The old farmer laughed heartily, patted his thigh, and said, "You're quite knowledgeable, girl! When the sugarcane is in its early stages of growth, it needs adequate nutrition to allow it to grow. In the middle and later stages, you need to add some chicken and duck manure to strengthen the stalks so they can be sweet. I always use the farmyard manure I've saved, and the sugarcane I grow is incredibly sweet."
Jiang Tang nodded thoughtfully, then looked at the plants growing in a disorderly yet orderly manner by the river and asked, "Uncle, there must be some particularity in the arrangement of these various grasses and flowers you planted by the river, right?"
The old farmer's eyes lit up, and he became interested. "Of course! These are my 'secret weapons.' Look at these plants with well-developed root systems, like Bermuda grass and Imperata cylindrica. They're like little guards, firmly grasping the soil and preventing the river from washing it away. They also protect the sugarcane from the wind, and during the heavy autumn rains, they can also prevent some of the river water from spreading. They're really useful."
Jiang Tang couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Uncle, your method is simply the 'Martial Arts Secret Manual' for sugarcane planting! Do you think our Sha Luo Village can stop the river if we use your method?"
The old farmer thought for a moment and said, "You can try, but conditions vary from place to place, so there's no guarantee it will work. But as long as you follow these key points, the sugarcane will definitely grow well."
"Uncle, you have a lot of sugarcane. Can you eat it all by yourself?"
“What we couldn’t finish was distributed to the children in the village.
I planted this to control river flooding. My house is close to the river, and in the past few years, when it rained, the water would flood my area. I had no other choice but to come up with this solution."
"Uncle, I see you have a lot of sugarcane, and we need a lot too. I can help you get all the sugarcane you have here. Please take a look and see what you want. I can also get rice, flour, grain and oil."
The old farmer hurriedly shook his head: "You are making me make a mistake."
Sun Maomin hurriedly said, "Uncle, we are buying for the public, not for individuals, so don't worry."
Jiang Tang thought of what a waiter said, walked to the old man, and muttered something in a voice that only the two of them could hear, but no one knew what he said.
After a while, the old man left.
Jiang Tang quickly said to Sun Maomin, "It's a deal. Just this big piece for fifty yuan, plus two bags of double-mixed flour. These two sickles, you two, hurry up and cut them."
"We have noodles in our village, but we didn't bring any."
"Give him the money first. Comrade Sun, you go and settle the bill. We'll do it secretly. Just pretend we don't know him."
"Okay. But can we finish it with two cars?"
"If you can't finish the work, come back this afternoon. And bring some noodles back to them."
Sun Maomin secretly went to settle the bill with the old farmer, and came back to join the team cutting sugarcane. The three of them cut for more than an hour.
The two cars were loaded high, and Jiangtang was afraid that after they left, the old farmer would secretly cut some and take it back.
So the three of them discussed it and left Jiang Tang here to watch.
It takes at least three hours to get from the county to their village.
Not to mention carrying so much sugarcane.
Jiang Tang was upset that she didn't bring enough people with her. She didn't expect the old farmer to plant so much.
During the few hours of waiting, Jiang Tang went to chat with the old farmer for a long time.
Most of the questions were about how the old farmers were dealing with floods.
In the end, they had a great chat and Jiangtang left him more than a dozen pieces of sugarcane.
The old farmer smiled and said, "No need to keep them. The roots you cut will sprout new shoots again after a while."
"Oh, this is our first time planting sugarcane, so we don't really understand anything. Uncle, if our village encounters something we don't understand, could you please come over and give us some guidance? And take care of the transportation and meals."
The old farmer laughed and replied, "That's fine."
When Sun Maomin and Sun Yaowu came, they brought two bags of double-mixed noodles and two more people.
With more people, efficiency is high, and loading was completed in the remaining half hour.
After saying goodbye to the old farmer, Jiang Tang rushed back to the village without stopping, found Captain Sun, and told him everything he had discovered.
"Captain Sun, I think the old farmer's planting method is worth a try. If we can block the river water, we won't have to raise the soil again every year. In the future, we won't have to worry about the river beach in our village being flooded, and we can grow sugarcane better." Jiang Tang said excitedly.
Captain Sun thought it made sense. "Well, you're right. This is something we really need to study carefully. If it works, it would be a huge help. But we still need to think of a way to get these seedlings. The old farmer doesn't have enough."
Jiang Tang said, "Don't worry, Captain Sun. I'll go to the farm in Ershilipu tomorrow. Maybe there's a surprise there!"
Captain Luo waited for Jiang Tang in the village for a whole day. When Jiang Tang came back, it was already past seven o'clock.
"Captain Luo, I'm looking for you."
Luo Fengquan wondered if she had forgotten about the vegetables in Shaluo Village because she had been busy with it recently.
Vegetables grow very fast in summer and will be ripe in half a month.
Now, when he heard that he had something to talk to him about, he felt very disappointed. "Secretary Jiang, you've been going to Shaluo Village a lot recently. I can't find you during the day, so I can only wait for you here. The 200 kilograms of tea from the department store are ready. This season's tea is almost harvested, so we have to stop for a while."
"I was just about to say this. Tomorrow I'm going to take the people from Shaluo Village to the city to buy sugarcane seedlings, which will be a great opportunity for them to help deliver the tea to us.
The tea leaves are not ripe, so let them not ripen. We can only wait until autumn."
"We don't feel safe asking for help from Shaluo Village."
Jiang Tang smiled. She didn't tell Captain Sun about this. If she had, he would probably be as unhappy as Captain Luo.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Then send someone to accompany me."
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