The train driver in the courtyard

In the dim little house.

The employee held the package and placed it carefully on the table.

He felt that [the driver] was being a bit reckless.

You know, the weather station has strict regulations to prevent interference from other factors in the process of tracking down Dieter.

At the same time, it ensures that major cases can be reported at any time, and the teams or individuals carrying out the tasks have the right to submit reports to reflect "climate anomalies".

This method is very similar to the "internal reference" mode.

However, the [driver] is not on duty now and is not qualified to respond to "weather anomalies".

The employee looked at the [farmer] with embarrassment, and after receiving the [farmer's] nod, he hesitantly unwrapped the package.

Inside was a wooden box.

"The driver is quite cautious."

Seeing that the boxes were tightly wrapped layer by layer, the employees were also looking forward to what was inside.

With a "squeak", the lid of the box was opened.

Inside were three envelopes, a pile of wheat leaves and a large wooden whistle.

These three unrelated things look particularly strange when placed together.

The driver wasn't the type to not know the rules, so it was even more strange that he delivered these things to the [farmer].

Over the years, the farmer's state of mind has become as peaceful as water.

However, at this moment, he couldn't help but feel a little curious.

He slowly stood up, walked over, and picked up the first envelope.

The farmer immediately recognized the secret mark of the Meteorological Bureau on the envelope, indicating that the letter was indeed a letter reporting "abnormal climate".

"Did the driver discover the case again?"

[Farmer] opened the letter and read it with the help of the dim light from the desk lamp.

This is indeed a "climate anomaly" letter reflecting Dieter's case.

The letter recorded a Dite case that occurred in Liujiagou Commune, Chengde.

A group of idiots sneaked into the commune and secretly released vicious insects to eat the wheat fields and fruit trees in Liujiagou. It is expected that the production of wheat and fruit will be reduced by more than half.

The local public security commissioner and the commune investigated for half a year but failed to arrest the cunning Dieter.

This kind of "small case" is not the responsibility of the "Farmer" line.

But Li Aiguo wrote: "Dite has malicious intentions and intends to sabotage construction. Dieter's actions have caused panic among local members."

In a word, the seriousness of the problem is raised to a higher level.

[Farmer] looked at the letter, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

On the surface, this is a routine climate anomaly letter.

When Li Aiguo went to visit relatives in Liujiagou, he discovered the local "abnormal climate". After returning to Beijing, he reported it to the meteorological station in accordance with regulations.

This kind of reporting is not only Li Aiguo's obligation, but also his right and a common practice.

But the [farmer] always felt that something was wrong.

He picked up the handful of wheat leaves again.

The wheat leaves had been in the box for several hours and had become a little dry, but the holes of varying sizes caused by insects were still clearly visible.

The holes were densely packed, as if they had been gnawed away. Some leaves were almost completely devoured, with only the veins left, and the edges were jagged, as if they had been torn apart roughly.

[The farmer] even saw a little red spider.

It was crawling busily on the broken wheat leaves, and seemed to be frightened by the sudden disaster.

"It seems that this is what is called a bug bite."

[The farmer] put down the wheat leaf and picked up the second letter.

The envelope of this letter was signed by Professor Wu, a breeding expert from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

The envelope of this letter was signed by Professor Wu, a breeding expert from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

The content of the letter is completely different from the previous one, but the incident also happened in the vicinity of Chengde.

Professor Wu discovered that the hybrid wheat seedlings planted this year at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' breeding base in Chengde were badly damaged by insects.

The wheat seedlings that were once full of vitality have now become withered and wilted. Large areas of wheat seedlings have fallen to the ground, as if they had experienced a brutal war.

Those insects seemed like ruthless invaders, rampaging across the wheat seedlings and biting the tender green leaves into pieces.

Improved varieties of apple and pear trees and other fruit trees also had holes in their leaves and trunks.

The leaves are covered with holes of various sizes, and some leaves are even only half left, and they are about to fall off when the wind blows.

The holes on the tree trunk vary in depth, and some have penetrated deep into the wood.

Eighty percent of the fifty mu of nursery fields in the breeding base were affected by disasters. Looking around, it was a scene of desolation and decay.

The affected area of ​​improved variety fruit trees reached 70 acres.

Those fruit trees that were once lush and full of fruits have now become bare, with only some broken branches and leaves trembling in the wind.

Throughout the letter, Professor Wu simply recorded the damage truthfully and did not speculate on the causes of the pests and diseases.

However, when combined with Li Aiguo's previous letter, it can be found that the diseases and pests in the two are exactly the same.

It is obvious that the pests and diseases in Liujiagou were not caused by Dieter.

"Oh, this train driver is quite scheming."

Unconsciously, even the farmer himself did not realize that his curiosity was growing stronger and stronger, and he wanted to know more and more what the real cause of the large-scale pests and diseases was.

When the [Farmer] opened the third letter and saw that it contained two pages of vertically printed book fragments, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

The remaining pages of paper are yellowed, rough and uneven in thickness, with faint yellow spots visible on the surface.

[Farmer] In his early years, for work purposes, he specialized in studying paper from different eras.

At this moment, his fingers gently touched the paper, feeling the rough texture, and his mind quickly recalled the various paper characteristics he had studied.

As his memories continued to surge, he became more and more certain that this was paper made from rice two or three hundred years ago.

