Although smallpox was controlled in Qingtian County, Qingtian County was too close to Chang'an, and the martial law in Chang'an City had not been lifted until now, and Chang'an City was the political, economic, and cultural center of the Tang Dynasty......

When Li Xiu found Yang Nong, the old man was still sitting at the checkpoint on the border of Qingtian County and refused to leave, but when he saw Li Xiu, he immediately jumped up happily, and then the first sentence was to ask Li Xiu to plant cowpox for the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, to which Li Xiu did not agree or refuse, but pulled Yang Nong back to the Ministry of Agriculture to talk in detail. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Don Ma, you are from our Ministry of Agriculture, this smallpox outbreak is so Turkic, and the corn and sweet potatoes in Qingtian County don't know what the situation is, so you have to help our yamen, and you have to plant cowpox for the people in the yamen anyway!" As soon as he returned to the yamen of the Ministry of Agriculture, Yang Nong said impatiently.

"Yang Gong, I know you are very anxious, but in this situation, you can't help it, the cowpox is squeezed from the cow little by little, the output is really limited, Qingtian County is a big agricultural county, and the population in the county is large, just these people want to plant cowpox is a big burden, in addition, there is also the army besieging Qingtian County, with the current output of cowpox powder, there is really no way to plant cowpox for others!" Li Xiu also smiled bitterly at the end.

The method of planting cowpox is indeed very simple, even if a person who does not understand medical skills, he can complete it with a knife, but the key is the yield of cowpox powder, as the so-called "it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice", so if there is not enough cowpox powder, even if Li Shimin gives an order, there is no way.

"Don Ma, there aren't many people in our yamen, and we just want to go to Qingtian County to see the growth of those crops, if there is a problem, there is still time to correct it, but if it takes a long time, I'm afraid it's too late!" Yang Nong was also bitter at this time, and he also knew Li Xiu's difficulties, but high-yield crops were equally important, not to mention that the people who starved to death due to famine every year in Datang were no less than those who died of smallpox.

"Yang Gong, the people in the yamen say that there are few and a lot, and there are hundreds of people, and they really can't extract so much cowpox powder for a while, but I have a little bit of it here, and it's enough to plant cowpox for one person, just enough for Yang Gong!" Li Xiu said to Yang Nong with a smile at this time, and took the porcelain bottle containing cowpox powder from his arms.

Originally, there was enough for three people in the bottle, but Li Xiu saw that Yi Niang was a little worried about Pei Ju, so he went to Pei's Mansion before, but he didn't expect Pei Ju to be thick-skinned, not only did he plant cowpox, but he also asked Li Xiu to plant it for his eldest grandson with a dead face, but now there is only one person's amount left.

"Can only one person be planted first?" Yang Nong couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then said a little tangled.

"It's only enough to plant for one person!" Li Xiu nodded and replied.

"Then let's do it, donkey, you plant Yang Dui first, he is still young, and his ability is strong, after he plants cowpox, he can enter Qingtian County to check the growth of corn and sweet potatoes, and if you encounter any problems, you will also have the energy to solve them!" Yang Nong hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and quickly made a decision.

"Huh? Yang Gong, you ......" Li Xiu didn't expect Yang Nong to give this opportunity to Yang Dui, although he hadn't seen Yang Nong during this time, he also knew that Yang Nong had been anxious to go to Qingtian County, after all, promoting high-yield crops was the biggest effort in his life, and he liked to carry everything on himself, so his current reaction also made Li Xiu a little surprised.

"Although smallpox is under control now, no one dares to say that there is no danger of an outbreak, not to mention that the yield of cowpox is so low that it is impossible to plant it for everyone, so the danger of smallpox has never passed." Yang Nong smiled at this time, and only after a while did he speak, "I am old, and I have long seen through life and death, but Du'er is still young, the children in the family are also young, and I also believe in his ability, so he will definitely not be worse than me when he goes to Qingtian County." ”

After Li Xiu heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, he didn't expect Yang Nong to value Yang Dui's nephew so much, but it's not surprising to think about it, Yang Dui was originally raised by him, and he was no different from his son, not to mention that Yang Dui was the most promising among Yang Nong's nephews, so he naturally put all his efforts on cultivating Yang Dui.

"Okay, but I guess Yang Dui knows that if you give him this opportunity, I'm afraid he won't be willing to accept it, right?" Li Xiu nodded first, and then asked Yang Nong rhetorically, Yang Dui's character is indeed good, and he is also very filial to Yang Nong, so in this kind of matter, he will never agree to accept Yang Nong's kindness.

"Hehe, it's actually simple, I naturally have a way to get Du'er to agree!" I saw that Yang Nong smiled at this time, and after speaking, he asked Yang Dui to come over.

"Uncle, what do you have to order?" Yang Dui came to Yang Nong and immediately spoke.

