Rebirth 84, starting from fish farming

Chapter 302 This is the research base
Professor Han Chuan is still an old man in his fifties at the moment. He is more energetic than a young man.

He walked along the bottom of the valley from south to north and roughly estimated the length of the valley.

Then the width was measured from east to west.

Wei Kairan put down his backpack and ran errands with the teacher.

Han Chuan was walking swiftly in front, and the young man had sat on the ground tiredly several times.

Lu Changhua did not run back and forth with them, but squatted in front of a clump of blueberry trees, scraping away the surrounding snow.

A complete blueberry bush was exposed, its roots surrounded by fallen leaves and decaying fruit.

This blueberry tree has five main branches growing from the root, and each main branch has five or six branches of different lengths, with small blue-white fruits hanging on them.

The leaves have fallen off.

New spores have also appeared on the branches, and they are full of green.

He opened several blueberry trees in succession, and they were all the same.

These trees are forty or fifty centimeters tall, and the shorter ones are only thirty centimeters.

These short plants were completely covered with thick snow, and the fruits on the branches were still intact. The breeze blew, and the fruits swayed on the branches with the wind, making a clattering sound.

When Han Chuan and Wei Kairan came back, Lu Changhua had already cleared a dry ground and placed his backpack here.

"How's it going, Professor, what's the gain?"

"Haha, Xiao Lu, your blueberries are of good quality, widely distributed, and have many plants. This is a very good research base. I am ready to cooperate with you and conduct research here!"

"Really? That's great. Can I transplant some of the blueberries here?"

"Not at the moment. We have to wait until we have completed the research before we can consider the issue of transplantation."

Han Chuan flatly rejected Lu Changhua's request.

"So, can I pick these fruits?"

"sure."

"But you have to keep some, and you can't pick them all. I suspect that the blueberries that appear here have something to do with these roe deer."

"What's the matter?"

"Think about it, roe deer eat these fruits and excrete the seeds as they eat. The blueberries here may also be seeds they brought from other places many years ago."

Han Chuan picked a blueberry, put it in his mouth, took a bite, took it out and broke open the pulp with his hands, and said: "Look, its seeds are very small, and the germination rate of the seeds is not high. How can there be such a big piece here?" , indicating that there must have been a lot of seeds brought there.”

"This has nothing to do with these roe deer."

Han Chuan seemed to have discovered a big secret, with a smile on his face.

"Teacher, are you saying that these roe deer ate fruits elsewhere and pooped here, leaving some of the seeds behind?"

"There is a possibility."

Han Chuan nodded and said.

"Well, if they eat the fruits here and poop in my field, will blueberries grow in my field?"

Lu Changhua's eyes lit up.

"This is just a guess. Besides, there is no need to raise seedlings from seeds now. Just use cuttings. The reproduction is fast and the cycle is short."

Han Chuan looked at Lu Changhua with a strange look on his face.

"You don't even know this?"

"Uh, hey, I haven't planted it before, so I don't know."

Lu Changhua was honest and told the truth.

"In two days, when the weather gets warmer, I'll help you cut some branches and let's go to your valley and try planting."

"That's a good feeling, thank you Professor."

It’s good to have experts around. Lu Changhua believes that the most difficult problems are not a problem in front of experts.

The three of them sat down, drank some water, and ate steamed buns with pickles.

The three Xiong Bao brothers were lying at Lu Changhua's feet, washing their faces, scratching their itches, and scratching the ground.

Lu Changhua took out the steamed buns from his bag, one for each dog. They held the steamed buns in their mouths, looked at each other, and each turned to eat.

Han Chuan said while eating steamed buns: "This valley is not small. It is three kilometers from north to south and one kilometer from east to west. It is three square kilometers. I made a rough calculation and found that there are 90 million trees."

He took a sip of water and continued: "This is a complete wild blueberry population, and the scale of research here is large enough."

"Does that mean that every blueberry tree can be propagated by cutting off a branch?"

Lu Changhua's eyes became bright.

"Haha, in theory it is possible."

"that would be great."

He almost jumped up with joy.

"Hey, don't worry."

Han Chuan looked at Lu Changhua and said, "Not all blueberry trees are suitable for this operation. You have to choose plants with larger plants, strong and disease-free, plump fruits, relatively good taste, moderate sweetness and sourness, and no one can guarantee that. 100% survival rate."

Seeing that Lu Changhua was a little disappointed, Han Chuan said with a smile: "Xiao Lu, the growing environment and conditions of this wild blueberry are relatively harsh. Not all lands can survive. Even if it survives, the fruit it produces may not be good. "

“You’ll know after a few years of planting.”

"Haha, as long as Professor Han is here, I am confident that I can do well!"

"You!"

Professor Han patted his full belly, stood up, and looked at the valley.

“Can you find someone to help me build a house here?”

"Okay, no problem."

The group of people wandered around in the valley for a while before heading back.

After those roe deer were full, they wandered out to find another group of roe deer.

Lu Changhua and the others walked through the jungle, followed by a long line of roe deer.

