Chapter 62
The research team is here.
Everyone recognizes the people from this research team. They were the first group of people who came to the community to collect soil for testing.
After these people arrived, they didn't do anything else but visit the families who grew the best vegetables in the yard one by one, and then took samples of the soil they used for growing vegetables for testing.
This kind of thing is now considered basic practice, it happens every now and then, and no one feels anything about it, so just let them do as they please.
But they were not very casual this time.
They actually settled down in the community.
Moreover, it seems that their team members have been assigned tasks, and it is fixed which person is responsible for which companies.
In the days that followed, this man would visit the homes of the residents he was responsible for every day to see how they planted and ask questions about every detail.
Ask them questions like when was this vegetable planted and when did it start to sprout?
When was the first batch of vegetables harvested, and how many kilograms did you harvest?
The questions were very detailed.
Not only do they ask questions, they also watch the residents work.
Logically speaking, they are all experts and should know more, but they did not give any advice to the residents on how to grow vegetables. They just watched quietly and took careful notes.
If asked, just smile and say: "You can just operate as usual, we are just here to understand the situation."
His attitude was very good, but it gave me an indescribable feeling.
Naturally, there is someone in charge of the Shen family.
And because the earliest soil of the people in the courtyard was dug from their home, the person responsible for recording the situation of their home was also the head of the investigation team.
This guy is considered older in the group, he is over 50 years old.
Maybe because he is older and sleeps less, he comes to the Shen family at a regular time every day.
He would always come and knock on the door as soon as the sun rose in the morning, and every time he came, it was when Shen Jianyi got up and was about to water the seedlings he had planted.
This man was very polite. Every time he came, he never entered the house, let alone pry into the life of the Shen family.
They just stayed in the backyard and watched the Shen family take care of things.
After they finished tidying up the seedlings and started doing other work, the man said goodbye, and then came back in the evening when it was time to water or tidy up.
At the beginning, he would chat with Shen Jianyi like everyone else in the group.
Ask him when these vegetables were planted, how they were planted, whether the soil was fertilized, etc.
But later he discovered that, probably because Old Man Shen was old, although he would intentionally follow the tutorials and adopt scientific planting methods when growing vegetables, he still relied on guesswork most of the time.
He can't remember everything.
What we could get out of him was not as much as what other members of the group could get out of the young people in the hospital.
Speaking of which, there are really some very meticulous people in this courtyard. Some of them even made special planting records, writing down the entire vegetable planting cycle clearly.
That provided them with the most valuable first-hand information.
So later on, this person stopped asking questions and just happily followed Shen Jianyi and watched him operate.
At the beginning, the Shen family was a little defensive, and when he was around, they just worked in the backyard.
But there are so many seedling racks on the roof, how could anyone who pays attention not see them?
What's more, the things grown there will eventually be known to others, so the Shen family did not hide it anymore.
When Old Man Shen goes to clean up, he will also bring the team leader with him.
This is a surprise!
Even the team leader did not expect that the Shen family had already started growing crops on the rooftop!
Moreover, the corn and peanuts had grown quite tall, and it was obvious that they had survived.
What kind of weather is this?
It was dry and hot, and even a serious farmer would find it difficult to grow corn and peanuts on that day, let alone growing them on the rooftop in planting boxes!
This discovery really made everyone in the research team overjoyed.
After all, compared to growing vegetables, using small spaces to grow food under conditions of drought and water shortage is the major direction they will focus on in the future.
The research team originally planned to stay in the community for three days, understand the situation and then report back.
When they came, even they themselves didn't expect that this trip would be so fruitful.
After further investigation, they found that this community did have many advantages in terms of crop cultivation.
The experience summarized by the residents from the experiments can even be used directly and promoted on a large scale immediately.
For example, the three-dimensional planting.
Planting vegetables in small containers may be more troublesome at first, but it saves soil and water!
Moreover, because it occupies a small area, it is easy to maintain and does not require full labor. The elderly and teenagers can also do it after they become proficient in it.
Although the yield of crops grown in this way will inevitably be lower than that of large-scale farmland cultivation, it is already a very good transition method in the current situation of drought and water shortage, serious land pollution, and frequent natural disasters.
Moreover, in addition to rural areas, it is easy to operate even in small families in cities, and is very worthy of promotion.
The research team lived in the community for a total of five days.
Before leaving, he held Shi Lei and the others' hands and expressed his deep emotion, saying that they were the gathering point with the strongest self-rescue ability in the entire region and had set an example for other residential areas.
Because they were too excited, they agreed without hesitation to the community's request for more varieties of vegetable seeds and the Shen family's request for some potatoes to germinate.
You have to know that there are very few varieties of rapeseed available in the town now, only a few kinds of green leafy vegetables.
Those can be used to exchange for food, but it is impossible to fill your stomach with them.
The research team left.
The community resumed normal life.
At the beginning, some people were wondering when the rapeseed that those people promised would be delivered.
After talking about it for a while and realizing there was no news at all, no one mentioned it anymore.
Anyway, hope is always followed by disappointment, and everyone gets used to it after it happens many times.
