(On the last day, the new book list was announced, and the brothers worked hard to help me get on top until the last minute, thank you.) ）

Xia Xiang handed over a cigarette and said, "I just want to see the beautiful scenery of the grassland...... But I also wondered, why can't good crops grow on good land that can grow grass? ”

The old farmer looks like he is in his 50s, he has lost a few teeth, and when he laughs, he looks like a child when he lost his teeth, which looks a little funny, but when he speaks, he looks serious: "Good smoke?" If you smoke a good cigarette, you can't usually touch such a good cigarette. Xiao is young, there is nothing beautiful in this grassland, that is, there is more grass and mosquitoes, and I used to raise horses, but now I don't raise horses, and it has become a patch of grassland. But if you go over the hill in front of you, there is a valley, and the grass in the valley grows beautifully, and there are flowers in the grass, and there are many famous and nameless ones, and they grow with the grass, and they are beautiful......

The old farmer took a puff of cigarette, opened the conversation box beautifully, and talked endlessly, Xia Xiang hurriedly interrupted him, afraid that he would go farther and farther: "Old man, why can grass grow but not crops?" ”

"Crops can grow, but they can't grow well, and there are no good crops in this place, like wheat, cotton, rice, corn, etc., they don't grow, mainly because they are too hot during the day and too cold at night, and ordinary crops can't grow, and even if they can grow, they can't grow well, so here is so poor that they jingle loudly." The old farmer seemed to be talking about someone else's business, with an intoxicated expression, and stretched out his hand with a shy face, "Give me another cigarette, okay?" ”

Xia Xiang stuffed half a box of cigarettes in his hand into his hand: "Then what crops are planted here?" ”

The old farmer couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Give it all to me?" Seeing that Xia wanted to nod, he grabbed the cigarette in his hand, clenched it tightly, and was very happy, "How many pieces does this box have?" It's sent, you have to hide it when you go back, don't let the second egg see it and rob me...... By the way, the young man asked me what crops I grow, right? Potatoes, noats, and sugar beets grow, but there is nothing of value anyway, and there is enough to eat all year round, and you will not die of hunger. ”

The old farmer showed his teeth embarrassedly: "What, little young, I went to hide my cigarettes, I can't talk to you anymore......" Covered the cigarette and ran quickly.

Xia Xiang smiled dumbly.

Yellow Fang leaned over and said greedily, "Is there still smoke?" I can also say that it is a good smoke, just one is done. ”

Jia He handed over a box of cigarettes next to him, Xia Xiang didn't give him one, and took out two: "Why don't you grow cabbage?" ”

"Cabbage?" Yellow Fang grabbed two cigarettes in his hand, one on the spot and one on his ear, "What are you doing with that thing?" Just eat potatoes, cabbage is not delicious. Mainly, this place is too cold, the cabbage has to be planted in autumn and harvested in winter to be delicious, when it snows elsewhere, the cabbage is just ripe, and then it can be stored for the winter, not here, the cabbage is not ripe and freezes to death......"

"Won't you plant it in advance and harvest it before winter?" Jia He didn't know what Xia wanted to ask these for, but he grew up in the countryside and knew about growing cabbage.

"Nope." Huangya knew that the cigarette was given by Jia He, so he also had a flattering smile on him, "If you plant it like that, you can grow it and cook it, but it's very unpalatable, cabbage is a vegetable, who grows it if it's not a delicious dish, and it's not food?" If you want to eat vegetables, you might as well plant potatoes. ”

The potatoes in Ba County are well-known far and wide, and Xia Xiang has also heard of them. Before the future Ba County, he also had the idea of selling high-quality potatoes in Ba County to KFC, because Ba County is a real ecological agriculture, pollution-free, pure natural, but then he thought that almost all of KFC's potatoes are imported from the United States, and the requirements are extremely high. Most of the domestic potatoes are farmer's varieties: round, many and deep buds, and the starch content does not meet the requirements, and then there seem to be faint rumors that the American potatoes used by KFC are all genetically modified potatoes, no wonder the taste is unique, and the impact of genetically modified technology on human health has not yet been determined, so the idea of promoting genetically modified potatoes in Ba County has been cut off.

