Go back to the past to plant trees

After the college students went down to the county town, their spirits improved significantly. The disappointment of their failed tree-planting attempt had vanished, and they regained their former enthusiasm.

"Captain, what's our next task?"

The day after they returned to Bashang, the college students asked Zhao Tianshan for work.

"There's nothing for you to do for now. If you're bored, you can go to the vegetable garden and see if there's anything to do there."

Da Kui said, "What kind of work can you do in a vegetable garden? Growing vegetables?"

Zhao Tianshan said, "Growing vegetables or expanding the vegetable garden area is fine. You can also grow some of the vegetables you want to eat. This is just a transitional task. In a while, we will start autumn afforestation, and the nursery will also need to be expanded. There will be a lot more work to do then, so you don't need to worry about not having any work to do."

"Oh, right, there's something else," Zhao Tianshan suddenly remembered something and immediately said, "The heated kang beds in your newly built dormitories haven't been installed yet. It's hot now, so it doesn't matter. Once the weather gets colder, the kang beds will be lit. If you're free, you can install them now, or you can do it later. There's no rush."

"In short, you can arrange things yourselves, do whatever you want, and you can also find things to do, such as repairing the shower rooms, checking if the dugouts are damaged and need repair, and some tools may not work properly, so you can fix them."

July is a relatively quiet time, and Zhao Tianshan didn't assign them any work, so he just told them to find something to do on their own.

"Old Wei, let me go work in the vegetable garden with you tomorrow!" Da Kui said to Wei Fugui.

"Row."

Sui Zhichao said, "I need to do something. I haven't had much free time these past few days. I'll talk about it after I finish it."

"Ah, I'm all alone again!" Shen Mengyin said with a bitter expression.

Qin Xuemei said, "Meng Yue and I don't really have much work to do. We've almost finished the work in the lab, so we're mostly idle."

"Section Chief, I'll go help out at the nursery. I don't have anything else to do anyway, I can help you water the plants," Shen Mengyin said to Feng Cheng.

"Sure, as long as you're not afraid of getting tired."

Feng Cheng didn't care. Having one more person to do the work would make things easier for him. Even if Shen Mengyin played around while working, every little bit counted.

That evening, Sui Zhichao came to play cards with Zhao Jinquan, and Da Kui came along too.

"How to play?"

Zhao Jinquan said, "We played 'Run Fast' with four people. There were three of us, and then we called Erqiang to join us."

"Okay, what happens if we lose?"

"Just drink some water, what else can we do? We can't gamble!"

"Gambling is out of the question, I don't gamble!"

"Then you can only drink water. The loser drinks. If you have one card left, you drink half a cup. If you have three cards left, you drink a cup. If you have five cards left, you drink a cup and a half. If you have more than five cards left, you drink two cups."

"OK, no problem."

"It's all fun, but don't get angry if you lose," Zhao Tianshan reminded him from the side.

"will not."

The four of them played enthusiastically. After Feng Cheng finished taking a shower, Da Kui was drinking water from a cup when Zhao Jinquan and the others called out that there was another cup.

Feng Cheng glanced at them but ignored them. These guys were all very free at night, and playing cards could kill some time.

"Old Zhao, aren't you going to join in?"

Looking at Zhao Tianshan, who was idling to the side, Feng Cheng asked with a smile.

Zhao Tianshan said, "Wait a minute, Da Kui has drunk a bit too much. I estimate he won't be able to drink anymore after a couple more rounds. I'll take his place later."

At this moment, Da Kui was struggling to drink water. He had drunk half a cup of water two or three times, and judging from his condition, he probably couldn't drink much more.

Looking at the scene, Feng Cheng shook his head and said, "This Da Kui is so straightforward. How can he win a game? He'll lose his underwear."

Zhao Tianshan said, "It's okay, as long as we don't gamble with money, we'll just lose."

Feng Cheng smiled, sat down on the kang (a heated brick bed), leaned against the quilt, and began to stare blankly.

He's gotten tired of reading every day and plans to take a break and relax for the next few days.

The successful completion of spring afforestation relieved Feng Cheng's worries. The large-scale planting of seedlings using the all-light seedling method was officially declared a success, and his first task in Saihanba was completed.

Now, all we need to do is plant trees and afforest the area step by step, and there will be no problem for Saihanba to regain its greenery. This will be several years ahead of schedule and will save a lot of money and manpower. It will be worth Feng Cheng's trip.

Next year, the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm will be established. Feng Cheng's main work will probably still be at the camp, since the nursery here needs someone to take care of it. People like Zhao Tianyun, Zheng Erqiang, Shen Mengyin, and Sui Zhichao may go to the main forest farm, or they may go to other forest farms in Saihanba.

As for Meng Yue and Qin Xuemei, Feng Cheng wanted them to stay here. One reason was that the nursery was expanding and needed more manpower, and another was that if they went to other places and were busy with work, it would be difficult for everyone to see each other again.

Now that Wu Yansheng is gone, the biggest obstacle standing between Feng Cheng and Qin Xuemei is no longer there, and Feng Cheng can now openly get closer to Qin Xuemei.

After three years of living as an abbot, Feng Cheng is finding it increasingly difficult to endure, and he is nearing his breaking point. Therefore, it is time to put marriage on the agenda.

People's thoughts change every day. When Feng Cheng and Zhao Jinquan were the only ones in Bashang, Feng Cheng felt that it didn't matter whether he got married or not. But as soon as he saw Qin Xuemei, his hormones surged and Feng Cheng felt that he had to get married as soon as possible, otherwise his body would break down from holding it in.

That's just how men are. It's hard for them to resist their physiological needs. As they get older and their desires decline, they don't even dare to say they can resist their physiological needs, let alone young, strong men. They are animals that think with their lower bodies. This is absolutely the most accurate summary of young men, and it's not an exaggeration at all.

"Captain, Brother Feng, who wants to play? Da Kui can't drink anymore."

Just as Feng Cheng was in a daze, Zheng Erqiang suddenly shouted something in their direction.

"Old Zhao, you go ahead!"

"Okay, I'll do it."

Zhao Tianshan walked over and sat down in Da Kui's seat. Seeing Da Kui get up and silently rub his stomach, he asked, "Are you alright? Do you want to go for a walk to digest?"

Da Kui shook his head, "It's okay, I'll be fine after standing for a while. I still want to play later."

"Okay, I'll play a few rounds first, and then you can take over after I lose."

Zhao Tianshan knew he was putting on a brave face, and he didn't bother to say anything to him. That's just how this guy is, bad temper, and stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.

However, Zhao Tianshan overestimated his skills and lost two consecutive hands, each losing more than five cards, resulting in a quick defeat. Fortunately, he had some good luck later on and got a few big hands, which stabilized the game and prevented him from being eliminated after only two hands.