It was not until more than half a month had passed and it was almost the end of the year that another group of people came to the community.
The team was led by a young man in military uniform.
He was very tall and thin, with a dark face and dry skin that had broken out from being burned by the scorching sun.
Only a pair of eyes are bright and shining.
He led a working group of twelve people, half of whom were in military uniforms, and although the others were in casual clothes, one could tell from their temperament that they were definitely not ordinary people.
They were brought here by the leader of the research team who had been here before.
Along with them came several tricycles and electric motorcycles, which were equipped with a lot of incomprehensible equipment.
Cao Hongmin went out to greet them on behalf of the community.
The head of the research team introduced them, saying, "This is Director Wei from the capital. He and his team are here to solve the soil pollution problem in our region."
When Cao Hongmin heard that the expert came from the capital and that he was here to solve the problem of land pollution, his face immediately broke into a smile.
I don’t know how many times higher the enthusiasm was than when I faced the research team before.
Not only did he shake hands and greet each of them, he also let them into the house.
He also personally went to fetch some cooled boiled water and poured a large glass for each of them.
Seeing his completely different attitude, the leader of the research group was not annoyed and remained extremely calm.
It was obvious that he must have seen this kind of attitude many times before in other places and was already used to it.
After the team leader finished introducing both parties, he watched the people in the community help the working group unload the equipment and then said goodbye and left.
The working group from the capital stayed.
Seeing that Lao Cao was going to arrange a place for them to stay, the major waved his hand and said, "Don't bother, we have our tents with us. You just need to help find a suitable place, and we will take care of the rest."
Looking at the two bars and two stars shining on his shoulders, Cao Hongmin felt like he had seen the greatest hope, so naturally he agreed.
He immediately led the group of people to the community square and found a suitable space for them in the commercial area next to it.
Although several storefronts there have collapsed, the overall decoration is still good. The ground is paved with granite, and there are some trees nearby to provide shade.
It's a cool and flat place.
The people in the working group are also very satisfied with the environment.
Lao Cao found a few more people to help the working group set up the tent, and this time the other party did not refuse.
When the work was almost done, he asked the officer again: "Leader, is there anything else you want us to do?"
The officer shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't call me that, there is no leader, Captain Cao, you look a few years older than me, just call me Xiao Wei.
We have nothing to do this morning, so we will pack up first. In the afternoon, we will have to ask you to invite a few residents who are good at growing vegetables to come together for a meeting with us. I have a list here, and you can find the people according to the list. "
As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper with his name on it from his military uniform pocket and handed it to Lao Cao.
Lao Cao took a look and found that they were all praised by the research team before, and he immediately understood a little more.
I know that these people come here for the community’s vegetable growing technology.
But - he is more concerned about solving the problem of land pollution.
He couldn't help but probe: "That's no problem, I'll go and inform them later. It's Captain Wei, what about the pollution?"
The officer turned around and pointed at the equipment they had brought, and consoled them, "Don't worry, we have experts with us this time, and they are here specifically to solve the pollution problem. We will also talk about it during the meeting this afternoon."
Lao Cao was really relieved now.
He agreed and was about to leave, but was stopped by the officer again.
Lao Cao asked: "Anything else? It's about lunch..."
"No, we brought our own rations." The officer denied quickly.
Then he smiled and said, "It's a personal matter. Captain Cao, where is Shen Jianyi's home? Could you point it out to me? I need to go over and take a look."
After that, without waiting for Lao Cao to ask further questions, he explained: "Shen Jianyi is my uncle, and Cheng Ru is my lover's aunt."
"Oh, you are Wei Yan!" Lao Cao suddenly realized!
There is no one in the community who doesn’t know Wei Yan.
The package he had sent by helicopter had left a deep impression on everyone in the community.
What's more, Chen Cong had revealed information several times, all in the name of their brother-in-law who was serving in the army headquarters.
Knowing that the young officer in front of him was actually the nephew-in-law of the Shen family, Lao Cao suddenly felt more at home.
That attitude was so much more intimate than before!
There was no need for him to show the way. He personally took Wei Yan to the Shen family.
When he was still a long way from the gate, he shouted at the house: "Uncle Shen! Open the door, look who I brought back to you!"
Shen Jianyi was picking his corn on the roof at the moment. Hearing this, he poked his head out from the railing and said, "Who is it? You look so happy this early in the morning. Who did you bring back?"
Wei Yan took off his hat and shouted upwards: "Uncle, it's me, Wei Yan!"
When he heard it was Wei Yan, Shen Jianyi was stunned for a moment, then dropped the kettle and ran downstairs.
While running, he shouted: "Lao Cheng! Xixi, Congcong, look who's coming! Wei Yan is here!"
Then the two people outside heard a series of jingling sounds from the courtyard gate, followed by a burst of hurried footsteps.
Soon the door opened, and then all the people from the Shen family, except Gu Kai who came to the city to work, stood in front of him.
As soon as she saw him, Cheng Ru burst into tears.
