Chapter 1050: Dig up all the surrounding land for me!

Qianshan Province, Qixing District, Caohai County.

Engineer Zhang and Engineer Li from the Provincial Agricultural Science Institute were in a shed next to a potato field, looking at the potato field which was growing well.

"Old Li, have you said hello to the People's Armed Forces Department here?"

"Don't worry, Lao Zhang. You can trust me to do the job. How can this be delayed?"

"I know you are a prudent person, but in my heart, you always... you know." There was hope and a bitter smile on Old Zhang's face.

You are attached to appearances, you are attached to appearances.

"Don't worry, I've already asked the village militia for a few men, and got a semi-automatic rifle and three homemade muskets. No matter what kind of beast it is, don't even think about getting into this potato field!"

The militia these days are full of martial virtues. Even though this is the relatively poor Caohai County, there is no shortage of standard semi-automatic and gunpowder rifles.

"To be honest, I still feel bad for the ones we ate. If we had more, we could save more for seeds." Lao Zhang said, grinning.

"Okay, okay, you've already eaten it. It's part of the necessary testing procedure. It won't be a problem." Old Li comforted him in return.

"What do you think the yield of these potatoes can be?"

"It's hard to say. I don't know how it will grow in the future, but judging from the current situation, it won't be lower. It can at least double!" Old Li smiled happily.

"Well, I hope so. If it can be doubled, plus the nutrition and taste that have been tested, wow~~~~~~" Lao Zhang feels like he is fantasizing about the future.

The two were discussing when a loud shout rang out from outside: "Hey! Little kid, don't run around here. This is the provincial experimental field. If you dare to touch a tree, I'll call you to interrupt Jio!"

The two men stuck their heads out and saw a militia comrade chasing a little kid out.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at each other.

Adults are okay because they know this is the province's experimental field and won't do anything wrong. Children are also okay. Although they can be naughty, they won't move around once you've made things clear.

The only thing I am worried about is the wild visitors in the mountains.

That night, Technician Zhang, who was guarding a small shed beside the field, seemed to hear something.

He slapped his student to wake him up: "What's the noise outside?"

The student was still half-sleep and hadn't reacted yet when he heard Lao Zhang slap his thigh.

"It's bad! Go wake up the militia comrades!"

After saying that, he picked up a gong, grabbed a flashlight and ran out.

Under the dim light of the flashlight, some shadows were swaying in the night. Fortunately, they were still some distance away from the potato field.

Old Zhang knew that the thing he was most worried about had happened. He didn't care about anything else. He grabbed the gong and flashlight in one hand, and struck the gong hammer hard with the other hand, while rushing towards the black shadow.

In the silent night sky, there were bursts of rapid and loud "Bang! Bang! Bang!" sounds.

When the dark shadows heard the sound, some turned around and ran away, while others fled in all directions.

Fortunately, two comrades from the Provincial Agricultural Science Institute, together with their students and local farmers, had built a tight bamboo fence on the edge of the experimental field. Even if these dark shadows fled towards the experimental field, they would crash into the fence and had no effect on the potatoes in the field.

Old Zhang was running and knocking, panting, and suddenly he stopped.

Not far in front of him, a huge animal bared its fangs and stared at him with its small eyes.

This is what Lao Zhang and Lao Li are most worried about - wild boar!
Although wild boars are now on the list of protected species, and even protected to the point that they are not likely to become a disaster again, they still have a great impact on crops these days. Although many of them are killed by people who are just trying to fill their stomachs, they still come in groups from time to time and cause trouble in the fields, such as in the spring when there is a shortage of food.

In Qianshan, there is no such thing as wild animals coming down the mountain, because whether it is people, animals or crops, they are all in the mountains, endless mountains.

The main thing is that this creature eats everything, has a big appetite, and is quite large in size. Wherever it passes, the damage to crops is very obvious.

Especially in places like Qianshan Province where there is not much land to begin with, the impact is even greater. And now it is spring, when there is a shortage of food, and these things come down the mountain to look for food, so the chance of harming farmland is even higher.

It just so happens that potatoes are planted in Qianshan in February and have a growth period of about three months, which perfectly fills the gap during this period. For wild boars, they are simply the most suitable foraging target.

Moreover, wild boars are very dangerous, and are almost as dangerous as tigers and bears. They have a certain degree of active aggressiveness. Their attack power is not low, but their defense is very high. They roll in mud and rub against tree bark all day long, and have a layer of armor on their skin. It is difficult for a person with bare hands to deal with them.

And the one in front of Lao Zhang is even more dangerous because it is big enough.

The other wild boars had already fled in all directions, but the one in front of Lao Zhang had fierce eyes and was staring at him intently.

