Mr. Hou has loved the land, the countryside and farmers throughout his life. The old man has spent his whole life worrying about, busy, and dedicating himself to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers. The story of dumping the candy sent by the eldest daughter’s family and taking it home with dirt has long been a legend.
In the autumn of 1980, Mr. Hou took a fancy to the diversity of soil in Changning County, so he went to Xiangling District (now Zhuhai Town) to set up a scientific research point, focusing on natural no-tillage high-yield research, demonstration and promotion and achieved great success. Having been associated with Changning for 17 years, the old man dedicated the last glory of his life and all his love to this beautiful land and the people he loved deeply. This is actually the production and application research stage of his pioneering biothermodynamic theory of soil fertility. If the basic research from the 1930s to the 1960s and the theoretical research before the 1980s completed the precipitation and accumulation of soil science theory in my country, in the past 17 years, Mr. Hou used his original soil science theory to guide production practice and The eruption period when science and technology are transformed into real productivity is, in a sense, more valuable than the creation of a theoretical system.
During this period, Mr. Hou’s outstanding achievements were the creation and promotion of the semi-dry farming system in paddy fields and the natural no-till farming method of rice cultivation in dry land. Using the semi-dry no-till rice farming system can increase yields by an average of 15% to 20%, and deep cold-soaked mud fields can increase yields by up to 50%. It has only been promoted in 15 provinces and regions in the south, with direct economic benefits of 2 billion in the next 10 years. It also saves a lot of human resources and production investment costs, and can increase income from rice fields and fish farming. It is also an effective scientific measure to prevent water and soil erosion.
In the late 1980s, due to old age, frailty and overloaded work in rural areas with difficult conditions for a long time, Mr. Hou's body and energy were not as good as before. He would feel sleepy and would close his eyes and take a nap without realizing it. But once someone mentioned his academic research or something about the countryside, he immediately became energetic and excited, as if he was a different person.
Since setting foot on Changning, Mr. Hou has regarded this place as his home and the farmers as his relatives. He is willing to make friends with all farmers and working people. After work, I often go to teahouses on the streets. While drinking tea, I learn a lot about agricultural production methods and experiences from the local people. At this time, you can often hear his happy laughter. Mr. Hou was very kind and humorous to others. Sometimes he would happily call the staff around him Chen Shiyou (who was in his 60s at the time) and Li Xiaoping (female) "younger brother". And people all call him "Grandpa Hou" or "Zuzu Hou" with great respect and love. To this day, we can still strongly feel the sincere love and admiration of the people of Changning for him during the interview. In the late 1980s, natural disasters such as floods and droughts occurred frequently. One day at noon, Li Xiaoping found the old man sitting in front of the TV, watching the scenes of debris flow and raging floods. He kept slapping his head with his hands and blamed himself deeply: "I deserve to die, I deserve to die. This is us soil scientists." It’s our responsibility.” “If we don’t cure soil erosion, our descendants will scold us,” Xiao Li finally persuaded the old man. Mr. Hou said: "I want to write a proposal and put it forward at the National People's Congress." During that time, Mr. Hou was not thinking about food and drink, and was worried. He paid close attention to the disaster and the people affected by the disaster, and immediately began to write "China's Water, Soil and Water" We should consider taking the path of natural no-tillage", and later published a paper with the same title in 1985, and later published an article "Developing Ecological Agriculture and Curing Yangtze River Floods". Worrying about the country, the people, and even the earth has been Mr. Hou’s unchanging nature throughout his life. What a broad mind he has.
Today, Changning, with 650,000 acres of forest, is a famous ecological county, with a forest coverage rate of 38.2% and a lush bamboo forest with overlapping roots and branches. Many domestic and foreign tourists are delighted and full of praise. Every year, farmers can increase their income by tens of millions of yuan from the bamboo industry. But who knows that Mr. Hou’s great contribution is hidden in this! At least half of the bamboo species in today's stretch of three and a half miles from Baili Jujiang Gallery to Bamboo Sea Sanjiang Utopia were donated by Mr. Hou.
