He didn't go to call Da Bao or anyone else, but went to fetch his father himself.
When Captain Zhao saw the rice seeds starting to sprout, his eyes shone brightly. The fact that the seeds were germinating meant that last year's harvested rice grains could be sown.
"We'll plant them tomorrow, we'll plant them tomorrow; these are not enough," he said.
Carrying the germinated seeds, Captain Zhao headed for the team leader's office and called over the people there.
"Our rice grains harvested last year can germinate, and the germination rate isn't low," he announced.
The team cadres were instantly delighted.
"Adding these twenty pounds of rice seeds, we still need fifty pounds more," one noted.
"For corn seeds, we are still short by a hundred pounds."
One hundred and fifty pounds of seeds in total.
Why buy seeds every year instead of using the previous year's harvest as seeds? One reason is the low germination rate, but also because the yields were low.
