Chapter 1180: The Wonderful Uses of New Equipment

After Yu Wen left, although Wang Man's piercing aura and Di Ming's overly active aura made Xin Yu's brow very uncomfortable, she felt much more relaxed all over. She stepped forward and took out the gifts she had prepared for everyone from the supplies brought back. "These are all green-light foods that don't keep well. Take them back and have a taste. Once the busy farming season is over, I'll invite everyone over to get together again."

Huo Zhun cheerfully took the live shrimp, longer than a finger, packed in a water bag. "Thanks to Sister Xin, we're in for a treat tonight. If Sister Xin needs anything in the future, just say the word. As long as we're in the territory, we'll be here within half a minute."

Territory No. 8 and Territory No. 11 are adjacent, so Huo Zhun's claim that he could arrive within half a minute wasn't an exaggeration at all.

After seeing Huo Zhun and his two companions off, Zhou Zhaoping led people to sort through the mountain of supplies Xin Yu had brought back. Xin Yu carried three bags of live shrimp and three boxes of frozen fish to Xia Qing's car, asking her to take them back to eat.

With so many people in the yard, Xia Qing understood her meaning even though Xin Yu didn't spell it out.

After returning to her own territory, Xia Qing dialed her idol's number. "Third Brother, Xin Yu brought back green-light live shrimp and frozen fish—both are green-light foods. Should I bring them over to you now?"

"I don't eat anything from the Heavy Alliance." Zhang San was very picky about food; he didn't just care about quality, he also cared about mood. If high-quality food was associated with people or things he disliked, no matter how good the quality, he had no appetite.

Xia Qing……

Even a die-hard, deep-pit fan doesn't have to agree with her idol on everything. Idol won't eat it, but I will.

Early the next morning, the construction team from the Heavy Alliance installing the water-fertilizer integrated machine entered Territory No. 3. They used professional equipment to measure the area, elevation differences, water intake locations, and other data of each terraced field in Greenhouses No. 1 and No. 2 of Territory No. 3.

That afternoon, the construction team leader, holding the standard construction drawings he had drafted, entered Territory No. 3 to finalize the water pump and pipeline layout plan with Xia Qing. Construction began the very next day.

Multistage centrifugal pumps, longitudinally laid three-way interface pressure-resistant PE pipes, new-material branch pipes laid separately for each terraced level, pressure-reducing valves and pressure-compensating drip emitters, solenoid valves, frequency converters, soil moisture sensors, drip irrigation pipes, and other equipment were installed one by one within the northern buffer forest of Territory No. 3.

Water-fertilizer integrated machines actually existed before the catastrophe. However, the lords of this territory weren't farmers before the catastrophe, so they had only heard of them and never seen one in person.

So after learning that Xia Qing was installing a water-fertilizer integrated machine, they all made time to come over and watch. Jiang Ying, Zhao Ze, Di Ming, and Tang Huai were even more interested and followed the entire construction process.

The first three were genuinely interested in this set of equipment, watching and consulting the construction team as they went. They couldn't afford such expensive equipment themselves, but if they could figure out a budget version, it could be promoted and used throughout the territory alliance.

The last one—Tang Huai—was purely there to join in the fun.

The ten-person construction team Xin Yu brought was highly efficient. They completed the installation and debugging of the water-fertilizer integrated machine in Territory No. 3 in just one day. After confirming the equipment was operating normally, they left Territory No. 3.

Jiang Ying and the other two also gained a lot of inspiration and left, discussing as they went. Tang Huai, who had dawdled until the end, sidled up to Xia Qing and asked with a grin, "Sister Qing, take me to see your beekeeping greenhouse?"

Although Territory No. 3 was large and open, as Xia Qing's good neighbor, Tang Huai knew her territory hid sheep and wolves within, so he didn't dare go over alone.

After Xia Qing's green-light bees were divided into new hives, she would trade them to Tang Huai as previously agreed. So Xia Qing took him to visit the beekeeping greenhouse and gave him a detailed introduction to the precautions for raising bees.

Now that the weather had turned cold and nighttime temperatures were low, Xia Qing would light up the heating wall of the beekeeping greenhouse in the evening. So she moved the wooden racks for raising mealworms from the adjacent greenhouse in, raising the mealworms in this greenhouse.

