Chapter Forty-Six: Time Comes to Work

【1】

These days, Zhang Guangyan and her good friend Guo Yingzi come to learn the craft of sewing and embroidery with Li Yue'e every night.

The next day happened to be a Sunday, and Zhang Guangyan was eagerly waiting for the arrival of her male classmates at home.

Guo Yingzi took his cousin Liu Yuanfei to Zhang Maoyuan's house. When the old couple saw the sincere and honest look on this young man's face, they immediately fell in love with this orphan. Zhang Maoyuan and his wife immediately greeted Liu Yuanfei cordially with a smile on their faces, and took Liu Yuanfei's hand to ask for warmth. Then Zhao Tonghua also happily took the spinach vermicelli buns again and poured water again. Guo Yingzi saw it in her eyes and was happy in her eyebrows.

Zhao Tonghua then smiled and said to her daughter, "Yan'er, you can talk to this classmate of yours!" Zhang Maoyuan and Guo Yingzi hurriedly walked out of the house. Liu Yuanfei immediately picked up the bun and ate it in a big gulp.

The servants came to the kitchen and laughed and said in unison, "It's done!"

"It's been so long since the two of us graduated from high school, why did you only remember to contact me now?" asked Zhang Guangyan puzzled.

"I, an orphan with nothing, how dare I be reckless in contacting you, a great beauty?

"When did you learn to talk sweetly? What a big beauty, what do you say, am I so beautiful?" Liu Yuanfei said sincerely, I think you are the kindest and most beautiful girl in the world.

"Look at your sweet mouth, you just said that you have nothing, so what are you afraid of? As long as we work with our hard-working hands, sooner or later one day we will no longer be poor! Don't say that you are an orphan in the future, come to my house often, and my parents will love you like your own parents." Liu Yuanfei nodded happily when he heard this. "I want to ask you a question, and you will answer it after you have thought it through. Liu Yuanfei saw the good girl he liked very much, and said this with a solemn expression. Zhang Guangyan handed him a new handkerchief, he wiped his mouth, and then looked at the female classmate. "I can't work in the fields, and I have a lot of physical inconveniences, are you willing to find such a burden to live with you for the rest of your life?

Liu Yuanfei replied solemnly: "Guangyan, the two of us are classmates and at the same table. I like your gentleness, kindness, and honesty. I've had a crush on you for years, you know that. I want to take care of you for the rest of my life, and I will never regret it! I can swear to God! I ......."

When Zhang Guangyan heard him say this, she was very moved, and before he could finish speaking, she cried with joy and said: "I know, I know, you have secretly liked me for many years, and I have liked you for many years! ”

Liu Yuanfei also shed tears of excitement. He said sincerely: "I swear to God, from this moment on, the two of us will love each other until we are white-headed, and we will never abandon each other for the rest of our lives!" Zhang Guangyan heard the object make such a vow, and felt that she was the happiest disabled girl in the world, and at this time, the excitement was beyond words.

From this day on, Liu Yuanfei went to Zhang Guangyan's house every day to help his future father-in-law and mother-in-law do this and that. can make Zhang Maoyuan and his wife so happy that they can't close their mouths. Zhang Maoyuan told the eldest son and his wife and the second son about it, and the two brothers and two sisters-in-law were naturally very happy. Several people hope that their sister will be able to move towards marriage in the near future.

【2】

In the vast twilight, when Zhang Guangming was about to have dinner, Lao Li, who was looking at the phone, ran in in a panic, and he asked Zhang Zhishu to hurry to the brigade to answer the phone. Zhang Guangming hurriedly ran to the office of the brigade, hurriedly picked up the phone and said, "Hey, who?" It turned out that Qiu Weimin, deputy secretary of the commune, told him that a notice had been issued from above, allowing Ma Xiaomei and Sun Yong, two educated youths, to serve as soldiers in the army......

As soon as these two intellectuals heard that their superiors had asked them to become soldiers, they immediately told their targets. At first glance, Li Dali and Yin Yimei heard that their lovers said that they were going to be soldiers, and then the two of them panicked.

Zhang Guangming said to the higher-level leaders stationed in the unit: "The high-ranking officials in the province let their children be vigorous soldiers! The leaders first let their sons and daughters be tempered in the arduous environment in the rural areas, and then go to the army to temper themselves for a few years. I want to let our children have the spirit of enduring hardships and standing hard work, and have a healthy body, so that they can contribute to the motherland in a strong and powerful way!"

Li Dali said, yes, the leaders also specifically explained to me that it is a good thing for you cadres to lead the educated youths to participate in labor in the most difficult places.

In this case, there are only two educated youths left in Muyehua Village, Qin Chun and Li Zhongqiu.

Zhang Zhishu, who is familiar with military books, wants to learn from the handsome generals of the ancients and recognize talents. He deeply understands the importance of "knowing, gathering, and valuing talents". Only by relying on the progress of science and technology can there be great development in the rural areas. In order to change the livelihood of the villagers, I have to think that it is wise to retain literate young people!

