1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 675 Taking the night train for the first time
Luo Tao sat face to face with them and continued to chat with them about home affairs.

After asking for help, I learned about their family backgrounds. Except for You Guizhi, who was born in a rural area, everyone else came from middle-class families or above.

In a relaxed and natural chatting atmosphere, people's tension will gradually dissipate. Among them, You Guizhi is the most bold and confident: "Mr. Luo, I don't know what you are doing in Dongshan Province this time? "

She also speaks very skillfully, and her words don't make people feel rash or bold. I don't know what others think, but Luo Tao sees it this way.

There is nothing he can't say about the purpose of his trip, and he replied with a smile: "I came to Dongshan this time to study."

"What to study?" I was very curious and impatient.

"Learn your Shouhe's vegetable greenhouse planting techniques." Luo Tao thought about giving them a test, "Do you know?"

Everyone who faced Luo Tao's question knew about the Shouhei greenhouse, but most of them learned about it through newspaper news. What exactly does a winter-heated greenhouse look like?They don't know much either.

Zhang Yi is the one who cares most about real news among them, and he knows more about Shouhe vegetables.

"Mr. Luo, our TV station reported on Shou Hei and praised them for finding a prosperous and prosperous way for farmer brothers."

"Newspapers before and after the year said that the fresh cucumbers grown there could be sold for seven or eight yuan per catty, and they also said that they would cost ten yuan per catty in big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai."

He smiled, "I don't know if it's true or not? But even if there is water in it, I think it won't be too different."

Looking at Zhang Yi who was talking eloquently, Luo Tao took a second look at him at this time, and felt that he had brains and ideas, but he was not decisive enough to be astute when encountering problems.

What he said was basically consistent with what Luo Tao knew. It was because they sold vegetables that made big news that they received high attention from the superiors.

"Yes, it seems you are not a nerd." This was Luo Tao's compliment to him.

Zhang Yi showed a shy side, but pretended to be very calm and said modestly: "I only read this from the newspaper. It's just a show off."

Luo Tao smiled and said that he was not showing off, but that he was well-informed and a rare fortune.

"As Zhang Yi said, I came to Dongshan Province this time just to learn their winter-heated vegetable greenhouse technology, and then I wanted to know how they sell cucumbers for ten yuan a pound,...if they The experience is feasible and can be considered to be promoted nationwide to help the development of the vegetable basket project."

The first time I heard that Shou Yun sold a catty of cucumbers for ten yuan, even Luo Tao was shocked, shocked by the price of vegetables, and shocked by people buying them.

Everyone knows that winter vegetables are very popular, but they cannot be sold at such high prices.

The most important thing is to learn the winter-heating vegetable greenhouse technology they have developed at a low price. This is the most critical.

When You Guizhi heard that such high-priced dishes were to be promoted across the country, she had a different view, "Mr. Luo, I think such high-priced dishes are not suitable for promotion."

Luo Tao's eyes lit up and asked her why?
"A pound of cucumbers costs ten yuan, but now the average monthly salary of urban workers across the country is only more than 100 yuan. This is completely capitalist behavior. The farmers in Shouhei are rich, but the price of vegetables has been ruined by them... ··If things continue like this, ordinary people may not even be able to afford vegetables such as Chinese cabbage."

What You Guizhi said is very true. According to the current income and consumption levels, cucumbers costing ten yuan a pound are outrageous.

However, she forgot that someone who could afford ten yuan a pound of cucumbers must not be an ordinary person.

As for whether high-priced vegetables will increase the value of Chinese cabbage, Luo Tao thinks this may happen in a short period of time, but it will never affect the consumption of ordinary people.

"Classmate You Guizhi, you can't just see the expensive side of it, but also see the other expensive side, how much the folks have paid."

He added: "As for what you said about disrupting vegetable prices and causing prices of vegetables such as Chinese cabbage to rise, I want to tell you that this kind of situation will happen in a short period of time, but it will definitely not last long."

"Our vegetable basket project has been rolled out across the country. This time I came to Shouzheng to investigate their planting experience and see if they can help the development of the vegetable basket. If it is worth promoting, then we will carry out a 'green revolution' and develop this project with all our strength. Planting patterns.”

"To truly achieve 'eat well and eat well', ordinary people will be able to afford the so-called high-priced dishes."

In addition, today's vegetable baskets not only include vegetable projects, but also involve animal husbandry and breeding.

This is a huge people's livelihood project, aiming to solve the problem of people across the country having difficulty eating vegetables and meat in winter, and having a single menu and a single type of meat.

At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, Luo Tao and his party arrived at Quancheng Station.

"Let's say goodbye to you guys." Luo Tao shook hands with Zhang Yi and You Guizhi one by one and said goodbye.

"Mr. Luo, can you give us a few words of wisdom before leaving, so that we will no longer be confused in our future life."

Luo Tao was a little reluctant at first, thinking that there was no motto in the world that would make people no longer confused, but then he thought about it, their meeting today might have changed their lives, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to say a few more words.

Looking into the distance, he said: "A reporter interviewed me not long ago. He asked me why I haven't written articles in the past few years? I answered him: I want to write articles on this land."

