Aidaxi is from Aksu and is an apple grower.
At first glance, Li Long didn't think he was a national, except for his name. Then the old man himself told his story.
Ayi Daxi is actually a Han child. When he was four or five years old, his parents wanted to take him back to his hometown, but they got separated from him while changing trains in Aksu. He was hungry and tired at the time. He walked to the outskirts of the city while looking for his parents, and was adopted by a Uyghur couple who gave him a ethnic name.
When I was four or five years old, my memory was still very vague. The couple didn’t speak Chinese very well, but they kept telling Aidaxi that his Han name was Gang Gang. If any parents came to see him in the future, If so, this name is a certificate.
Even the clothes he was wearing at that time were kept by the Uyghur couple. The couple did not let Aidasi call them mom and dad because they felt that Aidasi should still look for his biological parents when he grew up.
There were two boys and one girl in the adoptive parents' home. Aidasi married the girl when she grew up. He did not go looking for his biological parents, but took root locally.
After the household responsibility system was implemented, Aidaxi began to plant famous local apples and took the villagers to plant apples. He also went to the Wucheng Fruit Wholesale Market to find buyers and took the villagers with him. To get rich together, we can be regarded as the leader in getting rich in our hometown.
Now Aida can speak Chinese well and Uyghur even more fluently. He said that he is a Han Chinese raised by Uyghurs and he wants to contribute to the unity of the two nations.
"Have you ever thought about finding your biological parents when you have time?" Li Long asked after listening to Aidaxi's story.
“No.” Aidaxi shook his head, “I think it’s pretty good now. I know I’m Han, and I also know I’m actually a Uyghur. I’m living a pretty good life here, maybe My biological parents are living a good life. Some things just pass. You see, I have two lovely children..."
He took out a black and white photo from his arms. There were two beautiful children on it, with slightly nervous expressions. The older one is a boy and the younger one is a girl. Both children are very good-looking, with big eyes, slightly curly hair, and are wearing national costumes.
"Can they speak Chinese?" Li Long asked.
"Yes." Aidaxi said with a smile, "The older one has already gone to school, and he said he will work in Wucheng in the future."
"Good idea. "Li Long said with a smile, "If you train him well, he will do great things in the future."
"Actually, just think that he can be safe and don't be like me." Aidaxi sighed. said.
Li Long could tell that he still had some knots in his heart.
But soon Aidaxi asked Li Long:
"Little brother, what about you? If you can come here to participate in the commendation, what you have done must be extraordinary, right?"
"Actually, compared to you, I really haven't done much." Li Long was modest and talked about what he had done and what happened to be interviewed by a reporter and published in the newspaper.
"Hold together like pomegranate seeds...Brother, what you said is so good!" Aidaxi read these words twice and gave a thumbs up:
"You are really powerful to be able to say such things! If I were Harimu, I would be very happy to have a friend like you!"
Li Long hurriedly humbled himself, and he felt that sentence more and more The power of.
The two communicated a lot until the waiter came over and asked them to eat.
The meeting will be held on the next day, but considering that some people are far away, the accommodation starts from this morning.
Lunch is quite sumptuous, including rice, noodles, pilaf and other staple foods, stir-fried vegetables, fried noodles and so on. You can choose freely, similar to the buffet style.
Aidaxi went to choose pilaf, and Li Long went to order noodles as a habit. In later generations, I met friends who came from Sichuan and said that they could not feel full by eating noodles, but only by eating rice. Li Long is just the opposite. Even if he eats two bowls of rice, if he is full at the time, he will be hungry soon.
The taste is a bit bland, but very delicious. Li Long ate a portion of noodles and was still unsatisfied, so he asked for half a portion of fried noodles.
The beautiful and enthusiastic service staff came over from time to time to ask what they needed, which made some guests, including Li Long, a little uncomfortable. These people are not the same as the service staff in department stores and supply and marketing cooperatives in the county. Not on the same level at all, beautiful, enthusiastic, positive and proactive.
