In August, rice enters the peak heading period.
Heading is the fully developed panicle of rice that develops top leaves as the stalk grows.
This period is the key time to determine how much rice is fruitful and requires special management.
The Uighur girl is even more focused on the rice fields, and basically lives on the farm every day, keeping a close eye on the conditions of the rice fields.
"This is the first large-scale planting of our new rice variety. Rice at the peak heading stage is very sensitive to external conditions. Whether it is weather, sunlight, water, or fertilizer nutrients, it has a great impact on them, which is directly related to After that, I have to keep an eye on the output."
At the edge of the rice field, Chen Mu watched the Uighur girl eating, and silently scooped her a bowl of black chicken soup with American ginseng.
This is specially made by the white-eyed girl, and it is said to nourish the body.
While drinking the soup, the Uighur girl turned her head and said to Chen Mu, "Go to the airport tomorrow and help me pick up someone."
"ah?"
"Ah what, help me pick up people. It is said that there are twenty-two people. You can contact the car. The plane will fly at 10:30 tomorrow morning from the capital to our city X..."
The Uighur girl reported the news with a short story.
Chen Mu waved his hand: "Wait a minute... Who do you want me to pick up? Who is coming from the capital?"
The Uighur girl replied, "It's Guo'er. She and some experts from the Japonica Rice Engineering Research Technology Center are coming to see how our new rice variety is being planted."
It turned out to be the female doctor Yang Guo...
Chen Mu nodded: "Don't worry, I will pick you up at one o'clock tomorrow."
After thinking about it, he tentatively asked again: "They came here just to have a look? No other purpose?"
The Uighur girl said: "Get ready to find out the situation and write an evaluation report for our new rice variety... Well, Guo'er said that after it is finished, it will be sent to Weiwei and Guowuyuan in the name of the Japonica Rice Engineering Research Technology Center. Submit it, hoping to use the strength of the country to help us promote it in the future."
That is a good thing and must be supported.
Chen Mu felt that he had to invigorate the atmosphere tomorrow and make his good friends from the capital feel at home. This trip was worthwhile.
At this moment, Cheng Zijun also came over. He was covered in sweat, threw the hat off his head, and sat down next to Chen Mu.
"Hurry up, pour me a cup of tea."
Cheng Zijun was not polite, and after sitting down, he ordered Chen Mu to run errands.
Chen Xiaoer hurriedly poured hot water into the teapot, poured a full cup, and handed it to Master Cheng.
Master Cheng likes to drink hot tea. His head is full of sweat and he pours a cup like this. It is said that his whole body is transparent and very refreshing.
Chen Xiaoer had tried it before, purely because he wanted to experience it.
But after the experience, he couldn't enjoy this transparency and refreshment.
He prefers to drink a bottle of iced Coke at this time, he thinks that is really cool.
"It's so cool!"
After Master Cheng finished his tea, he leaned back on the chair and gasped for breath, then pointed to the cup, signaling Chen Xiaoer to have another cup.
Chen Xiaoer could only continue to serve, teasing while pouring tea: "You said you didn't supervise the work well, why did you go to drive the fertilizer machine by yourself? It made the master stand on the ridge and stare stupidly. Not even sitting, I'm afraid you will rob him of his job, aren't you torturing others?"
Cheng Zijun was a person who couldn't sit still by nature. He stayed on the farm for a while and learned to operate various agricultural machinery from the hired masters.
So every day when it was time to fertilize and spray pesticides, he drove the master aside and drove the agricultural machinery to run in the field, having a great time.
During the peak heading period, rice grows fastest and requires the most nutrients, water, temperature and light, so it is the best period for topdressing.
Although Chen Mu has never farmed much, he has become a semi-expert under the influence of his ears and eyes during this period of time.
Master Cheng smiled when he heard the words, and said: "Forget about this year. After tomorrow, I will also get a big tractor for fun. I will drive and serve it myself. This thing is quite interesting."
Well, you cow...
Chen Mu turned his head to look at the construction site near the road, and asked, "How is your big villa going?"
"It should be completed by the end of the year. When the time comes, your sister-in-law and children will come over, and you will bring Xiwen and Anar to live here for a few days. Everyone will be lively together."
Cheng Zijun is trimming a large villa, which is completely built according to the style of those medieval mansions abroad. It is said that it will cost several million, which is so extravagant that Chen Mu is jealous.
In contrast, the gas station is just a dog's den, and Chen Mu felt that when he loosened his hand, he should spend it extravagantly, otherwise he would feel sorry for the Uighur girl and female doctor who followed him.
The two chatted for a while, Cheng Zijun suddenly lowered his voice, and said, "After the rice harvest here, the old man in my family will come over, and you and I will pick it up then."
"ah?"
Chen Mu was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect to receive another reception task.
After thinking about it, he tentatively asked: "Uncle Cheng... with his identity, are we going to pick him up?"
Cheng Zijun nodded: "My dad came to see me. It's a private matter and we won't make a big show of it. We just go and don't disturb other people."
"Okay, I get it now."
Chen Mu nodded, expressing his understanding.
However, he expressed doubts about whether Cheng Zijun's father could really not disturb other people.
After all, this is a long step, and with a public weapon, I feel a bit out of control, so it is difficult to have private time.
"Of course, my dad also wants to see with his own eyes the new variety of rice we planted. I've been talking to him about this for a long time, and he has always been very concerned about it."
Cheng Zijun said with a smile: "My dad has looked down on me since I was a child, and always thinks that I don't do anything serious... Haha, but I am a person. Son, so my dad didn't bother me much.
This time I came to farm, but he cared a lot. He called me from time to time and said that I was finally doing something serious.
It is rare that our rice harvest is going to be bumper, so he said that he wants to come and have a look and feel the excitement of the harvest. "
After a slight pause, Cheng Zijun asked again: "Didn't I ask you last time, after the harvest, should we have some kind of ceremony or something? How is your inquiry?"
Chen Mu thought for a while and said, "I've inquired about it. Before harvesting the rice, there will be a scythe opening ceremony. dance or something."
Cheng Zijun said grandly, "Then let's get one too, and let the people in the town know that we'll have a lot of fun together."
"Okay, I'll ask Uncle Aizmat how to do it later, and then I'll tell you."
After the two chatted for a while, Cheng Zijun had almost rested, got on his fertilizer spreader again, and started running in the rice field.