The Lord of the World Begins from the Siheyuan

Hearing the familiar sound of a truck, Captain Gao of Xiangyanghua walked to the gate to check the situation.

"Section Chief Li. I just rode back to the city after the construction was completed."

The furniture store will be open as usual on May Day, so the holiday will be arranged in advance for April 4.

Li Ming smiled and said: "I met him on the road. I asked him to come back with me, and then I would take him back to the city when I was done."

"Jian Jiancheng said that he would be able to reach the furniture store in a short while and that it would not be tiring to ride back to the city. I just let him go."

Captain Gao smiled and invited: "Come in first and have two cups of tea."

"It only takes an hour to get back to the city by bicycle. The distance is quite short. It really doesn't have to be a hassle."

Li Mingke followed the master as he pleased and followed him into the courtyard, "Jian Jiancheng is an honest man and has never been involved in cheating or cheating."

“So you are busy writing slogans!”

Captain Gao said: “We need to use a lot for Labor Day this year, so let’s write them here first and hang them out.”

Li Ming praised: "Accountant Hu's handwriting is so beautiful!"

Accountant Hu, who is thin and tall, finished writing a banner and said, "Section Chief Li is so funny that he can recognize it clearly."

"It's much better than what I wrote."

Li Ming counted the large and small banners and large characters in the courtyard, "You want so many?"

Captain Gao explained: "The greenhouse has become quite famous. If someone comes to visit our team, it will be worth seeing."

"It's quite expensive." Li Ming commented while blowing peony smoke.

Captain Gao, who was doing the job, complained: "Isn't that right? A lot of paste is used. It's a pity that all this flour is in vain."

"There's no other way, you have to use what you need." Captain Gao took the cigarette and returned to the office after finishing speaking.

Li Ming had never paid attention to these insignificant things before, but he was touched today when he heard them.

"For poorer production teams, these banners and large characters are a big burden."

After Accountant Hu thanked him, he put the good cigarette in his ear and spread the red paper while saying:

"It's okay for those production teams to post less stickers. We put more stickers to prevent visitors from finding fault and saying we don't pay attention."

Li Ming considered it and said: "Can it be replaced with other things? The food is not even enough for people to eat. It is indeed too wasteful to use it like this."

Accountant Hu stopped and said, "You can use glue, but you have to spend money."

"We use glue. We have our own flour, so we can be self-sufficient without spending any money, and the supply and marketing cooperative does not purchase much glue."

"Can I use yellow mud to paste it?" Li Ming asked.

Accountant Hu said without hesitation: "It can be used. But it won't stick for a few days. It may loosen after three or four days."

Li Ming thought it was feasible and said with a smile: "According to the current situation, there will be new instructions every one week or so."

"We will have to replace the slogans with new ones in a week. If the slogans are loosened with yellow mud, it will be no problem. Those that need to be posted for a longer period of time can continue to be glued."

"This can at least save some flour."

Company Commander Gao agreed: "This is a good idea!"

Captain Gao brought an enamel cup of tea to Li Ming, "Any other good ideas?"

Li Ming quickly stepped forward to take it, "Captain Gao, you are so polite!"

Captain Gao smiled heartily and said, "That's nothing. What good thing did you think of just now?"

Company Commander Gao replied: "Section Chief Li suggested that those large characters and slogans that need to be replaced frequently be removed with yellow mud, which can save a lot of flour."

Seeing Captain Gao's questioning look, Accountant Hu nodded and said:

"Three to five days will definitely work, but ten to eight days will only work if you use carefully mixed yellow mud."

Company Commander Gao has long been distressed by the use of so much flour to make paste. "No matter how careful you are, it will definitely be easier than mixing paste. At worst, if it becomes loose, just add some yellow mud and re-fix it."

"Some of them need to be replaced within a week, especially the large characters sent from the commune, which need to be replaced after three or four days."

"A little adds up, and we can save a lot of flour by making this change."

Captain Gao also thinks there is no problem, but he is not the one who has the final say on the affairs of the brigade. "We will add this matter to the meeting tomorrow and let everyone discuss whether it is feasible."

Li Ming took a sip of tea and said, "The superiors have always emphasized that we should be diligent and thrifty, and save flour for the brigade. No one should object."

Accountant Hu reminded: "Why don't you call the senior party secretary who is attending an event in the city first?"

Some members’ representatives from the suburbs have also been invited to participate in tomorrow’s Labor Day event.

"I didn't say where he was staying when I went there in the morning, and I don't know where he is now."

Captain Gao then changed his mind, "It's not urgent. Let's wait until the old man comes back tomorrow afternoon to discuss it before we have a meeting. This will save him from nagging about the phone bill."

Really not in a hurry, Accountant Hu continued to dip his pen in ink and write.

