Four more days passed.
The people of Qingxia Village began to notice that the number of locusts had inexplicably increased.
The wheat harvest at Chen Xian's house was completely finished.
San Niu and Si Niu led the chicks, ducks, and geese to search for locusts in the field.
It's probably because they ate too many insects.
Chicks grow very quickly.
Its fur color quickly faded, and it walked with an air of arrogance.
Hehehe.
Quack quack quack.
Uh uh uh.
Chen Xian led several children to pick up ears of wheat in the field.
Zhang Daguang started harvesting wheat three days ago, working in shifts, taking breaks here and there.
I'm completely panicked now.
Locusts have appeared in swarms.
Granny Jia led her two grandsons and two granddaughters to harvest wheat in the field.
They didn't even have time to eat.
Like Zhang Daguang's family, her family used to think they could wait and not be in a hurry. But now, seeing that other families have already sold out, only a few families are left.
I started to panic.
The two began to consult with the village head for help.
Chen Qingshan scolded, "Now you're starting to panic? Why didn't you do this earlier?"
That being said...
Chen Qingshan rallied the entire village to help.
Chen Qingshan said seriously, "We can't just ask people for help for nothing. It's the busy farming season now, and everyone is working. How about this, each family can send one strong laborer and give them at least ten catties of wheat, is that alright?"
The two men gave an awkward laugh, clearly in pain.
"OK."
Before long, dozens of people began working in the field.
Chen Xian claimed that his back hurt and he couldn't do it.
The grain from these two families is hard to get, and these two people are really awful. He made up his mind to stay away from this family.
Chen Xian's family was winnowing wheat when someone shouted, "Heavens! Locusts! Hurry home and harvest the wheat!"
As soon as the villagers arrived at the field, they quickly harvested half of the five mu of wheat, as people are strong.
Granny Jia would slip away with her sweet words without asking for money.
"Sister-in-law Guihua works really fast."
At this point, people realized that the sharp-tongued Granny Jia wasn't so hateful after all.
Then suddenly a locust plague struck.
The villagers suddenly became tense again and scattered in all directions.
"My wheat is still drying on the road. I need to go back and harvest it right away."
After the wheat is harvested, a coarse cloth sheet is laid underneath it. The wheat is placed on the sheet, and people come and go, threshing it back and forth. This helps separate the wheat from the chaff. When the weather is still good, this is how the villagers do it.
Seeing swarms of locusts flying over, they hurried back to harvest the grain.
Zhang Daguang shouted, "Come back, everyone! My grain!"
Nobody paid any attention to him.
Chen Xian's wheat was lying on the ground outside when he saw swarms of locusts flying over.
Quickly call the whole family to stack the wheat.
I covered myself with four or five layers of sheets.
And just then, swarms of locusts came over, trying to steal the food.
Chen Xian called the chicks, ducklings, and goslings to eat.
It's strange, really.
Tiger's mother next door was also busy harvesting the wheat in front of her own house, but she found that there were hardly any insects eating the wheat in front of Chen Xian's house.
He asked in confusion, "What's going on?"
Chen Xian was also somewhat surprised. He had seen similar news online, saying that chickens, ducks and geese secrete a scent that all insects would avoid.
As a result, the number of insects at Tiger's mother's doorstep has decreased significantly.
Within fifteen minutes, except for a few households whose crops had not yet been harvested, almost everyone in the village had successfully protected their grain.
Zhang Daguang was wildly slapping the ground with a broom, in a fit of impotent rage.
"Damn it, die, die, die!"
Granny Jia's hair was a mess, and she used all her strength to pat it with a broom.
I'm completely drained.
He simply plopped down on the ground, clapping his hands and wailing, "My goodness, God, you're driving the Jia family to their doom! Gone, all gone!"
Jia Bang felt ashamed and tried to pull Jia Pozi's obese body but couldn't budge it.
Chen Gui held a gong in one hand and a small wooden mallet in the other, and struck the gong, saying, "Those who have stored their own grain, come out quickly and help the Zhang and Jia families."
Before long, the group came out carrying brooms, sheets, dung baskets, wooden shovels, and wooden basins.
Chen Xian also came out to help.
We went to Zhang's field.
Swarms of insects frantically devoured the wheat ears.
It's enough to drive someone with trypophobia crazy; it gives me goosebumps all over my face.
Yellow insects with green eyes crawled one after another on the ears of wheat.
The rustling sound was enough to send chills down your spine.
The children also helped.
They took a coarse cloth sheet and draped it directly over the wheat ears, then scooped it up with a strong pull.
They dug a deep pit on the spot, rolled up the sheet, and dropped it into the pit with a thud.
Bury directly.
The adult slapped the insect hard with the wooden basin to stun it, then stomped on it with his toe.
Some people also use cattail sticks to create smoke, and the effect is also acceptable.
Chen Xian wasn't sure if chickens, ducks, and geese would still be safe to eat amidst these locusts that blotted out the sky.
It is said to contain toxins.
By making noise by banging on the fields, Zhang Daguang and the Jia family managed to preserve a considerable number of wheat ears.
At least it wasn't all eaten.
Chen Gui's expression was serious: "Villagers, please help these two families now. At a rate of ten coins a day, your two families should contribute half of the wages, and the other half should be taken from the village's accounts. Is that feasible?"
Granny Jia stammered, as if she wanted to mutter something.
Zhang Daguang still had some sense of shame, and he scolded, "Everyone helped us drive away a lot of insects, so I'm willing to pay for it. At least we can get some grain, so I'm willing."
Chen Gui glared at Granny Jia: "To put it bluntly, you deserve it. While others were working, you were slacking off. Now, everyone else has finished harvesting their wheat, and there are only your two families left in the village. The locusts aren't yours, so whose are they going to eat? Don't think you're so smart in the future. Make some small plans. Yes, yes, everyone else is a fool, and you're the only smart ones."
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