urban bible

Chapter 736 Pure People
The southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert.

It used to be a famous land of fish and rice, and Lop Nur in the desert once raised countless creatures.

But later, as the water of the Tarim River injected into Lop Nur decreased, coupled with the huge amount of evaporation, this huge lake gradually dried up.

The Luobu people who used to rely on fishing in lakes for a living had to gradually change their living habits, from fishermen to farmers, and learned how to grow crops.

However, the scarce precipitation and huge evaporation make the crop yield here very small.Some places are suitable for growing red dates, but some places are not suitable for planting this cash crop. It is not uncommon for people to live below the food and clothing or even poverty line.

When many Uyghur teenagers were young, they went barefoot to work in the fields with their families.Although the administrative agencies here will think of many ways to help the villagers get rid of poverty, or export labor, or introduce new crops, or establish cooperatives, there are fewer and fewer villagers in the village, and more young people hope to live and work in big cities .Like many inland villages, there are more old people and children here.

"Master Tursun, this kind of crops don't need to be irrigated." Tian Minjie said to an old Uyghur man who was holding a chopping trowel in the field: "They don't need much water, and they can automatically reduce evaporation. , can live normally in this land.”

The old man Tursun is over 60 years old this year. His grandparents lived on this land. They used to make a living by fishing and lived a self-sufficient life.When Tursun was young, Lop Nor dried up, and they started a new way of life.

Although many people have moved away, for those who have lived here for generations, it is hard to leave their homeland, and more people stay.

Some time ago, Tian Minjie came here to investigate, and then began to distribute new seeds to the villagers, and publicized that this is a good grain that can double the yield without watering.

But the villagers do not agree with this.It cannot be said that they are ignorant, but they will not easily believe what others say before seeing the facts.What's more, now is an era of information explosion. Many advertisements are hype, but the actual effect is not good enough.

The promotion of new crops and the promotion of new products are difficult.Although the current wheat production is low, at least it is enough to eat.If you change to a new crop, if the yield does not come out, and the things are not good, wouldn't it be a loss?
It is the wisdom of our ancestors to count defeat before winning.

Tian Minjie's promotion was not smooth, but he was not discouraged and did not leave. Instead, he planned to rent a piece of land and plant it for everyone to see.

At this time, Uncle Tursun from the village stepped forward and asked for the seeds from Tian Minjie, and planted them in his family's ration field.

Tian Minjie was very curious at the time, why Uncle Turson believed in him.

Tian Minjie was surprised by Turson's words: "My grandson is going to university in Haishi! I heard from the village cadres that you are from the Changying Group. I heard from my grandson that people from the Changying Group are all It’s a good one; the Changying Group’s products are all from Yakexi (good), I believe my grandson won’t lie to me, so let’s plant it and give it a try!”

As a result, the village has two more lands for planting new crops.

Although Tian Minjie is an agricultural technician, his skills in farming here are really far behind Uncle Tursun.

But in the eyes of Uncle Turson, Tian Minjie is just a chatterbox. He has been doing farming all his life, why hasn't he experienced it?No matter how dry the weather is, I have never seen anything that can live without watering!

Even if it is the upland rice that was popularized in the past few years, the watered ones will live better than the unwatered ones!
Because it is a ration field, and the old man Tursun is old, the land was allocated two years ago, and the ration field was directly allocated next to the old man's yard-there are only dozens of families in the village, and there is no plan. Erson's house is on the edge of the village, just leaning on the ground.

The seeds given by Tian Minjie germinate quickly and grow well. They are obviously taller than other wheats planted at the same time, and they also look beautiful.The old man Tursun was very happy, so he simply used the kill well in the yard, directly opened a small ditch, passed through the courtyard wall, and led the water to the ration field.He believes that these seedlings will grow better with watering.

Tian Minjie watched the old man Turson skillfully dug a few small ditches in the ground with a few strokes of the trowel, pouring water into the roots of the crops, and secretly sighed, what a master among the people!

This kind of big hoe is similar to the big hoe in the Central Plains, but the whole iron head is round and the size of a ball. It is very sharp and practical. It is used as a shovel and a hoe here. This thing looks bulky, but in The old man Tursun is extremely dexterous in his hands, and the effect is quite powerful.

"Water, a little watering is a little bit." The old man Tursun opened the ditch and taught Tian Minjie: "Xiaotian, this land should be planted more diligently, just like the old saying you Han people say, people don't work hard. Lazy, you will gain only if you pay for it!"

"Our seeds are new varieties, which are researched for this kind of arid place." Tian Minjie came here not only to help the local people increase food production, but also to collect experimental data. If the land is watered, then The data must be discounted, and the effect is different, "Think about it, if you plant it without watering, does it grow faster than the wheat? Also, look at my field, there is no water at all, It's not bad at all now!"

"It's so strange!" Old man Tursun scratched his head, "The thing you're researching is really good! I just don't know how much grain can be harvested in autumn... Well, I believe you, you are a technician, listen to you of!"

Turning off the motor connected to the well, Tursun poured tea for Tian Minjie, and then pulled up the parents: "Xiao Tian, ​​how much grain can be harvested per acre of this seed you are researching? Can it grow in a drier place? There are too many dry lands around us, and further away is the desert. It used to be hundreds of kilometers away from us, but now it is only a dozen kilometers away. I think if your crops can grow in those places, the desert They will not continue to come, otherwise, in a few years, this village will be eaten by sand!"

Tian Minjie looked in the direction of the desert, nodded slightly and said: "Now our crops can only grow in such a place, but don't worry, sir, the new varieties we have researched will be able to grow in the desert soon! Although the new variety is not food, but it can take root in the desert, and it will definitely not let your village be eaten by the desert!"

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