The Rebirth of a Farm Girl from a Military Family and a Cannon Fodder Princess

Upon hearing this, the clan chief immediately perked up, looking at her intently: "What's the plan? Tell me quickly!"

Zisu: "Sixth Grandpa, do you know what lime is?"

Chieftain: "I know that."

Zisu: "That's easy. Mix wood ash and quicklime together and sprinkle it on the seedlings. This will cure gray spot disease. Moreover, seedlings that have already been infected with gray spot disease should be pulled up by the roots to prevent the infection of other seedlings that have not yet been infected!"

The clan chief was both surprised and delighted: "This will work?"

Zisu: "Hmm, it's not serious yet, this is about right!"

The clan chief said, "Thank you so much! I'll go and gather the villagers right away and get some quicklime!"

Zisu: "You have to be careful with the amount you use. More isn't always better; you might damage the seedlings. As for the exact amount, I don't know either. Sixth Grandpa can figure it out!"

The clan chief reached out and patted her little head: "Sixth Grandfather knows, you don't need to worry." This matter, of course, cannot be entirely relied upon by a ten-year-old girl; it requires the adults to figure it out.

Immediately, the entire village launched a campaign to save the rice seedlings.

Ultimately, the gray spot disease was effectively controlled, and the seedlings were saved. Furthermore, Grandpa Liu specifically had someone inform the village chiefs of several nearby villages about the treatment method. Thus, the news quickly spread throughout the surrounding area, benefiting a large number of villagers.

A clerk from Yangshugou, working in the county town, learned about the prevention and control methods for gray spot disease and reported it to the county magistrate. This sparked a whirlwind of farmers throughout the county fighting against gray spot disease, eventually even alarming the prefect, and causing a whirlwind of gray spot disease prevention and control to sweep across the entire Yushu Prefecture.

This directly impacted the rice yield in Yushu County, and also affected the performance of the county governor. If his performance was good, he could be transferred to the capital and promoted again in another year!

Undoubtedly, the methods for preventing and controlling gray spot disease provided him with immense help. After learning that this method originated in Wuliping, he personally went to Zhangshu County with his subordinates to visit and commend the old clan chief.

The old clan chief humbly replied, "You flatter me, sir. This method for preventing and treating gray spot disease was not my idea. It was found by Zisu, the daughter of the Protector General, in an ancient book!"

After Zisu's father, Shangguan Mufeng, died for his country, he was posthumously awarded the title of Protector General by the emperor.

The old clan chief wanted to help Zisu and her two children, so he deliberately said this in front of the prefect, hoping to get credit for Zisu.

Sure enough, the prefect immediately became interested upon hearing this: "The daughter of the Protector General? What is she doing here? By the way, where is that ancient book? May I take a look?"

The clan chief said, "This is the hometown of the General Who Protects the Nation. After the General died for his country, the Marquis of Changning's mansion was taken over by the General's elder brother's family. Later, they even drove the General's pregnant wife and young daughter out of the mansion. That ancient book, as well as the books in the General's study, were all burned by Shangguan Chengfeng's wife!"

"What?! Shangguan Chengfeng is so heartless and insane?!" The prefect had some acquaintance with Shangguan Mufeng and admired him greatly. Upon hearing the clan leader's words, he was furious.

The clan chief sighed, "Yes, that was a heartless scoundrel. Not only did he forcibly seize the general's wife's dowry, but on the very day the marquis's title was revoked, he drove the mother and daughter out of the manor. Left with no other option, the mother and daughter had to return to their hometown. Even so, they were chased and attacked on the way! Fortunately, Zisu had the foresight to hire a镖局 (security escort agency) to protect them; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable! The person behind this—you don't even need to guess, it's obvious to anyone with a brain!"

The prefect gritted his teeth: "Please rest assured, sir. I will definitely find an opportunity to have the Censor impeach Shangguan Chengfeng. Furthermore, I will also report the gray spot disease to His Majesty and request credit for Zisu!"