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

Chapter 292: Forging Ahead for a Good Harvest

The countryside in the 60s was like a passionate song of progress, and the green agricultural machinery was the beating notes. Although it was occasionally a little out of tune, with the concerted efforts of people, it still played the melody of hope and harvest, and constantly pushed rural agriculture into a new stage.

In South America there is a village called Cuiling Village where grasslands and mountains intersect. The terrain here is complex, with both undulating hillside grasslands and low-lying river valleys, making farming operations quite difficult.

Moreover, the frequent presence of wild animals that damage crops and the changeable climate have brought many obstacles to agricultural production.

The alliance's multifunctional agricultural comprehensive response team came here with a series of special agricultural machinery, including tillage machines that can adapt to different terrains, harvesters with protective functions, and irrigation equipment that can cope with complex climates. The team aims to help Cuiling Village overcome current difficulties and increase agricultural output in all aspects.

As soon as the team leader Zhou Hua transported these machines to the village square, many villagers came to watch.

Village chief Carlos frowned, looking at the various machines in front of him, and asked worriedly: "Mr. Zhou, the land in our village is sometimes on the mountain and sometimes in the river valley. The terrain is very complicated. Can all these machines of yours really be used here? And those wild animals always come to destroy the crops. It's not easy to deal with them."

Zhou Hua walked to a mountain tiller, patted the body, and patiently explained: "Village chief, look at this tiller, its tracks are uniquely designed, and can automatically adjust the grip and walking posture according to different slopes. Whether it is on the hillside or in the slippery places beside the river valley, it can move forward steadily and carry out farming operations. Moreover, in order to address the problem of wild animals destroying crops, we have installed intelligent sensing guardrails around harvesters and other large machines. Once this guardrail detects that a large animal is approaching, it will emit a strong light and an alarm, which can not only scare them away, but also notify our villagers in time to check the situation."

Antonio, an old herdsman in the village, was very familiar with the temperament of this land. He walked forward, squatted down to check the tracks of the tiller, and said doubtfully: "Young man, it's easy for you to say, but there are many rocks on our mountain. If the tracks are scratched by rocks and the machine is stuck on the slope, it will take a lot of effort to get it down. What about the guardrail? If wild animals get used to the alarm sound and are no longer afraid of it, they will still come to harm the crops."

Zhou Hua quickly responded, "Uncle Antonio, you have considered everything. However, the track is made of high-strength wear-resistant rubber, which is reinforced with steel wire. Ordinary stones cannot scratch it. Even if it is damaged, we have equipped it with spare tracks, which can be replaced in time without delaying work. As for the guardrail, its alarm sound and strong light change randomly, and it is difficult for wild animals to adapt. In addition, we have prepared some repellents with special smells. If you encounter those bolder animals, you can spray the repellents around the crops, which is double insurance. We can go to the hillside and river valley to try these machines now, and you will see the effect at a glance."

Therefore, everyone brought their machines to the hillsides and river valleys outside the village for field demonstrations.

On the hillside, Zhou Hua directed the technicians to start the mountain tiller. The tiller slowly climbed up the steep slope, its tracks tightly gripping the ground, and the plow head smoothly turned over the land. Even when encountering a few raised rocks, the machine only shook slightly and continued to operate smoothly.

In the river valley, the wetland-adapted harvester also performed well. It moved freely on the slightly muddy land, harvesting the ripe crops without getting stuck or getting stuck.

At the same time, the technicians also demonstrated the function of the intelligent sensing guardrail. When approaching the simulated "wild animals", the guardrail instantly lit up with a strong light and emitted a sharp and constantly changing alarm sound, scaring several hares watching nearby and making them run away.

Raphael, a young villager, shouted excitedly: "Wow, this is amazing! In the past, when we were farming in the mountains, it was exhausting just to get the farm tools up there, and we also had to be on guard against wild animals causing trouble. Now it's much easier to farm."

But just when everyone was looking forward to these machines and ready to show their skills in the next farming work, new problems arose one after another.

One day, several villagers were working on the hillside with a tiller. Suddenly, the sky was covered with dark clouds and a heavy rain poured down.

