After saying that, Lu Yuan put on his clothes, sent a message in the group saying "The operator is in place," and headed straight to the factory area.
Song Heng rubbed his eyes and looked at the two people standing outside the door, saying with some dissatisfaction, "Goodness, why are you here so early? It's only four o'clock!"
Chen Gang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said embarrassedly, "Well, it's like there's no distinction between day and night these days, so I was worried about being late when I got the call, so I set off last night."
Lu Yuan felt completely stunned after hearing this.
"You left last night? How come you've only just arrived?"
"My home is quite far from here, and I was afraid of wasting time, so I rode my bicycle here overnight!"
As Song Heng opened the door, he asked, "Okay! Come in! By the way, how far is your home from here? Is it convenient for you to commute to and from get off work?"
"Fortunately, it's more than 150 kilometers away from here, so I want to finish this busy period before going home. Do you think it's possible for me to stay at the factory?"
Song Heng almost fell over after hearing this, but he could only nod in agreement.
After inspecting all the equipment, Chen Gang began to disassemble the rat trap according to the drawings and input the various parts into the CNC lathe. His technique was quite skillful, and he quickly solved all the problems.
One day later.
The first batch of ten rat traps officially rolled off the production line, and everyone gathered in front of the factory gate, staring intently at these brand-new rat traps.
"If you ask me, practice is the only criterion for testing things. Let's try the mousetrap at my house first!"
"No way! My house is nearby, so just put it at my place! I promise I'll let everyone know as soon as I catch a mouse!"
"That won't do! The money we contributed should stay with our family, not yours!"
...
The crowd chattered and argued, all wanting to be among the first to use the rat traps. After all, the production speed of these rat traps wasn't very fast, with a daily output of only about ten. The electricity supply couldn't keep up, so no matter how many people there were, it wouldn't work.
Ultimately, everyone agreed to use rock-paper-scissors to select ten users.
Although the scene looked quite comical, everyone was red-faced and eager to fight for the right to use the first batch of mousetraps.
Soon, the first batch of families to try out the rat traps were born, and several people happily carried the rat traps, which weighed more than 50 kilograms, home.
Early the next morning, a large crowd gathered at the village entrance, where more than a dozen rats were laid out on the ground.
"Haha, it seems this mousetrap is quite effective!"
The group agreed to continue production at this pace, aiming to ensure that every household could have one.
People's lives returned to normal, and everyone felt that there were far fewer rats in their homes after the rat traps were installed.
Lu Yuan also specially bought a few from the factory, giving three to Xiao Shan's family and two to Section Chief Liu.
...
However, on this day, Sun Hengjia, who runs a supermarket, suddenly posted several videos in the group chat. These videos were footage taken by surveillance equipment.
More than a dozen huge rats crawled in from the ceiling and began to devour all kinds of food.
Large patches of food were scattered on the ground, and the rats seemed to be taking revenge, even urinating on the food.
In addition, all kinds of drinks and mineral water on the shelves had been bitten with holes, and water was spilled everywhere. These were things that people were reluctant to buy.
However, the rats didn't eat much, but they ruined all the food and even chewed up some of the electrical wires and cables.
Sun Heng Supermarket No. 2: "It's all over, all of it is ruined by rats! Can anyone help me?!"
Supermarket owner Sun Heng was desperately crying out in the group chat.
People who had planned to go grocery shopping that day looked at the mess in the supermarket with a look of horror on their faces.
"This rat seems to be taking revenge! Is it even a rat? How did it mutate like this?!"
"Who says otherwise? My family was already short of food, and then this happened. Sigh!"
"What a pity! So much stuff wasted! This amount of food could have fed a family for more than half a year! It's such a waste that the rats ruined it!"
...
No one could help the supermarket owner's cries for help. The rats had ruined everything, and the food was no longer fit for human consumption. He could only accept his bad luck and learn his lesson.
A few days later, the supermarket owner rallied again and made a decision.
We are recruiting several stock clerks to patrol the supermarket day and night. They are required to catch rats as soon as they are spotted. They will be paid, and will also receive free water and three meals a day. We need two for the day shift and two for the night shift.
As soon as the job posting was released, many people immediately applied.
When Lu's mother heard the news, she was somewhat tempted.
At dinner time, while serving rice to everyone at the table, Lu's mother said, "There's nothing for me to do at home now. The vegetable garden in the back has basically been dug up!"
"I think I should apply for a job at a supermarket. I'm really bored anyway. What do you guys think?"
Lu's father took the rice bowl and said, "Okay, let's go then. Anyway, there's nothing in the house that the mice can cause trouble with now."
"That's right, that's what I was thinking too. Then when we buy water or food, we won't have to keep queuing up anymore!"
It passed unanimously, and a satisfied smile appeared on Lu's mother's face.
Lu Yuan glanced at Big Yellow sitting beside him and said with a smirk, "Mom, why don't you take Big Yellow with you? With him around, you can save yourself some trouble!"
Upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, Da Huang suddenly stopped what it was doing and then pitifully let out a series of whimpering sounds.
"Playing the victim again? Get back to work and don't slack off, or you'll be in big trouble!"
Lu Yuan glared fiercely at Da Huang, and sure enough, the dog lay down and became much more obedient. Especially after the rat trap was installed, there were far fewer rats in the house, and Da Huang had some free time, so he would go and cause trouble for the fish in the pond when he had nothing to do.
The next morning, Lu's mother took Da Huang out early. Fortunately, Lu's mother successfully stood out from more than 30 competitors.
Especially after everyone saw Huang's extraordinary ability to catch mice, they were all filled with envy.
Zone 3 has finally returned to normal.
After that, only Grandpa and Grandma were left in the family. They didn't have much to do, so Grandpa would spend his days cleaning, feeding the fish, and raising pigs, cattle, and sheep, while Grandma was in charge of cooking for the whole family.
Dad took on a new job. Recently, many families in the city have complained that rats have dug holes in their walls and asked them to fill them in. So Du Heng and Lu's dad discussed it and decided that since they had nothing else to do, they might as well go along and fill in the holes in the walls and see if anyone was willing to do renovations.
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