"Xiao Xu, have you just come back from the mountain? What happened to the fermentation of the bean cake?"
When Yu Shouguang saw that Xu Shiyan was covered in dirt, he knew that he had just come down from work and had come over without even returning home. He couldn't help but feel a little strange.
"Uncle, it's not about the bean cake.
The temperature has been low these days. Why do I think there needs to be a late frost?
The No. 2 Bridge is covered with frost. If there is a late frost, what will we do with the sticks on the mountain?"
Xu Shiyan was straightforward and expressed his worries.
When Yu Shouguang heard this, his expression became stern, and he could feel the low temperature in the past two days.
But he really didn't think about the late frost, because it had been raining a while ago, but it had just cleared up in the past few days, and the temperature was a little lower, which was normal.
"Xiao Xu, this is no joke, are you sure?"
The second brigade's more than 10,000-foot stick sticks are all at the other end of the No. 2 Bridge. If there is a late frost, all the stick stick seedlings will be frozen to death, and the damage will be too serious.
"Uncle, if I tell you this myself, you won't believe me.
If it doesn’t work, I’ll ask some of the old men in our team to ask.”
Xu Shiyan knew that because he was young, it was normal for others not to take his words seriously.
But he had to say that this matter was related to the income of a brigade or even a commune this autumn. If he didn't understand this clearly, he would have a hard time with his conscience.
"Yes, yes, let's go to the team headquarters quickly."
When Yu Shouguang heard this, he nodded heavily, followed Xu Shiyan and went straight to the team headquarters.
When he arrived at the team headquarters, Yu Shouguang turned on the loudspeaker and started calling people.
The other cadres of the second brigade, several veteran households, and technicians were called together to discuss the matter.
When everyone arrived at the team headquarters, upon hearing Xu Shiyan's inference, the technician jumped up before anyone else could say anything.
“Impossible, what time of year is it still frosty?
This is due to the previous rain. We are too close to Changbai Mountain and the temperature is already low."
The technician is a worker, peasant, and soldier college student. He studied at the Agricultural University. He was assigned to do an internship a while ago. He has some culture and is quite proud.
Yu Shouguang handed over the bean cake retting to Xu Shiyan and assigned him the experimental fields. The technician was a little unhappy.
He felt that Xu Shiyan had robbed him of his job, and he was a little emotional towards Xu Shiyan, so before others could speak, he jumped out to object.
The old ginseng farmers, on the other hand, murmured quietly for a long time, but no one expressed their opinions rashly.
As soon as Yu Shouguang saw the expressions of those old people, he knew something was wrong, "Uncle Zhang, what do you think we should do about this?"
The man whom Yu Shouguang calls Uncle Zhang is seventy years old, with white hair, but he is in good spirits.
The old man stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, "I remember that was when I was young, about 20 years old.
One year around this time, the Bangchui seedlings came out of the ground and grew quite tall. Then a frost came and all of them froze to death.
Alas, at that time they were all owned by my own family, and there were several large households that lost everything because of this frost."
The stick seedlings will rot if they are frozen to death. The bacteria will infect downwards and even the stick underneath will rot.
In order to reduce losses, once the stick seedlings are frozen, they must be harvested as soon as possible.
But at this time, the mallet was not starched, the scale was not pressed at all, and the goods were not produced. It was all in vain.
When Yu Shouguang heard this, his face turned ugly, "Uncle, what do you think we should do about this matter? Can it be prevented?"
Yu Shouguang was in his forties this year. He had never experienced anything like this before, so he felt uncertain and quickly asked.
Mr. Zhang sighed and shook his head.
"It's not easy to clean up. If it's a big field, you can try using smoke.
Our place is a ginseng, and the pool strings are covered with stick boards and thatch. If there is a fire, maybe even the stick sticks will be burned."
Experienced farmers will all look at frost heads.
Before the frost comes, pile some branches, hay, etc. around the entire field, and when the frost comes, light fires everywhere.
By raising the temperature with pyrotechnics, crops can be prevented from being killed by frost.
But it is a large field, relatively open and easy to operate. How should we prepare this ginseng field?
The pond string is covered with thatch of wooden boards and thatch. If you can't do it alone, the fire will jump to the pond string. Don't fight the frost, let's burn the entire camp.
When Yu Shouguang heard this, his heart dropped. How can we deal with this? "Xiao Xu, do you have any ideas?"
Yu Shouguang turned back and looked at Xu Shiyan with hopeful eyes.
Xu Shiyan also shook his head, "Secretary, this matter is not easy to deal with. The key is that we can't find something suitable."
"What is it?" Yu Shouguang and the old men asked together.
"Cao Xiang, use this thing to stick on the pool, and arrange for people to wait.
When you see the frost coming, light it immediately and use the smoke to prevent the frost from falling."
Xu Shiyan sighed as he spoke. They had done this in their previous life, but what should they do now?
A few years ago, feudal superstitions were abolished and burning incense and paper were not allowed. Where can I find grass incense?
Sure enough, when Yu Shouguang and others heard this, they all shook their heads and sighed.
It's really hard to find this stuff these days. The factories that produce burnt paper and grass-scented paper are all gone. Where can I buy them?
"Then what's the deal? Are we really just going to watch?"
Yu Shouguang was anxious. The hammer was more than 10,000 feet long, let alone being hit by frost. Even if the damage was 100 or 200 feet, it would be a loss of tens of thousands. Who could bear it?
"Humph, you are just talking nonsense, I don't believe there can be frost. Why use grass scent? I have never heard of such a method."
On the other end, the technician rolled his eyes and hummed.
Xu Shiyan pondered for a moment, "Secretary Yu, if it doesn't work, we have to take a risk.
At this time, the vegetation on the mountain was flourishing, and the water was abundant. The fire was lit, and the light was smoking.
Let's arrange more manpower to watch, as long as we don't get lost."
What should we do? We can’t really just sit here, right?
Waiting for the frost to come and freeze the sticks to death, leaving the entire brigade to cry at home?
"Secretary, I think what Xiao Xu said is reasonable. We can't just wait. If it really rains, there will be no place to cry.
Hurry up and arrange for people to go up the mountain, while it's still not too dark, try your best to prepare."
The captains of several teams also agreed with Xu Shiyan's words.
This thing is related to the livelihood of more than 300 households for three years. It is no joke. Even if the inference is wrong, it is better than not preparing anything.
"You, Xiao, hurry up and call for help. We old guys will follow you up to help you see when Shuangtou will come."
Those old men can't hold it in anymore. The matter is too big. Who can stay at home with peace of mind?
Yu Shouguang gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and immediately turned on the loudspeaker to call people.
"Every household, please pay attention. Each household should provide a strong laborer, bring a sickle, axe, and matches and report to the team headquarters immediately."
I shouted four or five times before stopping.
The time is tight and the task is heavy, so we need more people. There are more than 300 households, and one person from each household should be enough.
As soon as the loudspeaker shouted, those who heard it quickly informed each other. It didn't take long for more than 300 strong laborers to gather in the open space in the backyard of the team headquarters.
Yu Shouguang personally explained to everyone that he would rather make a mistake than let it go.
Even if your efforts are in vain, you must immediately go up the mountain, cut fresh branches and wormwood, and pile them in the open spaces in various places in the ginseng field. Once there is frost, immediately light a fire.