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Chapter 170 Chapter 170(1/2)

Thanks to Li Dongyang's generous action, the frogs in the field were saved from poisonous hands. Even when others suggested catching them, Brother Wen sternly stated that frogs are beneficial insects and we cannot harm frogs.

To show that what he said made sense, he also popularized the concept of beneficial insects to the little beans.

The frogs jumping in the ground, the dragonflies flying in the sky, and the bees buzzing everywhere are all good helpers in the forests and fields. They are good friends of mankind. We must live in harmony with them!

Brother Wen also taught everyone about other beneficial insects. For example, you know the white waxworm in Sichuan? It lies on the tree in vain. If you raise it, you can use it to make candles!

And you know about the lac bugs in Yunnan, the purple ones also lie on trees, and they can produce lac when raised.

Those two things are very easy to use, natural and harmless, and they are perfect for rolling into pills. If you wrap them in Coptis chinensis, you won’t even be able to taste the bitterness.

If you mix some syrup into it, it will taste so sweet that you may want to put the medicine in your mouth and lick it again and again!

Just don't lick it for too long. If you lick it for a few more times, you might end up licking the coptis inside.

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The set of explanations can frighten the little cubs. Can insects still produce wax and glue?!

Many little kids couldn't help but run back and ask about their biological father.

Yang Ting and other fathers traveling with their children quickly received a barrage of questions from their own children.

Some people asked, "Do bees really "work hard for us and be sweet for us"? This is what Brother Wen said.

Some people ask, Are candles really made of many, many bugs? This has cast a slight psychological shadow on the candles at home.

Others are shouting, where is Yunnan? He is going to Yunnan! He is going to Yunnan to catch a lot of lac bugs, and then goes to Sichuan to catch a lot of them and use them to make medicine for his grandmother. The medicine she takes every day will never be eaten again.

So bitter!

As soon as this kid said his words, the situation immediately opened up, his thoughts immediately sublimated, and he won the admiration of many people in an instant.

Many people don't know much about these birds, animals, insects, and fish, and are not able to deal with the problems of these children.

Fortunately, everyone has seen bees, dragonflies and the like, and can explain why. Things like white wax, lac, etc., they don’t quite understand.

Yang Ting knew this Sichuan native quite well. He smiled and explained to a group of curious little pods: "There are many mountains and trees in Sichuan and Yunnan. This white waxworm grows on privet trees and holly trees. Earlier,

Don't know anyone

It was only in the past hundred years that the beauty of it was discovered. Not only does it produce a lot of wax, it is also as white as snow, a hundred times better than other waxes, and it is not harmful to raise, so it is now abundant in many places in Sichuan.

Planted a lot of holly trees."

After listening to Yang Tinghe's explanation, everyone understood the white waxworm, and only the lacworm was left.

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Seeing so many dark eyes staring at him, Yang Tinghe coughed slightly and turned to Qiu Jun for help: "Mr. Qiu Ge, you have the most extensive knowledge, why don't you explain it to me."

Qiu Jun said: "During the Yongle period, Bangge La sent envoys to pay tribute to 'lac'. It is estimated that it was produced by the lac bugs mentioned by Brother Wen. Just like bees sucking nectar to make honey, waxworms suck tree sap to produce wax. almost."

Banggela is located in the East India area. Zheng He once stopped there during his voyages to the West and established contacts with it. During the Zhengtong period, they even sent envoys to send off unicorns!

It is said that when Zhu Di learned that Banggela had paid tribute to the Kirin, Long Xin was so pleased that he organized a grand viewing party for the Kirin and invited officials to write poems and praise it.

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See, as soon as I, Zhu Di, ascended the throne, the unicorn was presented to me. Who dares to say that I am not the real dragon emperor?!

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Aren’t you writers very good at writing? Give me a hard blow. If you don’t do it well, you have to start over!

When Brother Wen learned about this in the Siyi Pavilion, he curiously ran to look for the "Bangge La Jin Qilin Picture" to take a look.

You don’t know until you look at it, but you only know how outrageous it is when you look at it——

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Is this bullying Zhu Di because he has never been to the African savannah, or is he looking at Zhu Di's auspicious aspirations?!

Unexpectedly, Banggela not only paid tribute to "Qilin", but also paid tribute to lac.

Brother Wen was wondering where Bangge La was and whether he should think of ways to introduce some insect species, when Qiu Jun added: "Actually, we also have lac, but it's not usually called that. It’s called purple ore, ant paint, etc. That’s why you say lac bugs, everyone doesn’t know what’s going on. This thing is not only found in Yunnan, but also in Lingnan, and there are quite a few along our South China Sea coast.”

When Qiu Jun said this, Wu Kuan, who was good at calligraphy and painting, turned around and suddenly said: "It turns out to be Zikuang."

He explained to Brother Wen that since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were records of the artificial production of ant paint in Nanfang. By the Tang Dynasty, "ant mines from the South China Sea" had been used for painting, but everyone only used them as pigments and dyes. I didn’t even think much about the ingredients for the pills that Brother Wen mentioned.

