Back to the Red Age

Chapter 159 The Unconventional Potato

Fried pork with potato slices, stewed eggplant with tomatoes, and steamed fluffy and soft steamed buns. The food in the experimental base is still very rich in this era. A group of young people who had vaguely rejected Qin Ming before are now all Surrounded in front of him, even Professor Liang showed interest in Qin Ming.

"Seniors, please don't try to bully me. The big ox is very good. It has a docile nature, so it is willing to cooperate with me. As for plowing, when I was a child in the village, my parents would do these things every day. Son, so just take a look and you will understand.”

Are there really people who can watch just by watching?

A group of people looked at Qin Ming speechlessly, as if they were coaxing three-year-old children. If you don't want to teach them, you won't teach them. This excuse is too careless.

"Classmate Qin Ming, we see that the soil in your field is of different shades. Do you plan to plant several kinds of things?" Since Qin Ming was unwilling to teach, it was natural for everyone to not force it, even if someone changed the topic.

"Well, I received the seeds and plan to plant some of them." Qin Ming did not hide this. After all, everyone was in the experimental base. Even if Qin Ming wanted to hide something, he couldn't.

"There are still a lot of vegetables that can be grown at this time, so you have to work hard. If you need help, just give me a shout."

Everyone just thought that Qin Ming wanted to grow vegetables and guessed that his research was related to vegetables, so they stopped paying attention. After all, everyone is now focused on the urgent topic of how to increase grain production. As for growing vegetables, it is still not considered elegant. .

Qin Ming did not deliberately explain anything, and politely thanked everyone, "I understand. If I need anything in the future, I will definitely ask you for help."

Of course, Qin Ming won't need this opportunity, but he can make everyone feel better with just his words. Qin Ming will naturally not refuse this kind of thing.

In the next few days, Qin Ming was busy carrying farm tools in the experimental field.

Rice and wheat require different soil, and potatoes, corn, etc. are also different. He worked hard one by one until three days later, his experimental field was almost flat.

The fields where the rice was planted had been filled with water, and the other fields had also been rested. Early that morning, he planted the seeds that he had soaked in spiritual liquid.

After the grain was planted, Qin Ming was not idle. He held a notebook every day and recorded experimental data in the experimental field.

Three months of this busy work have passed. During this period, some people came to Qin Ming's experimental field to check the situation. When they saw rice and wheat, they shook their heads and said, "Comrade Xiao Qin, I have to criticize you for this. Let's do it." In research, the most important thing is to follow the weather. Look, you plant things that are not in season. Isn’t this a waste of food? What season is it now? Even if your rice and wheat can successfully bloom and ear, they are not ready yet. It’s the middle of winter during harvest time, and everything will die then.”

"It doesn't matter. These are the cold-resistant and drought-resistant seeds I researched myself. I believe they can be harvested." Qin Ming was telling the truth, but everyone didn't think so. Everyone thought that Qin Ming was trying to grab the credit for the limelight. Everyone was stunned.

For this matter, Professor Liang even came to talk to Qin Ming in person, which made Qin Ming dumbfounded.

"Professor Liang, don't worry. I'm very conscious and I didn't act haphazardly. Regardless of whether my experiment can succeed or not, this is the direction of my research and the reason why I am here."

"Since you know what's going on, that's fine." Professor Liang was originally watching the fun, but Qin Ming's performance during this period made him realize that the person in front of him was a good prospect. He was originally worried that Qin Ming would go astray. But since Qin Ming understands what he wants to do, there is no reason for him to stop him.

After all, those in their field are not afraid of you thinking and messing around all day long, but they are afraid that you will build a wall for yourself and stick to the rules within the wall and dare not move forward. Such a person is not worthy of staying in the experimental base.

"But I see that your seedlings are much stronger than ordinary ones. If you follow the seasons, they may have good results." Professor Liang's words can also be regarded as a kind reminder, reminding Qin Ming that it is time to take other protection.

"Winter came early in our Sijiu City. This batch of seeds has passed the hottest period, and this batch of rice has not been far away from the flowers. If everything goes well, according to my estimate, the rice will be ready in six months. The left and right ones look mature. When it gets cold, they have already bloomed and headed. If this experiment is successful, its growth progress will no longer be affected. However, the growth cycle of wheat will be longer and it will take a whole winter, but this is okay. Okay, I have just passed through the hottest and coldest times. If I can survive it, then my experiment will be completed."

