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Chapter 1369 Going to the Dam
The following day, four trucks were heading in a long procession toward Lin Hao and his group's camp.

"Look everyone, it's green there, it looks like a forest!"

The trucks marched on for a long time, through a vast expanse of yellow sand. After traveling for some time, the passengers suddenly noticed a patch of green in the middle of the desert.

"Haha, that's right, when you see this green, it means we're almost at the campsite!"

"As you can see, these saplings were planted by our forestry experts and their teams."

"Yes, this is only a part of it. Our engineer Chen and expert Lin led their team to research and develop 5,000 saplings and shrubs on this hill."

These are the first batch of saplings, made from ordinary saplings from the foot of the mountain, and now they have grown into a small grove.

We also received a second batch, using saplings cultivated at the Bashang Nursery. This second batch is also about half a person's height.

At this moment, Yu Zheng and Qu He began to introduce themselves in turn, their faces filled with pride and arrogance.

Qin Xuemei and Yu Zhenglai sat in the car, looking at the grove of trees outside, and asked with a puzzled expression:
"These saplings look pretty good. Judging from what the director said, it seems that trees are being planted not only on this hill, but also in other places!"

"But since this place is suitable for planting trees, why not plant more here?"

"This was a decision made by our expert Lin and engineer Chen together!" Yu Zhenglai explained proudly.

"Engineer Chen and expert Lin broke with convention, so after the saplings survived, they studied their ability to adapt to the environment."

"So we chose three places with different geographical conditions in Saihanba: the best environment, the medium environment, and the worst environment, to conduct the experiment."

"Then what's the reason for these shrubs on this mountain?" Qin Xuemei discovered that not only saplings but also shrubs were planted on the dam, hence her question.

"This was also suggested by forestry experts. If we want to plant trees and create forests, we must first prevent wind erosion and fix sand dunes. Therefore, we should plant drought-resistant and more adaptable shrubs and use straw checkerboard technology to achieve the goal of preventing wind erosion and fixing sand dunes!"

Then Yu Zheng introduced Lin Hao's windbreak and sand fixation plan, which immediately surprised everyone.

"This is truly a stroke of genius." Qin Xuemei was also stunned by Lin Hao's actions.

These are things that ordinary people could not come up with, and I couldn't help but feel curious about Lin Hao.

Hearing Yu Zhenglai and Qu He praise Lin Hao so highly, they seemed somewhat uncomfortable. Then, looking at the grove of trees, they confidently said:

"Hehe, you've been staying on the dam all this time, so you've overlooked these shrubs. If we had come here first, we would definitely have realized that this place is suitable for planting shrubs."

"Xuemei, don't you think so?" At this moment, Wu Yansheng, who was in a car, was wearing a high-necked trench coat and boots. He spoke in a condescending manner, and at first glance, one might mistake him for a leader who had come to inspect the area.

"Yes, you are all college students and professionals. Professionals naturally see things differently."

Perhaps it was Lin Hao's excellence that made Yu Zheng think that all college students were like him, so he did not refute Wu Yansheng's words.

Seeing Wu Yansheng like this, Qin Xuemei didn't say much, but instead looked at the grove of trees with great interest, her eyes shining.

Before long, the truck arrived at the camp on the dam, where Zhao Tianshan and his men were already waiting.

Lin Hao and Feng Cheng went to the nursery to expand its area as much as possible. Once the seeds arrived and were stored in the snow, everything would go smoothly.

"Haha, Captain Zhao, I didn't expect you to manage this camp so well. Great job, thank you for your hard work!"

As soon as everyone arrived at the camp, Yu Zhenglai got out of the car. Looking at the luxurious camp, he immediately expressed his approval of Zhao Tianshan, the logistics captain.

"Thank you for the compliment, but this is all thanks to everyone!"

"Alright, I know this is everyone's achievement. Why don't you accept it for them temporarily? Everyone, take a look, what do you think?"

Yu Zheng rolled his eyes at Zhao Tianshan, then looked at the elegantly dressed group of people getting out of the car.

"It's not that great!" Wu Yansheng looked at the dugout in front of him and said with a pursed lip. It was completely different from what he had imagined.

