Doomsday rat

Chapter 158 The Ox and the Plow

"Chemical fertilizers and pesticides!" Yang Ping added two more.

"...This is indeed a problem, why don't you dig dry toilets!" Hong Tao searched carefully in his mind, and he couldn't find it. There is really no place to get these two things in the city. Recently, he also got the suburbs. I'm afraid the suburbs are not enough .

Merchants who sell flowers, birds, fish and insects will have some flower fertilizers, but the quantity is too small to be enough.At present, the only fertilizer that can provide quality and quantity is probably only manure.I used to hear in cross talk that it was a joke to use my own fertilizer to grow the land, but now it is going to come true!

"Aqua toilet..." Liu Quan looked confused.

"Aqua toilet..." Yang Ping and Yang Ling looked at me and I looked at you, but they had no idea.It is true that they grew up in the countryside, and they do know how to do farm work, but I have never heard of this thing.

"Uh, it's just...forget it, I'll get this..." In fact, even if Yang Ping and Yang Ling knew what a dry toilet was, they wouldn't be able to do such heavy physical work. If you don't want to pick it, that's it.

But there is really nowhere to get the pesticides, so we definitely can't build another local chemical factory.It seems that it is imminent to explore outside as soon as possible. If the vegetables grow well this autumn, then before next spring, we will have to go out of the Fifth Ring Road to find places like agricultural machinery stations.

"What about plowing the ground? There is no plowshare and no cattle!" Yang Ling spoke again, and got to the point again.

Although this land has been planted with flowers, it is not counted as raw land, but if you want to grow food or vegetables, you have to plow it deeply.The two girls found some agricultural tools in the Yumajian, which should have been left by the flower farmers before, and they are enough for the time being.But there is no plowshare, no livestock, let alone a tractor, and the two girls can't be expected to dig a little bit with hoes.

"You can have this! In two days, I will conjure up a set of plowshares and an old ox for you!" Although Hong Tao is a layman in farming, he is quite sure about machinery, so he slapped his chest hard.

"Old Hong, where are you going to find cattle? You can't take them in the zoo!" After leaving the vegetable field that was about to be reclaimed, Liu Quanyou put away the smile on his face and changed it to a sad one.

Just now Hong Tao bought a lot of things in a big bag, which sounds very powerful, as if he can eat fresh vegetables in winter.But he didn't know what to do, and he could talk about other things. Where are there cows in the city? Isn't this nonsense!

"Zoo? Really, there are a lot of animals in there. If you kill them, it's meat... No, it's been a month and a half. If no one feeds them, they'll starve to death, right?" Hearing the word zoo, Hong Tao couldn't help but He licked his lips.

He doesn't taste good, and he doesn't have any complaints about eating instant noodles every day, but who doesn't want to eat something delicious, braised pork, stewed ribs, just thinking about it, drooling, but the plan to go hunting in the zoo only flashed in his mind It was rejected immediately.

First of all, it is the territory of the Pingnan Army. The two sides finally reached a non-aggression pact, because it is not worthwhile to destroy it with a few bites.In addition, even if you take the Pingnan Army with you, I am afraid there will be no meat to eat.

"I'm not talking about eating meat, I'm talking about cattle, cattle that plow the land!" Liu Quanyou is already familiar with Hong Tao's habit of easily digressing when talking about everything, so he must not follow along, otherwise he will lose his head. I can't turn back at night.

"Cow... whoever said that we need to find live cattle? We can't afford to raise them. Don't worry about it. Let Lao Sun wait for me at the south gate. almost!"

The Taiping Lake Depot of Metro Line 2, after three days of cleaning, has wiped out all the zombies near the entrances and exits, the control room, and the machine repair workshop. The backup power supply has also been successfully activated, and part of the power supply has been restored.

At present, Randy leads two teams to be responsible for the safety of this place, while Li Xiang and You Yi lead the electromechanical team members to transport UPS equipment one by one with patrol cars.

However, these devices can only be temporarily stored on the platform of Lama Temple Station. After the dismantling work at the depot is completed, they will be manually transported to the platform of Line 5 before they can enter the circular fortification along the passage.

