Who knows! As soon as I returned to the mountains to farm, I encountered a natural disaster.

At that time, policies and instructions rarely contained words like "try your best", but more often used tough words like "must", "must", and "have to", so everyone worked very hard.

It was able to grow so quickly, from being unrecognized to becoming a world power in just a few decades.

"But it's normal for everyone to think this way. After all, before the ground broke, Xinjiang's cotton production accounted for as much as 90% of the country's cotton production. Although the conditions on this meadow are not as good as those in Xinjiang, it is not impossible to grow crops."

At this point, Grandma Feng hesitated: "Are you sure you want to grow cotton? In fact, the conditions on the meadow are more suitable for developing animal husbandry."

The development of animal husbandry no longer requires the hard work of reclamation. They have breeding sheep at home, and with such good grassland conditions and open space, breeding will be easier.

She asked this question not only out of consideration for economic benefits, but also for environmental protection.

Zhao Yeqing also thought about raising cattle and sheep on the grassland and then cooperating with the city. The quality of the meat and fur of cattle and sheep raised on the grassland is better, which means he can get twice the result with half the effort and is a natural advantage.

But this is not something that can be done in a short time. Zhao Yeqing said: "I thought so, but now you know that some of the cattle and sheep breeds in the city were provided by me. Although there are goats and beef cattle in the city itself, the number is not enough for me to raise in large quantities on the grassland."

If the city was willing to give its full support, the number would definitely be enough, but it goes without saying that they would not agree to hand over all the cattle and sheep to her.

"I can't buy enough breeding sheep. It takes too long to develop. It will take at least three years to get on the right track. This is still the case with artificial intervention in breeding. Before that, I still want to do something else."

Grandma Sun nodded in understanding, turned to Old Madam Feng and said with a smile: "Your niece is a bit like you."

Old Mrs. Feng was lying on a chair, fanning herself gently, and hadn't said anything. When she heard her elder sister say that, she looked over with a smile and an expression of pride.

"But you have to think about it. Reclamation alone is not an easy task, and subsequent management is not easy either."

After asking this question, Zhao Yeqing didn't need to answer. Mu Xi said directly: "As long as it does not exceed fifty acres, there should be no problem."

"Fifty acres?" Zhao Yeqing had never thought of such a large scale. The two of them were now having problems with their technical tools. How could Mu Xi be so sure to say so much? But she knew that this man was not one to brag.

Grandma Sun, on the other hand, didn't find it strange and asked, "Are you planning to order equipment from the city?"

"Yes, I have already asked."

Zhao Yeqing was still a little confused, "What equipment?"

"It's farming equipment and management equipment. The company has developed a very mature system. The telescopic greenhouse they gave us last time is part of it. One of the reasons I went to the city a few times before was to apply for the qualification to purchase it. In addition to the greenhouse, there are also irrigation systems and monitoring systems."

"I do not know how?"

Mu Xi explained: "I was notified this time that I should be able to apply for it, but it has not been fully confirmed yet. I didn't tell you because I was afraid that you would be happy for nothing. This system can be used no matter what you grow, and it can also monitor the moisture and nutrient deficiency of the soil."

Before Zhao Yeqing could speak, Grandma Sun looked at Mu Xi with a half-smile: "Why are you saying it now?"

Mu Xi said frankly: "I am here to ask for help from you two elders. If the higher-ups don't approve it, I will need your help."

With the help of that system, fifty acres of land is not particularly outrageous, but it is impossible to really plant so much. The meadow has a large area, but the flat land that can be cultivated is actually limited. After discussing with Grandma Sun, I went to survey the situation nearby.

There is a suitable place not far away, but if we want to use it, we have to flatten two small hills. I don’t know if I can borrow tools from the city.

But the good news is that the environment and soil are confirmed to be fine.

After the preliminary decision was made, Grandma Sun and Mu Xi went to the city to finalize the equipment, and waited until the batch of passion fruit at home was ripe so that they could take it to the city for sale.

This time, we didn’t exchange them at a small market, but they were directly purchased by the government.

Zhao Yeqing kept a lot of them to give away as gifts, and also filled a bag in the freezer of his refrigerator.

They gave the official a very favorable price, on the condition that they hoped they would be given a batch of seedlings before passion fruit planting next year, so that they could save the effort of growing seedlings themselves, and the seedlings grown in the official nursery would be thicker and healthier than their own.

The planting department, grinning from ear to ear, received another bag of dragon fruit and agreed immediately to the passion fruit seedlings.

Construction of their small cotton planting base also began.

Most of the small earthen hills and hilltops on the meadow are made of pure soil, and a small amount of rocks mixed in can be pried out.

But it would take two people half a year to finish all the work. When Mu Xi went to buy the equipment, he discussed with his assistant, "Can you bring some people back to help with the delivery of the equipment?"

The assistant was easy to talk to. Now that the reactionary forces outside have been mostly eliminated, the city will gradually relax restrictions. "Some of the team members are on vacation. If you can convince them to help you, then go with the transport plane."

This is easy. Mu Xi went around the team and called everyone, saying that if they went to help, they could have roast suckling pig and whole roast lamb in the evening.

As soon as these words were spoken, the people in their team who were on vacation brought members from other teams who were on vacation and boarded the transport plane together.

Mu Xi originally only wanted to call five or six people, seven or eight at most, but he didn't expect that eleven or twelve people would come. He quickly said in advance: "There is not enough room at home. If we go, we have to set up tents."

But the people in the team usually carry tents and sleeping bags when they go out on missions or help with construction, so they don’t mind these things.

So Zhao Yeqing, who was leisurely drinking passion fruit tea at home, went out to meet the plane when it came back. Unexpectedly, there were more than a dozen people getting off the plane, which made her feel introverted.

When the people coming down saw her, they all shouted in unison: "Hello, sister-in-law!"

Zhao Yeqing:....What kind of gangster sister-in-law look is this...