Chapter 484: No Human Heart
When Lingyun climbed up, he did not forget to drag the eagle ashore.
The eagle was soaked to the skin, and its aggrieved expression was really funny.
Su Nuan poked the eagle's head and asked, "Why can't you fly anymore?"
The Space Spirit laughed and said, "It's not that it can't fly, it's a conditioned reflex."
Su Nuan asked in confusion: "What conditioned reflex?"
The space spirit said, "Think about it, if a bird suddenly has a foreign object on its body, it will feel uncomfortable and will try to shake it off. If it can't shake it off, it will find a pond to fall into and thus shake off the foreign object."
Su Nuan suddenly realized, "So even if we don't save it, it can still climb out of the water?"
The space spirit nodded, "Yes, they still need to get used to each other."
Su Nuan looked at Feixue and suddenly felt that Feixue was very well-behaved. It might be because it had been raised in the space for a period of time and its intelligence had been greatly improved.
Ling Yun stamped his feet to shake off the excess moisture, then used his inner strength to dry the clothes. Then he asked, "Are the locusts coming?"
Su Nuan said, "Didn't we encounter bandits on the way? The locusts are almost flying over those two mountains."
Ling Yun's expression became serious, "I understand."
After saying that, he glanced at the eagle and said, "Follow me."
An eagle cannot fly high if its feathers are wet, but it can follow Lingyun without any problem.
Su Nuan looked at the water in the pool. After it was full, she blocked the water source underneath. After the drought, only half of the water was left.
This water contains river water in the space, which should also be attractive to locusts. She collected the water and placed it in the breeding pond in the space.
The slime was lying at the bottom of the pool. It was a little confused, probably because it felt that its blanket was suddenly gone.
Su Nuan simply put the slime away, fearing that the locusts would eat it all in one bite.
She entered the space and changed into the clothes she was wearing when she went to the mountain village, preparing to blend in with the people to see what they thought of the locust plague.
When Su Nuan returned to the cliff, she found that the villagers were queuing at the grocery store.
Su Nuan stood behind the team curiously.
The aunt in front turned around and saw Su Nuan, and said, "Young man, what do you want to exchange for new currency? If you still don't have anything, go home and look for copper coins."
Su Nuan asked in confusion: "Auntie, can't we exchange new currency at any time? Why are you in such a hurry?"
The aunt said, "The mayor said that locusts will be coming soon. We can use the new currency to buy insect repellent powder and sprinkle it outside the house to repel insects and prevent the locusts from eating the house."
Su Nuan, "..." Locusts don't eat houses, right?
Besides, the houses here are all painted with lime, which is insect-proof, so it is a bit redundant to change to insect repellent powder.
But Su Nuan didn't say anything. Since it was Ling Cang who gave the order, there must be a reason for it.
Su Nuan would never do anything to ruin someone's life. She laughed dryly and said, "I don't have anything to exchange."
The aunt smiled and said, "It's okay, they will keep a record first, and it will be enough to replenish a few baskets of pig grass later."
"Where are your parents? Don't they have any too? If you live in a collective housing unit, you don't need to collect any. The housing management will arrange it for you."
Su Nuan was stunned. Housing manager? What kind of position is that? Was that what Wu Long mentioned again?
Never mind, it seems Ling Cang has already made arrangements, so I don’t have to worry about it.
She turned and went outside the city. She had harvested 80% of the public and private fields outside, but she didn't know what happened to the remaining 20%.
She went to the public land and saw that what was confiscated were peanuts, so it was not a big problem.
The private fields of more than a dozen households were confiscated, and the vegetables planted there were almost ripe, so they were reluctant to harvest them.
But in the end, this reluctance will make them regret it, and this is the consequence of disobedience.
The space spirit asked, "Why don't you collect it? It's better to collect it yourself than to be eaten by locusts."
Su Nuan shook her head, "It's not the right time yet, wait a while."
The space spirit didn’t know what Su Nuan was waiting for, but there were indeed a few idle people hanging around here, so it was not easy to take action.
It only takes Feixue a quarter of an hour to get from the bandits to Sifang City. The locusts are not that fast, and they are not active at night.
Therefore, the time when locusts are most likely to appear in large numbers is in the evening.
Su Nuan looked at the sun. It would take more than an hour for it to set, so they would definitely come today.
Sifang City is not the locusts' final destination, and it is unknown where they will go.
But Su Nuan decided to let these locusts end up in Sifang City. It wasn't because she was kind, but because she knew that the most harmful thing in the world wasn't an insect plague...
The space spirit noticed the sadness on Su Nuan's face and asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you thinking about the disaster victims in your previous life?"
Su Nuan sneered, "Do you think insect plagues are scary?"
The space spirit nodded. "It's terrible. I just saw those locusts covering the sky. They were as numerous as lawn mowers. It was scary."
Su Nuan shook her head, "Actually, insect plagues are not scary at all."
The space spirit asked in confusion, "Isn't this scary? You know, the insect plague will destroy all the people's food. If they have no food to eat, they will starve to death."
Su Nuan laughed sarcastically, "Haha...is that so?"
"If an emperor is wise enough, if local officials are responsible enough, and if wealthy merchants are kind enough, then insect plagues are nothing."
The space spirit stopped talking and waited quietly for what was to come.
Su Nuan took a deep breath and continued, "If the people have no food, then the local officials should report it immediately, and then organize conscientious wealthy families to lend grain to the people to survive. When the relief grain funds from the court arrive, they will return them to the wealthy merchants. Do you think that people will still starve to death if they do this?"
Space Spirit pursed her lips tightly. She found that she was not the one who argued with others. The reason why Su Nuan, who often argued with her, didn't say anything was because she was too lazy to argue with her and was showing her a special kind of pampering to herself.
When faced with such a serious matter, I couldn't even say a word. After all, I don't have a human heart.
Su Nuan looked at the space spirit and said, "I'll go put the food out and give them peace of mind after the insect plague is over."
The space spirit asked, "Aren't you going to use this disaster to force those who are disobedient to obey?"
Su Nuan nodded, "Yes, if they still don't learn to be obedient after this lesson, I will make a note of it and will not reuse them."
"Besides, I have the ability to keep them from starving. Why should I let them fall into panic and despair for a long time?"
"Sometimes creating panic is a sin. After all, no one knows when the straw that breaks the camel's back will come."
After a pause, she continued, "After all, obedient people are the majority, so I'm very protective of my shortcomings and won't let this group of people suffer."
After saying that, Su Nuan returned to the cellar at the homestead and piled all the food into it.
The sealing here is very good, and locusts will not get in and eat.
She covered the entrance to the cellar, pressed it down with sand and soil, and sprinkled some insect repellent before leaving.
When they returned to the private farm outside the city, Su Nuan said, "Space Spirit, help me pick some..."
Before Su Nuan finished speaking, she suddenly felt her heart tremble, and her connection with the space was broken again.
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