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Chapter 158 The Big Ox Plows the Field

"Director Yan, Comrade Qin, this is our new experimental field in Beiqing." Lin Sheng stopped in front of a field. "This new field was just divided. Originally, Professor Liang planned to take us to use it after a while. This field is used to study high-yielding grains, and now that Comrade Qin needs it, this field is yours."

Qin Ming looked at the field in front of him. Although it was big enough, in fact, the soil quality of this field was not good, and there were still some stone bumps in the field. From this, we could also see the previous use of this field.

"Thank you, Comrade Lin. This field is very good. Say thank you to Professor Liang for me." It is not a problem for Qin Ming if the soil quality is not good. After all, there are very few truly fertile fields in this world. Most of them are It's all barren, barren land.

"As long as Comrade Qin is satisfied, I have to go back to work, so I won't disturb you. If you need any help, you can go to Professor Liang." Lin Sheng left with a smile. This Qin Ming seemed to be a second Shizu, he actually praised such poor soil quality. It seems that what this person said about a year before was not a joke?

"I don't know which family's second-generation ancestor came here to get results. It's really annoying. I hope you can be more sensible and don't need us to take action. Otherwise, I, Lin Sheng, will not let you go."

"Qin Ming, do you really think this place is good?" Yan Guoqing is an old man who has been involved in the community for many years. He was confused after hearing Qin Ming's words. They say that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, but this is not the case with Qin Ming. He is not afraid of tigers, but has a posture of Baotian!

"It's very good, Director Yan. You see, the area of ​​​​this field is not small, and there is a small river not far away. Irrigation is very convenient. As long as people are more diligent, this field can definitely be cultivated into a good field." After all, it is a good field. Although Yan Guoqing, the director of the Department of Agriculture, did not participate in the research, he still knew a lot of professional knowledge. He immediately chatted with Qin Ming for a while and planned to leave.

Qin Ming also walked out of the experimental field with him. He had already seen the field, so he needed to prepare production tools and seeds. With Director Yan coming forward, the logistics department soon took out a pack of seeds, "It's better now." The crops have missed the best cultivation and growth period. If Comrade Qin is really interested, he can plant them in batches according to seasons."

"I understand, thank you." Qin Ming took the seeds and labor tools with a smile, and then headed towards the experimental field. Unexpectedly, Yan Guoqing stopped Qin Ming, "Qin Ming, why don't you do it?" What? Do you still want to dig the ground by yourself? "

"Director, I have nothing to do at the moment, so I just plan to dig some." Qin Ming did not deny it, but Yan Guoqing smiled, "You, you are also a researcher now, how can you go dig the ground yourself? You Don’t worry, our experimental base in Beiqing has cooperation with nearby villagers. When you need to plow the land, you just need to submit an application and we can transfer the cattle to plow the land."

That is to say, there are not many people in the Beiqing Experimental Base now, otherwise Gaolu would have to raise a few cattle by himself, and then there would be no need to rent them.

"How long does this process take?" It would be great if there were oxen to plow the land, and Qin Ming would certainly not refuse.

"Not much. You write the application now and I will approve it for you. Then Comrade Zhang Daguo can sign over the cattle. It won't take long." Yan Guoqing originally took this trip for Li Changqing's sake. But along the way, his sense of Qin Ming also changed, especially his improvement plan. Yan Guoqing couldn't help but look forward to it. Naturally, he was more willing to help Qin Ming in these places.

"Sure, I'll write it now!" Qin Ming was also unambiguous and immediately wrote an application. Then Yan Guoqing signed it on the spot, and Zhang Daguo went to fetch the cattle, but it was still more than half an hour away from the cattle. , so Qin Ming returned to the room assigned to him.

The room is only about ten square meters, with a small table, two chairs and a hot bed. It can be seen that Zhang Daguo and the others are very attentive to their work. The room has been cleaned, and new quilts and sheets have been provided. They are all lying on the kang.

Qin Ming cleaned up, then went to the kitchen to find some bottles and jars, took some spiritual liquid, mixed it in different proportions, and soaked the seeds in it.

"Moo..."

The sound of cattle braying sounded. Qin Ming knew that the cattle he had borrowed had returned, and he immediately walked out.

