Li Jinfeng and Zhang Xiu Lan arrived at the Red Flag Brigade exhausted after a long journey.

Not long after I got home, Captain Zhao, who had received the news, came to my door.

"You are finally back. I have been waiting for you until the flowers almost wilted!" Captain Zhao smiled and spoke with humor.

Li Jinfeng: "Captain Zhao, I've brought some goodies with me."

Captain Zhao: "What good stuff?"

"Automatic water pump! And a water pipe. With this, whether it's a water shortage in farmland or a shortage of water for peppers grown in dry land, we can use the pump to transfer water from areas with abundant water sources to areas with insufficient water sources!"

Captain Zhao had never heard of an automatic water pump, but after hearing Li Jinfeng's description, he thought it was amazing.

Farmers have no other choice but to rely on the weather for their livelihood.

Water shortage is another big problem.

For places like those with high terrain, it is basically a waste of manpower, material resources, and time.

The seeds or rice can be planted but cannot be harvested.

"Good, good, good!" Captain Zhao's three consecutive "good"s were enough to show his joy. "I knew that as soon as you came back, good things would happen in our team! You and Xiulan should have a good rest today. Tomorrow morning, I will take you to see the team's oil!"

Because the land had not yet been distributed to households when the rapeseed was planted, the rapeseed belonged to the collective. A portion of the rapeseed oil was handed over and a portion was distributed to the team members, and the rest was kept by Captain Zhao.

Of course, this batch of rapeseed oil was not given to Li Jinfeng for free.

The brigade has a special account book that records every expense.

After the first batch of goods is sold and the funds are recovered, the cost of raw materials will be slowly settled.

"No need for tomorrow, I can go today!" said Li Jinfeng.

Zhang Xiulan, "I want to go and take a look too!"

The three people walked towards the brigade's food processing plant. The oil warehouse was filled with rapeseed oil.

All of them are stored in large jars. Once you open the lid, the aroma of oil will instantly hit your nose.

"How is it? Is this oil enough?" Captain Zhao asked Li Jinfeng.

"I don't know yet! Where's the pepper garden?"

"As you said, we also bought chemical fertilizers and used them with manure to fertilize the fields. We also put a lot of thought into pest control and hired technicians from the agricultural technology station. The team members all said that they had never seen such good peppers in their lives."

"Take me to see the chili peppers."

"OK!"

The brigade's peppers were made into a pepper garden according to Li Jinfeng's requirements. At a glance, they were all peppers.

It looks like the peppers will turn red in about ten days at most.

"That's about it. Anyway, it's all done according to your requirements! See if there's anything that can be improved."

Li Jinfeng shook her head, "No!"

Captain Zhao seemed relieved. "That's good! If you didn't come back, I would always worry about whether we were doing well here or there."

Li Jinfeng: "Don't say that. You're doing very well. If I were here, I wouldn't be able to do so well."

Li Jinfeng was not being polite to Captain Zhao. Everyone in the team listened to him, and one word from him was worth a hundred words from others.

"Since there is no problem with work, let's talk about other things. Come to my house for lunch at noon. I'll ask your aunt to prepare delicious food for you and your mother." Captain Zhao said.

"Uncle Zhao, you don't have to be so polite! My mom and I just want to have dinner at home today and clean up later. The house has been unoccupied for so long, it's all dusty."

Besides, the weather was hot, and Li Jinfeng really didn't want to come out if it wasn't to see the peppers.