Inside the shed at the peak of Yunshan.
Li Zexuan took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down. Yan Shaoning did not have it easy. If he continued to laugh, it would really hurt his heart!
"Oh, Shaoning, did the others not sleep well last night?"
Li Zexuan thought about it and asked. If the mosquito problem was too serious, he had to find a way to solve it.
Yan Shaoning glared at him and said unhappily, "What do you think ~? Don't tell me those mosquitoes specifically caught me and bit me ~? Everyone basically did not sleep well last night! Oh ~, not only mosquitoes, we also heard a tiger's roar last night! "
"Tiger's roar ~?"
Li Zexuan was shocked. He hurriedly asked, "The world has been peaceful for a long time. Why are there still tigers nearby ~? No tigers broke in last night, right ~? "
Yan Shaoning replied, "That's not true! The tiger's roar was very far from here. According to Second Master Liu, it came from Fenglin Mountain. The terrain there is steep, dense forest, and few people go there. It is not surprising that there are one or two wild beasts there. Yunshan is close to Plum Village and Han Village. There are many people here, so those wild beasts would not dare to come here for no reason. "
Li Zexuan was relieved. He nodded and said, "That's good! But from now on, each team must send two people out to keep watch at night in case of any accidents! "
Yan Shaoning knew the severity of the matter. He nodded and said, "I understand! Don't worry! Hiss ~! F * ck ~! I really suffered a huge loss this time! My body is really f * cking itchy! "
As Yan Shaoning spoke, he could not help but scratch the parts of his body that were bitten by mosquitoes last night. Li Zexuan then noticed that not only Yan Shaoning's face, but also his arms were also left with many mosquito "kisses". This good brother of his had indeed "sacrificed" a lot for Yanhuang College!
Li Zexuan clasped his fist and said, "Shaoning has indeed troubled the college! I will get someone to send some alcohol over later. You can apply it on the mosquito bites. It should stop the itch quickly! In the afternoon, get a couple of people to collect some mugwort and wormwood. Smoke it for everyone's residence. It should be much better at night! I'll get someone to send another batch of mosquito repellent sachets over and let everyone hang them on the bedside. With this multi-pronged approach, I'm sure the mosquitoes won't be as rampant as last night! "
In the Tang Dynasty, there were no mosquito repellents or chemical repellents like dichlorvos, but people still thought of many ways!
Wealthy families would have curtains on their beds and mosquito repellent plants in their bedrooms, such as insect-eating grass, patchouli, violets, balsamine, chrysanthemum, and so on. These plants could not only repel mosquitoes, but also purify the air.
Carrying a perfume pouch was also one of the habits of the ancient people. Many of the herbs in the perfume pouch were also believed to have the effect of repelling mosquitoes, such as patchouli, peppermint, perilla, calamus, lemongrass, star anise, and so on. This was equivalent to carrying "mosquitoes don't bite" on one's body.
Of course, the most common method was to burn mugwort and wormwood to smoke mosquitoes. The cost was low, the "killing" area was large, and the effect was good.
Well, it was worth mentioning that since the Song Dynasty, there were mosquito repellent incenses. At that time, it was called "mosquito smoke" or "mosquito repellent". The main ingredients were mugwort, realgar, and duckweed. The product was similar to incense, and there was a special workshop. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the production of mosquito repellent incense had further development. The raw materials kept increasing, including ferula, Qianghuo, Chuanxiong, sulfur, camphor, tobacco, and so on. So don't say that mosquito repellent incense didn't exist in the ancient times ~!
But it definitely didn't exist in the Tang Dynasty.
Yan Shaoning raised his head and said, "Mugwort, wormwood, and perfume pouch are all fine. I thought about it before, but isn't alcohol used to make medicinal wine? Can it really stop the itch ~? Xiao Xuan, don't lie to me! "
Previously, when Li Zexuan treated Qin Qiong's illness, he only made one type of medicinal wine. Those who were well-informed knew that one of the key ingredients was alcohol. Li Zexuan also specially bought a batch of alcohol for the military, so Yan Shaoning was very suspicious of Li Zexuan's suggestion.
"Of course ~! Shaoning, when have I ever lied to you? I'll ask someone to send the alcohol over later. You'll know when you try it ~! "
People in the modern world would usually apply toilet water after being bitten by mosquitoes. Erm, when the main character of a time travel novel went to ancient times, they would also make toilet water to make money. However, Li Zexuan found it troublesome. He felt that this thing was flashy and a waste of time. He didn't lack the money for toilet water now!
Why was toilet water able to stop the itch ~?
Actually, it was mainly because of the alcohol in it.
Toilet water was a type of perfume product that used floral oil as the main ingredient and was refined with alcohol. The essence used in toilet water was slightly inferior, and the content was also lower. It was usually 1% to 3%, so the fragrance was not as long-lasting as other alcohol solutions. The concentration of alcohol in toilet water was 70% to 75%. This kind of mixture could easily penetrate into the bacteria and denature the proteins in the protoplasm and cell nuclei, causing them to lose their vitality. Thus, the disinfectant effect was strong.
"Oh ~! Then I'll believe you this time ~! If you're lying to me, I won't be the commander anymore ~! "
Yan Shaoning curled his lips and threatened.
Li Zexuan's face was full of black lines. How untrustworthy was he? He couldn't help but say gloomily, "Okay, okay, okay. If it doesn't work, Shaoning, feel free to look for me! Come out with me now and distribute the cold melons outside to everyone. It's not easy on such a hot day ~! "
Yan Shaoning's eyes lit up. He said happily, "Haha ~! At least you have a conscience. You even know to send us cold melons ~! Tsk tsk, nothing is better than cold melons on such a hot day ~! "
"Hey ~! Then hurry up and distribute the things ~! It's almost lunchtime. I've already sent a batch of cold beans to my father-in-law at the foot of the mountain. Everyone will have cold bean soup to drink in the future ~! "
Li Zexuan patted Yan Shaoning's shoulder and smiled.
Yan Shaoning nodded. The two of them left the work shed. Yan Shaoning went to gather the leaders of the various regiments to collect the cold melons. Li Zexuan went to the construction site and wandered around to check on the progress of the project.
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"Captain ~! It's almost noon. Why is Captain Hu asking us to go over ~? "
In the forest, Gu Xiaomao led 20 people and followed Li Tai to the first regiment's encampment. After spending more than a day together, Gu Xiaomao knew that Li Tai was easy to get along with, so he asked.
"Hey ~! Why are we going over ~? We're going over to distribute the good stuff ~! Everyone is going to have a good meal at noon ~! Haha ~! "
Li Tai smiled and leaked some inside information to Gu Xiaomao. This was also why Li Tai was so awesome compared to the other team leaders ~!
"Wow ~! Is there good food coming ~? "
Gu Xiaomao licked his lips and said excitedly.
The villagers behind him also had their eyes lit up. They all stared at the back of Li Tai's head and prayed to hear the answer they were hoping for.
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