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He paused briefly before An Jing continued with an unchanged expression, "As for the use of straw ash and charcoal ash to prevent locusts, it all started when a few locusts flew into my family's vegetable garden. I then noticed that the vegetables covered with ash and charcoal weren't touched by the locusts while the rest were eaten. So, I casually mentioned this to the Lord County Magistrate, and to my surprise, it really worked."
Shi Xiaolan still looked at An Jing with extreme admiration, "Before, everyone was saying that Brother Xiao must be acquainted with the Lord County Magistrate, and I didn't believe it, but now I do."
An Jing continued to fabricate, "I didn't know him before, but ever since the Lord County Magistrate learned that I and my husband developed grain rice, he wanted to award me the title of First-class Good Citizen. After that, we became acquainted. However, we're not that close; I only occasionally have a few words with the Lord County Magistrate."
