This time, it was thanks to the dogs that they noticed something was wrong in advance; otherwise, the two of them wouldn't have had time to run home.
They were bound to get bitten by locusts, so the dogs were worth raising; they saved their lives at a crucial moment.
Still shaken, the two slumped into their chairs, panting heavily.
After calming down a bit, Lu Chuan hugged Xu Han tightly and gently comforted her, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here!"
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Xu Han completely broke down and burst into tears. It was truly the first time in her life she had witnessed such a scene; the vast, dark mass was truly suffocating.
Even Xu Han, who is usually very strong, couldn't hold back after experiencing this scene. If she had run a little slower, she would have been swallowed up by the locusts.
Fortunately, the two ran back in time, otherwise they would have been even more frightened.
Xu Han cried for a while, then stopped crying and returned to her previous state.
Lu Chuan was somewhat relieved to see that Xu Han had not been seriously frightened.
"Are all the dogs back?" Xu Han asked, counting them again to make sure none were missing before she was relieved.
"The dogs are fine. Look, they've caught all the locusts that flew in!" Lu Chuan said softly.
Upon hearing this, Xu Han saw that there were indeed not many locusts left in the house, and chuckled softly. As expected of dogs, they are really great!
Once they recovered, the two began to pay attention to the situation outside, but they couldn't see clearly and could only peek through the crack in the door.
All that could be seen outside was still a dark, oppressive mass, with something buzzing as it flew by.
They couldn't open the door and didn't know what was happening outside, so the two could only wait.
They didn't know how much time had passed, but the sounds outside gradually subsided after it had become completely dark. However, since it was already dark and they couldn't see anything outside, they decided to be on the safe side and not open the door for the time being, and to wait until after tonight.
They had a simple lunch, as the two of them were starving after the locust plague. Xu Han took out a lot of food from her spatial storage.
Lu Chuan and Xu Han each took a few bites as a token gesture, but then they couldn't eat anymore.
Helpless, I could only pack up and go to sleep...
Down the mountain, before the locust plague arrived, people were still busy in the fields. Some people had discovered a small number of locusts and began to urgently harvest their crops.
However, many people are still unaware of the situation. Seeing others harvesting their crops, some who are unaware of the situation start harvesting as well. But many others who don't believe it still don't take any action.
However, the locust plague arrived too quickly, flying over rapidly before anyone could react.
A farmer was working and took a break when he looked up and saw a large, dark mass moving rapidly toward him in the distance.
Then he pointed to the sky and asked his father, "Dad, look, what's that?"
The old man looked up and was horrified. He immediately shouted, "It's locusts! Locusts are coming! Quickly gather the grain and go home!"
For a moment, I didn't know whether I should protect the food or protect my family.
In the end, he grabbed whatever he could find to eat and ran home as fast as he could, but locusts flew over along the way, leaving him no choice but to abandon the food to save his life.
But as people walked along, they realized that these locusts didn't seem to bite, so they began to overcome their fear and weren't as scared as before. They immediately started snatching food from the locusts' mouths...
We should harvest as much as we can, at least we'll have something to eat, which is much better than letting the locusts profit from everything.
Locusts are terrifying, but after discovering they don't bite, although I'm still very scared, at least I won't die. If the food is all eaten, I will definitely die, so I have no choice but to overcome it.
Xu Han knew that locusts didn't bite, but the commotion she had just witnessed really frightened her, and even after she came to her senses, she didn't want to open the door.
After all, they had harvested almost everything they could, except for some sweet potato vines that they hadn't had time to cut. Since the sweet potatoes were buried in the ground, they wouldn't be eaten by locusts.
In that case, there's no need to open the door and compete with the locusts for food.
No one slept well that night, not only Lu Chuan and Xu Han, but also the people down the mountain, from the county magistrate to the children; everyone had their own worries.
The next day, Lu Chuan and Xu Han both woke up late, which was unusual for them. When they woke up, they found that the sun had already risen outside.
Not knowing what the situation was like outside, Lu Chuan and Xu Han immediately got up to check on the situation after waking up.
Upon opening the door, there was no greenery to be seen, only a few locusts flying in the air.
Undeterred, Xu Han opened the courtyard gate again, only to find the same scene: all the trees were bare, without a single leaf.
Lu Chuan also came out, and the two of them went to the sweet potato field to check the situation. They saw that the sweet potato vines left over from yesterday were now completely gone, but fortunately the sweet potatoes were fine and still buried in the ground!
The entire valley is now barren, devoid of any greenery, and looks particularly desolate.
The two returned to the backyard together, only to find that the vegetable vines that once grew there were now bare and there was nothing left.
But to her surprise, the chickens, ducks, and geese were all full. Upon seeing this, Xu Han immediately remembered, "That's right! Chickens, ducks, and geese are the nemesis of locusts; they love to eat locusts."
However, we had far too few chickens, ducks, and geese at home; they simply couldn't handle so many locusts.
Reluctantly, we had to release the chickens, ducks, and geese to have a buffet and get rid of the remaining locusts. At least that would save us some feed for them.
After looking around, the two had a general idea of what was going on, so they returned to the main room to eat breakfast.
"I wonder how things are down the mountain! With this locust plague, there's absolutely no hope for the autumn harvest. I guess the only things left are sweet potatoes and other crops buried in the ground," Xu Han sighed as she ate her porridge.
“They could have made it to next year, but it looks like that’s unlikely now. Many families will definitely run out of food after winter,” Lu Chuan added.
"We can't survive without water or food, and we can't survive without water either. It's so hard!" Xu Han said weakly.
"There's nothing we can do about it. The most urgent thing right now is to get rid of the bamboo splinters outside. There's no vegetation in the mountains now, so many animals are going hungry, which is making things increasingly dangerous for us," Lu Chuan said, changing the subject.
"Yes, yes, we need to get rid of the bamboo splinters quickly." Xu Han immediately perked up; this was the most important thing now.
No matter what, personal safety should always come first; everything else is secondary. Only by staying alive can you have anything else to do.
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