Fleeing from famine and farming: I made a fortune by relying on medical skills

"I take it? There are so many elders in the family, how can it be my turn, let grandpa or uncle take it." Huang Zisu was slightly taken aback when her elder brother asked her to name the younger generation.

"Susu! You are also the aunt of the four children, and their elder.

If you choose a name, you will also choose Mai Dong's two daughters, so you don't bother them with anything. Huang Zhang also agreed to let her family Susu name the great-grandchildren.

"That's the case! Boys are called Citrus and Fructus Fructus, and girls are called Xingren and Taoren." Huang Zisu pondered for a moment, and then came up with the names of the two medicine pairs. They are suitable for boys and girls, and they sound nice. And with near sound.

"Okay, let's call it Zhishi, Citrus, Almond, and Taoren." After confirming the names of the four children, everyone in the Huang family teased the children for a while, and then dispersed.

On the day of the three baptisms, Huang Ziwan returned home for three dynasties, and the three baptisms were not a big deal. A midwife was invited to perform the three baptisms for the four children, and the Xiao family and the Jiang family's in-laws were invited to watch the ceremony and have a meal. Just potluck.

As March passed day by day, the weather became hotter and hotter, and now March is as hot as May in previous years.

Not to mention the drop in the water level in the river, some of the dry land in the village has cracked, and now many seasonal crops cannot be planted because it is too dry and there has been no rain in the past two months.

this day.

"Oops! It's a grasshopper. It scared me." Guo Rong was picking out herbs when she saw a small grasshopper flying towards her. Surprised.

"There are more here." Tie Zhu and Sitou looked at each other, they smiled, and each grabbed a small grasshopper to scare the girls.

After teasing them, there were bursts of exclamations and noisy voices from the backyard.

The adults of the Huang family didn't care about this group of apprentices, and let them toss and play around.

"Second brother, eldest uncle, you took your apprentices to the mountain to collect medicine. Are there many grasshoppers in this mountain? Or are there more grasshoppers this year than in previous years?" After seeing the patient, Huang Zisu saw that the male apprentice was holding a small After the grasshopper, she didn't know what she thought of, she frowned slightly, and asked her second brother and eldest uncle who were working.

"I didn't notice this." Chen Yi thought for a while, after he didn't pay attention to this matter, he scratched his head and said.

"Susu, if you don't talk about it, I haven't noticed it.

When you ask, it seems that there are more grasshoppers in this mountain than in previous years. Seeing his family Susu looking towards him, Mai Dong frowned and thought for a while.

"Susu, are you afraid that the hot weather will cause drought and cause a plague of locusts?" Chen Yi is a good farmer, and he also knows that drought will inevitably lead to locusts, so he immediately worried about the crops in their fields.

"In extreme drought, locusts are inevitable, and anything can happen.

We must make all preparations before things happen, and if necessary, eliminate any disasters in advance. " Huang Zisu said with some uncertainty in her heart.

If the weather continues to be hot like this, a drought is inevitable.

There is a great possibility that locusts will come in extreme drought.

The reason for the locust plague is that locusts tend to flood and prefer low-lying areas. Locust plagues are often accompanied by severe droughts, and they migrate from arid places to low-lying and flood-prone places.

During a drought, the soil is dry and soft, which happens to provide a good "delivery room" for locusts to reproduce.If the drought lasts for a long time, the locusts have the opportunity to reproduce in large numbers.

In this way, it won't be long before the number of locusts can be so large that it becomes a disaster.

In a humid climate, the soil will become moist and sticky, which is not conducive to the survival of locust eggs.

So even if locusts can lay a large number of eggs at this time, these eggs will not be able to develop into adults in the future.

The possibility of natural disasters will become smaller, which is the so-called "extreme drought brings locusts" and "long-term droughts will bring locusts".

"Then what should we do? Now our five acres of land have just been planted with medicinal materials, and a lot of medicinal trees have been planted on that mountain. If there is really a plague of locusts, then there will really be no land. We The loss of the family will be huge." Chen Yi suddenly became anxious and worried.

"Uncle, don't worry, let's not talk about whether the locust plague will affect us, Susu is still in our family.

Susu will definitely find a way. Seeing Susu's calm appearance, Mai Dong comforted his uncle.

"I have three ways to suppress and eliminate locusts.

The first one is to let the villagers of each household raise more chickens, ducks, geese and livestock.

Because natural chains have the effect of natural enemies, one of the natural enemies of locusts includes livestock such as chickens and ducks.

Chickens, ducks and birds all feed on locusts. An adult chicken can eat more than a hundred locusts a day. If a village has tens of thousands of chickens and ducks in captivity, is it still afraid of locusts?

The second method is the bonfire booby-killing method.

Similar to moths, locusts have the habit of flying towards bright places. We can use their habits to set up bonfires to induce locusts to approach.

The most direct result of locusts being close to the fire is being burned to death by the fire, which is a very efficient means of repelling insects.

The third type can be dewormed with medicine.

Locusts don't like the smell of wormwood, flavescens and some strong aromatic medicinal materials.

I will write a prescription for repelling insects, directly grind it into powder, sprinkle it directly into the field, or smoke it to emit thick smoke to repel insects. "Huang Zisu thought for a while.

"Then I told Grandma Susu that your guess would cause a locust plague, and asked her to buy more chickens and ducks in advance and raise them at home first.

Even if there is no locust plague in the future, the chickens and ducks we bought can be eaten by ourselves, and there is no waste.

Uncle, recently, let’s pick up more firewood and store some on our own fields and mountains.

In case there is a real locust plague, you won't be caught off guard. Seeing this, Mai Dong immediately set about making arrangements.

Huang Zisu on the side saw that his second brother could think of so many things in an instant, and arranged them in an orderly manner. Huang Zisu was quite happy in her heart. After her second brother got married and had children, he also grew up and matured a lot, and was able to take charge of his own affairs.

After Mai Dongyi and Huang Zhang talked about Huang Zisu's guess and the method of getting rid of the insects, Huang Zhang didn't hesitate, and immediately asked Mai Dong to go to the town to buy chickens, ducks, geese and livestock.

Leaving aside the matter of locusts in extreme droughts, now I heard from my second grandson that there are more little grasshoppers this year than in previous years. If there are signs of this, she has to pay attention to this matter.

What's more, buying chickens, ducks and geese can eliminate insects and prevent insects. With a little money, you can avoid heavy losses for yourself. Anyone can do this business.

Afterwards, Huang Zisu walked to the mountain where their medicinal herbs were planted, and went to find the village chief.

Recently, the long-term workers recruited by their family are basically placed on that mountain, busy with planting medicinal trees in the mountain.