The man was somewhat resentful, but due to his status as an official, he didn't dare to make a scene.
Jia San, naturally able to discern the man's thoughts, coldly gave the order.
"Don't just stand here like an idiot. Hurry up and see if there are any torches or tinderboxes in the house, and get them ready."
Take plenty and pile them up under this wall. Keep a record of how much you used; the prefectural government will compensate you later.
Driven by curiosity, the man asked again.
"Why such a big fuss? Did the Zhao family do something wrong?"
With all this medicinal powder and torches, is the Zhao family some kind of snake demon trying to burn them all alive?
Those gossipy eyes shone like searchlights, directly at Jia San.
Jia San sneered.
"Snake soup is delicious, but roasted snake is even more delicious. I'm not afraid you'll stuff yourself to death. It's better not to ask too many questions."
After Duan Daren had dealt with the resettlement of some of the disaster victims, he heard Jia Yi's report and fell straight backward.
It's just that I'm overweight, it's hot, and I didn't sleep a wink last night. I've been busy until now, and then I got a little excited, which caused a bit of insufficient blood supply to my brain.
You could also say it was a sudden heart attack; it was definitely from being frightened.
Last night's earthquake, no matter what, didn't seem too dangerous because I was prepared.
What the hell is this? The Zhao family's house has two courtyards. If the whole yard is full of those soft creatures, they'll crawl everywhere!
Lord Duan felt that his official hat was about to be in jeopardy.
With his philtrum pinched raw, Lord Duan slowly regained consciousness thanks to the "efforts" of his advisor.
"Are you telling the truth?" Lord Duan asked in a trembling voice.
After receiving affirmation once again, Lord Duan was on the verge of tears.
"Snake catcher, have you found a snake catcher? High salary offered, hurry up and go find him."
Snakes, what are snakes afraid of? Realgar, go!
The advisor quickly sent someone to the pharmacy to buy all the realgar, and then asked the doctor if there was any special medicine that could take down all those things at once.
What else? Archers, get ready! We need fire arrows! If all else fails, burn the house down!
We'll sprinkle water on the outer walls and throw torches inside. I refuse to believe that with so many people, we can't wipe out that snake nest. Man can conquer nature.
"Yes, it's definitely possible."
Lord Duan is now in a state of extreme fright. If that thing in the house were to crawl out and play, who could bear it?
Even if all the snake catchers in the city were to come, they couldn't be sure that none of the snakes had escaped their nets.
If it were an earthquake, Lord Duan would still dare to go to the site to guide the work, but what is the situation now? There are so many soft organisms, the venom alone could drown him, Lord Duan.
Lord Duan is truly scared now.
As he hesitated, he suddenly remembered the Zhao family who had come to him that morning seeking help.
"What's going on here? Go and call that member of the Zhao family over to give us an answer."
"Forget it, no need. If they knew what to do, would they have come all this way so early in the morning seeking help?"
Lord Duan decisively gave up.
He was considered a shrewd and capable official, and soon the area around the Zhao family's residence was filled with people.
In particular, there are many snake catchers.
However, the issue now is not simply about capturing them; the issue now is how to completely eliminate everyone in this house.
The Zhao family, who were the owners of the snake pit, were currently cleaning the garden in the back garden of the government office.
Remove any excess weeds.
After leveling a piece of land in the east and tidying up the west, I found several kinds of resilient flowers among a pile of weeds.
The garden no longer looks as desolate as before; it seems to have been given life.
After clearing the weeds from the garden, they set a fire to burn the weeds and sprinkled snake repellent powder around their tent.
Always remember why your family fled during the war.
While the Zhao family was busy with their preparations, Lord Duan sent someone to summon Zhao Qianci for questioning.
"Now that a large number of snakes and insects have been found in your house, what do you plan to do about it?" Lord Duan asked.
Zhao Qianci's pupils contracted; there really was such a thing.
"Well, all I know is that some pharmacies sell snake repellent powders, realgar, sulfur, etc., but these are mainly based on smell to repel snakes. As for other methods, I don't know."
Lord Duan stared intently at Zhao Qianci for about three minutes.
Fortunately, Zhao Qianci was able to withstand the high pressure from the Huang family in his daily life. Even so, the old man's back was already soaked with sweat.
Lord Duan sighed and said, "There is another method, which is to burn it. Does Zhao Tongsheng think it is feasible?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qianci looked up at Lord Duan and thought to himself, "Have they run out of ideas?"
"Your Excellency is knowledgeable and experienced; we will leave the decision entirely to you."
As he spoke, he clasped his hands in a fist and bowed deeply.
"That house reportedly cost a lot of money when it was bought, are you really willing to part with it?" Lord Duan asked again.
Even if he is a local official, he does not have the right to burn down people's homes at will.
"My lord, if burning can indeed get rid of those things, it might be a good method."
The humble remark stemmed from a concern: if the surface issues were addressed, what about the underlying problems? Would they be treated like roasted sweet potatoes?
"What do you mean by 'roasting sweet potatoes'? And what exactly are sweet potatoes?" Lord Duan asked curiously.
Zhao Qianci closed his eyes briefly. Why did he blurt everything out in his anxiety? He quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
"Sir, sweet potatoes are a root crop with mostly red skin and either white or red flesh."
It is sweet and delicious, can stave off hunger, and has a yield of up to several thousand kilograms per mu.
It can be cooked using various methods such as boiling, steaming, baking, and frying.
There are many ways to roast sweet potatoes. One way is to place the sweet potatoes under a fire. Once the fire goes out, the sweet potatoes under the fire will be cooked.
Qianci wondered if he could burn a lot of firewood on top of the snake's nest to quickly raise the temperature underneath.
Is this a way to roast all the things underground, like roasting sweet potatoes? This is just my humble opinion; please consider it, sir.
Lord Duan's mind was completely occupied with "thousands of catties per mu," and he only listened to the rest briefly.
After Zhao Qianci finished speaking, he remained silent.
Lord Duan was dumbfounded, trying to process what Zhao Qianci had said.
After the Qingming Festival, someone asked, "Do you have any sweet potatoes at home that you just mentioned?"
Zhao Qianci nodded.
"Yes, they are all planted in the ground now, and we have already confirmed with the tribespeople that once this crop is ripe, we will teach them how to plant it."
"You mean your family is planning to distribute sweet potatoes to the clan members for cultivation? Don't you want to make a profit by selling them in bulk?"
Lord Duan pressed for an answer.
Zhao Qianci smiled faintly.
"The high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes were obtained by the Zhao family by chance. The humble words are from a farming background, and they know the hardships of farmers."
After obtaining this item, they worked diligently, hoping to get more seeds.
To be honest, after the first harvest, each member of the family tasted one small one, and the rest were kept as seeds.
Even though my granddaughter, who lives by my side, loves to eat it, I haven't been able to give her a single piece, just to plant one more row of trees.
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