Abandoned the Immortal Cultivator, returned to his hometown to farm and sing

Chapter 1362 1349. Genius girl
We've had enough tea.

We've rested enough.

There's still some time before lunch.

Qi Ruomu suggested, "Why don't we go take a look around the fields first?"

“Sure,” Luo Yihang readily agreed and stood up.

Yang's mother even advised, "You've only been inside for a short while, have your meal first before you go."

Luo Yihang smiled and said, "It's alright, there's plenty of time. You two can stay home and get ready while we go for a walk."

After saying that, he added, "I like the cured pork to be fatty, it tastes better. And don't touch the eel, I'll prepare it when I get back. I have to show off my skills at noon, I haven't seen eel in a long time, my hands are itching to cook it."

The two of them were going to check on the fields.

Yang Bingcheng naturally followed.

The young girl Yang Anxiu also wants to go.

Luo Yihang waved his hand, "Then let's go. When we get back, take me to your vegetable garden. Let's pick some good ones. Do you have any special skills? Show me what you're good at?"

Yang Anxiu readily agreed, nodding repeatedly.

With sleeves rolled up and a big basket on my back, I'm off to the fields to pick vegetables.

Judging by their manner, they practically wanted to plunder her vegetable garden completely.

Luo Yihang laughed heartily, "Let's go see the fields first, let's go see the potatoes first. Do you know where it is? We'll all follow you."

The little girl took off running ahead...

The group left the Yang family's residence.

Qi Ruomu took a box out of the car.

Then follow the little girl through the village, all the way uphill.

Terraced fields have also been built up above the village.

Each piece was slightly larger than the ones on the edge of the village.

It was said to be large, but it was also thin and long, and didn't have a defined shape.

In the mountainous region of northern Guizhou, you don't see large patches of farmland, so this is already quite good.

The field has raised ridges twenty or thirty centimeters high, and potato vines grow all over the ridges.

The seedlings were relatively short, and the leaves were not large or dense. They were only spread on the ridge surface, and even the bottom of the ridge was still exposed and not covered.

Standing at the edge of the field now, the potato vines are starting to turn yellow, scattered here and there. In some places, the soil has been pushed open by the potatoes underneath, revealing a little bit of yellow skin.

A few days later, another harvest was in sight.

However, judging from the leaf coverage area, the yield of Qiuyan No. 16 should not be high. Photosynthesis is the foundation of everything, and it is achieved through chlorophyll in the leaves.

"Have you taken samples for yield testing?" Luo Yihang asked.

"We've done it. The yield per mu in this area is about 2,600 jin. When we harvest in a few days, we expect it to reach 2,800 jin." Yang Bingcheng quoted the yield off the cuff.

Yang Anxiu, the little girl who came along, was no longer shy. She raised her hand high and said, "My brother and I measured it together. We dug out every potato, wiped it clean, and weighed it. There wasn't a speck of mud on it."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yihang looked at the little girl and smiled, "You can even do labor measurement? Tell me, how do you do it?"

Yang Anxiu answered seriously, "It involves selecting five points in a cross shape in a field, defining two square meters for each point, and calculating the yield per mu based on the average yield of these five points. Then, the yield is measured every 100 mu. After obtaining the data, the overall average yield per mu is calculated."

You really can.

Luo Yihang gave her two thumbs up.

The little girl was beaming with joy, her face as red as an apple, and then shyly hid behind her brother.

Yang Bingcheng smiled and continued to explain, "After the budding stage, we found that the tuber enlargement rate was particularly slow during the tuber formation stage. After Teacher Qi came to check, he found that it was due to boron deficiency. After supplementing with boron fertilizer, the tuber growth began to return to normal. Therefore, it took about ten days less to grow, so this year's yield should not reach the optimal level. The optimal yield is estimated to be around 3,000 jin."

“Yes, Lao Qi told me about the boron deficiency.” Luo Yihang nodded.

Turn around and look.

Qi Ruomu was already squatting on the edge of the field, collecting several tubes of soil samples from the field with his field collection kit and dripping reagents into them.

What a fine young man! He knows how to take the initiative to work.

Then look at the little girl Yang Anxiu, who is peeking over there with a curious expression.

Luo Yihang waved his hand, "Go ahead and watch if you want, it's fine, Lao Qi is easy to talk to."

Yang Anxiu's face lit up with joy, and she responded loudly before running over and squatting down next to Qi Ruomu.

Old Qi is easy to talk to, but he talks a lot and likes to be a know-it-all.

They kept talking non-stop, like they were in class, and wouldn't let us leave until they finished listening.

The little girl is in trouble.

I ignored the two of them.

Luo Yihang continued talking with Yang Bingcheng.

"If it weighs 2,800 jin, then Qiuyan No. 16 is not a high-yield variety."

“The yield will definitely be low for the first trial planting,” Yang Bingcheng agreed. “Actually, it’s not too bad. The potato yield here is generally between two and four thousand catties. Only the high-yield demonstration fields in Weining can reach seven or eight thousand catties. Our land is still too barren.”