"Comrade Qin, I'm sorry," Zhang Daguo led a buffalo, his face full of embarrassment, "The plowman can't move away and can't get through. Seeing that the time is coming, I can only lend the buffalo first." When we get back, do you think we can do this, that is, let the cattle stay here first, and then I will go to the villagers' houses in the evening and invite the master who plows over?"

Zhang Daguo and the others are professionally trained logistics personnel. They know many things. In addition to daily logistics, they are also responsible for the life safety of researchers like Qin Ming and others. However, even they cannot plow fields or experimental bases. The requirements for replanting the land are very high, and they simply cannot do it, so they can only ask nearby villagers to come over and help.

"I thought it was something, that's it," Qin Ming smiled. If it were before, Qin Ming wouldn't know how to do it, but now, he has fully equipped with planting and related skills, and plowing the land is natural. Without hesitation, "Brother Zhang, don't worry, I can plow the land."

"Really? That won't work. Cows can be very deceptive. If you are not its master, it will not listen to you at all." The most important thing is that cows are very strong. If they are angered, they will What should I do if someone is knocked out? Every researcher is a great treasure of the country. If he is injured due to such an accident, he will not be able to perform his duties.

"Admit life? Are you wrong?" Qin Ming secretly dipped a little diluted spiritual liquid into his palm and stretched out his hand in front of the big ox. The big ox smelled the smell and mooed towards Qin Ming's hand.

Zhang Daguo was also shocked when he saw the big scalper licking Qin Ming's palm. "This big scalper has a weird temper and never interacts with outsiders. I didn't expect it to like Comrade Xiao Qin so much. Let's give it a try?"

"Let's go!" Qin Ming didn't intend to waste time. After rejecting Zhang Daguo's proposal to send him there, he led the big scalper and carried the iron plow away.

"Good guy, Comrade Xiao Qin is really strong. No wonder he won't let me send him away." Zhang Daguo was a little surprised. He had received training, so it didn't matter if he carried the plow frame with the iron plow, but Qin Ming was A scholar can actually carry dozens of kilograms of things, and he seems to be in a very relaxed state, which is very unusual.

"Old Zhang, what are you mumbling outside? Come and help me cook!" The sound of Lin Yang cooking could be heard in the house.

"Here we come!" Zhang Daguo quickly collected himself and went in to help. It was getting late now. The researcher would be back for dinner later, and he had to send a copy to Qin Ming. Time was still tight.

"The seeds are already soaking. It will take three days. The next step is to plan the field. Wheat and rice must occupy their own space, and then there are potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes. Carrots, especially potatoes and corn, can be used as both vegetables and staple foods. These should also be planned, and..."

Qin Ming was thinking about it and soon arrived at the experimental field. He put the plow frame on the big ox and said, "Big ox, you have to work hard today. After you finish the work, I will give you the good food just now."

"moo"

The big ox raised its hoof, its eyes full of excitement.

"Hoo hoo, it's so hot today!" At noon, Professor Liang and his party returned to the office building. Lin Sheng drank two large jars of water in one breath, and the others were also holding water and drinking wildly.

"Professor Liang, you're back. It's hot today. I've cooked some mung bean soup to relieve the heat. You go and have a bowl first. We'll have dinner later." Zhang Daguo came out after hearing the commotion and saw that it was Professor Liang. They quickly took people to drink mung bean soup.

After a bowl of mung bean soup, the dryness in my body seemed to be relieved a lot.

"Xiao Zhang, you made the mung bean soup well today. By the way, where is the new comrade today? Ask him to come and drink with us!" Professor Liang is the person in charge of the experimental base of the Department of Agriculture in Beiqing. Qin Ming was not found, so he asked about Zhang Daguo.

"Professor Liang, you are talking about Comrade Qin Ming and Qin. This comrade is a good comrade. He applied for a farm ox as soon as he came. However, the owner of the farm ox couldn't leave. I had to bring the farm ox here first. I didn’t expect that he could plow the fields, and he just led the cattle and went to work in the fields." Zhang Daguo smiled and said, his impression of Qin Ming was quite good, "I can’t be hungry if I don’t think about this and do research. Isn't his stomach? So I plan to send him some food later."

