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Chapter 1418 Mechanized Afforestation
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After years of silence, the Bashang area began to bustle with activity from this day onward, as a large nursery was built behind the office building.

Qin Xuemei, Meng Yue, and other female comrades were responsible for sowing, watering, and seedling cultivation.

On the slope, workers in blue overalls, working in pairs, began digging holes and planting trees.

On the flat areas, red tractors, carrying plows, rumbled across the land, turning it over.

A large number of workers also entered the nursery near the advance team's camp to build simple pipelines and water and fertilize the plants, taking advantage of the current water availability on the dam.

Bright flags were planted on the plowed land, and six tractors pulled a seedling planter slowly forward.

Two women sit on each seedling planter, responsible for placing the seedlings.

Qin Xuemei and Zhang Manling were in the same group. While Qin Xuemei was planting the seedlings, she taught Zhang Manling the key points of planting the seedlings.

The seedling planter rotates once on the ground and plants the seedling in the soil. Compared with planting trees by hand, the efficiency is simply worlds apart.

Zhao Tianshan was a tractor driver. He would drive the tractor and occasionally glance back, not at Qin Xuemei, but at Zhang Manling sitting in the back.

The area above the dam is now vibrant and full of life, no longer desolate and sparsely populated as it once was.

This group of people is using their own hands to change the environment in the Bashang area where birds have no trees to perch on.

As the technical advisor, Lin Hao had to shuttle between the two groups to check on their work.

After guiding the expansion work at the nursery, I went to check the artificial tree planting area. After confirming that there were no problems, I went to the mechanical tree planting team.

As soon as Lin Hao arrived, he noticed Li Zhong inspecting the saplings planted by the machine.

His brows furrowed deeply, and he ran to the tractor that was in operation, shouting, "Stop! Everyone stop!"

Zhao Tianshan stopped the tractor, blew his whistle, and the other tractors stopped as well.

Qin Xuemei, Meng Yue, and the others went up to ask Li Zhong what had happened.

"There's something wrong with this machine. Look, everyone, the seedlings are all at different depths. This will greatly affect the survival rate!"

Li Zhong showed them the saplings he had planted; the mechanically planted saplings were all crooked and there were very few standing upright.

Shen Mengyin pointed to the machine she was using and said, "Director Li, our machine also has a problem!"

"Look, the seedlings grown by that machine are all crooked!"

"Our machine has a problem too!"

There were only six seedling planting machines in total, but four of them were leaning to one side and the other to the other. The remaining two were not much better, both leaning to one side or the other to the other.

"Could it be that we placed the saplings incorrectly? Let's readjust them." Upon hearing this, Qin Xuemei immediately went to check, wondering if it was a problem with her.
Li Zhong shook his head and said, "It's not your problem, it's the problem with the seedling planter!"

"The seedling planter was bought from the north, and it might not be adapted to the local conditions. It would be great if a mechanical expert could help modify it!"

"A mechanical expert?" Sui Zhichao was delivering saplings when he happened to come across this, so he said:
"If we were to bring them from Beijing, it would take at least a week!"

"That won't do!" Ji Xiurong said, frowning.
"Now is the most important season for planting seedlings, and we can't afford to waste a single day!"

"What should we do?" Everyone was at a loss, not knowing what to do for a moment.

At this moment, Lin Hao spoke up, saying, "I have a suggestion, why don't we modify it ourselves!"

"Modify it yourself?" Li Zhong looked at Lin Hao.

Zhao Tianshan also looked at Lin Hao and asked, "Section Chief, are you confident?"

"No problem, this thing isn't complicated!" Lin Hao said with a smile.

"Is it going to work?" Li Zhong asked solemnly. "These seedling planting machines are our precious treasures; we can't afford to damage them!"

"Don't worry, it won't break!" Lin Hao said confidently.

"This thing is pretty simple. If you give me enough tools, I can even build these seedling planting machines for you!"

"Wow! You can even build things!" Mengyue exclaimed in surprise as she looked at Lin Hao. "Brother Lin, you're amazing!"

Feng Cheng then added, "Lin Hao is very capable; whatever he says, he can accomplish!"

“Indeed!” Zhao Tianshan agreed, “I also trust Section Chief Lin; he’s always been reliable.”

"Great! Then I'll hand over the seedling planter to you. You're in charge of modifying and debugging all of them!" Li Zhong then happily shook Lin Hao's hand and said:

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Xiaolin. Is there anything else you need? I'll try my best to help you apply!"

"No problem, I'll get it sorted out as soon as possible." Lin Hao glanced at the seedling planter and then said confidently:
"If it's just a simple modification, I'll need some blacksmith tools, and a few more people, preferably those who know a bit about mechanical repair!"

