69novels Chapter 133 The old man
Chapter 133 The old man
They were a pair of eyes full of wisdom, the gullies around the eyes contained the vicissitudes of the years, the ends of the eyes were all around, but the eyes were so pure.
With just one glance, Gu Mingdong's heart trembled, as if he had been seen through.
For a moment, Gu Mingdong seemed to have returned to the time when he first met Zheng Tong, and he subconsciously raised his vigilance.
Gu Jianguo urged: "Adong, tell the experts from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences from Beijing how we cultivated the land in a down-to-earth manner to increase the grain production."
It turned out to be for food production!
At this time, Gu Mingdong had already faintly regretted it. If he had known this, he should have restrained himself when increasing rice production.
The bad thing is that he never planted rice in his previous life. He didn't know that the effect of the supernatural power was so good immediately. Now that the rice has become rice and eaten in his stomach, it's too late to regret it.
Thinking about how happy the whole family looked when they saw the food, Gu Mingdong felt that this adventure was worth it.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Gu Jianguo thought he was nervous, and said with a smile, "Don't be nervous, just talk about our plan."
Once Gu Mingdong calmed down and understood their reason for coming, he told them one by one according to the method Wu Wei wrote down at the beginning, thinking about how to fool them.
Professor Hong nodded frequently, and was slightly surprised when he saw the person in front of him clearly.
He didn't show it on his face, but just said: "The little comrade looks at his young age, but he didn't expect to know so much."
Gu Mingdong just pretended not to understand the meaning of the test, and said with a smile: "Thanks to the good weather this year, and Secretary Wang's strong support for the approval of a batch of chemical fertilizers, otherwise we want to increase food production, and it would be difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice."
Hearing these words, Secretary Wang was satisfied, and said with a smile: "As a grassroots cadre, I always put increasing grain production and making good grain reserves in the first place."
Secretary Ma who followed immediately said, "It is precisely because our cadres and peasant comrades are united that we can usher in a bumper harvest."
Professor Hong's gaze was still on Gu Mingdong, and he asked doubtfully, "Have you ever read a book?"
"I only read until I graduated from junior high school."
Gu Jianguo helped to describe and added: "This kid is smart and good at studying, but it's a pity that his parents died early, and there are many younger siblings in the family, so he was delayed."
Professor Hong nodded, and asked again: "Where did you learn these ways to increase food production?"
Gu Mingdong's eyes trembled slightly: "Some are based on the experience of the team leader and members of the production team, and some are learned from books and newspapers. My third sister works at the recycling station and often brings back some waste newspapers."
"It was written in a newspaper before that the Academy of Agricultural Sciences has researched a new grain variety, and the yield after planting is much better than the original grain variety. I heard it is called hybrid rice."
Professor Hong was surprised: "Have you heard of hybrid rice?"
Gu Mingdong nodded: "It's a pity that our place is too remote, and the grain station can't buy good seeds."
When mentioning the new type of rice, Professor Hong smiled a bit: "When the research results are stable, it will definitely be popularized, and it will happen after a while."
"Just relying on a few newspapers, you can figure out such a precise improved planting. It's really a talent."
Secretary Wang thought for a while, stretched out his hand and pulled Professor Hong aside, and explained in a low voice: "Professor Hong, there is something I don't know whether I should say it or not."
"Among the devolved people in Shanghe Village, there is a professor who used to be in the agricultural college, and he came back from a foreign country. Although he needs to be reformed now because of the composition problem, I wondered, isn't reforming just to contribute to the country, let him contribute his own knowledge is also a transformation, don't you think?"
This was when Secretary Wang brought people down to investigate, and Gu Mingdong secretly revealed it because he was afraid that there would be too many loopholes.
When Professor Hong heard it, his attention was indeed attracted: "Professor of the Agricultural College? What's his name?"
"Wu Wei." Secretary Wang knew that this matter could not be spread, so he whispered something.
Professor Hong frowned. He didn't know this person, but it didn't prevent him from having some sympathy for Wu Wei. He was able to come up with such an improved planting plan, which shows that he is also a real person, but now...
Knowing the details, Professor Hong didn't pursue Gu Mingdong to get to the bottom of it.
Secretary Wang asked beside him, "Professor Hong, what do you think about this?"
Professor Hong came back to his senses and smiled a bit: "I have checked the rice delivered by Shanghe Village. There is no problem. The rice is plump and better than ordinary rice."
"Looking at the rice seedlings in the rice fields here, they are growing better than ordinary rice."
Secretary Wang laughed and said, "I've said that the comrades in Shanghe Village are all good comrades, so how could they do such exaggerated things."
Gu Mingdong watched from the sidelines and found that Secretary Wang was very respectful to this Professor Hong. You must know that the turmoil has not stopped at this time, and a professor is not necessarily a respected title. It can be seen that Professor Hong has a lot of background.
