Chapter 84

It has been a while since they joined the government's working group to help farmers increase production. They have visited all the local experimental bases in Bac Ninh, not only those of the army, but also those of the local Chencong.

The expert team led by Mr. Yang reported the situation here to their superiors after returning.

The leaders of the headquarters felt that this method of increasing production was very important and immediately decided to promote it vigorously.

As a result, the price of Jingshi increased significantly all over the country at one time.

However, because the fine stones needed for the formation are not very picky about their types, many gems can be used, and the effect is only linked to the purity.

This gives you a lot more options.

The country is vast, so naturally there are a lot of gemstone reserves, so this amount of usage does not pose any problem for the time being.

Therefore, the method of increasing production and income by relying on formations was quickly popularized.

The country has set up many working groups similar to Shen Cong's, which have gone deep into the grassroots to help the people solve problems in grain production.

Even the small-scale planting by some scattered residents was not ignored this time.

If the state cannot provide formations, it can still provide special nutrient soil, which is said to also have the effect of increasing production and income.

Moreover, the supply price of this soil is not expensive, you only need to exchange it with the harvested vegetables and grains.

Of course, this soil is of the same nature as the soil in the Shen family’s backyard. All of it is specially cultivated by the country through formations in various bases.

Over the past six months, the country has passed the most difficult period after the natural disaster and has slowly entered a recovery period.

The improved breathing method was also brought back to the capital, but of course it could not be promoted to the entire population.

After all, it is a double-edged sword in some ways, with both advantages and disadvantages.

At a time when the country has suffered such a severe blow and has not yet fully recovered, it dare not make decisions that are too easily out of control.

Otherwise, if something really goes wrong, the consequences will be unbearable.

Although it cannot be promoted to the entire population, the exercises have been widely used in medical treatment.

Not only military hospitals, but also major local hospitals have selected talented people with reliable character, strong medical skills, and some background in traditional Chinese medicine to study in professional schools organized by the government.

After completing their studies, they return to the hospital and are able to set up formations in specific areas, thus increasing the vitality of the hospital and benefiting all patients who come for medical treatment.

Secondly, it can also be used in areas where critically ill patients are admitted to improve the success rate of treatment and surgery.

Some of the more outstanding officers and soldiers in the army were quietly gathered together.

After a period of research and experimentation by the expert group, they have mastered a more complete way of using the formation.

It's not like the Shen family did in the beginning, relying solely on good luck.

He managed to crack such a useful formation with only a partial understanding of it.

The current expert group has divided the formations into many levels, and the types and purity of the fine stones used in each level have detailed requirements and ratios.

The levels of formations required for planting and treating diseases are completely different, and they are all taught individually by specialized teachers.

The ones used on these outstanding officers and soldiers are of another level. Of course, the level this time is very high, and the essence stones used are also quite pure.

The reason is simple: the country needs more people with special abilities.

It needs to be stimulated in this way.

With the latest news from Liu Tuan, Chen Cong and his team were pleased to find that this method was indeed effective.

Up to now, a group of nearly thirty soldiers have indeed developed superpowers.

Once their physical condition stabilizes, they will rush to the places where they are most needed across the country.

Thinking of this, Chen Cong glanced at his father-in-law who was sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed, thinking about something, and couldn't help asking, "Dad, Cancan's ability has been promoted twice now, why hasn't Shichen made any progress yet?"

You have to know that Shi Chen is now the father-in-law's most capable assistant, and he really follows him wherever he goes.

He and Cancan live in exactly the same environment. If the soldiers in the capital can be inspired to develop superpowers, there is no reason why Shi Chen cannot.

Old Master Gu opened his eyes. He did not answer Shen Cong's question immediately, but remained silent for a long time.

In fact, this is also a problem that bothers him a lot. According to common sense, the old man also thinks that Shi Chen should have been stimulated to develop superpowers, but things don't always go as planned.

"He may need an opportunity. Let's wait a little longer." The old man spoke after a long while.

Chen Cong pursed his lips and said nothing more.

Of course, she also knew that such things were beyond human control.

If you really want to be so serious, my parents, sister, Tongtong and Shanshan have been exposed to formations for a longer time than Shichen, but don't they show any signs of developing superpowers?

Dai Shichen's desire for superpowers could no longer be concealed. The envy and frustration revealed by the young man when he saw them display their superpowers could be clearly seen by anyone.

It’s easier to deal with other people, at least they won’t be in front of me every day.