Jia He combined with the actual situation of his life in the countryside, and said worriedly: "No wonder he is so poor, this guy has no good land, the climate is not good, and it is strange that farmers can be rich?" Like us, you can grow cotton and sell it for money, you can also grow wheat, corn, soybeans, sesame, what you grow, if you eat vegetables, leeks, eggplant, zucchini, green onions, cabbage, what you want, you can also grow apples, peaches, apricots, every family can't eat enough food every year, and the vegetables are enough, and then make some money by selling cotton, at least it's much better than here. ”

Jia He's hometown is in the central plain, which is one of the main grain producing areas in China, and the climate is mild, and all kinds of temperate crops can be grown, which cannot be compared with Ba County.

Li Dingshan didn't know what Xia Xiang was doing when he asked these things in detail, he only had how to develop tourism in his heart now, and he didn't take Xia Xiang's question and answer to heart just now: "Xia Xiang, are we going to the mountain valley to have a look?" ”

Xia wanted to understand Li Dingshan's urgent thoughts, nodded, and asked Huangya: "How to go to the mountain valley?" ”

Huang Ya looked at the car driven by the three of them, and said with a look of embarrassment: "The car can't pass, the road is not easy to walk, if people walk over, it will take half a day, and you people in the city are afraid that they can't walk that far, so they have to ride horses." ”

Xia Xiang could ride a horse, he turned his head to look at Li Dingshan and Jia He, Jia He patted his chest and said: "I learned everything when I was a soldier, and riding a horse is a trivial matter." ”

Li Dingshan also smiled: "No problem, I have also ridden horses before and can ride." ”

Yellow Fang happily slapped his thigh: "That's it, I'll lead four horses, someone has to accompany you, or you will be broken if you get lost." This horse is easy to say, just run errands for nothing, I ran with a few distinguished guests, can I change the box of cigarettes to smoke? ”

After a while, Yellow Tooth brought four horses, two black and two red, the four horses were fit, with thick necks, solid hooves, big eyes, erect ears, and a well-proportioned and compact structure. This horse is strong and strong, able to rush and endurance, and has high overall quality. ”

The four of them rode on horses and marched north, Huang Ya is really surnamed Huang, but his name is Huang Hai, he is a native of Ba County, and the farthest place he has been to in his life is the county seat. When Xia wanted to introduce the three of them, he asked Huang Hai to be called Xiao Xia, Xiao Jia and Lao Li respectively, but Huang Hai had eyes and saw that Li Dingshan was a little promising, so he called "Brother Li" one by one.

In fact, it is not too far from Jiazhai Township to the mountain valley, at best it is five or six kilometers away, but almost all of them walk in the long knee-long grass, saying that there is a road, there is no way to go at all, fortunately riding a horse, walking deep and shallow is not slow. If you want to walk on two legs, you have to break your feet.

"Xiao Jia still understands horses? I can't tell that I'm still an expert. "Huang Hai is used to seeing the scenery on the grassland, unlike Xia Xiang and Li Dingshan, his eyes are shining, his eyes are shining, he is looking around, he keeps pointing and pointing, and he falls behind, he and Jia He open the road in front, and they have nothing to say.

"I don't understand it, but I know a little bit when I was a soldier before. You're a crossbreeder, aren't you? The stamina is good, and the estimated pulling strength is also large, so it seems that it can carry things and do farm work, right? ”

"That's right, it's accurate. Our horses here are crossbred with Mongolian horses, much stronger than Mongolian horses, a top two, and not slower than Mongolian horses, they are all good horses. Every family raises one or two horses, which are used to work and ride on the grassland or something, and a little jeep ...... "Huang Hai is very talkative, and he chats with Jia He very speculatively.

The scenery of the grassland is stunning, and I don't feel hot and dry when I walk in the sun under the scorching sun. Xia Xiang and Li Dingshan rode side by side, and there was an empty space between heaven and earth, except for the sound of horses' hooves and the rustling sound of the wind blowing, it was surprisingly quiet. From time to time, the long grass hits the legs and the horse's belly, which is very interesting.

"This grassland tourism, in addition to horseback riding and enjoying the beautiful scenery of the grassland, can also level a large open space in a place with little grass, build a few yurts, and engage in some archery competitions, which should attract a lot of people's interest, in addition to these, Xia Xiang, what else do you think?" Li Dingshan had been quietly enjoying the surrounding scenery, and when he was about to reach the mountain depression, he asked abruptly.