"Wu Yansheng!" Qin Xuemei noticed Zhao Tianshan's dark expression and reminded Wu Yansheng.

"We already knew the conditions here were tough before we came, but we didn't expect them to be this tough!"

After seeing that Wu Yansheng stopped speaking, Qin Xuemei once again expressed her determination to Yu Zhenglai:

"But please rest assured, leaders, we will adapt to the conditions here as soon as possible, get involved in research, and work together to build a beautiful Saihanba through afforestation."

"Xuemei, you've misunderstood me, that's not what I meant!" Wu Yansheng realized he had said the wrong thing and quickly tried to make amends:
"What I mean is, based on Director Yu's introduction at the time, I thought this place was windy, with yellow sand blocking out the sun, making it difficult to move around."

"Our female classmates are all rather delicate; they could easily be blown away by the wind."

"But after I got here, I found that it was much better than I had imagined."

"So I've decided to adapt to this place as soon as possible and then contribute to the greening of Saihanba!"

Wu Yansheng first glanced cautiously at Qin Xuemei, and then spoke to Yu Zhenglai with great enthusiasm.

"Haha, not bad, that's exactly the kind of positive work enthusiasm we need." He then instructed Zhao Tianshan:

"Tianshan, quickly get everyone to help unload the college students' luggage and arrange their accommodations. The car needs to go back to pick up the saplings and this experimental equipment soon!"

"Okay!" Zhao Tianshan said to the others, "Help everyone unload the luggage!"

Yu Zhenglai turned to a group of college students and said, "Come on, everyone, let's take a tour of our camp!"

At Yu Zhenglai's command, he led everyone down to the camp.

The camp is divided into four areas. One is a canteen and meeting room, which is a regular ground-level building. On both sides are dormitories, one for men and one for women, which are dugout structures.

There's also Feng Cheng's dugout, which is the old camp, and the last laboratory, which Qu Helai told us about when he came, but the experimental equipment hasn't been brought up yet.

"Let me first introduce to you that before you came, our comrades on the dam built a total of ten dormitories. Originally, each dormitory was for two people, and it could accommodate twenty people!"
But now, there are only nine of you, so the accommodation is relatively spacious. You can choose your own dormitory room; you can live alone or in pairs!
"However, for girls, I suggest that two people live together, so that they can take care of each other. If you are not used to living with someone, it is also fine to live alone!"

Then everyone started choosing their dorm rooms. Each person had their own room, which was already quite good.

"Hiss, is this even a place for humans to live?" The four boys were about to go and choose their dormitories. Sui Zhichao stepped down from the dugout. The four of them, seeing a dugout for the first time, were stunned by what they saw.

"This, this is just a cellar, except it has a window!"

"Having a place to stay is already a blessing, but are you all really having a dorm room by yourselves? This place is so creepy, are you sure you dare to sleep alone at night?"

Yan Xiangli, who had been silent the whole way, suddenly looked at everyone and spoke.

"Yeah, this is a bit scary. How about we share a room, Yan Xiangli?"

At this moment, Sui Zhichao from Haijin also realized that this was indeed a bit scary. The two then moved into the first room, and Wu Yansheng and Na Da Kui also quietly chose a dormitory room instead of each having their own.

"I've never seen a dormitory like this before. Is it really safe for people to live in?"

From the beginning, the girls were all in agreement; they all wanted to have their own room.

However, he soon realized that living alone was indeed a bit scary, and more importantly, it was unsafe, with no one to look after each other.

So they decided to share a room. Meng Yue and Qin Xuemei were classmates, so they chose to share a room.

There were only five girls who signed up to go to the dam, leaving Shen Mengyin, Ji Xiurong, and Tang Qi as the remaining three. It was a bit difficult to make a decision.

Tang Qi, ever the understanding one, said, "Why don't you two share a room? I actually really want to live alone!"

The two girls, lacking social experience, assumed Tang Qi genuinely wanted to live alone, and were slightly pleased.

So Tang Qi found a dormitory room by herself and moved her luggage in.

On the other side, Meng Yue was also amazed by the poor conditions of the dormitory.

Qin Xuemei smiled and said, "This is called a dugout. You can tell that the person who built it was very skilled, and they even specially designed windows."

