In the hearts of the women in these villages, Ye Zhen can be said to be a god-like existence, which makes them very convinced.

The other party not only looks like a fairy, has a gentle temper and kind personality, but also brings many benefits to their village after his arrival.

Aside from anything else, the sale of yellow eels and snails alone made everyone in the village earn enough money.

In the past, they would have been tired of planting fields for a year, and they would not have earned so much silver.

Ye Zhen is the lucky star and savior in the hearts of the villagers, not to mention that Xie Yunshu is the son of Prime Minister Xie. In this group of Qing officials and scholars, Prime Minister Xie's reputation is extremely outstanding.

Hearing their questioning, Ye Hao smiled bitterly in her heart, but she still had a relieved look on her face.

"The solutions are all thought of by people, and we don't have to worry so much."

Having said that, many women were still depressed.

It was a plague that even many experienced old farmers could not deal with, and how could they, who had just come into contact with farming, survive?

Because of the news of this, the atmosphere in the entire courtyard was a little sluggish.

For such a scene, Ye Hao is also very powerless.

In fact, in addition to pesticides, there is a very stupid way, and that is to burn with fire.

But the stupid method of burning with fire can only be applied to fields that have already suffered, and all the locusts that have stayed on them are burned.

And the other fields that are still in good condition will definitely not be implemented.

Otherwise, what will be left of the crops of the entire field if they are burned down?

This is no different from the loss of locust transit.

Because this matter is related to the lives of thousands of people, Ye Hao took it to heart completely, and as soon as she finished lunch, she found an excuse to go out.

She hadn't taken two steps out of the door when a familiar figure followed.

"You ......"

Looking at Xie Yunshu beside him in surprise, Ye Hao was a little eager to speak and stopped.

The other party's legs and feet are inconvenient, so he should stay at home to recuperate, and always follow him out, and the wound is afraid that it will not be able to heal.

"I'll go with you and have a look."

Xie Yunshu's expression was still calm, but his words betrayed his mind.

Seeing this, Ye Hao had no choice but to give up.

She also knew very well in her heart that the other party insisted on coming out with her, but she was just concerned about the common people.

The two walked slowly towards the field.

Because it was a village built by exiled people, they were in the middle of nowhere, and all the fields were inferior.

If nothing else, let's just say that the large wasteland next to Ye Zhen's bamboo house is given to no one and no one wants it.

This dynasty was very strict about the division of fields, and the geographical location was superior, and the soil in the fields was fertile, so that they could be called high-class paddy fields.

Only one of these two accounts for one of them, that is, medium paddy fields. Those that occupy neither of the two but are barely able to grow crops are called inferior paddy fields.

The fields of the entire village are all low-grade paddy fields, and the villagers are all exiled officials, who used to hire others to grow their own paddy fields.

Therefore, it is common sense that their harvest in the year is very unsatisfactory.

Since the location of the bamboo hut itself is quite far away from the village, it is closer to the fields in the village.

The two of them walked for about a cup of tea, and then they arrived in the field.

This year has been quite smooth, and even the villagers, who are not good at farming, have taken care of the crops in the fields, and the growth is very gratifying.

When the two arrived in the field, they looked up and saw that many villagers were working in the fields.

They chose an acre of land and approached a little closer to take a closer look.

Since it is summer, the crops are green and lush, and they look very lovely.

During this time, the villagers' enthusiasm for catching yellow eels and snails can be said to be unprecedented. This allows them to easily eliminate other insect infestations when they catch these two ingredients.

The general insect pests in the crops can be captured and eliminated artificially, but it takes a little effort.

They looked at several plots of land in a row, but found no trace of insect infestation, let alone the terrifying locusts.

"I guess it's because we're too remote that those locusts can't fly in a short time."

Turning her head sideways, Ye Hao said to Xie Yunshu beside her.

She didn't know much about the characteristics of locusts, but she could roughly guess based on the reputation of the infamous original book of the infestation.

It's nothing more than to eat up a field before leaving. And they will mate and reproduce while grazing, leaving the "next generation" in the land.

That's why the locusts will resurge the year after they cross the border.

The fields in her own village were not affected at all, so Ye Hao felt a lot better. At least these relatives and friends she is familiar with will not fall into despair.

"You seem to have a way to deal with the insect plague?"

Xie Yunshu asked tentatively, as early as the section of Wangyue Tower on the way back to the city, he had already heard the meaning of Ye Hao's words.

When she mentioned this matter again, Ye Hao had to sigh and explain the truth of the matter to him.

"I have a pesticide that I spray on my crops and it can kill some pests. If it is more violent, it is not impossible to kill locusts. ”

As soon as he heard her words, Xie Yunshu's eyes immediately lit up.

Pest infestations are one of the biggest headaches for farmers, and if not as severe as locusts, they can keep them busy.

Catching insects has always been a big problem for farmers.

