Married the Tough Guy After Transmigrating
Chapter 281 - 282: Ministry of Agriculture

Chapter 281: Chapter 282: Ministry of Agriculture

"Mr. Sun, many workers in the factory are clamoring to resign," Secretary Zhang hurried into the office, looking anxiously at Mr. Sun.

The factory hadn’t even started operations yet, and these people wanted to resign, which was truly disheartening.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Sun suddenly remembered the major issue he had discussed with Xiao Xu before, "Let them resign, then. Go investigate who these people have been associating with lately and what they’ve been doing. I want a detailed report."

Secretary Zhang was somewhat puzzled, but he quickly went off to carry out the task.

In Xujia Village, the atmosphere was gloomy, with all the villagers wearing distressed expressions.

"Captain, the wheat we planted has all been washed away. What are we going to do this year?" Every year after harvesting, they had to deliver grain to the higher-ups, but this year there was no wheat left, what would they hand over?

Soon after, even having food to eat became a problem.

Mr. Xu’s face was clouded with despair, he hadn’t expected that fate would leave them no way out.

Now, if they were to plant wheat, it wasn’t just about whether it would survive; it would certainly delay the autumn harvest and planting.

Moreover, if planting now were to fail again, it would waste a lot of grain.

Mr. Xu was now out of options.

Things were still somewhat manageable in their Xujia Village, as they had other means of livelihood, but it was different for other villages.

Mr. Xu could think of that, and naturally, the other village captains could as well.

Now, people from each village were extremely frustrated with the Li Family Village Captain.

"Captain, it seems we won’t be able to plant the wheat in time now. Are we just going to leave the fields barren?

We still need to deliver the public grain this year, so how can we do that right now?" An elderly man in the village suddenly turned pale and fainted after speaking.

Fortunately, a young man nearby quickly supported the old man.

"Dad, Dad, wake up, Dad!" A young man cradled the fainted old man and started sobbing loudly.

An elderly woman with graying hair sat on the ground, beating the earth with her hands and crying tearfully, "Heaven above, have you left us no way to survive!"

Mr. Xu watched this scene, and his heart grew even more troubled.

He didn’t relax his frown all the way home, sighing repeatedly, "Ah!"

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

Mrs. Xu couldn’t bear listening any longer, "The rain has finally stopped, isn’t that a cause for celebration? Why do you keep sighing?"

When Mr. Xu heard this, he felt a headache coming on, "The rain has stopped, yes, but have you looked at the fields? Our wheat is all gone."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xu’s hands paused while she was serving soup, her expression changed dramatically, "The wheat is all gone? Oh my goodness, what are we going to eat this year?"

The common people relied on the land for food; without wheat, were they to eat the wind?

Not just Mr. Xu sighed; Mrs. Xu joined in.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"Ah!" It was tough during the times of famine. Life had just gotten a bit better in recent years, and now they faced a flood. If the wheat couldn’t be replenished, it would be an absolute disaster.

The recent heavy rains hadn’t only affected Yu County, but also the surrounding cities.

Their province, being a major grain-producing province, could imagine how severe the disaster would be if their food supply was disrupted.

The leaders above received the report very quickly and soon dispatched personnel from the Ministry of Agriculture to the countryside to figure out a way to save the crops in each county.

Director Gu received the personnel from the Ministry of Agriculture and took people to the countryside.

This time, the Ministry of Agriculture sent a young man, who looked just a few years over twenty and appeared rather aloof.

"Director Gu, how come you’re here!" When Director Sun from Yushan Commune saw Director Gu, his face lit up with surprise. He didn’t expect such a high-ranking leader to visit their commune first, which was incredibly flattering.

"This is Comrade Xiao Ma sent from above to support us," Director Gu introduced to Director Sun.

Upon hearing this, Director Sun knew this person was here to devise ways to help with their wheat. His attitude improved instantly as he extended his hand, "Are you here to help us cultivate wheat seedlings?"

Director Sun’s hand was halfway outstretched when the young man called Xiao Ma deliberately looked away, obviously avoiding the handshake.

Having lived a long life, Director Sun could easily spot the young man’s reluctance, and awkwardly withdrew his hand.

Director Sun briefly felt embarrassed but didn’t forget the matter at hand, "Comrade Xiao Ma, let’s go to our commune’s fields and take a look now."

Director Gu also felt embarrassed witnessing this scene. He hoped Xiao Ma would be of use to them in Yu County.

Otherwise, he would have to ask this young man’s superiors why he was acting so pretentiously instead of contributing to the nation. What an example he was setting!

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ma slightly raised his eyelids and touched his stomach, "I’ve traveled a long way by train only to be dragged straight here without even eating.

Let’s eat first, and after that, I will take a look.

Don’t worry too much, isn’t it just about cultivating wheat seedlings?

We frequently cultivate them in the laboratory; we can definitely restore your wheat to its original state."

Upon hearing this, Director Gu and Director Sun’s anxiety eased.

Indeed, he was skilled in agriculture, unlike them, who were so worried about the ruined wheat but had no solution.

"Alright, then let’s go eat at Xu Family Village, Xiao Xu’s cooking is quite good. It’ll be a good opportunity for Comrade Xiao Ma to experience it," suggested Director Sun.

Hearing this, Director Gu became curious about Xu Ying’s culinary skills.

He had often heard from his elder brother praising Xu Ying, who previously worked at the State-owned Restaurant and was even better than Master Ge.

Unfortunately, she had resigned and gone to cook in a food factory’s cafeteria, making it difficult for them to taste her cooking again.

"Okay, let’s head to Xu Family Village. I’ve been eager to try Xiao Xu’s cooking," Director Gu said with a smile.

Ma Yiguo’s expression briefly froze, then he tentatively asked, "The Xiao Xu you mention, is she Minister Xu from your county’s Food Factory Development Department?"

Director Sun was somewhat surprised, "You know about our factory’s Xiao Xu too?"

Ma Yiguo’s demeanor changed, losing his previous arrogance, and he smiled, "I’ve heard about her; isn’t she the one who made the marinated duck and pork?"

Director Sun nodded, his face beaming with pride.

It was as if he was talking about his own daughter.

Director Gu had driven there, and the three of them headed towards Xu Family Village by car.

Upon arriving at Xu Family Village, Director Sun rushed towards Mr. Xu’s house as if he hadn’t visited in hundreds of years, "Jianguo, Jianguo, Director Gu and I have come over to freeload a meal."

Mr. Xu was stunned!

After Director Sun spoke, he covered his mouth in panic, then quickly clarified, "No, no, no, I didn’t come here to freeload. Director Gu brought Comrade Xiao Ma who is helping us cultivate the wheat seedlings."

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