In the Tenth Year After the Natural Disaster, Follow me to Farm

Chapter 23 Solar Energy

The sun rose the next day and after the temperature rose, Xia Qing mixed the soaked seeds with insect repellent powder, planted them according to the depth, row spacing, and plant spacing mentioned on the radio, and then sprayed them with water mixed with the juice of the evolved camphor leaves.

After spraying it, Xia Qing found that not only the birds did not like the smell of the evolved camphor leaves and refused to come down, but even the sheep boss ran away.

Now, you don’t have to worry about the sheep boss harming the crops.

Because cotton and mung beans are sown on demand, with wide row and plant spacing, cotton is sown in two plots of one acre, and mung beans are sown in half an acre. Wheat is sown in drills, and six pounds of six pounds of land can only be planted in two plots. Xia Qing simply sows all in Thirty acres here.

 After planting, more than 90% of the plowed land is still empty, but there is no rush.

Potatoes have not sprouted yet and cannot be planted for the time being. Xia Qing chose to grow the other four types of rapeseeds—pumpkins, cucumbers, tomatoes, and eggplants—in her home garden before transplanting them.

 In addition to vegetable seedlings, she also has six sweet potato seedlings.

In addition to sweet potato seedlings, she can also explore the new territory of 1,500 acres of high slopes in the north, which is higher than the hillside of Shanquan, to find edible plants that can be transplanted.

Xia Qing longed for the good days of cooking three vegetables for one meal, so she even ate an extra bowl for lunch.

 Later, when she was about to explore the new territory with Boss Yang, she received a call from Team Tan. Xia Qing thought it was the sweet potato seedlings that could be planted, but she didn't expect it to be even greater good news.

 The base decided to install solar panels on the territory with buffer forest on the edge! Her territory is at the outermost edge and has a buffer forest, which meets the requirements!

Xia Qing jumped up excitedly, "When will it be No. 3's turn? In an hour? Yes, of course! Can you use me to help carry the solar panels? Okay!"

After hanging up the phone, Xia Qing rubbed Boss Yang's head and said, "Boss, we are going to have electricity, electricity, electricity!"

The sheep boss shook his head in disgust, while Xia Qing was spinning around in excitement.

The person who came to the No. 3 territory to install solar energy was the power evolution man Huzi. Without Xia Qing's help, he easily carried the big box into the village, quickly installed two solar panels on the sloped roof of Xia Qing's house, and then told How should she protect it? "Although this equipment was produced before the natural disaster, it is guaranteed to be usable. Sister Xia Qing, don't forget to rinse the solar panels in time. It is best to cover them when it rains, hails and snows. There is also a very important point, it must be Protect the wires from insects."

 After the natural disaster, many insects on Blue Star evolved powerful biting abilities, and several of them actually evolved into rodents, with a hobby of grinding their teeth. Electrical wires and network cables are their favorite things to bite.

 Original rodents, such as mice and squirrels, have evolved terrible rodent abilities. This is why, ten years after the end of the world, regular communications and power grids have not been restored among human bases.

 It’s not that it’s impossible, it’s that the construction and maintenance costs are too high. Compared with these, human beings, who have declined sharply after natural disasters, have many more important things to do.

Xia Qing quickly asked, "Can I use steel pipes to cover the wires?"

Huzi nodded, "Of course it would be better if it could be lassoed and protected. Does Sister Qing have a steel pipe?"

“Yes, I also have the tools. I can do it when the electricity is generated.” Xia Qing has accumulated tools in the past few years, and she has a welding gun and welding rods.

Unexpectedly, Huzi, who had been silent when we met several times before, was quite enthusiastic. "Two boards can generate up to five kilowatt hours of electricity a day. I brought a gas welding gun, and my sister brought up the steel pipe. I welded it and then went to No. 1." Xia Qing was no longer polite. He took out a steel pipe and wrapped it around the wires and welded them tightly to tightly protect the outdoor wiring of the solar equipment. Steel pipes of this thickness can protect against evolved insects, as long as you are careful to guard against evolved rats and squirrels.

After Huzi adjusted the power generation equipment and batteries, he told Xia Qing, "When Sister Qing uses lights and flashlights at night, she must close the doors and windows tightly to avoid attracting moths."

Nearly all insects have phototaxis, which would be a problem if dangerous evolved insects are attracted.

Xia Qing has always paid attention to this. When lighting a fire in the living room at night, she would block the windows with thick wooden boards to prevent light from entering.

When sending Huzi out of the territory, Xia Qing asked why the base agreed to install solar energy equipment in the territory. Solar energy is a hot commodity in safe areas.

Huzi sighed, "There are thirty territories with buffer forests on the outer edge of our safety zone. After the rain, thirteen territories were attacked by evolved plants and animals. So far, fifty-six people have died and eight people have been seriously injured. "

 Medicine is insufficient after natural disasters, and the time from serious injury to death is only a few days. Xia Qing thought there would be casualties after the rain, but he didn't expect it to be so serious.

"Because Sister Qing contacted the investigation team to eliminate the danger in time, No. 3 is the only outlying territory where high-risk evolution-attacking creatures appear, but there are no casualties. Therefore, the general overcame all objections and ordered that the outlying territories be equipped with solar energy and paired intercoms. , ensuring that when danger occurs, the lord can contact rescue immediately. "

After finishing speaking, Huzi explained to Xia Qing why she was not given a walkie-talkie, "The number of walkie-talkies is limited, sister, and you have a satellite phone, so I didn't give you another one, and changed it to ten safe sweet potato seedlings."

Xia Qing smiled brightly and said, "Huzi thanks Captain Tan for me."

Huzi, who was carrying a stack of solar panels, heard Xia Qing's laughter, and his face and neck turned red. Fortunately, he was covered by a protective mask and couldn't see it.

Xia Qing continued to ask, "Is the walkie-talkie equipped with frequency mode or channel mode? I have a professional walkie-talkie in frequency mode with a communication range of ten kilometers."

Huzi cleared his throat, "It's the frequency mode. Use the 438500 frequency to contact the patrol and security personnel. The lords can communicate with each other using 439500. Sister Xia Qing can use the walkie-talkie in the territory to contact the lords of several nearby territories, but it must be Pay attention to safety. You are alone, so be careful.”

Xia Qing wrote down the frequency, "I understand, I won't let anything happen to me."

 After leaving the safe zone, people are more on guard against each other. Although Xia Qing is adjacent to places 1, 2 and 4, everyone has a tacit understanding to keep their distance and not disturb each other.

Huzi was afraid of scaring Xia Qing, so he talked about the situation in several surrounding territories, "Except for the people in Land 2 who are a bit domineering, the others don't seem to be too dangerous at the moment. When I feel bored, I can open the channel and communicate with them. How to farm."

Xia Qing has been in the noisy safe zone for several years, and now she particularly likes peace and quiet. However, it is also necessary to contact the surrounding territories through walkie-talkies to find out what seeds they have received and what edible creatures they have found in the territory.

 It would be better if she could exchange it for something she doesn't have.

Huzi continued, "Places No. 4 and 5 were very lucky. No large evolved creatures appeared. Site No. 1 had evolved poisonous caterpillars. The territory was empty. Land No. 6 injured three people. Sister Xia Qing, please come back quickly. , I’ll just go there myself.”

This is the disadvantage of not getting the news. Xia Qing still doesn’t know that there is no one in Land No. 1. “What about Land No. 1?”

 (End of this chapter)