Lin Xiao rolled her eyes at the man and continued:
"Secondly, I am also a farmer. Maybe after I take a look, I will find out what is wrong with your rice fields."
"Finally, even if the three of us are executed on the spot today, it will only create three more innocent souls, and your problem will still not be solved!"
These words stunned everyone present.
"What he said makes some sense. Village chief, why don't you take him to the rice fields to have a look?"
"Yes, it's been three years. Every year at this time, there are problems in the rice fields. I'm afraid it's not as simple as applying medicine, right?"
"Yeah, yeah, look at their clothes, they don't look like drug addicts. Who could be so boring?"
The villagers discussed it one after another and felt that what Lin Xiao said was reasonable.
"That's right, since you said you didn't take any drugs, I'll take you for a checkup! If you dare to lie to me, the consequences are not something you can bear!"
The village chief thought for a moment and nodded.
After untying the three of them, he took them to the rice fields in the village.
It was August, and the rice seedlings that should have been green and shiny were now withered and yellow.
Lin Xiao quickly jumped into the rice field and observed carefully.
After a while, Lin Xiao asked:
"Does this rice seedling start to turn yellow from the old leaves, then gradually spreads like the heart leaves, and finally develops to the entire plant turning yellow?"
The villagers nodded quickly.
This also further confirmed from the side that Lin Xiao and the others were the ones who administered the drug. Otherwise, how could they know so well?
The village chief looked at Lin Xiao with an even more unkind look.
"Village Chief, did I say something wrong?"
Lin Xiao smiled slightly and asked.
"Yes, you are right!"
The village chief pondered for a long time and suddenly smiled:
"Of course I know everything about the medicine you administered!"
Lin Xiao ignored the village chief's misunderstanding and continued:
"If I'm not wrong, you should have been like this for several years, right?"
The villagers were stunned when they heard Lin Xiao's words. They looked at each other and said nothing.
The village chief snorted coldly:
"This has been happening in our rice fields since you started using the medicine. I would like to ask when you started using the medicine?!"
"No one has given medicine to your rice fields. It's because the land where you plant your rice fields lacks a nutrient, which causes the rice seedlings to turn yellow and wither!"
Lin Xiao said slowly:
"If I'm not wrong, you shouldn't have burned rice fields in recent years, right?"
As soon as these words came out, all the villagers, including the village chief, were shocked!
It is true that they have not burned rice fields in recent years, but why did Lin Xiao know about this?!
They looked at Lin Xiao one after another, as if asking for help or asking Lin Xiao. They vaguely felt that the young man in front of them could solve the problem that had troubled them for several years!
"If the rice fields are not burned, the land will lack a trace element. In this case, no matter what is planted on this land, it will turn yellow and wither."
The trace element Lin Xiao mentioned is nitrogen, which is one of the substances necessary for the healthy growth of crops.
Low nitrogen content will lead to malnutrition of rice seedlings, resulting in yellowing and withering.
"You said lack of nutrition means lack of nutrition? I think you are obviously quibbling!"
The man who arrested them was unwilling to admit that he had arrested the wrong person. He pointed at Lin Xiao and shouted.
Lin Xiao smiled slightly:
"Don't be excited. The land is just like this. Its fertility is limited. If you keep planting the same kind of crops, nutrients will be lost. At best, the yield of the crops will be low, or at worst, they will turn yellow and wither, and they will not bear fruit at all.
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The man is not convinced:
"You are making excuses! Catch the thief! How do you know that the land will turn yellow? How do you know that the yield will be low? And there is no basis for what you just said!"
Lin Xiao shook his head and sighed:
"Whether I am arrogant or not, the villagers can best give me the answer!"
After Lin Xiao finished speaking, he turned around and looked at the villagers:
"Did I say something wrong just now?"
"Young man, you are right, our land has been growing rice for a long time and it has never changed!"
"Yes, in the past, we would burn the harvested rice fields before planting them. The harvest was not very good, but at least it was passable. But in the past few years, we have been lazy and did not do this. Instead,... sigh
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"We have already had a crop failure for three years. Are we going to have a crop failure again this year? How can we live like this?"
"It's impossible to live a good life."
A group of villagers began to talk in various directions, their faces full of bitterness.
The village chief was also silent for a while. He had to admit that what Lin Xiao said was reasonable. He had to admit that he had wronged Lin Xiao and others.
"This young master." The village chief cupped his hands and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I wronged you!"
"There's no need to apologize. Since the misunderstanding has been resolved, we have to rush to save people, so we'll take our leave now!"
At this moment, Zhang Yue's mind was filled with the safety of Xiao Zhouzhou, how could she care about such trivial matters!
"Village Chief! Do you really want to let them go?"
The man still didn't believe what Lin Xiao said.
He stubbornly believed that all this was just an excuse for Lin Xiao to evade responsibility!
"Aqiu, stop messing around!"
The village chief scolded that although he was old, he was not confused.
What Lin Xiao said about having a nose and eyes doesn't sound like a fabricated lie?
And he also wanted to count on Lin Xiao to help him solve the problem of the rice fields turning yellow and withered!
The village chief secretly scolded the man for not knowing etiquette and not knowing what was good or bad.
"Aqiu, please don't interfere with this matter. I have my own opinion!"
The village chief turned and walked towards Lin Xiao and said with a smile:
"Sir, I have a heartfelt request. Since you know the reason why the rice seedlings are turning yellow and withered, can you help us?"
"Yes, Master, you must have a way, right?"
"Sir, please save us!"
The villagers begged Lin Xiao one after another, they all longed for Lin Xiao's help.
"Sir, please save us!"
"Sir, help me!"
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The voices of the villagers became louder and louder.
At this time, the man named Aqiu finally couldn't bear it anymore. He took a step forward and roared at Lin Xiao:
"You pretender, stop lying to others!"
The village chief's eyes suddenly turned cold.
"Aqiu!"
Ah Qiu stepped back unconvinced, lowering his head, not daring to look into the village chief's cold eyes.
He knew very well that if the village chief hadn't stopped him just now, he would have definitely gone forward and beat this pretentious thing to death.
Lin Xiao's face also turned cold:
"I'm sorry, we have to rescue people, we can't afford to delay!"
After saying that, Lin Xiao led everyone and left directly. She wanted to help, but she was afraid that the story of the farmer and the snake would really happen to her.
Seeing Lin Xiao and others walking away, many villagers burst into tears in despair.
If we lose another harvest this year, I’m afraid we really won’t be able to survive!