Chapter 92

After returning home, Cheng Ru, who stayed at home, had already boiled water as Lao Cao and the others had advertised outside.

Several people who returned home all threw their changed outer clothes and pants into a large basin of boiling water to soak and disinfect them as she requested.

Fortunately, they all wore raincoats when they went out, so there wasn't much dirt on their clothes.

Chen Xi took out the medicine box, took out iodine and disinfectant from it to help everyone apply it on the wounds.

Although Chen Cong took out plastic bags and put them over their heads just one or two minutes after they went out, several people were still bitten and had bruises on their faces.

Especially Jiashu, there were several big lumps on his nose bridge and corners of his eyes, and his eyes were so swollen that he could hardly open them.

He rubbed his eyes and complained quietly: "What the hell are these bugs? They look like they have teeth. I can almost feel them biting my flesh. It hurts so much!"

After that, he glanced at Shen Cong and muttered, “The raincoat my sister-in-law gave me is useless.”

The old man who was applying medicine to him slapped his hand away and scolded, "Don't move! It's just been disinfected."

Then he explained: "The raincoat is to block the smell, otherwise you will have more lumps on your face!"

Jiashu remained silent.

In fact, there are more professional protective clothing in the quiet space.

She came back to the present because she was bitten to death by insects. She is very afraid of insect bites and is even more obsessed with it.

After I came back, I bought all kinds of defensive supplies.

In addition to the one-piece insect-proof suit, fully enclosed hood, full-cuffed clothes and pants, and cut-resistant gloves and foot covers, she also bought fully enclosed large-frame glasses and even an anti-gas helmet.

Not to mention bugs, even viruses can't get in.

But the key point is - in such an emergency situation, she simply couldn't take it out.

Otherwise, how can I explain it to everyone?

Of course, there is another reason why Chen Cong chose to take the disposable raincoat, which is that the toxins secreted from the mouthparts of these insects will act on the land and cause huge pollution.

However, its toxicity to the human body is not that high.

Unless the bites are too severe and there are too many wounds, the occasional bites are not a big deal other than the pain. You just need to prevent the wounds from getting infected.

Being able to consider so many things in such an urgent situation, and being able to quickly choose to take out a disposable raincoat, Chen Cong felt that he had reacted quickly and was very thoughtful.

So when she heard Jiashu complaining, she just grabbed the cotton wool bag on the table and threw it at him as a warning, and then ignored him again.

"I have to go back to the group, right away."

After everyone's wounds had finally been treated, Gu Kai, who had been silent all along, suddenly said something.

"Why are you going back?" Shen Cong, who had closed his eyes and leaned on the sofa to rest, sat up straight and asked.

"Go back and ripen the crops that are about to mature, and harvest as much as you can," Gu Kai replied.

He regrets it very much now.

Do you regret why you didn’t think of this method before?

If we had thought of it earlier, could we have minimized the losses at each base?

Although his wife repeatedly told him how terrible the insect plague was, they still underestimated the enemy.

It’s not that I don’t believe what Chen Cong said, but according to the timeline she mentioned, the bugs won’t come until half a year later.

Therefore, while doing the preparatory work, Gu Kai did not think of ripening the plants prematurely.

After all, no one knows when the insects will come, and he can't ripen all the plants half a year in advance.

If we really do this, what happens next?

Should we plant crops afterwards or not?

If the bugs don't come, the land will remain barren. Will we keep waiting?

And doing so will waste a lot of essence stones.

At the same time, he is the only one in the entire Beining who has wood-related abilities, and he would not be able to handle all the work even if he worked himself to death.

Therefore, no one had ever considered the idea of ​​ripening the fruit prematurely.

But who could have imagined that these things would come so quickly and catch people off guard!

Thinking of this, Gu Kai felt extremely regretful.

"I'll go back first and visit as many places as I can." He stood up as he spoke.

"You can go back if you want, I won't stop you.

But you have to be mentally prepared, this insect plague came from the east, which means they should have passed through Bac Ninh before coming to the community.

Besides... no matter how fast you run, can you be as fast as them? By the time you run back to Bac Ninh, they will probably have already flown all over the surrounding area."

“Moreover,” Chen Cong paused, “The reason why this insect plague is called a plague is that they will definitely not come just once.

Maybe you will meet them again on the road.

They can penetrate anywhere, if they get into the exhaust pipe or somewhere else, I'm afraid your car will break down before you even get to the city."

