After the fetus stabilized, He Yuhan called her parents to tell them that she was going to have a grandchild again.
He Chenglin and his wife were overjoyed; their daughter was pregnant again. This time, they hoped she would give birth to a girl just like their daughter. They would cherish their granddaughter and make up for what they had neglected their daughter in the past.
Yan Qingya was happy for He Yuhan when she learned she was pregnant. She loved children and hoped to see the birth of a new life. Especially since it was He Yuhan's child; with such good-looking parents, the child was sure to be beautiful.
Gu Huayang and He Haobo, the two older children in the family, know that their aunt is pregnant with their younger brother again. They talk to He Yuhan's belly every day, saying that they are talking to the younger brother in their aunt's belly.
Xiao Xurui is the same way; he often touches his mother's belly, hoping that his little brother will come out soon and play with them.
He Yuhan's health was significantly affected by her pregnancy, and Han Yixian emphasized that his wife should not work more than two hours a day. Han Yixian had also entrusted the family elders and children to supervise He Yuhan.
He Yuhan's priority was naturally the baby, and besides, the blueprints she designed for the Qinglong County Machinery Factory were almost finished. She would have Gu Qishen deliver the blueprints later, and then she could focus on her pregnancy.
Winter has arrived, but Qianyuan County, located in the south, is not particularly cold; it's much warmer than City C. The surrounding trees are still lush and vibrant, while in the north, everything has long since withered—this is the biggest difference between the south and the north.
Gu Qishen is very busy right now. The entire Qianyuan County is taking advantage of the short off-season to build water conservancy projects.
Farmland irrigation projects are also related to grain yield, so Gu Qishen attaches great importance to them. He even held a training course to explain the benefits of farmland irrigation to the village cadres and encouraged them to make use of local advantages to carry out basic farmland irrigation construction so that farmland can be irrigated as much as possible.
The training course also explained fertilizer application techniques to the cadres. Different crops require different fertilizers, and fertilization should be carried out scientifically according to the needs of the crops and the conditions of the farmland.
The purpose of holding training courses is to instill in farmers the concept and benefits of scientific farming.
The idea of scientific farming was originally proposed unintentionally by He Yuhan, which greatly inspired Gu Qishen. Now, Gu Qishen hopes to promote this idea so that farmers can use farmland more efficiently and achieve the goal of increasing grain production.
Some villages have little farmland, mostly consisting of mountains and hills. Gu Qishen also conducted numerous field investigations and research trips to the countryside, hoping to make full use of the mountains and hills.
He Yuhan had suggested that tea trees and fruit trees, as well as other cash crops, could be planted on hillsides and slopes. Gu Qishen had also conducted in-depth research and found that some places were suitable for planting tea trees and others for planting fruit trees.
However, when the fruit trees are harvested, the issue of how to transport the fruit out must be considered, which involves transportation. Mountain roads are difficult to travel, and many places lack highways, making it impossible for cars to enter. This necessitates considering road construction.
Furthermore, tea and fruit tree seedlings were not easy to obtain. The year of famine had only passed two years prior, and people's thirst for food was palpable, so few had the energy to plant tea and fruit trees, let alone cultivate seedlings. Moreover, these seedlings needed to be suitable for growth in Qianyuan County, making it even more difficult.
There were quite a few saplings, and Gu Qishen was having a real headache trying to find enough.
Winter will soon be over, and the busy farming season will soon arrive. Gu Qishen is very anxious because the saplings he needs have not yet been found. Two large blisters have appeared on his lips without him even noticing.
During dinner, Han Yi noticed the blisters on Gu Qishen's lips and said, "You've been going to the countryside a lot lately, what happened to you? Did something happen? You're really angry."
Gu Qishen sighed and said, "Some villages have a lot of mountainous land, which is not suitable for growing grain. I plan to have them plant some tea trees, fruit trees, and the like. But the seedlings are hard to come by. You know there was a famine a couple of years ago. Who has the energy to plant a lot of these things? At most, a family might have a couple of fruit trees."
It's extremely difficult to obtain large quantities of tea and fruit tree seedlings now.
Han Yixian frowned upon hearing this and exchanged a glance with He Yuhan.
He Yuhan gave Han Yixian a look, and Han Yixian understood what his wife meant.
He said, "Okay, I'll think of a way for you. What kind of saplings do you want, and how many? Give me a rough estimate later."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qishen said happily, "Yixian, if you can solve this problem for me, it will solve a big problem for me."
As the saying goes, even a clever cook can't cook without rice. If I can't get the saplings, all the villagers' hard work will be for nothing, and I won't be able to keep my promise. I'll be breaking my word. Thank you so much.
Han Yixian said, "Why are you being so polite with me?"
He Yuhan asked, "Brother Gu, how are those villages that we were planning to plant medicinal herbs doing?"
Gu Qishen said, "We've already planted two kinds of herbs, but the quantity isn't very large because we're short of seeds. Other herb seeds are also really hard to find, so we can only take it one step at a time."
He Yuhan said, "Then let Brother Yi help us find some herbal seeds so that we can develop the herbal planting base as soon as possible and the pharmaceutical factory won't lack raw materials."
Han Yixian said, "I'll help you find the seeds of those herbs too. But you have to keep this a secret from me. Same as before."
Gu Qishen quickly said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely keep it a secret."
Gu Qishen knew that He Yuhan was likely to help again this time, and Han Yixian was just covering for him. Regardless, he had to thank them.
Since Han Yixian and He Yuhan had said so, they must be confident they could get their hands on the item. This solved a huge problem for him, and he breathed a huge sigh of relief.
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