Many pits have been dug on the loess slope, and many smaller trees have been marked in the woods behind the mountain. Planting can begin in a few days.
"What's making you so happy?" Lin's mother put on an apron. "When I got back, I wrote a letter to your grandparents in the old Party Secretary's office, telling them that you're getting engaged."
Lin Yuxi had already put the letter away. "No need to write anything. What if Grandpa and the others send something again? It's better not to let them spend money."
According to the elders, they were already worried enough about her being sent to the countryside; if they also found out that she was getting married, she would have to stay in Qinghe Village for the rest of her life even after she was exonerated.
“They are not outsiders. I have already written to them in the letter, asking them not to send anything. However, we still need to tell them about the engagement.” Lin’s mother had also considered this issue and naturally did not overlook it.
If you don't tell your children about their engagement, they might treat them like outsiders and create distance between them later on.
the next day.
As the one who proposed the afforestation project, Lin Yuxi naturally had to go and see the forest.
She carried a hoe to the back of the mountain and marked many of the smaller trees, which were all different in size and species.
Drought control projects cannot be accomplished overnight. While the drought is not too severe now, we can start by planting trees, and then gradually use grass and shrubs to address the issues of soil erosion and soil nutrient depletion.
"Choose pine and cypress trees, no other trees." Lin Yuxi marked the size of the trees, making sure they were all roughly the same size. If some were too big and some too small, it would affect their growth in the future.
"You don't want any of these?"
Cao Wang looked at the trees she had marked; at least ten of them had been rejected.
"Don't bother with anything else, start digging. Be careful with the roots, dig them out together with the protective soil." Lin Yuxi bent down and demonstrated, taking the shovel and digging around the trunk. The entire trunk was about 1.5 meters high, and the roots and soil were dug out intact.
Cao Wang, who was standing nearby, quickly held onto the tree. After digging, she shoveled the surrounding soil into the hole and filled it in.
There were doubts and confusion in the eyes of those around them, but with the old Party Secretary present, they dared not make a scene.
"You think she's being so kind-hearted just to gain some favor with people from her hometown so she can get rid of her label sooner?"
Zhang Shufang, holding a shovel, made a sarcastic remark.
Things are different now than before. If you make a significant contribution, you might just get exonerated.
"Why should we still want her as a demoted commander?"
Wang Dagang raised his shovel and shoveled it at her shin, glaring at her. "I told you not to meddle in other people's business, why don't you ever listen? You have to say something about everything. You don't care about the marriages of your three sons, you just meddle in these trivial matters."
In response to Wang Dagang's accusations, Zhang Shufang retorted, "My sons aren't just my children. As their father, why don't you do something about it? Gu Chen gave them three turns and a ring when he came to propose marriage. You have three sons, so you should prepare nine turns and three rings."
"I'll ring your head!"
The two of them looked like clowns standing there. Cao Wang had already helped Lin Yuxi get the tree up and transported it from the back mountain to the loess slope. It took more than half an hour. To prevent the protective soil from crumbling along the way, he even wrapped the mud with strips of cloth.
"Take a break, don't shovel anymore."
"Just give them a demonstration, you'll be teaching them how to plant trees later, so save your energy."
Cao Wang was an experienced man. Since Lin Yuxi had demonstrated once, he certainly couldn't let her dig again, as planting trees would be too strenuous.
Once the tree was dug up, others began to imitate it, trying their best not to break the roots and preserving the soil, following Lin Yuxi's steps exactly.
No matter what, it was Lin Yuxi who proposed the afforestation project. They were just doing the work and earning work points. They didn't bear any risks, so what was there to object to?
The group of people had different opinions, and some were even gloating, after all, they had spent so much time planting trees and afforestation, and they might be ridiculed in the future.
"Once everything is dug up, haul it to the loess slope. There aren't many trees there. Planting these trees will make it cooler for everyone to work." Cao Wang still held a certain amount of authority in the village, and no one dared to object when he spoke.
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