Zhou Bin thought about it for many days but still couldn't figure out what to do, so he felt a little depressed.
That day he strolled out of the village alone and wandered around the village.
When he was young, he often wandered around the village, digging wild vegetables, robbing bird nests, catching butterflies, and doing everything.
Therefore, he was very familiar with the environment around the village. It happened to be spring and the air was fresh. Zhou Bin walked on the wilderness trail, feeling indescribably happy.
Just as he walked to the hillside east of the village, he suddenly noticed a suspicious figure on the hillside not far away.
I saw that it was an old man in his sixties, holding a shovel and digging on the hillside.
Zhou Bin was stunned and wondered what this person was doing.
Looking at him, wearing a sun hat, glasses, and dressed like a tourist.
Why is he digging on the ground? Is he doing something shameful?
After all, they have unearthed an ancient tomb from the Tang Dynasty here. Could this person be a tomb robber?
Thinking of this, Zhou Bin quickened his pace and walked over quietly.
The old man was digging so intently that he didn't even notice Zhou Bin was approaching.
Zhou Bin suddenly appeared in front of him and shouted, "What are you doing here?"
The shout frightened the old man so much that he trembled and the shovel in his hand fell to the ground, and he sat down on the ground with a thud.
When he saw clearly that there was a person standing in front of him, he immediately covered his chest and said, "You little brother, you scared me to death."
Zhou Bin also felt that he was a bit rash just now, so he asked: "What are you doing?"
The old man wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Can't you see? I'm digging something."
"Huh? What are you digging?" Zhou Bin asked.
The old man looked at Zhou Bin's alert face and smiled: "Little brother, I'm not a bad guy. I'm just digging this grass."
Zhou Bin looked in the direction his finger pointed and saw a few tiny weeds in front of the old man, which he had not dug out yet.
Zhou Bin realized that he had wronged the old man, and quickly reached out to help him up: "Uncle, I'm sorry, I thought..."
"What do you think I'm digging? I'm not a tomb robber." The old man said with a smile.
Zhou Bin also laughed. Indeed, it was impossible for a tomb robber to dig here so openly. Moreover, he only had a small shovel and did not have the necessary conditions at all.
At this moment, the weeds in front of him caught Zhou Bin's attention. What on earth was this and why was he digging it up?
So Zhou Bin asked, "Uncle, why are you digging this thing? What is it?"
The old man smiled and said, "This is wild Datura."
Zhou Bin was stunned: "Datura? Is it the poisonous grass?"
The old man nodded and said, "Yes, this thing is indeed poisonous."
Zhou Bin asked curiously: "Uncle, why are you digging this thing? It's poisonous and can't be eaten."
The old man smiled and said, "As for me, I'll use it to grow tomatoes!"
Zhou Bin became even more curious. How to grow tomatoes? How to grow tomatoes with this thing?
Besides, this thing is poisonous all over. Wouldn't it kill people if they eat it?
The old man looked at Zhou Bin's curious face and explained with a smile: "You don't know, this is a wild Datura, it grows vigorously and is resistant to diseases and pests. I took it back to graft tomatoes. In the future, it can grow into a tomato tree, and it can produce tomatoes every year. I don't have to plant it every year anymore."
Listening to the old man's introduction, Zhou Bin was very surprised: "Can this thing be grafted into a tomato tree?"
"Yes, after grafting, the yield has greatly increased and the quality is also very good. Most importantly, it is resistant to various diseases and pests. It is a pure natural tomato!"
Zhou Bin was immediately intrigued. It turns out that this thing can be grafted onto tomatoes?
"Will the tomatoes produced by this thing be poisonous?" Zhou Bin asked.
The old man smiled and said, "No, it's just using the Datura as a rootstock, and the fruit it produces is still a tomato."
Zhou Bin was completely attracted, and an idea flashed in his mind. If this thing is really feasible, then people in their village can also grow it!
Thinking of this, Zhou Bin was so happy that he quickly took out a cigarette and gave it to the old man.
The old man took the cigarette, and Zhou Bin quickly lit it for him, then asked with a smile: "Uncle, I haven't asked your name yet, and where are you from?"
Seeing Zhou Bin's enthusiasm, the old man smiled and replied, "My last name is Chen Yue, and I'm a professor at the Agricultural and Forestry University."
When Zhou Bin heard this, he immediately said, "It turned out to be Professor Chen! I was so rude just now, please don't blame me!"
The old man smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, you are from here, right?"
Zhou Bin introduced himself with a smile: "Yes, my name is Zhou Bin, and I am the village chief of Beiyuan Village."
"Oh? Are you the chief of this village?" the old man asked curiously.
"Yeah, I'm fine, just wandering around here." Zhou Bin said while smoking.
Chen Yue nodded and smiled: "No wonder, you are afraid that I am a bad person, right?"
"No, I'm just a little curious." Zhou Bin was a little embarrassed.
Chen Yue opened up: "It was last year, I also came to your village. I was here for tourism, and I accidentally found some wild Datura on the hillside here. It is a plant I have been looking for. But it was a bit late at that time, so I couldn't dig it up, so I came here early this year, wanting to dig it up and cultivate it."
Zhou Bin quickly said, "Professor Chen, you said you want to grow tomatoes, how do you grow them?"
Chen Yue was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the village chief was so eager to learn. So he briefly introduced to him how to graft, how to raise seedlings and the subsequent production.
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