Rebirth in 1984, starting from beekeeping in the mountains

Chapter 135 Good news! Professor from Agricultural University! (Two in one)

Five hours of waiting.

It can be said that this is the most stressful moment for Fang Hongan since his rebirth.

When the obstetric nurse said that mother and daughter were safe, Fang Hongan felt all the pressure in his body was lifted.

When he saw his wife Lan Wenxiu, her hair was completely wet.

There was a hint of apology on his extremely tired face.

"Hongan..."

Knowing what she wanted to say, Fang Hongan stepped forward and interrupted her directly.

"Daughters are good! I like daughters!"

Say it, gently holding her hand.

On the issue of having sons or daughters.

Fang Hongan had told Lan Wenxiu about this a long time ago.

He likes both men and women.

But Lan Wenxiu was determined to give him a son.

It is mainly influenced by the universal concept of procreation in this era.

Allayed his wife's concerns.

Looking at the newborn baby on the bed, Fang Hongan couldn't help but get excited...

Shortly after Fang Hongan got excited.

Fang Hongan’s aunt Fang Cuihong also rushed to the hospital excitedly.

Ever since I heard that Fang Hongan and Lan Wenxiu came to the county town.

Fang Cuihong also came to the county town later.

On the one hand, I helped Wang Gui and Wang Xiaojie in teaching them how to make pastries.

On the other hand, I am also prepared to help this young couple.

Fang Hongan's parents passed away early, and as his aunt, he has always treated Fang Hongan differently.

Not to mention now, their entire family has undergone tremendous changes because of Fang Hongan.

Even Comrade Wang Yonghe was pushing him to come here to help take care of Lan Wenxiu.

Today, she was originally planning to go there at noon, but something happened at the pastry shop and she was delayed.

When we got there in the evening, the door of the rental house was closed.

After some inquiries, I learned that Lan Wenxiu's water had broken and she was sent to the hospital.

She hurried over.

Not only does she have experience giving birth herself, she also has experience being a mother-in-law.

After arriving, she helped to arrange the Lan Wenxiu, and then cooked carrot soup and white porridge.

By the next day, Lan Wenxiu had stabilized.

Then, he immediately waved his hand and asked Fang Hongan to prepare to announce the good news...

Fang Hongan just reacted then.

According to the customs of their Xiaonan area, after his wife gave birth, he had to go back to her parents' home to announce the good news to her family.

Although usually you have to wait until your wife is discharged from the hospital.

But because it was a normal birth, the hospital discharged me after three days.

In other words, we have to rush to Lanxi Village to report the good news on the fourth day.

In order to announce the good news, one must also prepare eggs, pork, tofu, and firecrackers.

The quantity of these things is very important.

But you can't prepare it casually.

Fang Cuihong must be quite experienced in this regard.

After finding out the details, Fang Hongan quickly went to make arrangements.

On the third day, Lan Wenxiu was able to get out of bed and walk normally.

Women these days do a lot of work, and their bodies are not as delicate as the fragile-skinned women of later generations.

Not only is the smoothness rate high, but the recovery speed is also much faster.

He returned to the rental house and entrusted his wife and daughter to the care of his eldest aunt Fang Cuihong.

Fang Hongan took the items he wanted to announce the good news, hired the same Jiefang truck that had hauled the goods last time, and took him to Lanxi Village to announce the good news.

The car passed the archway of Lanxi Village and stopped at the large square in front of the big red brick and tile house. When the father-in-law and mother-in-law saw Fang Hongan carrying a lot of things in his hands, they immediately knew that he had come to announce the good news.

Amid the sound of firecrackers, the two elders rushed out excitedly first, followed by Lan Jianjun and Xue Fen...

After the good news was spread.

When Lan Jianjun and Xue Fen pulled Fang Hongan aside to ask him about his life.

In the inner room, the old couple Lan Zhenshan and Luo Dongqing looked at the nine eggs in front of them. They were happy but a little nervous.

In their area, eggs are a must-give gift when announcing good news.

Moreover, the number is also quite particular.

If a boy is born, give him a pair; if a girl is born, give him a single.

