"Child, I'm your grandpa!"
This voice stopped the Qin Feng family from returning home. Everyone turned around and saw that it was old man Chen Liefeng. At this time, old man Chen was trembling. Jian Yue supported him and walked towards Zhou Jinyan step by step.
Qin Feng seemed to understand something, so he stepped forward, took Old Chen's hand and patted it gently. "Old man, what are you talking about? Let's go back to the bullpen and talk."
Old Chen paused, turned around and walked towards the cowshed, looking back at Zhou Jinyan as he walked, as if he was afraid that Zhou Jinyan would run away and disappear.
Walking into the cowshed, Old Chen slowly turned around, tears already in his eyes. He staggered a few steps forward and grabbed Zhou Jinyan's hand, pulling him into his arms. "My dear grandson, you've suffered so much, Grandpa's dear grandson. Woo woo"
Everyone in the cowshed thought of their families and their own experiences, and for a moment they were filled with emotion and burst into tears. Qin Feng's family was also shocked by this news. Is Mr. Chen Zhou Jinyan's grandfather?
Zhou Jinyan took out a hand and patted Old Chen on the back, thinking to himself: In my previous life, I never saw my grandfather until I died, and I didn’t know that a grandfather existed. Why didn’t my father let my grandparents raise me but sent me back to my hometown thousands of miles away?
Could it be that grandpa also died in the previous life and didn’t live long enough for dad to tell him that there was another him?
Jian Yue took out a hot towel and handed it to Old Chen to wipe his face. Old Chen took the hot towel and brought Zhou Jinyan closer to wipe his face carefully. He then looked at Zhou Jinyan's face and said, "You look a lot like your mother."
"Your mother went to the battlefield at the age of 14. She was smart, brave, and strong. Once she joined the army, she was like a bird that had been released and had no home. She said she wanted to make a name for herself and didn't need to rely on our name.
When filling out personal information at the army, we didn't write our names and addresses. Your grandma missed you so much that she fell ill and passed away before she could get any news from your mom.
Five years ago, your mother went on a mission and there was no news of her since then. The organization found me last year and handed me your mother's belongings, saying that she died while on a mission five years ago.
"The troops said your mother was married and died giving birth to a boy. I went to your father to inquire about your whereabouts, and he told me he was out on a mission and had no idea when he would return. Before he could find out about you, I was sent down here. "My son, from now on, we, grandfather and grandson, will depend on each other." Old Chen said this, a smile on his lips, tears streaming down his face.
Elder Chen pulled Jian Yue, who was standing aside, over and introduced him to Zhou Jinyan, "Jinyan, this is your uncle Jian Yue. I found him from a pile of corpses after a battle. He was only five years old at the time and has lived with us ever since. This time, I was framed and sent down here, so your uncle left his job and came here with me."
Old Chen looked up at Qin Feng and said, "Qin Feng, I will always remember your family's kindness. Thank you, Ke'er, for saving Jin Yan."
Qin Feng touched the back of his head and smiled. "You are too polite. We are family and should keep our distance. Do you want Jin Yan to come here to accompany you, or continue to stay at my house?"
Elder Chen touched Zhou Jinyan's head and said, "My dear grandson, you should continue to live in your uncle Qin Feng's house, okay? It's not good for you to come here, and we don't know when this disaster will be over. Protect yourself first."
Zhou Jinyan firmly disagreed. He finally had a relative, and he wanted to be with him and would never be separated from him. "No, Grandpa, I want to be with you! Not apart." After saying that, he lay in Chen Lao's arms and burst into tears, as if he wanted to vent all the grievances and pain he had accumulated.
Old Chen picked up Zhou Jinyan and placed him on the kang, hugging his small body as if he were hugging the whole world. Zhou Jinyan was determined to live in the cowshed with Old Chen. Li Shuwan and the other children went home and brought him bedding. Qin Muxiao brought him a kang cabinet, Qin Muzhou brought him a kang table, and Ke'er brought him clothes, shoes, and socks.
In this way, Zhou Jinyan lived in the cowshed with his grandfather. From then on, Mr. Chen was happy to do everything every day and was happy all day long.
Qin Feng's family's work on sand control and grass cultivation on Daqingshan and Xiaoqingshan continued as planned. The thorn bushes planted around the foot of Xiaoqingshan had grown into a natural barrier. Qin Feng had opened a gate near his home, installed it, and locked it. However, Daqingshan remained open; anyone who wanted to enter could do so at any time. Therefore, it was necessary to plant some vegetation around Daqingshan.
While researching sand control and grass cultivation, Qin Muzhou discovered that wolfberries and saxaul trees are excellent plants for growing in sandy soils. So, today, Qin Feng and his family decided to plant trees. They decided to plant saxaul trees on the western slope of Daqing Mountain and surround it with wolfberries, which, when grown, would form a natural barrier.
Ke'er had long ago gone to places where there were perennial wolfberries, or even wild wolfberries, and cut branches to grow seedlings in her space. Wolfberries are highly adaptable, so transplanting wolfberry seedlings to soft, breathable soil and watering them appropriately will help the roots adapt to the soil and they will quickly take root. After the wolfberries have grown steadily, they can be cared for daily according to their growth habits. Wolfberries like temperature and are suitable for growing in warm, cool, and well-ventilated climates, so Qin Feng planted the wolfberries on the hillside under Daqing Mountain for a week.
The family worked for two days but still couldn't finish planting. Finally, at night, Ke'er turned into a small ball and jumped around to finish planting all the plants.
When planting Elaeagnus angustifolia trees on the western slopes of Daqing Mountain, Qin Feng recruited 20 villagers from the village. Digging pits was a heavy workload, and the children at home couldn't be overworked. Elaeagnus angustifolia is a well-known fruit tree in Northwest China, widely used for both food and livestock.
Similarly, Ke'er had already prepared the seedlings of the Elaeagnus angustifolia in her space. She cleaned the seeds and buried them in the sand, then poured water over them to allow them to germinate naturally. Once the seedlings grew to over 60 centimeters, they could be transplanted.
Qin Feng had already moved Ke'er and the good saxaul saplings to the western slope of Daqing Mountain. When the villagers arrived, Qin Feng and his family were placing the saplings. Qin Muzhou suggested that Qin Feng space the saxaul trees farther apart so that in three years the land could be interplanted with other plants or crops.
Qin Feng accepted the proposal and told the villagers to plant the saxaul trees three meters apart. The villagers even laughed at Qin Feng for not knowing how to grow crops and saying the spacing was too sparse. Qin Feng didn't get angry and explained the reason in detail. The villagers suddenly understood and went to work.
The Elaeagnus angustifolia tree does not require much water, so it does not need to be watered much when planted. Instead, it is important to pay attention to drainage when there is a lot of rainfall. It is also important to pay attention to cleaning the sand around its roots. Pushing the sand too high will affect its growth.
After the saxaul tree is planted, the subsequent maintenance work is not very heavy. The saxaul tree itself is a plant with strong adaptability and vitality, so after Ke'er has done a good job of protection in the early stage, the survival rate of the saxaul tree is relatively high.
Up to now, the results of sand control and grass cultivation in Xiaoqingshan and Daqingshan are obvious. Teachers from the county agricultural school come here once a week to conduct field research and write down valuable field research records.
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