Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 817 - 815_1

Chapter 817: Chapter 815_1

Another day passed, and by now, the ducks in the field had completely gobbled up the locusts.

The occasional one or two that slipped through the net were no longer a threat.

The people couldn’t help but cheer when they saw that their crops had only lost half of their foliage but had not been devoured entirely.

"Our crops are saved! We won’t have a fruitless autumn!"

"Our crops are really saved! They truly are! This is a blessing from Heaven!"

"And not just that - now we know that locusts are afraid of fire and ducks. We don’t have to worry about locust plagues in the future!"

"Indeed, if only we could eat locusts. If so, I would fry a batch to have with wine, to vent my resentment!"

...

The county magistrate touched his neck and head, which were still firmly attached. This wasn’t a dream!

He found it hard to believe that he, together with the people of the county, had actually wiped out the tens of millions of locusts!

It turns out that Prince Rui and Princess Rui weren’t fools! Their method was truly effective! He was actually the biggest fool for not trusting them at the beginning.

So, ducks really could eat a tremendous amount of locusts!

Luckily, Prince Rui somehow found so many ducks and released them into the fields. The ducks ate all the locusts, saving his neck.

When his life was spared, he suddenly realized what the eradication of tens of millions of locusts represented!

Heavens! He had led the soldiers and the people to wipe out so many locusts, saving the entire county from the locust plague and even preventing the neighboring counties from being affected. How great an achievement was this?!

Heehee! He would surely get a promotion and become wealthy this year!

Heehee... After the county magistrate realized this, he couldn’t help but laugh foolishly.

How fortunate he was to have encountered the locust plague!

"Heaven bless our Minze Dynasty! This is all because our Emperor loves his people and governs diligently, which has moved Heaven and led to the resolution of the locust plague that had previously been unsolvable. Long live the Emperor! May he live ten thousand years!" A retired official knelt on the ground, in the direction of the Imperial City, to offer his praise.

The foolishly laughing county magistrate quickly knelt as well and also kowtowed in the direction of the Imperial City, "May the Emperor’s graciousness spread, benefiting all, Heaven bless our dynasty! Long live the Emperor, may he live ten thousand years!"

Seeing the county magistrate kneel like this, the people also hurriedly knelt down, exclaiming long live the Emperor.

To them, the Emperor was Heaven’s son, chosen by divine right to rule this world.

Now that Heaven has blessed them with the eradication of the locust plague, it naturally represents Heaven’s satisfaction with the Emperor’s rule. This means that the Emperor is ruling in accordance with Heaven’s will and that he is a wise monarch!

Now that the locusts are gone, what should be done with the ducks in the field?

The county magistrate guessed that these ducks might have been sourced by Prince Rui from somewhere. So, he ordered his people to round up the ducks and send them to Shangguan Xuanyi.

Upon seeing this, Xiao’er said, "Brother Shangguan, we don’t need those ducks. Let’s treat them as a compensation from the Imperial Court to the people!"

Shangguan Xuanyi then ordered the county magistrate to distribute the ducks to the county’s people - two per household. They were to raise them temporarily, and only eat them once the locust plague was truly gone.

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The news of Xiangyang County successfully eliminating tens of millions of locusts spread quickly.

In the imperial study, upon receiving the news from Shangguan Xuanyi, the Emperor complimented it three times over, dispelling the depression from dealing with the persistent northern drought and locust plague.

Indeed, wherever Xiao’er, the lucky star was, any danger would be averted!

The emperor stroked his goatee, the drought situation in the north remained severe. Should he issue a decree asking them to visit the north? Xiao’er’s luck was so immense, maybe the moment she arrived in the north, it would start raining!

The emperor felt his idea was very feasible. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Xiao’er could make it rain. He then started writing a letter asking them to go and check on the drought situation.

Not only was the Emperor in the Imperial City aware of this event in Xiangtang County, but also people from Nangong Country and the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

For the first time in history, they heard that such a severe locust plague could be resolved within two or three days. Moreover, the crops in that particular county had not been completely devoured!

Could this still be termed a locust plague? It was an outright insult to the term.

The Minze Dynasty seemed to have been incredibly lucky these past few years, as if divinely assisted. If this continued, they would surely dominate the world!

In a palace in Nangong Country.

After Gong Qinghua received the news, he couldn’t help looking at the blue sky outside the window. What was wrong with Heaven these past few years, being so partial as to be outrageous!

"How was this locust plague resolved?" Gong Qinghua regained his gaze, looked at the person reporting the news, and asked indifferently.

"Your Highness, it is said that bonfires were used to trap the locusts at night, and ducks were released into the fields during the day to eat the locusts. In three days, millions of locusts were eradicated. Moreover, the crops were saved. They were a little bitten, but after a period of growth, they will be fine and it will not affect the harvest."

Is that so? That’s a pity! He thought that the drought combined with the locust plague would be enough to cause trouble for Minze Country.

Using bonfires and ducks? He had never heard of this method before! How did they find out?

"By the way, who is the county magistrate of Xiangtang County? Did he come up with this method?" Gong Qinghua felt a bit irritable. He picked up his brush again and started to write in large characters to calm his mood. Every time he was upset, he liked to write, and his mood quickly settled down.

"It’s said that the method was proposed by Prince Rui and Princess Rui of Minze Country."

Upon hearing these words, Gong Qinghua’s brush flew out of his hand, ruining his well-crafted characters.

It was Princess Rui again! Why does it seem that all disasters in Minze Country can turn into blessings in her presence, whether it’s a natural disaster or a man-made calamity!

And those pills! The imperial doctor had been researching for several months but still couldn’t figure it out! There was always a kind of medicine that he didn’t know what it was! He checked through ancient books and tried hundreds of kinds of herbs, but the pills he made didn’t have the effect of curing all diseases and neutralising all poisons! What exactly was the last ingredient?

His intuition told him that all the answers were with Princess Rui, the woman whose beauty was captivating, and whose intelligence unforgettable!

That woman was just like a puzzle!

For some reason, his intuition was telling him that if he could get that woman, he would be able to get the world.

"So, the royal couple is also in Xiangtang County?" Xiangtang County was not too far from Nangong Country, should he try to capture her?

The Crown Prince had given a pill to the Emperor, and now the Emperor’s illness was cured.

When the Emperor found out that the Crown Prince was willing to give such a life-saving pill to him instead of hoping for his early demise, he felt that the Crown Prince was truly filial, so the Crown Prince was regarded highly again!

Such a life-saving pill, the Crown Prince was willing to take it out, he really went all out this time, but he would not just admit defeat!

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