Chapter 166 Lu Boming's Worry
The next day, after having breakfast, Su Mo took two kilograms of brown sugar and one kilogram of eggs and went to Lu Guoping's house.
Long Xiumei gave birth two days ago, and it was said that she gave birth to a big fat boy. Su Mo originally wanted to wait for someone to raise the baby for a few days before going to see him, but since she had something to ask someone now, she went together. Su
Mo originally wanted to ask Lu Xingjun for help, but Lu Changzheng said that his brother had been an accountant for many years and was not very good at his job, so he asked her to go to Lu Guoping.
Su Mo went to see Long Xiumei and the baby first. Don't say it, he looks so much like Lu Guoping, almost a copy of him.
Aunt Chuncao saw Su Mo's shocked expression and smiled, "My family is like this. Guoping looks very much like his father."
Su Mo secretly marveled at the power of genes, and wondered if her child would look like her in the future.
After coming out of the room, Su Mo told Lu Guoping that she wanted him to find a few young men to help build the greenhouse.
"Find three or four people. It will probably take two days. Each person will receive a subsidy of one yuan. We will meet in the field later."
With Lu Guoping's relationship with Lu Changzheng, he would help even if he had no money, not to mention the subsidy.
Lu Guoping hurried to find someone.
Su Mo chatted with Aunt Chuncao for a few more words, bought a few pairs of shoe soles from her, and then went home to take the things to the fields.
The land that Su Mo wanted was not big, just a little over one square meter, less than one hundred square meters.
Greenhouse vegetable cultivation was not her main project, but now that she was free, she decided to study it and give it a try.
Practice makes perfect, and maybe through experiments, it might be possible to advance the domestic greenhouse planting technology by a few years.
After Lu Guoping and his men arrived, Su Mo asked them to clear the snow on the ground first, and then turn the ground over.
It happened that there was no snow in the past few days, and although the ground was frozen and hard, it was not large, and the young men were strong, so they quickly turned the ground over.
After turning the ground over, it was time to build a shed. Normally, the walls are best made of wheat husks and mud, but Su Mo only needed a few months, so there was no need to spend so much time. She just let them build it with wheat straw and wood.
Most of the rural guys knew how to build it, and it was very fast. The whole shed was built in a little over a day. The top of the shed was also made movable according to Su Mo's requirements.
After the shed was built, it was time to warm the ground.
According to Su Mo's requirements, several people dug a few pits in the ground and burned sawdust, which was fire-resistant, to let it slowly warm the ground. Otherwise, the ground would be cold and the seeds would have difficulty germinating. The sawdust was obtained from the carpenter shop of the commune, where there was a lot of this stuff.
In ancient times, the nobles would have people grow vegetables next to hot springs to ensure they would have vegetables for the winter, and growing vegetables is feasible with heated floors.
Lu Boying heard that Su Mo was going to do some research, so he came to take a look.
Lu Qing'an gave him the wild ginseng, and after a few months of nursing, Lu Boying's health had recovered. I dare not say how long he can live, but if there are no accidents, he will definitely live a few more years.
Lu Boying still has a high prestige in the village, and the young men were very happy to see him coming.
"Old Party Secretary, are you well?"
Lu Boying has not been out for at least a year since his illness worsened.
Lu Bo Ming smiled and said, "Yes, it's almost done. You guys do your own things, don't worry about me, I'll just take a look."
Lu Bo Ming took a look around and saw that it was done in a fairly good manner. When he was a child, the farmhand at home also planted vegetables in winter, and it was almost the same.
Seeing that Su Mo was not here, Lu Bo Ming went to her house again.
Su Mo was cleaning the vegetables planted in the house at this time. She used supernatural powers to plant them before, and the data was not referenceable.
This time she planned to make four groups for comparison, all planting rapeseed. Two groups used current vegetable seeds, and two groups used vegetable seeds from future generations.
The seeds were divided into two parts, one was planted as is, and the other was warmed up with supernatural powers before planting. She would then record the growth data every day.
Su Mo was also very surprised to see Lu Bo Ming coming. She quickly moved a stool for him to sit on and prepared to pour him some water.
Lu Bo Ming waved his hand and said, "Xiao Mo, don't worry. Grandpa just came to see you."
"Xiao Mo, can you tell Grandpa what you are going to do with this research?" Lu Bo Ming asked.
It's not that he didn't trust Su Mo, but he was worried that she, a girl from the city, would go astray in agricultural research. He could give some advice.
The country is going through a difficult time now, and every penny should be spent wisely. He can't control others, but he doesn't want his own people to waste national funds.
"I have two main purposes for doing this. One is to test whether this method is feasible, and the other is to record their growth data, and then calculate the production benefits based on the input and output..." Su Mo explained, and showed Lu Boming the record sheet she made in the past two days and explained it to him in detail.
"Although this method of growing vegetables is more expensive, grandpa, our lives are getting better and better. In the future, when life is better, people will definitely have higher demands besides satisfying their basic needs."
"If we can test a method of growing vegetables in winter that is not too expensive, even if the price of vegetables is a little more expensive, everyone will be willing to spend a little more money to eat better in winter."
Lu Boming was relieved to see that Su Mo was very well prepared and it was not something she did on a whim.
"Okay, Xiaomo, you study it carefully. Grandpa can move now, so if you need my old bones, just ask." Lu Boming said.
Who knows how hard it is to eat only cabbage and radishes in winter? Who wouldn't want to eat better?
No one is born to suffer.
This winter, Su Mo planted some vegetables and sent some over from time to time. Lu Boming felt that the meals tasted much better.
Seeing that he was going back, Su Mo quickly filled most of the backpack with the vegetables she had just picked and asked Lu Boming to take it back. These vegetables were grown by her using her supernatural powers, which are good for Lu Boming's health.
When the floor heating was almost done, Su Mo called Li Yue'e and He Lanying and asked them to divide the land into four plots and plant chives and rapeseed respectively. They
were still divided into two groups, one for the original seeds and the other for the seeds warmed by supernatural powers. She would then record the growth data every day.
Chives and rapeseed were chosen because they are both cold-resistant crops and can safely survive the winter at minus 2 to 3 degrees.
After planting, Su Mo explained to them the precautions, such as how to irrigate, how to warm the land, how to open the shed in time to let in the sun at noon when it is not snowing, and how to cover the vegetables and wheat with more stalks when it snows heavily.
Both of them were experienced farmers, so they understood as soon as Su Mo said it.
Su Mo spent three days in the brigade to deal with all the matters at the test site. On the 5th, she went back to the commune.
As soon as she got back, she got the news that Deng Heng, the former propaganda officer, had become the secretary of the party committee.
It seemed that Lu Changzheng did not help Yang Jingming.