The strongest peasant city

Chapter 44 The Malt Story

Widow Zhang was sent away, and Zhang Er lame was ushered in.This guy is a well-known bum in the whole village. He doesn't do good things on weekdays.There were some conflicts with Li Xiaogang's family before.Seeing him walking in, Li Ming and Bai Yun's expressions darkened.

"Brother, sister-in-law..." At this time, Zhang Er was not as domineering as before, but looked a little embarrassed.

Li Xiaogang took a look at him and understood his purpose, turned his head out of the window to think about his own affairs, and left him to Li Mingyun to deal with.

"Oh, lame man, you never bothered to come to my house, why today..." Bai Yun sarcastically said.

Seeing the embarrassment even more, Er Lame hurriedly put two bottles of wine in his hand on the kang, and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, I was not human before, and I am here to make amends to you, I..." No, it's as strange as letting a rooster lay an egg in Xingfu Village.

Li Ming knocked on his cigarette bag and said, "You are here because of the matter of wheat. You can go back. As I said, the whole village wants it, and yours is included!" Feel even more embarrassed.

After muttering for a long time, I didn't say a word, and finally my heart broke, and I said: "Okay, brother, sister-in-law, with your kindness today, if I, the cripple, do things that are not done by humans in the future, you will knock me down." Break my leg." After saying that, he turned around and left!
But he was stopped by Bai Yun, who handed back the two bottles of wine he sent and said, "Brother, you should take this wine back, your elder brother is not very good at it, you better keep it for yourself Well, as long as you have this distraction, it’s fine! But remember in the future, when you get along with everyone, don’t always think about taking advantage of others, that’s not good!”

"Hey, I made a note of it! But if I take this wine back, am I still a human?" After finishing speaking, he insisted on walking out.Bai Yun took two bottles of wine and glanced at the silent Li Ming and shook his head helplessly.

Xingfu Village saw the sun behind the clouds, and the Li family became a great savior.

Under the scorching sun, every household happily harvested the wheat that had withstood the baptism of the storm while their faces were filled with the joy of survival after the catastrophe.

Li Ming and Bai Yun were also harvesting in their own fields.Li Xiaogang didn't come, because from the day the village chief came, Li Xiaogang began to lose consciousness from time to time, especially in the past few days to the point of being unconscious.This made Gao Yuanyuan very worried.

Without the strong labor force of Li Xiaogang, the harvesting work has become a huge challenge for Li Ming and Bai Yun.

However, the embarrassment did not stay on the faces of the two of them for long. In just half an hour, dozens of enthusiastic villagers gathered in Li's field, even though Li Ming repeatedly asked them to harvest their own crops first. Maizi came to help him again, but most of the villagers just smiled honestly and continued to wave the sickle in their hands.

In their hearts, these feats are not worth mentioning compared to the Li family's feats. Knowing kindness and repaying them is the most basic advantage of these villagers.

In just over an hour, all the five acres of wheat planted by the Li family were harvested, and they were bundled and shipped back for good luck.As soon as she got home, she was greeted by a disappointed Gao Yuanyuan.

"What's the matter, Gao Yuanyuan, where's Xiao Gang?" Bai Yun asked, holding Gao Yuanyuan's hand.

Gao Yuanyuan shook her head helplessly and said, "He said he was going to find something and he would be back in a few days!" Bai Yun nodded and understood why Gao Yuanyuan was depressed, probably because Li Xiaogang didn't take her there!

In the past few days, Li Xiaogang has been thinking about how to use these malts to obtain the highest profit.

After much deliberation, there are nothing more than three kinds, flour, made into maltose and brewed.If it is made into flour, the profit he can get is the lowest among the three. Now there is a bumper harvest every year, and the most important thing is grain. The price of flour will only fall but not rise, unless he can prepare something with excellent taste. Special flour, but it is not impossible but too difficult to make with these malted wheat flour!

Maltose is good, but it is not easy to find a market.What Li Xiaogang is most excited about is to use these malts to brew a kind of top-quality grain wine that only exists in legends. It is best to rely on it to create a brand that is as brilliant as Wuliangye Group and even surpasses him!

Li Xiaogang's fascination from time to time is to search for the memory Nuwa left him. Sure enough, in this huge memory, he found an interesting plant.

Nuwa named it wine heart grass.The appearance of this kind of grass is similar to ordinary weeds, but after high-temperature cooking, it will release a special liquid, which the ancients called distiller's yeast, which is extremely magical.

As long as a small amount of this liquid is mixed with grain crops, and boiled at high temperature for a period of time, a refreshing wine can be squeezed out. The process is less and the operation sound is extremely loud. The ancients could use it to make wine, let alone the present!

