After leaving the village chief's house, Ma Wei drove his horse-drawn carriage back home.

When he arrived at the door of his house, he realized that something was different from usual.

In the past, he would come home every day, and before he even got home, he would see his little grandson running to pick him up from afar.

But today, not only did I not see my grandson, the door was also closed.

"Grandpa Xiaoman is here, open the door for him quickly."

"No, no, I won't open it. Who told you to ignore me?"

A child's voice came from the door. From the tone of the voice, Ma Wei could imagine that his little grandson was standing with his hands on his hips, pouting, and looking up, refusing to open the door for him.

"Xiao Man, it's grandpa's fault. Open the door for grandpa!"

"No, Grandpa, tell me quickly, what did you do wrong?"

"Well!"

Ma Wei was choked because he really didn't know what he had done wrong. He had been driving a bullock cart and transporting people all day long, but he still hadn't seen his grandson. He really didn't know what he had done to offend him.

Just as Ma Wei was thinking about whether to apologize to his grandson, the door opened.

"Grandpa Xiaoman has been tired all day, shall we let him in to eat first?"

Ma Xiaoman leaned on his grandmother's neck and said in a baby voice, "Okay, I'll forgive Grandpa."

Ma Wei drove the ox cart back home, led the ox to the cowshed, put out the fodder, and then picked up his grandson.

He put his face against his grandson's, making Ma Xiaoman giggle.

"No, I don't want grandpa to hug me. Your beard is too prickly."

"Okay, put Xiaoman down quickly. You've been busy all day. You're not hungry. Let's eat quickly."

When Ma Wei heard what his daughter-in-law, Ma Wei, said, he picked up his grandson and walked towards the dining table.

As soon as he sat down, Ma Wei did not eat too late as usual, but seriously told everyone the news about collecting locusts.

Satisfied with the surprised expressions of his family members, Ma Wei was so happy that he didn't even notice to eat. Then he held his grandson in his arms and picked up the bowl with satisfaction.

The good news of harvesting locusts should not only shock you, but also let other people in the family feel it.

Ma Wei's two sons and daughters-in-law, as well as his wife, were so happy that they forgot to eat. When they came to their senses, they found that their father and husband were no longer at the dinner table.

In fact, Ma Wei took his grandson to clean the utility room, thinking of making a net to catch locusts, which would save more effort.

After all, when he saw the girl from the Gui family in Xinghua Village, he prepared a catching net for her brother.

The owners of the locust collection all think that catching nets are useful, so they have to follow suit and everyone in the family must have one.

On the second day, before daybreak, the sky was still a deep dark blue, as if dyed with thick ink, blending into the darkness of the night.

The distant skyline was still hidden in the darkness, with only a few sparse stars twinkling, like pearls left on the sky.

Village chief Ma was already dressed neatly. He asked his wife to find the clothes for him. These were clothes he would only wear during the Chinese New Year. After that, he couldn't wait to go to Ma Wei's house.

As for Ma Wei, seeing how excited the village chief was yesterday, he knew that the village chief would definitely not wait until dawn and would go to Xinghua Village.

Therefore, he got up a quarter of an hour earlier than usual. You know, he got up early enough every day to drive a car to pick up people.

But today is earlier than before, so I just finished getting the ox cart ready to go to the village chief's house.