When Ma Xiaoman saw that his grandfather ignored him, he ran home in a hurry to complain to his grandmother and ask her to punish his grandfather.
Ma Wei had no idea that his grandson was going to sue him. He was focused on driving the ox cart to the village chief's house. After all, the news that Xinghua Village was collecting locusts was too shocking.
He was so happy that he kept urging his old friend to walk faster and tell the village chief the news.
Then let the village chief tell the villagers, so that they can go to the fields to catch locusts earlier. Every extra pound caught is worth one cent, which can buy an egg.
"Knock, knock, knock."
"Who is it?"
"Sister-in-law, it's me, Ma Wei."
“Squeak!”
The door of the village chief's house was opened from the inside. Ma Wei was shocked to see that Ma's wife had a sad face and no smile as usual.
You know, ever since Ma's wife married the village chief, she has always smiled at everyone she met, and has been cheerful every day without any worries. But what happened today?
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong? What's wrong at home?"
"Hey, don't mention it. Hey, Ma Wei, what do you want from your uncle?"
"Sister-in-law, this is great news. I need to tell the village chief right away."
Mrs. Ma was a little confused when she heard what Ma Wei said. The river was almost dry and there was almost no water left. The rice was in the grain filling stage. Without water, the rice could not form grains, and a reduction in yield was certain.
Judging from the current situation, I wonder if I can hold on until the rice is harvested.
Thinking about going to the fields at noon that day and seeing her own rice wilted and without a trace of vitality, her heart felt like it was being pressed to the bottom by a huge rock.
There are so many people in the family, and they all depend on this rice for food during the autumn harvest next year. If the yield drops too much, there will definitely be nothing left after paying the grain tax, let alone enough to eat.
As the village chief of Lianhua Village, my husband not only cares about his own rice, but also looks at the harvest of the entire village.
Especially the locusts flying around in the fields became the straw that broke the camel's back.
As soon as he came back from the toilet, he lay down on the bed without even eating.
When the wife of the village chief Ma saw Ma Wei coming home, she had a happy smile on her face and wanted to know what news he wanted to tell her husband. Before she even walked into the house,
Before she even walked into the house, she heard her husband's strong voice.
"Ma Wei, you didn't lie to me."
"Hey, Village Chief, why would I lie to you? You don't know how difficult I am. How could I possibly lie to you about such a serious matter? Besides, if it's true, you can go to Xinghua Village and see for yourself."
"Yes, yes, yes, let's go to Xinghua Village. Hurry up and help me up. I'll go now. If this news is true, you have done a great service. Everyone in our village will thank you."
"Village chief, why should I ask the villagers to thank me? As long as everyone can make more money and live a good life, nothing else matters."
"You are the one who understands."
Village chief Ma was putting on his shoes while talking to Ma Wei.
As soon as Mrs. Ma walked into the room, she saw her husband speaking anxiously.
"Quick, quick, bring me some steamed bread. I need to eat it first to fill my stomach, otherwise I won't have the strength to even get to Xinghua Village."
"Village Chief, you don't have to walk. I'll drive you in a carriage."
"Okay, thank you tomorrow."
Village chief Ma took the steamed bread from his wife, ate it while walking out, and did not forget to urge Ma Wei.
"Ma Wei, hurry up, let's go to Xinghua Village."
"Village Chief, it's getting late. Even if I hurry, it will be dark by the time I get to Xinghua Village. Maybe everyone will be asleep already. How about we go early tomorrow morning?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I'm so happy that I'm confused."
Village chief Ma reacted and put the steamed bun into his mouth while taking a cup of cold tea from the table, which had been poured at some point, and took a big gulp.
"Cough cough cough."
Choked on the water.
Mrs. Ma immediately stepped forward, patted her husband on the back, and said worriedly, "You're not a child anymore. You can choke even when drinking water."
Village Chief Ma coughed for a while before he recovered.
"I was so excited after hearing what Ma Wei said that I couldn't control myself."
"What kind of news is this? It's enough to make you choke even when drinking water."
Without directly answering his wife, the village chief asked indirectly, "Do you remember when we went to the fields to inspect the rice fields the other day? Besides seeing that the fields were short of water and that the rice yield was declining, what else did you see?"
Mrs. Ma said casually, "What else could it be? Isn't it just the lack of water that's causing the ground to dry out and crack?"
"No, no, think about it again."
What else could it be? Ma's wife muttered softly.
Thinking of my wife lying in bed and unable to eat because of anger, besides the fact that the crops on the farm were severely short of water, there was another reason.
Mrs. Ma thought about it, then she suddenly realized and blurted out that they were locusts.
"But what does this news have to do with locusts?"
"In previous years, it wasn't a big deal, but this year, people in Xinghua Village actually bought locusts, and the price was one yuan per pound."
"What do you mean by one pound per pound? Is this person crazy? Collecting useless locusts, he must be wasting his money."
"Oh, what are you talking about? Ma Wei told me that people collect locusts to make snacks. After frying them, they are 50 cents per pound. The extra ones can be used to feed ducks."
"Who would buy it at five cents a pound? I wouldn't even eat it if you gave it to me."
Seeing that he had no way to communicate with his wife, Village Chief Ma turned to look at Ma Wei and said, "Ma Wei, please tell me in detail, what happened?"
So Ma Wei told the village chief everything about his encounter with Mengyue in the town, how he learned about the locust collector from their conversation, and how he later asked if he could collect locusts from their village.
In the process of speaking, he also described the situation on the scene vividly.
After hearing this, Village Chief Ma and his wife were so surprised that they couldn't speak for a long time.
After all, they really didn't expect that someone in Xinghua Village had such great ability that they could not only collect locusts but also get a large number of ducklings.
After Ma Wei explained his situation to the village chief, he went home.
Although the village chief was very excited and could not recover for a long time, he wanted to go to Xinghua Village immediately to confirm.
But he also knew that no matter how urgent it was, he had to wait until the next day.
Another point is that after confirming the locust collection from Xinghua Village, he can quickly return to the village and tell the villagers this great news and quickly go to the fields to catch locusts.
After all, the earlier you catch them, the more you can sell them for.
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