Year: I planted trees in Saihanba

"Director Qu, thank you so much! You risked your lives to come up here in such heavy snow!"

Summer's voice trembled slightly.

"We can't stand by and watch you starve and freeze on the dam. This is the supplies we've prepared for you."

Qu He smiled and said, his fatigue unable to hide his satisfaction.

"This year's snow is really strange!"

"Yes, the roads to the dam are all blocked."

"Since the cars couldn't get up here, we had to organize manpower to deliver supplies to you."

"Director Qu, please let the comrades in!"

"Warm up!"

In the summer, Feng Cheng was asked to go to the small kitchen to cook some ginger soup to warm up the forestry bureau staff.

Feng Cheng did as instructed.

The forestry bureau staff were also invited into his dugout by Xia Tian.

In no time, twenty or thirty people from the Forestry Bureau squeezed into the dugout.

This made the already small underground dwelling feel even more crowded.

"Comrades, you've all had a long and tiring journey."

"Comrades, warm up first. I've already asked Comrade Xiao Feng to make ginger soup."

"Everyone will drink a bowl in a little while."

"Don't catch a cold."

Summer looked at the weathered faces of the forestry bureau staff.

I couldn't help but feel a lump in my throat.

More than half an hour later, Feng Cheng's ginger soup was ready.

Feng Cheng carried the large pot into the dugout.

Summer and Qu He went to the small kitchen.

The small kitchen wasn't too cold because Feng Cheng had just made ginger soup.

"Xia, this year's snow is very unusual!"

"Yes, we've never seen such heavy snow in previous years, have we?"

"When I went up to the dam, my guide told me that some houses in the village had been crushed!"

Qu He told Xia Tian what he knew.

Xia Tian was startled upon hearing this.

He had thought the situation might be serious, but he didn't expect it to be this serious.

"Hey~"

"I wonder when this snow will stop!"

"By the way, Xia, with such heavy snow, what about the seedlings on the dam..."

Qu He suddenly remembered the seedlings planted in Bashang this autumn.

"Who knows?"

“Xiao Feng and I went to see it a couple of days ago when it had just started snowing.”

"There are generally no problems with the seedlings."

"With such heavy snow these past two days, I haven't had a chance to go and check on it."

"However, I estimate that even if we go there now, we might not be able to find any promising talents."

"It all depends on their luck. If they're lucky, they might survive the snowstorm."

"As long as they can survive this snowstorm, the seedlings that survive are basically guaranteed to live."

Qu He sighed helplessly when he heard Xia Tian say that.

"At this point, we can only take it one step at a time."

"Yes!"

"By the way, Xia, I forgot to ask you last time, what do you think of the ministry's plan to build a mechanized forest farm in this dam area?"

Qu He then thought of another question.

I left in a hurry last time and didn't have time to talk to Xia Tian or exchange opinions.

It's good to have a clear understanding in mind.

Once this mechanized forest farm is built, it will inevitably take away some of the functions of the Weichang County Forestry Bureau.

Perhaps this area will no longer belong to the Weichang County Forestry Bureau.

"This is a good thing!"

Xia Tian was taken aback, not quite understanding the meaning behind Qu He's words.

"Xia, you know, what I mean is..."

Seeing Qu He's hesitant expression, Xia Tian probably already understood.

He smiled and then spoke.

"Uncle Qu, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart."

"Will this mechanized forest farm need people after it's built?"

"When the time comes, I can just submit an application and transfer to the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm, that should be fine."

"When it comes to familiarity with the environment of Bashang, who can compare to the people in the Weichang County Forestry Bureau?"

"Moreover, the level of the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm is probably not low."

"If I apply for a transfer, maybe I can get promoted to a higher rank?"

Summer's words struck Qu He directly in the heart.

Who in this world doesn't want to make progress?

"It seems that establishing a mechanized forest farm is indeed a good thing!"

After listening to Xia Tian's words, Qu He suddenly understood.

It's true what they say; it's like all the years of studying have been for nothing.

"Moreover, Uncle Qu, if I may be frank, it will probably take at least two or three years to build this mechanized forest farm."

Summer casually added another comment.

"Xia, what makes you say that?"

Summer felt like slapping herself across the face.

Once you start talking, you start saying whatever comes to mind.

We can't very well tell Qu He that starting next year, it will be three years of natural disasters.

However, a sudden inspiration struck Xia Tian, ​​and she blurted it out.

"Things are handled differently here than they are here."

"We'll issue the notice today and start processing it tomorrow."

"The procedures and coordination involved are extremely troublesome."

"Uncle Qu, look, the ministry only started assessing the feasibility this year."

"Just the argumentation alone will probably take a year and a half."

"After this argument is completed, on-site investigation is still required."

"Another year and a half has passed since the on-site investigation."

"In the end, all the procedures will be completed, which will take two or three years, won't it?"

Qu He listened to Xia Tian's explanation and nodded.

He thought Xia Tian's words made a lot of sense.

Little did Director Qu know that Xia Tian was simply spouting nonsense.

However, it can't be considered complete nonsense.

After all, it takes at least a year and a half for a project to be implemented.

Just as Qu He and Xia Tian were talking in the small kitchen.

Suddenly, a commotion arose outside. The two exchanged a glance and hurriedly went out of the small kitchen to check what was happening.

Inside the dugout, the comrades were gathered together, their faces showing anxiety.

It turned out that a comrade had accidentally twisted his ankle while carrying supplies, and his ankle swelled up quickly.

Xia Tian rushed forward and knelt down to check the injury.

"How are you? Can you still move?"

That comrade gritted his teeth and shook his head.

"It hurts terribly, and I feel like I can't exert any strength."

"Come on, everyone, lend a hand and lift Xiao Gao into the cellar."

Xia Tian briefly examined Xiao Gao's injuries.

It was just a simple sprained ankle, plus some minor frostbite.

In summer, sprained ankles are a minor problem.

He has about twenty treatment methods.

About twenty kinds.

Xia Tian directed the others to carry Xiao Gao onto the kang (heated brick bed) in the dugout in an orderly manner.

Does it hurt?

In the summer, I pressed on the swollen area where Xiao Gao had bruised.

Xiao Gao endured the pain, but still managed a muffled groan.

"Crack!"

"Come on, try again. Does it still hurt?"

Summer simply pressed lightly on the swollen area with her right hand.

After a click.

The swelling in my ankle has visibly subsided.

"Alright, get some rest!"

"Feng Cheng, take some frostbite medicine out of the cabinet."

"Distribute them to the comrades in the bureau!"

Xia Tian gave Feng Cheng a word of advice, then walked out of the dugout on his own.

Only the stunned forestry bureau staff and Feng Cheng, who was searching for frostbite medicine, remained in the dugout.

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