"Compared to the cave dwellings in Yan'an, the conditions here are much better than the fighting environment of our ancestors back then."

"You're quite optimistic. By the way, Xuemei, why do you seem so distracted since you got here?"

Looking at the optimistic Qin Xuemei, Meng Yue couldn't help but sigh.

However, she then thought that Qin Xuemei seemed absent-minded after entering Saihanba, and wondered if she regretted giving up her job as a secretary in Beijing.

"It's nothing, I'm just curious about the person who can grow trees in the yellow sand!"

I just inquired and found out that for several years, not a single tree had survived to grow here.
"It was only three years ago, after that forestry expert arrived, that the saplings were successfully planted in batches. So I think planting trees in Saihanba is definitely not as simple as Wu Yansheng said!"

"Xuemei, why think so much? We're all in the same camp now, we'll see each other sooner or later!"

"We'll know once we get to know each other. Anyway, I think Wu Yansheng is right."

"Although we didn't notice those bushes at first, I think we're all college students, so it was only a matter of time before we found them."

"Besides, didn't Director Yu say that person graduated from an agricultural university? He definitely can't compare to us. You know, agriculture and forestry are not the same thing."

Seeing Qin Xuemei's furrowed brows, Meng Yue couldn't help but offer words of comfort.

"I think you might be underestimating everyone. Let's make the bed first!" Qin Xuemei sighed and then began making the bed with Meng Yue.

"Wow!!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!"

While Meng Yue merely sighed that the conditions here were poor, Shen Mengyin from Shanghai burst into tears upon seeing the dormitory.

"Shen Mengyin, why are you crying? Don't cry!"

Ji Xiurong began to examine the dugout when Shen Mengyin suddenly burst into tears, which terrified Ji Xiurong.

She didn't quite understand why Shen Mengyin was crying, because in her memory, although this place was tough, it wasn't unacceptable.

Then he saw Shen Mengyin, with her sweet and lovely face, and then he realized that she had been spoiled at home since she was a child and couldn't accept reality all at once.

"I miss home!!" Shen Mengyin said sadly.

"You, how come you're already homesick after only just arriving?" Just as Ji Xiurong had expected, she simply couldn't accept it.

"You didn't come here voluntarily?" Ji Xiurong then asked.

"Waaah, if I could avoid coming, who would want to come to this awful place!" Shen Mengyin sobbed, sniffling.

"My family is poor, and no other place would accept me, so I had no choice but to come here!"

"But I didn't expect it to be so much worse here than I imagined, it's really terrible!!!"

Shen Mengyin spoke while crying, as if she wanted to cry out all her grievances.

"I was just saying!" Ji Xiurong exclaimed in sudden realization, then comforted him:
"How come such a beautiful girl like you came here to support Saihanba? Oh, I see!"

"Really? Am I really pretty?" At this moment, Shen Meng looked at Ji Xiurong with her big, blinking eyes.

Originally, Ji Xiurong was just making a simple complaint, but seeing Shen Mengyin's expression, it seemed she had grasped the key to comforting her.

"Of course you're beautiful. Look at your delicate skin and smooth face. Look at mine, it's rough and uncomfortable to the touch."

Ji Xiurong touched Shen Mengyin's face, couldn't help but pinch it, and then pulled Shen Mengyin's hand to touch her own face.

Indeed, Ji Xiurong has regular features and a heroic and capable appearance, but the quality of her skin is just too bad.

"really?"

"Of course!"

"Okay, stop crying, you don't look pretty when you cry!"

Sure enough, Shen Mengyin's expression brightened immediately after being praised by Ji Xiurong, and she smiled.

The two quickly made up their beds and left the dugout.

While the students were observing the dormitory, Yu Zhenglai watched as Zhao Tianshan led the logistics team to help move things.

"Captain Zhao, please check and see if there's anything you've missed."

These are all supplies and experimental materials for university students, so they have to be handled with care. That's why Yu Zheng keeps an eye on them and gives them a word of encouragement from time to time.

"By the way, Captain Zhao, get ready. The college students just arrived at the dam today, so let's prepare a good meal to welcome them and wash away their dust!"

"I'd like to, but the conditions are limited," Zhao Tianshan said anxiously upon hearing Qu He's words.

(End of this chapter)