Medicine Fragrance Pastoral: Nongmen Pretty Lady

Chapter 354
Bai Xuening planted 1 mu of watermelons in the sandy land. Even if the harvest month passes, there will still be a lot of scattered watermelons left in the [-] mu, okay?

Leave it all for yourself?

No, Bai Xuening is not willing to do it out of a thousand or ten thousand. Now that the watermelon has been fried all over the capital, it's all worthless money!

I heard that the princes and nobles in the capital bought watermelons for five taels of silver a catty. You must know that this watermelon was the only one in the entire Dajin Dynasty. The weather is so hot, watermelon is refreshing and delicious, they naturally think it is worth it!
How to do it?

Bai Xuening wanted to earn both money from outsiders and Bai Zifu's money. Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration, and she took Bai Zifu's money and told them to stop after a few more orders.

So Bai Xuening, who wanted to make a fortune, not only took Bai Zifu's money, but also sold watermelons, explaining to the two dolls that "there are still some orders that have not been completed, and it will be fine when the orders are completed!"

It's true that the Tao is one foot tall and the devil is one foot high. This Bai Xuening even cheated her own daughter and her husband's apprentice in order to make money!

It was also September, and I heard that there was an insect plague in the Dajin Dynasty, and it hadn't spread to Qingshan Town yet, but people were panicked, because the insect plague was spread from other countries, and it could easily spread throughout the country .

Originally, due to the drought, the grain production has been reduced by half, and the price of grain is high. Although the corn matures earlier and the price of cornmeal has dropped, other things are still very high.

Now there will be insect plagues again, so how will the common people live?

These disasters are indifferent to those princes and nobles and rich people, because they have plenty of money and can buy food, but it is difficult for ordinary people who live on the land!

The ancients were more superstitious, thinking that locust plagues and other insect disasters were sent from heaven to punish mankind. When encountering locust plagues, the emperor had to fast and bathe, and issued an edict of sin, and officials led the people to worship the insect gods. Basically, they waited for the natural end of the insect disaster. Do not exterminate locusts.

The upland rice planted by Bai Xuening is afraid of insects. Others are not afraid, they are all underground, but here comes the problem. The upland rice has several thousand acres, and it is bought at a high price. Its scourge is immortal?
Hehe, after Bai Xuening asked Shangguan Yin, she realized that she really couldn't do anything, because if she killed the locusts, it would be tantamount to committing a crime of deceiving the emperor.

Bai Xuening had to sigh, "The ancients are really pedantic!"

If she had known, she would have covered the upland rice with greenhouses, so that she would not be afraid of locust plagues, but it seemed that there was too little time.

In ancient times, there was no such thing as plastic film or tarpaulin. Covering these rice can also block the scourge of locusts. Bai Xuening suddenly thought of oiled paper cloth. Ancient umbrellas were made of oiled paper cloth, and you can buy more. , which not only transmits light, but also blocks the bites of locusts.

In late September, the pests passed through the border, and wherever they went, there was a mess. Fortunately, Bai Xuening made a plan in advance, and the upland rice was saved, but it was still a little bit harmed.

Those of her who took protection were partly harmed, and those who did not take protection were even more miserable. It is estimated that there were less than three points of protection left.

Because of the drought, the production has been reduced by half, and because of the pests, less than [-]% of the harvest is left. The life of the people is hard, and it is estimated that many people will be displaced!

(End of this chapter)