Chapter 285: Childhood Sweetheart
When Barrett and Mira arrived at Myers, it was eight o'clock the next morning. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
This is the time when the satellites are back to power.
Spruitt and his family's farm are on Myers VI.
The entire Myers is made up of the planet Myers in the middle and six huge solar satellites orbiting the periphery.
Since it was planned as an agricultural production area, they built a huge solar satellite around the already very small Myers area, saving energy and maximizing the advantages of sunlight to promote growth.
Before 8 a.m., the Myers 6 satellite is illuminated by artificial light sources, and after 8 a.m., the huge light visor is retracted, and the entire artificial sky dome returns to welcome the first rays of the day.
Standing on the conveyor belt to the No. 6 satellite, the three of them looked at the gradually growing rays of sunlight in the distance and exclaimed in admiration.
"Wow, look, that green grain is so beautiful." Nini said, pointing to the corn that was shining green in the sun.
"Look, the yellow one is a rape flower!" Mira was also mesmerized by the view.
I have to say that these are not ornamental plants, and they are far from being comparable to the sea of flowers of Farnet, but at this moment, they have a peculiar beauty.
It's vibrant, and it's refreshing.
Looking at the happy laughter of the two beauties, one big and one small, Barrett also smiled.
Today he wore a white general's dress and even took a special general's saber.
Because he was handing over one hero's stuff to another, he felt the need to be in the highest level of formal attire.
Nini changed into a light green dress, the hairband in her hair was also changed to light green, and she looked very energetic with white leather shoes.
Mila was wearing the eldest sister's school officer uniform, carrying a white medical kit in her hand, I have to say that the eldest sister's eyes are very poisonous, the size of the clothes is just right, and Mila is dressed very well.
Originally, Barrett was not going to bring Nini here, after all, he was just here to deliver something, and he was originally going to go back after checking Ssprout's body.
But the little man had never been here, and a meal of hard foam still made him change his mind.
But in order to avoid trouble, Barrett chose to arrive secretly, and even the entry documents were manipulated by the Ministry of Intelligence.
In half an hour, the conveyor belt sent three people into the Myers VI satellite.
The artificial gravity was a little uncomfortable for the three of them, and the gravity here was slightly lower than the standard gravity, in order to speed up the growth time of the food crop.
But this feeling of lightness made Nini feel so fresh that even walking became bouncing.
Barrett looked at the map in the information system and quickly found the Spruitt family's farm in the middle of the satellite.
"It's really not small, this kid is really a young master." Barrett shook his head and chuckled, teasing.
"Well, it's said that there are six farms that belong to their family." Mira remembered what the silly boy had said when he bragged.
After separation, even those braggart words can make her miss it for a long time.
"It's a pity that Moore didn't come, she sent Spruitt back last time." Barrett was a little sorry, he tried to contact Moore, but she rushed to see him when she learned the address of Iron Hand in the Western Side.
In this embargo, she was stopped in the Western District, and there was no way to come back.
Nini walked faster, and felt that the distance was a little far, so she stopped and turned back to urge the two of them.
"Hurry up~ I still want to try fresh vegetables, they look delicious." Nini loved the bright colours of the vegetables, and she was a little concerned about the tomatoes grown on a farm she had just passed.
It's just that the distance is not too close, and it didn't take long for Nini to feel tired.
"Take a break when you're tired." Barrett said, pointing to a tree stump on the side of the road.
"This is the chair?" Nini studied several stumps of similar heights with great interest.
After that, Nini and Mira sat down on the stump, and Barrett said, "I'll go find some water and come back, and you can rest for a while." β
Water is not hard to find, and any farm owner will be happy to provide a clean source.
The people here are simple and everyone lives around the fields, so they are very hospitable.
As he was about to enter the gate of the roadside farm, Barrett noticed a signboard standing at the intersection not far away.
In front of the board were a number of people wearing suspender work pants, all of whom looked like farmers in the neighborhood.
"Go over and see, I don't know what's going on." Barrett decided to go over and check out, and by the way, ask about the specific location of Spruitt's house.
As soon as he walked over, Barrett heard a few people talking: "The Enji family is in trouble this time." That kid in his family has lost his ability to work, and old Bohm has this kind of thing again, I'm afraid he will suffer! β
"But no, Lang Enschneider has long been eyeing their family's few plots of land, the location is good, and the yield is high."
"I see, it's that guy who is eyeing the fiancΓ©e of the Enji family, hasn't his son been chasing after others?"
Barrett grabbed a farmer by the hand and asked, "Is the Enji family you are talking about Spruitt Enji?" β
The peasant looked back and found that the questioner was a soldier in military uniform, although he didn't know what rank the other party was, but as long as he was a soldier, he was higher than a peasant.
He replied with some resignation: "It's their house!" β
Barrett secretly screamed in his heart, afraid that something had happened to the Spruitt family.
He immediately asked, "What happened to their family?" Who is Lang Enschneider? β
The farmer was a little hesitant, he was a little afraid, but it was obvious that the soldier who was holding him was more deterrent.
