Chapter 1 Seed Store
May 2002, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, Agricultural University Dormitory 5.

Guo Yang was born in 1977 in a remote rural area of ​​Minqin County, Gansu Province.

There are seven brothers and sisters in his family, and he is the seventh oldest.

The area suffers from desertification, harsh climate, meager crop yields, and families suffer from chronic food and rice shortages, leading to poor living conditions.

At the same time, there were many brothers and sisters in the family and the output from the land was low, so he often went hungry when he was a child.

So he had a "food dream" since he was a child.

I hope that the fields can produce more and better crops, and that the wheat and corn can fill the granaries of my family and my neighbors;
I hope to have a full meal every day, and it would be best if I could eat meat every now and then.

Even though the family conditions gradually improved, the seeds of dreams had already been deeply buried in my heart.

Therefore, after being admitted to university, Guo Yang chose genetic breeding as his major, hoping to cultivate higher-yield and better-quality grain seeds.

When he was studying for his master's degree, he chose grassland science and was determined to cultivate high-quality forage varieties.

During his graduate studies, Guo Yang was busy in the fields and laboratories every day, like a real farmer.

In the past year, I have put in countless efforts and sweat in order to strive for a place to study abroad at government expense.

To this end, he insisted on organizing materials and writing articles in the dormitory even when he was not feeling well.

However, due to malnutrition, he fainted in the dormitory... and was replaced by Guo Yang from 2023.

"Huh..." Guo Yang woke up from his sleep, and the original owner's past life experiences kept emerging in his mind.

"Alas, I don't want to do this either. I went from being a 90s person to a 70s person, and I can't find a place to seek justice."

"Rest in peace, brother. I will help you realize your 'food dream'."

"As for studying abroad, I may not be able to help you achieve it. I was just an undergraduate agricultural student in my previous life."

Guo Yang could feel the obsession remaining in his soul.

Yes, after working so hard for this for so long, but passing away at this moment, no one would be willing to accept it.

Guo Yang is from 2023 and is a post-90s.

Land in northwestern Xinjiang province is leased all year round for growing various crops including cotton, sunflower, cumin, and watermelon.

It was okay in the past few years. Although it was hard work, I could at least make some money at the end of the year.

But this year, Guo Yang chose to grow cotton, but the price of cotton seeds has been sluggish this year.

The land rent of up to 1400 yuan and other costs of at least 2000 yuan per mu have put him in a loss this year.

"This year, the market conditions are only better for cumin and potatoes. The market conditions for cotton, corn and peppers are not so good, but the worst off are melon farmers."

"Who would have thought that I would fall just to pick up a seed, and that this fall would take me back to 2002? It's really outrageous."

seed?

At this moment, Guo Yang suddenly felt something strange in his chest.

Starlight appeared, and a tiny seed appeared before his eyes.

"Ah?" Guo Yang was a little confused. Isn't this the seed he was going to pick up?

Could it be that all this was caused by this seed?

Guo Yang reached out and carefully touched the glowing seed.

"Ding, the seed store is bound successfully."

"The host can collect natural energy and spend it in this store."

"The experience gift package has been opened. According to the host's wishes, the following rewards have been automatically selected:

1 serving of premium alfalfa seeds,
One copy of premium dairy cow genetic germplasm,
One-time customized experience service.
After-sales service experience once. ”

Guo Yang was dazed at first, then became excited.

coming!

System dad is here!

But what the hell is automatic selection based on the host's wishes?

Do I have a choice?
Could it be the remnant of the thoughts of the predecessor?

Oh well!
My brother, you can rest in peace now. Your dream has come true and I will treat your family well.

It was also at this time that Guo Yang felt as if something in his brain had dissipated, and he felt a lot more relaxed.

"Damn, it's really hiding in some corner?"

While complaining, Guo Yang quickly opened the seed store.

It is discovered that the seed store has three functions: seed sales, variety customization and after-sales service.

"The sale of seeds is easy to understand, but what about variety customization and after-sales service?" Guo Yang pondered.

"Ding, variety customization means that the store can cultivate seeds according to the original materials provided by the host and the set geographical conditions and other information. Cultivation requires the consumption of natural energy and there is a possibility of failure."

“Oh, what about after-sales service?”

"Ding, after-sales service mainly provides services for the seeds that the host has purchased, including exclusive agricultural materials, agricultural machinery services, agricultural machinery transformation, etc."

"Natural energy, too?"

"Yes."

Guo Yang was speechless, the feeling of being manipulated by capital came back to him.

In my previous life, I was a farmer and could not escape the oppression and control of agricultural input merchants and various capitals. I didn't expect that it would still be the same after traveling through time. Guo Yang had no choice but to look at the seeds for sale in detail:
There are 6 categories in total: grain crops, cash crops, forage and lawns, flowers, fruit trees, and livestock and poultry.

The quality of the seeds is divided into five colors from low to high: white, blue, purple, red and orange.

