587 The shock of locusts
For the people of Kenya, most of them have been living under pressure in recent times. The farmers, in particular, are feeling more and more frustrated as more and more locust areas are reported on the news.
Lao Liu rubbed his eyes and first read the report on the locust plague on his mobile phone. This has almost become a must-do every day, so don't worry if you don't read it once.
It is also because of the impact of this locust plague that even if Raymond won the championship of pour-over coffee, the report was not very large. If it were normal, it would have to be swiped, because the coffee beans used by Raymond are produced in Kenya.
This is not the first time that he has won the championship, coupled with the results achieved in the flavor coffee cup cupping competition some time ago, and now Liu Wenrui's self-produced coffee beans are well deserved.
Last night, Lao Liu also got the news for the first time, and by the way, he drank a little wine to celebrate.
At this time, Xiao Miaomiao, who had gotten up early and was playing with the small animals on the floor, squeezed into his arms, opened his mouth and yawned.
"Why didn't you sleep today?" asked Lao Liu curiously.
"Miao Miao has to help her father with the work, and then she can go home early to play with Simba. The little guy nodded his little head and said.
"It seems that Miao Miao really misses Simba, so how about we take a little turn today and then go home? Let Uncle Harvey send a helicopter to pick us up and send us directly to our home. ”
"Then let Uncle Wang marinate the pig's trotters for Miao Miao, and when we go home, we will gnaw on the big bones and pig's trotters, we haven't eaten for a long time, do you want to?"
"Think about it, Miao Miao thinks, I still have to eat chicken feet, and chicken feet are also delicious. The little guy said, twisting his little body.
"You two, you study food without sleeping in the morning, and you wake up hungry. Wang Shasha on the bed said helplessly.
"Then it's decided, unanimously approved, and I'll go home today. Lao Liu waved his hand.
"Go home, go home. Xiao Miaomiao also jumped and jumped.
For this father and daughter, Wang Shasha has no other thoughts. If you want to toss, you can toss it, and you can just follow them and toss it will be over.
For the temporary change of itinerary, Xiao Wang has no other ideas. Lao Liu is the boss, and the boss will do whatever he says.
In order to be able to go home early, lunch is eaten on the road. There's really nothing you can do about this, it's relatively remote here, and you can't find a better restaurant even if you want to find it.
Xiao Miaomiao didn't mind, anyway, everything was like playing.
"After seeing this farm on the hillside in front of you, and then go home, right?" asked Wang Shasha.
Lao Liu nodded, "Let's grab the time, and we can get home earlier today." Here I control it within 30 minutes, even if the price is higher, as long as the coffee beans are good, I will sign it. ”
Xiao Wang was amused, anyway, after the experience of the past few days, he felt that the price given by Liu Wenrui when he signed the contract was really arbitrary. As long as the attitude of the farmer is sincere, he will have a relatively large scale in terms of price. If you are scheming with him, and then talk about other gossip in order to raise the price, then he will slowly calculate with you.
The farmers here are looking forward to Liu Wenrui's arrival, even if it is a riot in Crane, they will also be harvested, and all the farmers are looking forward to Liu Wenrui harvesting their own coffee berries, and there is a possibility of high prices in Liu Wenrui.
The quality of the coffee garden here is really good, and it is very good to look at the coffee berries. It is also because of the relatively high altitude here, originally they also gave coffee beans directly to those big factories. It's just that for the sake of next year, the farmers feel that they can try their luck.
"Dad, what's down the hill?"
Lao Liu was tasting it, and Xiao Miaomiao ran to his side, grabbed his pants and said.
"Dad will show it for you, it's ......" Lao Liu turned around and said casually, and then he couldn't go on.
The cloud rolling below seemed to be a cloud, a wriggling cloud. He didn't expect that when he came out to buy coffee berries, he could still see locusts flying.
At first, they were far away, and the locusts didn't look very big. But as the locusts came nearer, it was a black oppression. And the sound of the wings stirring came faintly, and it sounded very terrible.
Liu Wenrui had no way of judging whether this was a large swarm of locusts or a small swarm of locusts, there were really too many, and even Xiao Miaomiao, who liked small animals so much, hid behind him.
At the foot of the mountain is a cornfield, and the small seedlings that have just grown are not very tall, about 20 centimeters. The swarm of locusts didn't stay at all, it seemed that they just walked by, just slowed down a little, and the corn seedlings were gone.
The farmer was glad that the locusts did not turn around and came up the hill, otherwise he would not have known what to do next. However, his happiness was only temporary. This is not the only group of locusts, this is just the vanguard.