Shi Chen is someone who hangs around every day, and it happens so often that even if the children don't say anything, the adults can't help but get anxious.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was a little stagnant, Gu Kai quickly tried to smooth things over: "Shi Chen is so young, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, no need to be so anxious.

Speaking of him, Wei Yan has been back to the community for such a long time, and he didn't even bring back a message. I don't know how he is doing now?"

"Him? Once he gets back, he'll definitely run around like a monkey back to the mountains. He'll also bring a message with him. I don't think my parents will be able to catch him.

You see, when we go home this time, I don’t know how Mom will nag us!”

Chen Cong's words made the old man couldn't help but laugh.

"Don't worry about him. He's fine now and has fully recovered. He must be very anxious after holding it in for so long. If he wants to run, let him run."

The old man didn't say a word.

After having been in contact with Wei Yan for such a long time, and especially because he had always been very concerned about his health, the old man had already felt that the boy's physical condition seemed to have reached a critical point.

It’s a bit like my son’s initial situation.

Maybe Wei Yan, like Shi Chen, lacks an opportunity to be inspired.

Let him go out and run more often, maybe he will encounter such an opportunity?

"When are you going to be back? If it's confirmed, I'll let Captain Liu know when I return to the regiment headquarters tomorrow.

In addition, I have to go to the Agricultural University base because they have a batch of potato seedlings that need to be stimulated.

Book a date early, I still have to arrange the time."

Speaking of which, Gu Kai is the busiest among the family of three, which is closely related to his special abilities.

The old man's formations and breathing methods have now been taught to others, and have been carried forward, so naturally there is no need for him to do anything more.

It is sometimes Chen who is responsible for setting up formations for people and replenishing essence stones according to the situation.

If that kid wants to care as much as he wants, there's naturally no need for the old man to run back and forth.

So he has recently been putting more of his attention into growing his precious medicinal herbs.

Not only do we need to grow medicine, we also need to make it.

Anyway, the house is now filled with the aroma of herbs.

The sinking space is also filled with many prepared pills and powders, and of course more are prepared medicinal materials.

Chen Cong goes to the work group less often now.

She now spends more time collecting scrap metal and weaving it into iron nets of various sizes.

As time went by, Chen Cong became more and more worried about future insect plagues.

It's not that she didn't remind everyone. She even specifically mentioned this issue when the expert group came. Of course, she used the reason that locust plagues are very likely to occur after a severe drought.

But the current national situation is that a large amount of land is left uncultivated due to lack of irrigation, so experts do not pay too much attention to the locust plague that has not yet appeared.

Even if there is a disaster, they will eat the crops in the fields, but now the fields are barren, what can they eat?

It will definitely not cause too much loss.

Experts even disagreed with Chen Cong's plan to eliminate insect eggs in advance.

The most feasible solution to eliminate insect eggs is to spray organophosphate pesticides.

Not to mention that the current industrial capacity is not enough and the pesticide supply is insufficient, even if the supply can be increased——

The country has put in a lot of effort to control soil pollution, but it has not yet been completely resolved.

In this case, why spray large amounts of pesticides that are likely to cause pollution?

This is asking for trouble, but this is not the way to ask for trouble.

What's more, compared with the locust attack, the first thing to do is to grow crops.

In this situation, Chen Cong didn't know what to do. She had said everything she could say, and the rest was really beyond her personal ability to solve.

After thinking about it, she felt that what she could do at this time, besides working harder with her family to promote three-dimensional planting and small-scale planting, was to collect scrap iron everywhere and try to weave iron nets of various sizes in her own space.

In this way, once an insect plague occurs, she can use her own methods to preserve more food and vegetables and reduce losses.

"Let's go back in three days. I'll just have the chance to rearrange the roof of our building in the next two days. The barbed wire has been woven, so let's cover it before we leave." Chen Cong said to her husband.

Gu Kai and the old man paused at the same time, and both looked at her.

"Is an insect plague coming?" Gu Kai was the first to ask, his tone very serious.

“I don’t know.” Chen Cong waved his hands quickly: “You don’t have to look at me like that, I don’t feel anything, and I haven’t received any signs.

I just thought we could stay a few more days when we go back this time, just to be prepared for any problems."

The father and son looked at each other and felt the worry in each other's eyes.

Although Chen Cong said that she didn't feel any foreshadowing, but - the fact that she could think of taking out the iron net right now, isn't this itself a foreshadowing?

"Okay, I'll talk to Liu Tuan tomorrow." Gu Kai nodded.

"I'll go with you tomorrow and visit several bases and ask them to find all the stored iron nets and prepare them." Old Man Gu also added.