Li Long thought to himself, if the salespersons in the department store had this kind of service attitude, I'm afraid the items inside would have been sold out long ago.
Of course it’s just a thought.
After dinner and a bowl of tea - to Li Long's surprise there was no noodle soup. The tea is rose tea, which tastes very fragrant.
Li Long returned to the room after eating and found that Aidaxi was not there. His study bag was left untouched on the table, and his own bag was placed under the bed.
Li Long brought a small satchel with him when he came over. Thinking that there would be nothing to do here, he simply left the room. There were still people waiting at the signing table, so Li Long went over and asked:
"Comrade, I'm here to attend the meeting. If nothing happens in the afternoon, can I go out and do something?"
"Yes, but please pay attention to safety. If anything happens, you can call here." The middle-aged female comrade in charge of registration asked Li Long to write down the phone number and asked him where he was going.
"I'm going to Bayi Agricultural College to find someone to ask for advice on some agricultural issues."
Li Long thought about finally coming over, so he happened to go to Bayi Agricultural College to ask expert Huang for some advice. Management of melons in the middle and late stages.
Currently, the melons grown at my eldest brother’s house are growing well, but this is only the initial stage. The flowering, fruiting and expansion of the melons in the later period should be more important than the early stage. Li Long felt that it was necessary to learn some knowledge about planting management in advance so that he could respond in time to any situation.
The Bayi Agricultural College had to take bus No. 17, and the female comrade enthusiastically told Li Long how to transfer. After Li Long left the guest house, he followed the female comrade's prompts, transferred several trains, and arrived at the Bayi Agricultural College.
The Agricultural College was in class. Li Long went to the door to register and said he wanted to see Professor Huang Shuyi. The guard registered his situation, and Li Long said that he had contacted Professor Huang before and said that he could contact her if he had any questions about planting.
"Professor Huang is giving a lecture. You go to the teaching building over there and wait. It may take about half an hour." After looking at Li Long's work ID, the guard pointed out the specific location to him.
Li Long took his satchel and went to the teaching building pointed by the guard to wait.
He was not in a hurry. He looked inside at the door and found that the lecturer was indeed the same Ms. Huang he saw when he went to buy seeds last time. Li Long was relieved. He slowly sorted out the questions he wanted to ask in his mind, so as not to miss them and panic when he asked them.
Twenty minutes later, the class ended. Professor Huang did not leave the classroom immediately. Some students stood up from their seats and went to the podium to ask for advice, where Professor Huang patiently answered the questions.
Some of the questions seemed a bit naive to Li Long, but Professor Huang was very patient when speaking and did not laugh at the students, which made Li Long admire him.
After finishing the lecture, seeing that all the students had gone out and no one came to ask for advice, Professor Huang packed up the teaching materials he had brought and walked out.
Then I saw Li Long.
"You are..." Professor Huang felt that this young man looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before. After all, since arriving at the academy, I have met more than 800 students, if not a thousand.
"Hello, Professor Huang, I am Li Long who sells melon seeds in a seed company." Li Long introduced himself hurriedly, "I am here to ask you some questions about planting melon seeds."
Two female students passed by side by side. When they heard that Li Long said they were here to ask for advice on growing melons, they both laughed out loud.
"I remembered, you are the young man who bought all the melon seeds in the seed company. OK, OK, let's go to my office." Professor Huang said with a smile, "I don't have any classes anymore. We can talk about it in detail."
Li Long reached for her book and said:
"Professor, let me get the book"
<. br>"No, no, no, I'm not old enough to need others to help me get textbooks." Professor Huang said with a smile, "Have you planted the melons? How is it growing now?" Although Li Long has no knowledge of the planting and management of melons. How to participate? But before I came here, I made a special trip back to the village to look at the fields. I also had a good exchange with my elder brother. Now I basically understand the growth situation of Dagua. He then talked about the process from soaking the seeds to the time when the melons and vines are about to bloom.
