Lord of Puluo

There are many people with the surname Niu in this village, and Li Banfeng thought this was Niu's village. ░▒▓██▓▒░

Later I learned that this village is called Pancake Village. There are more than 100 households in the village and more than 500 people.

In Sandaoling, they are one of the few villages that still have food to eat.

With the insect infestation reaching this level, still being able to eat depends mainly on three conditions.

The first condition is to be able to plant.

Li Banfeng met their cultivator, a man in his forties, named Niu Jingchuan. He had cultivated many special seeds. He sowed them in the middle of winter and harvested grain that month.

Li Banfeng was very surprised: According to your farming method, wouldn't it be possible to produce twelve crops of grain a year?

That won't work! Niu Jingchuan shook his head and said, This is quick planting. After planting a few times, the soil will be useless.

Generally, quick planting only requires two crops, and the soil needs to be cultivated for one year (let the land rest for one year).

The soil in Sandaoling is so fertile that it can produce up to three crops a year, and the soil will need to be nourished for another year next year.

Niu Jingchuan didn't say anything more. He went into the field and inspected each crop one by one.

This cultivation is the capital that Pancake Village has sustained to this day.

But if you have capital, you have to hold on to it.

The second condition is to be able to defend, and the people in Pancake Village can really defend!

The grain harvested in the autumn was directly robbed by mosquitoes, so the cultivators immediately planted seeds.

From the beginning of the grain heading, mosquitoes came to infest the crops. The first crop was planted quickly and only less than 20% of the grain was harvested.

By the time of the second crop, the villagers had gained experience. They set off smoke, sprayed pesticides, and waited for the grain to ear. The whole village, men, women, old and young, watched day and night and kept half of the grain.

After the grain is collected, it is sent directly to the cellar. The entrance of the cellar is guarded by people in turns. Every hour, they go down to the cellar to inspect it. If they see mosquitoes, they kill them. If they can't kill all the mosquitoes, no one can come out!

This is the attitude towards life!

The third condition is that you must be able to distribute food.

The method of distributing food is very simple. Go from house to house, and each person is given only two days of rations based on population. Do not keep them at home, otherwise they will all have to be fed to mosquitoes.

The method is simple, but the implementation is not that simple.

If you know someone who shares food, you will definitely want to share more.

If one person shares more, others also want to share more.

If there are too many people like this, some people will suffer.

If there are too many people suffering losses, some people may not want to divide the food, but will grab it.

The pancake village has made great efforts to distribute the food. Each family has one person responsible for bagging.

After filling the bags, no one is allowed to take them away, and no one is allowed to leave the granary. All the grain is piled at the door of the granary and asked to be picked up by another person in the family.

If there are several people in the family, just take a few bags of rice. If the family has food and repairs, there will be extra distribution.

These rice bags were made together in the village, and they all looked the same. No one could tell which bag belonged to whose family, and which one they picked counted as which.

There are still ways to cheat, such as putting a mark on the grain.

But cheating is difficult and has serious consequences. Once caught, you will be expelled from the village.

With the food distributed fairly and people's hearts united, it stands to reason that Pancake Village should be able to survive this insect plague.

But something happened a few days ago.

A rogue cultivator outside the village came to steal food. He was so skillful that he deceived all the guards in the village.

It wouldn't hurt to let him steal a little grain, but it turned out that this thief was unscrupulous and left the granary door open, allowing mosquitoes to get in and destroy most of the grain.

Gengxiu had no choice but to sow the third crop of seeds quickly.

There are still five days left before harvesting, and the ears are about to begin.

There are more and more mosquitoes nearby, and various poisons are becoming less and less effective.

Niu Jingchuan was very nervous. He had seen mosquitoes near the crops.

The appearance of just one mosquito may mean that there is no harvest, and everything done before will be in vain.

If this crop of food cannot be maintained, Pancake Village will starve, and the villagers will starve to death, or turn into evil spirits that feed on humans, and eventually become like other deserted villages.

Li Banfeng looked at the various colors of smoke floating in the farmland, looked at the mosquitoes lingering in the smoke, and listened to Niu Fuzhi talking about things in the village.

