Chapter 251 I can’t catch black carp for my old boss!
Dongfeng People's Commune
A jeep drove slowly along the dirt road of the commune.
At this time, in the fields by the roadside, members wearing cotton clothes were shouting loud slogans and digging ditches there.
And right next to the ditch, there were actually a lot of alfalfa planted. Su Wenchen could tell at a glance that this was the forage grass supplied to their farm.
But it can actually be planted in winter?
After seeing this, Hou Guozhong asked Su Wenchen in surprise.
"Director, can this kind of grass survive in winter?"
"Can't you freeze to death?"
“If we had known earlier, we wouldn’t have had to prepare silage in the fall.”
Su Wenchen shook his head.
"I don't know either. Old Zhao, please park the car and let's go take a look. We stopped by this time to learn from the Dongfeng Commune. After all, they've been growing forage grass for a year, so they must have accumulated a lot of experience."
"This is much better than us slowly figuring it out at the beginning."
After Su Wenchen finished speaking, Zhao Weiguo immediately turned the steering wheel and drove along the small road that was only two meters wide.
As the car approached, Su Wenchen suddenly heard loud singing.
"We workers are strong! Hey! We're busy every day..."
But after their car drove past, the singing gradually stopped.
Obviously they were discovered, and in this day and age, anyone who could drive a jeep out must at least be a county leader.
Then one person was quickly arranged to go into the alfalfa field, and then several people put down their shoulder poles and backpacks and ran towards the car quickly.
Su Wenchen opened the car door and looked at Li Zhimin who was running over breathlessly, and suddenly became curious.
"Director Li, long time no see!"
After seeing that it was Su Wenchen, Li Zhimin immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He just held his knee with one hand, breathing heavily, and waved the other hand.
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
"It's you, Director Su! I was so scared! I thought it was our county director!"
"This made me so tired that I almost couldn't breathe."
Su Wenchen was a little confused.
"What's wrong with your county director coming here? He won't let you dig drainage ditches anymore?"
After all, at this time, the commune organized its members to dig ditches and repair canals during the winter, which was a very normal job.
Basically, most of the people's communes across the country will be organized at this time.
So Su Wenchen really didn’t understand what was so shameful about this.
Li Zhimin shook his head.
"It's not about canal repair! Director Su, I'll explain it to you later."
After saying that, he turned and shouted towards the construction site in the distance.
"It's okay, let's continue working! Let Mr. Cao come out too! He's not from the county."
After saying that, he turned around and looked at the jeep behind Su Wenchen.
"Director Su, congratulations! You've really become famous this time. I couldn't believe it when I saw it in the newspaper!"
"Later, it was our commune's driver who came to deliver grass to your farm. Only then did I confirm that the farm above was really yours."
"Now you're a nationally famous farm."
"Because our commune has supplied you with alfalfa, other farms initially came to purchase it, but later found that the effect was not good, so they stopped buying."
"Because many of them think that the Moonlight Rabbit was bred because it ate this kind of grass."
When Su Wenchen heard this, he immediately laughed.
"Haha, you guys don't have to worry about sales anymore, right?"
Li Zhimin shook his head.
"What?! They bought a whole truckload and then stopped purchasing when they saw they had no use for it."
"It's obvious they're trying to take shortcuts. If it's because of the grass, we wouldn't be able to raise it ourselves!"
"Director Su, I won't hide it from you. When the news came out, we raised quite a few Rex rabbits ourselves!"
"And it's a variety we introduced from your farm. It only eats the alfalfa we grow, and we found it's very prone to disease."
"Many people even die from holding their urine."
"We asked the vet to take a look, and they said the rabbit's calcium level was too high, meaning it was taking too much calcium, and stones had formed in its body."
"So we have to mix it with other things. Damn it, if other crops can grow in our fields, can we not plant them?"
"So now every household in our commune raises four or five rabbits. After school, the children go to other communes to cut some rabbit grass on the roadside and mix it with leaves to feed them."