Hong Tao and Sun Jianshe walked to the bottom of the platform, and after waiting for more than ten minutes, a road patrol car rumbled over.After helping to unload the cargo together, sit on it and drive along the track all the way to Jishuitan Station.

I don’t know if the subways in all cities have surface garages and maintenance workshops. The rails have a right fork after passing Jishuitan Station. If you drive along this track, you will get into another hole and start slowly going uphill. .

About half a kilometer, you will see a bright light in front of you, and then the car will come out of the ground and drive into a huge factory building. This is the Taiping Lake Depot of the Outer Ring of Metro Line 2.

"It's really a good industrial base, well-equipped, and you can even repair and make your own firearms, but it's a pity that we have a serious shortage of skilled workers."

Randy must have received a notification from the sentry post, knowing that Hong Tao was on the road patrol car, and had been waiting on the platform early.But he didn't have the consciousness to meet the inspection by the leaders, he didn't stand or sit or sit, and the safety of his rifle was also on, so he said he was about to assassinate.

"My dear refueling sergeant, did you have an idea in the first few days?" There is only one reason why Randy was sent to be in charge of safety. He knows machining.

It's right to think about it, the ground handling work is not only about refueling, but also involves aircraft maintenance and repair, which should be much more advanced than Sun Jianshe's car maintenance workers.But when it comes to Hong Tao's mouth, it is estimated that he will not be able to turn over in this life.

"Can you discuss with the beautiful Staff Officer Zhou and ask her if there are any suitable candidates there. If possible, we can share this factory, which is beneficial to both parties!"

Since the negotiation of the Peaceful Troops was successfully completed, Randy felt a little proud, and felt more and more that his ideas were right.A few days ago, I went to the square with Hong Tao to deliver radio equipment, and met Zhou Yuan up close.

After he came back, he had signs of insomnia. Even though he just shook his hand politely, he didn't pay much attention to him the whole time, and he didn't even take the initiative to speak, but he still couldn't forget that pretty face.

"You didn't tell her about this in private, did you?" Hong Tao didn't intend to interfere with the foreign devil's relationship, but as the person in charge of the radio station, he was responsible for most of the external contacts, including Professor Zhou Yuan's study. How to use, confidentiality discipline must be observed.

"Of course not, please don't insult my personality and integrity!" Randy heard this cryptic accusation, and then became impatient, as if he was so pure.

"What if the other party uses a beauty trick for you? For example, promise to sleep with you, and then encourage you to surrender?" It's a pity that this level of protest is ineffective for Hong Tao. He has contacted Americans who are more comprehensive than Randy, and he has long been familiar with them. Without the connotation of this kind of self-proclaimed, the question has to be questioned.

"I protest...in fact, it is you who should be worried. She spends a hundred times more time looking at you than me, and often laughs with you. It's not a polite smile, but a sincere smile! Although I don't know much about Chinese culture It's very deep, but I'm also a man, so I can't get it wrong!"

Randy originally wanted to increase the level of protest, but suddenly interrupted, but did not give up, but changed his tactics and turned defense into offense, and used his own way to deal with his own body, completely clearing up the accusations against himself Throw it back whole.

"That's very good. When I marry her, at least half of the rescuers will be my dowry and follow the bride to our side. But what about you? At best, you will take my weapons and trust and run away in despair." In the past, he was a married son-in-law. Come on, use your sergeant's head to do the math, who is more harmful?"

But he still underestimated Hong Tao, not to mention holding the dung pot, even if this person was inserted head-down into the big dung heap, within 5 minutes, he could still be said to come out of the mud without being polluted, clean and not demonic, It is purer than before it was inserted, and I wish I could grow snow lotus.

"It's done, it's done, foreign buddy, you can't beat him, why bother to seek abuse. Captain Hong's reminder is also kind, knowing people and faces but not heart. You don't understand, women can't be trusted. Let's go, let's work together today A little work. You should also show your skills, don't always make people think that you only work hard!"

Seeing that Randy was about to be pressed to the ground and rubbed hard, Sun Jianshe hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over.He hadn't personally experienced the power of Hong Tao's mouth, but he often saw the team members deflated, so he knew how to advance and retreat.In addition, he himself has a straightforward temper and a stupid mouth. He sympathizes with people who are knocked down by his mouth, and he can't bear to watch Randy suffer.

