In my days as a farmer

Xia Dongli and Xun Ao sat on a small bench together, holding a PAD and watching the UP master on station B share how to catch bees.The two watched while preparing the raw materials.

That's right, they plan to take care of these uninvited guests themselves.In order to cope with the upcoming tough battle, they invited Rice and the three-headed dog to go down to the roof. Now in this empty field, there are only two humans who are secretly observing by a swarm of bees.

If you are still in your hometown, you only need to make a fire call in this situation.When Xia Dongli called the local fire department for help, the operator told him with apology that it was also the peak time for hornet activities, and the local firefighters focused on clearing the hornet's nest. The situation of the soil honeycomb can only be put aside temporarily.

The operator suggested that Xia Dongli contact the local beekeepers. To the beekeepers, these bees are wage earners who come to their door, and they will not refuse.

Xia Dongli thanked the operator for her suggestion, hung up the phone, and sighed.He understood the decision of the fire brigade very well. Compared to the carnivorous and aggressive wasps, the bumblebee was a weak little girl. It was the right decision to give priority to the wasps with limited personnel.The suggestion given by the operator is also very constructive. The only problem is that no one keeps bees near Xiaojin Village.

Although they have scattered honey sources provided by Baiyun Mountain, for the people in Xiaojin Village, their daily income is growing vegetables, and their sideline is silkworm breeding. Under the condition that food and clothing are guaranteed, beekeeping is an extremely hard work. Occupation is naturally out of their consideration.

Therefore, if he wants to find a beekeeper, he may have to go to the next county or even further to look for it, and he may have to ask Assistant Xiao Li to inquire about the news, and then turn left and right to contact someone, and then invite someone to come over .For an otaku with social difficulties, this process is really too troublesome,

The current situation is quite serious, because while they are watching the video and learning, the number of bees on the kennel is visibly decreasing. It is not that they have left, but that the bees think this place is very good and plan to settle down, so they are working on it. Orderly move in ready to build!

After Master UP's explanation, Xia Dongli already knew that the group of bees should be swarming.

Bees are one of the few animals with strict hierarchy in the animal group. The bee kingdom is a complete matriarchal society. The orders and actions of the queen bee are the guideline for the entire bee colony, but there are exceptions to this situation.

The lifespan of the queen bee is much longer than that of ordinary worker bees. It accepts the support and protection of worker bees on weekdays. Its only task is to lay eggs and work hard for the expansion of the bee colony.

But when the quality and quantity of eggs laid by the queen bee begins to decline, or when the bee colony is too large to be separated, these worker bees, who have worked diligently throughout their lives, will create several queen bees and force the queen bee to lay eggs in them. egg.

Then the worker bees will be automatically divided into several groups to choose the queen bee to support, and they are responsible for feeding the larvae inside with royal jelly. The larvae that grow up on the queen bee and eat royal jelly are the queen bee candidates.

Candidates are so called because they have to outwit the same bred sisters before becoming queen bees.No matter how many queen bees there are, only the last candidate who survives can become the queen bee.

Once a new queen bee is elected, it means that the hive of bees must be separated. The old queen bee will leave the hive with half of the bees, and the new queen bee will stay in place and continue to run the family until her successor appears.

"The relocation of bees is a major event related to the entire group. Worker bees will be responsible for finding a foothold in several places. There are many reference factors, mainly clean water, abundant food, relatively secluded and quiet environment, etc. In several places After the conditions are met, it will attract bee colonies, and everyone will look at the house together."

The owner of UP said: "If the whole family passes the inspection, especially if the queen bee agrees, they will move."

The young man in the video paused, and then said: "So just like swallows entering the house, honey entering the door is also a good thing, which shows that the environment of the house is good Feng Shui. Although they look much more terrifying than swallows, as long as you catch them According to the life rules of quasi-bees, they can also coexist with people."

With that said, the UP master then released a few more videos of little bees, under the pretense of introducing bees to everyone.

Xia Dongli was silent as he watched.

Damn it, this UP owner is obviously carrying private goods!The next few videos talked about the difficult life of bee populations, hard work and their important position in the ecological circle, which is completely different from the title "How to drive away bees". A cute little animal.

When did this headline party enter Bilibili? It's too much!