"If you see Jiashu, ask him to come home for dinner during the Mid-Autumn Festival. This year we are all together, let's have a reunion dinner together." Chen Cong gave another instruction.

Because of the severe drought, the well-drilling team has become the most sought-after people in the entire region. Jiashu is now running around outside for months at a time and basically never goes home.

For this reason, Chen Cong once complained that so many people in his family had benefited from the formation, except Jiashu, who had not benefited at all.

Not to mention Shi Chen and Can Can, those two little ones are now in good health and have rosy complexions.

Even Wei Yan's internal injuries have fully recovered.

There was only Jiashu, whom I saw occasionally. Every time we met, he was either unshaven or had a tanned face, and he looked like he had aged several years.

If he and Gu Kai stood together now, it would be hard to believe that he would have to call Gu Kai "brother".

But Jiashu is very passionate about his current job and has a strong sense of mission. In addition, he has become the backbone of the entire team and is indispensable.

No one can ask him to come back at this time. Just stop working and stay at home.

Isn't this just asking for trouble?

Gu Kai was also aware of Shen Chong's complaints, and his attitude towards it was very simple, that is, everyone has his own path and his own way of living.

As long as Jiashu is willing, it’s up to him to make whatever choice he wants.

As for other things, whether it was the skills or the formations, nothing was hidden from him and he knew everything.

Just provide it to him when he needs it.

"I may not necessarily see him. If I do, I will tell him." Gu Kai replied.

Because Gu Kai was going to the base to grow another batch of seedlings this time, he brought Cancan with him.

With the help of the little girl's water-related abilities, his work efficiency can be doubled and completed as quickly as possible.

The old man left Shi Chen to Chen Cong and asked him to help put up the wire mesh on the top floor.

When Shi Chen came over in the morning, Chen Cong had already started working upstairs.

She was putting the iron-cover-like nets she had made on the vegetable racks one by one.

Even though he knew that she had special abilities with metal, Shi Chen was still stunned when he saw the various covers and wire mesh scattered on the ground.

"Auntie, did you do all this? When did you do so much? I've never seen this before!"

Where were all these key points placed before?

Shi Chen racked his brains but couldn't figure it out.

"They were made into nets before, and they don't take up much space when rolled up. I folded them into covers this morning. They are in the house, so you definitely didn't see them." Chen Cong made up an excuse.

She didn't hide the fact that she was collecting scrap metal to weave the nets.

Sometimes when the family members were sitting together talking and chatting, she was busy working on the side, and everyone knew it.

Therefore, as long as the storage issue is explained clearly, no one will think too much about other things.

Sure enough, after hearing her say that the cover was just folded this morning, Shi Chen nodded in understanding and did not ask any more questions.

In fact, if it were before, it would be very easy to buy a wire mesh and find someone to make an iron cage. Why would it require so much effort?

To be calm, you have to use your supernatural powers. Is it such a hard job to do it all day long?

But now the entire country's production, especially civilian production, is really at a standstill and cannot be taken care of at all.

So getting some iron nets has become a luxury.

It was as if they had told the leaders of each base many times that they hoped the bases would find some barbed wire as backup to take precautions when the food and vegetables were about to mature.

Even if we don't consider locusts, it is necessary to keep away birds and other pests.

But no matter how many times I say it, there are only a few bases that actually have barbed wire.

It's not that everyone doesn't take their words seriously, it's really -

So it’s not easy to find a large amount of barbed wire.

Chen Cong and Shi Chen moved some small, movable flower pots and vegetable boxes into the sun room.

As for the others that were fixed outside, those that could be covered were all covered, and those that could not be covered were simply supported by wire mesh outside with frames.

Not only did they equip the roof of the Shen family, they also covered the entire top floor.

After all, the entire top floor now belongs to their small base.

Zhou Ying had heard Chen Cong say before that locusts were likely to appear after a severe drought.

Moreover, after learning about the formation and discovering that the divine beings around them all had supernatural powers, their family had overwhelming admiration and trust for Chen Cong and his companions.

There is no need for a reason to do anything. Basically, you just hit the target without any consideration.

So after seeing Chen Cong and Shi Chen start to pull the net, the two of them didn't even bother to clean up the dishes, and all came over to help, so that the entire top floor was decorated before noon.

After finishing the work, Zhou Ying asked, "Xiao Shen, is the world going to change?"

After a moment of hesitation, he said, “I’m not sure either, I just have a slight feeling, let’s take precautions.

Fortunately, these nets will not interfere with your normal life. Just make do with them for a while. If everything is fine when we come back, we can take them down. "

"It's okay, it's right to prepare in advance. Besides, this net can block some sun, which is almost the same as a sunshade." Zhou Ying said with a smile.

