Chapter 0236 Infestation of Paddy Fields
"Oh my god, is this okay?"
Dad and the four of them were shocked. Xu Xiaoyu actually killed a running adult rabbit by throwing rocks with his bare hands while driving... His accuracy and strength were too abnormal, it was unbelievable.
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Including family members, they all knew that Xu Xiaoyu opened a martial arts gym and left it to Jim and Thompson to take care of it, but they did not know how deep Xu Xiaoyu's skills were, so they were all frightened.
"Xu, how come you are so powerful? How did you do it?"
George asked eagerly. He and Brookzoro are both boxing fans.
"Diligence produces intelligence, and hard work produces true skills. Of course, it is through hard work and practice."
Xu Xiaoyu smiled slightly and said this perfunctorily. He went over to pick up the rabbit and weighed it. It was not very fat, but it was still relatively strong, enough to make a large bowl of vegetables. It's just that there are a lot of mouths in the pasture now, just for one rabbit.
, not enough to eat at all.
It seems that we need to hunt a few more. Since there is a rabbit in the pasture, there must be others, and there may be other small beasts.
Then, Xu Xiaoyu returned to the villa, mounted his horse, took his bow and slave, and met up with his father and others to go hunting.
Facts have proved that Xu Xiaoyu's speculation was correct. There was indeed more than one rabbit in the pasture, let alone rabbits.
After running around the original 500-acre land of Tianshan Ranch several times, I caught a total of five rabbits and two escaped.
In addition, several land animals such as marmots, squirrels, foxes, and deer were also found. About a dozen species of birds were also found near and on the lake.
At the same time, what gave Xu Xiaoyu a headache was that the number of rats had obviously doubled. There were small piles of newly dug soil in many places, which were obviously burrows made by rats. This reminded him of the old John's house.
The rat infestation at Jinshan Ranch.
"George, have you found any mouse holes in the vegetable patch?"
After riding and hunting, Xu Xiaoyu asked.
"Yes, but we plugged up those holes." George reported.
"It won't work if we block it. Vegetables are so delicious that they will try their best to burrow into the ground." Xu Xiaoyu frowned and said, "Let's carry out a rodent eradication operation."
Next, he returned to Jinshan Ranch, took over the cages and wire covers, and began to exterminate the rats.
These two methods are still simple and efficient. In the exclamation of George and others, mice were trapped and killed one by one. Within a few days, the pasture was as before, with no trace of mice anymore.
There are fewer mice, but there are more and more other animals. Even in small lakes, you can often see groups of waterbirds playing in the water, which is very pleasing. Occasionally, you can take a walk by the lake and pick up a few.
A nest of bird eggs.
Nini and Zai Zai often rode Wangcai Lai Fu, who grew taller and stronger, to the lake to try their luck. They even called Dajin out and rode it to the lake to chase waterfowl, making them fly and croak.
Everything in the ranch is developing in a good direction.
But soon, annoying things happened again.
The rice seedlings in more than one hundred acres of paddy fields have grown to knee-deep. Each rice seedling is exceptionally green, as if green juice can drip out when pinched.
This is a green ocean. When the wind blows, the blue waves ripple, and the fragrance of rice flowers fills the air.
The fragrance is intoxicating. My parents, grandma, and George often come to the fields for walks, admiring the wonderful and unique rice field scenery, and breathing the air rich in the fragrance of rice flowers up close.
This fragrance also drives the insects crazy.
When the seedlings were first planted, only a small number of bugs were attracted. As the seedlings grew, more and more bugs were attracted. Until now, they are still flying over from all directions, and the number is even greater.
doubled growth.
Among these insects, there are harmless ones such as dragonflies, but most of them are still pests.
"Xu, there are too many insects in the fields. We have to take some measures, otherwise all the seedlings will be destroyed by them."
The situation in the paddy fields is getting worse and worse, and the ranch workers are feeling anxious. They don't want the fruits of their hard work to be ruined by insects.
"Don't worry, we won't let Chongchong succeed."
Xu Xiaoyu smiled slightly, looking confident. Naturally, he and his parents and grandmother had noticed the problem of the overpopulation of insects in the paddy fields for a long time, but they were not in a hurry. They had a clever way to deal with them just like the rats...
...and the reason why this wonderful method is not used earlier is because I want to wait until there are more bugs and clean them up at once, otherwise it will be difficult to prepare.
"Xu, have you already had a solution?" the workers asked with interest.
"Of course." Xu Xiaoyu nodded with a smile, took out a pen and paper, wrote out a shopping list, and handed it to George.
"Light bulb? Wire? Big pot? What is it for?" George looked at the three items on the list and was surprised.
"Xu, do you mean to use these things to kill pests?" Others were also confused.
"You will know when it comes to use." Xu Xiaoyu smiled mysteriously, gave it a try, and patted George on the shoulder: "Go ahead, George."
"Okay." George drove the pickup truck and went to town.
Xu Xiaoyu was not idle either. He drove a light truck to a poultry breeding factory. The purpose of his coming here was to purchase poultry seedlings—chickens, ducks, and geese.
In fact, Xu Xiaoyu is not interested in raising these poultry. It was her mother and grandma who said they wanted to raise them. The pasture is vast. If they want to raise them, they can raise them. Besides, the taste of free-range chickens, ducks and geese is still very good.
It's a match for game meat.
I bought two thousand for the chickens and two hundred for the ducks and geese.
After returning to the ranch, George had already returned from shopping.
With the help of everyone, Xu Xiaoyu put all these fluffy little guys into the simple sheds he set up. He first let them get familiar with the atmosphere of the pasture and their nests, and then let them out to run around in the pasture.
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Next, Xu Xiaoyu and his father took George and the other nine people and started playing with wires, light bulbs and pots.
Pull the wire to the path that is specially divided into mounds of paddy fields, set up a small bracket, connect the light bulb, then place the large pot under the light bulb, and pour half a basin of water into the pot.
This is a pest control device. One is installed at regular intervals.
George and the other nine locals looked at it, puzzled. They really couldn't figure out how this thing could kill insects? Does it use electricity to kill them? This was so nonsense that they didn't believe it.
But at night, as soon as the light bulbs were turned on, they saw countless insects flying out of the paddy field, spreading their wings, flying towards the bright light bulb, and then flying around the light bulb tirelessly, they immediately understood
Chapter completed!