This is an unchangeable rule.

Nine, so it must be a girl.

Moreover, Fang Hongan also said this first when he announced the good news just now.

"Girl, 6.8 jin!"

It is of course a joy that the daughter gave birth to a granddaughter and both mother and daughter are safe.

But how...

It's just a girl.

The old couple knew Fang Hongan's family situation very well.

My grandparents and parents are all gone.

This time he is the only one.

Then it must be to give birth to a son to carry on the family line.

How is this not giving birth to a son?

If Fang Hongan was a poor boy before, he would have given birth to a daughter.

His mother's family will support him in any way they can.

But Fang Hongan is now completely different from before.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just his current wealth is incredible.

Not to mention, it has been in the newspapers many times.

I have become a well-known figure in front of county and regional leaders.

In their Lanxi Village, before that, everyone said that they had given birth to a golden phoenix in vain.

The golden phoenix was blind and fell into the mud.

But now, that statement has completely changed.

What is a golden phoenix after all? It’s accurate in judging people.

What's more, the Zhenshan family is really lucky to have found such a good son-in-law who is one in a million.

There are even some people who spread rumors that according to Fang Hongan's current ability, Lan Wenxiu is not worthy of him and will be kicked out sooner or later...

……

All kinds of rumors.

Although the old couple mostly just treated it as sour words.

But after hearing it so many times, I can’t just ignore it. I’m still a little worried in my heart.

Especially, the girl's belly is still not doing well.

The baby was a girl.

To be honest... judging from the attitude of the previous indirect questioning.

Fang Hongan also said that he didn't mind whether it was a boy or a girl.

But having said that, who wouldn’t want to have a big fat boy right now?

If you put yourself in their shoes, you will realize that they also want to have a son.

"Wenxiu, why is your belly so disappointing?"

After a long silence, Luo Dongqing couldn't help but sigh.

"Ugh!"

Lan Zhenshan also sighed and said slowly: "This matter has come to this, let's think of a way to remedy it!"

"In my opinion, you should give the shares of this bee farm to Hong An!" Luo Dongqing thought about it and could only make a suggestion.

"Give it to him?" Lan Zhenshan spread his hands helplessly, "I told him I would give it to him a long time ago! But Hong An doesn't like it!"

"What should we do then?" After hearing what Lan Zhenshan said, Luo Dongqing became even more panicked.

"I think... it's still the same..." Luo Zhenshan said, "Wait... prepare more things to show our attitude."

"Then... just go with Hong An this time! The two of them are in the county, and there is no elderly person at home. It is not convenient to take care of Wenxiu and the children!"

"In the future... we should help them take care of their children. Let's help them more! Let Wenxiu hurry up and get pregnant with her second child. We should try to make it a boy, so that we can solve the big problem of carrying on the family line for the Fang family!"

"Yeah!" Luo Dongqing listened and nodded quickly.

"That's it!" Lan Zhenshan sighed, "Then go and prepare your things! If we stay any longer, Hong An will get suspicious! I'll go out and talk to him when I have a chance!"

The two finished talking.

They walked out one after another.

As soon as he walked out of the inner room, he heard Fang Hongan's proud and joyful voice coming from the main room.

"Girls are good! Girls are treasures!"

"This daughter is the warm and cozy little cotton-padded jacket that Wenxiu gave me. If I give birth to a son, he will most likely be a black-hearted cotton-padded jacket!"

"Weighing 6.8 jin! You don't know, her eyes are so round and bright, just like Wenxiu..."

"Nose! My nose is mine! So tall and straight... When she grows up, she will definitely be pretty!"

"Tsk tsk! This is a perfect combination of the best of both me and Wenxiu. It's simply amazing..."

……

These waves of joyful voices not only made Lan Jianjun, Lan Jianhui and others in the main room grin from ear to ear.

Feeling Fang Hongan's extreme joy, the old couple Lan Zhenshan and Luo Dongqing couldn't help but look at each other in a daze.

This situation...

It seems like he is really happy!

It seems like... I was totally overthinking it.

As the old couple sighed, they couldn't help but look at Fang Hongan with a little more fondness in their eyes.