The rain was fast and heavy, and traces of water erosion soon appeared on the hillside. The tillage machine, which had been operating steadily, began to slip and became very difficult to operate.

What's worse, rainwater seeped into some key parts of the machine, causing some circuits to short-circuit, and the machine simply stopped working.

Villagers who were harvesting crops in the river valley also encountered trouble. The river water rose rapidly due to heavy rain and flowed back into the farmland. Although the smart sensing guardrails blocked some floating debris, some of the electronic components of the guardrails malfunctioned due to being soaked in water for a long time. The alarm sounded from time to time, and the strong light flickered unstably.

After Zhou Hua learned about the situation, he immediately took the technicians to the hillside and river valley to check the situation.

On the hillside, Zhou Hua and his technicians inspected the machine in the rain, and said helplessly to the villagers who gathered around: "This rainstorm came too suddenly. I didn't expect it to have such a big impact on the machine. But don't worry, let's push the machine to a safe place first. When the rain stops, we will check the circuit carefully, dry the water-ingress places, and then make some waterproof treatment for the machine. We should be able to deal with similar situations in the future."

In the river valley, Zhou Hua frowned and said to the villagers, "The backflow of river water was indeed an accident. We didn't consider that the guardrail would be soaked for such a long time. After the water recedes, we have to dismantle the electronic components of the guardrail and inspect them. We will replace or repair what needs to be replaced, and then raise the bottom of the guardrail to improve its waterproof ability."

Uncle Antonio grumbled to the side: "Oh, this machine is troublesome. It breaks down when it rains. It's better for us to plant slowly with manpower. Although it's more difficult, it doesn't cause so many troubles."

While tightening the screws on the machine, Zhou Hua responded, "Uncle, we did encounter various emergencies when we first started using it. There's nothing we can do about it. After all, the natural conditions in our village are too complicated. But as long as we solve these problems one by one, it will be much easier to use them in the future. Just think about it, with the help of these machines, our farming efficiency can be greatly improved. Even if we encounter some minor troubles in bad weather, overall, the benefits far outweigh these difficulties."

After the rain stopped, Zhou Hua led the technicians and villagers to get busy.

On the hillside, everyone worked together to push the tiller back to the village warehouse, then carefully disassembled the machine, wiped the accumulated water inside with a dry cloth, dried the circuit components with a hair dryer, applied waterproof glue to the gaps in the machine that were easily flooded with water, and readjusted the tightness of the tracks to ensure its grip on wet and slippery ground.

In the river valley, the villagers helped lift the guardrail out of the water. Zhou Hua and the technicians carefully checked every electronic component, replaced the damaged parts, and found some stones and bricks to raise the bottom of the guardrail. At the same time, they dug several simple drainage ditches around the guardrail to facilitate quick drainage.

After this incident, Zhou Hua also organized the villagers to develop an emergency plan to deal with severe weather. For example, before the heavy rain comes, the machinery should be driven to a higher and safe place to park as soon as possible, and the guardrails should be reinforced and waterproofed in advance.

In addition, before going to work in the fields every day, the villagers habitually check the key parts of the machinery and the operation of the guardrails to ensure that everything is normal before starting to work.

As the days go by, with everyone's careful maintenance and skilled operation, these special agricultural machinery are playing an increasingly stable role on the complex land of Cuiling Village.

The crops on the hillsides are cultivated neatly, and the harvest in the valley is no longer overly affected by wild animals and river backflow, and the crop yield has increased significantly compared to the past.

When the harvest season came, looking at the warehouse full of grain, the village chief Carlos said to Zhou Hua excitedly: "Mr. Zhou, thank you so much! If you hadn't brought these magical machines and led us to deal with various problems, how could our Cuiling Village have such a good harvest? This is all due to everyone's hard work."

Zhou Hua responded with a smile: "Village head, this is the result of everyone's joint efforts. As long as we continue to treat it with care and constantly improve and perfect the use of these machines, the agriculture of Cuiling Village will surely become more and more prosperous in the future, and everyone's life will become more and more prosperous."