Siheyuan: I am protecting Shazhu, who dares to object?

While the school expansion project was progressing smoothly, Cui Gu Village was faced with new problems.

That day, Wang Dashan was helping to move construction materials at the construction site when he suddenly heard a commotion.

He put down the work in his hands, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and hurried over to check the situation.

I saw a group of villagers gathered together, looking anxious and talking.

"Dashan, something bad has happened to the Codonopsis pilosula field in our village!"

A villager shouted anxiously.

Wang Dashan's heart tightened, and he asked quickly, "What's going on? Tell me quickly!"

"I don't know why, but a large number of pests and diseases suddenly appeared in the Codonopsis fields. Many Codonopsis plants are dying!"

Another villager said with deep sorrow.

When Wang Dashan heard this, his face turned pale immediately. He knew very well the importance of Codonopsis pilosula to the village, especially now that the production of health-preserving medicines required a large amount of Codonopsis pilosula.

Without time to think, he immediately followed the villagers to the Codonopsis field.

The scene before him made Wang Dashan feel distressed. He saw large areas of Codonopsis pilosula leaves turning yellow, some even beginning to rot, and diseases and pests were spreading rapidly.

Wang Dashan squatted down and carefully checked the condition of the Codonopsis pilosula, his brows furrowed and his face full of worry.

"Brother Dashan, what should we do? We can't let the Codonopsis pilosula we worked so hard to grow be destroyed like this!"

A young villager said anxiously.

Wang Dashan stood up and said firmly: "Don't panic, let's find a way to control pests and diseases. I will go to the town to find agricultural technicians to see if they have any good ideas."

After saying that, Wang Dashan didn't even take a rest and immediately turned around and ran towards the town.

Along the way, he was anxious and hurried, praying in his heart that he could find a solution as soon as possible.

When he arrived in the town, Wang Dashan found agricultural technician Xiao Li.

After listening to Wang Dashan's description, Xiao Li also took it very seriously and immediately followed Wang Dashan to the Codonopsis pilosula field in Cuigu Village.

After carefully checking the pests and diseases of the Codonopsis pilosula, Xiao Li frowned and said, "Uncle Dashan, this pest and disease is very aggressive. It is caused by a relatively rare pathogen. Ordinary pesticides may not be very effective."

Wang Dashan was disappointed when he heard this, but he still said, "Xiao Li, you better think of a solution. Our village depends on these Codonopsis!"

Xiao Li pondered for a moment and said, "Uncle Dashan, I have to go back and do an experiment to see which medicine is most effective against this bacteria. However, this will take some time. You must first take some emergency measures to try to control the spread of pests and diseases."

Wang Dashan nodded quickly and said, "Okay, Xiao Li, go back and do the experiment. We will do as you say."

After Xiao Li left, Wang Dashan immediately organized the villagers to take emergency measures.

He led the villagers to work in the Codonopsis pilosula field. Some villagers were responsible for pulling out the Codonopsis pilosula plants that were seriously infected, while others spread lime powder on the field for disinfection and sterilization.

"Everyone, please be careful. Make sure to pull out all the infected plants to avoid any future problems."

While working, Wang Dashan gave instructions to the villagers.

"Brother Dashan, so many Codonopsis pilosula have been infected. This is a huge loss for us!"

A villager said with a sigh.

Wang Dashan stopped what he was doing, looked at the villagers, and said firmly: "Fellow villagers, we can't just sigh over the losses. The most important thing now is to find a way to control the pests and diseases and save the remaining Codonopsis. As long as we work together, we will definitely get through this difficult time."

With Wang Dashan's encouragement, the villagers picked themselves up again and continued to work hard.

After several days of intense work, the pests and diseases were finally brought under control to a certain extent, but the losses to Codonopsis pilosula were still very heavy.

Just when Wang Dashan was worried about the Codonopsis pilosula, another piece of bad news came.

Due to continuous heavy rain, the roof of the village’s fruit canning factory began to leak, and some production equipment was soaked by rainwater and could not operate normally.

When Wang Dashan rushed to the cannery, the factory director was standing there with a helpless look on his face.

"Dashan, what should we do? The equipment is broken and the roof is leaking. This cannery won't be able to produce for a while!"

The factory manager said anxiously.

Wang Dashan felt very heavy-hearted when he saw the equipment soaked by rain and the leaking roof. However, he suppressed his anxiety and comforted the factory director, saying, "Director, don't worry. Let's wipe the equipment dry first and see if we can fix it. We will also try to solve the roof problem as soon as possible."

So Wang Dashan organized the villagers and the workers from the cannery to start repairing the equipment and the roof.

Everyone worked together. Some brought ladders to climb onto the roof to repair the leaks, while others were busy wiping off equipment and checking for faults in the factory.

"Everyone, be careful. Those who are on the roof, be careful and don't fall."

Wang Dashan gave instructions from the side.

After several days of hard work, the hole in the roof was finally repaired and some equipment was also repaired, but some key equipment still needed replacement parts before it could function properly.

Wang Dashan looked at the exhausted villagers and workers and said gratefully, "Thank you for your hard work. We are really grateful to you for this period of time. However, we cannot relax yet. We must find a way to buy back the equipment parts and resume production in the cannery as soon as possible."

However, purchasing equipment parts became a problem.

Due to the shortage of supplies at the time, many parts were difficult to buy, and the village’s funds were also very limited.

Wang Dashan ran around and asked people to find out where he could buy equipment parts.

He went to various stores and factories in town and even to the county seat, but could not find the right part.

Just when Wang Dashan was almost in despair, he suddenly remembered an old friend he met in the city who worked in a machinery factory.

Wang Dashan immediately wrote a letter to his old friend, explaining the situation in the village and hoping that he could help find equipment parts.

A few days later, Wang Dashan finally received a reply from his old friend.

The letter said that he had found some second-hand equipment parts that, although not brand new, were barely usable and relatively cheap.

After reading the letter, Wang Dashan was so happy that he almost jumped up.

He immediately took a few villagers to the city and bought the equipment parts from an old friend.

After returning to the village, everyone quickly installed and debugged the equipment. After some effort, the cannery finally resumed production.

Despite experiencing so many setbacks and difficulties, Wang Dashan never gave up.

He firmly believes that as long as everyone unites as one, there will be no difficulties that cannot be overcome.

Under his leadership, the villagers of Cui Gu Village have become more confident and continue to work hard to develop the village's industries.