After emptying the woodshed, Xu Han went to get a broom and mop, intending to clean the whole place so that it could be used to store cloths, cotton, and other similar items.
First, sweep away the cobwebs and dust on the floor, walls, and ceiling with a broom, and then mop the floor clean with a mop.
Finally, I asked Lu Chuan to repaint the walls with whitewash so that we could put things inside tomorrow.
After finishing all that, Xu Han went to clean Lu's parents' room.
Xu Han spent an entire day cleaning just those two rooms. The rooms, once cleaned, looked brand new and bright.
Lu Chuan, on the other hand, spent the whole day digging holes outside to insert bamboo splinters in case of any accidents.
When digging a hole, you shouldn't dig it close to the base of a wall, otherwise the wall won't be sturdy.
Lu Chuan started digging one meter outside the wall, creating a large pit one meter deep and two meters wide.
When the time comes, we'll insert two-meter-high bamboo spikes inside. If any wild animals want to come over, they'll be completely blocked outside the bamboo spikes, adding another layer of safety.
Another busy day has come to an end before we knew it, and it's already the next day.
That day, Xu Han, as usual, took a basket and went to the wasteland outside to pick vegetables.
As soon as Xu Han arrived at the field, she noticed something was wrong; there were more and more insects.
Upon closer inspection, he was instantly terrified, his inner alarm bells blaring. He immediately called out to Lu Chuan.
"Lu Chuan, come here quickly."
Lu Chuan, who was digging the pit, was also flustered when he heard Xu Han's loud scream, thinking that she had encountered some danger!
"What's wrong, honey?" Lu Chuan rushed over and asked.
"Look what this is? Is it a locust?" Xu Han asked uncertainly.
"Locusts?" Lu Chuan took the word seriously immediately. What are locusts? They are creatures that can devour all crops and all green plants. How could he not take them seriously?
"Yes, it's locusts, it must be locusts. I found some when I was picking vegetables the morning before yesterday, but there weren't this many. Look, aren't there more and more locusts around here now?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan looked up and saw that it was indeed the case. He had never paid attention to these things before, but after taking a closer look today, he found that there were indeed many more locusts here.
Upon seeing this, the two immediately tensed up. Although Lu Chuan had never seen locusts before, he had heard of them. When locusts passed through, not a single blade of grass was left behind.
Xu Han had learned about locusts in the modern world and was very clear about the harm they could cause.
"I'm afraid a locust plague is coming. There's a high chance of a locust plague during a drought," Xu Han said.
"Yes, only a small number of locusts have flown over ahead of schedule, but I'm afraid a locust plague has already broken out in the north."
“We live deep in the mountains, surrounded by trees, so there’s no way to prevent or control it!” Xu Han said anxiously.
The locust plagues are in vast swathes, and their numbers are enormous, making it impossible to control them all. Moreover, the two of them live deep in the mountains, so they have no way to control them. Is this all they can do?
"Let's pick all the vegetables before the locust plague arrives! We don't care about size, just pick everything edible. Every little bit helps, it's better than letting the locusts eat them all," Xu Han said to Lu Chuan, quickly calming herself down.
“Okay, this is the best way to minimize the losses. We have to pick them all, even if we don’t want to, otherwise we’ll lose everything,” Lu Chuan agreed.
The vegetables the two of them planted had just started to bear fruit in large quantities because of the hot summer weather, and now they have to pull them up again, which is such a pity.
But there's no other way but to pull them all out, otherwise there won't be a single trace left.
Without further ado, the two quickly pulled up all the chili peppers in the wasteland. There was no time to pick them carefully now, so they decided to just pull them up first!
After pulling up the chili peppers, Lu Chuan stayed outside to pull up the scallions planted in the ground.
Xu Han quickly returned to the yard and began cutting chives, picking tomatoes and cucumbers. The two split up and picked everything they could, not wanting to waste a single bit.
Neither of them dared to rest at noon, because the number of locusts was visibly increasing.
The locust plague should be coming soon, barring any unforeseen circumstances, either today or tomorrow morning.
After a quick lunch, Lu Chuan and Xu Han got busy again.
I don't usually realize how much stuff I grow, but now that I've harvested it all, it's quite a lot!
Xu Han went to pick winter melons, pumpkins, gourds, and other edible things.
Lu Chuan then started cutting sweet potato vines; these could be saved and eaten as vegetables! We couldn't let them go to waste.
"Wife, come over here and put the sweet potato leaves into your spatial storage! I'm afraid we won't have time later." Lu Chuan looked up to the north and called out to Xu Han.
It's only a little past four in the afternoon, but it feels like the sky is slowly getting dark!
The mountains were full of trees, making it difficult to see anything clearly, and Xu Han had obviously noticed this problem as well.
She quickly ran over to Lu Chuan to collect the sweet potato leaves, while Lu Chuan continued to quickly harvest the leaves.
The two worked together, and before they had even finished cutting, it felt like it was getting darker and darker.
The dogs started barking incessantly, and the two people, not knowing what was happening, looked up and were startled.
“It’s a locust plague,” Lu Chuan said.
Xu Han was completely terrified, staring blankly at the scene before her, forgetting to breathe.
From the north, a large, dark mass was rapidly moving in this direction.
It was like a giant python, its mouth wide open, as if it wanted to swallow a person whole.
The number of them was truly enormous, impossible to count, and wherever they went, it was as suffocating as the night.
Realizing what was happening, Lu Chuan quickly grabbed Xu Han and said, "Run! Quick! Go home and lock the door."
Upon hearing Lu Chuan's voice, Xu Han reacted quickly and shouted to the dogs, "Dogs, run! Let's hide inside the main room!"
Upon hearing this, the dogs quickly ran back. Lu Chuan and Xu Han also ran home as fast as they could.
They didn't even have time to close the gate before going straight into the main room, but the locusts were too fast. The two of them had barely entered the main room when the locusts arrived right behind them.
Lu Chuan quickly closed the door, but a number of locusts still managed to get inside.
Fortunately, there weren't too many, only about a hundred, not enough to harm two people.
Fortunately, when Xu Han came back for lunch, she was careful and made sure to close all the doors and windows tightly, otherwise she would have been in big trouble.
That number was simply unstoppable; there were just too many of them, it was really dangerous!
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