Chapter 32: Grasshoppers flying around
With Xiao Tangbao as a shield, Old Man Su directly allowed the burning of grasshoppers.
Soon, a fire started on the Su family's land.
Su Liuhu hurriedly threw grasshoppers into the fire, while Da Pan and Er Pan ran to collect firewood.
As for Little Tangbao, he staggered to the bushes by the roadside, stretched out his tender little hands, and laboriously plucked a few green leaves...
"Dad, why are there so many locusts? Is there really going to be a locust plague?" Old Mrs. Su said worriedly as she looked at the increasing number of locusts.
Although the locusts are not conscious of where they are and have not specifically flown to their fields, if a locust plague really occurs, can their crops be saved?
After the locust plague, I'm afraid people will starve to death again.
Old Man Su also frowned, full of worry.
Not only the Su couple, but also those who had just racked their brains to marry into the Su family were now frowning.
We are all experienced in farming and have all experienced locust plagues.
It is impossible for so many locusts to appear in such a short time. I am afraid they flew here from somewhere else.
"Oh no! Oh no..."
At this time, a man came running over from a distance, shouting.
The people working in the fields stopped working one after another.
When the man came closer, everyone recognized him as the village chief's son, Wang Fugui.
"What's wrong, Fugui?" someone asked.
"Locust plague... wheezing... there's a locust plague..." Wang Fugui panted, "My father told me to inform every household to be prepared. A large number of locusts are about to fly over..."
Everyone's expression changed.
"Fugui, who told your father that?"
"Fugui, is this true or false?"
"Wealth..."
Everyone gathered around Wang Fugui and started asking questions.
Wang Fugui took a few deep breaths and said, "Someone from the government office came to report that the locusts are passing through the direction of our village..."
Everyone's heart sank.
Someone from the government office has come to deliver a letter, so how could it be fake?
The crops in this field can be harvested soon.
If we are all destroyed by locusts, how will we survive in the future?
But now that they have been harvested, the millet grains are still shriveled after being dried.
And, prepare? Prepare for what?
Prepare to watch the crops in the fields being destroyed by locusts.
In the face of a locust plague, there is very little people can do.
Whenever there is a locust plague, many people will starve to death.
"God doesn't want us to live anymore..." Someone shed tears of sorrow.
Someone said with a sad face: "I heard from my father that my grandfather starved to death because of the locust plague..."
"Alas! Back then, we could at least go into the mountains to find something to eat. Now we can't go in, and there's no food in the fields... This is forcing our entire village into a dead end..."
An old man with gray hair sighed deeply.
After the locust plague, I'm afraid his old bones will be buried in the ground.
Let’s save the remaining food at home for the children...
The feeling of despair instantly enveloped everyone.
The worries of the adults were not passed on to the children.
On this side, Su Liuhu was burning grasshoppers while trying to stop his sister from making trouble.
"Sister, the leaves are wet, you can't burn them..."
How could little Tangbao listen to his brother? He is determined to continue his naughty behavior!
Then green leaves were thrown on the fire and thick smoke came out.
The thick smoke blew towards the Su family's fields with the wind.
“Flutter…”
The grasshoppers in the field flew around, getting out of the range of the smoke.
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