Chapter 159 Courage and Responsibility

"I'm a sergeant, a technical sergeant, not a refueling soldier!" To be honest, among the Chinese people, Randy is most grateful to Hong Tao.Not only because this man led the team to save himself, but mainly because of his attitude towards ethnicity, nationality, and race.

Without Hong Tao's insistence again and again, he, a blond foreign devil, would have to do the most tiring and dirtiest work as a handyman, let alone command the field team to go out on missions alone, let alone the right to make suggestions.

But he hated this man the most, he was so worthless, he would call others nicknames and torture people with pranks.The most hateful thing is that he will use all kinds of fallacies to refute you to pieces, making you feel that you are mentally retarded and stupid.

"Go, go, whether it's a refueling soldier or a technical officer, no one will believe you if you just say it with your mouth. There is a Chinese proverb that it is a mule or a horse that comes out for a walk. You go out and let everyone see what it is!" Hong Tao didn't say anything. Accept it when you see it, and chase others to run on it.

"Okay, you wait, I'm a mule... I'm a horse? Sun, who is stronger between these two?" Randy foolishly fell for it, rolled up his arms and sleeves and walked into the workshop with Sun Jianshe, not even doing anything. Didn't ask, just cared about my attributes.

What does Hong Tao want Sun Jianshe and Randy to help with?It was the "head" of the cow he was talking about.Live cattle and horses are definitely not considered, and they don’t want them for free, because no one will raise them.Without oxen and horses, how can we plow the land?In fact, cars are also possible, but not after crops.

Another way is to fix two electric winches at both ends of the field, and let them pull the plowshare forward, which is probably better than cattle and horses.But if we need to increase the number of acres in the future, this method is obviously inappropriate and too inflexible.

At this time, it is time for experience to come into play. Two years ago, Hong Tao traveled by car and got into an unknown small mountain village. At that time, someone was plowing on the hillside.For a curious baby like Hong Tao, when he sees something he doesn't know, he will definitely go over to figure it out, and this time is no exception.

The tool used by the local farmer for plowing is very common but very creative. He used an electric bicycle with the rear wheel facing forward, removed the front wheel, installed a plowshare, and then slightly changed the circuit to make the bike turn After walking, it becomes an electric single hand plow.

Hong Tao even tried it out himself. Even he, an urbanite who is using it for the first time, can operate it freely. There is no difficulty at all, and he can even support it with one hand.The farmer also said that as long as a small part is added, this thing can not only plow the field, but also sow seeds!

Now he is going to restore the electric plow according to the model in his memory, and Randy and Sun Jianshe are the executors.This job is relatively complicated, and he is not sure about it on his own.

"We're going to farm?" Although Randy grew up in the city, he knew what it was just after seeing Hong Tao's sketch.

"Well, the agricultural team is planning to reclaim an open space in the park, about two acres... a third of an acre! If this thing can be used, it can greatly reduce the labor intensity. How about it, sergeant, do you want to eat some green leaves? Vegetables?"

Hong Tao roughly described the current situation, and then imagined the future, mainly imagining, he didn't know if he could find a suitable seed, but the big cake had to be drawn first.

"Gudong... It would be great if we could have tomatoes and onions, can we grow some carrots?" This time, Randy didn't raise his eyebrows again, he swallowed his saliva, opened his mouth and bit the flatbread, and automatically Added some toppings.

It's been a month since I ate fresh vegetables, not even kimchi and pickles all at once, relying on canned fruit and pickled cucumbers, and those damn nutritional pills to ensure survival is fine, but it can't satisfy my appetite.

Human greed grows all the time and never ends.When I was trapped in the hospital more than a month ago, I only hoped that God would give me another chance to live, even if I ate whole wheat bread every day, I would be happy.

Within a few days, I was rescued, my life continued for a while, my material became richer, and I felt that being able to eat hot meals every meal was heaven.If Zhou Jinlan was in a good mood, he would cook western food for him, a foreigner, fried fish steak dipped in tomato sauce, even if his skills were inferior to those of the eighth-rate British chefs, it was still delicious.