"Du'er, the horse brought a cowpox powder, now you let him help you plant the cowpox, and then go to Qingtian County to check the growth of those crops!" I saw Yang Nong pointing to the porcelain vase in front of Li Xiu with a solemn face at this time.

"Cowpox powder?" Yang Dui's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he just wanted to nod, but then asked Yang Nong again, "Uncle, is there only one copy of cowpox powder, so what should you do?" ”

"Cough~, there is indeed only one copy, and in a short period of time, our Ministry of Agriculture Yamen also only has this one, so the person who planted cowpox must go to Qingtian County, and may have to live there for a long time, after all, it has been so long, no one knows how the corn and sweet potatoes in Qingtian County are growing, if there is any problem, this person also needs to solve it, but I am now old and my energy is not as good as before, you will never bear to let me go to Qingtian County alone as an ancient old man, right?" I saw Yang Nong coughing dryly and laughing lightly.

"This ......" I have to say that Yang Nong's eloquence is really powerful, and he suddenly came up with a reason that Yang Dui couldn't refuse, and even Li Xiu secretly gave Yang Dui a thumbs up, and in the end Yang Dui could only agree, and Li Xiu also vaccinated him directly here.

"Pony, after planting cowpox, how many days will it take to be completely unafraid of smallpox?" Yang Nong asked Li Xiu again at this time.

"Originally, I thought that after planting cowpox, I needed to let the wound scarnate so that I could not be afraid of smallpox, but Sun Daochang found that planting cowpox could actually treat smallpox, so Yang Dui could go to Qingtian County at any time." Li Xiu replied with a smile, as long as you plant cowpox in time, you can even treat smallpox, and now you don't have to worry about smallpox if you plant cowpox first.

"That's great, it's better to send Yang Dui to Qingtian County today, after all, corn and sweet potatoes don't wait for anyone, it can be a little earlier!" Yang Nong immediately stood up and urged when he heard this, what he said to Yang Dui just now was not all false, after all, he was too old and his energy was not as good as before, sometimes he was worried about whether he would be able to live until the day when everyone in the world could eat corn or sweet potatoes?

"This ...... Okay, then Yang Dui you clean up, I'll send you in! Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Yang Nong's words, and then nodded with a wry smile, he can understand Yang Nong's mentality, but this mentality may not be a good thing, after all, it is easy to make mistakes if you are in a hurry, but it is not easy to persuade now, you can find a chance to have a good chat with Yang Nong in the future.

Yang Dui seems to have long been accustomed to his uncle's resolute attitude, and ran out as soon as he agreed, and after a while, he came with a bed, and it seems that he is also ready to live in Qingtian County.

At that moment, Li Xiu took Yang Dui to say goodbye to Yang Nong, and first took him to the military camp where Li Xiu lived before, which is actually the border of Qingtian County, and Fang Xuanling was also there, after Li Xiu explained his intention to Fang Xuanling, the other party hesitated and agreed, after all, the growth of corn and sweet potatoes is also very important, and after Yang Dui went to Qingtian County, he would not leave in a short time.

"Fang Xiang, Yang Dui is only one person, if he goes to Qingtian County alone, it must be a little unsafe, can you send someone to escort him here?" Li Xiu opened his mouth at this time and asked, since the smallpox outbreak, the county magistrates of Qingtian County have all died of illness, and some people who have smallpox have erupted into the ugliness of human nature in despair, and many vicious incidents have occurred, so Li Xiu is worried about Yang Dui's safety.

"Haha~, it's a coincidence, Sun Daochang has begun vaccinating cowpox in Qingtian County, and now the cowpox powder they brought has been almost used, today they sent someone to transport a batch of cowpox powder to the county seat, I heard that he is still the county lieutenant of Qingtian County, and he also brought dozens of soldiers, it just so happened that the official of the Ministry of Agriculture can go to Qingtian County with them!" Fang Xuanling also smiled at this time.

"That's great, but can I meet the county lieutenant, after all, after Yang Dui went to Qingtian County, he definitely needs the assistance of the county officials to do something, so there are some things I want to explain to this county lieutenant in person!" Li Xiu was also immediately pleasantly surprised when he heard this, Yang Dui would definitely not be able to do things alone, and he must also need the assistance of the Qingtian County Ya, but the county commander died of illness, and the only ones left were the county Cheng and the county lieutenant, so he could explain it, lest the other party not cooperate with Yang Dui.

"No problem, I'll send someone to call the county lieutenant!" Fang Xuanling also agreed very happily. Then he commanded his men to go down and call for men.

After a while, I saw a tall and thin young official striding over, with a long face, square mouth, and straight facial features, and a short beard under his chin, looking shrewd and capable, and when he saw Fang Xuanling, he immediately saluted and said: "Qingtian County Lieutenant Liu Renliang, meet Fang Xiang!" ”

"Liu Renliang? Why does this name sound familiar? When Li Xiu heard this, he suddenly plucked out his ears, feeling as if he had heard this name somewhere?