After the divorce, he settled in Northwest China and became a Shennong (a legendary Chinese farmer).

Chapter 120 Sudden Changes in the Weather, Working Through the Night

"Mr. Li, what's got you in such a good mood today? Did a magpie drop on your head?"

Gu Tong opened the window and shouted loudly, not knowing if the other person could hear her clearly.

"What 'magpie poop'? How vulgar! A magpie's call means good news. I also got a harvest contract for 2 mu."

Li Yong responded with a smile, then waved the agreement in his hand and turned to leave.

He persistently pleaded with the county officials, and finally secured an additional 10,000 mu on top of the existing 10,000 mu, successfully obtaining a total harvesting contract for 20,000 mu.

He had to let Gu Tong know about this. Don't think that just because you have the upper hand, you're so great. We're all back to the same starting line now.

Today, Li Yong is rushing back to gather harvesters, and his visit here also serves as a deterrent.

Gu Tong smiled and shook her head, then continued with her homework.

It was almost noon.

A group of strong young men arrived in a flurry. Gu Tong recognized the young man in the lead; he was Diyair from Salbu Village.

"Diar, Zhang Peng... what brings you here?"

Gu Tong and the others had just finished their morning homework and were sitting aside waiting for the restaurant owner to bring them lunch.

Upon seeing this group of people, Dong Jun was the first to jump up. These six young men were all from his village, and he knew them all.

"Brother Dong, it's like this..."

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Gu Tong got up and explained to Dong Jun and the others, and everyone finally understood.

Ma Dongwen felt somewhat guilty, because it was because of his physical condition that the other party had to find a "substitute player".

When Ike saw six more people, he quickly called the owner of the small restaurant and asked him to send over more food, otherwise what would Diar and the others eat?

"Brother Gu, the old village chief said we can learn your skills without any pay, and we can bring our own food to work."

Diar then pulled Gu Tong aside and told her about Ilyas's arrangements.

Gu Tong burst out laughing: "Bringing your own food to work? The old village chief is quite humorous. Alright, I understand. After we finish eating, I'll have someone arrange accommodations for you all. Come and learn this afternoon."

Later, the restaurant owner brought lunch, and Dong Jun invited six young men from the same village to sit down and eat together.

After the meal, as Gu Tong had instructed, he took Diar, Zhang Peng, and the others to town and arranged accommodations for them.

"Boss, could you assign me someone later? My health hasn't been what it used to be, and having an assistant would make things easier for me. Don't worry, I won't mistreat him."

These days, Ma Yucheng has been operating the silage harvester alone, but his efficiency has been low, and he is exhausted.

To be honest, his physique is not as good as Ma Dongwen's.

He saw Gu Tong bring in a "substitute player" while eating today, and an idea immediately came to him, so he went directly to find Gu Tong.

"Brother Ma, are you going to join them in shouting like that? I'm setting a rule now: from now on, everyone can call me Captain," so it doesn't sound like we've stumbled into a bandit's den.

Gu Tong really disliked the title "boss." How should I put it? It sounded too江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the underworld or江湖江湖 community)!

So he reiterated the issue in front of everyone. Now that everyone had temporarily formed a team, he was in charge, and the title of "team leader" was quite appropriate.

Aizezi readily agreed and immediately called out, "Captain!"

The others followed suit, shouting, "Captain Gu!"

Gu Tong smiled and nodded, then looked at Ma Yucheng and said, "I can give you one person, but you have to promise to sincerely teach him the skills, and you must obey all arrangements."

Ma Yucheng was overjoyed and repeatedly assured him, "I'll listen to you, Captain."

in the afternoon.

Gu Tong assigned one student to each of the four groups, and assigned Zhang Peng to Ma Yucheng, while he himself took Diya'er with him.

After more than an hour of investigation, the information gathered made Gu Tong very happy.

First of all, Diar and the others have all undergone formal training and obtained the relevant certifications, so it seems that Ilyas is quite reliable in handling matters.

Secondly, these six people are fully capable of operating independently. Their skills may not be perfect and their work speed may be a little slow, but these are not problems.

At Gu Tong's request, everyone gave the six newcomers more opportunities to gain practical experience.

"Starting tomorrow, the six of you will arrive an hour early and finish an hour late, and you will have a two-hour break at noon."

In order to cultivate the independent operation ability of Diyar, Zhang Peng and others, he made new arrangements.

At the same time, Ma Dongwen and Ma Yucheng were put in charge of supervision and passing on their experience. During normal working hours, younger people would take over their work to take care of their health.

