Chapter 79
It was two months later that I received the news that Wei Yan had returned.
At that time, Chen Cong and his family of three, as well as Shi Chen and his sister, were following the working group led by Xiao Liang in a valley more than 300 kilometers away from Beining.
Here is a company under Liu Tuan’s regiment headquarters.
Speaking of which, this company is really lucky.
They originally had a driver training brigade, which was specifically responsible for driver training in the regiment.
Since they are all training brigades, the area they are in must be a plain, otherwise military trucks would not be able to drive in!
During the Qingzhou earthquake, due to insufficient rescue forces, their entire company was transferred to the front line of earthquake relief.
Who would have known that after the earthquake relief was over, they couldn't find their base camp.
Their company headquarters and the huge training base just disappeared out of thin air.
Not only that, a mountain suddenly appeared in the plain area that previously stretched as far as the eye could see!
Although the mountain was a bit bald and there was not even a tree on it, it was still a mountain! So much so that the officers and soldiers who returned to the company stood in front of the mountain, not knowing where to go.
After that global natural disaster, the topography of various places changed so much that almost all previous maps became waste paper.
Things like what happened in the training team happen almost every day.
Their situation was better. Although the company was gone, at least the people were still there! Because they evacuated early, there were no casualties.
This is a blessing in disguise.
After receiving the news from them, the higher authorities did not know what to do for a while, and could only issue an order to "stay in place and rebuild the barracks."
So the former group of car soldiers had to put down their steering wheels, picked up hoes on the spot, and lived a life of opening up wasteland.
Before coming to this company, Chen Cong and his friends had been to many places and heard many stories like this, so they no longer had the initial curiosity.
Except for Cancan who was still happy as a child because he had just arrived in a new place, everyone else was so tired that they didn't even want to talk.
The conditions here are actually quite good. At least after the terrain changed, a small river appeared in the mountain. The river is not big but it has never dried up, so the company has no problem getting water.
However, the high temperature that lasted for almost a whole year has meant that no plants have grown on the entire mountain, and the mountain is still a wasteland.
The cadres and soldiers tried every possible means and put in a lot of effort, but the grain and vegetables they planted have not been harvested for half a year.
This is also the reason why after hearing that there were "senior experts" in the regiment, their company commander rushed to the regiment along the mountain road for several days and forced Captain Liu to agree to let the working group come to them first.
"Mr. Gu, what do you think after this round?" Xiao Liang took a tomato and squatted beside Mr. Gu. He didn't even bother to wipe the water off and just took a big bite.
These tomatoes were grown on site by Gu Kai when he first arrived here because he saw that everyone couldn't stand the heat.
"If you ask me what I mean, it's the same thing: don't put all your energy into clearing wasteland and farming.
This is a barren mountain with no water supply. Even if we can help, won’t the soldiers still have to do the maintenance in the later stage?
No matter how well the seedlings are grown, and no matter how much vitality the formation can provide, the first thing to do is to provide the seedlings with an environment in which to survive."
Old Gu glanced at the barren mountain and shook his head: "Look at how dry the land is. The water dried up before it seeped in.
Under these conditions, it would be a waste of time to fight against the environment. Unless it rains immediately, it will be useless. "
Xiao Liang nodded and muttered quietly: "I think so too."
Since they arrived, the company commander and instructor of this company have been talking about how efficient their work is, how much wasteland they have reclaimed, and how much planting area they have achieved.
Both of them spoke very sincerely, and seeing their arms and necks that were tanned by the sun, everyone believed that they were telling the truth.
The soldiers really worked very hard.
But all this hard work seems to be in vain to Mr. Gu.
If he had just joined the working group, the old man would not have said such a thing. After all, the working group also has a leader, and saying this would be like erasing the other person's contribution.
But two months later, after seeing many officers and soldiers working hard but struggling to find the right methods, the old man has learned to speak frankly.
He and Shen Cong were both deeply aware of the real purpose of establishing the experimental base.
That is to use a small area to conduct trial and error first, to accumulate experience, so as to avoid detours when implementing on a large scale.
In this case, we cannot hide anything. Everyone has the obligation to do their best to do their job well.
The old man remembered clearly what Chen Cong had said before - drought would be followed by a large-scale insect plague.
Wherever the insects passed, not a single leaf was left.
Those insects were not ordinary locusts. Locusts themselves are non-toxic, and the country has mature experience in controlling locust plagues. If locusts really come, they will not cause a devastating disaster.
