The little star from the Gobi Desert, handed over to the state, is hailed as a national treasure.

the next day.

As the morning sun rose from the horizon, it cast an orange-red hue over the boundless yellow sand dunes. The people at the base were already busy at work, their earlier fatigue and malnutrition long gone, replaced by vibrant energy and high spirits.

Land is the foundation upon which this nation depends for its survival, deeply rooted in the blood and genes of every individual. Harvesting a fertile field in a barren desert not only means achieving basic self-sufficiency, but also allows everyone to touch hope and harvest, and provides the driving force to forge ahead.

In Liang Zhe's barracks, Tian Tian sat obediently on a small stool, Aunt Zhang was braiding her hair, Li Dazui had already brought over the fish soup he had made, and Liang Zhe was making milk powder on the side.

Dozens of cards were laid out on the table in front of him. When Cao heard that the land had been found, he was so excited that he didn't sleep half the night and worked through the night to draw them.

Sweet little hands fiddled with the cards, sometimes holding them up to examine them in the sunlight, sometimes folding them into small squares, her little face beaming with a pure and joyful smile.

"Daddy, what's this?" Sweetie asked, holding up a card.

"This is a cabbage, sweet one, can you remember that?"

"Yes, Sweetie is very smart!" The little girl raised her rosy cheeks, full of confidence.

"That's right, our Tiantian is the smartest, and she's so well-behaved and cute." Aunt Zhang kissed her affectionately, making Tiantian giggle.

"And what's this?" Sweetie picked up another one.

"This is a pumpkin."

After preparing the formula, Liang Zhe sat down next to his daughter and patiently explained each card to her.

While eating her fish soup, Tian Tian curiously touched and flipped through the cards. "Daddy, these cards are so much fun! Tian Tian wants to play with them again!"

"These were all made for you by your uncles. Sweetie, remember what they look like. We'll be using them to play games later."

"Really? We can play games! Sweetie loves playing games!"

Sweetie waved her two little hands excitedly, her innocent and carefree manner making the adults in the room laugh.

After breakfast and preparations were complete, Liang Zhe carried Tian Tian out of the barracks. A military jeep was already waiting outside the gate, and several leaders surrounded the father and daughter, everyone tense yet expectant.

"Sweetie, how about we grandpas take you to play games?" Professor Qian bent down, his tone kind.

"Okay!" Sweetie clapped her little hands excitedly.

Song Dazhuang held the carefully drawn cards, but Director Huang Weizhi was still not at ease. He turned around and went back to the barracks to search again, only feeling relieved after confirming that no card was left behind.

The group headed to the land they had discovered the day before. They had only heard descriptions from Brigade Commander Bai and others, but had never seen it in person. Now, looking at the fertile land beneath their feet and smelling the moist scent emanating from the dark, rich soil, several of the older leaders, all over fifty years old, were moved to tears.

"With this land, how can we not complete our scientific research tasks! We are confident that we can overcome all the technical challenges!"

Liang Zhe spread the cards on the ground and said softly to Tian Tian, ​​"Sweetie, look at these cards. Which one is suitable to plant in the ground? Tell Daddy, okay?"

"Daddy, what's a seed?" Sweetie looked up, her clear eyes full of confusion.

"That's right. We let the little seeds in the card sleep in the soil, water them, and let them bask in the sun. Then they will sprout from the ground and grow tall and big."

"Oh." Sweetie seemed to understand but not quite, fiddling with the card in her little hands.

The leaders of the logistics department, research and development office, chemical engineering group, and other departments are all top talents. At this moment, everyone's eyes are on Tian Tian's little hands, as if they can determine the future vitality and hope of this land.

"Sweetie, watch carefully and see which ones like to sleep in the dirt the most, and help Grandpa find them."

Li Gong, concerned about his experimental crops, couldn't help but offer a reminder.

"Hey, Engineer Li, don't break the rules!" Zhao Youtian glared at him, feigning anger.

