Sister Han is good at farming

Chapter 148: Problems with the Autumn Harvest

Ruan Van Tie and others were busy arranging a banquet to celebrate the high school wedding of uncle and nephew Ruan Van Xi and Ruan Shi Xing, while Ruan Qingqing continued to focus on his hybridization research, and the days slipped away in the busyness until the autumn harvest.

Because of the national food shortage, in order to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm for growing food, the emperor also specially organized an autumn harvest competition. The winner of the per-acre yield will receive a generous reward.

For a moment, everyone was eager to try their best, hoping to win a big prize in addition to the harvest.

When everyone was busy with the autumn harvest, a group of uninvited guests came to Zaoziling.

"Sister, recently many people from other villages have come to visit relatives. But it is a busy time recently, and every household is busy with the autumn harvest. Who has time to go out and visit relatives?"

During a casual chat at dinner, Ruan Shiping told Ruan Qingqing about his discovery.

"There must be something fishy going on! Big brother, are your brothers still in Zaoziling?"

Ruan Qingqing frowned slightly. The autumn harvest was the busiest time for farmers and also a critical moment of the year. This was definitely not the time to visit others.

"Still there!" Ruan Shiping nodded thoughtfully. "They have been in Zaoziling since the beginning of spring. When the conscription started after the autumn harvest, they went with me to enlist. Sister, what you mean is..."

Ruan Qingqing put down her chopsticks and looked at him. "Yes, I would like to ask your brothers to keep an eye on those people and see what they are going to do. No matter what, we must ensure that the autumn harvest is safe!"

"We need to keep an eye on it. The autumn harvest is coming soon. The emperor has organized a nationwide autumn harvest competition, and it is said that the rewards are very generous. As the saying goes, money can move people's hearts. Last year, our Zaoziling was far ahead in terms of per-acre yield of crops. Who knows if someone will be jealous and do something bad or something."

Ruan Wantie, who had been silent all this time, wiped his mouth with a napkin and said casually.

"Is this true? Then we have to be on guard. It doesn't matter whether we win the prize or not, but destroying our crops is absolutely unacceptable!" A fierce light flashed in Ruan Qingqing's eyes.

"Well, I'll explain it to them later."

"Especially, help look after each family's duck coops and don't let them leave the duck coops and go to the fields!" Ruan Qingqing reminded.

If you want to destroy everyone's crops at this time, the most likely way is to release ducks into the fields.

"Sister, don't worry! Such a small matter is no problem!" Ruan Shiping responded readily.

The next day, Ruan Qingqing was discussing with Liu Yi and others how to harvest the rice quickly and with less effort, when Ruan Shiping suddenly ran over in a hurry.

"Sister, they really have evil intentions!"

Hearing the voice, Ruan Qingqing turned around and looked at Ruan Shiping who was panting.

"How are they trying to disrupt everyone's production?"

"You will never imagine how shameless they are!" Ruan Shiping said gritting his teeth after taking a deep breath.

"What could be more shameless than releasing poultry into the fields?" Ruan Qingqing frowned. "Could it be that they have some animal drugs that attract nearby large wild animals to come to the fields and cause trouble?"

Ruan Shiping stamped his feet. "How can they put animal medicine to attract wild animals? They are going to release locusts into the fields!"

"What did you say!" Ruan Qingqing looked at Ruan Shiping in disbelief.

"Oh, big sister, how can I talk nonsense about such a matter that concerns human lives? Wu Xiaoliu and the others caught them on the spot. Although we stopped them in time, some locusts were still released."

"Where did they get the locusts?" Ruan Qingqing's aura suddenly changed.

"They said a stranger gave it to them. If they could successfully release locusts into everyone's fields, they would be paid fifty taels of silver. They could not only earn money, but also reduce the grain production in Zaoziling, so they achieved multiple goals at one stroke. So they accepted it without hesitation."

"Take me to see!" After Ruan Qingqing explained a few words to Liu Yi and the others, she made some preparations and went with Ruan Shiping to meet those who had been bribed.

As they walked, she instructed Ruan Shiping, "Brother, there are locusts infiltrating into the fields of some families. Go and remind them later. They must pay close attention and kill them. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles next year!"

"Sister, I'll go and notify them later." Ruan Shiping also knew the seriousness of the matter.

Ruan Qingqing followed Ruan Shiping to the group of people who were imprisoned and released locusts.

She didn't say anything, just came up and threw a knife in front of them.

There was a flash of light and they screamed in fear.

"Ah! Killed!"

"Spare your life!"

"I won't be obsessed with it again next time!"

"Tell me, who ordered you to do this?" Ruan Qingqing glanced at them coldly and asked casually.

"we do not know."

"Do you really not know or are you pretending not to know? Or do you need me to use a knife to make you recall?" Ruan Qingqing was too lazy to talk nonsense, so she pulled out the knife and waved it at them.

Although those people were tied up, they instinctively leaned back when the knife swept past them.

"I'll tell you, it's a middle-aged man with a big belly, and some people call him the boss." Some people couldn't stand the intimidation and confessed.

"That alone is not enough." Ruan Qingqing shook her head dissatisfiedly.

"But that's all we know."

"Okay! Let's see some blood!" Ruan Qingqing said as she walked closer step by step with a knife in hand.

Her steps were steady and slow, but in the eyes of those people, every step Ruan Qingqing took was their death warrant.

Finally, someone couldn't bear the pressure and broke down crying.

"I confess, I confess! That man is the owner of the Good Luck Casino in Qingping Town. He plays with two steel balls in his hand."

"The owner of the Good Luck Casino?" Ruan Qingqing never expected to get such an answer.

"Yes, I have seen him from a distance and was deeply impressed at the time, so I dare to make such a guess." The man wished he could bury his head into his chest.

"What left a deep impression on you?" Ruan Qingqing did not miss any clues.

"The youngest son of the wealthy Zhou in the town not only achieved nothing, but was also persuaded to gamble. This gamble led to trouble, and not only was there nothing left for them, but the wealthy Zhou also incurred a huge debt.

At that time, the owner of the Good Luck Casino rushed to their house with his men, handed him the IOU with the fingerprint of Zhou Caizhu's youngest son, and asked them to pay back the money and vacate the house.

His cold and ferocious face is still fresh in my memory!"

"Hiss! Mr. Zhou's family has a high-ranking official in the capital. How dare they do that?" someone wondered.

"It is precisely because there is a high-ranking official in the family that the boss himself has to come out to collect the debt!"

"Send them to the yamen!" After getting the information she wanted, Ruan Qingqing waved to Wu Xiaoliu and the others.

"Have mercy! Grandma, have mercy! We have confessed, why are you sending us to the government office?"

"You don't think that as long as you admit your mistakes you won't have to pay the price for the bad things you've done, do you?" Ruan Qingqing sneered.