Chapter 66 Less clear prospects

(It's the last day of the new book list. Brothers, try your best to help me get it up and stick to the last minute. Thank you.)

Xia wanted to hand over a cigarette and said, "I just want to see the beautiful scenery of the grassland... But I also wonder why I can't grow crops in a good place where grass can grow?"

The old farmer seems to be in his 50s, and he has lost a few teeth. When he smiles, he is similar to the child when he loses his teeth. It looks a little funny, but when he speaks, he looks serious: "Good smoke? Just smoke one good cigarette, and you can't touch such a good cigarette at ordinary times. Young, the grassland is not beautiful, but there are many grasses and mosquitoes. In the past, they used to raise horses, but now they don't raise horses, and they have become grasslands. But if you go over the mountain in front of you, there is a depression there. The grass in the depression is beautiful, and there are flowers in the grass. There are many famous and unknown ones. They grow with the grass. It's beautiful..."

The old farmer took a sip of a cigarette and opened the chatter happily. Xia wanted to interrupt him in a hurry, afraid that he would talk farther and farther: "Old man, why can you grow grass and crops?"

"Crops can grow, but they don't grow well, and they don't grow well in this place, such as wheat, cotton, rice, corn, etc. They don't grow. The main reason is that they are too hot during the day and too cold at night. Ordinary crops can't live. Even if they can grow, they can The old farmer seemed to be talking about other people's affairs. He looked intoxicated and stretched out his hand with a shy face, "Give me another cigarette, okay?"

Xia wanted to stuff half a box of cigarettes in his hand: "What kind of crops are planted here?"

The old farmer couldn't help but be happy: "Give it all to me?" Seeing that Xia wanted to nod, he grabbed the cigarette in his hand and clenched it tightly. He was so happy, "How many yuan does this box cost? Yes, you have to hide it when you go back. Don't let the second egg see it and grab it from me... By the way, the young man asked me what kind of crops I grow, right? There are long potatoes, Xiaomai and beets. Anyway, there is nothing valuable. It's just enough to eat all year round. You can't starve to death.

The old farmer showed his open teeth in embarrassment: "Well, young man, I'm going to hide cigarettes, so I can't talk with you..." He covered the smoke and ran away quickly.

Xia wanted to laugh dumbly.

The yellow teeth came over and said with greedy eyes, "Do you still have any cigarettes? I can also say it. It's a good smoke. Just one is fine.

Jia He handed over a box of cigarettes next to him. Xia thought he didn't give him a box and pulled out two: "Why don't you grow cabbage?"

"Chinese cabbage?" The yellow teeth grabbed two cigarettes in their hands, one on the spot and the other on the ear. "What are you doing with that thing? It's enough to have potatoes. Cabbage is not delicious. The main reason is that this place is too cold. Cabbage has to be harvested in autumn in winter. When it snows elsewhere, the cabbage is just ripe, and then it can be stored for the winter. It doesn't work here. The cabbage freezes to death before it is cooked..."

"It won't be planted in advance, and it will be harvested before winter?" Jia He didn't know what Xia wanted to do with these questions, but he grew up in the countryside and knew about growing cabbage.

"No." Huangya knew that the smoke was given by Jia He, so he also smiled flatteringly at him. "If you grow it like that, you can grow up and ripen it, but it tastes very bad. Cabbage is a vegetable. Who will grow the dish that is not delicious? It's not food? If you want to eat vegetables, it's better to grow potatoes.

The potatoes in Ba County are famous far and near, and Xiaxiang has also heard of it. Before the future of Dam County, he also had the idea of selling high-quality potatoes from Dam County to KFC, because Dam County is a real ecological agriculture, pollution-free and pure natural, but later he thought that KFC's potatoes were almost all imported from the United States, which was extremely demanding. The mashed potatoes use special varieties of potatoes: long strips, The surface is smooth, there are few buds, it is not brittle after frying, the molding is fast, and the content of protein and starch reaches a certain proportion. Most of the domestic potatoes are farm varieties: round, buds are many and deep, and the starch content does not meet the requirements. Later, it seems that there are faint rumors that the American potatoes used by KFC are all genetically modified potatoes. No wonder the taste is unique. After thinking about it, the impact of genetically modified technology on human health has not been determined, so The idea of promoting genetically modified potatoes in Ba County.

