Scholars in the courtyard

At the wine table, familiar people began to exchange glasses.

Speak out the questions you want to know and the situations you want to understand one by one.

Each one talks about his own insights and experiences over the years.

While this was going on, Yang Xiaotao suddenly discovered a secret.

Except for Grandma Lin, everyone present drank a lot.

Although he won't be drunk, his behavior is clear to everyone.

Needless to say about Teacher Yuan, he himself cannot drink. He can keep up with a few glasses of wine, but he can only taste it briefly.

But now, apart from Yang Xiaotao, the one with the same normal expression on the field is actually the old man next to him.

"What's wrong?"

The old man saw Yang Xiaotao looking at him and asked.

"No, I didn't expect you to be massive!"

The old man laughed and said, "I'm old and can't do it anymore. I could still drink in the past!"

"You are still a precious sword!"

The old man waved his hand, then smiled and said, "Have you ever seen a monk in Jinling?"

Yang Xiaotao frowned, and then thought about who it was. The person who could be called a monk by the old man was not an ordinary person.

There is no one else but the general at the moment.

Yang Xiaotao shook his head, "I haven't seen it before."

"Well, when you meet him in the future, you can ask him if he has ever won a drink with me!"

Ha ha ha ha

At this point, the old man himself laughed first.

Obviously thinking of the glorious past.

In the next room.

Xingxing has fallen asleep, but her fingers are still holding Ran Qiuye's hair.

The eldest sister stepped forward and took it carefully, "This little guy still has people to serve him!"

Ran Qiuye smiled and said, "Sister Tang, we are probably done drinking. Let's go make some dumplings."

"Yes, I forgot if you didn't tell me."

Tang Mingyue hurriedly walked out, and Tong also went out to help.

The two of them went out to make dumplings, and the eldest sister was left holding Xingxing in the room.

Looking at the lively scene in the room and his wife talking to Yang Xiaotao in a low voice, a flash of suspicion flashed in his eyes.

I always feel that the protagonist of this dinner is that young man!

"Chief, the dumplings are ready!"

Not long after, Tong Xiaolong came in with two plates of dumplings, followed by Ran Qiuye and Tang Mingyue, and finally the eldest sister brought a pot of dumpling soup.

Yang Xiaotao hurriedly stood up to help take the basin, and then placed it on the table.

"Sister, thank you for making the dumplings!"

“When you return to your hometown, we’ll treat you to some noodles!”

Chen Yonggui said with a blushing face.

The title of eldest sister is no longer a simple title, but a title that everyone respects.

"Okay, I've been thinking about the taste of the shaved noodles there!"

The eldest sister responded with a smile, and then said, "I don't know what everyone's taste is, but they are all pork and cabbage. The two children helped make these. You all have a try!"

After hearing this, Iron Man looked excited and said, "Sister, I would like to trouble you to make dumplings for us. I..."

"I didn't bring anything here..."

"Comrade Iron Man!"

The eldest sister stepped forward to shake hands and said, "You coming is the best gift."

"Take good care of yourself, we need you for national construction and revolutionary construction!"

"And big guys, you still need to be tough to strike iron. Everyone should take care of themselves!"

"Um!"

"Sister, you too!"

Everyone talked, and then started eating at the urging of the eldest sister.

While Ran Qiuye was handing dumplings to Yang Xiaotao, she asked in a low voice, "Do you want to take a photo with me?"

Yang Xiaotao looked at the time and nodded immediately, "I definitely have to!"

"After dinner later, I guess we have to leave together. Come back then!"

"OK!"

"You should go and eat something too, before it's too late!"

"Well, the food is still hot in the pot, so it's okay."

As Ran Qiuye said, Tang Mingyue walked over and looked at Yang Xiaotao, "No smoking for a while!"

As he spoke, he looked at the old man.

Yang Xiaotao nodded immediately, "Don't worry, I know!"

"Come on, come on, try these dumplings. In the past, you could only eat them during the Chinese New Year!"

The old man greeted, and Tong Xiaolong and others in the room also left to eat in the yard next door.

Sitting at the table, Tong Xiaolong and Mrs. Tong were holding rice bowls, looking at the dishes on the table, and couldn't help but joked, "Qiuye, your family's cooking skills must be passed down. This is really a cooking skill."

Ran Qiuye was serving rice to her eldest sister. When she heard what Tong said, she immediately smiled and said, "Xiao Tao said, whoever wants to learn can learn whatever they want. No forcing or requirements."

Tong Xiaolong immediately responded after hearing this, "That's right, this kid, you don't need to tell him what to do. He just watches what the adults do and naturally follows suit."

"Besides, Brother Xiaotao is very capable. I just listened inside, about farming crops, manufacturing machine tools, and by the way, he can also sing."

"I see, if the children in this family want to learn, they won't be the same."

Tong Xiaolong said, Ran Qiuye lowered his head and smiled, "The child is still young, who knows what will happen in the future."

"That's true, but this food is so delicious, it's not any worse than the master chef at Fengzeyuan."

"Daughter-in-law, eat more of this braised pork. Didn't Grandma Lin say you should maintain nutrition?"

Tong Xiaolong was eating braised pork for Mrs. Tong, and the eldest sister on the side pursed her lips and smiled, "Look, Xiaolong will also love his wife."

Hearing this, Tong Xiaolong ate his food quickly, his face feeling a little hot.

Ran Qiuye sat next to Tang Mingyue. The two of them lowered their heads and chatted, but they were talking about work.

Because of the school, many students now do not attend classes in school, and this trend eventually spread to the countryside.

However, because they are in a rural area, the villagers are very supportive of the school's work, which saves them some trouble.

