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Xu Qing originally just wanted to find out the market information, but after asking so many people, only this old man knew.

Finally, she asked the old man to draw up a house plan for her. If she was satisfied, she would give him 500 coins and ask him to supervise the construction for 30 coins a day.

Even if you're not satisfied, I'll give you 100 coins as a service fee, and you'll still have to pay here three days later.

The old man thanked him repeatedly with great excitement, and after clarifying Xu Qing's requirements, he promised to design it well.

Xu Qing drove the oxcart to Qianjia Village again. She didn't go to find Old Man Qian, but went directly to the fields. She remembered the way because she had been there before.

Several days have passed since the last spraying of pesticides. Although it hasn't been seven days yet, we can still observe whether the rice disease has lessened. As long as it's not severe, it means the treatment was effective.

Xu Qing inspected the paddy fields acre by acre. The villagers of Qianjia Village thought he was there to steal rice, so they hurriedly went to Old Man Qian's house to report the news.

Old Man Qian gathered his helpers and charged headlong toward the paddy field.

After inspecting this paddy field, Xu Qing was about to go to another paddy field belonging to the Qian family when he saw a group of people walking towards him.

"You little thief, you still dare to steal our village's rice even when the people are here? You're too arrogant! Which village are you from?"

Xu Qing looked completely bewildered. Where were the thieves? She had been here for so long and hadn't seen anyone stealing rice.

As the crowd approached, Xu Qing explained, "I've been here the whole time and didn't see anyone stealing the rice."

Old Man Qian was getting on in years and walked a bit slower. When he heard a familiar voice, he pushed through the crowd to the front and saw that it was Xu Qing. He realized that the villagers must have misunderstood.

How could Xu Qing possibly steal rice? She was the one who developed the remedy to save the rice.

Old Man Qian immediately told the helpers to disperse, as he recognized the man.

After the helpers left, Old Man Qian said happily, "Qing girl, you are a great benefactor of our Qian family village. After you left, I immediately brewed the medicine and sprayed it on the rice according to your method."

In my family's paddy fields, one acre was sprayed without any pesticide, while the rest were sprayed with pesticide. Just as you said, the effect of adding pesticide was much better than not adding it.

I've had our entire village spray the rice paddies with pesticide; that should save at least half the harvest.

Xu Qing: "Can pesticides without added catalysts suppress diseases after spraying?"

Old Man Qian: "Yes, I'll take you to see it."

Old Man Qian led the way to another paddy field.

After comparing the results, Xu Qing confirmed that the one without the added medicinal guide was effective, but less so. However, he could make up for the lack of efficacy by spraying the medicine once every three days.

She told Old Man Qian what she had learned at the town's job fair that day and what she had seen and heard, and then said:

"Dr. Qian, let's go to the yamen tomorrow and present this prescription to the magistrate. I am just a peasant woman, and I only obtained this prescription by chance."

I'm afraid the magistrate won't believe me. In the end, we'll just say that when you saw the rice was sick, in a moment of panic you treated the rice like a person and accidentally came up with this prescription.

Moreover, experiments have shown that it is indeed effective against this disease.

However, we must not add any medicinal ingredients to the prescription we give the magistrate; the matter of medicinal ingredients should be known only to the two of us.

The "medicinal ingredient" is pesticide. Xu Qing dared not gamble. What if people from other villages did not follow the procedure and caused pesticide poisoning? Wouldn't that be doing more harm than good?

Old Man Qian had no objection to this; it was effective anyway, but adding a medicinal guide made it even more effective.

However, it would be wrong to attribute all the credit to him; he is not the kind of person who would covet such things.

"Wouldn't that make it all my credit? No, no, you've been kind to our whole village, how can I repay kindness with enmity?"

Xu Qing patiently explained, "Your going would be more convincing. If you really feel bad about it, the magistrate gives you a reward and we'll split it equally, right?"

Old Man Qian wavered for a while, then said, "I agree, but when the time comes, although it was my idea, you have helped a lot. If there is a reward, it will all be yours."

Xu Qing felt helpless; she just wanted to quietly accept the reward and didn't want to stand out too much.

As the old saying goes, "People are afraid of becoming famous, just as pigs are afraid of getting fat."

However, seeing the old man's firm and unyielding attitude, she had no choice but to give up.

Having agreed to pick up Old Man Qian by oxcart the next morning, Xu Qing returned to Xu Family Village.

The sun was about to set, the sunlight was no longer scorching, and a cool breeze was blowing through the mountains. Xu Qing drove the oxcart slowly back home, feeling very comfortable. This kind of life was really not bad.

Normally at this time of day, every household in the village would be cooking at home. Oil lamps and candles cost money, so they would eat and clean up before it got completely dark.

The village was quite lively today, with faint sounds of arguing coming from within.

Gossiping is a woman's nature, and Xu Qing was no exception. She drove the oxcart toward the crowd.

Sitting on the oxcart, Xu Qing looked down and immediately saw the two people arguing in the crowd.

They were Xu Wulai, a lazy and idle man in the village, and his neighbor Xu Daniu. Their houses were next to each other, and their paddy fields were also in the same place.

"The village chief said that we can't release water from the irrigation ditch for a while, and we have to fetch irrigation water from the well. Why didn't you listen?"

"I'm irrigating my own field, what's it to you! You're like a monk scolding a Taoist priest, you're meddling way too much."

"You're being unreasonable! There's a disease in that water, and the harvest is almost ready. What if we get infected?"

"It's easy for the village chief to talk when he's not in the same boat. His paddy fields have plenty of water, so he doesn't need to carry water. My fields are so far from the well, how long would it take to carry water?"

"Alright, alright, leave it alone. I'll keep it at my place; it's none of your business."

"Why can't we get it? The village chief said this disease is contagious! It's fine if your family gets it, but what if it infects the rice of other people's families?"

These words resonated with the onlookers, who all condemned Xu the scoundrel.

"Yes, how could you disregard everyone's safety!"

"You're so selfish. Everyone else is carrying water to irrigate, but you're the only one who wants to shirk your responsibilities."

The crowd grew increasingly agitated, and some people picked up hoes and blocked the gap in the water supply.

Zhang Wulai immediately jumped up and down, waving his carrying pole. Just as a fight was about to break out, someone ran to fetch the village chief.

The village chief spoke authoritatively: "Xu Wulai, if you insist on not following my arrangements, then your family will have to live separately."

Upon hearing this, Xu Wulai immediately panicked. Xu Family Village was a large clan where everyone helped each other in times of trouble, since they all shared the same surname and ancestry. If he were separated from the village, how would he survive?

The village chief spoke up, the matter was resolved, and everyone went back to their respective homes.

Xu Qing also went home. Even if Xu Wulai didn't release the virus, he would have been infected sooner or later. Now it's just that the spread has been accelerated.

Fortunately, a treatment has been developed.

I'm going to the government office tomorrow, so I won't be setting up my stall in the morning. I'll just deliver the jelly that Manager Chen ordered.

Shopkeeper Chen had already delivered the wooden buckets. The whole family pitched in and worked until midnight. Their hands were wrinkled from being soaked in water for so long, and they were in a lot of pain.

Pour the prepared liquid into the mold, place the fruit pieces one by one, and wait for the jelly to solidify.