Go back to the past to plant trees

After bringing the person to the nursery, Feng Cheng returned; he needed to come back to mix fertilizer.

When making ridges and beds in the nursery, fertilizer should be scattered on the ground, and then turned into the ground when turning the soil.

Feng Cheng spent more than an hour mixing some fertilizer before taking it to the nursery by horse-drawn cart.

Upon arriving at the nursery, Feng Cheng was taken aback by their progress; in just a short time, these people had cleared a large section.

When Feng Cheng was marking the boundaries for the nursery, he had also hoeed the ground and knew how difficult it was to turn the soil. He thought it would take a week or two to finish this acre, but judging from the progress of the people here, he estimated that it would only take two days.

Feng Cheng quickly carried the fertilizer to the field and began spreading it on the ground.

After spreading the fertilizer, Feng Cheng immediately went back to mix it. He thought this would be enough for today, but he seriously underestimated the work progress of these people. Putting aside everything else, these people were all experts at farm work.

Zhao Jinquan was also very fast, not at all inferior to the people arranged by the bureau.

This discovery also made Feng Cheng very happy. The more diligently Zhao Jinquan worked, the easier it was for Feng Cheng after he came over.

After returning home, Feng Cheng mixed several more large bags of fertilizer.

Around 4 PM, Zhao Jinquan told Feng Cheng and then went home. His home was quite far from here, and he needed to go back early, otherwise he might not be able to get home before dark. In the environment of Bashang, it would be very dangerous to stay outside after dark.

Feng Cheng told him to ride the horse back, as it would be faster that way, and he could ride it back tomorrow.

Zhao Jinquan happily agreed. It was a journey of dozens of kilometers, and he would be very tired to walk back. Besides, riding a horse back would be very impressive.

When he returned around 4 PM, there was no food left at the camp. However, Yu Dechang had two leftover steamed buns from his lunch, which he gave to Zhao Jinquan when he saw that Zhao was about to leave.

This further solidified Zhao Jinquan's decision to stay and work here. At the very least, he wouldn't have to worry about going hungry while working here.

Riding his chestnut horse, Zhao Jinquan walked home with great excitement.

Because he was riding a horse, he returned much faster than he had come, and it took Zhao Jinquan less than an hour to get back to the brigade.

The busiest spring planting season is over for Shaquan Brigade. Now it's just some minor work, which won't take too long. Everyone is starting to head back home at this time.

Zhao Jinquan rode in from the village entrance on a tall horse, successfully attracting the attention of the villagers.

Shaquan Brigade was very poor, with only two old horses in the brigade. The last time they saw such a tall horse was when the forestry bureau guards came into the village to arrest Zheng Laosan and others. Now that another tall horse had come in, everyone subconsciously thought that it was the forestry bureau people coming in to arrest people again. But when they saw who was on it, they realized that it was Zhao Jinquan.

"Jin Quan, where did you get this magnificent horse?"

"Fourth brother, you've struck it rich, you're even riding a horse now."

"Fourth Brother, let me ride it too."

Zhao Jinquan greeted his relatives and friends with a smile, saying, "This isn't my horse; it belongs to the Forestry Bureau. I just rode it back today and will return it tomorrow."

"The Forestry Bureau? Fourth Brother, you've joined the Forestry Bureau?" Upon hearing Zhao Jinquan's words, someone nearby exclaimed in surprise.

Zhao Jinquan couldn't hide his smile: "It's just a short-term job. They're too busy, so they asked me to come and help out for a few days. I'll work for a few days."

"How much do they charge per day? Do they include meals? Is the work strenuous? Do they need more workers...?"

As soon as Zhao Jinquan finished speaking, a barrage of questions came out. Everyone envied Zhao Jinquan's good luck. Work points in Shaquan Brigade were worthless; you couldn't earn more than a few cents a day. Some of them had even gone out to do odd jobs and knew that odd jobs were much more lucrative than earning work points in the brigade. So when they heard what Zhao Jinquan said, they all wanted to go with him.

