The strongest peasant city

Chapter 12 The Crisis of Competition

Today, according to the habit, Li Xiaoshui came to the orchard again, but just happened to see Li Xiaogang frowning as if he was possessed and kept shuttling through the orchard, so he couldn't help asking.

It seems that Li Xiaogang didn't hear her words, he still shuttled around non-stop, breaking off a branch from time to time, smelling it with his nose, sweetening it with his mouth, his appearance was no different from being crazy.

"Li Xiaogang, what are you doing?" What Li Xiaoshui couldn't stand the most was being ignored, especially by his younger brother.The roar of the Hedong lion made Li Xiaogang shudder.

Looking at the furious elder sister, Li Xiaogang said, "Sister, do you feel that these saplings are withering day by day?"

Li Xiaoshui's anger was extinguished by Li Xiaogang's words. After careful reflection, it seems that it is exactly what Li Xiaogang said. In the past few days, the saplings have been much lower than usual, and the vigorous vitality and fighting spirit that often moved Li Xiaoshui have also weakened. Not a lot.

She couldn't help getting worried, grabbed Li Xiaogang's arm and said eagerly, "Xiao Gang, you've noticed it too, right! Can you help them?" Li Xiaoshui already regarded these saplings as his best friends.

Li Xiaogang shook his head helplessly, he didn't know where the problem happened at all.Spiritual consciousness has probed the sapling's body more than once, but every time he found that everything is normal, and the underground has penetrated into the ground for countless times. He has even analyzed the composition of the soil in detail, but everything shows that it is normal. "Is it true that the laws of nature cannot be resisted? Is their appearance doomed to destruction?" Li Xiaogang thought painfully.

Seeing Li Xiaogang's painful expression, Li Xiaoshui's heart tightened even more. She couldn't imagine how she would spend the days without them.

"Xiao Gang, you must be able to think of a way, right? You have to save them! They came to this world alone, unlike us who have parents to take care of and love them! They can grow so big, it is all their own struggle. Yes, every inch of their growth is so difficult..."
The more Li Xiaoshui talked, the more excited he became, but the more Li Xiaogang listened, the more excited he became. He grabbed Li Xiaoshui's arm and said excitedly, "Sister, you said they came to this world alone, right?"

Seeing Li Xiaogang's excitement, Li Xiaoshui nodded desperately as if seeing hope. "Lonely, alone! Hey, why am I so stupid! The laws of nature are not only to be broken, but also to be used!"
Thinking of the key point, Li Xiaogang turned his head to look at Li Xiaoshui and said, "Sister, I think I already know the reason why the fruit tree seedlings are sluggish. It's because there is no competition! We have been paying attention to it these days. Focusing on the law of being jealous of talents, but ignoring the other most basic law - survival of the fittest! Survival of the fittest is the basic method for nature to make all things evolve, and it is also the most effective method! The reason why fruit tree seedlings grow day by day Wither away because they lack a competitive partner!"
Li Xiaoshui didn't understand a lot of what Li Xiaogang said, but she did understand one thing, that is, Li Xiaogang had already thought of a way to save the saplings, and she suddenly felt that her brother was so great, so great!

"Just tell us what we should do?" Li Xiaoshui said eagerly.Li Xiaogang smiled mysteriously, "Sister, I know what to do, but I need your help, so you have to help me!" Li Xiaoshui glanced at him reproachfully and said, "Well, as long as you can help them, you want You can do anything!"

"Okay! That's what you said! The only way to save the sapling is to find him a competitor, that is, to find him a companion!" Li Xiaogang said.

"Looking for a companion? Heck... I said brother, do you want to marry them a wife, and find a companion." Li Xiaoshui laughed.

Li Xiaogang said very seriously, "Yes, sister, I want to lay a thick lawn in this orchard, so that the whole orchard can look beautiful, and it can also put the saplings in a competitive environment. Our saplings are a very high-quality variety, and they can completely get rid of the troubles of pests. If we don't find a competitor for them, their life will be like those wastes among us humans who are eating and waiting to die. If they are boring, they will naturally become depressed! The same is true for saplings, without competitors, their ability to absorb nutrients will be greatly weakened, so it’s no wonder they don’t wither!”

Li Xiaoshui nodded and said, "Well, you are a college student, so you must be right! Just tell me what you want me to do!"
Li Xiaogang said cautiously: "Since we want to grow grass, we need money to buy grass seeds, but you don't know my father, he is very stingy, it is easy to give him money, but it is difficult to ask him for money." Besides, since I came back, my father has always had opinions on me. If I go to ask for it, I will definitely fail, so I think..."
"Do you want me to touch this mold?" Li Xiaoshui continued, "But for these saplings to grow well, I will help you this time!"

