dkrc Chapter 18 The Owl Protecting the Farm!
Chapter 18 The Owl Protecting the Farm!
The farm began to ramp up production.
They built greenhouses and planted crops on 20 acres of land.
Xu Ran rented tractors and tillers from agricultural product and tool shops in town and was busy every day.
The farm is currently short-staffed, so he has to do the work himself.
Even Xu's father came over to help.
Xu's father knew that Xu Ran wanted to plant sunflowers, but he didn't say much.
He just felt that young people have their own ideas, and he would support them.
After all, Xu Ran has always been very reliable.
For Xu Ran, the support from her family is very important.
Many children are actually very talented from a young age, excel in their studies, and have the opportunity to improve their social standing through their own efforts. However, due to parental interference and influence, they often end up leading a life full of regrets.
From this perspective, Xu Ran is quite lucky.
In the fields, the melon vines have all been cleared away.
Xu Ran drove the tractor to plow the field.
Wherever the tractor passed, the fields were cut and mixed evenly by the plowing rake, and the originally light-colored ground turned into dark and moist soil.
Little Gray ran alongside the tractor, about five or six meters away, so I wasn't worried about it getting into any trouble.
The farm remains vibrant.
These past few days have been incredibly busy.
In the midst of her busy schedule, Xu Ran didn't forget to call the police station and tell them about the owl.
If we don't talk about this, the police will come and ask us.
After all, it is a regulation that injured protected animals must be released back into the wild.
Soon, police officer Wu Jun and a young man from the forestry bureau arrived at the farm by car.
Xu Ran held the owl in both hands and put it into a cage.
The owl was very cooperative.
Because Xu Ran had agreed with it that after releasing it, it would hide somewhere and fly back at night.
"Officer Wu, is it okay to release the owl? It's broad daylight, and there are eagles in the sky. We don't want it to be snatched away by an eagle."
Xu Ran and Wu Jun chatted casually.
"Don't worry, when I went into the mountains to catch wild boar last time, I saw a tree hole and specially prepared it for this owl."
"Let it make its home in the tree hole first."
Wu Jun, carrying the cage, replied.
"It's gotten used to being here with me these past few days. What if it flies back? I can't control that."
Xu Ran looked at the owl in the cage and asked with a smile.
"Once it flies back, just leave it alone and let it do its own thing."
Upon hearing this answer, Xu Ran nodded, "That's no problem."
Then, the owl was taken away.
Xu Ran was relieved.
I've had a great time with the owl these past few days; he's already settled down on the farm.
Now it's familiar with the farm dogs and sometimes it even flies down to tease Little Gray.
It will definitely fly back.
Sure enough, around 7 or 8 p.m., Xu Ran was operating a drone to water the sunflower field and added some special growth agents.
Suddenly, the owl landed on Xu Ran's shoulder.
Xu Ran was startled.
This thing really doesn't make a sound when it flies.
Outrageous!
It flew in from behind without Xu Ran noticing at all.
I didn't realize it until it fell.
It's no wonder that scientists study the way owls fly.
Of all birds, especially large birds, owls make the least noise when they fly, almost none at all.
That's why owls are said to be the kings of the night.
"You startled me! You flew over without making a sound."
"I'll water it first, then I'll feed it later."
Xu Ran casually touched it.
A large bird perched on my shoulder; I felt quite smug.
Xu Ran herself loves animals and is the type who enjoys keeping pets.
When he has money in the future, he will definitely build a horse farm and a courtyard, making it beautiful, with lawns all around the house, where cats and dogs can lie and sunbathe.
It's like those eco-farms abroad.
Take it one step at a time, and you will eventually achieve it.
The system released a new task in the last two days.
[Start the Quest: Sprout]
[Task requirement: Germinate any crop seed in the field.]
[Task Rewards: Rewards are based on the number of seeds that sprout; the more seeds that sprout, the better the reward.]
This task coincides with Xu Ran's act of planting sunflowers.
Just right.
Everything is the best arrangement.
This feels so good.
That night.
The night was dark and the wind was high.
The farm was truly pitch black at night; you couldn't see anything at all.
There was only a little light inside the greenhouse.
The dogs are all asleep.
The badger family hasn't come back since the melon harvest; they're probably living in the forest and don't come anymore.
