Chapter 944: Chapter 937: Joy Overflows! Chapter 944: Chapter 937: Joy Overflows! With this thought, the village chief was beside himself with excitement, but he also wanted to confirm if it was the expert’s potion that had worked!

He had to check the roots of this little tree!

As long as the sapling had grown new roots at the same time, that would mean the little plant was truly still alive!

“Lao Liu, Er Dan, you two start digging for me!”

Lao Liu and Er Dan said, “Sure!”

And so, just as the old village chief ordered, they began to dig around the poplar tree!

Since it was all sandy soil, they could easily get it with their hands!

Before long, they had dug down another thirty centimeters, where they had planted the poplar tree yesterday!

“Er Dan, don’t damage the new sprout!”

Village Chief Ma cautioned earnestly, knowing that in this desert, growing a real poplar tree was no easy feat!

Therefore, he wanted to preserve this seedling as best as possible!

Lao Liu and Er Dan understood his concerns and so dug carefully, scooping out the sandy soil.

They had only dug halfway when Lao Liu exclaimed in surprise.

“New roots have grown!”

Village Chief Ma excitedly bent down, burying his face in the sand!

And when he saw the newly grown white roots, joy spread across his face!

It meant that the little sapling had truly come back to life!

Everyone else was also thrilled!

“Lao Liu, dig a few more holes to see how extensive its root system is!”

“Right!”

Then Lao Liu resumed his careful digging around the white tree roots.

It wasn’t long before Lao Liu and Er Dan dug another twenty centimeters down!

But its roots had already penetrated deep into the ground!

However, the hole was too narrow, and the soil was sliding down; they couldn’t go any deeper!

“No, we can’t!”

“Keep digging down!”

Village Chief Ma demanded, eager to find out just how much root growth this sapling, not even 24 hours old, planted by the young boy, had achieved?

From his past experience, a newly planted seedling would usually take about three days to grow new roots!

At least a month to reach twenty centimeters!

Yet, this sapling planted by the expert had grown to twenty centimeters in just one day!

By now, to say that this poplar tree had nothing to do with his own concocted potion, he would not believe it!

The sun rose in the east!

With the dawn’s early light warming their faces, it was like an “Yangyang” sun hung in the sky.

At the same time, on the outskirts of this desert, a dozen strong men squatted there, digging into the sandy ground with their hands.

A man around one meter eighty poked his head out from a hole in the ground!

Occasionally, he would bend down and scoop a large pile of sand out of a big hole!

Two minutes later, he finally spoke up.

“Village Chief, we’ve finished digging!”

Everyone, looking at the roughly one-meter-six-deep hole, was dumbfounded!

Subtracting thirty centimeters for the initial depth, the roots of the poplar had grown a meter three in less than a day!

Uh…

This was simply a fantastic tale!

The group exchanged glances, then all turned their eyes to the village chief in unison!

The village chief didn’t even know what to say anymore!

He knew all too well what a meter three of roots meant!

In the end, he fumbled for his phone from his pocket and dialed a number.

“Oh! Director Liu! Good news! It’s fantastic!”

Liu Gensheng heard the excitement in Village Chief Ma’s voice through the phone.

I was taken aback for a moment, then remembered how Xu Yang had planted that poplar tree!

He had asked Village Chief Ma to come and take a look before heading back!

Could it be those few small saplings?

Liu Gensheng’s heart stirred, and he quickly spoke to ask.

“Mayor Ma, calm down, let’s talk this through!”

“Yes, it’s the saplings planted by that expert child!”

“They’re still alive? Don’t joke with me!”

Liu Gensheng was somewhat incredulous because he had personally experienced yesterday’s scorching heat!

He had lived here for over twenty years, and this was the first time he saw someone planting saplings in the summer!

Logically speaking, Xu Yang’s seeds shouldn’t have survived!

“Of course, if I were lying, I’d be a turtle!”

At a glance, Liu Gensheng knew that the old village chief was telling the truth!

If Dr. Xu Yang could indeed cultivate the plants, that would be great!

Liu Gensheng asked another question, “You’re saying, how many of these trees are alive?”

“All, all of them are very much alive!” Mayor Ma cried out excitedly.

“All of them?”

Everyone was taken aback.

Liu Gensheng was astounded!

“Indeed, eighteen saplings, not a single casualty!”

Uh…

No way!

He had seen that several were nearly done for, and even if planted, they couldn’t survive!

But Mayor Ma said, all these saplings were still alive!

Liu Gensheng simply couldn’t believe it!

“Director Liu, not only did this sapling come back to life, but overnight, this sapling actually grew to over three feet tall!”

“Roots of one meter three?”

Liu Gensheng heard Mayor Ma’s words, paused slightly, then thought of something and couldn’t help but burst into laughter!

“Mayor Ma, tell me, how much did you drink this morning?”

Liu Gensheng, who had interacted with Mayor Ma frequently, knew him all too well; this man loved his drink, needing a sip with every meal!

Mayor Ma must be drunk, that’s why he was talking nonsense!

Otherwise, how could his planted seeds survive?

With this thought, Liu Gensheng suddenly understood! He had almost believed it!

“I, I did have some drinks today, but not enough to get drunk!”

Seeing Liu Gensheng didn’t believe him, Mayor Ma hurriedly tried to explain, but the more he talked, the more excited he became, and the more he stuttered, just like a drunk!

“Hmm, I’m not drunk!”

Liu Gensheng chuckled, casually responding.

Mayor Ma, not so foolish himself, instantly understood. Liu Gensheng was just pacifying him. He was nearly driven mad with irritation and couldn’t even speak properly!

“Mayor Ma, then I won’t talk with you any longer. After I finish my lunch, I’ll come to find you!”

Having said that, Director Liu hung up the phone!

Mayor Ma was dumbfounded, “What the heck is all this!”

Old Six asked another question, “What did Old Gen say?”

“Oh, he simply doesn’t believe it. What should we do?” Mayor Ma was quite troubled.

“Director Old Gen, if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have dared believe it either!” a villager agreed.

Upon reflection, Mayor Ma realized, yes, even they were half in doubt, let alone discussing it over the phone for such a long time.

“Old village chief, don’t you have Director Old Gen’s cell number? Send him the photo, and he will definitely believe it!”

Egg said.

“Hmm? That’s right!”

“You, you’re really clever!”

Having said this, Mayor Ma took out his phone and sent Liu Gensheng a video to show him this was no deception!

He had someone record some villagers and the big pit they had dug earlier!

Mayor Ma sent the recording to Liu Gensheng!