【Chapter 222】 Camellia oil tree
Rural life has its own special surname, but it usually seems more laid-back, and it is a soothing idyllic scenery as far as the eye can see.
However, once the farming season arrived, there seemed to be a tense atmosphere in the air throughout the village, and everyone's steps unconsciously followed suit.
In the second month of the lunar calendar, it is a good season for the grass to grow and the warbler to fly, and the sky is a pure blue, which can almost make people's hearts ache. White clouds float in the air like marshmallows, adding a bit of ethereal atmosphere. On the mountain, the grass is green, the flowers are blooming, and there is a scene full of life everywhere.
It's just that the villagers of Liang Village don't have the mind and mood to appreciate these picturesque beauties, and their main energy is focused on the busyness of spring plowing and spring planting.
Since the roar of the pumping machine of the electric irrigation station on the edge of Xiaojing Lake began to sound, and the water of Baihuahua flowed down the canal into the irrigation area of Liang Village, the spring plowing of Liang Village began.
It seemed that overnight, the wilderness that had been slightly barren had become a swamp country, as if all the sizes and shapes were being spread on the ground. The figure of the bird swept over the reflection of the water and slowly landed on the ridge.
Because of the opening of the sluice gates and the release of water, the birds have lost their foraging ground and can only forage for food on the ridges and nearby dry land. However, for another animal, it is very good information.
Since the release of the water, the sound of frogs has begun to be heard in the field, and the loud frog sounds seem to convey their joy to people, making people feel the breath of spring more and more.
However, in the past two years, due to the heavy use of pesticides and fertilizers, the number of frogs in the paddy fields near Liangcun has plummeted, and the sound of frogs everywhere in the past can no longer be seen.
Liu Rui remembers that when he was a child, when he was busy delivering food to his parents, he would always be startled by the frogs in the grass when he walked across the ridges, but now he can only smell the frogs, but he can't see the frogs.
In addition to human predation, the biggest threat to frogs is something called 'tea bran'.
A few years ago, I don't know who brought back a large snail called 'Fukushou snail' from outside and raised it in his own pond. However, everyone underestimated the reproduction rate of this 'Fushou snail', and in just a few years, these yellow-brown 'Fushou snails' and their red eggs can be seen everywhere in the paddy fields, ponds and canals of Liangcun and even the entire Qingyun.
From time to time, the villagers of Liang Village also go to pick up some 'Fushou snails' and come back to fry them, and the taste is not bad. In addition, the chickens and ducks at home also like this meat protein, and they grow quickly after eating.
This is fine, but the snail is a pest that eats away at the newly planted seedlings and kills the crops. When the 'Fushou snail' was overflowing, it quickly became a headache for the villagers.
At first, the villagers would pick up the 'Fushou snails' in the fields before planting seedlings, but after only a day or two, the fields were full of 'Fushou snails' moving slowly. In addition to eating crops, the shell of the 'Fukushou snail' after death is hard and sharp, and it can easily scratch people who go to the field.
Over the years, the villagers hated 'Fushou snails' when they mentioned them.
After thinking of many ways to get rid of the 'Fushou snail', the villagers quickly came up with the idea of using a local specialty, 'tea bran'.
The camellia oil produced by the camellia oil tree is pressed in various processes to produce healthy and natural camellia oil. The residue left over after oil extraction is called 'tea bran', which is a fertilizer and a pesticide.
When used in paddy fields, 'tea bran' not only improves soil conditions, but also kills various pests, especially snails and 'Fushou snails'.
When the villagers found out that 'tea bran' had a miraculous effect in killing the annoying Fushou snails, they rushed to use 'tea bran' to kill insects. As a result, the number of 'fushou snails' in the paddy fields has decreased dramatically, and at the same time, many frog seedlings have been killed, so that the frogs in the fields have gradually withered.
If the number of frogs in the paddy fields is to be restored to the same state as it was more than a decade ago, it will only be possible until the villagers eradicate the 'Fushou snails' that cause ecological damage.
