Chapter 169: The Neem Tree
"Su Li, this tree can indeed kill insects."
Neem is one of the traditional Chinese medicines that Mu Chenmo does not know much, she contracted tinea capitis at her grandmother's house when she was seven years old, and her grandmother took her to find a barefoot doctor in the village.
The man with a leg of yellow mud watering the ground washed his hands casually in the puddle, pulled her hair to look at it, and chatted with his grandmother as he walked away from the tree on the ground and picked the fruit that was as small as the green, green, yellow and yellow in front of him.
smiled and said to her grandmother: "The girl is lucky, she caught up with the neem tree to produce neem seeds, and this hair was saved." ”
Grandma hurriedly thanked her, and the next morning Uncle Wang made an ointment from the neem seeds he had picked overnight and applied it to her head, saving her the fate of going to school with a bald head.
After the tinea capitis was cured, she ran to the tree every day and sat under the tree to watch the bell-like fruits slowly turn from green to yellow.
She was curious and wanted to taste it, but Uncle Wang's face turned pale and patted off the root bark in her hand, telling her that eating it would kill people, and that this tree could kill insects and kill people.
Uncle Wang, whose eyes were wandering, spit out a smoke ring: "Twenty-four flowers, plum blossoms begin, neem flowers end, the neem flowers in spring are very beautiful." ”
When she was a child, she heard Uncle Wang's words and felt so beautiful, but after a long time, she realized that the purple halo tassel and steaming golden bells were the last stop in late spring.
"Princess, General Mu." Su Li's eager voice pulled Mu Chenmo out of his childhood memories in his previous life.
Mu Chenmo, who had just come back to his senses, still had a trace of confusion in his eyes that had not gone away, Qi Yu held her hand tightly, and just for a moment he felt that Mo'er was separated from him as if he was separated from him by the sea of stars.
Seeing that Mu Chenmo's eyes finally looked at him, Su Li's voice became even more eager: "Princess, can you tell me about the efficacy?" ”
Mu Chenmo nodded, and told Su Li exactly what Uncle Wang told her when she was a child.
The villagers felt incredible after hearing this, and the big man with the stick looked at Mu Chenmo excitedly.
"General Mu, if we mash the leaves, bark, and fruits into the water and sprinkle them on the crops planted in the ground, will the locusts not eat them and keep the crops?"
Mu Chenmo smiled: "This has to be studied by Dr. Su, and he will definitely be able to develop the most effective insecticide if he specializes in the art industry." ”
A hint of cunning flashed in his eyes, and Mu Chenmo looked at the villagers in a circle: "Alas, but, I'm afraid, Doctor Su has no way to study it anymore." ”
The villagers looked at each other with embarrassed faces, and finally focused their eyes on Dahan, who scratched his head and shook Su Li.
"Master Su, although you research, I remember that I have seen this tree on the mountain on the west side of Lingxian, and I will take someone up the mountain to find it tomorrow."
"We can collect the seeds and plant them, and when they grow into a forest, we will no longer be afraid of locusts."
The villagers began to come up with ideas, Qi Yu took advantage of the unpreparedness to raise Mu Chenmo's hand, and secretly kissed her on the back of her hand, her good-looking eyes were as bright as stars and flashed with a little tenderness.
Mu Chenmo felt that his nose was hot, as if something was about to flow out, he turned his face and raised his head, looking at it day and night to see why he hadn't developed immunity to this face.
There will be no nosebleeds, so I wiped it with my hand and saw that there was no red blood, so I was relieved, and ran to Su Li's side to discuss the ratio of insecticides with him.
Tell the villagers how the seeds in this fruit germinate quickly, how to plant them, and what to pay attention to, anyway, if you don't have anything to say, you just don't look at Qi Yu.
Qi Yu followed behind her depressedly, holding the hand harder and harder, thinking of the current situation and suppressing the dissatisfaction in his heart, he decided to settle accounts with Mu Chenmo after returning to Beijing.
The mother-in-law stuffed all the fruits on the ground into Mu Chenmo's arms: "General Mu, you are more powerful than the locust god and the god of agriculture, we will provide for you in the future." ”
Mu Chenmo's face was full of black lines, and she didn't know how to answer, she was a big living person, and it felt so weird to be offered.
hurriedly gave the credit to Su Li, but the old woman said that everything was offered, seeing Mu Chenmo's face full of embarrassment, Qi Yu hurriedly relieved the siege and took her away.
The locusts flew and jumped, and Mu Chenmo frowned and told Qi Yu about Li Huiniang.
