Wild 1979: From Fishing and Hunting to Becoming a Literary Master

Chapter 129 The Continuation of Naadam

Chen Tuo finalized the deal with the Soren Chamber of Commerce on his own initiative, and Xiao Kai called his close friend at the Hongguang Sugar Factory down the mountain.

Whether Su Dao and Morigen agreed to the idea of ​​opening a chamber of commerce or going to the grasslands was irrelevant.

Xiao Kai controls all the supply channels and sources of goods.

Xiao Kai and his best friend's future depended on Chen Tuo's suggestion.

A few words spoken after drinking gave Chen Tuo complete control of the situation.

Although his Soren Merchant Guild is now only a nominal one.

But in less than a year or two, the Solon Chamber of Commerce will become the largest individual business in Songling.

This is because the produce from the settlements and hunting grounds in the mountains will become commodities for the Soren Merchant Guild.

As the Solon Merchant Guild becomes profitable, the number of settlements and hunting grounds in the mountains will increase.

If we could cooperate with Songling Forestry Bureau to contract for patrolling and protecting the forest, or allow hunters to enter the forestry system and become real forest rangers.

Settlements and hunting settlements will then spread throughout the Songling forest area.

Through daily mountain patrols, leisurely fishing and hunting, and mining, the Solon Merchant Guild has established a fixed production capacity.

Having outlined the plans for the Solon Merchant Guild, Chen Tuo even considered retiring from writing and devoting himself to business.

However, he knew that the power of the related works was equally important, and might even play a decisive role, in order to bring these plans to fruition.

After finalizing the deal and cooperation with Xiao Kai, Su Dao and the others, who had only sobered up the next day, hired horse-drawn sleds in Songling to transport the goods they had prepared down the mountain.

On the third day, the group boarded a train to the grasslands.

Descend the mountain along the newly built Nenlin Railway, transfer to the Binjiang Railway in Jagdaqi, and go directly to Hulunbuir Nantun Station, the destination of the Sudao and Morigen trading.

Hulunbuir is also a forest area, and Xiao Kai has a certain amount of influence there.

Two open-top Dongfanghong 28 rubber-wheeled vehicles served as the group's mode of transportation.

After the handover, Xiao Kai and Zhang Taibao, who had come with the team, each took a car and headed to a winter pasture, led by Su Dao.

"Chen, there are many of us here this time. Once we arrive, please follow my instructions. The herders' lifestyle is different from ours!"

Along the way, Su Dao mentioned their trading location and the customs of the herdsmen to Chen Tuo more than once.

According to Sudao, the herders will have much less work after moving to winter pastures.

Therefore, neighboring herders and production teams would gather together in winter.

This is almost a continuation of the Naadam festival on the grasslands.

Su Dao was unaware that Chen Tuo knew that this kind of gathering among herdsmen would later be called the Winter Naadam.

Currently, there is only the autumn Naadam festival on the grasslands; there is no such thing as a winter Naadam festival.

Moreover, the winter Naadam festivals that followed were much more casual than the actual Naadam festivals.

A few families can gather together to hold a Naadam festival.

Although it cannot compare to the real Naadam, it allows for a better exchange of feelings than the Naadam with its massive crowds.

"Uncle Su Dao, you brought that bag full of Sauron bows, was it also for a trade?"

Su Daoyi repeatedly mentioned that he should listen to him, so Chen Tuo gave the middle-aged man a word of advice.

He had said this to Guan Dunzi and Guan Tianpeng, clearly indicating he wasn't planning something good.

Whether it's in autumn or winter, Naadam can be seen as a sports meet on the grasslands.

Besides horseback riding and lassoing, other sports on the grasslands include wrestling and archery.

The dozen or so Solon bows that Su Dao brought were all the same as those in the gatehouse of the educated youth settlement; they were heavy-duty single-piece wooden bows.

Of the group, only Chen Tuo and Guan Tianpeng were able to drive most of the way, while Zhang Taibao and Guan Dunzi were still a little short.

Wu Laowai, Bai Long, and Su Mo can only draw their bows halfway; they are not as good as Su Dao and Morigen!

