When Huo Qianli and Gu Haitao quickly rushed to the scene of the incident, Gu Daqiang had also arrived.
He and Tang Yuxuan were sitting with Mr. Hu on a stone beside a large piece of earth. A few uneasy villagers were standing nearby. Standing in the middle was Gu Chengrong, who had been supporting their work recently.
"Mr. Hu, how are you? Are you okay?" Huo Qianli asked anxiously with a concerned look on his face.
Mr. Hu shook his head, and Tang Yuxuan explained: "It's nothing, I just got pushed."
Old Hu looked at Huo Qianli, feeling a little depressed and angry. "Xiao Huo, let me say that the people in your village are too stubborn. This is obviously scientific and there are obviously better ways. Why do you insist on sticking to those wrong practices?"
Huo Qianli repeatedly comforted him and cast an inquiring look at Tang Yuxuan.
Tang Yuxuan sighed and explained to Huo Qianli what had happened.
At that time, he was taking Mr. Hu for a walk and saw this family digging Salvia miltiorrhiza.
Old Hu stood aside and watched. Although Tang Yuxuan didn't know what was so good about it, he had no choice but to accompany him.
Mr. Hu analyzed while looking at it, saying that this man was an expert in the business, and then he explained to Tang Yuxuan the precautions to take when harvesting Salvia miltiorrhiza.
What you need to do is to remove the above-ground stems and leaves first, then dig row by row along the ridges on one side of the bed surface, dig deep trenches to expose the ginseng roots, and then dig out the ginseng roots completely along the rows, being careful not to break them.
As he was talking, he suddenly remembered that Tang Yuxuan was not his student, so he pursed his lips in boredom and stopped talking.
But at this moment, Mr. Hu saw the old man's action, his expression changed and he rushed over.
The old man was holding a pair of scissors, cutting off several thick, full, bright red side roots about 1 cm in diameter from a Salvia miltiorrhiza plant, and covering them with wet sand that had been prepared on the side.
"Brother, what are you doing?" Mr. Hu asked directly.
Tang Yuxuan quickly followed and explained, "Uncle, this is the expert invited by Cadre Huo to teach us how to grow Salvia miltiorrhiza."
The old man nodded slightly and pointed to the ground. "We are all experts, but you can't see this?"
Mr. Hu sighed, "So, you are really dividing the roots?"
The old man showed a trace of doubt on his face, "I don't know whether the roots are divided or not. I am just saving seeds. Otherwise, how can I plant so much land next year?"
Hu Lao said in a deep voice: "Brother, your method is wrong! It's such a waste!"
"What are you talking about!" The old man's face suddenly turned ugly. "I have been growing salvia miltiorrhiza for decades. Do I still need you to teach me?"
Elder Hu bent down and picked up a lotus-shaped object that the old man had cut off and thrown away. "Use this reed head with its thin roots as a seedling for planting. Plant it after the land is leveled again. This is the newest and most advanced way to plant Salvia miltiorrhiza, the reed head propagation method."
Mr. Hu spoke with certainty, but the old man looked at him as if he was a fool. He snorted, ignored Mr. Hu, and continued to cut the ginseng roots.
Old Hu felt so distressed that he reached out to grab the old man's hand to stop him from cutting. Then after a tug of war, Old Hu, who had been doing research for many years, was nowhere near as strong as the old man and was knocked to the ground by the old man's arm, falling flat on his back.
Huo Qianli turned his head and looked at Gu Chengrong who was standing aside with a dark face, and said with a wry smile: "Old man, when I heard this, it is probably your masterpiece, right?"
Gu Chengrong looked embarrassed, "I didn't hit him! He fell down by himself!"
After saying that, he pursed his lips and said, "Where did you find these fake experts? They are just like rookies. They actually said to plant the reeds. What are you planting? Are you going to plant a bunch of reeds?"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Hu immediately retorted loudly: "Reed propagation is currently the most advanced method of growing Salvia miltiorrhiza. The yield per mu is more than 50% higher than that of root propagation. This is all supported by detailed data!"
Huo Qianli's heart skipped a beat and he asked in shock, "What? A 50% increase in production?"
Looking at Huo Qianli's expression, Old Hu snorted. Finally, someone who knew the goods came. "That's not all!"
He shook off Tang Yuxuan's arm and stood up. He walked to the side of the salvia miltiorrhiza that Gu Chengrong and his wife had dug out earlier, and picked up a salvia miltiorrhiza that had not yet been cut. "According to the traditional method of root division propagation, either leave the well-growing salvia miltiorrhiza in the ground and plant it when you want to plant it; or dig it out, then select good roots with uniform thickness and a diameter of about one centimeter, cut them off, cover them with wet sand, and plant them when the time comes. Am I right?"
Everyone present nodded, and even Gu Chengrong had to admit that what Mr. Hu said was correct and comprehensive.
"However, this method is not cheap. We have calculated that at least 65-80 kilograms of fresh roots are needed for planting per mu."
Mr. Hu picked up a reed head and said, "If you use the reed head for reproduction, this expense will be gone! Because the reed head is something you have discarded."
When these words were spoken, even the most stubborn and conservative Gu Chengrong was moved.
Saving sixty to seventy kilograms per mu and increasing the yield by half is too exaggerated!
Huo Qianli rushed forward and eagerly grabbed Hu Lao's arm, "Is what you said true?"
A hint of pride flashed across Mr. Hu's eyes, and he said in a reserved and calm manner, "Why would I lie to you? There are experimental data in many places in the north. You can find out by searching online."
Huo Qianli turned his head to look at Gu Chengrong. Gu Chengrong felt uncomfortable being stared at. He said awkwardly: "How can we know if his empty words are true? We have been planting like this for so many years. No matter what, at least the yield can be guaranteed. He said to use this reed head to plant, what if it doesn't work? So many of us are following him and nothing will happen to us?"
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