Unexpectedly, Lu Wangde trembled all over and his lips chattered as he said, "No...no good, locusts...locusts..."
Lu Wangde didn't say anything more, but pointed to the door. Everyone's expression changed instantly upon hearing this, and they all crowded at the door to look outside.
A dark mass appeared in the direction of the back mountain. These things were moving very fast and there were so many of them that they even covered up the original blue sky.
"Oh no! It's locusts!" The village chief ran towards the door in a panic.
"Yaojie, you wait here and protect the magistrate. Make sure he doesn't go out!" Jiang Ling instructed Jiang Yaojie.
"Your Excellency, please rest assured, I will handle the locust problem. But please stay here for now!" Jiang Ling turned and bowed to Magistrate Duan before hurrying towards the village chief.
"Village chief, go and tell everyone to bring straw balls and masks to the fields!" Jiang Ling, being a young person, chased after the village chief, gave him a brief instruction, and ran towards her home.
After returning home, Jiang Ling put on a mask, grabbed a tinderbox and the bundle of straw she had prepared, and hurriedly ran to the fields.
By this time, about half of the locusts had flown over, and they all landed on the rice stalks and began to frantically devour them.
Jiang Ling deftly lit the bundle of grass, and the smoke immediately emitted a pungent smell, making Jiang Ling frown.
Villagers arrived one after another, and under Jiang Ling's command, although they were somewhat flustered, they still managed to light the grass bundles as quickly as possible.
The moment the smoke dissipated, many locusts flapped their wings and began to fly around like headless flies. But soon, these locusts fell to the ground like raindrops. In no time, only a small portion of the locusts that had once covered the sky remained and fled in panic.
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