Now that my life is stable and my safety is basically guaranteed, the idea of ​​fresh vegetables comes back to my mind.If it was placed half a month ago, whoever dared to make such a request would immediately be despised by everyone, and would be scolded: You are not satisfied, why don't you die!

"You foreigners, what you eat is too monotonous. You should grow a variety of Chinese cabbage, which is anti-freeze and delicious. If you can't eat it, you can store it. It's not bad to drown it in sauerkraut."

Randy is also very lonely when it comes to eating. The taste he likes is basically disliked by others, such as Sun Jianshe.This man can hear the strong northern taste with just one mouthful. Even though the Chinese cabbage in winter has been forced to give up the table that has been occupied for a long time and has become a very unappealing side dish, he still remembers it fresh.

Hong Tao didn't have any complaints about the ambition of these two people. They both wanted to eat vegetables, so they worked hard. In addition to the electric plow, there were also the skeleton of the greenhouse, the stove, and the chimney.

There are metal pipes, profiles, square, round, thick, thin, and various processing machines. As long as someone can do it, as Randy said, guns can be made!

The vegetable that has not been sown is the carrot hanging in front of your eyes, and the person who wants to eat it is the donkey. It is uncertain whether you will be able to eat it in the end, but pulling it hard is immediate and necessary!

"Captain Hong, Zhang Ke asked me to give this to you!" But before Hong Tao saw the initial shape of the work, You Yi appeared in the workshop.He laughed before speaking, leaned his upper body forward by fifteen degrees, and held a small folded note with both hands.

"Dr. You, am I a devil?" Hong Tao took the note without opening it, but asked a question.

"Uh... no, it's not..." You Yi's nose started to sweat.

"Then am I the Home Returning Corps or a soldier?" Hong Tao continued to ask, still not clearing his doubts.

"..." You Yi's forehead also started to sweat, and he couldn't say anything except shaking his head.Where and where is this, I just helped to hand over a note, why is there still a historical problem!

"Then why do you always see me like a traitor who sees the Taijun? I was delayed by something before, and I didn't come to break up with you in a hurry. It is better to rush the day than to rush the day. Today you have to make it clear. I have to use this attitude every time to announce to everyone that I am a badass bastard!"

What do you mean when you meet a coward and can't hold fire, Hong Tao performed it perfectly once.Not only did he not let the poor You Yi go, he also took a step forward and reached out to grab him by the neck, grinning and staring, as if he was very angry and ready to bite someone at any time!

"I, I didn't... I didn't say..." Looking at the distorted face in front of him, You Yi felt that life was slowly leaving his body, but for his son, he still had to struggle, and he really didn't say it.

"What? You still have to say it! Do you need to write a big-character poster and stick it at the door? Stand up straight for me, hold your chest up... look more firm... your waist is straight, not your legs! Come on, rest one leg , Hey... It's better to shake a few more times, you can't close your mouth so tightly, let me see if you grit your teeth... That's how it feels, hold on... Come on, just come in as if you just came in, take the note, and talk to me again Say what you just said again!"

Under Hong Tao's control, You Yi quickly acquired the demeanor of Jiao San. Of course, it's just the appearance, not the demeanor.

"Hong, Captain Hong, this is..." But when he opened his mouth, You Yi was like a deflated ball.

"Old Hong, why are you tossing him? You Yi, ignore him, do what you should do, the more you use him up, the more energetic you are!" Both Sun Jianshe and Randy could see this scene clearly, but the two of them The reaction was completely different.

Ran Di, who usually likes to discuss life philosophy with Hong Tao, came here and pretended not to see, and didn't fart a single fart.

"Remember, no woman likes a submissive man, even Li Xiang. No matter how strong she looks on the surface, she is still a woman after all. In addition to being obedient to her, you have to give her a sense of security in order to hug her You are a beauty. Your Ph.D. supervisor never taught you how to be a person first, and then become a scholar? The degree is bought with money..."

Letting Sun Jianshe mess it up, Hong Tao couldn't continue, so he could only let go of his hand, but he didn't have a mouth. He moved closer to him and babbled in a very small voice, then hummed a little song, and walked out of the factory with crabbed steps Go, opened the note in his hand as he walked.

