After the divorce, he settled in Northwest China and became a Shennong (a legendary Chinese farmer).

Gu Tong had only briefly visited the Shennong Pavilion before, and only had a general impression of the books and items on display, without conducting any in-depth research.

So he opened the panel again and looked at the introduction of the composting enhancement liquid.

Using compost enhancer can increase fertilizer efficiency by five times and reduce the composting cycle to within 7 days.

Gu Tong couldn't help but wave his arm. In this way, the original plan to purchase 100 tons of sheep manure could now be reduced to 20 tons.

This is not just about saving money, but also about saving workload.

Kill two birds with one stone!

the next day.

Gu Tong sent a message to Aikebai early in the morning to inquire about buying sheep manure.

After waiting for a while without any movement, he went to do his morning exercise, then washed up and ate breakfast.

Today's breakfast consisted of millet porridge, steamed buns, smoked horse sausage, and a small dish of pickled vegetables. Little Stone ate the few pieces of meat and bones left over from last night.

He had just finished eating when Aikbai arrived.

"Did you come on horseback?"

Gu Tong was a little surprised to see that the other person was leading a horse.

Most of the people he knew traveled by motorcycle, and this was the first time he had ever seen someone come to find him on horseback.

"I came from the other side of the mountain. In many places here, not even motorcycles can pass, let alone cars."

Aiqbai found a place to tie up the horses and casually offered an explanation.

In Nasu, agriculture and animal husbandry go hand in hand, and traveling by horseback is perfectly normal.

Gu Tong couldn't help but laugh and pulled the other person into the house.

"Brother Gu, you've come to the right place if you need to buy sheep manure. How much do you need?"

Aikebai's family is a large-scale sheep farmer, so they have no shortage of sheep manure.

"I need 20 tons, and it would be best if they could be brought back in the next couple of days."

Gu Tong casually stated the quantity he needed and hoped it would be done as soon as possible.

"The sheep dung is readily available; you can bring it back anytime. Brother Gu, I need to talk to my father about this. Please wait a moment."

In Aikbai's household, his father was in charge. He then got up and went to the yard to make a phone call to his father.

He returned to the living room shortly after, smiling, and said, "My dad said he'd give us a friendly price, 100 yuan per ton. I know a driver who specializes in transporting farmyard manure; you can call him if you need any."

After Aikebai finished speaking, he gave Gu Tong a phone number.

"Thank you, Aikbai. I owe you a favor. If you ever need anything in the future, just let me know. I'll do whatever I can to help. I'll prepare this morning and try to bring the sheep manure back this afternoon."

Gu Tong knew the market price for organic fertilizer, and the price offered by Aikebai and his father was very low, definitely a friendly price.

He accepted the favor and expressed his gratitude to the other party.

"Don't be so polite, Brother Gu, we're friends."

Ai Kebai waved his hand, indicating that the other party should not take it to heart.

Selling sheep manure only brought in a small amount of income for his family. His father knew about Gu Tong's performance in the study class and encouraged his son to associate with the other party more.

Having finalized the matter, Aiqbai took his leave.

Gu Tong went to the village and bought some black plastic film. Then he contacted the truck driver to confirm that the sheep manure would be delivered to the field in the afternoon.

The storage site was chosen near the small patch of saline-alkali land that had been cleared. He loaded the weeds that had been piled up in the yard onto the tractor trailer and transported them there in advance.

Weeds can be shredded using a straw return machine and then mixed with sheep manure, which is more valuable than burning them directly.

This flurry of activity lasted until noon.

He bought some food when he went to the countryside, so he kept his lunch simple because he had to work in the afternoon.

After dinner, Dong Jun sent a message: "Brother Gu, why didn't you go live today? I found my first customer who needs agricultural machinery services, your neighbor Professor Mao."

"Great news! I'm preparing compost today and bought 20 tons of sheep manure, which should arrive this afternoon. By the way, do you know where to buy straw?"

