Chapter 89
"Someone else gave it to you? Who gave it to you?" Shen Jianyi asked persistently.
"Dad, let the two captains come into the house and talk." Gu Kai suggested.
"That's right, how can you block someone at the door? Get out of the way!" Cheng Ru also expressed her dissatisfaction in the house.
Helplessly, Shen Jianyi had to stand aside.
Shi Lei and Lao Cao smiled and went into the house with everyone else.
"Those things were sent over by the gathering point next door. They wanted to ask Xiao Gu and Xiao Shen to go to their planting fields and see if there is any way to resist the insect plague."
After entering the door, Shi Lei did not beat around the bush and spoke directly.
Seeing Gu Kai frowned, he quickly explained: "We don't want to take the things. When they first came to talk about it, they didn't bring the things into the house, they just talked about this matter.
We thought that the community couldn't make the decision on this matter, so we said we could help convey the message. Whether it is successful or not, and whether you go or not, all depends on your opinion.
They also said that we should come over and ask you to go meet them. But that Lao Qin..."
Shi Lei smiled bitterly: "He left a sentence, "I'm having dinner right now, and I'm tired after working all morning, so I won't disturb you to rest", asked us to pass on the message, and then ran away.
I was wondering why this guy was so decisive today. Then I saw the sack he left behind when I went out the door.
Lao Cao also laughed: "I'm afraid you won't agree, so I put down the deposit first."
Chen Cong and Gu Kai were also helpless.
"We definitely won't take the stuff, but we can go over and take a look. Which gathering point is the Lao Qin you're talking about?"
"The one from Xiaoying Village."
"Xiaoying Village?" Gu Kai thought for a moment and said, "The one next to the ruins?"
"right."
"Then the land area where they gather is very large. In such a large area, our method won't work, right?" Shen Cong also frowned.
Xiaoying Village is located right next to the ruins of the clothing market that they first found.
After the ruins were cleared, they occupied all the surrounding land and turned it into farmland.
Although Chen Cong and his team had not returned to the community much recently, they were members of the income increase working group after all, and they were familiar with the conditions of various gathering points in Beining.
Their metal mesh insect prevention method is only suitable for small plots of land, and the cornfield in the morning is already their limit.
Any land larger than this would not be suitable.
Apart from anything else, that would require a lot of steel, and neither she nor Gu Kai’s physical fitness could keep up.
Shi Lei and the others were also in a difficult situation.
After hearing what Chen Cong said, the two of them had no choice but to say, "Lao Qin left the things here and left, so we had to come to his house and tell him. But you guys decide what to do, and we're definitely on the same side. We support whatever you decide.
If not, we will find someone to send it back this afternoon and explain the reason to them."
"Don't bother the community, we'll go over and take a look in the afternoon." Gu Kai waved his hand.
He looked at his wife and discussed with her, "Let's go and take a look first?"
Shen Cong nodded.
It was too hot at noon and it was not suitable to go out, so everyone took a nap and the family set out at almost four o'clock.
Tongtong and Shanshan had just awakened their special powers and were at their most excited, so they naturally wanted to follow.
Thinking that they also lacked practical experience, it would be good for them to gain more knowledge, so Chen Cong did not stop them.
The two little ones were going, and naturally the adults would follow.
So the ten people, young and old, set out in a mighty procession.
Before Chen Cong left last time, he left the electric car that his father bought before the natural disaster in the community, so they now have two cars.
Although there are many people, there is still enough space.
The road in front of the community is well built, and it only takes half an hour to drive to Xiaoying Village.
When we got there, probably because it was hot, there weren't many people outside and it was quiet everywhere.
Seeing the two cars coming, the person on duty outside ran over. After finding out that they were from the residential area and that they came specifically to find Village Chief Qin, the man immediately ran to call for help.
It was obvious that the village had given instructions. The man moved very quickly, as if he was afraid that if he ran a little slower, Chen Cong and the others would go back.
While he was calling for help, Chen Cong and the others got out of the car, and as soon as they came out, they felt the heat wave hitting them in the face.
"There's nothing planted here!" Chen Cong was a little surprised when he saw the large piece of bare wasteland in front of him.