Chapter 160 Emergencies

"Randy, Brother Sun...and you, You Yi, immediately go and ask the people in your group if anyone has been to Qianmen Street...why are you stunned, immediately! Immediately!"

But before he had gone ten steps away, this man stopped suddenly again, and after a few seconds he turned around abruptly and yelled at the three people present.

"Captain Hong, what's the matter?" The voice scared Randy and You Yi away, and hurriedly went to ask the members of his team, only Sun Jianshe didn't leave, he didn't have any mission today at all, I got up early in the morning and took a few team members to practice shooting postures in the park shooting range, and then came here.

"Look for yourself!" Hong Tao's face was as deep as water, he didn't even bother to speak, and handed over the note in his hand.

"Shot... There was at least one gunman on a motorcycle... Qianmen Street... This, this... Lao Hong, what army sent this?" After taking the note, Sun Jianshe just glanced at it and said nothing. Not calm down, frowning.

The rescue team and the distressed army reached a reconciliation, demarcated borders, and non-aggression. Hong Tao notified the matter immediately. Most of the team members thought it was a good thing, and he was one of them.

As for how long this agreement can last, Sun Jianshe has the same heart as Der Spiegel, and it will definitely not last forever. Sooner or later, the two parties will have conflicts over the territory.As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. No matter who is developing fast, as long as they feel that they are strong enough, they will look to their side first.

But this day came too fast. It was only half a month before the agreement was signed. Could it be that the other party was eager to find an excuse to tear up the agreement and was ready to fight?Ordinarily it shouldn't be, what can I do for half a month?

"It was through the radio station. Zhang Ke can't make a mistake, and he can't make a mistake." After a few minutes of sorting out, Hong Tao's anger calmed down a little.When he saw the content on the note, he almost got murderous!

Tai Nima is not worrying, I am desperately working, risking being blacked out, and negotiating with people with bare eyes, for what?It's not because everyone doesn't have to worry about it all day long, but how do you repay it?

But after thinking about it, it's not right.On Qianmen Street, these days the rescue team is only busy cleaning up the area around the base, and has no plan to expand the search area to the south.

Motorcycle shooter, Jiao San?Well, even if he is not very obedient and a little bold, but I have cooperated with him so many times, that guy can still distinguish the seriousness of serious matters, and it is unlikely that he will intentionally cause trouble for himself.

Even if there was friction between him and the other party, he had no choice but to shoot back, but he had no chance to meet the other party on Qianmen Street.The search for survivors has been suspended. Lin Na's current job is to lead the logistics team to tidy up the internal affairs and arrange the new home.The motorcycle hadn't been out for many days, and I saw it was covered by a gray raincloth at the door this morning.

Could it be that someone pretended to be Jiao San, deliberately provoking friction between the rescue team and the peace army?That's a serious problem. Now Hong Tao can only check internally to confirm that no one has traveled that far before thinking about how to respond.

In fact, Hong Tao really thinks highly of the courage of these people in the rescue team. They are really not very good at work, and few of them have outstanding ability values.

But there is one thing that is very good, and that is to be obedient, not to do what you are not allowed to do, and not to run if you are not allowed to run around.Draw a circle, and make sure that everyone is active in the circle, and there are not many people on the side. Except for Hong Tao, he is actually the most restless and dangerous person.

"Reply to them, this matter is a bit troublesome, it's best to discuss it in person, if there are no other questions, see you at the square at two o'clock in the afternoon!"

After confirming that the rescue team did not do it, instead of relaxing, Hong Tao became even more nervous.If it was done by one of our own people, it would be nothing more than a show of face to make up for it. Anyway, judging from the telegram, it seems that there were no major casualties on the side of the Pingnan Army.

But if it wasn't for the rescue team, things would be a bit tricky.Did the Pingnan Army find an excuse to attack or did someone else do it?Hong Tao didn't want to see any possibility, at least not for now.

