The problem that troubled everyone in Wangjia Village was soon solved.
Technician Li rode his bike to tell them the incident was over. County Magistrate Zhang had already handed over all the pumpkins to a specialized department, who would open them, remove the seeds, and process them. They would then cultivate the seeds in hotbeds to increase their germination rate. By the time all this was completed, it would be pumpkin planting season.
The soil has also been tested and is more fertile than normal soil, but there's nothing special about it. The fact that it can grow such a giant pumpkin is probably due to the variety of pumpkin.
"County Magistrate Zhang has already reported this matter to his superiors. They are taking it very seriously. After we finish growing this crop, we'll see if it can be promoted nationwide."
"There's no chance they'll make trouble for the pumpkins anymore, so they won't bother you anymore. Don't worry about it. When we successfully grow pumpkin seedlings, we'll give them priority to Wangjia Village."
The captain waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about the seeds from our village. We've saved enough seeds. And we can also grow our own seedlings."
No matter what others say, the seedlings grown by Old Lady Feng are absolutely incomparable.
"By the way, I took the sweet potatoes from your village to the experts for testing and analysis. Have you saved enough for planting? I reported this to County Magistrate Zhang earlier. He said that after planting pumpkins, we should plant sweet potatoes immediately. You must save enough sweet potatoes! If there's not enough food, tell me and I'll ask County Magistrate Zhang for help."
A pumpkin alone is already too much of a draw. As for sweet potatoes, they need to be more discreet and avoid attracting more attention.
"No problem, we're all keeping them, don't worry!"
Reassured, Technician Li said to the team leader, "Do you have any other treasures on the mountain? If you find any, be sure to tell me! I'll get some good stuff from the county for you."
"Okay!" the captain responded readily. "By the way, there seem to be a few chestnut trees there. They're quite nice, but I'm not sure if they're worth promoting."
It takes several years for chestnuts to bear fruit from planting, so distant water cannot quench a nearby fire. Besides, it's hard to say whether the county magistrate will still be in office by then.
"What chestnut tree? Take me to see it!" Technician Li was very interested and wanted to go up the mountain immediately.
"Wait. I'll get you some chestnuts to try."
The captain took out a small basket of chestnuts from the cellar.
Technician Li eagerly took a look at the chestnuts. Each one was plump and twice the size of an average chestnut. Biting into the shell, a light fragrance emanated, and the first bite was sweet, crisp, and delicious.
"Good! Very good! They are big and delicious! This chestnut is good!" Technician Li praised it highly.
"Let's go up the mountain and take a look!"
Technician Li followed the captain and set off with great enthusiasm.
Passing by Old Lady Feng's house, Technician Li looked at the two peach trees in Feng's yard and started to think about the peach trees again.
"Is this Old Lady Feng's house? I've been here several times, and the peach trees there are always lush green. Captain, can you introduce them to me? I'd like to go in and take a look."
The captain didn't know what Jiaojiao and Old Lady Feng were thinking, so he didn't dare to make a decision. He said, "Let's go up the mountain and look at the chestnut and peach trees first. I'll ask Old Lady Feng later."
Technician Li had no choice but to give up and followed the captain, looking back every few steps.
After the people walked away, Jiaojiao came out of the house.
Technician Li was very responsible and dedicated to his work. With the support of County Magistrate Zhang, he helped promote sweet potatoes and pumpkins in Xinjin County, alleviating the famine there to a certain extent.
He then began promoting chestnut trees. However, this wasn't a smooth journey. Generally speaking, it takes several years for chestnut trees to bear fruit from planting, and many people find the process too time-consuming and unproductive. However, Wangjia Village responded to the call and planted a chestnut orchard on Daqing Mountain. After more than three years, the chestnuts began to bear fruit, boasting large, delicious fruits with virtually no rotten fruit.
At first, the villagers of Wangjia Village ate all the chestnuts themselves. Two years later, the chestnuts from Daqingshan became famous for their delicious taste, and many factories and government agencies distributed chestnuts as a gift during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Suddenly, Wangjia Village made a lot of money from its chestnut trees.
Later, things got a little complicated. For some unknown reason, Technician Li was pelted with vegetable leaves, spat on, and even beaten and scolded. That's where the scene ends.
Jiaojiao frowned. She didn't understand the last part, but that didn't stop her from judging Technician Li's character. He was a good man! No matter how others beat or scolded him, in Jiaojiao's eyes, he was a good man.
No, this good man cannot have these things happen to him.
Jiaojiao clenched her little fists and made up her mind secretly.
"Puff!" Lotus came out of the house and saw Jiaojiao. She laughed and said, "You little idiot, what are you doing again?"
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Feng and Shuixiu came out of the house to watch the fun.
Jiaojiao wrinkled her nose at Lianhua: "Humph! Even if I tell you, you still don't understand!"
Old Lady Feng hugged Jiaojiao into her arms and laughed: "Yes, yes, she doesn't understand anything!"
Shuixiu covered her mouth and laughed. Lianhua pretended to be jealous: "Grandma, you are too partial!"
Jiaojiao made faces at Old Lady Feng in her arms.
"Is Old Lady Feng home?" Someone came running over in a panic. "Hurry, there's a woman in Caijia Village who's having a difficult labor. Old Lady Cai can't deliver the baby, so we came to find you!"
Old Lady Feng put Jiaojiao down and told Lianhua, "Lianhua, go get your bag and leave!"
Lianhua agreed crisply, went into the house to get the delivery bag, and followed Old Lady Feng out to Caijia Village.
"It's just the two of us left!" Shuixiu picked up Jiaojiao and said, "Come on, I've made the gown for you. Come and try it on..."
However, how could the Feng family be quiet? Look, outside the fence, a group of children shouted inside: "Jiaojiao, Jiaojiao, come out and play!"
Goudan was the first. Ever since his father had used the few candies in the house to bribe Jiaojiao, Goudan had been coming to play with Jiaojiao all day, hoping that one day she would let some candy crumbs slip out for him. He would be so happy.
Jiaojiao came out of the house. Her new coat had big pockets. Shuixiu filled it with two handfuls of fried peanuts for her. "Go ahead, be careful not to fall!"
Jiaojiao looked at her two bulging pockets helplessly, then raised her head to look at her friends with shining eyes outside the fence, okay!
Jiaojiao and her two bulging pockets are, as always, warmly welcomed by her friends.
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