After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

The Qin family owns twenty acres of wheat fields in Dawang Village and thirty acres in Xiaowang Village.

Actually, these fifty acres of land were bought three years ago. At the time, Su Qingya gave them only paddy fields.

But the new wheat seeds have a high yield, so it would be a pity not to plant more.

Fang Tongcai bought the land specifically for this purpose.

If it is placed in Dawang Village or Xiaowang Village, Erwa and Cheng Xiaohu can take care of it together.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the village, and the first person to notice it was Erwa's wife, Hu Jinlan.

"Brother Tong!" she called out, and just then the carriage curtain opened, revealing the people inside: "Sister-in-law, Zhizhi, you're here too?"

Fang Tong nodded casually: "Sister-in-law, where is Erwa?"

"In the wheat field. They said the wheat seedlings are not growing properly this year, and I wanted to ask you something." Hu Jinlan pointed to a hillside.

Fang Tong's heart sank, and without saying anything more, he drove the carriage forward.

When they arrived at the field, Captain Lu jumped off the shaft of the cart and, imitating Fang Tong's example, pulled out two wheat seedlings.

"You mean these yellow spots? They weren't there in previous years?"

Captain Lu has never farmed before, so he can't tell the difference.

Fang Tong nodded seriously. He could see that the situation here was more serious than that in Mushan Village, and the yellow spots were larger.

Captain Lu has been in the business for many years and is not stupid. He walked around the wheat field and took a look at the situation.

I also went to ask the farmers in the fields about the situation.

Then he decided to take Fang Tong to see Lord Lin.

Before leaving, Fang Tong and his daughter whispered in the corner for a while, and Qian Fengping kept watch over them.

First of all, it was confirmed that the system can buy that fungicide.

But it’s not easy to take it out directly, because I can’t explain it to others if I take it out.

Fang Tong understood.

As he read and understood more, he realized that some things that did not exist in their world, if brought out rashly, would not only expose his daughter and son, but would also have some impact on the world.

No one knows whether this impact is positive or negative.

For example, the new wheat seeds, on the positive side, increased grain production and reduced starvation. But from a development perspective, didn't this reduce the amount of research and development required to improve the seeds? Didn't they just get the results directly?

At present, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. In the long run, even Fang Nanzhi dare not comment.

So they have to be careful.

If Fang Tong makes an excuse, saying that the fungicide was bought from the Western Regions or somewhere even more distant, will the imperial court spend manpower and resources to search for that place?

Since this concerns farming, the imperial court will definitely take it seriously.

But if he doesn't take it out, the remaining two methods will not be of much use.

This year's wheat crop is finished. We have plenty of land and we also plant rice, but a reduction in grain production would have been enough to kill someone in an ordinary farming family.

Fang Tong was so conflicted and followed Captain Lu.

Qian Fengping and her daughter stayed and took care of their own wheat first, no matter what the government decided.

Qian Fengping deliberately arranged for Cheng Xiaohu to take people to find weeds and other things, burn them, and make ash.

My daughter and I stood by the well, drawing water from it.

Pull up a bucket and let Zhizhi quietly add some fungicide into it.

Erwa went to visit his father-in-law, Old Man Hu.

Old Man Hu had 100% confidence in finding a son-in-law, so he and Erwa went to find the village chiefs of Dawang Village and Xiaowang Village.

The two village chiefs are also quite familiar with Erwa, and their relationship is usually pretty good.

After all, Erwa owns large tracts of land in the two villages, so the village chief usually gives him some land.

With Old Man Hu as a guarantor and Erwa and his friends already busy working in their own wheat fields, the two village chiefs mobilized the villagers on their own.

Most villagers believed it.

The wheat this year is indeed abnormal, especially for those who have elderly people at home, who have all experienced something.

Some people also went to collect wood ash and fetch water.

There are five wells in the two villages and a small stream, so there is no shortage of water.

It's a pity for Fang Nanzhi. She is too busy to do everything. She can't just throw fungicide directly into the well water or the stream water, right?

On weekdays, everyone still needs to drink water.

What should I do if I get sick from drinking again?

She and her mother struggled to fetch water for a long time, and finally decided to change their strategy.

The two of them went straight to wander around the wheat field.

Qian Fengping greeted and exchanged pleasantries with the people in the field, and Fang Nanzhi took the opportunity to add something to their water.

In this way, the mother and daughter walked through all the wheat fields in Dawang Village.

Qian Fengping's lips were worn out from talking, and Fang Nanzhi was also very tired.

But I haven’t been to Xiaowang Village yet.

The mother and daughter found a shady spot to rest. "Zhizhi, this won't do. I remember spraying fungicide five or six times a day?"

Fang Nanzhi nodded with a sad face.

Suddenly, she slapped her forehead and thought, oh, how stupid she was.

"Mom, I have an idea!"

"what?"

Qian Fengping was stunned.

