Military marriage, the last big man married the soldier king, the stronger the stronger

Huang Youfu walked into the yard covered in mud, with his shoes, trouser legs, and body all covered in mud.

When Bao Zhiguo saw him like this, he couldn't help but laugh at him, "Old Huang, I think you're going backwards as you get older. You're almost fifty years old, and you're covered in mud, huh? Hahaha..."

The more he thought about it, the more interesting it became, and he couldn't stop laughing.

Huang Youfu said with a sullen face, "What are you laughing at? I'm here to ask you for an explanation."

"What's wrong?"

"What else? Calculate the time now. Is there any accurate information about growing medicinal herbs? I've..."

He looked around warily, then lowered his voice and said, "I've sent the people to you, what else do you want?"

"Don't worry, Lao Huang. How can I not take your matter to heart? Besides, it's not just your business, it's also the business of our Victory Brigade."

That was true, but Huang Youfu always felt uneasy.

In the past few days, he has consulted many elderly people who have experience in collecting medicinal herbs in the village. They did say that medicinal herbs can be planted, but if some of them are planted too soon, they will have no medicinal effect at all, and it will take three to five years before they can be harvested.

Three years, five years, that’s such a long time, how can he just sit there and wait!

"No, you must give me an explanation today, otherwise I won't leave."

Bao Zhiguo had no choice but to leave professional matters to professionals. "Then wait, I'll call Xiao Jiang, the educated youth, so you can meet him."

Huang Youfu nodded, "Okay, go ahead!" He appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was beating fast. The purpose of his visit today was to meet the legendary educated youth Xiao Jiang. He knew that growing medicinal herbs was not that easy, so he had already prepared himself mentally.

Bao Zhiguo walked out of the production team compound and stood at the gate, muttering softly, "This old guy has learned bad things and is trying to play the art of war with me."

It's not that he didn't see through Huang Youfu's true purpose, but if this matter wanted to be resolved, Jiang Yan had to step in personally. Otherwise, even with his two skills, he wouldn't be able to convince Huang Youfu.

Jiang Yan was not surprised at all when she heard that Huang Youfu was looking for her. She had already made detailed plans, so convincing Huang Youfu would not be a problem.

"Uncle, that's great. I also want to meet this legendary cowardly captain. Let's go together."

Bao Zhiguo was also very happy to see her full of confidence, and said, "Actually, it's not entirely true to say that he is timid."

"How did you say this?"

"If Huang Youfu is a coward at heart, he would never agree to my proposal. He is just a person who is too good at weighing the pros and cons."

Jiang Yan was thoughtful. It seemed that rumors could not be trusted! If that was the case, she would have to look at Captain Huang with a new eye.

The two of them walked and talked, and soon arrived at the production team compound.

Huang Youfu had been looking forward to it for a long time. As soon as he saw Jiang Yan enter the yard, he couldn't wait to go out to greet her.

"Old Huang, didn't you want to meet the educated youth Xiao Jiang? Look, I brought him to you. This is the golden nugget of our Shengli Brigade, the educated youth Xiao Jiang, Jiang Yan. Xiao Jiang, this is the captain of the Qinghe Brigade, Huang Youfu."

"Hello, Captain Huang."

Huang Youfu reached out his hand and shook Jiang Yan's, and said a little awkwardly: "Little Jiang Zhiqing, I've been waiting for you to come."

"Okay, Captain Huang, today, I'm here to help you solve your problem. If you have any questions, just ask me and I'll answer them without hesitation."

Huang Youfu was waiting for this sentence, "Well, let's go inside and talk."

"Okay."

The three of them went into the house together, and Bao Zhiguo poured water for Huang Youfu and Jiang Yan.

It was a hot July day. Huang Youfu had been riding all the way and was already sweating profusely. It was only at this time that he drank some water.

When Jiang Yan saw the mud spots on Huang Youfu's body and his cracked lips, she immediately understood.

It seems that Captain Huang, like Bao Zhiguo, is a good person who wants to seek benefits for his fellow villagers.

"Xiao Jiang, the educated youth, I came here today to ask for a definite answer. If our Qinghe Brigade follows you in growing medicinal herbs, it will take several years before we can see the harvest."

You see, they came prepared. It seems they had asked someone about it beforehand.

"Captain Huang, I don't want to lie to you, but medicinal herbs are not like the food and vegetables we grow in our fields. They can be eaten right after they are grown. They have to have a certain medicinal effect, otherwise there is no market for them, and no hospital will accept them."

"Where's the ginseng?"

"Forest ginseng takes at least three years. Of course there are also one-year ginseng, but again, it's useless."

Huang Youfu couldn't help but feel deflated. It wasn't like he regretted it. After all, he had only sent a few demoted personnel to the Victory Brigade with the approval of his superiors. As long as he denied it, what happened afterwards had nothing to do with him.

He just felt that three years was too long. Did the members of their Qinghe Brigade have to go hungry for another three years?

"Captain Huang, don't be discouraged. I have a comprehensive plan here. Do you want to listen to it?"

A comprehensive plan?

Huang Youfu and Bao Zhiguo couldn't help but look at her.

"Although you won't be able to harvest medicinal herbs right away, your Qinghe Brigade can learn from our Shengli Brigade and start the breeding industry first."

Huang Youfu's eyes suddenly lit up, "Little Jiang, are you willing to help us raise fish?"

This is a piece of cake in the sky.

"Instead of raising fish, we can broaden our thinking and think long-term. Why can't Qinghe Brigade raise pigs and chickens? This is also a good way to get rich! Meat and eggs are in short supply now."

Huang Youfu chuckled, with a look of deep disappointment on his face, "Little Jiang, we rural people used to raise pigs in every household. It was difficult to raise pigs, and everyone knows that pigs are valuable! But there is an old saying in the countryside, 'You can't have a fortune if you don't have hair on it.' Raising pigs is too risky. If you get some disease, the pigs will die in droves."

Bao Zhiguo nodded in agreement. "A few years ago, all the pigs in our area got sick. Not a single pig was left. We didn't even get to hand in the pigs we were supposed to deliver that day. It was tragic."

Life was already difficult. The pigs that we had raised with great difficulty became sick and died before we could even harvest them. Who wouldn’t feel sad? The sick pigs couldn’t be eaten, so we had to dig a pit and bury them. Everyone cried as they buried them.

"Uncle, this is what I want to say. I know that the breeding industry has risks, but if we can plan the pig breeding plan well, feed scientifically, and use medicine to prevent swine fever and chicken fever, the risk can be minimized."

Jiang Yan took out her little planning notebook and told the two of them the experience points and methods she had summarized, word by word.

Bao Zhiguo's eyes sparkled. He wondered what was wrong with the brain of the educated youth Xiao Jiang.

Huang Youfu clicked his tongue twice and glared at Bao Zhiguo with a look of grievance. This old dog is so lucky. It would have been great if the educated youth Xiao Jiang had been assigned to their Qinghe Brigade.