Go back to the past to plant trees

The next morning, Zhao Jinquan was woken up by his mother. He looked outside and saw that the sky was still a little light and not very bright. Zhao Jinquan guessed that it was probably around six o'clock in the morning.

He had no concept of time before, but after going to Bashang and seeing Feng Cheng's watch, he roughly knew the time.

After getting up, brushing his teeth, and washing his face, Zhao Jinquan drank a bowl of porridge cooked by his mother with some pickled vegetables, and then went out.

He brought back two chickens, six chicks, two pounds of dried sweet potatoes, and a dozen eggs on his trip.

Time was tight, and there were some things I didn't have time to prepare. My mother said she would make him some dried vegetables and salted fish next time she came back.

Carrying two hens and a dozen or so chicks, Zhao Jinquan didn't dare ride too fast, taking a leisurely stroll along the way, and having to check the chicks in the bag from time to time to see if they were still alive.

It took Zhao Jinquan more than two hours to finally return to the camp.

Not seeing Feng Cheng, Zhao Jinquan could only put the few living creatures in the kitchen and then went to the nursery.

"Brother Feng, I'm back."

Feng Cheng turned to look at him: "So early, why don't you stay home a little longer?"

Zhao Jinquan said, "There's nothing nice to stay at home. They also have to work during the day. Besides, my home isn't far from here. I can go back, and they can come here to see me."

Upon hearing this, Feng Cheng suddenly felt a pang of sadness. In his previous life, he also had living parents, but in this life, he was all alone. No one wrote to him, and no one cared about him.

Some people think this will be very free, with no one to care or say anything, but as time goes by and they get older, that loneliness can be heartbreaking.

In his previous life, Feng Cheng disliked his parents' nagging when he was young and didn't want to stay at home. But after he turned thirty, he always wanted to go home and didn't want to stay outside. He just wanted to go back to his hometown.

Unfortunately, it's too late to go back now. Luckily, I saved some money in my previous life, and my younger brother is very successful. It doesn't matter whether the family has me or not.

"Brother Feng, what's wrong?" Zhao Jinquan asked worriedly when he saw Feng Cheng standing motionless.

"Ah, it's nothing," Feng Cheng said, coming back to his senses. "I was just squatting for too long, and when I suddenly stood up, my eyes were a little blurry."

"Me too. If I squat for a long time and then suddenly stand up, I can't see for a moment, but it'll be fine after a while."

Zhao Jinquan didn't realize anything was wrong and continued along with Feng Cheng's words.

Upon hearing Zhao Jinquan's words, Feng Cheng roughly guessed that he was suffering from malnutrition or something similar. In this era, this was not a common disease, but rather a disease that almost everyone had, the only difference being the severity.

Zhao Jinquan chatted with Feng Cheng for a few minutes, then picked up a bucket and started watering the plants.

This was the first watering of the day. Since Feng Cheng had been busy for a while, the work was quickly finished after Zhao Jinquan joined in.

"I wonder if there will be a lot of rain this year."

After finishing his work, Feng Cheng stood outside the nursery, glanced at the blazing sun overhead, and muttered to himself.

"I don't think there will be many. There was more rain last year, so there will be less this year," Zhao Jinquan said after hearing Feng Cheng's words.

Feng Cheng sighed, "If there's little rain, then we'll have a lot of work to do."

With more rain, the weather will be cooler. Even if it doesn't rain, some dark clouds can block the scorching sun. As long as the sun doesn't shine directly on the nursery, the water in the nursery won't evaporate too quickly. If the water doesn't evaporate, the temperature in the nursery won't be too high, and Feng Cheng's workload will be reduced in a roundabout way.

Similarly, more rain leads to better climate and a higher probability of saplings surviving. Conversely, if saplings are constantly exposed to the sun, their survival rate in the nursery is unlikely to be guaranteed.

Although Feng Cheng chose full-light seedling cultivation and was somewhat prepared for the seedling survival rate, he still did not want the survival rate to be too low, because a low survival rate would not only look bad, but would also reduce the number of seedlings that could be transplanted.

The work in the nursery is tedious and boring; you just sit and wait, water the plants, and chase away the birds.

If I had a cell phone, the time would be a little easier to pass, but unfortunately I don't have one, so the time seems a bit hard to endure.

Zhao Jinquan was also a bit bored, so he would tease Xiao Liu every now and then, like training a dog, throwing things out and making Xiao Liu fetch them.

However, in this scorching heat, Xiao Liu could only run around a few times before giving up and lying on the ground, panting with his tongue lolling out.

"Stop teasing him. Dogs are very sensitive to heat. If he runs around in this weather, he might die from the heat."

Seeing that Zhao Jinquan was still flirting with Xiao Liu, Feng Cheng stopped him.

"It can't be that bad!" Zhao Jinquan said, somewhat skeptical.

Feng Cheng pointed to Xiao Liu's fur: "How long can you run around in this weather wearing all that fur?"

Zhao Jinquan glanced at Xiao Liu's thick fur and understood somewhat.

Feng Cheng patted Xiao Liu's head, then pointed in the direction of the camp, "Go back home and stay there, guard the gate."

Xiao Liu was clever. Seeing Feng Cheng's actions, he roughly understood what he meant. He got up and walked towards the camp. After taking two steps, he looked back at Feng Cheng and asked him to wave him back. Only then did Xiao Liu jog towards the camp.

Zhao Jinquan was also very surprised to see this scene. Although he knew that Xiao Liu was very smart after spending the past few days with him, he was still surprised to see that Xiao Liu understood Feng Cheng's words so completely.

"Brother Feng, Xiao Liu is too smart! Some of the hunting dogs I've seen that go up the mountain are not as smart as Xiao Liu."

Feng Cheng smiled and said, "Xiao Liu just didn't get trained from a young age. If he had started training from a young age, he would have become a qualified hunting dog."

Zhao Jinquan nodded: "I think so too. But it's not too late to start training now. Although we can't compare to those who are really good, we should be able to chase a rabbit or catch a pheasant without any problem."

Feng Cheng shook his head: "Forget it, I don't have time to train him. Besides, training dogs requires skills, which I don't understand, so I won't mess around with it."

Zhao Jinquan thought about it and agreed. Hunting dogs need to go out hunting often. If they don't chase prey for a long time, their hunting ability will decline. And now he's busy and doesn't have time to train Xiao Liu at all. Besides, there's no place to train hunting dogs in this dam area. With sandstorms everywhere, where would Xiao Liu find prey to catch?

The idea that had just begun to ignite was instantly extinguished. Zhao Jinquan often heard the village elders talk about hunting in the dam area back then, and he longed for it, but now he realized that he had no chance at all.

After a while, Zhao Jinquan said again, "Brother Feng, could you save a puppy for me next time Xiao Liu breeds? I want to keep one at home."

Although it can't hunt, Xiao Liu is such a smart dog that it would be a great choice for guarding the house. Xiao Liu himself might not be able to get it, but his dogs still have a chance.

Feng Cheng said, "That's no problem, but we need to find a suitable dog to breed with. I don't know where to find a good dog."

"That's not a problem. I'll have someone inquire around and see where there are good dogs to breed with. Xiao Liu is such a smart dog, he definitely needs to be paired with someone just as smart."

"Then let's wait until we find it."

Feng Cheng naturally wanted Xiao Liu, such a perceptive dog, to leave behind a lineage. It would be such a pity if he suddenly passed away like in the drama.