Training the Heavens

Chapter 208 Haisheng, you go
After picking the porcini mushrooms, drying them and packing them, they asked Guo Chenzi to help them borrow a tractor and rattled all the way to the county town.

When agricultural school teacher Li Binggui saw this, his eyes widened. "Did you grow this? And the harvest is so good?"

"Yeah, maybe it's just luck." Xu Lingjun said modestly.

"Come on, come on, I'll take you to buy it now, and then I'll go back with you to take a look. It's strange, the output shouldn't be so high. How did you do it?" Li Binggui was now full of curiosity.

Xu Lingjun knew why he was curious. The technology of growing porcini mushrooms was just in its infancy. Some basic problems had been barely solved, and issues such as yield and quality had not yet been resolved. The porcini mushrooms grown using current technology had low yield and low quality.

However, Xu Lingjun adopted new technology from forty years later. After years of development, the porcini cultivation technology has matured, which is naturally incomparable to the existing technology. Even if it lacks many materials and equipment from later generations, it is still a dimensionality reduction attack if it is used now.

As an agricultural technology practitioner, how could Li Binggui not be excited to see such a new technology? If this technology is proven and promoted, how many farmers can be lifted out of poverty and become prosperous?
He quickly took Xu Lingjun and others to the local products company, found a familiar cadre, and completed the weighing, payment and other tasks without saying a word. Xu Lingjun also got the money smoothly.

If he had come alone, it would have taken some effort. Today, Li Binggui was in a hurry to go to Xu Lingjun, and Xu Lingjun could not delay. He could only write down the leader's name and prepare to visit him next time he came to the city to maintain the relationship.

The local products company is responsible for purchasing local specialties, and we will inevitably have to deal with them frequently in the future. Having an acquaintance will make things go more smoothly.

He bought some more mushroom seeds and took a tractor to go back. When he got home, Xu Lingjun felt like his butt was not his own. This thing was really bumpy.

As soon as he got off the tractor, Li Binggui rushed into the mushroom shed without even drinking water. Seeing the densely packed mushrooms inside, he opened his mouth wide again. "Wow, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it. I've also seen some porcini mushroom cultivation sites, but I've never seen one growing so vigorously!"

"It's all because of the good strains you gave me." Xu Lingjun said politely.

Li Binggui shook his head repeatedly. "No, no, I bought my mushroom strains from somewhere else. Their local porcini aren't as good as yours. Tell me quickly, how did you grow them? It's definitely not the method I wrote for you."

"There are indeed some differences. First of all, the raw materials of the matrix are different." Xu Lingjun did not hide it. It was meaningless to say this now. He could not build a porcini factory or register a patent. When the conditions were met, he could also come up with more advanced technology.

Xu Lingjun took Li Binggui on a tour and explained in detail anything worth talking about. Li Binggui held a notebook in his hand and carefully recorded Xu Lingjun's words. If there were something he didn't understand, he would ask quickly, without any teacher's airs at all.

Li Binggui toured the site for more than two hours, asking all the questions before leaving the mushroom shed and going to Xu Lingjun's house for tea.

After taking a few sips to moisten his dry throat from talking too much, Li Binggui couldn't wait to say, "Logically speaking, your methods do make sense! The results of your planting also prove that your method is correct. In this way, your planting method is worth promoting."

"I'll apply to the agricultural school when I get back and invite you to be a part-time teacher there, specifically teaching everyone how to grow porcini mushrooms! When you see results in the future, I'll find a way to get you a permanent position. Then you can work in the county. Organize everything you taught me today. I'll come find you in a few days, and then you can go to the county to give a trial lecture!"

After saying this, he put on a reserved smile and waited for Xu Lingjun to agree with gratitude. These days, who doesn't want to go to the city and live a good life?
What he didn't expect was that Xu Lingjun kept shaking his head. "Teacher Li, forget it. It's not appropriate for me to intervene in this matter." "Why?"

"Because I was still wearing a hat!" Xu Lingjun explained why he was sent to the ranch.

Li Binggui was speechless after hearing this. He was wearing a hat, so there was really nothing he could do. Unless someone higher up spoke up, how many of those people would be willing to take the risk for such a small matter? At least he didn't know anyone like that.

"Oh, what a pity." Li Binggui could only sigh.

After taking a few more sips of tea, Li Binggui still felt a little unwilling. "How about I stay here for a while? I'll grow some porcini mushrooms with you, learn all the techniques, and then teach others."

Before he could finish his words, he shook his head helplessly and said, "No, I still have to teach other students. It's not easy to ask for leave. I don't dare to teach other students if I just listen to you and don't practice it myself."

This responsible attitude once again won Xu Lingjun's favor. After thinking about it, he said, "If you want to teach this technique to others, there is a way."

"Oh? What's the solution?"

Xu Lingjun came up with his own solution. "It's too late this year anyway. Porcini mushrooms have temperature requirements. Even if I went to the county without a hat to teach them, let alone how many people would be willing to try, even if they did, it would be too late to build a mushroom shed."

"So I might as well teach some familiar team members how to grow mushrooms first. They trust me and are willing to take the risk. If I tell them now, they can start building the mushroom shed tomorrow, so they can harvest it before the temperature drops."

"During this process, I slowly taught them how to grow porcini mushrooms and what problems to pay attention to. By the time the mushrooms are harvested, they should know how to grow them and how to teach others."

"When the time comes, find someone who speaks well among these people to teach others with you, and that'll be no problem! After the class, bring them over to our place. When they see that we've successfully grown crops and are making money, I guess more people will want to try it."

"That's a good idea, but it's a pity for you." Li Binggui felt complicated after hearing this. This is equivalent to giving up the opportunity to enter the county town to others. How many people can be willing to do that?
"Then I'll go call him over right away. Please see if it's appropriate."

After obtaining Li Binggui's consent, Xu Lingjun hurried out to find Haisheng. Haisheng had been a veterinarian, had seen the world, and could read. Among the people Xu Lingjun knew, he was the most suitable.

"Haisheng, now that we have this opportunity, do you want to go?"

(End of this chapter)