Go back to the past to plant trees

"Brother Feng, who are you planning to give this temporary worker position to?"

After talking with Qu He, Feng Cheng returned to his dormitory and told Zhao Jinquan about it. Upon hearing this, Zhao Jinquan immediately asked him about it nervously.

Although it's just a temporary job, if the team members knew about it, they would fight tooth and nail for it, especially now that I've been promoted to a permanent position.

"Give it to your brother!"

Having already considered it, Feng Cheng directly stated his answer.

“Forget about my brother!” Zhao Jinquan shook his head decisively upon hearing this. “My dad is the brigade leader, and I’ve become a worker. If my brother gets this spot too, our family will stand out too much in the brigade, and others will be jealous.”

Feng Cheng shook his head and said, "You should talk to your brother first! We'll see if he wants the job or not. If he does want it and you refuse him, he might be unhappy, which could affect your brotherly relationship."

Zhao Jinquan thought about it and agreed that Feng Cheng's words made sense. Although his older brother had told him before that he should consider Erqiang first if there was an opportunity, people can change. Maybe he wanted this job now? He still had to go back and ask.

"Does my brother want this job? Brother Feng, who are you planning to give it to?"

"Let's talk about it later. You should ask your brother's opinion first."

"it is good."

"By the way, I can't go back tomorrow. Director Yu is coming from the region with a technician. They'll be going to the dam to check on the seedlings the day after tomorrow, so I'll be going with him. You can go back by yourself tomorrow and return the borrowed cart to your brigade first."

“Okay, then I’ll go back by myself tomorrow,” Zhao Jinquan nodded in agreement. He was also planning to go back and ask his older brother about his job.

"Take two extra horses with you on the way back; we'll need them too," Feng Cheng instructed.

"Ah."

The next day, Zhao Jinquan returned home at the crack of dawn. This time, the carriage was pulled by three horses, making it much faster than the way there, since it was three horses pulling one person.

Zhao Jinquan was also in a hurry, constantly shouting as he rushed home. It took him more than six hours to get back to the brigade after noon.

After returning the carriage to the brigade, Zhao Jinquan pulled his father aside and whispered, "Dad, where is my brother? I need to talk to him."

Zhao Peide asked, "Working in the fields? What's up?"

Zhao Jinquan looked around and said in a low voice, "It's about work. Have him go home and we'll discuss it together."

"Work?" Zhao Peide immediately realized, "Are you hiring again?"

Zhao Jinquan nodded: "Yes, we need to recruit several. Brother Feng has a temporary worker position. Also, I've been promoted to a permanent position. I went to the county town to complete the formalities yesterday, and now I'm a formal employee of the Forestry Bureau."

Zhao Jinquan said to his father with a proud look on his face. He had been holding this news in for a long time and wanted to tell people, but he had to keep it to himself because he was not sure. Now that the procedures were completed and it was confirmed, he couldn't help but show it off to his father.

"You've been officially hired..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Peide's voice rose two octaves in excitement.

"Yes, I've been promoted to a permanent position. From now on, I'm a worker, earning 32 yuan a month."

"Great, great, this is wonderful! This is a good thing, we should celebrate, we should celebrate..."

Zhao Peide was so happy he was almost incoherent. Although he had thought his son might become a worker, it was just a fantasy. Now that it had actually happened, he was so happy he didn't know what to say.

"Dad, let's not rush to celebrate. I don't have time right now. I need to go back to the camp later. First, find my older brother and we'll discuss the temporary worker issue."

"Okay, I'll go and call him back right away."

As Zhao Peide spoke, he walked towards the fields outside the village, while Zhao Jinquan led the two horses back home.

After getting home and taking a sip of water, Zhao Jinquan had barely sat down when his father and elder brother rushed back in a panic.

"Xiao Si, I heard you got promoted."

Before he even arrived, his older brother's voice came through.

"Yes, I've been promoted to a permanent position."

"Okay, okay, now we have a worker in our family."

Zhao Jinsheng was genuinely happy. His younger brother had become a worker, and his life would get better and better. This job paid 32 yuan a month, with a guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood, which was much better than farming.

