Chapter 167 Understory Economy

The construction site of various infrastructure facilities in Sunshine Village has set off a wave of construction fever. Since the New Year, the construction team that worked in the village last year has continued to build the infrastructure of Sunshine Village at the request of the village.

The small construction site of Xincun has been transformed into a busy construction site with excavated foundations and various building materials such as stones piled up around it.

The sound of 'clanging', 'clanging' and some of the horns of construction workers as they work are mixed in.

Since helping Lao Si Village develop a tea plantation, Liu Peng has often visited the site of the facilities being built in the village to check the status of the project, and this year, the priority is the remaining section of the village road, the new village and the village library.

The village school and the library are adjacent to each other, and with the green mountains in the background, Liu Peng can imagine that these two buildings will become the cultural learning center of the village when they are completed.

In addition to these few places, there are also the construction tasks of the village health center, the new office area of the village committee and the commercial area near the entrance of the village.

It seems that these places can only start construction after the second half of the year, Liu Peng thought secretly after seeing these places.

After getting off work in the afternoon, Liu Peng just arrived outside the house, and saw Su Lao coming from the depths of the village, Su Lao has been living in Liu Peng's house for a month now, and a new old man has been added to the family, which also makes the atmosphere at home more lively and harmonious, Liu Peng's father and mother are treating Su Lao like their own relatives.

I saw Su Lao and Grandpa each carrying a small bamboo basket, the bamboo basket was already full of green grass, and it was stretched out to the surroundings, Su Lao was still carrying a sickle in his hand, and the clothes of the two old men were still stained with a lot of mud, but looking at their smiling faces, they knew that they were happy now.

See here. Liu Peng stopped outside the hospital and waited for the two old men.

"Su Lao! Grandfather! What are you? Liu Peng looked at the two old men suspiciously

"Xiaopeng! It's okay, I'll go up the mountain, look at the bamboo basket behind me, it's filled with herbs! These are all grown wild, and it looks good, so I picked some back! As he spoke, Su Lao Lie opened his body and took off the bamboo basket on his back.

Liu Peng took a closer look. I found that there are several common "medicine" herbs in the village, and the villagers used to pick some of them, dry them, and soak them to drink. However, looking at Su Laocai's these, there are some things that Liu Peng has never seen.

"Old Su, I know a few of these 'medicine' herbs when you pick them, and I don't know many of them!" Liu Peng said

"Xiaopeng. I've learned a lot today! I learned a lot about "medicine" herbs! The grandfather on the side stroked the beard on his chin and smiled

Su Lao smiled, stretched out his hand and stroked the loose 'medicine' herbs, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, these are all common 'medicine' herbs, but you don't know each other." Alright, let's go inside! With that, he lifted the basket

The three of them walked together into the house, and after the two elders changed their shoes. Su Lao glanced at Liu Peng and said with a smile: "You wait below, let's go up and dry these 'medicine' herbs on the balcony, change clothes by the way, and let's have a good chat later!" ”

Liu Peng nodded in response, and looked at the second elder carrying the basket to the second floor, Liu Peng smiled and walked straight to the kitchen. Prepare to make a pot of tea.

After a while, Su Lao and his grandfather walked downstairs, and it happened that Liu Peng also came out of the kitchen with tea, and after serving a cup of tea to each of the two old men, Liu Peng sat opposite them and filled a cup for himself.

After the three of them took a sip each, Su Lao looked at Liu Peng and said with a smile: "Xiaopeng." You just saw that. Today I went up with your grandfather, and now the forests on the mountain are quite luxuriant.

There are also a lot of "medicine" herbs growing in the forest, and it seems that this is really a treasure land! ”

"Then Su Lao, after you checked like this, what kind of 'medicine' herbs are suitable for planting in the forests of our village?"

Hearing Liu Pengdi's question, Su Lao smiled and "touched" the beard on his jaw, and said: "This time, I looked at the situation in the forest, and there are still many types of 'medicine' materials developed, and I will tell you a few varieties with a large return on investment."

"Wait, Su Lao, I'll make a note!" As he spoke, Liu Peng quickly took out a stack of white paper from under the coffee table, took out a pen from his pocket, and said, "Okay!" ”

Looking at Liu Peng's movements, Su Lao's face smiled even better, "My first recommendation is the banlan root, banlan root you should know, it is also a common 'medicine' in the market, and usually small families will prepare some, so it is quite broad in the market, and the reason why I want to recommend this banlan root is that the growth cycle of this 'medicine' is short, and it can be matured and harvested in 4 to 6 months, and the leaves and rhizomes can be used, and the economic value is good!" ”

Liu Peng wrote it down after a few clicks, Su Lao paused for a while, in order to facilitate Liu Peng's recording, seeing that he remembered almost, he said: "Another one is atractylodes, which can be harvested in 8 months, I took a look at the situation here, 100 kilograms of dried atractylodes per mu of land should be no problem, after this atractylodes is dried, it can be made into decoction pieces for sale, which is the simplest processing method, and it is also used as a feeding material for Chinese patent medicine."

