Chapter 1321: Fierce Fight! Master and Disciple 82 (Part 2)

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2:13pm

The city has begun to heat up, but in recent years the temperature at noon has not been as high as in previous years. This is all due to the opening of the subway in the west. Traffic flow is almost invisible in the industrial areas in the west, and transportation and logistics are extremely fast and convenient. , many factories in the west that produce vehicles have closed down and changed industries, and car sales have begun to decline year by year.

However, many people do not think that cars will be completely replaced by the subway, because many times there are people who want to drive on the streets. Although the subway operates 24 hours a day, many people still choose to drive on some cold nights.

You can take the subway anytime, but you need to walk a long way. The upper-level car is still the main means of transportation, because the underground construction does not know which year will be fully rolled out on the upper level.

Because there are fewer cars coming up from many areas in the middle level, the streets on the upper level are no longer congested, and the already spacious streets are now smooth.

Located on a main street in District 5, connected to the entrance of Qinglong Street, many people were looking at a woman who was dressed up in an exaggerated way. She was very weird, with purple eyes and big cheeks. Red, her lips were painted with green lipstick, and she was wearing an exaggerated and light floor-length skirt that could only be seen in movies or stage plays. The woman always maintained an elusive smile on her face, which looked a bit like a giggle, but it was the same as a giggle. Different, with a hint of enthusiasm and excitement.

But someone soon recognized it. On the back of the woman's clothes, there was a silhouette of the Reed Theater logo. It was the silhouette of Jaylin playing the cello. It looked very weird. The woman was not wearing high heels, but He was wearing a pair of black sneakers, which looked very strange.

"Miss, please pay attention to how you dress!"

One person couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to say something.

"Why? I look good in my clothes, and you know what? This is specially made, all over my body."

Crystal said with a smile, raised her head smugly, and continued walking. She came to a candy store and walked directly in. Ye Lai, who was packing candies for the customers, almost burst out laughing, but But he held back, and several customers buying candy were stunned.

"Come here to buy candies again, Miss Crystal."

Crystal lay on the counter with a smile. Ye Lai took out a lollipop from a small box next to the sample and handed it to Crystal. She opened it and ate it by herself.

"Has that handsome man been here? His name is Jean, right?"

Ye Lai smiled helplessly. At this time, his wife with a bulging belly came out of the rest area at the back. She became angry when she saw Crystal's dress and wanted to say a few words, but Crystal spoke first.

"Madam, your belly is getting bigger and bigger. You must eat more vegetables and preferably less meat. You must also pay attention to your sleep and give birth to a healthy baby."

Ye Lai's wife smiled and said thank you. This woman who came to the store frequently during this period, often dressed up very badly, and seemed to have some mental problems, was not a bad person.

"As for Mr. Jean, he must have been busy with work recently, and he hasn't been here for a long time."

Crystal was a little disappointed, but soon started chatting with Ye Lai's wife again.

Ye Lai smiled helplessly, and several guests also snickered. After Ye Lai exchanged a few words with them, they nodded in understanding.

Crystal was not the only woman who came to the store to ask about Jean, because Jean often went to the candy store to buy things. If you think about it, she and Jean had known each other for almost 20 years.

Ye Lai worked on a farm in the east a long time ago. Because his background was not very good when he was young, Ye Lai was once arrested for reselling fake and shoddy products. It was while working on the farm that he met Jean.

At that time, Ye Lai still couldn't change his problem of being poor and rational, so he would always secretly get some crops from the farm. Among them, Ye Lai got the most sugar. Later, after he met a co-worker who used to make candy, he Knowing that the candy industry was very profitable, Ye Lai did some research on his own and actually made some candies using raw materials from the farm.

After that, Ye Lai began to make candies privately, and then sold them to the bottom through some channels, making a small profit. However, the matter was still exposed, and it was discovered that it was Jean who did this, but Jean had tasted his candies. In the end, he just said that the taste was good and the sweetness was moderate. He did not report or expose him, but told him not to do this again in the future.

