Wu Nanhai stood in front of a kapok sapling - which he had just planted more than ten days ago. The sapling was taken from the nursery of the farm plantation, and the trunk was already as thick as a fist. Some of the leaves were wilted when transplanted.
It has turned green. Good fertilizer has been buried under the roots of the tree. This tree will surely grow into a towering tree in the future, witnessing the happy life of him and Chu Qing.
A gust of majestic wind blew, and the branches and leaves rustled. A confident smile appeared on the corner of Wu Nanhai's mouth.
"Master-" Chu Qing called him from behind, "The weather is still cold in the morning and evening, so I need to add some clothes." As he said this, a civilian version of the M65 was put on his shoulders.
"No matter how cold the weather is, it has to be 17 or 18 degrees. What are you afraid of?" Wu Nanhai held Chu Qing's little hand - the skin on her hand was rough and calloused. As the earliest employee of the farm, she has always been Wu Nanhai's
The right-hand assistant around him not only participated in the management work, but also did many physical tasks by himself. The farm cafe grew from scratch into an unofficial leisure place that the elders loved, and Chu Qing was indispensable.
Chu Qing not only has to manage the tertiary industry operations of the farm, but also is responsible for the logistics management of the farm employees; she also has to take care of the daily life of a group of seniors in the biological world who eat, drink, and eat on the farm and use the farm as a hotel; and finally, "
"Master" - all the trivial matters in Wu Nanhai's life, from getting up to get face wash to sleeping with him at night to satisfy all his needs and desires.
Wu Nanhai felt that if Chu Qing could not get a suitable status after doing so much, he really could not face his conscience, so he decided to formally marry her - even though some elders suspected that Chu Qing's background was too humble, as a elder
Wu Nanhai still supports whether his wife is suitable: "The status of this time and space has nothing to do with us!" This not only expresses gratitude and admiration for Chu Qing, but also contains practical considerations: Let a maid be born, free from worries.
, a woman who doesn’t even know her own surname becomes the first wife, exempting herself from all obligations to her wife’s natal family—the wife’s background is too good, her natal family is too powerful, and she may become a time bomb for the Senate in the future.
"Master -" Chu Qing lowered her head shyly, but did not take her hand away. A few days ago, she had officially married Wu Nanhai in the newly built chapel. The wedding was hosted by He Ying.
It was going on. Also present were Xiao Zishan, the Wan brothers from Nongkou, Ye Yuming, Dugu Suiwen and others, a group of people from the biological world headed by Huang Dashan who had been eating and drinking on the farm for a long time, and several others who were also present.
Catholics: including Renn, the backbone of naturalized workers on the farm headed by Wang Tian... Finally, Bai Duolu attended the wedding on behalf of the Catholic Church and presented a book signed by Wu Shimang.
Hardcover Bible printed in genuine leather under the auspices of the Jesuits.
The wedding ceremony was very simple. At Wu Nanhai's request, the couple pressed the Bible with their left hands and the "Common Program" with their right hands, and then jointly read the oath. The oath was drafted by Wu Nanhai himself:
In the presence of God and all the witnesses who are here today, I, Wu Nanhai/Chu Qing, am willing to marry/marry you as my wife/husband. From now on and forever, in good times or bad, rich or poor, in good health.
Regardless of illness, happiness or sorrow, I will always love you, cherish you, and be loyal to you until eternity. Amen.
Both parties signed the oath. Then Xiao Zishan issued the "Senior Marriage Certificate" No. 002 issued by Deputy Civil Affairs People's Commissar Liu Muzhou. After the ceremony, a simple banquet was set up in the farm cafe to entertain the guests. The next day, Wu Nanhai
I personally distributed wedding candies to all the elders in Lingao, and also distributed wedding candies to all the naturalized workers in the agricultural sector. Everyone was very happy.
"Don't call me Master, call me Nanhai." Wu Nanhai whispered, "We are husband and wife now, not Master's maid."
"Yes." Although Chu Qing was no longer the first to receive rain and dew, this time she was famous and had a share, and the nourishment of the rain and dew was naturally different from the past. Her face was like a peach blossom, her eyes were like spring water, and she was indescribably gentle and charming. She whispered.
A word, "South China Sea."
"That's right." Wu Nanhai hugged the bride's shoulders. Although the body in his arms was very familiar to him, the feeling now was different from the past.
Behind them is the newly built Protestant chapel. It was built with Wu Nanhai's own money. There were several Christian Protestants among the elders, so Wu Nanhai positioned the farm chapel for joint worship from the beginning.
, not just belonging to one’s own sect.
Wu Nanhai knew about the strong anti-religious tendency in the Senate - "Monotheistic religions are all cults" is the mantra of many senators. If it were not for colluding with the Jesuits, it would have brought many practical benefits and benefits to Lingao, and considering the need to
The Li and Miao people in the hinterland of Hainan Island prepared a religion. This kind of cooperation was originally difficult to tolerate.