……

Announce the good news.

When Fang Hongan got in the car again.

In the back of the car, there were already four chickens, a bucket of eggs... plus a large bag of food that was specially prepared for pregnant women in the Xiaonan region...

besides……

These are the woolen hats, sweaters, and woolen shoes that Luo Dongqing and Xue Fen have been knitting recently...

It was filled to the brim.

These are the common items that are brought back by the son-in-law who announces the good news in Xiaonan area.

The difference is that this time there is so much more performance preparation.

Not to mention in Dongling, even in Lanxi Village, it is unique...

……

……

The day after Fang Hongan returned to the county town.

People came one after another to visit Lan Wenxiu and her newborn baby.

The first to arrive were naturally the group led by Luo Dongqing from my mother's family.

After learning that it was Fang Hongan’s eldest aunt Fang Cuihong who was helping.

Luo Dongqing said he wanted to stay here...

The reason is very sufficient. As a grandmother, he should be compared with Fang Cuihong, the great-aunt.

After she stayed here, Fang Cuihong still came to help every day.

With their help, not only Lan Wenxiu and the baby were taken good care of.

Even Fang Hongan himself had some free time.

See that's it.

Taking advantage of the free time, Fang Hongan simply took out his pen and notebook again.

The previous book "Practical Technical Manual on Chinese Bee Breeding" has been successfully published. Due to the promotion of being published in newspapers, I heard that the sales in the entire Xiaonan area are quite good.

It was even recommended by regional leaders.

Many places have begun to use this book as a teaching template and are also actively exploring beekeeping.

This time, Fang Hongan is taking advantage of his free time to make some plans for the processing plant.

First of all, the scale and configuration of the processing plant...these are the hardware parts.

Then there are some rules and regulations, operating procedures, and management models...

……

These things have become so common in later generations that they cannot be more common.

But in this day and age...

That's still a very new thing.

The key point is that Fang Hongan has personally experienced many of these things and has direct experience.

And more often than not, we just have some broad understanding through various information.

This period of time is a good opportunity to use memory and experience to plan and polish things carefully.

We will strive to avoid detours as much as possible when implementing it in the future, and make everything more practical and feasible.

……

While Fang Hongan was busy writing and polishing.

The capital of Hunan Province, Star City.

It is located to the north of Hunan Agricultural School, on a rather desolate hilltop.

A man with gray hair, a pair of reading glasses on his nose, and a hat with gauze sewn on it was opening the lid of a beehive.

Use a brown-bristle brush to carefully brush off the dense honey under the lid.

then……

He leaned forward, pulled out pieces of the movable frame, examined them carefully, and began to talk to the young man in his early twenties sitting next to him.

"No. 5 beehive barrel, five honeycombs, one more honeycomb added each time, the honeycomb increase cycle is about 7 days!"

"Number 1 honeycomb area accounts for about % to %..."

"Number 2 honeycomb, honeycomb area, about..."

"Number 3 nest spleen..."

……

After each sentence he said.

The young man in his early twenties would take a pen and write down the numbers in his notebook with incredible precision.

only……

While taking notes, the young man named Huang Bin couldn't help but frown slightly.

Not to mention, the teacher in front of him had an increasingly unhappy tone.

Based on his understanding and experience since he followed his teacher to participate in this project, he also knew that today's results were quite unsatisfactory.

In fact, this unsatisfactory situation has been going on for quite some time. The man in front of him, who looked at least five years older than his actual age, was Huang Bin's teacher, Professor Lv Zhengyuan of the Hunan Agricultural School.

Although Lu Zhengyuan is not well-known in the outside world, he was also a well-known figure in the field of domestic agricultural research in his early years.

In his early years, he was a professor who led project research at the Yenching Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology.

During the special period, he drifted to Xingcheng and later stayed there to work at the Hunan Agricultural School.

In just a few years, it helped Hunan Agricultural School to establish and improve the teaching models of several subjects.

We have also achieved results in many projects that have been recognized and promoted at the provincial and national levels.