"You think these bugs will come back again?"

Not only Gu Kai, but everyone in the room was shocked by Chen Cong's words. No one even paid attention to why she knew such detailed information.

Everyone looked over and stared at Chen Cong nervously.

"I think they will come, but... who knows?"

Chen Cong didn't say it too firmly. After all, she really couldn't explain the basis for her words.

But except Jiashu and Shichen, everyone else in the family could tell that what she said was true.

Even Jiashu and Shichen did not doubt her words.

Perhaps it is because her predictions have come true time and time again, and she has been able to prevent problems before they occur time and time again, that people have become accustomed to believing in her unconditionally.

"Brother, don't go back. My sister-in-law is right. No matter how fast you run, can bugs run faster than you? By the time you return to the city, they will have eaten everything you need to eat."

Jiashu sighed and said.

Gu Kai clenched his hands into fists.

He knew that what his wife and cousin said were right, but the more he thought about it, the more regretful he felt and the more unwilling he felt.

Perhaps this was also related to the fact that his special ability was in the wood element. Seeing those crops that were about to be harvested disappear at the hands of insects, Gu Kai felt so distressed that he could not describe it.

“Instead of rushing back, you might as well contact Wei Yan as soon as possible.

I think the reason why he hasn't come back yet is because he encountered the insect tide earlier than us.

Wei Yan has a satellite phone in his hand. He must have informed the group about this situation long ago. There is no point in you running back like this.

On the contrary, we should find him quickly and ask him to tell the group to pay attention to defend against the second coming of the insect swarm, which is more important." Chen Cong said seriously.

Wei Yan!

After all this busyness, everyone almost forgot that Wei Yan hadn't returned.

At this moment, after being reminded by Chen Cong, he realized that the most likely reason why he did not rush back for the reunion dinner was that he had encountered an insect infestation.

"He should be in Qingshan Town."

"Indeed, the bugs flew over from Qingshan."

When everyone recalled the incident again, they finally realized what had happened.

"How about, let's go find Wei Yan?" Jia Shu couldn't sit still anymore.

"If it doesn't work, I'll go find her. Brother, you and sister-in-law stay at home, so you can have someone to discuss if anything happens.

I'll go find him. If something happens and he can't come back, it will be convenient for me to pass on a message.

Uncle Shen, let me use your car, I'll drive there."

"Where are you going to look? I don't even know where he is. He wouldn't be in town right now after something like this."

Father Shen disagreed, he didn’t want any of the children to go out at this moment, in case they were in danger again.

Gu Kai also disagreed.

The reason why he disagreed was different from that of Mr. Shen.

“You are not familiar with the people in the town government. If you can’t find Wei Yan, you won’t be of any use.

I'd better go. There's a phone at the town government and the line is connected.

After all, I am a member of the working group, and they will definitely not stop me from applying to make a phone call."

Knowing that he could no longer sit still, his family members stopped trying to persuade him.

Chen Cong ran to the top floor and dug some soil near the railing and asked him to take it to Wei Yan, asking him to remember to remind the working group to consider the issue of land pollution.

Jiashu insisted on going with Gu Kai, saying that if they encountered a swarm of insects on the way, the two of them could take care of each other.

Unexpectedly, this time the old man was unwilling.

The old man stopped him and said, "Xiao Kai and I will go together. You stay at home. I also want to go to the town hospital and talk to Vice President Zhang about the problem of prescription medicine. The medicine in the community is definitely not enough."

Everyone thought it was normal when he said that, but Chen Cong felt that it was probably just an excuse.

The community is now a national planting base, and its supply is guaranteed by the city. Even if there is a shortage of medicine, one should apply to the city. What does the town hospital have to do with it?

My father-in-law was thinking about the sequel to the insect plague, which he had mentioned before, that there would probably be heavy rain and a plague after the heavy rain.

My father-in-law was also frightened by the insect tide and wanted to prepare for the disaster before it strikes again.

Gu Kai and the old man didn't take anything with them when they left.

Both of them thought they were just going to the town to make a phone call, or at most to look for Wei Yan, and they would be back in a day or two at most.

But what no one expected was that after they left, it would be several months before they met again.

Not long after Gu Kai and the old man left, Shi Lei and Lao Cao came to the door.

Both of them were filthy, with slime from insects splattered all over their bodies, and they smelled terrible.

