Chapter 249 Saving Rice

"I just wanted to introduce you two to each other. I didn't ask you to get married right away. You still feel embarrassed." Li Jiandong teased Yang Jie
At this moment, Yang Jie looked like just an ordinary girl, with none of the business-like qualities at all.

In fact, for a woman, there is no need to work hard in the business world. She just needs to work hard to find a good man to take care of her husband and children.

But Li Jiandong from Century knew.

Yang Jie has only one daughter in her family, and she will definitely take over the family business in the future.

When we were having a happy chat, a good joke came up.

"Grandpa Li, my dad heard that Grandma Qin is back, and he wants me to invite you over for dinner."

Banggeng's clean and attractive voice made Yang Jie look at him a few more times.

There are quite a few nice guys in this courtyard.

This young man has a charming voice and a gentle appearance, much better than those in Hong Kong.

"How is it? I think the young man just now is quite pleasing to your eye." Li Jiandong saw through Yang Jie's thoughts and continued to tease her.

Yang Jie blushed, lowered her head and said nothing, it was obvious that she was attracted by Bang Geng.

"Okay, since you think it's good, don't tease him anymore. Let's take her and have dinner together today."

Qin Huairu also saw what the girl was thinking and wanted to bring them together.

"It's a good opportunity for you to go over and tell Dongxu so that the two kids can go on a blind date." Qin Huairu instructed Li Jiandong.

"Okay, okay, you two can chat for a while. If you have anything to say, tell your mistress. I'll go and help you talk to her first."

It has to be said that Li Jiandong and his wife are both kind-hearted and have helped Siheyuan a lot over the years.

"Master, I've also seen Yang Jie. She's a rare talent. How could she be interested in us, Bang Geng?"

Although Jia Dongxu has new-age ideas, he still believes that couples should marry someone of equal social status.

"What kind of thinking is this? As long as the two children are attracted to each other, don't tell me anything about the matching of social status."

Li Jiandong shook his head, thinking that his disciple was too honest. He always paid attention to the matching of family backgrounds, but there were not so many matching of family backgrounds.

"Master, then I will listen to you and let them go on a blind date." Liang Ladi said.

Liang Ladi and Jia Dongxu were busy in the kitchen together.

Banggeng followed Li Jiandong back home.

"Banggeng, this is the person I want to introduce to you. Her name is Yang Jie. She lives in Hong Kong and is the eldest daughter of the Hong Kong Cosmetics Factory." Li Jiandong briefly introduced Yang Jie.

"Yang Jie, this is Bang Geng, my apprentice's son."

Li Jiandong said with a smile.

"Then is he going to ask me to call me little nun?" Banggeng blushed and smiled when he heard that.

"I don't care about seniority here. As long as you like each other, it doesn't matter whether you are a junior sister or not." Li Jiandong said seriously.

"I have a bit of a spoiled brat temper. I don't know if you can stand being with me."

It was obvious that Yang Jie was attracted by the good joke when she asked this question.

"If I can be with you, it will be my blessing, and I will definitely treat you well."

In fact, when Banggeng saw Yang Jie for the first time, he developed a liking for this girl, so he was willing to give it a try with the girl.

"Then if one day my father needs me to go back and inherit the family business, would you be willing to go with me?" Yang Jie asked this, and it was obvious that she was treating you as a marriage partner.

Bang Geng nodded and shook his head, not knowing what to say

"What do you mean? Why do you shake your head and then nod?" Yang Jie found it a little funny to see the boy in front of her who seemed to have not grown up.

"I am willing to go back with you, but I need to consider my father and mother." Banggeng himself certainly did not have any requirements, but Jia Dongxu only had this one son.

"Don't worry about that. If you are willing to come back with me, I can take your father and mother to Xiangjiang."

With Yang Jie's ability, she can indeed provide for their entire family.

"These two kids were talking quite deeply." Li Jiandong shook his head and smiled maliciously.