"I guess there's still a water shortage." Gu Kai visits various bases every day, and he knows what's going on at a glance when he sees this kind of situation.
If such a large piece of land were to be planted with crops, watering would be a big problem.
Xiaoying Village is located downstream of the community, and they use the same river water as the community.
The government paid for the well to be dug in the community, but it is still unclear whether there is a deep well in their village. Probably due to various conditions, the land that was dug with great effort has to be left idle again.
"If that's the case, then I understand why they want us to come," said Shen Cong.
Although Gu Kai didn't say anything, he had an idea in his mind.
Village Chief Qin came out very quickly, obviously he had been waiting in the village.
Without waiting for him to come over to greet him, Gu Kai went over first and said directly: "Village Chief Qin, let's not say any more polite words. It won't be long before we come back. If you need any help, just tell me directly. It would be best if you could take us over to have a look right now."
Village Chief Qin is quite old, and his hair has already turned gray. Perhaps it is because he has been too worried and has lived a difficult life in the past year or so, so he looks several years older than Grandpa Gu.
He didn't expect Gu Kai and the others to be so direct. He was stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately: "Then thank you very much, Xiao Gu, Xiao Shen, let's go to our land first and take a look?"
After that, he walked ahead to lead the way.
The person who had called him earlier walked up to the two cars and took them to the parking space.
It may be that the community’s previous three-dimensional planting was very effective, so Xiaoying Village is now also following suit.
Along the way, the couple saw many small pieces of land. Some were in the villagers' yards, and some were also on the edge of the fields, but they were all made into household greenhouses using plastic film, plastic sheets, etc.
Because Xiaoying Village already has fields and land, they are definitely better than people in the community at doing farm work, and they also have more materials.
Even if most of them were lost in the earthquake, some of them can still be used after rescue.
After going through this circle, Chen Cong and Gu Kai couldn't figure out what they needed to do?
"Village Chief Qin, you have built it very well. This greenhouse is much better than our community." Chen Cong praised sincerely.
"No way, your village is doing a good job. We have just started and haven't had much harvest yet." Village chief Qin said modestly.
As they talked, they walked to the back of the village, where there was another large area of farmland.
Compared with the barren land outside the village, it can be seen that the land here has been carefully cleaned up.
Potatoes are planted in the field. Judging from the yellowing of the plants, they are almost ripe.
"It's this piece of land." Village chief Qin sighed as he looked at the potatoes that were about to mature. "This piece of land is the result of the hard work of our entire village. It's about to mature. If it's eaten by insects, our hard work for half a year will be in vain."
As he spoke, he looked at Gu Kai, his eyes full of worry: "Xiao Gu, the city issued a notice saying that there will be an insect plague. Is this true? Then, do you know when these insects will come?
Just another twenty days, or at least another half a month, and the potatoes will be ready for harvest. Can you wait until after we harvest them?"
When the old man talked about this, the wrinkles on his face were full of worry. It was obvious that this problem had caused him and the villagers deep distress.
Half a month is not a long time, but it is crucial for the harvest.
If the bugs don't come, everything will be fine. But if the bugs come... no one can afford the consequences.
But the area of this piece of land is not smaller than the one outside.
It is more than three or four times larger than the cornfield in the community.
Even though he could sense Village Chief Qin's anxiety, Chen Cong didn't dare to promise anything.
“Is the scrap metal in your village ready?” she asked.
"We're ready." Village Chief Qin replied quickly.
He waved to the villager who brought the Shen family over, and the man immediately turned around and ran back to the village.
"We collected all the steel that the village had previously saved," said Village Chief Qin.
Chen Cong nodded, but was not optimistic.
Sure enough, soon the villagers came over with two carts full of scrap copper and iron.
Apart from some that still resembled the scraps of doors and windows, there were mostly steel bars picked up from the ruins, and some scrap iron blocks that were rusted beyond recognition.
It looked like two full trucks, but in fact there wasn't much. Added together, it was probably about the same weight as the community had used before.
"Not enough." Chen Cong said immediately.
Village chief Qin and the villagers all looked miserable.
It can be seen that this is all they have.
