Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

The newspaper published a piece of good news: Comrade Zeng Wangcai took the lead in farming and reaped a bumper harvest, with an average yield of 5,000 kilograms per mu.

Following is the relevant detailed report, which only contains information about crops. Apart from Zeng Wangcai’s name, his work unit, and the location of his land were not published.

In addition to this, there is another piece of good news: Comrade Zeng Wangcai has cultivated a new variety of tomatoes, and the people have one more fruit.

Both reports have photos. The one on top is a photo of a huge golden pumpkin, and the one on the bottom is a photo of cherry tomatoes.

"Wow, both pieces of news are about Zeng Wangcai." Yan Bugui was shocked and said, "And they are on the front page. No one else can get such treatment..."

"Didn't their son Wangcai go to the army? This one is a farmer, so he's not alone, right?" asked the third aunt.

"Definitely not." Yan Bugui answered subconsciously while reading the newspaper, "One is a soldier, the other studies farming, there is a huge difference..." He saw the exciting part and shouted to the other side, "Old Zeng, look, the country wants to reward Zeng Wangcai with the harvested grain. It would be great if this Zeng Wangcai was your Wangcai."

Zeng Youqian had a very strange look on his face, because Zhang Xiuzhi had just told him about this matter. He knew that Zeng Wangcai, whom Yan Bugui was talking about, was his beloved son.

He didn't expect that just after he learned the news about his son, he would immediately hear that his son was in the newspaper, and it was on the front page.

What a great honor this is! The last time I made a contribution and caught a spy, the news was only published on the second page, but now it is on the front page.

Let me ask you, for an ordinary person, who will have the chance to be in the newspaper or to be on the front page of the news in his lifetime?

At this moment, Zeng Youqian was feeling the same as the three aunts just now, scratching his head. He really wanted to stand up right now and loudly announce to everyone that Zeng Wangcai in the newspaper is my son, the eldest son in my family.

But his personality doesn't support him doing this, so he feels very depressed.

"Uncle, what's wrong with you?" Lin Huyang asked with concern, looking like Zeng Youqian with constipated expression.

"It's okay, we'll talk about it later!" Zhang Xiuzhi naturally knew what was going on and reminded him carefully, "Let's talk about it when he comes back. There are no photos on it, so maybe there are other intentions."

"What photo?" Lin Huyang was confused, but suddenly realized after a few seconds, "I know, it's Wangcai, woo woo woo..."

He was halfway through his words when the alert Huang Liang stopped him.

Huang Liang is worthy of being the military strategist among the trio. He had guessed long ago that Zeng Wangcai who was mentioned in the newspaper was his brother.

"What are you guys doing?" Yan Bugui put away the newspaper, still excited, "It says that the largest pumpkin weighs 57.8 jins. Wow, if we feed the whole family, we can eat it for several days. And those little tomatoes are said to be sour and sweet. The big ones are much more delicious. Unfortunately, ordinary people like us can't eat them.

"Oh, it would be great if this Zeng Wangcai was your Wangcai, maybe he could give us a try."

"It's impossible, don't even think about it..." the third aunt interrupted.

People’s hearts are strange. They clearly want to curry favor with the Zeng family, but whether it is Yan Bugui or the third aunt, deep down, they don’t want to see the Zeng family getting better and better.

Just like the old song: As long as you live better than me, live better than me, then I can't stand it...

(Yes, let’s rehash this song again!)

Zeng Youqian was feeling very anxious and didn't want to stay outside any longer for fear of being exposed. He pulled Chen Yumei into the house to share his joy.

After closing the stall, Zhang Xiuzhi sent Lin Huyang and Huang Liang out.

"Brother, shall we continue studying?" Lai Fu was overjoyed to see that no one cared about him.

"Anyway, I want to learn it. I'm afraid of getting beaten!" Xiao Qiang picked his nose, "I don't know whether you want to learn it or not..."

"I won't learn it, and I can't memorize it!" Lai Fu said in distress, "Just hang it on the wall. It's better than being beaten by my sister-in-law."

