With the tools for digging and the number of people increasing, the entire camp was bustling with activity.
However, because the area that Lu Yuan needed to excavate was quite large, even with everyone from Caoshan taking turns, the efficiency was not very high.
As for why Lu Yuan wanted to undertake such a large project, Cao Shan wasn't quite sure, but he didn't want to know either. He just wanted to ensure that his subordinates could have enough to eat every day.
On this day, the stored grain finally couldn't keep up with the rate of shipment, and Xiao Shan found Lu Yuan with a booklet in her hands.
"We've eaten all our food!"
"Alright! Let's implement Plan B then!"
Xiao Shan nodded, then took out a piece of chalk and wrote the following menu on today's meal board.
Monday: Sweet potato porridge, stir-fried yam, and braised pork slices with potatoes.
Tuesday: Taro porridge, roasted sweet potato, and potato fried noodles.
Wednesday:……"
After finishing writing, Xiaoshan put the chalk away contentedly.
"I'll head over now! Don't forget to tell people to go dig potatoes or something later!"
"Don't worry! I'll send someone over right away!"
After Xiaoshan left, Lu Yuan went directly to his father-in-law's office.
Upon seeing that it was Lu Yuan, Xiao Shan's father quickly went to greet him.
"Lu Yuan, did you assign me some kind of task?"
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Dad, can't stand it anymore?"
"Yeah! You gave me a land reclamation job, but you haven't been giving me any tasks. I feel like you're just messing with me!"
"Hehe! Dad, don't worry, I'm here today to assign you tasks!"
"Great! Now I don't have to be idle anymore! As long as there's work to do, that's fine!"
"But don't get too excited yet! The task is very difficult!"
"Pshaw! This is nothing? Don't underestimate your father-in-law! Back in the day, I was in charge of hundreds of people in the factory..."
Whenever Xiaoshan's father brings up the past, he immediately becomes animated and prepares to boast about it again. This seems to have become a regular occurrence for him. Lu Yuan thinks that perhaps nothing can interest him now, and he can only fill his emptiness by reminiscing about the past.
Lu Yuan listened quietly without disturbing him, letting Xiao Shan's father continue recounting the same old, stale stories he had heard countless times before.
After he finished speaking, Xiaoshan's father scratched his head and asked, "By the way, you haven't told us what the mission is yet!"
"Come with me!"
Xiao Shan's father quickly pulled his scarf from the table, put it on, and followed Lu Yuan out of the tent.
The two passed through the restricted area behind the mountain, and Xiaoshan's father immediately felt that this time they had a chance, and his face was filled with excitement.
Then Lu Yuan took out his shovel and dug hard into the ground, immediately scooping out half a potato.
Xiao Shan's father was stunned for a moment when he saw the potatoes in Lu Yuan's hand.
"You...planted something here?"
Lu Yuan nodded: "Yes! This place, this place, and this place are all planting areas! The volcanic ash on top is now basically just a thin layer left."
Xiao Shan's dad quickly took the shovel and dug in another spot, unearthing gray-black leaves with half a taro root attached.
Then, to verify what Lu Yuan said, Xiao Shan's father dug up all the surrounding plots of land again.
The harvest included radishes, taro, sweet potatoes, yams, peanuts, and more.
"This... so many places are planting areas?"
"Yes! That's why I said this mission is extremely difficult! So I came to give you a heads-up beforehand, Dad, you need to be mentally prepared!"
Xiao Shan's dad, his face flushed, smacked his lips and said, "No problem, how many people?"
"I can only give you... fifty people!"
Lu Yuan was a little embarrassed when he got to this point, after all, the entire back mountain area covers hundreds of acres. Although not all of it is a planting area, it is almost completely filled.
"What? Only fifty people? That's... way too few! There are at least three hundred acres of land here! How long would it take fifty people to finish the job!"
"That's why I said the task is arduous! But if other places can spare manpower, I will definitely send replacements to you as soon as possible!"
Xiao Shan's dad was so worried he was practically grinding his teeth. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay! I'll try my best!"
Lu Yuan immediately beamed with joy, never expecting that his father-in-law would take on this task with just fifty people.
Back at the camp, Lu Yuan immediately assigned fifty men to Xiao Shan's father.
Xiao Shan's father didn't hesitate and immediately took his men to the back mountain.
On the first night, Xiaoshan saw her father covered in sweat and quickly went to greet him.
"Dad! What's wrong with you?"
Xiao Shan's dad waved his hand: "It's nothing! I'm a little tired! Get me some water! I'm going to rest for a bit! I have to go out later!"
Xiao Shan quickly poured a cup of hot water. Xiao Shan's father took the cup and drank it all in one gulp. Feeling unsatisfied, he asked for another cup. Xiao Shan poured two more cups of water before he was finally full.
"Dad! Where have you been?"
"Hehe! I'm going to the back mountain! Oh, right, I left you some sweet potatoes. You and Lu Yuan can eat them tonight!" As he spoke, Xiaoshan's father took out several large sweet potatoes from his pocket.
Xiao Shan's face immediately fell.
"Lu Yuan is really something, actually putting you in charge of cultivating the back mountain! I'll have a good talk with him tonight!"
Xiao Shan's father quickly stopped her: "No, no, no! This is my own choice! It has nothing to do with Lu Yuan! Besides, I'm just a nobody in the camp, I can't help with anything! This is all I can do. And Lu Yuan is busy all day long, so don't add to his troubles!"
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