Scholars in the courtyard

"Send this paper to Team Leader Bai."

"yes!"

Yu Zecheng wrote a number on the note, handed it to the people following him, and then led the people to the next house.

"Tian Erniu, Ma Liping, Feng Heng, Shan Quanmin."

Brigade Headquarters, in front of the wall.

As Bai Ling read out a personal name, the people in front quickly found the corresponding position, and then used chalk to draw the word "正" below.

Looking at the long and short word '正', Bai Ling's eyes looked back and forth, as if trying to find something different.

On the other side, Yang Xiaotao, Teacher Yuan and Hao Pingchuan led people to the experimental field outside Xiaoping Village.

Standing on the ridge at the edge of the field, looking around, the ruined rice fields were filled with silence and desolation.

Yang Xiaotao had seen many rice fields on the way from the town to here. The rice seedlings in those rice fields were growing in green clusters, layer by layer. From a distance, they looked like squares, like a landscape painting.

But in front of me, several rice fields were knocked down piece by piece, and the surrounding rice fields were destroyed, making the eyes full of desolation.

The once strong rice seedlings are now a mess.

The ground was covered with scattered and broken rice seedlings, each piece was worn out and lifeless. Compared with the surrounding rice fields, it was like an oil painting that had been erased, leaving a blank space.

There were several guards standing around, and there were still people cleaning the rice fields inside.

These are all hybrid rice researchers.

Teacher Yuan stood aside, unable to hide his sadness.

Taking off his shoes, Teacher Yuan stepped into the rice field step by step, reached out and picked up a rice seedling. The original green leaves were covered with mud, and the stem was broken by stepping on it.

Teacher Yuan stretched out his hand to straighten the broken seedlings, but every time he held them up, the seedlings would tilt again.

My spine is broken, no matter how hard I try to hold it up, it’s useless.

Mr. Yuan put down the seedling and walked forward.

Yang Xiaotao handed the shoes to Hao Pingchuan, then rolled up his trousers and followed behind. The others remained silent because they didn't know what to say.

Following Teacher Yuan to a rice field, he pointed to the messy scene in front of him and said, "This is the planting area for sterile male plants."

"pity!"

At this time, the students inside saw Teacher Yuan coming and came over one after another.

Many people still had tears on their faces.

"Teacher Yuan, not a single one is left!"

The leading girl's face was stained with muddy water, she was holding two rice seedlings in her hands, and her voice was crying.

"Teacher Yuan, why did they do this? This, this was found with great difficulty, why were they destroyed by us?"

"Yes, why, we are doing it for their own good."

"Teacher Yuan, how is Yu Hua? Is everything okay?"

"Yes, is Senior Brother Yu Hua okay? Is Sister An with me?"

A group of people couldn't figure it out. They gathered around Teacher Yuan and asked loudly. Some people were still concerned about Yu Hua's safety.

Teacher Yuan looked at everyone and then said, "Yu Hua is still in the hospital, but the doctor said he is fine."

"As for this, I don't know."

Having said this, he looked at Yang Xiaotao aside and introduced to everyone, "Students, this is Comrade Yang Xiaotao."

"He is also the first Comrade Yang Xiaotao in my country to be recognized by foreign experts in the field of genetic hybridization and to publish papers in foreign journals."

"At the same time, he is also the leader of the technical team in our hybrid rice research project."

Several people's eyes immediately glanced at Yang Xiaotao.

For Yang Xiaotao, who is also a member of the hybrid experiment, the name Yang Xiaotao is no stranger to him.

The paper he wrote on hybrid corn is posted on the bulletin board of their institute.

Everyone here can express the ideas and processes in the paper and understand them.

In particular, An Ran and Yu Hua once went to Sijiucheng to listen to Yang Xiaotao's classes, and they admired many of the novel theories.

"Hello, classmates."

Yang Xiaotao showed a warm smile and looked at several people in front of him, who were about the same age as him.

"Let me give you the answer to this question."

Yang Xiaotao walked aside, picked up a broken seedling, and came to it again.

"Do you know what will happen next if these seedlings grow?"