"But if we consider the future, the maintenance and repair of tractors and seedling planters may require some machine tools and machinery!"

Upon hearing this, Da Kui immediately raised his hand and said, "Reporting to Director Li, when I was at Chengde Agricultural College, I handled a lot of machinery. Count me in!"

"Count me in too!" Sui Zhichao said with a smile, raising his hand.

"My husband is an engineer at Tianjing Machinery Factory. I've been exposed to it since I was a child, so I know a little about repairs too!"

"Great!" Li Zhong said happily, "I suggest we set up an aircraft maintenance team immediately!"

"Comrade Lin Hao will be in charge, and Comrades Na Da Kui and Sui Zhi Chao will serve as members of the maintenance team!"

Lin Hao then had them bring the seedling planter back to the warehouse, and the people using mechanized planting joined the manual planting team.

Meanwhile, Lin Hao, along with Sui Zhichao and Da Kui, were studying the seedling planting machine in the warehouse.

After careful inspection, they discovered that the problem with the seedling planter was likely due to inaccurate precision caused by long-distance transportation.

When the planting machine buries the saplings in the ground, the angle is different, so the planted saplings are all crooked and leaning.

Finding the problem is one thing, but solving it is another.

The three of them worked together, with Lin Hao lying on the ground, visually estimating the reference line at the bottom of the seedling planter.

Sui Zhichao and Na Da Kui each held a wrench and adjusted the reference line left and right.

Working until 10 p.m., we finally managed to recalibrate the four seedling planting machines that had the most serious problems.

At this moment, Sui Zhichao touched his stomach and said, "I'm hungry, my stomach is growling."

Da Kui licked his lips and said, "I'm hungry too!"

Normally they would be asleep by this time, but tonight they've been working and expending a lot of energy, so their bodies are protesting and need to eat.

Lin Hao smiled and said, "We're working overtime late at night, so we should get some perks!"

"Brother Lin, we've brought you food!" Four women, Qin Xuemei, Shen Mengyin, Ji Xiurong, and Tang Qi, walked in together.

Qin Xuemei was carrying a bowl of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, while the other three women each had a steaming bowl of potatoes. "You know, it's all about how caring we women are. They bring us food when we're working late at night. I'm so touched!" Sui Zhichao said, seemingly taking it for granted.

Shen Mengyin rolled her eyes and said bluntly, "Dream on. I'm delivering food to Brother Lin, you're just an extra."

"Oh dear, this is so heartbreaking!" Sui Zhichao said pitifully, "No one brings me any food, how pitiful!"

"That's right, it's so unfair! Section Chief Lin gets food when he works overtime, but we go hungry when we work overtime!"

Ji Xiurong said with a smile, "Alright, you two stop pretending to be pitiful. Everyone gets one. This was arranged by our Brother Lin a long time ago!"

Afterwards, the women accompanied Lin Hao and his two companions for a late-night snack. Then, Shen Mengyin, Ji Xiurong, and Tang Qi took their bowls and went back home.

According to the schedule, it was Qin Xuemei's turn to accompany Lin Hao today, so Qin Xuemei stayed behind to help them debug the last two seedling planting machines.

The two units weren't too severely misaligned, and the adjustments were completed quickly. Lin Hao then clapped his hands and said:

"Everyone has worked hard, go back and rest."

Afterwards, Sui Zhichao and Na Da Kui returned to their respective dormitories, while Qin Xuemei turned her gaze away from Lin Hao and asked:
"It's fixed already? What if the saplings are leaning and crooked again when we plant them tomorrow?"

Lin Hao pointed at himself and said with a smile, "Don't you know who I am? As long as I'm involved, there's nothing I can't handle!"

"Let's go, we'll see if we try it tomorrow!" Lin Hao then pulled Qin Xuemei to her dormitory.

These past few days, everyone has been so busy with work that we haven't even had a chance to eat together.

Not to mention chatting, there's no chance to have a heart-to-heart talk.

Previously, they were in the advance team, eating and working together every day, and communicating a lot.

Now that everyone is working separately, they see each other less often and communicate less, so Lin Hao seizes every opportunity to be intimate with Qin Xuemei.

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The following day, as the sun rose, the tree planting work resumed.

Lin Hao, Sui Zhichao, Na Da Kui, Yu Zhenglai, Qu He and others watched with bated breath as the tractor carrying the seedling planter slowly drove past.

Qin Xuemei and other female comrades sat on the seedling planter and placed the seedlings. This time, fearing that Zhang Manling would not have experience, Qin Xuemei and Mengyue worked together.