“They only wanted me. The forestry bureau has people there too, but they’re rushing to finish the work quickly, so they asked me to do it.”

"Excuse me, I need to go home first. We can talk about it tomorrow. I'm quite tired after riding a horse all day."

After waving away the people who had gathered together, Zhao Jinquan raised his head and rode home. No one around him stopped him, because they knew that if they wanted to talk business, they couldn't do it there; they had to go to Zhao Jinquan's house to do so.

When Zhao Jinquan returned home, Zhao Peide, the captain of the Shaquan Brigade and Zhao Jinquan's father, was sitting on a stone stool in the yard, smoking a pipe.

He had heard some of the commotion outside, and since some team members who passed by his home had told him about it, he wasn't too surprised to see his youngest son leading the horse into the yard.

"dad."

After tying up the horse, Zhao Jinquan walked up to his father.

"Tell me what happened today," Zhao Peide asked, suppressing his curiosity and feigning calmness, trying to maintain his fatherly authority.

Zhao Jinquan didn't pay attention to his father's indifferent expression and recounted what had happened that day.

As Zhao Peide listened, he nodded, seemingly unchanged, but the speed at which he smoked his pipe revealed that his inner state was not as calm as it appeared.

You can work for the forestry bureau and later become a temporary worker.

Zhao Peide never expected such a good thing to happen to his own son. He was a worker, even if he was just a temporary worker, it was still much better than earning work points in the team.

“Dad, you need to find Zheng Laoji and ask him to keep an eye on Zheng Laosan. I got this job entirely because of that college student. If Zheng Laosan goes to Bashang and causes trouble for them, they might think I'm useless, and I might lose this job.”

"Okay, I'll talk to Zheng Laoji about this tomorrow. I definitely won't let Zheng Laosan come to the dam to cause you any trouble."

Zhao Peide also took his son's job very seriously, because it was a job at the forest farm. Although it was only a temporary job, as long as his son had this temporary job, he wouldn't have to worry about not being able to find a wife like the other people in the team.

This was the most important thing for Zhao Peide. Nothing could be more important than this. Let alone giving Zheng Laoji a warning, Zhao Peide would have been willing to beat him up.

The father and son chatted for a while, and Zhao Peide gained a clear understanding of what had happened that day.

During dinner that evening, Zhao Tie's mother was very happy to learn about this. She asked Zhao Jinquan if he would have any chance to become a formal employee of the Forestry Bureau in the future. She also asked him to put in a good word for his brother so that his brother could also work at the Forestry Bureau if the Forestry Bureau were to recruit more employees.

Zhao Jinquan could only helplessly explain that he was currently only doing short-term work. The bureau chief had only mentioned the temporary job to him briefly, and it hadn't been officially confirmed yet. The paperwork hadn't been completed. If they said they didn't want him, he would lose his job. So, let alone a permanent position, he couldn't even be sure about a temporary job.

As for helping his own brother, that's even more unreliable. The reason they recruited him was simply for his safety. If it weren't for Zheng Laosan's matter, they wouldn't have recruited him at all.

Zhao Jinquan's words greatly disappointed his mother, but Zhao Peide, who was standing nearby, told him to take care of himself first and not to worry about other things for the time being.

After dinner, Zhao Jinquan's friends and relatives came over, all wanting to know about him. Zhao Jinquan told them the truth, and he asked them to keep an eye on Zheng Laosan and his group to prevent them from going to the dam, otherwise he might lose his job because of it.

Several friends and relatives patted their chests and assured him that they would definitely keep an eye on him, and if he dared to come to the dam to cause trouble for them, they would break his legs.

Zhao Jinquan thanked them profusely and said he would treat them to drinks after he received his salary.

They were all childhood friends, and everyone was happy for Zhao Jinquan.

After chatting for a while, these people left because Zhao Jinquan needed to pack his things; he was going to work on the dam the next day.