Chapter 74: Praised by the Leader
Division Commander Zhao Wenliang was inspecting the island at the time. When he heard that Shen He's daughter-in-law not only grew chrysanthemums but also planted fruit trees in the sand, he was a little surprised.
"Shen He, I didn't realize your wife has such a talent."
To put it simply, Pingzhou Island is a piece of land formed by sea sand and coral reefs. It is easy to imagine how difficult it is to grow vegetables on it.
The troops have been stationed there for more than twenty years, and there is nothing they can do except transport earth.
Even if we have trucks this year, we still cannot carry away the extra soil due to the lack of carrying capacity of the boats.
Vegetable shortages have always been a major problem for the islanders.
"She likes to study this when she has nothing to do." Speaking of his wife's efforts, Shen He's eyes softened.
Zhao Wenliang had never seen him like this before and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Not bad, not bad, your wife is a good one."
Yan Yixing on the side couldn't help but feel jealous.
They are both daughters-in-law, why is someone else's daughter-in-law like this?
Not only has he been loved by other people in the family compound, but he has also been praised by the leaders.
Not only did his wife cause trouble for him all day long, she also offended everyone in the family compound.
If he continues to struggle like this, it will be questionable whether he can get promoted again.
Cao Zhifang didn't think so much and even helped to praise Su Ranran.
The main thing is that they really don't keep anything to themselves, and they taught the recipe of halved pig intestines to everyone in the family compound.
He also benefited from it.
His wife loves to eat it and is willing to cook it, so isn't he benefiting from it?
Hearing this, Zhao Wenliang nodded again, and then continued to ask Shen He: "So your wife wants to apply for a piece of land?"
Pingzhou Island is not large in area, but contains a lot of saline and alkaline land.
What happened to Su Ranran shouldn't be a big deal, but there has never been such a precedent in the army.
Yan Yixing was a little hesitant after receiving the application because he was afraid that other families would have opinions. However, since his teacher was there, he casually mentioned it.
"Well, my wife has a talent for growing things and she is hardworking. The fruit trees at home are a good proof of that. She now wants to apply for a piece of land to grow rice."
As soon as these words came out, the whole office fell silent.
Everyone had a strange expression on their face.
"Shen He, does your wife know that it is a saline-alkali land?" Cao Zhifang asked carefully.
Planting rice in saline-alkaline soil, isn't this just a joke?
Yan Yixing only knew that Su Ranran wanted to apply for a piece of land, but he had not yet looked into what she was going to plant.
Now when I hear it, I suddenly feel that this idea is too far-fetched. It would be better to say that vegetables can be grown in saline-alkaline land rather than rice.
After a moment's silence, Zhao Wenliang's laughter could be heard again in the office.
"It's a good thing for young people to work hard. Since she wants to try to cultivate, let her try!"
The matter was settled like that, and no one mentioned it again.
Instead, the topic shifted to the training of the troops, which was exactly the purpose of Zhao Wenliang's trip.
"I've read the plan you provided. Isn't the training task a bit too heavy?"
But as a man who has been immersed in the military for more than 20 years, his sense of smell is surprisingly sharp.
The extraordinary nature of Shen He's plan can be seen at a glance.
Cao Zhifang had also read Shen He's plan. When he heard what Zhao Wenliang said, he sat up straight.
Like Zhao Wenliang, he had been immersed in the military for many years and could tell the difference in the training methods at a glance.
But the intensity was quite high, and they were afraid that the soldiers wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Yan Yixing had also heard about the new plan, but he didn't know the specific content. When he heard the teacher mention it, he also pricked up his ears.
“Only when the intensity is strong enough can potential be stimulated.”
As Shen He spoke, he gave a detailed account of his training experience over the past few days.
The more the three listened, the brighter their eyes became!
Zhao Wenliang was eager to start training immediately, and once the results were seen, he would roll it out to the entire division.
From time to time, the excited voices of three people could be heard in the office.
At that time, Su Ranran was surrounded by a group of people looking at her palm-sized vegetable garden.
"It's true! It's really chrysanthemum!"
Someone said this, looking at the rows of green vegetable sprouts with eager eyes.
Although it is very thin and tender, the green color is really pleasing!
Seeing these rows of sturdy leaves, the onlookers almost drooled.
"Sister-in-law, what are you planting in those rows next to you?" Someone looked curiously at the land next to them where no buds had sprouted yet.
No one doubted that the land was not used to grow vegetables. After all, soil is so scarce. Who would leave it unused?
"I planted some lettuce a few days ago, but it hasn't sprouted yet."
Su Ranran also thought that the rows of Chinese spinach looked full of vitality and very pleasing to the eye.
When they heard that she also grew lettuce, the others almost cried with envy.
"Sister Su, do you have any rapeseed left? Give me some... no, just a few seeds will do!"
Immediately, someone couldn't help but ask her for rapeseed.
It is very normal for people in this era to send rapeseed to each other. After all, it grows in the ground and is not worth much.
But for people living on the island, good vegetable seeds are hard to come by.
They felt a little embarrassed to make such a request, but when they thought about eating different vegetables, their shame didn't matter anymore.
Su Ranran naturally had a lot of rapeseed, but she didn't want to take out too much at once.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t stand up to investigation, because after all, the vegetable seeds of other people in Shuiqiao Brigade are not as good as hers.
"I don't have many seeds. I carefully selected them at home. But if my sisters-in-law want them, each of them can still get more than ten seeds."
The military is such a magical place, all military dependents ask their sisters-in-law to keep their belongings.
She is young, but Shen He holds a high position, so it is okay for them to call her sister-in-law. But also because of their age, she can also call them sister-in-law.
The main focus is on discussing each one.
Although they knew she was easy to talk to, the wives of soldiers who actually received more than ten seeds were still very excited.
They held the seeds carefully in their hands, as if they were holding some treasure.
"Sister-in-law, thank you so much. With this, our family will soon be able to change their taste."
Vegetables are scarce here, and they can only eat a few kinds, and they have to pick them by counting the leaves.
Now that they finally have new vegetable varieties, how can they not be excited?
One vegetable can produce a lot of seeds, so you won’t have to worry about having no vegetables to eat next year.
Everyone who got the rapeseed came to thank Su Ranran happily.
There are also some lettuce seeds with green eyes, but you can see that they haven't sprouted yet and are a little hesitant.
In the end, I only asked for a few and didn't dare ask for more.
Zhong Juhua and Lin Qiulian started growing vegetables with Su Ranran a long time ago.
We got a lot of rapeseed early on, and now we are secretly happy.
In the distance, Liu Hong, who had just walked into the Wanwan base, looked at Su Ranran, who was surrounded by stars, and her face looked very bad.
Because of the pig intestine incident, no one in the family compound wants to talk to her anymore.
Now seeing Su Ranran becoming more and more popular, it would be strange if she was in a good mood.
But when she thought that she had actually grown Chinese spinach, she suppressed her unhappiness and forced a smile on her face.
But that smile looks weird no matter how you look at it.
After a pause, she raised her foot and walked towards Su Ranran.
"What are you guys doing here when you're so busy?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the originally bustling Wanwan Base suddenly became quiet.