The work in the orchard officially began on the tenth day of the new year. There wasn't much farm work in the fields now. The entire village, old and young, had been mobilized to dig pits and plant trees. Their enthusiasm was also very high.
Previously, the apples and cherries had only been planted on half of the large slopes of the two hills. The other dirt slopes had been plowed only before the holidays.
Yu Bing requested that the remaining 11,500 tree pits be dug in one go by February. This way, they only had to put the seedlings in March.
February was the time to plant pear trees. After the pit was dug, with everyone's combined efforts, the 3,000 pear trees were planted in a few days. Seeing the change in the hillside, the villagers felt a sense of accomplishment.
When President Song brought a group of people to the He Mountain Brigade, he saw the prosperous orchard.