White seeds have 1-20 points of natural energy. There are no seeds for sale at the moment, but they can be cultivated in a targeted manner.
Blue seeds have 20-100 points of natural energy. There are no seeds for sale yet, but they can be cultivated in a targeted manner.
Purple seeds have 100-500 points of natural energy. There are no seeds for sale at the moment, but they can be cultivated in a targeted manner.
Red seeds are worth 500-1000 points of natural energy, and you need to spend 5000 points to unlock the purchase qualification;
Orange seeds have more than 1000 points of natural energy, and you need to spend 10000 points to unlock the purchase qualification.

Guo Yang got to know the store little by little.

"I didn't expect that there are even livestock and poultry seed sources!" With curiosity, Guo Yang clicked on the livestock and poultry column.

So thin!
I saw that the livestock and poultry breeds were further divided into dozens of categories.

17 kinds of traditional livestock and poultry including pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, etc.

There are 16 other special livestock and poultry species, including sika deer and red deer.

Guo Yang had never heard of many of them before.

Guo Yang tried to click on one of the big cows he had never heard of.

[Species]: Bighead cattle

【Grade】: White
【Characteristics】: Distributed in the northwest of Yunnan Province and the southeast of Tibet Province, endangered species... The meat is very tender, high in protein, and has little mutton smell...

【Price】: 18 natural energy points.

Guo Yang tried to click on the purchase button.

"Ding, the natural energy balance is insufficient, the current balance is 0, please recharge in time!"

Recharge, you big head ghost, do you think you are Brother Ma?
But how do you obtain these natural energy points?
"Natural energy is mainly replenished from the restoration of the ecological environment such as soil, air, and water." A piece of information suddenly appeared in his mind.

Soil, air and water? Ecological restoration?
Guo Yang frowned and thought.

The meaning is easy to understand. Whether it is deserts, oceans, rivers or lakes, these can all involve ecological restoration.

But where to start?

Oh, and enjoy the gift package!

Guo Yang hurriedly searched the store, and then found the high-quality alfalfa given by the store in a backpack column.

【Variety】: Alfalfa (original species)

【Grade】: Red
【Quantity】: 100 catties

[Characteristics]: Alfalfa is a perennial herb of the Leguminosae family, suitable for planting in warm irrigated areas... It can be mowed 4-6 times a year with high yield... It has high crude protein and vitamin content... It is drought-resistant, cold-resistant, and has strong salt-alkali resistance. It can effectively improve soil fertility and has extremely high feeding value and ecological value.

【Price】：569 points.

【Note】: You can automatically obtain the variety certification after receiving it.

After reading the introduction of alfalfa, Guo Yang's eyes lit up.

Alfalfa is known as the king of forage grasses.

The alfalfa industry is known as the "first workshop of milk production". Each acre of high-quality and high-yield alfalfa can provide protein equivalent to 2 acres of soybeans.

The alfalfa seeds given out by the seed store are definitely more special, and the fact that you will automatically obtain the variety certification after receiving it can save you a lot of trouble.

Guo Yang studied the entries of alfalfa, which was extremely excellent in terms of yield, quality and resistance.

But if you want to quickly obtain natural energy...

His attention finally fell on "its strong ability to resist salt and alkali and can effectively improve soil fertility".

Perhaps we can get natural energy by planting alfalfa to improve saline-alkali land!
Yes, that's it! Guo Yang understood more and more.

The price of saline-alkali land is cheap, and in some areas you don’t even have to pay rent as long as you are willing to improve the land.

The characteristics of alfalfa are used to improve saline-alkali soil and obtain natural energy. At the same time, the produced forage grass can also be sold to forage processing plants and farms.

You can even engage in breeding on your own and use the produced forage yourself, thus forming a closed loop.

However, there are only 100 kilograms of original seeds now. If we want to improve the saline-alkali land on a large scale, these seeds can only be propagated first.

Moreover, it is not clear how much land needs to be improved to obtain a little natural energy, so the more land contracted, the safer it is.

Although saline-alkali land is cheap, once there is a large amount of it, the contract fee and basic land preparation costs will cost a lot of money.

In addition, the expansion of seeds and the construction of farms also require money.

Moreover, this is a continuous investment. Domestic forage grass was not valuable at the beginning of the century. If we want to make a profit, we will have to wait until after the "melamine" incident.

Agriculture is an industry with high investment, high risk, low returns and long payback period.

Guo Yang began to search for his savings in his original body's clothes and books.

"It's a bit like finding money in clothes you haven't worn for a long time."

"It's just that the clothes are too shabby. Not a single piece of clothing is intact, and it seems that there is a big hole in the crotch of the pants, which has to be patched up with a piece of cloth."

He took out a lot of savings gradually.

I counted it and the total amount was 156 yuan.

"Fuck, it's the end of the month already? This little money isn't even enough to wash my feet."

“How can I make money?”

What major events happened in 2002?

(End of this chapter)