"Plowing the fields? This can't be done. Everyone's cattle only recognize their own master, how can they recognize Qin Ming?" A female researcher exclaimed. "Yeah, who doesn't know that plowing is not something everyone can do. I think this guy is just here to earn performance. Do you think he will anger the cattle?"

Everyone's expressions changed. Although the farm cattle have a docile temperament, they are also stubborn. Otherwise, they would not have the excuse of a cow's temper. Once they are angered, they can really go crazy.

"This guy doesn't know that when a farm cow goes crazy, it can trample people to death!" The female researcher who just spoke had her lips trembling.

"Let's go! Go over and take a look at the situation! Xiao Zhang, Xiao Lin, you two are fast, go over and control the cattle first." Professor Liang's words made Zhang Daguo scared. In front of his eyes, a cattle seemed to hit Qin Ming. The scene of stepping over him.

"Comrade Qin Ming, you must hold on!"

Zhang Daguo and Lin Yang quickly ran to the experimental field, and then they saw Qin Ming plowing the fields. The big ox mooed from time to time, seeming to be very happy.

"Qin Ming is fine!"

"Why is this big scalper so cooperative with him?"

Zhang Daguo and Lin Yang had blank expressions on their faces.

"Old Zhang, have you noticed that this new Comrade Xiao Qin's farming skills seem to be much better than those of the villagers."

"At least he has the energy and aura of our soldiers. As for whether the land is plowed well or not, only Professor Liang knows."

Qin Ming spotted the two of them, waved from a distance as a greeting, and then continued to be busy.

Zhang Daguo and Lin Yang kept watching at the edge of the field until Professor Liang and others arrived.

"What's going on? Why are you two standing here so still? Could it be that Comrade Qin Ming has..." Professor Liang's body swayed when he saw the figures of Zhang Daguo and Lin Yang from a distance.

The country needs a lot of effort to train a researcher. Although he has not yet seen Qin Ming's ability, since he can come here and go to a test field alone, this shows that Qin Ming is who they say he is. , was a second-generation ancestor who came to gild, and he had some real abilities, but now he is gone because of such an accident. The loss to the country is too great.

"No, Professor Liang, come and see if the land plowed by Comrade Xiao Qin is good?" Zhang Daguo turned around, with some excitement on his face.

"Huh? Is the field really plowed?" Professor Liang was a little surprised, and immediately walked a few steps slowly and came to the ridge of the field.

The place you enter is a newly dug land, and in the distance, Qin Ming and a big ox are working together in perfect harmony.

"What is this guy's background? He actually knows how to plow fields?"

"What method did he use? Why is that big scalper so well-behaved?"

The researchers were very curious. Professor Liang looked at it seriously, and his eyes widened after a moment.

The ground plowed by Qin Ming was of different shades, but it didn't look like he didn't know how to do it. Instead, it seemed like he had done it deliberately.

Does he plan to carry out diversified cultivation in this land?

From noon to dusk, Professor Liang and others stayed here and watched without leaving. Qin Ming finished plowing this large field, and then he stopped and walked over.

"Comrade Qin Ming, it's almost dark today, and the fields have been plowed. I'm going to return the cattle to the owner." Zhang Daguo walked over.

"Haha, okay, thanks to Brother Zhang for finding the big scalper brother for me today, I would also like to ask Brother Zhang to thank the master for me."

"Moo!" The big ox ran straight to Qin Ming and gently pushed Qin Ming's arm with its horns, its eyes full of reluctance.

Everyone just felt weird in their hearts.

Qin Ming touched the big ox's head and said, "Brother Da Niu, let's go back and feed you some water first, and then you go home obediently. How about I come over to see you when I'm free?"

"Moo..."

No one knew what the big ox was talking about, but when Zhang Daguo took the big ox away, the big ox turned back three times with each step, its big eyes filled with tears.

This time, everyone was silent.

If the big scalper had shown affection for Qin Ming before, they could have thought that they were mistaken, but now that the facts are in front of them, they can't help but not believe it.

"Comrade Xiao Qin, how did you tame this big ox? Can you teach us? We also want to plow the land with our own hands."

A group of young people directly surrounded Qin Ming. Although some of them were envious and jealous of Qin Ming's privileges before, after seeing this move, they wanted to learn this skill more. It was of little use to outsiders. , but for these agricultural researchers who work with soil every day, it is the most practical skill.

(End of this chapter)