Chapter 138 Causes of Rice Withering

Su Hanchu looked at the tears still on Wang Qiushi's face and reached out to wipe them away for her.

"Yes, Auntie helped Qiushi catch the little bug, but Qiushi's leg was bitten by the little bug, so he may need to continue cleaning it a few times and then apply some medicine."

Mrs. Wang spoke worriedly.

"Madam Jun, was Qiushi's leg really bitten by an insect? What kind of insect is this that's so powerful? We've been growing rice for so many years and we often go to the fields to plant rice, but we've never encountered one."

Su Hanchu took a candy and put it into Wang Qiushi's hand.

"Come, Qiushi, this candy is for you. If you eat it, the pain will go away."

Then he stood up.

"Everyone, when I first entered the village, I saw many rice fields along the way. I also looked at the rice ears in them. Most of the rice stalks have turned yellow. I suspect someone has put chemicals in our rice fields or in the water source, causing our rice to wilt. I have asked someone to go to town to call a doctor. Once the doctor comes and examines the rice, we will know if my suspicion is correct."

When the villagers heard this, they were all angry.

"Oh my God, who is this person? How could he do such a heartless thing?"

"We only rely on this little rice to survive. How are we going to survive in the future?"

Some people even started to cry quietly.

"What should I do? Most of my land is paddy fields. What will a family of six eat in the future?"

"Oh my God, why are you so blind? How can we ordinary people live?"

Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou's eyes also turned red.

I had just become the head of the village when such a big thing happened in the village. Why didn’t I notice it earlier?

Uncle Zhou looked at Su Hanchu and his wife.

"Mo Ye, Han Chu, we are just ordinary people. You are from the imperial city and have a lot of experience. You must come up with a plan for everyone on this matter, otherwise we really won't be able to survive."

Then he spoke again guiltily.

"If I had known earlier, I should have wandered around the village every day to catch the thief."

Jun Moye spoke to comfort her after hearing this.

"Uncle Zhou, don't blame yourself for now. If someone is deliberately trying to harm us, we can't prevent them. Besides, no one would have thought that someone would dare to harm rice."

Jun Moye then looked at everyone. Seeing that everyone was looking at him and Su Hanchu with tears in their eyes, Jun Moye raised his voice.

"Everyone, let's not panic or be afraid. As I, Jun Moye, have said, we are all from the same village now that we have arrived in Guanping Village. The entire village's rice crops have suffered such a disaster, the government will definitely not ignore this matter."

At this time, two women stood up.

"Mrs. Jun, was the water you used to clean Qiushi's wound just now ordinary water? Why didn't the child cry out in pain after just rinsing it? My child has a similar wound on his leg. He also fell in the fields yesterday."

"Yes, yes, yes. There's also my child. I came here and asked the elderly at home to look after him. After applying the herbal medicine, the child kept crying out in pain."

Su Hanchu pondered for a moment after hearing this and then spoke slowly.

"I've sent someone to get a doctor and called everyone together to hear what happened in the paddy field. Since your child is injured, you should go and see the child first.

This water was given to me by an old traveling doctor I met. I don't know what herbs were added to it, but I know it's a good thing. Go and bring your injured child here first. I'll clean the child's wound, and we'll examine the child together when the doctor arrives."

The two women spoke gratefully upon hearing this.

"Thank you, Madam Jun."

At this time, the Jun family's carriage came galloping.

Liu Shan came with a doctor carrying a medicine box.

"Where are people injured?"

Su Hanchu stepped forward and spoke.

"Hello, doctor. This child's leg was broken, but it hurts a lot, and there's something wrong with the wound. Please take a look at the child first. We have something else to ask you later."

The doctor was a little unhappy at first when he saw the scratch on Wang Qiushi's leg. It was just a minor injury, but he asked him to rush all the way from town. There were many patients in his clinic. However, as a doctor with a kind heart, he still squatted down to check on the child. The more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong, and he murmured softly.

"It does look like a scrape, but the wound doesn't look right. Has any medication been used?"

Mrs. Wang hurriedly spoke up.

"I didn't use any strange medicine. I just used the herbs that people in the village usually use when they get hurt."

When Su Hanchu saw the doctor reaching out to check the wound, he hurriedly stopped him.

"Doctor, wait a minute."

Then take out two cotton swabs.

"Doctor, use this to check. Don't touch the child's wound for now, because he fell in the field. I think someone has poisoned our fields."

The doctor was surprised to hear this. Someone had the audacity to poison the fields, and what a massive undertaking that must be. However, he took the cotton swab and hurriedly examined the child's wound. Since poisoning was involved, this couldn't be treated as a minor injury.

Perhaps because the wound had been cleaned, the doctor couldn't find out what was wrong for a while and couldn't help frowning.

Su Hanchu spoke up and reminded from the side.

"Doctor, why don't you take a look at the fields first? The rice stalks are all dry and yellow, and the rice ears are not yet ripe. Our entire village depends on rice for its livelihood."

The doctor nodded slightly upon hearing this.

"Just looking at this wound, I really can't figure out what's going on. Let's go to your fields first."

It is very convenient to look at the fields, after all, there are rice fields next to the dam.

The doctor carefully observed the wheat straw and checked the rice ears. Then he took the wooden stick handed to him by Su Hanchu, picked up the mud in the field and sniffed it, then looked at the water carefully.

"The water in this field is indeed problematic. There's lime and the juice of the Thousand-blight Grass in the water. Although it's very light, you can still detect it in the mud. The child must have broken his skin, which caused the Thousand-blight Grass to affect him, causing him unbearable pain. It's a good thing he didn't drink the water. If he had, it would have been fatal."

Jun Moye spoke in a deep voice after hearing this.

"Doctor, the rice in all the rice fields in our village has turned yellow. Even if it's the Thousand Weeds, I'm afraid it would take a lot of them to cause problems in so many rice fields."

The doctor spoke slowly after hearing this.

"It's a lot, but it's not difficult, especially the Thousand-blight Grass. Pound it into a juice, add lime water, and soak the rice in water. It's very difficult for the rice to survive."

Jun Moye waved to Lu Zhan and whispered a few words in Lu Zhan's ear. Lu Zhan and Fang Zhiyi hurried away...