Mr. Hou’s friendship with farmer friends
Mr. Hou has many friends in Changning, not only the employees of the no-tillage station, the neighbors who drink tea together on the street, but also the vast number of farmers. , Dai Deguang from Guhe Town is one of them.
●Dai Deguang is a weirdo. In fact, he just likes to do some research and invention. In the mid-1990s, he conducted ecological recycling agriculture experiments (using chopped straw as a culture medium to produce edible fungi → fungi) on the Yantaozi slope of Baima Wushe, Furukawa Town. The residue is dried and crushed, then added with fiber-decomposing bacteria for decomposition and fermentation, and is formulated into livestock and poultry feed → fed to pigs, chickens, and rabbits → the feces are processed and used as organic fertilizer to return to the soil, and then the second cycle starts).
On March 19, 1996, it was a sunny day. It was the market in Guhe that day. Dai Deguang was setting up shop at his veterinary medicine stall. At about 9 o'clock, the town government sent someone to inform him that Professor Hou I want to visit his ecological circular agriculture experimental site. At that time, Mr. Hou was already 92 years old, seriously ill and had difficulty moving. However, he thought that it was not easy for Dai Deguang to conduct experiments, so he insisted on going to see it in person and give guidance to this native agricultural researcher.
Halfway through, he couldn't walk anymore, so Dai Deguang and several farmers tied a pair of sliding poles and carried Mr. Hou to the test site on the mountain. They listened to Dai's introduction and watched every link of the test. The old man was so excited that he shed tears several times, saying Day did an amazing thing. When someone else said that Dai Deguang had exhausted all his savings to engage in agricultural research, leaving his family in a state of disarray, with his husband and wife at odds and his children dissatisfied, but he still did not change his original intention and persisted in the experiment, the old man choked up and he and Dai Deguang hugged each other tightly. , hugged each other and cried, and said: "Anyone who insists on doing scientific research for farmers is a promising person. The ecological recycling agriculture you engage in is actually a magic weapon for farmers to become rich and well-off. Your ability to persist in experiments at your own expense for a long time is a kind of The spirit of patriotism." Then, with uncontrollable passion, the old man raised his arms with all his strength and shouted: "Long live the patriotism of Chinese farmers." The old but affectionate voice echoed in the fields and valleys for a long time, making everyone present. The people's hearts were shocked and their clothes were wet with tears.
●Meet and learn from each other. It was one day in the early summer of 1995. Dade Guang was so excited, thinking to himself: He was about to meet the great scientist and well-known scholar Professor Hou, whom he thought about day and night! This is the blessing I have been looking forward to for many years. He didn't sleep well at all the night before, so he got up early to catch the bus eagerly. He waited for more than an hour before getting on the bus. By the time he arrived at the no-till station, it was already 10 o'clock. As soon as I entered the door, I saw Mr. Hou sitting on a rotten wicker chair with a big wooden board tied to the back (Mr. Hou is usually very frugal, and all his money is used for scientific research or helping people in need. He repaired this chair. (I have used it for more than 10 years). When he was looking at himself with a smile, Dade Guang's eyes were moist. He did not expect that this great scholar would sit on such a rotten wicker chair, let alone that this well-known and highly respected professor would always be like this. Wait for him. Dai Deguang timidly murmured: "Professor Hou, I came here to ask you to be my teacher, and I want to ask you a few questions." Mr. Hou laughed: "You don't know yet, I look at people, not listen to you Whether you speak well or not depends on what you have done over the past few decades. It is not easy to know that you insist on experimenting. It is fate that we can meet. I am very happy and I am willing to guide you. " Dai was so moved that he didn't know what to do and quickly performed the apprenticeship ceremony. After a while, the two of them were chatting and laughing. The more they talked, the more they talked. They felt like they had met so late. After lunch, Dai was reading and chatting with Mr. Hou in his study. Mr. Hou also said: "You If you are tired of watching, just go to my bed and rest." Mr. Hou was in a very good mood that day. It wasn't until about two o'clock in the afternoon that Dai reluctantly said goodbye to Mr. Hou and went back. After that, Dai Deguang went to the no-till farm almost every month to visit the teacher and ask questions; Mr. Hou also carefully guided Dai to conduct experiments. Later, the two people, who were nearly 50 years apart in age, actually arrived at the They talk about everything, to the point where they miss each other after not seeing each other for a few days.
