Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

In order to promote the use of chemical fertilizers, the country has compiled many new agricultural proverbs.

It was said in the past that "the success of crops depends on fertilizer."

Now, "If you want good crops, fertilizer is essential."

However, farmers nowadays generally have low education levels and rely heavily on experience to farm. Although farmers in northern Xinjiang are different from those in Kouli, they have gradually accepted the benefits of technological farming, but they are still hesitant and groping about how to use fertilizers.

After all, each crop requires a different type of fertilizer, and it must be matched according to the acidity and alkalinity of the soil.

In order to solve this problem, the authorities gradually set up agricultural science and technology extension schools in each township. Children who graduated from junior high school but failed to get into high school could study there for one year.

This talks about how to farm scientifically and how to use fertilizers and pesticides scientifically.

In her previous life, Li Juan failed to get into high school, technical secondary school or normal school, and ended up going to the Agricultural Extension School.

But to be honest, what the Agricultural Extension School taught was not profound. Later, due to the popularization of science and technology, the school was closed down.

A sense of mission accomplished.

After hearing Li Long say that chemical fertilizers must be used, Xu Chengjun seemed to be thinking about something. Tao Daqiang nodded and said:

"I think it's feasible. To be honest, my family used more fertilizers on the land this year than last year, and I think the grain harvest, especially wheat, is higher than last year."

At this time, 200 kilograms of wheat per mu is very good land. The effect of using organic fertilizer to increase production is not very significant, but using chemical fertilizer can still increase the yield by 10% to 20%.

"The families in our team are financially sound, so it's not that we can't use fertilizers, but some people are reluctant to do so," said Xu Chengjun. "Other teams are not so financially sound, and fertilizers are not cheap. If we use less, they won't have much effect."

The northern Xinjiang is vast and sparsely populated. Every family has at least ten acres of arable land. Even if two bags of fertilizer are used for one acre of land, that would be a considerable investment.

With Li Long in Team 4, there is extra income every year, so buying a few bags of fertilizer is not too big a burden. But it is different for other teams.

But many people in Team 4 were reluctant to use more fertilizers. In their opinion, it might exaggerate the effect.

"Xiaolong, if you say this, everyone will believe it." Xie Yundong said with a smile while cracking melon seeds, "Everyone has seen what you have done in the past two years. If you say that fertilizer is useful, everyone will definitely buy more fertilizer next year."

"No, that won't work. Everyone will think I'm trying to attract business for my father-in-law's store." Li Long shook his head. "I can't tell you. We can just use it ourselves. Use more fertilizers and produce more food. Then other people will understand in the fall. Next year, I'll see if we can invite a professor from the Autonomous Region Agricultural College to come over. He'll tell everyone what fertilizer to use for what kind of land. If we don't use them indiscriminately, it will definitely be beneficial."

"Really? Can you invite an expert over?" Xu Chengjun's eyes lit up. "If you can invite an expert over, the team will give you a subsidy! How long can the expert stay? One or two days? Can he stay a few more days?"

"At least half a month?" Li Long thought about it and said, "They came here to study my saline-alkali land to see if they can grow good things. I want to develop that land."

"What? To help you study that saline-alkali land?" Xu Chengjun's eyes widened. "Are you bragging? That expert professor came here to help you study the saline-alkali land? How much did you spend to hire him?"

"No money spent? I'll just provide them with a place to live. Just clean up the houses in the old horse shop when the time comes." Li Long smiled and said, "Really, Captain, I won't lie to you about this."

Li Jianguo already knew about it in advance, so he was not surprised, but Xie Yundong and Tao Daqiang were not aware of it, so they were also very surprised.

How high is the status of a professor at the Autonomous Region Agricultural College? He came to the Fourth Team to help Li Long study how to grow crops in saline-alkali land. Is Li Long drunk?

But he didn't drink?

"What I said is true. You will know when they come here in the early spring of next year. Of course, they are not here just to help me. This is also their research project." Li Long said.