Ye Lai was really scared to death that time, thinking he was going to be doomed. After that, Ye Lai didn't take anything from the food base anymore. Instead, after he was released after serving his sentence, with the help of Jean, he opened a small After the business was good, Ye Lai also opened a factory.

After the business became more and more prosperous, Ye Lai also met his current wife, established a firm foothold in the upper class, and opened a candy store here. However, the business in the upper class was not as competitive as Ye Lai thought. With fierce competition, the business of his candy shop is getting worse and worse. No matter in terms of the type, quality, appearance and price of candy, Ye Lai's candy shop is gradually losing its competitiveness.

They could only rely on some candy supplies at the bottom to support themselves. In the end, Ye Lai's shop was acquired by a candy company, and the business began to improve.

No matter whether business is good or bad, Gene will always come over to buy candies, and Ye Lai will also chat with Gene from time to time.

It's just that Jean hasn't been here for a long time recently. Ye Lai also hopes to chat with Jean. Looking at his wife's belly that is getting bigger day by day, it is a girl. The due date is in April this year.

Crystal was still looking around in the store, as excited as a child, looking at these beautiful candies, when at the door of the store, Gene walked in with a bagful of things.

Ye Lai was a little surprised and looked at the things that Gene was carrying. Some were nutritious dry goods, some were nutritious meats, and a pot of purple-blue iris flowers.

"Congratulations!"

Ye Lai took the gift from Jean's hand with some excitement and said thank you.

"You're finally here!"

As soon as Jean put down his things, he saw the woman in front of him who was dressed strangely but with a sincere expression. Jean smiled softly.

"Hello miss!"

"I've been waiting for you for several days. Your name is Jean, right? Can I buy you a cup of coffee?"

Gene scratched his head and looked at Ye Lai, who was winking at him across from him, and nodded with a smile.

"Of course, miss!"

Crystal jumped up excitedly, wandering around Jean as if observing something.

"But you may need to wait for a while. There are other customers in the shop. Can you wait quietly for a while?"

Crystal nodded in understanding and calmed down as expected, but she still couldn't hide her excitement, and her eyes were fixed on Jean.

"Mr. Jean, this woman seems to have some energy."

Gene looked back at the crystal sitting next to a shelf and shook his head.

"By the way, what's your name?"

"Ye Jiao."

Ye Lai said excitedly, and then looked around in embarrassment. He seemed to have something important to tell Gene, but he didn't dare to explain it.

"Say it!"

"Mr. Jean, can you please be free in the future? I mean whenever you are free. When this child grows up, I hope you can teach her, although it is a little bit..."

Gene smiled and nodded.

"Can!"

"Thank you Mr. Jean."

Jean did not refuse. He could see that some of Ye Lai's little thoughts were often asked by his parents in the past. Jean would also go there from time to time as agreed.

"Is that really okay Mr. Jean?"

Gene nodded again.

"Anyway, congratulations! I'm going to have a drink with this lady now. I still have something to do."

After watching Jean leave, Ye Lai stood in front of the cashier for a long time, and for a while he couldn't help but feel excited.

"Looking at you like this, if our daughter can have a good relationship with Mr. Jean in the future, it will be good for her future. After all, it is really not easy to live in the upper class."

Ye Lai hummed, feeling in his heart that what he was doing was a bit bad, but every parent hopes that their children will have a good future.

“I really don’t know how to thank Mr. Jean!”

"I think the administrative department is pretty good. How about letting this child go to the administrative department in the future? I know several girls in the administrative department who are quite independent."

Ye Lai hummed.

On the road, Gene was carrying his uniform with only one hand and a cigarette in his mouth. Crystal was walking in front of Gene, coming back to his senses from time to time and talking to Gene about some things here.

"I don't know why people here always don't like to talk much. They don't talk much to the people around them. Even the neighbors who often go out together always feel cold."

"That's because everyone is busy doing their own thing."

As Jean spoke, he also noticed the looks of many people around him, especially women. At this time, a drink shop appeared in front of him.

