Jiang Yue and the others opened the gate and saw a large black shadow flying towards them in the sky not far away.
"What is that?!" It's so dark, could it be a tornado?!
Jiang Nian narrowed his eyes slightly, "That's a large group of flying insects."
Flying insects? Mr. Huang? Locusts?
Jiang Yue's heart shuddered.
Everyone in the city came out, put their hands together in front of the gate, knelt down facing the locusts, banged their heads heavily on the ground, and shouted loudly, begging the Locust Lord to spare their lives.
This scene is very similar to believers paying homage to a holy monk.
Maybe they were not as pious as the people today. The people were the most loyal believers in God.
Did they believe the locusts were the incarnation of God, a will from heaven? Should they not flee at this moment but instead pray for God's help?
Jiang Yue didn't care about them, so she quickly closed the yard gate, led the mule into the bedroom, and then closed all the doors and windows.
The destructive power of locust swarms is astonishing. They are like tornadoes of locusts with mouths. They not only eat plants and animals, but also wood.
In short, now that there are no plants or trees for them to eat, they will not let go of anything edible. What's worse, they will bite people.
After a while, Jiang Yue heard a very loud buzzing sound coming from the yard.
The room also became dark, and screams were heard from outside from time to time.
“Ahhh—”
"Mom, mom, I was bitten!"
"Ah! My food!"
“…”
I guess locusts have swept through the city.
The paper on the bedroom window was torn, and dozens of locusts swarmed in. Their yellow-green shells formed a cluster, a rather disgusting sight. Jiang Yue and the others caught them with bamboo baskets and fed them to the mules.
The mule sniffed it first, then rolled up its tongue and began to crunch. It was nice to improve the food once in a while.
An hour later, the sound of the locusts weakened and the light became brighter.
When Jiang Yue opened the door, she was shocked by the mess. The thatch in the kitchen had been gnawed away, and there were also signs of gnaws on the doors and windows.
There were many locusts lying in every corner, some of them were missing limbs, some had broken wings, and I didn’t know how they could fight for food like this.
She opened the gate and saw that some of the neighbors were still kneeling and praying, while others were wiping tears over the food that had been eaten.
"Sister, sister..."
Jiang Yue subconsciously touched her face, as if Jiang Nian had washed her face before going to bed.
She turned her head, saw no one, and looked down.
They were two skinny little kids, one about eight or nine years old, the other only three or four. There was only a layer of skin left on their faces, their lips were chapped, and their clothes were tattered as if they were blown away by the wind.
"What can I do for you?"
Tears flowed from the deep eye sockets. The two wiped them away and said in a weak voice, "Sister, can you give us something to eat? We are so hungry..."
Their eyes were cautious, filled with both anticipation and fear.
She looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to her, so she pulled them into the yard and closed the door.
The two children were a little scared and trembling.
"You help me with things, and I'll give you food."
Their eyes lit up, "Okay! Let's do it!"
Jiang Yue stopped Jiang Nian who was about to clean up the yard, then handed the bamboo basket to the child and pointed to the yard, "Help me catch all the locusts in the yard. Remember to break off their wings."
The child nodded repeatedly, rolled up his tattered sleeves and started to work.
She was afraid that the two children would faint from hunger, so she took out a multi-grain steamed bun and let them share it.
"Sister, are you really going to give this to us?"
The older child opened his eyes wide and swallowed hard. Steamed buns! He hadn't eaten them for a year!
"Well, after you finish eating, you can help me with the work."
Jiang Yue broke it in half and gave it to them, then emphasized, "Don't keep any of it secretly! You can only finish it here, otherwise you will be robbed before you even leave the alley."
The child had originally planned to eat only one bite and save it for his sick mother. But his sister's words changed his mind. Her sister was right. Ever since his father died, their family had always had trouble keeping their food.
The two children wiped their tears while eating the steamed buns in small bites. They were almost going crazy with hunger, but they were reluctant to finish them in just two or three bites.
There were people in the yard, so Jiang Nian went to the kitchen to clean up.
Jiang Yue also walked in, holding a jar and a pair of chopsticks in her hands.
He also broke off the wings of the locusts that Jiang Nian had just picked up, and put them into the heated pot to cook.
Jiang Nian was surprised, "Yueyue, you want to eat bugs?"
Jiang Yue suppressed her nausea and said as she prepared it, "I won't eat it, give it to them."
It is said that the nutritional value of locusts is higher than that of eggs...
She picked up a roasted locust, sprinkled a few grains of salt on it, and handed it to Jiang Nian's mouth, coaxing him with a smile, "Come on, big boy, this is said to be better than eggs, do you want to try it?"
Jiang Nian frowned and refused her for the first time, "No, this looks disgusting, I won't eat it."
The insect was roasted and the fat came out, and he felt very greasy just looking at it.
Jiang Yue: You haven't even said you're tired of eating eggs for five days. How can you, a wolf who eats pheasants raw without even plucking their hair, have the nerve to say the word "tired"?
"Sister, we have picked up all the locusts in the yard."
A weak voice sounded outside the kitchen. They didn't dare to go into other rooms for fear of upsetting their sister.
"You two come in."
Jiang Yue put the roasted and cooked locusts into the jar, and then gave the chopsticks to the older child.
"I know a little bit of medical skills. Eating these locusts can nourish the body. You can try them."
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