But whether or not this wine heart grass still exists after thousands of years has drawn a big question mark in Li Xiaogang's heart.So Li Xiaogang decided to go to Shennongjia to look for it.As the best protected ancient ecological site in the world, this is Li Xiaogang's last hope.

Gao Yuanyuan clamored to go, but Li Xiaogang was well aware of the great danger of his trip, and finally did not hesitate to get angry to stop Gao Yuanyuan's willfulness. Seeing Gao Yuanyuan's sad appearance really made Li Xiaogang feel distressed.

Entrusting Li Ming and Bai Yun with full authority over the acquisition, and leaving enough funds for them, Li Xiaogang left quietly before notifying the two elders.

Amidst the laughter and laughter throughout Xingfu Village, the office of the Provincial Party Committee was filled with smoke and silence.At this time, Gao Liguo was extremely worried.This torrential rain came down.Tens of thousands of acres of wheat waiting to be harvested disappeared. The pressure on him, a senior official in charge of agriculture, was really great.

After finishing the cigarette in one gulp, Gao Liguo patted it and said, "How about it? Is there any good plan? Now the farmers are waiting to see our actions!"

Director Jia of the Food Department is a relatively well-built middle-aged man with shiny hair and big eyes, probably caused by his habit of staring. His lips are very thick, which makes him look more bureaucratic overall!He pondered for a few words and said, "This...it's going to rain, and my mother is going to remarry. We can't stop this!"

Gao Liguo snorted angrily: "Nonsense, if you could stop the rain from the sky, you wouldn't be sitting here! I asked you to come up with a plan to relieve farmers' worries. Your grain department has completed its grain collection task this year? "

Director Jia said with a sneer: "The past few years have always been a bumper harvest, and it's the same in all parts of the country. Now the most is grain! So this year our grain collection index is much lower than in previous years. Besides, we are grain harvesters. What's the use of harvesting malt? Isn't this a loss to the country?"

Gao Liguo glanced at him and said, "Oh, according to what you said, it doesn't matter if the farmers suffer losses, right?"

Director Jia trembled. He knew this high-ranking official best. He was famous for caring for farmers.

Hastily said: "Of course not! Farmers are the foundation of the country, and the loss of farmers is naturally the loss of the country. But right now, the whole province is severely affected by the disaster. We have both intentions and powerlessness! At most, we will snatch the high price of wheat back from the farmers in time." Acquisition, as for the malt, we are powerless!"

Gao Liguo turned his head to look at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Comrades, now that the farmers have arrived in this field, they can only rely on our government. If we don't extend our hand to them, how can they trust us in the future!

Let me tell you, you don’t know farmers well, you only need to extend a hand when they encounter difficulties, and when you need them, they can give their lives to you!Comrades, it’s not easy for farmers. They face the loess and their backs to the sky all year round. After a year of hard work, they are washed away by a heavy rain when they harvest. They are already difficult enough, so we don’t want to I'm getting stabbed! "

After a pause, Gao Liguo looked at the silent officials around him, feeling disgusted in his heart, and said, "Starting tomorrow, I will personally lead everyone to inspect and work on the spot! All agricultural scientific research departments and marketing departments have to think about what we should do. Go and turn the malt wheat in the hands of the farmers into banknotes! Not only will the farmers not suffer losses, but they will also benefit! After three days, each department will give me a detailed plan, and I want to see it! The meeting is over!"

After Gao Liguo finished speaking, he ignored the staring officials, got up and left the conference room.Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the office, looking at the bustling crowd outside, what I think of are those old and young men who may be crying, and I feel very uncomfortable.

At this time, Li Xiaogang had already flown over Shennongjia, came down from the clouds, and stood in mid-air looking at this large green ocean. Li Xiaogang had never felt such a strong vitality that lasted for millions of years.

Falling to the ground and stepping on the fallen leaves like snow, suddenly a strong familiar feeling swept over him.

Li Xiaogang's whole body was shaken, and he couldn't help walking forward following the trace of familiarity in his heart.The closer he walked, the stronger the intimacy in his heart became, and the stronger the intimacy, the faster his pace became, and in the end it turned into a wild run, shuttling through the forest like a ghost.When Li Xiaogang stopped, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

In the depths of this dense forest, there is an extremely delicate bamboo house.

The entire structure of the house is built with a kind of purple bamboo. From a distance, you can see a hint of purple enveloping air around the house. Suddenly, there are no weeds and shrubs around the bamboo house.

Under the door frame in the center of the bamboo house, there are three flying and elegant characters written. To Li Xiaogang's surprise, he read them out unconsciously - Purple Bamboo Pavilion!

"Is there anyone in the room?" Li Xiaogang asked respectfully.But for a long time, I didn't hear any sound coming from the room. On the contrary, the feeling of intimacy became stronger!It was as if they were eagerly calling Li Xiaogang to go in!
(End of this chapter)