Mu Zhenshan's words made some of the doubts in Lin Jue's heart also solved.

When Lin Jue found that the land in this valley was not suitable for cultivation before, he actually felt strange in his heart. Taoyuan Dazhai was established more than 100 years ago, didn't the people who built the village find that this place is not suitable for farming? Where the land can't grow crops, no matter how good the terrain is, it's in vain, but why did they put down roots here in the first place?

Now this question has also been answered from Mu Zhenshan's words. It turns out that in the beginning, the land here did not have the same problems as it is now. This is actually in line with Lin Jue's cognition. The crater may have been formed by an eruption tens of thousands of years ago. As the years passed, the dust and fallen leaves had already covered the valley with a thick layer of fertile soil, which should have been suitable for cultivation. Therefore, the founders of Taoyuan Dazhai will set up camp and settle here.

It's a bit puzzling why the land is in this situation. But now, according to Mu Zhenshan's dictation, Lin Jue felt sudden. The ground movement eight years ago should have been caused by underground volcanic activity. The intensity of the earthquake is low, so naturally it will not cause any abnormalities. If the earthquake is strong, it is very likely that a large amount of sulfur-containing soil created by the eruption of a volcano buried deep below will be flipped up by violent crustal movements. Or it can be understood that because of the high pressure underground, the high temperature and high pressure will press the sulfur and various materials in the volcano upward. During an earthquake, the soil loosens and cracks form in the surface layer, along which the sulfur and other materials burrow into the top soil.

From the current point of view, Lin Jue can definitely be one of the above two reasons, or both. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain the sudden change in the soil on the ground and the change in the water quality of the lake. This situation is also somewhat justified by Mu Zhenshan's attribution to God's punishment. This is indeed a calamity caused by the change of heaven and earth, but it does not happen for the purpose of punishing anyone.

After Mu Zhenshan said this, he stared at Lin Jue in a daze and said, "Master Fang, you said that you can solve this soil problem for us, but I don't know what to do?" To be honest, the old man doesn't believe that you will have any good solutions, but the old man really wants to solve the great problem of my Dazhai. If you really have a way to solve this problem for the old man, the old man assures you that tomorrow morning, the old man will try his best to agree to the conditions you have put forward. But the old man said it in his head, since you lured the old man to tell the secret of my cottage, but there is no solution, the old man will not let the two of you leave alive. This secret is related to the life and death of my cottage, don't blame the old man for not preaching morality. ”

Lin Jue smiled and said: "The Lord of the Mu League is also quick to talk, at least it doesn't seem like some people hide their heads and show their tails. Since I dare to speak out, I know what is at stake. There are some things that you can't solve, but they seem to me to be a no-brainer. Let's do this, tomorrow you will support us with a clear attitude, and then I will stay in Guizhai for a few days to teach you the solution. If I can't, our lives are in your hands, and you can kill us. What does the Lord of the Mu League think? ”

Mu Zhenshan frowned and pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, that's it." ”

Lin Jue stretched out his hand and said, "Happy! A gentleman's word, a quick horse, I believe in the character of the Lord of the Mu League, we don't have to write any agreement, high-five as an oath. ”

Mu Zhenshan smiled and stretched out his hand to high-five Lin Jue, and heard Mu Buping, who was sitting next to him, shouting, "Slow!" ”

Mu Zhenshan was stunned for a moment, turned his head and asked, "What is my son's opinion?" ”

Mu Buping arched his hand and said: "Daddy, don't fall for them, he said that he can do things that can change the soil of my cottage, but the child doesn't believe it." How did he prove that he had such a skill? Tomorrow's father supported them and let them achieve their goal, if they can't do it later, even if they kill them, wouldn't it still make Luoyan Valley Dazhai cheap? ”

"This ......," Mu Zhenshan frowned and thought.

Lin Jue laughed and said: "The master of the second village is too cautious, if we break our promise, we will lose our lives, and what will we do with the identity of Luoyan Valley in Funiu Mountain?" To be honest, in fact, this official status did not do much to us, and we came here out of respect for the head of the Muslim League and the Funiu Mountain League Assembly. Even if we don't come, can you really destroy my Luoyan Valley Village? I am now in the big village of Yangu, with thousands of soldiers and horses, and there are plenty of armor, weapons, bows and arrows, food and grass. How many troops will you have to send to destroy us? Besides, are you monolithic inside? How many soldiers and horses will be sent to each cottage, how much grain and grass will be produced, and who will lead the army to attack? Who strikes first and who strikes last? I'm afraid you'll have to quarrel internally about these things for a year, and there will be no result. We came to give you a staircase, and if we don't come, you won't even have a staircase, so why should I risk my life to come? ”

“……”

Mu Zhenshan's father and son looked embarrassed and speechless. They were amazed that this man seemed to know a lot about their situation. Indeed, what he said is right, don't look at these big village owners are ruthless, if they really want to send troops to jointly exterminate Luoyan Valley Dazhai, they will inevitably quarrel internally. I'm afraid that no one will be willing to send more troops and horses, more grain and grass. and refused to take the lead to send him to death. In the end, the whole thing may still be resolved, or it may be delayed for a long time to reach a compromise. By that time, perhaps Luoyan Valley Dazhai would have already been ready for the army.

