Traversing the courtyard

Chapter 267 Earthworm Breeding
When he really walked over, Qin Jingru also relaxed. As the saying goes, a dog that bites does not bark.Xu Damao's ability to come to Qin Jingru today shows that Xu Damao has no intention of succumbing to death. As long as Qin Jingru bites him to death and refuses to let go of the money, Xu Damao has no choice but to pinch his nose and admit Qin Jingru.

Ever since Xu Damao came to see Qin Jingru once that day, Xu Damao had never appeared in the courtyard again, so Qin Jingru felt relieved and was busy preparing for her wedding every day.

Although Qin Jingru made a wrong move and trusted Xu Damao, she finally had an excellent destination and found her own happiness.

On the sixth day of February, Qin Jingru married into Liu Guangtian's family as he wished. At night, Li Jianjun and Yan Jiekuang still wanted to listen to Qianggen, but unfortunately with Liu Guangfu, their plan to listen to Qianggen went bankrupt again.

I can only complain to Yi Weidong here.

The bustling courtyard gradually returned to normal. After the first lunar month, the weather gradually warmed up. The thick cotton-padded clothes and trousers were replaced by thin sweaters. Small green shoots appeared unconsciously in the weeds by the roadside. The branches are also covered with green at night.

Yi Weidong got up early this day, ate some food in the space, and rode a brand new bicycle to the Lama Temple black market. Years ago and in the first month, Yi Weidong hated the cold and never came here. It's the first month of the lunar year, and it's time for Yi Weidong to come over to check on the situation.

When he arrived at the black market, Yi Weidong realized that the black market was more lively than before, and there were obviously more people. As soon as Yi Weidong put his bicycle in front of him, a young man came over and asked, "How much is your bicycle?"

"One hundred seven."

One hundred and seventeen is the current market price, neither expensive nor cheap, the young man took out a roll of money and handed it to Yi Weidong, and after Yi Weidong counted it, he nodded and smiled and left.

It's still early, and there's no rush to find Wei Laosan. The most important thing is to sell a few watches for some money first.Yi Weidong took out a men's watch from his satchel and started his business like a normal peddler.

Watches have always been a popular item, and soon someone came to buy them, and even sold a few. Wei Laosan came over, stood and looked at it, and then came over with some doubts:

"is it you?"

Yi Weidong nodded, and handed the watch to the buyer. After receiving the money, he was pulled aside by Wei Laosan and asked:

"We waited so hard for you. We collected a lot of wine and antiques for you. We thought you had an accident and would never come again!"

Yi Weidong smiled and said, "It's not that it's too cold, I didn't come out, I just came here to see if the market has recovered after it's the first lunar month."

Wei Laosan poured out a lot of bitterness and received a lot of goods, but Yi Weidong didn't show up anymore, and he couldn't help but look for Yi Weidong. Wei Laosan saw a figure that seemed to be himself waiting people.

Wei Laosan said: "We have prepared famous wine and antiques for you. They are all in the yard where the last transaction was made. Do you still have the goods?"

Seeing Yi Weidong made Wei Laosan very happy, and it would be useless if there was no exchange of goods.

Yi Weidong said: "Don't worry, I have plenty of goods. If you prepare the money, I will give you more."

Wei Laosan said: "It's good that you still have the goods. I'm scolded by the head every day, and I have no place to cry every day."

Yi Weidong smiled and said, "Let's exchange once a month or so. I want whatever good things you collect, including cotton, cloth, cigarettes, alcohol, pastries and candies."

Yi Weidong thought that the market might disappear after autumn, and it would be good to store more supplies now, even if the market would still be there, it would not be as convenient as collecting supplies now.

Wei Laosan finally showed a smile, and what Yi Weidong meant was as many things as there are!Are you afraid that Yi Weidong will ask for too much in this line of work?

Gather all kinds of materials together today, no matter what, Yi Weidong's Liberation Vehicle must be full.

Wei Laosan said: "Okay, I'll prepare more, so that you don't have to take half a truckload of goods away."

The two agreed that they were still in the small courtyard where the last transaction was held in the evening, and Yi Weidong went around the black market by the way, selling a lot of things, but Yi Weidong was not short of food.

Coarse grains and fine grains are the most sold in the market. Meat is rarely seen, and they are all hard bacon. There are not many other things. Yi Weidong is not short of these supplies, so let others!
After leaving the black market for a long time, Yi Weidong released his bicycle and rode towards the Red Star Steel Rolling Plant.

After entering the office, before Yi Weidong warmed up the bench, Team Leader Du called Yi Weidong in and said:

"Weidong, let's go to the breeding base."

Last time, Yi Weidong mentioned the matter of feeding chickens and ducks with farmed earthworms. Group leader Du was very interested in hearing this, and even pestered Yi Weidong to ask some specific details. Today, Yi Weidong is going to the breeding base guide.