Company Commander Gao chuckled and said: "I didn't know the difficulties of being an advanced production team before. Our team has spent a lot on entertainment expenses this year."

"Chief Li, your idea helped us save a lot of flour."

It was a bit troublesome to be the advanced one. Li Ming couldn't help but smile and said:

"Your Sunflower Brigade is now well-off, so if you have any other options, just think of this. If you were not well-off and there was nothing you could do, you must have thought of it a long time ago."

Gao Jiande, who was specifically responsible for the production of the cannery and furniture factory, rushed back to the brigade headquarters. He must have known that the pickup truck had arrived in the village.

"Brother Xiao Ming, you are here!"

Li Ming greeted: "Jiande, you are here just in time. Come with me to plant soybeans later."

Gao Jiande said in surprise: "Soybeans? You didn't sow them so early, did you?"

Most of the time, soybeans are planted in the fields after the winter wheat is harvested, usually in June, and it takes another month.

Li Ming explained to everyone in the yard: "I originally came here to carry back those shiitake mushroom sticks that had grown bacteria."

"In the afternoon, when I was sending people to Changping and passing the Qingshui River Bridge, I noticed something in the middle of the road before getting on the bridge. I stopped and saw ten seedlings, which looked like soybean seedlings."

"I moved the seedlings to the roadside. When I came back, the seedlings were still there. I stopped the car and took a closer look. They were really soybean seedlings. I took those seedlings away in the car."

"If you pick it up, don't waste it. I plan to plant it in the corners of the open space next to the greenhouse."

A reason Li Ming made up was that he carefully cultivated a new high-yielding soybean variety that is resistant to bean bugs. Because he used mutation breeding, he also specially let the chickens, ducks and pigs in the small world taste it before taking it out for trial breeding. .

一株可以结500-600个豆荚，一个豆荚2-4粒，一株就有1000-2400粒。

The planting effect outside is 5% off, and 10 plants can survive with 5000 to 1.2 seeds. Next year we can plant more than half an acre of land, and the year after that we can plant on a large scale.

In the future, when people ask about the source of the improved seeds, Li Ming doesn't need to explain that he picked them up on the road.

He also had more reasons to ask a scientific research institute to test the ingredients of soybeans, because the origin of this high-yielding variety was unknown and it was not known whether it was harmful or not. It was a safe bet to conduct careful research.

Captain Gao said nonchalantly: "How can you find that a few bean sprouts are missing? Even if they are found missing, others will be too lazy to look back. It's worthless."

Li Ming first laid some groundwork for them, "The seedlings available so early may be new varieties for testing. Let's try planting them to see the effect."

It's a trivial matter, Gao Jiande answered: "First I'll go home and get a basket to put the soybean seedlings in. There are tools like hoes and greenhouses."

"Okay, you go." Digging a few small holes, loosening the soil, pouring some water, and planting them in two steps, Li Ming returned to the city with the shiitake mushroom sticks that had grown with various bacteria.

Return to the section chief's office.

He drafted a proposal for 'yellow mud instead of paste'.

He was always busy in the office, and he even had dinner casually in the office.

It didn't take much time to write the proposal. He spent all his time on testing how much yellow mud mixed with water would be more viscous.

Only by testing it yourself can you know the specific effect and what you say can be confident and convincing.

Before the meeting in the evening, Li Ming handed the proposal and method to Director Li, hoping that the steel rolling mill could test it first and serve as a model of savings.

Some things that we usually don’t pay attention to actually cost a lot.

At a certain university, a thousand kilograms of flour were used to make paste in one day at most.

The capital has dozens of universities, more than 500 middle schools, as well as various government agencies, industrial and mining enterprises.

Shanghai, Kuihan, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Jincheng, Xijian, Zhenyang, Qingdao and other major cities across the country.

Not to mention those rural areas that are already poor.

If promoted on a large scale, the food saved would be considerable.

If others are unwilling to use yellow mud instead of paste, Li Ming cannot force them.

Use the way of the person to treat the person's body.

Cover it with the big hat of diligence and frugality, and at least a large part of it will be replaced.

Those responsible for allocating funds need not be as cautious as they are now. Failure to provide funds means lack of support. In the future, funds and materials can be reduced legitimately.

If you forget to be diligent and frugal, you will make mistakes if you are extravagant and wasteful.

Li Ming is also planning to write an exaggerated letter and send it to the newspaper when he has free time tomorrow.

The envelope used a headline-grabbing formula, "A serious mistake is happening around us!" >

In this way, his letters will not be obscured by numerous letters from readers.

He didn't just count on the newspaper. If the newspaper didn't publish it, he would use other methods later, which would be a piece of cake.

at night.

The central platform of the small world.

Li Ming and Qin Huairu are setting up the mushroom room to store the 100 mushroom sticks he brought back.

