Lin Yu's life of traveling through time

Next, Lin Yu led everyone to start planting in full swing, including spring plowing. For a while, Dalin Village was bustling with activity, and everyone was so tired that they went home and fell asleep immediately.

Not to mention Lin Yu, he had to be called to see a doctor and get medicine from time to time, and Mo Yuwei also had to run back and forth.

In 1972, Dalin Village was thriving, and Lin Yu had officially turned 20. Boys of this age were almost ready to get married. Lin's father and mother consulted Lin Yu's opinion and rejected the matchmaker's proposal.

It was also because of Lin Yu's character building over the past three years that everyone realized the importance of studying. Although it was still during the Great Movement, the people of Dalin Village who had children tried their best to send them to the village school to learn to read and write. Even the educated youth picked up the textbooks that had been thrown away.

Dalin Village as a whole is a very united and kind group, so those who are transferred here should be tolerant as long as they do not really have problems.

Soon the team leader adopted Lin Yu's suggestion and asked the professors in the cowshed to teach the villagers and educated youth and spread their knowledge.

As for why the educated youth did not object, it was because they were not stupid. The atmosphere in Dalin Village was so tolerant, and they were not mortal enemies. It was a blessing for them to learn knowledge from the "stinky old ninth" as others called him. Otherwise, they would have nowhere to learn!

So everyone kept silent about it, and the commune leaders also turned a blind eye. Forget about the Revolutionary Committee. Red Star Commune didn't do that unless someone had committed a crime. Overall, Lin Yu's living environment was very good, much better than the neighboring Changxin Commune, where there were frequent struggle sessions and the educated youth were in a mess.

It was for this reason that Lin Yu dared to start cultivating Chinese medicinal herbs. Inspired by this, the educated youth started many other economic activities in the village, and they also developed a circular agricultural economy. It was even featured in newspapers several times and was promoted as a pilot site.

The weather is clear during the Frost Descent period, which is a good time to pick herbs.

Now Lin Yu is watching technician Zhou Aiguo digging astragalus and licorice in the field.

Zhou Aiguo looked at the gathered villagers and said, "The best time to harvest astragalus and licorice is around the time of Frost's Descent. Of course, this is because we planted them at the same time. Astragalus also has another harvesting time, which is after the soil thaws in spring and before the plants sprout. And our best harvesting period is September."

Zhou Aiguo was very pleased to see the people around him listening and thinking attentively. The people in Dalin Village are all studious.

"Then I'll explain it in detail. If you can remember, take notes."

The educated youth and villagers who could write quickly took out their notes and looked very serious.

"Ah! Now that everything is ready, let's get started. First, let's talk about why we chose September. At this time, the roots of the astragalus root are firm, powdery, and of high quality. Licorice root also has good medicinal properties. We also need to choose a sunny day to better separate the herbs from the soil and protect them from moisture. After harvesting, the herbs should be properly handled and stored to maintain their efficacy and quality."

Seeing how diligently they were taking notes, Zhou Aiguo paused for a few minutes before continuing, "There are also some important considerations when digging for Astragalus. First, be careful not to break or snap the roots. Dig to a moderate depth to ensure the roots remain intact. Shake the excavated Astragalus roots clean of any dirt, remove any remaining stems and fibrous roots, cut off the rhizome, and then air-dry them."

"Technician Zhou, what will happen if it's dug up?"

"Well, if you dig it up, the appearance will be bad, first of all. More importantly, it will affect the quality and reduce the efficacy, and it will also reduce the yield. We use the roots, so everyone should be careful when digging."

"It's so serious, then let's all be careful, this medicinal material is very expensive."

Zhou Aiguo smiled and continued, "As for licorice, be careful not to damage the root bark when digging it up, and shake off all the dirt. Licorice can be processed into fur and powder. When processing the fur, remove all the dirt from the excavated roots and rhizomes, remove the stem heads and fibrous roots while they are still fresh, and sun-dry them until they are mostly dry. Then, straighten the strips, grade them, tie them into small bundles, and dry them in the sun. You can ask Comrade Lin Yulin for details. He is very professional in the processing of medicinal herbs."

After the explanation, everyone took the tools and began to dig carefully.

After the excavation was completed, Zhou Aiguo and his colleagues conducted on-site testing and evaluation.

"The quality is very good. We can buy it. I wonder what Comrade Lin thinks."

"I have an idea. I want to set up a traditional Chinese medicine enterprise based on the commune, engaging in the planting, collection, processing, preparation and sales of Chinese medicinal materials as well as the research and development, production and sales of traditional Chinese medicine."

The commune secretary was so shocked that the cigarette in his hand shook: "Good boy, you really have a bold idea! You haven't even achieved scale yet!"

"Secretary, if you dare to dream, you can realize it in the future. I believe that the country's policies will not always be like this. By then, everyone in our commune will be able to live a good life. This is a good thing."

"Are you not satisfied with just one big forest village?"

"Hey, well, Secretary, you mentioned scale. A large village is definitely not enough. The enterprise I envision is based on a commune."

The commune secretary looked at the leaders who had followed him and said, "Tell us all, this little kid is incredible. He's given us a difficult problem."

"Secretary, this isn't a difficult problem, just a bit more troublesome. However, the state supports village communes in establishing collective enterprises, right? Let's take the trouble to fulfill the young man's dream. Hahaha!"

"So you don't need to use your connections and argue with those people." The secretary glanced at the people around him and said unhappily.

"You should do more work if you are capable. I also have to go through the paperwork for him!"

"Hmph. Good fellow! This kid came up with an idea that made us old guys run around. Okay, okay, if we can make Red Star Commune rich, we'll put in the effort."

Zhou Aiguo said: "It is this traditional Chinese medicine research and development that requires space and talent."

"Well, let's think of a solution. If that doesn't work, we can cooperate with other units first. When the conditions are right, we can set up our own."

Lin Yu thought for a moment and asked, "How do we apply for a patent in our country? I want to apply for a patent for our ancient medicine recipe."

"Ah? Applying for a patent for a traditional Chinese medicine formula? That's difficult."

"It's the medicine for typhoid fever and miscellaneous diseases, and there are other popular prescriptions."

"This...this...this doesn't belong..."

"Applying for a patent in the name of Chinese Traditional Medicine will keep the patents in China and the roots of Chinese medicine in China."

This made Doctor Zheng fall into deep thought. After a while, he said, "Lin Yu, leave this matter to me. I think Master should have some ideas. You are right. Traditional Chinese Medicine is our root. The prescriptions should really be in the hands of our own people."

Lin Yu said casually: "Even if it is in our own hands, we must really use it on the people and benefit the public!"

This made everyone nod in agreement.

"Don't worry, it's almost time for us to leave. Wait for my good news."

"Okay, I'll lead everyone in preparing the herbs first. It will be convenient to purchase them once they're ready."