Zhong Sengang said that someone was buying locusts at a price of five kilograms per pound, and some people didn't believe that there would be such a sucker.
However, some people recognized Zhong Sen and knew that he was the county magistrate, and there was also the county lieutenant Jiang Zhong. The two of them must have been ordered by the county magistrate to tell the news.
The news that someone was collecting locusts was spread by the county magistrate, so it must be true.
Those who figured it out have already started to move. After all, if they delay a little longer, they will catch fewer locusts.
But the locusts nowadays are not annoying things. In their eyes, they are pure silver.
No matter what, you can't live without money.
It's like following the trend, and there are always such people in any era.
So everyone was working hard to catch locusts and was very excited. Even those who had objections started catching locusts unconsciously.
Some people thought that even if the claim that someone was buying locusts at a price of five pounds per kilogram was false, they could reduce the losses by killing more of them.
What's more, even if the locusts were not collected, we still have to do what needs to be done. We can't just sit and watch the locusts arrogantly do whatever they want on human territory!
So a similar scene occurred in Lanlong County as in Wuning County. In order to catch locusts and sell them for money, no one was lazy and everyone tried their best to catch locusts, which brought a considerable impact to the locust swarm.
All of a sudden, the huge swarm of locusts was decreasing at an extremely fast rate.
As the people watched themselves catching more and more locusts, their faces were filled with bright smiles. At this time, the sunlight penetrated the clouds, allowing the entire Lanlong County to bathe in sunshine.
"Oh my god, I caught so many locusts in the blink of an eye. They can be sold for hundreds of dollars."
"How could there be over a hundred? There must be over three hundred. Just think about it, one jin and five jin, so there must be dozens of jin."
Some people looked at the pile of locusts that looked like a small mountain, and secretly calculated in their hearts how many they had caught.
He felt that it was more than 100 kilograms, but he was a little unsure. After all, 100 kilograms could be sold for 500 kilograms, which made him dare not even think about it.
In fact, the people of Lanlong County did not dare to think too big.
You have to know that the locust swarm this time is huge. Even if you only catch one-third of the locusts, it cannot be measured in a few hundred kilograms, but in hundreds of thousands of kilograms.
An hour later, there was basically no swarm of locusts to be seen, only a few scattered ones flying around.
In other words, the locust plague that swept across Lanlong County was ended with the concerted efforts of everyone and the ducks.
But after the locust plague, the fields after the rice harvest, which originally had many lush green weeds, were now barren, with only roots and stems left in the soil, like the remnants of a defeated army on a battlefield, devoid of their former vitality.
There were also locust shells and excrement everywhere. The stench from the locusts' bodies drifted into the air, gradually forming an indescribable odor that made people feel like vomiting just by smelling it.
Whether it is the wilted surviving plants or the incomplete leaves that have been eaten, they all implicitly tell of the pain brought to them by the locust plague.
However, this did not affect the good mood of the people. Happy laughter broke out from the crowd from time to time, lighting up every corner after the disaster.
It turned out that people had received confirmed news that someone was actually paying to collect locusts, and the price was even higher than they could have imagined, at five pounds per pound.
In fact, even though they are trying their best to catch locusts and sell them for money, they don't believe it in their hearts.
Because they really don't believe, or dare not believe, that someone would be stupid enough to spend money to buy useless locusts.
But even if no one collects the locusts, they still have to find a way to kill them. It would be better to give themselves hope and work harder.
Who would have thought that there really was such a "good man".
The great philanthropist Meng Yuejing asked Zheng Shao to find a group of educated people to help collect locusts.
The Lanlong County Court was very efficient. After Zheng Shao gave the order, someone brought in tables, chairs and benches and arranged them neatly within a quarter of an hour.
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