Huang Si responded quickly, waved his hand, and two followers brought a wooden basin over and placed it on the ground. Zhao Laoji looked down and said in shock: "What... is going on?"
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "Yesterday in the field, I saw the rice seedlings were overrun by pests, so I thought of a way to catch them. Last night, I caught so many pests in just over an hour, and I brought them here for you to see. What's more,
It's just a device. If everyone takes action, it will definitely reduce the pests greatly. Look, there are probably tens of thousands of them. You can even fry a plate and eat it as a dish."
Zhao Laoji was pleasantly surprised. He saw countless rice planthoppers floating on the water in the wooden basin. Unexpectedly, they were caught by Zhang Yanling last night. This boss was really thoughtful. Yesterday, he and he were in the field.
After talking about it, he turned around and took action, and it was quite effective. I don't know how he did it.
"Boss, how did you...catch this?" Zhao Laoji asked.
Zhang Yanling gave a brief introduction, and Zhao Laoji was confused. He never thought that you could kill insects by lighting a lantern in the field. This method sounded unreliable, but the facts are before you.
, no wonder he didn’t believe it.
"Old man, I have already ordered people to purchase the necessary things. I will mobilize everyone to take action together. I think this pest problem will be solved soon. It is up to you to tell everyone about it later. Everyone
I just need to go out to work and prepare some free materials, such as these wooden basins, and the rest is mine." Zhang Yanling said.
Zhao Laoji bowed and saluted, and said excitedly: "Oh my boss, this has saved everyone's worries. Seeing that the pest infestation is becoming more severe day by day, everyone is very anxious. The old crops in several nearby villages are
We have discussed this for several times, but we can't find any solution. Several old people got so anxious that they became ill. If the boss can help us solve this big problem, it will really save everyone's lives. On behalf of the villagers, the old man would like to thank the boss.
."
Zhang Yanling waved her hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't have to be like this. I told you yesterday that helping you means helping me. This is just a small thing. Let's go and take a look at the terrain and see if we can do something big."
Under the leadership of the old blacksmith, the group of people left the village, walked through the fields, and headed straight to Wild Dog Ridge not far away. It was a barren mountain under the jurisdiction of Xishan Manor.
Although the Xishan Manor owned by Zhang Heling covers an area of thousands of hectares, the barren mountain called Wild Dog Ridge alone occupies less than half of the area.
After walking for half an hour, we arrived at the bottom of the mountain. From a distance, it looked like a small hill. When we got closer, we realized that it was actually quite large and the hillside was quite steep. It was a hill of earth and rocks, covered with trees, shrubs, thorns and grass.
, the loess on the ground was full of tiny stones, and thorn bushes grew so lushly that they completely covered the path up the mountain.
Zhao Yuancheng, the son of the old blacksmith, carried a hatchet to open the road ahead, cutting down all the thorny trees and throwing them aside to allow everyone to pass. In the middle of summer, the trees on both sides of the mountain trail were extremely lush, blocking the wind in the wilderness and allowing the trail to pass.
Everyone on board felt extremely stuffy.
"This is it, this kind of fruit, the juice is very sticky. Mr. Zhang, this can replace the sesame oil to stick to the insects." Tan Ruqing, who was walking behind Zhang Yanling, suddenly pointed to a green tree on the slope below and shouted softly.
"Oh?" Zhang Yanling looked over quickly and saw that the tree was not very tall, with green leaves like shuttles, and the branches were heavily hung with bunches of green fruits as big as cat eyes. At first glance, they thought they were green grapes.
"That's Soapberry. People also call it hand-washing fruit. That's because there will be foam after scrubbing, and it does have the effect of cleaning hands. But it is actually a medicinal material that can be used to clear away heat, eliminate phlegm, eliminate accumulation and kill insects. There are
It's slightly toxic, but it doesn't matter, it won't be harmful to people, as long as you don't swallow it in large quantities." Tan Ruqing continued to introduce.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "As expected of a female doctor, she is indeed knowledgeable. Come and take a look."
The boy accompanying him went down and cut a branch and dragged it up. Tan Ruqing used the small wooden mortar he brought with him to crush a handful of fruits and drain out the juice. As expected, it was extremely viscous and the smell was spicy and soapy.
The old blacksmith Zhang Laoji also understood that Zhang Yanling and the others wanted these fruits to stick to pests, and said with a smile: "This stuff is all over the mountains and plains here. We didn't know it was a medicinal material. Everyone only knows that it can be used to pound clothes.
The sticky ones are not as useful as soap locust."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "That's good. Since there is no shortage of this kind of fruit, there is no need to use oil, which saves a lot of money. I will ask someone to pick some for later use."
Tan Ruqing was also very happy. Unexpectedly, she found something suitable for her. She was also very happy. As she walked further, Tan Ruqing became talkative and pointed at various plants on the roadside.
Introduction to A Xiu and Xing Er.
"This is a raspberry. It's big and red. It's delicious. According to the book of herbal medicine, raspberry has the effect of strengthening the body and nourishing the kidneys. This is a snakeberry, which is also edible. It clears away heat and detoxifies, activates blood circulation and removes blood stasis, and astringes and stops bleeding."