●Deguang, come to the doctor. Dai Deguang actually treated Mr. Hou once. It was a day in mid-October 1996. Mr. Hou's condition was very serious. The organization, leaders and children all wanted him to go to the hospital or ask a doctor for treatment, but the old man said nothing and would not do anything. Leaving the no-till farm in Changning. He said: "It doesn't matter if I die, but what about the soil erosion in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the holes in the Three Gorges Reservoir area? I accept your thoughts..." That day, Mr. Hou saw Dai Deguang coming and became happy. He said to him: "I have a severe stomachache. You know medicine, please come and help me." Dai was so frightened that he waved his hands and backed away: "Either way, or not, I just studied veterinary medicine." But the old man said: "It doesn't matter, you Just treat me like a cow and come to the doctor." Dai Deguang had to do a simple examination for Mr. Hou with tears in his eyes. He found that there was a mass in the old man's belly and he seemed to have ascites, so he said, "Teacher Hou, you really should be here. I went to a big hospital to check it out." After hearing this, Mr. Hou said: "Forget it, I took some purslane and it seems to be a little looser. In fact, as long as you are happy and happy (referring to doing research), the pain will not be that bad. "In fact, Mr. Hou was in the advanced stage of cancer at this time, and was suffering from more than 10 serious diseases such as right lung line cancer and left lung stabilization, right pleural cancer pleurisy, and extensive atherosclerosis. More than ten days later, this scientific superstar died quietly. Mr. Hou is really a cow, a bully cow of the people. He eats grass and gives his milk, heart, blood and life!
●Place a tomb to worship. On November 4, 1996, the bad news of Mr. Hou's death came. Baili Jiujiang River wailed for him and thousands of bamboo seas mourned him. Dai Deguang burst into tears and mourned endlessly, and went to Chongqing at his own expense to mourn. Looking at the familiar kind face, Dai Fu coffin cried bitterly, unable to kneel down for a long time. After arriving, Dai Deguang often took out the photos of his time with Mr. Hou or the books given by Mr. Hou, silently remembering this kind old man, a teacher whom he respected forever, and a sincere friend. On the Qingming Festival in 1997, Dai Deguang asked for several items used by Mr. Hou from his relatives. Dai Deguang funded the construction of a memorial tomb for Mr. Hou on the mountain next to the Baima Stone of Baima Wushe, Guhe Town, to commemorate the frequent sacrifices. The pain of longing.
Today, this place has become an important position for popular science education and patriotism education. Every year during Qingming Festival, teachers and students of Guhe Town School and Mr. Hou’s apprentices in Changning will sweep Mr. Hou’s grave. They remember Mr. Hou’s great achievements in front of the tomb, learn from Mr. Hou’s great spirit, and report to Mr. Hou the results of their work and study. .
Dai Deguang often stood in front of Mr. Hou's tomb to set up a dragon gate with him. When his invention - "Phosphoric acid traditional Chinese medicine compound preparation for preventing and treating bacterial infections in livestock and poultry and its preparation method" patent application was obtained, he did not forget to go to the tomb. Report to Mr. Hou. In Changning, people have also built the Academician Hou Guangjiong Exhibition Hall and the Former Residence Exhibition Room of Mr. Hou, specifically for people to visit and study, and have become a base for youth science education in Sichuan Province.
O Bamboo Sea, remember this son of the earth, O Jiangjiang, praise this academic leader, O 420,000 people of Zhuxiang, we will always miss you, our beloved Professor Hou Guangjiong.