Chapter 68: The Light Chaser

The man took another puff of cigarette, and suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to give Chen Frameyang and them a cigarette, so he hurriedly handed the cigarette case to Chen Frameyang and them.

Chen Jianyang smoked a cigarette and didn't light it in his hand, Yu Fan and Guo Na didn't smoke and politely declined.

Yu Fan asked the man: "You just said that Chen Tizhou's personality is very eccentric, why?" ”

The man recalled: "I was very young at the time, about 5 years old, and Brother Chen was a college student who came to join us in line, because I was the only child in our family, so I was very happy that there was a big brother in the family." ”

The man flicked the cigarette ash and continued: "In those days, the family was poor and the conditions were very difficult, Brother Chen was actually very guilty when he came to us, he was working in the field during the day, and the labor intensity was very high. And I can see very late when I read a book, and I remember it most clearly for a while, as long as there is a light source in the middle of the night, I can find Brother Chen reading there. We also nicknamed him 'The Light Chaser'. “

Yu Fan, Chen Frameyang, and Guo Na listened attentively.

The man scratched his ears: "Brother Chen is good at everything, but his personality is very eccentric, sometimes he is enthusiastic, and sometimes he seems very irritable, but I have always felt that he is a very kind person, Brother Chen seems to be studying chemistry, but there is no use in our place, I think the reason for his unstable personality may be that he has nowhere to go." “

Yu Fan then asked: "You said just now that he is your hero here?" What's going on? ”

The man fell into memories again, and said: "In those years, the reason why we were poor here was because of the poor soil, and the second was that we didn't know anything at that time, and farming was not scientific, and the most important point was the insect plague, a very terrible insect plague, for several years in a row, we were all worried about this, and survival was a big problem." ”

As the man spoke, he gestured with his hands, and everyone seemed to see the difficult scene from his description.

The man continued: "Brother Chen came to us to cut the queue and saw this scene, what impressed me the most is that that day I stood with Brother Chen on this high soil slope, looking at the insect plague in the sky, Brother Chen said a word. ”

Guo Na was a little impatient to know the answer, and asked, "What words?" ”

Man: "He said, 'The wicked need to be grinded by the wicked.'" From that day on, Brother Chen began his research. ”

Yu Fan: "Research? ”

Man: "Yes, he catches those bugs every day after his work and then rides dozens of miles to his 'lab', where he says he has friends who can provide him with some places to do his research." I came back very late every day, and then continued to read, just like that, he ran around every day for more than half a year, and he was getting thinner and thinner, my parents knew that he was doing research, and they also felt sorry for him, so they asked him to do less work, but Brother Chen was stubborn, and the farm work was not left behind, so we had to leave him more steamed buns every night. “

The man went on to add: "He's really a very dedicated person. One day half a year later, I remember very clearly that Brother Chen came back very early, took a box, and rushed into the house excitedly, telling us that he had succeeded. From that day on, the people of our town officially declared war on these pests! As he spoke, the man's eyes sparkled, and you can imagine how excited they were by what was happening.

Chen Jieyang: "Oh? What's inside that little box? ”

Man: "The small box that Brother Chen brought back contained a few small insects, and many of us surrounded this small box at that time, watching Brother Chen carefully show it to everyone." At that time, some old people in the village joked that there are so many bugs here, why do you still bring some bugs back? Brother Chen explained to everyone that these bugs are good bugs, and they can help eat those bad bugs. Everyone was very skeptical, and asked Brother Chen on the spot, how can the insects fight each other? Brother Chen said another sentence that I will never forget. “

The appetite of the crowd had been raised by this man, waiting for him to announce the answer. The man sucked out his cigarette vigorously, put the cigarette butt in the ashtray hard, and said categorically: "Brother Chen said that it is not for them to fight with each other, but to slaughter them unilaterally. After a pause, the man explained: "Brother Chen said that this little insect is different from those pests, they are the natural enemies of pests, they specialize in feeding on pests, and they are natural 'sin hunters.'" From that day on, Brother Chen carefully raised the insects in this small box, and soon, these insects had a certain scale, and later Brother Chen divided these small insects into many small boxes and put them on the crops, and the pests really became fewer and fewer, and then there were even none. ”

Everyone was stunned, and the man sat back straight, and said excitedly with a very admiring look: "Brother Chen has been our hero here since that day, and the little insects he cultivated are very powerful, not only can kill pests, but also can't eat vegetables. Later, many people in the village came to our house to give gifts to Brother Chen, but he declined. From that day on, I really felt that science was too great, and I was inspired to study hard. ”

Speaking of this, the man lowered his head in shame again: "It's a pity that I am far less persevering than Brother Chen, I want to run to play after a few days of studying, and I haven't learned anything in the end." Looking back, I really admire Brother Chen more and more. Saying that, a scene came to the man's mind, Chen Tizhou was reading under the only street lamp in the village with his back, single-minded, and even mosquito bites could not interrupt his thoughts, this is Chen Tizhou raised his head and smiled at the man. The man couldn't help but smile.

Yu Fan was surprised: "Incredible, if I guess correctly, this is the 'mite-curing mite' technology, I didn't expect that Professor Chen was involved in this aspect at that time!" ”

Chen Frameyang had a question mark on his face: "What?" What is the treatment of mites with mites? ”

Guo Na helped Yu Fan add: "'Treating mites with mites' is to paste or hang a box containing beneficial mites on agricultural and forestry crops such as fruit trees, bamboo, vegetables, etc., and beneficial mites will eliminate key pests on crops, such as red spiders, rust ticks, and meal mites." There is no need to spray pesticides, and the cost is lower. ”

Yu Fan continued: "This technology should be officially developed and applied successfully by the Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences. ”

Chen Jiaoyang was puzzled again: "Huh? Wait, isn't Professor Chan studying chemistry? How does he still know how to raise insects? ”

Yu Fan turned his head and said with a smile: "Biochemistry is not separated, haven't you heard this sentence?" However, Professor Chen is also very bold, and one of the hidden dangers of this technique is that if the new insects are not selected well, they may become new 'pests', and there are too many mysteries in nature, and it is not so easy to use the power of nature. In the scientific research environment at the time, Professor Chan's risk was actually a gamble. ”

The man looked at the light, his face was pleased, and he said to himself: "As far as it seems at the moment, Brother Chen, you won the bet back then." ”