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Chapter 236: 235: A forest farm was built in the desert, shocking the locals

Pinglin Town is under the jurisdiction of Wenxiguan City, Gansu Province. When Lin Zhe arrived here, he felt it was "yellow" at first glance, even more "yellow" than Hexi County.

This place is on the edge of the desert, and yellow sand is everywhere.

Everything in the mountain city has been settled, and the power supply network for the subordinate districts, counties and towns is being built. After finishing the remaining matters, Lin Zhe returned to the northwest again.

It takes about two hours to fly from Shancheng Beijiang Airport to Jincheng International Airport. After getting off the plane, you can go to Jincheng city to take a train. It takes two hours and thirty-eight minutes to reach Wenxiguan City.

Zhang Chen was waiting there in advance. He drove the jeep and after getting in the car, the journey continued for an hour and thirty-six days.

Not counting the transfer time, it took Lin Zhe nearly seven hours to get here.

Lin Zhe was in the G-Class driven by Zhang Chen, and there were two jeeps following behind the car.

One car was filled with staff members, and the other car was filled with people from the President's Office security team. Now that they had been set up, they would go wherever Lin Zhe was, and this time they followed all the way.

……

The villagers here have the habit of wearing scarves on their heads. The reason is very simple: it’s all about the yellow sand.

Wearing a headscarf can not only protect your hair from being covered with sand and dust when you get home at night, but also you can pull it down and cover your mouth to block the sand when the wind is strong.

Otherwise, it is not an exaggeration to say that the mouth is full of sand. When a strong wind blows, the sand and dust in the sky are blown up, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it covers the sky and the sun.

Because their Pinglin Town is right on the edge of the desert, with land loss and environmental deterioration, the environment here is like this. The villagers are miserable but they don't want to leave and cannot leave.

Because this is their hometown, where they have taken root.

Although the land is barren, they can still grow their own spring and harvest in the autumn. Although life is hard, they can always get by.

……

Ga Erwa is from Pinglin Town. Compared with the few people around him who occasionally get admitted to universities, he is one of the ordinary ones. Most of them either go out to work.

Or they stay at home and continue doing the same job as their parents.

Ga Erwa's father is a shepherd, so now he makes a living by herding sheep.

Unlike those big companies that run farms, Ga Erwa prefers to follow in his parents' footsteps and raise fish in the wild. Although this is a bit more troublesome, the fish can be sold for a few yuan more per pound.

Maybe it doesn't sound so respectable, but Ga Erwa is fine because he has hundreds of sheep. He is not particularly rich, but he doesn't worry about money either.

But it is difficult to graze the sheep now, mainly because the pasture is degrading at a rate they cannot accept.

Maybe in a few years, the desert will swallow up Ga Erwa's pasture.

Ga Erwa was worried about this but could do nothing about it as it was something he could not solve.

But if he stops herding sheep at that time, Ga Erwa doesn’t know what to do in the future.

He enjoys things like today, driving the sheep out of the sheepfold early in the morning, and then riding a motorcycle to drive the flock to his own "pasture".

It is called a pasture, but in fact it is just a barren grassland.

Unlike those grasslands where "cows and sheep can be seen when the wind blows the grass low", their place is much more desolate.

Fortunately, sheep eat everything and are not picky eaters. They can dig out grass roots with their mouths, chew them into their stomachs, turn them into nutrients, and grow meat.

The bad thing is that they can dig out grass roots. Many times, the cows eat the grass, and after a few years of rest and recuperation, the grassland can be restored to its original state and provided for new herdsmen to use again.

But the damage caused by sheep to the grassland is huge. The roots are gone and even the seeds can be eaten by them. How can the grass sprout next year?

But as a herdsman who grew up on this land, Ga Erwa knew that it was none of the sheep's business.

No matter how much sheep eat, they will not cause the grassland to become extinct. Compared with desertification, the damage caused by sheep is minimal.

The desert winds blow over, perhaps one centimeter a day, and in a few years it can advance a lot.

Sitting on the top of the mountain and looking at the sheep, Ga Erwa sometimes looks into the distance. In a few decades, perhaps their Pinglin Town will be swallowed by the desert, and they may move to the city by then.

Life there is good, there is everything.

But if you don’t have your own sheep or your own motorcycle, you are not allowed to ride a motorcycle in the city.