In another half month, after harvesting the sweet potatoes grown in the adjacent greenhouse, she would light up the heating wall there and move the chicken flock into that greenhouse.

After moving the chicken flock into the greenhouse, Xia Qing wouldn't move the mealworms over either. This was because the air temperature and humidity for raising mealworms were closer to those for bees, while the air temperature and humidity in the chicken greenhouse were relatively lower.

Tang Huai had never raised bees, but he had extensive experience raising insects. By raising insects, the Territory No. 2 he managed had already turned from loss to profit, earning enough points for the iron-mesh wall.

After enclosing the wall, Tang Huai didn't plan to raise dogs; he wanted to raise wolves. If there were no wolves, he thought raising his current two sheep would be pretty good too.

After learning how to raise bees, Tang Huai carefully examined the mealworms' situation. After sharing several key points for autumn and winter management with Xia Qing to rack up enough goodwill, he asked in a casual chat-like manner about Sheep Boss and the wolfhound, saying he wanted to watch Sheep Boss and Xiao Pingtou fight up close.

Xia Qing refused outright and saw him out of the territory.

Too many humans had come to the territory today. Sheep Boss had been entrusted with an important mission by Xia Qing—protecting the little yellow cow at home. Now that the territory was finally quiet, having completed his mission, all Sheep Boss wanted to do was head to the forage shed to eat; he was in no mood for a fight.

All of Xia Qing's thoughts were on the newly installed equipment.

After seeing Tang Huai off and letting her companions at home resume free activity, Xia Qing went to the northern buffer forest to test the new equipment she had purchased for 110,000 points.

Xia Qing first opened the dropdown menu on the water-fertilizer integrated irrigation APP on her phone. According to the terraced field number, she selected the terraced field growing butter lettuce, then set the watering amount, and finally pressed the start button.

The water pump in the underground water tank next to the reservoir began to roar and pump water. Five seconds later, the drip pipes in the butter lettuce terraced field began to drip.

Watching drops of water fall onto the soil, Xia Qing's eyes widened and the corners of her mouth stretched wide. These points were incredibly well spent.

"Lao Er, Lao Si, Daigua, look at this—amazing, right?! This is called a water-fertilizer integrated machine." Xia Qing happily introduced the equipment to her companions who had followed her to watch the fun. "Of course, most of the fertilizer used now is organic, so the main function of this set of equipment is irrigation; I still have to apply the fertilizer myself. With this set of equipment, Big Brother and I don't have to carry water every day."

Lao Er didn't look at the drip pipes but watched Xia Qing smile happily; Daigua gazed longingly at the cucumbers on the rack, also uninterested in the drip pipes; Lao Si only glanced twice at the place where water droplets were emerging, then used smell and hearing to sift through the chaotic auras here for hidden danger, and left the greenhouse.

Xia Qing picked a cucumber, gave Daigua a small piece, split the rest equally between Lao Er and herself, then led them out of the greenhouse and down to the water tank.

The highly vigilant old wolf had already followed the sound here to check the situation.

Seeing Lao Si was interested in this, Xia Qing lifted the cover, which was thirty centimeters higher than the ground, to let it look inside. Once the cover was opened, the sound of the water pump immediately grew louder.

Lao Si quickly retreated several steps, baring its fangs. Only after confirming there was no danger did it slowly step forward to inspect the situation inside.

"Lao Si, this is a water tank with a capacity of one ton. It's buried underground for two reasons: one is to reduce noise, the other is to prevent falling rocks or animals from damaging the tank. This thing is made of new material—crazy expensive. This water tank is connected to the reservoir. When the water level is low, it automatically refills and can filter out impurities like small fish, shrimp, and leaves. You know that, Lao Si?"

Xia Qing was both introducing the water tank to Lao Si and venting her joy. "This water tank has another important function: if I put a small piece of Yishi inside, it can drive out the harmful elements in the water and improve the quality of the irrigation water for Greenhouse No. 1 and Greenhouse No. 2! How about that, not bad, right? Your big sister here—she's just that generous!"

This main function she could only show off to her companions, because they wouldn't be envious, let alone try to snatch her Yishi.

"Buzz——"

Xia Qing, who was happily showing off the new equipment to Lao Si, heard her phone ring in her pocket. Her "boyfriend" Yang Jin was calling her.