Dean Li's arm, holding the official red-headed document high, was still suspended in mid-air when a new cloud of dust rose from the dirt road at the village entrance behind him.
A half-old blue GAZ vehicle, neither as sturdy as a military vehicle nor as grand as a leader's Volga, leisurely stopped outside the cheering crowd.
The car door opened, and three men in gray khaki work clothes got out. The one in the lead wore gold-rimmed glasses, his hair meticulously combed, and carried an aluminum box, his chin slightly raised as he looked at people.
"Is this the Hongxing Village pilot site?" The man with the gold-rimmed glasses adjusted his glasses, his gaze sweeping over the lush green wheat seedlings, his tone scrutinizing, "I'm Mr. Wang from the Provincial Agricultural Science Academy. I heard that your wheat sprouted overnight, so I specifically brought instruments to test it."
The villagers' cheers quieted down, and they looked at each other.