"You are using artificial on-demand? You said you have made an on-demand tool? I will draw it for me later. I am very curious." I didn't expect Huang Shuyi to be interested in the on-demand tool Li Long created. Qi was very interested and asked specifically. Then we started talking about the cultivation of melons.
"Now that the vines have begun to grow, we need to water them appropriately and pay attention to preventing diseases and insect pests. We should monitor the growth situation properly at ordinary times. If we find that the growth is not good and turns yellow, we need to spray foliar fertilizer when necessary..."
Walking to the office while talking. Professor Huang's office is still a bungalow, which is not big. Fortunately, it is a room for one person. After entering, Professor Huang asked Li Long to sit.
There is a cabinet in the office, which can be seen filled with books and paper materials. There are also many books on the desk, and there is also a thick stack of mimeographed information on the wooden sofa where Li Long is sitting.
"My place is a little messy, don't mind." Professor Huang poured a glass of water for Li Long and said with a smile:
"Come on, let's talk about it in detail. By the way, Can you draw that jukebox?”
Li Long asked for paper and pen, and quickly drew the jukebox. Since his drawing skills were average, he just talked while drawing.
“Not bad, not bad, it’s a good idea. This can actually be promoted... Of course, you can also build a factory to produce this. In fact, I think this kind of jukebox has a big impact in our rural areas. market.”
Professor Huang quickly understood the principle of this jukebox, and then sighed, it is true that practice brings true knowledge.
Li Long felt a little ashamed, so he continued to talk about the current situation of melon cultivation.
When he learned that Dagua was growing well and there were already signs of flowering, Professor Huang frowned and thought for a while and said:
"It's a bit early to bloom now. I can't see the growth, but I don't rule out the possibility of insufficient fertility to bloom early. My suggestion is to apply foliar fertilizer and base fertilizer together."
Li Long asked hurriedly What kind of fat specifically? Professor Huang provided Li Long with several options. After all, which one can be purchased depends on the situation of the county agricultural supplies company. Similarly, Professor Huang also talked in detail about the prevention and control of pests and diseases.
“The prevention and treatment of diseases and insect pests is mainly based on prevention, reasonable fertilization, and improvement of the disease resistance of melon seedlings. Pay special attention to the combined use of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers to prevent biased application of nitrogen. After it rains, we must queue up in time. The accumulated water in the ditch prevents seedlings from soaking and improves disease resistance. Spray pesticides in time during the high-incidence period of insect pests, focusing on preventing and controlling blight, anthracnose, powdery mildew, and aphids. We should also observe and prevent other diseases and insect pests in a timely manner..."
Professor Huang was telling Li Long which diseases Li Long had a pen and paper in his hand and wrote down what medicines needed to be used for prevention and treatment.
"That's pretty much it." Basically, Professor Huang said, "After you go back, you can observe the situation according to the situation and respond to any situation in a timely manner. If something happens that I didn't mention, you can Come and find me. The college assigned me a house, and I live here during the holidays.”
After Li Long finished memorizing it, he unpacked the paper and carefully put it into his satchel. He also wanted to say a word of thanks. Professor Huang smiled and said:
“There is no need to say a word of thanks this time. Please remember to come over and tell me what happens when the time comes. If not, I will give it a try. After harvesting, you might as well come over and tell me about the situation. I can learn more about the planting. The process and the overall data are also good for my teaching and research. The piece of jade you left last time was very wrong, but don't do this again in the future. Can you provide me with the data to compare the piece of jade that was right? It’s much more valuable to me.”
Li Long was a little embarrassed.
Professor Huang then asked Li Long what he was doing here.
“Can’t I just come here to ask for advice on how to grow melons?”
"This is unlikely. If you made a special trip here, you should have made a special trip only after something went wrong with the cultivation of the melons." Professor Huang said with a smile, "It can be seen from your story that you are very interested in the melons." The management of melons is quite strict. There are no problems in harvesting melons. If you ask me, it is mainly to prevent problems before they happen. So there is only one possibility. You I came here on the way."
