Siheyuan: I am protecting Shazhu, who dares to object?

Chapter 297: Working together to achieve great results

In a village on the edge of the desert in the Middle East, called Jinsha Village, it is dry and rainless all year round, with rampant sandstorms, serious desertification of the land, and scarce water resources. The harsh natural conditions make agricultural production here seem like a difficult battle against the sky.

However, the people in the village have never given up the hope of cultivating and harvesting from this land, and they still try various methods year after year to grow crops and feed their families.

The alliance's Desert Oasis Agriculture Team came here with a set of agricultural machinery and irrigation systems that embodied a lot of scientific research efforts and were specifically designed for the desert edge environment. They had the ambition to create a green and vibrant area in this land of yellow sand.

When Wu Feng, the team leader, transported the machinery to a seemingly barren sandy land near the village, the village chief Alim hurried over. Looking at the machinery that seemed to be wearing special "armor" and had various complex structures, he asked worriedly, "Mr. Wu, our place is full of sand and there is very little water. Can your machinery help crops grow in this desert? I really don't dare to hold out too much hope."

Wu Feng walked to a desert tree planting machine, patted its thick body, and introduced it in detail: "Village chief, look at this machine. Its drill bit is specially designed and can easily drill into the hard sand. While drilling, it will inject our special water-retaining nutrient soil into the hole to create relatively better soil conditions for planting saplings. Look at the solar-powered drip irrigation system over there. It uses the abundant solar energy here to convert into electrical energy to drive the water pump. According to the preset program, it accurately drips every planted sapling or crop, saving precious water resources to the greatest extent."

Khalid, an old herder in the village, has been making a living in this windy and sandy land all his life. He knows the severity of the surrounding environment very well. He walked forward, squatted down to check the drill of the tree planting machine, and said doubtfully: "Young man, it sounds good, but our sandy land is so dry that the sand will fly everywhere when the wind blows. The holes drilled by your machine may be buried by sand in a short time. How can the seedlings survive? In addition, even if the drip irrigation system can save water, it will be useless if there is no sun one day or the machine breaks down and the water cannot be supplied."

Wu Feng quickly responded, "Uncle Khalid, your concerns are reasonable. However, when the tree planting machine is working, we will have a matching anti-wind and sand device, which can block the wind and sand blowing from the surrounding area when the machine is operating, reducing the backfill of sand. Moreover, our drip irrigation system has an energy storage device. Even if it is cloudy or there is no sunlight for a short time, it can continue to operate for a period of time by relying on the stored electricity. At the same time, we have equipped each machine with professional maintenance personnel for regular maintenance. Once a fault occurs, it can be repaired in time to minimize the impact on irrigation. We can go to the sandy land where we are going to test planting and actually operate it, and you will understand it at a glance."

So, everyone brought the machinery to the trial planting field.

Wu Feng directed the technicians to conduct detailed debugging of the tree planting machine and drip irrigation system, and then started the machine.

I saw the tree planting machine slowly driving into the sand, and the special drill bit drilled into the sand forcefully. With the operation of the machine, suitable planting holes appeared one by one, and water-retaining nutrient soil was accurately injected into them. Then, the technicians carefully placed the seedlings into the holes and filled them.

The solar-powered drip irrigation system also started working, with precious drops of water falling precisely on the roots of the saplings, as if it was the water of hope that brought vitality to this dry sandy land.

Mohammed, a young villager, shouted excitedly: "Wow, this is amazing! I never dared to think that we could plant trees in our sandy land. Now watching the machine working, it seems that I can really see the day when this sandy land will turn green."

But just when everyone was looking forward to the performance of these machines, new problems arose.

After a while, everyone went to check on the growth of the saplings, only to find that many of the saplings' leaves had begun to turn yellow, and some had even withered.

After learning about this, Wu Feng anxiously took his technicians to the scene to check it out.

While carefully checking the condition of the saplings, he said to the villagers who gathered around him: "We really didn't expect the saplings to have problems this time. It may be that the temperature difference between day and night in this sandy land is too large, and the saplings can't adapt to it for a while. It may also be that the water-retaining nutrient soil we injected evaporates too quickly under long-term high temperatures, causing the saplings to lack water. We must find the cause and find a solution as soon as possible."

Uncle Khalid shook his head helplessly and said, "Ah, I knew it wouldn't be that easy. Planting trees in the desert is difficult in the first place. Now, after all the effort, the saplings still don't survive."

Wu Feng stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "Uncle, don't be discouraged. It is normal to encounter difficulties. After all, our environment is too special. We will go back and further study the temperature change pattern of this sandy land to see if we can take some protective measures for the saplings, such as covering them with some special insulation covers to reduce the impact of the temperature difference between day and night on them. In addition, we will also adjust the formula of the water-retaining nutrient soil to increase its water-retaining performance so that the saplings can have more sufficient water. And we will also strengthen the monitoring of the drip irrigation system and irrigate more accurately according to the water requirements of the saplings at different growth stages."

Since then, Wu Feng has been busy in the village with technicians and villagers.

