Chapter 269 I have to go to the county town to inquire about this matter
Shang Ruoting had seen this kind of soil that could extract non-acidic substances. When her family was reclaiming wasteland, large lumps of soil formed in the soil, from which non-acidic substances could be extracted.
Thinking of this, Shang Ruoting ignored what she was doing and ran quickly towards her own wasteland.
She remembered that the clods of earth were still piled up by the river and had not been removed.
If possible, she could try to extract some non-acid.
Anyway, we don’t have much land at home, so we won’t use much non-acid fertilizer.
Shang Ruoting did it right away. She went straight to the place where the soil blocks were piled, picked up the two big ones and went back home.
In fact, people in later generations used special tools to extract non-acids. Shang Ruoting didn't have any tools here, so she could only use the most primitive method.
She found a basin of water and put the soil into it. The soil gradually melted in the water. After a few hours, all the black soil sank to the bottom, and a thin layer of sand-like substance that was barely visible to the naked eye floated on the water. This was non-acid!
She also heard this method from a good friend in her previous life. Non-acid looks like sand, but it is actually very light and will float after being dissolved in water.
Although the experiment was successful, the amount extracted by this crude method was still much less than that of high-tech extraction methods.
Despite this, Shang Ruoting is already very satisfied. Non-acid has not been discovered and used by anyone yet, and only she knows this method.
It's not that Shang Ruoting is stingy and unwilling to share good things with others for public use, but she is just a small country woman, and her words don't carry much weight. Even if she does, no one will adopt or approve of them.
As for what will happen in the future, we can only wait and see how the situation develops.
In short, she has successfully extracted non-acid, which she will first use on her own land and with the Yang family and others.
The non-acids have been extracted, but there are still more challenges waiting, such as how to obtain some raw materials other than non-acids in fertilizers?
When she and Tan Chen went to Fengxian County, they saw a fertilizer factory. They wondered if it would be okay to process some fertilizer in their own name.
When Shang Ruoting was thinking hard, Tan Chen came back.
Seeing her standing there in a daze, Tan Chen knew she must be thinking about something.
"Wife, what are you thinking about? So absorbed?"
Shang Ruoting did not hide anything. She showed Tan Chen the little bit of non-acid she had just extracted: "This is the non-acid I extracted myself. It can be used as a raw material for fertilizer."
Tan Chen was no longer surprised that Shang Ruoting had suddenly developed something new. What he was curious about was what non-acid was.
Seeing something like fine sand floating on the water, Tan Chen asked, "Wife, is this non-acid?"
Shang Ruoting nodded: "Yes, non-acids can replace the free acids in current fertilizers."
The more Tan Chen listened, the more confused he became. He didn't even know what non-acid was, and his wife then mentioned a term called free acid.
Shang Ruoting also noticed Tan Chen's confusion and continued to explain: "Free acid is a chemical substance and a raw material for making fertilizer. However, it is harmful to the human body."
"Non-acidic acid is different. It's a natural product and can be extracted from many soil blocks. Some soil blocks have higher non-acidic content, while others have lower...
Tan Chen was not stupid, and after she said that, he understood the general idea.
"Wife, you are not planning to make your own fertilizer, are you?"
This is the key to why Shang Ruoting explained so many issues.
"I definitely can't make fertilizer myself, but I wonder if I can contact a fertilizer factory and customize a batch of fertilizer using the non-acids we provide instead of the free acids."
Tan Chen has always supported Shang Ruoting's ideas, and today is no exception.
The first thing he thought of was the Fengxian Fertilizer Plant: "Wife, I have to go to the county town to inquire about this matter."
Shang Ruoting knew that in this era, everything was public property, and they rarely accepted small orders from individuals like them, unless they were in the name of a commune or production team. In other words, the enterprises here were all public, not private.
"I can ask around first. If that doesn't work, I'm going to ask Secretary Cui if I can place the order in the name of the commune."
Tan Chen had just thought of this, but the amount of fertilizer they used for their own household would not be large. Even if they used the name of the commune, the other party would probably not accept the order if the quantity was too small.
"Let me find out tomorrow!"
Shang Ruoting also knew that this was not something to be rushed: "Okay, I'll ask clearly tomorrow and then decide."
While the couple was chatting, Shang Ruoting began to teach Tan Chen how to extract non-acids. They worked until dark. When Old Lady Shang called them to eat, they had extracted almost one kilogram.
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