Professor Hong nodded and asked again: "Captain Gu, I would like to stay in your production team for a few days to find out what caused the large increase in grain production in a short period of time."
Even if what Gu Mingdongfang just said is true, it is only the improvement of fertilizers and farming methods, which should not directly double the final rice yield.
When Professor Hong arrived, he couldn't see why.
On their way to Shanghe Village just now, they saw the rice fields of the other production teams in Xiyuan Town. Even if the fields are well taken care of, this year's harvest can be considered good if the weather is good, but the output can exceed 400 catties is already the limit.
Even the new seeds just researched by their Academy of Agricultural Sciences have strong cold resistance, fertilizer resistance and lodging resistance, and the production cycle is relatively short, but only 600-700 catties per season.
However, the seeds of the production team in Shanghe Village still use the previous grain varieties, but they have been roughly selected and have not been fundamentally changed. Why can the yield of early rice reach more than 700 catties after two seasons of replanting?
Just now, Secretary Wang mentioned the former professor of the Agricultural College, but it doesn't hold water when he thinks about it carefully. Knowledge has power, but the power shouldn't be so big and fast.
If the reason is figured out, will the stagnant grain seed program of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences be able to move forward.
This idea made Professor Hong's heart warm. He originally only planned to take a look, but now he decided to stay and watch the changes of this season's rice.
At least he had to find an opportunity to talk to Wu Wei and see if he had any special skills.
Secretary Wang was a little embarrassed for a while: "Professor Hong, the accommodation and food conditions of this production team are not good, and it can't accommodate so many people. Look..."
Professor Hong said: "I was also born as a poor peasant, and I am used to the conditions in the countryside. Maybe I am afraid of this hardship."
After finishing speaking, he said: "You are not needed here, you all go back and report as you like, I am enough here alone."
No matter how much Secretary Wang and the students persuaded, Professor Hong made up his mind to stay.
Secretary Wang had no choice but to tell Gu Jianguo to take good care of him and not neglect the agricultural experts from Beijing.
Gu Jianguo took the hot potato with a bitter face.
Professor Hong didn't seem to see their expressions, and looked at Gu Mingdong: "Little comrade, you can walk with me in the field again."
Gu Jianguo pushed his eldest nephew: "Go, learn from Professor Hong, and strive to increase food production again."
Gu Mingdong bit the bullet and followed.
Professor Hong looked around as he walked, carefully sizing up the rice field. It looked very crop-like, not like a professor, but like an old farmer.
After a while, the two of them unknowingly walked to the junction of Shanghe Village and Xiahe Village.
Professor Hong suddenly pointed to the rice fields in Xiahe Village opposite and said, "Look, comrade, the rice planted by the production team of Xiahe Village opposite is the most common rice in Xiyuan Township."
Gu Mingdong's heart skipped a beat, and he replied calmly: "Professor Hong, I see that the rice seedlings all look the same."
Professor Hong glanced at him with a half-smile, and said: "The seedlings on the opposite side can grow up to 1.3 meters, and the stems are high, but they are not resistant to fertilizers, and chemical fertilizers may not be effective, and they are not resistant to lodging and disease. , when encountering wind pests and insects, they will suffer.”
"It's also not resistant to cold, and the growth cycle is too long. You can only plant one season throughout the year. After a year of hard work, the harvest is only three to four hundred catties."
Following his words, Gu Mingdong felt bad in his heart, saying that he had never farmed a field in his previous life, and the original owner had only a half-knowledge of what was going on in the field.
Gu Mingdong thought he was restrained. Under the impact of chemical fertilizers and new planting techniques, the members of Shanghe Village didn't notice anything wrong, and they were only happy for the bumper harvest.
But what he didn't expect was that the increase in grain production in Shanghe Village not only alarmed Secretary Wang, but also directly attracted a group of experts from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Although Secretary Wang attaches great importance to agricultural production, he doesn't know how to farm land. He only knows how to focus on production. He only feels happy when he sees the increase in grain production, and feels that his hard work has paid off.
But the experts of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences are not easy to fool, they can see the problem at a glance.
In the case of unoptimized grain varieties, the yield per mu of grain is limited to a great extent, and is not transferred by labor costs.
What's more terrible is that Gu Mingdong made a big mistake. He thought that he could optimize the grain seed point with his supernatural power, but who knew that with a light touch of the golden finger, he directly skipped several grain seed revolutions.
Cold sweat broke out on Gu Mingdong's forehead, and he was thinking a lot, so he could only pretend to ask three questions: "It seems that the rice seedlings in our production team are a little shorter, but they grow stronger and have more ears of rice. Professor Hong, don't the rice grow taller and taller?" ?”
Seeing his bewildered face, Professor Hong said, "Naturally, the higher the height, the higher the height. What rice can eat is rice, not tall poles."
