Aunt Wang was naturally indispensable in such a situation where she could take advantage of Xu Xingchen. Although she had a grudge against Xu Xingchen, she had no grudge against him over money.
Now that the caravan acquisition issue was resolved, Xu Xingchen felt relieved.
That day, after she finished her work in the greenhouse, she went to the field. When she arrived, she found that some of the wheat seedlings had yellow leaves. She peeled off the leaf stems and found nothing abnormal. She thought about it and dug out the wheat seedlings again.
Sure enough, an abnormality was found at the base of the neck, and yellow-brown worms could be vaguely seen wriggling in the main root.
Xu Xingchen was shocked. It was the natural enemy of cereal crops - the wireworm.
Wireworms are a type of widespread pest. Since they are found here, it means that they must be found in other villagers' fields as well.
Immediately, she called on everyone to check their crops. Sure enough, the villagers reported that wireworms had appeared. After Xu Xingchen's popular science explanation, the villagers became very anxious.
Xu Xingchen carried out emergency treatment and after returning home, he prepared pesticides in the laboratory. He first tested it in his own fields. The next day, he dug out the roots of the wheat seedlings and found that all the wireworms were dead.
The pesticide was very effective, so she prepared several barrels to distribute to the villagers.
After the pest control, the wheat seedlings recovered very slowly. Jun Haoyue reminded that although the pest problem had been solved, there might be other problems. Xu Xingchen thought about it and took the wheat seedlings and soil back for testing and research just in case. This inspection showed that there was indeed more than just the problem of wireworms.
After the wheat seedlings were sprayed with pesticides, the remaining wireworms that survived developed resistance to the pesticides, but wireworm eggs could still be found in the roots.
However, blindly using pesticides will cause certain harm to crops, and crops will develop resistance. The emergence of resistance also means that the crop will lose the effect of the drug.
In this way, crops will not die due to insect pests, but because of the medicinal properties of pesticides.
The fundamental solution is to keep the soil moist. Wireworms are afraid of water, so keeping the soil moist can effectively inhibit wireworms from laying eggs.
Xu Xingchen led the villagers in tilling the surrounding fields, keeping the soil 30 to 40 percent moist, and adding more organic matter to the fields to provide fertilizer for the wheat seedlings. The content of organic matter in the soil also affects the survival of wireworms.
After her treatment, the wheat seedlings regained their green vitality a few days later, and the villagers cheered.
In order to thank Xu Xingchen and Jun Haoyue for solving the great problem for the whole village, the village chief held a banquet for them, which was attended by the whole village.
On the day of the banquet, Xu Xingchen became the focus. The villagers came forward one after another to toast her like the Calabash Brothers queuing up. Even Aunt Wang, who celebrated many festivals, took the initiative to toast her.
"Xu Xiaoniang, I was wrong before. If it weren't for you, my family would have lost all their land. After drinking this glass of wine today, let's make it all go away." Aunt Wang raised her glass in a self-proclaimed heroic manner.
Although Xu Xingchen was offered a lot of wine, it didn't mean that she was drunk. Listening to Aunt Wang's shameless words, she replied with a forced smile.
"Aunt Wang, you're too polite. Aunt Wang, your compensation hasn't been completed yet. How did you know it all in one stroke?"
Aunt Wang immediately frowned, put down her wine glass with a displeased look and went to another table.
This scene was seen by Jun Haoyue. He stepped forward, took the wine glass from her hand and put it down, "Drink less."
Xu Xingchen was about to say something when the villagers urged her to give a speech. She was pushed and stood in front of the crowd, feeling depressed.
But fortunately, as a scientific researcher on Kokodo Star, she also has to stand on the stage from time to time to give speeches on her research results, and she successfully and safely handled the speeches.
After the speech, Xu Xingchen's cheeks were flushed, and it was not known whether it was due to the alcohol or the nervousness of speaking in front of so many people.
After three rounds of drinks, everyone was drunk. The men started playing finger-guessing games, while the women gathered together to eat melon seeds and chat about gossip.
Auntie Fatty quietly approached Xu Xingchen, pulled her to a corner, and poked her arm mysteriously, saying, "Xu Xiaoniang, my old man has invited all the single men in our village tonight. Do you have any that you like? Then... eh?"
As she spoke, she winked at Xu Xingchen.
Xu Xingchen was indeed a little drunk. After listening to Aunt Fatty's words, she dazedly glanced around the room and pointed at Jun Haoyue who was talking to the village chief and said, "He, he's the best looking."
Aunt Fat looked in the direction she pointed, and when she saw the person clearly, she slapped her thigh and said, "Oh my goodness, that's your cousin. Hey, did you point at the wrong person?"
Xu Xingchen was drunk and said, "No matter what, I want him. Aunt Fatty, you let me choose."
Drunk women are the most unreasonable. Aunt Pang’s repeated persuasions only made Xu Xingchen dissatisfied. She groaned and kicked over the stool while being pulled and shaken by Aunt Pang, making a noise.
Everyone was in high spirits, so naturally no one paid attention to this little commotion.
Jun Haoyue had been keeping an eye on Xu Xingchen. He had noticed that she was a little drunk when she stepped forward to give a speech, and the first thing he did when he heard the noise was to look at them.
Seeing Aunt Pang and Xu Xingchen fighting, he went over to check what was going on.
As he approached, he asked, "Auntie Fatty, what's going on?"
Aunt Pang was a little embarrassed when she saw the main person coming over, but Xu Xingchen, who was holding her hand, suddenly seemed to wake up. The person who had been limp just now walked towards Jun Haoyue with steady steps.
Xu Xingchen narrowed his eyes, stood on tiptoe, and used his index finger to lift Jun Haoyue's chin, "Handsome boy, I like you." Jun Haoyue lowered his eyes and chin without saying a word.
She was a head shorter than Jun Haoyue, and even when she stood on tiptoe, she didn't get much shorter. On the contrary, because her feet had little contact with the ground, her whole body was trembling, which was quite funny.
Aunt Pang was shocked by the drunk Xu Xingchen. How could this girl tease her own cousin when she was drunk?
Jun Haoyue raised his hand and held her wrist that was lifting his chin, and said to Auntie Pang, "Auntie Pang, my cousin is drunk. I'm taking her home first."
Aunt Fat nodded blankly.
Jun Haoyue put one arm around Xu Xingchen's waist and the other hand on her arm to lead her away from the banquet.
He was so focused on taking the drunk in his arms back as quickly as possible that he didn't notice that there was someone standing behind him, looking at the direction they were leaving, for a long time.
Back home, Jun Haoyue helped Xu Xingchen onto the bed. He stood up to make some hangover soup, but the person on the bed grabbed his clothes. Xu Xingchen grumbled and wouldn't let him go, leaving Jun Haoyue feeling both amused and helpless.
What to do when you encounter a drunk who acts like a spoiled brat? What else can you do? Just go along with him. Only after he calms him down can he go and make some hangover soup.
After coming back from cooking the sobering soup, the drunkard sat on the edge of the bed, his glass-like brown eyes staring straight at the visitor, seemingly clear-headed yet not clear-headed.
"Where have you been?"
Jun Haoyue was stunned when he heard this, and said in a gentle tone: "I'll go make some sobering soup." As he spoke, he carried the bowl to the bedside.
Xu Xingchen, like a man possessed, raised his little face and repeated, "Where are you going?"
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