"Hey, if you really come, whether it's a class project or not, the team will give you a subsidy!" Although Xu Chengjun only graduated from elementary school and didn't even go to junior high school, he had great respect for intellectuals. Besides, the person who came this time was a professor from the Agricultural College!
Li Long often went to the Agricultural College to ask the professors how to plant melons, and this matter was spread throughout the team. Now the professors of the Agricultural College wanted to come and help Li Long plant in saline-alkali land. If this were to get out, how many people would be shocked?
No matter whether the professor is here to do research or to help Li Long, as long as he goes to Team 4, can't he ask the team any questions about farming at any time?
People who are usually hard to invite are now coming on their own initiative. Shouldn't the four teams warmly welcome them?
"Don't worry, the team will take care of the cleaning work at the Lao Ma No. 1. The team will prepare food and accommodation! The team has some money in its account over the past two years, so the team will be responsible for the hospitality!" Xu Chengjun didn't expect that he would gain so much from talking about militia training. His mood suddenly changed, and he couldn't stop smiling:

"Xiaolong, I feel like there have been a lot of changes since you came back from Wucheng that year. It seems that Wucheng is still very good. I was thinking of sending Mingwa there for further study when he grows up a little bit. If he fails to get into high school, I will also send him there for further study."

Xu Chengjun's words were sincere, but Li Long felt a little ashamed when he listened to them - if he had not lived his life over again, the time he spent in Wucheng would have brought him vanity, arrogance and extravagant spending, nothing good.

But it was not easy to say this right now, so he just said vaguely:

"Let Mingwa go to school and study hard. It will be better for him to go to a technical secondary school, a normal school or something like that than to be a worker."

"That's right, but my Mingwa is not like Li Juan and Qiangqiang from Old Brother Li's family. They are both very good at studying, but my Mingwa... I don't dare to think about it."

Li Jianguo listened and smiled, his face reserved but proud.

Li Juan and Li Qiang's academic performance is getting better and better. They just finished their midterm exams. Li Juan ranked second in the grade and first in the class; Li Qiang ranked second in the class.

If they continue like this, there will be no problem for both of them to get into high school.

As for whether Li Juan and Li Qiang should go to high school, college or technical secondary school, Li Jianguo actually has a preference. He himself only went to junior high school, and because his family was poor, he did not even finish junior high school.

After coming to Team 4, he had a good relationship with Gu Boyuan. Although he was not even a junior high school graduate, he had a good chat with Gu Boyuan. He learned from him how knowledgeable college students were and felt regretful that he could not continue his studies.

This regret would fall on his children - of course, Li Jianguo never said it, he just hoped that Li Juan would be able to enter high school and go to college. As for what Li Juan would think after graduating from junior high school, it would depend on the situation at that time.

But no matter what, Li Juan and Li Qiang are now top students among children of the same age in the village, which makes their parents very happy.

After the topic revolved around the children, it finally returned to farming. After all, they are farmers and have their own ideas about what to plant.

Li Long also took the opportunity to mention some of the precautions that Professor Wu had mentioned at the time.

"Crops like melons and watermelons actually consume a lot of land. If you plant them in the first year and then plant them again in the second year, the yield will definitely not be as good as the first year. If you plant them for three consecutive years, the land will be wasted." Li Long still admired and trusted Professor Wu, and he continued:

"Melons are best grown on sandy land. Our team has good land and a lot of saline-alkali land, but sandy land is relatively rare. If we want to grow melons next year and expect the same yield as we have in the past two years, it's basically impossible."

“If the output can’t be raised and the price can’t go up, won’t we suffer a huge loss next year?” Xie Yundong knew that some people would not listen to advice and would insist on growing melons.

He was quite worried.

"That can't be helped. No one can foresee the future. The price hasn't come down yet, and the crops for next year haven't come out yet. No one will believe you if you say that." Xu Chengjun knew that several of his uncles and cousins ​​wanted to grow melons. He could persuade a few of them, but some would definitely not listen. Li Long waved his hand and said:
"We've made it clear, and that's how it is. We'll know next year when the crops are grown - we've already told them in advance, and if they don't listen, that's their problem. No matter what we plant next year, we'll definitely use more fertilizer.

Farmyard manure has a slow effect, and there are few people raising cattle and sheep in our team, so there is little farmyard manure. Now that several of us can afford chemical fertilizers, we use more chemical fertilizers.

If you do the math, a bag of fertilizer costs a dozen yuan, and the extra harvest from spreading it on the ground is worth more than twenty yuan, so that's a profit, right?"

Li Long promoted chemical fertilizers so vigorously because he really wanted to lead his team members to the path of scientific farming - at least a few years earlier than in his previous life.

After all, in thirty or forty years, farming will be the foundation. Our village has a lot of land, and everyone can buy houses in the county, Shicheng, and the state, and send their children to school in Wucheng. Doesn't the money all come from the land?

