Lin Yuxin was sitting in the study with Li Xiaochen, discussing their plan to conduct a population survey of Jibei City, since the rise of the commercial street had brought in more people from other places.
There's no guarantee that there aren't spies from other countries mixed in. It's better to do a preliminary check so you have a better understanding of the situation.
Upon hearing this news, Lin Yuxin pondered for a moment and said, puzzled:
"Is this Xue Ji an important figure in the Northern Frontier? The Northern Frontier actually sent people to risk their lives to snatch her away?"
"I only found out that Xue Ji is a second-class maidservant of the Holy Maiden. If she had been captured, there would have been no need to go to such lengths to bring her back."
Li Xiaochen also found it strange. Could it be that the maid had something important or something else that the Northern Frontier did not want to give up?
"It seems there are still things we haven't found out. Oh well, since she's already been taken back, let's just leave her alone. As long as she doesn't bother us, we'll ignore her."
Lin Yuxin had also thought of this, but it was no use saying anything now, the person had already been kidnapped, and she could only wait and see!
As for the investigation, Li Xiaochen said he would handle it, so Lin Yuxin didn't bother to worry about it.
I went to the fields in the afternoon to check on her pesticide and see if it was effective.
"Princess! You've arrived!"
When Mr. Zhang saw Lin Yuxin coming over, he quickly bowed.
Old Zhang had been guarding this place since early morning. Although the princess had sent people to keep watch here, he was still worried.
After a day of using the insecticide, many insects were visibly killed, but some were clearly not affected.
After looking through them one by one, Lin Yuxin took out paper and a pen, the pen of which she had shaving from charcoal.
It's to prevent the inconvenience of carrying a calligraphy brush when you need to write while traveling.
Lin Yuxin carefully wrote down the details of these fields.
The pest mortality rate was the highest in fields No. 1 and No. 3, but the damage to the wheat seedlings was also significant, with many wheat grains already turning yellow.
The number two insects didn't decrease much, and the wheat seedlings weren't damaged much, so it's probably because the toxicity was too low.
Numbers four and five resulted in the least damage to the wheat fields, but the highest number of pest deaths.
Clearly, insecticides No. 4 and No. 5 were the most effective. After observing for a while and getting the results, Lin Yuxin said goodbye to Old Zhang.
It was already evening when they returned to the government office. Li Xiaochen had started the population screening in the north of the city that afternoon, so he hadn't returned yet.
Lin thought about what her third uncle had said today, and she had taken it to heart. Li Xiaochen had also told her to take more people with her when she went out, but all her people had already been assigned to tasks.
Zhao Yi, Lin Yuxin sent him out to do publicity, and he only comes back every few days. He just happens to be away these past two days.
Lin Yuxin then asked Zhao Er to send him a message, telling him to pay close attention to the outside world and see if there were any strange people moving around in the vicinity of Beicheng.
Zhao Er was in charge of matters inside and outside the government office. Lin Yuxin often sighed as she watched Zhao Er handle everything meticulously, saying that she had trained Zhao Er into an all-around steward.
So neither of them had time. As for Dan Dao, Lin Yuxin had asked him to assist her third uncle in handling the gold mine matter, and he wouldn't be back for a while. Moreover, he was the emperor's man, so she didn't dare to act openly. Therefore, it was only natural for her to ask him to stay and protect her.
Xueying was a bodyguard given to her by her mother. Lin Yuxin had previously asked her to instruct Xiaohao in martial arts, and Xiaohao had already developed the habit and was able to practice martial arts on his own.
Xueying let him practice on his own, and he would only check on him when he had time. So only he had time. Lin Yuxin made Xueying her bodyguard, not her secret guard.
After all, Xueying has already shown her face in public, so there's no need to hide it anymore.
Moreover, Li Xiaochen had mentioned at noon that he would send several bodyguards to protect her from the shadows.
So Lin Yuxin felt that she should be free of any safety risks, right?
After dinner, Lin Yuxin went back into the space and continued her research using insecticides No. 4 and No. 5.
But this time, Lin Yuxin worked hard for a long time but made no progress at all in getting the insecticide.
Looking at the bottles and jars on the table, Lin Yuxin felt discouraged. She slumped onto the table and said weakly:
"Squeak! Why is this medicine so difficult to prepare?! What am I doing wrong? Why can't I succeed?"
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
Woman, this insecticide won't work on my bugs, it won't help you.
The green worm lay leisurely on a small blanket. When Lin Yuxin asked it a question, it turned its back and said indifferently.
"If you can't help me, why are you still hanging around in front of me?"
Lin Yuxin glared angrily at the stinky bug, which had been lying there all night, occasionally wriggling its chubby body in front of her, and then jumping on her shoulder. It was simply outrageous.
But Lin Yuxin had no choice. She threw the bug out three times, but it would crawl back in from somewhere in no time.
In the end, Lin Yuxin stopped paying attention to it. She hadn't made any research progress all night, and it was the only one around, so she decided to talk to it to relieve her boredom.
As a result, instead of calming myself down, I ended up getting angry.
"Squeak!"
Am I just watching you make a fool of yourself?
Lin Yuxin instantly lost her temper and turned her face away, refusing to look at it anymore.
"Squeak?"
Woman, why don't you give up? You can't make this insecticide.
Seeing that Lin Yuxin was angry, Zhizhi rolled her little eyes and said disdainfully.
"What? You look down on me? Why do you think I can't do it?"
When Lin Yuxin heard Zhizhi questioning her, she immediately lost her composure and stared at Zhizhi with wide eyes, asking her question.
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
No, it's just that since you can't do it, you might as well give up!
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