"In short, it's fine for subsidizing household expenses, but there's no way to expand production."
When Su Wenchen heard this, he looked down and heard slogans being shouted again.
"Director Li, is your shipping team still operating?"
Li Zhimin sighed.
"It stopped a long time ago. It stopped last year when the cross-river bridge was repaired."
"Honestly, thanks to you, the east river bridge has been repaired. Even though our shipping team was disbanded, we now have a way to survive and have become a transport team."
"We have also reached a cooperation agreement with your commune. We will exchange grass for food and grass for your chicken manure."
"Now that several truckloads of manure have been brought back, the saline-alkali fields to our north, which have been similarly treated, are also being gradually restored."
"But it's still not okay here in the south. The groundwater level is high, and salt rises in the winter."
"Honestly, I really envy your commune. Your farm alone produces a large amount of chicken and rabbit manure every day, which is enough to ensure that your commune has no shortage of fertilizer."
"We've calculated for your commune that the manure they produce from purchasing our grass and raising rabbits will more than cover the grain they sell us."
Su Wenchen smiled when he heard this.
"Aren't you guys gradually restoring the land? The demand for food should also gradually decrease in the future."
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, Li Zhimin said angrily.
"It would be great if it were so. We were just starting to see some improvement here, but the county stopped providing us with relief food."
"They said that since we can be self-sufficient, we don't need to rely on the county for relief."
"Director Su, how can this be possible?"
Su Wenchen looked at Li Zhimin with some confusion.
"So soon? Do you have a bad relationship with your county leaders?"
Li Zhimin scratched his head.
"Actually, it's not that the relationship is bad. It's Mr. Cao's fault. Now the county means that since we have all learned how to grow crops."
"Don't keep this trouble, it's best to send him back as soon as possible."
"Director Su, how could we do such a thing? When we needed it, we begged others for help, but now that we have it, we turn against them?"
"If I really do this, how can I see you in the future?"
"Moreover, Mr. Cao not only helped us research alkali-resistant alfalfa, but also helped me design drainage channels to suppress underground salt buildup through irrigation in winter."
As he said this, he pointed to the half-grown alfalfa field over there.
"Now there are varieties that are said to be cold-resistant, so we can harvest the first crop of alfalfa in the spring."
"If we plant more of this kind of alfalfa, our lives will be more comfortable."
When Su Wenchen heard this, he didn't understand what Li Zhimin said next at all.
Zhang Zhenhua’s teacher not only knows how to grow forage grass, but also has the ability to design drainage channels?
This is really useful to him, because their subsequent branch construction will not lack drainage channels for alkali.
The other party has also accumulated a lot of experience here, and will be able to get started more quickly when the time comes.
Thinking of this, Su Wenchen said directly.
"Director Li, since your members have no problem growing alfalfa, I'll take them back with me!"
"Otherwise, if I stay here with you, it will be troublesome for you. I'm also afraid that something will go wrong and I won't be able to explain to our deputy director."
Li Zhimin was stunned for a moment.
"Director Su, what do you mean? Don't worry, I, Li Zhimin, will protect you even if it costs my life!"
Su Wenchen reached out to stop him.
"Director Li, there's no need to risk your life. Since everything is already on the right track, it doesn't really matter whether the person stays or not."
"And if it really was your county director today, bringing people to arrest someone? Are you sure you can stop him?"
Su Wenchen knew that without anyone saying hello from above, their county probably wouldn't take the initiative to do anything.
But Li Zhimin was completely powerless to refute it, because if the county was really determined to come, he really couldn't stop it.
Su Wenchen patted the other person's shoulder.
"Let's go! Take me to meet someone! I'm not trying to take him away by force, but it's mainly because our deputy director asked me to do so, and I have no choice."
Obviously at this time, Su Wenchen directly pulled Zhang Zhenhua out.
