The two brothers Zhang Wu and Zhang Wen did not dare to show too much happiness.
Once, they found a small bag of beans, only about a dozen of them, but because they were so happy, someone found them and snatched them away. The two brothers cried for the whole day.
Now they have learned their lesson and should hide all the good things.
“Squeak—”
This old yard has been uninhabited for a long time and looks dilapidated everywhere.
"mother--"
"Oh, look what these two brothers got today, even in sacks."
Aunt Liao walked towards the two brothers with her skinny legs. She had a gentle smile on her face, but she forcefully opened the bag in Zhang Wu's hand.
The next second, she curled her lips in disgust and said, "You guys have been out for most of the day, have you gone to catch locusts?"
Zhang Wu angrily snatched the bag back. If he hadn't been afraid that the bag would be torn, it wouldn't have been snatched away so easily.
Madam Zhang coughed twice, her face pale. "Awu and Awen, how can you be so disrespectful to Master Locust?"
The villagers always have to beg the locust master to spare their crops. These two children are too ignorant. Alas, but now the crops can no longer grow, so they have to accept the offense.
Zhang Wu said to his mother very seriously, "Mom, today a very good doctor told us that the Locust Master couldn't bear to see us suffer, so he came to save us. As long as you eat the Locust Master, your illness will be cured soon. The Locust Master is a medicine..."
Mrs. Zhang's face changed drastically. She was about to scold the children for being ignorant, but the other people in the room started laughing and said that the two brothers were dreaming and might have been deceived.
Zhang Wu's face flushed. He took out the locust that the kind sister had roasted from his arms and stuffed one directly into his mother's mouth.
Mrs. Zhang was caught off guard when something greasy was stuffed into her mouth. She was startled. It seemed to smell like meat?
"Mom, chew quickly! It's delicious!"
She subconsciously followed her son's instructions and started chewing.
Although there is no salt, she finds it very fragrant and delicious. It is really tasty!
When Zhang Wu saw his mother had eaten it, he stuffed another one into her mouth.
"Mom, the doctor didn't lie, did he?"
She hadn't eaten in a long time, and her stomach was pounding with hunger. How could she resist eating this? She nodded quickly, "Delicious! Is this Master Locust?"
Zhang Wu grinned and said, "This can be baked, but it can also be boiled. We think baked ones are better than boiled ones!" The boiled ones had no taste, and they were also short of water.
Aunt Liao came over, and before she could say anything, Zhang Wu impatiently threw one to her, "Try it yourself, eat it or not!"
After saying that, he handed the bag in his hand to his mother and whispered in her ear, "Mother, we need to catch more locusts. There is a good jar under this bag. The doctor gave it to us. You must keep it well. Otherwise, it will be snatched away by others."
The jar! It's a very valuable item for them. This doctor is so kind! Madam Zhang nodded, her eyes firm, "I will definitely take good care of it."
Seeing the two children running out to find food again, she wiped away her tears. It was all her fault for her poor health, and for making two such young children worry about her. She must get better soon.
Aunt Liao held the roasted, dry locust, feeling a bit disgusted and a bit scared. A skinny man rushed out from behind her and snatched the locust away, saying, "If you don't want to eat it, let me eat it for you!"
After saying that, he threw it into his mouth and chewed it, his eyes widened. He quickly called his wife and children to go catch locusts to eat together!
Aunt Liao was very angry.
However, this reaction also stimulated others. Knowing that this thing was delicious, they all ran out.
That night, bursts of fragrance wafted out from the dilapidated house.
People who are used to eating delicious food will just find it disgusting, but for people who are so hungry that they feel dizzy, it tastes even better than human flesh!
On Jiang Yue's side, after seeing the two brothers off, she began to take inventory with Jiang Nian of the things they had looted from the provincial capital.
There is no need to talk about those books. You can keep them to kill time in the future. Maybe there are still many ancient survival skills you can learn from them.
The iron shop had small iron spoons, hoes, sickles, etc., and the sundry shop had sewing boxes, tooth powder, wooden basins, etc. Jiang Yue looked through them and decided not to throw anything away. She thought everything she saw could be used.
The next afternoon, the locusts attacked again.
One-fifth of the people in Yuncheng started picking up sacks to catch locusts.
"Let me tell you, this Lord Locust was specially sent by God to save us! In order to prevent everyone from starving to death, Lord Locust was willing to be eaten..."
By the third day, half the people had joined the team to catch the locust master. Moreover, a burning smell could be smelled from all directions in the city.
Jiang Yue raised an eyebrow. They had originally worshipped the Locust Lord in order to survive. Now, the reverse was also true. To survive, they would probably cook even God alive, not to mention the Locust Lord.
The butcher and his family also headed east. He had heard that there was a sea in the Jiangmin area to the east. Although he had never seen what the sea looked like, he believed that since there was a sea, there should be no shortage of water.
Their mule cart was heavily laden, and they were half a day slower than Jiang Yue on foot. They arrived only after Jiang Yue entered the city, and were naturally blocked outside the city.
Butcher Fang looked at the drooping children, feeling sorry for them but unable to help. Look at the refugees lying on the ground—who isn't worse off than them? At least they can still take turns riding in the mule cart.
When the news came that locusts could be eaten, Butcher Fang immediately asked his family to pick up any tools that could be used to catch locusts, including baskets, sacks and even straw hats.
Although they all felt nauseous and didn't dare to eat, they had already eaten most of the dry food at home. If they didn't eat, they would starve to death.
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