Whose farming family has the male protagonist giving three piglets as a gift at the beginning?
Chapter 606: Catch the enemy every day
"Have you eaten? Let your aunt scoop you a bowl of rice." Mr. Li held the bowl with a smile on his face, but there was still a hint of sadness between his brows.
"I've eaten. Auntie, please hurry up and have your meal." As Su Ziling entered the yard, he saw the plum tree.
When I came here to pick plums last year, they were yellow plums, but now they are green plums. Each one is very large and hangs in bunches on the tree.
Uncle Li took a bite of his rice and looked up along the direction she was looking. "There are a lot of plums this year, and they are big, but they are too sour. If you can bear sour things, you can come and pick some."
"Yeah," Su Ziling responded with a smile, his eyes showing obvious happiness, "Then I won't be polite. I'll come back later to pick some and make some green plum wine for my grandpa."
"Okay, anyway, your aunt and I don't dare to eat it, it's too sour and chewy. If you want, come pick it. Pick as much as you want. By the way," seeing her carrying a basket, Mr. Li's eyes were full of doubts, "Today is not the day to go to the county, what are you doing?"
Su Ziling nodded, "Yes, I have to go to the county for something, so I thought I'd send the vermicelli along with it. I won't go to the market next time, and I have to plant rice at home."
"Uncle, I was just about to ask, are you free? If you are free, can you give us a ride?"
Mr. Li glanced at Mrs. Li, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
Aunt Li sighed, "Go ahead. The crops look hopeless anyway. We might as well pull them out all at once and plant again when the rain comes."
After hearing what they said, Su Ziling finally understood what was going on with Mr. Li's forced smile.
"Auntie, could it be that the corn here has also been infested by insects?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Aunt Li and Uncle Li looked at her and asked, "Do you have any too?"
Su Ziling nodded, "Yes, the corn core was full of borers, and the corn was completely eaten up."
Aunt Li's face was filled with heartache. She slapped her thigh and said, "It's terrible. I don't know where this unlucky creature came from. It only eats corn cobs. The corn cobs have been gnawed to pieces. There are also piles of insect feces on the leaves."
"Your uncle and I have been crawling on the ground catching corn every day, but we can never catch them all. We caught them a few days ago, but they started to appear again. What do you think happened this year? We finally saw the corn seedlings grow into plants, and now there is such a disaster."
"Auntie, is it common in the whole village?" Su Ziling asked another question.
Aunt Li had already begun to secretly wipe away tears. Uncle Li patted her on the back and took over the conversation, "Every household has them. We usually catch them to get rid of them. Sometimes we spray them with garlic water or onion water, which always works. But this time it didn't work. We tried everything, but the insects were completely gone. We can only catch them with our hands."
"It's not just our village, it's also the case in several neighboring villages. The fields are all connected. I asked while we were working, and the situation in the neighboring village is even worse, with only one stake left. They can only wait for the rain to come and then replant."
Su Ziling shook his head. "This insect is called a heart borer. If it is not eradicated, it will still be there after the crops are planted. After it breaks out of its cocoon, it will become a small moth. A moth can lay four to five hundred eggs, which we cannot see with our eyes. When there are no crops, they will just sleep. When the crops grow, they will start to eat them again."
Hearing her say this, the two elderly people became even more depressed. "Then what should we do? We can't just stop planting, right? If we don't plant, what will we eat? And we still have to pay taxes." Aunt Li was already crying.
"God doesn't leave us any chance to survive."
"Auntie, Auntie, don't worry, I have a way." Su Ziling squatted in front of her, holding her hand with one hand and gently patting the back of her hand with the other to comfort her.
"Is there a way?" The old lady met her eyes.
Su Ziling just nodded heavily.
The girl's eyes were full of determination and insight, and they held infinite power. Somehow, Aunt Li felt inexplicably calmed down as she looked into her eyes.
"Yes, I went to the county today just for this matter. Our village has also been hit by this insect plague. I know of five or six villages affected. By chance, we found a prescription that is very effective against this insect."
"But my power is limited after all. I can't help so many people. That's why I went to the county today for this matter. Don't worry, your corn will be fine. Don't worry, I'm here for you."
Su Ziling patted the back of her hand gently, his voice filled with infinite power.
"You, do you really have a way?" Aunt Li's voice was full of disbelief.
"Yes!" Su Ziling nodded, her voice sonorous and powerful. She curled her lips slightly, tilted her head slightly, and her eyes curved like crescent moons. "Auntie, don't you believe me?"
"Believe it!" Aunt Li responded. After she finished speaking, she herself was a little bit unbelieving.
"Just trust me. Auntie, you stay at home and pick some peach leaves. They will be useful when the time comes. I don't know if others will believe me. If someone does, call them to come together. We will come back later to teach everyone how to do it."
Seeing that she had calmed down, Su Zi sat on the stool and said, "This recipe is useful. We used this method the day before yesterday and yesterday. I went to the fields this morning and found that all the insects were gone. That's why we chose to go to the county now. If it didn't work, I wouldn't have gone to the county."
As Su Ziling finished speaking, Aunt Li took away Uncle Li's bowl and patted his arm hurriedly, "Stop eating, go get the cart, go quickly, send Xiaoqing to the county as soon as possible, get this done as soon as possible, and kill the insects as soon as possible."
Seeing that she had snatched the bowl away, Su Ziling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Auntie, don't be in a hurry. It won't be too late to let Uncle Li finish his meal before leaving."
"It's urgent. How can it not be urgent? He's almost finished eating, so he doesn't need another bite." The old lady laughed and said, "He was still hesitating just now. He didn't have time for anything else. You must have this. Even if you don't have time, you have to have it."
"By the way, you said you wanted peach leaves, how many do you need?"
"It depends on how much land you have at home, but I suggest that everyone go together to pick the herbs. When the time comes, I will prepare the herbs together, so you can pick more."
Su Ziling thought that it would be unrealistic to teach each family one by one, especially when it came to the dosage of lime. Her idea was to soak the whole village together and then let them pound it themselves later.
Once the original liquid comes out, it is easy to add clean water.
While the two were talking, Uncle Li's ox cart had already been set up and driven out.
"Old woman, after you finish your meal, call everyone to go pick peach leaves. If they are willing, then go together. If they are not willing, forget it. And don't make a scene with them, or it will be embarrassing."
Uncle Li was leading the cow and giving worried instructions.
Aunt Li has a straightforward temper and often offends some people.
Aunt Li rolled her eyes at him and said, "You can go if you want. I don't want to argue with them. Besides, if I have the time to argue with them, I might as well save my energy to pick more peach leaves."
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