As soon as he heard their answers, "We have empty ideals, but we ...... them."

"My village is a very poor village, and I hope that you two can stay here and work with me to study and breed new varieties of grain, cotton, and other crops. ”

When the two intellectuals heard the cheers of the executive, the two of them excitedly said in unison: "Really? So, won't we be able to settle down in Muyehua Village?" Zhang Guangming said excitedly, on behalf of all the villagers, I welcome you to settle down here, let's work together to make the old village a new look!

"Zhang Zhishu, you study the theoretical knowledge of plant genetics every day, and cultivate new crop seeds by combining it with practice, and we are also very interested!

【3】

From then on, they did their own work during the day, and at night, Li Chun and Qin Zhongqiu went to Teacher Zhang Guangming's house to listen to him lecture on biological genetics.

The two intellectuals sat opposite Zhang Guangming. Zhang Guangming held a biology textbook in both hands, and said in a serious tone like a student: "What about the first lesson? I'm going to tell you two about the basics of biology." So let me start by talking about the founder of this discipline, who is also the founder of genetics. Zhang Guangming took the textbook and read, "His name is Johann Gregor Mendel, and he is an Austrian. Mendel experimented with genetic hybridization year after year...... "When Zhang Guangming read this, the two asked:

"Well, if you want to say that, it's not something that can be done in a year or two to research a new seed?"

Mendel conducted eight years of experimentation, in which he cultivated thousands of pea plants, underwent more than 350 artificial inseminations, and selected more than 10,000 seeds of various traits. Zhang Zhishu put down his textbook and said earnestly, "It is indeed not easy to study new varieties, but what about it? For the sake of the people of our motherland, the great dream of being able to keep warm and clothed and fed, no matter how difficult it is, we must overcome all kinds of difficulties and work hard to fulfill our wishes!" Zhang Guangming also said, "I will teach you two biology, cytogenetics, and crop cultivation genetics and breeding in the next two or three years...... These are a few courses. The two intellectuals looked at each other excitedly, and then said, great!

Zhang Guangming got up early and led his apprentices every day to pollinate grain crops such as corn, sesame, and soybeans in the experimental field, as well as cotton and other crops. After they carefully managed the new seedlings they had cultivated, the three of them saw the fertile fields, like healthy and strong children, lined up in a neat line, standing in front of the master and apprentice. The master and apprentice were all happy to close their mouths.

【4】

There was an official in the commune named Jia Qiushui, he came to the experimental base to find Zhang Guangming, and when he saw Zhang Zhishu, he smiled and said: "I came to you today because I was entrusted by Sun Qingxi, the director of the commune, to let you go to the commune to buy seeds." These seeds were purchased by Director Sun out of his own pocket when he went through the back door! Director Sun gave the teams a good idea to let the teams use the new varieties!"

Zhang Guangming hurriedly said: "Lao Jia, what about my village? Our master and apprentice are cultivating new varieties, and we have no intention of buying those high-priced seeds. ”

Lao Jia said a lot of good things, but Zhang Guangming resolutely refused. Lao Jia pulled his face all of a sudden, he walked away with his hands behind his back, and he turned around and whispered: Let's see.

Zhang Guangming looked at his distant back and said: "Some cadres of the commune forced the brigades to buy high-priced pesticides and fertilizers, but they were just profiteering from those fake and shoddy products, and harming the interests of the common people of the commune. Zhang Guangming took out a pen and paper, and he wanted to report this matter to Secretary Li.

Qin Chun said worriedly: "What you rejected from that branch secretary is Director Sun's so-called kindness, aren't you afraid that he will suppress you or remove your position?"

Zhang Guangming said firmly: "Then if I compromise with them for the sake of my own future and sacrifice the interests of the villagers, then I will be sorry for my conscience! I am even more sorry for the title of a Communist Party member!" The two intellectuals looked at Zhang Guangming's rugged body and listened to his eloquent words, and they instantly admired the teacher.

The next day, Zhang Guangming put the written letter in an envelope, handed it to the postman who came to deliver the newspaper, and instructed him: "You must hand it over to Secretary Li of the commune with your own hands." Liu Xiahe, the postman, agreed, and he walked away with a dilapidated bicycle.

A few days later, Zhang Guangming received a phone call from Secretary Li, who said that I had criticized Lao Jia and Lao Sun very much, and ordered them to immediately destroy all the fake pesticides and fertilizers. It was you who reflected this situation in time, so that the people of our commune did not fall for them, I thank you!" Zhang Guangming smiled happily. Secretary Li also said, "I applied to my superiors for your research funds, which have been approved, and will be given to you in the future." In addition, in order to encourage you to breed new varieties, our commune has allocated you a sum of money, so you have to take it away. When Zhang Guangming heard what Secretary Li said, he was overjoyed and happy.