Combined with the actual situation of his rural life, Jia He said sadly, "No wonder he is so poor. This guy has no good land. The climate is not good. Is it strange that farmers can have money? Like ours, you can grow cotton and sell money. You can also grow wheat, corn, soybeans, sesame, and grow whatever you grow. If you eat vegetables, you can eat leeks, eggplant, zucchini, green onions, cabbage, whatever you want. You can also grow apples, peaches and apricots. Every year, you can't It's much better than here."

Jia He's hometown is in the Central Plain, which is one of the main grain producing areas in China. It has a mild climate and can grow all kinds of temperate crops, which cannot be compared with Ba County.

Li Dingshan still doesn't know what Xia wants to ask these things in detail. He only knows how to develop tourism now. He doesn't care about Xia Xiang's question and answer just now: "Xia Xiang, shall we go to the mountains to have a look?"

Xia wanted to understand Li Dingshan's urgent thoughts. He nodded and asked Huangya, "How can I get to Shanwa?"

Huangya looked at the car driven by the three people and said with an embarrassed face, "The car can't pass, and the road is not easy to walk. If someone walks there, it will take a long time, and I'm afraid you people in the city can't walk that far, so you have to ride a horse."

Xia thought he could ride a horse. He turned his head to see Li Dingshan and Jia He. Jia He patted his chest and said, "I learned everything when I was a soldier. Riding a horse is a trivial matter."

Li Dingshan also smiled and said, "No problem. I've ridden a horse before, and I can ride it."

Huang Ya patted his thigh happily: "That's it. I'm going to lead four horses. Someone has to accompany you. If you get lost, it will be broken. It's easy to say. It's just a waste of time. I'm going with a few distinguished guests. Can I change a box of cigarettes?

In a while, the yellow teeth brought four horses, two black and two red. The four horses were toned, with thick necks, solid hooves, big eyes, upright ears, well-proportioned and compact structure. Jia Heyi couldn't help but praise: "Good horse. This horse is strong, strong, strong and has endurance, and has high comprehensive quality.

The four of them rode on their horses and marched north. Huangya was really surnamed Huang, but his name was Huang Hai. He was a native of Dam County. The farthest place he had ever been in his life was the county seat. When Xia wanted to introduce the three of them, he asked Huang Hai to be called Xiaoxia, Xiao Jia and Lao Li respectively, but Huang Hai had a win-eye. He saw that Li Dingshan was a little ahead, so he shouted "Brother Li" one by one.

In fact, it is not too far from Jiazhai Township to the mountain depression. At best, it is five or six kilometers away, but it is almost all walking in the long kneeless grass. It is said that there is a road, and there is no way to go at all. Fortunately, riding a horse, it is not slow If you walk on two legs, you have to skud your foot.

"Does Xiao Jia still know horses? I can't see that he is still an artist. Huang Hai was used to seeing the scenery on the grassland. Like Xia Xiang and Li Dingshan, his eyes were shining, he looked around, and kept pointing. He fell behind. He and Jia He opened the way in front of him, so they had nothing to say.

"I don't understand, but I knew a little about it when I was a soldier. Your horse is hybrid, isn't it? The endurance is good, and it is estimated that the pulling force is also great. It seems that it can not only load things, but also do farm work, right?

"That's right, the vision is really accurate. The horses here are hybridized with Mongolian horses, which are much more powerful than Mongolian horses. They are not slower than Mongolian horses. They are all good horses. Each family has one or two horses to work and ride on the grassland or something, and a little jeep..." Huang Hai is very talkative, and he chatted with Jia He is very speculative.

The scenery of the grassland is beautiful. Walking in the sun against the scorching sun, I don't feel hot. Xia Xiang and Li Dingshan rode side by side. The sky and the earth were empty. Except for the sound of horses' hoofs and the rustling sound when the wind blew, it was surprisingly quiet. The long grass hits the legs and the belly of the horse from time to time, which is very interesting.

"In addition to horse riding and enjoying the beautiful scenery of the grassland, this grassland tourism can also level a large open space in places with little grass, build a few Mongolian yurts, and engage in some archery competitions, which should attract many people. In addition to these, Xiaxiang, what else do you have?" Li Dingshan had been quietly enjoying the scenery around him. When he was about to get to the hill, he asked abruptly.