"We can use this kind of grass seedling to cross with the dominant grass seedlings to obtain the dominant rice seedlings. There is likely to be the high-yielding rice we need."

"Can anyone tell me what the current yield per mu of ordinary rice fields is?"

Yang Xiaotao suddenly asked. People around looked at each other. Finally, the girl who spoke first said, "Teacher Yang, one acre of irrigated land can now produce more than three hundred kilograms, or a little less than two hundred kilograms."

"Okay, not bad."

After boasting, Yang Xiaotao's face turned serious, "When we develop high-yielding rice, the yield will increase by at least 30%, or even 50%, or even double."

“At that time, planting one acre equaled one and a half acres of yield.”

"Don't think it's impossible, because high-yielding corn has proven that doubling the yield per acre is common."

"And on this basis, we can further research and cultivate better super rice. By then, it will be possible to produce a thousand kilograms per mu."

"So you think that the enemy will let us produce this kind of food that is so beneficial to the country and the people and is of great significance to revolutionary construction?"

The people around looked at each other, all showing anger.

"Teacher Yang, they are so bad, they just don't want to see others being good."

"If you do this, you are no longer Chinese. They are simply a bunch of beasts who have forgotten their roots."

"Yes, my heart is too bad. I don't want to be good myself, and I don't want others to be strong. Our nation is led bad by such selfish villains."

Several people yelled and cursed.

In their opinion, no matter what their stance is, this is something that is meaningful to the future of the nation. If they don't support it, how can they destroy it?

Yang Xiaotao listened on the sidelines and did not comment on their ideas.

All I can say is that it is too simple.

"Students, now is not the time to complain."

Yang Xiaotao stopped everyone's indignation and then looked at the rice fields ahead.

"We now need to find undamaged seedlings as soon as possible. Even if there is only one, there is still hope."

"Yes, classmates, look for it quickly."

Teacher Yuan came to his senses and looked at the destroyed rice fields on the side, feeling a little hope in his heart.

"Yeah, let's go find it."

"Look for it quickly."

As the words fell, several people quickly dispersed and ran towards several rice fields.

Even if you only find one, that's fine.

Yang Xiaotao also separated from Teacher Yuan and walked to the rice fields nearby.

At this time, Xiaowei was already walking through the rice fields, looking for the seedlings with the most energy.

When they came to the rice field, Yang Xiaotao reached out to search for his opponent on the ground. He took the opportunity to call Xiaowei to him and asked about the situation.

Xiaowei chatted for a while, and Yang Xiaotao frowned.

In Xiaowei's eyes, these rice seedlings had been destroyed for too long, and many of them had withered and lost their vitality.

"Can you use your power to save me?"

"Boohoo!"

Xiaowei lowered her head and swayed on the broken-rooted seedlings.

"Can't you? Then this matter is difficult."

Originally, Yang Xiaotao thought about asking Xiaowei to save a few rice seedlings. Although it was not many, it could still retain some vitality.

Let the experiment continue.

But now, Xiaowei made it clear that no.

First, the seedlings here have lost a lot of energy and even withered. Even if she forcibly added energy to bring the seedlings back to life, because she did not understand the mechanism of male sterility, if the energy filled them up, they would eventually grow out. If the seeds cannot inherit their male sterility, then the fun will be great.

If not, it may cause trouble to the experimental team and lead to errors in their research direction.

This is what Yang Xiaotao also considered.

Rice is not like corn.

Xiaowei has long been familiar with the various mechanisms of corn.

But this is a first for rice.

"Forget it, help me look for anyone who can be saved."

Phew~~

Xiaowei promised, and then quickly shuttled under the straw leaves.

At this time, everyone was already seriously looking for the 'fish that slipped through the net'. Unfortunately, after searching for more than half an hour, the sun was already diagonally across the sky, and the sun was scorching the earth.

"No, we don't have one here."

"I didn't realize that these people were so wicked. They even used sickles to cut them off. They were really deceiving others."

Several students searched carefully, but there was no intact seedling, and they felt very upset.

Teacher Yuan was beating his waist on the side with a solemn expression.

After searching carefully this time, he found nothing.

They were all broken and ruined seedlings.

