Rebirth of Rural Literary Life

Chapter 133
When He Ping came to Xu Haishan's office, he happened to have no class.

"Planting alfalfa?" Xu Haishan shook his head repeatedly when he heard He Ping's thoughts.How ignorant and fearless they actually want to grow grass in the Northeast.

"The suitable temperature for alfalfa growth is between 5 and 25 degrees. If it is lower than 5 degrees or higher than 35 degrees, it will enter a growth stagnation period. Our annual frost-free period is only about [-] days. Even if it is planted, the yield is not as good as that in the south." Xu Haishan Without hesitation, he denied He Ping's words.

"But I heard that there are varieties that are resistant to cold?"

"You have done some homework, but the problem now is not the inability to plant, but the profit from planting." Xu Haishan explained.

He Ping was a little disappointed. He originally had a beautiful idea in his heart. Ping County is located in southern Liaoning, and the climate belongs to the temperate continental monsoon climate. It should be quite suitable for growing alfalfa. When he chatted with fishing friends in later generations, he mentioned that he was in Longxi Province, Mongolia and Inner Mongolia. There are places where alfalfa is grown in Liaoning Province and even in Longjiang Province. How come it doesn't work in southern Liaoning, where the climate is more pleasant?

"Really?" He Ping asked unwillingly.

"It's not impossible if you really want to grow alfalfa, but the income from growing alfalfa here is a big problem." Xu Haishan said.

A middle-aged man came into the Kung Fu office where Xu Haishan was speaking, his eyes lit up when he heard the word "clover", and he came over.

"Teacher Xu." The middle-aged man called Xu Haishan.

Xu Haishan was a little helpless, he could tell what the middle-aged man was thinking when he saw his expression, so he could only bite the bullet and introduce: "Chairman He, this is my colleague Zhao Haifeng."

Zhao Haifeng stared at Xu Haishan, expecting his next words, Xu Haishan said helplessly: "He specializes in pasture, if you have any questions, you can ask him for advice."

He Ping didn't understand why Xu Haishan had such an expression, but since he was an expert in forage, he had to ask.

After exchanging pleasantries between the two, He Ping revealed his intention for coming.

"You want to grow alfalfa in your brigade? That's great. I just happened to be researching the comprehensive benefits of planting corn and alfalfa recently." Zhao Haifeng began to introduce his research topic.

Zhao Haifeng is a native of Mongolia and Inner Mongolia. After finishing university, he chose the pasture grass that he had seen since he was a child as his research object. He is currently researching a new topic. The main crops in Liao Province are wheat, corn, and rice at this stage, while corn is the main crop in southern Liaoning. Mainly, corn happens to be one of the previous crops for alfalfa.

"According to my research, although the dry matter of alfalfa is only half of that of corn, the crude protein quality is much higher than that of corn, and its input-output ratio is much stronger than that of corn. It can be harvested for several years after planting. Harvest 2 to 4 crops per year. The benefit of planting alfalfa in the first year may be lower than that of corn, but from the second year onwards, as the input gradually decreases, the benefit of planting alfalfa will exceed that of corn, and it will accumulate year by year.”

Zhao Haifeng's words revived He Ping's depressed mood, yes, this just fits his thinking.

In He Ping's idea, he first planted alfalfa in a small area on Hantun's land as one of the feed sources for chicken farms. Compared with corn, pasture requires much less labor, especially after the second year. The biggest problem It is to prevent pests and diseases and replant grass species.In this way, part of the labor force in the team can be liberated to enter the chicken farm, and as the scale of the chicken farm gradually expands, the alfalfa planting area can also increase accordingly, entering a virtuous circle.

As for the corn, it can be purchased from other places around. Anyway, there are a lot of people in the Northeast.

As the so-called gold wind and jade dew meet... Bah, chess meets opponent, general meets good talent, just like Boya meets Ziqi, Kong Ming meets Liu Bei.

Zhao Haifeng and He Ping hit it off.

"Ms. Zhao, I think you don't need to apply to the school for your experimental field. Just use the land in our team as an experimental field. We will cover all the basic necessities of life for you when you come here." He Ping said in a big way .

Of course, He Ping is not being taken advantage of. In fact, he understands that science and technology are the primary productive forces in any era. If Zhao Haifeng's project can be successfully studied, then their Hantun can completely realize the simultaneous development of agriculture and animal husbandry.

He even vaguely has a blueprint of a beautiful countryside in his heart, as long as Zhao Haifeng's research can be successful, then everything can be connected.

He Ping left the Agricultural College with excitement and excitement. He had some thoughts in his heart and wanted to communicate with his future father-in-law.

It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when he returned to the commune, and he went to the commune post office to pick up Mao Chunhua from get off work.

"He Ping is here." Wen Guizhen, Mao Chunhua's mother, saw He Ping coming with a smile on her face.

Some time ago, the big discussion in "China Youth" made He Ping famous all over the country, and the news that Mao's daughter and He Ping were in love became a well-known thing in Ping County, so that whether it was a colleague in the unit Or if the neighbors all praised Wen Guizhen for finding a good son-in-law, could Wen Guizhen be unhappy?

He Ping put down the things in his hand, and Wen Guizhen complained: "Look at you, just come here, what else do you want to take?"

"I bought it on the way." He Ping said with a smile, "By the way, when will uncle come back?"

"He, he's been so busy lately, it's not on time, maybe after eight o'clock." Wen Guizhen was very dissatisfied with her husband, both in and out of words.

He Ping had already thought of it when he came here. The recent agricultural production reform propaganda work is heavy, and Mao Xuedong, as the county leader in charge of propaganda, must be very busy.

Sure enough, He Ping waited at Mao Chunhua's house until 08:30, and Mao Xueshan returned home in a hurry.

Mao Xueshan took off his clothes, washed his face, and began to eat rice.

"You talk about your business, I'll just listen." Mao Xuedong took the time to say something.

He Ping saw that Mao Xueshan even ate a lot faster than before, so he explained his thoughts as simply as possible.

The time He Ping said was not long, before 5 minutes, Mao Xueshan had finished his meal.

"By planting a small amount of alfalfa, the labor force of the production team is freed to enter the chicken farm. Then the expansion of the chicken farm will drive the alfalfa planting area, and by the way, increase the income of the members."

Mao Xueshan sorted out He Ping's words, and he asked, "What do you mean by the tertiary industry?"

When He Ping was explaining just now, he thought about the development of Hantun by the way. If the breeding industry in Hantun can be scaled up and separated from the small-scale peasant economy, then tourism can be developed like later generations.The later generations of Hantun have mountains, water, and land, and gradually developed into a popular scenic spot for farmhouse entertainment and surrounding tours in the Yingcheng area.

Now if alfalfa, which is more ornamental than agricultural crops, is planted, it will undoubtedly be the icing on the cake.

(End of this chapter)