Upon hearing An Jing's question, Official Liu then said, "All agricultural production activities in Qilin County are under the management of our Agricultural Institute. Lord An, you come from a farmer's family and should be very familiar with every aspect of farming. I won't say more to you. I just hope that Lord An can make some breakthroughs in the prevention and treatment of diseases and pests."
An Jing said, "Does this mean that my duty is to be in charge of the prevention and treatment of diseases and pests?"
Official Liu nodded and said, "For the moment, that is the case. Last July, when we officials learned that Lord An you were appointed as the Farmer official of Qilin County, we discussed it. Considering your effective control of locusts, we all felt that this task couldn't be more suitable for Lord An."
"Indeed, it couldn't be more suitable," the other officials all echoed.
