Li Xiaogang nodded and said, "I think so too." When I got back, I drew the original route of the underground river in the Taklamakan Desert.

At that time, as long as we choose the right position of the well, it is easy to bring water up. But before that, planting trees is the most important thing. After all, the surface layer here is sand, and the foundation is unstable, and if you don't use trees to strengthen it, I'm afraid that no wells can be drilled. Zhou Zongnan nodded and said, "Yes, I don't think we should eat it either, let's get to work!" ”

"Wait, I'll go and gather the prisoners! If you really manage the desert, they will be the first to benefit, and I think they will be very active! After saying that, Gu Feitian got up and went to gather the prisoners.

On the golden desert, groups of prisoners, carrying shovels, marched silently in a neat line.

When they came to the destination, under the command of Zhou Zongnan and others, hundreds of prisoners were in full swing.

Gu Feitian picked up a sapling, looked at it carefully, and said, "This should be the sapling of the poplar tree, but it doesn't seem to be the same." You see, this one is longer and has some small hooks at the bottom, it's a special breed, right? ”

Li Xiaogang said with a smile: "If it weren't for a special variety, how could a poplar tree like this survive in the desert." Every change is to better adapt to the desert environment.

The roots are very long, in order to better absorb the water into the ground, and bulb grass is a reason. This small hook is to allow the sapling to take root more firmly in the ground and grasp the sand more, so that it can withstand the strong wind in the desert and not be uprooted.

In addition, these aspen saplings are extremely vigorous. After maturity, the wood is dense and strong, and the ability to resist wind and sand is definitely not comparable to ordinary poplar trees. ”

"It must have taken a lot of effort to raise such a special sapling, right?" After listening to Li Xiaogang's description, Gu Feitian said with some awe.

Li Xiaogang shook his head and said, "I didn't make any efforts, in fact, they really helped!" As he spoke, Li Xiaogang pointed to Zhou Zongnan and the others who were directing the prisoners to work in the distance.

"Some people don't need how competent they are. As long as they have a pair of eyes that know people, it is enough.

Looks like that's what you are! ”

Gu Feitian said to Li Xiaogang with a smile.

Li Xiaogang smiled. Changing the subject, he said: "I'm afraid there is another characteristic of these saplings that you don't know. That is, they will be two to three times as tall as ordinary aspen trees when they reach maturity. ”

"Two or three times? Liar, right? The poplar tree is already considered to be a tall tree species, and if it is two or three times as tall, it will become a towering giant tree? Gu Feitian asked in amazement.

Li Xiaogang smiled and said, "Not bad." I'm just going to make them grow into giant trees, and make them a wall against the wind and sand.

Water is the key to desert control, but if you can't solve the problem of wind and sand, it is just as useless! I said that if I want to turn this place into 10,000 acres of fertile land, then I must build a green Great Wall here! ”

With the efforts of the prisoners and the technical guidance of Zhou Zongnan and others. Three days later, the hundreds of saplings brought by Li Xiaogang finally stood in the desert like soldiers, looking from a distance as if they were a group of soldiers waiting to be reviewed.

Zhou Zongnan walked over and said to Li Xiaogang: "Now the trees have been planted, but there is a problem, although these saplings are drought resistant. But after all, it has just been planted, and it is not familiar with the environment, and it is a sapling, so the root system is not developed. If they are not fully irrigated once, their survival rate is only about 50%. ”

"Fifty percent?" Li Xiaogang was stunned. These saplings are multiplied by value, and it would be a shame if there was only a 50 percent survival rate.

In the desert, water is more precious than oil.

The water they used in ancient Feitian was regularly transported by guò plane, and it was very limited.

On weekdays, they are subject to strict control over bathing and laundry, not to mention watering the hundreds of freshly planted saplings.

Does drilling a well cite groundwater? By the time the well was built, the saplings would have died long ago.

"Actually...... In fact, 50% of them can survive is already very good," Seeing Li Xiaogang's brows tightened, Zhou Zongnan said comfortingly: "After going back this time, we immediately contacted the engineering team to enter the desert to dig wells, with artesian wells, the survival rate of saplings will naturally be greatly improved, anyway, this time we are just experimenting, even if one survives, it is a victory." ”

Li Xiaogang glanced back at Zhou Zongnan and said, "No! These saplings are not easy to come by, and I can't just give them up lightly.

So you go back first, and I'll be here in a moment!" ”

Zhou Zongnan looked at Li Xiaogang with some surprise and asked, "...... What are you doing? ”

Li Xiaogang smiled mysteriously at him and said, "Of course it's looking for water." ”

Under Li Xiaogang's continuous urging, everyone reluctantly packed up their things and returned to the prison.

