Zhenping was a little embarrassed, "Uncle Zhuang, don't praise me!" In this drought, the crops in our village have died, and I heard that you are a banker, so I came to ask you for advice. ”

Old Man Zhuang pondered for a long time, "Young man, don't worry! When you are at a dead end and have no choice, then stick to it silently, and you will always get through. You have to believe that as long as you sweat, you will be more or less valuable, and if there is a problem, you will solve it, and life is a process of constantly solving problems. Walk! At home, I use the rice wine brewed by the ancient Tujia method, which is fermented twice, and the taste is strong! It's nothing to worry about, first make two cups, no matter what hurdles, you will get through! ”

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Zhuang Laohan began to talk about his life endlessly.

Zhuang Laohan's real name is Zhuang Longwei. His garment factory collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis. "What can I do in the future?" That night, he couldn't sleep for a long time.

Growing up in the countryside, he suddenly sat up in shock: "I can go home and engage in modern agriculture!" ”

So he went back to his hometown and rented a field, applied fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides......

After a few months, the rice and vegetables are ripe. Looking at the beautiful and attractive rice and vegetables, Zhuang Laohan didn't feel good in his heart: "I don't even eat insects, do I dare to eat them?" I don't dare to eat it myself, how can I sell it to others? ”

Zhuang Laohan, who was condemned by his conscience, lost sleep again, and he lost his direction all of a sudden.

Until one day, Zhuang Laohan in confusion heard about the "natural farming" planting, that is, respecting nature, not fertilizing, not ploughing, not spraying, and not weeding. In this way, a new concept of formula was born: grain = good people + good land + good seeds + good law.

Zhuang Laohan patted his head: "I also want to study this kind of 'indigenous farming'." ”

Now, there is a beloved, and it is himself. Liangtian also has it, and he has found a paradise. The next thing to do is to look for good seeds.

Zhuang Laohan began to go from house to house in search of native old seeds.

Why look for old seeds that farmers keep for themselves? The answer is to regain the original taste of the food.

Since ancient times, farmers have kept their own rice and vegetable seeds. And in the last 50 years, in order to be productive, we have invented hybridization and genetically modified organisms. Farmers are gradually abandoning their own seeds.

Because of the self-retained seeds, thousands of varieties of each rice and vegetable have been formed. With the use of hybrid seeds, there are only about a dozen left. Why the current rice and vegetables are not as fragrant as before is the result of a single variety.

Zhuang Laohan worked hard to find the old seeds he kept in some farmers' homes.

"I actually received five-color rice that was grown hundreds of years ago." Zhuang Laohan was very happy.

Seeds have a memory, and when they are planted every year, they will have a memory of the soil and climate in which they are growing at that time.

Therefore, as long as good native seeds are left every year, rice and vegetables will have stronger and stronger disease resistance, insect resistance, and disaster resistance. This is also the reason why hybrid rice is easy to attract insects and pests.

In order to preserve native seeds, many countries have established seed banks. One is to preserve the ancient ingredients left by our ancestors. The second is to ensure the safety of one-point plate Chinese food. No one can say whether there are potential safety hazards in genetically modified organisms. A variety of one-acre native seeds, we are more safe.

If you find a good seed, the next step is to find a good way. Doing nothing means doing nothing. Zhuang Laohan set himself 3 principles: no weeding, no fertilizer, no medicine.

Every plant has its role, and so do weeds. When grass takes root in the soil, it loosens the soil, and when it dies and decays, it fertilizes the soil and breeds earthworms and rodents.

Therefore, the old man of Zhuang adopts the method of "two ploughing" for planting. Turn it for the first time, leave it for 15 days, and wait for the grass seeds to germinate and grow grass. After 15 days, the germinated weeds are buried in the field under the second ploughing to allow the microbiotics to decompose. In this way, soil fertility is enhanced.

Zhuang Laohan does not use chemical fertilizers for farming, nor does he use any animal fertilizer. Not fertilizing is not about not investing in the land. Instead, rice is made of rice stalks, and vegetables and fruits are naturally fermented and decomposed into green manure by wild grasses and fallen leaves, so as to restore soil vitality and loosen the soil.

Without pesticides, you can get back the true biological chain of nature. There is grass in the field, insects eat grass, beneficial insects balance pests, rice balance weeds, and realize the harmonious coexistence of multiple ecology such as soil, seeds, plants, insects, and microorganisms.

Such a method has attracted ridicule.

The farmer said, "He got water in his brain." ”

The expert said: "Growing wild rice with wild roads is nonsense." ”

Even Zhuang Laohan's father-in-law said: "You are completely unprofessional." ”

But Zhuang Laohan said: "No matter how awesome science is, it can't do nature." ”

At first, the insects crawled leisurely in Zhuang Laohan's rice field, and the rice was not only yellow, but also short and small. In the final harvest, the yield per mu is only two or three hundred catties.

In the first three years, there was a sound of schadenfreude, "Let's just say that he can't grow good rice, and it will be fulfilled!" ”

But Zhuang Laohan did not give up, he believed in the power of nature.

