Rebirth in 1984, starting from beekeeping in the mountains

Chapter 143 Honey grapefruit tea!
That was the time when He Yunfeng was confused.

After he came to his senses, he found that the bus was shaking much less than before.

When he looked out the window again.

The mountain road ahead was obviously much smoother than before.

Scattered houses and fields can be seen among the rolling hills on both sides.

These houses were no different from the ones they had seen along the way.

But those fields attracted a lot of people's attention.

I saw that almost all the fields were green.

And on the land, there is a sea of ​​golden flowers.

This is in stark contrast to the fields we have seen along the way.

Take the golden sea of ​​flowers for example. As students of an agricultural school, they naturally knew that they were rapeseed flowers.

This season is also the season when rape flowers are in full bloom.

But from yesterday to today, I passed through so many villages, but none of them were like this one, where everything was golden everywhere.

The situation is as if the whole mountain is planted with rapeseed.

While decorating the mountains and ridges with a unique landscape, it also temporarily relieved the students' discomfort along the way.

People who were standing by saw square boxes near many rapeseed fields.

As a student of Agricultural University.

And you can pass the selection and enter this practice group.

Naturally, they already have some knowledge about beekeeping.

At first glance, I knew immediately that the wooden box was a beehive.

Recalling what I learned before, rapeseed is also a nectar plant.

Those dizzy heads soon realized that the presence of so many rapeseed flowers was related to beekeeping.

So since that's the case...

Everyone couldn't help but be excited.

This should be...coming soon!

He Yunfeng quickly turned his gaze to Huang Bin on the side.

Huang Bin, who was somewhat fascinated by He Yunfeng's look, immediately reacted.

Hearing many people talking about getting ready to get off the bus, he couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Everyone, don't be in a hurry! If I remember correctly... this place is still several miles away from Shiwan Village!"

When they heard this, they all immediately showed dejected expressions.

Huang Bin couldn't help but explain again: "When Professor Lu and I came here last time, the beekeeping promotion at Linyuan Bee Farm had only been extended to the neighboring village.

But now, after the Chinese New Year, they have made another big move! Not only have they expanded the scope of promotion, but they have also made good preparations for the sowing of nectar plants.

This vibrant scene is simply amazing! Everyone can observe it more. This is what Professor Lu often said, a three-dimensional industry combination of breeding and planting...

Rapeseed flowers provide nectar for bee colonies, and bees can pollinate rapeseed, thereby increasing rapeseed yields. The two benefit each other and kill two birds with one stone!
Here is the data on Shiwan Village’s rapeseed production last year. Under the same variety and the same planting conditions, last year due to the existence of Linyuan honey, Shiwan Village’s rapeseed production was generally 10% to 15% higher than that of the surrounding villages!

This data is quite remarkable..."

"Wow!"

As soon as Huang Bin finished his explanation, a burst of exclamations was heard in the bus carriage.

The people who had looked miserable before, all showed shocked expressions on their faces.

Although some data and information had been collected before.

This allowed them to get to know Linyuan Bee Farm and the breeding expert named Fang Hongan.

But the impression is still a bit abstract after all.

And when these real images and data were placed before their eyes, the shock they brought made them feel so real.

on the seat.

After hearing what Huang Bin said, He Yunfeng couldn't help but stand up and look at the golden rapeseed fields.

His hometown is also a small mountain village in the mountains of western Hunan.

After planting, there are very few crops that can bring economic benefits.

Rapeseed is one of the main types.

While studying in the past few years, he has also been studying how to increase rapeseed yields.

In the past two years, he has carried out various explorations and research.

It can be said that I have brought some practical benefits to my family by virtue of my status as a college student.

After his parents planted rapeseed according to the method he explored, the yield of their rapeseed increased year by year.

Last year's output was almost a level higher than before he went to agricultural school.

Just this has attracted people from the village to rush to his home to learn from his parents.

During the Chinese New Year this year, the brigade's party secretary summoned the farmers in the village and gave them a training course.

This brought honor to their family and the entire team!
Although the results are remarkable, He Yunfeng is also very clear after exploration and research.

Under the premise of keeping the variety unchanged, this 10% improvement is not easy to achieve.

