allendalepharm Chapter 150 Wheat
Chapter 150 Wheat
Now that we have the mycelium, the next step is to get the spawn. He Lai thinks that the twig spawn is very reliable, and he needs to find a woodworking factory for this.
He Lai did what he said and rode his bicycle to the woodworking factory where Li Dawa worked.
Guard room
"Excuse me, who are you looking for?" a security guard asked He Lai.
"Hello, I'm looking for Master Li Dawa. My name is He Lai. You tell him and he will know." He Lai replied.
"Okay, wait a minute, I'll go get someone."
The security guard left to call Li Dawa, and the remaining one continued to guard, so He Lai had to sit in the guard room.
Soon, Li Dawa came over.
"Xiao Laizi, why are you here? Do you have something to talk to me about?"
Li Dawa spoke up.
"Yes, Uncle Li." It was also He Lai's first time to come to the woodworking factory.
"Okay, the factory director wants to see you, why not go and meet him?" Li Dawa said with a smile.
"No, please don't, Uncle Li, I don't want to see the leader." He Lai quickly waved his hand to refuse.
Li Dawa also smiled and didn't mention the matter again.
"Uncle Li, I need some poplar paper strips, the thickness of chopsticks, square, just fine. A little shorter than chopsticks. I don't need too many, two hundred will do. And some sawdust, the more shredded the better."
He said what he wanted.
"Okay, uncle got it. I can get it done tomorrow. Then come to the guard room to get it tomorrow afternoon. I'll leave it there." Uncle Li agreed when he thought it was not a big job.
"Thank you, Uncle Li. I'll be leaving first. I have to go back to school." He came and left after achieving his goal.
He Lai rode his bike to get other materials.
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After He Lai collected everything he wanted to use, he began experiments again in an empty room next to the hospital cafeteria.
Various disinfections, various ratios, step by step.
He Lai still managed to produce the branch fungus. When he saw the plastic film covered with white mycelium, He Lai knew he was about to succeed.
Once again, I started making a large number of culture bags, inserted each branch into them, sealed the openings, and waited for the formation of fungus bags.
Looking at the three rows of mushroom bags piled up in the empty room, He Lai and others laughed, because they had all turned white, which meant they were done.
"Xiao Laizi, is this all right?" Fang Qing looked at the rows of mushroom bags.
“It’s best to use a rack to separate the mushroom bags one by one. After all, they need space, and they need ventilation and protection from the sun.
Open the mouth of the mushroom bag and spray water on it every morning, noon and evening. It should grow out in four or five days. "
He Lai explained.
"Okay, Auntie gets it. I'll ask people to water the plants every day. Do you have anything else to add?" Fang Qing looked at He Lai as if he wanted to eat him up.
"Um, Aunt Fang, I want to take twenty away. I also need some newspapers. Can you give them to me?"
He Lai thought about going back to the countryside. Since there was no plastic film for him to use, he could use newspaper to seal it.
"Okay, I'll give you all the newspapers I've read when the time comes." Fang Qing agreed readily.
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School canteen
He Lai and his friends gathered at the dining table in the cafeteria again. Everyone looked at He Lai as if he were a monster.
"Xiao Laizi, are the things ready? The semester is over! We will be on holiday tomorrow."
Liu Shiya asked.
He Lai has spent most of the afternoons in the hospital this entire semester. If He Lai's grades hadn't dropped, the teachers would probably have been furious.
"Well, it's ready. The next step is to take it home and plant it. You can also take a few mushroom bags and try it yourself. Just water it, it's very simple."
He Lai said while eating.
"You are really good. You have been doing this for a whole semester. I admire you so much."
Zhang Zhiwen clasped his fists and bowed.
"Okay, okay, Brother Zhiwen, just treat me to a meal." He Lai returned the gift with a smile.
"Is it really okay to just water it? Then I'll go get some from my mom tomorrow."
Song Xue also really hopes that she can grow mushrooms.
"In theory, it is possible. But many details need to be tested before they can be known. So I plan to go back to the countryside and try it first."
He Lai explained.
In fact, everyone wanted to try it, but they were afraid of wasting the mushroom bags. Only Song Xue suggested the idea of giving it a try.
