Chapter 53: Crisis
The scale of the silkworm house is gradually expanding, and each silkworm that successfully breaks out of its cocoon is like a new hope, bringing endless joy.
Su Qingqing stood in the silkworm house. Her gestures were light and powerful as she directed the villagers to feed the silkworms mulberry leaves in an orderly manner.
Her gaze lingered on the busy silkworms, her eyes flashing with pride and satisfaction, "Look, these little lives are growing so fast." She whispered, pointing at the silkworms, her tone full of tenderness.
Lu Xingchen stood aside, a hint of approval flashed across his face, and he nodded slightly, "Indeed, your method is very effective, and the health of the silkworms is far beyond our expectations." His voice was low and magnetic.
Su Qingqing's face bloomed with an even brighter smile. She looked at Lu Xingchen, and a surge of gratitude welled up in her heart. "Your guidance is very important to us. With your help, the villagers' silkworm breeding technology has made a qualitative leap."
In response to Su Qingqing's compliments, Lu Xingchen just smiled faintly, and his behavior revealed a gentle and elegant temperament.
It can be seen that as more and more fat silkworms emerge from their cocoons, the villagers' confidence in the silkworm breeding plan is growing day by day, and their initial doubts and criticisms have gradually turned into understanding and support.
However, as the number of silkworms increased, a new problem gradually emerged.
"Sister, the food supply for the silkworms is starting to run low. What should we do?" Su Yao's anxious voice broke the tranquility of the silkworm room.
She was responsible for feeding the silkworms and was the first to discover the problem.
Su Qingqing frowned slightly, she knew that this problem must be solved immediately.
She turned to Lu Xingchen, expectantly seeking his advice.
Lu Xingchen pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke, "I have an idea. We can use the vacant land in the village to plant more mulberry trees. In this way, we can ensure the food supply for the silkworms."
Su Qingqing's eyes lit up immediately, and she immediately understood Lu Xingchen's intention. "Yes, every household has its own private plot. I will go to discuss it with Captain Su Guozhong now."
Su Yao is responsible for feeding the silkworms, while Lin Yueran is responsible for the daily care of the mulberry trees and picking mulberry leaves.
Su Qingqing's work arrangements were in good order. Each team was responsible for a separate area of the silkworm house to ensure that every silkworm received adequate care.
One day, Su Qingqing discovered a new plant while taking a walk outside the village.
The leaves had signs of being gnawed, which caught her attention, so she carefully picked some samples and brought them back to the silkworm room.
"Captain Lu, come and take a look at this." Su Qingqing said excitedly, handing the plant in her hand to Lu Xingchen.
Lu Xingchen took the plant and observed it carefully. After research by the expert group, it was confirmed that this new plant was called lettuce, and its leaves were rich in nutrients needed by silkworms.
In the area provided by Su Qingqing, lettuce grew lushly all over the mountains.
In addition, fruits such as dandelions, figs, rapeseed and carrots can also be used as temporary substitutes when mulberry leaves are insufficient.
Under the guidance of experts, these plants were soon planted on the private plots.
Su Qingqing also cultivated some with spiritual spring water in the space bound to her, and then provided the sample seedlings in the space to the villagers, allowing them to plant them widely in their private plots.
After a period of verification, it was found that these plants can indeed replace mulberry leaves, and the silkworms grow healthily and stably after eating them.
In this way, the problem of insufficient food for silkworms was solved.
However, just when everything seemed to be going well, a new problem arose.
The dispute over the boundaries of private plots gradually intensified, and two families even came to blows over a dispute over land use rights.
The situation gradually escalated and soon rose from a conflict between individuals to a conflict between two teams.
After Su Qingqing learned the news, she rushed to the scene immediately.
"Look, the boundary line is clearly this way. Your land has already occupied my land!"
"I'm talking nonsense? Open your eyes and look, the boundary stone is already placed here, and you're still trying to quibble!"
"Boundary stone? It was placed there in my grandfather's time, when your land didn't even exist! You are trying to steal our ancestral land!"
"Bullshit! That stone was placed there by my father. Your land was obviously expanded later!"
"You are slandering me! Our family's land has been passed down from generation to generation. How can we expand it?"
"Then tell me, why did your boundary marker end up on my land?"
"That's because your boundary marker fell down, so we re-erected it ourselves!"
"Re-erect? You can't just arbitrarily erect one! This is public land, we need to discuss it together!"
"Negotiation? What the hell! Your family has always bullied our family, and today I want to fight for my dignity!"
"Okay, okay, let's go find the captain to judge and see who is lying!"
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Just as the two families were arguing, Su Qing rushed over.
She saw that the two families had red eyes and were on the verge of a conflict, and it seemed that a conflict was inevitable.
Lin Yueran walked to Su Qingqing and whispered a few words.
Only then did Su Qingqing find out that Ye Lingshuang was the one behind this dispute.
It was Ye Lingshuang who instigated the conflict between the two farmers.
After understanding the root cause of the problem, Su Qingqing decided to take appropriate measures.
She went to the homes of the two farmers to understand their demands and conflicts, and together with the expert group, held discussions with the two families separately.
After some patient mediation, they finally found the crux of the problem.
Su Qingqing proposed a compromise plan, which was approved by both parties, and the originally tense atmosphere gradually eased.
In his early years, Su Guozhong led the villagers to conduct a comprehensive survey of all the land of the production team and each family's private plot, and made the results of the survey public.
Faced with the measurement results, the two families had nothing to say and the conflict was cleverly resolved.
Just as Su Qingqing was directing the Xiangyang Brigade to carry out sericulture work in a vigorous manner, the sky suddenly turned gloomy.
The sky is covered with dark clouds and a sudden rainstorm is about to come.
Su Qingqing and Lu Xingchen immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.
They knew that this rainstorm might threaten the newly planted mulberry trees and silkworm houses, and the lives of the silkworms were in danger.
"We must act immediately!" Su Qingqing said decisively.
Lu Xingchen also became nervous and he quickly organized the villagers to prepare for the heavy rain.
Before the heavy rain came, they reinforced the roofs of the silkworm houses and covered the mulberry trees with waterproof cloth to protect these precious lives as much as possible.
Su Qingqing stood in the rain, staring at the silkworm house and mulberry trees, her heart full of worry.
The rain was getting heavier, the water level of the Rui River was rising, the mulberry trees were almost submerged in the yellow torrent of the flood, and the silkworm houses were also facing great danger.
All this indicates that the sericulture program of Xiangyang Brigade is facing an unprecedented and severe challenge.