Chapter 358 Planting Fruit Trees
It’s not that I didn’t pay attention, it’s that I didn’t take the school seriously.
Ding Yougui asked Wei Dongliang: "Didn't you check the paper before sending it out? What did you check?"
"I...I checked if my name was written correctly." Wei Dongliang smiled embarrassedly.
Ding Yougui also laughed, "What a coincidence, me too."
"The school has put you in its heart, but you guys have thrown the school into the ditch." After Lin Xiangnan finished his comments, he asked, "The principal arranged a laboratory for the teacher and asked us to apply for funding from the school. Are you a little touched? A little guilty?"
"My conscience is really bothering me a little bit right now."
Although they usually attend classes and sleep at school, they spend most of their time at the research institute. School is where they absorb nutrients, while the research institute is where they consume their energy.
It's obvious who is true love.
"It's our fault. Why don't we make up for it and publish another paper while the iron is hot?" Ding Yougui urged, "The summer vacation is over, so we should get busy now."
Wei Dongliang chimed in, "Yes. The dean must be sad. Why don't we publish a more impressive paper to appease him. We can go for the world's top journal Science, and I guarantee we can appease the dean."
Lin Xiangnan looked at him speechlessly, "You dare to think even more than I do!"
But what they said did make sense. They were just interns at the research institute, and their organizational relationship was with the school. The school gave graduate students a subsidy of more than 40 yuan a month, and occasionally invited bigwigs to give open lectures, and worked hard to train students...
What Lin Xiangnan and the others did was like using the money earned by the wife at home to support concubines outside.
It is said that those who plant trees will enjoy the shade, and the school also knows that it is a place to plant trees, but this batch of saplings has not been transplanted to other units yet. How come their branches are turning outwards?
Lin Xiangnan stroked his chin and said, "I will submit the application after the lab is cleaned up. Otherwise, if I see the dean on the road, I won't be able to look him in the eye. It's very awkward."
"What are you waiting for? Go clean up the lab as soon as possible." Ding Yougui couldn't wait. It doesn't matter if you are the first author or the second author. It's good enough to have your name on the published paper.
Professor Wang gave the task of cleaning up the laboratory to Lin Xiangnan, who then handed the task over to Ding Yougui and Wei Dongliang.
"I've packed it up. I'll treat you two to dinner later. I'm busy these few days."
"Alright, alright, stop being polite with us. We all know each other."
Lin Xiangnan said seriously, "It's true. Someone from my hometown in the countryside wrote to me and asked me to help with some advice. I have to go to my agronomy teacher to ask for advice after school."
Their family and the Hu family are all workers and have nothing to do with agriculture. The hometown in the countryside that Lin Xiangnan mentioned is the home of her second uncle, Hu Meili's hometown.
Now that the household contract responsibility system is being implemented, Lin Xiangnan knows that this is a good thing, but his second uncle and the others don't know.
My second uncle and Grandpa Hu are brothers. When this happened, they came to the city to ask Grandpa Hu for advice.
In the eyes of the second uncle, his eldest brother is a city man and is more knowledgeable than himself, so he is prepared to listen to him.
But in Grandpa Hu's eyes, Lin Xiangnan was the most knowledgeable among such a large family, so he wrote directly to Lin Xiangnan and asked her for some advice.
In addition to Lin Xiangnan, Grandpa Hu did not even ask his own grandson and his grandson Lin Xiangxi, who was also a college student, and was prepared to only listen to Lin Xiangnan's opinion.
Grandpa Hu comforted his brother, "Now that the letter has been sent, just wait for Xiaonan's reply. It will take at most half a month, don't worry."
"Xiaonan is smart, but she doesn't know how to farm." Second Uncle's expression was a little subtle.
Among these generations, Lin Xiangnan is indeed the most capable. He is the top student in the province, a top student from a prestigious university, and has a decent job.
But when Lin Xiangnan went to his second uncle's house to farm, things were completely different from now.
It was Lin Xiangnan who had been clamoring to go to the countryside, but she was eventually arranged to work in the fields harvesting wheat. After harvesting two rows, she gave up and went home to sleep.
Let’s put it this way, when he was in the countryside, Lin Xiangnan couldn’t do anything except eating.
If you treat people as your own naughty children, my second uncle’s smile will be kind.
But since he regarded her as his backbone and listened to her opinions, Second Uncle couldn't hold back his smile.
"Xiao Nan doesn't know how to farm, but she understands the policies. And there are teachers teaching farming in school, so she can ask them. Just do whatever she says and that's it."
Grandpa Hu said confidently, "Xiao Nan is a talented general, not a soldier. She only needs to give orders, and you just need to farm."
Just like when Lin Xiangnan urged everyone to study for college, she couldn’t study for others, but her forward-looking arrangements gave her family an advantage.
It was the same this time. When Second Uncle was hesitating whether to lease the mountain to plant fruit trees, Lin Xiangnan got the letter, inquired about the information, and immediately called Uncle Hu.
"I strongly support the idea of renting a piece of land to plant fruit trees. If you do it well, you will definitely make money. I have asked a professor of agronomy and found that the land and climate in my hometown are suitable for growing apples. Apples are durable and the risk is not that great. If you need it, I can also help you get apple seedlings."
Grandpa Hu agreed repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I got it. I'll tell your second uncle tomorrow."
"Then grandpa, please talk to my cousin about it. Isn't my eldest cousin the team leader now? He can lead the whole team to plant fruit trees together. He can also develop fruit tree planting to the entire commune and the entire county, making it a feature and making money with everyone. There are not many people planting fruit trees on a large scale now. If you plant them well, you will make money anyway. After you reach a certain scale, you can process them into other products..."
They are all family, and what Lin Xiangnan said is true, and he is very practical in considering his second uncle's family.
You can make money by growing fruit trees, but not a lot of money, so you have to expand outward.
Although my cousin is only a grassroots cadre now, the opportunities of the times are there. If he makes achievements, it will be easy for him to be promoted.
She was talking nonstop, and Grandpa Hu stopped her halfway through.
"You've said too much, and I can't remember it all. The phone bill is expensive, so you can write to me later. Your uncle will understand better."
"Okay, I'll write some notes about fruit tree planting and send them back in the letter later."
Anyway, Grandpa Hu heard so much, and when he turned around to inform his younger brother, he only said a few words.
"Xiao Nan wants to contract a piece of land to plant trees, plant apple trees, and she will help you find apple seedlings. You can plant more, it should be very profitable in the future. You should sign the contract quickly to contract the piece of land, or else the good place will be taken away by others."
"What are you fighting for? Up to now, no one has dared to sign. I want to be the first one now."