Go back to the past to plant trees

Lying in bed, Feng Cheng thought a lot, about his future and how he should avoid trouble during turbulent times.

Thinking of the advance team in Bashang, and thinking of his official partner, Qin Xuemei.

Perhaps I don't necessarily have to look for Qin Xuemei. The female students in the advance team are quite pretty too. Meng Yue and Shen Mengyin are both good options, and Ji Xiurong is also nice. She has a good temper and is passionate and decisive.

Thinking about this, Feng Cheng felt much better.

Compared to the future, this era is indeed more difficult, but it also has its advantages; at least marriage and love are relatively pure.

At least he can find a wife in this era, unlike in his previous life, where even if he had more than 200,000 yuan in his pocket, he wouldn't dare to talk about marriage and getting married, because that little bit of money couldn't do anything at all.

"They come, the security."

Feng Cheng comforted himself, reminding himself that the fast-paced life he had experienced in his previous life had greatly improved his mental resilience, and he could still endure some hardship.

Moreover, physical fatigue can be relieved with a good night's sleep and a few days of rest, but mental exhaustion cannot be recovered from in just a few days. It requires a long period of rest and recuperation. Without a certain level of self-regulation, it can lead to depression.

In his previous life, Feng Cheng felt immense pressure and emotional repression, which is why he always wanted to quit his job and travel to relax.

I guess I've finally gotten what I wanted, at least I don't have to face endless work and that disgusting face of the boss anymore.

After his thoughts wandered for a while, Feng Cheng pulled them back and continued to ponder his future life.

I will be working at the Forestry Bureau for the next few years, or even the next ten or twenty years; there is no way to avoid it.

The famine is not over yet. Although it has eased somewhat, it will still be some time before it is truly over. At this time, Feng Cheng dares not and cannot make any rash moves, because other units will not accept him. Currently, all units are streamlining their operations and reducing the number of personnel in their departments in order to weather this crisis.

The famine is over, but there won't be many comfortable days before turmoil strikes again. If Feng Cheng, a college student, an intellectual, and a university lecturer, were to go to another organization without anyone protecting him, he would definitely be the first to be criticized.

At least Yu Zheng can protect him here at the Forestry Bureau. Moreover, once the Saihanba Forest Farm is built, everyone will have to go up to the dam. The mountains are high and the roads are long. Even if there is some unrest in the forest farm at that time, it won't be a big deal. Feng Cheng will at most suffer a little, but it won't be difficult for him to get through.

Staying at the forest farm was the best option for Feng Cheng.

Furthermore, Feng Cheng is currently unable to transfer himself from the Forestry Bureau. His father has long since passed away, and his mother has also passed away. Some of his mother's relationships have also been severed due to their passing.

When he first came here, he was transferred from the capital to a lower-level area, which was easy and didn't require any connections, since it was a difficult place. Now that he wants to be transferred to a higher-level area or somewhere else, it won't be so easy. He either needs connections or achievements. If he has neither, then he shouldn't think too much about it and should just do what he needs to do!

So whether it's based on future considerations or practical reasons, his staying in Saihanba is already destined and cannot be changed.

Therefore, Feng Cheng needs to carefully consider his future and his position in the Saihanba Forest Farm.

In the TV series, the original owner chose seedling cultivation as her major, and then used this ability to achieve success, becoming a forestry technician and a leader in the forestry farm.

Feng Cheng had not studied forestry planting in his previous life, but the original owner had studied it diligently for a year. Although he was not yet proficient, he had a good foundation.

In addition, Feng Cheng also knew that to grow trees on the dam, seedlings had to be cultivated on the dam, and the method of full-sun seedling cultivation had to be chosen so that the seedlings could survive on the dam.

Once you know this, everything else will be easier. As long as you follow this direction, even if there are some setbacks along the way, the final result will still be correct.

This is my second year in the dam area. Next year, the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm will be inspected and approved for project approval, and the year after next, the advance team of college students will go to the dam.

If Feng Cheng doesn't want to be relegated to a subordinate role, he needs to achieve results before the college students arrive at the dam, so that he can take a leading position in the advance team.

Another issue is that Feng Cheng has been working on the dam for a year now, but he hasn't achieved anything and has wasted so many saplings. People in the bureau are already talking about it.

Before Feng Cheng went to the dam, the Forestry Bureau had also arranged for its employees to plant trees there, and they had tried for several years, but none of them succeeded. Logically speaking, it was normal and understandable that Feng Cheng couldn't grow trees. But that's how people are; they don't pay attention to their own failures, they only point fingers at the failures of others.

The original owner had heard others talk about him before, saying that he was a useless college student who couldn't even grow a tree, and that the bureau had such high expectations of him and took such good care of him, giving him the best resources.

This is also why the original owner's temper got worse and worse, and her personality became more and more extreme! The pressure was too great, and she was all alone in that desolate dam area. There was no one to confide in, and she couldn't vent the pressure and frustration in her heart. She failed to plant trees again and again, and was constantly questioned by others.

If it were me, could I handle such pressure?

Honestly, if it were me in my past life, I probably would have had a mental breakdown after failing twice and just given up!

When watching TV, he didn't feel much about the protagonist's experiences because three years passed in the blink of an eye, just a few short scenes. But after truly immersing himself in the story, he realized that these three years were not just about planting trees, but also about planting Feng Cheng's own heart.

Feng Cheng knew that some people in the Forestry Bureau were dissatisfied with him. Although Yu Zhenglai thought highly of him, he still needed to achieve results so that he could occupy a certain position within the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm after its establishment.

Feng Cheng wasn't ambitious for officialdom, but he knew that if he wanted to live more comfortably and avoid suffering so much humiliation, he had to try his best to climb the ranks, at least not to become someone that anyone could boss around. Just like in the drama, after the advance team arrived, everyone could question him and look down on him. He didn't want to experience that kind of situation.

Moreover, in this era, positions, salaries, and benefits are correlated. If you want to earn more money, you can only move up in position. Only when you move up in position will your various benefits and treatments increase accordingly.

Take Feng Cheng as an example. He was a college graduate who started at level 23 with a monthly salary of 49.5 yuan. After becoming a full-fledged employee, he received a raise to 56 yuan. Later, he was transferred from Beijing to the Forestry Bureau, where, to show their appreciation for him, they gave him another raise. However, because the forestry area is classified as a Class V region, the salary is lower than in Beijing. So, although Feng Cheng's salary level has increased, the actual amount he receives is not significantly different from what he earned in Beijing—still 56 yuan.

The average worker at the Forestry Bureau earns only about 30 yuan a month, so Feng Cheng's salary is basically equivalent to that of two workers.

If Feng Cheng could get another position and be promoted, his salary and benefits would be even higher.

Although you need ration coupons to buy almost anything in this era, there are also many things that don't require coupons. Moreover, Feng Cheng felt that having a higher salary would also be beneficial. If he couldn't spend it all, he could save it up so that he could buy two houses in the capital after Emperor Taizong came to power. That way, he wouldn't have to worry about not having enough money when he got old.

Feng Cheng's thoughts drifted far away along this path.

After lying in bed for several hours, Feng Cheng finally managed to shut out his chaotic thoughts around lunchtime in the afternoon.

After checking the time, Feng Cheng picked up his rice bowl and went to the canteen. In this era, if you don't eat at mealtimes, you'll be starving, because there's no food available at other times, and no small shops will sell you food, since most shops close at night. Beijing is a little better, but in this remote county, you really can't expect to find food at night unless you cook it yourself.