As they placed the saplings, the two looked back to check if the planting machine had planted them properly, if they were arranged in rows, and if they were neat enough.

Qin Xuemei was filled with anxiety, fearing that the saplings she planted might turn out crooked.

The seedling planter was repaired by Lin Hao and his maintenance team. If the planted seedlings are crooked, it would show that Lin Hao is not capable enough.

The tractor traveled forward for more than 200 meters and then stopped. Zhao Tianshan and the other drivers then got off the tractor.

Qin Xuemei, Meng Yue, and others got off the seedling planter and followed Yu Zhenglai, Qu He, Lin Hao, and others to observe the rows of newly planted seedlings.

Each sapling stood straight and tall, with equal spacing between them.

"Success!"

"The seedling planting machine is really well modified!" Li Zhong said happily, "The pass rate is over 90%!"

"We succeeded!" Lin Hao, Qin Xuemei, and the others cheered immediately upon hearing this.

"Haha~!" Yu Zhenglai laughed heartily.
"Xiao Lin, you are truly a treasure of our Bashang. No matter where the problem arises, you can solve it!"

Qu He also praised, "Well done! Our Bashang needs talents like you!"

Qin Xuemei smiled very happily, even happier than when she herself was praised.

Shen Mengyin, Ji Xiurong, and Tang Qi also felt proud and secretly happy for Lin Hao.

Li Zhong said happily, "Old Yu, I suggest that we formally establish a maintenance team to carry out maintenance, repair and modification of all machinery in the future!"

"This is indeed very necessary!" Yu Zhenglai nodded in agreement.
“I heard from other forest farms that they also have maintenance teams, so let’s set up a maintenance team too!”

Yu Zheng patted Lin Hao on the shoulder and said, "Little Lin, you'll take on the role of maintenance team leader for now."

Li Zhong laughed, then agreed, "That's what I think too!"

Qu He also nodded and said, "I agree."

"Wait!" However, after the three had expressed their opinions, Qin Xuemei then raised her objection:

"Brother Lin is not only a technical advisor for tree planting and seedling cultivation, but now he's also the maintenance team leader. How can he possibly manage all of that!"

Qu He chuckled and joked, "Comrade Xiao Qin, you really care about Lin Hao!"

Qin Xuemei said, "Of course."

Upon seeing this, Yu Zhenglai's eyes lit up. He guessed that Qin Xuemei and Lin Hao must be dating, so he happily said:

"That's good. Comrades should not only focus on their work, but also on their love lives. It would be even better if they could manage to balance both!"

However, Yu Zheng's arrival made Qin Xuemei extremely happy, but Shen Mengyin, Ji Xiurong, and Tang Qi all felt somewhat uncomfortable.

They had been secretly interacting with Lin Hao, but Qin Xuemei's public announcement made them somewhat worried.

Fortunately, Lin Hao looked at them and gave them a reassuring look, which calmed them down.

At this moment, Yu Zhenglai explained to Qin Xuemei with a smile: "Making Section Chief Lin the aircraft maintenance team leader doesn't mean he has to stay in the aircraft maintenance team every day. He can take on the role concurrently!"

"If there's a minor problem with the machinery, let the other comrades in the maintenance team fix it. If they can't fix it, then find Section Chief Lin to find the problem and let the other comrades fix it, or he can fix it himself!"

Qu He also explained with a smile, "As the maintenance team leader, Lin Hao's main responsibilities are to find difficult problems and train other maintenance personnel to improve their maintenance skills!"

Qin Xuemei understood, and nodded, saying, "If you put it that way, then I understand!"

Yu Zheng then continued:

"Let me add something: Lao Qu, Lao Li, and I are not blind. Our eyes are sharp. We can see who performs well and who doesn't work hard."

"After the tree planting task is completed, we will give corresponding rewards based on each person's performance. Those who work diligently and responsibly will receive greater rewards!"

Conversely, those who slack off or try to cheat will be punished!

"Great!" Everyone cheered in unison.

Yu Zheng's arrival gave everyone a shot of adrenaline, and they were all highly motivated and eager to receive rewards in their work.

After confirming that the machine was working properly, the next step was large-scale mechanized planting, using the fully-grown seedlings cultivated by Linhao Nursery.

With the help of machines, the afforestation progressed rapidly, and the saplings prepared by Lin Hao were planted in less than a week.

Subsequently, seedlings cultivated at the Chengde seedling base in the lower reaches of the dam were used, and finally, seedlings donated from all over the country were used.

However, Lin Hao knew that the survival rate of saplings sent from other places was a big problem.