At least, in terms of the knowledge he possessed, this was already the limit of his ability.

But now, after hearing what Brother Huang Bin said, He Yunfeng realized that in addition to the improvement of sowing technology and fattening, there is also the trick of bee pollination.

Twelve to fifteen percent!

This data...

It easily surpassed the results of his two years of research.

Moreover, as Brother Huang Bin said, this is the best of both worlds.

You can keep bees and plant crops at the same time and both will benefit.

This move...

Absolutely amazing!

After He Yunfeng stared closely, he soon discovered that in the gorgeous sea of ​​rapeseed flowers, he could vaguely see a lot of looming black shadows.

In groups, quite busy.

“So many bees!”

When the bus passed by a rapeseed field, many students also saw the swarm of bees collecting nectar.

Many people couldn't help but exclaim.

Someone couldn't help but ask, "Brother Huang Bin! Was this method also thought up by the talented person named Fang Hongan from Linyuan Bee Farm?"

"Not bad!"

Huang Bin nodded, "He was being modest and said that the method was not original to him! However... Professor Lu and I have collected a lot of information, but there are no relevant examples!

There are some records, but they are very vague!

I can only say that even if he didn’t come up with the idea, Fang Hongan should be the first person to actually put this method into practice! "

"Like This!"

"You are indeed a capable person who deserves to be in the newspaper!"

Everyone followed suit and sighed.

At this point, Huang Bin obviously thought of something, clapped his hands and said to everyone: "By the way! Fellow students, during this practice, Professor Lu and Professor Lin both said that the analysis of the impact of bee breeding on agricultural planting is also a topic we need to focus on.

I think... this rapeseed is a good research subject! I think we can form a group to do research and analysis on this topic first..."

Huang Bin had just finished speaking.

He Yunfeng's heart skipped a beat. He stood up excitedly, raised his hand, and said in a loud voice: "Brother! I sign up to participate in this project!"

His voice had just fallen.

Many people immediately stood up.

"I'll sign up too!"

"Count me in!"

"I'll join!"

……

Those inspiring gestures.

He doesn't look like someone who has been carsick or vomited.

Seeing this enthusiastic scene, Huang Bin couldn't help but smile: "This... don't be in a hurry! Let's wait... until we get to the apiary, and then we can slowly divide into groups!"

After saying that, he saw that the people headed by He Yunfeng still had some anxious anticipation on their faces.

Then he said, "Don't worry! There are many topics in this practice! When you get to the bee farm, you will find that there will be many topics waiting for you that will interest you!"

It’s not too late to choose then…”

As Huang Bin spoke, he seemed to be thinking of the joy and shock that each apiary brought him after he went there last time.

If you count it, it has been several months.

The areas where beekeeping is promoted have been significantly expanded.

The bee farm will surely bring some other surprises...

Think of it...

Huang Bin had a determined smile on his face and his eyes were filled with anticipation.

And see here.

He Yunfeng and other team members couldn't help but look forward to it...

The bus continues to move forward.

Around a few bends.

Finally, Huang Bin, who had been staring at the front, suddenly stood up and pointed his finger in the direction of the train.

"Shiwan Village!"

"arrive!"

"Look... that's a bee farm!"

As soon as the voice came out, everyone got up from their seats and looked outside.

At this glance, I saw a small village built against the mountain in a bay between the mountains in front.

On a small hill facing this small village, you can clearly see several rows of wooden houses.

Those wooden houses were built in a very neat manner.

Although it is on the mountain, it is easy to see that it has been carefully arranged.

Fences can be vaguely seen on both sides of the house.

And inside the fence, those things covered with "straw hats" are...

beehive!!!

Although it's not very clear.

But everyone guessed it soon.

Those are beehives.

"hiss!"

Although they were far away, the beehives were placed in layers along the gently rising mountain...

I'm afraid there are probably more than a hundred of them...

This undoubtedly brings a strong visual impact to everyone.

Before this.

Although they learned a lot of knowledge about beekeeping.

Except for the beehives in the experimental field of the agricultural school, many people have never really come into contact with a real apiary.

From what I learned before, it is quite impressive for a general apiary to have dozens of beehives.

