Chapter 800. Malan Flower Blooms Twenty-one
Two old men, just outside the space center, under the towering launch tower, each telling a story...

Mr. Cheng said that he built a bridge and opened a road in the snow and ice.

Grandpa Gougou said that there were mountain streams and caves deep in the mountains and old forests.

Mr. Cheng also said that planes in the sky were bombing, and if something was damaged, they would be repaired, and then bombed again after being repaired.

Uncle Gou Gou said that he fired cold shots and set traps in the dense forest, so that the bandits dared not show their heads.

Old Cheng boasted that the charge had been sounded and the whole army was charging. Their engineers also charged forward with pickaxes in their hands. He alone killed two yellow-haired devils from who knows what country.

Uncle Gou Gou boasted that his team had reached the back wall of the stronghold. He waited until midnight to sneak in and climb onto the roof of the Juyi Hall. While a meeting was taking place downstairs, he chopped the tiles into pieces with one kick. Then a divine soldier descended from the sky, stabbed a special envoy to death with a javelin in the air, and then stabbed the boss from behind with a spear, turning him into a candied haws. Everyone in the stronghold was frightened on the spot, and the stronghold surrendered.

It turns out that Uncle Gou Gou also used cold weapons when he was fighting bandits.

Both are old men, both in their nineties, both have experienced the war years, and both have many stories to tell but no one.

Finally I met the right audience, someone worth talking about the past with.

The communication between people is so magical.

"I wandered around in the mountains until 1952, when the bandits were cleared out. I came back to look for me but couldn't find anyone, so I returned to Shanxi in despair and registered my household registration. There was a literacy campaign at that time, and I could read a few words, so I found a job during the day, repairing reservoirs, building factories, reclaiming wasteland and farming. At night I went to night school to teach reading. Later, in 1964, I returned home. I participated in the mass production and the Third Front Construction. This was a journey that ended my life..." Grandpa Gonggong finished his story.

It's Mr. Cheng's turn.

"I came back from the Korean battlefield in 96. I was freezing cold. Then I followed the troops to Lop Nur. It was really hot and really cold there. I stayed there for decades until when I was evacuated. I was really frozen. I was old and had no one at home. I wanted to go to a warm place to be warm before I died. The organization arranged for me to retire in Hainan because it is warm. A few years ago, they were going to build a space center here. I was an old man and I would never die. I had nothing to do, so I came here to watch the gate..."

No wonder Mr. Cheng was always basking in the sun. It turned out that he was afraid of the cold when he was young.

Mr. Cheng did not go into detail about the following experience, but it is likely to have been a turbulent period filled with untold stories.

Because of Lop Nur.

After coming down from the Korean battlefield, the troops went directly to Lop Nur.

What else can I do?
"Is it the Lop Nur where Malan blooms on the 21st?" Luo Yihang suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Old Cheng suddenly turned his head and looked at Luo Yihang with a dagger-like gaze. His tone also turned cold and he asked, "Why are you asking these questions?"

Even though the old man was so old, Luo Yihang still felt a little cold when he looked at him.

This Mr. Cheng is not just an engineer...

Luo Yihang immediately pulled Grandpa Gonggong and said, "This is my grandpa, he watched me grow up."

Then he pointed to the launch tower behind him and said, "My girlfriend helped design the rocket that will be launched tomorrow."

Finally, he pointed to himself and said, "I am the son-in-law of the Space Center and I have cooperation with the Space Center."

Why do you say this? To show your identity, you have been through layers of screening.

Grandpa Luo Luo didn't know why Luo Yihang asked this, but he had to help speak up, "My grandson is capable, a good young man."

Only then did Mr. Cheng retract his gaze and said with a smile: "You said you are the son-in-law of the Space Center? And you are cooperating? I heard you call you Mr. Luo just now?"

Luo Yihang thought that he was definitely not an ordinary engineer, because he remembered that Mr. Luo had just been mentioned.

He collected his thoughts and answered sincerely, "Yes, I farm and run an agricultural company. Here, as well as the Jiuquan Space Center and the astronauts in the sky, all eat the vegetables I grow."

After hearing this, Old Cheng understood, "Rui's boyfriend, the mulberries you sent me a few days ago, they are so long, and some of the little rascals inside deceived me and said they were caterpillars. I have eaten real caterpillars, so why would I be afraid of these fake ones..."

