Abandoned the Immortal Cultivator, returned to his hometown to farm and sing

Chapter 853 847. Mysterious Malan Grass
This December is truly a season of harvest for Maomaotou and Luo Yihang.

Maomaotou’s candied sweet potatoes, amber walnuts, and dried mulberries; Pretty Little Cat’s sweet potato cakes; and Sushan’s ice cream.

With various marketing efforts, as well as word of mouth.

Sales volume continued to rise, bringing in huge profits.

As for Qiao Xiaomao's ice cream shop, there are only eleven of them. It is just a pilot project. There is not much difference whether it has it or not.

As a result, Luo Yihang's wallet finally recovered.

The bonuses are enough, and we can also prepare a large batch of New Year goods to give away like last year.

Besides, besides money.

What I also gained was honor.

For example, the "Shennong Chinese Agricultural Science and Technology Award" was finally awarded after more than two months of public announcement and review.

"Cultivation and Application of Xiaoman No. 1 Vegetable Pea Variety", which was mainly completed by Qingyin Agricultural Breeding R&D Department and mainly completed by Wen Ying and Shi Juan, won the first prize and Shennong Award!
Luo Yihang's unique business that had been his for twenty years was finally in his pocket.

A must-attend award ceremony.

Not only Luo Yihang, but Wen Ying and Shi Juan were also called back from XJ, as well as Qin Qiuyan and the twenty little cucumbers who came to join in the fun and see the world.

I haven't seen you for many days. I miss you so much.

Poor Ling Tongjie, he has turned darker again. He hasn't gotten any better during this winter.

In the Yili region, where the air is dry, cloud cover is low, and sunny days are frequent, the ultraviolet intensity is indeed strong, worthy of being second only to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

As for why there hasn’t been any change in those ladies?
I've been staying in the lab and never going out.

Fortunately, Ling Tongjie has gotten used to it. Since he started studying agriculture, he has been darker every year and has rarely been white.

At the welcoming banquet, when he saw Luo Yihang, he held him tightly and wouldn't let go, and he kept talking, but he was really upset.

This trip to XJ was very hard for him.

I run outside every day, going wherever is desolate.

The basic configuration is two people in one car.

They were either accompanied by people from the local Academy of Agricultural Sciences, or by local geologists or surveyors, but the vast majority were accompanied by people sent by the Production and Construction Corps.

We drove for several days and often didn't see anyone for hours.

The two people in the car had talked their hearts out until they had nothing more to say.

I finally met a herdsman family, they were so friendly.

There are many places you can’t drive to, so when you get nearby you have to change horses and then walk.

According to Ling Tongjie, he had had enough of riding horses and didn't want to ride again.

He even showed Luo Yihang his thighs. His knees couldn't even touch each other. He would become bow-legged in a few days...

In Ling Tongjie's words, he saw all the beautiful scenery and experienced all the wind and snow.

Anyway, he has been doing field work for the past few months.

We drove, rode horses, and then walked, crossing mountains and ridges, passing through grasslands, wading through streams and swamps, and finally arrived at our destination with a lot of effort.

Set up a tent and eat bread for several days.

Keep your eyes open and look carefully for distinctive grasses, take photos and collect samples.

This is not bad.

Most of the time I just made a wasted trip and found nothing.

Then return to the base after several days.

The samples were given to Wenying, and Wenying and her colleagues analyzed them in the laboratory.

Equipment that Yili Academy of Agricultural Sciences does not have will be sent to other agricultural science academies, universities or private research institutions to find people to help.

It takes a lot of trouble and luck to analyze some data.

Next, repeat the cycle again.

Dull, tedious and hard work.

Mainly because there is no sense of accomplishment.

After a few months, except for Qin Qiuyan, the others could no longer bear it. Taking the opportunity to receive the award, they ran out to relax.

Although Qin Qiuyan is the youngest, she is the most resilient. She would often say "I'm used to it" lightly, which would make others blush and motivate them to work harder again.

This is pitiful.

Qin Qiuyan is pitiful, and Ling Tongjie is also pitiful.

