Year: I planted trees in Saihanba

Bashang.

Xia Tian and Feng Cheng were like two parallel lines.

The two of them ignored each other.

Every summer, I go to the nursery early to take care of the seedlings.

And Feng Cheng, too, takes care of the trees he planted every day.

The two of them rarely saw each other each day.

Even if we met, it was only a fleeting glance.

Days passed by like this, one after another.

Summer also took some time to go and take another look at the saplings that Feng Cheng had planted.

It can now be basically concluded that...

The saplings that Feng Cheng planted could be used as firewood.

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Judging by the time, it's almost time to transplant the saplings.

"Director Qu, I need six people to transplant the seedlings from the Bashang Nursery to the old pits."

"Okay, no problem, I'll send someone to you."

Forestry Bureau.

Summer found Qu He and made her request.

"Xia, how are the seedlings this time?"

"Uncle Qu, to be honest, these seedlings are really good."

"Of the more than 500 saplings, if nothing unexpected happens, more than 100 should survive!"

"The survival rate is about one-fifth!"

To be honest, this is a conservative estimate for summer.

If it weren't for those 100% survival seeds given by the system...

This batch of saplings will most likely be completely wiped out again.

"so tall?"

Qu He was somewhat surprised.

"Uncle Qu, I think the survival rate is too low!"

"Where is this?"

"Logically speaking, my line of thinking should be correct."

"But we don't know where the problem is."

Summer is a bit confused.

"Xia, you have such great ambitions."

"Out of 500 seedlings, 100 survived—that's a real achievement!"

"Uncle Qu, don't be too happy yet. We still can't let our guard down until the real results are in."

Opening champagne at halftime is a no-no.

Although Xia Tian had confidence in the system, no one could say for sure until they saw the results.

"Okay, then let's go to the dam tomorrow?"

"Okay, let's go to the dam tomorrow!"

"How about we have Lao Liu cook a couple of dishes later, and then we can have some drinks?"

"Sure, a drink is fine too!"

Xia Tian nodded and agreed to Qu He's suggestion.

……

Bashang.

Feng Cheng stared in disbelief at the results of his three months of hard work.

All the seedlings withered and turned yellow.

Two months ago, the leaf release rate was 95%, but now it seems like a joke.

Looking at the withered seedlings, Feng Cheng was puzzled.

He wanted to ask Xia Tian for advice.

But he couldn't bring himself to do it.

Summer had already told him that none of his seedlings would survive.

But he didn't believe in superstition.

Because the leaf emergence rate of this batch of seedlings is as high as 95%.

But who would have thought that the 95% leaf release rate was a joke?

Feng Cheng thought back to the argument he had with Xia Tian more than two months ago.

I wish I could give myself two slaps.

the next day.

In the summer, Qu He, Engineer Chen, and four other young men went up to the dam.

"Wow, Xia, these seedlings are really good!"

Looking at the thriving seedlings, Engineer Chen exclaimed in admiration.

"Engineer Chen, come and take a look. These seedlings seem a bit wilted."

"Even if you plant it, it might not survive!"

Xia Tian pointed to some seedlings and said to Engineer Chen.

"But we can't worry about that now, these seedlings are ready to be transplanted."

"Whether it's a mule or a horse, let's take it out for a spin and we'll see."

"Then let's get started!"

"Okay, let's get started!"

Feng Cheng stood not far away, watching the busy crowd.

I wanted to help several times, but I couldn't bring myself to do it.

I could only watch from afar.

three days later.

All the seedlings in the dam nursery have been planted.

The instant the seedlings were planted.

The long-lost voice of the system echoed in Xia Tian's mind.

"Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully planted 563 saplings!"

"Based on the system's assessment, 169 of the seedlings are deemed viable."

"Ding, a seedling survival gift pack is being distributed to the host."

"Ding, the gift package of 1 saplings that have survived has been distributed."

"Ding, the gift package of 10 saplings that have survived has been distributed."

"Ding, the gift package of 100 saplings that have survived has been distributed."

"Ding, the gift package for 169 saplings that have survived has been distributed."

"Ding! It has been detected that the host has pre-paid two gift packs. The actual number of gift packs issued is 167!"

"Ding, all gift packs have been distributed."

Summer listened to the system's voice in her mind and suddenly asked.

"System, are these 169 numbers fixed?"

"Ding, not necessarily. The 169 is just the system's assessment that 100% of them can survive."

"Unless it is sabotaged by human intervention."

"The other 394 saplings also have a chance of survival."

"However, it's not 100% certain; multiple factors are involved."

"System, if a sapling that has been deemed viable is damaged by someone, will the reward be taken back?"

"Ding, no!"

"That's good!"

Xia Tian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"Okay, everyone has worked hard these past few days!"

After all the saplings have been planted.

Back at the camp, Qu He said a few words and then told everyone to go and rest.

"Xia, Engineer Chen, how many of these saplings will survive?"

In the dugout.

Qu He, Engineer Chen, and Xia Tian gathered together to discuss the issue.

"Hey, Uncle Qu, don't rush, it's only just been planted."

Although Xia Tian already knew the exact data, she couldn't bring herself to say it.

"Let's see how it goes. If they can survive this year's snowstorm in Bashang, then we've succeeded."

"Yes, Lao Qu, don't be too impatient."

"But this time, I am very confident. According to my estimate, the survival rate is about 20%."

Engineer Chen provided a rough estimate.

He couldn't give any specific guarantees.

He made a point of observing all the saplings while planting trees these past two days.

They found over 100 saplings among them, which were exceptionally robust.

Engineer Chen was fairly certain that the 100 seedlings would be able to survive.

However, the final result is not yet out, so no one can say for sure.

"I was definitely too impatient!"

Qu He nodded after listening to what the two techies had to say.

“We have been planting trees on the dam for several years now.”

"Even if it doesn't work, it's okay!"

Qu He spoke while looking at Xia Tian.

Seeing that Xia Tian had no expression, he continued.

"If one year isn't enough, try two. If two years isn't enough, try five!"

"If five years isn't enough, then ten. I refuse to believe that we can't grow trees on this dam."

"Don't worry, Uncle Qu, it won't be long before we can grow living trees on this dam."

"I am confident that within the next 50 years, Saihanba will be restored to its appearance as it was more than 100 years ago."

When Xia Tian said this, a strong sense of self-confidence emanated from him.

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