In fact, there is a difference.

In order to prevent insects from entering, the mesh holes of the mesh woven by Chencong are very small, so it is impossible to ventilate the entire house when it is completely covered. Standing on such a roof will naturally feel more stuffy than before.

But after hearing what Zhou Ying said, she didn't explain any more, but nodded and said, "I hope everything is OK."

This operation has put a lot of pressure on people.

In the next two days, not to mention Zhou Ying and her husband, even Xiaoyu was a little cautious and rarely went to the roof to play.

The young soldiers living in the other two houses quickly reported the situation to Captain Liu.

Liu Tuan even came to my house specially for this purpose.

Since he wanted to cover up the top floor and set up such a large stall, Chen Cong had no intention of hiding it.

She told Liu Tuan bluntly that she had been feeling something was going to happen recently.

Although she was not 100% sure and did not know what exactly happened or when it would happen, she wanted to take precautions in advance.

This time, Liu Tuan did not show distrust of her like the previous expert group did.

On the contrary, take what she says very seriously.

After such a long time of dating, even though they don't like to show it, Liu Tuan and Zhou Ying have almost the same mentality. That is -

I feel like these three people from the Shen family are a little bit magical.

Liu Tuan never dared to take lightly what the three of them said, not to mention that Chen Cong had now shown through his actions how seriously he took the matter.

He was even more afraid to risk the grain harvest of an area.

Liu Tuan listened calmly to Chen Cong's account of his premonition.

Especially after she repeatedly mentioned that there would probably be an insect plague after the severe drought, she went upstairs and carefully looked at the preventive work they were doing on the top floor.

Then he didn't say much and went straight back to the regiment headquarters.

The day after Liu Tuan returned, all the large and small planting bases in Bac Ninh City received the same "Notice on the Implementation of Drought and Pest Control Work."

In the notice, the government emphasized that while the entire nation is fighting drought, we must also be vigilant against insect plagues and required all departments to make preventive preparations in advance.

When he saw the notice, Chen Cong suddenly felt much more relieved.

It can't be said that a stone has been lifted off my shoulders, but my depressed heart has relaxed a little.

According to the family's agreement, they returned to the community together on the third day.

In addition to the three of them, there were also the Shi brothers and sisters who had always been inseparable from them.

Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for family reunion. The brother and sister now consider themselves as a member of the Shen family, so naturally they want to follow without hesitation.

The old couple of the Shen family started preparing for this reunion dinner a few days ago.

Because of the good land and the help of the formation at home, they just had a big harvest.

In addition to harvesting a pile of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn, we also harvested a large bag of wheat.

You know, this is the first batch of grain harvested in the entire base.

When the wheat was drying, almost everyone in the community came to visit.

While everyone is envious, they also have greater hope for a good harvest.

There is no longer any shortage of food in the community now, and no one is looking for work outside. Basically everyone stays at home to farm.

Because the community has been listed as a national key grain base, the state will provide grain subsidies to anyone who is a formal resident of the community and has claimed land within the community.

Although it is not big, basic living can still be guaranteed.

Since you can guarantee your living, who would go out to do those precarious jobs?

Naturally, everyone stayed to serve the country well.

The community has been listed as a national base, so the preferential treatment it receives is naturally different from before.

Now the road from Qingshan Town back to the community has been repaired. It is a two-lane road all the way. Even if it cannot be compared with before, it can at least ensure that driving is barrier-free throughout the journey.

The road was built so well that it made countless nearby gathering places envious.

Within the community, needless to say, almost all the land in the villa area has been utilized, including the land within a hundred meters outside the gate.

Even though Chen Cong and others have left the community, several community leaders still remember her words clearly, "We should carry out three-dimensional planting and small-area planting."

Therefore, even though there was a favorable national policy, they did not occupy the land that was previously promised to Yingshui Village.

Just make full use of the land you already have.

But it is obvious that the working group stationed here is a little unwilling to accept this. They are already looking for people to study and evaluate the use value of the land on the high-level side.

Judging from their expressions, they seem to be planning to clear out the ruins over there and make full use of the land there.

But that is definitely a matter for the future. There are only so many permanent residents in the community now, so we can’t take care of it for the time being.

They used homemade new wheat flour to steam fluffy white steamed buns, and baked sugar cakes filled with peanut filling as a simple version of mooncakes.

After that, Cheng Ru and Shen Jianyi began to stare at the door anxiously every day, hoping that the three people would come back soon.

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