Who would have thought that this apiary is so big.

Moreover, according to Senior Brother Huang Bin, there are already four apiaries of this type built in Linyuan Bee Farm.

This year, we will expand it directly to ten!
This farming scale...

It can be said to be full of impact!
Looking at these younger classmates, each of them was quite shocked, and Huang Bin couldn't help but think of himself a few months ago.

With a smile on his face, he couldn't help but say, "This is the No. 2 apiary of Linyuan Bee Farm. When I came here last time, there weren't so many wooden houses in this apiary! I guess... the apiary has been improved!

Don't think those wooden houses are ordinary! I tell you, each of them has clear divisions!

The honey collection area, storage area, box transfer area... are all strictly separated!
The professionalism is no less than that of our school’s testing ground!

The hygiene standards are even praised by the Hunan Food Factory!

By the way, the ‘industry-university-research base’ they prepared for us this time is not this apiary, but apiary No. 1.

That is the first bee farm of Linyuan Bee Farm. The conditions are more complete and convenient. You can rest assured!"

When he said this last part, Huang Bin's eyes couldn't help but sparkle.

Although we all said that we were prepared to endure hardships when we went to the countryside for practice.

They are also willing to endure hardships.

But who doesn’t want better conditions?

He had visited this apiary in detail the last time he came here.

In his opinion, the conditions were already quite favorable.

This time in the county town, Secretary Wang had already assured him that this apiary was more complete than the last time he came.

And, after the agricultural school, the district, and the county jointly allocated funds.

At present, construction is still in full swing.

As can be foreseen, the conditions are definitely worth looking forward to.

When He Yunfeng and his group saw Huang Bin looking expectant again, they all started to look forward to it as well.

And soon.

The bus crossed the main road into the village, passed the three townhouses on the edge, and quickly entered the village.

Taking advantage of the winding path in the village.

Soon we arrived at a flat surface.

And right on this piece of flat land, a group of people were waiting.

There are three generations: old, middle-aged and young.

Right in front of the crowd, several people were each holding a large piece of red paper, forming a long dragon.

There was a big word written on each piece of red paper.

From left to right, a row of big words reads: Welcome agricultural school students to come to our village for practice and study!

This is a new and interesting model.

Not to mention He Yunfeng and others, they had never seen it before.

Even Huang Bin seemed a little confused.

Wait for the bus to stop and the door to open.

There was an immediate burst of warm applause.

Huang Bin led a group of people out of the car in a daze. In the crowd...

Two figures, one old and one young, walked over quickly.

"welcome!"

Both of them came up enthusiastically, first shaking hands with Huang Bin, and then...

"Old Party Secretary Wang!"

"Director Fang!"

After shaking hands, Huang Bin finally came to his senses and quickly introduced himself to the younger students behind him.

"This is Mr. Wang, the old Party Secretary of Shanmuling Village!"

"This is... Director Fang!"

"Director Fang has a deep theoretical foundation and practical experience in beekeeping. If you have any questions in the future, you can ask Director Fang for advice..."

When introducing the old branch secretary.

There was no ripple in the crowd's hearts.

Right after the household contract responsibility system was completed, this kind of configuration of the old branch secretary was actually very common.

If there is anything special, it is that the old branch secretary in front of me gives people the feeling that he is indeed very warm and kind.

After hearing Huang Bin's subsequent introduction, he looked at Fang Hongan in front of him.

Everyone seemed to be frozen in place, standing there in a daze, their heads buzzing.

Before this, I read in the newspaper and knew that he was very young.

But it's a bit... too young!

This is the person who looks younger than Senior Brother Huang Bin, and even younger than some of them.

It was he who single-handedly created the entire beekeeping industry on this mountain...

He also wrote the professional book on beekeeping that amazed even Professor Lu.

It was reported in the newspapers many times, and it also leveraged the influence of powerful people in the province and region?

incredible!

……

……

A welcome ceremony was held for the practice group of the agricultural school.

It was the county’s suggestion.

Fang Hongan also agreed.

These students who come here for practice.

That means I came here with a research topic.

But according to the agreement with the agricultural school, their internship period will be one year.

