Courtyard House: My Hidden Wheat Seeds Caused a National Sensation

"Do you still have stock? I'd like to buy a batch; the price will satisfy you."

That way you won't have to take so many risks.

"Sorry, it's gone."

Li Jianye waved his hand and left without looking back.

Who knows if this person is baiting a fish? In situations like this, being extra careful is the only way to survive.

It was late at night when I returned to the courtyard house.

It had just rained, and the air was cool. The people who had been cooling off in the courtyard had all left, and I didn't run into anyone along the way.

Pushing open the door, I saw that the door was properly repaired, the furniture was neatly arranged, and even the floor was swept clean.

Li Jianye stood in the room, looking around, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Yi Zhonghai is a man who leaves no room for error in his work.

If you didn't know his background, who wouldn't think he was a kind and honest person? No wonder some people say that a hypocrite is still a gentleman—at least he puts on a good front.

He carefully checked all the items in the room, and found that none of his things were missing.

However, all the pots, pans, and utensils that the Jia and Liu families had pooled their money to buy had disappeared without a trace.

It seems they found a loophole and took it back.

Li Jianye twitched the corner of his mouth, not taking it to heart.

Li Jianye picked up the kettle, filled it with water, and placed it on the stove to light it.

He went outside, turned on the tap, and splashed his face with the cool water.

After washing up, I returned to the room just as the water was boiling.

He poured himself a cup of hot water, drank it slowly, and then lay down to rest.

The rain fell again the next morning, pattering against the eaves.

Li Jianye didn't oversleep; he got up early, opened his umbrella, and waded through the puddles towards the steel rolling mill.

Walking into the technical department's office, it was empty; there wasn't a soul in sight.

"What a useless bunch."

Li Jianye frowned and said something in a low voice.

"Looks like they're all just parasites who coast along and wait for their paychecks."

Engineers in the factory don't have heavy daily tasks; they mainly just repair machines when they break down.

The work can be described as leisurely.

The factory certainly has targets for technological innovation, but since there are no time limits, it's unlikely that these people would take the initiative to pursue them.

Li Jianye has always looked down on such colleagues.

"Does someone like that have the right to look down on me?"

He snorted softly, stopped thinking about it, and began to organize the documents at hand.

We were notified yesterday that a discussion meeting on the new products would be held this morning.

Time slipped by quietly as he prepared.

Soon, it was time for work to begin, and the other people in the office began to appear.

"Oh, pretending to look at the blueprints, huh?"

Liu Weiping, an eighth-level engineer, caught a glimpse of Li Jianye sitting not far away, looking down at several charts, and couldn't help but let out a sneer.

"How many words can a farmer read? What blueprints can he understand?"

He muttered to himself, then casually picked up his teacup, rinsed it slowly, sprinkled in tea leaves, and poured in hot water.

Then I leaned back comfortably in my chair, unfolded the newspaper, and sipped my drink while browsing.

The other two technicians were in a similar situation, having brewed tea and holding newspapers, occasionally exchanging a few words or telling a slightly risqué joke, followed by a knowing chuckle.

"Hopeless."

Li Jianye sighed inwardly.

He secretly decided that once he officially obtained his engineer title and took control of the project, the first thing he would do was to get rid of these people.

"Stop looking, get ready for the meeting."

"puff--"

Liu Weiping almost spat out his tea.

"Hold a meeting? Can you even read properly? You're trying to imitate people holding meetings?"

"Haha, I bet he didn't even finish elementary school! What does someone like that know about mechanics!"

"Hey, you farmer brother, I think you'd be better off going back to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and tending to your crops."

Even if you're not qualified to be a researcher, farming is still your forte, isn't it?

A burst of laughter erupted.

Li Jianye seemed not to hear, his face expressionless. He closed the documents in his hand, stood up and walked straight out.

In his eyes, these people were already dispensable trash.

"Oh shit!"

Being ignored like this enraged the three of them.

They are proper college students, the pride of heaven, how could they tolerate such an attitude from a country bumpkin?

"Walk!"

Liu Weiping suddenly stood up and slammed his teacup down.

"Let's go to the meeting room! Let's see what kind of show this farmer can put on."

When the time comes, let's all sign a petition and send him back to the countryside! People like him shouldn't even be in the city!

"Let's go, we'll go with the boss!"

The other two also stood up angrily and followed Liu Weiping toward the conference room.

……

The conference room gradually filled with people.

Today's meeting was quite large, with leaders at all levels of the factory, directors of the main workshops, and all the factory's level eight technicians present.

Yi Zhonghai, an eighth-level fitter, also sat among the crowd, his expression calm.

Li Jianye's name resonated in the conference room like a pebble thrown into a still lake, creating silent yet distinct ripples.

Yi Zhonghai sat upright, maintaining his usual gentle smile, only a hint of coldness flashing deep in his eyes.

In the eyes of others, he is a highly respected role model, but only he himself knows the true nature beneath that glamorous exterior.

Li Jianye not only offended him, but also caused him considerable losses. He would naturally keep this in mind.

He wasn't the only one with similar thoughts.

In fact, everyone sitting around there harbored a deep disdain for Li Jianye.

The reason is simple: Li Jianye lacked that diploma.

Due to the clear instructions from their superiors, no one dared to voice this disdain. But at this moment, a silent expectation permeated the air—everyone was waiting for that inevitable awkward moment so that they could legitimately ask this incongruous person to leave.

"Everyone's here, may I begin?"

Li Jianye turned to Director Yang, who was in the main seat, and asked him in a calm tone.

Factory Director Yang nodded slightly: "Let's begin."

"First, let me introduce myself."

