Chapter 166 The Perfect Pesticide

Author: Zhong Lin

Chapter 166 The Perfect Pesticide

When Gu Jingcheng and Wan Fuzi came out of the Yamen, it was dusk again.

The issue of insect infestation now hangs high in the hearts of each of them.

He was afraid that Su Xiaomu would be anxious at home alone, so he immediately returned home to find her after bidding farewell to Master Wan.

Just now, the county magistrate made it clear that once the pest problem is confirmed, we will know that the eggs will grow into locusts.

According to records in the history of the country, the last large-scale locust outbreak in the country was decades ago. The locusts that time were also menacing and caused a lot of harm and losses to the entire country.

That crisis was deeply engraved in the hearts of old people like them, and even now they still feel very scared when they think about it.

If this locust crisis starts from the capital city, it will really kill the county magistrate!

The three of them each had their own worries, but the moment Gu Jingcheng entered the yard and saw Su Xiaomu, he just felt that his whole body was soothed.

Su Xiaomu moved the table and chairs under the grape trellis, placed all the Chinese medicines she bought on the table, and kept adjusting the formulas based on the prescriptions in her memory.

Su Xiaomu's hand was stained with a lot of green concoction. She felt her forehead was itchy at the moment. She raised her hand to scratch her head, but when she saw the green color on her hand, she retracted her hand calmly.

But when he pulled back his hand, he saw Gu Jingcheng standing at the door but not coming in.

Su Xiaomu's eyes suddenly lit up at this moment. She directly applied the green concoction on her apron without any hesitation and ran towards him in a bounding motion.

"Gu Jingcheng!" Su Xiaomu called him abruptly, "How did your discussion with them go? Did the county magistrate believe what I said?"

She studied it all afternoon and felt that she had almost found the feel.

It is estimated that in another hour or two at most, she will be able to develop an insecticide.

At least he saw some light of dawn, and Su Xiaomu was still very happy at the moment.

"People have been sent to check, but the county magistrate has no way to kill the locust eggs. I read a lot of history books today and also summoned an agricultural official privately. He said that there is no method that can completely kill the locusts.

Not even driven away.”

When Gu Jingcheng saw Su Xiaomu running towards him, a hint of sweetness and joy filled his heart, but when he thought of the urgent situation at this moment, he immediately suppressed the sweetness and joy in his heart.

After his eyes wandered over her, he looked at the herbs on the table.

"how?"

"The research is almost done. I just asked Aunt Zhao to cook later. Let's eat first, and then we can discuss the matter carefully after eating."

Su Xiaomu is now very confident about this insecticide. She is in a much better mood and is no longer as heavy as before.

"But you have nothing to do, so you can help me with the preparation. Just wait for my research to be successful, and we will test it together. After everything is confirmed, you can take the prescription to the county magistrate."

Su Xiaomu has never been a person who wants to be famous. Once this insecticide is produced, it will only have Gu Jingcheng's name written on it.

"But you made this." Gu Jingcheng didn't quite agree with what she said and rejected Su Xiaomu without any hesitation.

Gu Jingcheng looked at Su Xiaomu with an extremely serious look, and his black eyes were full of sincerity: "What's yours is yours. It's your contribution to the people of Fucheng. You should let them know it, not to be crowned mine."

The name adds...color to my imperial examination."

"You know it doesn't matter to me, besides, husband and wife are one."

Su Xiaomu didn't want to discuss this issue with him in depth, so he waved his hand to let the topic pass first, and then took him to make pesticides.

Gu Jingcheng was still a little unhappy because the topic was terminated, but when she took her hand and walked into the yard, he couldn't express his anger.

Gu Jingcheng had a helpless expression on his face, and he and she arranged the herbs at the table for a long time. Finally, when Aunt Zhao brought the last dish to the table, the first bottle of insecticide was ready!

"I think we succeeded!"

Su Xiaomu felt that her head was itching more now, but now the potion in her hand was a symbol of happiness. She reached out and scratched her forehead without any scruples, leaving a green patch on her forehead.

Gu Jingcheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw her like this. He said, "You don't have any scruples at all?"

"No, not at all!"

Su Xiaomu himself said it with a smile.

The two of them wolfed down their meal, and then found a nearby farmland to dig up the soil.

Interestingly, this farm is in the city, quite close to their small courtyard.

This time it was Gu Jingcheng who was digging the soil, and Su Xiaomu squatted behind him to look at the soil he had dug out.

Sure enough, there are more insect eggs here than on the farm.

But it is normal, because livestock are not allowed to be raised in the city, and the farms are on the outskirts of the city, and the free-range chickens and ducks can eat a lot of insect eggs in the fields.

To a certain extent, Chicken and Duck resolved certain crises.

But after all, it is a drop in the bucket, and it is of little use.

Su Xiaomu poured the insecticide into the soil. She held a small hoe in her hand and mixed the pesticide and soil thoroughly. After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, she opened the pictures to check the status of the insect eggs.

Sure enough, the medicine they prepared was very effective, but within a quarter of an hour, most of the eggs were dead.

After repeating this process, Su Xiaomu and Gu Jingcheng found another farmland full of crops and sprayed the medicine on the leaves of the crops.

Because it is a traditional Chinese medicine, although the effect is strong, it does not cause any harm to the crops. However, this time it takes a longer time, almost an hour, before the eggs attached to the leaves of the crops fall off.

After all the tests were successful, Su Xiaomu and Gu Jingcheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After returning home, the two of them did not dare to touch the things in the house casually, because before leaving, they had ordered Aunt Zhao to boil two pots of hot water, and there was always a charcoal fire in the stove, so the water was still hot.

They each had a room, took a comfortable bath, and finally had time to sit in the yard and watch the moon comfortably.

"Now... the big rock that has been hanging in my heart has finally fallen. You don't know that when I first discovered those bugs today, I was completely frightened. I was really afraid that the locusts would come and everyone would be displaced.

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Su Xiaomu closed her eyes and let her whole body relax.

It is said that a major disaster will be followed by a major epidemic. If a locust plague breaks out in Fucheng, then the arrival of the plague is just around the corner.

Su Xiaomu knew some simple medical treatments, but they were only limited to minor illnesses and pains.

She is not that kind of powerful time-traveling woman, and there are no golden fingers for her in this era.

By then, under the double attack of the locust plague and the plague, she would probably have no way out.
Chapter completed!