Qin Ming's main research objects are rice and wheat. As for other things, they can only be regarded as auxiliary.

For example, the corn that has grown very tall and the sweet potato with sparse vine leaves have become the research objects of the researchers. After talking with Professor Liang, although the content of the conversation between the two was not made public, the researchers did not run away. Come and check out Qin Ming's experimental fields. Of course, unlike Qin Ming's daily recording of the growth data of various crops in the experimental fields, everyone came here just to see when Qin Ming failed.

"The corn leaves don't have many leaves. What's the use of growing thick stems? How many corns can they produce?"

"No, you're really counting on the corn to bear fruit. It's already September, and it's going to get cold soon. The corn stalks are already cold, and they're still bearing corn?"

"That's right, don't we come here every day just to see when the corn will die?"

"Are you all looking at corn? Then I'm different. I'm looking at those sweet potatoes to see when they die."

"I was looking at the yam eggs and wondered if they had rotted in the ground."

……

When these rumors reached Qin Ming's ears, Qin Ming didn't pay attention. Anyway, everyone in the experimental base had signed a confidentiality agreement. What happened here would not be brought out at all. Even Zhang Daguo and Lin Yang, Although they are support staff, without Professor Liang, they would not be able to enter the experimental field at all.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and almost all the crops in the experimental base have been harvested. Only in Qin Ming's experimental field, rice and corn have begun to ear, but potatoes are already ready for harvest.

Professor Liang and others all came to the experimental field that day.

"Xiao Qin, don't be sad, we will continue planting next year."

"That's right, when the frost thaws in spring, we can continue planting potatoes. We will definitely have a big harvest by then."

……

Looking at a kind-hearted comforting senior, Qin Ming could only smile awkwardly.

Although I know you have good intentions, I really don’t need comfort!

"Professor Liang, as well as all the seniors, I, Qin Ming, accept your kindness. No matter what the outcome is today, I will accept it."

After Qin Ming finished speaking, he directly grabbed the sickle and cut off the sparse vine leaves of the potato. Qin Ming did not throw away these cut vine leaves. These things contained sporadic spiritual liquid in them, although the composition was very thin. It can be ignored, but it is very suitable for feeding his big bull brothers.

"Touch" Qin Ming's hoe was a large piece of land, and then shook his wrist with force, and the dirt was opened by the entire digging.

"It's too miserable. Xiao Qin has gained nothing..."

When Lin Sheng saw that Qin Ming had started to take action, he immediately wailed for Qin Ming. However, his words were suddenly interrupted, "What is that? Oh my God, is that a yam egg? How can it be so big? ,so many?"

Lin Sheng turned his head and looked back, and then he saw the balls one after another on the turned-up dirt floor. He suddenly opened his mouth in surprise, "How is this possible?"

The balls on the ground were of different sizes. The big ones were bigger than an adult's fist, and the small ones were as big as table tennis balls. At this moment, everyone's breathing stopped. After a while, everyone rushed over crazily.

"This is really a yam egg, it's incredible."

"How could it be like this? Xiao Qin's potatoes have thicker roots than the potatoes we grow, but they don't have many leaves at all. So few potato leaves have produced so many potatoes?"

"Everyone, please lend a hand and help Xiao Qin dig out this nest of potatoes." Professor Liang's voice could no longer hide his excitement. In fact, there were already several people helping Qin Ming without him opening his mouth.

"Xiao Qin, the total size of your nest of potatoes is 19 in total."

"The largest one weighs 500 grams, while the smallest one is 90 grams."

"Hey, Xiao Qin, are your potatoes still the same species as the potatoes we use?"

Everyone was surprised. It was one thing to see small potatoes all over the place, but the test data really dazzled everyone.

"Xiao Qin, hurry up." Professor Liang's breathing was a little rapid. "You can't dig any more potatoes. You have to tell Lao Yan to come over quickly. Xiao Lin, you are quick, go back and make a call."