When the three of them crossed the valley, climbed up the ridge, and headed towards the farm, the roe deer had already entered the valley. The small river was crowded with roe deer. They all lowered their heads to drink water, and then wandered leisurely in the valley. stand up.

Walking back to the farm, all three of us felt our calves numb from walking.

He sat in the house for a while, took a breath, and then got in the car and drove back.

That night, we had a simple meal.

Han Chuan picked up a pen and started writing a report to the school, reporting the situation of the wild blueberry population discovered here, and applying for the establishment of a scientific research base here.Wei Kairan helped the teacher organize the writing.

The teacher and student were busy with their own work, and Lu Changhua was also busy with his own.

He called Erhong.

"Erhong, I want to build a few houses in the mountains. You go find someone. Find a cook and arrange a car to go to Beishan together tomorrow. Yes, we need firewood, rice, oil and salt. How many people? The more people, the better. It’s just an adobe house. Well, you go ahead and do it.”

Early the next morning, Wei Kairan was going to the field post office to send the report back to the school.

Lu Changhua sent him to the team headquarters and asked him to follow Lao Lu's rubber-tired truck to the field headquarters. He explained to Lao Lu.

"Master Lu, take him to the post office. When you come back, bring him back. Don't let him get lost."

"Haha, don't worry, leave this matter to me."

Lao Lu put away the pack of cigarettes that Lu Changhua gave him and promised with a smile.

Seeing Wei Kairan get into the car, Lu Changhua went home.

Erhong had already found fifteen or six strong men, holding axes, saws, shovels, and picks in their hands.There were also several bags of white flour, a bucket of soybean oil, a dozen heads of Chinese cabbage and a sack of potatoes piled in the carriage.

I also brought a lot of pots and pans.

"Professor Han, let's go. You have to direct the construction of the house."

"Okay, let's go."

Han Chuan didn't hesitate, he stretched out his hand to climb up the carriage.

"Hey, don't get in the carriage, take the car."

Lu Changhua pulled him into the Mercedes-Benz.

Seeing this, the three Xiong brothers rushed to the back seat immediately, occupying a favorable position.

Huh?Why didn't that boy come today?
With such doubts, the three brothers followed their master to Beishan.

The car stopped at the farm.

They moved all the oil, noodles and vegetables into the kitchen, as well as the pots and pans. They arranged for the chef to clean up at home, and the others took their tools and went to the mountains.

Even if Han Chuan and Lu Changhua don't go, it won't work.

Han Chuan wants to direct where to build and how to build. If Lu Changhua doesn't go, these people won't listen to Professor Han.

More than a dozen people trekked all the way and finally came to this blueberry valley.

"I think we can build it on the hillside over there."

Han Chuan pointed to the west hillside and said.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say."

"Go to the west, cut down all the miscellaneous trees, and start."

It’s a matter of Lu Changhua’s words.

These men crossed the valley and came to the west hillside, where they picked up their axes and started chopping.

Ping Pong Pong.

More than 200 square meters of open space were quickly cleared.

The location is nice.

Sit west and face east, the early morning sun can shine, and the southern sunshine can also visit.

Behind him is the hillside on the west side of the valley.

After clearing the space, I picked up the pickaxe and started digging.

Beneath the snow and fallen leaves is hard frozen soil.

It's hard to dig.

When the pickaxe is pressed down, a white spot will appear.

But I can't hold on to anything.

More than a dozen people came in turns with four or five pickaxes.

Soon, the frozen soil was dug open, and the mud became softer as it went down.

There are just a lot of roots.

The more people there are, the stronger the power. Some use pickaxes to dig the soil, some use axes to chop tree roots, and some use shovels to clean up the floating soil.

A half-meter pit was soon dug.

In the valley, the sun was high, and the trampled places began to melt, and the soil became damp.

Everyone found a dry place to sit down and rest, eating steamed buns and pickles, drinking water, bragging about the world, and telling crude and vulgar jokes.

Deep in the valley, roe deer walked leisurely in twos and threes, eating blueberries hanging from the branches, and occasionally took a bite or two of snow.

Both parties are busy with their own affairs and do not interfere with each other.

After eating and drinking enough, everyone defecated and urinated to solve their personal physical problems, and then started the next round of labor.

Someone went to clean up the felled trees, remove the branches and branches, and keep the trunks for later use.

Someone continued to dig holes and ditches.

Someone went to mow the grass around, cut down all the yellow weeds hidden in the snow, and tied them into bundles.

Han Chuan had already gone to the valley, and he went to study blueberries again.

The only person idle at the scene was Lu Changhua.

He couldn't reach out for anything.

Well, I'm going to bring a chain saw tomorrow. Wouldn't that save more effort?

Seeing the sun setting in the west, Lu Changhua greeted Han Chuan.

"Professor, it's time to go back, it will be dark in a while."

"Okay, let's go."

Everyone buried their tools in the snow and walked back with only bags of steamed buns and water bottles.

The roe deer who followed Lu Changhua back in the past had already left.

Only the footprints on the mountain road are left, telling the desire to return home.

(End of this chapter)