Since last year, in response to the shortage of domestic sugar resources, the agricultural authorities have intended to have agricultural schools across the country study ways to increase sugar production from an agricultural perspective.

At that time, there were many directions.

The more mainstream approach is to increase the output of sugarcane and sugar beets.

However, Professor Lu believes that based on the actual situation in Hunan Province, neither sugarcane nor sugar beets are competitive.

After some investigation and research, Professor Lu chose to increase honey production.

Compared with cane sugar and white sugar produced from beets, honey is undoubtedly a higher-quality sugar resource.

and……

This is more in line with the situation in Hunan Province where there are many mountains and relatively less land resources per capita!

After this direction was selected, it also received strong support from the Agricultural School and the Hunan Agricultural Science Institute.

The small hill in front of us is a bee breeding research field built by the agricultural school and the Institute of Agricultural Science.

Huang Bin himself benefited from the fact that this project needed manpower. After going through layers of selection, he finally became Professor Lu's assistant and participated in this project.

Since last year, this project has been successful.

Professor Lu Zhengyuan and Huang Bin began to make careful preparations.

From the collection of various domestic and foreign beekeeping methods to the selection of bee species...

All preparations have been made thoroughly.

After the construction of this research field, fifteen groups of experimental research subjects were established based on various breeding methods.

These fifteen groups of research subjects include both the traditional wooden barrel culture method and the culture method that imitates natural stone caves and tree holes...

Of course, there are also Western-style live-frame farming methods, which are said to have been promoted in the southeast coastal areas...

In the early stages of the research, the results were very obvious.

But after layers of screening, when only seven groups of research subjects were left and entered the second phase of research, suddenly everything was not going so smoothly.

mainly……

Various breeding methods have not achieved the expected data.

Not to mention growth...

A lot of data doesn’t even reach the level of data collected previously.

This situation has lasted for nearly half a year.

Huang Bin knew that Professor Lu had also been thinking of various ways to improve the situation.

To this end, two months ago, he was even taken to the southeastern Fujian Province for inspection and study.

I also learned a lot of local farming experience and techniques.

After coming back, they made some adjustments and corrections based on the summarized experiences and techniques, thinking that the results would improve.

But what I didn't expect was that the data was still not obvious after checking it for the next few times.

at the moment.

It's already late October.

According to the climate in Hunan Province, the season most suitable for bees to collect honey is coming to an end.

The data inspected and recorded this time are almost the final results for this year.

These unsatisfactory results basically declare this year's research a complete failure.

Although it is normal that agricultural projects have long research cycles and slow returns, after more than a year of research, this is a complete failure.

Huang Bin felt very frustrated.

It is even more said that he is Professor Lu.

Huang Bin was also well aware that although Professor Lu was highly respected and received great support on this project, it was precisely because of this that Professor Lu actually bore a lot of pressure.

This project may be stopped at any time...

Think of this.

Huang Bin couldn't help but quietly look at Professor Lu in front of him.

And sure enough, when Professor Lu put the lid of the beehive back on, he looked so lonely and absent-minded!
even……

After placing it, he did not make any further arrangements as he had done in the past.

Instead, he walked silently to the small wooden house on the side, sat on the bench in front of the door, and fell into deep thought...

Seeing this scene, Huang Bin's heart sank even more.

For a moment, I didn't know what to do.

I could only walk over and quietly stand aside...

"call!"

Professor Lu was stunned for a long time, and suddenly let out a long sigh.

Then, Huang Bin saw him frowning, clenching his teeth, and looking at him: "Huang Bin! Pack up, go to the school and call a few people over, and take these boxes of bees to the wild together!"

"Rewilding!"

Huang Bin was shocked when he heard these words.

This statement is a special statement used in their research.

To put it bluntly, this means releasing these boxes of bees that have been studied for more than half a year directly into the wild.

To put it more directly, it means...giving up the entire research!

Thinking of this, Huang Bin couldn't help but feel a sharp pain in his heart, and couldn't help but persuade: "Teacher! Don't...don't! It's not time to let it go wild yet! Try again next year...next year! There is still...a chance!"

God has mercy on him, this project is the first one he has fully participated in from beginning to end.

