Married the Tough Guy After Transmigrating
Chapter 288 - 289: Greenhouse Shed

Chapter 288: Chapter 289: Greenhouse Shed

"Mr. Ma, are you sure that the wheat seedlings will be ready in a few days? The villagers nearby are all waiting to plant these seedlings.

If you delay the production, what will we do?" Director Gu said with a sudden burst of anger.

Previously, seeing his young age and that he had been sent from work claiming he could complete the task, Director Gu had spoken softly.

But now, it had only been two days since the seeds had sprouted, and he was neither a fool nor completely ignorant about crops; normal wheat grows at this pace.

After another two days, these wheat sprouts wouldn’t grow much faster.

Director Gu, who usually held a high position, now let his fury show, making those around him inherently fearful, his gloomy expression intensifying their apprehension.

Mr. Ma’s little bit of hope instantly vanished; he looked at Director Gu, his heart skipping a beat in fear, "I... I don’t know what went wrong.

In our lab, these wheat seedlings grow very quickly, usually sprouting in one day and growing one or two centimeters in two days.

But I don’t know what happened this time."

As he spoke, Director Gu’s face turned extremely embarrassed; he slammed his palm on the table, causing it to tremble and the cups to rattle.

The sound of water clashing could be heard, Mr. Ma trembled, his head down, not daring to make a sound.

"Weren’t you the one who said you had 100% confidence in wheat seedling cultivation? Now we have already been delayed by two days. I am going to speak to your leaders now.

Is this how the people in the Agriculture Department take their work lightly and disregard the common people?" Director Gu said sternly.

Mr. Ma became frantic, as this seedling project was a task that the leaders had assigned and insisted must be completed.

He thought it would be easy, "Director Gu, please don’t worry. I will contact my mentors immediately.

Please wait a bit; I will definitely complete the task of cultivating wheat seedlings."

Director Gu’s expression was dark, but with no other good options available, he had to endure, "I’ll give you one day to get this handled.

Otherwise, get out immediately."

Mr. Ma nodded, stumbled, and ran out, quickly making contact with his mentors and sisters.

The answer he got was that there was inadequate temperature; the temperature in the laboratory was suitable for the growth of wheat.

Currently, the weather was still very cold, making the environment unsuitable for wheat growth, naturally slowing down production.

Now, the most difficult problem was the temperature. It was possible to heat using a heated brick bed, but with so many places in the province urgently needing wheat seedlings,

if they had to heat one brick bed at a time, it would definitely be too late.

Moreover, the people here had no tradition of using heated beds.

At this moment, agricultural workers from various places were caught in a temperature crisis.

Meanwhile, Director Gu, Director Sun, and Mr. Xu, gathered together, all wore worried expressions.

Xu Ying sat in the courtyard somewhat curious, wasn’t it said that people had long known how to plant in greenhouses?

Could it be that it hadn’t been implemented yet?

She casually suggested, "Why not use the method of greenhouse planting?"

"Greenhouse? What is that?" Director Gu asked curiously.

Xu Ying briefly explained the function and benefits of a greenhouse, and upon hearing this, Director Sun immediately found her idea feasible without much thought.

"Director Gu, I think Xu Ying’s method is feasible. Right now, we have no other options. Why don’t we do as Xu Ying suggested?" In Director Sun’s eyes, there was nothing she couldn’t accomplish.

This time should also be successful.

Director Gu was somewhat hesitant, having experienced the issue with Mr. Ma; he feared another failure.

"Where did you learn all this? Has anyone ever done it?" Director Gu asked with some concern.

Xu Ying smiled and said, "I read about it accidentally in a book. Whether anyone has tried it or not, I’m not sure."

Greenhouses undoubtedly pose certain challenges; otherwise, anyone could cultivate crops in them. She dared not guarantee a hundred percent success.

If it failed, she would have to take responsibility.

"I think we can give it a try," Mr. Xu looked at his daughter and said.

Director Gu was uncertain but, seeing that Director Sun and Mr. Xu were willing to experiment, he felt they had no choice but to play it by ear.

"Alright, let’s proceed with this method," Ma Yiguo heard this and found it absurd.

If greenhouses were truly viable, why hadn’t his teachers mentioned it?

"Director Gu, our teachers know nothing about this, it definitely won’t work. It’s a waste of time and resources, I think we shouldn’t do it," Ma Yiguo objected.

Director Sun couldn’t restrain himself any longer and angrily said, "If your teacher doesn’t know that, it’s his incompetence.

Are we supposed to just do nothing and keep waiting if we don’t follow this method? Are you here to help us or to hinder us?"

Ma Yiguo wanted to argue more, but hearing Director Sun label him a hindrance silenced him immediately.

He just waited for this group to fail; they were overestimating themselves. If it were feasible, his teacher surely would have mentioned it.

Vegetable greenhouses aren’t rare in the future, but presently, this technology doesn’t exist and the materials for construction are relatively primitive, presenting certain challenges.

Xu Ying only knew about this concept and didn’t know how to construct it, she finally spent a substantial amount in the marketplace to buy a manufacturing method.

Then, using the system’s functions, she transformed these methods into a book appropriate for this era.

Professional tasks should, of course, be handled by professionals.

She needed to focus on creating instant noodle packs and would not participate in the greenhouse construction.

Xu was quite interested in constructing greenhouses, so Xu Ying directly asked him to lead and learn the manufacturing process.

Director Gu wasn’t sure if the construction would succeed and didn’t advertise it yet; he only started the construction with people from Xujia Village.

After getting engaged, Xu Ying spent just one day with Huo Chen before she continued to work in the factory in the county.

Before leaving, Huo Chen also pushed a bicycle, making Xu Ying look puzzled, "Are you also going to the county?"

Huo Chen nodded.

Xu Ying was full of curiosity, "What are you going to do there?"

"Work!" Huo Chen raised his eyebrows.

This made Xu Ying uneasy, "You’re not really going to work in the machinery factory, are you?"

Huo Chen looked amused by her expression, eyes twinkling as he nodded, "Didn’t you know?

Since the welfare in your food and textile factories’ sales departments changed, the county’s machinery factory followed suit.

Anyone who can repair the factory’s machinery, save resources for the factory, or design useful resources, will be rewarded with bonuses or commissions."

Xu Ying truly hadn’t anticipated this; she didn’t expect her proposed commission-based sales approach would kindle such a spirit of endeavor in other factories.

Xu Ying understood some history. After the reforms, some factories disbanded.

It was because the personnel in the factories were accustomed to an unchanging life, stable jobs, and stable wages, leading to a lack of motivation.

If a team loses the spirit of striving, reforming, and innovating, then downfall isn’t far away.

"Are you going to repair machines?"

Huo Chen raised his eyebrows and his lips parted slightly: "Design."