In that era of official monopoly and extremely high paper prices, wealthy merchants in Jiangnan developed rice paper to make huge profits. The production process of rice paper is simple. In order to avoid being found by the black dog on the correspondence paper, the farmer once made a batch of rice paper himself.

"These two pages of books turned out to be fragments of ancient books"

[The farmer] held the miserable scroll in his hand, his interest grew stronger, he quickly put on his glasses, held the paper carefully in both hands, and slowly moved closer to the desk lamp.

The ancient book was written by an old scholar named Liuju Xianren from the previous dynasty.

"Liu Ju Xian Ren? I don't think I've ever heard of this name." He pondered for a moment and suddenly laughed in surprise.

In the previous dynasty, there were countless such impoverished scholars who lived a poor life and particularly liked to write books, hoping to become famous through their articles.

But later generations only knew one Pu Songling.

What Liuju Xianren recorded on the fragmentary scroll are some strange stories.

One of the interesting anecdotes was like a ray of light in the darkness, instantly attracting his attention.

In 1774, the King of Prussia ordered the extermination of sparrows and offered a reward of six pfennigs for each sparrow killed.

So people rushed to catch sparrows, and within a few years all the sparrows were caught and killed, and the government paid a large amount of bonus for this.

Fruit trees everywhere were also infested with eating insects. Not only did they fail to produce fruit, but even their leaves were eaten up.

The king had to quickly withdraw his order and was forced to bring back sparrow seeds from other places to breed and protect them.

Only an old scholar can know what is happening abroad. It seems that this Liu Ju Xianren is not an ordinary person.

[The farmer]'s hand trembled slightly, and his eyes instantly focused on the pile of wheat leaves.

The plants were also infested with insects and all the leaves were eaten up. This pest infestation was obviously caused by the large-scale killing of sparrows.

The farmer's face flickered like the changing weather.

The employees have followed him for more than 20 years and know his character well. They understand that he must be facing a difficult decision at this moment.

The employee looked at the pile of envelopes and wheat, full of confusion. In his opinion, it was just a pile of wheat seedlings, how could it be a big case?
[The farmer] pondered for a long time in search of a solution, and suddenly he burst into laughter.

"The answer is right in front of you!"

Now it seems that Li Aiguo must have discovered that large-scale killing of sparrows would bring dire consequences, which is why he sent the package.

In the letter from breeding expert Professor Wu, the insect bite situation was simply recorded truthfully without expressing any opinion.

In Li Aiguo's letter, he just followed the regulations and reported the abnormal climate in Liujiagou, which might involve Dieter, and asked the farmer to send someone to investigate.

What is recorded in ancient books about the Kingdom of Prussia is nothing more than an anecdote.

From any perspective, the contents of the package had nothing to do with the sparrow dispute.

However, if we investigate these things in depth, we will come to the correct answer.

But this answer should not be revealed by Li Aiguo.

Nor should it be revealed by the [farmer]
[The farmer] suddenly raised his head and looked at the employee: "Can you call the duty officer and ask if [Mr.] is asleep?"

The employee was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

It must be a serious matter to disturb [Sir] at this late hour.

He was a little flustered for a moment, and quickly shook the phone and answered [Mr.].

The phone was handed to the [farmer], and the worker stood there holding his breath. He could hear his heart beating very fast.

[The farmer] said "hello" into the phone and explained the situation.

After hanging up the phone, he told the staff to pack up all the boxes and packages and go out with him immediately.

Something big happened, something really big happened!
What exactly did Li Aiguo do?
The worker took a deep breath to calm himself down and put the envelopes and wheat seedlings into the box. At this time, his hand touched the strange wooden whistle.

The whistle is carved from natural wood and is a deep tan color.

The material is very good, but the carving is appalling. The whistle is carved crookedly and there are traces of files on it.

None of this matters.

The important thing is that the mouth of the whistle is very large, as big as half a palm, and it is obviously not for human use.

[The Farmer] also noticed the strange whistle at this time, and after thinking for a moment, he pointed outside the door.

"Take it outside and put the mouth of the whistle towards the wind."

There is a slight night breeze outside.

The worker followed the [farmer’s] instructions, looked at the wind direction, and raised his whistle toward the wind.

A breeze blew and a whistle sounded.

At first, the sound was gentle, like a breeze through the treetops.

Gradually, the sound became majestic and powerful, like the loud cry of an eagle soaring high in the sky.

The sound seemed to have penetrating power, able to cut through the sky and make people's hearts tremble.

“That sound is not beautiful at all.”

Just when the employee was confused and was about to retract the whistle.

Thrilling.

The sparrow perched on a nearby tree was frightened and jumped out, flying into the night sky.

"This whistle can scare away sparrows!" The employee's face changed and his eyes suddenly became serious when he looked at the whistle.

The farmer looked at the flock of sparrows fleeing in panic and said thoughtfully, "First, he used the case to investigate the disaster that might be caused by eliminating sparrows, and then he provided a solution to the problem of sparrows stealing food... Comrade Driver really thought of everything."

His gaze gradually became firm.
"Prepare the car."

"Yes!"

The employees are still confused about the situation, but they are aware of the urgency of the matter.

He quickly asked the comrades on standby in the duty room to drive out three cars.

The team members, ready to act at any time, quickly boarded the two cars in front and behind, while the employee followed closely behind the farmer and got into the middle car.

The convoy sped along the wide streets. In the early hours of the morning on the streets of Beijing, the roar of the engines broke the silence of the night.

(End of this chapter)