Chapter 60: Predictions of a Locust Plague
She had to find Gazi and the others as soon as possible and deal with Liang Huanxue.
Liang Huanxue was standing outside the door looking at Liu Chunhua, who looked as if she wanted to bite her to pieces. Instead of feeling scared, she had a smile on her face.
She thought, her third uncle wouldn't be someone she could forgive for anything, right?
If Liu Chunhua really attacked her, the Liang family would never be able to tolerate her again.
Thinking of this, Liang Huanxue felt much better.
I even hope that day will come soon.
In this way, the Liang family can tolerate Liu Chunhua less.
"They're not arguing. They're just having a nice conversation." Liang Huanxue returned to the dining table and picked up the chopsticks.
Everyone looked disappointed.
But they had actually already guessed that this would be the outcome.
We really can't expect too much from Liang Yuanshan.
The next morning, Liang Huanxue was feeding the chickens at the door when she saw Liu Chunhua hurried out.
The wound on her face hasn't healed yet. Whatever made her rush out couldn't be a good thing.
Liang Huanxue thought about it and didn't follow.
Who else could she find in this village?
It’s either Liu Erzhuang or Gazi.
Thinking about how Gazi and the others were hesitant when they mentioned her before, she must have held something against them.
So it is very likely that she will not ask her useless brother for help, but will go to Gazi and others.
About half an hour later, Liu Chunhua came back.
When she passed by Liang Huanxue, a smile appeared on her face, as if she was sure to win.
That's great.
Liang Huanxue thought to herself and lowered her head to continue reading the book in her hand.
The roof of the school is broken and is being repaired, so we will be closed for two days.
In fact, it has been sunny for who knows how many days in a row, without a drop of rain.
Even if the roof is broken, it's no big deal.
But the village chief felt that it still needed to be repaired to prevent the tiles and wooden boards from falling down and hitting the students inside.
Liang Huanxue was looking after her chickens while reviewing her lessons.
Liang Yuanwen also had some free time, so he went for a walk in the fields.
He was a scholar and didn't know how to do farm work, so he couldn't help much even if he went to the fields.
However, he had read Qi Min Yao Shu and knew some knowledge about farming, so he could give them some guidance.
Sometimes those instructions were a joke, after all, he had read them from books and had never put them into practice.
When Liang Huanxue arrived at the edge of the field, she found that her second uncle was staring at the canal in front of him with a serious look on his face, his brows furrowed.
"Second uncle, what are you looking at?" Liang Huanxue moved over and followed his gaze, but didn't notice anything.
There was nothing unusual about the water in the canal except that it was a little turbid.
"Do you think the water level in the canal is lower than before?" Liang Yuanwen said, and then he laughed. "Why am I asking you this question? You must not have looked carefully before."
Liang Huanxue often came to the fields, so she naturally observed the canals carefully.
She took a look at the water marks on the canal and found that the water level had indeed dropped a lot compared to before.
It may be related to the weather. After all, it has not rained for a long time, and the drop in water level is expected.
"I just came from there and saw a few locusts. They say that after a long drought, there will be locusts. I am worried that there will be a locust plague. The weather this year is indeed a bit abnormal. We should make plans early."
Liang Yuanwen spoke with deep concern.
A villager who was working in the fields nearby heard this and looked up and said with disdain: "Locust plague? How is that possible? But we haven't heard any news at all."
The other two people also echoed: "That's what I mean. We have moved here for so many years, but we haven't seen even a locust. Don't scare people here."
"If locusts really come, I will fry them one by one and eat them. I heard that they are delicious when fried."
They all looked as if they didn't care.
But the Liang family members were quite serious. They even put down their work and came to Liang Yuanwen's side. "Are you serious? Will there really be a locust plague?"
"I'm not sure. I just read in a book that it said that given the current situation, there is a high possibility of a locust plague." Liang Yuanwen also knew that he couldn't take what he read in the book completely seriously.
Maybe it's just a coincidence?
He just saw a few locusts. How can he conclude that there will be a locust plague?
"This locust plague is hard to prevent. If it really comes, I'm afraid we won't be able to cope with it. The food isn't ripe yet. What should we do?" Liang Yuanliang looked worried.
Liang Yuanshan was also worried. "I heard that where locusts pass, nothing will be left to eat. I'm afraid we will face the same fate as last year."
Liang Huanxue didn't know much about locusts, but she had heard that locusts would appear after a long drought.
The weather this year is really abnormal. It has not rained for such a long time. When the canal dries up, I am afraid we will soon fall into drought.
At that time, even without locusts, it was difficult to get enough to eat.
Add to that the locust plague, and it will definitely make the situation worse.
We have to find a way to persuade Mrs. Liang to buy some food and store it first.
However, this news cannot be made known to too many people, and the commotion surrounding the purchase of food should not be too drastic, otherwise when the crisis really arises, the Liang family will inevitably be targeted.
Liang Huanxue didn't want to see that kind of situation.
"Don't think too much about it. Even if there is a locust plague, it will not start from us. We will definitely get the news." Liang Yuanwen did not want to cause panic.
"That's true. Even if there really is a locust plague, it must have come from far away. Maybe it can't even fly to us." Thinking of this, the Liang family continued to work.
It seemed as if the topic just now had never existed.
Liang Yuanwen stared at the canal for a while, then returned to the place where he had just seen the locusts.
To his dismay, he saw more locusts there.
There are about ten of them.
Liang Huanxue also saw it, and a sense of panic rose in her heart for no reason.
It seemed as if the locusts that covered the sky would soon fly over.
“Could it be a locust plague?”
"That should be it. We should tell grandma right away."
"We should indeed make plans early." Liang Yuanwen also felt that preparations should be made in advance.
This way you can stay calm and collected later.
After returning home, Liang Yuanwen found Mrs. Liang and told her about this.
"Locust plague? Oh my, that's a terrible thing!" Old Mrs. Liang had heard of locust plagues. When locusts pass through an area, not a single blade of grass grows.
It's worse than a famine.
"Mom, let's buy some more food and store it just in case. Tell others that you want to make rice cakes to sell, so you prepared so much. It shouldn't arouse suspicion." Anyway, we are not going back, and people will be watching when we buy.
When you see this, just use these words to deal with it.