Many things in this world are always quite closely connected, and looking at problems in isolation will certainly not solve them.
When the paddy fields turned into mirrors, the sound of walk-behind tractors began to sound in the field, and there were puffs of black smoke that soared into the sky.
Unlike the rural areas of Northeast China where farmers use large agricultural machinery to farm, the rolling paddy fields in the south are more suitable for intensive farming.
In Liang Village, the most commonly used by farmers is the walk-behind tractor, affectionately known as the 'Iron Ox'. This simple agricultural machine, powered by a twelve-horsepower diesel engine, is widely used in rural areas.
After hanging the trailer behind the car, you can help the farmers transport all kinds of agricultural production materials and harvested grain and vegetables, etc., unload the trailer, replace it with a pulley, and the walk-behind tractor will be transformed into a ploughing machine.
No, every year during the spring ploughing, there will be a lot of 'iron oxen' in the fields of Liangcun, and their roars resound throughout the fields, bringing the great power of the industrial age.
Of course, not all the people in the entire Liang Village use the 'iron ox' to plow the land, and a considerable number of villagers still use the ploughing ox.
Looking down from the mountain, on the water mirror, there is a sharp contrast between the galloping iron bull and the slow-moving buffalo. The roar of the machines and the melodious mooing of the ploughing cattle complement each other, but it is a special taste.
In the past, when Liu Rui was young, he was carefree, and the questions in his heart were very simple, and he would not have any special feelings in the face of such contrasting scenes. When I grow up, I don't worry about my studies or I am busy for my livelihood, and I don't have the heart to experience these scenery that doesn't seem to be unusual.
However, since obtaining Shennong space, the family has finally gotten rid of the fate of poverty, and Liu Rui, who has more confidence in the future, has more leisure and leisure.
These scenery that used to seem commonplace have a special taste in Liu Rui's eyes now, which makes him sigh with emotion: "Life is not a lack of beauty, but a lack of discovery!" ”
Of course, Liu Rui has this kind of leisure and leisure in the entire Liang Village to enjoy the various scenery in the village, and most of the people are busy.
After ploughing the land, the villagers began to bring seedlings from the vegetable fields to the fields and began to plant seedlings.
A few years ago, Liu Rui followed Zhang Guizhi to the field to plant seedlings, but at that time, it was really planting seedlings, not like throwing seedlings now.
I remember that a few years ago, when the technicians of the county agricultural technology station went to Liangcun to teach the dry seedling cultivation technology and seedling throwing technology, many villagers in Liangcun did not understand it.
In the words of some old men and old ladies, we have been tending to the crops all our lives, and we still need you people who wear leather shoes and skirts to teach?
Rice seedlings are cultivated on dry land, thrown instead of transplanted, and various new technologies have made many villagers feel uncomfortable.
In the end, it was only under the orders of the village committee that many villagers accepted the new technology of cultivating dry seedlings and throwing them. Liu Rui remembers that at that time, there was even a surplus of polyethylene seedling pots issued by the Agricultural Bureau, and many villagers felt that it was not reliable.
However, there must be some truth to the reason why many new technologies are considered by technical personnel and decision-making departments to have the value of promotion.
After the end of the first season, the villagers who used the upland seedling cultivation and seedling throwing technology not only reduced their labor intensity, but more importantly, the rice turned green quickly and the yield was high.
After a number of successful demonstrations by many farmers, upland seedling cultivation and seedling throwing techniques quickly replaced water seedlings and transplanting seedlings, which had been used for thousands of years.
In the past, a strong laborer and a rice transplanter were busy from morning to night a day, at most he could plant seven or eight points of paddy fields, which was less than one acre at all, and he went home at night with back pain and couldn't straighten his waist at all. However, after the use of seedling throwing technology, even the doll in elementary school or the elderly can be competent for easy rice throwing work.
