The so-called people who support one side of the water and soil are living because they rely on the mountains, so the livelihood means of several villages are basically related to the mountains, and the living standards are good, so they naturally want to give back to nature, and they want to transform and expand the production of the forest farms that they rely on for their livelihoods, which is a very natural thing in the eyes of the villagers who have entered the forest farm shares.

Nowadays, the road leading to the Houshan Forest Farm has been built, and it is no longer the dirt road that the tractor climbs the slope like an old ox carrying a load, and the barbed wire fence is enclosed, which greatly prevents the theft of timber, and the actual benefit of the forest farm has also increased significantly.

"Second grandfather, how many outsiders are there in the forest farm now?" Su Ziyan looked back at the two-story building, and saw that many people were stopping in front of the building to chat after eating, and suddenly asked.

The so-called outsiders here naturally refer to the villagers who are not from Sujiakou Village or Liaoxi Village, but those who are hired from outside.

Su Wuxiang didn't know why Su Ziyan asked, thought about it, and said: "The forest farm originally hired thirteen strong laborers, but after the zombie outbreak, seven died, and now there are six left. These exhibitions are more understanding. ”

"Six people, not a lot." Su Ziyan muttered to herself, and asked instead, "How is their character?" ”

"This ......" Su Wuxiang frowned slightly, and glanced at Su Ziyan with his eyes.

Su Ziyan felt that her direct question was a bit abrupt, pursed her lips, and explained in a low voice: "Second grandfather, now is not the former peacetime, if it is the villagers of Sujiakou and Liaoxi Village, then of course there is no need to worry, after all, everyone is a relative, and they know the roots, and they are not afraid of someone playing tricks, but they are afraid of people outside......"

After listening to this, Su Wuxiang also understood her worries. To be honest, this is indeed not Su Ziyan's blind worry, but at this critical time, internal unity is too important.

In Sujiakou Village and Liaoxi Village, Su Wuxiang has plenty of prestige, everyone has grown up under his watch, and he knows everything very well, but there is no black sheep, so there is no need to worry about what happens. But for those expatriate laborers, it's a little different.

It's not that he spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, everyone goes out to work, doing hard work, and doesn't he want to earn more money to support his family? Just thinking of the occasional theft of wood in the forest farm, Su Wuxiang was a little uncertain.

In the early years, there were frequent thefts of timber in the forest farm, many of which were the result of collusion between inside and outside, although later Su Zhanfu and some other managers grabbed some of the current ones, also fired a few workers, and fenced barbed wire outside the forest farm, which prevented this kind of thing from happening, but in any case, this thorn has been buried.

As for some workers who take some scraps back in normal times, these are harmless, and they have to be thrown away anyway, so they will turn a blind eye.

Now that I think about it, I have to pay attention to it, there are not many strong laborers in the forest farm at the moment, and there are only twenty people, and if these workers who are not from the village are united, it will also be a force that should not be underestimated.

But after thinking about it, Su Wuxiang took a breath and said with a faint smile: "Ziyan, you don't have to worry about this, many of these workers are old workers who have worked in the forest farm for no less than five or six years, they are honest and responsible, and they are all paid according to the standard of strong labor, and the treatment they give them is very good, and there will be no chaos." ”

Su Ziyan thought about it and felt that it made sense. Although we should not be afraid to speculate on others with the worst malice at extraordinary times, if we think of others in a bad way everywhere and guard against others everywhere, it seems that it is not so open-minded, and no one can believe it in this way, and it is tiring to live.

didn't dwell on this topic for too long, and Su Ziyan quickly turned to the topic of defending against zombies.

For Su Ziyan and them, they have the geographical advantage of the forest farm, as long as they prevent the cement road directly in front of the forest farm, there is basically no danger of being broken through by zombies. As for the rear of the forest farm, there is basically no need to think about it, it is impossible for zombies to climb over, of course, for the sake of insurance, it is also necessary to send people to patrol the mountain, if the conditions allow, even some simple fences should be built to protect the back.

However, these are all manpower, and in the short term, we should focus on strengthening the front.

At this time, the others also came over after eating, and seeing that Su Ziyan was talking to Su Wuxiang, the ancestors and grandsons looked like they were talking freely, and they came forward one after another.

Zhang Wenming had already learned about the layout of the forest farm from Su Zhanfu, and under the leadership of Su Zhanfu, he had conducted on-the-spot inspections of various places, and he was still very satisfied with this forest farm.