Luo Yihang waved his hand, "That's different. Autumn Goose No. 16 can't be grown well over there either."

Weining is located in northwestern Guizhou, bordering Yunnan. It is situated on a slope transitioning from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to the Sichuan Basin, with its terrain dominated by mountains, plateaus, and hills.

The high altitude and abundant sunshine naturally result in a high potato yield.

Most importantly, Qiuyan No. 16 is an early-maturing variety. The tuber enlargement period in July and August is more suitable in Tongzi and the mountainous areas of northern Guizhou with an average temperature of 20-24 degrees Celsius. However, in Weining, due to the high altitude, the temperature of 16-20 degrees Celsius is less suitable.

Therefore, Weining grows late-maturing potato varieties, which are for processing and grain production, such as potato flour.

"So don't worry, Qiuyan No. 16 belongs to Tongzi." Luo Yihang patted Yang Bingcheng on the shoulder.

Although he joined Nongsheng Group, it's understandable that he did it for his hometown.

Maybe next time Qin Qiuyan wants to eat potato noodles, she'll get a potato variety suitable for making noodles in Xianning. Qiuyan—around the 20th or 30th.

"Two thousand eight hundred catties is enough." Luo Yihang started calculating on his fingers.

“Each store can produce 10 jin a day. With 1,400 stores, that’s 420,000 jin a month, 2.1 million jin in five months, and 750 mu would be enough.”

"Make sure you have some surplus, and keep a thousand acres."

"There is still a thousand mu of output left to be consumed locally."

Luo Yihang is calculating how much stock to supply to Qiao Xiaomao.

It's a trial planting, using farmland, and the entire yield will be purchased according to the contract.

The purchase price is set at 2.5 yuan per kilogram, and one mu (unit of land area) can earn 7,000 yuan.

Because of the risk involved, the acquisition price was set high.

If the trial planting fails, the only guarantee is compensation for the land lease, agricultural machinery, fertilizer, and other expenses, meaning a season's work will be for nothing.

Judging from the current situation, the surrounding villages are likely to have a prosperous New Year.

"How's the expansion going for the next quarter? Is everything arranged?" Luo Yihang asked again.

Yang Bingcheng quickly replied, "It's all arranged. We've signed agreements with four townships and twenty-five villages. Next season, we'll expand production to 10,000 mu, of which 3200 mu will be sown in October as a trial of winter planting. The purchase price for winter planting is set at 3.1 yuan, which is higher than for spring planting..."

Luo Yihang waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care what the purchase price was; Nongsheng could decide for themselves.

"Among them, 655 mu are newly cultivated 'Nengsheng' fields, so the yield may be relatively low," Yang Bingcheng added. The so-called "Nengsheng" fields refer to the report from Professor Du that led to his promotion to academician.

"Development Plan for Integrated Technology Models and Applications for Enhancing Energy in Sloping Farmland and Low-Yield Fields on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau"

The term "energy enhancement" should be "comprehensive energy enhancement," which integrates multiple disciplines such as soil improvement, high-efficiency planting, and farmland ecology to enable land that is unsuitable for farming to become arable, transform low-yield land into medium-yield land, and medium-yield land into high-yield land.

As for the results, last year alone, it increased Guizhou's arable land by 1.74 mu.

The locals don't understand what comprehensive energy upgrading is.

The newly "grown" fields are called "Nengsheng Fields".

“Those fields are new, so please keep a close eye on them and make sure nothing goes wrong. Also, ask the agricultural technicians to make more trips; don't be afraid to bother them, they care about this a lot. In the next couple of days, take me to see the other experimental fields, run a 1000-meter and an 800-meter lap, so we have a clear understanding of the situation. Harvesting starts on September 1st, right? I'll be here keeping an eye on things. Are all the farm machinery ready? I see there are many fields where the machinery can't be installed. Have you arranged enough manpower? Are you sure you have enough?”

Luo Yihang and Yang Bingcheng gave each other instructions as they walked around the experimental field.

He took good care of everything; I didn't notice anything wrong.

Wait until it turns back.

Qi Ruomu had finished collecting soil samples and was sitting on the edge of the field chatting with Yang Anxiu.

The little girl wasn't impatient at all.

Yang Bingcheng said with a smile, "My sister said she wants to study agriculture, specifically Breeding 4.0, and she'll work for Brother Luo after graduation."

Luo Yihang pointed at him and laughed, "You two siblings are trying to cling to me, aren't you?"

Yang Bingcheng scratched his head and chuckled foolishly.

Luo Yihang pointed at him again, then turned and shouted, "Let's go, let's go back~~"

"Okay~~" the little girl called out loudly as she ran over.

Qi Ruomu patted his bottom and strolled behind, carrying the suitcase.

"I heard you want to learn Breeding 4.0?" Luo Yihang asked Yang Anxiu.

The little girl nodded emphatically, "Yes, I want to learn Breeding 4.0."

Without the slightest hesitation, it's still a declarative sentence.

