Jiang Yimian smiled mysteriously.
Gou Sheng was overjoyed and quickly explained, "There are frogs in these fields that we caught in the small depressions. The frogs ate all the insects, so naturally there aren't any left."
Yesterday he thought the method was absurd and didn't believe that catching more frogs and throwing them into the field would make the insects disappear. But today he saw that it was actually true.
The frog really ate all the pests.
Xiao Ye, Xiao Nuan'er, and Daya proudly stood up, saying that they were the ones who helped catch it.
"frog?"
Old Liu's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly. "That's right, I had forgotten that frogs eat insects. How did you come up with that, Gou Sheng? When did you become so smart? And you kids, you're really amazing."
As he spoke, he reached out and ruffled the heads of the three children.
He never expected that after worrying all night and not sleeping a wink, he would almost faint from anger when he saw the swarms of insects in the field this morning.
Gou Sheng pointed at Jiang Yimian and said proudly, "Of course, it was Sister Yimian who told me. She asked me to take Xiao Ye and the others to catch frogs. We caught quite a lot yesterday!"
The fields where frogs were released have almost no insects left, except for a few fields where frogs weren't released and there are still a lot of insects.
If we catch some more today, these crop-eating pests will be gone from the fields in a few days.
Old Liu nodded excitedly, "Jiang girl is really smart, and you guys are really capable. I'll have everyone go catch frogs right now."
After saying that, he called everyone to go catch frogs by the lotus pond and stream.
At first, the others were a little confused, but when they heard that with frogs, there would be no more insects eating the crops in the fields, everyone became very enthusiastic.
The three children, having spent the entire afternoon catching frogs yesterday, can now be considered frog-catching masters, catching frogs while instructing several adults.
Everyone had a smile on their face.
Within two hours, frogs had been released into that paddy field of more than one acre.
Everyone was overjoyed to see the frog enter the field and start eating the insects.
"Great, great, the frog is really eating the bugs."
"Yes, there's no need to worry about the crops."
"We have food!"
The women's eyes reddened as they watched, thinking that many of the crops would be eaten by insects. They never expected that they would be saved so quickly. All their hard work had paid off.
Old Liu was so excited he almost cried. If he hadn't been afraid of being laughed at, he would have cried on the spot.
Yesterday, seeing so many insects eating the crops, he almost fainted. He knew that there were pests this year, which would definitely reduce the harvest, and he already had a rough estimate in his mind.
They were planning to dig up more wild vegetables to store before winter, but they never expected that the insect plague that had been giving them such a headache would be solved so easily by Jiang Yimian.
How could this not excite him? From now on, these peasants wouldn't have to worry about crops getting infested with insects anymore; they could just raise frogs in the rice paddies.
For several days in a row, the families would subconsciously catch frogs and throw them into the field until the insects on the rice seedlings gradually disappeared, and then they would stop.
Old Liu, as always, happily went to check on the rice paddies every day.
No longer worried about pests, people were at ease waiting for the grain to ripen.
However, the corn and sorghum in the low-lying areas matured before the rice.
Early in the morning, before the sun had risen, several families went to the fields to pick corn and harvest sorghum.
Several children were responsible for breaking off the corn kernels from the corn stalks that the adults had cut down, and even Xiao Nuan'er was not idle.
Ono and Daya squatted down in the ground to help, their faces full of smiles.
They harvested the grain. With this grain, they can survive the winter and wait until the new grain grows next year.
They don't have to go hungry; they can eat their fill every day.
Although Xiao Nuan'er couldn't help much yet, she always looked around and, seeing someone needing water or to wipe their sweat, would quickly hand them a bamboo tube filled with water or a scrap of cloth to wipe their sweat.
The little legs moved swiftly yet steadily.
Liu Xiaoyun watched the little one running around, covered in sweat, and said helplessly, "Xiao Nuan'er, you don't need to bring us water. We can drink it ourselves when we're thirsty. Aren't you tired from running around like this?"
The little one is so sensible; if she can't pick corn, she brings them water. She runs around like that all morning, and it's tiring just watching her.
Wang Fengqin was also a little worried, but the little guy was very insistent on helping, so she had no choice but to let him go.
Little Nuan'er stood with her hands on her hips, shook her head wearing a little straw hat, and said in a childish voice, "Sister and brother are both busy, and Little Nuan'er wants to help too."
She's grown up now and can help her mother and sister with chores. With her help, her sister and mother won't have to work so hard.
Seeing that the little guy was speaking seriously, the others didn't say anything more, only telling him to be careful not to fall, and then they went back to their work.
Jiang Yimian and Gou Sheng were chopping corn stalks on the side. Old Liu was worried and, while cutting sorghum, he instructed the two, "You must cut the corn stalks at the base. These corn stalks can be dried and taken back to burn as fuel. Don't waste them."
Although there was no shortage of firewood in the mountains, these were habits established early on, and he felt it would be wasteful to just pile up the corn stalks in the field and burn them.
The two simply responded.
Gou Sheng and the original owner of this body were already used to doing farm work at home, and their movements were skilled, so they didn't need to be taught.
The corn husks were really rough; they would make your skin red and itchy if they scratched it. Just as Gou Sheng was about to scratch his hand, Jiang Yimian dripped some homemade medicated oil onto his hand.
"Applying it to areas scratched by corn leaves can relieve itching."
Gou Sheng responded, stared at the green liquid on his hand, smelled it, frowned and quickly rubbed it on his hand. The previously red and itchy area instantly became cool and icy without any itching.
He was immediately surprised, "Sister Yimian, what is this? It works so well, the itching stops after applying it."
He used to get scratched by corn husks when he was picking corn. The husks were rough and sticky, making his skin itchy and uncomfortable. He always had to scratch them, and sometimes he would even scratch himself to the point of injury.
But this time, after applying that green stuff, it didn't itch at all. It's amazing.
Jiang Yimian casually said, "I made some medicated oil. Here's a bottle for you. Take it home and use it. It's quite effective."
There were many mosquitoes in the mountains, so she found a lot of medicinal herbs and tried to make medicated oil. Unexpectedly, the effect was quite good.
This shouldn't exist in this era, and she doesn't know what the situation is like outside. If she can go to town, she can try to see if she can exchange this thing for silver.
She smiled helplessly, suppressed her thoughts, and continued cutting corn.
Life is actually pretty good right now; she has no worries about food or clothing, but she's starting to think about other things.
Gou Sheng quickly accepted it and happily thanked him.
The group worked for two whole days and finally finished harvesting the corn and sorghum.
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