The deserted mountains are silent and the gratitude lasts forever prose

This must have happened four years ago, but I still often think of it. Not only is Gongjing Forest Farm the only way I go back to my hometown, but I am also grateful for such a group of people. We are using our hard work and sweat to create green waters and green mountains, making silent contributions to making our sky bluer and the environment more beautiful.

When I walked into the Gongjing Forest Farm workstation that day, Li Xuerong, then director of the Gongjing Forest Farm, was sitting on his desk, counting caragana seeds in a bowl. This was the first time I met him. To be honest, facing this dark-skinned, strong-bodied middle-aged man with a tired look on his face, it was difficult for you to connect him with the director of Gongjing Forest Farm.

Director Li is very talkative. In less than a cup of tea, we already learned about the situation of Gongjing Forest Farm from his mouth. Yuzhong County Gongjing Forest Farm was founded in October 1959. It is located in Gongjing Township, an arid mountainous area in the north of Yuzhong County, 35 kilometers away from Yuzhong County. At that time, the total operating area of ??the forest farm was 128,600 acres, all of which were artificial forests. In recent years, 74,878 acres of various afforestation projects have been completed.

In fact, I am no stranger to Gongjing Forest Farm. Since the 1980s, I have learned about its existence from adults’ mouths. Although I have not seen it with my own eyes, I have seen it in my life. In imagination, it must be a place with dense forests and beautiful mountains and clear waters. Until the 1990s, when I went out of the mountains to study, I passed by Jiguanliang many times. When I saw the Gongjing Forest Farm with my own eyes, the desolate scene completely shattered the beautiful dreams I had had countless times. What kind of forest farm was that? Apart from some sporadic apricot and elm trees, the caragana trees had been eaten many times by cattle and sheep, leaving only low dry branches. Looking around, all that came into view was the continuous barren mountains and bald ridges. , or barren mountains and ridges!

The real changes in Gongjing Forest Farm should have started in the past ten years. As people around Jiguanliang have moved out one after another, a large number of barren mountains and bald mountains have been unified planned, and the pace of mountain closures for forestation has accelerated year by year. Once desolate The mountains and mountains are quietly changing under the sweat and hard work of forestry workers. The green of stars is spreading year by year in every mountain ridge and valley, covering the desolation and infiltrating people's hearts.

Under the leadership of Field Director Li, we came to a place called Fa Bingcha, where the forest farm had recently completed tree planting. Several mountains gathered together to form a huge basin. Standing on the side of the road and looking around, as far as the eye can see, there are newly planted orientalis arborvitae everywhere. They are like rows of soldiers neatly lined up across the entire mountain, watching each other, trying to show a little bit of green for the arid and desolate mountains. . In the flat ground at the bottom of the pot, the huge pattern of "Fu☆Lin" carefully planted with arborvitae is particularly eye-catching. When my eyes touched "Fu☆Lin", a thought suddenly flashed through my mind. Director Li seemed to see what I was thinking, and told me with a smile that now, people still have the funeral concept of "laying their bodies in peace". It is very dense, and a large amount of cultivated land is occupied every year. This forest land carefully created by their forest farm is to become people's resting place for hundreds of years when conditions are mature in the future, making the barren mountains not only green, but also beneficial. Haha, at that moment, I suddenly discovered and was in awe that Director Li and his team were not only concerned about afforestation, but also the long-term development of people's well-being.

No matter how high or low the work is, big or small, as long as you put your heart into it, ordinary work will still move people. At my suggestion, Director Li took us to the planting site. From a distance, we could see the swaying trees on the hillside. There are many figures. Director Li told us that they are workers in their forestry and villagers hired nearby. They have dug more than 1.4 million new tree nests and planted more than 500,000 trees that year, covering more than 13,000 acres of barren hills with green. Pack. In order to achieve this goal, he and his forest farm workers have not had a break for more than three months. Unlike other tasks, afforestation is time-limited. If you miss the best time, there will be no effect. When I walked into the site, I was surprised to find that most of the people planting trees were aunties. During the conversation, I learned that most of them were nearby villagers. There was no one to supervise or shout, but each of them did their job extremely carefully and conscientiously. I squatted down next to a middle-aged woman who was planting trees. She was putting the saplings into the dug column pit, carefully placing the wet soil into the surrounding gaps, and tamping it down with a small wooden stick.

