Gu Ziyi frowned, unable to hide his disappointment. If even Lili said there was no way, then perhaps there really was no way.
But with the severe drought, there was already a food shortage, and now with the insect plague, how are those people supposed to survive!
Xia Ning was stunned. How did Lili know all this?
That makes her seem useless!
"Actually, it's not that serious." Lili waved her hand. "From what you said, it should be a long time before the later stage. Only a small number of insects have reached the adult stage, and there aren't many gray leaves. It should be enough time."
Seeing that Gu Ziyi could not hide his depression, Lili wondered if she should go with him to the border to take a look.
But Lili quickly rejected the idea.
Not to mention the long distance, even the fastest horse in the army would take most of the day to reach it.
Besides, she's just a baby. She went to the border supposedly to help people farm. If she can't be cured, people will think that Gu Ziyi, who brought her here, is short-sighted and ignorant, and that he would let a baby do whatever he wants.
If he is cured, that would be even more incredible. A three-year-old child is more capable than an old man who has farmed all his life. If word gets out, it will definitely cause quite a stir.
Neither of these is what Lili wants to see; Lili doesn't want to draw so much attention to herself.
I don't want to right now, at least not right now.
In the past, things could be considered minor matters. Even this time, once the gates were closed and Gu Ziyi's people handled the matter, no one outside would know what Lili had done. In Zhou Wukui's incident, Lili could only be considered a victim. Others' attention would only be focused on the eldest prince and the crown prince. Even Xia Ning, the daughter of a high-ranking official, would become a background figure in the struggle between the princes.
But if Lili wants to control the insect infestation, she will have to go to the border herself and solve many problems on her own.
There's no need for the border region here; Lili doesn't want to become famous yet.
Lili wants to be a child who eats and drinks in a warm home first.
"Why don't you go back and check if it's the same as what I said? I'll write down some detailed prevention and control methods first. Didn't you say you only discovered it about half a month ago? It usually takes about two months for the rice leaf roller to grow from the egg stage to the adult stage. While most of the rice leaf rollers are still in the larval stage, you should quickly follow what I wrote to remedy the situation in time."
Gu Ziyi thought Lili's words made sense, so he ordered someone to bring up paper and pen so that Xiaotuanzi could write slowly.
Lili tried to write in as much detail as possible, listing several possible methods for preventing and remedying insect infestations.
Lili thought that the people here had been farming for hundreds or thousands of years, so they must have their own methods for controlling pests. It was just that the recent severe drought had changed the situation of the pest infestation, which was why they had no way to deal with it.
Coincidentally, Lili had previously written a paper that specifically studied methods for dealing with various insect infestations under extreme conditions.
Lili shared all her knowledge, filling thirty-three pages until her hand ached.
Lili writes slowly, and it took her almost an hour to finish.
Gu Ziyi didn't urge her or ask her anything. He just waited quietly by her side. Later, when he saw that Lili was sweating with anxiety from writing, he asked Zhuifeng to bring a small fan and fan her from the side.
Xia Ning: I dare not move.
Okay.
Lili shook her hand, neatly stacked the thirty-three sheets of paper together, and handed them to Zhuifeng, who was waiting nearby.
"I reckon the people there probably have some ways to deal with most of the situations that might occur, so I've also written down some special cases. Following these steps should be helpful!"
Gu Ziyi said sincerely, "Thank you."
"No problem, no problem." This was just a piece of cake for Lili. Besides, she learned so much knowledge just to help people grow more and better food.
Lili shook her sore right hand, and Gu Ziyi put down his fan and started massaging her hand, which made Lili feel embarrassed.
Oh dear, it's really a bit disrespectful of an elder to have an eight-year-old handsome boy massage her hands and fan her.
But the Crown Prince's service was so comfortable that Lili actually enjoyed it quite a bit.
"Oh dear, how could I let His Highness the Crown Prince massage me? It's so embarrassing."
Lili said she was sorry, but she didn't move her hand an inch.
Gu Ziyi was amused and was about to tease her when Han Xi came in: "Your Highness, Lord Qin has arrived and is waiting in front of the restaurant."
Lili's attention was immediately diverted: "Oh, the county magistrate is here? Where are his family members?"
Lili knew that the Shen family would definitely go to Liucheng to find Magistrate Qin after they found out about her accident.
Without a doubt, Gu Ziyi and Magistrate Qin must have discussed it beforehand, and that's why they called him over today.
As expected, Gu Ziyi said, "Yes, I told him to come pick you up."
Lili immediately thanked Gu Ziyi sweetly and asked, "What about the other abducted children?"
Gu Ziyi knew she would ask, which is why he had Zhuifeng stay by her side so she could ask questions at any time.
Zhui Feng said, "Miss Lili, don't worry. The group in the carriage this morning was intercepted by our people. We also sent out messages to search for those who were previously abducted by this group. With Zhou Wukui down, the other magistrates of Nanlin County will definitely not dare to slack off and will fully cooperate with us in the search."
Lili was impressed by Gu Ziyi's thoughtfulness.
"Wow, as expected of His Highness the Crown Prince, he's so thoughtful!"
Gu Ziyi was in a great mood after being flattered.
Having learned everything she needed to know, Lili knew her family must be terribly worried, so she quickly got off the table, ran ahead, and eagerly ran out of the restaurant.
Outside the restaurant, the street was still bustling with people, as if nothing had happened.
The county magistrate's carriage was parked by the roadside. Qin Renjie stood beside the carriage, and Old Lady Shen also stood to the side, anxiously looking around. When she saw Lili come out, her expression brightened with joy.
Lili threw herself into Old Lady Shen's arms: "Grandma!"
Old Mrs. Shen held the little dumpling and burst into tears. There were always ill-intentioned people with malicious intentions towards her precious granddaughter, and her old heart couldn't take it!
Lili comforted the old man for a while, spinning him around to show him that she was unharmed and hugging him to coax him, as if she were the adult.
Gu Ziyi had already explained things to Qin Renjie. Old Mrs. Shen was so emotional that she didn't hear Qin Renjie shout "Your Highness the Crown Prince" just now.
Once Old Lady Shen calmed down, hearing the county magistrate call out "Your Highness the Crown Prince" again almost made her old heart ache again.
What?
Your Highness the Crown Prince?
Who is Young Master Gu?
Is Young Master Gu the Crown Prince?
Although Old Lady Shen had always known that Young Master Gu was rich and noble, she had no idea that he was this rich!
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