Chapter 216: Farm Insect Infestation
The screams outside were getting less and less. Perhaps they were no longer heard in the villa area, or perhaps they were directly dragged away by the authorities.
When they woke up at this time, they could no longer fall asleep.
Just enter the space.
Lu Yuan came to the land where the Ligusticum chuanxiong was planted. He stared at the entire field of herbs in a daze.
The plant of Stemona bupleuri has grown to five or six centimeters in length.
However, in the past, this herb needed to be planted for two or three years before it could be harvested. In this land of space, it might not take that long.
But it should be planted for at least one year.
Stemona japonica contains a slight toxin and can kill insects. I don’t know if it is effective against post-apocalyptic parasites.
Although Lu Yuan knew a little about Chinese medicine, he only knew the basics.
"Let's go out together tonight."
Han Ying walked to Lu Yuan's side. She knew what Lu Yuan was thinking.
Today's outbreak of light worms is just the beginning. Other parasites will gradually threaten the lives of many people.
The Chinese herbal medicines distributed by the government have limited efficacy and can only prevent common parasites.
Han Ying has stored a lot of anthelmintics in her space talisman, and she can take some out and give them to the authorities when necessary.
But she didn't want to expose herself.
Originally, Lu Yuan planned to go out to the night market alone to pull bricks tonight.
However, there was an outbreak of light bugs in the base today, so Han Ying decided to take out some anti-bug drugs for the official emergency response.
"Okay, let's be careful."
The two of them had a tacit understanding, and Lu Yuan also guessed what Han Ying wanted to do.
The scrolls collected from Scar Wei last night extended the space by another 85 meters.
The two of them plan to arrange this piece of land today.
After discussion, Han Ying and Lu Yuan decided to grow some Chinese herbal medicines.
Mugwort and bupleurum are both common herbs.
Plant some more ginger, it may save lives in extremely cold weather.
The two of them divided the work and with the help of machines, the planting was done very quickly.
After working in the space for five or six hours, I finally planted the land.
After leaving the space, I found that it was already dark.
As soon as he came out and had a signal, Lu Yuan's phone kept ringing.
I took it out and saw that it was sent by Professor Li.
There were pictures inside. Even through the screen, Han Ying and Lu Yuan could feel Professor Li's collapse and despair.
More than half of the crops on the farm died overnight.
When we dug it up, we saw that the soil was filled with insects, which had completely eaten the roots of the crops.
The farm is worried that the potatoes and sweet potatoes will also be affected.
So these crops were dug out directly before they were ripe.
They are small in size, and the largest one is only the size of a palm.
Both of them seemed to be able to foresee that Professor Li's heart was bleeding.
But there was no other way but to dig them out, as most of the crops had been destroyed by insects.
If these potatoes and sweet potatoes are not dug out, they will be in trouble in two days.
The daytime is supposed to be a time for everyone to rest, but today the daytime is very restless.
Light bugs broke out in the base, and the soldiers had to sacrifice their rest time.
Come out and take away those who are controlled by the light insects and come out to bask in the sun one by one.
The farm also contacted a lot of soldiers to help, who shoveled up large tracts of soil and then exposed them to the sun.
This is to kill the insects and insect eggs in the soil.
So during this whole day, the soldiers could be said to have been working non-stop, with no time to rest at all.
Professor Li also asked Lu Yuan if his cactus was okay.
Tell him to be careful with the cactus and always pay attention to the situation in the soil.
More than half of the vegetables in the agricultural products died, which means that the vegetables that can be provided to the base will also be reduced by half.
If something happens to the cactus on Lu Yuan's side again, it will be even more difficult for people in the base to eat fresh vegetables in the future.
Lu Yuan told Professor Li that his cactus was fine and that he checked the soil regularly.
He also took several pictures of the cactus and sent them to Professor Li to reassure him.
Seeing that Lu Yuan's cacti were growing well, Professor Li, who was far away on the farm, felt a lot more at ease.
Although these were all grown by Lu Yuan, the points sold also belong to Lu Yuan.
But Professor Li just couldn't bear to see the good crops being destroyed by insects.
The New Year is coming soon. I originally thought that with the crops on the farm, the people in the base should be able to have a good year.
But who could have imagined that this would happen?
After turning off their phones, they started eating.
After being busy in space for so long, I was already starving.
The dishes Han Ying brought out today were all relatively light, and the only meat dish was pickled fish.
But the food given to the dog is still the same as before.
At nearly eleven o'clock, the doorbell rang.
The two guessed that it should be Lin Ting from next door, after all, they left a note for her last night.
When I went downstairs and opened the door, it was indeed Lin Ting and her son standing outside.
"Sorry, we went out last night and came back late. Are you planning to repair the wall?"
Lin Ting took her son out of the base again last night.
They only encountered one group of people last night, but that group of people did not rob them, but robbed others.
After those people robbed others, Lin Ting ambushed them at the end of the road.
Then they snatched away the points they had just obtained, which were not even hot yet, along with their original supplies.
"That's indeed what we were planning, but since you all live next door and this wall surrounds the two villas together, we have to ask for your opinion."
Han Ying did not invite the other party into the house, but just stood at the door and talked.
"How are you going to fix it?"
Lin Ting is also a person with a sense of crisis. Although she lives in the base, she also knows that the base is not necessarily safe.
What's more, she has a lot of supplies at home. What if someone sneaks into the house when they go out one day? Wouldn't all their work be in vain?
So building a wall is indeed necessary.
"We have measured and found that the current wall is only 1.5 meters high and 24 centimeters wide. It can't block anything at all, so we plan to raise the wall to 4 meters and double its thickness for now, and then gradually thicken it later."
This wall surrounds both villas and the area is quite large.
Not to mention the thickness, just to raise the height to 4 meters, the number of bricks, sand and cement required is huge.
But the base has limited purchases, so they can only find solutions from other places.
"I agree! What do I need to do?"
When Lin Ting heard Han Ying talk about the wall, she suddenly felt safe.
If the wall was really built like that, she would be able to go out with peace of mind.
"The base has a purchase limit on building materials, so once you reach the limit you can only look for other options."
Han Ying didn't expect that Lin Ting agreed so readily.
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