Chapter 94

A good night's mood ended instantly when I saw the bug.

But this time, neither sister shouted or screamed; both of them felt a little numb.

After returning to the house and taking a look at the children, and making sure that they were still sleeping soundly, Chen Xi left the house again and went downstairs with his sister.

The old couple had also gotten up, and it was obvious that they had also seen the situation outside.

Cheng Ru didn't cry anymore. She and her husband even took the opportunity to light four braziers and placed them on the roof while making breakfast.

But there were too many insects, and the smoke from the four braziers had little effect on them.

Some bugs may be smoked away, but their vacant positions will soon be taken by more bugs.

The old couple had gloomy faces and were obviously in a bad mood, but they seemed much better than the tension and fear they had yesterday.

Seeing her two daughters coming in, Cheng Ru pointed to the table and said, "Let's eat first."

Chen Cong took a look and found that in addition to the multi-grain porridge and cold dishes on the table, there were actually a few scallion pancakes.

And there was eggs in the pancake.

Seeing her daughter's surprise, Cheng Ru didn't even raise her eyelids, and said with drooping eyes: "What's wrong? Can't we live with bugs? The more trouble they make, the more we have to live well! Eat them all, so that we can work better after we are full."

Although the mother said this in anger, one can feel the old lady's inner tenacity from her tone.

This attitude at least makes people feel much better than crying while hugging their legs yesterday.

The two sisters looked at each other, without saying a word, and picked up their bowls to start eating.

The anxiety in my heart gradually eased under the influence of my mother.

After dinner, they did not burn the insects first, but rearranged the vegetable shelves that had been brought back into the house.

The third floor was previously requisitioned by Mr. Gu, and all his treasures were planted there.

Although he later followed the young couple to the city, no one dared to touch those herbs.

After all, medicinal herbs are different from vegetables. Vegetables can be harvested in a few months or even dozens of days, while it is common for medicinal herbs to take several years to grow.

When the old man was not at home, Father Shen only came to help him water and take care of him.

The position hasn't changed at all.

But this obviously doesn't work now.

The rooftop and backyard are not available for the time being, so the only space available is indoors.

The existing houses immediately appear small.

Chen Cong and his father moved the herbs planted by the old man, squeezing them together as much as possible and leaving only the necessary space for air circulation.

The freed-up space is used to store vegetables that have not been damaged by insects.

Looking at the shelves still in the corridor, Shen Jianyi wiped his sweat and said, "If it doesn't work, just squeeze in a little bit.

Let your mother go live with your sister and her family, and I'll move into your father-in-law and Jiashu's room. You and Shichen's guest room will remain untouched for now, so that we can free up another room."

"Stop it."

Shen Cong expressed his objection.

"If we have to move, we should move. How can we ask the elderly to vacate their houses?

But what I mean is that don't move for now. Our bedroom is not big to begin with, and if we squeeze together in such hot weather, we'll be heat to death.

Besides, the room you and my mom share is the innermost one, and it doesn't face the sun. Even if you vacate it, you can't put many shelves in it. What's the point of going through all this trouble?"

The vegetables on the shelves have already been eaten bare, so we can just not plant them until the bug problem is solved."

Shen Jianyi glared at her and said, "It's easy for you to say that. Who knows when these bugs can be dealt with? If they don't die, will we still not have food?"

He looked outside with a melancholy expression: "I see they are doing very well, even healthier than me! How can they die so easily in such a short time?"

"If it had been the same as in the previous life, they wouldn't have lived for long. Their arrival actually means the drought is about to end.

There should be a heavy rain in about twenty days, and when the rain stops, these insects will basically die.”

Shen Cong had talked about this process with his family before, and Shen's father also knew about it.

But when the time comes, he still worries.

"What if the rain doesn't come then? You also said that many things now are different from what you experienced before."

Yes, many things are indeed different, so Chen Cong dare not make any guarantees at this time.

She was silent for a moment, and then she came up with another idea: "How about I build a tin house on the top floor? It's better to put the vegetables in the house than in the house. With the net there, they can't get in."

Having said that, she herself thought this was a good idea.

"Just build a tin roof and don't build walls around it. There's a wire mesh anyway, so don't worry about bugs.

This will not only prevent their excrement from polluting the soil, but also will not hinder sunlight and ventilation, which is better than placing them indoors.

Otherwise, if it rains, there will be no light in the house, and we will have to find a way to provide them with supplementary light.

If it rains for a long time, there may not be enough solar energy to use.”

Shen Cong had a good idea, but was rejected by Shen Jianyi's words: "Then we still have to light a fire upstairs! You build a tin house that won't block the heat, how can the vegetables survive in it?

It would be better to put it in the corridor instead of there, at least it won’t get burnt.”

