Da Si Nong: I really don’t want to farm

Chapter 334 Building Farmhouse Laboratories in Various Deserts?
Wedding ceremonies are not all the same nowadays, but they are still pretty much the same.

At least the process is almost the same.

After the meal, Xu Yue and Zhang Ruoxi said goodbye and left.

As for whether Feng Jie and Yu Yu would stay and play for a while, Xu Yue didn't know and didn't care.

"Are you still hungry?" Xu Yue smiled at Zhang Ruoxi and said, "Want me to make you something more when we get back?"

Zhang Ruoxi didn't eat much, and Xu Yue knew exactly why.

Pregnant women's appetite is already affected, and they are bound to be picky eaters.

Those foods naturally couldn't compare to those in Peach Blossom Village.

Zhang Ruoxi only ate a few bites as a symbolic gesture.

Comparatively speaking, Xu Yue ate the same things as ordinary people, just not as much as he ate at home.

"Do I still need you to do it?" Zhang Ruoxi shook her head and said, "Mom should have already made it and is keeping it warm for me."

Xu Yue smiled.

Would Li Xiurong do that?
meeting!
She was much more attentive than Xu Yue.

When Zhang Ruoxi went to the wedding with Xu Yue, she already knew that Zhang Ruoxi wouldn't eat much and would definitely need to eat something when she got back.

Besides, pregnant women should eat small, frequent meals, and Li Xiurong usually kept the food warm for Zhang Ruoxi.

"You're going to another city for a wedding early next month?" Li Xiurong looked at Xu Yue with some surprise and said, "You have quite a few friends getting married this year!"

"is a bit."

Xu Yue nodded, also feeling fortunate that he was already married and about to become a father.

If you're not married yet, attending so many weddings a year will definitely make your parents nag you so much you'll want to run away from home.

"How long will you be gone this time?" Li Xiurong asked.

If Zhang Ruoxi hadn't been pregnant, she wouldn't have bothered with any of this.

Besides, Zhang Ruoxi isn't pregnant, so she'll definitely go with her.

"We'll see, maybe two or three days!" Xu Yue said. "After all, it's quite far."

Zhang Ruoxi glanced at Xu Yue and nodded.

It wouldn't be right to just go to a wedding banquet and leave after not seeing friends for many years.

Besides, it takes several hours to fly there and there's also the time lost on the road.

"Your parents will probably come to Taoyuan Village for the Mid-Autumn Festival, right?" Li Xiurong asked Zhang Ruoxi.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, Zhang Ruoxi's parents and younger brother Zhang Ruohai did not come to Taoyuan Village.

I can't find the time.

"should be."

Zhang Ruoxi nodded. She hadn't asked about it, but her due date was around the Mid-Autumn Festival, and her parents would definitely come.

Seeing that Zhang Ruoxi had finished eating, Li Xiurong tidied up and then went out.

Xu Yue and Zhang Ruoxi were lying in the pavilion reading when Li Weihai called.

"My cousin's shop is opening next weekend," Xu Yue said. "I'll go and support him."

"I'll go with you," Zhang Ruoxi said. "Let's do some shopping while we're at it. Don't forget to order flower baskets."

"Ok!"

Xu Yue nodded.

He not only ordered a flower basket, but also called Shen Yu and others, asking them to come and support him.

On opening day, we have to make it lively.

"Are you really not planning to go to the desert before the baby is born?" Zhang Ruoxi asked. "Are you sure you don't care?"

“What’s there to worry about? Guo Tianyou and Liu Chengji are both there now,” Xu Yue said. “However, I’ll probably still have to go. Quite a few leaders have already been to the farm, and the leaders in Yanjing seem to be interested in going to take a look as well. Lao Tian said I should probably go too.”

“It’s definitely necessary to step in,” Zhang Ruoxi nodded and said, “Has a date been set?”

"Late July to early August, before the rice harvest."

Xu Yue shook his head, only giving a rough estimate.

"Wasn't that before we went to Shanghai?" Zhang Ruoxi said. "It hasn't been many days since then!"

Indeed, it's only a few days away. The farm plants rice in two seasons, so it's earlier than usual.

In the past, the harvest was done after August, but now it is usually done at the end of July or the beginning of August.

The rice in the fields is now mostly golden, and it won't be long before it can be harvested.

"I expect to get a call in the next couple of days!"

Xu Yue nodded.

The higher-ups were going to visit the desert farm, and Xu Yue, the owner, naturally couldn't be absent.

When should we go see it?
Of course, we will notify you in advance.

Sure enough, it arrived in a couple of days.

It wasn't a phone call or a notification from the farm; Jing Guohua personally came to inform them.

The message was sent through the Special Administration Bureau.

