1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

Zhou Fengxia and his friends returned to the provincial capital on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, taking away some mountain delicacies and ginseng slices prepared by Chen Tiezhu.

The New Year was approaching, but Erdaoling Village became more and more depressed.

Even if it was not something that happened in their own family, they were all very familiar people after all, and there was empathy.

Chen Tiezhu had originally planned to distribute candied haws to the children in the village before the New Year, but after this incident, he had to put it aside.

"Yingzi, take another look and see if there is anything missing from our New Year's goods." Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Nothing is missing, right? There are no other people. Don't prepare too many dishes by then, I don't know if Zhenwen will have time to come back." Han Xiuying said.

"That's the case too. If he has time by then, I will drive over to pick him up. There is nothing else going on in your town, right?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Tomorrow I have to visit the five-guarantee households in each village, so there should be nothing to do on New Year's Day. Mayor Qiao didn't arrange for me to be on duty because it was my first time to spend the New Year outside." Han Xiuying said.

"By the way, there is something I forgot to tell you. I brought a pig leg from Uncle Shulin, and took a look at your childhood sweetheart and her little boy."

Chen Tiezhu grinned. Why is this girl still holding a grudge?

"Dad, what kind of horse is a childhood sweetheart? Can you ride it?" Doudou asked curiously.

"That thing is not easy to ride, it hurts your butt, you can just ride an An Dahan." Chen Tiezhu fooled the little guy.

"Hehe, the couple lives a pretty good life. It is said that they sent apples to our family from the whole orchard." Han Xiuying continued with a smile.

"Well, Yingzi, there is no one else at home now. Otherwise, let's help Doudou realize his wish?" Chen Tiezhu frowned and said.

"What wish? She just wants to eat meat, every meal, and there are still so many that she hasn't eaten." Han Xiuying asked in some confusion.

"Doudou wants us to sleep together." Chen Tiezhu was happy.

"You are a bad guy, you don't think about other things all day long." Han Xiuying glared at him.

"Doudou, come with your sister, let's go see the piglets. They are running happily now, especially their little noses, which are pink and fun to pinch."

"Yeah, let's go see the piglets."

Doudou nodded happily, and then ran to the pigpen.

Chen Tiezhu breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, only magic can defeat magic.

I don't want this girl to keep making up stories about me. It's too painful.

I don't need to worry about the two girls, one big and one small, so he walked to the brigade headquarters with his hands behind his back.

Now Wang Qiang and Guo Tianye have also gone home for the New Year, and only Professor Xu is left here.

"Are you done with your work?" Professor Xu, who was chatting with He Jianguo, said with a smile.

"I really don't have much to do. The New Year is coming soon. Don't make yourself so tired. We still have a lot of time. Take your time." Chen Tiezhu said.

"It's not tiring. I have been doing these jobs for years." Professor Xu said.

"I also told one of my old classmates about the rapid fermentation of manure you mentioned. He said he would give it a try. If it can be realized, it would be very convenient for you to take over the farm."

"Ah..., there is no other way. I can't get so much fertilizer, so I can only do this." Chen Tiezhu sighed.

"Next, our fermentation tanks will still be mainly fermented in the culture base, and the time is still a bit short. The villagers in our village are very concerned about growing mushrooms."

"Anyway, no matter what you do, as long as Tiezhu is doing it, it will definitely be fine." He Jianguo said with a smile.

"Uncle Jianguo, it's useless to praise me like this. There's not many people around tonight, come to my house for a drink?" Chen Tiezhu asked with a smile.

"I won't drink anymore. I'll become a drunkard if I drink every day." He Jianguo said hurriedly.

"Tiezhu, thank you." Professor Xu said suddenly.

"What do you mean? Why are you thanking me?" Chen Tiezhu asked in confusion.

"My research direction was wrong before. Only research that is adapted to local conditions is the right research." Professor Xu said seriously.

"This is a bit off the track. We have to study other mushrooms in the future. Take the shiitake mushroom for example. I think it can be a big industry in the future." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"But we have to take it slowly. Anyway, we have fresh mushrooms to pave the way for us, and we will have a certain amount of financial reserves in the future. If we can export in the future, it will be even better."

"Anyway, you are smart, there will be no problem in the future." Professor Xu said.

"But my biggest headache now isThe culture media we made last time have very different performances. Maybe there are still some problems in the fermentation process. I will think about it carefully. "

Chen Tiezhu grinned, he didn't dare to answer this question.

Why is there such a big difference?

It's because of the effect of space water.

As long as space water is used, the performance of those culture media will definitely be super good.

It seems that space water can't be used carelessly in the future, and we must be more cautious.

If you often walk by the river, you will get your shoes wet.

When Professor Xu has other ideas, it will be difficult to explain.

"Tiezhu, do we have to crush all these corn husks after the New Year?" He Jianguo asked.

Chen Tiezhu nodded, "Crushing is the first process, and because we have a large amount, we really need to do it in advance. But this is not a difficult task, there are machines."

"It should be said, it's good to have machines. "He Jianguo sighed.

"You don't have to worry about applying manure to the fields. I'll call later and those who have cars at home will help you get one. It will be done in a few days."

"Thank you, Uncle Jianguo. Actually, I've been thinking about whether to buy a four-wheeler." Chen Tiezhu said.

"There will be a lot of work in the fields in the future, and it's still a bit far away. A four-wheeler will at least be more convenient for pulling people or tools."

"What can't be done? It's also said that four-wheelers are good for work." He Jianguo was happy.

"But you have to buy some other farm tools, such as plows, hoes, shovels, etc. The main thing is that you have too much land at home, and it's really not enough if you don't have enough."

"When the time comes, build a shed next to the field and put it there. It saves people from carrying it back and forth, and it's also very heavy, and it doesn't take up space to take a car. "

"Sure, I'll ask Uncle Shulin to give me more. Uncle Jianguo, this suggestion is really good." Chen Tiezhu nodded.

"What suggestions are there? It's just that it can save some trouble." He Jianguo was happy.

"That's a good suggestion, I didn't think of it. Anyway, these fields need everyone's help." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Dinglinglingling..."

At this time, the phone on the desk rang.

"Hello, Erdaoling Village."

He Jianguo picked up the receiver.

"What? Really? Tiezhu is right next to me."

After hearing this, the color of his face changed, and he quickly put the microphone into Chen Tiezhu's hand.