After all, it is easier to get people back if you have acquaintances. Otherwise, they may not be willing to come. Of course, they can force them, but that will definitely not show enough subjective initiative.
For the current Blue Water Farm, there is no need to create that situation.
Walking to the edge of the canal, the old man was wearing an old cotton jacket full of patches, with the cuffs and collar worn to a shine. Like everyone else, he was shoveling the soil bit by bit with a shovel.
Hou Guozhong, who was behind them, didn't follow. He went straight to the edge of the alfalfa field because he was curious. Why can alfalfa be grown in winter? Is it resistant to freezing? Or is it like wheat, with strong frost resistance?
After Su Wenchen walked over and saw what the other person was wearing, he frowned slightly, and Li Zhimin explained.
"Director Su, don't worry, there's good cotton inside. We don't want to attract attention by leaving it like this outside."
"You know, everyone in this commune has different thoughts. If someone really goes to the county and talks nonsense, it will be bad."
Su Wenchen also knew that what Li Zhimin said made sense.
Human beings have the most complicated minds.
What the other party did was indeed the best protection for the elderly, so he walked over and stretched out his hand.
"Hello, Professor Cao!"
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, the other party immediately shook his head.
"I'm not some professor now."
"Are you from Longshan Farm? Just tell me what you want to say!"
Su Wenchen smiled and shook his head.
"I'm not from Longshan Farm. I'm Su Wenchen, the director of Blue Water Farm."
"You probably don't know me, but you definitely know Zhang Zhenhua, our deputy director."
"I came here this time to transfer you to our farm."
In fact, before coming here, Su Wenchen didn't have such a strong idea, but now it seems that the other party can not only grow alkali-resistant forage grass, but also design alkali drainage channels, which shows that this person is indeed a talent.
It would be a shame if such people didn't come to contribute to their Blue Water Farm.
Moreover, he is Zhang Zhenhua's teacher, which means he is one of our own. How can we let him go? We must bring him in to work.
No, it’s struggle.
As for the other party's trouble, it is not really a trouble for Su Wenchen now, because Zheng Xianghong no longer has the ability to stir up trouble in front of him.
On Cao Jiwen's side, after hearing Su Wenchen mention Zhang Zhenhua's name, his expression obviously relaxed and he sighed.
"I'm doing fine here. Go back and tell Zhenhua not to worry about me. Director Li is taking good care of me here!"
"I won't bother you any more!"
Su Wenchen smiled and shook his head.
"This time, it's really not Comrade Zhenhua who wants to transfer you to our field."
"That's what I mean. Our farm has a new mission now. We are required to set up a branch farm in the Yellow River flood area."
"You've been here for nearly two years, so you must have plenty of experience growing alfalfa in saline-alkali soil."
"So our field really needs your valuable experience right now!"
"Don't worry, our farm is now directly under the Ministry. I can arrange for your recovery when I return."
"Do you have any other requests? Feel free to ask!"
Cao Jiwen waved his hand.
"Forget about the recovery. I won't bother you any more. Since your unit needs you, I have no objection. However, I'm being assigned to Longshan Farm. Can you transfer me there?"
Obviously, seeing how young Su Wenchen was, he still had some doubts.
Su Wenchen smiled and said confidently.
"It's okay, just wait for me to make a phone call to the province."
"Director Li, please go to your commune first! I'll call our provincial government and have them transfer people to our farm first."
Given his relationship with Deputy Director Li from the province, it's really no big deal to transfer someone down.
After all, the other party was not from the top department, but just a professor at a provincial agricultural technical school, and he had not offended anyone.
As long as he said hello, the other party would respond with just a word.
In fact, some people have started to come back now, but the number is still small.
Because many of them are like Cao Jiwen. There was nothing wrong and they didn't offend anyone. They were just affected.
When Li Zhimin heard this, he was a little dazed for a moment.
He called the provincial government directly to transfer people, and from the tone of his voice it was as if he was going to the brigade below to transfer a chicken.
