HLnovel Chapter 395 The Forestry Farm Intercepts Rat Hunting Team Quotas
Chapter 395 The Forestry Farm Intercepts Rat Hunting Team Quotas
Zhao Pao accepted Li Ju'an's cigarette, gazing at the distant mountains with a leisurely air.
Li Ju'an found this amusing and said with a smile, "What's wrong, Zhao Pao? The forest farm called Qin Pao and Uncle Sun to go hunting, and you weren't worried at all. You even dragged me along. It's not a pity."
Zhao Pao from Yingtun was a regular at this place, a fact known throughout the entire Xing'an Mountains. The falconers of Yingtun often competed with the local hunters for hunting jobs. Seeing that Li Ju'an had some free time, Zhao Pao came to ask his opinion, hoping to recruit him.
Li Ju'an readily agreed, saying, "That's a pity, isn't it? Uncle Sun took on the job. Captain Chen and Uncle Sun have the best relationship, and he also has a good relationship with Qin Pao."
Zhao Pao sighed repeatedly; how could he not know this principle? But he still felt an itch in his heart.
"The forest farm is organizing the hunting of wild sheep, and the ranch is also organizing manpower to hunt wild sheep. As an outsider, we really can't get involved."
He felt frustrated, but there was nothing he could do. The forest farms and ranches would definitely prioritize the local hunters. If something happened, the local hunters would stay in the area and wouldn't abandon their work, while other hunters from other places would just leave after their job, and the hunters from other areas wouldn't be able to find them.
Li Ju'an comforted Zhao Pao and encouraged him to keep trying: "Captain Wang and Captain Chen each have their own preferences, so maybe the right approach will work."
Zhao Pao pondered for a moment, then gave him a thumbs up and exclaimed, "That makes sense! I heard that Captain Chen's grandmother needs dentures, and I happen to know a doctor at a clinic in the city. I'll introduce her to him, and maybe Captain Chen will see that I have this connection and give me the job. There's an art to dealing with people."
As he spoke, he got up and walked towards the forest farm, clearly determined to cultivate a good relationship with the two team leaders.
Seeing him leave, Li Ju'an quickly turned around and carried large and small bags of canned syrup and biscuits to Master Zhang at the forest farm's motorcade. He also visited the old master who had mentored him and said with a smile, "I heard that Team Leader Chen's daughter is also having a birthday party. I'll take this bag to Team Leader Chen as well, so everyone can share in the joy."
Mr. Zhang, the driver from the automotive department, was a man of considerable influence in the forest farm. Even Director Chen, when riding in his car, had to give him a wide berth. Mr. Zhang was truly surprised that Li Ju'an would still remember him so long after getting his driver's license. He chuckled and said, "Of course! You've got a conscience, remembering this old man. Alright, I'll take this bag of biscuits to Director Chen for you later. I'll make sure your good intentions are conveyed."
Li Ju'an chuckled and, after leaving Master Zhang's house, immediately called Xiao Chen, the ranch's veterinarian.
Veterinarian Xiao Chen was assisting with a cow calf at the ranch. After he finished, he took off his gloves and called Li Ju'an back: "What's up, Li Pao? What happened to your hunting dog again?"
When he heard Li Ju'an ask about the sheep on the ranch, he couldn't help but slap his thigh and complain as if he had heard a close friend: "This matter is really a headache, don't even mention it. Our ranch is now full of blind fools, they've even dug up the potato roots."
Li Ju'an knew that in his previous life, there was a year when sheep were rampant in the Xing'an Mountains, but he didn't expect it to happen earlier. Even Team Leader Chen of the forest farm couldn't help but take action, and he guessed that Team Leader Wang of the ranch wouldn't be able to hold back either.
He said into the phone, "Sure, I haven't thanked Captain Wang for his help last time. Please pass on a message for me, and I'll come to thank him in a couple of days."
On the other end of the phone, veterinarian Xiao Chen said, "Don't mention it, our ranch should thank you. Sure, now that you're here, I can check how your hunting dogs are recovering."
He hung up the phone and pondered the next two days. Then he wandered around the village.
The ground sheep is a wild animal with very well-developed forepaws, which can easily dig holes in the soil. It is also called the blind sheep or the blind burrower. It feeds on the strong roots of plants.
These things are big, weighing over a pound, and don't show any signs of visual degeneration, but their sense of smell is exceptionally keen. Plus, with the higher temperatures this summer, more female sheep are out and about, while when the temperature drops, more male sheep are out and about.
This saying is widely circulated among local old hunters, so in the past, if there was a severe drought and hot weather, the number of wild sheep forests would increase dramatically.
He remembered that in the 90s of his previous life, there was a plague of wild sheep, and the village organized several "rat hunting teams" but failed to solve the problem.
So he pondered that the recent rat hunting operation in the forest had yielded little result, and the pastures were also being gnawed by wild sheep. The village's rat hunting team still needed to be established. This establishment would take a month or two and would continue until before winter arrived.
Less than a day later, Li Ju'an received a message from Master Zhang. Master Zhang happened to see him when he returned to the village for dinner and said, "Little Li, it's been a long time since you've driven. Captain Chen asked if you've gotten rusty with driving. You should go to the forest farm to try driving tomorrow if you have time."
Li Ju'an grinned and shouted, "Alright!"
He went to the forest farm the next day as a matter of course. He didn't go alone; he called the Lu brothers and Song Desheng, who was off on Saturdays. Chen Xiangqian, who had been terrified a few days earlier, couldn't stay idle for the past two weeks and would come over to help him from time to time.
He arranged a time with Chen Xiangqian and brought him along.
Li Ju'an led the Lu brothers, Song Desheng, and Chen Xiangqian, leading mules, with a large golden eagle perched on his right arm and two hawks standing on the rope binding the mules' backs. Nine hunting dogs followed behind them.
As the alpha dog, Da Hu knew the forest farm and was very familiar with the forest farm brigade.
Before the hunters even arrived, Da Hu led his pack of dogs, barking as they rushed to the gate of the forest farm, startling Old Zhang from the security department into shouting in alarm.
"Oh my, look who's here, Big Tiger! Good Tiger, come give your uncle a kiss."
Big Tiger didn't even flinch at Old Zhang, just wagged its tail twice, and headed straight for Leader Chen's office door. It obediently barked once under the familiar windowsill, and then lay down obediently.
All nine hunting dogs lay down under the windowsill. Captain Chen heard the noise, pushed open the window, and called out with a smile, "Li Pao is here to test drive the car. Wait outside, I'll come out after I finish talking to Sun Pao."
Secretary Chen was still engrossed in writing official documents when he heard the loud noise of the hunting dogs and the cries of the falcons. His first thought was that Old Zhao from Eagle Village had come to bother the top leader again.
Secretary Chen was impatient and found it amusing that the people of Yingtun were so shameless, eagerly trying to steal work from the local artillerymen in their own mountains.
He turned to Secretary Zhang, who was sitting next to him, and complained, "Look, Zhao Pao is here again. How many times has this happened?"
Secretary Zhang knew perfectly well what was going on, and smiled as he said, "Don't meddle in other people's business. Let Zhao Pao come if he wants to. Anyway, we're not going to give him the spot."
The two secretaries nodded and secretly whispered among themselves about the falconers of Yingtun. Just as they looked up, they saw Li Ju'an leading the Lu family hunters from Lijiatun, walking in with a smile.
Li Ju'an casually greeted his two secretaries, saying, "Brother Chen, Sister Zhang, good afternoon."
The two secretaries never expected that the sound of the eagle's cry would come from Li Ju'an's team.
The two secretaries stared wide-eyed in surprise at Li Ju'an's arm.