He didn't know how much effort he put into the entire project.

I can't bear to give up so suddenly.

Of course, he also knew that Professor Lu in front of him... must be even more heartbroken at this moment!
That's why I couldn't help but persuade him.

However, in the face of the previous data, his persuasion at this moment seemed so powerless.

Professor Lu smiled bitterly and shook his head at him: "Opportunity?"

"There's no chance! We've tried everything we could have tried!"

“We are clearly using the same practices as Fujian Province, but the data just can’t keep up!”

"Maybe... I was wrong from the beginning. Bee breeding is not suitable for Hunan Province..."

He came to a conclusion dejectedly, and his expression looked a few years older.

"This...Teacher..."

Huang Bin was worried, but still wanted to persuade him.

But this time, Lu Zhengyuan simply stretched out his hand and stopped him from continuing.

Then, he waved to him resolutely.

Huang Bin's heart completely cooled down. Having followed Lu Zhengyuan for so long, he also understood his temper.

Since he is like this, it means he has made up his mind.

"All right!"

He let out a breath very reluctantly.

Huang Bin's eyes swept over the beehives in front of him one by one, lingering for a while reluctantly, then slowly retracted his gaze and walked out.

The small hill where the beekeeping experimental site is located was specially fenced off by the school and the Institute of Agricultural Sciences for their project.

A lot of nectar-producing plants are also spread around.

The independent courtyard, coupled with the surrounding flower fields, looks like an exquisite farmhouse.

After Huang Bin walked out of the yard, he couldn't help but look back, then turned around and walked away.

If this project comes to a standstill, this yard will probably become abandoned again.

What a pity!

Sighing, Huang Bin walked towards the school along the path that he had walked on countless times.

When this experimental site was first built, this small hill was chosen to be a bit far away in order to reduce human impact.

It will take some time to walk back to school.

While walking, Huang Bin couldn't help but wonder who should he call next.

This wilding is equivalent to telling others that their project is doomed to fail.

The people who are shouting must be Wang Dalong and his big mouths.

It is better to keep your mouth shut and not talk nonsense.

It would be fine if he was laughed at a few times, but he must not let any unpleasant words be spread about Professor Lu.

Thinking of this, Huang Bin couldn't help but screen them carefully in his mind one by one.

He was so immersed in it that he walked absent-mindedly.

We walked for quite a while, and although I vaguely heard someone shouting at first, I didn't pay much attention.

When he noticed the voice calling him, he looked up subconsciously.

I saw the figure waving his hands and running hard, and it was already very close to me.

Maybe it was because he was running so fast, his facial expression looked a little ferocious while he was breathing heavily.

"Lin... Professor Lin!"

Huang Bin was startled, realizing something was wrong, and quickly ran to the other side.

The person waving his hands and running towards them was none other than another famous professor in their College of Agriculture, Professor Lin Zhenyunlin.

In addition to his fruitful academic achievements, Professor Lin has another very important identity - he is a good friend of Professor Lu!
He is a very good person both academically and personally.

Professor Lin ran here so anxiously that Huang Bin realized that something big must have happened, so important that this old professor, who was in poor health and lacked sports skills, had to make this trip in person.

After running closer, Huang Bin hurriedly explained: "No! Sorry! I was thinking about something just now, I didn't hear you shout..."

Professor Lin interrupted Huang Bin's explanation with a wave of his hand and asked hurriedly, panting: "Old...Old Lu! He... is... still in the experimental field, right? Huh! Huh! Huh!"

"Yes!" Huang Bin nodded quickly.

"Bee...beehive! Haven't evacuated yet...let's evacuate!" Although Professor Lin took a few breaths, his speech was still intermittent, probably because he ran too fast.

beehive?

Huang Bin was stunned.

Professor Lin and Professor Lu are indeed rare examples of like-minded friends.

However, when it came to beekeeping and growing honey, the two of them had a rare disagreement.

As early as when Professor Lu first chose this topic, Professor Lin had been advising Professor Lu not to choose this topic.

