In the experimental field, Wang Shuo looked at his sweet potato seedlings with heartache.
He could have let it grow longer, but this was the last moment he could afford to delay.
"Professor Wang, your spouse is looking for you. They say there's something urgent at home and they need you to come home immediately."
Upon hearing this, Wang Shuo picked up his hoe, put it in the tool shed, and headed outside.
"Fang Fen, what happened at home?"
"Mom and godmother need to talk to you, and it's quite urgent."
If there's no rush, I won't make her make this special trip.
Upon hearing this, Wang Shuo had Fang Fen sit in the back of the car while he rode it.
"Mom, godmother, I've called Wang Shuo back. I'll take Yao Yao back to cook first."
Fang Fen's voice rang out, and Yao Yao happily ran out.
"Okay, no need to make it too complicated."
When Wang Shuo came in, Yang Yufen told him her thoughts.
"The sweet potatoes sold so well last year. I wonder if it's too late to plant them now? If not, we can plant something else. Our brigade has a lot of land, and finding enough seeds isn't an easy task."
"It's possible to plant them, but the yield will be low. It's better to plant other grains; you might be able to harvest more."
Although Wang Shuo was very unwilling, he had to admit the defects in the sweet potatoes he grew.
"The temperature is not high enough for growing grain."
Yang Yufen blurted it out.
“Planting sweet potatoes means that at least some will grow in the ground, and it doesn’t matter if they are small. The problem is that it requires a lot of sweet potato vines, and it’s too slow to start seedlings directly from sweet potatoes.”
"Godmother, are you sure? If you really want to grow sweet potatoes, I can definitely get you some sweet potato vines, not just the honey sweet potato variety, but also other varieties. But you have to hurry, or the livestock farm might cut them down to feed the pigs."
Wang Shuo also knew about the flood, but he couldn't help.
"No way! It's such a waste to feed them to pigs. They could save lives. I'll pay for it, and we'll get a truck to take them back."
Yang Yufen is also bold and decisive.
The phone is unreachable right now, and sending a telegram and waiting for a reply could take a very long time.
They were ready to pull it back, just as the floodwaters receded.
"I'll take care of the child for you for now."
Aunt Wang immediately offered to help.
"Thank you so much, my dear friend. I still need to talk to Professor Wen about this. I'll need her help finding a car."
Wang Shuo didn't say that he could handle finding a car himself.
“Then godmother, you go find Professor Wen first. If it works out, I’ll arrange for someone to cut down the sweet potato vines immediately.”
Yang Yufen nodded, fed the two children first, and then went to find Professor Wen, who happened to be home.
“What you said is good, it is indeed a good thing and feasible. However, you can’t do it yourself. The two children can’t be separated from you. I will report to the higher-ups. They attach great importance to this flood and you don’t need to pay out of your own pocket.”
Professor Wen thought further ahead. She suggested that she and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences should report the matter to higher authorities together. This would increase the success rate and ensure that the matter was implemented more effectively, helping more people in the village.
“That’s great. I’ll have Wang Shuo come. He studies sweet potatoes, and he’ll definitely know how many sweet potato seedlings their agricultural research institute can provide.”
"Okay, don't worry too much."
Professor Wen also knew that Yang Yufen's hometown was one of the areas most severely affected by the disaster.
Wang Shuo never expected that his godmother would specifically mention him. If this matter succeeds, his future prospects will definitely be better than they are now.
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