This researcher thought his idea was normal, after all, there aren't many talented people like Zhao Youcai who can generate foreign exchange for the country and also contribute to agriculture.
If the government doesn't know, fine; but if they did, they would definitely protect such a talented person.
The group of people standing outside the door all had an impressive air about them; they must have been specially assigned to Zhao Youcai by someone from above.
Take myself for example. I'm just an ordinary researcher. When I leave the institute, I still get escorted by someone.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' biggest scapegoat is too lazy to explain anymore; all the running around and toil over this long period of time has almost drained him dry.
Since joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, when has he ever been in such a state of exhaustion, hunger, sleepiness, and thirst, feeling like he's about to be completely worn out?
Fortunately, there's always a way out. Soon, everyone heard slightly disordered footsteps approaching from afar.
Director Qi and the county magistrate each supported Zhao Youcai as they walked towards them, with Zhao Youcai occasionally reaching out and slapping the county magistrate's shoulder hard.
"You two are both good people. Once the piglets at my farm are fully grown, I'll make you a whole roasted pig!"
Zhao Youcai is having a really bad craving right now; he hasn't had a whole roasted lamb in ages.
Although he has unlocked sheep in his portable ranch, he has looked around and found no sheep for sale, not even on the black market, let alone in the open market. What can he do?
Everyone watched as the person they considered a god turned into a limp mess, not only being carried back but also struggling to find the keyhole after trying to poke it for ages. They felt utterly disillusioned.
The Foreign Ministry's scapegoat scrutinized Zhao Youcai several times, as if to confirm whether he had indeed found the right place.
Could it be that Zhao Youcai has a twin brother?
At this moment, Zhao Youcai didn't care what they thought; he only had one thought in his mind:
Go back to your room and sleep!
Director Qi has a good alcohol tolerance, but after the three of them downed a whole bottle of strong liquor, his mind was definitely not as clear as before.
As for Director Qi's brother-in-law, the county magistrate, he has never traveled far from home.
He wasn't the one who had dealt with Beijing before, and he was completely unfamiliar with the people in front of him.
The only thing that could attract their attention was the person who was escorted there in a car and was fully armed.
But they quickly put this person out of their minds, because Zhao Youcai often made them open their eyes to the world again and again, and their values were refreshed again and again.
I've seen Zhao Youcai do business even in the military region before, so it's just a small car appearing now, nothing to worry about.
After the three drunkards went inside and successfully locked themselves in, the emotions of the Minister of Foreign Affairs finally exploded.
"Damn it! From now on, whoever wants to do these business trips can do them, I'm not doing this anymore!"
I stood there like a fool at someone's door, the cold wind howling and the snowflakes pouring in.
And what was the result?
They completely ignored the group, not even covering up their burps.
The researcher who had come from afar was also bewildered, but not because of Zhao Youcai's behavior. Rather, he was startled by the sudden madness of the stranger who seemed to have had his ancestral graves dug up.
As the group angrily pushed their bicycles away, the researcher quickly patted his chest.
"Let's go back to the guesthouse for now, and come back early tomorrow morning."
The researcher knew that people's minds were blank when they were drunk, and that he didn't necessarily need Zhao Youcai to accompany him the whole time.
It's just a matter of going to Zhao Youcai's vegetable garden, where they used the fertilizer to increase yield, and collecting some data.
You must obtain the host's permission before you can proceed with any further visits.
Anyway, he still had plenty of time, since the fertilizer that Zhao Youcai took had already been cultured according to the sample composition.
It will take at least half a year before we can see the effects of the fertilizer developed at the base.
As long as he can bring the sampling data and specimens back to the base within three months, everything else is irrelevant.
I took advantage of this time to travel around and relax, treating it as a short holiday.
What they didn't expect was that the group of people who had gone mad were staying in the same guesthouse as them.
It was midnight in Zhao Youcai's home in the county town.
With a throbbing headache and a dry mouth, Zhao Youcai sat up in bed, yawning, and headed straight for the small round table in the room.
As I gulped down the water, I kept thinking to myself:
This "Knockout Donkey" liquor is really potent; its strength is overwhelming. If I'm still groggy when I wake up tomorrow morning, I'll have to take a couple more sips to get back into the swing of things.
I need to get my body used to the strength of the alcohol so I won't get drunk and pass out again in the future.
Zhao Youcai was extremely grateful that the people of this era were honest and simple, otherwise he might not have been able to keep his two kidneys.
As Zhao Youcai groggily crawled back into bed, he was thinking the moment before closing his eyes: I need to go to the restaurant early tomorrow and settle the bill.
Zhao Youcai never expected that he would sleep until 3 p.m. the next day.
Hearing the sounds outside, Zhao Youcai straightened up with some confusion and looked out the window into the courtyard.
The third brother, Zhao Jianhua, and his wife were busy greeting the guests, who were seated at two separate tables.
For some reason, Zhao Youcai felt that all those people looked familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before.
“You’re finally awake. If you hadn’t woken up, my brother-in-law would have gone to the hospital to get a doctor to take you away.”
Director Qi stretched, a fleeting look of worry crossing his face.
Zhao Youcai was startled by the sudden sound and was still a little taken aback when he saw Director Qi standing right behind him.
"Why did you come here? Isn't the station busy?"
Director Qi smiled and shook his head, then poured Zhao Youcai a glass of sugar water.
"I didn't go to work today; I've been staying with you the whole time."
Director Qi was truly distressed.
He wasn't planning to take the day off, but he woke up at 10 a.m.
As the first person to wake up, Director Qi worked tirelessly to clean up after his brother-in-law and Zhao Youcai.
Wiping faces, cleaning up the room covered in vomit, washing clothes stained with filth—all of these were done by Director Qi alone.
The reason why Zhao Youcai's third son and daughter-in-law came today is because Zhao Youcai did not come home last night and there was no news of him all morning. The whole family was worried and specially sent the couple as representatives to the county to check on the situation.
Director Qi was also surprised to find that Zhao Youcai's house was surrounded by people. It was Zhao Youcai's third son and his wife who brought them in to greet them.
Zhao Youcai said "oh" and then pointed to the county magistrate who was still fast asleep.
"Didn't they say he was awake? What's going on?"
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