At that time, he felt that beekeeping was not suitable for promotion in Hunan Province, and it did not have any technical advantages compared with the southeast and northeast regions.

Although Professor Lu was persuaded several times, he was not convinced.

Recently, Professor Lu's research has not been going well. When the two were discussing, Professor Lin once again advised Professor Lu to give up early and switch to other directions.

In fact, just now at the apiary, Huang Bin felt that Professor Lu made the decision to give up.

On the one hand, it was certainly due to the impact of repeated failures of the project itself. On the other hand, Professor Lin’s persuasion last time did play a significant role.

How……

At this time, Professor Lin seems to be very concerned about the apiary?

From the sound of it, it seems that he doesn't want Professor Lu to give up now?
What does this mean?
Huang Bin was a little confused for a moment, but seeing Professor Lin's anxious look, he immediately replied: "No! Not yet! Professor Lu is arranging for me to call someone to rewild!"

“No… that’s good!”

Professor Lin grabbed Huang Bin's hand and said, "Stop shouting! No... You can't let it go wild! There's still... There's still hope!"

"Uh?"

Although I had a premonition.

But when Huang Bin heard what Professor Lin said, he was still stunned.

"There is still... hope?"

"Yes!" After nodding heavily, Professor Lin quickly opened the black cloth bag in his hand and began to search vigorously.

In just a moment, he found a book and handed it to Huang Bin, panting: "Go... take this book to Lao Lu first... I... I'll be here soon!"

"Book?" Huang Bin's eyes widened. When he took it and glanced at the cover, his pupils shrank immediately. "Practical Technology of Chinese Bee Breeding"

Huang Bin looked surprised.

Since he started studying this project with Professor Lu, he has collected countless books on beekeeping.

It can be said that basically all the things that can be found in the country have been found.

As for those abroad, they are subject to certain constraints.

Of course, I can’t say that I have found everything, but I have tried my best.

But this book in front of him was the first time he had seen it.

"Medium bee?"

This name exudes an unusual and unique atmosphere.

You should know that previous domestic books generally wrote about "bees" in a general sense. This is the first time that a professional book like "Chinese bee" has been used.

The book is not thick.

But when he saw the publishing house, Huang Bin was even more stunned.

Provincial Agricultural Press?

Needless to say, this must have been published recently.

After all, they had gone to the publishing house three months ago.

If there really was one, it would not have been missed at that time.

When he opened the cover and saw the words in the catalog, Huang Bin couldn't help but breathe harder.

Having been in this project for so long, he is familiar with all these technical books.

But this is the first time I have seen a structure as clear as this one.

More importantly, it is obvious from the structure that this book is designed with the word "practical" in mind.

In other words, it is completely positioned as a reference book, not an academic book...

When did such experts emerge in China?
With amazement, Huang Bin couldn't help but want to continue flipping through the pages. At this time, Professor Lin patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't look at it! Give it to your teacher first..."

"Oh!"

Huang Bin finally woke up from his dream.

He quickly closed the book, turned around and ran towards the testing ground.

In just three to five minutes, Huang Bin ran into the testing ground.

At this time, Lu Zhengyuan was already packing up in the wooden house.

The shadow projected from the window of the wooden house looks particularly lonely.

"Old...teacher!"

Huang Bin rushed into the wooden house panting. Because he breathed too quickly, after shouting these words, his throat felt a little short of breath and he felt unable to speak.

Seeing him like this, Lu Zhengyuan frowned: "What's wrong?"

"Huh...huh..."

At this time, Huang Bin fully understood why Professor Lin was out of breath like that.

He breathed heavily for a while, and without saying much, he handed the book in his hand over.

Only then did Lu Zhengyuan notice that he was holding a book in his hand.

He had a stern face showing incomprehensible seriousness, but when his eyes swept over the large words on the cover, he was suddenly stunned.

"Where did you come from?" The voice was no longer filled with surprise.

"Lin... Professor Lin sent it over!" Huang Bin had recovered somewhat by this time, and explained while panting, "He ran too fast just now, so he asked me to..."

Before he could finish explaining, the book was snatched away by Lu Zhengyuan with a swish...

(End of this chapter)