Wenwen patted Wenxiao's shoulder in appreciation: "If you can't catch Xingyu, Mom will beat you with a fire poker."
Wen Xiao......
"No, how did Mom know? Is it because you're such a big mouth?"
Wenwen covered her mouth and blurted out, "Fourth brother, I just hope you'll be motivated. Look, your best friend has become your sister-in-law. There are no mother-in-law and daughter-in-law issues, and no sister-in-law conflicts. Look how happy you are."
After saying that, she ran away.
Wen Xiao couldn't do anything about her, but when he thought about it, it made sense, and he was a happy man.
With the return of several managers from the pharmacy, Wenwen felt much more relaxed and could now free up her hands to cultivate cassava stalks.
Wenwen and Li Jianguo took a few villagers up the mountain. The villagers were all good at work and they dug up the soil that was buried last year in a short while.
After pulling apart the torn quilt and oilcloth, I saw the cassava stalks inside. I can’t say they are good, but they are not completely bad either. At least half of them are usable, which is very good.
Wenwen was very satisfied. "It looks good. Village chief, tomorrow you can arrange for people to go up the mountain to dig up the soil with rotten leaves, and then have people go to the river to dig up some river sand."
"How much?" Li Jianguo asked.
This really stumped Wenwen, as she only had theoretical knowledge and had never put it into practice.
She only knew that the soil for growing seedlings must be loose and mixed with some sand. In fact, she wanted to use all the leaf mold from the mountain, but she was afraid that there would be too many leaf mold bacteria, which would be detrimental to the rooting of the plants. Now there was no fungicide, so she could only sterilize it by exposing it to the sun.
"This shouldn't take much, but a little more is fine. It's very fertile for growing vegetables."
"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to go."
"This requires buying oil paper and oil cloth, and finding a flat, well-lit area."
If you don't have a disposable culture cup, you can use wax paper to make a cup shape and poke some holes in the bottom for drainage. This should be fine.
Now the temperature difference between day and night is large. Cover the seedlings in the cultivation cups with oilcloth at night, and uncover them during the day to expose them to the sun. This will adjust the temperature, and the seedlings will take root and sprout.
To ensure that everything goes well, she also planned to use spring water from the valley for the first watering.
She thought that since the medicine made from spring water had such a good effect, does that mean it would be better to use spring water to grow cassava seedlings?
She also plans to try cultivating cassava seedlings on half an acre of mountain land without using spring water. If the results are the same, she won't have to bother with it in the future. After all, it's very tiring to carry water up from the valley.
Strength lies in numbers. Within a few days, the oil paper was cut and made into the shape of a cup.
She also calculated that one acre of mountain land would require about 1,200 cassava seedlings.
Cassava seeds were left on the hill where cassava was first discovered last year, so there is no need to move them.
In fact, Li Jianguo also suggested that cassava seeds be directly planted on the mountain land for trial planting, but Wenwen felt that it was not safe, so she also left two acres of cassava seeds to see if there would be a harvest this year.
As for leaving cassava seeds in the fields, the villagers disagreed. They thought that since cassava stalks could be used as seeds, why should we keep cassava seeds? This would be a waste of food.
Wenwen explained to them that this was the first time they used cassava stalks to cultivate seedlings, and they didn't know whether the cassava stalks would rot when buried in the pit, so they left the cassava seeds to be on the safe side. If this year was successful, they wouldn't have to leave cassava seeds in the fields in the future, which would save a lot of cassava.
We need to see how many cassava stalks can be saved for cultivation, and whether we can use the stalks to plant an additional ten or twenty acres of mountain land this year.
After the land thawed at the beginning of the year, the mountains have been reclaimed. Even though cassava stalks cannot be cultivated, cassava seeds were still kept last year. This year, Lijiawan plans to plant 50 acres of cassava.
Wenwen teaches the aunts how to cultivate cassava seedlings:
Select a healthy cassava plant and harvest its stems. Cut the stems into appropriate lengths, leaving some leaves on each stem.
Put the mixed soil into the cultivation cup and insert the cassava stalks into the cultivation cup. Water it with an appropriate amount to keep the soil moist but not too wet.
The water was spring water that Wenwen and his sister had worked hard for several days to carry from the valley.
After a few days of hard work, we finally planted all the cassava stalks in the seedling cups. If all the seedlings survive, we can plant 20 mu of mountain land.
The first and important step of cultivation has been completed. Just keep the cultivation cup moist and cover it with oilcloth at night.
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More than a month passed, and Wenwen saw that the cassava seedlings in the cultivation cup had grown out and had a few leaves on the small stems. It looked like they could be transplanted into the ground.
She even took two cups to see how the cassava roots were growing. They were thriving, covering the entire soil. She hadn't expected to succeed on her first try, with a 99% survival rate. It was truly incredible.
She looked at the pots without spring water. They had barely sprouted a stem, let alone leaves. She pulled out the pots and examined the roots. They were very few. They looked very different from the pots with spring water. It looked like they would need another two weeks to twenty days before they could be transplanted. And quite a few had already died.
"Village chief, these cassava seedlings can be transplanted into the fields."
Li Jianguo looked at the cassava that was growing well and said, "I never thought crops could be grown this way. It really broadened my horizons."
"If you cultivate first, you can ensure a consistent germination rate across the field and also advance the harvest time, which is very practical in southern China. It can also be used to grow fruits and vegetables. If you start earlier than others, you can sell them at a higher price, and the profit comes from that time difference."
Li Jianguo fell into deep thought after hearing this...
The people of Lijiawan are busy planting cassava. Fifty acres of mountain land are enough to keep them busy for a while. Once the cassava is planted, it is time for the wheat harvest.
During the busy farming season, the pharmacy is also closed and will go back to work after the busy farming season is over.
There is nothing we can do about it. Nothing is more important than harvesting the crops.
The construction of the new pharmaceutical factory is nearing completion. By the time the busy farming season is over, the factory should be completed.
If we recruit some workers just after the busy farming season, we can increase our production capacity significantly.
Wenwen discussed with He Hongchi that the new pharmaceutical factory would add two new drugs, hemostatic powder and anti-inflammatory drugs.
To run a successful business, one must constantly research new products and improve existing ones. Renxin Pharmaceutical Factory is just starting out.
Wenwen calls Lin Qing to the Wen family courtyard
"Mrs. Lin, you are also an old employee of the pharmaceutical factory. What do you think?" Wenwen always remembered what Aunt Xu said to her.
She has been observing Lin Qing since she joined the pharmacy and found that Lin Qing was very careful and responsible in her work. Once, a worker almost made a mistake in mixing the medicine powder, but it was Lin Qing who discovered it in time and corrected the mistake, otherwise the consequences would have been very troublesome.
"That's great. I like working in the pharmacy." Lin Qing was very grateful to Wenwen for allowing her to live like a normal person. Since her husband's accidental death, she felt that she was living in a daze all day long. Working in the pharmacy gave her the courage to face life again.
"The new pharmaceutical factory is about to start production. Now it is even more important for the pharmaceutical factory to standardize its management. Quality is the top priority."
Wenwen looked at her seriously: "I want you to manage the quality."
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