This year, they are both learners.

But with their high qualities, they will soon become experts and become teachers.

According to Fang Hongan's idea, their research topic will be closely integrated with bee breeding and crop planting.

This means that within this year, not only will the bee farm have ten more teachers who are proficient in breeding, but the entire Dongling will also have more than ten young agricultural experts...

At that time, it will bring great benefits to both the apiary and the village.

Holding such a "grand" ceremony to welcome them not only shows respect for them, but also reflects the enthusiasm of the people of the mountains.

Make them feel more belonging and respected!
but……

Fang Hongan didn't expect that everyone would be staring at him in a daze.

It seems...

This young face still brings a lot of aura to myself.

smiled.

Fang Hongan shook hands with each of the students one by one.

Looked it over.

This time, the practice group of the Agricultural University, including Huang Bin who I met last time, has exactly ten people.

There are eight men and two women, the oldest should be Huang Bin.

The one who looks the youngest is either the shortest man with small eyes and a middle-parted hair.

Or, it's the girl wearing a floral dress and a ponytail.

"Captain Huang!" Fang Hongan went straight to Huang Bin, "Go sit aside and take a rest!"

As he spoke, he pointed to a house in front of the square.

This is Uncle Fang Chengtao’s home.

Currently, his eldest son is responsible for the daily management of Bee Farm No. 2.

The second son is one of the first farmers to participate in the cooperation. With the help of the apiary, his family now has eight boxes of bees.

He is an undisputed large-scale individual breeder in the village.

It turns out that the second son is also a bachelor.

Beekeeping has brought about a great change in people's lives.

At present, he is dating a girl from Xichongling Village.

The whole family is very grateful to Fang Hongan. I heard that a welcoming ceremony will be held here.

Uncle Fang Chengtao lent his home as a reception venue without hesitation.

After Fang Hongan said this, he led the others to rush over, helping to carry things and supporting people to go home.

Feeling this simple enthusiasm, the students quickly woke up.

Seeing that Huang Bin was already walking ahead, he hurriedly followed.

The journey was bumpy and even though they got off the bus, the uncomfortable feeling made them really want to find a place to have a good rest.

When they got outside the house, everyone's eyes lit up.

There is also a large area outside the house.

There are two big pomegranate trees on the flat land.

And under the pomegranate tree, there are ten lounge chairs.

Even in the city, no one's home has ten lounge chairs.

The ten lounge chairs in front of them were obviously specially put together to welcome them.

Each of them was specially placed in a ventilated place under the shade of trees.

While he was stunned, Fang Hongan turned around again and said to Huang Bin, "Captain Huang! I'm afraid you're all a little carsick after all this car ride! Sit down on the recliner and take a rest. We've prepared some drinks to help you with motion sickness!"

"A drink to relieve motion sickness?"

Huang Bin and his group were even more flattered when they heard this.

Everyone felt a little embarrassed to take a seat.

Seeing this scene, Fang Hongan secretly winked at Wang Tong on the side.

Wang Tong, who was very outgoing, immediately understood what he meant.

He came forward and grabbed Huang Bin.

"Hey! Captain Huang! You are such a famous college student! It is an honor for our village to come to such a poor mountain village!"

"The conditions in the mountains are simple, don't despise it!"

"If you feel at ease, we will feel at ease too!"

"Come! Come! Come! As the captain, you should take the lead first..."

While persuading him, he enthusiastically led Huang Bin to the first lounge chair.

When Huang Bin left, Fang Chengtao, Yang Lili, Lan Shufang and others also followed to greet him.

In this way, the ten people were seated.

Soon, from the inner room, several women including Yang Lili and Lan Shufang came out one by one, holding cups.

At first, Huang Bin and his group thought it was tea.

It was only when I took it in my hand that I realized something was wrong.

The stuff in this cup is hot.

But it is not the color of tea, and the rising hot steam is not the taste of tea at all, but an attractive smell that is sweet and has a special fragrance.

"Is this... a drink to relieve motion sickness?"

After being stunned for a moment, Huang Bin couldn't help but ask.

"Ok!"

