Chapter Ninety-Three: Solving the Locust Plague
Upon hearing this, Yang Liu wondered, "Isn't this method different from hers? Why should Jiang Mi's word be law, while I, Yang Liu, get scolded?"
"My method was also to burn it, and Jiang Mi clearly copied me. Why do you listen to what she says, but I get blamed for what I say?"
Yang Liu looked so pitiful that it made some men feel sorry for her, and Village Chief Yang was no exception.
"Yes, isn't it all about burning? You two thought of the same thing, or is it that you, Jiang Mi, couldn't think of any other way and are copying Liu'er?"
"Liu'er? They're calling her so affectionately." Jiang Mi scoffed. Did these two scoundrels really think everyone was blind and couldn't see their illicit affair?
Village Chief Yang coughed, inadvertently letting out his private nickname. He then said, seemingly trying to cover it up, "She's young, and I'm practically her elder. What's wrong with calling her by her nickname? But you, don't think you're some kind of savior just because you accidentally solved a locust plague!"
Yang Liu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, feeling wronged. She had just pinched her thigh hard, which was why she was crying like a crocodile.
"Yes, I think the same way. Our starting point is also for everyone's good. If possible, no one wants to harm the crops."
Jiang Mi had only explained half of the method earlier; she didn't intend to reveal her method first, lest these people say that Yang Liu meant it that way.
"Okay, you say your method is the same as mine. Then tell me, how exactly do I do it?"
Seeing everyone looking at her, Yang Liu glanced at Village Chief Yang, who asked, puzzled, "Why are you looking at me? Speak up."
Yang Liu had no choice but to speak up: "Actually, I'm thinking of everyone's best interests. If we take torches and burn the locusts flying above, there won't be many left below. We can use sacks to catch them all, and then the locust plague will be solved."
Some villagers questioned her: "It's easy for you to say. What if a spark falls and burns the crops? There are so many locusts, they're all on fire, and if one falls, it will definitely burn the crops too."
"That's right. We can't just keep burning and putting out the fire at the same time. Look at these locusts everywhere. By the time they've burned everything away, all our crops and food will be gone."
Yang Liu was unconvinced: "Is there any other good way? Jiang Mi just said the same thing as me. There are already so many locusts, we have to deal with it as soon as possible. Leaving a little food is better than leaving none, right?"
Village Chief Yang nodded: "This is called giving and receiving. You can't be too greedy. If you want everything, there's no such thing as a free lunch."
Some people complained, "If other villages hadn't suffered much loss, and we had joined them in eating locusts earlier, we wouldn't be in this situation now."
Village Chief Yang's eyes widened immediately: "What's the point of saying this now? The main thing is to solve the current problem. Why do you keep bringing up things from the past? Is it helpful?"
The villagers of Qingyun Village dared not speak out against their anger.
The village head then smoothed things over, saying, "Alright, alright, Jiang Mi, tell us your method."
Jiang Mi explained in detail the method the system had told her.
"First, we dig a large pit, two feet deep and two feet wide, and put some food that locusts like to eat in it. Then we attract all the locusts there. When the number of locusts is large, we put a fire in it. After it's almost burned, we cover it with soil."
"This is a great method. It avoids burning the crops and gets rid of the locusts at the same time. Jiang Mi, I didn't expect you to be so clever."
"Yes, I always thought she was a chubby little girl who loved to eat. I never expected her to be so smart."
The villagers of Qingyun Village began to praise Jiang Mi, and people from other villages, upon hearing about it, also began to look at Jiang Mi with new respect.
Jiang Mi has lost a lot of weight compared to before, and her features are more delicate. Although she is still a bit chubby, she is a beautiful chubby girl.
Seeing everyone praising Jiang Mi, Yang Liu was filled with jealousy: "You said you'd lure the locusts there, but the locusts have crops to eat now, what are you going to use to lure them?"
Jiang Mi took a few steps closer and stood in front of her, her eyes filled with provocation.
"Leftover food at home, or spoiled food, smells even stronger than crops and will attract locusts. Yang Liu, you don't know how to deal with locusts at all, and you're just giving me random advice. Do you know that the villagers of Qingyun Village almost faced famine because of you!"
The villagers of Qingyun Village, upon hearing this, became even more indignant.
"That's right, you're a farmer too, how can you waste food like this?"
The village head came to solve the problem. He immediately led the strong men in the village to dig a pit. Everyone worked together, and a huge pit was quickly dug. Then, every household in the village took the moldy and spoiled food and threw it into the pit. It smelled terrible.
Not only did it attract locusts, but even flies and other insects also liked to come here.
Yang Liu stood behind Jiang Mi, gritting her teeth and saying in a voice that sounded like both of them, "Jiang Mi, don't be so smug. Don't think you've won this time!"
Jiang Mi scoffed dismissively: "I don't even care to compare myself with you. What do you have to compare with me? Yang Liu, you always care about me so much. Are you actually envious of me?"
"Pah, you're dreaming. What do I envy about you? Your body full of fat?"
Yang Liu scoffed. She looked Jiang Mi up and down and was surprised to find that although Jiang Mi was still quite chubby, her figure had become curvaceous, her skin was whiter and smoother, her face was less fleshy than before, and her features were more beautiful.
"You're actually on a diet?"
Jiang Mi snorted: "What I do is none of your business. Mind your own business."
After Jiang Mi finished speaking, she went to help the villagers drive the locusts into the pit. Yang Liu watched from behind, her eyes practically spitting fire.
She never expected this woman to become so beautiful after losing weight, even more beautiful than herself... No, she absolutely couldn't accept that Jiang Mi was more beautiful than her!
"Will this ginger honey method work?" Village Chief Yang muttered to himself. If so, he would have to punish Yang Liu to win over the villagers, otherwise they would definitely resent him.
Yang Liu bit her lip and walked to Village Chief Yang's side.
"Village chief, if Jiang Mi's method succeeds, we'll get scolded. Jiang Mi's method won't work."
Although Village Chief Yang was blinded by lust, he could still distinguish which things were more important.
"What do you mean by that? You want Jiang Mi to fail? Then why are you so useless? Why couldn't you think of such a good method? Besides, it was your idea, who dares to scold me? The village head is here, don't do anything rash!"
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