Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1997 It's not easy
in the living room.

As soon as Yang Xiaotao came in, he saw a few familiar faces.

Especially the one walking towards you, it’s none other than Brother Yuan.

"Teacher Yang!"

Teacher Yuan stepped forward immediately, looking somewhat excited.

In such a formal occasion, his address became much more formal.

Yang Xiaotao put down the plate without too many concerns. Knowing each other is knowing each other.

Besides, this was just a casual meal.

"Brother Yuan, when did you come to Sijiu City?"

When Teacher Yuan heard Yang Xiaotao calling her like that, she relaxed and said, "I came here last night. The comrades arranged accommodation for me. I didn't go to look for you."

"It's okay, stay for two more days, I'll go shopping with you!"

"No, I have to go back quickly. I still have a lot of things to do in the institute."

"Uh, you came here on your own!"

"Yes, I came here alone with a backpack, it's light and convenient!"

Yang Xiaotao was speechless. You are a key figure after all, so why don’t you have any protection when you travel?
However, when he glanced at Tong Xiaolong standing beside him, he knew in his heart that there must be protection in secret.

Otherwise, would the security personnel sent there keep silent?
"Okay, comrades, let's take our seats first."

The two were about to talk when an old man came up to them and said with a smile.

The old man looked left and right at these two people who were able to leave statues in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and he liked them very much.

Agriculture is the lifeblood of a country. If we want to develop industry and convert huge human resources into industrial power, we need support for agriculture.

The changes these two people brought to the country's agriculture are enormous and incomparable.

In the future, the deeds of these two people will also be spread.

After hearing what the old man said, Yang Xiaotao looked at the other people at the table.

The middle-aged man who was closest to him had a dark complexion. Although he was wearing a neat Mao suit, he smelled like a chemical factory.

When Yang Xiaotao looked over, the middle-aged man smiled, revealing his gray teeth and a sincere smile on his face.

Iron man!

This was the name that left the deepest impression on Yang Xiaotao among the ones that Tang Mingyue said before he came.

Next to him was a middle-aged man.

This person's attire is quite recognizable, with a white towel on his head, which he still wears even here.

His face was a yellowish color from being tanned, his skin was rough, and he looked at Yang Xiaotao with the same kind smile.

The person next to him was a middle-aged man who looked a bit like a teacher because he looked a bit like the third uncle Yan Fugui. He wore a pair of glasses and sat there with a calm expression.

Next to the middle-aged man was a young man who was sitting very straight. This young man had only one arm, but he exuded a high-spirited fighting spirit.

Moreover, Yang Xiaotao felt a murderous aura from this man.

Compared with Liang Zuoxin, there is only more and no less.

He is so young, yet so murderous. He is no ordinary person.

The young man also looked at Yang Xiaotao with a serious expression on his face.

When their eyes met, they both nodded.

There is a middle-aged man next to the young man.

Yang Xiaotao felt that this person looked familiar.

I have the impression that I have seen it somewhere, but I can't think of its name for a moment.

This is Teacher Yuan’s seat, and there are three vacant seats here.

Then there are three seats reserved, one is for the elderly, and the other one is probably not yours because it is the last person.

It seems that there are eight people invited this time.

"Come, come, sit down!"

After Yang Xiaotao looked at the old man and spoke again, Mr. Yuan sat down. The old man asked Yang Xiaotao to sit next to Mr. Yuan, and then turned around.

At this time, Yang Xiaotao saw another person coming behind him.

A thin old lady with white hair.

When this person appeared, everyone at the table stood up.

Mr. Yuan even left the table and went up to the old man to greet him, with Yang Xiaotao following behind him.

"Ms. Lin, welcome."

"Commander, you are too polite."

When the two met and talked, the old man stretched out his hand to welcome the old woman to her seat, and personally pulled out a chair for the old woman to sit down.

After everyone sat down again, the old man smiled and said, "Today, there is no leader here. I am here as a revolutionary comrade to treat everyone to a meal."

"Firstly, I want to thank everyone for their contributions and efforts in various fields."

“I am so happy just looking at this.”

As he spoke, the old man raised his hands, as if he wanted to raise the joy and excitement in his chest and share it with everyone.

"Secondly, the better everyone does, the easier my job will be. So I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight. Thank you all."

After the old man finished speaking, the old man with a headscarf sitting next to him immediately spoke up, "Commander, it is an honor for us to be able to participate."

"Yes, Chief, I never thought I would come here and sit with you. I..."

The young man also spoke excitedly, his expression full of excitement.

"Commander, everyone has a responsibility to build the revolution. This is what we should do."

The middle-aged man wearing glasses also spoke.

The old man waved his hands to stop the others. Seeing everyone's expressions, he smiled and shook his head, "Okay, I just said there was no leader. I forgot again. I can't change this habit."

"Anyway, let's have a meal. I'll treat you to a feast."

At this point, the old man laughed and said, "Of course, when it comes to this feast, we have to thank Comrade Yang Xiaotao."

Suddenly the topic shifted to Yang Xiaotao, and everyone's eyes turned to him.

Originally, Yang Xiaotao followed the old man in with dishes in his hands, and everyone thought he was the cook.

But later, Old Yuan who came with them actually stood up to greet them. It was obvious that he was a familiar person, which made everyone look at him seriously.

After all, after spending most of the day together, the few of them had a general understanding of each other.

Mr. Yuan became well-known for his research into hybrid rice.

Such a person definitely does not associate with ordinary people.

Why bother? The other person who can sit in this position is not an ordinary person. As soon as the old man finished saying Yang Xiaotao's name, the old man with a headscarf who spoke first immediately opened his eyes wide, "Comrade Yang Xiaotao? Yumi, Comrade Yang Xiaotao from No. 1 Yangcun?"