Qin Huairu picked up a shiitake mushroom stick that had not been treated with miscellaneous bacteria and checked it over and over.

"How come I don't see anything wrong?"

Li Ming pointed to the place for her, "It's right here."

Qin Huairu took it closer and took a closer look, "Such a small thing was discovered by the Xiangyanghua people. They are really careful."

"Captain Gao sent a few people with the best eyesight from the Xiangyanghua Brigade, holding large flashlights, to go through it one by one. Do you think they can find it?"

Qin Huairu asked again: "Were they frightened by your warning? If we don't find it and deal with it in time, all the bacteria in the bacteria room will be infected. Is it that serious?"

Li Ming handled the bacteria sticks casually, "I'm not trying to scare them. The growth rates of bacteria and fungi are measured in minutes and hours."

"If you're not careful, the entire bacterial rod will soon be covered, and then the mature spores will spread, contaminating other intact bacterial rods pervasively."

Qin Huairu handed over another seemingly intact mushroom stick, "How long do these mushroom sticks need to be kept to grow mushrooms?"

"Putting it here is just to let it grow mycelium first. When the mycelium is almost grown, it needs to be exposed to light and water before big mushrooms can grow. It will take about two months."

"How many mushrooms can grow on such a mushroom stick?"

"Fresh, wet shiitake mushrooms weigh about 2 pounds."

Qin Huairu said in surprise: "So many! The 5000 you made this time will have tens of thousands of kilograms of fresh mushrooms."

In 78, the population was 9.63 million, and the national fungi production was less than 10 tons, which was less than 1 million kilograms, or 0.1 kilogram per capita.

A family of five weighs less than 1 kilo in a whole year. In 67, it would be even less.

Production increased rapidly following technological breakthroughs.

1990年产量突破100万吨。2020年达到4000万吨，单单香菇一种就有1200万吨，猛得一匹！

Qin Huairu thought of her hometown, "Can my Qinjia Village also grow mushrooms?"

Li Ming said while busy: "Of course it is possible. Except that it requires a little more care, there is no technical difficulty."

"It's just that there is no specific output yet. If we send people to Xiangyanghua Brigade to learn at this time, I guess the ordinary members will not be happy."

“不然秦家村今年8月、9月的时候就可以用这种办法种植香菇。年前10、11月的时候可以收获几波，年后4、5月再收几波。”

Qin Huairu stood and watched him clean and sterilize the bacteria sticks, "Why do we need to plant them in August or September?"

Li Ming explained: "It's too hot in summer, and shiitake mushrooms are afraid of the heat."

"I plan to build a two-layer roof to block the sun, because the greenhouse already has one layer. It would be very troublesome for others to do this, and it would also increase the cost."

"On a day with high temperatures of more than 30 degrees, if the temperature is not controlled properly, the mycelium of the mushrooms will die, and various miscellaneous bacteria will grow in abundance. Even if the mushrooms are not dead, the yield will be affected."

Qin Huairu was very satisfied with his meticulousness and consideration, "You should pay more attention to the sunflower experiment."

Li Ming said casually: "They will deal with my two-acre greenhouse in a few days. They will remove the glass windows and turn over the ground to expose it to the sun for a month."

"Then we will spread lime to disinfect according to the method I gave, and dig high ridges and deep ditches. There will be running water in the mushroom shed, so the temperature will not be too high."

The ridges in the shed should be high, the ditches should be deep, and running water should flow to prevent moisture, mold, and high temperatures.

Qin Huairu finally understood, "This is quite troublesome. No wonder we chose August and September."

"All the land that can be irrigated with water in Qinjia Village is used to grow food, and it cannot be used to grow mushrooms."

In cement projects across the country that convert dry land into irrigated land, grain fields are given priority, with other land being used later.

Li Ming smiled and said: "The Xiangyanghua Brigade also built a new dam, and my greenhouse happens to be at the bottom of the mountainside, so we can do this."

“The greenhouses further up the mountains don’t have this convenience.”

The two of them chatted and worked at the same time, and the quantity was not large, so they got it done quickly.

Return to the lounge chairs by the pond to rest.

Qin Huairu looked through the newspapers on the table, "The newspapers in Hong Kong City even show this to everyone!?" They were a few pictures of one another.

"Industrial and Commercial Evening News (pictorial), this is a serious newspaper, right?"

Li Ming said casually: "The newspapers produced by the group on the east coast of the Taiwan Strait are of average style."

"Actually, it's a movie promotional photo to trick people into going to the cinema to watch the movie."

"I'm not looking at the mess, I'm looking at the watch."

You know so clearly even without looking!

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes at him, obviously not believing it. She turned over the newspaper and saw a colorful page, "What does Miss Universe in Hong Kong City do?" (End of Chapter)