The two of them found Erwa, asked him to harness the ox cart, and go to the provincial capital.

My own carriage was used by my father.

Fang Tong had already met Lord Lin, and he still only mentioned two methods: wood ash and garlic juice.

As for the pesticide, he decided to find another way to mix it in.

Lord Lin was the prefect and was also very concerned about agricultural affairs, so he went to verify it in person.

He went to the official farm of Huai'an Prefecture and brought many officials with him.

After confirmation, he immediately issued documents to all counties, asking them to thoroughly investigate wheat jaundice and write down Fang Tong's two methods.

He trusted Fang Tong so much because, firstly, he knew that the new wheat seeds were grown by him, and secondly, he wanted to give the Major General face.

Not many people in the provincial capital knew about the new wheat seeds, and it was only widely spread in the county town.

But Lord Lin is the prefect, so how could anything under his jurisdiction be hidden from him?

When Fang Tong returned home, curfew had already begun.

If it weren't for Captain Lu's escort, he would have been arrested.

"Thank you, Brother Lu, for giving me a ride."

"No need. It was Lord Lin who ordered it personally. I was just following orders." Captain Lu was actually a little puzzled.

Lord Lin seems to value square copper very much?

Fang Tong also didn't understand. Wasn't it that the prefect was too nice to him, a commoner?

He didn't know that during this period, several unknown forces had quietly entered Huai'an Prefecture.

It’s targeted at Fang Tong’s family.

Someone had already made two attempts to capture Fang Nanzhi or Fang Tong, but both were stopped silently by Lord Lin.

Lord Lin had more or less guessed that these people seemed to be targeting the Major General.

He didn't want to take sides with the various forces in the capital, but he couldn't let the young general's relatives get into trouble under his nose.

When the young general returns victorious and is held accountable, how will he explain himself?

Lord Lin had previously doubted whether the Major General could win the battle.

But now they have 70% to 80% trust in him, because General Meng Yi was rescued by the Major General.

This incident caused a sensation in the capital and the emperor was overjoyed.

At the morning court session, the Major General was highly praised, but some people also suggested that General Meng be held accountable for the failure of the battle.

This matter has not been concluded yet.

No one knows what will happen to General Meng, but the rise of the Major General is foreseeable!

Why should he offend such a person?

In fact, Lord Lin felt that the young general's appearance at the city gate was intentional.

Leading him to the Qin family.

Now that he knows, how can he not protect me?

He is such a scheming person.

Moreover, during this period of time when he sent people to secretly protect him, his people also noticed something else.

In addition, there are secret guards with advanced martial arts skills to protect the Fang family.

It's just that they don't show up easily.

Especially after his men showed up, the secret guards became more covert, only doing some finishing work occasionally.

Lord Lin really wanted to investigate who was protecting the Qin family, but he was afraid of falling into another trap.

He could only suppress his curiosity and be a diligent county magistrate, strictly checking people entering and leaving the city.

Keep some bad people out.

Because of the double protection, Fang Tong's family lived a simple and happy life without noticing anything.

As soon as Fang Tong entered the house, he saw more than twenty large vats filled to the brim in the yard.

He was stunned and walked to the second courtyard. Erwa was busy fetching water, Cheng Xiaohu was holding a pestle and grinding medicinal herbs with a "clang clang clang" sound, and Qian Fengping was wrapping various medicines according to the proportion and putting them in a big pot to cook.

Fang Nanzhi was responsible for lighting the fire and secretly added disinfectant to the pot when she had time.

The fungicide produced by the system is concentrated, and the drug spraying ratio is 1:1000.

She also asked the system if she could mix in some Chinese medicine so that it would not affect the medicinal properties.

She is boiling it in the pot now, which is the first dilution. When it is used by each family, she will add it to the water again, which is the second dilution.

Just spray it on the wheat and that's it.

"What are you doing?" Fang Tong asked blankly.

"Zhizhi said that she was worried that the wood ash water would not work. Traditional Chinese medicine has a prescription that can kill bacteria and insects. She will boil some medicine and spray some on the ground when the time comes. Let's try it, just in case it does help." Erwa poured the boiled medicine into a large vat and then carried two buckets of water into the pot.

He was exhausted after surviving the trip.

Fang Tong and his daughter looked at each other and understood immediately.

This is a good idea.

"Ahem, let me help." He rolled up his sleeves and got to work, asking, "What are these herbs?"

What I mean is, people won’t find out anything from the medicinal herbs, right?

"Dad, I used chinaberry bark, duckweed, etc., which are all insecticides and mosquito repellents." Fang Nanzhi winked at him.

This medicine is generally used to make sachets and other things in summer.

If I boil it into a concoction and spray it on the ground, it would be of some use, right?

Of course, it’s mainly the fungicide in it.

Anyway, Fang Tong was very happy. Tomorrow he would go to see Lord Lin again and tell him about the homemade medicine his daughter made to repel insects. He didn't know how effective it would be.