I praised her for her seriousness, and the middle-aged woman smiled sheepishly and said: "Look, we are all serious about what we do, and afforestation is no different than other projects. This is a conscientious project, and it must be done carefully to ensure the survival rate of the saplings. Besides, Now, we are all nearby villagers. The mountains are green and the environment has improved. We are also happy! Planting trees here is like doing it for our own homes. Can we not be serious about it?" I was speechless for a moment. I was surprised by these silly things. farmers actually have such awareness. Yes, any work must be taken seriously. As long as everything is worth doing and you can concentrate on it, you will definitely achieve unexpected results. No wonder people passing by Jiguanliang today are amazed by the changes in the vegetation on the mountains beside the road. As Director Li told us, with the expansion of afforestation area in recent years, the regional microclimate of Gongjing Forest Farm has been formed, making Beishan green. The dream of getting up is no longer far away.

Standing on the mountain ridge, looking around, the Gongjing Forest Farm in June is green everywhere, and the blooming caragana flowers are like yellow belts, twining around every hillside. Living apricot trees, pine and cypress, Amaranthus japonica, elm trees, tamarisk trees, etc. are dotted among the caragana bushes. They are yellow and green, like dancing elves on a beautiful tapestry. They are swaying in the whistling mountain wind and sending out unyielding roars to the sky. shout. Under the guidance of the tree planters, I discovered that caraganas were planted on the edges of each new tree nest. Although they were only inches long, the lush greenery still showed people their desire for life. Only then did I understand the reason why I saw Mr. Li planting caragana seeds in the office earlier. It turned out that he was doing a scientific experiment of "interplanting" for vegetation restoration in arid mountainous areas in order to ensure the survival rate of caragana. and planning.

Farewell to Gongjing Forest Farm and return along the winding mountain road. From time to time, eye-catching fire prevention slogans flashed by the roadside. The right way is to plant three parts and manage it seven parts. For a new forest belt, careful attention is The management and protection of forest trees is not only the responsibility of forestry workers, but also the obligation of everyone in the whole society. At this time, it suddenly started to rain lightly outside the window, and the fresh air drifted into the car along with the smell of flowers, plants and trees, making people feel refreshed. I once again thought of the half-serious and half-joking words of Director Li when we were leaving: "Our work must withstand the wait. It is said that the predecessors planted trees and others will enjoy the shade. Our dream is that through our hard work, a few years later, Let Gongjing Forest Farm truly become a man-made oasis with long grass and fragrant flowers and birds singing. This is the vision of our forest farm workers, and it is also the vision of the people in Yuzhong Beishan. "Yes, there are many tasks that are time-consuming, laborious and slow to produce results. People just wait and see or talk, but Director Li and his team are willing to stick to it silently and work hard to practice it. They deserve respect! They are the real gardeners!

Nowadays, I drive through Gongjing Forest Farm several times every year. As the surrounding vegetation improves year by year, I have different feelings every time I pass by. I have also described its scenery in many of my works, and even used it as the background of my long inspirational novel "Mountain Wolf Soul", so that many readers drove there to find the birthplace of the story. For no other reason than to let more people know that for our better environment tomorrow, there is a group of people worth remembering! Yes, in life, everyone is a passer-by around each other, but everyone should know how to be grateful. Life is like a lotus. When we appreciate the delicate lotus, we must not forget the merits of the roots hidden under the water. .

The barren mountains are silent, but the gratitude lasts forever. Gongjing Forest Farm—a place worthy of praise!