As the village chief, although he wanted to help the villagers improve their living conditions, his ability was limited and he was powerless.
Especially when he saw the situation in the fields, he felt very sad and worried that people would starve to death or freeze to death in the winter of next year.
Unexpectedly, when he was worried about the crops in the fields, Ma Wei brought him the news that locusts could be sold.
In his heart, he really wanted to believe that this was true, but he was also a little timid. What if it was false?
In fact, after Ma Wei left, he had an urge to tell the villagers the news, but he was afraid that it would disappoint the villagers.
However, now that he saw the villagers of Xinghua Village all working as locusts in the fields, he finally felt at ease and urged Ma Wei to hurry home.
In less than a cup of tea, Ma Wei drove the ox cart to the door of the house.
Seeing the endless line, Ma Wei muttered to himself, "Are all these people selling locusts? How many can we collect in a day, and how much do we have to pay out?"
The village head's wife and another woman separated early in the morning and started to collect locusts together. After yesterday, they were very skilled. In less than half an hour, there was no one in line anymore.
"Hey, isn't this Ma Wei from Lotus Village?"
Village chief Ma was holding a catching net and preparing to go to the field when he saw Ma Wei turn around and walk towards his house. He then saw Village chief Ma standing next to the ox cart.
"Village Chief, long time no see."
Since Xinghua Village and Lianhua Village both belong to Qingshan Town, Village Chief Gu and Village Chief Ma know each other.
"Village Chief Ma, what brings you to our village today? Oh, I see. You must be asking about collecting locusts. Didn't I tell you yesterday that if your village catches locusts, you can just bring them over and sell them."
After receiving the confirmed news from the village chief, Village Chief Ma exchanged greetings with the village chief for a while, and then hurried back without entering the village chief's house.
After all, only when you catch the locusts flying around in the fields and sell them for money can you feel at ease.
Village chief Gu could understand Village chief Ma’s anxiety, so he did not try to keep him. After seeing the ox cart go away, he turned around and went back to the fields.
What's more, with the catching net given by Yue, he didn't have to bend down to catch locusts yesterday, and his speed was much faster.
Ma Wei took the village chief back to Lianhua Village without any hesitation.
Village chief Ma struck the gong in his home. When the villagers heard the sound of the gong, they all guessed what had happened, and the village chief called everyone to the scene.
Although no one knew what was going on, they subconsciously walked towards the village threshing ground.
Some people in the fields could not hear the sound of the gong, so some went to the fields to shout. After about half an hour, all the villagers in Lianhua Village were standing on the threshing ground.
Village chief Ma stood on the platform, watching the villagers talking to each other with their heads raised. His mouth was grinning with joy, and he felt excited when he thought about what he was going to say to everyone next.
The village chief asked if everyone was present.
Ma Wei stood beside him and said, "Oh, everyone is here, everyone is here."
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