"How about this place, miss? I can only sit here for a short while and I have work."

Crystal immediately ran in without any explanation, lay down at the front desk, and ordered two cups of coffee. The manager at the front desk frowned slightly. This was a three-story beverage shop with an elegant environment, but Crystal's dress was incompatible with this place. The manager was about to refuse when he saw Gene walking in.

"Come on, let's go up there. It's a good location up there."

The manager was a little surprised.

"Lord Jean, how can you do this?"

Jean didn't say anything, just nodded and followed Crystal upstairs.

"I've been to this store several times. They kicked me out because they thought I was too noisy."

Crystal's voice was much lower as she spoke, and she raised her head with a smile because she felt the envious looks from all around her.

"What do you want to talk about, miss?"

Crystal put her hand on her chin and thought for a while.

"Mr. Jean, do you have a girlfriend?"

Jean nodded seriously, looking at this somewhat silly woman, Jean did not refuse her invitation.

"Why don't you listen to other people's opinions on your outfit, miss!"

Crystal looked at her clothes, nodded and said.

"I'll ask Jaylin to help me next time."

Crystal looked around, not knowing what to say to Jean. She suddenly stood up and said with a smile.

"Mr. Jean, let me tell you, I always feel that the people here are a little strange."

Gene smiled and nodded.

"I always talk arrogantly, and they always look at me in a very bad way. Do you know that when I came here today, people from your business department questioned me five times? I didn't do anything, and I have a job now, and...”

Gene listened to Crystal quietly without interrupting her. Many things sounded childish and ridiculous, but this was indeed the essential problem of the fact.

"I used to think that the upper class was definitely better than the middle and lower classes, but after staying there for a while, I felt that this place was uncomfortable to live in. And I tell you, Mr. Gene, many people who go to the theater don't go to watch the drama at all. Many of them go to meet their lovers. They obviously have such a beautiful wife and such a handsome husband at home. I really don't know what they think."

"So Miss Crystal, what do you think is a good life?"

Crystal thought for a while and then spoke.

"It would be great if everyone could laugh heartily. Many people are lifeless. In the past, no matter how hard my life was, I would laugh at something funny."

Gene hummed.

"It's almost time, Miss Crystal. If there's a chance, I'll buy you a drink next time!"

"Okay, next time. I heard that you're very busy at work, Mr. Gene."

Gene smiled and stood up and walked out of the store with Crystal. He looked around the streets around him and looked at Crystal, who was waving at him while walking. Many people in the crowd looked at her with strange eyes.

"It will be like this in any era!"

Gene said as he disappeared into an alley and quickly jumped onto the roof. Prejudice and arrogance are always the root cause of many problems. Unfortunately, humans can't get rid of such bad habits.

3 o'clock in the afternoon

The temperature on the eastern farm was very high, reaching the highest point of the day. In the harvest sheds, workers were busy. The workload was very heavy recently. In the past, the planting areas that were temporarily shelved after harvesting due to lack of manpower have been effectively used.

Some convenient harvesting tools were also distributed to everyone. This harvesting park is full of women. Many of them used to work only in the light processing plant, but now they have to do both harvesting and light processing.

After the harvest, they started light processing work, washing some crops and placing the inedible parts in some boxes according to their utility.

Even some serious criminals in the prison have joined the labor, and a large number of minor criminals in the city have been directly assigned to work on the farm. Some people have also seen that Section 12 intends to stockpile food. Those foods that can be stored for a long time are stored in large quantities in the food warehouse, because Section 12 will soon start the large-scale land recovery proposal in the Barrier Area.

Many people who have been working on the farm for many years have signed up, and Bayek is one of them. She carried a box of corn and came to the back of the truck outside the shed. She began to peel the corn, put the edible part in one box, and the inedible part in another box. Larry, who was on her back, had fallen asleep.

In such a hot day, the people in the Operations Department would not let them work all the time, but rest after working for a while.

Bayek carefully processed the corn according to the instructions of the 12th section. The corn production area in the shed where they were located was all experimental corn, and it was processed by women. They had to be processed carefully according to the requirements.