In this way, each person in the team will not have to work for more than 10 hours, and Ma Yucheng and Ma Dongwen can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Time flies.

With 2 mu of the 1 mu grassland already under construction, Gu Tong decisively ordered the baling operation to be carried out on the 1 mu grassland.

Everyone brought a full set of harvesting equipment to Tecos, including hay bale and baling equipment.

Since the area of ​​grassland requiring hay raking and baling is only 5000 mu, he assigned five sets of equipment to the site, which can complete all the work within a day.

The remaining 12 harvesters continued to work on the 10,000-mu grassland to ensure operational efficiency.

Gu Tong stayed at the lawn mowing site, while Aikbai was in charge of the mowing and baling operations, and Diyar stayed by his side to learn.

"Diar, lower the harvesting platform a little more, leaving a 7-8 cm stubble of hay."

"Understood, Captain!"

Diar learned things quickly; he immediately adjusted the height of the harvesting platform, and the results met Gu Tong's requirements perfectly.

Gu Tong estimated that Diya's current work rate was about 60-70 mu per day, which meant that the other party had a good foundation and still had a lot of room for improvement.

He then corrected a few minor issues with Diyal and stopped worrying about it.

Agricultural machinery operation requires accumulating experience through practice, which is exactly what Diya'er lacks. More practice is the only way to improve technical skills.

While ensuring the quality of his work, Diar began to steadily increase his speed, not aiming to achieve great things overnight, but rather to make progress.

By the time they finished work that evening, Diar, Yusup, Wu Tianming, Landis, and Mao Yong had all made considerable progress.

Diyal, in particular, has made the most progress. He can not only operate independently very well, but also maintains a work speed of 75 acres per day.

"I wonder how Zhang Peng is doing learning from Ma Yucheng?"

Ma Yucheng and Zhang Peng are working on the original plot of land. Currently, the entire team only has one integrated silage harvester, which makes the operation relatively slow.

Gu Tong quickly snapped out of his thoughts and gave the order over the walkie-talkie: "Cut off work. Park all the farm machinery properly and check the condition of each machine."

Checking the farm machinery after finishing work every day is an unwritten rule in the team. Gu Tong taught everyone the relevant basic knowledge step by step, and he would also conduct inspections from time to time to prevent the farm machinery from breaking down again.

Wang Qi and Ma Tianbao have been very enthusiastic about learning lately, and they often consult with Aikebai and Gu Tong on maintenance, upkeep, and repair issues, so they will no longer be helpless in the face of unexpected situations.

Just as Gu Tong was inspecting the various agricultural machines, Ma Yucheng walked over with Zhang Peng.

"Captain, I've finally finished the harvesting task on my side. Xiao Zhang is great, quick to learn, and smart. He did most of the work today."

Ma Yucheng praised Zhang Peng in front of everyone, while Zhang Peng reached up to touch the top of his head and grinned foolishly.

Gu Tong nodded and said, "Zhang Peng, you must learn well from your master in the future. You have a long way to go."

"Understood, Captain!"

Zhang Peng stopped smiling and answered loudly.

Gu Tong patted the other person on the shoulder and continued to inspect the condition of each piece of agricultural machinery.

During dinner, Gulixian sent a message: "I'm so angry! Li Yong has gotten another 2 mu of harvesting orders. My uncle said there's no way around it, we have to rush to harvest during the planting season, and you still don't have enough harvesters."

"It's alright. A draw in Tekos is a victory. The Jin Feng Group's tactics didn't work here. They're the ones who should be angry!"

"That's true, I feel much better now that you mention it. You should rest, we'll talk again later."

Gu Tong and Gu Lixian chatted for a few minutes before putting down their phones, a faint smile playing on her lips, lost in thought.

"Captain, we've successfully completed the hay bale and baling work on 5000 mu of grassland. Shall we return to the 2 mu plot for further hay cutting tomorrow?"

Aikebai led the team to complete the task with high quality and quantity, and then took advantage of the time when everyone was eating together to ask Gu Tong about the next steps.

Ma Yucheng also turned to look at Gu Tong. He had also completed his task for the day and wanted to know how to use the integrated silage harvester next.

"We will be able to complete the mowing of 2 mu of grassland in four more days. Next, we can start baling the dried hay. Since the employer did not require it to be made into silage bales, we will stop on Brother Ma's side for now."