It can also treat poisonous snake bites and is also effective in wound infections. This is wild rose, and its flowers and fruits can be used as medicine. Rose tea can strengthen the spleen and stomach and regulate the intestines and stomach. The fruit can treat irregular menstruation and body edema. The most important thing is
, the tree says that its young stems are edible, and it is a delicious wild vegetable when eaten raw, stir-fried or blanched.”
Tan Ruqing is naturally beautiful, her voice is pleasant, and her knowledge is profound. Everyone was already very excited. Listening to her talk all the way, not only did they gain more knowledge, but even the sultry feeling in her sweet voice made them feel warm.
Feel much better.
Axiu walked beside Tan Ruqing and couldn't help but whisper: "Sister, you know so much. These are ordinary things for us. We just treat them as shrubs and weeds. Who would have thought that they are actually good things."
Tan Ruqing smiled and said: "I just read it from the book, otherwise I wouldn't know."
Axiu sighed and said, "It's a pity that I haven't read and can't read. Compared with my sister, I look like a fool."
Tan Ruqing consoled her: "It's not difficult to read. If you want to read, you can learn it naturally as long as you are willing to learn."
Ma Quan said from the side: "Why do women study? And they can't take the imperial examination and become officials? As the saying goes, it is virtue for a woman to have no talent..."
"You can pull me down..." Zhang Yanling interrupted him with a smile: "You can understand many truths by reading and literacy, and you can understand more by living. Do you have to be an official? I don't like to hear this."
Zhao Laoji sighed from the front: "In your next life, Axiu, you will be reincarnated into a good family and become a daughter in your father's house. You are wronged. My Axiu is smart and smart. Who in Zhaojiazhuang doesn't praise me? I am proficient in all farm work.
She has also learned my blacksmithing business, and her craftsmanship is no worse than mine. Hey, if she had been born into a good family, she would have been knowledgeable and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but it is a pity that she was born into a poor family like mine."
A Xiu blushed and shouted: "Dad, I just said this, and you said so much."
Zhang Yanling felt a little emotional after hearing this. The status of women in this era was very low, and the Ming Dynasty was when the three obediences and four virtues were prevalent. Being a woman cannot but be said to be a kind of sadness. A woman like Tan Ruqing
, I’m afraid there are very few of them. Being literate and understanding medicine is a treasure.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yanling turned back and glanced at Tan Ruqing. Tan Ruqing happened to raise his head as well. As soon as their eyes met, Tan Ruqing's face turned red for some reason and she quickly turned her head to avoid Zhang Yanling's eyes.
…
Soon after, everyone climbed to the open space at the top of Wild Dog Ridge. There was actually a stone beacon tower here, but it had already collapsed and been abandoned.
"I heard from my grandfather that this was the beacon tower built by Emperor Yongle. At that time, Emperor Yongle was guarding Beijing. Emperor Jianwen said that he was going to rebel and sent troops to arrest him. Little did he know that Emperor Yongle had already arranged a beacon tower around Beijing.
, delivered news at any time, and finally succeeded in winning the throne. This beacon tower was built at that time."
The explanation of the old blacksmith Zhao Laoji made Zhang Yanling suddenly realize. It turned out that this was a relic left from the Jingnan Campaign. Zhu Di was the King of Yan at the time and was stationed here in Beijing. This beacon must have been part of the military early warning system at that time. Although
Nearly a hundred years have passed, and the beacon tower has long been abandoned and useless, but back then, it must have been a place guarded by soldiers and horses. Now it has become part of my own manor.
With this damaged beacon tower, there was a place to climb up and observe the terrain from a distance. Zhang Yanling and the old blacksmith Zhao Laoji climbed to the top of the beacon tower and looked down at the Wild Dog Ridge. They saw that the mountains were surrounded by green.
In the fields, a river meanders from the west, flows through the foot of the mountain on the south side, and flows eastward through the fields.
"Old man, this river is the river that everyone uses for irrigation. I think the terrain is very good. How could there be a flood disaster?" Zhang Yanling asked with a frown.
"Master, you don't know something. This river is not as quiet as it looks. In fact, our place is not far from the mountains to the west. Every spring and summer, when heavy rains come, the torrents in the mountains will pour out. Our place
The river leads to the mountains and is one of the channels for flash floods. The flash floods can be very ferocious. The water level can surge seven or eight feet in an hour or two. The river is only so wide. How can it withstand it?
It overflowed into the fields on both sides. When the rice was ripe last fall, a heavy rain came and all the rice was submerged in the water. Every household had to row a wooden basin under the water to cut the rice ears, and finally managed to get half of it back." Zhao
Lao Ji sighed and said.
"This river is not that small. How come it can't even bear the rain from the mountains? And what's going on with the drought? Can such a big river dry up?" Zhang Yanling asked with a frown.
"Hey, this river looks big, but it's actually very shallow. Think about it, boss, when a flash flood comes, all the sediment, rocks, big trees, etc. are washed down, and when they reach the river, they all silt up. The bottom of the river is full of
The sand, gravel and silt look very big and deep, but in fact the deepest point is less than four or five feet. Standing in the middle of the river, you can only reach your chest. It is precisely because the sediment has silted up the river, so when there is a flood, the water will overflow to both sides.
The water in the Tianhe River dries up quickly again." Blacksmith Zhao said in a deep voice.