Chapter 39 Lin Momo Sends Bean Sprouts
A few days later, Lin Momo's bean sprouts began to sprout. One pound of mung beans produced a total of 7 pounds of bean sprouts.
She gave one pound each to Li He, Liu Qian and Luo Yumei.
It is not easy to eat green vegetables in Tibetan areas during this season.
Especially dishes like mung bean sprouts, which are only made by a few families in the city.
Lin Momo put another two kilograms into the bamboo basket and took one kilogram to Political Commissar Cao's house first. It was the Political Commissar's wife who opened the door for her.
"Aunt."
"It's Lin 땢zhi, come in quickly." The political commissar's wife warmly invited Lin Momo in.
"Auntie, I'm here to deliver bean sprouts." After entering the room, Lin Momo placed a pound of bean sprouts on the table.
The political commissar's wife poured Lin Momo a cup of brown sugar water and said, "It's cold, drink a cup of brown sugar water first to warm your body."
"Thank you, auntie." Lin Momo took it with both hands and started drinking.
Brown sugar is a good thing these days. If the host is willing to give you brown sugar water, it means you value it very much.
"Can I call you Momo?" The political commissar's wife looked at Lin Momo with a smile.
"Auntie, of course." Lin Momo nodded.
"I have only one son, and now he is working in the Construction Corps. I like you very much, so you can call me Aunt Zhou, okay?" The political commissar's wife is named Zhou Weihong.
"Auntie Zhou." Lin Momo called sweetly.
"Yeah." Zhou Weihong responded with a smile. There was a reason why she liked Lin Momo.
From the first time she saw Lin Momo in the department store, she thought she was a smart girl. When she built a greenhouse in the backyard, she felt even more that this girl was not like an ordinary military wife.
When Zhou Weihong was young, she followed Political Commissar Cao on various trips. While Political Commissar Cao was fighting on the front line, she would guard the rear for him.
She saw the shadow of her youth in Lin Momo, and felt that with Lin Momo by Cheng Jinghao's side, he would definitely go further.
"Your bean sprouts are for Commander Chen, right?" Zhou Weihong asked.
"Yes, Aunt Zhou." Lin Momo nodded. Commander Chen was alone, and she didn't know whether to send him to his home or office.
"How about this, I'll take you to their office. Do you still want to tell them how to make bean sprouts?" Zhou Weihong said with a smile.
"Yes, then I'll trouble you, Aunt Zhou."
"You're welcome." Zhou Weihong affectionately took Lin Momo's hand and went to the office. Commander Chen and Political Commissar Cao were both in Commander Chen's office.
"Commander, Political Commissar." Lin Momo greeted them.
"Why are you here?" Political Commissar Cao asked curiously as he looked at his wife and Lin Momo.
"I brought Momo here to deliver bean sprouts. I also wanted to hear how the bean sprouts were grown, so I came along." Zhou Weihong said with a smile.
"It's ready so quickly?" Commander Chen looked at the bean sprouts in the bamboo basket in surprise.
"Tell me about it quickly." Political Commissar Cao picked up a bean sprout and looked at it carefully.
"This seems to be fatter than what we ate before." Commander Chen looked at Lin Momo.
"The beans used for bean sprouts need to be selected, and bad beans cannot be used." Lin Momo explained.
"I used one pound of mung beans and grew a total of seven pounds of bean sprouts. These were soaked in the main room. If they were grown in a greenhouse, the yield would be higher."
"So many." Commander Chen and Political Commissar Cao looked at each other.
"Old woman, you can try it at home." Political Commissar Cao said to Zhou Weihong.
If this can be successful, there will be one more dish on the dining table in Tibetan areas.
"I've seen people grow bean sprouts before, but the yield was never this high," said Commander Chen.
"It has something to do with the temperature and the beans we choose. If it weren't for the snowy season, the photosynthesis yield would be even higher."
Lin Momo took a piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to Commander Chen with both hands.
"These are the detailed steps for growing bean sprouts. In addition to mung beans, soybeans, broad beans, etc. can also grow bean sprouts. Peanuts can also grow peanut seedlings."
"Lin Bozhi, you have done a good thing for the Tibetan area." Commander Chen held the paper.
"I am a military family member of the Southern Tibet Military Region, and these are what I should do." Lin Momo said modestly.
"Well, that's well said. It reflects Wei Hong's style back then." Commander Chen said with a smile.
"I also think that this child and I are destined to be together." Zhou Weihong looked at Lin Momo.
"How is your greenhouse these days?" asked Political Commissar Cao. They had already checked it a few days ago and it was well maintained.
"The vegetable roots in the greenhouse have all sprouted, and the potted vegetables have been moved to the main room. The lettuces and peppers are all alive, but the lettuces are very small." Lin Momo compared the size, and it was only as big as her hand.
"It's already pretty good. After all, this is not the south." Zhou Weihong comforted.
The more she looked at this girl, the more she liked her. Over the years, there were so many military families coming to southern Tibet, but she was the only one who was thinking about these things.
Commander Chen and Political Commissar Cao also nodded, saying that this was very good.
"Has the sweet potato sprouted too?" asked Commander Chen.
"Yes, it has sprouted." Lin Momo nodded.
"That's great! I hope the sweet potatoes can grow. This will solve a big problem in the Tibetan area." Commander Chen said excitedly.
"In fact, the climate in southern Tibet is suitable for growing rice." Lin Momo looked at Commander Chen and Political Commissar Cao.
"really?"
"Rice is suitable for high temperatures and heavy rainfall. The average temperature for its growth and development is 18 to 25 degrees. Southern Tibet is suitable," Lin Momo explained. “I want to give it a try next year.”
"Greenhouses can grow half of the crops successfully. We will grant you a piece of land next year and you can try planting on a small scale first." Commander Chen and Political Commissar Cao looked at each other and said.
This is something they can decide. After all, large-scale trial planting at the beginning may cause resentment among the people.
"Thank you, Commander, and thank you, Political Commissar." Lin Momo was very happy that she could conduct a trial planting on a small scale.
On the way back, Zhou Weihong kept holding Lin Momo's hand.
"How can you, a city girl, know these things?"
Lin Momo stopped and looked at Zhou Weihong.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Weihong looked at her in confusion.
"Auntie Zhou, I'm reading." Lin Momo said in a low voice.
"......" Zhou Weihong didn't expect that she would tell herself that many books could not be read at this time.
"You didn't tell anyone about this, did you?"
Lin Momo shook her head, "I only told you."
She told Zhou Weihong for a reason. After all, she was a city dweller, and she knew so much about planting that it would definitely arouse suspicion.
With Zhou Weihong, Political Commissar Cao and Commander Chen as her cover, things would be much easier for her.
"Don't tell anyone. If anyone asks, just say that Political Commissar Cao found the information for you." Zhou Weihong said, holding her hand tightly. "Were the seeds sent by your family?"
"I brought these with me when I joined the army."
"You've already thought it through when you came to join the army. You didn't take the dowry, but you did remember the seeds." Zhou Weihong smiled and nodded her head.
Lin Momo touched her head and smiled awkwardly.
"Momo, you are a good girl. You will be rewarded in the future." Zhou Weihong patted Lin Momo's shoulder.
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