Courtyard House: Primordial Chaos Pearl

In the depths of winter, the Siberian winds whipped up snowflakes that stung one's cheeks. Yet, the test vehicle convoy of Hongxing Agricultural Machinery braved the biting winds and drove into the icy wilderness of Mohe—the northernmost point of China and the ultimate testing ground for the "Hongxing-90" cold-resistant agricultural machinery.

Lin Dong wrapped himself tightly in his heavy winter coat, looking at the all-white prototype in front of him with anticipation in his eyes. This was the culmination of six months of hard work by the R&D team, designed specifically for polar climates. From the engine's antifreeze coating to the hydraulic system's low-temperature protection, every detail had been optimized through tens of thousands of simulations by Chaos Pearl.

"Director Lin, the temperature in Mohe can drop to minus forty degrees Celsius at night. The diesel fuel in ordinary agricultural machinery will solidify, and the hydraulic pipes will freeze and crack. Can our machines withstand it?" The accompanying technician rubbed his hands together, his tone tinged with nervousness.

He Yushui smiled and handed over a test report: "Don't worry, we used graphene purified from Chaos Pearls to make the engine's antifreeze layer, which can insulate against temperatures as low as minus fifty degrees Celsius; the hydraulic oil also has a specially formulated anti-freezing agent, so it won't freeze even if it stays in the polar regions for ten days or half a month."

As soon as the words were spoken, the tester started the machine. Under everyone's watchful eyes, the engine of the "Red Star-90" cold-resistant agricultural machine roared smoothly, and the tracks rolled over the thick snow, leaving two clear tracks in the snow. Even more surprising was that the machine's intelligent temperature control system could automatically adjust the machine's temperature, the seeder precisely broke through the frozen soil to bury the wheat seeds in the tilled soil, and the drip irrigation system could also stably produce water at low temperatures.

After three days and three nights of continuous testing, the agricultural machinery maintained efficient operation in temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius. Representatives from the local agricultural reclamation corps, who witnessed the entire process, immediately placed an order for 3,000 units: "With this machine, our tens of thousands of acres of cold, black soil in Mohe will be able to grow high-yield wheat!"

The success of the polar agricultural machinery has allowed Hongxing Agricultural Machinery to expand its reach once again. Meanwhile, good news came from the Almaty assembly plant in Central Asia: the first batch of locally produced intelligent irrigation machinery rolled off the production line. This machinery not only reduced costs by 20% but also adapted to Central Asian power grid standards, making it very popular with local farmers. Furthermore, Yan Jiecheng led his technical team to establish an agricultural machinery training school in Kazakhstan, training the first batch of local technicians.

Domestic development is also booming. The first batch of graduates from Hongxing Agricultural Machinery Technical College have flocked to production bases and overseas service stations across the country. Liu Lan, along with several students, has settled in a technical service station in Xinjiang, teaching farmers how to operate intelligent agricultural machinery, and has become a well-known "agricultural machinery teacher" in the area. Although Yi Zhonghai is advanced in years, he still spends every day in the college's laboratory, compiling his life's experience into teaching materials to pass on to these energetic young people.

At the end of that year, Hongxing Agricultural Machinery ushered in a historic moment—total sales exceeded 100,000 units, and its products were exported to more than 20 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe, completely breaking the monopoly of European and American agricultural machinery brands. At the "Belt and Road" Agricultural Equipment Exhibition held by the state, the "Hongxing-90" cold-resistant agricultural machinery and the water-saving seeder for aid to Africa were placed in the most prominent positions, attracting the attention of countless international merchants.

At the commendation ceremony, Lin Dong spoke as a representative of the company. Standing on the stage, looking at the familiar faces below the stage—He Yushui's gentle smile, Jia Dongxu's honest face, Yan Jiecheng's confident eyes, and the gratified gazes of old neighbors like Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong—a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

"Ten years ago, I was just an ordinary person living in a small side room of a courtyard house. Ten years later, Hongxing Agricultural Machinery is able to go global, not because of my own efforts, but because of the country's good policies, the joint efforts of every partner, and our unchanging original aspiration—to make every inch of land grow the hope of a bountiful harvest."

The applause from the audience was thunderous and lasted for a long time.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, Lin Dong took He Yushui and Lin Xiangyang, who was already in elementary school, back to the courtyard house they had been away from for a long time. The courtyard was no longer the chaotic place it used to be. Yan Bugui's bookstore was doing brisk business, Liu Haizhong was teaching calligraphy at the senior university, and Yi Zhonghai's legs had improved a lot. He was sitting in the courtyard writing Spring Festival couplets.

Lin Xiangyang, holding a pair of Spring Festival couplets that read "Peace and Prosperity for the Nation," skipped and hopped as he pasted them on the doorframe. Watching the child's joyful figure, He Yushui whispered, "Brother Lin Dong, do you think our story is a happy ending?"

Lin Dong took her hand and looked out the window at the snowflakes dancing in the sky. In the distance, the Red Star Industrial Park was brightly lit, and a new research and development project—agricultural machinery to support space breeding—was already on the agenda.

"Perfect? ​​No, this is just the beginning." Lin Dong gazed into the distance, his eyes filled with the vastness of the stars and the sea. "As long as there is still a piece of land waiting to be cultivated, the hum of Red Star agricultural machinery will never cease."

Snowflakes landed on his shoulders, bringing a biting chill, but they couldn't extinguish the burning passion in his heart. Lin Dong knew that this red star, rising from the courtyard house, would eventually cross mountains and seas, illuminating vast fields, and writing an immortal chapter for Chinese agricultural machinery on the long scroll of history.