Lao Zhang did not act rashly. Since the wild boar did not move, he would not provoke it. He just had to wait for reinforcements to arrive. Lao Zhang had heard the shouts of the militia comrades on the other side. At this moment, the wild boar suddenly moved, running forward at full speed, with a piercing cry that could be heard from a distance, as if it had an attitude of "I must have something delicious today."

not good!

Lao Zhang knew that the fence could stop small wild boars, rabbits and other animals, but it could not stop this big wild boar. There was a high probability that its impact force would directly break through the fence and rush into the potato field.

Even if it doesn't have time to feast, as long as it rushes in and rolls and kicks the food a few times, the damage it causes will be unbearable for Lao Zhang.

In other words, this kind of loss is unacceptable to the ordinary people here.

This is a good variety that the leaders obtained because they care about the lives of the people here! If there is any less harvest from this only batch, it will affect the next step of promotion and breeding!
At this point, he had no time to wait for reinforcements and shouted, "I'm going to fight you!"

He rushed forward with the gong and violently knocked the wild boar off its course.

The wild boar seemed to be very angry, but no one knew why it was angry. It was a beast, and people could not understand its thoughts.

It no longer had the intention to rush into the potato field, but turned around and rushed towards Lao Zhang.

Lao Zhang had no time to run. He just subconsciously used the gong to protect his head and face, and subconsciously fought with the wild boar. He didn't even know what he was doing or what attack he was receiving.

He didn't know how many times he was stepped on or arched.

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out!
The wild boar turned around and ran, but fell to the ground after only a few steps.

"Teacher, teacher, are you okay?" This was his student.

"Technician Zhang, Technician Zhang..." These are the militia comrades. The grassroots comrades have great respect and care for these technicians who are rooted in the countryside to promote agricultural technology.

"Is there anything wrong with the potato soil?" The first thing Lao Zhang said after he came to his senses was that he was concerned about the potato field. Here, water is called field and dry land is called soil. Potato soil means the potato experimental field.

After being attacked by the wild boar, he had completely lost memory of what had happened and was completely supported by adrenaline and the power of his spirit. Now that he had recovered a little, he asked about the experimental field.

"Teacher, it's okay, don't worry, you have kept the wild boar out of the experimental field."

Hearing this, Lao Zhang also felt relieved: "That's good, that's good! Ouch, it hurts a little." Only then did he begin to feel the pain.

Adrenaline: My mission is accomplished, and now the pain nerves take over.

His students and several militia comrades helped him up. Fortunately, the gong had full defense power and it looked like he was not seriously injured and could even move freely.

Seeing that he was not seriously injured, the militia comrades happily dragged the wild boar that fell to the ground.

This is meat. Don't say that wild boar is hard and smelly. It's good to have meat these days, especially in Qianshan, and in Caohai County.

These days, the Caohai is one of the most difficult areas in Qianshan, as you can imagine.

Not long after, Lao Li, who lived in the village, and his comrades in the village heard the gunshots and rushed over. He and Lao Zhang took turns leading people to guard the experimental fields, while the other group lived in the village.

"Mr. Zhang, are you okay?"

Lao Zhang shook his head.

"Hey, you want to kill yourself?!" It was a big wild boar, and he might lose his life.

"Haha, if it's you, isn't it the same?" Lao Zhang laughed. Lao Li's working methods may be different from his own, but the goals of their work are no different. In a situation where there is only one way, he believes that Lao Li's choice will be the same as his.

“You…” Old Li was speechless.

"Okay, okay, you see, I have left a big wild boar here, so you comrades can have a snack, hahaha." Old Zhang laughed happily.

"It's a special time, and you're still talking about this. No, I'm going to ask the comrades from the Caohai County People's Armed Forces to send as many people as possible as soon as possible. There can't be any mistakes on this piece of land." said Old Li.

"Yes, yes, yes, this matter cannot be delayed. In addition, we should add two more circles of fences on the periphery. At the same time, we must eliminate the pollination sources of other varieties around during the pollination period." Lao Zhang nodded in agreement.

Although potatoes are not fruits, uncontrolled and unselective pollination of other varieties can affect potato varieties and cause degeneration.

"Well, I've talked to my comrades in the village about this matter, and all the potato fields of other varieties around here have been dug up! First, we need to reduce the sources of pollen of other varieties as much as possible, and second, we need to build more fences and set up more sentry posts on the land. We will bear the losses." Old Li's mind worked quickly.

In Zhuangyuan Building, Qianyang City, the comrade responsible for communicating with Gao Zhendong received the following report.

"What? They helped Chief Engineer Gao plant potatoes and dug up the surrounding land? They even mobilized militia to guard the place?" This doesn't seem possible.

(End of this chapter)