These medicines were sent by the seller. We know the seller, but we don't know you, so we had a fight with you at the entrance of the village.

The salesman is really our benefactor. His medicine was effective at first, but now it is becoming less and less effective. But we will never forget his kindness. He is such a good person.

You were sent by the salesman, right? say something?

Even if you haven't studied, you still have some skills. The salesman will always recognize you, right?

Li Banfeng was stunned.

The salesman delivers medicine to the pancake village?

Isn't the salesman a businessman?

Maybe his identity is not that simple?

Li Banfeng was still thinking, and Niu Fuzhi said from the side: I've been saying this for a long time, where is your medicine? Take it out and use it quickly!

Li Banfeng was about to take out two packages of patent medicine, but looked at the surroundings and shook his head.

You can't use medicine here.

Why? Niu Fuzhi was very puzzled.

Li Banfeng said: I'm afraid of attracting mosquitoes.

Niu Fuzhi frowned and said, What we want is medicine to kill mosquitoes. Why are you using medicine to attract mosquitoes? If I don't tell you, you have never studied.

Li Banfeng frowned: You have never studied!

Niu Fuzhi puffed up his chest and said, I have never studied in the first place.

There's no way to explain it to him.

Li Banfeng selected the location where he would administer the medicine three hundred meters away from the farmland. According to the instructions on the prescription, Li Banfeng asked Niu Fuzhi to prepare a large pot and some firewood.

Do you still need to make soup for this medicine? How do you plan to feed the medicine to mosquitoes? We all use smoke.

You haven't studied yet, and you still have so many things to do. Get your things quickly!

After a while, Niu Fuzhi came with a big pot on his back, and Li Banfeng added water to boil the medicine.

The water is boiling, a packet of medicine is scattered, and the smell of medicine is steaming.

Niu Fuzhi smelled the medicine and joked: Don't tell me, it tastes very fresh. Can people take this medicine? I'll give it a try...

Buzz!

Before he finished speaking, a large black crowd of mosquitoes gathered over him. Some rushed directly into the soup pot, while others hovered near the pot.

Niu Fuzhi shouted: You are really harmful to people like a bird. Did you really attract mosquitoes?

While Niu Fuzhi was scolding his mother, Niu Jingchuan, a farmer working in the fields, smiled.

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All the mosquitoes that were lingering in the rice fields were gone.

Looking in the direction of the mosquitoes' flight, they all flew towards Li Banfeng.

Mosquitoes gathered from all directions gathered together and surrounded Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng calmly stirred the spoon in the soup pot, watching the mosquitoes fall to the ground one by one around him.

Yao Lao's medicine can attract mosquitoes and kill them.

As long as you smell a little smell, the mosquitoes will fly over. When they encounter a little mist floating out of the medicine pot, the mosquitoes will die immediately.

Niu Jingchuan walked closer and said happily: This medicine is really effective!

Niu Fuzhi was a little scared: This medicine can poison so many mosquitoes, can it also poison people?

To be honest, Li Banfeng was also a little worried.

But Jiu Gulu reminded: Before leaving, Lao Yao said that this medicine will not hurt people.

Did Lao Yao say this?

It should have been said.

Mr. Yao doesn't know how to harm people with medicine.

There was a thick layer of mosquitoes near the medicine pot. A pair of patent medicines could last a day and a night. Li Banfeng stayed up for two hours, and Niu Fuzhi found someone to replace him.

Benefactor, please go to my house for a meal first.

Eat again?

Didn’t you just eat it?

But Li Banfeng was really hungry.

This meal is the best pancake in Pancake Village.

After having a meal at Lao Niu's house, the hostess was a little unhappy, but she didn't say anything.

After finishing his meal, Li Banfeng checked the efficacy of the medicine.

More than two miles away from the place where the medicine was boiled, Li Banfeng could still see many mosquitoes flying towards the medicine pot.

After walking for another three miles, there were basically no mosquitoes in this area, and the mosquitoes were all attracted by the scent of the medicine.

After walking some distance, the mosquitoes appeared again.

The scent of medicine cannot reach here.

Li Banfeng used his exquisite skills to distinguish the taste carefully, and there was indeed no medicinal smell in the air.