This shows that from the time the bugs arrived until now, the two people have not had time to rest.

They also knew that they couldn't go into the house in this state, so they just stood in the yard and talked to Shen Cong and the others.

As always, they first expressed their gratitude to Shen Cong and his entire family.

He said he had just been to the cornfield and the damage there was not great. It could be said that it was the least affected area in the entire community.

Although the field was also fenced with bamboo fences, the vines wrapped around the bamboo provided a good isolation effect.

They just went to check, and the current situation is that many vines have been bitten by insects, and part of the bamboo fence has also been damaged, but the number of insects entering the fields is very small, almost negligible.

All the crops were saved.

The two of them came here this time, firstly, to express their gratitude, and secondly, to ask Gu Kai if he could replant some more vines?

This way, you don't have to worry if any bugs try to crawl in.

"We just came to ask. If Xiao Gu is too tired, forget it. Most of the bugs have flown away anyway, and the remaining ones are nothing.

No, we can use some insecticides, which can hold off for a while." Shi Lei said.

"Replanting is no problem, but Gu Kai is not here now, so we have to wait until he comes back tomorrow. He and my dad went to the town to find Wei Yan.

You know him, he values ​​crops more than anything else. What happened today made him unable to sit still, and he was anxious to see what was happening elsewhere." Chen Cong said.

After hearing this, Shi Lei sighed: "Xiao Gu is usually a man of few words, but he has a really good heart. Alas, you must be careful on the road, because I don't know where that bug has flown to."

Lao Cao also said: “It’s not just Xiao Gu, your family members are all kind-hearted.

I just told Shi Lei that if it weren't for you, Xiaoying Village would be in trouble this time. Their land is much larger than ours!

If they can keep those potatoes this time, they will have you to thank for it!"

Chen Cong smiled and did not respond to their flattering words. Instead, he reminded them, “Two captains, let’s stop talking politely and talk about business first.

Although the bugs have flown away now, who knows if they will come back again, so we have to be prepared for both scenarios."

As soon as Shen Cong said this, the smiles on their faces disappeared immediately.

"Xiao Shen, do you mean... this bug will come back again?"

"It's hard to say. I think we need to make more preparations. Captain, talk to the people in the yard and move the things that can be moved into the house.

Even if the vegetables were eaten, at least the soil was good soil that we cultivated. The insects have poison in their mouthparts, you can see the condition of the people who were bitten.

If they fall on the soil, then our soil might be polluted again..."

"I understand." Before Chen Cong could finish, Lao Cao interrupted her: "I'll go and tell her now."

After he said that, he trotted away without even waiting for anyone to respond.

Chen Cong didn't care and continued, "Captain Shi, my father told us before he left just now that he wanted to tell you to persuade the people in the community not to fight with the bugs.

If the things are gone, we can just buy them again. There's no point in arguing with bugs, you'll just make yourself angry.

You should hide if you can. There are so many that you can’t use them all. There isn’t much medicine in our community. If you use it all up, you’ll just have to bear it yourself if you get bit by insects.”

"I understand. That's what we just told you." Shi Lei sighed.

"It's just that it's hard to swallow this anger. Who wouldn't feel distressed? Forget it, I'll go and persuade them again."

Chen Cong certainly understood.

She didn't respond and continued, "Also, the dead insects must be cleaned up immediately. They can't be left on the ground."

"Yes, we're already preparing. Now the main thing is to kill the ones in the cornfield first, and we'll wait and see about the rest tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. The main thing is that we don't have enough disinfectant in our community. If the bugs don't fly away, we probably won't be able to kill them all..."

Chen Cong also told Shi Lei some of the methods he knew about how to control the insect tide.

But in fact, everyone understands these methods, but whether they can be used depends on the situation.

The biggest problem now is that we don’t know if there will be more insects coming, and the other is that there is not enough pesticide.

No one went out in the afternoon.

The roof was full of bugs, and they were alive. It was so disgusting to look at it that I couldn't eat after looking at it for any longer.

The children all stayed in the house, being extremely well behaved. No one asked to go out and see what was going on. They were all terrified.

The adults went to check the various gaps in the house, blocking those that could be blocked and sealing those that could be sealed to prevent bugs from crawling in if they were not careful.

No one slept well that night, and Chen Cong had nightmares all night.

Either he dreamed about fighting bugs in his previous life, or he dreamed that Gu Kai and his friends’ car was surrounded by bugs.

