Go back to the past to plant trees

The next day at noon, the conference room became lively. It was filled with tables and chairs, and acquaintances sat together in twos and threes, chatting and eating sunflower seeds.

There was no backstage, no costumes, no makeup, etc. The performers wore the clothes they had prepared themselves and sat in the front row.

The rehearsal had already been watched the day before yesterday, but the forestry workers were still in high spirits and looking forward to the start of the show.

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Feng Cheng got up and walked to the front.

"Quiet down, quiet down,"

After shouting a couple of times, the noisy conference room gradually quieted down.

There was no microphone or loudspeaker available, so Feng Cheng could only shout as he spoke.

"Today is a great day. Twenty-four college students have come to our Saihanba Forest Farm. They came from Northeast China, gave up their comfortable lives in big cities, and came to our Saihanba Forest Farm to work with us to build Saihanba."

"This spirit is admirable and worthy of encouragement. Let's welcome our 24 college students, our new comrades, with applause."

"Clap clap clap..."

As soon as Feng Cheng finished speaking, deafening applause erupted.

After a while, the crosstalk stopped, and Feng Cheng continued.

"To welcome our new colleagues, our forest farm has prepared a welcome party and a program to show everyone the enthusiasm of Saihanba."

"Alright, I won't say any more, or people might start cursing at me."

"The performances will begin now. First up is the broadsword performance by Na Da Kui. Let's welcome Comrade Na Da Kui with applause."

Thunderous applause erupted again; compared to the quiet rehearsal, today's welcome party was quite enthusiastic.

As soon as they got excited, applause and cheers immediately erupted.

"well."

"come on."

Everyone was happy, which pleased Da Kui, and he sped up even more.

"it is good."

Feng Cheng, acting as a guest host, went on stage after Na Da Kui finished his performance to announce the next program.

Today is the liveliest day for the farm since the new leader took over.

Each performance was met with applause, and the final group sing-along had everyone singing along.

"Alright, the welcome party performances are over. The performances were all wonderful, and everyone did a great job. Next up is a riddle game. We have one hundred riddles to give as prizes. These are brain teasers, so everyone can participate. If you answer correctly, you'll get a reward."

Feng Cheng took the stage and announced the last event of the day.

Apart from those who had been to the camp before, everyone was eager to try it out and show off their skills.

Qin Xuemei and her group came in pulling several ropes, each with a dozen or so sheets of paper with riddles written on them. After hanging the ropes on the wall, everyone immediately rushed forward.

Feng Cheng and Qin Xuemei's group sat at the table, checking the answers with the others and distributing rewards.

"Sister Xuemei, what's the answer? I can't guess it right no matter what I try."

"Think about it again."

"I can't figure it out. Can you give me a hint?"

"That won't work. You have to guess for yourself. I can't give you the answer."

"Ah...ah"

Just like when we first played the game at the camp, many people couldn't guess the riddles. However, because there were so many people, there were naturally some who knew them, so it wasn't long before more than twenty riddles were solved.

Feng Cheng sat leisurely below, sipping tea and watching a group of people running around trying to solve the riddles.

Today's welcome party was a great success. Everyone was very satisfied, and the atmosphere was very lively. We only have time now because we have time now. When the next group of college students comes, it will probably be difficult to have so much time to prepare programs.

"Brother Jian Dang, aren't you going to try and guess?"

Seeing Liu Jiandang sit down behind him, Feng Cheng couldn't help but ask.

Liu Jiandang shook his head, "I can't guess it, I can't even understand it."

Feng Cheng was speechless.

That's normal, though. This isn't the future. Many people today have very low levels of education, especially older people. Many can't even write their own names and only know about a hundred characters. Asking them to guess riddles is indeed a bit difficult. This part is something only college students can enjoy. At least they can come up with something in their minds and not be completely clueless when they see the riddles.

...

The welcome party started at 1 p.m. and didn't end until 5 p.m. In fact, some people left as early as 3 or 4 p.m., but many people stayed until 5 p.m. and left after Feng Cheng announced the end of the event and helped clean up the venue.

Three days after the welcome party ended, Yu Zheng and Qu Hecai rushed back.

"Secretary Yu, you're back."

"Hmm," Yu Zhenglai nodded and asked, "Has anything happened at the forest farm these past few days?"

"It's nothing. We had a welcome party a couple of days ago, and everyone had a great time and was very satisfied. It's just that you weren't there."

"There was nothing we could do. The train that was transporting the seedling planter was delayed by a whole day. It took too long to get back to Weichang after we picked up the planter and rushed back as fast as we could."

Yu Zhenglai explained, and then continued, "The seedling planter will be delivered tomorrow. In addition to the machine, there are many spare parts, gasoline, and the like. You should arrange for someone to clear out a space in the warehouse specifically for storing these things."

"it is good."

"Um, Secretary Yu, when can the construction team come up? We have more and more stuff, and we don't have enough space to put it. If possible, please have them come up earlier. Spring is coming soon, and if it rains, it will be difficult to store a lot of things."

Yu Zhenglai put his hands on his hips and shook his head, saying, "I asked around when I went down to the dam this time. They can spare people, but not trucks. Without trucks to deliver building materials, it's useless for people to come up and do the work. I've already urged them, but I estimate it will take another ten days or so before they can come up."

Feng Cheng was also helpless. He knew that this matter was not so simple. Unlike later generations, there were not many construction teams in this era. The only construction company in the whole county was a construction company. Although there were some small construction teams in the countryside, Saihanba obviously could not hire them because they did not have cars and could not buy so many building materials. Therefore, they could only hire construction companies in the county.

Qu He, who was standing nearby, said, "I'll call and urge them later!"

Qu He realized as soon as he finished speaking, "Oh, I forgot there are no telephones in Bashang."

Starting a business is always this difficult. You have nothing and you have to build everything. It would take at least six months to a year for the Saihanba Forest Farm to get the infrastructure in place.

Yu Zheng sighed. Time was indeed too tight. Construction of this headquarters only started last year. Otherwise, it would have been even more difficult, as there wasn't even a place to work.

"Try to overcome it! Spring is here, and once the weather gets warmer, many things will be easier to do."