Qin Qin and Li Shuang were unwilling to leave like this, and refused to leave.

Li Xiaogang looked at the two girls and said quietly: "You really refuse to go? ”

Li Shuang pouted and said, "What are you going to do to drive us away?" ”

Li Xiaogang shook his head and said, "Then it's up to you, but I don't want you to tell you what you saw today."

If you promise me, I'll let you stay." ”

Qin Qin and Li Shuang swore a busy gambling curse and promised again and again.

Li Xiaogang shook his head, his hands slowly opened, the weight of his body disappeared little by little, and suddenly, a gust of wind blew, Li Xiaogang's body fluttered, like a dead leaf floating in the air, completely contrary to the principle of mechanics.

Li Shuang looked at this somewhat strange scene in a daze, and Qin Qin even covered his mouth tightly with his hand so that he didn't scream, his eyes were full of horror and incredulity.

Li Xiaogang's body flew higher and higher, higher and higher, and suddenly a sharp sound sounded, and Li Xiaogang's body shot straight into the air like a cannonball, and disappeared from Li Shuang and Qin Qin's field of vision in an instant.

The two girls exclaimed at the same time, as if they had been frightened, and their eyes met with horror written in each other's eyes.

"People...... What about people? Li Shuang's eyes were messily searching in the air, but in addition to the blue sky and white clouds, where was Li Xiaogang's shadow.

Qin Qin asked in a trembling voice, "Li Shuang, you knew that he would ...... Will it fly? Li Shuang shook his head like a rattle and said: "How do I know, I only saw him break the neck of a wolf with one hand, but I have never seen him fly, is he really the same person as us?" ”

"Boom", suddenly a loud bang exploded from the air, Li Shuang and Qin Qin were frightened by this sudden thunderbolt of the blue sky, their legs weakened, and they fell to the ground at the same time, and their two delicate faces like flowers looked pale.

A few white clouds in the sky, as if pulled by something, came together and turned into a huge cloud.

At the same time, the clouds, which were originally white, seemed to have fallen into a dye vat, quickly turning from pure white like snow to pitch black like ink.

pressed on people's hearts, making people faintly breathless.

The originally dry air seemed to have become much wetter, and a hint of a storm was coming.

At this moment, the scorching heat of the desert receded like a tide, and a cool breeze blew on Li Shuang and Qin Qin's bodies, making the two of them shiver from time to time.

Another series of rumbling thunder sounded, and Gu Feitian, who had already gone away, looked back in amazement.

When they saw the overcast sky here, everyone was surprised.

In the depths of the desert, dryness and scorching sun seem to be the never-fading themes, and the storm is like a South China tiger in the forest, rare and untouchable.

Gu Feitian has lived in this desert for more than ten years, and he also understands that the character of the desert is unpredictable and moody.

But one second it was still a scorching sun, and the next second it was covered by dark clouds, such a drastic change, Gu Feitian experienced it for the first time.

Looking at the top of their heads, there was still a clear sky, which made him feel even more strange.

Unable to bear the doubts in his heart, Gu Feitian turned his head to look at Zhou Zongnan and the others, only to see that they were also shocked, only to hear Zhou Zongnan's lips squirming, and kept whispering: "This kid can really call the wind and rain, monster, monster ......"

"Click!"

A purple bolt of lightning pierced through the clouds and caught everyone's eyes, and then the raindrops the size of beans poured down and hit the sand hard, stirring up puffs of dust, and then the raindrops quickly seeped into the ground.

When the first raindrop hit Li Shuang and Qin Qin's bodies, the two women were thrilled and subconsciously hugged each other.

At the beginning, you can still see drops of raindrops, not connected to each other, but slowly, the raindrops are connected one by one, and soon they form a string, become a line, and shoot down wildly from the dark clouds in the sky.

At that moment, the saplings that had just been planted seemed to come to life all at once, and they swayed gently in the wind, as if clapping and singing to each other.

The long hook-like roots in the ground are like living snakes, following the traces of rainwater infiltration, extending into the ground, and the roots are getting deeper and deeper.

Seeing this, Gu Feitian and the others in the distance trembled in their hearts, Gu Feitian threw the shovel in his hand far away, howled angrily, and first rushed towards the pouring rain curtain.

Then all the prison guards and prisoners did the same, and they all rushed towards the rain curtain with cheers. In a place like a desert where there is a long period of drought and little water, people naturally have a special affection for water and rain.

This sentiment can even hide their identity, and the prison guards and prisoners hug each other, jumping and dancing in the rain, laughing and singing.

At this moment, the lonely desert* boiled, and this qiē originated from this rain. (To be continued.) (。 ))