"Really?" The gray-haired expert stood up excitedly, but he was so excited that he almost fell. Fortunately, the middle-aged expert next to him caught him quickly. "Old Liu, take it easy. Don't get too excited. Don't you know your age? You're acting like a young man."
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I was just too happy."
After saying that, he patted his chest, still feeling a bit shaken.
Xiao Qianqian also went over, checked on him, and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that he was alright.
"Little Xiao, tell us quickly, what's the plan?"
"Okay, everyone, please sit down and don't get excited. I'll explain slowly."
Xiao Qianqian repeated what her third senior brother had told her to everyone.
"So, fire and lime can completely solve the problem?"
"That's what the information says."
"Okay, that's easy to solve. Let's go find the president now and tell him about this solution."
"good."
"good."
They arrived at the tent where the president works.
"Is there a solution?"
"Yes, Xiao Yatou found it."
"Oh, Qianqian, Qianqian, what do you think we should do?"
Xiao Qianqian had no choice but to repeat what she had just told them.
"Can fire and lime solve the problem?"
"Yes."
"Okay, Secretary Zhang, go find the village party secretary and have him gather the villagers together. I'll hold a meeting for everyone later."
"Yes, sir."
"Qianqian, come, sit down." The eldest uncle pointed to a seat next to him.
Xiao Qianqian walked over and sat down at a leisurely pace.
"You little rascal, you've done a really great job this time."
"It was nothing, Uncle, it's what I should do," Xiao Qianqian said modestly.
"Haha, you're becoming more and more sensible, child." The eldest uncle smiled with satisfaction. "By the way, you just said that this plant is an ancient plant, which should be extinct, but now it's appearing in large quantities here. Don't you find that strange?"
"It's very strange. I suspect this was artificially cultivated?"
"Artificial cultivation? Does the technology exist now to cultivate ancient plants?"
"That person must be a genius."
Xiao Qianqian dared not reveal that she suspected her second senior brother was responsible, after all, he was taught by their master, and doing such a harmful thing would also affect their master's reputation.
The eldest uncle looked at Xiao Qianqian with a meaningful expression.
He believed that this girl must know a lot about how to kill the plant, since there was no publicly available information online. She might even know who did it. But seeing that she was unwilling to talk about it, he didn't force her. It was more important to solve the immediate crisis first.
A moment later, Secretary Zhang came in and whispered in his uncle's ear, "Sir, the villagers have all gathered. Let's go."
"Let's all go together," the eldest uncle said to them.
"good."
Xiao Qianqian and a group of experts walked out of the tent and followed behind.
Outside, a large crowd of villagers had gathered in an open space. When they saw the president arrive, they quickly stopped talking, straightened their backs, and stood up straight like primary school students seeing their teacher, with their hands at their sides.
The village party secretary stepped forward and said, "Everyone, please applaud and welcome the president to tell us what we should do this time."
Thunderous applause erupted from the field.
"Hello villagers, this poisoning incident has lasted for 11 days, and everyone's bodies have basically been detoxified. Now we have also found the culprit, which is a special plant that sprays poison through its flower stamens. So our task is to eliminate it, eradicate it completely, and prevent future troubles. Our expert team has worked hard and has finally found a solution. Now, let's welcome Dr. Xiao to tell us about her solution. Please welcome her."
When the villagers saw their beloved Dr. Xiao, their applause rang out for a long time. She was their savior; if it weren't for her developing the antidote, they might still be lying in bed, or even dead.
"Hello everyone, my solution is to use fire. This plant is afraid of fire and will wither when exposed to fire. So our first step is to light a fire around the flowers. After the plants have withered, we will take the most crucial step: spread a thick layer of lime around the stream. The purpose of this is to prevent them from coming back to life. When doing this step, you must be careful. Remember that the lime layer must be spread on the left and right sides, and there should be no omissions."
"Dr. Xiao, will doing these two steps completely kill this plant?" a villager asked, raising his hand.
"Yes, if everyone does as I say, we will definitely be able to kill them."
"And what happens after you kill these plants?" another young man asked.
"This is a later issue; we drain the water from the stream and then bring in water from the new source."
"Won't there be any residual toxins?" A young girl, probably in her early twenties, asked, raising her hand.
"Once the water is drained, even if there are residual toxins, they won't be very harmful. After all, we discovered it early, and the plant didn't release too much toxin."
"Okay, Dr. Xiao, thank you. We'll do as you say. After all, you saved our lives, and we trust you," said a middle-aged man with a weathered face. He had been severely poisoned and thought he was going to die. Fortunately, Dr. Xiao came and gave them an antidote. For those of them who were seriously poisoned, Dr. Xiao even used acupuncture to force the poison out, which is why they are healthy now. He was truly grateful to Dr. Xiao from the bottom of his heart.
"Alright, let's get to work. Only after we've dealt with that can we solve the drinking water problem."
The villagers dispersed, forming small groups to prepare for starting a fire.
The eldest uncle saw that Xiao Qianqian was calm and composed, with the demeanor of a great general. Most importantly, she had won the trust of the villagers with her medical skills. Now it seemed that her prestige was much higher than his, the president.
This girl is a treasure! Luckily, her family's Ah Sen found her. Shouldn't he be secretly happy?
"Let's go take a look too." The gray-haired expert couldn't stay idle either; he wanted to see if the plant really withered when exposed to fire, as Xiao Yatou had said.
"good."
"good."
...
The experts are all settled now; they just need to deal with the culprit before they can head home.
"Xiao girl, come on, let's all go and take a look."
"good."
Considering security concerns, the president decided not to join in the commotion. He gave a few instructions and then turned and went back to his tent.
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