Chapter 485: Time Calculation Mistake

Su Nuan called out a few times but got no response. She didn't believe that the space was broken. After all, this was not the first time she had encountered such a thing.

"Ah...it's actually upgrading at this critical moment."

"But I didn't collect anything with energy, so why did it upgrade?"

"Could it be that there is something with energy on the frames of those broken carriages?"

Su Nuan thought about it and could only think of what she had just done when she put the food away and put the carriage into the space.

"Never mind. I definitely can't collect these vegetables. I hope the space spirit comes out and doesn't scold me."

There are gaps between the vegetables in the garden, so if she wants to put them into the ring, she can only pick them one by one, which she won't do."

Su Nuan walked slowly into the city.

As a result, she found that she had miscalculated the time and the locust cloud was already approaching.

"Mom, how come it happened so fast?"

She ran to the city as soon as she could. Now she couldn't enter the space, so she had to find a house nearby to go into.

When she ran back to the city, many locusts had already begun to wreak havoc inside. There were few plants in the city, so most of them flew over the city and headed towards the vegetable fields.

“Locusts! It’s locusts!”

A shrill cry was heard in the distance.

Su Nuan covered her mouth and nose with her sleeves. The air was filled with a disgusting fishy smell, which was the smell emitted by tens of thousands of locusts.

The locusts swarmed in like a tide, drowning her in an instant. She felt countless hard shells hitting her body, their slender legs crawling over her face and hands, and the sound of their flapping wings was deafening.

Su Nuan waved her arms and stumbled towards the nearest house.

However, just when he was about to enter the house, the door was slammed shut.

Su Nuan was stunned. What was going on? They wouldn't let me in?

After the locusts leave, I will find out who this family is and put them on the blacklist.

Just as she turned around and wanted to run somewhere else, the door opened again, and a big hand reached out and carried Su Nuan into the house like a chicken.

The door slammed shut again, and dozens of locusts flew into the house. They hit the wall frantically, making a "pa pa" sound.

Su Nuan was thrown to the ground mercilessly. She looked up helplessly and saw a dark face.

I don’t know him, he might be someone who settled in Sifang City later.

The man didn't give a good look. "Why are you running around? Didn't we say there would be locusts? Aren't you afraid of being eaten by insects?"

Su Nuan touched his nose, got up and said, "Locusts don't eat people."

The man shook his head. "They don't eat people, but they bite. The wounds can easily make you sick. What if it's an infectious disease?"

Su Nuan nodded repeatedly, "Uncle is teaching me a lesson, I was wrong."

The man nodded, his expression softening a bit.

There were a few old people in the house, and they didn't look like they were from the same family. This was what they called multi-person housing.

Su Nuan lay down and looked out through the crack in the door. There was already a thick layer of locusts on the ground. They couldn't find food, so they gnawed on it. The wood outside became bumpy.

"Tsk, are these bugs crazy? What's so delicious about wood that they're chewing it so hard?"

The man said, "These bugs don't have much brains. They'll take a bite of anything they see, and only change it if it doesn't taste good."

"After all, there are too many of them. If you eat slowly, you won't be able to grab the food. Do you understand?"

Su Nuan nodded, "I understand."

She originally thought that the locust plague was no big deal, but when she saw it with her own eyes, she realized that the locust plague was really terrible.

Of course, she didn't have the same worries as others, so she didn't feel any pressure.

The old man sitting in the house said worriedly: "Fortunately, our city lord was cautious and collected the food first."

"Even green grain can fill my stomach, which is better than eating all the food in the mouths of locusts."

Another old man laughed and said, "If we didn't have this food, we would have to eat tree bark and grass roots again. Even though there's a locust plague right now, I don't feel too much pressure."

Su Nuan knew that they were all old farmers with a lot of experience. When they saw the city lord collecting grain, they had a plan in mind.

Su Nuan deliberately asked, "Aren't you afraid that the city lord won't give you food?"

The old man smiled and said, "No, although I didn't come to the Northland with the City Lord, I also watched their development step by step in the Northland. They are not that kind of selfish people."

Su Nuan nodded secretly, thinking that there were still people who understood, and her efforts were not in vain.

In fact, she had already prepared herself for being misunderstood, but she didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain.

The man said, “Now those whose private lands were confiscated will surely cry.”

"After all, a kilogram of vegetables can be sold for a lot of new currency, and these three months are the best time to stock up on new currency."

"After the New Year, I can buy a house and save some money to get married."

Su Nuan laughed. Actually, this is normal. Men should save money to marry a wife and continue the family line.

The man added, "It would be great if more women could come. The people who moved here from the border towns of the Northern Snow Country are very arrogant and look down on us rough folks."

Su Nuan looked at the man. He was handsome, but he was strong and looked a bit powerful. An ordinary girl would not dare to marry him.

The old man said, "Don't think too much. When you save enough money, women will come to you naturally."

"Besides, there's the official media, right? They'll always assign you a wife."

Su Nuan asked, "Are official matchmakings forced? Regardless of whether the two people are suitable for each other or not?"

The old man laughed and said, "Official media in other places don't care about these things. Aren't blind marriages and mute marriages the same?"

"But our city lord said that before getting married, we should get to know each other better, such as living habits, food preferences, etc., and only get married if the two feel they are suitable."

"The married couple will give ten taels of silver as a settlement allowance, but they cannot divorce within three years unless they commit a serious offense."

Su Nuan nodded, "Yeah, that's good."

If divorce is possible at will, some people can make a lot of money by getting married.

Ling Cang is not a sucker, so of course he won't give them any chance to take advantage of him.

The man scratched his head. "Hey... I'm just tall, but I don't hit anyone. Why doesn't anyone like me?"

Su Nuan thought such a man could be a patrolman, so she asked, "Uncle, why don't you become a patrolman? It would be so impressive to patrol in armor. The girls would definitely like it."

The man slapped his forehead and said, "Yeah, why didn't I think of that? I'll sign up once I'm safe."

The old man smiled and said, "The patrol army has a lot of monthly wages. Maybe you can get married before the New Year."

The man chuckled foolishly but didn't feel embarrassed at all.

Su Nuan looked outside again. There were not many plants in the city, so the locusts passed by quickly. The insects that were originally stacked in three or four layers now only had one or two layers left.

The man continued, "I wonder where the deputy city lord is? If she were here, she would definitely take us hunting. We haven't eaten meat in a while."

Su Nuan asked in confusion: "Who is the deputy city lord?"