"Brother, let's not talk about my situation first. My worker isn't going to run away anyway. Now let's talk about yours. Brother Feng has a temporary worker opening. Do you want it?"

Zhao Jinquan interrupted his elder brother and changed the subject to this matter.

"Is this spot for me?" Zhao Jinsheng asked.

"If you want it, Brother Feng is willing to give it to you. After all, he doesn't know many people, just you, Erqiang, and Jinsheng."

Zhao Jinsheng fell silent. He hesitated. He had said before that if there was a job, he would let Zheng Erqiang take it. He was very generous at that time because there was no job in sight. But now it was different. There was a job in front of him. If he just nodded, the job might fall into his lap.

Although it's a temporary job, it's still better than farming in the team, and since my younger brother was able to get a permanent position, it means I'll also have a chance to get one in the future.

This was a broad and promising road, and Zhao Jinsheng simply couldn't bring himself to refuse. Besides, he was married with a wife and children, and he needed money to support his family.

Zhao Peide looked at his eldest son without saying a word; anyone would hesitate in this situation.

"Is this the only time you're hiring?" After a while, Zhao Jinsheng finally looked up and asked.

"This is the only time for now, but we may need to recruit more people later. Brother Feng has found a way to make trees grow in the dam area. There will definitely be a large-scale tree planting in the dam area in the future. With such a large area, just a few of us are definitely not enough. We will need to recruit more people then."

"By the way, we're going to plant trees in our area in a few days, and we'll probably need to hire a few people. Dad, please make the necessary preparations. I'll tell you the exact number when I get back in a few days."

“Okay, it would be good to do some work and earn some money. I’m sure there are a lot of people in the team who want to go.”

"Since we'll be hiring again later, let's let Erqiang go this time! I'll talk about it later."

When Zhao Jinsheng heard that they would be recruiting more workers, his mind began to waver.

"Brother, you need to think this through. The idea that they'll be hiring is just my guess. I can't be sure if they'll actually hire anyone. If they don't, then you'll miss your chance."

Zhao Jinquan looked at his elder brother and told him to make a careful decision. Although Zheng Erqiang was a good friend of his, he was still his elder brother, and the relationship between them was definitely closer.

“I’ve thought it through. Let Erqiang go! I’ll go when they recruit workers later. Or if they recruit workers, I’ll work in the team and take over my father’s job,” Zhao Jinsheng said easily. Once he made up his mind, all his worries disappeared.

Zhao Jinquan stared at his older brother for a while, and seeing that he wasn't joking, he stopped talking.

"Let's talk to Erqiang about this later! Let him be happy too," Zhao Jinsheng said.

“Don’t rush,” Zhao Jinquan shook his head. “We need to ask Brother Feng first. He didn’t say that if you don’t want this job, it will be given to Erqiang. It’s still uncertain whether Erqiang can take your place.”

"this…"

Zhao Jinsheng was stunned. "Then if I don't want it, and I can't give the job to Erqiang, wouldn't this job be a waste?"

"Probably not. I'll go back and ask Brother Feng. If he won't give it to Erqiang, then he'll give it to you. Brother Feng shouldn't lose this recruitment spot."

"That's good."

Zhao Jinsheng breathed a sigh of relief. If he were to lose this job, it would be better for him to do it himself.

"Little Four, are you going back soon?" Zhao Peide asked after his two sons finished talking.

"Yes, I have to go back now. Xiao Liu is still staying on the dam. I need to go back and feed him."

"Then we'll celebrate again when you come back next time."

"Oh, right, when you get back, take the old hen from the yard back with you and treat that college student to a nice meal. He helped you so much, you should thank him properly."

"Don't worry about that, I know how to do these things, you don't need to tell me."

"Yes, I understand, I understand."

Parents all hope their children can have a good life and a bright future, and Zhao Peide is no exception. Now that his youngest son has been laid off from his job, he can finally relax. However, the fact that his son doesn't seem to want to talk about his wife is causing Zhao Peide a lot of distress.