He pondered for a while, then asked again: "Do you have any grain seeds left in your production team?"
Gu Mingdong immediately replied: "Yes, I will keep some of them for planting next year. The rice seeds in the fields are purchased from the grain station in the town."
"Then take me to have a look." Professor Hong said again.
Gu Mingdong nodded in response, and led Professor Hong through the village. Seeing him looking at the surrounding rice fields from time to time, Gu Mingdong relaxed from his nervous mood.
As long as he killed him, who would have imagined the role of the ability in it.
There are countless possibilities in the natural world. Professor Hong couldn't find a specific reason. In the end, it can only be attributed to the good geomantic omen of Shanghe Village, and their grain seeds have grown well.
Sure enough, Professor Hong looked at the grain seeds left behind, and when he reached out to grab them, he felt that the grains were full, but he couldn't see any other differences.
He directly lived in Gu Jianguo, and went to work with the members of the Shanghe Village production team every day.
At first, the members were curious, wanting to see how the experts from Beijing were different from their rural counterparts, but when they saw that Professor Hong usually looked like an old farmer, he lost interest immediately.
Gu Jianguo respects Professor Hong very much, and usually likes to ask him about ways to increase food production, and Professor Hong is not hesitant to teach him. The two get along well.
After a period of time, the members lost interest, but Professor Hong was puzzled.
For the batch of late rice that has been planted by the Shanghe Village production team, the seeds were bought from the grain station, which is the batch provided by the state, and there is nothing special about it.
But after planting, the adaptability of the late rice seeds is brought into full play.
When Professor Hong pulled up a rice, he could see that the root system of this plant was well developed and the growth was vigorous. From the previous early rice, it could be predicted that this batch of rice did not only have a long root system, but also had large spikes at the end, and the seed setting rate was very high.
But why?
Professor Hong looked left and right, thought about it, and even researched the farmyard manure in Shanghe Village, but he couldn't find it.
He also found a chance to meet Wu Wei, but after the chat, Professor Hong was disappointed.
Wu Wei is indeed a high-achieving student who has returned from studying abroad. He has real materials in his stomach, and he is more than enough to be a teacher in an agricultural college.
Professor Hong didn't know about Wu Wei's deal with Gu Mingdong, and he admired him for being in the current situation, and he could still think of making some contributions to the motherland. He talked with Gu Jianguo several times in private, and asked him to treat the "technical personnel" Take care of some.
But the problem is that the little knowledge in Wu Wei's stomach is not a secret, at least there are quite a few people in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Professor Hong has carefully observed that the members of Shanghe Village are indeed hardworking and down-to-earth, but the planting method is still a bit rough, far from the experimental field in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
But when the results finally came out, Shanghe Village's crude optimization method turned out to be better than their meticulous care.
This made Professor Hong doubt his eyes for a while, and even suffered a blow.
He wondered in his heart, if he couldn't find it by himself, should he send a letter to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and ask them to send someone over there to study together, maybe it can open up the difficulty for them to study hybrid rice.
Gu Mingdong didn't know Professor Hong's thoughts, he wished to keep a low profile and be silent, how dare he play big swords in front of this Guan Gong.
If he knew Professor Hong's thoughts, he would definitely give himself two big slaps first. The pros and cons of supernatural power transformation are obvious. The advantage is that the extraordinary quick results are achieved, but the shortcoming is the loss of supernatural powers, and sooner or later the food seeds will degenerate. .
For Shanghe Village, it is only good for Gu Mingdong to do so, after all, they can enjoy the production of optimized grain in advance.
But if Professor Hong reports it, and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences puts the research target in Shanghe Village, then Gu Mingdong will become a sinner forever.
Gu Mingdong didn't know, so he avoided Professor Hong every day when he went to work.
However, Professor Hong likes to stop him and say, "Comrade, come here."
No, it was stopped again.
Gu Mingdong sighed in his heart, but he still had to go: "Professor Hong, what do you want to study today?"
Professor Hong put his hands behind his back and said, "I've seen everything during this time, but I didn't understand anything..."
"Little comrade, I heard from your third uncle that you germinate all the grain seeds in the production team. Did you notice any difference when you germinated them?"
Although Professor Hong felt in his heart that the most important factor in determining the final output was the grain type, but he couldn't find any problems with the grain type, so he set his sights on other steps.
Except for germination, the remaining steps are now excluded.
Gu Mingdong calmly explained: "It's no different, it's just sprouting according to the plan."
He has been interrogated a lot, and now Gu Mingdong doesn't even blink when he lies.
Professor Hong nodded, frowned and said, "It shouldn't be, what is the problem?"
Gu Mingdong laughed: "Maybe it's because the members of our production team are hardworking enough to increase production."
"I can't." Professor Hong felt that he had to believe in science, but he didn't believe it.