The people in the 12th section also carefully recorded the output of each shed, how much was edible, how much was inedible but usable, and the husks and stalks of corn could be processed into industrial raw materials and farmland nutrient solution.

"Bayek, you should take a break. You have been working for a long time."

A female section member of the 12th section who was comparing the values ​​on the light and shadow panel said, Bayek smiled, shook his head, and continued to work. The female section member walked aside helplessly.

Every day, everyone's workload was clearly recorded by the recorder on their hands. Those with the highest workload received special bonuses. This was the driving force of Balk. Many women in the same group with Bayek knew that she wanted to send her son Larry to a good school.

At this time, a helicopter slowly landed, and many people from Section 12 hurried over. Soon, most of the Section 12 members from the nearby Zhongjie Tower came over.

Natasha, the secretary of Section 12, and Ye Chunwang, the former manager of the Eastern Agricultural Base, walked out of the helicopter.

"Have you prepared the harvest data for this morning?"

The team leaders immediately began to report and submit information. Ye Chunwang looked at the series of values ​​on the light and shadow screen and the experimental corn shed. There are a total of 29 types of corn in this place, and each type has different genes. These types of corn with different cold resistance are still in the experimental stage. The temperature in the shed is very low, in order to test the stability of corn planting.

If you want to cultivate a planting area in the barrier area, you need a medium to turn the planting area into an orchard. Ye Chunwang also selected some crops with strong cold resistance, such as corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc., to plant first to improve the quality of the recovered land, and then plant trees. Trees are different from crops. Many crops can survive even in a harsh environment as long as the soil, air temperature, and sunlight are three conditions, but trees are different. Young seedlings are very fragile and will die in large areas if you are not careful.

Some fruit tree cultivation experiments have been carried out, but it is a pity that most trees are difficult to grow, and the fruit production time of trees is much slower than that of crops. The soil in the barrier area must be completely stable before fruit tree cultivation can begin.

Ye Chunwang planned to take a look on the spot. After reading the harvest data submitted by the team leaders this morning, and under Natasha's report, he began to enter each shed to directly inspect the corn situation.

"Too anxious, that boy Clark."

Ye Chunwang looked at the corn grown at low temperatures in a shed. Many of them looked malnourished and even showed signs of illness. Such a large-scale experiment was started rashly when there was no stable single-plant experimental results. Of course, Ye Chunwang knew that this was due to pressure from the outside world. As soon as the orchard plan was announced, fiery voices from the outside world began to urge it.

The people at the bottom are even more excited. Everyone wants to eat fruit as soon as possible. This kind of food that only knows the taste has never been touched, and the benefits this food can bring, are what everyone wants now.

"There is nothing we can do about it, Old Man Ye, the situation is not optimistic."

Natasha said something and Ye Chunwang nodded. Basically, many of the crops prepared for the land in the recovery barrier area cannot be used.

As soon as the two walked out of an experimental shed, they saw a dark-skinned woman coming out carrying a pile of corn.

"Go and rest first."

Natasha said something, and Bayek in front of him nodded.

"Rest here after you're done."

Bayek started working in the work shed directly outside the shed. Now most people are resting in the Middle Boundary Tower or near the truck, not wanting to work.

Ye Chunwang did not walk in. He was a little surprised when he looked at the dark-skinned woman's skillful and fast movements. The movements were very accurate without any mistakes. In just 10 minutes, a box of corn was removed, and Bayek seemed to She was so tired that she turned around and walked in. Just when Natasha was about to go over and say something, she was stopped by Ye Chunwang.

"Find an opportunity and let her show everyone the fastest way to handle these crops."

Natasha was a little confused.

“Crops may seem like rough work, but they actually require a more delicate handling method, otherwise a lot of parts will be wasted.”

Ye Chunwang looked at a lot of spilled corn in the work shed. Although he would clean it up later and use it as nutrient solution, looking at so much corn that fell on the ground and was trampled to pieces during the processing, Ye Chunwang felt that Unfortunately, he walked over to himself, picked up a plump corn, put it in his mouth, and smiled happily.