They installed simple temperature monitors in the sand to record changes in temperature during the day and night. They also collected several samples of water-retaining nutrient soil and sent them to the laboratory to analyze the ingredients to see how to optimize the formula.

At the same time, technicians worked overtime to develop a heat-insulating cover suitable for saplings. After many experiments, they finally made a special cover that is both light-transmitting and heat-insulating.

After unremitting efforts, the improved planting plan and mechanical operation methods were once again applied to the fields.

This time, everyone was pleasantly surprised to find that the yellowing and withering of the saplings had been significantly reduced, and most of the saplings began to thrive. The tender green leaves stretched out tenaciously in the wind and sand, as if declaring the indomitable spirit of life to the desert.

As the saplings grew gradually, the sand began to show a hint of green. The villagers took better care of these green hopes. Wu Feng and his colleagues also kept an eye on the operation of the machinery and irrigation systems, and performed regular maintenance and debugging.

When another planting season came, everyone tried to plant some drought-resistant crops in the gaps between the sand where the seedlings already existed. With the help of machinery and irrigation systems, the crops successfully sprouted and began to grow.

Looking at the sandy land that was gradually coming to life, the village chief Alimu said to Wu Feng excitedly: "Mr. Wu, thank you so much! If you hadn't brought these machines and helped us find a way to plant crops on the edge of the desert, we would never have seen so much greenery around our village. The whole village is grateful to you."

Wu Feng responded with a smile: "Village head, this is the result of everyone's joint efforts. As long as we continue to persevere and keep exploring and improving, our Jinsha Village will definitely turn this piece of sand into an oasis, and the harvest will get better and better. We can also consider using the unique scenery of this desert to develop some tourism, attracting people from outside to see the green miracle in our desert, and making the village's income more diversified."

Village chief Alimu's eyes lit up when he heard this and he said, "Mr. Wu, your idea is great! Our desert scenery is indeed unique. If we add this green area, it will definitely attract a lot of tourists. We must quickly think about how to make this happen."

Wu Feng continued, "Yes, village chief. We can first clean up the village and build some simple reception facilities, such as small houses for tourists to rest, and a small exhibition hall to display our planting process and desert ecological knowledge. Then we can organize the villagers to learn some knowledge about tourism services so that everyone can warmly and attentively receive tourists."

Alimu nodded repeatedly and said, "Well, you are right, but we still need to plan this matter carefully and can't just do it blindly. We need to find some knowledgeable people to give us some advice and see how to make this tourism project unique."

Wu Feng responded: "Don't worry, village chief. I know some friends who are engaged in tourism planning. I can contact them and ask them to give us some ideas on how to combine the actual situation of our village to create a unique tourism experience."

In this way, the people of Jinsha Village began to actively prepare for the development of tourism while developing agriculture. Because of the changes in this piece of sand, everyone's life has become more promising and hopeful, as if a beautiful picture of rural revitalization is slowly unfolding on the edge of the desert.

As the days go by, with everyone's joint efforts, the greening area of ​​the sand in Jinsha Village is getting larger and larger, and the planting area of ​​crops is also expanding.

Tourists began to be attracted one after another. They marveled at this oasis in the desert and were curious to learn about the agricultural planting techniques here and the stories of the villagers' fight against the desert.

Every tourist who comes here will be infected by the enthusiasm of the villagers and moved by the tenaciously growing green.

The reputation of Jinsha Village gradually spread, and more and more people knew about this magical village on the edge of the desert.

With the development of tourism, the village's income has increased significantly, and the villagers' living standards have been significantly improved.

But in this process, some new problems emerged.

Due to the increase in tourists, the village’s already tight water resources have become even more stretched.

Everyone is troubled as they have to meet the irrigation needs of crops while ensuring the living water needs of tourists.

Wu Feng once again organized technicians to discuss countermeasures with the villagers. He said: "As everyone knows, the water problem is very serious now. We have to find a way to solve it. I think we can continue to expand the scale of rainwater collection and build more rainwater collection pools in the village to make use of every drop of rainwater. On the other hand, see if we can introduce some water-saving living facilities so that tourists can save as much water as possible. What do you think?"

The villagers nodded in agreement. Uncle Khalid said, "Wu Feng, your idea is good, but building a rainwater collection pool will require a lot of manpower and resources. There are not many people in our village, so this job is not easy."

Wu Feng smiled and said, "Uncle, this is indeed a difficult problem, but we can take it slowly. We can mobilize the whole village to participate. We can dig a little today and a little tomorrow, and we can eventually build a collection pool. Moreover, we can also apply for some assistance from the government. I believe that as long as we explain the situation clearly, we will definitely get support."

So, under the leadership of Wu Feng, everyone started a new round of busy work.

Some villagers were responsible for finding suitable places to build rainwater collection pools, some villagers purchased the necessary materials for construction, and some villagers submitted applications for assistance to government departments.

After a period of hard work, several large rainwater collection pools have been built in the village, and water-saving living facilities have also been gradually installed.

The problem of water resource shortage has been alleviated to a certain extent, and the agriculture and tourism industry in Jinsha Village continue to develop steadily. Everyone firmly believes that as long as they work together, the future will definitely get better and better.