"Despite this, I am still willing to clear up the doubts of the second village master. No diamonds, no porcelain work. Lord Mu League, Lord Erzhai, please take a look. ”

Lin Jue reached out and grabbed the teacup in front of him, overturned the tea inside to the ground, and then grabbed the kettle and poured a cup of water into the teacup. After that, Lin Jue dug up a few pieces of soil with a teaspoon and stirred it vigorously in the water. Soon the mud dissolved in the water, and the clear water turned into a black, muddy water.

Mu Zhenshan's father and son looked at all this in a daze, not knowing what Lin Jue was doing. Lin Jue pushed the cup of clear water in front of the two of them and said, "The two of you smell the smell of this water." ”

Mu Zhenshan frowned, and Mu Buping said: "Then you don't have to smell it, this smell has already floated out, and it is very pungent." What exactly are you going to do? ”

Lin Jue said: "This is a glass of muddy water, the smell is pungent and unpleasant, which is enough to show that this soil quality is the reason why it is difficult for Guizhai crops to survive and the harvest is not high." ”

"Then you still have to say? Don't we know? Mu Buping rolled his eyes and said.

Lin Jue smiled and said, "Don't be impatient, I'll make a trick for you." Borrow a few pieces of straw paper to use. ”

The father and son of the Mu family were confused, but they immediately complied and ordered someone to bring a stack of straw paper. Lin Jue took a stack of papers and lit them on the candle flame, and between the firelight, a few pieces of straw paper quickly turned into ashes. Lin Jue carefully collected the ashes, because this paper was made of grass stem bark, so there were a lot of impurities, and the ashes also got a small handful. Lin Jue poured all the small handfuls of ashes into the cup of muddy water and stirred it quickly with a teaspoon.

The muddy water, which was already muddy, became even more turbid and black after adding this ash, like a glass of sludge water. Mu Zhenshan, father and son, and Gao Muqing stared at the sewage in the teacup with six eyes, thinking that there would really be some miracle happening, for fear of missing something, and their eyes did not blink.

Gao Muqing didn't know what Lin Jue was going to do, she naively thought that Lin Jue would turn stones into gold, maybe he could turn this cup of sewage into a glass of water, that would be an amazing trick. However, the glass of water was still the same, only thicker.

Lin Jue finally stopped stirring, and the cup of muddy water was still black, spinning in the quilt. It doesn't look the same from the outside.

"That's what you're tricking into?" Mu Buping asked with a teasing sneer on the corner of his mouth.

Gao Muqing glanced at Lin Jue, and felt sorry for his man. It's too embarrassing, and the husband fails. And nothing miracles happened.

Lin Jue sat still, staring at the muddy water: "Wait a moment." ”

"Hehe, even if I sit here with you all night, can this glass of water be clear?" Mu Buping sneered more and more.

Lin Jue didn't answer, his fingers tapped lightly on the table, making a monotonous tuk tuk sound. The father and son of the Mu family waited patiently, and the room was silent and full of an awkward atmosphere.

When Mu Zhenshan was a little impatient, Lin Jue finally spoke: "Okay." ”

"That's it? What kind of trick is this called? Mu Zhenshan said with a smile, he was already glad that his son had reminded him, otherwise he would have sworn by high-five the other party by now. I almost fell for this guy.

"Smell the glass of water again." Lin Jue said with a smile.

"What's the smell of? Maybe it's up to you to do whatever you do today. Hey? How can you ......" Mu Buping leaned his nose over to the teacup, he was ready to meet the pungent smell, but he suddenly let out a surprised voice.

"How?" Mu Zhenshan asked in surprise.

"Like...... It seems like...... The smell was gone, just the smell of the earth, the pungent smell...... Nope. Mu Buping said dumbfoundedly with a blink.

"How is that possible?" Mu Zhenshan stretched his neck and put his white-haired head next to the teacup, and the father and son sniffed vigorously with their nostrils open, like two dogs that had discovered the smell of their prey.

"If that's the case, it really doesn't smell like anything, it's ...... That's amazing. Mu Zhenshan also exclaimed in surprise.

Lin Jue laughed, and Gao Muqing on the side was overjoyed. It's done, the husband didn't say anything big, and he really did. It turned out that the husband's trick was not to turn this glass of muddy water into clear water, but to make the pungent smell disappear.

"Now the soil in this cup can be used to grow any kind of crop, and I have removed anything that is not conducive to the growth of crops." Lin Jue said with a smile.

"That's ...... Why is that? Mu Buping exclaimed in surprise.

"You don't understand, you two still don't ask the reason, in short, the mud precipitated in this water can be used to grow any crop."

Lin Jue didn't deliberately belittle Mu Zhenshan's father and son, he really couldn't explain it to them. The potassium carbonate in the ash neutralizes the acidity in the soil, and this chemical reaction tells them that they will only be more confused, but there is no need to go into details.