However, he also had some other concerns. Su Wenchen had just said that they were going to build a branch farm in the Yellow River flood area.
This will certainly also lead to the planting of a large amount of pasture grass.
What will happen to the pasture grass in their commune then?
For a moment, he was a little hesitant.
"Director Li?"
Hearing about Su Wenchen's body shape, Li Zhimin came back to his senses instantly, and then said hesitantly.
"Director Su, are you also going to develop a forage grass planting base in the Yellow River floodplain?"
"So, what about our commune?"
Su Wenchen smiled and waved his hand.
"Director Li, don't worry. Even if we need to plant, it won't prevent the farm from purchasing forage grass from you."
"The places we've chosen are probably in northern Jiangsu or northern Anhui, in the Yellow River floodplain."
"It's much farther from our Blue Water Farm. If we were to transport it ourselves, the fuel alone would cost a lot more."
"It's really not cheaper than here!"
"So just relax."
To be honest, in Su Wenchen's opinion, the reason why Dongfeng Commune can transport pasture to their farm by themselves is related to their solid foundation.
After all, as a shipping team operating a ferry, they had accumulated abundant fuel ticket resources and transport vehicles.
Otherwise, it would be like an ordinary commune, where there is not even a tractor, how could there be a transport truck!
So the other commune has its own cars and oil, plus its old foundation. Although the land in the commune is not very fertile, as long as they find a way, life will not be too bad.
Li Zhimin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Su Wenchen say this.
Actually, he is not that reluctant to let go of Cao Jiwen, who was transferred down.
Because he had learned what he was supposed to learn, the reason he didn't send it back to Longshan Farm was because he was afraid of offending Su Wenchen.
After all, it was someone else who was pulling the strings at that time.
Their pasture is also mainly supplied to Blue Water Farm.
Moreover, as a commune that supplies feed to the Yuehua rabbits, they actually enjoy some benefits, such as the additional diesel subsidy they receive every year.
So when he saw Su Wenchen was about to take the person away, he felt relieved.
After all, he doesn't have the physique of Lan Shuichang, so they are lucky enough to have enough to eat.
After Su Wenchen saw Li Zhimin's relaxed expression, he spoke directly.
"Let's go!"
"Take our bus and go straight there!"
Then he shouted to Hou Guozhong who was observing in the alfalfa field.
"Old Hou, stop studying. Get in the car and let's go to the commune."
"If you have any questions, just ask Professor Cao directly."
The seat of Dongfeng People's Commune.
As the car slowly drove in, many members looked at it curiously and started discussing it.
After all, since the shipping fleet stopped, most cars have stopped coming here.
As the car stopped at the commune office.
Su Wenchen followed Li Zhimin to the other party's office with ease.
After the call was connected, since it was an inter-provincial call, it had to be transferred, so Su Wenchen said directly.
"I'm Su Wenchen from Lanshui Farm. Please transfer me to Deputy Director Li Mingyuan from the provincial government."
Li Zhimin, who was sitting opposite Su Wenchen, looked envious at this moment.
Damn it, when will he be able to call the deputy director of their province so confidently?
Don’t worry about it.
As their regional director, it’s good that he can be so confident, but he just thinks about it.
After all, he had to jog all the way to meet the county director.
Soon, Su Wenchen tapped his knuckles on the wooden table a few times.
A hearty laugh came from the other end of the phone.
"Xiao Su! What are you thinking about in our province again?"
Su Wenchen felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.
"Old leader, look at what you said. Can't I just call to ask about your health?"
Li Mingyuan immediately spoke like an experienced person.
"You pull it!"
"You're still in Lu Province, and you're wondering about my health for no apparent reason. Do you think I'll believe you?"
"Let's get straight to the point. I have a meeting soon and a bunch of bills to settle at the end of the year. Do you think everyone can live so carefree like you guys?"
When Su Wenchen heard what the other party said, he did not hide it.
