She would not be so foolish as to take the money to the county government to change it. So Li Mengyue came here to buy 1,300 acres of land, but ended up getting 500 acres more.

Today, Li Mengyue owns 1,800 acres of land, making her a veritable landowner.

It’s just that these lands seem to be a lot, but it is not known whether they can be used to grow crops.

You should know that the imperial court encouraged land reclamation. No matter how much land was reclaimed, the first three acres did not have to pay taxes.

There are 200 acres of wasteland at the foot of the mountain, and no one in the village has reclaimed it, which shows how poor the soil fertility is.

But this is not a problem at all for Li Mengyue.

First of all, she didn't intend to grow crops. The purpose of buying the land was to raise ducks.

Secondly, even if the land is not good, she still has a magic water bag that can use spiritual spring water to improve the soil. No matter what she plants, she believes there will be a good harvest.

"Thank you, Grandpa Village Chief."

"Oh, why are you being so polite to the village chief? I should thank you. If it weren't for you, there would be no way for the village to make money now."

As soon as Village Chief Li finished speaking, the old man driving the cart took over.

"There are people in your village harvesting locusts. What a joke! Isn't it common knowledge that locusts can't be eaten?"

Seeing that the old man was interested, Village Chief Li glanced at Li Mengyue and became excited. He told her without reservation about how their village collected and sold fried locusts.

Li Mengyue stood by and had no intention of stopping him.

The locust plague has covered such a large area that the entire Qingshan Prefecture will be destroyed. Once the plague breaks out, no matter how much preparation their village makes, it will not be of much use and they will still be affected.

She didn't dare to imagine what would happen when the crops failed and every household had no food stored.

I have only seen cannibalism in books before, but I guess it will become a reality.

Even if she wanted to save people, one person's power is limited, and she couldn't take care of so many people.

After seeing the village chief and the old man talking, the other party opened his mouth in shock, thinking that letting more people know about the locust plague might not be a bad thing.

It may also arouse people's vigilance, so that they can detect locust plagues earlier and make preparations in advance.

"Really? Someone in your village is buying locusts for a penny per pound."

"Of course, why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, you can go to our village and see for yourself."

The village chief felt a little upset when he saw the old man's look of disbelief.

"My name is Ma Wei. I live in Lianhua Village, or Xinghua Village, right? Can I go visit you today? Don't worry, I'll take you there for free."

"Lotus Village, we are all from Qingshan Town, of course we can go and see it, let's go now."

As he said that, Village Chief Li got on the ox cart and asked Li Mengyue and Mingyu to get on and go back to the village.

But Li Mengyue did not get in the car. Instead, she carried Mingyu into the car, then carried another boy into the car, and then carried more than a dozen children.

Village chief Li was dumbfounded when he saw this scene.

He had already seen more than a dozen children standing behind Yue Yatou. He thought these children were playing, but he didn't expect that they were all following Yue Yatou.

"Wait, Yue girl, where did you get so many children?" Seeing that Li Mengyue was still holding the children, Village Chief Li hurriedly stopped her.

Li Mengyue thought the village chief would not ask, but she didn't expect that his focus was not on this. Only when he saw her holding so many children did he remember to ask.

So Li Mengyue briefly told the story of her two younger brothers being kidnapped.

"What!"

The village chief let out a loud roar, which scared Li Mengyue.