Seeing how enthusiastic the college students were, Qu He couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.
"Wei Fugui!"
"arrive!"
Hearing Qu He's call, a slender man wearing a blue overalls hat and an apron tied around his waist ran into the cafeteria with small steps.
"The truck will arrive shortly. There is a piece of yellow mutton among the supplies. Remember to make it at noon to give the college students a snack!"
"yes!"
Wei Fugui is one of the members of the advance team. His job is to be responsible for the food for the team members. When he heard that there was meat in the supplies for the meeting, his eyes suddenly lit up.
The conditions on Bashang were difficult, and the food he usually had was not meaty at all. He could not remember the last time he ate meat.
Although this piece of meat is for college students, how can there be any cook in the world who starves to death?
He cooks all the food. Is it reasonable to taste it before serving it?
After saying that, Wei Fugui ran out with a smile, firstly to prepare to receive the supplies, and secondly to tell the brothers in the advance team about the meat lunch.
On the other hand, college students are not very interested in the news of "eating mutton as a snack for lunch".
Although domestic supplies are relatively scarce at this time, who are they?
College students!
Who hasn’t eaten meat?
Although they don't eat it often, a mere meal of "meat" really can't make them excited.
"Captain, captain, we have meat for lunch!"
Wei Fugui ran out of the cafeteria and immediately found Zhao Tianshan and told him the good news.
Eat meat?
After hearing the news, Zhao Tianshan couldn't help but swallow his saliva, while Zhang Fulin on the side moved his index finger and quickly confirmed.
"Is there meat for lunch?"
"Um."
Wei Fugui nodded happily, then looked around to make sure there was no one around him, and then whispered.
"Captain, Lao Zhang, please come early and I'll serve you some more."
"Okay." Zhang Fulin smiled and punched Wei Fugui: "Old Wei, you are still interesting."
Zhao Tianshan frowned slightly when he heard the two people's 'conspiracy', but he made no attempt to stop them.
The members of the advance team have been on the dam for nearly three years, and they have become as close to each other as brothers.
Although Zhao Tianshan is a very upright person, integrity does not mean being pedantic, and this trivial matter will not go to the forefront.
"Hey, by the way, where is technician Feng?"
Wei Fugui looked around but couldn't see Li Jie, so he asked.
Zhao Tianshan glanced in the direction of the nursery.
"I'll probably be back soon."
nursery.
At this time, Li Jie was the only one left in the nursery. Looking at the lush seedlings around him, memories of the past suddenly appeared in his mind.
In order to take care of these seedlings, he and the members of the advance team put a lot of effort into taking care of these seedlings. During the seedling emergence period, they directly settled in the nursery.
Everyone eats, drinks, poops and sleeps here, and people are arranged to take turns keeping watch at night.
Watching the seedlings grow up day by day, they didn't know how happy they were at that time.
It's a pity that the future of these seedlings is already determined. If they are really transplanted to the barren mountains, the survival rate will probably be lower than one-third of what Tan Xuemei said.
How low exactly?
The survival rate is only about 10%, and even if it survives, it will not grow into a towering tree in the future.
As for why the survival rate is so low, it is actually caused by multiple factors.
First of all, the concentration of potassium permanganate used by ‘Original’ for disinfection before sowing was too high, which affected the development of the seeds.
Secondly, the seeds are sown in the wrong way. Seedlings often prefer to grow in groups because they can jointly withstand the harsh growth environment.
Therefore, the survival rate of drill sowing is much higher than that of broadcast sowing, and the previous sowing method of ‘Original Body’ was broadcast sowing which was less efficient.
Thirdly, the pH value of the nursery has not reached a rational state.
Finally, after the bed is built, too much nitrogen fertilizer is applied. Excessive fertility will affect the lignification of the seedlings, resulting in a too long slow-seedling period after transplantation, thus reducing the survival rate.
However, even if all the above measures are taken, it may not be possible to grow a plant that meets the standards of 'dumpty' (seedlings with thick stems) or 'bearded' (with well-developed roots).
The reason for this is that the climate in Saihanba is so unique.
May is supposed to be the season of blooming mountain flowers, but Saihanba in May is greeted by the cold wind of the Mongolian Plateau.
The cold wind brings not only physical cooling, but also frost.
Frost is the enemy of saplings. If you are not careful, those saplings that have just sprouted will quickly turn from green to gray-black overnight.
In addition, even if you cultivate saplings that meet the standards of "Shorty Dumpty" and "Big Bearded", not all of these saplings may survive.
Because these seedlings are cultivated using the method of "shade seedling cultivation", and the sunshine in Saihanba is particularly strong.
Weaker young seedlings simply cannot withstand the 'baking' test of strong light.
If you want to really improve the survival rate, you can only use the 'all-light seedling' method to cultivate, and directly eliminate those seeds that cannot adapt to the 'baking' test of strong light in the seedling stage.
The flowers in the greenhouse cannot withstand wind and rain. If you want to cultivate saplings that are truly suitable for the climate of Saihanba, you must break the rules.
Finally, the larch saplings cultivated today are not the most suitable trees for Saihanba. According to later data, Pinus sylvestris is more suitable than larch.
Pinus sylvestris is native to eastern Inner Mongolia, the Daxinganling region of Heilongjiang, and the sand dune areas of Hailar.
Its advantages include being light-loving, cold-tolerant, and resistant to drought and barrenness, and these advantages are very suitable for Saihanba.
But Pinus sylvestris is not without its shortcomings. Its seedlings are slender and delicate and have poor resistance. If they encounter drought and strong winds in winter and spring, it is extremely easy to cause physiological drought, reduce vitality, and even die.
It is precisely because of the shortcomings of Pinus sylvestris that the Ministry of Forestry did not choose to cultivate Pinus sylvestris seedlings in the Saihanba area.
However, compared with those selfless foresters, Li Jie has an advantage that no one can match.
He came with the successful experience of later generations.
Others took closed-book exams, but Li Jie not only took the exam with open-book exams, but also took the exam with standard answers.
In this case, how can there be any reason to fail?
With his joining, Saihanbalin will be able to better complete the tasks assigned by his superiors.
Of course, he certainly couldn't come up with all these experiences at once. Science does not rely on imagination. It requires constant experiments and then summarizing the rules.
Li Jie can speed up the process, but he cannot tell them the answer directly without leaving the process.
Otherwise, he is just 'playing hooligan'!
"Technician Feng! Technician Feng!"
At this moment, Zhang Fulin's voice suddenly came from the sand dunes.