, what's going on?

It pooped.

I know it pooped.

But the problem is it shouldn't poop in the house.

You're asking me,

who should I ask?

How could you just poop in the house?

What did you just lick

before licking my hand?

It likes you.

You like me?

I like you too.

You need to eat more,

to grow big and strong.

What are you doing?

You're going to eat my hand.

You smiled.

I didn't.

I saw it just now. You smiled.

You saw it wrong.

No, I didn't.

You did smile.

For making me see Meiduo smile,

I forgive you for that.

You're still being glib.

I'll stop.

I came to apologize.

Apologize.

About that lingzhi mushroom,

I'm sorry.

I didn't know you planted it.

Do you know what that

lingzhi mushroom means to me?

The seed source.

With it,

the village could build a forest farming base.

In three years,

every household could earn 20 to 30 thousand more.

20 to 30 thousand?

Every household.

Everyone in the village would benefit from it.

I came back this time with this project.

Government funding and the technical team are all settled.

We were only short of this parent plant.

Now that it's gone,

the project will have to be delayed.

A one-year delay means the village loses a year's income.

I didn't know.

Of course you didn't.

You didn't just pick my lingzhi.

It's the income of the whole village.

I'm sorry.

How can I make up for it?

It's not entirely hopeless.

I'll do whatever you tell me to.

I planted more than one back then.

There should be other

surviving seeds on the mountain.

We just need some luck and time to find them.

That's great.

I'll help you look.

I have to go anyway.

You'll be my guide,

and we'll go up the mountain together.

You'll also carry the instruments.

I'll carry them.

Also,

the air quality at my place is poor.

I need a place to put these things.

How about my homestay?

It's clean, and Jimei cooks for us.

Are you sure?

To make up for my mistakes,

and for the village.

Okay.

It's a deal.

Thank you, Dr. Meiduo.

Don't celebrate just yet.

If something goes wrong again,

you owe me the full 18,000.

And you'll be responsible for the village's money too.

Understood.

Alright.

It's getting late.

Go home,

and pick me up tomorrow.

Okay.

I'll get going then.

Goodbye.

Don't you think he's a bit silly?

I think he's a bit silly too.

Meiduo.

Have a taste.

Does it taste the same as back then?

It hasn't changed at all.

Thank you, Uncle Jimei.

Okay.

Eat and drink more.

Meiduo,

about that 18,000,

are you really letting him off that easily?

I was just messing with him.

Who told him to pick them randomly?

He needed a little lesson.

By the way,

this is a secret between us.

You can count on me.

Uncle Liu.

Jimei.

Zhaxi, come unload the truck.

Zhaxi.

Uncle Liu, you're so early today.

You call this early?

Didn't I tell you?

Cucumbers picked before sunrise

are the crispiest.

Qianqian, come have a taste.

Thank you.

Guests from afar,

have a taste.

Uncle Liu.

I've been standing here for so long,

and you still haven't recognized me?

You are...

Meiduo!

I couldn't recognize you.

You've grown so much.

Long time no see.

You're still so good at growing vegetables.

This is the improved version of Jinyan No. 4, right?

And you added sheep manure to the base fertilizer.

This girl is amazing.

How did you know?

When I was little, you taught me how to grow vegetables hand by hand,

and always said I was the smartest learner.

Forgot?

I could never forget that.

When this girl was little,

in my greenhouse,

she would chase after me

asking all sorts of questions.

I will never forget that.

I heard

that you went to study agriculture, right?

And you're a PhD. Amazing.

Exactly, Uncle Liu.

She's the golden phoenix that flew out of our village.

See, she flew out and now flew back.

She can even smell the sheep manure.

This is what I study.

Uncle Liu.

I came back this time to do under-forest planting.

I'll have to borrow some sheep manure from you for the experimental field later.

Borrow? Sheep manure?

Sure.

I might not have anything else,

but I have as much sheep manure as you want.

Okay.

It's a deal then.

I've always said

there's knowledge in the soil,

but none of you believed me.

Now we're good.

The expert is here.

You'll have to give us some lessons then.

Sister Meiduo.

You coming back this time,

is specifically for this under-forest planting?

I brought back the Lingzhi No. 1 project.

Without cutting down trees or destroying the forest,

we'll grow edible fungi under the trees,

to help everyone get rich.

Great.

Uncle Liu supports you.

From now on, my greenhouse

is your logistics base.

We have the manpower,

and the manure.

But if we can really make money

without cutting down trees,

my 18,000 wasn't lost in vain.

What did you say?

I mean,

since Uncle Liu is contributing fertilizer,

can my debt be reduced a bit?

In your dreams.

Go up the mountain at half past.

For every minute you're late, ten yuan will be added to your debt as a late fee.

I'm leaving.

Uncle Jimei, I'm going.

Okay, bye.

Come check out my shed.

Okay.

Remember to bring the drone.

I'm off.

Okay.

Uncle Liu, she's so ruthless.

Ruthless?

This kid.

18,000.

Sit over there, and I'll explain everything.

What's going on here?