Chapter 142 How Lucky Is He?

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned their attention to Su Ranran again.

Seeing her come all the way here despite her big belly, the villagers were so moved that they couldn't express it in words.

However, Su Ranran, who was under everyone's scorching gaze, had a bad feeling.

really--

"Comrade Su Ranran, you are truly a great benefactor to our Pingzhou Island!"

Not only do they have vegetables to eat, but now they are also given rice seeds that can grow in sandy soil.

Who can remain unmoved by such selfless spirit?

"Comrade Su Ranran, you are amazing!"

I heard that she was self-taught and achieved such great success in such a short period of time.

How can one not admire this?

Su Ranran, who was appreciated and admired by everyone, had mixed feelings in her heart. She glanced at Chen Liangxue, who was still a little shocked, paused, and then spoke.

"I am just lucky enough to stand on the shoulders of giants and have gained some experience. The truly remarkable ones are those who know that the road ahead is bumpy but still grope forward through repeated failures, and those who do not give up even though they are not understood..."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Chen Liangxue reflexively.

Thinking of how he continued his research even when he was not understood, not only did he dig the land and plough his own fertilizer, he even dug his own water diversion canal. The villagers were silent, and their faces felt burning.

Su Ranran glanced at everyone present one by one, and finally raised her voice.

"Scientific research is never an easy task. We should give them more understanding and tolerance."

As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Liangxue's vision became completely blurred.

He thought he didn't care.

But when someone really spoke up for him, he still felt bitter and sad.

I recalled how frustrating it was that I was transferred to an island even though I had made progress in rice research.

Then I thought about how I applied to do rice research but was rejected and ridiculed time and time again.

Finally, Chen Liangxue's gaze fell on the figure with his back straight.

Suddenly, he felt that all his efforts were worth it.

Because he is not alone on the road of scientific research.

"I'm sorry, Comrade Chen Liangxue, I was wrong before."

The captain apologized to him with a red face.

He took it for granted that it was impossible to grow rice on an island, and he also thought that Chen Liangxue was wasting time and the team's resources.

But today, he took the rice that had already sprouted and hit him hard in the face.

It turns out that what seemed like a fantasy to him was not impossible to achieve.

Rice can also be grown on islands!

"I'm sorry, Comrade Chen Liangxue, I misunderstood you too."

There were people who were dissatisfied with the fact that he was paid a salary not as good as Su Ranran, and they felt very ashamed.

The scene that was originally full of people shouting for arrests suddenly turned into a meeting of admitting mistakes.

The wives' complexions also gradually improved.

It didn't take long for the two sides to start discussing how to protect the dozen or so rice plants.

After all, this is rice grown in sandy soil.

This shows that these dozen or so rice plants are tolerant to salt and alkali, and one grain of rice can be grown into another rice plant.

Everyone is excited at the thought of growing rice on islands in the future.

Finally, it was the captain who made the final decision, and the militia in the team would take turns to guard the place 24 hours a day.

Except for Chen Liangxue and Su Ranran, no one is allowed to touch the rice in the rice fields, including but not limited to secretly fertilizing, watering, and weeding the rice.

After the discussion, the wives of the soldiers finally had time to carefully look at the rice in the fields.

Of the dozen or so surviving rice plants, only a few grew extremely strong. Although the others had also produced tillers, it was obvious that their condition was not that good.

Everyone stared at the healthy rice plants, each of which was as bright as a light bulb.

It was as if what you were looking at was not rice, but some rare treasure.

…

Within a few days, the news that rice was being grown on Pingzhou Island spread throughout the island.

For a moment, the whole island was in an uproar.

Even reporters came to interview us.

Su Ranran, who had known that the news could not be kept secret, had already told Shen He in advance.

And Shen He also acted quickly.

After the militia had guarded the area for a day, the troops directly took over the dozen or so rice plants.

No one can get close to the rice field without permission.

The island residents who were late could not help but beat their chests and stamp their feet.

Since they couldn't see the rice, they had to ask those who had seen it.

The island residents who went to the rice fields that day were all confused.

Although they knew that this thing was very important, they could never have imagined that the rice would alarm the troops and require soldiers to guard the rice fields 24 hours a day.

They were all very proud to think that they were the only ones who had seen saline-alkali rice.

"How could it be fake? It looks so good, so green."

“It’s better than any rice I’ve ever seen on land.”

If you focus on your own products, everything about them will be good.

Others had no doubt about their words. After all, how could rice growing on sand be a simple thing?

For a while, the topic of conversation of the entire island residents was focused on those dozen rice plants.

Chen Liangxue, who grew rice, was also talked about over and over again.

When everyone knew that he had originally been researching rice, and that he had not given up even after coming here, but had dug the ground and the canals himself, and had secretly planted and researched, and had finally grown a dozen rice plants, everyone was moved.

Chen Liangxue, who had been on Pingzhou Island for several years, felt the enthusiasm of the island people for the first time.

Every time he went out, he was greeted by warm smiles, and when he came back, his hands were inevitably stuffed with all kinds of things.

He never thought that one day he would be loved by so many people. The excitement in Chen Liangxue's heart could not be described in words.

But he also knew that the reason why he was able to grow rice so quickly was inseparable from Su Ranran's help.

If she hadn't provided me with the selected rice, if she hadn't discussed her experience with me without reservation, I would never have been able to grow it so quickly.

Although Chen Liangxue has a simple mind, he is a grateful person.

Not only did he attribute the credit to Su Ranran every time he was praised, but he also devoted all his efforts to the subsequent training work.

Every day I run between the army and Hanshui Village.

It’s just a pity that the army’s rice field was eventually wiped out.

Looking at the rice that had all turned yellow, Chen Liangxue felt a little sad.

If it weren't for him, the first person to grow rice would have been Su Ranran.

Although she has not succeeded yet, Chen Liangxue has no doubt that Su Ranran will be able to grow saline-alkaline rice sooner or later using the superior rice seeds she selected.

This honor should have belonged to her.

Instead of being like now, he had clearly pushed the credit back to her, but everyone only remembered that it was him, Chen Liangxue, who grew the saline-alkali rice.

But Su Ranran had no regrets. Not only that, she even comforted Chen Liangxue.

"Comrade Chen Liangxue, we are all working for the future of our country. It doesn't matter who comes first or later. What matters is that we succeeded! Our country has saline-alkali rice! From now on, we can grow rice on islands and even on saline-alkali land in border areas!"

They can greatly increase food production and feed more people.

That's enough!

Chen Liangxue's vision became blurred again.

He thought that he would probably never forget this person and these words for the rest of his life.

Shen He, who was accompanying Su Ranran, felt as if his heart was hit.

The person next to her had sparkling eyes, and in her eyes she seemed to be able to see the prosperous times she had once described.

The brilliance of these things makes it impossible to take your eyes away.

Shen He couldn't help but feel lucky in his heart.

How lucky he was to be with her.