Now it is about maintaining, maintaining this scale, and keeping the school going normally. As for the original plan to expand the scale of rural education, we can only postpone it.

The two were chatting about work.

After a while, everyone had almost eaten, so the food was put away, and Mrs. Tong went to the house to look after Xingxing and take a rest.

The eldest sister led the three of them back home.

As soon as I came in, I saw Yang Xiaotao standing aside making tea.

Tie Ren and Teacher Yuan were clearing the table and placing tea cups.

The eldest sister hurriedly brought people up to help.

Then they made some tea and chatted with each other.

Everyone values ​​time together, especially time around the elderly.

A pot of green tea was brewed with boiling water. Everyone drank the tea and sat quietly on the chairs, continuing to listen to each other's words.

Ran Qiuye sat behind Yang Xiaotao, while Tang Mingyue was close to the old woman. As for Tong Xiaolong, he had taken the kettle from Yang Xiaotao and was filling the place with tea and water.

Everyone continued the conversation at the dinner table, and the old man sometimes spoke in agreement and sometimes asked questions, and every time he became the focus of people's attention.

Sometimes when a topic is raised, it often leads to many answers.

And time passes little by little in this atmosphere.

"By the way, I heard something last time."

The old man suddenly remembered the 'three things' he heard last time, the first of which was related to biology, and there happened to be an expert in this field present.

Several people looked over after hearing this.

Then the old man raised the issue of 'ethnic-specific viruses'.

"Teacher Wang, you are an expert in this field. How credible do you think this matter is?"

When Wang Guangmei heard the old man's question, her face became more solemn, "Chief, it's hard to talk about this matter."

"Current research on human genetic material is still in its preliminary stages of understanding."

"However, the current common understanding is that everyone's genetic material is specific, just like the fingerprints of a person's hand. No two identical fingerprints can be found, so from this point of view, everyone is different. There is no targeting of a certain ethnic group.”

"However, it is difficult to say that a group has no commonalities. Just like we all have yellow skin and some have blue eyes, these are the characteristics of a group. In other words, there are commonalities in this information."

"It's like, an old ancestor has many branches. After thousands of years of development, each branch is flourishing, but those from one ancestor must have something in common."

Wang Guangmei said so much that everyone was a little confused, but Yang Xiaotao understood it clearly.

Because what he said was pretty much what he thought.

Seeing the old man frowning, he explained from the side, "Chief, what Teacher Wang means is that there will be commonalities, but they will be hidden and will not be seen."

The old man suddenly understood what he meant, and everyone understood what he meant.

Wang Guangmei then remembered that Yang Xiaotao's genetic knowledge was as good as hers, so she said, "Teacher Yang, you are a professional in this genetic matter."

Then he told Yang Xiaotao's paper on genetic recombination and gene mutation.

The old man also remembered this. At first he thought he was getting a bonus from abroad. Later, the money became the starting capital for the Academy of Agricultural Sciences' support plan.

"Xiao Tao, tell me."

The old man looked at Yang Xiaotao, and several people behind him also looked over.

Yang Xiaotao's face was unusually solemn. He looked at everyone and finally said to the old man, "Teacher Wang and I have some different opinions."

"Teacher Wang feels that this commonality is difficult to find, but I think this is an important hidden danger."

The old man moved his hips and listened carefully.

Others also became solemn.

Yang Xiaotao picked up the water glass and thought about the people in his previous life who had heard of people who offered "free medical treatment" in the name of various "discounts". In fact, they were collecting blood and genes under these pretexts.

A large amount of information is obtained abroad in this way.

After pondering for a moment, Yang Xiaotao did not speak, but picked up an empty cup, poured water into it, and then picked up some tea and went in.

"In fact, each of us has genes inherited from the previous generation."

"It's like pouring a little tea into plain water, and then after being diluted from generation to generation, even after many times, it will only be one part in millions."

"But the tea in it will always be there."

Having said this, Yang Xiaotao put the original teacup in front of his eyes, "At this time, if someone finds this cup of tea, they will be able to find the commonality of this cup of water."

"At that time, it is not impossible to formulate a plan for this glass of water."

"As for our genetic material, it is in the blood of the human body."

"Therefore, the hospital's blood inventory must be strengthened, and we must be even more cautious when it comes to matters that specifically collect blood."

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, there was silence in the room.

Everyone is also aware of the seriousness of this matter.

Although they don't understand genes or organisms, they know one thing: be prepared for danger in times of peace.

We can't place our hopes on those one in ten million.

Wang Guangmei nodded immediately after hearing what Yang Xiaotao said, "Chief, what Teacher Yang said makes sense."

"We can't take this risk."

The old man nodded after listening, and then nodded to Tang Mingyue behind him.

After this matter was said, it was already past ten o'clock.

Although everyone was reluctant, they did not want to disturb the old man's rest, so they all stood up and said goodbye.

The old man did not force them to stay, and stood up to see them out.

"Everyone, slow down, let's take a photo."

Yang Xiaotao grabbed Grandma Lin who was in a hurry to leave, and immediately winked at Ran Qiuye who was beside him.

After hearing this, the old man looked in the direction of the eldest sister, who covered her mouth and smiled.

But since Yang Xiaotao said so, he had no reason to refuse.

Soon, under Yang Xiaotao's arrangement, everyone stood in a row.

In the middle were the old man, the eldest sister and the old woman, followed by Iron Man and Chen Yonggui.

Yang Xiaotao stood with Teacher Yuan.

"Look here!"

Ran Qiuye was a little nervous. This was the first time he took a photo of the leader.

Click

Time and space froze at this moment.

In the photo, some people opened their eyes wide, some were smiling, some were hugging the shoulders of the people around them, and some were holding up two fingers.

This photo has become the most important one in the thick album of the Yang family.