The office building of the experimental base had a telephone. Lin Sheng immediately turned around and ran out, returned to the office building in one breath, and then dialed Yan Guoqing's number.

In the office of the dean of the Department of Agriculture, Yan Guoqing was discussing business with Chen Mu, the principal of Beiqing, when he heard the phone ringing and picked it up casually, "Going to the experimental base? Now?"

"Okay, I understand, I'll come over now!"

Yan Guoqing put down the phone and smiled apologetically at Chen Mu, "Principal, let's stop what we just talked about for now. Now I need to go to the experimental base."

"What happened at the experimental base?" Chen Mu looked calm, "Let's go. Since I'm here, I'll go over with you and take a look."

Chen Mu will appear here today, and it has something to do with the experimental base.

Li Changqing encountered difficulties in his research. He proposed to ask Qin Ming to provide support for his conjecture. However, since Qin Ming entered the experimental base of the Department of Agriculture, it has been in a closed state. He himself did not show up. Considering other reasons, the experimental base The research institute did not take the initiative to contact the outside, and outsiders could not disturb them at will. It was precisely because he could not contact Qin Ming that Li Changqing found Chen Mu, but before he could speak, something happened at the experimental base. , and then Chen Mu proposed to go with Yan Guoqing.

Yan Guoqing thought for a while and did not refuse, but he also put forward a condition: "Principal Chen, it is natural that you can guide the work in the past, but we must abide by the rules, and we are not allowed to enter the experimental field inside the base."

"I understand all the rules. Let's go. Let's go now!" He just wanted to see Qin Ming alone and settle Li Changqing's affairs. As for the rest, Chen Mu would naturally not touch it.

Soon, Yan Guoqing and Chen Mu arrived at the office building of the experimental base.

At this time, Lin Sheng was still waiting here. When he saw the two people coming, he quickly lowered his voice and briefly reported the situation. As soon as several experimental data came out, Yan Guoqing's face turned red with excitement.

"Okay, well done, Principal Chen, we in Beiqing have gained a lot of face this time."

"Director Yan, please go check the situation quickly. If it is true, we will report it immediately!" As the principal, Chen Mu naturally understood what this news meant and immediately issued the task.

"Yes!" Yan Guoqing responded loudly, and then ran towards the experimental field. While waiting for Yan Guoqing to come back, Chen Mu was also a little restless.

"The news about the experimental base is so shocking. If it is true, then our potato yield per mu can be greatly improved. The most important thing is that we can still produce potatoes this season. This is already a miracle. I just hope that the news will not Wrong!"

Soon, Yan Guoqing brought back the concrete news, "After I went there, I dug out several more nests of potatoes. Each nest contained mature potatoes. The size was almost the same as the data. Principal Chen, this time we will Qing really found a treasure."

Even Yan Guoqing himself could not have imagined that a student from the Department of Electrical Engineering could actually bring such significant achievements. The most important thing is that these things are not all Qin Ming's strength. His experimental field also planted corn, sweet potatoes, Rice, wheat...

"I'm going to report it right now and ask the superiors to stop people from digging potatoes!" Chen Mutang was about to make a call, but was stopped by Yan Guoqing, "Principal Chen, no, in that experimental field, no one except the researchers here can You can't even go in."

Chen Mu was startled, and the phone in his hand almost dropped to the ground, "Old Yan, do you really mean what you said?"

Only researchers can enter, which means that the confidentiality level here has been increased. This situation is only used in major research projects.

"Principal Chen, this is a research topic of a student in the Department of Electrical Engineering. I didn't take it to heart when he proposed it, because it is simply unsolvable to resist cold, drought and waterlogging. But now it seems that his research It seems to have been successful. In this case, our experimental base and the experimental field need to use the highest level of protection."

"hiss……"

Even though he was a principal who was used to seeing big winds and waves, had countless research teams under him, and had produced countless achievements, Chen Mu was shocked at the moment, but after a while he calmed down again, and after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly became angry, "Yan National Day, how much fake wine did you drink today?"

A highly productive research project, you actually told me that it is research on cold resistance, drought resistance and waterlogging resistance. Do you think I, Chen Mu, who is the co-author, am a three-year-old child?

(End of this chapter)