Gu Mingdong looked innocent: "That must be the effect of chemical fertilizers."
Professor Hong looked at him and said, "Little comrade, don't you wonder what the reason is?"
Gu Mingdong touched his nose and smiled awkwardly.
Suddenly, Professor Hong's face changed slightly.
Without waiting for Gu Mingdong to speak, Professor Hong frowned and said, "Little comrade, you can continue to work. I will walk around by myself, so I won't delay you."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Gu Mingdong felt a little strange in his heart. Looking at his back, he always felt that this old man was a little distracted today.
On the other end, Professor Hong hurriedly followed the figure in front of him.
"It's really you!"
Professor Hong looked at the person in front of him in shock, his expression fluctuating, and he said after a long time, "So it's because of you."
Zheng Tong, who was stopped, was at a loss, but who was he, and immediately put on an unfathomable expression: "You know me?"
Just as Professor Hong was about to speak, he seemed to think of something, and pulled Zheng Tongtong: "Mr., let's find a remote place to talk."
Zheng Tong nodded. Although he was tanned a lot, his white beard and white hair were still very bluffing.
Professor Hong pondered for a long time, then sighed and said, "I thought that the grain seeds in Shanghe Village are so powerful, so no matter what, people from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences should come and watch over them, who knows..."
"I have believed in science all my life, and I believe that only modern science can improve people's lives. Unexpectedly, the old man changed the grain production of the entire Shanghe Village by himself."
Who knew that it was not science but metaphysics that contributed to the great harvest in Shanghe Village?
Professor Hong was very disappointed for a moment, but there was another voice in his heart. No wonder he tried everything he could to find the reason for the substantial increase in grain production. As a scientist, he didn't know anything about Mr. Feng Shui.
Who is Zheng Tong? In just a few words, he can guess the whole story.
He laughed, shook his head and said, "The old man is already a reformer who has been sent down. This matter has nothing to do with me."
Professor Hong hesitated to speak, and finally said: "When I was young, I once met the old man with my grandmother.
It's a pity that Zheng Tong has seen so many people that he really can't remember who the person in front of him is.
But he still muttered: "It's been many years."
Professor Hong showed nostalgia, and said with a little emotion: "No wonder I haven't been able to find the reason, and Feng Shui disappeared without a trace."
He opened his mouth, and suddenly asked: "The old man can make a good harvest, is there any way to change..."
Before the words fell, Zheng Tong pointed out: "Limited by ability, the old man just wants to fill his stomach."
Professor Hong was very disappointed when he heard it, and sighed: "Yes, to make all the common people have enough to eat, we still have to rely on modern science. Feng Shui is a small way after all."
Moreover, there are many liars, so Professor Hong is very supportive of the country's crackdown on feudal superstition. After all, there are too few people with real skills like Zheng Tong.
After figuring this out, Professor Hong was not disappointed. He just said: "I have never believed in feudal superstition, but the older you get, sometimes you have to believe it."
"I still remember when the old man said to his grandmother that Feng Shui is not a lie. If you use it well, you can make the weather and crops plentiful in the whole place. Today, you have gained knowledge."
Zheng Tong still shook his head and denied: "There is no need to mention the past, it has nothing to do with me."
Professor Hong saw through his worries, and only said, "Don't worry, old man. I will keep this matter a secret and won't tell anyone else."
At the bottom of his heart, he only thought that Zheng Tong had been sent to the lower levels, and he was worried that spreading the news would not only bring no benefits, but would actually lead to persecution.
At first, Professor Hong thought it was Wu Wei's credit. He also inquired about the situation of several of them. He knew that the people in the Shanghe Village production team were relatively peaceful and did not treat them particularly harshly.
Probably because of this, Zheng Tong would do this.
Professor Hong made up a lot of his own brain, but he matched the logic.
After all, apart from Zheng Tong, he really couldn't find any other reasonable explanation. Science didn't make sense, so it naturally fell to metaphysics.
"I know that the old man's situation is not very good. Before leaving, I will discuss with Captain Gu and ask him to take care of him as much as possible."
There is such a good thing?
Zheng Tong smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much."
Professor Hong shook his head and said, "The old man has done so many things for Shanghe Village, but the members of the commune don't know anything about it. They even know about you...the old man is magnanimous and can hold a boat with his heart."
After a few words, Zheng Tong, a thick-skinned person who praised him, felt a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, he is dark now, and he can't tell if his face is red.
After saying this, Professor Hong was disappointed and said: "It turns out that the good harvest is due to what the old man did, so I should go too. Instead of wasting time here, I might as well go back and help with research."
Looking at his back, Zheng Tong suddenly had a guess in his heart.
He laughed, and found Gu Mingdong that night, grabbed him and said, "Well, you brat, let me help you take the blame?"