The area outside the farm was quiet, with the occasional whistling of the wind and the cooing of some unknown bird.
Just then, a slightly furtive figure, carrying a heavy-looking bag, quietly walked along the mountain path.
Then, he crept into the farm by following the outer fence.
He gritted his teeth, his eyes fixed on the sunflower field that Xu Ran had just planted, a hint of malice in them.
Then, he carefully walked towards the sunflower field.
"Click."
At that moment, he stepped on a dry, cracked branch and snapped it with a crisp sound.
However, the distance was too great for anyone to hear.
Just then, the owl that was waiting for the mouse to come out of the big locust tree suddenly turned its head and looked straight at the figure that had slipped in.
This owl is a system-certified "Night Owl" that guards the farm at night.
The next second, it took off silently, heading straight for the figure.
The person who came was an old man from the village.
There's a saying that goes, "Poor mountains and bad waters breed unruly people." It may not sound nice, but that's the gist of it.
Nanshan is somewhat remote, and there are always a few abnormal people here.
For example, Xu Ran recently made a lot of money selling watermelons, which made some people in the village envious.
Everyone here is perfectly fine being poor, so why should you be able to make money?
So the old man specially carried a sack of coarse salt and walked five miles of mountain road, just to take advantage of the night to spread salt on Xu Ran's newly plowed land!
Sprinkling salt may not show any change on the outside, but the seeds simply cannot germinate and will all die.
Human nature is inherently evil!
He goes to so much trouble and still suffers a loss, but he's happy to see others suffer.
The thought of achieving his goal soon gave the old man even more energy.
At this moment, the old man suddenly felt something was wrong.
Why am I suddenly breaking out in a cold sweat?
His body's instincts told him there was danger!
The old man nervously swallowed, and the next second, he heard nothing as a pair of claws suddenly scratched hard on the back of his neck.
"what!"
The old man was startled by the sudden grab. He put down the sack, immediately touched the back of his neck, and turned around.
Several bloody marks had appeared on the back of his neck.
But all I could see was complete darkness.
"who!"
The old man was somewhat frightened, but mustered his courage and cursed.
The next moment, the shadow reappeared and scratched at his head.
"what!"
The sudden attack made the old man scream again.
Just then, a series of urgent barking sounds rang out from afar.
It's a Border Collie.
They heard the noise and are rushing towards us.
It was pitch black all around, and he couldn't see anything, but the old man felt that he was being stared at intently by something.
"A ghost! A ghost!"
He had been sneaking in cautiously, suppressing his fear, but at this moment, the fear was completely released, scaring him so much that he ran away as fast as he could.
"what!"
"A ghost!"
Even as he fled, the owl continued to attack him silently.
The night was pitch black; the countryside was completely dark, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. He ran purely on instinct, stumbling and falling to the ground, tumbling several times.
The owl seized the opportunity to swoop down and peck at him a few times.
At this moment, the sound of dogs running was getting closer.
The old man scrambled forward, and when he bumped into the farm's fence, he felt as if he had met a savior. He immediately ducked down and crawled out.
Then he kept running, running all the way away.
If you've done something wrong, you're afraid of ghosts knocking on your door.
What happened tonight terrified him so much that he probably won't dare to come here again.
Hearing a noise in her sleep, Xu Ran immediately got out of bed.
He turned on the main light in the yard, then took a powerful flashlight and went out to look.
Soon, he saw the burlap sacks next to the sunflower field and the salt scattered on the ground.
"Salt?"
Xu Ran squatted down and touched the coarse salt, his eyes turning cold.
"Damn, there really are such beasts."
He couldn't help but curse.
He had heard many similar stories, such as someone who contracted a fishpond and was about to make money, only to have all the fish killed by someone poisoning them.
Some people laid insulating film on the ground when raising seedlings, but every piece of film was punctured, and all the seedlings froze to death.
Now he's encountered it too.
Thankfully, there are owls and Border Collies at night.
Xu Ran immediately opened the system store and spent 5000 system coins to exchange for a monitoring system.
The previous surveillance coverage was incomplete; only the inside of the greenhouse was fully covered, while only one surveillance camera was installed in the open fields.
Now it seems that not pretending is the only option.
It needs comprehensive protection.