"Since we're going on a blind date, we must be aiming for marriage, so of course we have to have a more in-depth conversation." Qin Huairu still had the same old idea.

Although Li Jiandong did not understand and did not agree with his wife's ideas, he still doted on her.

"What you said makes sense, but the son-in-law of the Hong Kong Cosmetics Factory is about to be born. Do you think Yang Hao will thank me when the time comes?" Li Jiandong smiled.

"You have everything you need now, why do you have to ask others to thank you? Why don't you do something good for the children?"

Qin Huairu felt particularly helpless, her man was always like this, he was clearly doing good things, but he always forgot to collect any reward, as if he had ulterior motives.

In this way, Banggeng and Yang Jie confirmed their relationship.

Jia Dongxu was still a little worried.

He didn't want his only son to be too far away from home.

"Master, you said that there is no difference in generation between the two of them. Miss Yang is a very good junior sister."

Jia Dongxu didn't dare to say he disagreed directly, but just said it tentatively.

Li Jiandong knew his disciple Jia Dongxu very well and of course knew what was in his mind.

"Dongxu, I remember when you were together with Liang Ladi, it seemed that many people disapproved of it, but in the end you two still ended up together."

"Besides, it's a different era now. They are not my children, so why bother about seniority? I think they are a good match." Li Jiandong couldn't help but teach his apprentice a lesson.

Jia Dongxu wanted to say something, but was stopped by his wife Liang Ladi.

She understands her son well. He hasn't had a girlfriend for many years. He finally finds one and if the relationship is ruined, he will probably never get out of the shadow for the rest of his life.

"Why did you stop me when we were having dinner just now and told me that we only have this one son. Are you really willing to let him go to Hong Kong?"

Jia Dongxu didn't understand what his wife had just done.

"Don't you think what Master said is right? When we were together, many people disagreed, but we are together now. Why should we let our son follow our old path? As parents, since our son has made his decision, we should support him."

I have to say that Liang Ladi lives a very transparent life.

After hearing what his wife said, Jia Dongxu fell into deep thought, perhaps his wife and master were right.

Since my son has grown up, there is no need to tie him to my side.

My son is already an independent individual and he needs to make decisions on many things by himself.

The development of the new era is to go out. My son may be able to develop better in Hong Kong.
What's more, he was not going there to work, but to be the son-in-law of the local richest man.

For the following period of time, Banggeng and Yang Jie got along very well, and they decided to stay together for the rest of their lives.

Li Jiandong's cosmetics business was developing very well. He had endless orders every day, and then he received a call from the country.

"Brother Jiandong, you said you are so old and should have retired long ago, why did the country want to recruit you back?"

Qin Huairu didn't want her man to suffer anymore, so she complained

Li Jiandong, on the contrary, felt that since the country needed him, he should step forward.

"I must have encountered something very difficult, otherwise the country would not have called me back. Since the country needs me, I must go back." Li Jiandong is still very conscious.

"Okay, okay, I can't say anything to you. If you're not tired, go ahead," Qin Ya said very unhappy.

Of course I know that my wife is worried about me, but I really cannot refuse the call of the country.

Li Jiandong comforted his wife, packed up his things, and left immediately.

"Chief Engineer Li, there are problems with rice in our country. Recently, there was a group of locusts that destroyed all the rice. We are now suffering heavy losses."

"I asked you to come back this time because I want to know whether the locust cholera can be solved, otherwise we will really suffer from famine in the future."

"You see, the locusts have started to move from the south to the north and have destroyed most of the rice. We must find a way to save the remaining rice."

Li Jiandong frowned and searched in his mind how to deal with the locusts.

However, it may be a bit tricky under the current conditions.

"This matter came up suddenly. Let me think about it. I will definitely find a solution."

Li Jiandong said lightly.

There are more and more locusts now, and the scope of rice destruction is getting larger and larger.