Without waiting for them to cast admiring glances, Luo Tao said: "I would like to share this sentence with you all."

As soon as the words fell, bursts of applause broke out.

Uninformed people in the station looked sideways, whispered to each other and asked what was going on?Some shook their heads to express ignorance, while others made wild guesses.

Afterwards, they all took out their books and asked Luo Tao to write down this sentence. "Okay." Returned the pen to Zhang Yi, "I hope we can be like-minded fellow travelers when we meet again."

After saying goodbye to them, Lu Dayou also came to say goodbye to Luo Tao and said to him: "You must write to me when your grandson is born."

Lu Dayou was very excited when he heard these words, knowing that Luo Tao was really not joking or being polite, but had real feelings.

"Hey! Don't worry, I will tell you when the time comes."

Gong Jun came over and whispered: "Mr. Luo, the people from Dongshan Province are here to pick us up."

Nod your head to show you understand.

"Brother Lu, I still have work to do, so I can't talk to you for a long time."

"You're busy." When he heard that people from the province were coming to pick up Luo Tao, he quickly said with a thump in his heart.

The two shook hands again and said, "Have a safe journey."

Lu Dashang looked at Luo Tao's back and murmured to himself: "I am so lucky to have become friends with such a big leader."

The more I thought about it, the more unreal it felt. I wanted to slap myself, but I raised my hand but couldn't bring myself to do it.

"It should be true."

"I'd like to thank Mr. Wang for picking him up in person. What a fuss is being made." After hearing Gong Jun's introduction, Luo Tao knew that Mr. Wang was Wang Guangle, the most powerful supporter of the development of Shouhe vegetables.

"Mr. Luo is not only an imperial envoy sent from above, but also a teacher who comes to help us with our problems. He doesn't make a fuss at all." He exchanged a few words with Luo Tao.

Not forgetting the others, "We welcome everyone to come to inspect our work in Dongshan Province. We also hope that you can give us more valuable opinions during the inspection, so that we can take our work to a higher level."

These beautiful words are worthy of a clerk from Dongshan.

Under the leadership of Wang Guangle, Luo Tao and his party met with the person in charge of Dongshan again.

Hearing that there was a dinner party, Luo Tao declined the visit on the grounds that he had a tight research schedule and heavy tasks. He said a lot of nice words and promised that they could talk to each other freely in the capital, and then he was able to get away.

"Principal Wang, the main reason we came here this time is to take a look at the winter-heating vegetable greenhouses built in the Shouhe area. As for the other things, we can skip it!"

Wang Guangle seemed embarrassed. It was inappropriate for Dongshan to have few people accompanying him.

"Mr. Luo, aren't you making things difficult for me?" Responsible for receiving Luo Tao and his party is a task assigned by the leader, and he cannot make the decision without authorization.

"You still have important things to do, how can we make it easy, what do you think?"

He did not agree to Luo Tao outright, but thought for a moment before saying: "You don't have to have too many people accompanying you, but you can't have less security personnel, otherwise I won't be able to explain to the person in charge." He had his own concerns and considerations.

Luo Tao had no choice but to nod and do as he said.

As night fell, dozens of people boarded the night train from Quancheng to Yuandu. It was dark outside the window. Luo Tao leaned against the window and looked out at the fields outside the window, trying to find lights in the wilderness. Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, all he could see was darkness. In the dark night, there is only the monotonous clang of the train hitting the rails, which makes people feel sleepy.

Can't quite hear what Mr. Wang is saying?His mouth opened and closed, and Luo Tao responded in a programmed manner again and again.

It is more than 200 kilometers from Quancheng to Weifang, and the journey is very long.

Wang took care of Luo Tao and his party very much, and he fell asleep after talking for a long time.

Drowsiness is contagious. Luo Tao, who was sitting opposite Mr. Wang, couldn't bear to show off his double eyelids and chose to be laid off without saying hello.

Luo Tao was very sleepy, and from time to time, he heard in his ears, "Beiguan Station, Huangtai Station, Licheng Station..." This night train must stop at every station.

The night was very quiet, and the sound of the train rubbing against the rails was no longer as dull as it was during the day. It was now a rumble.

When the train stopped, I heard the steward yelling loudly that XX station has arrived, get off the train quickly. The content of the steward's shouting was very down-to-earth, and then the carriage was in a hurry. A few minutes later, the whistle sounded, and it was calm again.

"Guodian Station... Changle Station..." The train suddenly stopped and stopped leaving.

This operation surprised Luo Tao.

Fortunately, there was a person beside me, Mr. Wang, who had seen such a scene. He explained: "This line is a single line, and the train we are taking is a local train. When the local train and the express train meet at a station, the slow train should give priority to the express train. "

It turned out that there was such a rule, which really gave Luo Tao, who was accustomed to seeing the world, a lot of experience.

After waiting for about ten minutes, the slow train that had been "discriminated" set off again.

Before early in the morning, the group finally arrived at Yuandu. Under the leadership of the clerk from Yuandu, they checked into the Yuandu Hotel directly.

(End of this chapter)