Seeing the excitement in his eyes, Ye Hao shook his head, the expression on his face was still very helpless.

"There are pros and cons to everything, pesticides can kill pests, but they can also leave residues on crops. He is fatal to insect infestations, but it is also toxic to people. There are some serious ones that can't even be cleaned. ”

Speaking of which, with Xie Yunshu's intelligence, he should also understand what she meant.

Pesticides can help farmers deal with a variety of pests, but they can also cause problems.

When the food grown is so toxic that it may even kill people, is anyone willing to use pesticides to fight pests?

If it is an ordinary insect pest, Ye Hao can also nod and take out some ordinary pesticides.

These pesticides are not as toxic and not very dependent. As long as the grain is washed several times after it has grown, there will not be much residue, and it will not have much impact on the eater.

But locusts are different, locusts themselves are very tenacious, and there are many of them. Without a more toxic pesticide, it is difficult to kill them completely.

This is also what Ye Hao has been most distressed about.

There's no way she's kidding with human life.

After knowing what the worries in her heart were, Xie Yunshu was also silent, this was an extremely difficult decision.

"It's okay, maybe there's another way, let's look into it again."

patted the other party's shoulder, and Ye Hao squeezed out a smile on her face.

She didn't believe that she, a female doctor with countless reserves of modern knowledge, could not think of a way to deal with locusts.

But the two of them went around the field in a big circle, and they found nothing.

Both of them are pampered people, and they really can't interfere with the work in the fields, let alone see what the way is.

Just as the two of them were about to go home in frustration, there was a burst of children's laughter not far away.

Ye Hao looked up, and her eyes happened to bump into a group of children who were driving ducks home, and they were all smiling brightly.

Ancient country children are different from modern children, like Zhao Yi, who do not have to work but spend all day studying, which is unique in the village.

Life in the countryside in ancient times was difficult, and children had to help with work since they were sensible.

Feeding chickens and ducks is light work, and it doesn't take much effort on their part at all.

Looking at these playful children, Ye Hao was thinking about whether her own Zhao Yi was a little too withdrawn and didn't have peers to play with.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and a new idea was born.

Ye Hao grabbed Xie Yunshu's arm with joy on her face and urged:

"Let's go, let's go back quickly, I have something to ask Aunt Huang!"

Looking at her eagerly ready to try, Xie Yunshu was stunned for a moment, and then quickly understood what the other party might have in mind, and hurriedly carried his faintly aching leg back quickly.

As soon as she returned to the courtyard, Ye Hao left Xie Yunshu and went straight to the woman's pile.

Just after lunch, the women who came to help were washing the dishes, so it was inevitable to gather together to chat.

Ye Hao saw that almost all the women present were here, and she asked directly:

"Ladies and sisters, I have a question, I wonder if you can help answer it?"

"Mrs. Xie, what are you polite to us? Even if it is! ”

When they heard this, the women responded one after another.

Originally, they just wanted to come over to help out of gratitude to Ye Hao's family, but they also unexpectedly gained a large amount of wages.

Naturally, she is responsive to Ye Hao's needs.

"That's right, I just saw a child in our village chasing ducks, so I wanted to ask how many families in our village have chickens and ducks, and how many do they raise?"

Hearing her words, the women were stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting her to ask such a question.

Aunt Huang, who was still more familiar with Ye Hao, reacted quickly, and was the first to answer:

"There seem to be a lot of chickens and ducks in our village, at least a dozen or so. I don't know the exact number, but there are only about a dozen of them at most. ”

The breeding technology of this dynasty for livestock is not as good as that of modern times, and the survival rate can be more than 50%, which is commendable.

And most farmers don't breed their own chickens and ducklings, they don't know how to take care of them, and the probability of hatching is too low, so it's better to take these eggs and sell them for money.

As a result, almost all farmers buy ready-made seedlings and keep them for eating or selling when they grow up.

Therefore, the number of each family will not be too much, and what Aunt Huang said is reasonable.

"I remember this, we all went to buy chickens and ducks in our village on the same day. On that day, a total of 50 chickens and 100 ducks were bought, and if you count the losses, it is estimated that there will be about 100 left. ”

The woman who spoke, Ye Hao was slightly familiar. After thinking about it for a long time, she remembered that this aunt was also the master of a miserable life.

This aunt's surname is Wang, and her husband's family is also surnamed Wang, and she was a six-grade official. It's a pity that he was framed and exiled by the villain, and her husband died in exile.

The two have not been able to do anything for many years, so Aunt Wang is left alone in the village.

But she is a person with an extremely strong personality, no matter what she says, she is unwilling to remarry, and she has worked hard all these years alone.

"A hundred? Even if that's not enough! ”

Silently reading the number, Ye Hao frowned, and seemed very dissatisfied with this information.

When the others heard this, they all looked at her curiously.

"Is Mrs. Xie going to buy chickens and ducks?"