……

Today, as usual, Ga Erwa led his flock of sheep like a general leading a charge. He commanded his flock to rush down the hillside with sparse vegetation and gave the order to "charge."

The sheep will then attack their enemies and eat the grass to turn it into meat.

This is Ga Erwa's spoils of war. In the end, his soldiers will take the spoils to the slaughterhouse and bring considerable rewards to their general.

……

Watching the sheep settle down to eat, Ga Erwa propped up the motorcycle's kickstand, walked up a little and leaned against a rock.

He was chewing a piece of dogtail grass he had picked up from somewhere.

Just lie here, open your eyes and you can see the sheep, close your eyes and you will have Ga Erwa’s universe.

If you can hear the noise and see the cars coming from the village entrance, life would be so leisurely and boring, but Ga Erwa is willing to live like this. However, it would be nice if he could watch TV while drinking at night, so that he might be able to drink a few more pounds of beer.

Looking at the sky, Ga Erwa began to think again.

It would have been better if the school had separated them at the beginning, letting those who are good at Chinese study Chinese, and those who only need to know some basics in mathematics.

Let those who are good at math immerse themselves in math. They don't have to worry about memorizing texts and interpreting writers' words. Maybe everyone can have a bright future.

I wouldn't be troubled by the 23 points in math and 18 points in physics, and I would continue studying. Maybe I would become a writer.

Well, this is the easiest, because anyone can become a writer, as long as they have a pen. However, the only disadvantage is that it is definitely not as profitable as herding sheep now.

After spitting out the dogtail grass in his mouth, Ga Erwa came to a conclusion.

I'm just free, and when I'm free I like to daydream.

……

Hearing the sound of the car generator, Ga Erwa just looked up and saw a Mercedes-Benz G-Class followed by two jeeps.

It must be some rich people who come to the edge of the desert for a self-driving tour or to experience desert driving.

Ga Erwa has seen a lot of this.

No one knows when this trend started, but Ga Erwa thinks they are all fools. They know nothing about the desert and lack respect for nature.

It was okay at the beginning, there weren't that many people coming.

If your car gets stuck or someone is lost, just call for help, and it will even be free at the beginning.

But as more and more people came, rescue became a paid service, which was fine, as it also created income for the locals, but some people drove cars worth millions, but they found the rescue fee of a few thousand yuan very expensive. Then there were all kinds of news reports, and Ga Erwa could hear them every year in the local area.

So when he saw the convoy approaching the village entrance, Ga Erwa just took a look and then closed his eyes.

……

But soon a horn sounded and Ga Erwa opened his eyes again. The car stopped and the people in the car got out and waved at him.

"Boss Lin, we don't know which of these two roads is which, and the map doesn't mark it. I'll ask this young man."

After nodding, Zhang Chen got out of the car and took two steps towards the foot of the mountain.

It's far away, and it's not polite to ask people while sitting in the car.

"Young man, do you know how to get to Pinglin Town?"

After hearing the sound, Ga Erwa stretched out his finger and pointed to the road leading to the town.

He had no good feelings towards these rich kids who came to this desert to run wild.

……

Starting the car, Zhang Chen took the lead and drove towards the road pointed by Ga Erwa.

"This young man didn't say a word, and his expression didn't look very friendly."

Hearing this, Lin Zhe chuckled.

"Why do you care about their expressions? It's good enough that they can show you the way. Let's go. I estimate we'll be there in ten minutes."

……

After a long journey to Pinglin Town, Lin Zhe was not in a hurry to do his business. After the car stopped on the side of the road, he first found a barbecue restaurant.

This is also the only barbecue restaurant in Pinglin Town.

In the northwest region, you may have to consider the barbecue restaurants in big cities, but you can almost choose the only barbecue restaurant in a small place like this with your eyes closed.

It's just such a small town, and there are no necessities like rice, flour, grain, and oil.

People in the northwest have relatively high requirements for the quality of barbecue and are very picky about it. If the barbecue is not delicious, they will naturally not eat it.

"Boss, give me three skewers of meat, three skewers of roasted lamb tripe, three skewers of roasted pork tendons, one skewer of kidneys per person, and ten flatbreads. When you're done, grill up some vegetarian dishes."