"How did you plan to prevent insects before? Before you knew we were coming back?" Gu Kai asked.
They had originally decided to put up the iron fence today on a whim, and the city's notice had been issued two days ago, so it was naturally impossible for the village to wait until they came back before making plans.
"We wanted to use a net, a fishing net. But it's not easy to fix."
"Someone from the working group came to take a look yesterday and said that the holes in our net are too big and bugs can crawl in. They said that the net is no good." A villager interjected.
"Go and bring your net to me." Gu Kai said calmly.
This time there was no need to go back. Apparently the villagers were well prepared. After listening to what he said, they directly carried a roll of things over.
This is the green fishing net commonly used in fish ponds.
It is estimated that Xiaoying Village must have raised fish in the past.
But you can see that this net is pieced together, and I don’t know how many pieces are sewn together.
The nets are big and small, and the holes are coarse and fine.
Some are as thin as a screen window, and some are as thick as a net bag.
I think they also knew that a net that was too thick could not be used, so they asked someone to sew the holes in it, but time was short, and they could only sew the largest ones, and they could not take care of the mediocre ones.
Chen Cong held the fishing net in his hand, speechless for a while.
This net can't even stop insects, let alone sparrows, right?
But there was no way to say that, as the villagers had obviously done their best.
"You can use the trees planted here. Insert some iron rods in the ridges for support. Pull as many iron wires as you can on top. If it's not enough, don't force it. Put these nets on top. If they are tightened, they can also provide some support. Then put the vines on the nets."
Gu Kai did not comment on these things, he just seriously considered what he should do next.
It is obvious that in the past six months or so in the working group, he has seen many places with worse conditions and harsher environments than Xiaoying Village.
The difficulties and troubles he encountered had already trained him to be calm and composed.
Once the solution is agreed upon, the rest will be easy.
Chen Cong was responsible for pulling the scrap metal into the simplest iron rods, which were then inserted into the appropriate locations in the fields by the villagers as quickly as possible.
Then they cover the top with the net.
These scrap irons are definitely not enough to make an iron net, but there is still some left if it is only used for support.
What's more, Xiaoying Village has planted many fruit trees next to this land. Although they have not yet matured, they can save a lot of effort by serving as support.
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This time it took much longer than in the community, and it was completely dark before we finally managed to prop up the iron bar.
Village chief Qin and the villagers felt very sorry when they saw the young couple, as well as Cancan and Tongtong who came to help, and all four of them looked exhausted.
They brought all kinds of food from home, even several eggs, and stuffed them into the arms of the four people.
This time the couple did not refuse.
They peeled two eggs, gave one to Cancan and Tongtong each, and then ate a piece of pancake themselves.
While no one was paying attention, the four of them shared a protein bar to replenish their energy.
It was not until almost ten o'clock in the evening that the insect-proof net for this land was finally successfully built.
At this time, Cancan and Tongtong were so sleepy that they could not even stand and leaned on their family members.
After finishing all the work and checking again, Gu Kai said seriously: "Village Chief Qin, we have put up the net, but no one knows when the insects will come. If you need to remove it later, you must be careful. This vine is full of thorns. You must take protective measures before touching them."
"Okay, okay, don't worry, we've all remembered it."
Village Chief Qin's eyes were full of smiles, and his back seemed to be straighter: "Thank you so much, Xiao Gu, Xiao Shen. When the potatoes are ripe, we will send a truckload over for you to try! Don't complain, these fresh potatoes taste pretty good!"
Gu Kai smiled and didn't respond.
Instead, he signaled Shi Chen to take the sack of vegetables down from the car.
Gu Kai put it on the empty cart and said, "Don't be so polite if you need help in the future. We are all members of the working group, and it is our job to help. Take these things back, and don't do this again in the future."
Then, without giving the other party a chance to stop him, the whole family got in the car.
While the children were sleeping, the group finally returned home.
This long day finally came to an end.
When we thought about the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow, the reunion dinner in the evening, and Wei Yan and Jia Shu who would have to rush back, everyone felt very happy and the tiredness didn't seem to matter.
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The bugs are coming in the next chapter.
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