Year: I planted trees in Saihanba

"Fortunately, I was unable to stop it."

Summer straightened up, casually leaning the hoe against the side, a satisfied smile on her face.

"If I succeed, would you still think of planting trees around this Wind-Suppressing Divine Tree?"

His gaze fell on the ancient and weathered Wind-Suppressing Tree.

It's as if I can see this land in the future, lush with green trees.

Feng Cheng blushed as he listened to Xia Tian's words.

He scratched his head a little embarrassedly, smiled憨厚ly, and revealed a set of white teeth.

That smile was simple and innocent, as if he was happy that his wonderful idea had been recognized.

Afterwards, the two tacitly fell silent, picked up their tools again, and continued planting trees.

Time slips away quietly as we work.

As the sun rose higher, its once gentle rays became increasingly intense, relentlessly scorching the earth.

The wind in Saihanba was scorching hot as it blew past, raising clouds of dust.

Xia Tian and Feng Cheng's clothes were already soaked with sweat.

Clinging tightly to their bodies, it outlined their tired yet resolute figures.

Sweat streamed down his face, dripping onto the parched earth.

They vanished in an instant, but they didn't stop what they were doing.

With each swing of the hoe, they planted saplings of hope into this land.

Finally, all 200 saplings were planted.

In the summer, when I straighten up, my aching back feels like every muscle in my body is protesting.

Even someone made of iron can't endure prolonged bending over for work.

He rubbed his shoulders, which were as stiff as stone.

He looked up at the sky; the sun was already high overhead. Estimated the time, and said...

"Let's go check on Wu Yansheng and the others."

His voice was slightly hoarse due to fatigue and a dry throat.

"it is good!"

Feng Cheng agreed, his voice also carrying a hint of fatigue, but his eyes revealed determination.

After a short rest, the two headed toward the afforestation land in the northeast that Wu Yansheng had been surveying.

Along the way, sandstorms struck from time to time, with strong winds carrying sand and gravel.

Like a ferocious beast, it pounced on them with abandon.

Summer and Feng Cheng squinted as they struggled forward, each step requiring tremendous effort.

They shielded their eyes with their hands, trying to reduce the impact of the sandstorm.

But the sand still relentlessly hit my face, stinging painfully.

Fortunately, the sandstorms only come in gusts.

Soon, the two braved the wind and sand to arrive at Wu Yansheng's afforestation land.

However, when they arrived at Yilin, they did not see Wu Yansheng.

"Old Zhao, where is Wu Yansheng?"

In the summer, they found Zhao Tianshan, who was planting trees, and asked him the question that concerned him most.

Seeing that it was summer, Zhao Tianshan quickly straightened up.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his muddy hands and stopped digging.

"Let's all take a break!"

Summer looked at the few people working not far away and shouted at the top of her lungs.

Upon hearing this, everyone stopped what they were doing, their faces showing a sense of relief.

"Thank you, Engineer Xia/Leader!"

There were nine people present, none of whom were college students.

Apart from the four people in the advance team, the remaining five were considered laborers.

Xia Tian frowned as she looked at the personnel arrangement, feeling a slight dissatisfaction in her heart.

Wu Yansheng said he was going to guide the college students there in planting trees.

Zhao Tianshan and Xia Tian found a relatively flat spot and sat down.

He began reporting Wu Yansheng's situation to Xia Tian.

"He's the only one here studying afforestation, so he has to be responsible for everyone."

"In order not to delay the progress of the tree planting, I didn't pay attention to it."

"Old Zhao, what can I say to you!"

Summer's tone carried a hint of disappointment and frustration.

"The reason I sent you here is to keep an eye on Wu Yansheng and make sure he doesn't cause any trouble."

"You've completely reversed the order of things."

Zhao Tianshan's face flushed red and then turned pale as he listened to Xia Tian's words.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say, and stammered.

"Engineer Xia, this, I..."

"Never mind, it's my fault too, I didn't explain it to you clearly."

Summer sighed, her expression softening somewhat.

"It's alright, planting trees is also an important task!"

He patted Zhao Tianshan on the shoulder as a gesture of reassurance.

At the same time, Wu Yansheng was riding a tall horse, heading towards the direction where Qin Xuemei was.

Wu Yansheng believed that with his professional knowledge background, he should be a leader.

All you need to do is talk and direct everyone to work.

Instead of sweating it out in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of peasants.

Wu Yansheng's dream of becoming a leader was shattered by Xia Tian's three blows; his leader was a college student.

But now that summer is over, Wu Yansheng has completely let loose.

He's determined to indulge in being a leader today, since it's not summer.

Wu Yansheng rode a tall horse, full of vigor and high spirits, as if he had truly become the master of this land.

Soon, Wu Yansheng arrived at the afforestation area where Qin Xuemei was located.

"Xuemei, I'm here!"

Wu Yansheng rode his horse and stopped right next to Qin Xuemei, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Qin Xuemei was somewhat surprised by Wu Yansheng's arrival. She stopped what she was doing, looked up, and asked.

"Wu Yansheng, what brings you here?"

"I just came to check on... to see how much progress you've made in planting trees!"

Wu Yansheng almost blurted out "Let me see you," but thankfully he stopped himself in time.

He forcibly changed it to your tree planting progress.

Qin Xuemei nodded, showing no suspicion.

"After all, I'm the only one here majoring in afforestation."

Wu Yansheng jumped off his horse and, in a show of nonchalance, straightened his collar.

"I won't feel at ease if I don't come and check it out!"

He spoke with great righteousness, as if he were truly devoted to the cause of tree planting.

Zhang Fulin, standing to the side, frowned as he looked at Wu Yansheng, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

However, Zhang Fulin was a smart man, and he didn't say anything.

He silently kept Wu Yansheng's actions in mind, but his hands never stopped working.

"Alright, now that you're here, can you take a look and tell me how the trees we planted are?"

Qin Xuemei is not proficient in the professional knowledge of tree planting.

Seeing Wu Yansheng now, I wanted to ask him for some pointers.

Wu Yansheng was completely captivated by Qin Xuemei's stunning profile.

Hearing Qin Xuemei's voice suddenly brought him back to his senses, and he quickly responded.

"Oh, good!"

He only glanced at it briefly before blurting it out.

"Xuemei, you planted it well!"

Anyone could tell from that perfunctory attitude.

Qin Xuemei frowned upon hearing Wu Yansheng's perfunctory reply, feeling somewhat dissatisfied but unable to express it.

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