Chapter 137 An Incident in the Rice Field
Soon Li Xiao brought over several dishes. Fortunately, the two of them were used to eating until they were 80% full, so they were able to eat some now.
I ate a little of each dish before paying the bill and leaving.
The two of them went to buy some vegetables, meat, and snacks, and then they found Liu Shan who was watching the carriage on the street.
After getting on the carriage, Su Hanchu leaned in Jun Moye's arms as usual.
"It seems that the Yan and Fang families have become the people of Beiyi. Li Xiao has been in Yuelai Tower for so long, but he still hasn't found out about this Beiyi person. It seems that this person is not simple."
Jun Moye put his arms around her.
"Li Xiao is not a professional spy after all. It's already great that he was able to gain a foothold in Yuelai Tower and get some information in such a short time. But at the beginning, I'm afraid we should move to the town. It's a bit inconvenient to live in the village all the time."
Su Hanchu nodded slightly when he heard this.
"Well, You Chatou and the others should have arrived in the imperial city long ago. Now it can be said that the emperor is far away. The Fang and Chen families have moved to the town, so we should move in too. But regarding the mine in Guanping Village, do you have any plans?"
Upon hearing this, Jun Moye lowered his head and looked at Su Hanchu before speaking.
"The mine is very important to Tianyuan and must not fall into the hands of the Beiyi people. However, we don't have any available personnel right now, so it's impossible for us to mine it ourselves. It's better to block some of the news about the mine for now."
Upon hearing this, Su Hanchu leaned in his arms and looked up at him.
"Well, it seems that it is time for us to train a group of people. You don't have to worry about the money. Think about it, we have a lot of gold and silver treasures in the Qin Palace."
Jun Moye felt happy when he thought that she had put all the valuable things in the palace into the space.
"Chu Chu, it's really my honor to meet you."
After hearing this, Su Hanchu pursed her lips and smiled, with a hint of smugness in her eyes.
"Of course I am. I'm so smart and beautiful. Whoever marries me would be blessed."
Jun Moye looked at her playful appearance, reached out and gently pinched her face, and spoke with a doting look on his face.
"Yes, yes, it's my blessing to marry you in this life."
As soon as the carriage entered the village, we saw Aunt Zhou waiting anxiously at the entrance.
As soon as she saw the Jun family's carriage, Aunt Zhou spoke anxiously.
"Mo Ye, Han Chu, you are finally back."
Su Hanchu reached out to Aunt Zhou.
"Aunt Zhou, what happened is making you so anxious? Come up first and let's talk slowly."
Aunt Zhou climbed onto the carriage nimbly with the help of Su Hanchu's hand. Her eyes were full of anxiety and she was even about to cry.
"Hanchu, how are we going to live from now on? It's all over, it's all over."
Su Hanchu hurriedly comforted her.
"Aunt Zhou, don't be anxious. Let's talk slowly. What happened? Is someone causing trouble?"
Aunt Zhou spoke with tears in her eyes.
"Early this morning, I went to the fields to release water and noticed the rice had turned a lot yellower. I thought it was almost ripe, but when I plucked the rice ears, I saw that the grains had not grown well. I pulled out a rice grain and found that the rice stalk was broken."
Su Hanchu understood Aunt Zhou's anxiety as soon as he heard it. The farmers have always relied on grain to make a living. If there is a problem with the rice, people will starve to death.
"Aunt Zhou, how many rice plants have this problem?"
Aunt Zhou spoke upon hearing this.
"A lot. I checked most of the fields east of the village, and they're basically all damaged. Your Uncle Zhou went to check other places. I was so anxious that I went to Jun's house to find you, hoping to get some advice and a solution. Then I heard you were in town, so I came to the village entrance to wait for you."
Su Hanchu spoke to Liu Shan as soon as he heard it.
"Drive the carriage to any rice field and stop."
Soon the carriage stopped.
Su Hanchu jumped off the carriage and walked towards the rice field.
I picked a bunch of rice ears at random and pinched the rice grains. They were indeed very tender and the water could be easily squeezed out. Not giving up, I picked a few more bunches, but the same thing happened.
Su Hanchu squatted down to check the rice stalks and gently picked off a few. Sure enough, there were problems with the rice stalks. Su Hanchu stood up and walked quickly on the ridge of the field, his eyes sweeping over the rice.
Jun Moye walked behind her, carefully protecting her to prevent her from falling accidentally.
Suddenly, Su Hanchu saw a dead vole. He squatted down, picked up a wooden stick and dug it out. He had a bad feeling in his heart, so he stood up and continued walking forward. This time, he was not paying attention to the rice, but to some insects in the water.
It was not until he saw some small insects floating on the water that Su Hanchu spoke in panic.
"Aunt Zhou, hurry up and inform the villagers to keep an eye on their children and keep their chickens and ducks safe. There might be something wrong with the water in the fields. Don't let the children drink it. Everyone, gather at the dam immediately."
Then he looked at Liu Shan again.
"Liu Shan, go back quickly and ask the Jun family to help notify everyone. Also, go to the town and hire a doctor. Don't be afraid to spend money."
Soon everyone gathered at the village dam.
Everyone looked worried, with uneasiness in their eyes. Their brows were furrowed for a long time and their gazes were unfocused.
There was also a woman carrying a child on her back, and the child was sobbing softly. It was Wang Qiushi from the Wang family.
Su Hanchu stepped forward and asked.
"What happened to Wang's sister-in-law Qiushi? She looks very bad."
Mrs. Wang put the child down with red eyes and sat him on the stone.
"This child went out to play yesterday. While running on the ridge of a paddy field, she stepped on a foot in the rice field. Since then, she has been complaining of foot pain since she came back. I applied some herbal medicine to her, but it didn't help. I was thinking that if the pain is still there tomorrow, I would take your carriage to town to see a doctor for her."
Stepped into the rice field? Su Hanchu squatted beside Qiushi as soon as he heard it.
"Qiu Shi, let me take a look at your feet, okay? I'll check if there are any bad bugs biting our Qiu Shi's feet. If there are, I'll catch the bad bugs and Qiu Shi won't feel any pain."
Qiushi nodded while crying.
"Then Auntie, please let me see it quickly. It really hurts."
Su Hanchu reached out and rolled up her trouser legs, looked at the dark blue herbs on them, then took out a water bag and a handkerchief, tied the handkerchief to a wooden stick, and held one end of the stick while pouring spiritual spring water on Qiushi's feet.
After wiping off the dark blue herbal juice, Su Hanchu saw that two large patches of skin on Wang Qiushi's feet had been broken. The broken skin was red and even felt a little rotten.
He continued to rinse it with spiritual spring water.
At this time, Wang Qiushi stopped crying and spoke in a low voice.
"Auntie, it feels so comfortable and cool. My feet don't hurt anymore. Did you catch the little bug for me?"
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