In the summer of 2012, strong winds raged. The rice planted by the surrounding farmers is lodging one piece. Only the rice planted by Zhuang Laohan stands leisurely.

Without artificially applied surface fertilizer, if rice grows and wants to absorb nutrients, it must take strong roots, take deep roots, and have a strong ability to resist lodging.

In 2014, insect infestations were rampant. The rice in the farmers is plagued by diseases, but Zhuang Laohan's rice is flourishing. Although there are occasional bugs, as long as there are ants, birds, frogs, and praying mantises, the bugs will disappear.

In the past three years, the yield of rice per mu has also increased to five or six hundred catties.

"It's weird, the rice planted in Lao Zhuang has become 'refined'!" From then on, the surrounding villagers called him Crop Tong.

After a few years of exploration, Zhuang Laohan suddenly realized: the essence of agriculture is an industry related to the life, old age, sickness and death of ordinary people, and it has innate social attributes, not commercial attributes. Doing agriculture can only follow the way, and must not go against the grain. The way of agriculture is to return to its original natural attributes.

The tiller is also a eater. Through the food that human beings rely on for survival, we can build a harmonious coexistence between people and people, people and animals, and people and nature. The reproduction of human beings should follow the laws of nature, the so-called Tao of nature.

After listening to Zhuang Laohan's story, Zhenping admired, "Sure enough, people have to have dreams, you can't make money for the sake of making money, if life is just to make money, then you are destined to make less money!" ”

Zhuang Laohan was very happy, "Baby, you have ambition." The state treats us farmers very well, and the agricultural tax was abolished in the early years. The people regard food as the sky, and agriculture is the foundation of a great country. I want to start a leisure farm in the next step, would you like to be my partner? ”

Zhenping was overjoyed, "Of course I do!" Nowadays, more and more urbanites are pursuing a way of life that is no longer forced by money or time and returns to the essence of human beings. I had that plan before, but I didn't expect to fall directly into farming. ”

Zhuang Laohan patted Zhenping on the shoulder, "You are a young man, you can stand up wherever you fall, it's a big deal to start all over again." Don't be discouraged by one or two failures, I know you invest a lot of money in rent and wages, but don't feel distressed. Because not only is the land rented, but people walk in the world, and even their lives are rented! Therefore, we must use our limited life to do meaningful things. ”

Zhenping nodded heavily.

Half a year later, the ecological farm cooperated by Zhuang Laohan and Zhenping really looked good.

In Zhenping's words, the senses of sight, hearing, and smell are extremely vivid.

The farmland is colorful and delicately patterned, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, as if a large palette has been overturned!

In the distance, across a stream, there are large fruit groves that stretch to the mountains on the skyline.

Every season, there are different colors of flowers, fruits and vegetables in the farm. Throughout the year, there are also different seasonal color combinations. There are birds, frogs, cicadas, bees buzzing.

The vegetable garden is covered with discarded pecan shells. It is not only rich in trace elements that promote plant growth, but also permeable to water and breathe. Vegetables are carefully interplanted to physically prevent pests and diseases with volatile odors.

Throughout the farm, the eye-catching and innovative product is the "Container Inn". The "Container Inn" is a large discarded shipping container, placed in the middle of the field, with a variety of green seasonal vegetables planted in front of the door, surrounded by a fence, and equipped with complete irrigation facilities, which can provide tenants with full farming fun.

Zhenping has developed 2,600 acres of 8,000 acres of land to make "one acre of space": one acre of farmland will be transformed into an independent courtyard, and abandoned containers will be renovated into luxury suites and then connected to water and electricity...... The farm has a special person to help customers grow organic fruits and vegetables in the courtyard, and regularly deliver them to customers' homes.

Through the online and offline operation of agricultural and sideline products, vegetables and fruits, flowers and potted plants, as well as agricultural tourism and leisure and sightseeing service industries, Zhenping sells farm green vegetables and fruits and various preferred foods, realizes one-stop user experience services, and creates an O2O agricultural brand.

The freshwater lake on the farm is planned as a bird-watching area: it covers an area of 33,812 square meters and can accommodate 50-80 people at the same time. The lakeside pier is an artistic building built with a wooden plank bridge as the main body, and tourists can rent kayaks and set up bird-watching binoculars.

As a result, the farm is crowded with tourists all year round, and they come with excitement and return with a full load.

Seeing that everything in the farm was on the right track, the old man smiled from ear to ear. He is sincerely glad that he has found such a reliable partner as Zhenping.

However, for many days in a row, Zhenping was depressed. It turned out that Zhenping learned the news from Ruoping that Lan Eucalyptus was with Zehao.

The hillside was full of blood-colored roses, and the petals were thickly spread on the ground, and Zhenping lay down and lay on a "carpet" like a pool of blood. His remorse overflowed on the stone steps, and his heart seemed to be dripping blood, and he wept all over the ground......

They were so close before, but later, not later.

Since your farewell, I have become the story in your eyes, and you have become the cinnabar mole in my heart.