lcionline Chapter 166 This is simply amazing!
Chapter 166 This is simply amazing!
"Ayue, let's go together!"
Lin Xiuhua carried a hoe on her shoulder, rolled up her sleeves, and greeted Zhou Yue with a smile.
"Okay! Wait for me, Sister Xiuhua!"
After the large army established a base in Shaanxi, they no longer needed to run around every day.
But I am not idle every day, there is a lot of work to do.
In addition to being responsible for the three meals a day of the army, Zhou Yue also helps the soldiers with farming in his spare time.
Shaanxi is a dry and water-scarce region, so the most commonly grown crop is wheat.
After all, wheat is very drought-resistant and can be harvested in arid areas.
It is almost October now, which is the time to plant winter wheat.
After planting wheat in October, it can be harvested in June or July of the following year.
Zhou Yue and Sister Xiuhua were wielding hoes in the fields.
The method of planting wheat is very simple. After turning the soil with a hoe, scatter the wheat seeds in and then cover it with a layer of soil.
Then just add some water and fertilizer.
People in this era do not use bagged fertilizers, but raw farm manure.
The farm manure all comes from the dry toilets built in the camp.
To be honest, Zhou Yue is still not used to the toilets here.
There was a simple wooden board on top and a big hole underneath. It would squeak when you stepped on it. Zhou Yue was always afraid of falling in when she went to the toilet...
Looking down, I saw excrement everywhere, and the smell was simply intoxicating.
The soldiers in the fields were chatting while doing their work.
"The climate here is so dry, can we grow food?"
"Yes, we can, but I heard from the villagers that the harvest is not very good."
"Look at this wheat seed, it's small and shrunken, can it really grow good wheat?"
"Hey, these are the best I've collected from the villagers. Let's give it a try."
Zhou Yue heard their conversation, put down the hoe in her hand, and went over to look at their wheat seeds.
These wheat seeds were all small and shriveled, which made Zhou Yue very nervous.
If we plant wheat like this, will we have a good harvest next year?
She thought it must be enough...
But that was the way it was in that era, the wheat seeds were small and the wheat that came out was also small.
Unlike modern times, when we have mastered the technology of plant hybridization, there are many researchers dedicated to developing seeds with high yield and excellent quality.
Just like the great Grandpa Yuan, who created hybrid rice through his lifelong dedication.
The astonishingly large output has helped the Chinese people get rid of the problem of hunger.
After a busy afternoon, Zhou Yue returned to the camp to cook.
While she was cooking dinner, she was thinking about farming.
In order to develop the base well, the troops spent money to rent a lot of land.
Now is the early stages of planting, so there is still time to make changes!
She had to find a way to increase the yield so that when the crops were harvested next year.
The soldiers would not go hungry and could stockpile a certain amount of food as reserves.
[Tongzi, open the mall! ]
After Zhou Yue opened the mall, she started searching inside.
She first targeted Grandpa Yuan’s invention, hybrid rice.
Ordinary rice can only produce about 300 to 500 kilograms per acre.
Hybrid rice is different. It can produce more than 1000, nearly 2000 kilograms per acre!
This is simply amazing!
If hybrid rice can really be introduced into the base, it will definitely be a great thing that will change the destiny of the Chinese people!
Not only will the soldiers no longer suffer from hunger, but the people will also be able to get rid of the trouble of hunger.
But how can we introduce hybrid rice into the base?