During dinner, Li Xiaoshui proposed to buy grass seeds.Li Ming stared and said: Why buy grass seeds?I've heard of buying grain seeds and vegetable seeds, but I haven't heard of anyone buying grass seeds!

Li Xiaogang explained: "Father, I want to buy some weeds to grow in the orchard, which is good for the growth of fruit trees!"

Li Ming was stunned by Li Xiaogang's words: "Xiao Gang, didn't you get kicked in the head by a donkey? I'm afraid grass will grow in the orchard, and it's too late to get rid of the weeds. You are fresh and take the initiative to plant grass in the orchard. Are you not sick?" !"

Li Xiaogang said anxiously: "Father, it makes sense for me to do this, so just say whether you can help me or not!"

Li Xiaoshui saw that Li Xiaogang was in a hurry, and talking to Li Ming like this, didn't it make it clear that things were going to get worse?
Seeing Li Ming's eyes puffed up again, Li Xiaoshui hurriedly said: "Father, didn't you also see that Xiaogang's vision is the good of others, and the incident in the orchard is proof! Who would have thought that the original piece of wasteland would be reclaimed?" It turned out to be such a big orchard? Didn’t it also give you a face?”

Li Ming thought that this is indeed the case, and his heart relaxed a little. He lowered his head and picked up his job, muttering: If he really wants to embarrass me, he should find a job in the city

"Father, since Xiaogang has chosen to return to the countryside, we should support him! Let him make good use of the knowledge he has learned in school, right? I think Xiaogang must have his reasons for buying grass seeds. Let's Everyone should support him! Dad, what do you think?" Li Xiaoshui said gently.

Bai Yun also turned towards his son, stepping on Li Ming's feet quietly.As soon as Li Ming put down his job, his eyes widened.Li Xiaoshui and Li Xiaogang felt bad, but Li Ming said: "I'll give it to you, why don't you step on my foot!"

Li Ming's words made Baiyun startled, and the whole family burst into laughter immediately after.

Early the next morning, Li Xiaogang entered the city, originally Shanshan wanted to follow, but this time Li Xiaogang didn't say anything.What happened in the Internet cafe last time still left me with lingering fears. If something really happened to Shanshan, he really didn't know how to explain it to Erniu.

Every time he enters the city, Li Xiaogang can always find some new changes. The development speed of the city has far surpassed that of the countryside, and the gap between urban and rural areas is still widening. Every time he thinks of this fact, Li Xiaogang feels very uncomfortable , At the same time, I also feel that the pressure on my shoulders is even greater!
How could it be that grass seeds are so expensive?Facing the salesperson at the grain station, Li Xiaogang's eyes widened.The price of grain seeds is not at the same level as that of grain seeds and vegetables, and it is quite expensive.

The salesperson said with a look full of contempt: "You bumpkin, don't you know! In the current urban construction, lawns are a must-have accessory item! Grass seeds are in short supply!"

The salesperson was right. Li Xiaogang was very touched. Grass is worth more than food!But not every farmer can change their minds so quickly. Farmers grow food as if soldiers should go to the battlefield. It seems that they can’t be called farmers without growing food. When can this concept change? Can we really notice the cruelty of the market?Li Xiaogang felt that the road ahead of him was still very long.

With something on his mind, Li Xiaogang didn't stay in the city too long, bought grass seeds and went home.As soon as he got home, Li Xiaogang approached Li Ming and asked him what he planned to plant this year.
Li Ming said without turning his head: "Of course farmers are growing food! Didn't you see everyone planting?"

Li Xiaogang said: "Yes, just because everyone is planting, the grain harvest is abundant every year, and the price is getting lower every year! Dad, don't you want to plant something else?"

"What kind of species? Then tell me, what kind of plant is good?" The incident of turning the barren slope into an orchard made Li Ming pay a lot of attention to his son's thoughts.

Li Xiaogang smiled and said, "For example, planting grass?"

"Grow grass!?" Li Ming's bull's eyes widened again.He found that now Li Xiaogang's head was full of weird ideas, and sometimes he really doubted what the teachers in the university had taught him!
Li Xiaogang hurriedly said: Father, don't worry!Food is becoming less and less valuable now.If you want to get rich, you have to plant something that no one else has planted!Rare things are more expensive, this is the most basic market law, have you never thought about it?

Li Ming became more and more annoyed the more he listened: "Don't tell me these things, I don't understand and I don't like to hear them! All I know is that if you let the grass grow in that good land, you will be struck by a thunderbolt!" gone.

(End of this chapter)