Chapter 408 Step by Step
After Village Chief Huang and his colleagues brought the seeds back to Huangjia Village, the first thing they did was to select the seeds carefully, remove the barren grains, broken grains and other debris, and choose full rice seeds to increase the germination rate and the uniformity of the seedlings.
However, the seeds that Zhou Yimin sold to Huangjia Village were quite good. Although they were not high-yield seeds, they were the original seeds of Zhoujiazhuang.
The quality is definitely not bad. If the land in Huangjia Village was a little more fertile, the output would definitely be able to keep up.
After selecting, the next step is to soak the seeds. Soaking the seeds is to allow the seeds to fully absorb water, soften the seed coat, and facilitate the subsequent germination process.
Generally speaking, rice seeds need to be soaked for 24-48 hours. This time range can ensure that the seeds fully absorb water, soften the seed coat, and facilitate germination.
After soaking, the seeds need to be drained and placed in a cool and ventilated place to wait for germination. During the germination process, maintain appropriate temperature and humidity and avoid direct sunlight to ensure the smooth germination of the seeds.
After three days, the seeds were finally ready to be planted. Village chief Huang immediately organized people to start planting. After all, he was already a few days slower than others, so he had to hurry up to plant.
However, compared with Zhoujiazhuang, the people in Huangjia Village were all hungry and thin, with yellow faces.
Huang Jianguo whispered, "Village Chief, we can't go on like this!"
"Even if we get the seeds, we won't last long without food."
Now everyone in the village can only tighten their belts and try to eat less. Otherwise, if they take some food and eat it freely, it will be gone soon. Normally, just drink more and you won't get hungry so quickly.
Village chief Huang was also troubled by this matter and understood its importance.
"If it doesn't work, let's go to Zhoujiazhuang tomorrow and see if we can buy some food!"
After all, Zhoujiazhuang is so wealthy that they still have to invite other villages to come and do work. Suddenly, it occurred to me that maybe their village could do the job too. I'll go and ask them when the time comes to see if they're short of people.
Every villager in Huangjia Village was so hungry that they had little strength left, so the progress was not fast. In the past, it would have taken three or four days to finish the work.
At the current pace, it will probably take more than a week to complete.
It seems that finding food is an urgent matter.
Soon they brought Huang Jianguo to Zhoujiazhuang. Since they had been there twice, the village security team recognized them both and did not stop them.
Not long after entering the village, we discovered the simple waterwheel newly built by Zhou Yimin.
Feeling a little curious, the two went forward to find out more.
Only when you get closer and take a look can you understand the function of the waterwheel.
Huang Jianguo exclaimed: "Village head, if our village also has one, it can greatly reduce the burden of watering for the villagers."
"I saw it without you telling me." Village Chief Huang said unhappily.
“The prerequisite is that you can do it.”
This waterwheel looks simple, but it is definitely not easy to make. It is the typical type that you can learn it at first glance, but fail to make it.
"Village chief, why do you need so much? Why don't you just go and ask directly?" Huang Jianguo said.
After saying that, he directly asked a local villager in Zhoujiazhuang.
"Comrade, what is this!"
Zhou Huafeng looked at the two people in front of him. He probably had never seen them before: "Comrade, who are you two and why are you in our village?"
If someone appears in the village without notifying the security team, there are only two possibilities: one is that he did not come in through the village entrance, and the other is that he came in from the village entrance, but the security team knew him and therefore did not sound the alarm.
Village Chief Huang quickly said, "We are from Huangjia Village. We are here to look for the old Party Secretary!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Huafeng explained, "This waterwheel was made by Yimin!"
There is not much more to say.
"Also, if you're looking for the old Party Secretary, he should be over at the chicken coop now."
After saying this, he pointed in the direction to Huang Jianguo and the others and left.
After all, there is more and more work in the village, but there are not enough people, so one person has to do the work of two people.
Village Chief Huang took Huang Jianguo to the place Zhou Huafeng pointed out.
After arriving at the chicken coop, I found that Zhoujiazhuang still raised so many chickens, at least hundreds of them.
Huang Jianguo's mouth was watering when he saw so many chickens.
He almost forgot how long it had been since he had eaten meat, and he almost forgot what meat tasted like.
When Village Chief Huang saw Huang Jianguo, who looked like a loser, he felt a little disappointed with him.
"Will you wipe your saliva?"
After hearing what the village chief said, Huang Jianguo reacted and quickly wiped his saliva.
Village Chief Huang stepped forward and greeted him: "Hello, old Party Secretary!"
The old Party branch secretary turned around and saw Village Chief Huang and Huang Jianguo. He immediately felt a headache. Didn't he just buy seeds for them? Why did they come again now?
"Village Chief Huang, what's the matter with you coming here this time?"
Village chief Huang was also a little embarrassed. Others had just been busy with a big favor and only a few days had passed, and now he was asking them for help again. If there were other choices, he would definitely not come. He also had to save face, but for the sake of the village, he had no choice.
"Old Party Secretary, when we entered the village just now, did you see that waterwheel?"
The old Party secretary breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that he was not here to help. "This waterwheel was made by Yimin from the village. It is not worth mentioning."
When Village Chief Huang heard this, Zhou Yimin immediately came to his mind. It seemed that this young man was extraordinary as he could invent such a thing.
"Old Party Secretary, I wonder if we can meet. Our village would also like to have one, and we would like to discuss it."
“And I just want to say thank you.”
Huang Jianguo was a little anxious and whispered, "Village Chief, aren't we here to buy food?"
"When did it become a waterwheel?"
Village Chief Huang interrupted directly: "Just stand there obediently, and don't talk so much."
There must be some preparation beforehand. If you say you want to sell grain right away, it will definitely scare others. There must be a gradual process.
The old branch secretary said, "Yimin, I'm busy now, otherwise I'll ask someone else to come and explain it to you."
When Zhou Yimin was making the waterwheel, he did not keep it to himself, but taught it to the villagers without reservation.
Zhou Zhiming was then called over. He had followed Zhou Yimin throughout the process of making the waterwheel and was familiar with the process.
Village Chief Huang asked, "Comrade, is it difficult to make a waterwheel?"
If it were difficult, they would probably just give up. The villagers couldn't stand the hardship. Now everyone was hungry and was using up their remaining energy.
Zhou Zhiming said: "It's not difficult at all. As long as there is someone in the village who is familiar with carpentry, as long as the principle is explained, it can be made."
Regardless of whether Village Chief Huang and the others could understand or not, he simply told them the whole process.
Village Chief Huang was a little embarrassed: "Comrade, can you speak slower?"
He only had some knowledge of carpentry and was not yet proficient in it, and there was still a lot he did not understand.
(End of this chapter)
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