When Xu He heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised.

It is said that [spring silkworms are dead to the end], and now it is late autumn, how can there be silkworms? I'm afraid I heard it wrong, right?

But Hou Zhixian's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he arched his hand to Xu He: "Xie Yuangong, I asked someone to take you to rest first, if there is something at home, I will come when I go." ”

Xu He originally came with the purpose of reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, how could he miss this opportunity?

So he asked, "Mr. Hou, I just heard someone say silkworms?" ”

Hou Zhixian nodded and said worriedly: "That's right! ”

Xu He frowned and asked, "Isn't silkworm raising all in spring?" Do you also raise silkworms in Huzhou in autumn? ”

Hou Zhixian said: "Xie Yuangong doesn't know, in addition to the brush, our Huzhou is the most famous silk, a long time ago, the ancients have not only raised silkworms in spring, we not only have autumn silkworms in Huzhou, and even have eastern silkworms." ”

So amazing?

Xu He's eyes lit up and said: "I'm ashamed, the younger generation is shallow, which makes the old gentleman smile, I don't know if I can accompany the old gentleman to have a look?" ”

Hou Zhixian was very surprised when he heard this, he was Zhizhi County, and after returning to his hometown, he took care of his family's affairs, so he put down the book.

But what he didn't expect was that a sixteen-year-old reading genius would also be interested in these.

He originally invited Xu He to Nanxun to play with the purpose of befriending Xu He, so naturally he would not refuse Xu He.

After the people brought Hou Zhixian and Xu He to the silkworm room, Xu He was surprised to find that the Hou family was really the Nanxun family, and there were dozens of pieces of paper in this small silkworm room, and when I heard on the road, there were dozens of such silkworm rooms.

And along the way, Hou Zhixian also told Xu He a lot of knowledge about autumn silkworms, which was an eye-opener for Xu He.

For example, why do people hear about spring silkworms more than autumn silkworms?

Because the mulberry leaves in spring are the most tender, the sun and temperature are also the most suitable for the growth of silkworm babies, and after the winter ice and snow cover, there are not so many diseases, so relatively speaking, the growth environment of silkworm babies is much better than other seasons.

Therefore, the spring silkworm is widely known.

In summer, the breeding of diseases and insects is serious, and the silkworm baby is a delicate master, and it is easy to get sick, so it is not possible to raise silkworms in summer.

But in autumn, the weather gradually cools, and the temperature is just the most comfortable time for silkworm babies, mulberry trees after a period of cultivation, mulberry leaves also have a certain accumulation, although compared to the mulberry leaves in spring, not so delicious, but good enough.

Therefore, the people will rush to use the last mulberry leaves to breed a wave of silkworm babies before the mulberry leaves enter the winter.

So what is a beetle?

This Xu He knows something, and there is a saying in "Erya" that "the national raccoon dog worm".

To put it bluntly, it is a kind of fly, and this thing likes to lay eggs in the body of the cicada chrysalis, and the eggs turn into maggots, commonly known as the beetle.

As soon as he entered the silkworm house, Hou Zhixian called the woman who managed the silkworm house: "What's the matter with you? Autumn silkworms are the most taboo beetles, in the summer in the courtyard have been instructed to you, I also specifically said, must be paper paste windows, to avoid flies, to cover the atmosphere......"

Speaking of this, he glared at the woman and said, "Did you not close the doors and windows tightly when you went in and out?" ”

The woman was the helper hired by the Hou family, and when she heard this, she was so frightened that she hurriedly knelt down and said: "Master, it's not that I don't care, but when I entered the house one day ago, I found that someone had pierced the corner of the window paper, and it was estimated that I was hit by beetles at that time!" And I told the butler about it at the time. ”

Hou Zhixian heard this, and after recalling it, he really remembered that there was such a thing.

But at that time, he didn't treat this as a big deal, and just asked the people below to patch up the window paper.

I never thought that this carelessness would make such a big mistake.

Seeing the silkworms in the silkworm plate, one by one miserable, and seeing that he couldn't live, he was both distressed and frustrated.

Seeing this, Xu He asked the woman, "Is there such a situation anywhere else besides yours?" ”

The woman trembled and said, "Yes, there are more than 20 silkworm houses with worms!" ”

"More than twenty?" Hou Zhixian's voice suddenly became sharp, he couldn't care about Xu He anymore, and hurried to check.

In the end, the information I got was that more than 20 silkworm houses had broken window paper.

But the damage to the window paper didn't seem to be man-made, and the people below thought that if it was broken, it might not fly into the beetles, so they didn't report it.

Hearing this, Hou Zhixian was immediately furious, and called the family to punish these maids.

Seeing this, Xu He hurriedly stopped him.

Hou Zhixian still gave him face after all, but he was still unhappy in his heart, and he was reluctant to smile.

Xu He looked at this situation, this was done on purpose.

So he asked Hou Zhixian: "Did the old gentleman offend people in his house?" ”

Hou Zhixian spread his hands and said: "I am an official of Zhishi, and I don't dispute on weekdays, except for tending to the fields and urging my grandson to study, I basically don't ask about idle matters, where did I come from." ”

Xu He didn't say anything more because he didn't know the situation.

Hou Zhixian called the housekeeper at this time, reprimanded him with his head and face, and finally advised: "You hurry up and go to Xizhuang to invite the silkworm doctor!" ”

The so-called silkworm doctor, is a veterinarian who specializes in treating silkworms, there is a silkworm doctor in Xujia Village, although he does not farm the land, but the life is more chic than the average small landlord, in the spring, who has a problem with silkworms have to invite him, busy for a season, eat for a year!

After Hou Zhixian finished speaking, the housekeeper said with a bitter face: "Doctor Qin in Xizhuang has a very big shelf, which time is not the master, you went to invite it in person, it took a lot of money to come, I went, and he didn't buy it!" ”

When Hou Zhixian heard this, his heart hurt, and he was going to spend money again.

But this money can't be spent, more than 20 autumn silkworms have been scrapped, and other houses are not prevented, in case they are infected, then it will be too late to regret it.

"Prepare the car, and get some money from the bookkeeper! Let's go! Hou Zhixian anxiously instructed the housekeeper.

After speaking, he turned to Xu He and said, "Xie Yuangong, look at it, look at me, I'm ......."

Xu He said: "Don't worry, old man, it's just fine, I'll accompany you on a trip." ”

"How can there be such a reason?" Hou Zhixian was taken aback, "How can I let Xie Yuangong work with the old man!" ”

Xu He smiled: "It's okay, it's just a long experience." ”

Hou Zhixian thinks that this Xie Yuangong is really weird, how can anyone who is interested in these things?

But since the guest spoke, he didn't have anything to say, and when the carriage arrived, he invited Xu He to get on the bus and rush to Xizhuang.

On the way, Xu He was still asking: "Is this Doctor Qin's methods really so miraculous?" ”

Hou Zhixian nodded and said: "The same silkworm disease, other families have no way, but I saw with my own eyes, he took the mulberry leaves that were about to die, ground them into noodles and added something I don't know, and the fever of the silkworm was cured at once, in our local area, he is very famous." ”

Xu He was puzzled: "This silkworm doctor's shelf is inevitably a little too big, how can there be any reason for the master to invite him personally?" Can't the housekeeper go? ”

Hou Zhixian was even more angry when he heard this: "This person is so weird, the poor begged him, he came to the door to treat silkworm disease for free, and we have a little wealth in the family, if we don't personally bring the silver to the door, he will ignore it!" ”

"......" Xu He was even more curious about this silkworm doctor in his heart, "I didn't expect it to be a cynical veterinarian, it's a bit interesting!" ”