Hello 1983

  Chapter 199 Building a house

   "Qingshan, how about these objects?"

  Uncle Lu followed Liu Qingshan out of the restaurant, got into the jeep, and opened the canvas bag.

   Inside were some jade articles wrapped in newspaper, Liu Qingshan opened one and had a look, it was also a jade pig dragon.

  Anyway, with his level of appreciation and ability, it looks the same as the real thing, and there is no difference.

  He also deliberately took off the one he wore around his neck, and compared it, it was exactly the same.

  If it wasn't for the red string tied to one of them, he would probably have been confused and couldn't tell which was real and which was fake.

   "Uncle, your skills are simply amazing, it seems that I will really call you Master Lu in the future!"

   Liu Qingshan praised it greatly.

  Uncle Lu shook his head: "It's a trick, nothing to show off."

   "Hey, it depends on who is cheating, we only cheat little devils with malicious intentions, haha!"

  Liu Qingshan felt happy just thinking about it, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

  Uncle Lu was a little worried: "There won't be any trouble, right?"

   "Just put your heart in your stomach. The little devil is greedy. When the time comes, he will have to swallow his teeth."

  Liu Qingshan is not worried at all. Since this matter has been planned for so long, it is about to be closed, so of course he cannot let it go easily.

  Liu Qingshan simply didn't look at the remaining dozen or so pieces of jade. Anyway, with his eyesight, it was useless to look at it.

  Driving to the market for a walk, I happened to come across a shop selling pork, which cost 20 cents a catty without a meat ticket.

  By 1984, the hog market had gradually opened up.

  Liu Qingshan immediately sold several catties for money, and specially sent two catties to Principal Xu’s family, enough to satisfy their hunger.

  Driving back to Jiapigou, Liu Qingshan was in a good mood and cooked several dishes, one of which was stir-fried monkey legs with shredded pork.

  Liu Qingshan specially called Zhang Shuzi to have a drink with Master Lu.

   After eating, I went to look at those waves again, and Master Drew was also amazed:

   "This thing must be valuable, Qingshan, you should keep it well, it may be a valuable asset in the future!"

  Liu Qingshan nodded in response, and by the way, he also talked about Zhang Jizi, to see if he could learn the craft from Master Lu.

  This master Lu agreed, but he only knows about antiques, and he is also a layman when it comes to sculpture.

   Fortunately, he knows an old professor from the Spring City Academy of Fine Arts, so he can introduce Zhang Shuzi to him.

   He also said that it would be best for Zhang Jizi to tinker with a sculpture of wave wood and try it as a stepping stone. An old professor of his level would not easily accept students.

  Zhang Shuzi was overwhelmed with excitement. As a rural kid who just graduated from primary school, how could he dare to think of such an opportunity?

  The next day, Liu Qingshan carried the shovel and led Master Lu up the mountain. After a full day of hard work, he came back.

  Master Lu still has business in Chuncheng, so he couldn't stay longer, so Liu Qingshan sent him and Zhang Jizi to the county, and took the train back to Chuncheng.

   It was the first time for Zhang Shuzi to leave home, and he felt a little bit sad, but more excited.

  He was holding a cloth bag in his arms, which contained a piece of wave wood carving that he had been pondering over the past two days. Liu Qingshan also looked at it, but didn't see anything.

  It seems that my artistic cells are just like this.

   "Second brother, don't worry, when we arrive at Chuncheng, Brother Dalong will take care of us, as well as Brother Fei and Gangzi."

  Liu Qingshan did not forget to comfort Zhang Jizi.

  Zhang Jizi nodded heavily: "Qingshan, if I don't learn my skills well, I won't come back!"

  Liu Qingshan just waved goodbye to them. He knew that people like Zhang Shuzi never lacked confidence and fighting spirit. What they lacked was opportunities.

  After returning to Jiapigou, Liu Qingshan no longer has to follow up the mountain every day, and only one group of wild vegetable picking troops are reserved. Now that the peak season has passed, it is a waste to have too many people.

  So, the matter of building a house at home was put on the agenda.

  The raw materials have been shipped back long ago. If it weren't for this period of time, when they were busy picking wild vegetables and there were no idlers, they would have broken ground long ago.

   This is the first brick and tile house built in Jiapigou, and it has attracted much attention from the villagers. Everyone is ready to see how it looks, and if it is good, they are also going to build a house again.

   With some spare money in hand, everyone's minds are alive, and the two things that farmers are most concerned about: one is the land, and the other is the house.

  According to the older generation: Buying a house and land has always been a serious matter.

  But problems also emerged. If everyone can help build a mud house, and build a brick house, they can only stare blankly.

   They really don't know how to do bricklaying and carpentry.

  Take building a brick wall as an example. If the base is on top of each other, crooked or overturned, it will be a joke, so you have to find a professional team.

  Forget about the few construction companies in the county. The public units are all like uncles, and they will definitely not be able to invite them.

  Finally, the boss uncle introduced a small engineering team in the commune: an old craftsman surnamed Wu led his two sons to form a family engineering team. It is said that the craftsmanship is good.

  Liu Qingshan took the boss uncle to the commune, and the two sides negotiated the price, and the work officially started.

  In the two months of May and June, before the rainy season, the house can basically be built.

  In addition to the three masters of the Wu family who worked as bricklayers, Liu Qingshan also found a lot of small workers, such as digging foundations and sand and mud, which also required a lot of people.

  This project is not small. There are five big houses in a row, and there are three chicken coops. It is really too busy with fewer people.

