Chapter 194 Food

Liu Yinyin sewed one for him according to Gu Cheng's measurements.

Unexpectedly, the man was a little dissatisfied. Gu Cheng said a little uncomfortably: "There is no need to dress like this, right? It's too hot."

Liu Yinyin glanced at him and said, "If you are not afraid of being bitten by locusts, you don't have to wear it."

No matter what, when he went to work the next day, Liu Yinyin still asked him to take the clothes with him and look back at the situation before deciding whether to wear them.

Liu Yinyin didn’t know how serious the locust plague was, nor did she know when the locusts would come.

After breakfast, Liu Yinyin covered the sweet potato fields and watermelons tightly.

After that, close the door and stay at home.

It was quiet for the whole morning and I didn't know what time it was.

Liu Yinyin was taking a nap and was awakened by a rustling sound.

The sound came from the window, as if something was pecking at the window vigorously.

Liu Yinyin put on her shoes and walked to the window. She raised her hand and opened the curtain to see...

My scalp suddenly went numb, and I saw that the windows were covered with locusts.

Not only on the windows, but also in the yard, locusts were flying everywhere.

The first to suffer were the two fruit trees in the yard.

The fruits and leaves on the trees were soon eaten by locusts, and only bare branches were left.

And the pumpkin vines on the courtyard wall disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Liu Yinyin looked at the locusts covering the sky outside the window, and a deep chill surged in her heart.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Perhaps they couldn't find anything to eat, so the locusts flew away in swarms.

There were so many of them, it was like a black cloud passing by.

Only a few scattered locusts were left in the yard.

Liu Yinyin calmed down and saw that Gu Yanyan was still sleeping.

She put on the clothes she had sewn the night before, took a bag and a colander, and went out to catch locusts.

There are so many of these things, and there is no good way to catch locusts at this time.

You can only catch as many as you can; locusts and thieves can cause damage to crops.

But it can also be eaten. Often, children in the countryside catch locusts in the fields and roast them to eat.

Liu Yinyin doesn't like to eat locusts very much, but this does not affect her catching locusts at all.

She doesn't eat it herself, but she can feed it to the chickens and rabbits at home.

There are also two pigs from the Liu family.

There were no wild vegetables to dig on the mountain at that time, so catching more grasshoppers could be used as food for chickens and pigs.

Liu Yinyinsi was merciless. When she saw the locusts, she first killed them with a colander and then put them into a bag.

Before long, she had caught most of the locusts in the yard.

The bag in Liu Yinyin's hand was also full. She tied the bag with a straw rope and threw it into the utility room.

Liu Yinyin went back to her room and rested for a while.

After taking two picture books and two biscuits to settle Gu Yanyan, Liu Yinyin put on her clothes again.

Not knowing what the situation is at the Liu family, Liu Yinyin wants to go over and take a look.

However, just as she went out, she ran into Jiang Cuihua walking towards this side.

Jiang Cuihua was wrapped completely in clothes, leaving only her eyes exposed.

Liu Yinyin quickly pulled her into the house, slapped the two grasshoppers off her shoulders, and asked worriedly, "Mom, why are you here? How is your family?"

Jiang Cuihua wiped her sweat and said, "Don't worry, everything is fine. But you are alone at home and have to take care of the children, so I came to see you."

Liujia Village was lucky enough to have learned about the locust plague in advance, and every household made preparations in advance, so the losses were not great.

Of course, the village is extremely poor now and there is not much to lose.

Liu Yinyin heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this, and gave Jiang Cuihua an extra piece of clothing she had made yesterday: "Mom, this is for you to wear, it's convenient."

It is also troublesome to wrap your hands and feet with cloth, because you have to tie them up with ropes for fear of falling.

Jiang Cuihua muttered, "You are really good at flipping things. This thing is really more convenient to wear."

But there was not much fabric left at home, and Jiang Cuihua was reluctant to sew this kind of clothes, just to deal with locusts? What a waste.

Liu Yinyin was alone at the end of the village and had no idea what was going on inside.

Jiang Cuihua sighed, "The village is full of locusts, and there are even more in the fields. It's so dark that I can't even see the road. I don't know why there are so many of them."

As soon as she stepped out of the door, locusts swarmed over her.

If it hadn’t been wrapped tightly, I don’t know what would have happened to it by now!

There are too many locusts in the village.

The villagers did not sit idly by and many of them were outside catching locusts.

After being hungry for so long, everyone wanted to catch some locusts as food.

This thing is meat after all.

Jiang Cuihua said: "I just heard from the village chief that we should send the locusts we catch to the canteen. For every bag of locusts we hand in, we can get two more nests."

People are not stupid, especially in these difficult times.

Since locusts are edible, the villagers naturally would not miss this opportunity.

After catching the locusts, they steamed them, dried them, ground them into powder and stored them.

Locust powder is mixed with cornmeal or sweet potato flour to make nests to satisfy hunger.

Isn't it better than chewing tree bark?

Therefore, most of the people in the village are busy catching locusts at this moment.

Liu Yinyin also wanted to go outside to catch locusts. She didn’t have to hand them over to the canteen, but she could store them for herself to feed the chickens and pigs.

Jiang Cuihua thought so too. She had two pigs at home, so she planned to keep half of the locusts and store them to feed the pigs.

Seeing that nothing was happening at her daughter's house, Jiang Cuihua put on her clothes and went out to catch locusts.

There were children at home, so Liu Yinyin didn't dare to go far and just walked around the yard.

By the time the sun went down, Liu Yinyin had only caught three bags of locusts, and one bag was not even full.

Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Yinyin stopped catching locusts.

It’s so hot today, the dead locusts cannot survive the night and must be dealt with immediately.

Liu Yinyin lit a fire, put an old bamboo grate in the pot, and poured the locusts directly into the pot to steam.

After steaming, spread it on a winnowing basket to dry.

We have dealt with all the locusts we caught today, but Gu Cheng hasn't come back yet.

Liu Yinyin thought about it, then ran outside and caught about a pound of locusts.

Clean the locusts and put them in the pan with grease.

Not to mention, fried locusts smell pretty good.

Liu Yinyin tasted one. The locusts were fried crispy and had a meaty aroma. It tasted pretty good.

So, fried locusts became a new dish on the dinner table.

As night fell, Gu Cheng came back on his bicycle.

There were two sacks piled at the back of the car, two sacks full of locusts.

Gu Cheng said as he took off his clothes: "Today, a large number of locusts flew in from the county town, and most of the people in the factory went out to catch locusts."

Liu Yinyin said, "Did you catch all the locusts in the bag?"

Gu Cheng nodded: "I didn't give it to the canteen, I brought the locusts I caught back."

I also thought about raising chickens and pigs at home.

After the locust infestation, it is estimated that there will be no wild vegetables or weeds to be found on the mountain.