"I heard you've rented another 100,000 mu of desert?" Jing Guohua said. "That's a big move!"

The 10,000-mu desert farm has already attracted the central leadership.

If all 100,000 mu of desert were turned into fertile land, then the level of importance attached to Xu Yue would probably have to be increased even more.

“It’s not like we rented it to grow dryland rice,” Xu Yue said. “We’re planning to grow grapes and pasture on those 100,000 mu of desert.”

"grass?"

Jing Guohua, however, was puzzled.

He could understand why they grew grapes.

After all, grapes are a type of fruit.

Whether it's sold directly, used to make raisins, or used to make wine, why grow pasture?

Turning deserts into grasslands?

This has no economic value for Xu Yue.

“Yes, we’re planning to raise some dairy cows,” Zhang Ruoxi said. “After you get married and have children, you might even be able to use Taoyuan brand milk powder.”

The corners of Jing Guohua's mouth twitched.

He is not young, but he is still unmarried.

He had a girlfriend before, but she died during a mission.

So many years have passed, and I'm still single.

Perhaps there are reasons why he can't forget, but the main reason is that he himself doesn't know how long he can live, so he doesn't intend to hold others back.

Later, when he held an important official position, he no longer needed to be on the front lines, which naturally made him much safer. However, he was so busy that he had no time to think about personal matters.

"Are you planning to enter the dairy industry?" Jing Guohua asked. "100,000 mu? How many grapes are you planning to plant, and how many dairy cows are you going to raise?"

"Let's raise tens of thousands of them first," Xu Yue said. "However, managing 100,000 mu of desert is much more troublesome and time-consuming. Besides, I've been busy lately."

What are you busy with!

You're just busy taking care of your pregnant wife.

However, Jing Guohua did not say this.

There's nothing wrong with spending time with your pregnant wife.

Is he so engrossed in his career that he's neglecting his pregnant wife?

Xu Yue was never very career-driven.

My initial ambition wasn't entirely pure.

He started his business simply to get closer to Zhang Ruoxi.

After gaining the approval of Zhang Ruoxi's parents, his ambition for his career instantly diminished by more than half.

After marrying Zhang Ruoxi, it goes without saying that things would be even better.

The farm's current size was not Xu Yue's idea at all, but rather the result of Tian Yizhi and others pushing it forward.

"Once the academy opens, we'll have trained enough people in related fields. Let alone 100,000 mu, even a million mu won't be a problem," Xu Yue said with a smile. "The desert will turn into an oasis sooner or later."

"Do you know how big the desert area is in China?" Jing Guohua said. "But I'm really looking forward to it, and I hope it won't be in my lifetime."

Xu Yue just smiled.

China's desert area is over one million square kilometers, which is nearly two billion mu if measured in mu.

Just a little more.

100,000 mu is just a small fraction of the total area.

That area would probably take Xu Yue several months to set up the formation by himself.

Two billion mu?

How long will it take to set up?
Forget it, I'm too lazy to calculate it. I probably couldn't figure it out even if I worked all night for the rest of my life.

"How long it takes to turn a desert into an oasis depends on how much manpower and resources the country is willing to invest," Xu Yue said. "Turning a desert into an oasis isn't actually difficult. It's not like turning a desert into a sacred land." A sacred land?

Upon hearing this, Jing Guohua immediately realized what was going on.

Xu Yue's desert farm has been transformed into a spiritual land by the many formations set up by the Qi.

Desertification doesn't need to be done this way.

The shrubs and trees used for desertification control have been improved by the Xu Yue Farm laboratory, resulting in a higher survival rate and making desertification control easier.

Desertification control is not a matter for Xu Yue alone or his company.

However, these were not things he was concerned about.

He came to collect the jade talisman and also to inform Xu Yue.

As for whether Xu Yue goes or not, there was no pressure from above.

I doubt Xu Yue would be so disrespectful.

Going?

I will go, of course.

This time, I drove there again.

After all, it's still quite a long way to get there after you get off the plane.

Gong'an City doesn't have an airport, so he has to drive to Jincheng.

It's better to just drive there.

When I saw Xu Wei again, he looked much fairer than the last time.

His energy and spirit seem to have improved a lot.

This means you've entered a state of deep meditation on the breathing technique.

"Aren't you going to take a break?"

When Xu Wei saw Xu Yue arrive by car, he immediately asked a question.

"Let's go check on the fields first," Xu Yue said. "I rested on the way."

Xu Yue drove here, not traveling day and night.

I drive during the day and rest at night.

Moreover, even if he travels day and night, with his current cultivation level, he wouldn't need to rest.