Therefore, Wu Nanhai was extremely low-key about the problems of his church. He built the small church with his own money and discussed it with Mei Wan at the dinner table. When Mei Wan heard that it was a small project and that Wu Nanhai paid for the construction cost himself, she immediately
The decision was agreed - as long as the use of controlled materials and tools is not involved, Lingao Construction Corporation has the right to undertake local general construction projects on its own.
The church is a colonial-style wooden structure house, single-story with a small bell tower - it was designed by Zhang Xingpei, a construction engineer living in the United States and an authentic American turtle. It is extremely small and can only accommodate fifty people for worship at the same time.
The colored decorative glass was bought from Mo Xiao'an, and Wu Nanhai hired a carpenter to make the cross himself. Apart from that, there was no other decoration - fortunately, among the Protestant denominations, except for the Anglican Church, they don't pay much attention to decoration.
, just make do with simplicity.
There is a sign nailed outside the door of the church, which is the "Religious Place License" issued by the Religious Office. All religious places must register with the Religious Affairs Office in Heying and pay the registration fee and information collection fee charged by the office.
, after the license fee, he also signed a guarantee to pay the "three taxes" of religious tax, religious site use tax and believer head tax. At the same time, he signed a statement agreeing to accept the "Religious Affairs Officer of the Senate" as the "protector" of the church.
, only after paying the "management fee" every year can the registration be considered legal.
Wu Nanhai spent a whole day working on this matter and invited the sign marked "006" back to the farm to give the small church a formal identity. On the night before the wedding, in the presence of several church members, Wu Nanhai
A Protestant baptism ceremony was held for Chu Qing in the chapel. Of course, he reported to He Ying in advance - believers must register one by one as a basis for collecting religious poll taxes.
"Dean Wu is very unhappy." He Ying said with a smile after completing the report.
"He is a hypocrite," Wu Nanhai sneered. "I don't care whether he is happy or not. He just wants to build a national church. If he really wants to be the Pope of Lingao, Ren and I will have to barbecue.
"
He Ying laughed and let the incident pass. However, this incident reminded Wu Nanhai that it would never be good for him to make the public louder. Now he should keep a low profile and keep a low profile.
"Chief, Chief Ye is here and waiting for you to attend a meeting." A maid appeared from the side of the church and reported respectfully.
"Okay, just ask him to wait for a while, I'll be there soon." Wu Nanhai agreed and let go of Chu Qing.
Ye Yuming is sitting in the small conference room of Nanhai Farm - Wu Nanhai is a place where the farm and department are not separated. Rather than saying that the farm belongs to the Ministry of Agriculture, it is better to say that the Ministry of Agriculture is located in the farm. This small conference room is where the entire Chuanchuan Group's agricultural meeting is held.
The seat of the caucus.
As the leader of Tiandihui, Ye Yuming has an independent Tiandihui office in Dongmen City, but the roots of Tiandihui are in the farm, and he still mainly works in the farm.
"Old Wu, you are really in high spirits during happy events." Ye Yuming noticed the joyful look on Wu Nanhai's face and joked.
"Stop making fun of me, let's get down to business." Wu Nanhai sat down and found that there were only two of them in the conference room, "What? We are having a meeting."
"Brothers Dugu and Wan will be coming soon. Let me talk to you first." Ye Yuming said, "The Hong Kong development project has been approved at the executive committee's work meeting. It has been determined that the temporary management will be carried out by the Ministry of Colonial Trade.
Leading the development. The Planning Institute is preparing the entire plan.”
"Isn't that Lao Si's business?" Wu Nanhai didn't remember anything about modern agriculture in Hong Kong. "I've been to Hong Kong many times. This place lacks water and is not suitable for large-scale agriculture."
"If it's not suitable, we still have to do it. What Skade means is to build some agricultural settlements, carry out appropriate agricultural development, and increase Hong Kong's self-sufficiency ratio."
Wu Nanhai nodded: "There is enough sunshine for agriculture in Hong Kong, and there is still some land suitable for planting. The key is to build reservoirs to store water. This is not the responsibility of our Ministry of Agriculture. I think we still have to produce non-staple food:
Start growing vegetables and raising chickens.”
"Why don't you raise pigs..."
"You are still the person in charge of the Tiandihui. Pig raising is a water-intensive industry - there was not enough water to support it at first." Wu Nanhai said, "But Hong Kong has an advantage. It is backed by the Pearl River Delta, an agricultural industry in this time and space.
In developed areas, it is very convenient to obtain feed, and we can carry out large-scale breeding in the local area. Let’s start with poultry such as chickens and ducks. I think quails are very good and easy to raise. We can promote intensive breeding in Hong Kong.”
"Let's not talk about agriculture for the time being." Seeing the problem, Ye Yuming began to turn to the professional field. She was afraid that once she started talking about it, she would lose everything. "I want to build a farming system."
Wu Nanhai became more energetic, but remained calm on the surface: "Oh, doing farming?"
Ye Yuming nodded excitedly: "Isn't agricultural reclamation suitable for developing places like Hong Kong?"