I woke myself up by scaring myself before six o'clock, and when I got up I found my back was soaked with sweat.

She couldn't sleep anymore, so she just got up and left the room.

As a result, when he opened the bedroom door, Chen Cong was stunned for a moment.

Because there is a large balcony outside the Shen family's house, which is also a walkway, you can see the scenery outside as soon as you go out.

But today, when Chencong came out, he found that he could not see anything. It was pitch black, and it looked like it was still dark outside.

She covered her nose, trying to ignore the fishy smell of bugs that rushed into her nose, and deliberately looked at the watch, and found that it was already five forty-five in the morning.

Shouldn't it?

You know, it's summer now, and the days are still long and the nights are short. It's already bright at five in the morning.

Chen Cong stood there for a while, but couldn't figure out the reason, so he rubbed his eyes and walked downstairs.

As a result, before I reached the stairs, I heard a terrified scream coming from outside!

Chen Cong was so frightened that he subconsciously ran downstairs.

As a result, as soon as he got down to the first floor, he was held tightly by Shen's father who was standing aside before he rushed into the yard.

Chen Cong was confused, and his originally sleepy mind immediately became clear.

She bit her lip and suppressed the scream that was about to come out of her mouth.

Then he patted his chest vigorously, and asked calmly, "Dad, what's wrong?"

Father Shen didn't say anything, but just stretched out a hand and pointed at the iron net.

Chen Cong only felt that the hand his father was holding was wet and sticky, and was covered with cold sweat.

She looked up in the direction of her father's finger, and all the sweat on her body disappeared and her pores shrank.

Only then did she realize that the reason she thought it was still dark was because the roof of her house was covered with bugs!

The insects were so densely packed, one layer upon another, forming a black mass. There were so many of them that one could feel creepy at a glance.

They are crowded together, one next to the other, blocking out all the light so completely that not even a single light can get through.

Although Shen's father had already grabbed Shen Cong and prevented her from making any sound.

But her action of opening the door and going downstairs still disturbed the insects.

They suddenly moved, making a shrill buzzing sound.

The sound grew louder and louder, mixed with the sound of flapping wings and the crunching sound of biting.

Even though I had experienced an insect plague in my previous life, there weren’t so many insects in the community at that time!

And at that time, Chen Cong had been hiding in the villa and had never gone out!

She had never experienced such a horrific scene.

Chen Cong felt like she was suffocating, her throat was tight, and the breath held in her chest was causing her chest to hurt so much!

She wanted to scream out loud and let out all the fear in her heart, but before she opened her mouth, Shen Jianyi, who was prepared, covered her mouth tightly.

Chen Cong's legs and feet were weak, and he leaned on his father and couldn't utter a word.

Shen Jianyi dragged her back to the room, and she found that her mother was already sitting inside.

I don’t know when the old couple started this, or what kind of fear they experienced.

The room was very dark. Cheng Ru sat in the room without even turning on the light. She curled up in a corner of the sofa and shivered.

She seemed to be afraid that there were bugs on the ground, so she didn't even dare to take off her shoes and just sat on the sofa.

Seeing her daughter coming in, Cheng Ru reached out and took Chen Cong into her arms, hugging her tightly, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably, but she dared not say a word.

"Don't shout. They will move when they hear the noise. Don't wake up your sister and the others. Let the children sleep as long as they can."

After a long while, after making sure that Shen Cong had recovered a little, Shen Jianyi spoke in a low voice.

Shen Cong nodded.

It is a happy thing to be able to fall asleep at this time.

What’s the point of letting such young children experience these things at such an early age?

She didn't even have time to think about who was screaming outside just now.

It doesn’t matter who it is. I think it must be someone like her who was frightened by the scene as soon as he woke up.

Fortunately, Dad covered her mouth, otherwise Chen Cong couldn't guarantee whether she would scream even more miserably than that person just now?

Seeing that his daughter remained silent, Shen Jianyi couldn't hold it anymore.

He asked worriedly, "Congcong, was the insect plague you encountered before also like this?"

Chen Cong shook his head: "No, I have never seen so many insects. At that time, not to mention the community, the entire Beining did not grow much food.

I guess it’s because there wasn’t enough food, so there weren’t as many bugs as there are now.”

Having said this, she couldn't help but shiver again.

If she had seen so many bugs when she was alone at home in her previous life... Chen Cong felt that she might not have made it to the end and might have returned a year earlier.

