Year: I planted trees in Saihanba

Chapter 167 The Arrival of the Saplings

Summer sits at the table, quietly eating her breakfast.

His gaze would occasionally drift towards the kang (a heated brick bed).

There, Feng Cheng was fast asleep, his breathing even.

It wasn't that Xia Tian wanted to eat alone; it was that he knew Feng Cheng was too tired.

After finishing breakfast alone, Xia Tian looked at Feng Cheng, who was still fast asleep, and called out to him.

"Hey, Feng Cheng, wake up, wake up!"

The sound wasn't loud, but it carried an irresistible force.

Feng Cheng woke up groggily, and the aroma of food filled his nostrils.

His stomach started growling, and he jumped up from the kang (a heated brick bed).

Without even washing his hands and face, he grabbed a steamed oat bun and wolfed it down.

He looked as if he hadn't eaten for days.

The two quickly finished breakfast, and Xia Tian, ​​seeing Feng Cheng's tired appearance, said...

"Alright, go back to sleep for a while. There's nothing much to do today!"

"I'll come and get you once the seedlings are delivered."

Feng Cheng glanced at Xia Tian, ​​responded, and then turned around and lay back down on the kang (heated brick bed), his movements swift and decisive.

Xia Tian looked at him, shook her head helplessly, and rolled her eyes.

But my heart is full of understanding and tolerance for this partner.

Around 10 a.m., the tranquility of Bashang was broken by the roar of a car engine.

"Xia, we're here!"

The sound was crisp and loud, piercing the sky above the dam.

Upon hearing the sound, Xia Tian quickly walked out of the house and saw a convoy of cars slowly approaching in the distance.

"Little Pang!"

"Xiao He!"

Summer looked at the two young men who were delivering the saplings, a joyful smile spreading across her face, and she responded loudly.

"Go and get some rest!"

"Old Wei, pour these two comrades a glass of water!"

Summer greeted Xiao Pang and Xiao He warmly.

He called out to Wei Fugui, who was busy preparing lunch in the canteen.

"okay!"

Wei Fugui's voice came from the cafeteria, sounding rather cheerful.

"Old Zhao, call the advance team members and the male college students out to unload the seedlings."

Xia Tian shouted again towards Zhao Tianshan's dugout.

The advance team members and university students had already heard the car and came out of their dormitories.

Upon hearing the order to unload the seedlings, the advance team members immediately perked up.

"Comrades, the seedlings have arrived. Let's all lend a hand and unload them together."

Xia Tian greeted the crowd as they emerged from the dormitory.

"okay!"

The crowd responded in unison, their voices echoing across the dam.

Summer then led two young people to the cafeteria.

In the cafeteria.

Wei Fugui quickly brought over two cups of hot water and placed them in front of Xiao Pang and Xiao He.

"Thank you, Master Wei."

Xiao Pang and Xiao He took the water and said gratefully.

"It's nothing, it's all what I should do!"

Hearing the two express their gratitude, Wei Fugui'er felt quite excited and embarrassed.

"Well then, Engineer Xia, I'll get back to work now!"

Seeing that Xia Tian nodded, Wei Fugui went back to the kitchen to continue working.

Soon, bundles of seedlings were unloaded from the truck.

With everyone working together, some lifting and some carrying, the truck was completely unloaded in no time.

"Xiao Pang, Xiao He, why don't you have lunch before you leave!"

Summer watched as the two young people warmly tried to persuade them to stay.

"No, no, Engineer Xia!"

"There are still two more truckloads of seedlings; we'll have to bring them up later!"

Xiao Pang waved his hand and said urgently.

Hearing Xiao Pang's answer, Xia Tian didn't try to stop them, but simply told them to be careful.

The two nodded and drove the truck quickly down the dam.

Watching the truck disappear into the distance, a hint of anticipation flickered in Xia Tian's eyes.

"Alright, comrades, the seedlings have arrived!"

Xia Tian turned around, looked at everyone, and said loudly.

"This batch of seedlings was coordinated by Comrade Wu Yansheng and higher authorities."

"Therefore, the arrangement of this batch of seedlings will be made by Comrade Wu Yansheng."

Wu Yansheng, standing in the crowd, listened to Xia Tian's words.

Startled, she glanced at Xia Tian in disbelief.

He never expected that Xia Tian, ​​who had always been hostile towards him, would be so kind.

However, Wu Yansheng also began to have doubts. Could this be another scheme by Xia Tian to embarrass him?

During this period, he was afraid of being targeted by Xia Tian, ​​and he was always at a disadvantage in every confrontation with Xia Tian.

Wu Yansheng finally learned his lesson.

Although it wasn't much, he learned to think.

He knew that Xia Tian was not only the county magistrate of this dam area, but more importantly, he could also take charge of things in Xia Tian.

And Xia Tian really has the ability to get rid of him.

Wu Yansheng racked his brains but still couldn't figure out what Xia Tian was up to.

However, he had learned his lesson and thought for a while before speaking.

"Commander Xia, although I coordinated the acquisition of these saplings..."

"However, I am still a criminal at heart."

"So how to allocate these seedlings is up to you, Commander Xia!"

"After all, you are the leader here!"

Xia Tian listened to Wu Yansheng's words and glanced at him with slight surprise.

Standing to the side, Qin Xuemei also glanced at Wu Yansheng with surprise.

This once proud and arrogant Wu Yansheng could actually say such a thing.

"Alright, since Comrade Wu Yansheng has said so, then I'll allocate the manpower!"

Summer is the time to start making arrangements.

"Feng Cheng and I have other work to do, so we won't be planting trees with you."

"But Comrade Wu Yansheng, I need 500 of these seedlings, is that alright?"

Xia Tian looked at Wu Yansheng and asked a question.

Upon hearing Xia Tian's words, Wu Yansheng's mind immediately became lively again.

He thought to himself, "They must have some other purpose in wanting 500 seedlings in the summer."

However, she verbally agreed.

"No problem, of course no problem."

It's not that I don't want to plant more seedlings around the Wind-Suppressing Divine Tree in the summer.

But 500 seedlings was already the limit for him and Feng Cheng.

Any more than that, and the two of them wouldn't be able to plant it all; it would just be a waste.

"Okay, we now have a total of 13 people."

Summer continued.

"Old Zhao, go to the nearby villages and find 13 laborers later."

"Have them come to the dam tomorrow to help plant trees."

"They said they'd provide meals, make sure we were full, and even pay us a salary!"

Zhao Tianshan nodded, indicating that he understood.

“Wu Yansheng, you and I are the only ones here who are studying afforestation.”

"I can't leave tomorrow, so the afforestation work tomorrow will be entirely in your hands."

"Qin Xuemei and Zhao Tianshan will assist! Any problems?"

Xia Tian looked at Wu Yansheng with a hint of expectation in her eyes.

"no problem!"

Wu Yansheng answered loudly, and although he was a little nervous, he still decided to take on the task.

"Okay, it's settled then."

"Wu Yansheng, lead everyone to sort the seedlings!"

After Xia Tian finished speaking, he hurriedly headed towards the old campsite.

His figure appeared somewhat hurried under the sunlight on the dam, yet it was full of energy.

Wu Yansheng watched Xia Tian's departing figure, took a deep breath, turned around and said to the crowd,

"Everyone, follow me, we're going to sort the seedlings!"

The group followed Wu Yansheng toward the place where the seedlings were planted.

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