The workers guarding the wheat fields discovered that there were armyworms in the wheat fields. The wheat harvest is in early July every year, but this year's wheat is still a little green, so it was postponed until mid-July.
Armyworms are pests that can eat up all the wheat.
He Siwei was shocked after hearing this. Tang Shuang was still in the Thirteenth Company. If there was an insect infestation, she would not be able to leave. She was afraid that she would not be able to see anyone today.
Although the three of them are not familiar with each other and have never spoken to each other, they all know that this matter is not trivial. The Thirteenth Company discovered it, but what about the other companies?
He Siwei got dressed, packed up the blankets, carried her bag and walked out. On the way to find Wang Jianguo, she met Guo Zhensheng who came to find her.
Guo Zhensheng looked anxious, "Xiao He Zhiqing, the field director is going to the 13th company. I want to ask if you want to go with him?"
He Siwei said, "Let's go together."
Guo Zhensheng took her bag and took her to the truck. Wang Jianguo was already there, and in the truck, He Siwei also saw Xu Ming.
The person sent by the Thirteenth Company to deliver the message was none other than Xu Ming.
The two of them hadn't seen each other for more than half a year, and since the pest problem was there, there was no time to talk about it. They waited until they got in the car and drove to the 13th Company before they had time to sit down and talk.
The road leading to the company from the field has not yet been repaired, there is only a trail, and the ruts on it are not clear, so it is very bumpy to sit on the back of the truck.
He Siwei sat on his bag of blankets and held the bag of noodles in his arms.
Xu Ming and Guo Zhensheng, the men, sat directly on the iron sheet of the carriage. Through Xu Ming's story, He Siwei also knew how the armyworm was discovered.
It turns out that leaders from above came down for an inspection today. After the company received the notice, Xiao Shougen asked Zhao Yongmei and several female workers to weed the wheat fields. They had just moved here for half a month and the wheat was not grown by them. The planted wheat fields were divided according to the number of people in each company.
When Zhao Yongmei and others were mowing grass in the field, Teng Fengqin saw a very dark patch in the wheat field, not yellow. Sun Xianghong had not gone to college yet and was waiting for notification. When Teng Fengqin mentioned the discovery, Sun Xianghong explained that it was that place. It's more digging. After it rains, the water accumulates a lot, and the wheat doesn't grow well, so it can't cover the ground below. From a distance, it looks black, not yellow.
Xu Ming said, "Originally, Sun Xianghong said this and the matter was over. But after he joined the company, Teng Fengqin was the company doctor. Sun Xianghong injured his hand when building the barracks. When he went to the company clinic to prescribe medicine, Teng Fengqin did not agree. The two of them because of This has led to enmity. I have never dealt with them. Whenever the two of them come together, they will fight each other. No one will obey the other."
Guo Zhensheng smiled, "Listening to what you said, wouldn't it be that Teng Fengqin didn't believe Sun Xianghong's words, and then went there and found armyworms?"
Xu Ming said that you are really right, "That's it. Teng Fengqin refused to accept it and insisted on going to take a look. Then when he got there, he saw that the wheat was covered with armyworms. Where is the land where the wheat cannot be exposed? It is wheat. It’s covered in armyworms.”
He Siwei couldn't help but get goosebumps when she thought of soft bugs. She was afraid of soft bugs. She and her father often went to the mountains, but she was very careful when walking. She always wore gloves when going in the mountains. The reason is so that if there is an insect crawling on you, you can remove it with gloves.
Later, he was given back to Jiang Lifeng, and life became difficult. He felt numb and had no feeling for soft-bodied insects, but he still felt sick in his heart.
When I heard Xu Ming say that the wheat was covered with armyworms, when I thought about it, I couldn't help but get goosebumps all over my body.
She asked Xu Ming, "Do you have gloves?"
Xu Ming was stunned for a moment and didn't understand why the conversation turned to this topic, but he still replied, "Yes, I have it at home. I will give it to you when I get back to the company."
He Siwei said I'll give it to you according to the price and treat it like I bought it.
He motioned for him to continue.
Xu Ming has a good temper and doesn't think much. After He Siwei changed the topic, he motioned for him to continue. If it were someone else, he would definitely think more about it, but with him, this situation would never happen at all.
"Teng Fengqin has made a great contribution this time."
Guo Zhensheng asked, "What about Sun Xianghong? What was your reaction at that time?"
Xu Ming said, "How could he react? His face was pale at that time. There was an insect infestation and there were armyworms. Who had time to deal with her? When Zhao Yongmei ran back to deliver the letter, Company Commander Xiao and I were together and we went to the wheat field together. Yes, I counted more than 900 armyworms in one square meter of wheat field."
Guo Zhensheng's face paled, and He Siwei's face didn't look much better either.
She had heard someone say in her previous life that when she first came here to open up wasteland, there was an insect plague one year, and the wheat fields were all eaten up by insects.
Armyworms, in particular, gnaw at wheat. In severe cases, the wheat will be eaten into bare stalks. During the ear stage, they can bite off the ears or eat small branches and stems, causing a large number of grains to fall. They can eat up the whole crop in 1-2 days.
More than 900 armyworms were found in one square meter, which is a major pest infestation.
There may even be no grain harvest this year.
When Xu Ming said this, he also fell silent.
Listless.
After a long time, He Siwei broke the silence and said, "Has Lian Li thought of a solution now?"
Xu Ming said, "There is no anti-insect medicine, what can I do?"
He Siwei said, "What can be done? Gather everyone to catch armyworms manually."
Xu Ming looked at He Siwei blankly and slapped his hand on his thigh, "I asked you about the gloves just now. It turned out to be this. You are right, I am now..."
Guo Zhensheng grabbed him and said, "If you wait for the place, you will be there soon."
Xu Ming sat back again.
He Siwei said, "Don't get excited. If we let people catch them, we would need a lot of people. And we don't know how many people can be rescued."
Xu Ming said, "At least it's a solution. You don't know. Even though the wheat fields are full of armyworms, some workers are crying."
After that, until they reached the company, the car stopped, and none of the three of them spoke.
Everyone in the company went to the fields, and the cars stopped directly at the edge of the field.
After jumping off the truck, Xu Ming rushed to Wang Jianguo and said, "Director Wang, He Siwei came up with a way to catch the insects manually."
Wang Jianguo looked back at He Siwei, then looked away, without answering, and strode to the field. Everyone in the company stood by the field. When Wang Jianguo came, he automatically made way for him.
Wang Jianguo did not stop. He walked over and directly entered the wheat field. He lowered his body and saw the armyworms on the wheat. Wang Jianguo bent down again, broke the wheat seedling from below and took it into his hand. The leaves on the whole wheat seedling were almost They were eaten up and the plants were chewed to pieces.
Wang Jianguo walked around the wheat field and came back. His eyebrows were knitted together and he looked at Xiao Shougen and Xu Fengshan beside him.
The two of them looked at Wang Jianguo without speaking.
All the employees were obviously gathered together, but the only thing quiet was the sound of wind.
After a long time, Wang Jianguo broke the silence and said, "Everyone will catch bugs in different areas and save as many as they can."