"It's horrible. Lao Liu said with emotion.
"Yes, if there were more swarms of locusts like this, not to mention the crops, even the woods would be gnawed bare by them. Wang Shasha said with a wry smile.
Now that the locusts have broken up into a line, there is plenty of food to eat, and they will move forward slowly. When the rest of the locust swarms come over, their advance speed will increase again.
After cleaning up my mood a little, the coffee berries here are good, and the price given by Lao Liu is okay. It's just that even if the agreement is signed, the expressions on everyone's faces are not easy.
It's one thing to hear, it's another to see on TV. What if you saw this swarm of locusts crossing the border with your own eyes? That's a different feeling.
Brother Pingtou also brought it, and after hearing the movement below, he went directly behind Lao Liu. It's not as good as Xiao Miaomiao, Xiao Miaomiao also watched it for a while.
"Brother Liu, looking like this, I must go through your farm. Xiao Wang said worriedly.
Lao Liu smiled bitterly and nodded, "I can't hide, I hope you can give me more time." Let the chickens grow bigger and increase some combat power. ”
"Dad, what are they?" asked Xiao Miaomiao.
"They're grasshoppers that we often see on our farms. It's just that they are another kind of grasshopper that likes to come out in groups. Lao Liu said.
The little guy wrinkled his little nose, looked down again, and then buried his little head in Lao Liu's neck and stopped looking.
You see so many chicks coming up to her to play with her, and she doesn't care at all. Now that I see these locusts, I'm really a little scared.
After the matter was dealt with here, Lao Liu also contacted Harvey by phone. Because there was a swarm of locusts down the mountain, they also needed to find a more open place to park their helicopters.
"Nini, do you think our helicopter can fight the locust swarm?" asked Lao Liu curiously.
Nelson gave him a resentful look, "Boss, that's a suicide mission." Helicopters, although they fly higher than locusts, should also avoid them. ”
"It's really dangerous to roll these locusts up if it's affected by the air currents. You should not think about such thoughts. ”
Lao Liu grinned a little embarrassedly, just now he thought that if the propeller of the helicopter went inside to strangle for a round, the effect would definitely be very good. It seems that he is indeed too whimsical, and he can't do it at all.
Also, if you could, where would the locusts plague, they would have been strangled a long time ago.
Looking at the locusts down the mountain, it seems that the speed of the advance is quite slow, but in fact, people are not slow at all. This is also the first time that they have truly seen the power of the locust plague, even if it is only the smallest scale, it also shocked Lao Liu and the others.
In the words of the farmer, there are indeed frequent locust plagues on this side of Africa. But it has never been as big as this time, and although the usual small swarm of locusts will have some impact when they pass by, the impact is really not very big.
"Boss, why do I still think that raising chickens on your farm to fight locusts is a bit unreliable?" Xiao Wang said.
"Haha, I also had the idea of giving it a try. Whether it's okay or not, we'll talk about it then. Lao Liu said with a smile.
"In fact, even if the locusts spoil a round, let's replant in time, although it will have some impact on the harvest, but it will not be very big. When these chicks grow up, we can eat yoga chicken every day. ”
"Well, Miao Miao can still pick up eggs. The little one said, and then buckled his head back again.
"Miao Miao, we are not afraid of these locusts. There are more of them, so we are not afraid of them. Lao Liu comforted.
"But...... But...... , Miao Miao didn't dare to look at them. The little guy said aggrievedly.
"It's okay, Miao Miao is a very bold child. When the locusts fly to our house, Miao Miao will fight with her father to defeat these locusts. Lao Liu encouraged the little guy again.
Hearing this, the little guy was a little more relaxed, at least he didn't dare to sneak a look.
It's really not easy, when was Xiao Miao Miao scared, today these locusts make the little guy dare not look at it more.
After waiting for more than half an hour, the helicopter sent by Harvey flew over. Lao Liu and the others also hurriedly ran down the mountain, even Lao Liu didn't want to see these locusts more. It's dense, it's really creepy.
This means that there is no dense phobia, otherwise you will have to faint directly.
The helicopter slowly flew higher, and if you looked down from this vantage point, you could see that the ground, which was supposed to be green, has now become piece by piece. Those places that are very light in color are the ones that have been frequented by locusts.
After a rough count, there must be more than a dozen.
That is, there are at least more than ten regiments of follow-up troops for these locusts. Whether there is anything in the distance, Lao Liu has no mind to check.