"Just a friendly reminder, big brother is coming back. If you don't learn from him, you won't get any popsicles."

"Ah? One, one, one. Two, two ...

Zhang Xiuzhi took Lin Huyang and Huang Liang out and stopped at a deserted place.

"You should have guessed it. Yes, the newspaper read across the street just now was talking about him." Zhang Xiuzhi whispered, "Before he went out for training, he got a piece of land to grow crops, about 200 acres, and the harvest was good, with a lot of crops. He said he would be back in a while, and the higher-ups are currently researching something, but they didn't say what they were researching.

"Anyway, he will bring back food by then, so don't tell anyone."

Guessing it is one thing, having it confirmed is another.

So after Lin Huyang and the other two were dumbfounded, they were really happy for their brother. They thought their brother was really awesome and made a splash in everything he did.

"Don't worry, we both promise not to tell anyone. I won't even tell my dad." Lin Huyang patted his chest and promised.

"Also, he asked me to ask you, how is your work going?" Zhang Xiuzhi asked, "He said that his deputy platoon leader left, which might have an impact on your work."

"It's okay, it won't affect you." Lin Huyang was so happy that he didn't care about his work at all. "Tell him not to worry about me. We are all like this now. The buyer is a pile of shit now. Wherever he goes, he stinks."

Although the metaphor is crude, it describes the current situation of some buyers.

Of course, this has to be an honest buyer, but a buyer like Cui Dake may not be the same.

"Don't be so stubborn. These are his exact words. It's up to you whether you listen or not." Zhang Xiuzhi repeated, "Yangzi, go find Zheng Yishan right away and ask him to arrange a car for you. Ask for a truck. Let Xiuzhi take you to my place to do the shopping!"

"Uh..." Lin Huyang smiled awkwardly, "You know what, you've learned it pretty well. That guy always looks like that when he has something to do. Okay, I'll talk to Lao Zheng tomorrow, and Liangzi, you can go too.

"By the way, what does he have there? I can tell Lao Zheng about it."

"I don't think you guys at Peking University are short of food. If the country suffers, no one will suffer as much as the university." Zhang Xiuzhi thought for a moment and said, "They are all vegetables. You just heard that the pumpkins are very big, and there are tomatoes. However, tomatoes are not good enough to be used as vegetables, but only as fruits. Other places may not be able to give them this stuff, but it is not a problem to give them to Peking University."

It is true. No matter how poor you are, you cannot be poor in education. This sentence is realistic in modern times and in later generations... everyone knows it.

It’s settled, let’s go.

Just when Lin Huyang went to Zheng Yishan to ask for a car, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences was hit by a storm.

Old Man Zheng and Old Man Yang came to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences together. They had a big pumpkin and a small basket of cherry tomatoes in their car.

The things were brought by Old Man Yang. His work at the base was more of an investigation than a labor. After understanding Zeng Wangcai's planting model in detail, he pulled the things and headed straight for Sijiu City.

The issue of seeds is a hurdle that Old Man Yang cannot get over, and it is also a concern of Old Man Zheng, who is in charge of agriculture.

Old Man Zheng was looking forward to Old Man Yang coming here with great anticipation, but in fact he was mainly looking forward to the pumpkin. After receiving the treasure, the two of them did not waste a moment and brought the things to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

At the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, some people were also waiting. The director Tian Yuhou and an expert, Sun Hai, were waiting.

They were fine when they saw the pumpkin, but they were suddenly confused when they saw the cherry tomatoes.

After personally delivering the pumpkins and cherry tomatoes to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences for frying, Old Man Zheng and Old Man Yang went to Old Man Zheng's office together.

Old man Yang washed a dozen small tomatoes himself and put down the plate.

"Old Yang, aren't you too stingy? It's just this little?" Looking at the cherry tomatoes on the plate, Old Man Zheng said unhappily.

"Just be content." Old Man Yang said with a smile, "I heard that the top leader had only five for his first taste..."