Pay attention to the land in advance, reap the benefits of the land in advance, and then you can make plans in advance.

For equipment such as large wheeled tractors and cotton pickers, the villagers of Team 4 can purchase them in advance, use them in advance, and benefit from them in advance.

But this is not the case.

In the afternoon, when Li Long drove Gu Xiaoxia and the others back to the big yard in a jeep, word had already spread in the team that the professors from the Agricultural College would move into Mahao next year to help Li Long transform the saline-alkali land.

At the same time, Li Long's predictions on the demand for melon cultivation, fertilizer application and the decline in melon prices were also reported.

If Li Long simply said that the price of melon seeds would not be good next year and that melon cultivation had high requirements, everyone would just say that his family made money and didn't want others to make money.

But if you add in the fact that a professor from the Agricultural College will come to help Li Long transform the saline-alkali land, then Li Long's words combined will have weight.

Some people who had originally vowed to plant a lot of melons next year are now hesitant.

But most people still want to plant it. After all, the harvest will be more than planting wheat, right?
But some people also thought that if the professor really came next year, it would mean that what Li Long said was correct, and they would not plant it.

It's better to listen to advice.

After all, Li Long's changes and development are real.

When Li Long returned, he brought a lot of things with him, including frozen fish, wild rabbits and pheasants.

Originally, there were no pheasants outside Team 4, but there were quite a few quacking chickens.

For some unknown reason this year, pheasants appeared in the areas where the weeds were destroyed and in the fields where winter wheat was planted.

It was snowing heavily, and the young men in the team actually caught pheasants while chasing rabbits. Tao Daqiang caught several and left two for Li Long.

Li Jianguo trapped the rabbit. In winter, there was less to do, so he thought of trapping rabbits.

It’s not that there’s a lack of meat to eat, it’s just that we’re looking for something to do.

When Gu Boyuan came to eat in the evening, Li Long told him what happened in the village and said to Gu Boyuan:
"Uncle Gu, if you have a way, you can buy more fertilizers. Stock up on common fertilizers like urea, diammonium phosphate, and potassium superphosphate. In the future, more and more people will use fertilizers to grow crops."

"Yes, that's the truth. Is it true that the professor came here to help you with the saline-alkali land plan?" Gu Boyuan was interested in the saline-alkali land plan that Li Long mentioned.

"Well, it's about the same. Professor Luo said that he will bring students here in the early spring of next year." Li Long said, "That's what he said, but it's not clear when exactly he will come."

"Then go over and ask about it in the spring," Gu Boyuan said. "I see you think this matter is nothing special, but I think it may be more important than you think. Maybe it will even alert the county leaders."

Li Long didn't expect that things would be so serious. He just wanted to develop his saline-alkali land in advance. As for the project, no matter who was responsible for it, the farmers would definitely benefit from the research.

Although raising shrimps and crabs, raising marine fish and growing salt-tolerant rice in saline-alkali land had been successful thirty or forty years in the previous life, at this time in this life, large tracts of saline-alkali land are still left unused.

As long as this problem can be solved, even five or ten years ahead of schedule, it will be a great merit.

Li Long just thought about it for a moment and put the matter aside.

When he was free, he went to the supply and marketing cooperative and asked Li Xiangqian for approval two or three times. Each time, he got 100 rounds of bullets, which was not within Li Xiangqian's upper limit, so there was no need to alarm Director Wei.

It's always a good thing to have more bullets in hand.

At least when the supply of guns tightens later, you don't have to worry about running out of bullets when hunting.

In mid-November, Li Long drove a jeep to the mountains.

What surprised Li Long was that the snow leading to the mountains had been cleared, and some people were pulling horse-drawn carriages while others were walking into the mountains.

Obviously, after the reform and opening up, everyone's attention is no longer limited to their own little piece of land.

Although there are few people in Nanshan, there are many good things there.

Li Long could see traces of people riding horses and pulling wood out, sliding on the snow.

The most likely reason for these people to use wood is to get it from the mountains.

Of course, there are other things too.

When Li Long found Halimu, Halimu was slaughtering a sheep.

And Yushanjiang and the young man Talihar were also there.

Li Long was a little surprised. Talihar was about 20 years old, Halimu was 27 or 28 years old, and Yushanjiang was almost 40 years old.

It's quite unusual that they can stay together. (End of this chapter)