Chapter 142 The Planting Project Begins
"Hearing you say that, I can't wait to try it out in the eco-carriage."
This deal is a steal, we have to do it. Just getting some soil up there can exchange it for 50% of our food, and it can also help us feed so many people. It's a steal!
I've been worrying about how to survive the winter these past few days! The weather in our northern region is always cold, and this year's weather is unusually colder than usual. The young and middle-aged can handle it, but the elderly and children can't. I'm worried about what to do!
[We also have many orphans and elderly people here, please don’t forget us when arranging people! ]
Our Northeast region is famous for its fertile black soil. We can be responsible for the entire soil supply. Can you give us a few more spots on the final train?
The land in your northern region has long been frozen, isn't it? Is it still possible to dig? If you ask me, we should come from the south this time. The soil in our Jiangnan plain is also very fertile.
【……】
The heads of each base were vying for work, hoping to get more positions under their jurisdiction, but the agricultural experts and veteran scholars who participated in the meeting had completely different focuses.
[They say the technology on trains is more advanced than ours. So, do they have more advanced planting techniques? I really want to go and see!]
"I, old man, want to learn too. I'm alone, so I think I'm eligible for a plantation job!"
[You old man, you have evil intentions. Are you going to run away first? ]
[I'm not alone, but my wife is also in the agricultural industry, so we can play a greater role!]
[Ahem, I'm the oldest, not only am I alone, but I'm also frail and sickly, with cold legs. I hope you'll consider me.]
[Old man Nie, you run faster than me and are in better shape than me. Aren't you ashamed to say that?]
【……】
Both sides have their own arguments, but it is clear that more detailed research is needed before a decision can be made on the dispatch of planting personnel.
Jiang Qian, who had thrown all the responsibilities to others, is now helping in the kitchen in the dining car.
Since a new group of chefs were recruited on the train, and their family members became kitchen helpers, the dining car has become less busy, and temporary kitchen helpers like Ren Ru who were previously recruited have also been laid off.
These days, looking at the snowflakes floating outside and hearing that it will get even colder in the future, Ren Ru planned to pick up her eldest sister and her family and get in the car.
Previously, she had traded the gold her eldest sister had left with her for some crystal cores. It wasn't much, but combined with what she'd earned in the dining car, it should be enough for her eldest sister and her family to stay on the train for a while. If that wasn't enough, she could give her bed to her father and Yangyang, and let her eldest sister and brother-in-law sleep on the floor outside their dormitory...
Taking advantage of her mother-in-law's afternoon off, Ren Ru told her about her plan. Sure enough, everyone in the family agreed. So, in the evening, Jiang Qian replaced Jiang Dong as a temporary worker on the dining car for a day. Jiang Dong and Ren Ru got off at Jingmingshan Station to look for someone.
The weather was bad and it was getting dark earlier than usual.
Jiang Dong and Ren Ru braved the wind and snow and walked slowly on the mountain road. They did not arrive at the door of Ren Yingde's clinic until eight o'clock in the evening.
Since the train set up a stop at Jingming Mountain, the former visitor center has been expanded. To facilitate the work of doctors like Ren Ying, two new rows of houses behind the infirmary have become their dormitories.
After the snow, the mountain road became difficult to walk on. In order to make it easier for Ren Ying to go to work, the family moved from their original residence to the dormitory here.
When Jiang Dong and Ren Ru knocked on the door, the family had just finished their meal and were about to rest. Unexpectedly, Jiang Dong and Ren Ru would come, and the whole family got busy.
Ren Ying brushed off the snow on them and asked, "Why are you here at this time?"
My brother-in-law Guo Rui also asked, "Have you eaten yet? We have some dried noodles at home. Can I make some for you?"
Jiang Dong felt the warmth in the room, took off his coat, and rubbed his hands. "Don't bother, we'll finish eating in the car before getting off. Brother-in-law, your room is really warm."
Ren Ying pulled her sister to sit down beside the bed and said, "Your brother-in-law was afraid of the cold in the mountains, so when he led the people to build these two rows of houses, he specially installed heated kangs and fire walls."
Ren Ru's cold fingers quickly warmed up in her elder sister's arms. Since she had to leave the next day and time was running out, she told her the reason for her visit.
"...Sis, I heard it's going to get even colder, so please come with me. I'm worried about you staying here."
Ren Ying was moved after hearing her words. If conditions allowed, she also wanted to make her family live a better life.
"Then let Dad and Yangyang go with you. I still have work to do in the hospital, so I can't just leave. Your brother-in-law stays with me."
Ren Ru: "Sister, you don't have to leave tomorrow, but you have to tell the hospital that you're resigning first. But you have to come back with me this winter."
Although the rescue team did not announce it, Ren Ru had already learned from Jiang Qian that this winter might be particularly long. In this case, she could not let her elder sister and brother-in-law stay here any longer.
