My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 205 Solution
Old Man Li was a thin, fifty-something-year-old man.

His head was shiny with oil, with only a few sparse hairs.

His nose was slightly red, and his eyes were always blurry.

Anyone who sees Old Man Li would think that he's almost submerged up to his bald head in the wine vat.

Old Man Li, who was usually confused, was not confused at all at this moment. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was full of excitement.

"Old Niu, trust me, this thing is absolutely the nemesis of those damned green worms!"

"Are you crazy for money? You think you can trick me into spending money with just a little chili powder?" Old Niu was a bald, pot-bellied fat old man.

He stared wide-eyed at Old Man Li with annoyance.

"Don't think I don't know."

"If this stuff really worked, how come your fifteen acres of land were all eaten up!"

Old Li wasn't annoyed at all; instead, he chuckled mysteriously and said, "You ate well!"

Old Niu's expression immediately changed.

Has Old Li gone mad from the heavy losses?
"I'm not crazy!" Old Man Li said nonchalantly.

"If it weren't for these bugs eating all my yellow rice sprouts..."

"I won't discover this secret either!" As he said this, Old Man Li became quite energetic.

He leaned closer and whispered, "I actually still have about half an acre of land left."

"I found something incredible in there."

"That's a special kind of weed."

"Any green insects near those weeds would stagger around like they were drunk, and they simply couldn't escape being hunted and killed!"

"Really?" Old Man Niu asked, half believing and half doubting.

"If you don't believe me, come home with me and see for yourself." Old Man Li swore, "If I'm lying to you, may I be struck by lightning!"

"How much?" Old Man Niu couldn't help but be tempted.

The green beetles multiplied too quickly; despite working all night, he still lost three or four acres of land.

“This high-end insecticidal smoke only costs you four pieces of white jade.” Old Man Li held up four fingers.

"You want to sell me four pieces of white jade for this pile of chili powder? Are you crazy or am I crazy?!" Old Man Niu said irritably.

"To tell you the truth, this powder contains not only chili powder but also pepper powder, but I did this to cover up the specific information about the weeds," Old Man Li said smugly.

"And it's only two months' wages, enough to keep twenty mu of yellow rice. Is that expensive?"

"It's not expensive at all!"

"Four white jade coins, you won't lose out or be cheated."

"How about giving it a try?" Old Li raised an eyebrow, his face full of enthusiasm.

"I need to go to your field and check on the surviving yellow rice," Old Niu said, still expressing his doubts.

"No problem!" Old Man Li said without any fear.

Chen Mu, who was eavesdropping from afar using paper ghost figures, was speechless.

If Chen Mu hadn't known the true origin of the insecticidal smoke, he himself would have believed it.

Last night he caught Shang Huan in his fraudulent scheme.

He then handed the beetle-flavored psychic cigarette to Shang Huan, explained the usage and dosage, and left the rest to Shang Huan's performance.

Old Li was Shang Huan's first salesman.

Curious about what the confused old man was going to do, Chen Mu secretly followed him to see.

result……

"What a wonderful storyteller!" Chen Mu exclaimed.

The weeds are fake.

The surviving yellow sprout rice was actually fabricated overnight by Shang Huan, Hao Laotou, and the other two.

Even the expression, tone of voice, and words spoken by Old Man Li from the moment he entered the door were exactly what Shang Huan and the other man had been thinking about last night!

This old man Li has also fallen into depravity.

How could you, an honest and simple farmer, listen to Shang Huan's nonsense? You lie without even blinking?
Chen Mu looked helpless and just wanted to say to Old Man Li... Well done!
……

One night passed, at Shang Huan's residence.

Old Hao, his eyes red, kept puffing on his cigarette.

He had spent the entire night watching over the yellow rice field again. Fortunately, only a few bright green beetles appeared, allowing him to kill them in time. But after focusing intently all night, he was still exhausted. "Do you think Old Li and the others can sell it?" he asked anxiously.

Shang Huan's eyes flickered, and she was unsure of herself.

"Aren't four white jade coins a bit too expensive?" Old Hao looked at Shang Huan with a hint of complaint.

Shang Huan rolled her eyes: "You didn't object when we were setting the price before."

Old Hao chuckled awkwardly, "I was just thinking of setting the price high so I could make enough money quickly and then quit."

Looking at the sun rising higher and higher, he couldn't help but feel dejected: "Old Li hasn't come yet. It seems the sales aren't going well. The price was definitely set too high."

Shang Huan also had a headache. He looked helplessly at the pile of burlap sacks in the corner.

If they can't sell them all, will Gongsun Sheng replace him as the middleman?

The leg I just hugged...

The two looked at each other and sighed in unison.

These kinds of substandard products don't sell as well as Baicaoge's products to begin with. And now the price is set a bit too high.

bang bang bang...

Just as the two were feeling uneasy, a series of knocks suddenly sounded on the door.

"Shang Huan, open the door quickly! It's me, Old Li! Big business has arrived!"

The two were overjoyed.

"It's done!"

……

Two nights later.

Inside the courtyard of the low hill.

Amidst billowing black smoke, a mixture of grayish-brown powder, resembling a stream of water, poured down from mid-air before disappearing into the black smoke below.

Chen Mu controlled the five ghosts, adding crushed medicinal herbs into the circulation from time to time, constantly mixing and stirring them.

"It's about fifty pounds," he silently estimated. "It can probably sell for..."

"Pah, pah, pah! What's with all this talk about selling? I'm not doing this to make money!" Chen Mu said earnestly.

"The main problem is that the emerald green beetle is too destructive."

"The more insecticidal smoke we produce, the more fields of yellow rice we can save."

"I just wanted to do something good within my power," Chen Mu said with a righteous expression. "It's definitely not for those piles of white jade coins!"

Reflecting on his actions, Chen Mu sighed, "There aren't many good people like me anymore."

Thinking of the affected rice paddies, Chen Mu couldn't help but pray earnestly: "I really hope the pest infestation lasts... no, I mean it will end soon!"

……

Suddenly, a buzzing sound like bees fluttering their wings appeared in the sky.

Chen Mu felt a chill run down his spine. Another new alien insect had appeared?!
The paper effigy of the spirit quickly flew into the sky.

Under the bright moonlight, a red cloud, like a river bursting its banks, surged from the direction of Tongtianfang.

Accompanied by an annoying buzzing sound, clusters of fiery red spheres split from the red clouds and rushed down towards the yellow rice field below.

Before Chen Mu could understand what was going on, he vaguely heard many disciples from the lower courtyards cheering and shouting.

"The Abbot? Abbot Song Wuji is back?"

The rolling red clouds seemed slow but were actually fast, and in the blink of an eye they were already flying right in front of us.

Chen Mu quickly retrieved the five ghosts.

Then he saw a red cloud fall, swiftly rushing into his yellow rice field.

The pests in the field were quickly killed, and even the dozen or so green beetles he had deliberately left to fool people were not spared.

Chen Mu stared intently at Hongyun.

Those weren't clouds at all; they were a huge swarm of red flying insects that blotted out the sky!
"Controlling swarms of insects? Is this Supervisor Song's method?"

Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of a bright spot out of the corner of my eye.

Chen Mu looked closely and immediately spotted a short, stocky figure.

He was enveloped in a shimmering white light, appearing and disappearing above the swarm of insects.

"I wonder when I'll be able to have this skill?" Chen Mu said with admiration.

(End of this chapter)