But let's try it anyway, no one has ever dealt with it before.

At that time, they will spray wood ash and medicine juice alternately. If it really works, they won’t know which one is the most effective.

Less chance of exposure.

However, there is only one problem with this.

This medicinal juice must be donated by one's own family.

The work is tiring, but the herbs also cost money. This is to supply the entire prefecture with medicinal juice.

"Ahem, Dad, I use the herbs twice." As if she could see what her father was thinking, the little girl whispered in his ear.

Fang Tong gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be too frugal. What if someone checks this medicine? I should spend it. Didn't my family just get five big gold ingots?"

That should be enough to buy medicine.

No need to use your own capital.

Fang Nanzhi covered his chest distressedly: "Dad, you are so treacherous."

Among the five gold ingots, she took the most, which means she is also giving the most now.

Fang Tong smiled foolishly: "Don't let your imagination run wild. Dad is not that kind of person."

Humph, it’s his daughter’s fault for not giving him any money.

Fang Nanzhi turned her head and ignored him. It would be strange if it wasn't true.

The five of them worked until late at night and only went to bed when they could no longer hold on.

We continued working at dawn.

Fang Tong went to the government office early in the morning and reported to Lord Lin. He also inquired about the number of people who had been diagnosed with jaundice while growing winter wheat in the entire Huai'an Prefecture.

If it weren't for the young general's consideration and the fact that he wanted to donate medicine for the city, Lord Lin really wouldn't have told him.

This may involve the population of an entire provincial capital.

Is this something ordinary people should know?

Fang Tong didn't understand all these twists and turns. After knowing the approximate number, he breathed a sigh of relief. It was much less than what his daughter calculated.

Because the harvest was good last year, many families did not plant winter wheat for fear of wasting the land.

He went home and told his daughter about it.

Fang Nanzhi calculated that they would only need three days to complete the work, presenting a hundred large jars of medicinal juice, and giving each family a bamboo tube.

"Okay, Dad will help you. When you're done, let's go back to the village together."

Although he sent a message to the village, telling them how to treat jaundice, he still wanted to go and see it for himself.

Mushan Village is the root of their family.

That afternoon, Captain Lu started bringing people to transport the medicine.

Looking at the vat, Captain Lu frowned: "Isn't it made by pressing bamboo tubes?"

"Hehe, isn't it true that we can't buy so many bamboo tubes at the moment? Please divide them up again when you get them." Fang Tong smiled foolishly.

There was no way Captain Lu believed him, as he was obviously reluctant to spend money to buy it.

For three consecutive days, not only the Qin family, but also Erwa and his friends were busy as hell, and the yamen runners were also exhausted and thin.

Who would understand? They had to bring bamboo tubes and divide the jars into pieces at the Qin family's house, and then use ox carts to distribute them to each county.

Of course, the money for the bamboo tube was paid by the county government, but this work was also tedious.

The main reason is that the big vat is difficult to transport. It is too heavy. If you put it on a bullock cart, you can't pull people and the bullock can't pull it.

The big vat is easy to fall over.

Finally, all the medicine was transported away.

Fang Tong asked for leave for his daughter and took them back to the village.

The whole of Huai'an Prefecture has been mobilized. The county magistrate called a meeting of the village heads, mentioned the issue of wheat jaundice, and demanded strict management.

Spray the wood ash water and medicinal juice five times a day for half a month.

Oh yes, pay attention to the amount when spraying. Don’t pour too much water at one time, otherwise the wheat will be drowned.

Mushan Village did it first, because they discovered it the fastest.

At first, Fang Tong sent someone to deliver a message, suggesting a solution, but Lu Dagun and his wife refused to listen.

Every day he squatted in the field, rolled up his sleeves and watched everyone busying around, saying that they were wasting their time and energy. The wheat looked green and lush, which was pretty good.

Later, the county issued a notice.

When the old village chief heard that this was a contagious disease, he decided that the whole village should take precautions. Even if the Lu family didn't care, it would threaten everyone's wheat.

I reported this to the village head, saying there was a villager under my jurisdiction who refused to cooperate.

The village head brought two yamen runners to chat with Lu Dagun. In less than half a minute, the couple went to work in the fields.

The village head said that those who did not cooperate had evil intentions and were harming the people of the entire county, and the yamen runners would arrest them directly.

How could the couple dare to act like a demon? In fact, if someone had told them earlier that the county magistrate had ordered them to do so, they would have obeyed immediately.

There's no need to threaten.

The old village chief snorted at this. "Do you really think that being the village chief is insignificant? Do you have to tell me when the county issues a notice?"

If you don't properly discipline the Lu family, do you really think he is a vegetarian?

The village head also regarded the couple as role models and used them as negative examples when he went to various villages to give speeches.

For a time, everyone in the surrounding area knew about the Lu family in Mushan Village.

Lu Dagun's relative felt deeply ashamed, so he went to take his daughter away.