Zhao Hongyi kept his word and gave each member of the planting team 200 points, which was already a very high reward.

Researcher Tang and Zuo Ling each received 2000 points, Yu Lianhai received 1000 points, and He Guiqi received 300 points.

He Guiqi was so smug that he went to Zuo Ling's house that day, showed off his points card, and said, "Sis, I have money now, let's have a good meal together."

Five points in the supply hall can be exchanged for one pound of rice or flour, or a bundle of the cheapest noodles.

Meat and the like are nowhere to be seen. People are starving, let alone raising poultry and livestock. Even if they are planting crops, they get very little vegetables, despite being in a good position to grow them.

Zuo Ling glanced at him sideways. With your 300 points, what can you eat? If you want to eat something big, just say so!

Seeing through his little scheme, He Guiqi couldn't keep up the act and shook Zuo Ling's arm, acting spoiled: "Sister, we've been eating nothing but bland food every day, not even half full. I'm starving."

There was plenty of food in the space, but Zuo Ling didn't dare to take it out.

Finally, I made noodles with soybean paste, along with shredded cucumber, shredded radish, and shredded scallions, which were readily available in the vegetable garden.

The sauce was a ready-made one from the supermarket. Zuo Ling added some diced pork with alternating layers of fat and lean meat. To avoid being noticed, she chopped the pork into small pieces and added a little bit of diced sausage and cured pork. She wanted He Guiqi to eat some meat.

I made a little extra and sent two large bowls to Professor Jin and his wife next door.

He Guiqi ate three large bowls of food, so full he could barely walk. He patted his belly and said, "Sister is the best. I haven't eaten meat in so long."

The meat was diced so finely that you couldn't taste any flavor at all. Zuo Ling felt saddened and packed the remaining meat sauce in a lunchbox for him to take away.

It was too hot to carry anything else, so I packed a dozen or so compressed biscuits for He Guiqi.

He Guiqi laughed heartily.

"I have to hide well, I can't let those brats find out, otherwise I won't get anything to eat."

Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn were all ready for harvest. Commander Mei, Zhao Hongyi, and a host of military bigwigs whom I had never seen before came to the plantation, and laughter filled the air.

The average yield per mu is 4,000 jin for sweet potatoes, 3,000 jin for potatoes, and 2,000 jin for corn.

A total of 160,000 jin of grain were harvested.

160,000 jin of grain is barely enough to fill a gap in the entire base, but it at least gave everyone a glimmer of hope.

Because of the weather, three crops can be grown in a year, yielding 480,000 jin of grain, which can sustain many people.

Chief Mei held the hands of Researcher Tang and Zuo Ling, and said sincerely:

"You are heroes of the base. On behalf of the base, I thank you. I hope you will continue your efforts and achieve even greater success."

Researcher Tang was very excited: "Don't worry, sir, Zuo Ling and I will both work hard."

Zuo Ling forced a smile: "Yes, yes, I will, I will."

She had a premonition that the calm was only temporary, and the next storm was coming; a good life wouldn't be guaranteed just because you worked hard.

With plenty of grain and vegetables, the atmosphere at the base was better than ever, and there were far fewer conflicts.

The planting company's status within the base rose rapidly, and everyone who saw them would praise them. When the young soldiers from the company went out, they held their chins high and walked with a swagger.

The second round of vegetable seeds, sweet potato seeds, potato seeds, and corn seeds were planted one after another, and the seedlings sprouted from the soil. Everything was developing in a good direction.

One morning, Zuo Ling was half asleep when she heard Researcher Tang scream from next door:

"Zuo Ling, Zuo Ling, Zuo Ling, Scorpion, Scorpion..."

Professor Jin was also shouting, "Zuo Ling, Pei Nansheng, get up, get up!"

The cries of terror changed the voices of the two elders.

Zuo Ling rolled over and got out of bed. The head of the bed faced the small window, and her eyes widened in shock. The window was crawling with scorpions of all sizes, so many that it made her scalp tingle.

Not only black ones, but also many red scorpions, which were very large, with their strong forepaws arrogantly slapping and tearing at anything in their way.

Pei Nansheng was startled awake. Seeing the situation outside the window, he shouted, "Zuo Ling, Xiao Hao, get up quickly!"

Xiao Hao's trembling voice rang out at the same time: "Brother, sister, so many bugs, so many, so many, it's so scary."

There were so many scorpions; even adults were afraid, let alone children.

When converting the container house, Zuo Ling and Pei Nansheng took into account things like snakes, insects, and rodents. They installed protective nets for ventilation and drainage systems. However, if they didn't completely eliminate the scorpions, there was no guarantee that they wouldn't crawl in if there wasn't a proper seal.

Zuo Ling was a little confused for a moment, wondering what things in the space were the scorpion's nemesis. She quickly put on the bulletproof vest and leg wraps that the Jin family's Spider-Man back armor had modified. After putting them on, she felt that the scorpion was everywhere and could not do much.

Pei Nansheng knocked on the door from the outside, "Zuo Ling, quick, flamethrower, I'm going to bring Professor Jin and Teacher Tang over."

Yes, a flamethrower!

Most animals are afraid of fire, and scorpions are probably no exception.

Zuo Ling gave Pei Nansheng a flamethrower, saying, "Be careful, the scorpion might be poisonous, don't let it bite you."

"I know, you and Xiao Hao be careful."

As soon as Zuo Ling opened the door, Pei Nansheng pointed his flamethrower at the doorway and started shooting fire.

Whoosh... A large area was burned, and the scorpions retreated in fright. Pei Nansheng took the opportunity to rush out.

Zuo Ling followed and shouted, "Xiao Hao, follow me and close the door."

Xiao Hao nervously gripped the back of Zuo Ling's clothes and quickly closed the door.

Scorpions were everywhere in sight: on walls, rooftops, and courtyard walls.

Flames flickered, and Zuo Ling burned away a section of the scorpions around her. She then casually released a large pile of firewood. "Xiao Hao, light it and form a circle."

Xiao Hao lit the fire as instructed.

Zuo Ling breathed fire while keeping an eye on his surroundings. There were shouts of panic, flashes of fire, and a few gunshots.

Zuo Ling's home was next to the plantation, and she heard Yu Lianhai shouting hoarsely:

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