Natural Disaster: My Portable Farm in the End of the World

Many people chose to rest on the field ridge for a while. Xiang Chi also greeted his parents to take a break.

Just after taking a few sips of water, I suddenly heard a rumble in the distance.

Xiang Chi stood up and looked over there, and saw a dozen large harvesters slowly driving over.

The people around were a little confused when they saw the harvester coming. Is it going to be harvested at this time? The corn is not yet fully mature, so harvesting at this time will inevitably affect the yield.

But then I thought about it, actually harvesting it now is better than being eaten up by locusts, right?

After a while, the harvester drove to the edge of the field. A man jumped out of the leading car and said a few words to Brother Bing, who was maintaining order. After a while, a familiar figure ran over.

Xu Ge took a closer look and saw that it was President Liao. Chairman Liao was promoted again last month. Before, he was only in charge of the vegetable greenhouses. Now he is the top leader of Dancheng Agricultural Committee. As long as agricultural and sideline products are concerned, they are within the scope of Chairman Liao's responsibilities.

President Liao also took orders in the face of danger. Recently, he was very worried because of the locust incident.

I saw three or two people following President Liao. They stood there without knowing what to say, and walked into the tent next to them together.

Xiang Chi watched for a while, patted the dirt on his body, and joined the insect-catching army with his father and mother.

After working for a while, there were suddenly more people around. It turned out that the crops on the other side had begun to be harvested. So the people who were catching locusts there before moved to Xiang Chi's side.

At this time, a loud voice came, attracting everyone's attention.

A military truck parked next to the exchange office. A tall and powerful soldier in a straight military uniform stood on the roof of the truck, holding a loudspeaker in his hand and started shouting.

"Residents, please note that due to special reasons, the grain harvest has now begun. Residents are now recruited to participate in the harvest and exchange for corn, sorghum, rice and other staple foods according to the weight of the harvest. The specific exchange standards are explained in detail at the exchange office. Residents who are willing to exchange for purchases are invited Get gloves and sacks from everywhere…”

"Repeat, residents, please note..."

After shouting three times in a row, the soldier leaned over and jumped down neatly from the roof of the car.

Xu Ge raised his eyebrows after hearing the shouting. He was a little surprised and didn't understand why the officials started to collect the goods so suddenly.

Before he could figure it out, Xiang Chi's voice came from behind.

"Husband, it's almost one o'clock. My parents are tired. Let's send them back first."

After listening to the shouting just now, Dad Xiang planned to take a break and go to the redemption office to see the redemption standards for corn harvest. When he heard that Xiang Chi wanted to send them home, he shouted:

"Oh, why is this so tiring? After sending us back, why are you still here? Don't worry about it. We're not tired, so don't worry about it."

Xiang Chi looked at Xiang's father and mother with sweat on his forehead and felt a little distressed.

Xiang Chi: "You still say you're not tired, but look at the sweat on your head. It's not far to drive back, so why bother? Dad, just listen to me, you go home and rest!"

Xu Ge also followed suit.

"Yes, Dad, Xiao Chi and I also know that you are doing it for our own good and want to save more food. We will have a lot of harvest this night. Don't exhaust Dad and you because of this. It will be delayed when the time comes. If you go to the greenhouse, isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"

Xu's father and Xu's mother didn't want to go back. After hearing what Xu Ge said, they felt that what their son said made sense. So I listened to the advice.

Several people tied the bags containing the locusts tightly and carried them to the exchange office. The family gained a lot, weighing a full 200 kilograms.

Taking the cornmeal in exchange, several people walked to the notice board nearby to see the exchange standards for the grain harvest.

The notice board was crowded with people who also wanted to read the news. Xu Ge squeezed in due to his height and long legs.

After a while, he squeezed out again.

The family walked in the direction of the parking lot.

Xu Ge: "The redemption standard for harvesting grain is relatively high. One hundred catties of corn can be exchanged for half a catty of corn flour."

Dad Xu asked in surprise:

"So high? That's wet food. A corn cob weighs more than a kilogram. I just looked at the bag, and one bag weighs almost a hundred kilograms."

Xiang Chi thought for a while, feeling a little uneasy.

"Why do I feel that the officials are in a hurry? The redemption standard is so high. Is it to stimulate everyone to participate in the sale?"

Father Xu nodded.

"Xiao Chi is right, I'm afraid it's just to harvest more food... Sigh, it looks like the situation is not good."

Xiang Ma saw that everyone looked dull and said:

"No matter what, life has to pass day by day, Xu Ge, since the redemption standard is so high, how about we go back and follow suit?"

Xiang Chi was originally a little worried about the future situation, but when he heard that Xiang Ma and others wanted to go back and continue working, he ignored his sadness and quickly stopped him.

"Mom, you should go back and have a good rest! You have been working for five or six hours straight. Don't be dissatisfied with your old age. Wouldn't it be more uncomfortable if you are tired and sick by then?"

Xu's parents and Xu's mother originally wanted to go back and collect them, but after hearing what Xiang Chi said, they gave up their thoughts.

After a while, the family arrived home. As soon as they entered the yard, Xu Tao came over.

"How's it going? Are there a lot of people?"

Xu Ge told Xu Tao about the situation, and Xu Tao was also surprised.

"The exchange rate is so high? It seems like it's really urgent."

Xu Tao thought for a while and asked Xu Ge and Xiang Chi if they wanted to go.

Xu Ge thought about it for a moment, and on the way back he saw many neighbors going to participate in the harvest. Although his family was not short of food, they were not too independent, so he nodded.

Xu Ge: "Go, it would be a pity to miss such a good opportunity. Do you want to go too?"

Of course Xu Tao wanted to go, otherwise he wouldn't have asked.

He hurried home and explained the situation to Han Dongdong. Han Dongdong also said that this opportunity was rare and he had to go. If the child hadn't been reluctant to let go, she would also want to go.

After leaving Han Dongdong and the children in the hands of a few old people, Xu Tao, Xu Ge, Xiang Chi and the others got into the car and sped away to the south of the city.

Because they had to do a lot of farm work in the space, Xu Ge and Xiang Chi collected the corn very quickly. Xu Tao also helped his family with the autumn harvest when he was a child. After getting familiar with it for a while, he caught up with his speed.

More and more people are coming to harvest, and there are more and more locusts. There was the roar of the harvester in the distance, and the sound of locusts eating leaves could be heard in the ears. A few people worked hard without any distractions, and in a short time they harvested nearly a thousand kilograms of corn.

After weighing and recording the weight at the exchange place, the three of them planned to take a break next to it. After just drinking a few sips of water, Xiang Chi felt a faint "buzzing" sound coming from the air.

"Didn't you hear anything?"