"Professor Huang is awesome," Li Long praised sincerely, "I came here to participate in the ethnic unity commendation meeting of the autonomous region."
"You were commended. "It's pretty awesome." Professor Huang was a little surprised, "Come on, tell me."
Li Long briefly explained the situation. This was not the first time he said it, so he said it smoothly.
“That’s right, pomegranate seeds. You said that those of us who study agriculture are not unfamiliar with pomegranates at all, but we didn’t expect to connect national unity with this. We are really a bit dead in our research...”< br>
"No, no. What you are studying about the growth of pomegranates, I am just inspired by. You are wise men who make mistakes every time you think, and I am a fool who makes such a success..."
"Can you say this? In short, you can't be a fool." Professor Huang shook his head, "Young man, it's good that you can maintain your original intention. There are both Han and ethnic students in the class I teach. Can I tell them about you?"
"Yes." Li Long nodded, "I would be honored if it could be of some help. "
"Hey, when you talk like this, it's hard for people to associate you with a farmer who hasn't gone to school much," Professor Huang teased Li Long.
Li Long actually prepared a piece of jade, but when Professor Huang said this, he was really embarrassed to let it go.
After leaving August 1st Agricultural College, the sun had not yet set. Li Long transferred to the bus and went to the jade factory.
The side door was still open. What surprised Li Long was that someone was talking to the people inside, apparently wanting to buy jade.
Is Liu Gong’s business getting better?
Li Long walked over and saw that Liu Gong was still inside. He looked better than before and his complexion was much rosier. It seemed that his life had improved somewhat.
Liu Gong was showing the jade Buddha in his hand to this customer and talking about its characteristics. When he saw Li Long from the corner of his eye, he was stunned for a moment and then he was overjoyed:
"Hey, Comrade Li, are you here?"
"Hello, Mr. Liu, please do your business first." Li Long said hurriedly, "I'm not in a hurry here."
"Okay, okay, okay. ." Liu Gong smiled and nodded, "Wait a moment."
Li Long was not in a hurry, and neither was the customer, and he bargained slowly with Liu Gong.
"I told you, fifteen yuan is the minimum price. There is a minimum price for the things put here in the factory. I don't make any money from you, but you can't make me lose money, right?" "Liu Gong also said patiently, "This is really not worth your money, why don't you look at something else?"
"I just like this. If you give me another two yuan, I will buy it." The man was very persistent, and Liu Gong had nothing to do. Two yuan was not a small amount of money for him. It was just a day's food expenses. He was selling things. There are requirements from the factory.
In the end, the middle-aged man paid fifteen yuan and took away the jade Buddha. He originally wanted Liu Gong to give him a small piece of other materials, but Liu Gong refused.
After the middle-aged man left, Li Long came to the counter. Liu Gong simply asked Li Long to come in through the door next to him. He said:
"Comrade Li, if everyone comes here People who buy jade are as cheerful as you, so I don’t have to waste much time. Come on, sit down. You haven’t had dinner yet?”
“No,” Li Long said.
"That's just right. I can't finish the food my wife sent me. How about we eat together?"
"Okay." Liu Gong wanted to invite, but Li Long didn't refuse and ate with Liu Gong. Got up and chatted while eating.
It’s not a good meal, just corn noodle cakes, stir-fried cabbage, and a small bowl of pickles.
“If you still want to buy jade, I will leave you a few pieces this time that are slightly larger and have good carving skills.” Liu Gong said, “Same, I’ll give it to you according to the price in the factory. To be honest, if it weren't for you, I would have just retired from illness. . Thinking about it now, I might be dead now if I retreat. I think my old man can still do it.”
Liu Gong’s words came from the bottom of his heart, and Li Long was not good either. Answered and changed the topic with a smile:
"As long as you carve the material, I want it all."
It is rare to see a master craftsman, and if you can pick it by yourself, it will be very incense.
Why don’t you rush for such a good thing? (End of this chapter)