Chapter 63 Insect Plague
"Me too?" Gu Yuanniang asked in surprise.
"Of course." The woman said, "I was in great pain at the time. It was not until Mrs. Gu fed me medicine and helped me take care of my children that I would be where I am today."
After hearing this, Gu Yuanniang blushed and seemed a little unaware of her mistake.
"Brother." The little girl beside him also took Xuguo's hand and handed him the osmanthus cake in her arms: "Here you go."
The cute look softened Xuguo's heart. He immediately squatted down and ate the osmanthus cake. He pinched the little girl's face and said thank you.
Everyone worked together to pack up the things in front of them and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Miaomiao was sweating profusely as she sat in her seat. She looked at Gu Yuanniang and said with a smile, "The things sent by the people are enough for us to eat for a long time."
Gu Yuanniang also responded with a smile: "Yes, yes."
"Where is Xu Miaomiao?"
A series of noises broke the warm atmosphere, and a man walked in slowly with a big belly, followed by several yamen runners who were also overbearing and rude.
"Sir, why are you here?"
Xu Miaomiao looked at the man in front of her and asked.
"Ms. Xu, long time no see." The man touched his belly and said to Xu Miaomiao.
"I am here today to blame you for the crime of accepting disaster victims at will."
"Oh?" Xu Miaomiao frowned and looked at the man in disbelief: "Didn't the official agree at the time? Why do you regret it now?"
"What do you mean by regret? Stop talking nonsense!" Before the man in front could speak, Xiao Si on the side immediately spoke up and looked at the man in a flattering manner.
"What does the official mean now?"
"Of course, they blame you for accepting disaster victims without the permission of the Tao, and they want to close down your restaurant."
"Aren't you afraid of being criticized by others for taking advantage of others like this?" Xu Miaomiao retorted: "Besides, it was me who found the antidote. Aren't you afraid of others knowing about it?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Xiao Si pointed at Xu Miaomiao in dissatisfaction: "It was our master who discovered the antidote and solved this plague. You are a business woman, and you still want to take credit for it!"
"Hehe." Xu Miaomiao's eyes were bloodshot and she was speechless for a moment. She didn't want to be greedy for the credit, but she couldn't take advantage of her misfortune and actually close down her restaurant.
"Someone, take action!"
At the man's command, the yamen runners behind him started to smash the tables and chairs. Gu Yuanniang and Xuguo wanted to stop them but they were outnumbered.
"You are not allowed to bully Doctor Xu!"
The noise in the house soon attracted a lot of people. When they looked at the ugly face of the official, they remembered what he had said about burning them to death. They were very angry for a moment and picked up the vegetable leaves in their boxes and threw them at the man.
The man wanted to dodge, but it was too late.
More and more people gathered at the door. The man could only look at Xu Miaomiao with gritted teeth and whispered, "Xu Miaomiao, this is not over yet!"
Having said this, he fled in panic under the cover of a group of yamen runners.
"Miao Miao, what should we do now?" Gu Yuanniang and Xuguo picked up the broken pieces of the table and chairs, looking at Xu Miaomiao helplessly.
"go home!"
Xu Miaomiao's powerful voice rang out.
Gu Yuanniang asked in disbelief: "Go home? Doesn't that prove that we are afraid of him?"
"No, Liu Niang." Xu Miaomiao looked at the woman and spoke slowly, "We are not like the Cui family who have a deep family background, and we do not have the background of official uniforms. Only the support of the people will not delay for long. While they can't do anything to us now, go home quickly. This restaurant will be closed for two days. Anyway, the cotton is almost ripe, so we should come back after the cotton is harvested."
"Yes." Gu Yuanniang nodded and looked at Xu Miaomiao: "Just listen to Miaomiao."
The two of them packed their things quickly, but they didn't notice that Xuguo's eyes dimmed.
"Mother, why are you here so early today?"
Erbao blinked his eyes and looked at Xu Miaomiao innocently.
"Mother won't be away lately, so she'll stay at home and spend time with you guys."
"That's great!" Erbao cheered happily, "Finally, I can be with mommy."
Xiaobao beside him also nodded excitedly.
Xu Miaomiao laughed playfully, but she had not spent much time with her two children during this period.
The next day, Xu Miaomiao woke up, stretched her body, and took Gu Yuanniang and Xuguo to the cotton field.
Looking at the cotton buds about to bloom, Gu Yuanniang was a little surprised: "Miaomiao, did you also discover the cultivation of cotton?"
Xu Miaomiao nodded slowly and said awkwardly: "I also discovered by accident that this cotton is suitable for survival here."
“That’s amazing.”
As Gu Yuanniang spoke, she left a cotton flower. The soft texture inside made her unable to resist pinching it a few more times. "When the cotton is good, I will buy some more to make clothes for Ling'er."
"hehe."
Xu Miaomiao smiled slowly and stared at the cotton field in the distance. In the past, cotton had strong roots, but why did she feel that they had become a little soft recently?
"It's Madam Xu."
Village chief Wang also came to inspect the cotton field and ran into Xu Miaomiao. Xu Miaomiao nodded slowly, and after thinking about it, she decided to stop the man.
"Madam Xu, what's wrong?"
"Village Chief Wang, has anything happened to the cotton field recently?"
"No." Village Chief Wang touched his head in confusion: "Did Madam Xu find out something?"
"Nothing." Xu Miaomiao said, "I just feel that the cotton roots are a little soft recently. Village Chief Wang should pay attention to it."
"Hmm." The man lowered his head and thought for a long time, then looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "Don't worry, Madam Xu. I will watch carefully."
Only then did Xu Miaomiao nodded and followed Gu Yuanniang home.
The next morning, when Xu Miaomiao was still sleeping with her cup clenched in her hand, she was awakened by a hurried knock on the door.
Song Weiwei opened the door first, and when she saw Wu Zhuang, she said impatiently, "Wu Zhuang? Why are you here so early?"
Wu Zhuang took a deep breath and spoke incoherently: "I, I'm here to look for Madam Xu."
"oh."
Song Weiwei nodded and shouted towards the main house: "Xu Miaomiao is looking for you."
After this, Xu Miaomiao couldn't sleep anymore, so she put on her coat and hurried out to check.
Wu Zhuang was yelling, looking at Xu Miaomiao anxiously and said, "Madam Xu, the cotton field has been hit by insect pests. The village chief asked me to come find you."
"What!"
Xu Miaomiao frowned, quickly put on her clothes and washed up. She said that she felt something was wrong with the cotton field but couldn't put her finger on it. She didn't expect it to be an insect plague.
Wu Zhuang said as he walked: "The village chief found the bugs yesterday, but he didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that all plants would be like this. Today, I went to check and found that the bottom of the cotton field was bitten by the bugs. That's why I called you over immediately. When everyone heard that there was a problem with the cotton field, they were very anxious."
"Okay, I understand." Xu Miaomiao's frown never relaxed as she hurried over there.
(End of this chapter)
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