mijobooks Chapter 0057 Crop Failure, Agricultural Insurance
Chapter 0057 Crop Failure, Agricultural Insurance
Gu Tong answered the phone first, and then heard Professor Mao's voice, which was slightly choked with sobs:
"Xiao Gu, this snow has ruined all my crops! Please help me, see if you can salvage any of them? I'll pay whatever it takes."
"Professor Mao, don't worry. We've all suffered, so it's only right that we help each other. I'll come over to see you later, and we'll talk when we meet."
"Alright then, you absolutely have to come. I'm counting on you."
Professor Mao, like a drowning person grasping at a straw, placed all his hopes on Gu Tong.
After hanging up, Gu Tong quickly checked the messages sent by Dong Jun and Ma Dongwen.
Both of them said they didn't have enough fuel and had suffered considerable losses; they were both extremely worried.
Furthermore, Ma Dongwen mentioned that Lin Hao's land was severely affected by the disaster and asked him if there was any way to resolve it.
"You wait here, I'll figure something out."
Gu Tong quickly replied to the message, then reopened the [Shennong Pavilion] and redeemed enough [antifreeze enhancing liquid] for 250 acres of land.
250亩地包括董军的40亩、马东文的50亩、林浩的80亩以及茅教授的80亩，一共花了25点神农值。
Shennong Value: 556 points
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Several sealed barrels appeared at his feet, and he immediately called Lin Hao.
As soon as the call connected, Lin Hao anxiously called out:
"Gu Tong, I was just about to look for you. The situation in my fields is really bad. Old Ma said I might need to spray antifreeze, but it's in short supply everywhere right now. Do you have any left?"
He had watched Gu Tong's live stream before and knew that the other party had antifreeze.
"I have some left over here, come quickly and take it back to spray."
"Thank you so much! I'll be right there."
Lin Hao was overjoyed and quickly arrived at Gu Tong's house.
Gu Tong gave the other party the amount of antifreeze needed for 80 acres of land and explained the dilution ratio. The other party then sped away with the antifreeze.
He himself brought a drone and diluted antifreeze to Dong Jun's land.
At this moment, Dong Jun was squatting on the ground, smoking one cigarette after another.
Several piles of wet straw were lit around the field, and wisps of smoke drifted through the field, while the straw was about to burn out.
"Brother Gu..."
Upon seeing Gu Tong, Dong Jun stood up and called out, but choked up before he could finish speaking.
"Brother Dong, don't just stand there. Go to my farmland and get some dried cow dung to burn. Your straw won't do; the smoke is too thin. I'll use a drone to spray antifreeze on it for you; that should save you a lot of your losses."
Gu Tong didn't bother with pleasantries and made the arrangements in a commanding tone.
Upon hearing this, Dong Jun immediately perked up. His original fuel was far from enough, but now that he had cow dung, it would solve a major problem.
The most crucial thing is antifreeze. Antifreeze is in high demand these days, and he made many calls before but couldn't get any.
"Brother Gu, you've done me a huge favor!"
Dong Jun disregarded everything else and immediately drove his tractor to haul away cow dung.
Gu Tong finished spraying in less than twenty minutes and then rushed off to Ma Dongwen's place.
Ma Dongwen was also frowning. He was not as good as Dong Jun. At least Dong Jun had straw to burn, while he could only burn some rotten wood.
"Old Ma, hurry up and go to my field and haul away some cow dung. It's piled up right there by my field. Don't look so gloomy. I'll spray some antifreeze on you right now; it should save a lot of crops."
Gu Tong didn't have time to consider the other person's feelings. She made arrangements in a few words and then began the drone spraying operation.
By the time Ma Dongwen finished his work, one of the batteries had run out of power, and he had brought a total of four batteries.
Next stop, is Professor Mao's place.
When he arrived at Professor Mao's field, he saw that the seedlings were leaning and swaying in all directions, looking terrible. This was partly due to the sudden change in weather, but also because Professor Mao had bought inferior seeds.
If no remedial action is taken, the crops in the field will all die within a few days.
"Xiao Gu, you're finally here, thank goodness! You know, I'm already so old, first I trusted someone and bought inferior seeds, then I encountered a natural disaster, I've been hit by both natural disasters and man-made calamities."
Professor Mao knew perfectly well that he had been cheated before, and his profits would already be reduced by half. Now, with the frost disaster, there was a real possibility that his harvest would be completely lost.
The only person he can rely on and trust right now is Gu Tong.
Gu Tong remained silent, walked into the field to observe carefully, and then couldn't help but sigh.
"Professor Mao, there's no point in trying to save this land. The reason is simple: the seeds sown were of poor quality to begin with. With such inherent deficiencies compounded by frost, the vast majority of seedlings simply cannot be saved."
This has nothing to do with Gu Tong. He and Dong Jun had repeatedly warned Professor Mao, but he still fell for it.
The consequences of being deceived have already become apparent; the germination rate of only 50% speaks volumes.
The seedlings were inherently weak and then encountered frost, so most of the seedlings in the ground had actually died.
He didn't have the ability to bring the dead back to life, so naturally he couldn't save the rapeseed and alfalfa in the field.
"How could this happen?"
Professor Mao plopped down on the ground, and Gu Tong quickly helped him up.
"It's all my fault. I always trust others too easily. A few kind words from someone and I lose all sense of direction."
Gu Tong listened to the other person's self-talk and didn't know what to say.
Just then, his phone rang, so he walked aside to answer it.
"Gu Tong, this is Liang Qin. How badly have your crops been damaged? I and other officials from the county and township are going to each village to verify the details of the damage. Please record the data in advance."
By the way, for talents like you who were brought in through the county government, the county helped you with agricultural insurance when you settled down. The insurance policy was tucked inside the documents you signed. I thought it was just a formality, but I never expected it would actually come in handy.
Liang Qin made this call for two purposes: first, to remind Gu Tong to prepare to apply for disaster relief supplies, and second, to file an insurance claim as soon as possible.
In fact, every talent brought in has this insurance policy. Liang Qin specifically mentioned it when signing the contract, but nobody really paid attention to it.
"Yes, yes, I remember now, there was an insurance policy. Liang Qin, thank you. My field is doing okay, but Professor Mao's field suffered severe damage, and there's a risk of total crop failure."
Gu Tong felt that Liang Qin's phone call was a timely help and should be able to help Professor Mao get out of his predicament.
Liang Qin was very surprised. Although the cold snap in spring was quite powerful, it shouldn't have caused the entire farmland to lose its harvest. There must be something wrong here.
However, she was about to meet with the talents she had brought in, and she would find out the situation then, so she quickly hung up the phone.
At this moment, Professor Mao's wife also came over. The couple talked about the possibility of a total crop failure this year, and they couldn't help but hug each other and cry.
"Professor Mao, Auntie. A government official just called and said that for talents like us who have been introduced to the county, the county has purchased agricultural insurance for us free of charge from the very beginning."
With insurance, the insurance company will definitely pay out. Go back and look for the policy; it should be tucked among the documents you signed. Once you find it, file a claim with the insurance company as soon as possible.
Looking at the two of them, Gu Tong felt a pang of sadness and quickly told them about agricultural insurance.
While insurance claims can't cover all losses, they can at least recover the money spent on seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides.
The next step is to hurry up and plant. Planting now will definitely affect the yield, but it's better than doing nothing.