After Wang Hao asked Anna Robert to send over the equipment needed for camping and hiking, he said to little Susan on the side: "As you can see, I have prepared the best equipment, and when the time comes, replace your little red leather shoes, otherwise your feet will hurt very much." ”

Little Susan, who suddenly wanted to go hiking today, was wearing her little dress with little red leather shoes, which would certainly look good in normal times, but her feet would definitely be worn out by walking for a long time.

"How many days does it take to get from Sydney? I was worried that it would rain and I wouldn't be able to go camping if it rained. ”

Little Susan bit her finger and asked cutely, she was caught before she went to the hiking place today, and she was a little unwilling.

Su Jing was wiping the dust off the little turtle with a towel, she turned her head and said, "Don't worry, it will be delivered tomorrow, we will go the day after tomorrow, and let you have a good time when the time comes." ”

After Wang Hao heard Little Susan's words, he unexpectedly became silent, and the rain seemed to have become a luxury, and there had not been a drop of rain for almost half a month.

The Australian continent is affected by the subtropical high all year round, and the precipitation is very unstable, with nine droughts and eight floods in ten years.

Those who have studied some geography will probably know that the most common type of subtropical high is drought, so the desert is quite vast in Australia. At high temperatures, water evaporates very quickly, which constantly exacerbates the water shortage.

Even if the Golden Ranch is located in the Murray Darling Basin, Australia's most water-rich region, it will not rain for a long time. Rivers can also dry up, pastures will need a lot of water, and groundwater will not cure the symptoms.

The hare plague has not disappeared for the time being. The drought is here again, and it's even worse for the majority of ranchers.

In Australia, water conservation has become an instinct and a law, and wasting water is not a moral reprimand, but a legal punishment.

Dishwashers are not allowed in Melbourne, and there are rules for car washing times and even watering flowers in Sydney.

Australians, who are stingy with themselves, are not ambiguous about public water at all. There is no charge for public bathrooms and toilets.

"It's been a long time since it's rained, if only there was an autumn rain." Wang Hao said lightly, now is not a good time.

He was a druid though. But he doesn't have the ability to call the wind and rain, which is the function of the Dragon King.

Su Jing also knew that the situation in the pasture was not particularly good now, and when the grassland was almost tossed by those hares, it happened to encounter drought. If you want to continue growing, you don't have water.

In particular, the weather forecast says that there is no precipitation in the next half month. This bad news simply forced Wang Hao to find a way to save water and store it.

The Murray and Darling rivers are the most important river systems in Australia, and drought has a significant impact on the western side of the Great Dividing Range that nurtures a vast expanse of green grassland.

When the flow of water in the tributaries is small, the water level of the main stream also decreases, and when the upstream pastures are desperately trying to hold back the water, the downstream pastures have little water to use.

What worries ranchers the most is whether foreign investors who control Australia's water rights will take advantage of the situation.

Water is undoubtedly one of the most important resources on the arid continent of Australia. It is the foundation of life and is more important than minerals.

However, the Australian government has barely set a cap on foreign investors. It is one of the few countries in the world that allows foreign investors to have water rights.

Last year alone, the value of transactions in Australia's water rights market exceeded $3 billion! This number is quite staggering.

Freshwater resources are known as the "blue gold" of the 21st century, which has a strong strategic position and people's livelihood significance.

But the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia's most strategically important food-producing region, has been sold millions of litres of water rights, seizing the lifeblood of the pastures.

Many Australian ranchers fear that the big investment companies that have bought the permanent water rights to the entire valley will control the market, and even control the water resources, so that they can control the cultivation of crops.

The only thing that can make Wang Hao feel happy is that his ranch is large enough, there are not only several small rivers in it, but also large freshwater lakes such as Wild Duck Lake, and there are many swamps, so in a short period of time, he should pay attention to how to preserve water resources.

Australia is relatively lacking in surface water, but it has considerable groundwater resources, but the salt content of this groundwater is too high to be used to water plants, otherwise it will cause salinization.

However, cattle and sheep can drink these groundwater, such as the drinking water source of beef cattle in the golden pasture, most of the drinking water sources are pumped from underground wells, and the aquifer can be stored in the water storage tower in the pasture at any time after removing debris in the filter to ensure that the water quality is pollution-free, and regularly check the water quality for pesticides or heavy metal content.

Joseph, the former rancher, used the principle of water flowing to a lower place, and built a water storage tower on higher ground, so that drinking water could flow naturally down the slope to the various cowsheds and outdoor drinking points.

The past year should be considered a smooth one, but such days are rare.

But Wang Hao had no experience in dealing with drought at all, so he touched his chin and asked the cowboys how they usually did it and how he needed help.

At this time, there is a lot of water demand in the pasture, and a lot of places need water, especially those roses, not only to bloom to refine rose essential oil, but also to allow bees to have honey to collect.

Coming back to his senses, Wang Hao smiled at Su Jing: "This is not a disaster, I hope the government will solve the hare as soon as possible, and the drought will only depend on God." ”

"If you get used to it, if there is no drought in Australia that year, it will be huge news." Su Jing humorously said that she has been in Australia for seven or eight years and is used to this unpredictable climate.

Wang Hao nodded, he knew that he had to get used to all this, because his life had been combined with the golden pasture, and the future time would be spent together, and this difficulty was just a small test.

At this time, it was only two or three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was estimated that it was still early, so Wang Hao was ready to go to the cowboys to learn from the experience and see what preparations needed to be made.

He pulls out his phone and calls Neil to ask about the cowboys.

"Hey Neil, I have something to ask you face to face, where are you now?"

"Boss, we're working on wheat seeds here in the barn, and Leonard, Luna, and Hank are all there."

Wang Hao nodded, he said to the phone, "Okay, wait for me to come." ”

Su Jing waved his hand at him, and said, "Come back for dinner at six o'clock in the evening, don't forget." (To be continued.) )

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