Chapter 589: Money Well Spent
Hu Yinglai curled his lips and wanted to make a few jokes as usual.
But he found that Fu Jingyou had cleared the table and was getting up to go out.
"What's the matter? Are you going to ask for leave again today and not attend the afternoon class?"
"No, I'm going to the Agricultural College. I'll go home for lunch and come back."
"Why would you go to the Agricultural College if you have nothing to do with it? It's completely unrelated."
Hu Yinglai muttered softly.
He understood Fu Jingyou less and less.
In the past, I always went for the physics major.
Why are you heading to the Agricultural College now?
What?
Instead of studying the flower of industry, you are studying farming instead?
Hu Yinglai wanted to follow and see, but then he thought better of it.
He has a severe cold, with a severe chill.
Don't go out and catch a cold again, or you'll get even sicker.
Hu Yinglai clutched his sleeves and huddled in his seat without moving.
Fu Jingyouren walked out of the classroom, then walked back, took Hu Yinglai's glass of water and said:
"I've taken the water cup. I'll bring you some ginger water this afternoon."
Hu Yinglai nodded weakly and said while sniffing:
"Thank you first. I'll repay you tomorrow when I'm better."
"Come on."
Fu Jingyou waved his hand, put the glass into his bag, turned around and went to the Agricultural College.
The temperature in the north is low in winter, and it is difficult for crops with shallow roots outdoors to survive the winter.
But practical courses at the Agricultural College continue.
Fu Jingyou felt that the Agricultural College must have a solution to the low temperature.
There happened to be an acquaintance there...
Fu Jingyou went to the Agricultural College and said he was looking for Ling Yuan.
Like him, Ling Yuan was among the first group of students admitted after the resumption of the college entrance examination. He was considered a senior of the class of 1978 in the school.
As soon as he announced his name, the younger brothers and sisters who came in later all knew it, and soon someone came to help him call people.
When Ling Yuan heard that a classmate from another major was looking for him, he was quite surprised who it was. When he saw Fu Jingyou, he went up to him and patted his shoulder, beaming:
"What a rare visitor! What brings you here?"
"I haven't thanked you for what happened with Miaomiao last time."
Fu Jingyou was also straightforward and stated his purpose:
"I came here this time to say thank you and to ask about something else."
"Well, what's the big deal?"
Ling Yuan invited him to talk in the classroom.
The agricultural college classroom is quite different.
There is a blackboard and benches, but no desks like those used by other professional teachers.
There are very few in-class classes, and usually only when theoretical knowledge is being taught, I will come in and sit down with a book in hand to take notes.
Other times it’s not in the experimental field at the back.
Just go wandering around the countryside with the teacher.
Fu Jingyou arrived at the right time. It is really hard to meet people from Lingyuan under normal circumstances.
"What's the matter? You seem to be in a difficult situation."
"It's just some vegetable farming stuff."
Fu Jingyou directly explained the situation and asked how Lingyuan Agricultural College solved it.
Ling Yuan took him directly to the experimental field behind the farmyard, and standing at the edge of the field, pointed at a plastic shed and said:
"That's how we solved it. This is called PVC plastic film. It has high light transmittance and can also keep out heat. Now many technical schools are using this in their greenhouse research technology."
Ling Yuan took Fu Jingyou into the shed to experience it.
There is indeed a big difference in temperature between inside and outside.
After standing for a while, Fu Jingyou's back was sweating a little.
Looking around at the crops in the shed, they are growing well.
Fu Jingyou asked: "Where can I buy this plastic film?"
Ling Yuan looked at him in surprise:
"You want to buy it? This is not cheap, one yuan and twenty cents per meter!"
Even a small shed would be at least forty or fifty meters high.
Fu Jingyou nodded in understanding:
"Where can I buy it?"
At this stage, domestic industry is in a weak position with limited technology, and any good products produced are not cheap.
Precisely because this is not cheap, even if plastic film can solve the problem of low-temperature cultivation in the north, it will not be popularized in a short period of time.
Fu Jingyou himself majored in industrialization, so of course he understands this.
Seeing that he was eager to ask, Ling Yuan didn't know what to say, so he just told the truth:
"This was obtained from the plastics factory, but individuals generally can't buy it. If you want it, go to Principal Lu for a permit. It should be cheaper if you buy it in the name of the school."
Fu Jingyou nodded immediately and walked out of the greenhouse:
"Okay, I'll go take a look. When I'm done, I'll invite you to my house for a simple meal."
Ling Yuan originally wanted to say that it was all a small matter and that it wasn’t necessary to eat.
But then he thought, he and Lu Xiaobao grew up together, and their parents knew each other, so there was nothing wrong with having a closer relationship.
He put his arm around Fu Jingyou's shoulders and walked out together with a smile:
"Really? I'm serious. I'm waiting for you to call me!"
Fu Jingyou nodded.
The weather was cold, so I went home at noon and asked Tang Mei to cook a big pot of ginger and brown sugar water. The whole family drank a bowl to prevent cold.
Fu Jingyou packed another bottle and put it in his bag to give to Hu Yinglai.
Ginger and brown sugar water is easy to make, but students who are away from home and at school have nowhere to get it.
Hu Yinglai drank a bottle of ginger and brown sugar water, and his chest felt warm and his nose was no longer blocked. He pulled Fu Jingyou aside and thanked him profusely.
Fu Jingyou drew a diagram to estimate the size of the plastic film needed, and perfunctorily pushed him aside:
"Just feel it for a bit. I'll take your water cup back this afternoon and bring you two more bottles tomorrow morning and at noon. If you don't feel better, you'll have to go to the clinic. If you delay treatment for too long, it's likely to lead to other problems."
"Haha, okay, I'll keep an eye on it!"
Fu Jingyou nodded, calculated the area, relaxed some of the data, and went to see his father-in-law before going home after class in the afternoon.
Fu Jingyou explained the purpose, and Lu Yuanzheng directly gave him a stamped note and asked him to pay extra money.
Fu Jingyou didn't want it.
Last time, my father-in-law gave him more than 200 yuan. Why should he keep taking his father-in-law's money for household expenses?
Besides, our family still has some disposable funds.
After returning home and saying hello to Lu Miao, Fu Jingyou hadn't yet told him the exact purpose of the money. As Fu Jingyou was a accommodating person, Lu Miao didn't ask any further questions and told him to get the money from the drawer on the table.
While it was still early, Fu Jingyou rode his bike directly to the plastic factory and brought back a large roll of PVC plastic film.
He went home and was busy setting up the frame to build the greenhouse, with Lu Miao watching beside him.
After roughly understanding the situation, Lu Miao was surprised:
"Just a roll of plastic film, and ninety dollars?"
Fu Jingyou stood on a chair, hammering nails with a "ding-dong-dong" sound, and nodded.
"Usually it costs 1.21 yuan per square meter, but the note my dad wrote me was 1.1 yuan. 82 meters was 1.1 yuan, and he rounded off a little bit."
Lu Miao took a deep breath, touched his stomach and smacked his lips:
"Two months' salary for this, you're really willing to spend it!"
Isn’t that right?
When it comes to his wife, isn't Fu Jingyou willing to give up everything?
Fu Jingyou laughed, looked at her with a smile from his high place, and said:
"The people at the plastics factory said that if you store it properly after the season, it can be used for several years. You'll have fresh vegetables to eat during the winter, so it's worth the money."
Lu Miao looked at him reprimandingly, "Then don't let your aunt know. She'll definitely nag if she finds out. Cabbages are only two or three cents a pound, and ninety yuan is enough for her to buy cabbages for the rest of her life."
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