Chapter 276 Ye Wengang survived by eating locusts
Ye Wengang wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked around, and said, "There are too many people here. Let's go over there and talk."
As he said that, he took Xia Xiaoman to a place with fewer people. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, Ye Wengang lowered his voice and said, "We originally wanted to stay here. This is the Fucheng garrison. If we stay here, we can take care of each other."
"But they said Fucheng disagrees and only allows us to stay here for two days to rest. We must leave after two days."
"Xiao Man, I heard that you were attending college in Fucheng before. Do you have any way to let us stay?"
Xia Xiaoman wanted to say something when she heard this, but before she could open her mouth, Ye Gangwen said, "Don't worry, we are not that many. There are 4 people in my family, plus 3 people in your aunt Gui's family, 6 people in Uncle Guohong's family, and 4 people in Uncle Zhijun's family..."
Xia Xiaoman: “…”
This probably means that half of the people in the village will be assigned to her!
"Uncle Wen Gang, I don't have the ability to ask so many of you to stay. I don't even know if I can stay here."
Ye Wengang didn't believe what he said, "Xiao Man, don't lie to me. Last time your parents came back, they told them that you were living well in Floating City and that you were living in a big villa."
Xia Xiaoman said helplessly: "Living in a big villa was a thing before the earthquake. After the earthquake, I got separated from the main group. I only found the station yesterday and didn't even have time to register."
Seeing that Xia Xiaoman didn't seem to be lying, Ye Wengang sighed heavily, "Oh, what should I do? The locusts I caught are almost all gone, and now there are no more locusts to catch."
After the earthquake, the number of locusts gradually decreased. They used to be everywhere, but now they are hard to find without careful look.
Xia Xiaoman asked curiously, "Uncle Wen Gang, have you been eating locusts to fill your stomach during this period?"
"Yes! We have eaten all the food we dug out from the ruins, so we can only catch locusts to eat." Ye Wengang was a little proud when he said this, "Luckily, I was quick and caught two sacks of locusts."
"During this period, my family survived by eating locusts. Those who refused to eat locusts or failed to catch the insects all got big belly diseases, which looked scary."
Xia Xiaoman asked, "Can those locusts be eaten?"
Ye Wengang shook his head. "Those locusts are poisonous. Eating too many will cause diarrhea, and in more serious cases, red bumps will appear. We dare not eat too many, so we only eat seven or eight at a time."
He had seen people suffer from diarrhea and dehydration after eating locusts, so he tried to control the amount he ate each time. If he felt unwell, he would take out the hidden food and eat two meals slowly.
In this way, the family has been able to save food and survive until now by eating normal food every few days.
"Why don't you catch the steel-toothed rabbits to eat? Is it because you can't catch one?" Xia Xiaoman asked.
Ye Wengang licked his dry lips and said, "It's not that I can't catch it, it's that there is no way to catch it. The volcano next door erupted and scared away all the steel-toothed rabbits. When I came to the territory of the floating city, I secretly caught one and roasted it for food."
Why do we have to catch them secretly? Because there are hungry ghosts everywhere. If we don’t avoid the crowd to catch the steel-toothed rabbit, we are afraid that the steel-toothed rabbit will be snatched away by these hungry ghosts as soon as we catch it.
"But these steel-toothed rabbits don't have much meat. They are so skinny, with nothing but skin and bones. One steel-toothed rabbit is not even enough to fill my teeth."
All the plants in the mountains were eaten by locusts. The steel-toothed rabbit had nothing to eat, and because it was afraid of the light, it did not dare to crawl out of the ground to catch locusts. Over time, it naturally became skinny.
"Xiaoman, I..."
Before Ye Wengang finished speaking, he heard someone calling his name in the distance. He turned around and saw that it was his son Ye Guangsheng.
He waved to Ye Guangsheng, "Ah Sheng, here!"
Seeing this, Ye Guangsheng trotted over and said breathlessly, "Dad, what are you doing here? We are leaving."
"Go? Where to?" Ye Wengang asked.
Ye Guangsheng explained, "They said they have discussed it with Fucheng. We can stay in Fucheng, but not in the garrison. We have to go to another place, 15 kilometers away from the garrison."
When Ye Wengang heard this, he asked, "Is Fucheng willing to lend us food?"
Ye Guangsheng condemned, "Dad, you are a little greedy. They are willing to let us stay in Fucheng and give us farmland. That's already very good. Why would they lend us food? And I heard they don't have much food."
Ye Wengang nodded and said, "Okay! Let's go back now and pack up and catch up with the main force."
After walking two steps, he suddenly thought of Xia Xiaoman and turned around and said, "Xiaoman, do you want to come with us?"
Ye Guangsheng looked at Xia Xiaoman after hearing this. He was four years younger than Xia Xiaoman, and his impression of Xia Xiaoman was that she was a rebellious college student in the village. He knew nothing else about her and was not familiar with her.
Hearing that his father was going to take Xia Xiaoman with him, he was somewhat reluctant. Just as he was about to persuade his father to give up this idea, Xia Xiaoman said, "I won't leave for now. I'll go back to the office to register my information later. If I can stay in Fucheng, I'll stay. If not, I'll consider whether to look for you."
"Okay then! If you have any problems, come to us. After all, I am the Party Secretary of our village, and I will do my best to help you."
When Ye Guangsheng heard this, he knew that his father's saintly heart was overflowing, and he quickly pulled the person away to avoid being dependent on Xia Xiaoman.
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After Ye Wengang and his son left, Xia Xiaoman turned around and walked towards the office.
She had not originally planned to rush to the office to register her information, but now that her parents had passed away and no one would bother her anymore, she could register her information with peace of mind.
Xia Xiaoman took out her newly obtained ID card, which had Fucheng's name on it, so she could stay in Fucheng even though her registered residence was in Yunhai City.
After registering the information, the staff returned the ID card to Xia Xiaoman and said, "You still have 183 points on your card. If you want to buy supplies, you can go to the trading point to buy them."
Xia Xiaoman was stunned. "Can the points in the card be used now?"
The staff nodded and said, "Yes, but the supplies at the trading point are limited, and some supplies will be sold in limited quantities."
Xia Xiaoman heard this and went to the trading point out of curiosity. The trading point was full of daily necessities, without any food. There were many kinds of cloth and some containers. Tents were more expensive, and each person was limited to buying one tent.
Xia Xiaoman stood beside the trading point, thought for a moment, and then took out the various vegetable seeds she bought on the black market from her backpack. She only kept a few packets of her favorite vegetable seeds and placed the rest on the counter of the trading point.
“Do you collect these seeds?”
The staff member picked up a packet of seeds and looked at it. "Wait a minute, I'll have someone check if these seeds are still useful."
These seeds were from before the natural disaster. After so many years, I don’t know if they are still active.
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