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Su Lao introduced to Liu Peng unhurriedly, and after a pause, "These two are the varieties that are put into production and have quick results, and some need 14 months, or even 3 years old, such as 14-month-old Bupleurum chinensis, Skullcap, and 3-year-old white peony, etc., these are also good 'medicine' materials!" After finishing speaking, Su Lao couldn't help but "touch" on the beard of his jaw.

For all this that Su Lao said, Liu Peng wrote it down in detail, and his heart began to be active, the so-called 'one pass and one hundred passes', Su Lao's understanding of traditional Chinese medicine is definitely at the expert level, and naturally his understanding of this Chinese herbal "medicine" is also quite comprehensive, if the village wants to develop these "medicine" materials, it has to rely on his old man's guidance!

Thinking of this, Liu Peng raised his head and looked at Su Lao with a smile, and said slowly: "Su Lao! ”

Looking at Liu Peng's smile, an old man like Su Lao knew the flowery intestines in his stomach, smiled, and said, "Say it!" ”

Liu Peng leaned over, picked up the teacup and handed it to Su Lao by the way. Said with a smile: "Su Lao! Drink tea first, I just said so much, I want to dry my mouth! ”

Su Lao took the teacup with a smile, and he smiled at Liu Pengdi's series of affectionate actions!

After doing all this, Liu Peng said his purpose and said, "Old Su, how about we go to the mountains tomorrow to have a look?" When the time comes, you'll be giving me some pointers on the spot.

Also, I heard Su Lao say that you have a lot of protégés, many of whom are also engaged in the Chinese "medicine" industry, how about you always help me contact me when the time comes? Send some Chinese "medicine" seeds that need to be developed in our village, and in the future, the harvest of "medicine" materials will also have to trouble Su Lao to help contact us! ”

"Good boy, didn't you leave all the problems to me, old man?"

Liu Peng scratched his head and made an embarrassed look. Said: "Who called Su Lao an expert in this area!" ”

Grandpa looked at all this in front of him with a smile, and he couldn't 'interject' in the conversation between Liu Peng and Su Lao, and when he saw that the things they should have said were finished, he said, "Okay!" Xpeng.

Even if you don't say it, Lao Su will help you make these land, you don't know, when Lao Su took me up the mountain today.

After seeing our forest, he told me all these things about how to develop! After speaking, Grandpa's face was "revealed" with a smug "look"

"Okay, you old Li, aren't you pulling me?"

The next day, Liu Peng went to the village committee to fight first, and after seeing that there was nothing to do, he went home to meet Su Lao and his grandfather, and the group went up the mountain together.

After several years of planting. Now the forests in the village are not small, and the trees planted earlier have a diameter of more than 20 centimeters at breast height.

Looking at these straight trees, Liu Peng couldn't help but step forward and touch them for a while, and he couldn't help but feel a little emotional, you must know that these places used to be bare barren mountains! Now, the village basically can't see the kind of *** mountain that used to be, and the environment has been greatly changed.

Walk in the woods. Breathe in the fresh air. The whole spirit of the people and the earth was also lifted.

"Xiaopeng! According to your grandfather, this place used to be barren mountains. To be able to have such a good environment today, I think you have suffered a lot in the past few years! Su Lao looked at the trees that had grown, took a deep breath, and sighed

Liu Peng shook his head and said, "Don't say this!" The past is gone, we should still focus on the future! ”

Su Lao looked at Liu Peng with an appreciative look in his eyes, and said, "Xiaopeng, seriously, you have matured in the past few years, and you have lost the 'hair' irritability at the beginning. ”

Grandpa couldn't help nodding, and he was also full of appreciation for his grandson.

Seeing the somewhat dull atmosphere, Liu Peng smiled and said, "Old Su, you should tell me some knowledge about planting and land!" When it is developed in the future, I will explain it to the villagers! ”

"Okay!" Su Lao nodded and replied, "Banlan root has a strong adaptability to climate and soil, is resistant to severe cold and likes warmth, so our Yangtze River basin is still very suitable for planting.

As he spoke, he pointed to the next few hills

Of course, Liu Peng, as a studious student, naturally recorded them one by one, and after recording these, Liu Peng asked again: "Su Lao, are you talking about some major pest control and some management points!" ”

"Let's not talk about the woodland here, the air permeability and drainage of the soil are very good, mainly in farming, the rhizome of the root of the banyan is as long as 40 to 50 inside, so before sowing the land, it is necessary to turn the land deeply, as for the prevention and control of pests and diseases, downy mildew in spring and cabbage worms in summer, when the time comes, pay attention to the removal of some moldy plants" Su Lao explained these points to Liu Peng one by one.

After that, the group also inspected other underforests, and made planting records for some of the selected "medicine" materials one by one.

After returning home, Liu Peng was busy serving the two old men, serving tea and water, hammering and hammering.

As for the seeds needed for the cultivation of "medicine", Su Lao had already done it early when he went out today, and Liu Peng didn't have to worry about it, and Sunshine Village was about to usher in the development and construction of the understory economy.