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Yuan Siyong listened for most of the day and was thoughtful all the time on the way back.

After returning home, Yuan Siyong was still thinking about "beneficial insects" such as lac bugs and white wax bugs.

His talent for reading was limited, and he got into the Imperial College through his father's blessing. Everyone was enthusiastically discussing the provincial examination, but he knew that his chances of passing the examination were not high.

Yuan Siyong was more interested in farming. For example, Wen Geer's proposal to study "Baijiami" was very appealing to him.

Today I learned a lot about farming from the farmer named Zhao Yuan, and it made him feel that agriculture is also a broad and profound knowledge.

After hearing what Brother Wen said about "beneficial insects", Yuan Siyong felt his heart pounding. He wished he could immediately go to Sichuan and Yunnan to see for himself what those insects that can produce wax and glue look like.

Speaking of which, among the scholars of the Pre-Qin Dynasty, there were specialized "farmers". Although the peasants later declined, there were still countless people who wrote agricultural books in the past dynasties.

Yuan Siyong thinks this is very meaningful.

At least it is much more meaningful than using his academic qualifications to wait for his father to fill a minor official position such as county magistrate, and burying his head in paperwork all his life.

Yuan Siyong's character is the same as that of his father Yuan Shouzhi. He usually can't beat a fart with ten sticks, and he is never a talkative person.

But once they encounter something they want to do, no matter how difficult it is or how unrecognized by others, they will do it unswervingly.

This is what Yuan Siyong thought, and he said the same thing after returning home: "Dad, I don't want to take the imperial examination anymore. I want to go to Yunnan."

Yuan Shouzhi looked at his eldest son with the attitude of "I can beat him or scold him as I please, but I don't want to take the civil service examination anymore", and he felt so angry that his liver ached.

Wang Hua didn't notice the way Yuan Shou looked directly at Brother Wen, but he knew that Brother Wen had always been keen on who liked him and who didn't like him. He had known this since he was a child.

After the large-scale spring outing, Li Dongyang and the others couldn't help but write many poems and essays to compliment each other, and even asked Brother Wen to write together.

Brother Wen assured.

"I will never bother Yuan Tongzheng again!"

Didn’t they just go out for a spring outing today?!

Didn’t it turn out that Mr. Da didn’t really plan to give him extra homework?!

Daily homework that could be done easily in the past is now difficult to learn.

His eyes were gloomy and his face was dark, much like the look on his father's or teacher's face when he did bad things.

The car in front is overturned, the car behind is blocked!

Even if Yuan Tongzheng is unhappy that he wants to go to his house several times to eat rice noodles, he doesn't hate him!

In fact, Brother Wen's persistence in having so many geniuses come to him surprised Xie Qian.

Is this the pain you have to endure when you grow up?

Yuan Shouzhi usually behaved politely towards others, and it was no different today. He nodded to Wang Hua and left in a hurry.

After reading Brother Wen's new work, Xie Qian said with deep approval: "It really should be implemented into practice."

Brother Wen is just here for fun, why should you pay attention to what to write?

This kid has never made enough money for a meal since he was a kid!

Brother Wen argued: "No more, I never mentioned it again!"

He is five years old, well-behaved, smart and cute!

Hearing what Brother Wen said, he also subconsciously felt that Yuan Shouzhi's attitude was because Brother Wen had repeatedly asked to go to other people's houses for food.

After hearing this, Brother Wen thought it made sense.

Yuan Shou said angrily: "Okay, if you can raise the travel expenses yourself, go ahead. There is no money left at home for you to travel all over the world. If you can't raise it, just let me study peacefully in the Imperial College!"

Over the past few days, everyone else had become quite exhausted.

After all, they have been very particular about respecting the elderly and loving the young since ancient times.

Wang Hua said: "I've told you before, you can't force things that others don't want to do. You still have to shamelessly bother others over and over again. Can you blame others for not giving you a good look?"

After hearing Brother Wen's conclusive rebuttal, Wang Hua couldn't figure out Yuan Shouzhi's thoughts. He could only say: "Aren't people afraid of you repeating the same old talk? It should be noted that for many people, refusing

It’s not easy for people either.”

The poor kid didn't even notice that his homework had increased a lot compared to before.

Could it be that the little prodigy of the Wang family gave his son a drug of ecstasy because he repeatedly refused to come to the house to have a meal? It seems that he deceived his son so much that he didn’t even want to take the imperial examination!

What?

But somehow, Brother Wen keenly felt that Yuan Shou glanced at him before he walked away quickly.

Yuan Siyong had just started to think about "abandoning literature and joining the farm". He had never thought about money. Hearing what Yuan Shouzhi said, he immediately fainted.

Why didn't you find it so annoying before that your son had a temper similar to yours?

Xie Qian naturally knew that so much homework was a bit too much for such a young baby.
To be continued...
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