Whose farming family has the male protagonist giving three piglets as a gift at the beginning?

Eighteen was slightly stunned, "Are you planning to use them to bring this matter to the attention of His Majesty?"

"Smart!" Shen Xingye snapped his fingers. "If I don't do this, it will take a lot of effort to pass the message back through normal channels. Besides, even if it is passed back, I'm afraid they will find ways to block it or confuse people and make a big thing small or a small thing nothing."

After that, his voice became much softer. "It's a pity for the crops. I went to see them a few days ago, and the old men smiled and told me that there was enough rain this year, and the crops were growing better than in previous years. This year will definitely be a bumper year, but now..."

His voice faded away at the end, his tone full of self-blame.

"If I had noticed it earlier, maybe it could have been saved. But now, I'm afraid I have to turn the soil over and plant all over again. Those seeds..."

He sighed and said, "I'll try to get the old man to help me get some compensation when the time comes."

"Actually, there is still hope." Su Ziling said.

Shen Xingye shook his head. "It's useless. I just came out of your restaurant today. I heard a few words from people on the road before I knew that there was an insect infestation. At that time, Changce and I went out to check it out."

"I looked at the corn fields nearby. They were lush and green a few days ago, but when I went to see them again today, all the corn leaves had been eaten. Many of them were left with only one stalk, and the old men were still catching insects in the fields."

"I said, there is still hope." Su Ziling raised his voice.

Shen Xingye then raised his head and looked at her. Seeing that she looked serious and was not joking, he looked at Eighteen and saw Qiba nodded slightly.

His brows lit up. "You, what did you say?"

Su Ziling spoke word by word: "I said there is still hope."

Shen Xingye heard it clearly this time, "Do you have a solution?"

"Yes." Su Ziling nodded, "I came to the city just for this matter. Otherwise, what do you think I came for?"

Shen Xingye scratched his head and looked at her backpack, with a bit of embarrassment on his face. He said, "I thought you were here to deliver tea."

"Oh, yes, you are right, but the most important thing is the insect plague. Tea is just a by-product. You know, it is not easy for us to come to the county."

Su Ziling nodded, what he said was right.

"In fact, as you just said, if the bugs are not eliminated, it will be useless even if you plant new seeds."

"Who knows how many eggs those insects still have. This kind of insect is called a heartworm. It sleeps for a very long time. If you don't kill it, even if you replant it, you will still be eaten up again."

"Not only this year, but even next year when we plant seeds, they will still eat them."

"So powerful?" Shen Xingye frowned, "Then what method are you talking about? Is it possible to eliminate them all at once?"

Su Ziling shook his head. All destroyed?

She can't do this. Even in modern times, even if pesticides are sprayed twice a year, the insects cannot be eliminated. Pesticides are sprayed every year, and there are insects every year.

Want to eliminate it? This is simply a fantasy.

“It can’t be destroyed? Then what’s your solution?” Shen Xingye’s voice was very soft, almost like a whisper.

"Although we can't destroy it, we have ways to control it," Su Ziling told him about the peach leaf juice and the hairy fish vine juice.

After hearing this, Shen Xingye's face brightened up and he looked visibly more energetic.

"You mean the effect of Derris oleifera is better?"

Seeing Su Ziling nod, Shen Xingye stood up excitedly, "I'll arrange for someone to look for it right away. Tell me what this hairy fish vine looks like."

Su Ziling stopped him, "Can you please listen to what I have to say?"

Shen Xingye stepped back and sat back down obediently, with his hands on the table, sitting upright like a primary school student. "Tell me, what else?"

"The juice of Derris oleifera is indeed more effective, but it is toxic. Although the toxicity is not very high, if you accidentally ingest it, it can cause damage to your liver and kidneys."

"It's definitely not okay to let everyone do it. The most important thing is the dosage issue. Secondly, the hairy fish vine is hard to find. It's hard to find it in ordinary mountains, so I mentioned peach leaf liquid."

"Peach leaves are relatively easier to find. Soak them in lime, then mash them and filter out the residue. That's the stock solution. Mix the stock solution with water and spray it directly. As long as the dosage is large enough, the effect of peach leaves is also very good."

"Although we can't eliminate it all at once, as long as we spray twice a year, corn can still be harvested normally. It's just that compared with previous years, we have to spray twice more."

After hearing her words, Shen Xingye nodded and said, "It's just two more sprays. As long as the crops are fine, it's fine."

"I have just asked Chang Ce to count how many villages have been affected by the insect plague. I think we will get the data later. I think I will have to trouble you during this period. You have to follow me and make this happen."

Su Ziling shook his head slightly. "There are so many villages. We won't have enough time to run to them one by one. By the time we finish running, I'm afraid it will be too late."

"It's not realistic to go one by one. So, let's send someone to inform them that we have a solution. Let each village send two people to learn how to do it. We need to find smart young people. After they learn, they can go back and teach everyone. This way it will be much faster."

"Let them spray it on their own first. If they don't understand, they can come and ask. We will go to each village one by one later. What do you think?"

"Okay!" Shen Xingye slapped the table, "Changce, go and make the arrangements."

"Yes." Chang Ce bowed, turned around and went out to make arrangements.

Su Ziling looked at Eighteen, "When you go back to the restaurant, remember to tell my dad that I won't be back for a few days. And Uncle Li, have my dad tell him how to prepare the peach leaves. Let them soak first, and then you can crush them and spray them tomorrow."

Eighteen nodded and pushed the door open and walked out.

Suddenly, they were the only two people left in the room.

Shen Xingye pinched his brows and said, "Whether it's useful or not, I really have to thank you this time. To be honest, we have never seen this insect before. We don't know if it existed among the people before. As soon as I knew about this insect, I looked through books and found that I had never seen it before."

"What do you mean by no matter if it works or not?" Su Ziling raised his eyebrows. "If it doesn't work, would I dare to come in and see you? I must have tried it and found it works before I came here. I won't take on this porcelain job if I can't guarantee it 100%."