"Old man Ye, you just care too much about these trivial things. There is bound to be a little bit of wear and tear in the projects you are working on."

Ye Chunwang shook his head helplessly. He couldn't help but look at Bayek who was handling corn in the shed. He would be very careful when breaking off the corn, and also when pulling up the corn stalks. He quickly used tools to remove the roots. The dirt on the bed was removed and washed in the fountain nearby. It was very fast and accurate.

Looking at Bayek walking out again, she remembered what her secretary had just said and apologized hurriedly.

"Just keep doing it."

Bayekemun nodded, and at this time, her son Larry on her back also woke up and looked at Ye Chunwang with his big round eyes. Ye Chunwang stretched out his hand and touched the cute child's face, and the child laughed. .

"Your processing tools are too crude. You have to find ways to improve them."

Natasha nodded.

"I know, hurry up, Old Man Ye, there are other places to go."

When Ye Chunwang walked into the corn shed, he couldn't help but glance at Bayek who was still handling the corn behind him. He didn't make any mistakes because of the roughness of the tools, and not a single grain of corn fell to the ground.

"Can you take note of what I said and find time to actually implement it?"

Natasha brought up the light and shadow screen and recorded it.

"If you use a machine to harvest, the loss rate will be higher. Now it's pretty good. Old man Ye, you really are getting more verbose as you get older."

The directors behind Natasha laughed, and Ye Chunwang sighed helplessly. Although the current harvest loss rate of crops is only 5%, a 5% loss rate every year can already feed many people.

"It's not that you get nagging as you get older, Natasha, you and Clark are both too eager to get things done."

Natasha sighed. She also knew what Ye Chunwang wanted to say, but now the daily workload was very heavy and it was not easy at all. Coupled with the current orchard plan, many people felt a little overwhelmed.

Now Section 12 is hoarding a large amount of grain, taking as much old grain out of the warehouse as possible, and hoarding new grain, all so that when the orchard plan really starts to be implemented, there will be no need to worry about food problems.

What Ye Chunwang is most worried about now is whether the people allocated from the farm will cause a burden on the food base when this plan is implemented. After all, these people allocated to the farm are all experienced people, and if some young people are recruited from the society, If strong people participate, and those without experience in land reclamation will be very inefficient, and they will be another burden to Congress.

Originally, Ye Chunwang planned to let them do it, but now the problems in the agricultural department are somewhat serious, and it has been at a relatively stable level all year round. The most important one is labor wages, and many people are not willing to go there. When people come to work at the grain base, the work is heavy and the wages are low. No one will come here unless they are really powerless. Most workers in agricultural science work for less than one year. Although there will be some additional subsidies after three years of work, most of them will Some people work less than 3 years.

In order to stabilize the prices of goods in the city, the price of food must not be raised at will.

At this time, Ye Chunwang glanced at Natasha who was messaging people nearby, and many other directors. They were all talking and laughing. The agricultural department was already extremely stable for them, but in Ye Chunwang's eyes, it was not stable at all. Now their work was a bit sloppy. Ye Chunwang had said it many times, but the effect was not great.

Clark was the same. He wanted to research super gene crops as soon as possible and solve the problem once and for all.

Ye Chunwang had been farming for a lifetime and had never thought that agriculture could be solved once and for all. As the most primitive output of human society, it must be more carefully and seriously.

And Ye Chunwang and Hawke came to the same conclusion after such a long wait and see. The current management of the operation department was a bit loose, because Alpha's tough approach brought unprecedented stability to the city.

These students from the Academy of God only had a brief social experience before entering the school. Although they have been running around in society in the course, and they also know what they want to do in the future and have clear goals, it took only 4 years for the Department of Action to go from being efficient at the beginning to being loose now.

"Natasha."

Ye Chunwang shouted, and Natasha came back to her senses.

"What's wrong, old man Ye."

"Let's go to the next place."