In the early morning, as the sun rose, Wang Jiehao, a second level sergeant of a border defense company in Hotan Military Sub district, Xinjiang, was walking on the way to the sentry post. When passing by the red willow tree, he deliberately stopped and carefully observed whether the branches had changed and whether the leaves had fallen. This is truly a 'forbidden zone of life' - the Karakoram Mountains, located at an altitude of over 5000 meters, are characterized by extreme cold, lack of oxygen, fierce winds, and permafrost. Wang Jiehao said that sowing green and planting hope is the wish of successive officers and soldiers of the company. Over the years, they have made many attempts. At the beginning, everyone planted a pot of green garlic sprouts with garlic, and while watching, the chef could also stir fry a delicious plate of garlic sprouts and scrambled eggs. On the windowsill of the company dormitory, various shaped "garlic bonsai" were placed. I don't know when someone suggested planting flowers, so Sergeant Zhang Cong asked his comrade Li Jinying, who was on vacation and returning to the team, to bring two pots of bamboo from the foot of the mountain. Wenzhu prefers shade but is not cold resistant. Li Jinying specially packed it in cardboard boxes and held it in her arms all the way up the mountain. But by the time they arrived at the company, most of the leaves of the bamboo had been frozen. Zhang Cong hurriedly carried two pots of bamboo to the dormitory, taking care of them like children, and finally one of them survived. Last year, Wang Jiehao heard that his brother unit successfully planted red willows on a plateau with an altitude of over 5000 meters, and he also wanted to give it a try. When returning from vacation, Wang Jiehao brought back a sapling from Yecheng County, nearly a thousand kilometers away. Everyone took turns wielding their pickaxes and finally "chiseled" a hole in the hard frozen soil at the entrance of the camp. The officers and soldiers also specially wrapped the red willows they planted in quilts, hoping that this hard won plant could bring some vitality to the vast snow capped mountains. However, what everyone was worried about still happened. The heavy snow came one after another, and the young red willows couldn't hold on. The officers and soldiers felt sorry, so they bought green leaves for decoration and hung them on freeze-dried red willow branches. In April on the plateau, as the weather gradually warms up, the green dreams of the officers and soldiers are once again awakened. Upon learning that the Youth League was organizing a tree planting activity, everyone entrusted someone to bring two red willow saplings from the thirty mile barracks to the company. In order to prevent the red willow from dying again, Wang Jiehao has repeatedly consulted with agricultural technology experts from sister units and universities on planting methods and techniques. First, crushed stones are laid on the bottom layer to prevent soil from freezing, then nutrient soil is filled in the middle layer to protect the root system of the red willow, and finally, plastic film is covered on the surface to lock in surface water... Every step is taken with extra care. After planting the red willows, Wang Jiehao would come to the saplings every day to observe their growth and make records. A month and a half later, under the careful care of the officers and soldiers, the red willow began to sprout new shoots. The scene before us surprised and delighted everyone: "Watching the new leaves of the red willow grow longer and longer, the work enthusiasm of the officers and soldiers also increases. Just like the red willow, our roots have been rooted in the barren plateau
Edit:QuanYi Responsible editor:Wang Xiaoxiao
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