But Xia Dongli's hand to turn off the video couldn't stop, he was indeed a little moved.Especially when I saw the scene where the bees fought with Hu Feng to protect the hive, I couldn't help but tremble.

The only attack method of the bees is the tail sting, and their body size is three circles smaller than Hu Feng. Facing the mighty Hu Feng, their only attack method is to surround him one by one, and heat up Hu Feng by collectively raising their body temperature. die.

But using this method also means that the little bees who go up to intercept Hu Feng first will also die. Every time the interception is successful, there will be a small piece of bee corpses besides Hu Feng's body.

The bee colony seems to have become accustomed to this kind of attack and sacrifice. After cleaning up the environment at the door of the nest, they did not mourn much, but just calmly went back to work.

The scene of guarding the homeland like this is really touching and admirable, and it's really hard not to feel good about it.

"It's not easy for bees to survive, and they have a lot of natural enemies." The voice of the UP master appeared on the screen, "Especially the bumblebees. Under the impact of the bees, the number of bumble bees in Huaguo dropped sharply. But in fact, because bumble bees are good at Collecting nectar from flowers, they have a greater impact on the local ecology than Italian bees.”

"This video was made in the hope that people suffering from house bee distress would have a gentler way to get rid of them, and of course, it would be even better if they could find a home for them."

Xia Dongli looked at the cardboard box he had folded according to the instructions in the video—it was originally a tool used to coax the bees to move in and send them back to the forest. He felt a little uncomfortable.

He raised his head slowly, and looked at Xun Yao with some hesitation and some expectation.

Like him, Xun Ao, who had just moved his eyes away from the tablet, turned his head and met this expression. He saw the sparkling emotion in the young man's eyes, sighed a little in his heart, and followed the expression with some helplessness and connivance. Xia Dongli said intentionally: "Let's try to raise it?"

Xia Dongli immediately became happy.That's how people are. After they have an idea, they will be a little uncertain, but as long as there is a friend who agrees with your idea, you will immediately feel that you have made a correct decision.However, the worry factor of rejecting Lao Xu at that time still existed, "Where is the hive placed, Xiaokang will come to steal honey...?"

Huh?and many more!

Think about it carefully, this group of bees has actually chosen a very good place for themselves!

Xiaokang was a light and flexible pig when he came back (although he is still trying to lose weight, but he has not lost much weight because he is too lax without Lao Xu's supervision), climbing stairs is a heavy burden for him things.

Since he gained weight, Xiaokang's activities are all on the first floor, and he rarely goes up to the second floor, let alone the rooftop.

Even if you come up here, there are iron gates... Well, wait!Xia Dongli rubbed his chin. Although Xiaokang couldn't open the iron door, there were still two dogs in the family who could open the door.

While thinking, Xia Dongli made small notes on the PAD. He clicked through several small animals in his mind in turn, and then put a key symbol on Xiaobaa. This animal is also an object that needs to be taken care of.

Although Xiao Baa did not go upstairs again after being taught a lesson, animals like sheep don’t take lessons. They are born rebellious, especially when there is temptation (honey) ahead.Xia Dongli believed that even if he stood in front of it holding a small ruler, as long as the temptation was enough, Xiao Baa would dare to jump up directly.

If you want to control Xiaobaa, you have to rely on rice...

He quickly drew a schematic diagram on the PAD, and then added the two arrows to the rice.My own dog knows that Rice is actually quite greedy, and there is no guarantee that it will not turn back. Therefore, we must add a layer of insurance to Rice. As for the other dog... this dog is honest and responsible. , as long as the rice does not make a fuss, its willpower is still very firm.

He poked his chin with an electronic pen, and he made up his mind.

But now the small animals are not a big problem, but the bee colony in front of them is a bit more troublesome. They have already recognized that the kennel of the little Tao beast is a very good place to live, but the problem is that if they live in it, the little Tao beast will not be able to live there. It's so pitiful, it should like this family quite a lot, there is no reason to ask the children to give up their lair for the sake of new guests.

And if you really want to keep bees, the kennel is not suitable for bees to live in.The kennel has too many gaps, there are air leaks on the left and right, and there is a drain on the bottom. Such an environment cannot defend against any enemies, and it is very unsafe for bees.

