Go back to the past to plant trees

"Wu Yansheng, you're going back to Beijing?" Qu He frowned as he looked at him. "But I haven't received any transfer orders for you?"

Wu Yansheng said casually, "I'd like to take a few days off first, and then I'll deal with the job transfer after I return to Beijing."

"Row."

Although she felt a little uncomfortable, Qu He knew that for a high-ranking official's son like Wu Yansheng, transferring jobs was very easy; the only difference was whether the new workplace was good or not.

"Thank you, Director Qu."

Wu Yansheng bowed to Qu He, then turned and left the office.

"Old Zhao, what's wrong with him? Is he just giving up because the trees won't grow?"

After Wu Yansheng left, Qu He couldn't contain his anger and questioned Zhao Tianshan.

Zhao Tianshan smiled wryly: "Director Yu, I don't know either. I'm also very puzzled. The day before yesterday, after you went down to the dam, we said we would celebrate, so we prepared some good dishes. Everyone else came, but he didn't. Then the next day he said he was going back to Beijing."

"He not only wanted to go back by himself, but also wanted to take Qin Xuemei back with him. However, Qin Xuemei was unwilling. Shen Mengyin wanted to go back with him, but he was unwilling to take her with him."

"What are you talking about? It's all a bit confusing!"

Zhao Tianshan briefly explained the love triangle between Wu Yansheng, Qin Xuemei, and Shen Mengyin to Qu He, and Qu He finally understood.

"Forget it, let him go!" Qu He also understood that Wu Yansheng was not the kind of person who could stay in Saihanba peacefully. He simply came here to chase after Qin Xuemei. Now he hasn't caught up with her yet. If he had, he might have taken Qin Xuemei with him this time.

Qu He originally wanted to persuade him to stay. Although he had some issues with Wu Yansheng, he was, after all, a college graduate that Yu Zheng had spent a long time recruiting. But now, he thought it was better to let it go. It would be even more of a loss if he stayed this time and then left with someone else next time.

"Old Zhao, let's just forget about Wu Yansheng, he's gone. But you'd better keep an eye on the rest of them, don't let them escape."

Zhao Tianshan looked distressed: "Director Qu, I can't guarantee that either. I can only say I'll do my best."

Qu He said, "It's not about trying our best, it's about making sure we can keep them. The county and prefectural leaders are watching. If they run away again, you and I will both be dragged in for a lecture."

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on them."

What else could Zhao Tianshan say but accept the order?

When Zhao Tianshan came out of Qu He's office, he could no longer see Wu Yansheng. Zhao Tianshan didn't care and walked straight out of the Forestry Bureau. When he came down, several boys said they were going to take a bath at the public bathhouse. After hearing this, the girls also clamored to go.

Because we arrived early today, even though it took six or seven hours, it's only about four o'clock in the afternoon now. At this time, there's still plenty of time to take a bath.

The college students went straight to the bathhouse after they arrived. Zhao Tianshan and Wu Yansheng had come to Qu He to report on something. Now that they had finished reporting, Zhao Tianshan was also going to the bathhouse for a bath.

"Captain, you've finally arrived! If you hadn't come, we would have all left."

There weren't many people in the bathhouse, and Zhao Tianshan spotted Sui Zhichao and his two companions with just a glance.

Zhao Tianshan said, "We're not short of time, why walk so fast? Let's soak a little longer, relax our bodies, and then we'll go out for a meal together."

Sui Zhichao asked, "Captain, are you treating us?"

"That won't do, there are too many people. Besides, I can't keep inviting people! I also need to save money to get married. Let's all contribute our own money!"

"also."

Sui Zhichao asked casually; he wasn't the kind of person who liked to take advantage of others. Of course, if Zhao Tianshan wanted to treat him, he wouldn't be polite.

After a relaxing half-hour soak in the bathhouse, the four men got a scrub from the masseur and left feeling refreshed.

When the group came out, they did not see Qin Xuemei and the other girls.

Zhao Tianshan asked the staff at the bathhouse to go in and inform Qin Xuemei and the others to come out.

A dozen minutes later, four girls emerged with rosy cheeks.

"Have you all had a good soak?"

"I feel so comfortable after soaking in the water."

"I finally got a proper shower. I never felt clean when I showered in Bashang. Now I'm all scrubbed clean."

Zhao Tianshan said, "It's good that you've had a good soak. We've discussed it and are planning to go to a restaurant for a meal. Do you want to come along? No one's treating this time, so we'll have to chip in for the expenses."

Shen Mengyin nodded, "Okay, we've come all this way, we definitely need to have a good meal."

"I can too."

"No comment."

"agree."

Seeing that the four girls had all nodded, Zhao Tianshan led the way to the restaurant in the county town. He often came to the county town and had eaten at the restaurant before, so he knew where it was.

When they arrived at the restaurant, it was a little after five o'clock. There were a few people eating there at that time. Zhao Tianshan moved two tables together and then started ordering.

One bowl of noodles per person, plus a serving of chicken stew with mushrooms, and a serving of mutton soup.

While waiting for the food, Zhao Tianshan said to everyone, "We're going back the day after tomorrow morning. We'll have a whole day tomorrow. Try to take care of anything you need to buy or do tomorrow. Whether you've finished what you need to do or not, you have to go back the day after tomorrow. We can't let the affairs of one or two people delay everyone's trip."

Qin Xuemei said, "We're just buying some things; tomorrow will be enough."

"That's enough. But I still want to say that everyone should sort out what they need to do. If there's a lot to do, write it down in a notebook and try to get it done as soon as possible. Because after this trip down the dam, the next time we want to come down might be when winter is approaching."

Zhao Tianshan had given these instructions before they came down, but he still had to repeat them afterward, just in case someone forgot.

"Captain, when will the reward from the bureau be sent up? Will it be sent up with us this time?"

After picking up two pieces of mutton, Sui Zhichao thought of the sheep that the bureau was going to send as a gift and couldn't help but ask a question.

Zhao Tianshan said, "Director Qu didn't say, but I guess he'll go up with us next time he delivers supplies. Coordinating supplies takes time, so it's impossible to prepare them so quickly."

"Captain, the bureau sent us a sheep, why don't we buy a couple more lambs to raise together? That way we can have mutton to eat in the future," Ji Xiurong suddenly suggested.

“We can’t raise them,” Zhao Tianshan shook his head and said. “Sheep need to eat grass, and there’s not much grass around our camp. If we were to raise them, we’d have to send someone to cut grass. Also, there are a lot of wolves in the dam area. Whether we keep them in enclosures or let them roam freely, it’s not safe. They’re very easy to get eaten by wolves. We’d need someone to keep an eye on them all the time. But raising just a few sheep would waste a lot of manpower, which is not worth it. We’d be better off raising more chickens. Raising chickens is easier. We can just put them in a coop and feed them every day.”

Ji Xiurong said regretfully, "No, I was thinking of raising two more so that we could eat mutton more often in the future."

Zhao Tianshan laughed and said, "I had the same idea at first, but after talking with Feng Cheng, he gave up on the idea. It's possible to raise them, but it's not worth it."

"Sheep are cheaper here because it's close to Inner Mongolia. If you want to eat them, you can buy some next time. Jinquan's team also raises sheep. I heard that some freeze to death every year. If you want to eat them, ask them to keep some for us and we'll buy them."

"That's fine. If any of them freeze to death, we'll buy some to eat."