To understand the situation, it is obviously not enough to rely on radio communication alone, so Hong Tao decided to ask the other party to meet and talk.This is also a kind of temptation. If the Pingnan Army agrees more happily, and after the meeting is to find out the facts, then their suspicion can basically be ruled out.

If after the meeting you just insist on someone being attacked, blindly accusing the rescue team of violating the treaty, and not caring too much about the truth, then you have to plan ahead and be ready to deal with all kinds of attacks.

The other party agreed happily, but changed the meeting place and chose the Deshengmen Archery Tower from last time.The reason made Hong Tao blush a little. People said that the attack took place at the front door, very close to the square. This kind of meeting is not allowed to bring too many people. In case of an accident, it is not enough to talk about it.Simply go to the Deshengmen Archery Tower, which is under the jurisdiction of the rescue team, and there is no shirking the responsibility if something goes wrong!

"Maybe he is really a heroine!" Although the words were all cold, Hong Tao still showed some character between the lines. This is definitely not Gao Tianyi's tone, more like Zhou Yuan!

"Oh...before I came here today, I purposely changed into a pair of thick swimming trunks." Before going up the tower, Hong Tao saw the beautiful figure, and he guessed right.

"If Captain Hong thinks it's necessary, he can search himself..." Zhou Yuan was dressed more casually than last time, and even put on light makeup.Hearing Hong Tao's ridicule, he immediately raised his hands, very sincerely.

"That's impossible. Staff Officer Zhou went into the tiger's lair alone and lost a hair. Commander Gao also has to mobilize his troops. Come, please sit down. This is our special product. I brought it last time, but unfortunately I didn't have a chance to present it. This time I will bring it to you." Go back and taste it, it tastes pretty good."

Of course Hong Tao didn't dare to do a body search, but in fact he really wanted to.But there's no need to be embarrassed, this time I didn't come empty-handed, and I also carried two canned bottles, which contained Zhou Jinlan's pickled Laba garlic and sour cowpea.

Now money is useless, luxuries are not as good as a piece of bread, luxury cars are driven all over the street casually, every box of good cigarettes and wine is thrown away, and every bottle is poured after a sip, what to give as a gift has become a very distressing thing.In addition to weapons and ammunition, the only thing the rescue team can get is these pickles and pickled products.

"...Did you pickle it yourself?" The bottle was very simple, just a canned fruit after eating, but Zhou Yuan didn't dislike it, she held it up to the sun for a good look, and finally came to a conclusion.

"Yes, unfortunately the quantity is not too much. Next year, if it goes well, I will be able to take fresh vegetables as gifts next year." Seeing Zhou Yuan's surprise, Hong Tao somewhat felt a sense of accomplishment.Presumably, the Pingnan Army is not much better than the rescue team. If they can't eat vegetables, they still can't eat them.

"You guys are growing vegetables!" Zhou Yuan's expression was even more exciting this time. Her eyes, which were not too big at first, suddenly became bigger in an instant, but they didn't look abrupt, as if she was a little younger.

"It can only be regarded as an experiment, a small-scale experiment..." Hong Tao watched with great interest as the woman played face-changing in front of him, and there were already three pictures at this moment.The mature and seductive type, the unruly and coquettish type, the youthful and beautiful type... I don't know if there will be more in the future.

"Here... if I ask where it is planted, Captain Hong won't think it's spying on the news, will he?" Sure enough, Zhou Yuan frowned slightly, and became cute again.

"The specific location is of course considered spying, but there is no need to hide the general method. We planted it in wooden boxes on the roof." Even if Zhou Yuan is really a girl with thousands of faces, Hong Tao will not tell the truth, and this pole directly hits the roof of the building. Yes, go find it!

"How to solve the water source on the roof?" Zhou Yuanzhen began to worry. There are too many roofs, and it is impossible to guess the location, so the scope must be narrowed down.

"Part of it is the remaining water in the water tank on the roof, and the other part is the collected rainwater. If it is not enough, the basement has been filled with water from the fire hydrant, and people can't drink it. Watering the crops should not be a big problem."

It is true that no one is afraid of Hong Tao when playing a set, and the scope can be narrowed down twice and still not exposed at all.But it is by no means nonsense, every link must be reasonable, there is no need for special coincidences, everyone can do it.