Yi Weidong said: "Okay, I haven't been to the planting base a few times yet."

At this time, there has always been the task of learning agriculture and engineering. Take students as an example. There is a piece of farmland inside the school. The school often organizes students to work in the farmland, or to participate in some simple labor in the brigade in the suburbs. This is learning agriculture. .

There is also a certain period of labor courses every week, to do some simple handicrafts, the most common one is paper box pasting, and if conditions permit, it is to visit some factories for study, and rolling mills often have the task of receiving students to visit.

On the other hand, the workers in the rolling mill also have the requirement to learn how to farm, that is, they come to this planting base in batches to farm. Fortunately, there are many people in the rolling mill and little land. There are only a few hundred acres of farmland, so there is not much work for each person. What's more, the rolling mill also has hand-assisted plowing and harrowing, and there is no shortage of other machinery.

The planting base of the rolling mill is not far to the north of the family courtyard, and there is still a distance from the family courtyard. Team leader Du and Yi Weidong rode bicycles into the base. This is a huge yard with offices in front. There are some large sheds for raising livestock in the back, and the most conspicuous one is a row of glass sheds.

Team Leader Du took Yi Weidong directly into an office, and shouted as soon as he entered the door:

"Old Gao, I found someone for you."

Lao Gao is the person in charge of the base. He is a little old man in his 50s. He looks like a farmer in the countryside, and his face is full of vicissitudes.

Lao Gao let out a series of hearty laughter: "Secretary Du, I'm just waiting for you to send the experts here."

He first shook the hand of Team Leader Du, and then Yi Weidong's hand and said, "Comrade Yi Weidong, welcome, I'm looking for you to guide me."

Yi Weidong said: "Group Leader Gao, you are being polite."

Team leader Gao said: "Recently, we have also carried out experimental breeding, and found that many earthworms have died. There is no way, so please come and see, what is the reason why the more and less the earthworms are raised."

Yi Weidong has only read such news in his previous life. There are earthworms, Tenebrio molitors that are bred to feed chickens and ducks, and some that specialize in raising maggots. They are all animal-based high-protein feeds.

I just know that there is such a thing, but I don't know much about the specific breeding methods.

Seeing Yi Weidong's troubled face, Secretary Du said, "Weidong, don't feel pressured. This is just raising earthworms. It's a good thing to be able to successfully breed earthworms. If the breeding fails, there is no loss."

Yi Weidong said: "I just had a whim. I saw that free-range chickens in the countryside like to peck small insects and earthworms in the grass. The small insects are not easy to raise, but the earthworms should be able to raise them!"

Yi Weidong can't say that he only read the news in his previous life and knew that earthworms can be farmed.

Team Leader Gao smiled and said, "Comrade Wei Dong, don't be nervous. Let's go to the scene and see if we can find the cause of the earthworm's death."

Team Leader Gao led the way out of the office and came to the warehouse next to it. He piled up a small dung pile by the wall. Team Leader Gao pointed and said, "We kept earthworms here, but we found that the more the earthworms grew, Less and less, and I don’t know why.”

Yi Weidong looked at this small dung pile, how could it be raised like this!There is no ventilation inside at all, and asked:
"You can't pile them up together. If you want to spread this out, the thickness of a bundle will be almost the same."

There was a shovel next to it, and Yi Weidong picked it up and started shoveling it from the bottom of the dung pile, and turned it over to the open space next to it, and there was still some steam when it was turned over in the middle.

Yi Weidong asked: "Group Leader Gao, are you using raw dung?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Team Leader Gao asked suspiciously.

"When the raw manure is fermented into mature manure, it will generate heat, and the heat will kill the earthworms."

Team leader Gao suddenly realized: "I knew that fermentation would cause heat, but I didn't expect that it would kill the earthworms. Is there any problem?"

Yi Weidong said: "From now on, you can just use cooked manure, spread some straw under the manure, mix some broken straw, wheat straw and other things into the manure, green grass and vegetable leaves are also fine, and cover the top with a layer Sprinkle some water on the straw, and change it every ten days and a half months, it’s almost the same.”

Yi Weidong didn't know much, so he said everything he knew in one breath, and Yi Weidong didn't know about the specific operation.

However, Yi Weidong's words awakened Team Leader Gao. At this time, farming is said to be based on the experience passed down from ancestors. Secretary Du asked Team Leader Gao to grope for earthworms. Okay, but no one has ever raised earthworms like you.

There was no way, Team Leader Gao wondered if there were earthworms in the dung heap?Wouldn't it be enough to make a dung heap and put the earthworms in it?
It's just that fewer and fewer earthworms were put in, and Team Leader Gao didn't know what the problem was, so he had to report the results to Secretary Du.

That's why Secretary Du brought Yi Weidong over to give guidance today.