Li Jianye straightened up and glanced at everyone present. "My name is Li Jianye. I come from the countryside and am a farmer who has never attended school."

But precisely because of this, I may understand the actual needs of land and farming better than those who only bury themselves in books.

We've invited everyone here today to work together on something new—a miniaturized integrated tiller and plow.

We need to brainstorm.

He paused, then continued, "I've worked with the land for many years and I know that the tractors we use now have a common problem: they're too big."

This resulted in limited production, and the terrain in many places could not be utilized.

So I wondered, could we make a smaller, more flexible one? After thinking about it for a long time, I drew a sketch, please take a look.

As he spoke, he distributed a stack of blueprints.

The blueprints were passed from hand to hand, and at first, the act of flipping through them was obviously perfunctory and negligent.

If it weren't for orders from higher authorities, having a farmer chair a technical meeting would seem absurd to them.

However, as their gaze fell upon the lines and markings, the atmosphere in the meeting room subtly changed.

"This...is this really your drawing?"

Factory Director Yang was the first to raise his head, his face filled with disbelief.

He was a technical cadre by training and could read blueprints perfectly. It was precisely because he could read them that he was all the more shocked.

How could such a rigorous, ingenious, and even forward-thinking design have come from someone who has never received systematic training?

"Yes."

Li Jianye's answer was simple, as if he had anticipated the factory director's reaction.

"amazing!"

Director Yang exclaimed in admiration, genuinely impressed and secretly admiring his leader's ability to recognize talent.

"show me!"

Director Liu Weiping, who was sitting next to Factory Director Yang, couldn't contain himself any longer.

Although he was only the director, he was one of the few level-eight engineers in the factory, holding a superior position in this technical field.

Seeing that Director Yang was in such a bad mood, he snatched the blueprints away.

With just one glance, Liu Weiping was frozen in place.

He flipped through the pages rapidly, his eyes greedily and quickly scanning every component diagram, every line of annotation and data.

The closer he looked, the more turbulent the emotions within him became.

Although he feels his sharpness has faded over the years, his solid foundation from his early higher education remains, and his insight is still keen.

He had to admit that the design was not only clear in structure and reasonable in layout, but also showed ingenuity in some of its ideas that surpassed common current thinking, making it theoretically highly feasible.

But it was precisely this impeccable quality that he found hard to accept.

A farmer? That's absolutely impossible!

"Impossible...this is impossible!"

Liu Weiping murmured in shock, then abruptly looked up, staring at Li Jianye. His voice trembled with excitement, "How could a farmer like you draw something like this? This is definitely not your own work! Tell me, where did you copy it from?"

"This could never be your original work!"

The sharp accusations pierced the air in the conference room.

"You...you shameless scoundrel! How dare you steal the engineer's hard work! I'm reporting this to my superiors! I'll send you to the place where you belong for repairs!"

Before Liu Weiping could finish speaking, his two followers—Zhang He and Wang Tao—emerged in unison like echoing insects.

They may not be clear about the veracity of the accusations, but following Liu Weiping's lead is always a safe choice.

"Plagiarism?"

This word startled everyone else present.

A variety of complex gazes were cast toward Li Jianye, who stood in front of him.

Although they had not yet seen the design drawings in person, everyone could already sense their extraordinary nature from Director Yang's solemn expression and Liu Weiping's intense reaction.

Considering that Li Jianye was just a farmer with limited literacy, how could someone with such a background possibly develop sophisticated mechanical blueprints? Seeds of doubt quietly took root in the hearts of many.

Faced with the accusations, Li Jianye simply smiled calmly.

Upon receiving the blueprints, the detailed design principles and structural analysis were already imprinted in his mind.

He knew that small, integrated tiller and plow machine inside and out.

"Please stop this baseless slander."

His voice was steady, yet carried an undeniable force: "The truth will soon become clear."

Technician Liu, please send the drawings to everyone for review.

After you have finished reading, I will explain in detail the design concept and operating principle of this machine.

"You...you can actually explain it?"

Liu Weiping's pupils contracted slightly, unable to hide his shock.

While blueprints can be copied, thoroughly explaining their underlying design logic and mechanical principles cannot be accomplished by rote memorization alone.

Even if someone hands him a speech, he will inevitably make many mistakes in his explanation of technical details that he has not truly understood.

"good!"

Liu Weiping suppressed his surprise and doubt, said no more, and handed the blueprints to the next person, "I want to see what tricks you can come up with."

He crossed his arms, sat down with a cold look on his face, and a mocking smile played on his lips, as if he had already foreseen Li Jianye's impending predicament.

……

The blueprints were slowly passed around among the silent crowd.

Every hand that received the drawings trembled slightly as it unfolded the pages.

Every face that saw the blueprints was filled with unbelievable shock.

They couldn't imagine that a farmer who had never received a systematic education and had worked with the soil could produce such rigorous, exquisite, and even stunning design lines.

In the silent scrutiny, the issue of "plagiarism"

The doubts grew stronger in the hearts of many.

"This...this is simply..."

Yi Zhonghai stared at the blueprints, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets. "Without the expertise of a senior engineer, it's absolutely impossible to sketch out such a structure! This couldn't possibly have been drawn by him! How could someone who doesn't even know which way the school door faces..."

His mind was completely at peace, and he was convinced of his own judgment.

"Alright."

Yi Zhonghai sneered inwardly and handed over the blueprints, "We'll see how you explain yourself later."

His face regained its composure, even showing a hint of anticipation for a good show.

The blueprints thus completed their journey amidst a mix of shock, doubt, and scrutiny, eventually returning to Li Jianye's hands.

"It seems everyone has already seen it."