"So, we're going to build a beehive and coax them to move as soon as possible." Xia Dongli leaned next to Xun Yao, and zoomed in on the schematic diagram of the beehive sent by the UP master for Xun Yao to see, "The UP master said the opening of the beehive The key is to open it small enough to prevent hornets from entering the nest."

"The best wood to choose is Chinese fir. Bees like the taste of Chinese fir." Xun Ao read the words on the screen one by one, "Both barrel and box are acceptable, but bees prefer barrel... um... "

He pondered for a while, and then asked Xia Dongli very seriously: "Then shall we cut trees first?"

...It doesn’t have to be so original, and we are not locals, so we need to apply first to cut down trees, otherwise it is illegal.

Xia Dongli rubbed his nose, took out his mobile phone and made a call: "Hey, Brother Hu, I'm Xiaoxia~ I'm sorry to ask, do you have fir trees over there?"

"Fir wood?" Brother Hu who received the call was a little surprised, "Yes, but I don't have much stock here. If you want to make furniture, I have to order it."

"No, no, no." Xia Dongli smiled, "I just want to buy some fir wood to make beehives, a few boards are enough."

"Hive!" Brother Hu became excited when he heard that, "Are you planning to raise bees? By the way, your piece of land happens to be suitable for raising bees, but it's not easy to raise bees. Why do you think of raising this thing?"

Xia Dongli was a little embarrassed.How should I put it, it's not that he wants to raise it, but he is forced to raise it.Brother Hu was very happy when he heard his ins and outs, and then he raised his voice to comfort Xia Dongli, whose voice was a little depressed: "The bee's visit means that your environment is good, which is a good thing. And the bee loves home, it takes the initiative to come It’s less likely to leave by itself, so you can let it live in pieces and collect some honey as rent every year, it’s not bad.”

"I think so too." Xia Dongli smiled and joked: "And the goat beans I planted behind are blooming, and they can help me do another job and pollinate if they live here. Well, brother, Shanmu you How much is that?"

"It shouldn't be a problem to make a beehive, just wait a moment." Brother Hu covered the microphone and said a few words to the people next to him, and then said to Xia Dongli, "Come on, my master here has a meeting." Don’t take it back to make a beehive. I’ll do it for you and you can just come and get it. It doesn’t cost wood to make this thing, and you don’t need to pay for it. Next time, let the rice play with my daughter for a while. .But he can’t make blanks, so you have to buy them yourself.”

Xia Dongli was taken aback, but he didn't refuse, and said with a smile, "That's really helpful, thank you brother! I'll send you and my sister-in-law some after I successfully collect the rent."

"Hey, okay." Brother Hu smiled heartily, "Then I'll be waiting for you, take good care of it, and when it's ready, I'll bring you clients."

Xia Dongli exchanged a few more words with him, hung up the phone, and exchanged glances with Xun Yao: "Brother Hu told us to pick it up in the afternoon, and he made the beehive for us."

"That's fine." Xun Yao nodded, and together with Xia Dongli, turned his gaze to the little Tao beast.The two looked at the bees crawling on it, wondering if it was an illusion, Xia Dongli seemed to see the gleaming bee stings behind their buttocks at a glance, and the two were silent for a moment.

Little Tao Beast, hold on a little longer!You will be free soon!

Xia Dongli looked at Xiao Taoshou's ugly and cute face, as if he saw the complaint from above, he turned his head nonchalantly: "Xiao Yu, let's talk to Da Mi and Xiao San'er."

"What are you talking about?" Xun Yao let himself be dragged downstairs by Xia Dongli. He looked back at the little Tao beast surrounded by flying bees, and followed Xia Dongli's words as if nothing had happened.

"Educate in advance on the sense of responsibility of the dog to guard the house and the behavior of not being self-stealing."

Xia Dongli yelled at his subordinates, and Dami and Xiaosan immediately ran over, stumbling over and followed along with the puppy.Looking at the tails of the three little ones wagging together, Xia Dongli said with a serious expression: "Now I have a very important task for you!"

The author has something to say: Little Tao Beast (dancing wild bee): Xun Xiaoyou, you have no heart! ! !

Xun Yao: →_→The heart is not on you!

Dongli: I have a task for you guys!

Rice: Guaranteed to complete the task!

San'er: Although I don't understand, let's just stand here.

Cub: Woohoo, Ren, what is the mission?Aww...

Rice: This team is so hard to lead!