Chapter 241 What? The devils are coming?
Chapter 241 What? The devils are coming?
The next morning, everyone packed up simply and ate some compressed biscuits for breakfast.
After finishing the work, Zuo Zixuan, supported by He Yi, and the group followed the village chief to the fields to check the soil.
Wait for the town leaders to come for an on-site inspection and directly put forward suggestions for improvement without wasting everyone's time.
The fields were overgrown with weeds, like an untended wilderness.
The soil was as cracked as a dry riverbed, and the cracks seemed to be silently crying out the pain of lack of water.
The soil is seriously lacking in fertility. When I grabbed a handful of soil, it felt light and airy, without any sense of heaviness.
Most of the irrigation canals are damaged, and in some places have even collapsed completely, making it impossible to divert water normally, and the water is lost along the way.
Xu Qingfeng squatted down, grabbed a handful of soil in his hand, and after carefully examining it, he said:
"Village chief, if you want to improve the soil, you must first build a canal.
Otherwise, even if you have seeds and add the necessary trace elements, you won’t be able to grow good crops.”
The village chief looked at the barren land and sighed helplessly:
“It’s easier said than done, because we lack everything.
They all have no money..."
His eyes were filled with helplessness and confusion. As he was speaking, a villager ran over in a panic, shouting:
"Village chief, it's bad, people from the neighboring village are here to steal water!"
When the village chief heard this, his face changed instantly, as if he was attacked by frost, and he hurriedly led his people to the river.
He Yi and his companions did not dare to delay and followed closely, arriving at the small river at the entrance of the village.
I saw people from the two villages confronting each other by the river with swords drawn, neither side giving in.
"We were the first to discover this water, so it belongs to us. Don't even think about taking it away from us!"
A strong man from the next village shouted at the top of his voice, his eyes were wide open and his face was red, like an angry lion.
The village chief was not to be outdone, he took a step forward and responded loudly:
"This river is at the entrance of our village, why should we be allowed to use it if it belongs to you?
We all need to survive, and we all need this water to farm our land!"
The people in the next door village were all pale and thin, and their clothes were patched and tattered.
Their village is the Xiaoba Village mentioned by the mayor. It is equally poor and they have to grab water in order to survive. The villagers’ eyes are full of despair.
Seeing this, Xu Qingfeng and Song Yingyan hurriedly stepped in to try to stop the fight.
"Everyone, don't be impulsive. Let's discuss a reasonable method of use. Arguing will only hurt both sides."
But at this moment, the villagers on both sides were overwhelmed by anger and anxiety, and the scene was still chaotic.
They have started pushing each other.
At this moment, Xu Qingfeng suddenly discovered that a group of people were walking towards the village in the distance. Their figures seemed a little blurry in the sunlight, but it seemed that they were quite unfriendly.
"Oh no, there seems to be trouble over there again." Xu Qingfeng's voice trembled slightly, cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead, and he pulled Song Yingyan back to He Yi's side.
He Yi, who was standing behind the crowd and supporting Zuo Zixuan, heard Xu Qingfeng's words and squinted at the few people walking towards them in the distance.
When he saw the way the men walked, he knew that something bad had happened and the enemy was chasing them.
He bent down and carried Zuo Zixuan on his back, then gave a wink to Xu Qingfeng and Song Yingyan, and they quietly jumped under the embankment and hid.
The other villagers were busy arguing and no one noticed them leaving quietly, but the village chief saw them in a flash.
He was also wondering why these people jumped under the embankment?
"Hey..., fellow villagers, have you seen three men and one woman passing through your village these past two days?"
Before the villagers of Changqing Village could say anything, the villagers of Xiaoba Village asked fiercely.
"Who are you?"
“Oh, we are from the military, and we are chasing four scammers, three men and one woman.
Those guys are extremely vicious and cunning. If you guys see them, please provide us with information so we can arrest them as soon as possible."
One of the tall men said politely.
The villagers of Changqing Village felt that what these people said was a bit like Zuo Zixuan and his group, but also felt not quite similar.
How could Zuo Zixuan and the others be so cruel and cunning? They were obviously very good. Did these people misunderstand Zuo Zixuan and the others?
Just as I was about to explain, the village chief said angrily:
“I didn’t see it, I didn’t see it…
Please leave quickly, strangers are not welcome here."
At this time, the villagers of Xiaoba Village also spoke up:
"Hurry up and go, can't you see we are about to fight?
We are from a remote and poor area, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. No matter if you are in the army or not, if I provoke you, I will fight you as well."
Several strangers were so angry that their nostrils flared and clenched. One of the short men put his hands behind his waist and yelled:
"Eight……"
He Yi lay on the embankment, holding a gun in his hand, aiming at the man who spoke.
The tall man standing next to the short man held him down without saying anything.
A small passenger car drove into the village entrance, honked the horn, and stopped at the edge of the earthen embankment.
The car door opened, and Mayor Tao got out first, followed by the director of the Forestry Department and a few others, and finally Xu Risheng came down with two police officers.
A few strangers saw the uniformed police officers walking towards them, exchanged glances with each other, and quietly left in the direction of Xiaoba Village.
"What are you all doing here? Don't tell me you're here to welcome us!"
