What a pity! These grasshoppers smell so good when roasted, but we can't eat them!
Lin Chaobei, who was in charge of burning grasshoppers, was swallowing his saliva frantically as he poured grasshoppers into the fire pit.
Hearing Yue Jiuyue yelling at the three brothers to hurry back to the house, Lin Chaobei almost choked on his own saliva.
Looking up, they immediately saw a large patch of "dark clouds" in the sky not far away, moving rapidly toward them.
"oh!!!"
Lin Chaobei no longer craved roasted grasshoppers and ran towards the house as fast as he could.
Lin Chaodong and Lin Chaonan were in a similar situation. Their family wasn't as disheveled as Lin Chaobei's, but they were so frightened that they almost stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Bang! Bang!"
The two doors were closed and then bolted shut.
After that, the whole family peered through the crack in the door.
The door crack was too narrow, limiting the field of vision. When the "dark clouds" came into view, a "whooshing" sound like wind entered the ear, followed by a "cracking" sound. It was unclear whether it was grasshoppers bumping into the tiles because they weren't looking where they were going, or the sound of them eating something.
Anyway, when Yue Jiuyue heard the noise outside and saw the endless, countless locusts, she got goosebumps all over her body.
I've heard that locusts even eat people...
She couldn't think about it anymore; if she did, Yue Jiuyue probably wouldn't be able to eat.
The "whooshing," "buzzing," and "crackling" sounds continued throughout the day.
As for exactly how many locusts there were, it was certainly countless. But even though the locusts were gone, there were still many things to do afterwards, such as digging up the locust eggs.
Yue Jiuyue's family released the chickens out onto the three hilltops, letting them roam freely and deal with the locusts that hadn't kept up with the main force.
As for whether the chickens would be poisoned, Yue Jiuyue didn't know.
Their whole family is busy digging up locust eggs.
Although the village chief hoped everyone would participate in this work, not everyone obeyed orders. Moreover, physical labor makes people hungrier and requires more food, so many people were unwilling to participate.
Regardless of what outsiders say, Yue Jiuyue's family owns 300 acres of land. If they wanted to cultivate all of it, it would probably take them until next year to do so with just the five of them.
"Mom, the locust swarm has all flown away. Can we eat these remaining grasshoppers?"
Lin Chaobei was still thinking about the roasted grasshoppers; they smelled so good that day when so many grasshoppers were thrown into the fire pit!
"I don't know either, why don't you give it a try?"
Trying it means certain death. As long as Lin Chaobei has the courage to try, even if he dies, it's his own fault.
Lin Chaobei:?(?ะด??;)?
Is this really his mother? She actually let him try it! What if it's poisonous?
"Then, I think I'll pass."
Lin Chaobei smacked his lips, a hint of regret in his voice.
"Sigh! All the leaves on the mountain have fallen, it's really bare now."
Lin Chaodong looked at the mountains to the north and sighed deeply.
These locusts are terrifying! In just one day, they turned the yellowish-green mountains into a pure earthy yellow.
"Brother, tell me, if I go further in now, is it possible to run into some rabbits that have fainted from hunger?"
Lin Chaobei asked in a whimsical way.
"Well, I don't know if we'll run into any rabbits that have fainted from hunger, but we'll definitely run into wild boars or wolves out hunting for food. They're all starving, so you can give them a good meal."
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