"Old leader, I want to transfer someone from Longshan Farm. It's Cao Jiwen, who was formerly from the Provincial Agricultural Technical School and is now being transferred to Longshan Farm."
After he finished speaking, Su Wenchen heard the rustling sound of writing coming from the other end of the phone.
After a moment, Li Mingyuan spoke slowly.
"Cao Jiwen?"
"What does he do? Did he come up with anything useful?"
Obviously, for Li Mingyuan, if the person is useful, he will definitely not give him away. After all, their province and Lanshui Farm are no longer the same as before.
Su Wenchen naturally knew what Li Mingyuan meant.
"Old leader, don't worry, it's nothing serious, just a study of saline-alkali land."
"Is that the one that Longshan Farm sent to Shandong Province to provide support? Isn't our farm planning to establish a branch farm in the Yellow River flood area?"
"So this person is still quite useful to our farm. It's a pity that he was exiled to Dongfeng Commune by Longshan Farm."
"Is that so? Wait a minute!"
After he finished speaking, the other end of the phone fell into silence. Su Wenchen could only hear the rustling sound of flipping through documents on the other end of the phone.
After a while, Li Mingyuan's hearty laughter was heard again.
"Haha, Xiao Su, someone just brought an important document over here. They must be waiting anxiously!"
"The person you mentioned is fine. I'll say hello to Longshan and send the decentralization documents directly to your field."
Su Wenchen just smiled when he heard the old leader's attempt to cover up something on the other end of the phone.
Obviously, he had asked his secretary to take the other party's documents to confirm, and only agreed after finding out that he was really researching saline-alkali land and forage. He was obviously afraid that he might be concealing something and stealing talents from their province.
But Su Wenchen wasn't that surprised.
"Okay, old leader, I'll trouble you this time. I'll go to the provincial capital to see you in person when I have time!"
"No, you must have something to do when you come here, or you want to steal something from me."
Su Wenchen suddenly said sadly.
"Old leader, I am so sad when you say this."
"Hey, we have bred some white pigs on our farm. They are already two months old. I was thinking of bringing a few breeding pigs to visit you in the province next year."
"Now it seems that the province probably doesn't want it, so forget it!"
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Li Mingyuan's voice suddenly became much higher.
"What? The third generation of white pigs from your farm are out?"
"How's your health?"
"How much genetics are there? Can it reach the standard of being ready for slaughter in six months? If not, seven or eight months will be fine."
"Xiao Su!"
"Look at you, you get anxious all the time. I was just talking nonsense before. How can I not welcome you?"
"Call me in advance and I'll pick you up at the train station myself."
"Then let your aunt give you the whole specialty dish."
Su Wenchen joked.
"Old leader, I'm not anxious, it's you who is anxious."
"Don't worry, when I grow up, as soon as the ministry releases any promotional documents, I will be the first one to personally deliver them to our province."
"When drinking water, one should always remember the person who dug the well. I will always remember the help you gave me in the city."
"Whoever I forget, I, Su Wenchen, cannot forget my old leader."
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, Li Mingyuan's mouth corners curled up again unconsciously.
"Haha, you're trying to drug me again, okay? My meeting is almost over, so let's call it a day!"
"Please write down the phone number of my secretary Xiao Yu. You can contact him when there's something like this to transfer people."
Li Mingyuan knew very well that once the white pigs bred at Lanshui Farm were confirmed to be genetically stable, the department would definitely promote them immediately.
But there are only so many breeding pigs raised at Lanshui Farm now.
By then, with so many provinces in the country, even if each province had two pigs, it would probably be difficult to divide them.
So there must be a first and a last. In Li Mingyuan's opinion, compared with the white pigs that are slaughtered in six months, a few people are nothing. He must give them.
After writing down Secretary Yu’s phone number, Su Wenchen hung up.
Hearing the excited tone on the phone just now, Su Wenchen thought for a moment, I can’t catch a big white carp for my old leader!
How many cakes have you made by using this pig?
It seems like a bit too much!