"Breeding 4.0 is difficult; you need to be exceptionally good at math and biology too," Luo Yihang said, trying to scare people.

Yang Anxiu raised her head high, exuding confidence, "I'm first in the whole grade in science subjects, and I'm really good at math."

Wow, that's impressive.

"Do you know calculus?" Luo Yihang asked again, this was way beyond the curriculum.

Unexpectedly, Yang Anxiu answered loudly, "Yes!"

"Holy crap!" Luo Yihang exclaimed in surprise, "You really know how?"

Yang Anxiu continued nodding, "You really know how. My brother brought his university textbooks back, and I studied from them."

Or should I learn it on my own?
"You're only sixteen... You're a sophomore in high school this year?" Luo Yihang looked at her in surprise.

"Fifteen." The little girl emphasized, "I skipped a grade in elementary school, and I'll be a senior in high school when school starts."

Wow, he taught himself calculus at fifteen!

What a promising talent!

"Old Qi, Old Qi," Luo Yihang called out, looking up, "Do you know calculus?"

Qi Ruomu, with a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, strolled along the ridge of the field and casually said, "Sure, that's basic, isn't it? But I'm not good at math. I'm better at organic chemistry, bioengineering, and biotechnology. I also have some knowledge of resources and environmental science, and I'm pretty good at physics. What, you don't know calculus?"

This guy is really infuriating.

You're someone who works with fertilizers, why are you studying physics?

You guys are all top students, okay?

Luo Yihang... really doesn't know.

Or rather, it might have happened a tiny bit in the past...

Hmph, go find a wife later. Ding Rui is a super academic genius, she's amazing.

Her colleagues are far more capable than her.

There are plenty of amazing people working on space, aerospace, satellites, and space stations.

Even the guy who was too shy to confess his feelings and asked Luo Yihang for advice on how to woo a girl was a top student who also knew calculus.

So Luo Yihang ignored him and turned to pat Yang Anxiu on the shoulder, "If we're going to take the exam, let's take the top one, let's go to the Capital Agricultural University and become Lao Qi's junior sister. They opened a Data Science and Big Data Technology major two years ago, which is to prepare for Breeding 4.0. Also, minor in Bio-breeding Technology and Agricultural Science and Engineering. It's best to study all three majors."

"When you have winter or summer vacation, I'll give you extra lessons. You'll definitely learn faster than the others."

Then he pointed at Qi Ruomu, "While Lao Qi is here, keep a close eye on him these next few days and dig out all his skills."

This guy is loudly plotting something.

Yang Anxiu nodded emphatically, "Yes!"

There's a light in this child's eyes, a firelight.

He was like someone who had been injected with chicken blood, his eyes burning with a fierce fire.

Looking at Qi Ruomu, he was startled and asked, "What's going on?"

Luo Yihang patted Yang Anxiu on the shoulder and solemnly introduced her: "She, Yang Anxiu, taught herself calculus at the age of fifteen and plans to take the entrance exam for the Capital Agricultural University to study Breeding 4.0."

Upon hearing this, Qi Ruomu's eyes lit up, and he became excited as well. "Great! What a promising talent! My senior sister also taught herself calculus at the age of fifteen."

"Really? Teacher Wenying?" Yang Anxiu jumped up happily, her face full of admiration.

"Would I lie to you?" Qi Ruomu laughed, then changed the subject, "So you should learn fertilizer from me. Breeding 4.0 is too difficult. Spending all day in the lab looking at computers like a programmer is really boring. Mathematics is a basic subject. If you're good at math, you can use it in biology and chemistry, so it won't interfere with your studies."

Hey... this guy, poaching right to my face.

Fortunately, Yang Anxiu didn't even hesitate, but instead asked curiously, "Why do we need to learn math for Breeding 4.0?"

Luo Yihang knew this, so he quickly took over the conversation.

"Did you hear the saying when we were researching the atomic bomb? We had to figure it out, even if we had to use an abacus."

"Why do we need to calculate instead of experiment? Because the raw materials are too expensive, so we can only 'talk on paper' first, and then verify the results in practice after the calculations are done."

"The same goes for Breeding 4.0; the cost is too high. The biggest cost in breeding is time."

"Therefore, similarly, we should calculate the result first and then verify it at the end."

"Fortunately, we don't need to use an abacus. We have supercomputers, various large models, databases, and many, many data tools, all of which Wenying and her team researched and patented, so no one else is allowed to use them..."

Luo Yihang walked along while talking to Yang Anxiu.

Yang Anxiu did not lead the way, but followed beside Luo Yihang.

He tilted his head and pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "I think Breeding 4.0 is more powerful than the atomic bomb. Breeding 4.0 will allow my mother to walk and give our family a better life."

What a lovely girl.

Luo Yihang smiled and patted her head, "They're different. The atomic bomb is a sword, and Breeding 4.0 is a plow. Both are powerful..."

There was something he didn't say.

A sword can be forged into a plowshare, and a plowshare can be hammered into a sword.

(End of this chapter)