Luo Yihang smiled and said, "You know it very well. It was indeed sent by me. It's mulberry. I have the largest mulberry plantation in the world."

After showing off his strength, he immediately asked again, "Um, Mr. Cheng, may I ask if there are any amaranth flowers in the Lop Nur you mentioned?"

This time Cheng Lao Ken answered, "Yes, there are many. The reason why that place is called Malan is because of the Malan flowers growing all over the mountains."

"Then you must be very familiar with the Malan flowers over there?"

"How could I not be familiar with it? I have watched it for decades."

"Have you noticed any difference between the amaranth flowers there and those in other places?"

"I haven't noticed other amaranth flowers."

After two rounds of questions and answers, Mr. Cheng was puzzled again, "Why are you asking these questions?"

If you are curious, you should be curious about the atomic bomb. Why are you always asking questions about flowers and plants?

"I want to make Malanhua regain its youth." Luo Yihang replied proudly. Old Cheng responded with a "Pah."

"What youth does that thing have? It has been around for hundreds or thousands of years and is still an old fool."

The old man obviously didn't believe it.

The literary style didn't work, so Luo Yihang had to use plain language to explain: "I have a breeding laboratory here. Now there is a project to produce windbreak and sand control plants. The selected mother plant is the Malan flower, but I encountered difficulties. The Malan flower genome database is not enough, so I can only collect data from scratch."

"My research team has been searching for and collecting Malan flowers and similar plants in XJ for several months, but progress has been slow."

"I just happened to meet you today. I just wanted to ask, have the Malan flowers at the Malan base changed in any way after the experiment?"

Wenying, Qin Qiuyan, and the twenty poor little cucumbers have been in XJ for quite some time and didn’t even come to Hainan this time.

After a few more months, the twenty cucumbers will become dried cucumbers.

It was just a coincidence that I met someone familiar today. Radiation mutation is also a very important method in breeding.

Old Cheng understood this time, but he also shook his head, "I don't see any changes."

Luo Yihang was not giving up. "Tell me about the climate of Malan Base."

"The climate is bitter and windy. The wind there makes people run..."

"It can take root in strong winds and has high tolerance to wind damage. Can it still stand after the wind passes?"

"Yes, no matter how strong the wind is, it can't blow it down..."

"The shape is very stable. Please continue."

"It's cold. In winter, it can be as low as -30 or 40 degrees Celsius. And it gets cold all of a sudden. Sometimes it's cold one day and hot the next..."

“Hardworking and resistant to extreme weather.”

"It's hot in the summer, and it's really scorching. When it's hottest, the ground is over 70 degrees Celsius, and the soles of rubber shoes will be burned off when you step on them..."

“Resistant to high temperatures, extreme heat.”

Mr. Cheng explained them one by one, and Luo Yihang analyzed them one by one.

Since Professor Zhang said last time that he has a low level of scientific literacy and cannot help with technical aspects.

Luo Yihang was sad, stimulated, and motivated to work harder.

Work hard to learn relevant knowledge.

Now some basic knowledge is clear.

After much analysis, Luo Yihang discovered that the environment at the Malan Base was really bad, far worse than the Ili River Valley where Wen Ying and his team were active.

But the amaranth flowers there actually grow very well. As Mr. Cheng said, they are all over the mountains and plains.

In this case, even without mutation, the breed’s own characteristics are still very good.

The more Luo Yihang listened, the wider his smile grew.

Old Cheng thought about it again, "I won't go to get grass for you. It's too cold over there. I won't go there again. I don't recognize you and can't say hello."

Oh, I think too much.

Luo Yihang said proudly, "You don't need to show up. I can still get some grass."

"You're quite capable, kid. The deep part of the base isn't open to the public." Old Cheng even started to "provoke".

Luo Yihang smiled and waved his hand, "It's easy, it's very simple for me to get authorization."

The mission of the Malan base has been completed, and this place is part of the national strategy, so it is very easy to get some grass.

"I told you you're fat and you're out of breath..."

Mr. Cheng still wants to find out more clearly.

At this time, several young men came out of the base, jogging over and greeting him with a "Hello, Mr. Cheng."

Then they all looked at Luo Yihang, feeling a little embarrassed, "You must be my brother-in-law..."

(End of this chapter)