  Building a house is really a busy person. Either one is missing or the other is missing. Even if there are a few foreign nails missing, Liu Qingshan has to run.

   He was so busy that his mouth almost burst into flames.

  As the saying goes, the busier and the more chaotic, the village is also busy, and the pre-ordered plastic greenhouse materials have also been shipped, and Jiapigou has started a new round of greenhouse construction.

   Fortunately, it was replaced with a steel frame this time, and the plastic films did not need to be spliced ​​one by one, saving a lot of manpower.

  The plastic film used is still transparent, and only those sheds that are going to grow black fungus are covered with a layer of black plastic gauze to block most of the sunlight.

  By the time the shed was up, Professor Wang had already cultivated the fungus, and the fungus was almost dried, so it could be officially moved into the greenhouse.

  For the cooperative in Jiapigou, this is the biggest project of the year, so it has received much attention.

  Even Liu Qingshan has temporarily withdrawn from his busy house building business and devoted his energy to the cultivation of fungus.

  Most of the people in the village also gathered in the yard.

  The racks of fungus were all blackened by smoke. This was not caused by a fire, but deliberately smoked with hay under the guidance of Professor Wang.

  The purpose of doing this is mainly to remove some pests hidden in the wood section, as well as the undesired bacteria that come with it.

  All the preparations were ready, and under the guidance of Professor Wang and the students, everyone began to inoculate the strains.

  First use an electric drill to drill holes in the wood section, with appropriate horizontal and vertical spacing, basically into the shape of plum blossom piles.

  Then stuff the prepared fungus into the hole, and plug the hole with corn scorpion, and the fungus in one hole will be planted.

  The corncobs should be soaked in water beforehand to make them more tightly packed.

  This work will mainly be done by women in the village in the future. First, the labor intensity is not high. Second, women are more careful, so this job is just right.

  A group of elders were watching, and of course they couldn't keep their mouths idle.

   Zhang Ganzi also took the time to come over to watch the excitement. Seeing that his daughter-in-law was also stuffing bacteria into the hole, he exhorted with concern:

   "Daughter-in-law, the corncob plug must be tightly packed."

   "Don't worry, it's tightly plugged, there is no seam at all."

  Wang Cuihua agreed with her mouth, but her hands were quite deft.

  The big Zhang Luo next to him grinned: "Don't worry about the pole, your wife has an old background, and she will definitely not get lost."

  Everyone burst into laughter. The allusion of Zhang Ganzi getting lost on his wedding night is estimated to be passed down from generation to generation in Jiapigou.

   Zhang Ganzi is not easy to mess with, pick up a corn cob, and it will be stuffed for Da Zhang Luo Ye.

   "Okay, stop talking nonsense here, build a greenhouse!"

   Captain Zhang roared when he saw this, and all the idlers went to work.

  After the fungus is planted with bacteria, it is moved into the greenhouse, and rows of herringbone wooden frames are built, waiting for the bacteria to grow slowly.

  The rest is post-management, controlling temperature and humidity, regular ventilation, these are also very important.

  These tasks are actually not difficult. Old people and children in the village can learn it. Old men and women can still stuff mushrooms into fungus segments while sitting on small benches.

  After several days of busy work, all the newly built greenhouses were moved into the fungus section, and this work was considered to be temporarily over.

   It’s just that there are too many pieces of wood that have been cut down, and there is still a part left in the end.

   Of course, these can't be wasted. They were also inoculated with bacteria, and then transported directly to the mountain. Two miscellaneous forests were selected and directly built into a frame.

  The fungus produced in this pure natural environment is estimated to be of the same quality as the wild ones.

  After learning the whole process, the two villagers sent by Hai Dagui hurried back.

  They also took away two of Professor Wang's students to cultivate the strains and guide them throughout the process.

  For the rest of the students, Professor Wang is going to take them back to school, after all, they have been out for almost two months.

   "Grandpa Wang, you can't leave. After the study of black fungus, it's time to start a new project. This time, let's cultivate Hericium erinaceus artificially."

  Liu Qingshan had planned it long ago, how could he let him go easily?

   "Well, you little boy, we have become long-term workers of your Jiapigou, right?"

  Professor Wang is really used to living here, and he happily took over this task.

  Wei Tiezhu and several other students couldn't help but cheer up: If the Hericium erinaceus project is completed again, their level and ability will continue to improve, and their future will be bright.

  Liu Qingshan has tasted the artificially cultivated Hericium erinaceus several times. How to describe it: Anyway, it must be Hericium erinaceus, and it cannot be said to be another species.

  It tastes like chewing wax, and it doesn't have the umami taste of wild monkey heads at all.

   If you leave the unique environment of nature, you will lose your spirituality. Liu Qingshan really disdains to plant this kind of stuff.

  Unfortunately, the number of wild Hericium erinaceus is too rare to form a scale, and the income is very limited.

  His vision is: artificial inoculation, natural growth in the wild environment.

  In fact, it is to artificially implant bacteria on suitable trees in the forest, and then let Hericium erinaceus grow up in a wild state.

  This is a bit more difficult and more challenging. Professor Wang led the students to focus on this new research project.

  Amidst the busy schedule, Liu Qingshan finally received a call from the county.

  Foreign businessman Masaichi Fujita led a delegation to Bishui County, and asked to go to Doubao Mountain where Jiapigou is located for inspection, and hoped that the village would do a good job in reception.

   Putting down the phone, Liu Qingshan clenched his fist and waved it vigorously: finally here, waiting for you for a long time!

  (end of this chapter)