Sweetie was playing a fun game, fiddling with cards and occasionally glancing down at the ground. Worried she didn't understand what she was doing, Liang Zhe quickly explained, "How about Daddy carries you to the field for a walk? Tell Daddy whatever comes to mind."

"Okay," Sweetie said obediently.

Liang Zhe carried the child in front, followed by a group of experts and bigwigs with focused expressions. Song Dazhuang carried a stack of cards as the group walked through the land.

Suddenly, Tian Tian pointed ahead and called out in her clear, childlike voice, "Daddy, pumpkin, pumpkin!"

Everyone stopped in their tracks. Zhao Youtian hurriedly said, "Quick, quick, find the pumpkin card and show it to Tiantian."

Song Dazhuang quickly flipped through the cards, while Liang Zhe squatted down and said softly, "Honey, do you think this is a suitable place for Pumpkin to 'sleep'?"

"Yes, Daddy said that if you sleep inside, you'll grow big." Sweetie gestured with her little hands.

Chief Designer Wang immediately approved the plan: "Pumpkins! Mark this plot of land; plant pumpkins here!"

Immediately, a soldier stepped forward and planted a small flag for identification.

Sweetie pointed to another spot and said in her childish voice, "White, white, Cai Cai, sleep there."

"Great!" Zhao Youtian was overjoyed. "Did you hear that? That's the plot where you plant cabbages."

"Huhu, long and red, Daddy..."

"Carrots! It's carrots! Yes, yes, yes!"

"Sweet potato, the sweet potato that Grandpa Qian ate."

"Alright! This one's for Sweet Potato."

"Mi... Daddy, Sweetie forgot."

"Rice? Is it millet? That's great, they can even grow millet."

As more and more little flags were added, Zhao Youtian and Wang Xinmin were overjoyed, wishing they could worship this little darling.

Engineer Li and Director Huang, standing to the side, both turned pale.

"Sweetie, is there nothing else? Don't you want anything else?" Huang Weizhi looked at her expectantly, never feeling so "pitiful".

"Hmm..." Sweetie bit her finger, her big eyes fixed on the card in Song Dazhuang's hand.

Mr. Li felt his heart leap into his throat.

At least give him a small plot of land!

Suddenly, Tian Tian pointed to the card and said, "Grandpa, Tian Tian doesn't recognize this. Oil makes the car move."

Engineer Li slapped his thigh hard, almost jumping up in excitement: "Castor beans! I knew it was possible to grow castor beans! Sweetie, you're amazing!"

"White... a big, rumbling machine." Sweetie picked up another card.

"Long-staple cotton, it really is long-staple cotton!" Huang Weizhi said, tears streaming down his face. "Sweetie, Grandpa wants to thank you."

"This vegetable is sweet, Dad. My name is also Sweetie, and it's called Sweetie too."

"This is beetroot, an important raw material for fermenting acetone and butanol. No, that's not important. Quickly put the beetroot here for me!" Engineer Li shouted impatiently.

Finally, Tian Tian pointed to a card with a drawing of brown roots, her little face scrunched up, and her voice gradually became aggrieved, "Daddy...Mommy hurts, cough cough. Medicine, this is medicine."

Liang Zhe felt a pang of sadness. When his wife was seriously ill, it was precisely because of a shortage of even basic medications that he couldn't save her life. If only there had been even a little bit of herbal medicine back then…

His eyes welled up with tears, and he instinctively hugged his daughter even tighter.

"Yes, this is licorice, it's a good medicine. Shall we let it sleep here too?"

"Mmm!" Sweetie hugged her father's neck tightly and gently wiped away his tears with her little hands.

The experts quickly discussed the markings and finally concluded that every location Sweetie pointed out perfectly matched the growth characteristics of the crop and could be planted exactly as she planned!

Commander Liu patted Tian Tian's little body with his large, warm hand, took her into his arms, looked at the soil beneath his feet that was nurturing hope, and raised her little hand high.

"Comrades, let's get to work according to the diagram 'drawn' by our little lucky star!"