Liu San Niang, Feng Xiu'er, Zhang Cuihua, and their sons snorted coldly and left in a menacing manner.
Anyway, they didn't plan to catch the locusts in the fields.
Now that they have other businesses to make a living, they don't care about the little bit of grain they grow in the fields.
Instead of wasting time catching locusts in the fields, you might as well go home and make mosquito coils.
The family received a large order from Baibaoxuan in the county town today, and each family received a deposit of ten taels of silver. After the goods are delivered, each family will receive forty taels of silver.
Forty taels of silver could buy enough grain to feed the family for several years, so who would care about a few melons and dates from the field?
As for exchanging locusts for grain, pshaw, that's impossible even with a brain.
Hmph, once the villagers realize they've been fooled by that brat Jiang Wanwan, they'll have their moment of reckoning.
Liu San Niang's eldest son, Jiang Tiezhu, rolled his eyes and whispered, "Mother, don't be angry. Actually, it's good that Jiang Wanwan's family is busy catching locusts. If they're busy catching locusts, they won't have time to make mosquito coils, right?"
Let's seize this opportunity to quickly produce mosquito coils, rapidly dominate the mosquito coil market, and snatch all her partner shops and orders. Hmm, let's see if she still dares to be arrogant then.
Hearing this, the anger in Liu San Niang and the others subsided somewhat. Liu San Niang looked at her eldest son with affection, pinched Jiang Tiezhu's cheek, and said with satisfaction, "My son is so smart. You're right. Let's hurry back and make mosquito coils, and snatch all of Jiang Wanwan's orders. She'll have her day then."
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After Liu San Niang and her group left in a huff, the village chief raised his hand and gestured for everyone to quiet down. "Fellow villagers," he said, "we were going to catch locusts anyway. Whether the locusts can be exchanged for grain or not, it won't be a loss for us at all."
However, exchanging locusts for food is still a hope for us all, and as long as there is a glimmer of hope, we must seize it.
Having said that, the decision is yours; you are not forced to make it.
The village chief didn't speak too definitively, to leave some room for Wan Yatou.
If Wan Yatou's best friend decides to stop feeding the locusts, the villagers won't blame Wan Yatou.
Aunt Wang was the first to speak up, "The village chief is right. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, our family will not give up. Dazhu, Erzhu, hurry home and get some cloth bags. Oh, right, cut our fishing net into small pieces and make some net bags so we can catch locusts faster."
"Yes, Mother!" Dazhu and Erzhu took off running towards the ridge of the field.
Hearing this, Aunt Li, fearing her family would fall behind, slapped her grandson on the back and said with exasperation, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go home to get a cloth bag and a net to catch the locusts!"
This can be exchanged for grain!
The village chief also urged his eldest and second daughters-in-law to go home and get bags, tools, and other items so that they could catch the locusts as soon as possible.
Seeing this, the villagers followed suit and sent their family members home to fetch tools and other items to catch locusts, fearing that they would catch the fewest.
The village chief is right; this is still a glimmer of hope, and they cannot let it slip away.
Jiang Wanwan was overjoyed to see the villagers of Dashui skipping dinner and enthusiastically catching locusts with their whole families.
Before long, the balance in the mall will increase rapidly, allowing you to unlock access to purchase other items.
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