It seems that next time I have to fulfill my promise first and then go to my old boss to do things.
Otherwise it would be bad if we get decoupled.
After all, he felt that he would definitely have frequent dealings with the province in the future. After all, for their field, the more talents the better, right?
After leaving Li Zhimin's office.
Su Wenchen saw that in a dilapidated wooden house, Cao Jiwen had changed into a washed-out navy blue Zhongshan suit.
The old man stood at the door, hesitantly rubbing the threshold, and was reluctant to step out.
Su Wenchen knew what the other party was hesitating about.
"Professor Cao Jiwen, I just called Deputy Director Li from the provincial government. The documents concerning you will be transferred to our farm soon."
"Don't worry, for now you will be a sub-farm technician on our farm."
"What do you think?"
When Cao Jiwen in the wooden house heard this, he paused. Deputy Director Li from the provincial government?
He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that it was Deputy Director Li from the province who would come forward.
So I told Su Wenchen directly.
"Director Su, just take care of the arrangements. I can do any job."
Su Wenchen nodded.
"Okay, you'll have to take the trouble to come with us for a survey. It's still early, so we can still make the journey and rest in Heze tonight."
As he was about to take everyone into the car, Li Zhimin quickly caught up.
"Director Su, why don't you stay here with us for the night?"
"I was thinking of giving you guys a good treat."
"And I've already sent people to the brigade below to see which family has caught fish. Let's have a meal tonight before we leave!"
Su Wenchen waved his hand.
"Director Li, I understand, but our schedule is quite tight this time. The Chinese New Year is only a month away, and I'm thinking about going back to spend the New Year with my family!"
"Don't waste too much time."
Seeing that Su Wenchen had made up his mind, Li Zhimin didn't say much. He walked up to Cao Jiwen and bowed.
"Professor Cao, on behalf of our commune, thank you for your help during this period."
"If you hadn't taught us how to grow alkali-tolerant alfalfa, we wouldn't be living so comfortably now."
The old man quickly helped Li Zhimin up.
"Director Li, you don't have to do this. Without your help, I wouldn't have had such an easy time these past two years."
"So we both got what we wanted. You don't need to thank me."
As he said this, he looked towards Su Wenchen.
"Director Su, let's go!"
Su Wenchen nodded upon seeing this.
"Okay, get in the car!"
As soon as Su Wenchen opened the car door, he saw a little girl with a red hairband running towards him from the drying yard in the distance.
The other person ran up to the old man and a clear child's voice rang out.
"Grandpa Cao, this is the nectar plant you taught me to recognize this year. I saved it in the fall and wanted to give it to you during the New Year, but my grandma said you were leaving, so I can only give it to you in advance."
After saying that, he handed a package to the old man.
Su Wenchen looked back and saw a small square paper package wrapped in old newspaper.
The old man opened the old paper package with trembling hands. Inside were purple dried flowers. Almost every flower had some honey left over from the wild bees collecting nectar. After drying, tiny crystal particles had formed on the petals.
"Grandpa Cao, I picked these myself. There's a lot of honey on them. If you're not happy, just take out a few slices and soak them in water. They're as sweet as candy!"
"When you've finished drinking it, tell me and I'll pick more for you next year!"
When the old man heard this, his eyes suddenly turned red.
Even Su Wenchen sighed slightly. It was obvious that how much nectar could be left on the petals after the bees collected nectar?
It definitely won’t be too sweet.
But the other party said it was very sweet. Obviously, the life of Dongfeng Commune in the past two years after losing its shipping fleet must not be as good as before.
Even if some subsidies could be provided for the forage in exchange for food, it is estimated that people would only be able to make ends meet. Most families probably cannot afford to buy things like sugar.
Thinking of this, Su Wenchen felt a little heavy in his heart, seeing the whole picture through the cage!
This is still the Yellow River flood area with a thicker foundation, but what would those areas with a thinner foundation look like?
(End of this chapter)
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