The team leader glanced at the newly arrived educated youth and said, "After research and decision, the new educated youth will be assigned to the chicken-raising group to assist Comrade Zhao Youcai in raising chickens."
As soon as he finished speaking, the educated youth were in an uproar.
"What? Let us raise chickens? How is that possible?"
"Yeah, how can we raise chickens? That place is so dirty!"
They all expressed their dissatisfaction. After all, in their opinion, raising chickens cannot reflect their value at all.
"Captain, we are here to receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants, not to raise chickens!"
"Yes, we should go farming or do other more meaningful work!"
The educated youth protested.
They could not accept such an arrangement and became emotional.
The team leader listened to the protests of the educated youth, his face darkened, and he said sternly, "How can raising chickens not be considered as part of the re-education of the poor and lower-middle peasants?"
"If you can't even raise chickens, what else can you do?"
The captain's words immediately quieted the educated youth.
They looked at each other, not knowing how to refute.
Yes, raising chickens is also labor and a contribution to the team. How can it be said that it is not receiving re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants?
"Raising chickens is also an important job and can contribute to the team!"
"If you feel that raising chickens is unfair to you, then go back to the city. No one will stop you!"
The captain's words were filled with unquestionable authority.
The educated youth suddenly became quiet and dared not say a word.
Although they still felt dissatisfied, they did not dare to express it.
After all, this is not a city, not a place they can choose at will.
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, the team leader continued, "Comrade Zhao Youcai is the team leader of the chicken farm. If you work hard under him, you will definitely learn a lot."
"Since the chicken farm has just been built and the chicks haven't hatched yet, you still have to go work in the fields for the time being."
The captain glanced at everyone and continued.
Upon hearing the news, the educated youth immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, they didn’t go straight to raising chickens, otherwise they would really have collapsed.
However, even so, they could only accept this arrangement temporarily.
The team leader began to arrange other tasks for the production team.
There was a lot of work to be done in the production team, and the team leader assigned the tasks in an orderly manner.
His voice was loud and clear, and his words were full of authority, making people dare not disobey.
The educated youth listened silently and did not dare to interrupt.
After a long while, the captain finally finished speaking.
He glanced at everyone present and said in a deep voice, "Okay, that's all for today. Let's get back to work!"
Following the captain's order, the crowd began to disperse.
The members followed their team leaders and prepared to go to the fields to work.
Zhou Ziwen also said hello to Chen Shiying and prepared to go for a walk around the pig farm.
Up to now, he basically no longer goes to the mushroom cultivation base, and it is usually managed by Chen Shiying.
He will only go there when something happens.
Just then, a member of the commune ran over and shouted, "Zhou Zhiqing, Captain Niu from Niushan Village is looking for you. He said he has something urgent to tell you!"
Zhou Ziwen was stunned when he heard this, and didn't know what Niu Jiefang wanted to see him about.
"Could there be something wrong with the mushroom cultivation?" Zhou Ziwen wondered.
Before he could get over, Niu Jiefang hurried over with an anxious look on his face. After seeing Zhou Ziwen, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly pulled him aside.
"Ziwen, it's bad, something big has happened!" Niu Jiefang said anxiously.
"What's wrong? Tell me slowly." Zhou Ziwen frowned. Could it be that his guess was correct?
"I don't know what happened to our mushrooms. When I woke up this morning, they were all covered in white hair!"
"Growing white hair? How could this happen?" Zhou Ziwen was shocked when he heard this. If mushrooms grew white hair, it would mean the end of them.
"I don't know. It was fine yesterday, but it became like this this morning."
Niu Jiefang said anxiously. "Ziwen, you should go and take a look. It will be too late if you don't go now."
"Okay, I'll be there right away." Zhou Ziwen didn't waste any words, went home, rode his bicycle and followed Niu Jiefang.
On the way, Zhou Ziwen asked Niu Jiefang about some situations and learned that they had not done anything illegal.
The water and soil used were prepared according to Zhou Ziwen's method, so how come white hair suddenly grew?
Zhou Ziwen is an expert in growing mushrooms, so this question is not difficult for him and he quickly came up with a guess.
"Maybe the temperature where you are is too high. Mushrooms are prone to breeding bacteria in high temperature and high humidity environments, and then growing white hairs."
"What should we do now?" Niu Jiefang asked anxiously. They placed all their hopes on these mushrooms.
Zhou Ziwen thought for a moment and said, "I'll go take a look first."
The two of them quickened their pace and soon arrived at Niushan Village.
As soon as he entered the mushroom house, Zhou Ziwen smelled a pungent smell.
He looked carefully and saw that many mushrooms were covered with white fuzz.
"Ziwen, come and take a look at what's going on?" Niu Jiefang asked anxiously.
Zhou Ziwen walked over and examined it carefully.
"It's probably contaminated by bacteria, but it's not serious and can still be saved." Zhou Ziwen breathed a sigh of relief.
He asked Niu Jiefang to bring quicklime, and then asked the members of the mushroom group to remove all the soil that was growing fungi and then sprinkle quicklime on it for disinfection.
After the members finished their work, Zhou Ziwen asked them to spray disinfectant again before he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, this is just a minor problem. Next time, just pay attention to ventilation and cooling, and keep the environment dry."
Niu Jiefang breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
He looked at Zhou Ziwen gratefully: "Ziwen, this time thanks to you, otherwise our mushrooms would be finished."
"Team Leader, why are these mushrooms infected? We're clearly growing them according to the proper mushroom cultivation procedures."
A student who had previously studied at the mushroom cultivation base asked in confusion.
"Mushrooms have very high requirements for the environment when they grow. If the temperature is too high or the humidity is too high, bacteria will easily grow."
"Once it's infected with bacteria, white hair will grow, which is what we call bacteria."
"Miscellaneous fungi will compete with mushrooms for nutrients, affecting their growth and even causing their death."
Zhou Ziwen explained patiently.
When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized.
They were so focused on growing mushrooms that they ignored these details.
"Ziwen, do you have anything else to say?" Niu Jiefang asked.
He is now completely impressed by Zhou Ziwen. He is very good at both planting and breeding.
"Although the bacterial infection has been resolved this time, we still need to be careful about it in the future."
Zhou Ziwen pondered for a moment and continued.
"The mushroom house must be well ventilated and the humidity should not be too high, otherwise bacteria will easily grow."
"In addition, you must regularly check the growth of the mushrooms and promptly address any abnormalities."
"Also, the culture medium and soil must be replaced and disinfected regularly to prevent bacterial growth." (End of chapter)
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