So everything has its pros and cons. Now there is more food and people's lives are better, but who would have thought that the number of insects has also increased.

After hearing what his daughter said, Shen Jianyi was speechless.

He sighed, "I just checked, and the number of insects resting on our net alone is more than when the swarm of insects flew over yesterday.

I don't know when they came last night, and how many batches came?"

"No matter how many groups come, that corn field will definitely not be saved." Chen Chong said solemnly.

There was silence in the room again.

Who doesn't know this?

In addition to the corn in the community, the potatoes in Xiaoying Village are definitely gone.

And this is the place with the best protection. What about other gathering points?

What will happen next?

I guess it's all——

After working hard for half a year, we are back to the time before liberation.

"Oh my God, you're killing me!" Cheng Ru, who was sitting on the side, couldn't hold back her tears and finally burst into tears.

She covered her mouth with her hands, not daring to make a sound. However, the more she held it in, the more uncomfortable she became, and finally her whole body began to tremble.

Chen Cong held his mother in his arms and rubbed her back silently, but he couldn't say a word of comfort.

What can she say?

He said: "Yes, God just doesn't want us to live. Every day we work hard is a fight with God. We are fighting for whether we can live longer and whether we can control our destiny in our own hands."

At this moment, Chen Cong was also a little discouraged.

Jiashu was the second one to get up.

No one knew what he experienced when he went out. Anyway, when he entered the living room, he was shaking, his face was dull, his feet seemed to be floating, and he walked in a zigzag manner.

At this time, the old couple and Shen Cong had calmed down and no one was crying anymore.

But the old lady was so upset that it was impossible for her to cook.

Chen Cong could only take out some pre-made cakes and multi-grain porridge from the space and put them on the table for everyone to make do with.

When she saw Jiashu, she didn't say anything, but pointed at the table, indicating that he should go and eat by himself.

But Jiashu obviously had no appetite.

He stood very far inside the living room, but his eyes were always looking outside, staring at the insects without moving his eyes once.

I don’t know what I’m looking at.

"Don't you find it disgusting?" After staring at him for a long time, Chen Cong couldn't stand it anymore and asked.

Hearing her words, Jiashu asked hesitantly: "Sister-in-law, did they all fly here last night? Our iron net is so thick, and they were bent. So, do you think my uncle's car will be damaged?

My uncle and my brother wouldn't be in the car when they flew over, right?"

"No!" Chen Cong interrupted him without hesitation.

Jiashu’s words suddenly reminded her of the dream she had last night.

Even though I'm sober now and know that those are all fake, I still can't help but feel annoyed after hearing these words.

"What nonsense are you talking about! They were just going to town, and it would only take an hour. How could they be in the car at night? There are places to stay in town.

If you say that they encountered bugs and cannot come back temporarily, that is possible, but otherwise it is impossible!

Don't talk nonsense so early in the morning!"

Seeing Chen Cong getting angry, Jiashu realized that he had said the wrong thing and immediately felt embarrassed.

He quickly agreed: "Of course, my brother and my uncle will be fine. Well, I was just confused in my sleep and was imagining things here. Sister-in-law, don't take it to heart."

Chen Cong now realized that she had overreacted, but she did not want to apologize to Jiashu.

After all, this boy's words made her feel nervous and she couldn't help feeling anxious.

Reason told Chen Cong that her husband and the others would be fine, but when she thought about the situation outside, her heart was still a mess, making her feel uneasy.

She simply stood up and walked over to Jiashu and asked, "You said the net was bent? Where is it bent? Why didn't I see it?"

Jiashu pointed at the top of their heads and said, "Look, several places have collapsed. Sister-in-law, do you have any materials? Can you reinforce it? Why do I feel so nervous when I see this?"

Chen Cong looked in the direction of Jiashu's finger, and indeed saw that the iron net had become dented in several places.

It was obvious that there were too many bugs on it and the net couldn't bear the weight and was bent.

Her heart skipped a beat.

Chen Cong remembered clearly that when she went downstairs just now, those places were still fine and there was absolutely no sign of being bent.

From the time she gets up to the time Jiashu gets up, the total time is no more than half an hour.

Could it be that the bugs haven't all arrived yet and there are more of them pouring in here?

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This is today's update. It will be gone at 12 o'clock at night. Tomorrow's update will probably be in the afternoon.

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