However, this type of insect is resistant to the drugs used to kill locusts, and ordinary drugs cannot kill them at all.
Moreover, their mouthparts can secrete a toxin, which will be left in the dead branches and even the soil when they eat crops.
After they passed, those lands were basically wasted, and no crops could grow for several years.
Fortunately, the damage caused by these insects did not last long, and a heavy rain killed them all.
Chen Cong said that the insect plague lasted only a little over a month, and then Bac Ninh had its first heavy rain after the drought.
But even so, those things dealt a fatal blow to the city's agricultural production which had just begun to improve!
So now whenever someone asks Mr. Gu for his opinion, he will definitely bring up the plan that Chen Cong first mentioned in the community, which is three-dimensional planting and small-area planting.
Build a greenhouse if conditions permit.
Although this method is a little more troublesome to work in and the output is not as high as large-scale planting, it is good to be prepared in case of insect plagues, and there is also a chance to "snatch food from the mouths of insects."
When Xiao Liang asked the old man, he actually already knew what he would say, and based on the practice of the past two months, he also believed that this method was feasible.
Asking again at this time is just to confirm again.
After asking the old man, he looked at the couple again: "You guys think the same, right?"
They both nodded at the same time.
"What about you guys?" Xiao Liang looked at the other three people who were traveling with them.
The working group is now mainly composed of three members of the Shen family, but there are also three experts in planting.
They are from the Agricultural University, and there is one who specializes in pesticide research in the seed company.
Their speeches are naturally very important.
The three people also agreed with this suggestion. After all, the lack of water, poor soil and difficult farming environment here are obvious to all.
Since it was passed unanimously, Xiao Liang didn't say anything else.
He finished the tomato in a few bites, wiped his mouth, stood up and said, "Then you guys take a break first. I'm going to talk to their company commander and instructor. If you have anything to say, we can talk after I come back."
He had just stood up and had not had time to leave when a young soldier from the company ran over.
The young soldier was sweating and panting from running. He came over and said, "It's a call from the regiment headquarters. Ask Elder Gu and Captain Liang to answer it together."
At this time, communications in the city had not yet been fully restored, and it was even more impossible to connect to the Internet in this small valley.
If you want to make a phone call, there is only one possibility, which is satellite phone. This phone takes up too many resources and is rarely used even by the military unless it is an emergency.
The regiment's satellite call must have something important to tell him. Xiao Liang immediately helped Mr. Gu up, and the two of them hurried towards the company headquarters without saying a word.
Chen Cong and Gu Kai naturally followed.
No one expected to hear Wei Yan's voice on the phone, especially when they heard that he had returned to the regiment headquarters, everyone was even more surprised.
According to Chen Cong and others' estimation, it would take at least one to two months for Wei Yan to come back.
If he rushed back at this time, there must be a special reason.
Wei Yan asked a few questions about the situation here, and hesitated after learning that they had just arrived and would be busy for a few days.
Finally, he said, "Uncle Gu, there is an emergency here that requires you to come back. Is there anyone who can replace you over there? If not, you can only come back first and go back later."
What he meant was that Mr. Gu and his companions had to go back this time.
Because there were so many people on both sides of the phone, it was obvious that there were many things that Wei Yan was not convenient to talk about. Since it came to this, the old man naturally could not refuse.
He immediately agreed: "Okay, we'll go back early tomorrow morning. I'll let Shi Chen take care of this place, and I'll come over to take a look after I'm done."
Shi Chen has been working with the old man for two months now and has become his right-hand man.
Although he has not yet done it completely by himself, if you tell him how to do it in advance, he can basically complete it beautifully without any compromise.
Although Wei Yan didn't say what it was, it was definitely related to the book.
The three people from the Shen family must go back together.
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Liang immediately said, "Mr. Gu, I will ask the company to send someone down the mountain to contact a car to take you back tomorrow morning. Do you need to prepare anything else?"
The old man shook his hand and said, "Nothing else. I will go around with Shi Chen again and tell him the direction.
You discuss with the company and decide where to place the formation, and then you can talk to Shi Chen about it."
Although Xiao Liang was still somewhat worried about Shi Chen, he knew that this was the only thing he could do now, so he immediately agreed.
Gu Kai, who was following him, also said, "Let Xiao Li prepare the good seeds tonight, and grow the seedlings before I leave. With Xiao Li and the other three here, there won't be any problems keeping them in the seedling box for the time being.
Once everything is in order here, we can start planting in the fields without any delay."
With the arrangements made by the father and son, Xiao Liang finally felt relieved.
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