Mayor Tao looked at the two groups of people who were on the verge of a fight and knew that something bad was going to happen.
The villagers of Changqing Village immediately stepped forward and said, "They are bullies from Xiaoba Village. They came to steal our water source."
The villagers of Xiaoba Village did not show any weakness and stepped forward to argue:
"This stream is at the entrance of your village, but not inside your village. Why can't we come and rob it?"
The villagers of Changqing Village were speechless. It was indeed not in their village.
"Is this river inside your village?" Mayor Tao asked the villagers of Xiaoba Village bluntly.
The villagers of Xiaoba Village were speechless. It was indeed not in their village.
"Isn't that it? It's not in your village, and it's not in their village either. It belongs to the country, so we can share it, right?
Do you have to fight for victory or defeat and ownership to feel good? "
The villagers on both sides lowered their heads and said nothing.
The two villages have been holding grudges against each other for a long time.
Everyone was poor, and in order to fight for a little bit of resources, they were all petty and unwilling to give in, and even fighting was common.
Xu Risheng stretched his neck and looked around, "Village head, where are Captain He and the others?"
The village chief knew that the strangers had left.
He pointed in the direction of the ridge and said, "A few strangers just came over and hid under the ridge."
Xu Risheng raised his eyebrows, walked to the edge of the embankment, and as soon as he leaned over, a gun was pointed at his head.
"it's me……"
When He Yi saw that it was Xu Risheng, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and leaned limply against the edge of the embankment, gasping for breath.
"What are you doing hiding down here?"
"The Japanese are chasing us. We are worried that we might hurt the villagers if we fight, so we have no choice but to hide."
"What? The Japanese are coming?" Xu Risheng asked excitedly.
He Yi nodded and pointed in the direction of Xiaoba Village. "There were five of them in total, and they went in that direction."
"I'll go chase them..." Xu Risheng climbed up from the embankment and was about to turn around and run, but was stopped by He Yi.
"Brother Xu, stop chasing...
If you keep chasing us, we will most likely be exposed.
It doesn’t matter if we are exposed, but I am afraid that it will implicate the villagers of Changqing Village.”
"Captain He, why don't you come back to town with us?
Stay at my house for a few days first. When your sister-in-law's foot is healed, you can go to Xiangzhou."
He Yi nodded and said, "My original plan was to help the villagers solve the soil problem and leave today."
"Okay, let's do our business first, and then go straight back to town."
As Xu Risheng spoke, he reached out and pulled He Yi and the others up from below.
Although Mayor Tao didn't know why He Yi and his companions came up from under the embankment, it did not affect his enthusiasm at all.
"Captain He, how about we check the soil conditions now?"
He Yi nodded, turned around and asked Xu Qingfeng, "Qingfeng, you looked at the soil just now. Did you find anything missing from your analysis?"
Xu Qingfeng pouted and said, "Their land lacks a lot of things. First of all, it lacks water for sure.
Secondly, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are the most lacking, and I think manganese and molybdenum are also lacking.”
When the mayor heard that so many things were missing, he felt very disappointed. How much money would it cost?
“It seems that the soil quality is quite poor. Even if we give these trace elements to the villagers, they don’t know how to mix them.
Otherwise.
Qingfeng, take some soil and send it to Professor Yang's laboratory. I will call him and tell him how to analyze it.
Ask them to give you a list of special fertilizers based on the soil type.
After you have matched them, distribute them to the villages in need.
This not only reduces waste, but also avoids the danger of villagers making mistakes and causing the yield to decrease instead of increase.”
Zuo Zixuan suggested from the side.
"Okay, okay, if that's the case, it couldn't be better." Mayor Tao quickly agreed.
Xu Qingfeng took out an oil-paper bag from his small shoulder bag and poured the candy inside into the bag.
I grabbed a handful of soil from the field, wrapped it in oil paper, and put it in the bag.
Xu Risheng didn't dare to stay any longer, for fear that the Japanese would come back again. Just as He Yi said, if a fight broke out, he was afraid that the villagers would be hurt.
They accompanied He Yi to the village chief's house to pack up their things and hurried back to the town.
After He Yi and his companions left, the villagers of Xiaoba Village asked the head of Changqing Village, "Head Luo, who are these people?"
"Someone who comes to help us solve the problem."
"What problem did they come to help us solve? Why do I feel like they left without solving anything?"
"Why hasn't it been resolved? I went to town yesterday..."
Village chief Luo of Changqing Village told the villagers of Xiaoba Village what he heard the mayor say when he went to the town yesterday.
The villagers of Xiaoba Village were excited. "Really? The government really hasn't given up on us?"
"I heard it with my own ears from the mayor, how could it be false?
I think now is the time for us to work together to repair the irrigation canals.
Once the government's rice seedlings and special fertilizers arrive, we won't have to rush around."
The villagers of Xiaoba Village said excitedly:
"Yes, yes, you are right, Village Chief Luo.
It was all our fault in the past. In the future, our two villages must work together and strictly follow the government’s guidance to increase production and income.”
The two villages, which had been holding grudges against each other for many years, finally made peace and shook hands.
The villagers of Xiaoba Village returned to the village excitedly, and happened to meet the strangers who were previously in Changqing Village coming out of their village.
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