Qi Yu was surprised: "If the person in the prison is really Master Li, then Cheng Yatou shouldn't be unrecognizable, why didn't he recognize him at all when I went to the prison last time." ”
Wouldn't Cheng Yatou also be a subordinate of Wu County, the two glanced at each other and accelerated the pace of returning to the county office, Li Huiniang's life experience was confusing.
The two discussed all the way and decided to go to the prison first to interrogate which imprisoned Master Li, and as for the husband Li Huiniang said, they could find it slowly.
"Mo'er, Li Huiniang's words can't be believed, from the capital to Wei County, her words are full of loopholes and flaws."
Mu Chenmo nodded, it was because of this that she felt that Li Huiniang could be the first to accept the idea of women's self-reliance, which was also what she liked about Li Huiniang.
Smart and cunning, but kind and soft, she didn't think about taking possession of the things developed by the research team, and sooner or later she would promote them to the public.
I also want to see Li Huiniang's ability to let go like this, and it is an unexpected joy to be able to subdue this woman.
The county jail was empty, and the man with messy hair and a bird's nest sat on the hay in the corner, clutching the lice on his body and looking at the sky outside the small window.
Mu Chenmo and Qi Yu hid in the dark and observed his every move, and the man in the prison had been maintaining this posture, if it weren't for the fact that his hands were scratched twice from time to time.
will make people think that he is dead and has been put in this position, Qi Yu shook Mu Chenmo's hand, and Mu Chenmo looked up and saw Li Huiniang walking in with a basket.
It was Cheng Yatou who led the way for her, Mu Chenmo raised her eyebrows, it didn't take much effort, it seemed that God was on her side.
"Hui Niang, Wu County has run away, let's directly catch the one in the yamen and let your father out, Ah Feng is afraid."
Li Huiniang's body paused: "Brother Cheng, Ah Feng must still be alive, waiting for me to save him, I also received his letter yesterday." ”
A long sigh was heard down the dark passage to the innermost part of the prison.
The man sitting on the hay finally moved, turned his head to look at the passage, and when he saw the person who came, he got up and shook the hay on his body and walked over.
"Hui Niang, you don't have to come every day, let outsiders know that it's easy to be suspicious."
"Dad, uncle said that as long as you get the insecticide formula, I will change my identity back with you."
Cheng Yatou opened the cell door and walked in with Li Huiniang.
Mu Chenmo and Qi Yu also saw this person's face clearly, which was exactly the same as the face of Master Li in the county government.
After eavesdropping on the conversation between the three of them, Mu Chenmo and Qi Yu got out of prison before Li Huiniang
Unexpectedly, Wu Xianling was a Huns, and Master Li actually became a traitor, and he took the risk to stay in order to control the locusts.
"Mo'er, have you finished handling the matter at hand?" Seeing Mu Chenmo nodded, Qi Yu gritted his back molars: "Go back to the county government to pack your luggage and go back to Beijing overnight." ”
Mu Chenmo looked at Qi Yu, and sure enough, this guy's face became extremely embarrassed, and even the Huns could buy the official position of Great Qi for money.
Daqi can't go down in **, otherwise Daqi will perish in less than a hundred years.
Mu Chenmo shook Qi Yu's trembling hand: "Fortunately, we have already found the clues, and it is not too late to deal with it." ”
The two did not wait for Li County's order to come back, left a letter and hurried back to the capital.
The paper in the hand of the fourth prince, Qi Rui, fell to the ground flutteringly, and a look of anger appeared on his face that was good at smirking and perennially gloomy.
Six of the people he sent to deal with the flood drowned on the embankment of the breach, and with a sneer, how could it be that the six people would burst the dam as soon as they arrived, these methods were all left over from his play.
In the early dynasties of the Jinluan Palace, Qi Yu and Mu Chenmo reported the plan for locust control and the discovery of insecticides to the emperor.
The emperor praised again and again, and Mu Chenmo handed over the accounts of the foundation to the emperor, and the court said that he would transcribe the accounts and post them all over the capital, so that the people would know where each money went.
The emperor nodded with satisfaction, and while he was in a good mood, Mu Chenmo handed over the development plan of Wei County to the emperor again.
"I'm right, I want to see the effect of the excerpt in five years, and at that time, I will approve you to open a women's school to improve the status of women."
Mu Chenmo thanked him and retreated, and the fourth prince Qi Rui came out: "The ministers are ashamed, the six officials of the Ministry of Water who went to deal with the flood died on the dam that burst the embankment. ”
"Hearing General Mu's plan to control locusts, Erchen was very surprised, and he wanted to invite her to go to the south to control the floods."