Ren Ying disagreed. She had hands and feet, a job, and could support herself, and she hadn't found the winter particularly difficult. Besides, with her father and Yangyang in the car, she couldn't rely solely on her sister's family for support. She worked at the hospital and earned a salary, which could at least be used to exchange for some crystal cores.
Ren Ying explained her reasons, "Besides, the base gave me a job when I needed it most. I can't just abandon this mess and run away at the most critical moment."
Seeing that Ren Ru wanted to say something else, Ren Ying interrupted her, "You don't have to persuade me anymore, let's just leave it at that. Let's go to bed tonight. I have to go to work tomorrow."
After she said that, Ren Ru could only shut up for the time being and think about talking to Ren's father tomorrow and asking him to persuade her.
But Ren Ying was clearly determined not to go, and no matter how much Ren Ru tried to persuade her the next day, she remained unmoved. So, in the end, Ren Ru and Jiang Dong had no choice but to get on the car with Ren's father and their nephew Yangyang.
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For a period of time afterwards, the weather really became colder and colder, with snow falling one after another. Even the southern regions, which have always been warm and rarely snow, were slowly covered with ice and snow.
School was over and over again, and with only a few days left in November, the sky finally cleared up. The golden sunlight shone on the white snow, sparkling with a dazzling white light.
Jiang Qian and the system finally prepared everything in the ecological carriage except the planting box.
[This is an artificial sun, suitable for use when the weather is not very good. This is a nutrient solution and nutrient powder suitable for plant growth, which can accelerate plant growth...]
The system introduced each one to her one by one. Jiang Qian listened carefully and suggested, "Why don't we label these things or make a user manual? Otherwise, we can't teach them in person when the time comes, right?"
[Yes, I will prepare one later.]
Jiang Qian nodded and continued to look at the pile of things she had received. Suddenly, she saw a box of small transparent plastic boxes filled with something green that looked like moss.
She picked up a box and looked at it, a little curious, "What is this?"
[This is the fungus I mentioned earlier that can decompose Life No. 7. This fungus is associated with this moss, so it is usually preserved together.]
"Can this thing really eliminate Life No. 7 and purify the soil and water?"
[Of course, this moss not only grows very fast, but is also very tenacious and can survive in the desert.]
The system was a little dissatisfied with her doubts and said, "If you don't believe it, we can try to sprinkle some where the train passes."
Jiang Qian's eyes lit up, and she was a little tempted. However, the amount of fungi sent from the star system this time was limited, and planting in the ecological carriage would be even more important. She obviously couldn't use such a precious thing so casually.
She stared at the small box in front of her seriously. "Hearing what you said, I can't wait to try it out in the eco-carriage."
And the opportunity that Jiang Qian wanted soon appeared before her.
Because the weather was good these days and the sun was shining brightly, the previously frozen ground showed signs of thawing. The rescue team took advantage of these days to speed up the process and quickly prepared the planting boxes and the necessary soil.
After preparation, the rescue team immediately put the planting boxes and the arranged planting personnel into the car.
Jiang Qian took a look through the surveillance camera and found that the rescue team was not fooling around. The people selected were indeed elderly people and children who were not very young but did not have enough ability to make a living.
She did not show up, but asked the system to prepare more than a dozen pre-compiled planting manuals and instructions for some arrangements in their lives in the ecological carriage in advance.
The rescue team was clearly reliable. All the people sent had been trained in advance, and a team leader had already been assigned. The team leader read the instructions and immediately assigned the team members.
Jiang Qian was a little worried that they wouldn't be able to do a good job without someone to guide them, but she felt relieved after seeing this, and she also looked forward to the new look of the ecological carriage in the future.
The workers got on the bus and started working that afternoon. By evening, all the planting boxes had been placed and watered with the appropriate concentration of nutrient solution.
The next day, the children and the elderly planted seeds under the guidance of the planting manual. After that, the eco-carriage looked different almost every day.
Jiang Qian would check through the surveillance camera every day, and occasionally take a walk in the ecological compartment at night when no one was around. Looking at the seedlings growing in the planting boxes, she felt more and more at ease.
Of course, the reason why she felt at ease was not only that the seedlings in the ecological carriage grew well, but also because she found an unexpected person among this group of new planting staff.
When preparing the planting manual, although most of it was compiled by the system based on interstellar planting experience, Jiang Qian also looked up a lot of information online and watched many videos about agricultural planting. That's why he discovered that among the planting personnel sent by the rescue team, there was actually an expert in agronomy.
Although she didn't know why the rescue team asked the experts to get on the car, Jiang Qian was not worried and was even a little happy to see it happen.
The system had recently brought in a lot of goodies from the interstellar space. She had been worrying about how to give them away, but now with a professional "spy" on board, she figured she'd get the news soon.
【Author’s words】
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