Go back to the past to plant trees

Feng Cheng's words terrified the girls, but Feng Cheng thought it was a good thing. Being afraid was better than not being afraid at all, and you could never overemphasize safety.

Don't assume that the public security is good in this era. Even in later generations when compulsory education is fully universal and there are surveillance cameras everywhere, there is no shortage of criminals who commit crimes in a fit of passion. Not to mention this era, there are many people who are illiterate and have never traveled far from home in their lives. If you talk to them about the law, it's all nonsense.

In his previous life, Feng Cheng had heard his parents tell a story about a 16-year-old girl from the village next to his maternal grandmother's. She was in the prime of her life when she was taken advantage of by an old bachelor. What happened in the end? The girl married the old bachelor because her reputation was ruined and no one wanted her anymore. And that was in the 90s. If things were like that back then, what would people say if such a thing happened today?

Feng Cheng didn't know, he couldn't imagine, and he had no way of figuring out the way people thought in this era.

But there was one thing he knew: in this era where you couldn't leave without a letter of introduction, it was incredibly difficult to change places or jobs. You could only stay here, enduring the strange looks and comments from others.

Therefore, the final outcome for many women who were defiled in this era was either to marry the man who abused her, or to jump into the river.

Feng Cheng would rather these girls remain in a state of anxiety than let their guard down and cause a tragedy he didn't want to see.

The next morning, Zhao Jinquan arrived with several villagers from his team.

"Jin Sheng, you're here too!"

Zhao Jinquan went back to recruit 5 people this time, and his elder brother Zhao Jinsheng was among them.

Zhao Jinsheng chuckled and said, "There's nothing much to do in the team, so I came here to do some work when I heard there was some available."

“I was just saying last time why you didn’t come. I’m getting busy here now, and not just now, but next year too. If you don’t mind being busy, you can come anytime.”

Feng Cheng had a good impression of Zhao Jinquan, his older brother. It was remarkable that he would give up his temporary worker position to Zheng Erqiang in this day and age, especially since he was from a rural area.

"Take your things and let's go to the construction site together. It's a bit far from here, so you'll be eating and living there from now on."

Feng Cheng has brought two horse-drawn carts today, enough to transport everyone over in one trip. Not just people, but also some food and other things. Zhao Jinsheng and the others will be eating at the construction site from now on, and Feng Cheng's group will also eat there during the day, so they need to bring some food over. Otherwise, the construction site will not have any food for them to eat.

The carriage swayed and rocked its way forward. There was no road leading to the construction site, but because the terrain was flat, the carriage could move, albeit slowly and shakily.

Looking at the muddy road, Feng Cheng thought that the road from the dam to the county town would need to be repaired, otherwise it would be difficult to go up and down the dam. Xiao Pang had complained about the difficult road when he delivered supplies to the dam before, but he was not carrying much and the load was not heavy, so although the road was difficult, at least it was passable.

The forest farm is about to be built. Equipment, saplings, fertilizer, grain and other miscellaneous things need to be transported up the mountain. As the weight increases, the road becomes difficult to travel.

However, road construction is a huge project. Even if it's just a simple dirt road, it takes time to measure, dig mud, and fill it with soil. It takes dozens of people to do this job.

It took more than half an hour for the group to arrive at the construction site. Before they even got there, Feng Cheng saw Xu Peng and his group of people busy at work.

Feng Cheng told them to wait there and went to find Xu Peng.

"Captain Xu."

"Section Chief Feng is here!"

Xu Peng immediately stopped what he was doing when he saw Feng Cheng.

Feng Cheng nodded, "I arrived a little late because I had to wait for some people."

"It's okay, we've only just begun."

Feng Cheng smiled and continued, "It's like this, Captain Xu. Our main job is to dig dug dugouts and build temporary shelters. As you know, a lot of people will be coming to the forest farm next year, and the dormitories won't be built in a short time, so we need dugouts and temporary shelters as a temporary measure."

Xu Peng nodded, "Understood!"

"Of course, our main task right now is to build the office building. If Captain Xu needs any manpower, our people will come to help. After all, the primary task is to ensure the smooth completion of the office building."

"Don't worry, if we really need more manpower, I won't be polite."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing, which is the issue of our food. Here's what I'm thinking: we'll give you our food, and then we'll eat with you. If we need more food, Captain Xu, just give me the number, and I'll prepare it."

After Feng Cheng finished speaking, he saw that Xu Peng hesitated, so he added, "If the grain is not enough, we can also give some money. That's not a problem."

Xu Peng said, "I need to discuss this with our chef, since he's in charge of arranging the meals. I don't really know the exact cost of each meal; I just keep a general account."

Feng Cheng nodded, "I understand. We also don't want to waste manpower in the kitchen. After all, having more people working will speed up the process considerably."

"Ah."

"I'll bring the chef over to you later. I see you've just arrived and haven't been assigned any tasks yet. Go over and get the staff in place first. We can talk about this later."

"Row."

Feng Cheng nodded and turned to go back.

"Bring the carriage over here."

Feng Cheng led Sui Zhichao and his group to an open space. This place was not included in the first phase of the forest farm's plan; it was on the outskirts. The expansion might use this place later, but the first phase of the project would not. Diyingzi was dug here.

"Everyone, hurry up and get to work. Let's try to dig a dugout today so that everyone will have a place to sleep tonight. Otherwise, you'll have to sleep in the wild."

“Right, we can’t build a roof without a thatched roof,” Feng Cheng suddenly thought of this. After frowning and thinking for a while, Feng Cheng said to Zheng Erqiang, “Erqiang, drive back to the camp. There are some oat straws in the warehouse. Bring some over and also get a dozen long wooden sticks. We’ll make a simple thatched roof for a couple of days. We’ll replace it with the custom-made thatched roof when it arrives.”

"Okay, I'll go back now."

Upon hearing Feng Cheng's words, Zheng Erqiang immediately unloaded the things from the carriage and drove it back.

Zhao Jinsheng also called out to the villagers, "Don't just stand there, everyone, get to work! Don't be so lazy that you won't even have a place to sleep."

The men who came with Zhao Jinsheng were all hardworking people. Upon hearing the call, they immediately picked up hoes and shovels and started working.