"A few days ago, their family was wrenched by a farming machine, and now there is no labor force at home, so Lang Enschneider asked them to sell their current farm, saying that they can't plant land anyway, and it is better to sell it for some money to support the elderly."
He turned around and pointed to the notice on the board and said, "The public opinion announcement was posted today, and it seems that a written order will be given to his family in three days at most." β
After thinking about it, he whispered, "Lang Enschneider is the manager of this place and the mayor of this town. β
After speaking, he begged in a low voice: "Please don't say that I said it, otherwise I am afraid that a catastrophe will come." β
Barrett's face turned blue, these villagers were so afraid of this man named Lang Enschneider? Looks like this guy has a lot of power!
"Okay, I see." Barre nodded in agreement, and said, "You didn't tell me anything, I came to you to ask for a glass of water." β
The farmer immediately led the way and said, "Thank you! You come with me! With that, he led Barrett into a farmhouse not far away.
With water in his hand, Barrett returned to the two women.
"We're going to get to their house quickly." Barrett said, glancing at his watch.
It stands to reason that no matter what, there will be at least a dozen helpers in the Enji family! Barrett thought to himself.
After all, six farms, his old man alone is not enough, what happened?
Barrett was a little anxious, and he couldn't tell the two girls about it, so he could only hope to arrive sooner.
Fortunately, Nini and Mira both saw that his expression was a little anxious, and they did not continue to rest, and accompanied him to Enji's house.
Standing on the Enji's farm, Barrett was a little confused.
Neither on the farm nor on the farm, there was no one.
Not to mention the helpers, even Spruitt is not at home.
"He can't get up now, how can he go there?" Mira said worriedly.
Barrett shook his head, and after Spruitt retired, the information system could not locate him again.
"You guys are here for a while, and I'll look around." Barrett commanded, "If they come back, let me know." β
Walking out of the farmstead, Barrett wakes up Z1, who had been asleep.
"Help me match him on the web, I hope to find him sooner." Barrett can now only turn to Z1 and use it to find Split in the information network.
"Hacking into civilian networks? All right. "Although the AI rules have a lot of regulations on the occupation of civilian networks, as an AI-aware AI, Z1 does not have any guilt of so-called violations.
Soon, Z1 found Spruitt, who was now inside the Municipal Administration Center.
The Municipal Administration Center is a public building located on the Myers-1 satellite.
Myers-1 is the only satellite that is not primarily agricultural, and is mainly home to various service facilities, hospitals, courts, public security administrations, and even municipal administration centers.
Barrett sent a message to Mila telling them not to run around, and then jumped into a pickup truck that farmers used to haul goods.
He didn't care whose car it was, so he drove straight to the transportation entrance and exit.
Inside the municipal management center, Barrett found Spruit, who was waiting, and with him, there was a girl.
The girl standing behind him in a wheelchair is called Carly, Spruitt's fiancΓ©e, she looks very sweet, but she has the simplicity of a peasant girl, and she is a good girl.
"Captain, why are you here?" Spruitt looked at Barrett with some dumbfoundedness, especially the look of surprise on his face when he saw the glittering golden eagle on his shoulder.
"You, are you all major generals??"
"Don't be, let me ask you, why are you here?" Barrett didn't bother to dwell on the question, he asked directly.
Spruitt's face turned a little pale, and even Carly behind him froze there.
"My father was seriously injured, but you know that without the harvest, we farmers can't get our money back." Spruitt smiled wryly: "There is not so much money at home, so I can only come and apply for a loan." β
"No one has planted any land in your family now, what will you pay back the loan?" Barrett intuitively sensed the ordinary.
According to Spruitt's previous statement, his family's family is still very good, even if the agricultural industry is indeed input first and then output, but will never get this field.
At the very least, the life-saving money will not be easily moved!
"In fact, at the beginning of spring this year, they refused to come to help." In the end, it was Carly who told the truth.
Spruitt returned to Myers in April, during the busy farming season.
But the strange thing is that those helpers who had been working for several years learned that he had quit the battlefield early, and they all refused to come back to help.
Spruitt lost his labor, leaving his father, Bohm Sr., in the family.
But how did one man keep busy with six farms? After a month's delay, seeing that the seeds in the family were about to be finished, old Bohm was anxious.
He sowed seeds overnight, hoping to rescue a little more, but he didn't expect to make a mistake in his busy schedule and break his arm.
It cost a lot of money just to save his life, and this year's seeds and fertilizer were all lost, so Spruitt has no choice but to take out a loan to keep the family business.
"............" Barrett heard it, this was definitely not accidental, someone was doing something behind it.
"Your land is going to be auctioned off by the town, you know?" Barrett asked.
Spruit, however, didn't have a look of consternation, as if he already knew.
"If you don't have land, if you borrow another sum of money, what will you rely on to pay it back?" Barrett asked, crouching down and tapping his fingers on his knee.
His calves didn't react at all, and it was clear that Spruitt had no ability to repay.
"Let's go, see your father go." Barrett stood up and said, "Pay your old man's money first, and go home and find a way to do the rest." β