But the seeds were all wheat seeds left over from the village every year, and there was nothing different about them.
Left with no other choice, the agricultural tycoon had to carry the hundred-pound new high-quality seeds back to the research institute.
Every year thereafter, the meager 10,000 mu of land in Malutun seemed to be on a winning streak.
First came a bumper wheat harvest, then corn, then rice, and then coarse grains like sweet potatoes, potatoes, and peanuts.
As time went on, not to mention others, even the people in the Bureau of Foreign Affairs began to get confused and vaguely guessed that it might be related to Gu Zuozuo.
The initial suspicion was that she might have cheated using her wood-based abilities.
After being annoyed by Gu Zuozuo's repeated questioning, they were stunned when Gu Zuozuo smashed tens of thousands of kilograms of various high-yield new varieties of seeds. Only then did they realize where the problem lay.
It's only been two years since we got the latest improved seeds.
In 1974, when agricultural professors were working themselves to the bone, losing hair, and having such dark circles under their eyes that they could barely see their pupils, the new improved variety was finally developed and began to be trialed on a large scale across the country.
Amidst the expectant, distressed, or skeptical gazes of everyone, the following year saw a bumper harvest of grain across the country, and the whole nation celebrated.
Many farmers knelt on the ground and wailed. They were finally free from hunger, and their children could eat their fill. They no longer had to starve themselves with their heads hunched and bellies protruding.
The bitterness on everyone's faces began to fade, and they poured all their energy into the fields. The bountiful harvests each year were the best comfort to them.
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Today, Malutun is no longer the dilapidated and backward place it once was.
Except for a few families, almost everyone lived in a bright and clean brick house, and everyone had a bicycle.
Even some of the educated youth from the settlement moved out, including Meng Tian and Qi Meng. The two of them applied for a piece of land next to the health station and built a three-room brick house.
Besides the villagers who worked at the glass factory, the rest of the villagers were not idle. They fenced off a large area of land at the foot of the mountain to raise pigs and chickens, and then sold them to the glass factory's slaughterhouse, which added to their income.
Duan Jianhua has become increasingly energetic in recent years, and his full head of black hair makes him look quite spirited.
Gu Zuozuo's submissions over the past few years have gradually yielded results.
I heard that several older academicians were overjoyed after receiving the data and threw themselves into it, almost losing their lives from the stress, which led to the remarkable results.
Gu Zuozuo could occasionally hear bits and pieces of news from her contacts with people from the Bureau of Foreign Affairs.
For example, the country's level of firearms has improved rapidly, directly deterring others from acting recklessly.
For example, the country's machinery is being upgraded and replaced very quickly, and most of it has even started to go overseas to earn foreign exchange.
For example, some technologies require foreign companies to pay for patents, forcing them to pay huge sums of money against their will.
Gu Zuozuo started cooperating with the military last year. She provided the prescriptions, and the military paid for her to set up a factory to produce the drugs.
Most of the prescriptions she gave out were for strengthening the body, stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis. What she got in return were bundles and bundles of ten-yuan notes. Because of this, she was often targeted by those penniless guys in the State Administration of Foreign Exchange who wanted to borrow money from her.
That's right, all those people in the Bureau of Foreign Affairs are penniless, including their director, Wang Erzhu.
Later she learned that the funds allocated to them were not abundant to begin with, and in addition, the yellow paper and cinnabar needed by the two charlatans had to be made with specific materials, and other superpowered individuals also needed to collect medicinal herbs for medicinal baths.
Therefore, they were all so poor that their underwear was patched. After learning that she was a hidden rich woman, they shamelessly came up to her to help with the work and earn wages after they were no longer on duty.
Now, her clinic has become a two-story building, a low-budget version of a villa that those superpowered individuals spent half a month renovating for her. They even made over a thousand yuan from her for it. They were so happy that they also repaired the road in Malutun, since one of them had an earth-type superpower.
"Remember to read more books!"
Before leaving, Cai Wenyue tugged at Gu Zuozuo and whispered, "Don't forget to study all the learning materials they brought for you."
Gu Zuozuo understood what she meant. It was already 1975, and she was twenty-two years old. The college entrance examination would be reinstated the year after next, and she wanted to return to the city openly and legitimately.
In recent years, Cai Wenyue has been going to Malutun whenever she has free time. Even Meng Tian and Qi Meng have become good friends with her. Most of the people in Malutun know her. Because of this, she has been coming here more and more frequently. If it weren't for the director urging her to go back every few days, she would have liked to stay here.
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