Luo Yihang secretly promised him that he would talk to Wenying and that after the research on Amaranthus was successful, he would also submit his name, Ling Tongjie, when applying for the Shennong Award.

"Brother Luo, you are so kind. As long as I can have a name on the list, I will have no regrets in this life. I will go through wind and rain, climb mountains of swords and descend into seas of fire. I will do whatever you ask me to do. There is nothing else. It's all in the wine. I'll drink it." Ling Tongjie rarely took the initiative to offer wine.

Besides, he was already drunk and his speech was incoherent.

Luo Yihang followed him with a drink and thought to himself, I don't know what you are thinking, you must have been jealous when you went to apply before National Day, your heart must have been pounding. Which young agricultural researcher would not yearn for the top honor in national agricultural science and technology?

Except for "old hands" like Professor Du, he doesn't want to receive any more awards. He has already won two National Science and Technology Progress Awards. The only ones that can attract him are academicians of the Academy of Sciences or the National Highest Science and Technology Award.

But when it comes to Malan grass, Ling Tongjie suddenly became mysterious and pulled Luo Yihang to ask in a low voice: "Brother Luo, what is the origin of the batch of broad-leaved Malan grass that was delivered later?"

"Who are you? What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Luo Yihang was playing dumb.

"It must be something special..." When Ling Tongjie mentioned this, he was half sober and started talking about the new thing.

It turned out that after they received Luo Yihang's call, they had planned to go to BYGLMG Zhizhou and then transfer to Malan Base.

As a result, he was stopped halfway.

Moreover, the residence was moved from the Ili Prefecture Agricultural Science Institute to the headquarters of the 4th Division of the Production and Construction Corps.

The conditions are even better, except that you need to report when entering or leaving.

A few days later, four soldiers came over carrying several large boxes.

The box was labeled "radiation protection" and had several seals on it, which looked pretty scary.

After signing several agreements and conducting careful radiation tests, the box was opened in the presence of several soldiers.

The box was full of Amaranthus, many varieties, even the broad-leaved Amaranthus variety that had never been discovered before.

Even for other varieties, some of their characteristics look different from ordinary ones.

Looking at the soil layer at the roots, it is obvious that it was not collected from the same place.

Ling Tongjie has been playing with grass for so long that he has a very sharp eye.

Later, when we took samples from the division headquarters to the Agricultural Research Institute for experiments, the four soldiers followed us throughout the process.

The Yili Agricultural Research Institute did not have enough equipment, and when they wanted to send it to the Imperial Capital Academy of Agricultural Sciences, ordinary mail was not allowed.

They needed a special escort, but no one knew how or who sent them...

Anyway, it's all mysterious.

This should be the Malan grass that Uncle Li and Old Cheng helped us get from the Malan base when we were in Hainan.

There's definitely something special.

As to whether it was caused by radiation during the nuclear test, or because of the secrecy of the place, the species of Amaranthus that only lives there cannot be known to the outside world, or it may have been contaminated.

I don’t know, and Luo Yihang didn’t ask.

"Just tell me whether those samples are useful or not. I can only tell you that those Malan grasses have witnessed a great cause, and will soon witness another great cause in your hands." Luo Yihang did not say it clearly.

Ling Tongjie was of course happy to be praised, "Of course it is useful. It took me several months to collect so many samples, but..."

Ling Tongjie wanted to say more.

But Wenying interrupted, "Do scientific research, do experiments, just do experiments, as long as you have samples, it doesn't matter how they came from."

Wenying knew the origin, but Ling Tongjie was not of high enough rank.

Luo Yihang was so happy, but things change over time. Back then, Ling Tongjie used to show off to him and make fun of Luo Yihang's insufficient confidentiality level. But now, the situation is reversed.

However, Luo Yihang was only happy for a few seconds, Wenying said again, "Boss, when will our own equipment arrive? It's too inconvenient to use other people's equipment."

"Uh... I'm ordering it. I'm ordering it. I've already placed the order. They will be delivered soon."

The little money in my pocket is about to fly away before it even gets warm...

(End of this chapter)