The agricultural team is much busier than the forestry team; they only get a few months of rest in the winter.

"I'm busy, but it's not the right time yet. Even if I'm busy, there's still a limit," Liu Yujiang said with a smile.

"Oh? By the way, your arrival reminded me of something. Does your forest farm have training exercises every spring?"

"Yes, I estimate it will be in the near future. Once May arrives and the forest farm starts planting trees, there won't be time for training."

The commune held militia training every year, and the forest farm did the same, with training plans every spring.

Like Sheng Xiping and other educated youth, they had to participate in training every spring.

"Xiping, I have an idea. Since you're here, I'd like to discuss it with you first."

The Liu brothers exchanged glances, and then Liu Yuhe spoke.

"Here's the thing, our brigade plans to organize militia training in the next few days."

This year's training program is different. We don't plan to do marching drills or target practice. Instead, I'm thinking of taking them all up the mountain for field training.

"When you get back, could you talk to the forestry farm secretary and ask what the forestry farm thinks? How about we combine our efforts and hold a spring hunting competition this year?"

Sheng Xiping really hadn't expected the Liu brothers to make this suggestion. But upon closer inspection, it was actually quite a good one.

Both Qianchuan Forest Farm and Dajianchang Village are located deep in these old mountains and forests.

Living in the forest has its advantages: it's rich in resources, offers many opportunities for side jobs, and you can make some money.

However, there is one downside: there are too many wild animals, especially bears and wild boars, which harm both crops and people.

Every year in May and June, it is the season for harvesting wild cattle and digging for gastrodia elata, and it is also the time when the most people are injured by black bears.

Especially in the early spring, when the bears have just finished their time in the granary, they are hungry and looking for food everywhere, and they don't hide from people when they see them.

The most dangerous are mother bears with cubs, who, out of instinct to protect their young, can easily attack and hurt people.

Every year in July and August, when the corn begins to tassel, wild boars and black bears take turns ravaging the fields, which is truly a nuisance.

Whether it's a forest farm or an agricultural team, many people have to be assigned to the fields to watch over and protect the seedlings. Even so, many crops are still damaged, resulting in reduced harvests.

Unfortunately, at this time of year, the lush vegetation obstructs the view, making hunting much more difficult.

If we could launch a major sweep in early spring to eliminate as many of these wild animals as possible, that would be an excellent approach.

After all, in those days, there was no concept of animal protection; anything that affected people's production and lives needed to be removed.

"You know what, my second brother's suggestion is pretty good. I'll mention it to the leaders at the venue later, but whether it's feasible or not is up to them to decide."

It's not enough for Sheng Xiping to think it's good; the key is for the leader to think it's feasible.

Of course, given Sheng Xiping's understanding of Wangjiachuan, this matter should be able to succeed.

After all, every spring, forestry workers have to go into the mountains to gather wild boar, and almost every year someone is attacked and injured by wild animals while gathering wild boar as a side job.

If we could join forces with Dajianchang for a spring hunt, we could train our troops and eliminate hidden dangers at the same time, achieving two goals at once.