Year: I planted trees in Saihanba

It has been a week since I went up to the dam again in the summer.

In the past week, Xia Tian feels like she has gained at least three pounds.

He was all alone in Bashang, so he could do whatever he wanted.

You can find whatever you want to eat in the daily necessities gift pack.

There must be meat at every meal, and it's always beef or lamb.

He didn't even bother to eat pork, chicken, or other meats.

Snowflakes always fall to the ground unexpectedly.

That night.

A cold wind howled, accompanied by heavy snowflakes falling from the sky.

I was sleeping soundly in the dugout during the summer.

But in Beiping, some people are destined to have sleepless nights.

Early the next morning.

The snow had already fallen to a depth of half a foot, and snowflakes were still falling from the sky.

There is no sign of it stopping.

After a week of leisure, summer has finally returned to work.

Bring water to a boil in a pot.

After the water boiled, he took out the seeds.

Once the water temperature is suitable, begin soaking the seeds in warm water.

Then came a two-hour wait.

Two hours slipped by quietly between listening to the radio in the summer.

In summer, the seeds are taken out and dried.

Another day of waiting.

By the time the seeds were completely dry, it was already the next day.

After a day and a night of snowfall, the snow has reached a depth of more than half a meter.

Fortunately, we were prepared in the summer, otherwise we would have been stuck in the underground bunker today.

The snow continued to fall, showing no sign of stopping.

However, compared to last night, the snowflakes are much smaller.

The snowfall has slowed down considerably.

In summer, the dried seeds are stored in jars that have been prepared in advance.

Then, mix the dried seeds with three times the amount of ice and snow.

An hour later, Xia Tian had finished preparing the seeds that needed to be stored in the snow.

I ate something quickly.

Then they began digging a hole.

Having found an auspicious location, they began to take action.

The specific requirements for an auspicious feng shui location are: a low water table, sheltered from the north wind, and abundant snow accumulation.

Two and a half hours later, a pit about one meter deep and approximately 50cm x 200cm in length and width appeared before us.

Summer brought the seeds, which had been prepared for freezing, out of the cellar.

Then put the seeds that are to be stored into the dug holes.

Then they began filling the deep pit with snow.

Pile snow into a mound and cover it with straw mats.

The seed storage was then successfully completed.

The seed thawing steps are from Baidu and have not been tested in practice.

However, after the snow hill was finished in summer, something felt off.

After looking for a while, I finally realized it.

This thing looks no different from a grave mound.

The only difference is that the grave mounds are made of earth, while the snow mounds are made of snow.

It would have been better if we hadn't covered it with straw mats.

With this straw curtain covering it, it looks even more like a grave mound overgrown with weeds.

Summer banished all the chaotic thoughts from her mind.

He got up and went back into the dugout.

High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods.

After a busy day, Chef Xia began preparing to cook dinner.

Soon, a pot of delicious braised beef was ready.

Paired with white steamed buns made with pure snowflake flour.

Enjoying the snowy scenery while eating delicious braised beef.

After the whirlwind swept away the debris, only a mess of cups and plates remained.

Life couldn't be more wonderful.

After the meal, I boiled another pot of water and took out my enamel mug.

Make a cup of sugar water.

I listened to the radio while cleaning up the mess.

That night.

The snow that had been falling for two days and two nights finally stopped.

Summer has also marked the beginning of the official hibernation period.

My daily routine consists of reading, eating, and sleeping.

Also, check the stored seeds occasionally to see if they have become moldy.

Some people might ask, why not use a radio to listen to the broadcast?

Because the radio ran out of power.

Currently, there are not many places with electricity in the entire Chengde area.

Not to mention Weichang Dam.

Summer did consider making his own hand-cranked generator.

But I've long forgotten everything I learned in high school physics in my previous life.

Even if they hadn't forgotten what they'd learned, they still didn't have the materials to make a hand-cranked generator in the summer.

Putting aside the outer casing, I couldn't even handle the copper coil myself.

I asked the system, and it provided a solution.

Plant trees as soon as possible, and make sure they survive; you might get a generator as a reward.

So Xia Tian had no choice but to give up on the matter.

In the summer these days, all I can do is read books like crazy.

They frantically absorbed knowledge from books.

I reread some books about tree planting that I had read before.

The more I read, the more strange and unusual ideas I have.

I wrote all of this down, intending to put it into practice later.

When he ran out of books, he wrote letters to Beiping (Beijing).

Then the people who deliver supplies to the dam will send them out.

Time seems to stand still on the dam, just like that.

Time flies, and it's New Year's Eve of 56.

During this period, two more snowfalls occurred in the Bashang area.

In short, there were no sunny days.

However, the Bashang area presents a typical northern landscape, truly a silver-clad wonderland.

New Year's Eve.

The festival that Chinese people value most in their hearts.

Summer got up very early in the morning.

Rekindle the fire in the stove in the cellar and boil water.

Clean the cellar thoroughly.

It symbolizes bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new, and that the new year will carry on the past and forge ahead into the future.

The snowflakes began to fall again, fluttering down.

In summer, you open the door of the dugout and watch the snowflakes fall from the sky.

Reach out and catch one.

The hexagonal snowflake quickly dissipated in my hand.

Summer stared blankly at the snowflakes, lost in thought.

This is the fourth year that Xia Tian has come to this other world.

He started as someone who had accomplished nothing.

Now, after graduating from university, he works as the deputy head of the technical section and the deputy head of the political work section at the Weichang County Forestry Bureau.

Now all that's missing is a wife; Xia Tian's life seems to be complete.

I snapped out of my thoughts and went back inside to continue boiling water.

After lunch.

The wind and snow on the dam have lessened somewhat.

Summer seemed to vaguely hear someone calling his name outside.

Open the door and take a look.

Yu Zhenglai was seen standing outside the door carrying large and small bags.

It was followed by this melody.

The two stood there, covered in snow.

"Xiao Xia!"

Seeing that Xia Tian had opened the door, Yu Zheng came out to speak.

"Uncle Yu, Uncle Qu, come in quickly, come in quickly!"

Xia Tian quickly stepped aside to welcome the two leaders in.

"What brings you two here?"

I poured them both a cup of hot water so they could warm themselves up.

"I promised you I'd go to the dam with you for the New Year!"

"I kept my word!"

Yu Zheng grinned.

"Look, Engineer Chen and Old Liu also want to go up the dam!"

"It took a lot of persuasion from Director Yu to finally convince them!"

Qu then opened his mouth to add to the explanation.

"Is everything alright in Bashang?"

No sooner had the music and words finished than Yu Zhenglai's words followed.

"Everything is fine, everything is fine."

"Is everyone at the Forestry Bureau doing well?"

"Everything is fine at the Forestry Bureau."

The group chatted like that.

Xia, where's your radio?

"Bring it out so that Lao Qu and I can broaden our horizons!"

"Hey, Uncle Yu, to tell you the truth, the radio's out of power!"

"It's unusable now!"

In the summer, he took out a radio from the cabinet on the kang (a heated brick bed) and placed it in front of Yu Zhenglai.

Yu Zhenglai stared at the radio in front of him and listened to Xia Tian's words, completely stunned.

"out of battery?"

"Why didn't he consider this issue when he bought it?"

……