The commune didn't take this matter to heart at first, it just thought it was the sun this year, and the seedlings were suppressed, and asked Xiao Heguo to go back and wait for a few days to see.

But I didn't expect that a few days later, instead of waiting for Xiao Heguo, the captains of the other five villages came, and they all reported the same thing.

One situation occurred in all six villages, and it was still a food-related problem. That was serious. The commune immediately organized an investigation team to check the situation in each village.

It doesn't matter if you check it, you will find a big problem after you check it.

The rice seedlings in the field not only stopped growing, but also showed chlorotic yellow and white spots on the underside of the leaves, reddish-brown spots and irregular patches on the top of the leaves, and then gradually expanded and spread to the entire leaf. The leaf tips were dry and the roots were rotten and turned brown.

Experts in the county said that this is due to the lack of trace elements. Simply put, it means that the rice seedlings lack nutrients and need zinc supplementation.

A group of uneducated rural mud legs can't understand these professional terms, but they can understand what the expert said: "If there is no way to remedy it, the whole commune may have no harvest in the second half of the year."

All of a sudden, I felt that the sky was about to fall, and some captains even fell to the ground with weak legs.

Seeing this, Shang Haoquan, the president of the commune, was annoyed that they couldn't get on the stage, so he directly decided to let the educated youths from various villages to assist in the development of the work.

So Xiaojiacun chose Ding Mao and Zhou Rang, because they seemed the most reliable and had read the most books.

Although Zhou Rang was an educated youth who had just arrived this year, Xiao Heguo had dealt with him many times and felt that he had a good eye for people, so he arranged for him.

When the two arrived at the commune, they first followed a group of cadres and listened to experts explain their professional knowledge, and then learned about two rescue methods.

The first thing to do is to buy zinc-supplementing fertilizers, and buy as much as you can.

The second is to buy more vegetable seeds for emergencies. If the rice seedlings fail to be rescued, just dig out the waste seedlings and plant as many other vegetables as you can.

In order not to cause panic among the villagers, the commune decided to conceal it before finding a solution. The team leader and the village party secretary were responsible for reassuring people.

The representatives of the educated youth followed the relevant officials of the commune to the county town to buy fertilizer and seeds.

A group of people arrived at the Agricultural Bureau of Sang'an County without stopping. Unexpectedly, when the other party heard that they were here to buy fertilizers and seeds, their expressions changed, and they went straight to the point and asked them to go to the city bureau to buy them.

Then the group went to Huiping City by car, but they didn't expect that the letter of introduction issued by the commune was like waste paper in this urban area. The Seed Administration Bureau didn't buy it at all, let alone its superior Agriculture Bureau.

The staff dismissed you with a sentence of "no fertilizer, no seeds, wait for the notice", and they didn't even let you in. They simply didn't pay attention to these cadres who came from the countryside.

But knowing that the other party sees people as inferior, there is nothing they can do. Now that they are asking for help, they can only come to the door a few times in a low voice.

Seeing their perseverance, they were willing to reveal some inside information to them.

It turns out that this year, they are not the only commune in this situation. There are several counties below Huiping City, and dozens of communes below the county town have similar situations.

Now it is difficult to find a single fertilizer and seed. The stock of the Municipal Agricultural Bureau has long been transferred by the county agricultural bureau below. Now there are only a few large supply and marketing cooperatives that sell a few packages of chemical fertilizers and seeds, but this kind of place is common. Everyone has to ask for a ticket.

How could the Red Sun Commune come up with so many fertilizer stamps and food stamps all at once.

So the group stayed in Huiping City for a few days without buying much fertilizer and seeds. They had a headache every day and how to go back to work. Seeing that the time limit given by the commune was approaching, everyone was so anxious that they got angry.

Zhou Rang came to the table and poured himself a glass of water slowly. After drinking it all in one gulp, he looked at Ding Mao, who was carefully looking through the nylon pocket, and said unhurriedly: "I found a way in the black market, and I can get a lot of fertilizers. and seeds."

"You can't touch the black market. This time, I'll treat it as if you bought it from a supply and marketing cooperative. I'll let the commune reimburse you for how much you spent." Ding Mao propped his hands on the table, his voice low and weak.

Hearing this, Zhou Rang did not look directly at him, but turned his head to look elsewhere, glanced at the calendar placed by the bed, and said indifferently: "Without fertilizers and seeds, everyone may starve to death in the second half of the year. "

A trace of cold sweat slid across Ding Mao's forehead, and he said softly, "Where is it so serious? Could it be that the higher-ups will just watch the common people starve to death?"

"Sometimes, the benefit is not as good as the whole." Zhou Rang slowly spit out the reality.

"Besides, the whole city of Huiping City is like this, how will the surrounding cities be better?"

Ding Mao's eyes rolled quickly. After thinking for a while, he couldn't find anything to refute. He slammed the table hard and made a loud "bang".

The room fell into silence, and after a while, Zhou Rang said again: "Actually, it's not difficult to turn black into white. If you bring the things in the dark to the bright side, everything can be solved."

"You have a solution?" Ding Mao raised his drooping head, squinted his eyes and fixedly stared at Zhou Rang, trying to find out his true emotions from this extremely calm face.

Zhou Rang tilted his head, hooked the corners of his lips, and smiled suddenly.

"of course."

After a pause for a few seconds, he continued: "But I need your help. You have a certain right to speak in the village, and you know a lot of people in the commune, so I leave them to you to persuade."

Ding Mao was dazzled by his dazzling appearance, and quickly looked away, his eyeballs rolled a few times uneasily, as if he had an idea, then he raised his eyes to look at him again, his eyes became much calmer, but there were a few Pretending to be calm.

"it is good."

Zhou Rang nodded, and the two looked at each other and exchanged knowing glances, both of them understood that this was a signal of a successful transaction.

"It's getting late, let's go slowly." Zhou Rang made a gesture to see off the guests, signaling Ding Mao to leave.

The latter stood up straight and walked towards the door. Before turning the doorknob, he suddenly turned around and looked at Zhou Rang, puzzled, and asked, "What is your background? You were able to get through the black market channels in Huiping City in just a few days? "

Some people have lived in Huiping City all their lives and may not know where the black market is.

And this time Zhou Rang came to Xiaojia Village to go to the countryside for only two months. As far as he knew, Zhou Rang never had the opportunity to visit Huiping City in these two months, except this time he came here with the commune to buy fertilizers and seeds.

And most of the time, I still run around behind everyone, and there is very little private free time.

In such a short period of time, it is possible to find out the location of a city's black market and find a way to buy a large amount of fertilizer and seeds.

Zhou Rang is definitely not easy.

After listening to the questioning, the person concerned just leaned against the wall, smiled and said nothing, obviously not intending to tell.

Ding Mao knew that he couldn't pry his mouth open, so he frowned, but he didn't ask any more questions, and just opened the door and left.

The door was closed with a "bang", leaving only Zhou Rang in the room.

Silently stood against the wall for a while, Zhou Rang took out a box of exquisitely packaged gift boxes from his trouser pocket, rubbed his slender fingers for a moment, and then put it back.

He murmured, "Will she like it?"

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