Siheyuan: I Raised Ten Thousand Wild Boars

After lunch, Li Guohua and Zhou Dahu put away the things they had brought over, and then set out to buy seeds.

At that time, seed work was based on a division of labor system, with the grain department carrying out seed management work and the agricultural department being responsible for seed purchasing plans and seed quality inspections.

In other words, the Grain Bureau not only purchases high-quality seeds, but you also need to go to the Grain Bureau to buy seeds.

If you go to the supply and marketing cooperative, you can only buy cotton seeds and green manure seeds (which are some herbaceous plants used to fertilize the fields, such as broad beans and astragalus (commonly known as grass seeds)).

When he arrived at the Grain Bureau, he was received by a young man who showed him the certificate of the textile factory and explained that the textile factory wanted to run a farm.

Ask if there are any vegetables that are suitable for growing in the current season and how long their growing cycle is.

The young man said that there are many vegetables that can be grown in this season, such as tomatoes, celery, cucumbers, bitter melons, winter melons, etc. There are also cabbages and peppers that can be grown for a long time all year round.

As for the growth cycle, taking cabbage as an example, it takes about 50 days from sowing to maturity. If you directly purchase the seedlings for transplanting, it will mature in about 30 days.

The maturity period of cucumbers and tomatoes is about 2 months, that of peppers is about 2-3 months, that of melons and winter melons is more than 3 months, and that of celery is about 4 months.

I never thought growing vegetables was that difficult before, but now I realize that it takes several months to harvest. I must have planted too much in the space, which caused a time error.

After some understanding, I finally chose cabbage, cucumber, tomato, pepper, melon and winter melon. Of course, I also did not miss the leeks that grew again after being cut.

Through conversation, I learned that the young man's name is Zhang Qing, and his teacher is a professor at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, who is mainly responsible for grain breeding.

Li Guohua's heart moved.

At this time of year, the yield of rice and wheat is generally around three to four hundred kilograms.

However, the yield of crops in his own space is constantly increasing, from 400 to 500 kilograms per mu at the beginning to 700 to 800 kilograms per mu now.

It seems that the quality of seeds in the small space world will improve every time it is harvested.

If we can cooperate with Zhang Qing's teacher, maybe we can launch high-yield crops ahead of schedule.

Unfortunately, the road ahead is bumpy. The wheel of history rolls forward and no one can stop it. If you are not careful, you will be crushed to death.

Looking at my past and present lives, I have long passed the age of being full of passion, so I should just take things one step at a time.

Finally, I made an agreement with Zhang Qing that once the farm was completed, I would invite him to be a consultant, and if he wanted to research anything, he could also come to my place.

As for grain seeds, I didn't buy them because they are completely useless now and there is still a wasteland over there.

After leaving the Grain Bureau, we went to Hewan Commune and bought a lot of vegetable seedlings from the brigade in the name of a textile factory. When we arrived at the farm, the sun was almost setting.

"Brother Guohua, you are finally back." Zhou Dahu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Li Guohua coming back.

It was getting dark, and I didn't know whether I should get off work and go home. The road back to the city was so long that even if I jogged all the way, it would take at least an hour to get home.

"Well, I'm back. Now that the sun has gone down, let's plant the vegetables quickly."

As for the land, it had been turned over yesterday and Zhou Dahu had watered it in the afternoon. Now that the sun has set and the temperature has dropped, it is suitable for transplanting, otherwise the seedlings would not survive.

"it is good."

Li Guohua took the basket off the rear rack of the car and divided it into two small baskets. Zhou Dahu brought two small shovels, and each of them carried a basket and started planting.

Since we didn’t buy many seedlings, we didn’t plant all the half-acre of land, only about half of it.

"Come on, let's go back."

Farm work is really tiring. I watered the transplanted seedlings again. Today's work is finally done.

As night fell, Li Guohua rode his bike back to the courtyard with Zhou Dahu.

Under the moonlight, two people in a car were talking about the future of the farm, with a sense of fulfillment that the stars were worthy of the travelers.

When I entered Nanluoguxiang, I met an old acquaintance again.

Wang San and his group of four looked at Li Guohua in front of them in surprise. One of the thin men's first reaction was to cover his face with his hands.

"Isn't this Third Brother? You are blocking my way. What can I do for you?" Li Guohua asked with a smile.

Wang San was so unlucky that he ran into this evil star. He quickly stepped aside and said with a smile, "I dare not, I dare not, please wait for me, sir."

Although Wang San's father is a driver, there are many children in the family and they are lucky to have enough food to eat.

If Wang San wants to go out and have fun with his little brother, he has to find a way to raise money himself.

So he kept hanging around the black market, trading tickets with a few friends and making a little money as a broker.

The small market has existed since the Qing Dynasty. It is also called the dawn market. It lasts from 2 or 3 in the morning until dawn and ends at daybreak.

The abnormality can also be seen from the timing.

As it is a night-time transaction, the main transaction is clothing valuation, and other goods are mixed in, including some from illegal sources, rare treasures, and counterfeit goods, so it is also called the "ghost market".

Some of the old and young people from the previous dynasties, as well as the dandy young men, would often secretly take some antiques and treasures to sell. There were also some thieves who stole from factories and neighbors and came here to sell the stolen goods after dark.

Also, when going to the ghost market, you can’t just say “you’re going,” you have to say “you’ve been there

Because this is illegal, so if you get cheated you can only blame yourself for your bad luck. This is like crossing a river by feeling the stones, you have to wade.

Since the ghost market is unsafe and has a mixed crowd, some people who show off their wealth may be robbed, so they will be attacked and the location will be moved frequently.

"Tell me, where are you going so late?" Li Guohua asked curiously.

"We are going to the black market to exchange some tickets!" Before Wang San could say anything, the thin guy next to him took the initiative to speak.

"Black market? Hey, I've never been there. Come on, I'll go with you guys and take a look!"

After saying that, he asked Zhou Dahu to push the bicycle back, and he prepared to go and take a look with Wang San and others.

How could they dare to object? They hurriedly led the way.

Through conversations with several people, I learned that there is a black market in Dongzhimen, and some people come here to set up stalls and sell things at night.

For example, you can buy food, seeds, meat, food stamps and so on here. If you are lucky, you can even buy radios and bicycles.

But if you want better things and cheaper prices, you have to wait until night. However, at that time there will be all kinds of fakes, bandits, robbers, enemy spies, etc., which is quite dangerous.

In addition, the four of them all lived in the alleys around Nanluoguxiang.

The three Wang brothers are named Wang Baofeng, the tallest one is Wu Daqing, another one is Xu Youping, and the smallest one is Su Jianjun, nicknamed Skinny Monkey.

The few of them walked together and arrived near Dongzhimen Street.