Gu Tong replied immediately, explaining that since her own weeds weren't enough for compost, she was thinking of buying some more straw.

"No need to buy, I have extra straw here, I'll take it over for you right now."

When Dong Jun learned that the other party needed straw, he immediately decided to send the remaining straw from his home to Gu Tong.

Straw isn't really suitable as animal feed; cattle and sheep don't like to eat it unless it's processed. But Nasu has no shortage of forage, and secondary processing is too costly, so nobody wants to do it.

Dong Jun saved the straw for returning to the field, and there was a large surplus. Giving some to Gu Tong was better than burning it.

Every autumn harvest, in many places the straw is burned.

"Thank you very much, Brother Dong."

Gu Tong thanked him, and then there was no further response from Dong Jun.

About an hour later, he heard the chugging sound of a tractor outside the yard, so he quickly went out and opened the gate.

"Wow! Brother Dong, how much straw did you pack up?"

Gu Tong saw that the straw loaded on the tractor was piled up very high, and he was worried that it would fall over.

However, Dong Jun clearly knew what was going on. He found out the unloading location and drove straight there.

The two quickly finished unloading the truck, and Dong Jun asked, "Is that enough? If not, we have more at home, and I'll make a couple more trips."

"One more truckload should be enough, Brother Dong, thank you for your hard work."

Gu Tong didn't stand on ceremony with the other party. This was his first time farming, and even though he had a lot of basic knowledge in his mind, there were still things he hadn't considered.

He has already reached an agreement with Dong Jun to help each other, so there will inevitably be exchanges between them in the future. There's no point in being polite at this point.

"Okay, you wait."

Without uttering a single unnecessary word, Dong Jun drove the tractor away.

Less than ten minutes later, Gu Tong received a call from the driver saying that the sheep manure would be delivered soon.

He drove to the intersection to meet them, and then took two dump trucks to the vicinity of the saline-alkali land, where he unloaded the sheep manure directly.

The journey from Aikbai's house to here wasn't far, and with Aikbai's influence, the driver only charged 400 yuan for the fare before turning around and leaving.

An hour later, Dong Jun arrived with a second truckload of straw. After unloading, the two returned to Gu Tong's house.

"Brother Dong, take a break and have a cup of tea first."

Gu Tong brewed a pot of tea, then sat and talked with Dong Jun in the living room.

"Brother Gu, you've prepared quite a lot of sheep manure. Manual composting will be a huge hassle. I suggest you hire a bulldozer; it can be done in less than half a day, and the cost isn't high."

Dong Jun truly admired his younger brother; the other party was incredibly proactive and dared to think and act.

His family uses less organic fertilizer and more chemical fertilizer, so it's not that troublesome at all.

However, he also knew that the land allocated to the talents introduced by the county was not good, and the excessive use of chemical fertilizers would cause further deterioration of the soil quality.

Composting so much sheep manure, weeds, and straw would be a huge undertaking, so he suggested that the other party find a bulldozer to help.

"Brother Dong is right, that's what I was thinking too."

The existing agricultural machinery can't do this job. Gu Tong nodded heavily when he heard Dong Jun's suggestion.

Although he is under a lot of financial pressure right now, he will not be stingy with money when necessary, all for the smooth progress of spring planting.

However, Dong Jun was unfamiliar with the market in this area. He had never used a bulldozer before and had no connections.

Gu Tong then called Ma Dongwen, who immediately laughed and said, "My brother-in-law has a bulldozer. I'll have him come and help you. You just need to pay for the gas."

"That won't do. We're friends, but how can I let them work for nothing? Let's go by the market price, I won't object to a friend's price."

The other party's situation is different from Dong Jun's. Besides, the bulldozer belongs to Ma Dongwen's brother-in-law, not him personally, so Gu Tong can't take advantage of that.

"Your brother really likes to take things seriously! Fine, I'll get him to give you a discount later. Just name a time, and I'll have him go on time."

Ma Dongwen laughed and didn't dwell on the issue. He then arranged a time and place with Gu Tong and hung up.