The captain glanced at the new educated youths and said: "After research and decision, the new educated youths will be assigned to the chicken raising team to assist Comrade Zhao Youcai in the chicken raising work."
As soon as he finished speaking, the educated youths exploded.
"What? Let us raise chickens? How is this possible?"
"Yeah, how can we be allowed to raise chickens? That place is so dirty!"
They expressed dissatisfaction one after another. After all, in their view, the work of raising chickens could not reflect their value at all.
"Captain, we are here to receive re-education from poor and lower-middle peasants, not to raise chickens!"
"Yes, we should go farming or do other more meaningful work!"
Educated youths protested.
They couldn't accept this arrangement and began to get emotional.
Listening to the protests of the educated youths, the captain's face darkened and he said in a stern tone: "Why don't raising chickens require re-education from poor and lower-middle peasants?"
"If you can't even raise chickens well, what else can you do?"
The captain's words immediately silenced the educated youths.
They looked at each other, not knowing how to refute.
Yes, raising chickens is also labor and contributing to the team. How can you say that you are not receiving re-education from poor and lower-middle peasants?
"Raising chickens is also an important job and can contribute to the team!"
"If you feel that raising chickens has wronged you, then go back to the city and no one will stop you!"
The captain's words were filled with unquestionable majesty.
The educated youth suddenly became quiet and did not dare to say anything anymore.
Although they are still dissatisfied in their hearts, they dare not express it anymore.
After all, this is not a city, not a place where they can choose at will.
Seeing that everyone was quiet, the captain continued: "Comrade Zhao Youcai is the leader of the chicken farm. If you work hard with him, you will definitely learn a lot."
"Since the chicken farm has just been built and the chickens haven't hatched yet, you still have to work in the fields for the time being."
The captain glanced at everyone and continued.
Upon hearing the news, the educated youths breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, we didn't raise chickens directly, otherwise they would really collapse.
However, even so, they can only accept this arrangement temporarily.
The team leader began to arrange other work for the production team.
There is a lot of work to be done in the production team, and the team leader distributes the tasks in an orderly manner.
His voice was loud and his words were full of authority, making people dare not disobey him.
The educated youths listened silently and did not dare to interrupt.
After a while, the captain finished speaking,
He glanced at everyone present and said in a deep voice: "Okay, that's all for today. Let's get to work!"
Following the captain's order, the crowd began to disperse.
The members followed the captains of their teams and prepared to work in the fields.
Zhou Ziwen also said hello to Chen Shiying and prepared to go to the pig farm.
Up to now, he has basically stopped going to the mushroom cultivation base, and Chen Shiying is usually in charge.
He would only go over there when something happened.
At this moment, a member of the commune ran over and shouted: "Zhou Zhiqing, Captain Niu from Niushan Village came to see you and said there is something urgent!"
Zhou Ziwen was stunned when he heard this, wondering why Niu Jiefang came to him.
"Did something happen to the mushroom cultivation?" Zhou Ziwen speculated in his mind.
Before he could pass by, Niu Jiefang hurried over, his face full of anxiety. After seeing Zhou Ziwen, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly pulled him aside.
"Ziwen, no, something big happened!" Niu Jiefang said anxiously. "What's wrong? Speak slowly." Zhou Ziwen frowned. Could his guess be right?
"I don't know what happened to our mushrooms. When I woke up this morning, they all had white hairs!"
"Growing white hair? How could this happen?" Zhou Ziwen was shocked when he heard this. The mushroom had white hair, and it was about to end.
"I don't know either. It was fine yesterday, but it's just like this this morning."
Niu Jiefang said anxiously. "Ziwen, go and have a look quickly. If you don't go, it will be too late."
"Okay, I'll be there right away." Zhou Ziwen didn't waste any time. He rode his bicycle home and followed Niu Jiefang away.
On the way, Zhou Ziwen asked Niu Jiefang some information and learned that they had not done anything illegal.
The water and soil used were all prepared according to Zhou Ziwen's teaching methods. Why did the hair suddenly grow white?
Zhou Ziwen is an expert in growing mushrooms. This question was not difficult for him, and he quickly came up with a guess.
"Maybe the temperature there is too high. Mushrooms tend to breed bacteria in high temperature and high humidity environments, and then grow white hairs."
"What should we do now?" Niu Jiefang asked anxiously. They had pinned their hopes on these mushrooms.
Zhou Ziwen thought for a while and said, "I'll go take a look first before talking."
The two speeded up and soon arrived at Niushan Village.
As soon as he entered the mushroom room, Zhou Ziwen smelled a pungent smell.
He looked carefully and saw that many mushrooms were covered with white hairs.
"Ziwen, come and see, what's going on?" Niu Jiefang asked anxiously.
Zhou Ziwen walked over and examined it carefully.
"It should be contaminated by bacteria, but it's not serious and can be saved." Zhou Ziwen breathed a sigh of relief.
He asked Niu Jiefang to bring quicklime, and then asked the members of the mushroom group to remove all the soil with miscellaneous bacteria, and then sprinkled quicklime to disinfect it.
After the members finished their work, Zhou Ziwen let them spray disinfectant again, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, this is just a small problem. In the future, just pay attention to ventilation and cooling, and keep the environment dry."
Niu Jiefang breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
He looked at Zhou Ziwen gratefully: "Ziwen, thanks to you this time, otherwise our mushrooms would be finished."
"Team leader, why are these mushrooms infected? We obviously follow the steps of growing mushrooms."
A student who had previously studied at the mushroom cultivation base asked in confusion.
"When mushrooms grow, they have very high requirements on the environment. If the temperature is too high and the humidity is too high, bacteria will easily breed."
"Once bacterial infection occurs, white hair will grow, which is what we call miscellaneous bacteria."
"Miscellaneous bacteria will compete with mushrooms for nutrients, affect their growth, and even cause their death."
Zhou Ziwen explained patiently.
After everyone heard this, they suddenly realized.
They used to only focus on growing mushrooms and ignored these details.
"Ziwen, do you have anything else to explain?" Niu Jiefang asked.
He is now completely convinced by Zhou Ziwen. Whether it is planting or breeding, he is very good at it.
"Although the bacterial infection has been resolved this time, we still need to pay attention to precautions in the future."
Zhou Ziwen pondered for a moment and continued.
"The mushroom house must be kept ventilated and the humidity should not be too high, otherwise bacteria will easily breed."
"In addition, you should check the growth of mushrooms regularly and deal with any abnormalities in time."
"Also, the culture medium and soil must be replaced and disinfected regularly to avoid bacterial growth." (End of Chapter)