Fast Time Travel: The Posture of the Female Supporting Counterattack

Chapter 34 The Merchant's Daughter (34)

"No, how can it be so easy to control the locust plague? All human, material and financial resources can keep up, and it will take a long time to get the right method."

If the seeds of the same variety of vegetables, fruits, and crops are different, the taste and yield will be very different. Lan Xi has already made up her mind that even if Chu Yao's trading of grain seeds is blocked, she will find a way to get high-yield grain seeds, but At this stage, she will still let Chu Yao complete the deal by herself.

Hearing Lan Xi's affirmative answer, Chu Yao felt determined, "That's good. By the way, mother, are you coming to Qingzhou this time to trade craftsmen with the Beiyuan people?"

"Yao'er, this is only part of the reason why I came to Qingzhou. The situation forced us to find another place to live."

Speaking of this, Lan Xi let out a long breath. Chu Yao has grown up and there is no need to hide some things. It is better to tell him straight to the point.

Immediately, Lan Xi told Chu Yao what had happened in the General's Mansion and the mine tunnel in the past few months.

After hearing this, Chu Yao clenched his fists tightly, "I didn't expect such a big thing to happen at home in the past few months. Although the Han family is hateful about the mine, I can only blame my father for being blind. Duan Xiaogong is so powerful that we have to bow our heads for the time being. Mother Don't worry, the son has grown up and can share the mother's worries, and let the son do what the mother orders."

"Tomorrow I will ask Qingtian to follow you. If anything happens, ask Qingtian to send me a message. Then feel free to do what you want to do. If anything happens here, I will ask Qingkong to send a message to your uncle. "

"Mother, didn't you say that Qing Kong and Qing Tian belonged to Young Master Duan? How can you rest assured of them?" Chu Yao looked at Lan Xi with a puzzled expression.

"It doesn't matter, the two of them have their contracts in my hands. If you don't have a capable person around you to protect your safety when you are dealing with Beiyuan, I won't worry about it."

"What my mother said is that if the Beiyuan people know about our mother-child relationship, they will definitely think about it. Fortunately, my son did not mention my real identity to him when he traded with Lou Yunhao."

"Well, it's getting late, I'll let Qingkong take you out first."

After receiving the coveted recognition and appreciation from Lan Xi, Chu Yao couldn't hide the excitement on his face, "Mother, just wait for my good news. I will definitely get the grain seeds."

After all, this brat still has too little experience, so what if Lou Yunhao knew about their mother-child relationship?However, knowing not to reveal his true identity when dealing with others, the scheming of keeping a hand is far superior to that of his peers, alas... Chu Yao is a business genius who was delayed by the original owner's feudal thinking...

Now that the two thorny matters had finally come to light, Lan Xi was not in a hurry to leave the auspicious boat, and had a comfortable sleep after breakfast, and it was already afternoon when she opened her eyes.

The auspicious boats that had not calmed down for a long time began to be lively again. When he came out of the room yesterday, Ma Laoliu was not at ease. Faxiang Lou Yunhao exchanged ten craftsmen from Beiyuan.

Looking at Lou Yunhao's appearance, he doesn't seem to deny this proposal. It's too damn exciting to exchange Beiyuan craftsmen with one method. Ma Laoliu still feels like he's floating in the clouds.

Ma Laoliu ran to the deluxe guest room several times in the morning, but was stopped by Qingkong. He waited in the afternoon with great torment and excitement. When his aunt finally got up, Ma Laoliu hurriedly asked someone to prepare delicious food.

After Lan Xi finished packing and stepped into the room on the second floor again, Qingkong handed the bank note that he had prepared to Ma Laoliu, and Ma Laoliu narrowed his smiling eyes.

"Miss Lan is indeed a straightforward person. I don't know how you plan to cooperate with Lou Yunhao in the next step?"

"Ma Laoliu, I wonder if you are interested in going to Beiyuan?" Lan Xi sat down with a chopstick and began to eat slowly. Ma Laoliu was stunned when he heard Lan Xi's words, and smiled wryly: " Miss Lan never plays cards according to routine, I can't keep up with your rhythm at all."

Going to Beiyuan, why does he think his life is not long?

"The people in Wuzhou will give Lou Yunhao the way to control the locust plague. I need someone to supervise the implementation of Beiyuan. You are the only partner I approve. This matter must be you."

"Me? But I don't know how to control locusts?"

"I've prepared everything for Boss Ma." After Lan Xi finished speaking, Qingkong took out a piece of paper from his pocket and put it in front of Ma Laoliu.

Ma Laoliu dubiously read the content of this paper from beginning to end, and became even more confused: "Planting trees, plowing the fields when the weather is hot, locusts before they reach their sixth age, and feeding ducks to eat the flightless locusts? ..."

"Can this... be enough to control the locust plague?"

"From hatching to adulthood, locusts are divided into six instars, that is, adults. Sixth instar locusts can fly and cause harm from one place to another. Wherever they go, no grass grows. To eliminate locusts under the sixth instar, ducks are The simplest and most convenient." Lan Xi said as she put a piece of salted duck into her mouth.

"When the locusts in this area are almost eaten by ducks, the duck meat is almost edible and delicious, killing two birds with one stone."

Ma Laoliu swallowed his saliva involuntarily when he saw Lan Xi's delicious food: "Why ducks and not other poultry?"

"A duck can eat one or two hundred locusts a day, and other poultry can't compare." Lan Xi explained.

"Then, why do we plant trees and plow the land when the weather is hot?" Ma Laoliu continued to ask.

"The emergence of locust plagues is often accompanied by dry weather. The environment in Beiyuan is definitely not good. There are many deserts. To suppress the locust plague, we must plant trees and afforestation to change the environment. The plowing is because the locusts lay their eggs in the soil. When the weather is hot Plowing the land, the sun will kill the locust eggs in the soil, and the number of locusts will decrease a lot in the second year.”

"Miss Lan, since the method is so simple, it's strange why people in Beiyuan have never been able to find a way to kill locusts?" Sixth instar locusts, drought, and laying eggs in the soil, Lan Xi had never heard of these things. , but it seems to be well-founded and reasonable.

"Is the method simple? I don't think so. Why have Beiyuan people failed to control the locust plague for so many years? It's because they haven't used the right method. Take afforestation as an example. It takes a long time for trees to grow into forests. It's no exaggeration. It will take at least several decades for Beiyuan to completely control the locust plague."

The science and technology in the ancient world was underdeveloped. If the modern society used high-efficiency insecticides, it would not need an army of ducks. However, no matter in ancient or modern times, afforestation and plowing must be done.

"Miss Lan, you said that it will take decades to control the locust plague. I'm afraid I won't be able to see the beauty of Beiyuan's prosperity in my lifetime." Ma Laoliu wiped away the bitter tears that didn't exist, "I think I still Stay in Qingzhou and run my auspicious boat."

(End of this chapter)