Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

For this last batch of translated books, Gu Zhan received a total of 960 yuan in royalties.

Only when the money weighed heavily in his pocket did Gu Zhan feel his anxiety eased a little.

At 7:30 the next morning, the car that was going to take Professor Zhang back to the province was already waiting for Gu Zhan outside the guesthouse.

Gu Zhan didn't sleep well at night. Sometimes he dreamed of his pregnant wife in this life who couldn't go out, and sometimes he dreamed of his daughter in the previous life who was as weak and sick as a kitten. The dream went back and forth, making him feel uneasy.

In the end, he simply gave up sleeping and moved a stool to sit in front of the window, watching the sky gradually brighten and the pedestrians on the street gradually become noisy. Only then did he finally find a little warmth in his heart.

After washing up and packing my things, I saw that the car that was taking Professor Zhang Yunhe back to the provincial capital had arrived downstairs of the guesthouse.

After picking up his things, Gu Zhan went downstairs as quickly as possible to complete the check-out procedures and walked out.

Zhang Yunhe stood beside the car, stretching his waist. Gu Zhan walked up to him and said hello: "Sorry, Professor Zhang, I'm late."

Zhang Yunhe waved his hand and said, "No, it's just that I couldn't sleep and came early. Let's set off now. We can reach the provincial capital by noon."

The Academy of Agricultural Sciences is currently short of talent and the work progress is very slow. The person in charge, Sun Yuan, is now as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and has repeatedly asked me to find some good translators.

But it is really hard to find talented people learning English nowadays. After searching everywhere, there are only a few old people. But they are also very busy and there is no chance to get a number.

Zhang Yunhe had no choice but to inquire privately. The last time he saw Gu Zhan's translation manuscript, he became very curious about this person.

When he came to Jing City again, while proofreading translation manuscripts for the Jing City Agricultural Technology Center, he realized that Gu Zhan was exactly the talent they were in short supply.

Originally, he had made an appointment with Li Yuquan to ask him to recommend someone to come directly. Unexpectedly, the timing happened to be coincidental and they met yesterday. Zhang Yunhe was afraid that other research institutes would intercept him, so he simply brought people to meet Sun Yuan in person.

The journey to the provincial capital was about two hundred kilometers, and everyone was busy along the way. Zhang Yunhe briefly asked about Gu Zhan's academic qualifications and who his teacher was. Gu Zhan told Zhang Yunhe exactly what he had said to Li Yuquan before.

Consistent with what he heard from Li Yuquan, Zhang Yunhe did not ask any more questions, but instead asked a few questions for the purpose of testing. Seeing that Gu Zhan answered very professionally, Zhang Yunhe felt relieved.

Such professional translation talents are probably exactly what Sun Yuan needs.

The transportation in this era was far less developed and convenient than that in later generations. The jeep took more than five hours to reach the city.

Professor Zhang is old after all, and the journey really made him feel tired. However, considering the situation on Sun Yuan's side, Zhang Yunhe, Gu Zhan and the driver just had a bowl of noodle soup in a state-owned restaurant, and then hurried to the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

The staff at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences are busy non-stop, measuring data in the experimental fields below. Sun Yuan is running around to various units, applying for funds and discovering talents.

The funding issue has been mostly resolved, and now the only thing left is the talent issue, which really stumps Dean Sun Yuan.

Just as he was standing in front of the window thinking about which unit to search next, he saw Zhang Yunhe getting out of a jeep, followed by a young man.

Thinking of what he and Zhang Yunhe had entrusted to him before, Sun Yuan's eyes lit up and he quickly ran downstairs to greet Zhang Yunhe.

Along the way, Zhang Yunhe was greatly shocked by the ability and emotional intelligence shown by Gu Zhan, so he did not give any further instructions before getting off the car. He believed that Gu Zhan could handle it.

After Sun Yuan came down from upstairs, he met Zhang Yunhe at the entrance on the first floor.

"Oh, Lao Zhang, I've finally been waiting for you."

Zhang Yunhe naturally understood what Sun Yuan meant. After a few simple pleasantries, he introduced Gu Zhan, who was standing beside him, to Sun Yuan. "This is Comrade Gu Zhan. I met him when I was helping to proofread a batch of translated manuscripts in Jing City. He's an extremely talented translator."

Zhang Yunhe's words showed a very high evaluation of Gu Zhan. You should know that before this, Zhang Yunhe had never praised anyone like this.

Sun Yuan's eyes lit up, and he quickly extended his hand to shake Gu Zhan's hand: "Hello, Comrade Gu Zhan, I am Sun Yuan, the president of our Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences."

"Hello, President Sun!"

Sun Yuan took a look at the young man in front of him who was dressed simply but had an outstanding temperament, smiled with satisfaction, and hurriedly welcomed Zhang Yunhe and Gu Zhan to the office of the three of them.

Entering the office, Sun Yuan personally poured tea for the two of them: "Lao Zhang, Comrade Gu Zhan, have some tea."

Zhang Yunhe joked, "You old fellow, where have all your men gone?"

"Oh, forget it. The province recently issued a task requiring us to cultivate high-yield wheat and corn seeds in the shortest possible time. These days, except for those in the laboratory, everyone else has gone to the experimental fields to help."

Zhang Yunhe nodded in understanding. "The province has put a lot of effort into agriculture this year, but, alas, as you know, the weather has been unexpectedly dry in recent years. Furthermore, our water conservancy facilities are not perfect. Even if we plant the best seeds in the ground, they won't produce a high yield!"

"What Brother Zhang said is indeed a major practical problem in the development of agriculture in our province. Therefore, in the process of cultivating the new generation of seeds, we pay special attention to the factor of drought resistance."

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Gu Zhanting listened carefully to the conversation between the two and kept the key points of their conversation in mind.

Finally, Sun Yuan talked about the difficulty of current research, which is that we are short of talents and it is difficult to obtain basic information, especially many foreign documents. After obtaining them through various channels, translation also becomes difficult, after all, it involves a lot of professional terms.

Having said this, Zhang Yunhe followed up on Sun Yuan's words and continued, "Isn't this just a gift of talent delivered to your doorstep? Those agricultural technology books that Jing City bought from abroad were all translated by him."

"Really?" Sun Yuan looked at Gu Zhan excitedly.

Gu Zhan smiled slightly and said, "It just so happened that Director Li Yuquan was recruiting English translators, so I applied for the position. Fortunately, I succeeded."

To Sun Yuan, these words sounded like heavenly music.

Excited, Sun Yuan quickly pulled out an English paper from his filing cabinet and handed it to Gu Zhan: "Comrade Gu Zhan, please translate this part for us."

Gu Zhan picked it up and took a look. He found that the page that Sun Yuan asked him to translate was exactly the core part of the entire paper, involving a lot of data proofs and professional terms.

These pages may be a difficult problem for today's researchers, but for Gu Zhan, a scientific research giant in his previous life, it was really a piece of cake.