Year: I planted trees in Saihanba

"Are all the seedlings fine?"

The next day, Yu Zhenglai, Qu He, Xia Tian, ​​and Engineer Chen went up to the dam again.

As soon as they met, Yu Zheng asked.

"Director Yu, there's no problem with the candidate."

"Two autumn rains fell on the dam, and the seedlings are growing well."

Xiao Liu, who remained on the dam, answered.

Yu Zheng nodded and continued.

"You guys have been working hard lately!"

"Director Yu, we're not working hard; we're just doing this to plant trees!"

"Good, good, good awareness!"

Yu Zheng was overjoyed when he heard what Xiao Liu said.

If only their forestry bureau had energetic young people like Xiao Liu.

They will definitely be able to grow trees on the dam.

"You four, come down to the dam with Director Yu and the others in a couple of days!"

Xia Tian looked at the few people who had stayed on the dam a few days ago and said something.

"Okay, Engineer Xia!"

The four of them responded.

"Director Yu, I'd like to go with Engineer Chen to take a look at the seedlings first!"

Xia Tian looked at Yu Zhenglai and asked him a question.

"Okay, let's go together!"

"okay!"

I asked for other people's opinions.

The eight of them then headed together toward the old pit where the tree had been planted.

……

An hour later.

Xia Tian shook his head at Engineer Chen with a grim expression.

"Engineer Chen, how's things going on your end?"

"I doubt any of them will survive!"

Engineer Chen's face was also very grim.

How's the situation on your end?

"It's similar to what you're doing here; I doubt any of them will survive."

"It seems this year's tree planting has failed again."

"Director Yu!"

"how is the situation?"

Yu Zheng looked at Xia Tian with hopeful eyes.

"The situation is not good; it's estimated that none of them will survive."

Although I had expected it, hearing the news with my own ears was still quite a shock.

Yu Zhenglai couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"It's alright, Xia. It's not your fault that the tree won't grow!"

Yu Zheng came to comfort Xia Tian.

"Director Yu, I'm alright, it's mainly those few they're in trouble with!"

"I took good care of these seedlings for a month, but not a single one survived!"

Xia Tian pointed to four young people standing not far away.

Qu He also stood not far away with an unpleasant expression.

"Alright, alright, everyone, don't be too disappointed."

"We've found a new direction, haven't we?"

At this moment, Engineer Chen, who was standing to the side, spoke up.

"Let's go back!"

"Go back and help Xia and Engineer Chen get the necessary construction done."

"To save them trouble later."

Yu Zheng made the final decision.

"Ok!"

The crowd was in low spirits!

……

"Xia, take a look, is this lab really that big?"

"That's enough!"

Xia Tian glanced at the lines Yu Zhenglai had drawn for digging the underground dwellings and nodded.

"Okay, let's all work together and try to build the lab today."

"okay!"

Everyone agreed and began working.

……

Meanwhile, in Beiping (Beijing).

Northern Forestry University.

"Tang Qi, you've been caught. Come with us!"

The security personnel looked at the pretty girl in front of them with blank expressions.

"My business? What business of mine?"

"Tang Qi, I advise you not to play dumb with us, otherwise it won't be us coming to find you."

"It's the police who are looking for you!"

Seeing that Tang Qi was stubborn and uncooperative, the security personnel began to intimidate him.

Tang Qi was taken away by the security personnel, looking completely bewildered.

Our attention shifts back to Saihanba.

"Xia, take a break!"

Looking at the summer that seemed like a perpetual motion machine, Yu Zheng said something.

"It's alright, I'm not tired, Director Yu."

"Xia's health is really good, even better than when we were young!"

Yu Zhenglai looked at Xia Tian, ​​who was still working, and said something to Qu He with emotion.

"With such a great physique, it's a shame he doesn't join the army!"

Qu He looked at Xia Tian and was very satisfied.

Yu Zhenglai listened to Qu He's words and looked at Qu He with a wary gaze.

"Old Qu, what did you mean by what you just said?"

"I didn't mean anything by it, I was just expressing my feelings."

Qu He noticed something was off about Yu Zhenglai's tone and turned to look at him.

"Xia Xia is clearly going to stay at the bureau to plant trees."

"However, with such good physical fitness, it would be a waste not to join the army."

Yu Zheng was relieved after hearing Qu He's explanation.

"Old Qu, what did you mean by 'wasteful' just now?"

"To squander resources means to waste things!"

Qu He was taken aback when Yu Zheng asked her a question, and then she explained.

"You scholars are so good! These little words are like pigs wearing bras, one set after another."

Yu Zhenglai remarked with emotion.

I'll take that as a compliment!

"Hahaha!"

"Alright, let's get to work!"

"okay!"

The eight men worked until sunset, and finally...

The underground cellar for the laboratory still hasn't been built.

They barely managed to dig out a foundation.

The main problem is that this laboratory was dug really big.

It is approximately 50 square meters in size and 1.5 meters deep.

This is even with the added perpetual motion of summer, which makes the surrounding soil relatively loose.

"Alright, alright, it's getting dark enough, let's pack up!"

"Ok!"

The eight people packed up their tools and prepared to cook.

At noon, the eight people just grabbed a quick bite of dry food to keep up with the construction schedule.

"Mr. Xia, I have a rather presumptuous request, but I'm not sure if I should say it."

Xiao Liu was persuaded by the other three to come find Xia Tian, ​​because they wanted to eat the food Xia Tian cooked.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"We'd love to eat your cooking!"

Xiao Liu spoke timidly, afraid that Xia Tian would reject him.

"Row!"

Despite having a constitution that can reach over 20 degrees Celsius in the summer, I still feel a bit tired after working all day today.

But I still have the energy to cook a meal.

"What's wrong with you little brats? How could you let Xia cook?"

As luck would have it, Yu Zheng overheard Xiao Liu's words from not far away.

"Director Yu, I..."

When Xiao Liu saw Director Yu glaring at him, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Director Yu, let's not even talk about Xiao Liu, everyone is exhausted after a long day."

"I'm in better health, so I'll cook dinner!"

Apart from Yu Zhenglai and Qu He, everyone present had tasted Xia Tian's cooking.

Especially Engineer Chen, who was very concerned about cooking in the summer.

His eyes immediately brightened.

Yu Zhenglai, hearing Xia Tian step in to smooth things over, didn't say much more.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Xia!"

"Hey, it's just a meal, it's nothing!"

"Mr. Xia, let me help you start the fire!"

Seeing this, Xiao Liu volunteered to speak to Xia Tian.

"it is good!"

……

Soon, a simple pot of stir-fried potatoes and cabbage was ready.

"Xia, you have this skill too!"

Yu Zhenglai was holding a stir-fried dish in one hand and a steamed bun in the other.

He ate and spoke at the same time.

"I was just thinking about it when I was home alone."

Summer explained it in one sentence.

"Your wild ideas are amazing! They taste even better than what Lao Liu makes!"

"Old Liu spent half his life as a cook, he can't compare to you!"

Yu Zhenglai was deeply moved.

Qu He, standing to the side, was too busy to say anything.

He just kept his head down and kept feeding himself.

……