Walking up to Su Ziyan and them, he said, "The conditions of this forest farm are very good, as long as it is slightly transformed, it is enough to build a small shelter!" ”

When Su Ziyan heard this, she nodded lightly, she could see that Zhang Wenming was also quite satisfied with this.

The Houshan Forest Farm is not only large, but also far away from the village, which is its advantage, it is almost like a natural haven, and it is obviously not comparable to the small enclosed place built around the house of one's own family before. In addition, there are many people here, and all parties cooperate with each other, and the safety is more guaranteed.

A lot of people is not a bad thing, maybe many people will have a misunderstanding, thinking that too many people are a drag on the protagonist, and unnecessary personnel should be discarded. But in fact, this sentence is neither true nor true, and there is still some personal heroism at work.

In the last days, more people than fewer people, it is by no means as simple as dragging oil bottles, it is a rare advantage! The key is to look at it from which angle, it looks beautiful to go it alone, and it can also fully show the charm of the individual, but in the end it is not necessarily the right path, because the premise of going it alone is to have enough external resources.

Even if you don't have one, you should be able to easily get it from other places. In the short term, especially a year or two after the end of the world, it can indeed show advantages. But when the stored materials are used up, the road of going it alone will end, and even the strongest individual will have to attach themselves to the group and obtain resources from the group.

Heroes, you can't go to farm by yourself, right? That being the case, Su Ziyan dispelled the idea of fighting alone from the beginning. At least until she had a stable rear, she wouldn't be so stupid as to risk it alone. Rather than joining other people's teams in the future, she hopes to build a team she is familiar with through her own hands.

The only trouble is the food problem, which is to be faced everywhere!

This is especially true when there are a lot of people! Previously, Su Junwu and the others went down the mountain, firstly, to find out the truth and understand the situation after the night of the zombie outbreak, and secondly, to find enough food!

There are nearly 50 mouths in the forest farm, and the amount of materials consumed in a day is amazing, according to the calculation that the average person eats one pound of rice a day, more than 50 catties will be consumed in a day, which is not counting the consumption of other materials, as well as the increase in appetite of strong laborers after physical labor. If you count them all, fifty pounds a day is far from enough. (Here, according to the original rice, generally one pound of raw rice can be steamed out of two pounds of rice)

The Houshan Forest Farm itself does not store much grain, and there are only a dozen bags of 50 catties of rice in the warehouse, which can last for more than ten days according to the daily consumption rate. Now that more than a week has passed, only about half of the stock is left, and it is no wonder that Su Zhanfu and they are secretly anxious.

This is enough for more than a week, can you not be in a hurry, if you wait until the mountains and rivers are exhausted to find a way, then it will be too late. The real leader must set aside enough margin, and in the current situation, only half of the food is left, and it is time to find a way to do so.

Fortunately, on Su Ziyan's side, because of their previous efforts, they have hoarded enough food for more than 30 people for several months, and if it is integrated with the Houshan Forest Farm, it will be no problem to last for two months.

At this time, both Su Ziyan and Zhang Wenming had the idea of transferring the personnel to the Houshan Forest Farm in their hearts. And two months was enough time for them to think of other ways.

It is now the end of April, and it is the harvest time of a large number of farm crops such as potatoes and eggplants, if you take advantage of the situation to recover the farmland, it is enough to survive this green and yellow season, and in May and June, and then reclaim the fields nearby, it is the sowing time for a large number of crops such as corn, edamame, and loofah, and then change to high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes, which can basically last until next year.

Of course, these are ideal conditions, and it is not certain whether they will really stay in the Houshan Forest Farm for a long time, and it is already a bit long-term. It's just that it is necessary to walk 50 steps to see 100 steps, and to fully plan for the long term.

When they learned that Su Ziyan could provide a large amount of food and supplies, not only Su Zhanfu, Su Junwu and others, but also Su Wuxiang and several other clan uncles whose names Su Ziyan could name, also showed expressions of surprise and surprise.

"Great, then we don't have to worry about it!"

"Yes, the forest farm can be safe, and if there is enough food, it can be used as a long-term plan."

Everyone was overjoyed, and couldn't help but turn their heads and ears.

This is really another village, Su Ziyan and their arrival not only brought them safety guarantees, but also solved the food problem by the way.

The news spread quickly, and everyone was pleasantly surprised when they learned about the situation, and the haze that hung over their heads dissipated, and they became more energetic in their work.