In this way, every time Liangcun arrives in the season of rice planting, you can see the spectacular scene of the whole family going out, but there is also a kind of happy and warm spontaneous birth.
The villagers of Liangcun threw seedlings very quickly, and in just a few days, Liu Rui saw that the originally bright water mirror was densely covered with cyan seedlings. These seedlings spread like green silk in the paddy fields, trying to dye the whole field green. In a few days, when the seedlings turn green, the whole world will be occupied by green.
This year, neither the Liu nor Zhang families planted rice, because the paddy fields were replaced by dry land, pig farms and surrounding vegetable fields. Since the last cold snap, the Zhang family has been shaken and has begun to pay attention to the regular management of pig farms.
Zhang Zhenyao stayed at the pig farm almost around the clock, not daring to be careless; In addition to being busy with the affairs of the village committee, Zhang Zhenguang spends most of his time at the pig farm, carefully handling various affairs; Zhang Zhenzu used his spare time to learn all kinds of veterinary knowledge, hoping to become a master as soon as possible to deal with some small diseases that usually occur in pig farms.
Now the three brothers of the Zhang family have regarded the pig farm as an important support for the future development of the Zhang family, and they all put their energy into it.
Of course, the thriving situation of the pig farm also gives them more confidence and motivation.
Although the current stock of pig farms is still very small, the Zhang brothers believe that with the increase of experience and capital, Zhang Ji Pig Farm will become a large-scale pig farm with more than 10,000 heads. In particular, the gradual development of Liujia Distillery can provide cheap and nutritious distiller's grains to pig farms, greatly reducing the cost of pig farms and increasing profits.
On this day, Liu Rui, who was idle, rode a motorcycle to the pig farm to have a look, and by the way, he injected some space spring water into the water tower, but met his uncle Zhang Zhenguang.
"Uncle, why do you have time to come to the pig farm today?" Looking at Zhang Zhenguang's blistering lips and bloodshot eyes, Liu Rui was really a little distressed.
"You kid don't care if you light the fire, you're about to break my old bones!" Seeing Liu Rui, Zhang Zhenguang was full of smiles.
Although Liu Rui did not make any important achievements this time, his suggestions still allowed the Liangcun Village Committee to solve many remaining historical problems and eliminate many hidden dangers. Thinking of the results of his work during this time, Zhang Zhenguang became more and more satisfied with Liu Rui.
"Hehe, this is all the result of your hard work, I'm just talking a few more words!" In the face of his uncle's disguised praise, Liu Rui felt a little embarrassed.
In the past few days, Liu Rui has also heard from many people about the situation of the village committee's inventory of various assets during this time, and it has also achieved remarkable results.
Before Liangcun is about to be assigned to the name of the Scenic Area Management Committee, the Liangcun Village Committee can liquidate all kinds of collective and individual assets in the village and clearly divide the rights and interests of each household, which is a good thing from any point of view. Otherwise, the longer we leave some problems left over from history, the more troublesome it will be to solve them in the future!
"Xiao Rui, through this inventory, we found that the entire village has more than 20,000 acres of camellia oil trees, which is a huge wealth!" Zhang Zhenguang subconsciously consulted Liu Rui about his thoughts and asked, "Do you see if there is any way to make the camellia oil trees in the village create more value?" ”
Liu Rui's performance during this period of time is enough for Zhang Zhenguang to treat him as an object that can be communicated on an equal footing, and even on many issues, Zhang Zhenguang feels that Liu Rui should have a better way.
"More than 20,000 acres?!" Liu Rui was suddenly taken aback!
Liang Village is backed by Xiaoqing Mountain, which has a pleasant climate, abundant precipitation, and a large temperature difference between day and night, which is the best environment for the growth of camellia oil trees. Since ancient times, the villagers of Liangcun have always had the tradition of planting camellia oil trees in the mountains, and the figure of camellia oil trees can be seen almost everywhere.
In Liu Rui's impression, basically almost every household will have a large area of camellia oil trees in the mountain.