"Okay, please sit down and I'll serve you a bowl of mutton soup first, and then I'll grill it right away~"

There are indeed few people in this town. It's rare to see so many people coming so early in the afternoon. It's considered a big order, so the boss is naturally happy.

……

The mutton soup is not white, but slightly transparent and oily, sprinkled with a handful of chopped green onions and coriander, the taste is so delicious.

After one mouthful, my stomach and internal organs felt warm.

Soon, handfuls of grilled meat were brought up. The tender mutton had a bit of fat, and the high fire roasting brought out the aroma of mutton oil and fat. A handful of chili powder and cumin were sprinkled on it. Lin Zhe's appetite was whetted after taking a bite.

This is exactly the taste. You can't get this feeling if you're not from the northwest.

After the meal, Lin Zhe wiped his mouth with satisfaction. The only flaw was that it was a bit too hot.

Lamb is a hot food in itself, and the weather in the north in late summer and early autumn is relatively cool, but it is still quite hot.

Normally, the air conditioner should be turned on here these two days, especially for shops doing business, but Lin Zhe also asked about this when he was having dinner in Pinglin Town just now.

They all follow the same model as Yuqianshu Township, but are slightly worse than Yuqianshu Township.

Yuqianshu Township has limited electricity supply, but they don’t even have a power station. Basically every household has a backup generator that is only started when needed.

For example, at the barbecue restaurant they are eating at now, the owner will basically go to the back yard to start the generator at home only when there is business.

As soon as Lin Zhe and the others leave, the generator will have to be unplugged. Diesel is indeed expensive, and the cost of using it to generate electricity is indeed high.

……

That night, Lin Zhe and his friends checked into the only hotel in Pinglin Town. Although the conditions were not very good, Lin Zhe had not yet developed "rich man's disease", so it didn't matter.

If there are good places to go, Lin Zhe would naturally choose the better ones, but it's also okay to stay in a smaller hotel like this one.

Lin Zhe took a rest, but the staff also took care of everything for him for tomorrow.

……

At Ga Erwa's home, he didn't see his father after he came back in the afternoon. He didn't see him come back until the evening.

"Dad, where did you get it?"

"Erwa, remember to herd the sheep tomorrow. I have to take some people to the desert and act as a guide for them."

Speaking of this, Ga Erwa also asked curiously. After all, his father did not have this side job. As a non-staff member of the town, he would occasionally look for him when he needed something.

But who is this guide for today? I didn't see any leader's car coming to the town.

"Dad, who are you guiding? I saw a convoy coming to town today. It can't be those second-generation rich kids, right? They go to the desert to ruin themselves, and you don't count."

"How can you talk like that? They are from a company. They came to Pinglin and said that first they want to provide us with electricity, and second they want to go to the desert to have a look. They plan to build a desert forest farm, and they are going to inspect it tomorrow."

"Tell me, which of these two points should I give to others? If they can do any of these two things, they will be great benefactors of Pinglin. How about being a guide?"

This answer surprised Ga Erwa a little. It turned out that they were not the kind of second-generation rich people who came here for excitement, but some company that came here to provide electricity and build a desert forest farm?

This really sounds like a great thing, but why does it seem like a lie to Ga Erwa?
Giving their Pinglin Town electricity sounds outrageous enough, but planting a forest in the desert sounds even more outrageous?

The older generation is easily deceived, so after thinking about it, Ga Erwa decided to ask his father to be careful and not to be deceived. Since the town has arranged for him to be a guide, he should just be a good guide and never get involved in other things.

Regarding this, Ga Erwa's father just told him not to worry.

……

Ga Erwa got up very early today because he had to go to work.

He got up at five in the morning, and after a quick wash, Ga Erwa planned to eat a bowl of mutton soup with steamed buns. It was not impossible to make it at home but it was too troublesome, so Ga Erwa chose to go to a small shop in the town to eat a bowl.

However, after arriving in the town, Ga Erwa saw a scene.

This store is right next to the only hotel in the town. When Ga Erwa came here, he could see two men in black suits standing downstairs. They even had earphones in their ears, just like the action stars in the blockbusters he had seen in the cinema in the town.

This also made Ga Erwa suspicious.

What kind of decent company would do something like this? It's like they're making a movie. Is it okay for this dad to go with them?
(End of this chapter)