Rain is far away, but the weeds Wan Tao mentioned will soon grow densely.
The wind is still very strong these days, and occasionally there are refugees sneaking outside the fence trying to climb in. However, as long as they are not extremely vicious people, the farm will not kill them all.
Ye Fu went to check the water cellar. Except for fetching water, it was closed at other times. It was airtight and dust could not get in.
But in the past few days, there were more and more dead rats outside the farm. Ye Fu asked everyone to wear masks and gloves, and everyone went out to pick up the dead rats and then burned them together.
Tongcheng Farm was already flooded. Tang Yizheng came over with a rooster and exchanged some rat poison with Ye Fu. The rat poison was made of dough with red poison smeared on it. The color was also to alert the refugees outside.
, to avoid accidentally eating it.
"Ye Fu, do you think these rats won't be as infested as the cockroaches before?" When Fang Wei said this, everyone else felt their scalps go numb.
"It's possible. The number of rats has been increasing in the past few days. I suspect there are rat holes nearby. Tomorrow everyone packs up tightly and goes up the mountain with me. If we find their base camp, we will burn it directly."
"yes."
Throwing hundreds of dead rats into the pit, Ye helped pour a bowl of gasoline over it and then lit a match.
The next day, Ye Fu took Jiang Run, Qi Yuan, Fang Ming, Wu Pei, Xie Ruijing, Xu Ning, and Zhuo Qing up the mountain. They dispersed in teams to find rat holes. Instead of letting them multiply and expand their numbers, it was better to
Get rid of them all as soon as possible.
"Jiang Run, can you feel where the rats gather?"
Jiang Run shook his head, "I haven't smelled any special smell yet, and I haven't heard the sound of mice."
The sound of mice is very strange, similar to that of squirrels, but sharper.
"Rats like dark places, and caves or shady burrows may be their habitat."
Ye Fu gave everyone a bucket of gasoline. If they encountered a mouse hole, just pour the gasoline into it and light it.
Ye Fu was a little worried, "It can't be far away, the mice can still run very fast. They appeared on the farm, maybe they smelled the smell of food on the farm."
"It's okay. Let's search slowly. We will definitely find it."
As soon as Jiang Run finished speaking, he fired the crossbow arrow in his hand. On a tree behind him, the crossbow bolt nailed a huge mouse to the trunk of the tree.
Jiang Run took off the crossbow arrow and the mouse fell to the ground. Ye Fu picked it up with tongs and threw it into a bucket. After filling the bucket, he burned it.
"There are many rats in the mountains. They are active during the day and night. They don't seem to be afraid of the strong light of the sun and the stench."
Ye Fu suddenly thought of a question, "Could the blood blisters on the mouse be caused by the strong light of the sun?"
Jiang Run shook his head, "No, it feels more like infection and rot."
The two continued to wander around the mountains and soon shot a bucket full of rats. After Ye Fu burned them, he was about to continue into the mountains when he heard a whistle coming from the mountain col not far away.
"It seems that Qi Yuan and Fang Ming are searching over there."
Ye Fu's expression changed, "I guess we are in trouble, let's go over and take a look first."
Before the two of them reached the col, they smelled the smell of burning gasoline. This smell even covered up the stench and went directly into Ye Fu's nose.
Fang Ming and Qi Yuan stood not far away, holding shovels and frantically slapping the escaping rats.
"Ye Fu, Jiang Run, come and help. There is a mouse hole here, and it is full of mice. Ah, mice, I will kill them..."
Ye Fu was speechless, "Didn't I say it? If it's a rat hole, light a fire and find a stone to block the entrance of the hole."
Qi Yuan quickly apologized, "It was my fault, I forgot."
Ye Fu found a big stone and blocked the mouse hole first. Then he took off the long knife on his back and pointed it at the mouse running over. He chopped a mouse that was as fat as a piglet into pieces.
Two halves.
Fang Ming was a little afraid of mice. Everyone was killing them, but he was the only one who was dodging.
Others came one after another and began to chase the rats that were escaping in all directions.
After the rats that escaped were eliminated, Ye Fu walked to the rat hole and breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the sounds inside gradually subsided.
"Wait until everything is completely burned before leaving to avoid causing a fire. After taking back everyone's protective clothing, they should be disinfected and cleaned uniformly. Don't take off your masks and gloves."
"Oh my God, I just heard a "squeak" sound, and then I found this hole. I lay on the ground to see what was inside, and a mouse crawled out. Fang Ming and I quickly poured gasoline
, because I was so anxious, I forgot to block the rocks. You don’t know how scary the rats inside are. People with trypophobia are advised not to see this kind of ice, as they may be scared to death.”
"Approximately how many mice are there?" Ye Fu asked.
"There are at least a thousand of them. They are crowded together, as if they are sharing a piece of carrion."
"Carrion?" Wu Pei wondered, "Are they killing each other?"
"It could be human flesh. After all, there are many refugees hiding in the mountains, and many of them died of hunger and thirst." After Fang Ming finished speaking, he ran to the side and vomited.
"It seems like it's all burnt. Let's go."
Ye Fu glanced at the oil barrel in Qi Yuan's hand, "Is there any more gasoline?"
"There's still half a bottle left."
"Gasoline can easily ignite, just pour a little bit."
Everyone dispersed to search the rat hole again. Ye Fu looked at the bloody long knife and felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach.
As soon as the two entered the mountains, they encountered several rats. The rats ran very fast, but Jiang Run was very fast in shooting arrows, and several rats were quickly killed.
Ye Fu had a flash of inspiration, "I remember when we entered the mountain before, we saw a collapsed cave. Let's go there to take a look first."
Jiang Jun nodded, "Okay."
According to Qi Yuan's description just now, it can be seen that the number of rats in the rat holes is out of control. If they are not eliminated in time, I am afraid that in a week or two, the entire Wuliang Mountain will become a paradise for rats.
The ground in the mountains was cracked severely. When the wind blew, the sand and soil on the ground immediately swept up and fell on people.
Fortunately, they were packed tightly and Ye Fu also wore goggles.
Arriving at the cave they had seen before, Ye Fugang was about to step forward to check, but Jiang Run suddenly pulled her back.
"You step back, I'll go check on the situation first."
Ye Fu quickly stepped back a few meters. Jiang Run stepped forward and listened quietly for a long time. Then he made a gesture, and Ye Fu quickly carried the gasoline to him.
"The cave is relatively deep and there are many rats. I'll shoot a flaming crossbow arrow into it. You go find some rocks. We have to plug these small holes. By the way, give me some poisonous powder and sprinkle it inside first.
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Ye Fu quickly followed the instructions, and Jiang Run soaked the arrowhead in gasoline, and then hung a cloth soaked in gasoline on the crossbow arrow. The moment he fired the crossbow arrow, the fire turned into a hurricane with murderous intent.
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