"The rice is almost ripe, and most of it is golden yellow," Xu Wei said. "I counted the rice ears. The grains are not as good as those in Taoyuan Village, but they are not bad compared to those in other villages. The yield is higher than that of ordinary rice. As for the quality, it is still uncertain, but it should not be bad either."

Xu Yue nodded and then drove off.

A road was built on the farmland.

This also facilitates mechanical operation.

Ten thousand acres is obviously impossible to achieve by manual labor alone.

Besides, it's not easy to recruit people here.

Finding a high spot, Xu Yue parked the car by the roadside, got out, and looked around.

But what I saw was a vast expanse of gold, with a hint of green.

The rice leaves hadn't all turned yellow; there was still a lot of green.

Xu Yue took out his phone and recorded a video, intending to send it to Zhang Ruoxi later.

Zhang Ruoxi also played a significant role in the changes here.

After recording the video, Xu Yue walked to the edge of the field to look at the rice ears and other items; the yield was indeed quite high.

He picked a few grains of rice, looked at them, and then looked surprised.

The plump grains possess a spiritual quality that is unmatched by any other village except Peach Blossom Village.

This was clearly somewhat unexpected by Xu Yue.

"A yield of 1,000 jin per mu is not a problem," Xu Yue said. "The quality is also better than expected."

With a yield of 1,000 jin per mu, although not all of it is planted with rice, this desert farm should still yield tens of millions of jin of rice.

Even setting aside brewing or anything like that, just selling rice would amount to several million kilograms.

If it's 2,000 per jin, then that's...
Of course, the sudden appearance of so much rice will definitely affect its market price.

However, the impact should not be significant, as the market is still very large and far from meeting market demand.

Xu Yue didn't feel much about this.

He no longer has any interest in money.

When you have a lot of money, it's just a number.

Xu Yue is currently in this state of mind.

He wasn't a pure businessman, so even though he made a lot of money, he didn't feel a great sense of accomplishment.

Despite such a bountiful harvest, Xu Yue still felt a sense of accomplishment.

After all, it was grown in the desert.

The sense of accomplishment is much greater than growing crops on rented land back home.

"Are Academician Meng and his colleagues often there?"

Xu Yue got back into the car and drove around the farm. When he reached the edge, he saw a group of people working in the distance.

Xu Yue naturally knew who it was.

"Ok!"

Xu Wei nodded, but his face showed admiration.

Xu Yue was naturally not surprised.

He also greatly admired Academician Meng and his group.

Xu Yue walked in that direction.

We encountered many trees, shrubs, and even vegetation along the way.

There are even drought-resistant vegetables such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, and eggplants.

Some are growing well, while others have withered.

This place is outside the range of the formation and belongs to ordinary desert land.

This planting area is quite large, so there should be some harvest.

"Academician Meng!"

Xu Yue walked in and called out. Academician Meng looked up and turned around. When he saw it was Xu Yue, he gave him a bright smile.

"You're here!"

Academician Meng said with a smile.

He was in high spirits and his body seemed to be as healthy as ever.

It was much better than when Xu Yue first met him.

He had clearly also entered the realm of the Farmer's Breathing Method.

Of course, Xu Yue believed that his high spirits were largely due to the great success of the desert planting experiment.

This is because people are in high spirits when they have a happy event.

Being physically healthy and being mentally healthy are two different things.

"It seems Academician Meng, your experimental results are quite remarkable!" Xu Yue said. "The higher-ups are coming tomorrow; Academician Meng should know that, right?"

Academician Meng nodded.

Why did Xu Yue come? Isn't it because of this? Otherwise, why wouldn't he be at home with his wife?

"Thanks to the improvements made in your lab, the difficulty of desertification control has been greatly reduced," Academician Meng said. "The survival rate of some drought-resistant vegetables is also quite high. Their availability has been increased."

"Do you see over there?" Academician Meng pointed into the distance and said, "We'll first divide the desert into sections with trees, then plant some shrubs to prevent sand movement, and then plant some vegetables in them."

Xu Yue looked over and nodded.

Sand barriers are set up to prevent wind erosion and stabilize sand dunes.

This should be based on methods of sand stabilization such as straw checkerboard sand barriers and fence sand barriers.

It seems that Academician Meng and his team have figured out a way to combine desertification control with planting.

However, this method has a prerequisite: it must be cultivated and improved using traditional farming methods.

That is, it needs to be infused with spirit.

It can increase the cold resistance and vitality of plants.

“These are inseparable from your farm’s laboratory,” Academician Meng said. “If we want to popularize these technologies in major deserts across the country, we will need to build farm laboratories in various places, and they will not be small in scale.”

Xu Yue nodded.

How many deserts are there in China?

Xu Yue wasn't sure, but there were mainly eight deserts.

Once those eight deserts are taken care of, the rest will be no problem.

(End of this chapter)