Wei Yan quickly stepped forward, put his arm around his aunt's shoulders, and comforted her, "Aunt, don't worry, Ranran and the others are fine, the whole family is fine, my parents are fine too, they are all healthy, don't worry."
These words made Cheng Ru's tears flow uncontrollably.
Seeing the family reunited, Lao Cao was also very moved. He did not disturb them too much, just said hello to the family and left.
Wei Yan was surrounded by his family and entered the house.
Shen Cong immediately brought him a large cup of herbal tea.
Wei Yan didn't hesitate at all, he took the cup and gulped it all down, after finishing it he let out a long breath and sighed: "It's better to go home!"
These words almost made Cheng Ru cry again.
Wei Yan and Cheng Ran were introduced to each other by a friend.
At that time, Cheng Ran was still a college student, and Wei Yan was already a young officer in the military headquarters.
When they were dating, Cheng Ru had actually only met her niece's husband a few times.
Later, after they got married, because they wanted to settle down in the capital, Wei Yan took a long vacation and returned to Beining to work for his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Wei Yan stayed in Beining for more than twenty days. Not only did he make his father-in-law and mother-in-law smile whenever they talked about him, but even his aunt Cheng Ru liked him very much.
It’s not that this guy is very sweet-mouthed or good at talking, it’s just that he is very sincere to others.
Because they know that what the old couple is most worried about is their daughter being bullied outside, and they think that if the child is wronged, she won’t even be able to return to her parents’ home.
Wei Yan brought the property certificate directly, and Cheng Ran’s own name was written on the certificate.
Wei Yan spoke very frankly, he said: "I am a soldier, the country needs me to rush to the front at any time, Ranran will inevitably be worried if she follows me in the future.
I cannot guarantee her sense of security, so I certainly cannot let her suffer any grievances in life.
My parents have their own house and pension, and I have older brothers and sisters. They don't need my money, so everything I have is Ranran's. "
Although the Cheng family is not the kind of people who attach great importance to money, it must be said that Wei Yan's expression made the old couple feel relieved instantly.
Later, Wei Yan really did as he said and treated Cheng Ran and Cheng Ran's family very well, just like a family.
Otherwise, Cheng Ran's parents would not have made up their mind to sell their house in Beining and buy a new property in Beijing to live with their daughter and son-in-law two years after the couple got married.
Without strong motivation and real trust, not everyone would give up the home where they have lived for most of their lives and start over in a new environment when they are old.
Therefore, although Wei Yan is just a nephew-in-law in the Shen family, and the relationship is relatively distant, no one in the family treats him as an outsider, and everyone treats him the same as their own family member.
Seeing that Wei Yan had recovered, Cheng Ru started to make arrangements again: "Hurry up, get Xiao Wei some clothes to wash. He has been wearing this for a long time, and there are salt spots on his back!"
Wei Yan's face turned red after hearing these words.
He scratched his head, no longer as serious as he was in front of Lao Cao, and returned to his young appearance.
"I've been traveling these days, and there's a shortage of water everywhere on the road. I just wiped myself when I got a chance, but I never took a bath. Aunt, does it stink?"
He explained embarrassedly.
Shen Cong smiled and hurried to pour him some water, while Shen Jianyi walked over and sat down beside him.
"Don't listen to your aunt, she's just trouble. Wei Yan, why are you here? Are you here on vacation to see me?"
It was only at this point that he got to the point. Everyone else stopped talking and looked at him.
Wei Yan explained: "It's not a vacation, but it's almost like a vacation. I was busy with the earthquake for half a year, and was recently transferred from Qingzhou to Beining.
The first task after the transfer was to accompany the superior working group to carry out the work of land pollution control.
I have just arrived and haven't found a chance to take leave to come visit my family.
As soon as I saw that the first location on this task was our neighborhood, I applied directly.
When our team leader heard that our whole family was here, he approved it immediately.
So it’s not a vacation, but it can be considered a vacation. My boss gave me some privileges and let me take this opportunity to come back and take a look.”
After hearing Wei Yan's explanation, the whole family was very happy.
Shen suggested that he reach out and pat his uniform: "Oh, you got a star upgrade? The last time I saw you, you were still one star, right? By the way, I just heard Xiao Cao call you Captain Wei. How come you're now the captain?"
Wei Yan scratched his head again in embarrassment: "No, no, I'm a deputy. I made a military achievement before and was promoted to a higher level. It happened not long ago, so Ranran doesn't even know about it."
When they heard that it was a military achievement he had made not long ago, the whole family suddenly fell silent.
Everyone felt sad, and the little joy they had before was gone.
What time is it?
Is it easy to gain military merit at this time?
The military achievements that can be made at this time must be closely related to earthquake resistance.
During the earthquake relief operation, which soldier on the front line would not fight?
Everyone made a huge contribution.
In this situation, any achievement you make will inevitably come at a greater price than usual.
The smile on Cheng Ru's face disappeared immediately.
She worriedly grabbed Wei Yan and said, "What happened? Tell your auntie clearly! Where are you injured? Is it serious?!"
At the same time, Shen Jianyi asked, "Is your transfer back to Beining related to your injury?"
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