If this continues, all the rice will be ruined, and it will be a problem to have enough food and clothing.

There are only a few ways to deal with locusts. Either use chemical pesticides to poison all the locusts.

Otherwise, we can introduce natural enemies of locusts, but these natural enemies of locusts may destroy our country's ecosystem.

The third method is to kill the locusts, but this method requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

Which specific approach should be adopted still needs careful consideration.

"Don't worry. At this migration speed, it will take him a year or so to destroy all the rice. So give me some time to solve the problem."

"Master, please go back and rest first. We will think about the problem slowly. This will not be solved in a short time."

Xu Damao felt sorry for his master and wanted him to go back and have a good rest.

"You are the one who developed this hybrid rice. If it is destroyed, won't you feel bad? I don't have time to rest. I must find a way to solve it."

Li Jiandong knew that his apprentice felt sorry for him.

However, the problem that needs to be solved cannot be delayed for a moment, and the problem of food and clothing has been solved with great difficulty.

If we were to be destroyed by locusts at this moment, we don’t know how long it would take before we could solve the problem of food and clothing again.

Xu Damao didn't dare to say anything. Of course, he felt sorry for the fruits of his labor, but he also didn't want his master to collapse from exhaustion.

"Master, if you have anything to tell me, just let me do it. You should take a good rest. After all, you are old."

Although Xu Damao was telling the truth, Li Jiandong still felt uncomfortable after hearing it. He looked very young, only about 30 years old.

Over the years, the health index he has obtained through the system has been getting higher and higher. I am afraid that none of these disciples can live longer than him, and none of them are as healthy as him.

"It's you who should rest now. I'll find a solution."

Li Jiandong said.

In order to solve the locust problem during this period, Xu Damao has racked his brains.
He is feeling a little depressed now. If the master hadn't come, he would probably have no time to rest.

He is the main force of the institute, and everyone depends on him for support.

"Thank you, Master. I really can't stand it any longer. I'll go and rest for a while. Call me if you need anything."

Xu Damao really felt that his body was overdrawn, so he was willing to take a rest.

Li Jiandong plans to study how to control locusts.

With current production technology and levels, there is probably no way to produce pesticides to kill locusts.

If other organisms are introduced, the natural enemies of locusts may destroy the ecosystem of a large country. By then, after the locust problem is solved, the bird problem will have to be solved. Moreover, this method is long-term and takes time to complete. I am afraid that rice cannot wait.

After thinking about it, the most reliable way is to capture it.

The most reliable options now are either a sickle or an electric grid.

If the two are combined, it should be possible to effectively control the locust invasion.

When Xu Da Mao wakes up, I will discuss with him how to weave a web.

I'm afraid it won't be enough just relying on the two of them, master and disciple. They also need to teach several other disciples.

With the concerted efforts of many masters and apprentices, it will be completed quickly.

"Master Li, have you figured out how to solve this problem?"

The next day, I couldn't help it and came to urge again.

"The best way now is to use an electric fence to capture it, but in addition to electricity, the electric fence must also have metal blades to completely control it."

"Because we have no way to produce pesticides, if we introduce other species, it will destroy the ecological balance. The power grid is the only reliable one."

Li Jiandong explained it very clearly, and this suggestion is indeed the best one so far.

"Okay, then it's settled. What to do next is up to you. Tell me who you need and I'll find them."

After hurriedly discussing this issue, he still had to solve other problems.

"Just don't call all of my disciples here. The others are not needed."

Li Jiandong works best when he partners with his apprentices.

Then the system, which had not sounded for a long time, started to sound again.

"The mission of saving rice project has started."

"Accept the mission challenge and receive $50."

"You have nothing to lose by not accepting the mission challenge."

Li Jiandong smiled. What kind of mission was this? There was no reason for him to refuse this mission. No matter what, even if there was no reward, he had to take on this mission to save the people.

Of course, I accepted the challenge without any suspense. (End of this chapter)