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

Looking at the people going away, the people working in the fields were very curious.

"Hey, who are those people? They look well dressed, but they come here in large numbers, take a stroll, and then leave in large numbers again."

"Who knows who he is, but seeing the village chief nodding and bowing, I guess he is an important person."

"Could it be that the government has sent someone to help?"

"You're just dreaming. If they really knew how to take care of it, why didn't they send any response in so many days? I guess someone is just pretending to do it for political achievements."

"That's right. Our village is the closest to the county town. You've seen a lot of people who come here just for show in previous years!"

"I feel this time is different. I saw that girl running up and down, looking very carefully. She even caught a bug. She might be someone sent by the government."

"Yes, yes, yes, I saw it too. That girl seemed to know a lot. She looked at every place she passed by."

"Come on, that girl is only a few years old, what does she know? Forget about it, forget about it, just catch her quickly, the government can't be relied on, store more food, or people might starve to death this year."

After discussing for a few words, they began to catch insects again. At this time, a child's voice was heard.

"Mom, mom, dad is calling you to go back!"

"What's the matter?" The woman stood up and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"The county magistrate has sent people to help us. He said he would teach us how to kill insects. My father is calling you back."

"What did you say, Gou Wa? Were those people sent by the county magistrate?"

Gou Wa nodded. "Yes, it was sent by the county magistrate. He taught my father how to kill insects. He said that if we soak the medicine tonight, we can kill the insects tomorrow morning. After a day, all the insects will be dead."

While Gou Wa was talking, he didn't forget to gesture with his hands.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go back and take a look."

"No, you really believe it?"

"Never mind, let's give it a try. What if it really works?"

"That's right! Let's not catch them anymore. Let's go back and take a look."

Everyone walked back one by one holding the bamboo tube in their hands.

The woman held Gou Wa's hand and asked, "Your father? Why did he let you out?"

Gou Wa was only four years old. There were many ditches and ridges in the fields, so the adults usually would not let him go out alone, for fear that he would fall into the ditch and not be found.

"I'm making medicine at home. Mom, please slow down. I can't run fast."

The woman walked too fast and Gou Wa was pulled along by her. Sometimes his feet didn't even touch the ground and he seemed to be floating in the air.

The woman looked down at him, then looked at the people in front of her, grabbed his hands, and threw him onto her back, "Hold on tight, we have to move faster."

Along the way, many people saw them walking back and were very curious. When they asked, they were told that the county magistrate had sent people to help kill the insects.

When everyone heard this, they rushed to the village chief's house.

Even from a distance, I could hear their voices, "Village chief, village chief!"

"Shuisheng, Shuisheng, I heard that the government sent people to help kill the insects?"

The door was slammed open with a bang, startling Ma Shuisheng who was weighing lime in the yard.

Looking at the crowd of people in the yard, he was a little confused, "Why are you all back?"

"Didn't you ask Gou Wa to call us?"

Gou Wa blinked and it seemed that he only called his mother?

"Don't worry about how we got back, let's talk about how to deal with that bug first!"

"That's right. If we don't hurry up, we'll have to plant again this year."

Ma Shuisheng scratched his head and said, "I'm working on it. You can go home first, and then each household can send one person over. My yard is small and can't accommodate so many people."

"It's okay, we don't mind being crowded."

“Yes, yes, yes, it’s not crowded at all!”

As soon as everyone finished talking, they heard a "bang". Looking back, they saw that the shaky door of Ma Shuisheng's house finally collapsed outside the door under the weight.

"..."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then there were sighs like "You stepped on my foot", "Move forward a little, this branch hit my butt", etc.

Ma Shuisheng looked helpless, "We really don't need so many people. So, the men will stay and the women will go home and carry their baskets to pick peach leaves."

"It's already this late, and you're still picking peach leaves?"

"That's right, tell me what to do with this bug."

"This insecticide is made from peach leaves. If you pick them now and soak them later, they will be able to kill insects tomorrow. If you are late, you will fall behind."

After hearing his words, everyone stopped worrying about why peach leaves can kill insects. After all, Ma Shuisheng's words are still very useful.

Everyone believes him. Since he says it is useful, it must be useful.

As some people left, the yard became less crowded. "Shuisheng, can this peach leaf really kill that bug?"

"Yes, peach leaves alone are not enough, they have to be soaked. There is a ratio..."

"Yes, the medicine works. Someone has used it. It only took one day and all the worms died."

"It must be useful, otherwise how could the county magistrate send him to help? Besides, didn't you see the person following behind? He was sent by the county magistrate to protect the girl."

……

Everyone had a lot of questions, and Ma Shuisheng patiently answered them and told them how to soak, how to make the stock solution, and the ratio of the stock solution to clean water.

"If you don't understand, come and ask me. Don't act on your own. By the way, after spraying the grass, you can't take it home to feed pigs, chickens, or cows within half a month. Otherwise, you will be responsible if something happens."

After hearing his words, everyone left. Those who had lime at home went to pick peach leaves and soak them, while those who didn't have lime hurried to the city to buy lime.

All of a sudden the whole Ma Village became busy, different from the previous busyness, it was quiet before, but now it was lively, with hope and smiles on everyone's face.

It was still early, so Su Ziling and his team went around several nearby villages, telling them what to do and how to spray the pesticides. They only visited five villages in the afternoon.

Su Ziling kept talking, her mouth was dry and dry, but there was no trace of impatience on her face. As long as someone came to ask, she would still explain patiently.

"Have a drink of water." Lu Yan came to her side, and they stood at the door looking at the cornfield in the distance.

A breeze blew by, creating layers of corn waves, and the green corn seedlings swayed in the wind.

Su Ziling looked back and saw that it was Shen Xingye who was explaining in the yard. He had already taught several villages, and they had memorized how to say and do it.

At this time, he could answer all the questions asked by everyone, and after walking through so many cornfields, his clothes were already covered with mud. At this time, he looked like a smiling, fair-skinned farm boy.

Su Ziling took the bowl, drank some water to moisten his throat, and glanced at Lu Yan, "Don't you have anything else to do?"

"The situation here is more urgent for now, let's deal with the disaster here first." Seeing that she was so anxious that her brows were not relaxed, Lu Yan paused and said, "Don't be anxious, take your time."

"How can we not be anxious? There are two states and fourteen counties, and half of them have been hit by insect pests. Look at our speed. We can't finish the run even if we run until our legs break. By the time we get there, I'm afraid the corn in most villages will be gone."

"Look over there." Su Ziling raised his chin and motioned him to look at the corn seedlings not far away.

"The seedlings are growing very well this year. If we delay for a few more days, the corn seedlings will be ruined and we will have to plant them again. The day after tomorrow is Grain in Ear, and we can still plant corn, but the harvest will be greatly reduced. If we kill the insects early, this year's harvest will not be affected."