"Hey! We'll talk about it when we get there..."

They were almost at the transaction location, but Su Dao still hadn't revealed his secret.

Besides more than two hundred water-resistant tractors, there were also more than two hundred leather tractors on the two tractors.

There were also dried beet pulp, sugar residue, molasses, and coarse salt that Xiao Kai had obtained.

These are supposed to be waste materials from the sugar factory, and people shouldn't eat them.

But in the 1950s and 60s, beet pulp from sugar factories was a legitimate food substitute, not to mention sugar residue and molasses.

According to Xiao Kai's confession, most of the waste from these sugar factories is now sent to the next level of fermentation plants to brew alcohol.

In terms of overall utilization rate, it is clearly insufficient to maximize the revenue of the sugar factory.

Although Xiao Kai obtained the dried beet pulp, sugar residue, and molasses, Chen Tuo also asked for them.

The aim is to let Sudo's customers see how much use these sugar factory wastes can play in the breeding process; coarse salt is the real accompaniment.

Although Chen Tuo knew that beet pulp, sugar residue, and molasses could be used to make animal feed, he still needed professionals to study how to make them and how to mix them.

The Beidahuang State Farms had considered using beet pulp to feed pigs, cattle, and sheep.

However, the beet pulp from the sugar factory is always wet, which can cause diarrhea in livestock, and eating too much can even lead to sudden death from diarrhea.

The practice of drying beet pulp from sugar factories and using it as a supplementary ingredient in winter has also been explored in state farms.

However, wet beet pulp is prone to fermentation and spoilage in summer and autumn, and it is not easy to dry in winter, so it is not easy to handle.

Although all that's missing is Chen Tuo's idea of ​​squeezing out the water, this ready-made idea was also developed by someone who put in the effort.

Chen Tuo only knew the result, but not the process and proportions, so he needed to conduct a field experiment.

Chen Tuo didn't explain these things to Su Dao either, but simply treated beet pulp, sugar residue, and molasses as the traded goods.

Even though it was free, the pastoral areas also had channels of communication with the sugar factories.

If the pellets are produced and then used as a pilot project on the grasslands, wouldn't Chen Tuo's plans have backfired?

Compared to Songling, although it also snowed on the grassland, the road conditions were much better.

Xiao Kai, who was driving an open-top tractor, started to regret it as soon as he got in.

Although the snow on the grassland was light, the wind was stronger, and the temperature was similar to that of Songling.

Driving an open-top tractor against the wind, even though I wore two layers of leather gloves, my hands were still freezing and aching.

Besides the discomfort in my hands, my face is even worse.

Compared to the sharp blades of the white-haired wind, the wind on the grassland is like a giant axe, instantly numbing your face.

"Chen, it's too cold. Does anyone else know how to drive a tractor? Let's take turns..."

Xiao Kai was saying this to Guan Tianpeng, because apart from him and Zhang Taibao, Guan Tianpeng was the only one in the group who could still drive a tractor.

However, there was a rift between the two, and Xiao Kai was unwilling to talk to Guan Tianpeng, so he could only consult with Chen Tuo.

"Section Chief Xiao, could you teach Uncle Su Dao and Uncle Morigen?"

Hearing this, even though his face was frozen stiff, Xiao Kai frowned.

This guy's planning to drive to the border trade area, but isn't that ridiculous?

The border guards could turn a blind eye to people and sleds, or rather, Su Dao and his men could wade across the frozen river on foot.

But that doesn't mean they'll let you drive across the river.

"Chen, the educated youth..."

"Section Chief Xiao, it's just a simple lesson so I can transport feed into the mountains later..."

Xiao Kai didn't believe a word Chen Tuo said, not even the punctuation.

Now he believed Wu Laowai's assessment of Chen Tuo; this guy was fearless and had become incredibly audacious.

Although he knew that Su Dao and Morigen hadn't done well learning to drive a tractor, Xiao Kai had no choice but to give in after being battered by the cold wind on the grassland for half an hour.

If they don't change the driver, he'll be stuck in the driver's seat. How can he care about them learning to drive a tractor or where they're going?