Chapter 95 95. Rat

Infestation For food to become a staple food, besides the yield, the storage time is equally important.

The storage time of staple food wheat at room temperature is three to five years. At a constant temperature below 15 degrees, the storage time is as long as five to eight years.

Even though the current storage technology is not perfect and there is a large temperature difference between day and night, there is not much problem in ensuring a two-year storage time.

In comparison, although black potatoes have a higher yield, they can only be stored for three months, so they are destined to be only food rather than staple food.

Lowe inspects the granary.

Many living things are active within the range of spiritual perception.

He knew it was rats, those nasty creatures that infest every granary.

"What's going on? There are so many rats!" Lovey questioned the person in charge of the granary.

"My Lord, we try to catch them every day, but the rats hide in the cracks in the rocks. Unless we tear down the entire wall, we can't do anything about them." The person in charge explained with an aggrieved look on his face.

"Can rats dig through the stone slabs?" Lowe couldn't believe it and raised his hand to knock on the wall.

The surface of the stone wall is covered with mottled marks and is severely weathered.

It is said that buildings on the coast have shorter lifespans than those inland.

"It was fine before, but the granary has been built for more than ten years and has never been repaired. In recent years, there are more and more rats! We have reported it to Fulinbao."

"Fix it for me now. At least block all the rat holes."

After the lord's order was issued, personnel were quickly mobilized.

Inside the dimly lit granary, guards used torches to search for cracks in the wall and tried to seal them with clay and rubble.

Someone was careless and unfortunately caused a fire. Fortunately, Lowe was there and summoned a stream of water to put out the fire.

After a flurry of activity, things finally calmed down.

Luo Wei had consumed too much mental energy and his head felt a little dizzy. He sat on a chair without a backrest, with Lan Lan serving as his backrest.

He knew that blocking it like this would not solve the problem at all, and the rats might be able to come out again within a night.

"Master, I have a suggestion." Fiona said.

"You say." Lovi closed his eyes.

"I remember that we used to have cats in our granary to prevent rats."

Luo Wei's heart moved and he opened his eyes: "If you have any other suggestions, you can tell us together."

"If the rodent problem is serious, you may also consider distributing food storage in residents' homes."

"Storing it in residents' homes may not be as good as storing it in a warehouse."

Things were not at the point where there was nothing that could be done. Lowe had no intention of distributing the excess food.

Food means control over territory and is as important as military force.

Not only that, food also backs the currency.

As long as currency can be exchanged for food at any time, the territory's finances will not fluctuate too much and people's lives will be stable.

On the contrary, if the currency cannot be exchanged for food, it will be a big trouble. Lovi returned to the Executive Office and signed a new decree.

After a while, the cat-calling order appeared on the bulletin board, and citizens stopped to watch.

Lowe didn't have much hope at first, as he knew that few people in the territory kept cats.

Unexpectedly, a wealthy man got the news and contacted us, saying that he was willing to donate a litter of kittens born by his own cat.

"Yes, your name is Otto, right? I'll remember you." Lovey decided to give the fat businessman a gold royal as a reward.

He refused to accept it: "It is my honor to serve you, my Lord."

After Otto left, Lowe gave the kitten to the person in charge of the granary and ordered her to raise it carefully.

Everyone was skeptical about the cat catching the mouse.

Lovey himself was worried that by the time the kittens were put to use, the mice would have already eaten up all the food.

We must find another way. "Aka, tell my mother Evelyn to come to the Executive Hall to see me."

"yes."

A transparent aura burst out from the chestnut-haired girl, and her figure disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

About ten minutes later, Evelyn hurried over on her magic broom.

"Son, why did you ask me to come here?"

Lovey told his mother that there was a rat infestation in the granary and hoped she could help.

“You catch it yourself, why ask me to come?” Evelin was very angry.

After all, I am a powerful man and a noble. How could I fall to the point of catching mice!

If he wasn't the most beloved son, anyone else would have turned against him!

After much persuasion from Lovey, Evelin finally agreed.

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With a dark face and an expression of reluctance, she came to the granary, used her mental power to take a look, and found that the situation was indeed quite serious and beyond what Lowe could handle.

Evelyn took out the staff from the space bag and waved it gently, and the mice floated in the air as if they had lost gravity.

Then the terrifying mental force swept across like a storm, and the rats fell to the ground like rain.

This is not the end.

Evelyn diligently cleared out the rats within her sensing range. No matter where they hid, they could not escape death.

Thousands of mice were captured and killed, piled up into a small hill, and the results were remarkable.

"Don't eat these rats, burn them all," Lowe ordered.

"Master, this is meat!" Lanlan looked regretful.

"Rats are dirty, and some of them even eat garbage. People might get sick if they eat them." Lowe was very determined, and did not change his opinion even when someone suggested that rat skin could be used to make gloves.

"Don't ask me for this kind of thing in the future." Evelin stretched lazily. The consumption of mental energy brought a sense of sluggish thinking, which was very unpleasant.

"Mother, could you fill the gaps between the stones? I mean repair the entire thing." Lowe pressed on.

"Impossible. The properties of stone elements are very stable. Changing them would consume too much energy. I don't have the time to waste." Evelyn hurriedly mounted the magic broom and flew into the sky without looking back.

The rat infestation in the granary was temporarily suppressed.

At noon, after taking a nap, he regained his spirits. Lovi wondered why Lodel didn't come. He missed her after a day away. No, it was good like this.

I immediately put my stinky sister behind me and took a deep breath of free air.

Lovey pushed open the door of the lounge and entered the office of the Executive Office.

Four maids gathered around the desk, Xiqi and Aka sat opposite each other playing chess, and Lanlan explained the rules to Fiona.

"Master, the carpenter just delivered the chair."

"Oh, where is it?"

"The strange chair is at the door."

Lan Lan stood up and led Luo Wei out, raising her hand to indicate the location under the sun: "The carpenter said that this kind of chair is good for sunbathing."

"yes."

Lowe tried to sit on the recliner and squinted his eyes comfortably.

It was really surprising that Agu could copy the model he made when he was bored so quickly.

Moreover, the chair seems to use the mortise and tenon technique he suggested.

"Master, let me cut your hair and trim your nails." Fiona half-knelt beside Lovey and whispered softly.

(End of this chapter)