The old man didn't mind being interrupted, but smiled and said, "Yes, it's the inventor of Yangcun No. 1, Comrade Yang Xiaotao."

"Oh, I finally see my benefactor."

Suddenly, the old man was about to stand up and come to find Yang Xiaotao, but the old man hurriedly stopped him. However, the old man still stood there. Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao hurriedly stood up.

The old man also stood up and introduced, "This is Comrade Chen Yonggui from Dazhai. He is the secretary of Dazhai."

Yang Xiaotao suddenly stood up in respect, "Sir, I know Secretary Chen's name."

This is the Dazhai mentioned in the slogan. If it weren’t for the sudden rise of Yangjiazhuang, this would probably be the most famous place in the country.

"Hey, what's the big name? I'm just an ordinary farmer."

"People who don't know me call me by my name, but people who know me call me half-donkey."

Everyone around laughed when they heard it, and Yang Xiaotao also grinned.

"Thank you, I really appreciate you today."

"Otherwise, when I go back, the villagers will scold me."

As he was about to extend his hand, Yang Xiaotao quickly extended his hand, and the two of them held hands across the table.

The palm is rough, but it feels simple and warm when held.

"Brother Chen, it's not good for us to sit across the table like this. Let's sit down and talk."

"Yes, Brother Yang, let's sit down and talk."

Chen Yonggui also felt something was wrong, so he sat down, but his face was still agitated. Then he looked at Yang Xiaotao and said, "That was the year before last. It was dry and it hadn't rained for a long time. There was no water in the fields, and the crops we harvested were not enough to eat."

"Every year when times got tough, even the trees on the mountain were barked. Later I heard that the government had a new batch of corn seeds, which they said would produce a very high yield."

"At that time, the surrounding villages didn't believe it, let alone try it. Why? Because they were afraid that there would be nothing to eat in the village next year."

"There was no other choice for our village, so we just planted half of the fields."

"The result, the result."

Chen Yonggui tried hard to suppress his excitement, then looked at Yang Xiaotao and said seriously, "As a result, the harvest from this half of the field was twice as much as the entire village harvested last year."

"Double, you don't know, our whole village is like it's Chinese New Year, we took out our waist drums and danced the Yangko."

"Yang, Brother Yang, we later learned that you were the one who made this seed. We also learned that many people in the surrounding villages have survived by growing this corn."

“Brother Yang, this is a great favor to the living.”

Chen Yonggui became more and more excited as he spoke, and at the end he showed an expression of gratitude.

After hearing this, the people around looked at Yang Xiaotao with more respect.

Yang Xiaotao deserves to be here as he has done so much for the country and the people, especially for the people.

Old Yuan even reached out and patted Yang Xiaotao's leg privately, looking excited.

Yang Xiaotao is his role model.

What Yang Xiaotao has done has put him ahead of him and made him his guide.

Next door, Ran Qiuye's chest was heaving. She knew that her man was very good, so good that she was infatuated with him. However, she never imagined that in the far northwest, there was a group of strangers who were grateful to him.

At this moment, Ran Qiuye's heart was beating faster and faster, and he couldn't help but raise the camera in his hand and point it at the living room.

Tang Mingyue shook the sleeping Xingxing, with a gleam in her eyes.

"Brother Chen!"

Yang Xiaotao was not too excited after hearing what the other party said.

Looking at Chen Yonggui's face full of traces of time, the wrinkles on it are just like the old bark of a tree in the field, witnessing the vicissitudes of spring and autumn.

"In fact, it's not me you should thank, but yourselves."

Chen Yonggui was startled, then looked at Yang Xiaotao, only to hear Yang Xiaotao continue, "It is better to rely on yourself than on others."

"Yangcun No. 1 can only be a road, but it is not the only road."

"As long as you keep a heart of 'hard work and self-reliance', no difficulty can stop you."

"The only one who can defeat us is ourselves."

"As long as we don't give up, all the suffering will be our motivation to move forward."

Chen Yonggui became even more excited after hearing this. This was what he had always wanted to find.

This is what he has always been thinking about.

As he was about to stand up, Yang Xiaotao quickly reached out to stop him.

"Comrade Xiao Tao, what you said is what we in Dazhai really think. If you have time, you must go to our Dazhai and talk to everyone about it. Let everyone listen to these good words."

"Okay, I'll go."

Papapa

The old man suddenly clapped his hands, and everyone else followed suit.

"Good, what a great phrase - hard work and self-reliance!"

"What a great saying: Suffering is the driving force for us to move forward."

"it is good!"

As the old man spoke, his eyes turned towards Yang Xiaotao with even kinder intent.

The old woman next to her also nodded.

This kid has positive ideas and is pretty good.

When the applause broke out, Yang Xiaotao felt a little embarrassed, as if he was stealing the show. He quickly nodded to Chen Yonggui, who also nodded in response.

"Okay, let's stop talking. The food is getting cold."

"Let's try Comrade Yang Xiaotao's cooking. To be honest, I've never eaten this before."

As he spoke, the old man picked up the chopsticks first, then picked up a piece of fish, dipped it in the fish soup, and put it into his mouth.

"Mm, it's tasty and delicious. Let's eat it while it's hot."

Then he called on everyone to start eating.

Seeing this, others also started to eat.

After eating for a while, the old man picked up the small wine cup and said, "I haven't finished my introduction yet, let's finish this cup first."

"it is good!"

After saying that, he looked at Yang Xiaotao again, "A small cup is okay?"

Yang Xiaotao was embarrassed, "Commander, this is good."

Everyone was confused, but the old man was smiling happily.