Chen Cong was so choked by his father's words that he didn't know how to respond. After a long while, he finally said, "Well, why don't we burn the bugs first? They can never be burned out anyway."

Father Shen was completely done with this.

He slammed the vegetable basin in his hand and said firmly: "Burn it! The vegetables have to be burned even if they are not planted! Burn those bastards to death. I can't bear to see them now!"

Now that dad has spoken, what else is there to say?

Although Chen Cong felt that his plan still had merit, he had to put it on hold. After cleaning up the house and moving everything that could be moved in, several people went up to the roof again.

Just like yesterday, they lit the torches again and started burning the insects.

By the time the bugs were burned, another half morning had passed.

Everyone packed up and went downstairs together, ready to go out and help with community work like they did yesterday.

At this time, Shi Chen quietly walked to Chen Cong's side.

He was afraid that others would hear and worry, so he could only ask quietly: "Auntie, why haven't my uncle and grandpa come back yet? It's been several days, do you want me to go to the town to ask?"

Shi Chen had thought of it, so how could Chen Cong not have thought of it?

Her husband and father-in-law have been gone for two days and have not returned yet. She is very worried.

The town is just a few steps away from home?

No matter what you do, this amount of time is enough.

But no one can tell what’s going on outside now.

It was even more impossible for her to let Shi Chen, a little kid, make this trip.

She suppressed her worries and said to Shi Chen calmly, "It's okay, don't think too much, they will be fine. They must have been delayed by something. Let's wait a little longer. If they don't come back in the afternoon, I'll go to the town to check."

Hearing Chen Cong say this, Shi Chen nodded and said nothing more.

However, he still couldn't help but look in the direction of the outside of the community, with an expression that showed unconcealable anxiety.

While working in the community that afternoon, Chen Cong was a little absent-minded.

In fact, she was relieved about Gu Kai, knowing that he was a steady man and would not do anything unexpected, nor would he disregard his own safety. Moreover, he was with his father, so he would be even more cautious.

Moreover, this time it is just bugs, not an irresistible natural disaster, nor is it particularly dangerous.

But, they were out for a long time this time.

He hasn't come back yet, so something must have happened that she doesn't know about.

Fortunately, Shen Cong's anxiety did not last long. Around four or five o'clock in the afternoon, the car that Gu Kai and his team drove out returned.

However, it was Wei Yan who drove back, while Gu Kai and Old Man Gu were not in the car.

Seeing the car, Chen Cong was the first to greet it.

Seeing that it was Wei Yan who got out of the driver's seat, she did not hide her worry at all and asked directly: "Where is your brother-in-law? And where is my father-in-law?"

"My brother-in-law and Uncle Gu were picked up by the group. They left in such a hurry that they didn't have time to tell our family, so they had to ask me to come back and send a message.

Don't worry, it was Xiao Liang who came to pick them up. It must be something related to insects. I guess the group is looking for them to have a meeting." Wei Yan explained.

Wei Yan looked extremely disheveled at this moment. He hadn't taken a shower for who knows how many days. He looked extremely dirty, his hair had become wisps, and his clothes were extremely dirty.

When she heard that her husband and father-in-law were taken away by Xiao Liang, and knew that they were definitely fine, Chen Cong felt relieved and finally had the heart to care about her brother-in-law.

She took two steps back and looked at Wei Yan with disgust: "You just came back from the insect nest, how come you are so dirty? Go wash it quickly!"

Wei Yan also knew what was happening to him at the moment, and he moved aside a little embarrassedly before saying, "No, I have to go to Xinji quickly to get the eggs back. Otherwise, if I go too late and someone else gets there first, it will be too late!"

"Getting chickens?" Shen Jianyi's eyes lit up as he stood aside. "Did they help our community get them?"

He and his wife were discussing the insect problem this morning and felt that the people in Yingshui Village had gotten a great deal this time!

Even though people in the community hate these insects, I believe people in Yingshui Village don't think so.

These insects are a disaster to crops, but they are a rare and good feed for chickens and ducks.

With these feasts sent by God, I wonder how many more eggs those free-range chickens will lay!

And with chickens, their crops are less damaged, and they don’t even have to catch insects themselves, just put the eggs in.

It’s a win-win situation from every perspective!

When my wife talked about it, she was still sighing, saying that Yingshui Village was really lucky to have a village chief like Xu Xingxue.

After hearing this, Shen Jianyi couldn't find any reason to refute.

Afterwards, he kept thinking about it in his mind, thinking that he would go and talk to Shi Lei and the others today to see how he could get some chickens back from the village, even if he had to buy them!

Unexpectedly, before we could even open our mouths, Wei Yan brought back such good news. This was really unexpected, it was like pie in the sky!

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