Chapter 809 A Restless Day
Just as Zhou Xu was thinking about where to move the freed-up labor force to continue to shine, Pingyuan Farm, as the most important grain production point in Dazhou, ushered in an uneasy day...
It was a quiet afternoon, the autumn was clear and the sky was cloudless, and the farmers were busy harvesting the mature crops.
Because the field area was so vast and the crops grew so well, they were often more busy than other farms, and they were busy every day.
For the farmers, this was a painful and happy day.
At that time, Zhao Geng, the Minister of Agriculture, was picking samples in the experimental field of the farm and recording them.
At this moment, a strange sound faintly drilled into his ears.
This hairstyle made Zhao Geng frown subconsciously.
[What's going on? What sound? ]
With questions in his mind, Zhao Geng stood up and subconsciously looked around.
There were many flying insects in this area. Zhao Geng and his team were not unfamiliar with that kind of sound, which was the sound of insect wings flapping at high speed. But the noise was a bit exaggerated.
"Look over there!"
Before Zhao Geng could react, the nearby farmers had already discovered the source of the sound.
In the distant sky, there was a large object that looked like a black cloud approaching them quickly.
As the distance quickly closed, Zhao Geng finally saw the true face of the black cloud.
It turned out to be countless large and ugly flying insects!
The exaggerated number was overwhelming, like a sandstorm sweeping in, making the members of the Ministry of Agriculture, including Zhao Geng, look terrified.
"Damn it! What the hell is going on?!"
At that moment, those ferocious flying insects were like evil beasts that smelled blood, sweeping over frantically, as if they were going to completely submerge the entire plain farm!
The members of the Ministry of Agriculture, who had never seen such a scene before, were all terrified at this moment. The terrifying number made their scalps numb, and they even began to scream. They didn't know what to do at all.
Zhao Geng was relatively calm. With his sharp eyes, he quickly noticed that the flying insects quickly flew to the mature crops around and ate them frantically. There were at least a dozen or even more flying insects crawling on a crop, which made people's scalps numb.
"Damn it, they are eating crops!!"
Zhao Geng shouted while rushing up quickly, trying to drive away the flying insects.
But there were too many flying insects, and they couldn't be shot. Even people staying inside felt dangerous. The scene had already completely lost control.
In the chaos, the guards responsible for protecting the safety of the farm rushed in quickly and took Zhao Geng out of the field at the fastest speed.
"Minister Zhao, it's useless for you to stay here now. To ensure your safety, let's retreat to the house first!"
While shouting, the guards who rushed over didn't care about anything and carried Zhao Geng out, until they were out of the range of the insect swarm, and then they put him down.
At this moment, looking at the flying insects that almost covered the entire farm, Zhao Geng's face was extremely ugly.
Since the establishment of the Plain Farm, these years have been very stable. No one expected that it would suddenly suffer such a disaster now.
Now it's useless to go crazy. The most important thing is to think of a solution quickly!
With this idea in mind, Zhao Geng forced himself to calm down.
"Wait a minute, why are there no flying insects here?!"
Zhao Geng, who calmed down, soon noticed something wrong.
It's not that there are no flying insects here, but there are so few that they can be almost ignored.
Just when Zhao Geng was wondering so strangely, a "clucking" sound not far away caught his attention.
Zhao Geng immediately turned his head and looked. That was the place where chickens and ducks were raised in their farm.
After all, the plain farm is too large. If all of this land is used for farming, the grain output will be too much, which is really unnecessary.
The lizardmen here also need meat supply on a daily basis, so they specially cleared an area.
First, they took over a batch of chickens from the breeding farm in Salt Lake City. Later, as their majesty took over the New World, they sent a batch of ducks from the New World. Now, after a year of breeding, it has become quite large.
As Zhao Geng turned his head, he happened to see a chicken quickly open its mouth, caught a flying insect in its mouth, and then ate it.
Zhao Geng was stunned for two seconds after seeing this scene, and then he quickly reacted, and then rushed to the place where chickens and ducks were raised at the fastest speed, shouting while running...
"Quick! Release all the chickens and ducks in the farm and drive them to the fields! Quick! Quick!!!"
While shouting, Zhao Geng had already rushed to the fence gate at the fastest speed to open it, and then rushed inside, constantly driving the chickens and ducks raised inside out.
The guards who chased all the way didn't know what Zhao Geng wanted to do, but since the other party said so, they simply did it.
At that moment, a large number of chickens and ducks came out of the fence, and they didn't need to drive them away deliberately. Those flocks of chickens and ducks directly rushed to the fields that were almost completely submerged by the swarm of insects.
Then, a magical scene happened.
Faced with the swarm of insects that they were trying to avoid, and at the same time, they were helpless. The flocks of chickens and ducks were like being on the dining table. As their necks stretched and retracted, they kept eating flying insects one after another.
The flying insects that were gnawing at the crops recklessly finally met their nemesis at this moment!
In the area where the chickens and ducks poured in, the flying insects continued to decrease at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The remaining flying insects undoubtedly realized the threat and quickly rushed to other areas.
When the chickens and ducks saw that there was no "food" here, they naturally scattered to other areas where "food" was more abundant.
The insect disaster that was once out of control was brought under control in a short time.
Including Zhao Geng, the expressions on everyone's faces at this moment were filled with joy that could not be concealed.
This time the insect disaster came suddenly. If it weren't for the chickens and ducks they happened to raise on their farm, the crops that had not been harvested in time in the fields would have been fed to the insects.
"Hurry! Hurry up and harvest the crops!"
After his mood calmed down, Zhao Geng hurriedly called on everyone to harvest the crops.
Although the presence of chickens and ducks has controlled the insect swarm to a certain extent, it is undeniable that these insects are still eating their crops.
Now hurrying to harvest can reduce some losses.
During this period, Zhao Geng did not forget to observe the insects and chickens and ducks.
After such an incident, in order to prevent similar incidents from happening again in the future, Zhao Geng, as the Minister of Agriculture, must do some research.
And now is a good time!