Fang Hongan on the side raised a smile and said, "This is called honey grapefruit tea, made with honey and grapefruit, and it is a drink that our processing plant is going to produce!
We are still in the tasting stage! Many people have tried it and said it can relieve motion sickness! You can try it too and share your valuable experience with us! "

That's right.

This honey grapefruit tea is another new product that Fang Hongan has prepared for the processing plant besides honey wine.

To be honest, this drink has a long history.

But it took thirty years for it to become truly popular.

But there is no doubt that as a drink, it is easy to accept and promote.

Especially in the current beverage industry, which is just in its infancy.

The ingredients for honey grapefruit tea are also quite simple.

Just add honey and grapefruit.

Honey goes without saying, and pomelo is also considered one of the specialties in the Xiaonan area.

The planting area is wide and the planting scale is quite considerable.

Fang Hongan had decided on this plan at the beginning, and based on his experience from his previous life, he cooked it once for Lan Wenxiu, Wang Tong and others to taste.

Several people agreed unanimously.

The only problem is that although Fang Hongan liked to drink this kind of tea in his previous life, he didn't study it much.

Just know the general process.

The taste of the product was amazing to Lan Wenxiu, Wang Tong and others who tasted it for the first time.

But for Fang Hongan, he felt that it did not meet the standards for processing and sales.

Fortunately, he has a virtuous wife who understands Fang Hongan's concerns.

Lan Wenxiu took the initiative to take on the task of improvement, and continued to try it at home while taking care of her children.

After more than half a month of improvements, the current honey grapefruit tea tastes even better than the one made by Fang Hongan.

In fact, it was beyond Fang Hongan's expectations.

It can be said……

It is better than any honey grapefruit tea Fang Hongan had drunk in his previous life.

This time I gave it to the students of the agricultural school to taste. I found that this honey grapefruit tea can indeed relieve the discomfort caused by motion sickness, and I also wanted to see their reactions.

the other side.

After hearing the name of this honey grapefruit tea.

Huang Bin and his group were all stunned.

Obviously, he had never drunk it before.

After they looked more carefully, they soon realized that the thin slices in the cup were actually grapefruit.

Honey and grapefruit.

Such a strange combination can actually produce such a tempting dish.

With curiosity.

After taking a few breaths, I couldn't help but taste it.

Although it is steaming, the temperature of this honey grapefruit tea is actually not very high.

Take the cup and take a taste.

soon……

Waves of satisfied sighs rang out.

“Delicious!”

"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!"

"The sweetness of honey, the sourness of grapefruit, and the unique aroma..."

“It tastes so good!”

……

I was a little reserved at first.

But I couldn't resist the temptation of that delicious taste.

Everyone couldn't help but drink again.

After drinking it, there were more and more words of praise.

……

Finished drinking honey grapefruit tea.

After resting for a while.

Fang Hongan led the students to Bee Farm No. 1.

After the expansion and construction, a new living area was specially built in the wooden house outside the apiary.

In addition to dormitories, this living area also has places for cooking, bathing and growing vegetables.

At the beginning, domestic water was still a troublesome issue.

However, later on, a mountain spring well was discovered nearby, although it was some distance away.

But after using bamboo to divert water, it can be brought directly here.

It is very convenient.

Noon is scheduled to be at this apiary.

Fang Hongan attaches great importance to this group of college students, so Wang Tong and his colleagues are not stingy at all when it comes to food.

Bacon, braised pork, stir-fried pork with chili sauce, mushroom chicken soup, the freshest bamboo shoots stir-fried with pork, bracken...

A table full of delicious food.

Huang Bin and his companions stared with their eyes wide open and drooled.

Those who come to the mountains are all prepared to endure hardships.

At first I heard that even white rice might have to be mixed with shredded sweet potatoes.

This scene before my eyes is simply too dreamy.

Moreover, Fang Hongan said so.

From then on, they will be guaranteed to have at least three dishes and one soup.

There is meat for every meal.

I exceeded their expectations, leaving them looking at each other in bewilderment.

It’s only the first day here, but why does it feel like everything here is different from what I expected?

no……

Who said the conditions in the mountains are harsh?

Who is saying that poor and bad mountains and rivers produce unruly people?
(End of this chapter)