Even the Liu family has planted camellia oil trees on a hill in the mountain, but the current age is not enough, and there is no camellia oil for the time being.
However, Liu Rui didn't expect that each family only had a few acres or a dozen acres of planting, and there was such a large area!
"In addition to each household, the village collective, as well as the town and county units, have a lot of camellia oil forests in the small green mountains, and the area is quite a lot!" Seeing Liu Rui's shocked look, Zhang Zhenguang explained.
"What else can you do with this tea tree oil? Isn't it just used to extract oil and eat? Hearing that his uncle wanted to find a way to increase the value of the camellia oil tree, Liu Rui was a little strange.
From childhood to adulthood, Liu Rui only saw the villagers picking tea oil seeds from the mountains and squeezing the oil after various processes. The golden tea oil is fragrant, but because it is very common, Liu Rui doesn't think it's unusual.
"I heard from the people in the county that this camellia oil is very precious and very popular in the city, but we can't sell it in the city!" Zhang Zhenguang also didn't know how to explain to Liu Rui, and scratched his head a little.
"Is there such a thing?!" This time, Liu Rui felt a little surprised.
In fact, Liu Rui is just in this mountain and can't get the reason.
Camellia oil is a traditional edible vegetable oil in China, which has a history of more than 2,300 years of cultivation and use in China. Because of various reasons, camellia oil has long been in a state of 'raised in the deep boudoir', except for people near the production area, few people in other places know about camellia oil, and there is no habit of eating.
In the past, camellia oil was eaten by the masses near the venue, and the market was not wide and the reputation was not obvious.
In fact, because camellia oil trees grow between the mountains and mountains, the usual management is also very simple, without pesticides and fertilizers, it can be regarded as a pure natural green food.
In addition, camellia oil is a physical process whether it is harvested, shelled, dried, crushed and pressed, and there will be no chemical pollution, which is healthier. After scientific testing, camellia oil contains higher unsaturated fatty acids than olive oil, which is the highest among all edible oils!
"What else can you do with this tea tree oil? Isn't it just used to extract oil and eat? Hearing that his uncle wanted to find a way to increase the value of the camellia oil tree, Liu Rui was a little strange.
From childhood to adulthood, Liu Rui only saw the villagers picking tea oil seeds from the mountains and squeezing the oil after various processes. The golden tea oil is fragrant, but because it is very common, Liu Rui doesn't think it's unusual.
"I heard from the people in the county that this camellia oil is very precious and very popular in the city, but we can't sell it in the city!" Zhang Zhenguang also didn't know how to explain to Liu Rui, and scratched his head a little.
"Is there such a thing?!" This time, Liu Rui felt a little surprised.
In fact, Liu Rui is just in this mountain and can't get the reason.
Camellia oil is a traditional edible vegetable oil in China, which has a history of more than 2,300 years of cultivation and use in China. Because of various reasons, camellia oil has long been in a state of 'raised in the deep boudoir', except for people near the production area, few people in other places know about camellia oil, and there is no habit of eating.
In the past, camellia oil was eaten by the masses near the venue, and the market was not wide and the reputation was not obvious.
In fact, because camellia oil trees grow between the mountains and mountains, the usual management is also very simple, without pesticides and fertilizers, it can be regarded as a pure natural green food.
In addition, camellia oil is a physical process whether it is harvested, shelled, dried, crushed and pressed, and there will be no chemical pollution, which is healthier. After scientific testing, camellia oil contains higher unsaturated fatty acids than olive oil, which is the highest among all edible oils!
In fact, because camellia oil trees grow between the mountains and mountains, the usual management is also very simple, without pesticides and fertilizers, it can be regarded as a pure natural green food.
In addition, camellia oil is a physical process whether it is harvested, shelled, dried, crushed and pressed, and there will be no chemical pollution, which is healthier. After scientific testing, camellia oil contains higher unsaturated fatty acids than olive oil, which is the highest among all edible oils!
(To be continued)