Moreover, in this rice field, he also found seedlings from other fields.

In other words, not all the grain seedlings here are sterile.

I don’t know if these people did it intentionally or accidentally.

In short, these mixed-in grain seedlings have made it more difficult to increase the production of sterile line grain seedlings.

Several people were complaining around Teacher Yuan, while Yang Xiaotao, not far away, also straightened up and looked at the seedlings he picked up in his hand. Every one of them had defects.

Helplessly put it aside on the soil ridge.

Just when Yang Xiaotao was about to give up, Xiaowei's call came from his heart.

Yang Xiaotao walked to the right calmly.

Soon, under Xiaowei's guidance, I came to a well and looked down.

In an instant, he saw three or four rice seedlings floating on the water in the half-meter-diameter well.

Whoosh~~

"What? The energy of these rice seedlings is intact? Are you sure?"

Phew!

"Is it the same as the seedlings in the rice fields?"

Phew! ! !

After Yang Xiaotao heard Xiaowei's explanation, he immediately turned around and shouted not far away, "Brother Yuan, this way."

Hearing Yang Xiaotao's call, the first person to react was Hao Pingchuan, who ran over with two pairs of leather shoes, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Teacher Yuan also ran over behind him and quickly arrived in front of the entrance.

The students also came over and looked down one by one with their heads stretched out.

"This, is this a grain seedling?"

"Quick, fish it out quickly."

Teacher Yuan shouted in surprise and was about to reach out, but was held back by Yang Xiaotao on the side.

"Brother, you can't reach it."

Teacher Yuan came to his senses after hearing this, but looking at the seedlings in the water, he felt anxious.

Yang Xiaotao looked around and finally settled on a young man.

"This classmate, come here."

This man was thin and not short. When Yang Xiaotao called him, he stepped forward quickly.

"Classmate, you have also seen that the mouth of the well is not wide, and it is quite deep."

"If you trust me, I will put you down, hold the seedlings, and then pull you up."

"Teacher Yang, I do."

As soon as Yang Xiaotao finished explaining the method, the man answered firmly. He nodded to Teacher Yuan as he spoke, and the students around him also looked at him with encouragement.

Teacher Yuan had a long mouth and couldn't say any polite words. In the end, he could only give an affirmative look in return.

"Okay, don't worry, there will be no problem."

Hao Pingchuan also came over and flexed his wrist, "Yes, I am here, Hao. Don't worry."

After saying that, the young man lay directly at the mouth of the well. Under the worried and expectant eyes of everyone, Yang Xiaotao held his right foot with both hands, and Hao Pingchuan clasped his left foot with both hands, and the two of them slowly walked inside.

"Flashlight, who has a flashlight?"

Teacher Yuan shouted, and the guard not far away immediately ran over and handed over a flashlight.

After the boy completely entered the well, his palms finally reached the surface of the water.

Teacher Yuan lay aside and turned on the flashlight quickly.

"Caught, caught them all."

The boy's voice came from below. Yang Xiaotao and Hao Pingchuan looked at each other, and in an instant they used force to pull the boy out quickly.

"Look, it's okay. It has roots and is not broken."

"I found it, yes, it looks like a sterile strain. This is a non-sterile strain."

Teacher Yuan held four rice seedlings in both hands and became excited.

It's like a long drought brings rain, like a lost person sees the light of his home.

"Quickly, find a place to plant it quickly."

"No, go back to the base, go back to the base and plant."

Teacher Yuan shouted, not caring to talk to Yang Xiaotao, and ran out barefoot, smiling as he ran.

Yang Xiaotao smiled from behind and walked forward step by step.

Hao Pingchuan on the side rubbed his arms and looked at Yang Xiaotao's relaxed look, which was very puzzling.

When he pulled it in the end, he didn't use any force at all. It was Yang Xiaotao who pulled it up all by himself.

"This guy is very energetic."

"Old Hao, hurry up, let's go to the village and have a look."

Yang Xiaotao watched Teacher Yuan and others get into the car and run to the base, but did not follow them.

"Okay, right away."

At this time, Bai Ling, who was standing outside the brigade headquarters, stared at a name with only three lines in it, her face stern.