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He family
"Mom, I have a day off tomorrow. I want to go back to Grandpa's house to grow some mushrooms. I have prepared everything."
He Lai pointed at the mushroom bag in the corner and said.
"Okay, you're older now, you need to be careful about many things. The weather has been a bit hot these days, be careful not to get a heat stroke, okay? You must take care of yourself."
Wu Juan patted He Lai's body. She didn't expect that He Lai wanted to go to the countryside right after his vacation.
"Mom, don't worry, I'm very strong. Look at this muscle, even Brother Zhuzi can't beat me now, Yu Shui, feel it."
He Lai showed his biceps to Yu Shui.
The rain touched me happily.
"Okay, okay. Go early and come back early." Wu Juan also laughed at He Lai's funny behavior.
"Yushui, do you want to go to the countryside to play with Brother Lai?"
"Don't make trouble. Stay home when it rains. Don't go. There are a lot of mosquitoes in the countryside in the summer. Don't go."
Wu Juan quickly refused without waiting for Yu Shui to speak.
She knew how bitter summer was in the countryside. A city girl could not stand the rain. Just one mosquito was enough to make her drink a pot of water.
Yu Shui was a little unhappy when he saw that Wu Juan had refused, but he didn't say anything to object.
"Yu Shui, you should feel happy, otherwise you will suffer when you go to the countryside, hehe." He Lai teased Yu Shui.
"Then brother, come back early." Yu Shui said, holding He Lai's hand.
"Okay, I'll come back early for the rain too!"
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He Lai came to his grandfather's house carrying a big bag, but didn't see anyone. He had to move the things into his room first and put the mushroom bags away one by one.
After He Lai finished tidying up, he went to the kitchen to drink a sip of water and sat at the door waiting.
"Xiao Laizi, Xiao Laizi." Old Mrs. He hurriedly opened the gate of the courtyard and saw He Lai sitting on the doorstep drinking water.
"Grandma, you're back. Did you go to harvest wheat?" He Lai asked, and handed the teacup in his hand to Grandma He.
"Yes, the weather is hot this year, and the wheat ripened a little earlier, so it was harvested. Someone came over just now and said that they seemed to see you come back, so grandma hurried back to check on you." Grandma He took the teacup and started drinking.
"Grandma, you stay at home and rest. I'll go and harvest some wheat. I've never harvested wheat before." When He Lai heard about harvesting wheat, he wanted to try it.
"Little Laizi, don't go. It's hot and tiring. Just stay at home with grandma and cook."
Grandma He didn't want her grandson to suffer this.
"Grandma, it's okay. I'll go first. You cook." He said and ran out.
"Come back, come back..." Grandma was helpless as she watched He Lai run away.
Grandma He thought for a while and decided: Forget it, I'd better cook quickly. I'll roast some of the wild boar meat and rabbit that I caught a few days ago. No, my eldest grandson doesn't like to eat these very much. I'd better kill the big rooster that the family just bought. My grandson loves to eat chicken.
After thinking about it, Mrs. He went to the chicken coop to catch a rooster. Mr. He bought it specially because he heard that He Lai would come during the summer vacation.
He Lai successfully found his grandfather's land based on his previous memory.
The golden ears of wheat sway in the sunshine, and the joy of harvest fills the fields.
Wheat is the most important thing for people in the north. Their livelihood depends on these wheat ears. Only with a good harvest can they have enough food to eat.
"Grandpa, uncle, second uncle, brother Dahu..." He Lai found that the whole family was harvesting wheat.
He Lai quickly called for help and rushed down. Everyone looked up and saw He Lai.
"You naughty boy, why are you coming here instead of staying at home? We can finish the harvest quickly without your help." Grandpa He said with a smile as he looked at He Lai who was sweating all over.
"Grandpa, let me have some experience. Hehe, my grandson hasn't mowed the field yet." He Lai picked up the sickle that Grandma He had placed on the ridge of the field and came to Brother Xiaohu.
"Brother Xiaohu, teach me. I want to try harvesting too." He Lai watched Dahu harvesting frantically.
"Haha, Xiao Laizi, watch carefully. Stand up straight, bend down, and cut the crops one by one, piling them up next to you little by little."
Xiaohu demonstrated.
He Lai thought it was easy, so he started cutting it in an orderly manner.