Yao Lao's medicine is indeed powerful. Within a radius of five miles, all mosquitoes will be attracted to the medicine pot and be poisoned.

This is equivalent to forming a protective shield, which can protect the food of Pancake Village.

It takes five days to ear, and three days to complete the harvest. It also takes several days to thresh and put the grain into the warehouse. It should be enough to leave them a dozen packets of medicine powder.

Pancake Village is saved.

Li Banfeng also wanted to see if any other villages were persisting in living and living like human beings.

There are definitely more.

As long as we can arrive one step early, one more village may be able to persevere.

He was about to give the patent medicine to Niu Fuzhi, but then he thought about it and felt that this was wrong.

I survived this time, what will I do next time?

As long as the mosquitoes remain extinct, Pancake Village will always be on the verge of life and death.

If you want to save Pancake Village, there is only one way, give them the prescription.

But the prescription is for Pan Dehai.

Wouldn't leaving it to these villagers go against Lao Yao's original intention?

Besides, this prescription is so toxic. If it is given to ordinary people and the prescription is changed, will they use it to do evil?

While he was thinking, Niu Fuzhi chased after him: Benefactor, where are you going? It's already dinner time, hurry up and have dinner at our house!

Is it time for dinner again?

Li Banfeng followed Niu Fuzhi into the house.

Niu Fuzhi's daughter-in-law was counting the rice grains to put into the pot. She grabbed an extra handful into the basin, hesitated for a moment, and then grabbed a little more.

One family only had two days of rations on hand. This was Li Banfeng's third meal here, and the hostess felt distressed.

What are you doing! Niu Fuzhi scolded his wife, My benefactors are here, what are you doing!

The wife bit her lip and grabbed two more handfuls of rice to put into the pot.

Niu Fuzhi got into the cellar, groped for a long time, and brought out a jar of wine.

My dear friend, don't dislike it. We don't have any good wine here. We brew it at home.

There was a disaster this year, so I brewed this jar of wine. I wanted to drink it during the New Year. My benefactor, I will give you a taste today.

Li Banfeng felt a pain in his chest.

It hurts terribly.

It wasn't that he was poisoned or injured, he felt guilty.

He wanted to hand over the prescription, hand it over now.

Niu Fuzhi poured the wine: My dear, what's wrong? Why don't you drink?

If you don't like this wine, I will go out to look for good wine tomorrow. I heard that there is still wine in Mitang Village. My wife also has a bracelet. I pawned it and gave it to my benefactor in exchange for wine!

Li Banfeng felt another pain in his heart.

Would you like to have a bowl first? Try it first! Niu Fuzhi raised the wine bowl.

Li Banfeng picked up the wine bowl and took a big sip.

The wine was very mellow and spicy, and Li Banfeng felt hot all over after drinking it.

Niu Fuzhi called to his wife again: Bring that piece of pickled pork to stew for your benefactor!

The hostess couldn't help but reply: This is the only piece left, and the baby won't even want to eat it.

Niu Fuzhi said angrily: What are you talking about? Just stew it when I ask you to!

The hostess did not dare to say anything.

Li Banfeng was speechless.

Niu Fuzhi took another sip of wine and said to Li Banfeng, My dear, I know your medicine is extraordinary. Can you give us two more packets?

We don’t want what you have in vain, we pay for it, and whatever we can give, we will give it to you.

My benefactor, I beg you, I will kowtow to you!

As he spoke, Niu Fuzhi was about to kneel down.

Li Banfeng took a deep breath and said: Stand up, don't kneel!

Niu Fuzhi said: I am sincere.

Li Banfeng frowned and said, You are not allowed to kneel even if you are sincere. Lao Pan, please come out and don't harm this honest man.

Niu Fuzhi said in astonishment: What are you talking about? Who is Lao Pan?

Li Banfeng said: Niu Fuzhi, you are blessed and ambitious. Such people should not kneel down. It was Lao Pan who forced you to kneel down this time. Please don't kneel down again in the future.

Old Pan is already here. Ask your wife to put away the pickled pork and not give it to him to eat. You find a place to hide for a while while I talk to Mr. Pan.

PS: Pan Dehai is here.