Chapter 160 Four Modernizations

Hu Zhiyuan nodded quickly and alertly:

"Okay, I'll listen to you!"

Lu Miao nodded slightly, carefully reviewing the historical events in his mind.

According to the timeline, the country’s next step should be to gradually promote the four modernization policies.

Fu Jingyou said some time ago that the county seemed to have started building roads and recruiting workers for the machinery team or the contracting team or something.

Lu Miao speculated that the county’s senior leaders had probably heard some news.

They don’t understand the situation in the county, but isn’t there someone right in front of them who does?

Lu Miao asked Hu Zhiyuan about this.

Hu Zhiyuan said:

"I've heard that the state has allocated quotas and each province has been allocated tractors. But it's not that simple. It's not arranged by the county. It seems like they have to send people to Tianjin first or something."

Lu Miao nodded thoughtfully.

It is hard to say how the details of this matter are distributed and what the situation is, but at least one thing can be confirmed: the country is indeed taking action.

The four modernizations are industrial modernization, agricultural modernization, national defense modernization, and scientific and technological modernization.

Tractors consume fuel and gasoline, and their production is linked to industry. They are mainly used for farming, plowing land, transportation, etc.

This is related to agriculture.

However, in terms of practicality, the southern hilly areas certainly cannot catch up with the northern plains.

But no matter what, this news means that people will gradually enter an era where they don't need oxen to plow the land and don't need oil to light lamps.

The road is currently being built to make it easier for tractors to pass through, but in a while, I'm afraid they'll have to dig ditches and build canals to bury cables...

Lu Miao was thinking, Hu Zhiyuan asked:

"You're asking about this because Comrade Fu has this intention?"

Lu Miao nodded, "Having a stable job is better than farming."

Hu Zhiyuan pondered:

"That's true."

Before he could come up with anything, Lu Miao said again:

"Just go back and stay at work. After the New Year, there should be other new instructions soon. I might need your help then."

With the "news" from last time in mind, Hu Zhiyuan had no doubt about Lu Miao's connections in Beijing, and quickly said with a smile:

"Then I'll be waiting for your orders!"

Although it sounds respectful and is a mission, everyone actually knows that this is a matter of benefit to both parties.

After the thank you gifts were delivered and the matter was almost over, Hu Zhiyuan stood up to say goodbye, but Lu Miao called him back:

"Hey, wait a moment!"

Hu Zhiyuan was suspicious:

"Hmm? Comrade Xiaobao, is there anything else?"

I emphasized several times not to call her Xiaobao, but Hu Zhiyuan just couldn't change his habit.

Lu Miao rolled his eyes, too lazy to correct him every time, just call him whatever he wants!

"I remember there's a place in town that repairs pots. You, didn't you come here by bike? Can you come over and help my aunt fix the pot?"

Calculating the time, Fu Jingyou and He Hongjin have been in the mountains for seven or eight days, and it is time for them to return.

If He Hongjin came back and saw that she had smashed a big hole in the pot, he would definitely jump up and down and curse again.

Hu Zhiyuan laughed "Haha" and nodded:

"Okay! Leave it to me!"

Lu Miao told Chen Guifen about this.

Chen Guifen felt a little embarrassed and thanked for a long time before she covered the pot with a hemp rope.

It was difficult to tie the back seat of the bicycle, so in the end Hu Zhiyuan had to carry it on his back and ride away.

Watching Hu Zhi go away, Chen Guifen muttered:

"Oh, how can this be good? You've even stained my Zhongshan suit."

Lu Miao said, "Just wash the dirty clothes. Besides, he's wearing a black Mao suit, so what's there to be afraid of?"

Chen Guifen glared at Lu Miao, as if she was scaring a child, and patted Lu Miao's butt twice in a serious manner:

"You heartless little ungrateful wolf, after all, they are helping us!"

Lu Miao smiled with his white teeth bared:

"Oh, I was just joking, why did you take it seriously?"

Chen Guifen couldn't hold back Lu Miao's laughter, and after a while she pointed at Lu Miao and glared at him:

"Don't ever come into my kitchen again. I'm telling you, if you smash the pot today, you might smash my water tank tomorrow. I can't stand your tossing and turning."

Lu Miao puffed out his lips, feeling a little embarrassed by what he said.

Chen Guifen brought her some sweet potatoes that had been cooked that morning. After she finished eating, they went to He's house together.

On the way, passing by the pond in front of the educated youth's residence, Lu Miao saw Geng Junhao busy working on the private plot in front of the educated youth's residence, so he raised his voice and said:

"Junhao, is your sister here?"

Geng Junhao immediately put down his hoe and looked over.

Lu Miao waved his hand and shouted again:

"Call your sister to my house!"

"Why!"

Geng Junhao responded and ran to the educated youth site with a hoe in hand.

Lu Miao and Chen Guifen returned to the Fu family first.

Lu Miao had been staring at the compost pile in front of the door these days, and had forgotten to wash some clothes that had been piled there for several days.

Chen Guifen cleaned the house and did the laundry for her.

Lu Miao took out the two wooden forks used for threshing grain and weeding at the door of the main hall.

Geng Xiaoyun and Ren Bingxin came together.

They each held a wooden fork.

Lu Miao came into the house and brought a small table. He poured water for each of them and placed it beside them. Then he rolled up his sleeves and held a thin bamboo pole in his hand. He was busy winnowing the grass beside them while giving instructions:

"I tried it this morning, and the temperature inside has risen. Now we need to turn it over, turn the inside out, and the outside in, so that the aerobic bacteria can continue to expand."

Geng Xiaoyun reached in where Lu Miao pointed and felt it. The temperature near the center was indeed a bit hot.

Geng Xiaoyun had some confidence in Lu Miao's method, but thinking of what Lu Miao had said before, she asked curiously:

"Don't they say that keeping the temperature high for two days will kill the pest eggs? If we turn it over first, won't the temperature go away?"

Ren Bingxin nodded, thinking that what Geng Xiaoyun said made sense.

"The reason why the temperature can rise is because aerobic bacteria have been produced inside, and the aerobic bacteria are actively decomposing."

Lu Miao explained to them in detail:

"We now stir it to allow the carbon and nitrogen to mix thoroughly, and alternating hot and cold temperatures can control the temperature and increase oxygen."

"The outer part where aerobic bacteria haven't grown is turned inside to create conditions for it to grow more aerobic microorganisms. Then the temperature will rise again."

Geng Xiaoyun nodded and thrust the fork into the compost neatly:

"Then let Bingxin and I do it. You just stand aside. I've been putting up with you for a long time, you little stick-jammer."

“…”

The corners of Lu Miao's mouth twitched.

What a little bamboo stick, have you been tolerating her for so long?

It was obvious that there were not enough wooden forks, so she temporarily grabbed a bamboo pole to help, okay?

(End of this chapter)