Chapter 264 Insect Plague
Emperor Xuande summoned Ji Yingying and officials from the Six Ministries overnight to discuss state affairs.
In the middle of the night, Ji Yingying yawned, wanting to sleep, but Emperor Xuande was afraid she would actually fall asleep, so he didn't let her sit down, which made Ji Yingying furious, and she cursed in her heart for a long time.
Despite the criticism, this matter still needs to be addressed!
【If all else fails, how about burning some mugwort or straw?】 Ji Yingying thought about it carefully and realized that there really was a way to kill the insects.
I just don't know what kind of insect it is!
"How about this, Yingying, let's celebrate the birthday after the insect plague is over. You, Lord Ji, and Lord Jiang, the three of you should go to Jiangnan City to deal with the insect plague, otherwise, the losses will be too great."
"Yes," all three agreed. The next second, Ji Yingying took out an air-conditioning blanket and a small pillow from her bag, threw them on the ground, and fell asleep immediately!
I'm so sleepy, what's the point of complaining? Besides, the Imperial Study is much cleaner than the outside.
Ji Cailiang shook his head helplessly. After not seeing his daughter for a year, she had become increasingly shameless.
Helpless, he had no choice but to go over and pick the person up, while Ji Jiaming followed behind, picking up the blankets and pillows and leaving.
The father and son had long since lost all face, after all, everyone knew they had such a daughter!
After bringing it home, I told Fang Yulan about it. Fang Yulan thought for a moment and said, "I'll talk to Ni'er about it tomorrow, and I'll go with you!"
Yanni has finished her postpartum confinement and can take care of the baby by herself. Besides, she doesn't need Yanni's help during this time, and the second child's family has moved next door.
"Alright!"
That was decided. The next morning, Ji Yingying was carried onto the carriage. When she woke up, it was already noon. There were only her and Fang Yulan in the carriage.
"Mother, where is this?"
"We've just left the city and we'll be changing vehicles soon. You'd better wake up quickly, or we'll have less food if we go later."
"Okay!" Yawning, Ji Yingying asked, "[Xiangxiang, why did my mother go with us? Is she watching me?]"
Ji Yingying had actually planned that once the insect infestation was resolved, she would skip work and go on another trip.
[Staring at you... Or are you planning to skip work and go out to play again after the insect plague is resolved?]
Hehe~
Ji Yingying ate a pancake and then got off the carriage and switched to a bicycle, which was much faster.
They arrived in Jiangnan City in a single day. Upon reaching the county government office, Ji Yingying immediately went to the front lines and was stunned by the sight of the locusts filling the sky.
【Wow, so many! Host, be careful, locusts can eat people.】
I know there are quite a few people in the field; we need to deal with this quickly.
"Father, Lord Jiang took this and burned it."
She lit some herself, very quickly, and soon they were lit, the smoke billowing upwards, and soon the locusts fell to the ground.
"Call someone over to collect it, take it and burn it, hurry up!" Ji Yingying told the magistrate to quickly call someone over.
Not long after, someone came over and took a lot of mugwort from Ji Yingying.
They burned them directly, and the battle ended quickly. Ji Yingying instructed the county magistrate to bury all the locusts in the ground so they wouldn't be able to get up again.
Everyone was exhausted, but upon hearing this, they quickly got up and continued working, for the sake of the crops and to avoid going hungry.
Ji Yingying was even more exhausted. The moment she saw her father, she cried and said, "Dad, I'm hungry!"
"Shall we go back for dinner?"
"Let's go!" It's all over, what's the point of staying here? Just as Ji Yingying was about to turn around and leave, the person behind her knelt down.
He shouted at Ji Yingying, "Thank you, sir..." Then it got chaotic, everyone was talking over each other! Ji Yingying couldn't hear him clearly.
[This feels like how normal expressions of gratitude should be—each person says what they mean, unlike the overly uniform expressions in TV dramas.]
[Just so you know!]
Ji Yingying asked everyone to stand up and then said, "You can go up the mountain to find mugwort, dry it and burn it, but don't burn it too often, the air quality isn't very good."
Ji Yingying didn't say much, but gave the magistrate a solution and told him to handle it.
After returning to the county government office, she washed up and ate. After eating her fill, Ji Yingying went to sleep. When she woke up, she felt refreshed, changed her clothes, and went out.
I wonder what's going on in the whole of Jiangnan City right now?
[If you want to know, you can only use a drone!]
The drones, which hadn't been used for a long time, were finally deployed. This is the latest model; it can fly very far and see very far.
In many places, notices were issued overnight, and people were instructed to burn mugwort or straw to create smoke. By this afternoon, the situation was under control, although a small number of locusts were still in the air, which could only be caught manually.
【Next, we need to assess the damage.】 Ji Yingying changed into her gear and led her people to check each village one by one. A considerable amount of rice had been eaten, but there were still corn and sweet potatoes left, so the people weren't too panicked.
After nearly half a month of visits, the number of locusts had decreased significantly, and Ji Yingying asked Rong Er to catch a bag of them.
Ji Yingying had it deep-fried, and she ate it directly.
He even encouraged his father and Lord Jiang to eat, and the two of them were dumbfounded. Ji Cailiang also wanted to give Ji Yingying a big bag, saying that she would eat anything and was not afraid of death.
"Don't look at me like that. This stuff is really edible, trust me."
"I only believe you..." Before he could finish speaking, a monster had already entered his mouth, leaving Ji Cailiang dumbfounded.
However, I still chewed and swallowed it.
"How are you, Dad?"
"Oh my, this is really good, it tastes delicious. Why didn't you say so earlier? You can eat locusts? I should have caught them and eaten them. They would have been a meat dish."
[You're insane!]
Ji Cailiang: ...You're cursing him again. Don't think that just because you're cursing him in your heart, he won't know. He knows very well!
"If there's too much of this, it's poisonous and can't be eaten. Now that there's less, it's edible."
Is there a difference?
How can a large amount be poisonous, while a small amount is non-toxic?
I don't understand!
This doesn't make any sense. What's the problem with "more" or "less"?
Xiangxiang asked the question that everyone present wanted to ask.
[Oh~ I saw on Baidu that if there are many locusts, the toxicity is higher. Eating one or two locusts is okay. I didn't look into the details, and I've never farmed in modern times, so I don't know!]
All she remembers is that it's edible.
[I need to send a copy to the detective; he's been spending all his time at the resort lately. I wonder if he's gone mad?]
[Hehe... Host, have some melon seeds! It's been a while since I've had any, have one!]
[Okay, tell me quickly!]
The maid at the door is having an affair with the magistrate's son.
I remember the magistrate's son was still young, but I didn't pay attention to how young he was.
[I'm the same age as you, twelve years old.]
This...she had an affair at twelve years old, does that mean she doesn't want to have children in the future?
Good grief, what do you mean? Who hooked up with whom?
[Of course it's his son. He was formed later in life. When he was eleven, he went out to find his father and was tricked into going to a brothel. Seeing how much the people there enjoyed themselves, he wanted to have sex with them... He held back for a year, but this year he secretly started having sex with the maids.]
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