Team leader Gao said happily: "Comrade Yi Weidong has a solution. According to your method, you can save some fertilizer, and the excrement of earthworms can also be used as fertilizer."

Yi Weidong said: "My level is just like this. I can also use a small wooden box to breed alone, which can quickly expand the scale of breeding. Before feeding the earthworms, they have to be boiled and then fed to chickens and ducks. There are a large number of germs that can cause illness and death in chickens and ducks.”

Team leader Gao nodded and said: "Comrade Yi Weidong is right, raising chickens and ducks is afraid of them getting sick."

Secretary Du was very happy to see that Yi Weidong solved the problem of earthworm death very simply, and said with a smile:

"Yi Weidong is still an all-rounder, purchasing, assembling bicycles, and knowledge about breeding earthworms. I don't know how to arrange for you in the future."

Yi Weidong smiled shyly: "I'm all figuring this out, if it works, I can save half of the feed, so I can raise a lot more chickens and ducks, and I can also raise fish."

At this time, there were few large-scale farms, mainly because there was no source of feed, and they could only rely on free-range breeding by every household to ensure the supply.

Team leader Gao said: "Your method should be fine. I was a little confused before. I didn't think that using raw manure would kill earthworms. Now the problem is solved. We don't need straw, and some rotten vegetables and leaves are also a problem. Everything can be added in!"

"Yes, just simulate the natural growth environment of earthworms."

Seeing that the matter was settled, Secretary Du said: "Group Leader Gao, you should study it yourself first, and Comrade Yi Weidong and I will go back first."

Team Leader Gao laughed and said, "How can this be possible? Secretary Du came here after all, so let's go here after lunch!"

"No need, I will accompany Director Yang to attend a meeting later, and the time is almost up."

Secretary Du really had something to do, so Team Leader Gao stopped being polite, and graciously sent Secretary Du and Yi Weidong out of the compound, and told Yi Weidong to come over often to give advice on the follow-up breeding of earthworms.

When he returned to the office of the rolling mill, Yi Weidong still wanted to go to the office and read the newspaper to be lazy, no, he wanted to learn the latest instruction spirit, Secretary Du said: "Yi Weidong, go and drive a small car and wait under the office building , send Director Yang and me to a meeting."

The car that Secretary Du mentioned was the Jeep 212, the leader's car in the factory. At this time, cars were rare, and the director of the rolling mill still couldn't get a car, so he could only use the Jeep produced by the Beijing Automobile Factory.

"Okay, Secretary Du, I'll go right away."

Recently, Yi Weidong has become more and more proficient in driving, and the free time is getting less and less. Yi Weidong is not like a squad leader now, but more like a driver of a car class.

In the past two days, Director Yang's driver has asked for leave. Secretary Du often asked Yi Weidong to drive Director Yang to meetings.

When Yi Weidong arrived at the car class, Officer Miao asked, "Are you here to drive a car?"

"That's right, Secretary Miao, Secretary Du asked me to come over by name."

Officer Miao said enviously: "Yi Weidong, you are so lucky, which driver doesn't want to drive for the factory manager!"

There is extra money for long-distance driving, and some money is given for pulling people and goods along the way.There is also a small car, especially to visit and communicate with various units, to eat and drink, and to give things away before leaving.

Yi Weidong smiled and said, "I'm just taking over for the next few days, and I'll still sit in the office drinking tea and reading the newspaper."

Officer Miao handed the car key to Yi Weidong and said, "Weidong, why don't you consider coming to work in our car class? You are good at driving, so it's good to work here."

Yi Weidong smiled: "Let me think about it before I talk, Director Yang is still waiting for me!"

Yi Weidong was also worried that the deal with Wei Laosan would be delayed tonight. Fortunately, today he just went to a machinery factory for an exchange meeting. Yi Weidong had a meal, a box of tea and a cigarette as gifts. came back.

With the previous exchange, Yi Weidong was much bolder this time. When he rode his bicycle to halfway, he changed to a liberation bicycle. He put sewing machines and bicycles that hadn’t been unpacked in the carriage, covered them with raincloth and tied them firmly. , Put another cloth bag full of watches in the cab.

Based on the previous experience, this time the exchange went very smoothly, but there were a lot of goods, and it took a long time to fill the Jiefang truck, mainly boxes of white wine, cloth cotton, and a lot of pastries and candies. Yi Weidong There are more than 30 antiques that I care about most.

After loading the car, Wei Laosan asked: "Are you still going to ask for goods like this in the future?"

"Yes, I want as much as I have, and I will tell you in advance when I don't want it."

"Ok, I see."

It was already dark when Yi Weidong returned to the courtyard by bicycle. When he entered the courtyard, he happened to meet Yan Jiedi washing the dishes. Seeing Yi Weidong coming into the courtyard, a smile appeared on his fair cheeks:

"Brother Weidong, wait a minute, I'll get you something delicious."

(End of this chapter)