Gu Tong nodded to Ai Kebai, indicating that he should return to the team tomorrow to carry out lawn mowing.

As for Ma Yucheng, he can rest for a few days, and we can summon him again if needed.

"Understood, Captain!"

Ai Kebai and Ma Yucheng each responded with a sentence, and after everyone finished eating, they all went back to their rooms to rest.

The work went smoothly for the next two days. 6500 mu of the remaining 10,000 mu of pasture had been harvested, and 3500 mu of pasture still needed to be harvested.

As evening fell, everyone chatted and laughed as they parked the farm machinery, and the six "substitute team members" had fully integrated into the team. Thanks to the addition of Diyar, Wang Qi, and others, the daily operating area had reached a new level in the past few days.

The remaining 3500 mu of pasture will be harvested in a day and a half at most.

Gu Tong packed up her belongings and glanced up at the sky, then suddenly exclaimed "Huh!"

The good weather for several days had made everyone lower their guard, but then he noticed that thick clouds were beginning to gather on the horizon, and there was a strange smell in the wind.

"Oh no, it might rain tomorrow or the day after!"

Gu Tong frowned and blurted out a sentence.

Ma Dongwen and Dong Jun happened to walk over, and upon hearing this, their expressions changed.

The biggest fear when harvesting hay is rain. Hay that gets wet and moldy is prone to spoilage, and if not handled properly, it can result in significant losses.

They had always admired Gu Tong's ability to read the weather by listening to the wind and clouds, as it had already been proven by facts.

"It'll be terrible if it rains tomorrow or the day after, Captain, what should we do?"

Dong Jun and Ma Dongwen hurriedly asked Gu Tong if the harvesting plan needed to be changed.

However, Ma Tianbao, Aizezi, Wang Qi and others were unaware of this situation, so they were somewhat dismissive of what he said.

Aizezi laughed and said, "Isn't it too much of a coincidence? The weather forecast didn't say it would rain in the next few days."

"What do you know? The captain's judgment of weather changes is incredibly accurate; he's never been wrong."

Aikebai walked over, glanced at Aizezi with disdain, and thought that the other party dared to argue without knowing anything about the situation.

Gu Tong waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and took out his phone to call Chen Shuyong. The call was answered quickly: "Gu Tong, what's up?"

The other party was obviously busy as well, and the environment was very noisy.

"I think the weather might change; it's very likely to rain tomorrow night or the day after. You'd better talk to your employer and see what their thoughts are."

Gu Tong stated his judgment directly. Although he and his team only provided harvesting services, they sometimes had to consider the needs of their customers.

Whether the client listens or not is beyond his control; he only seeks peace of mind.

"Will it rain tomorrow or the day after? I'll talk to them and see what they decide."

Chen Shuyong, with a "better safe than sorry" attitude, agreed to communicate with the client.

However, he was always a cautious person, so after hanging up, he first called the county meteorological station.

The other party said the weather might be unstable in the next few days, and they were closely monitoring the situation and updating the weather forecast as needed.

Report.

"So, it's possible it will rain tomorrow or the day after?"

Chen Shuyong pressed for an answer, already believing 90% of Gu Tong's story.

"That possibility cannot be ruled out."

The other party's answer was impeccable. Chen Shuyong thanked them and hung up the phone before driving to find a few employers to discuss the matter.

Gu Tong and the others returned to the town and had dinner. Chen Shuyong and several clients rushed over.

"Captain Gu, we've decided we should harvest the hay as soon as possible, before it's completely dried. Don't you have a silage harvester? Let's get that machine involved too, and we'll cover the difference in operating fees."

Several of our clients are decisive people, and they encounter weather changes every year when harvesting hay.

Harvest as much dry hay as possible when the weather is good, and immediately harvest wet hay to make silage if it rains.

Only in this way can losses be minimized, and feeding livestock with a combination of silage and hay is the most scientific approach.

"Okay! We'll work through the night. Can you arrange the transportation? Also, we need a diesel generator and high-powered lighting equipment. Is that alright?"

After considering it in his mind, Gu Tong immediately decided to work through the night.

After discussing it with several clients, Chen Shuyong said, "The transport vehicles are fine. The county has diesel generators and high-power lighting equipment. I'll apply to my superiors immediately."

Then they split up and went their separate ways. Gu Tong told the team members to go back to their rooms and rest as soon as possible, because tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.

Just after Gu Tong and the others left, Liao Laosan and his group came out of another restaurant.

"Wei Zimin, what are Gu Tong and his gang up on?"