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"Father."

"Uncle."

"Sir."

Everyone in the room bowed down.

Lu Yun waved his hand and excused them from salutation. Then he chuckled lowly, walked to the Luohan bed and sat down, and said helplessly: "You children! It's all my own family, so why bother with so many courtesies. ”

Lu Shuo took advantage of the situation to raise his body and looked at Lu Yun, and saw that Lu Yun was still wearing an official uniform with a scarlet white pheasant pattern, and he was stepping on soap boots.

I don't know if it's urgent!

Lu Shunying finished the salute and saw Lu Yun sitting on the Luohan bed, so she ran to him in a few steps and leaned over him.

Lu Yun treated his youngest daughter quite leniently and lovingly, so he took her into his arms.

"Etiquette cannot be abolished, this is what my husband teaches us on weekdays, and my son (nephew) never dares to forget." Yuan Wenlin and Lu Shuo straightened their postures and stood straight in front of Lu Yun.

Lu Yun said so, but he was still very satisfied with the attitude of the younger generations to know the courtesy, this is what the children of a big family should be. So he smiled kindly and nodded slightly.

"Father, it's not noon yet, why did you come back in such a hurry, and you didn't even come to change your official uniform?" Lu Shuo asked the doubts in his heart.

"I was in a hurry to leave in the morning, I saw that Sister Ying had been crying, and I was not at ease in the yamen, so I thought about coming back to see it quickly."

Lu Yun said as he looked down at Lu Shunying, and saw that she was playing with her fingers, looking carefree, obviously coming out of the sadness of parting in the morning, and let go of the worries in her heart.

Yuan Wenyi smiled, and said to Lu Yun crisply: "Uncle, don't worry!" With the three of us playing with her, Sister Ying would have been fine a long time ago. ”

When Lu Yun heard this, he praised: "You are all good children!" After speaking, he asked Zhou's mother again, "When I didn't come in just now, I heard what you were arguing about, what was going on?" ”

Mother Zhou had a chance to reply, she stepped forward, stretched out her right hand, and showed Lu Yun the locust wrapped in a handkerchief, and said, "Look, master, it's this locust." I don't know who gave this to Sister Ying, the slave maid was really shocked when she saw that her sister kept this dirty thing in her hand. ”

Zhu Yi was still kneeling on the ground, and when he heard Zhou's mother's words, he kowtowed again and confessed his mistake: "Master, mother, it's the slave's fault." The slave maid went to the garden with the masters just now, and when it came to the locusts, she wrapped a few in a handkerchief and came back, and then when she saw that her sister wanted it, she gave her this, but it was a violation of the rules, and she asked her mother to punish her. ”

Zhou's mother gets along with Zhu Yi a lot on weekdays, and her relationship is the most cordial, knowing that although she is only twelve years old, she is a very appropriate person, so she wants to reprimand her in front of people first, so as to reduce her punishment.

It's just that before Zhou's mother could speak, Lu Shuo first said to Lu Yun: "Dad, we just wanted to tell you about this!" ”

Lu Yun let out an "oh" and waited for his next words.

"We had just walked around the garden on the east side when we noticed that the trees were crawling with locusts, and we thought it was a bit unusual. Later, I heard Sister Zhu Yi say that there had been a locust plague in her hometown, and the crops were eaten wherever the locusts passed. When we heard this, we were all a little worried, afraid that Cangzhou was also going to have a locust plague, so we hurried back and waited for you, and wanted to tell you this. ”

After Lu Shuo said this, he looked directly into Lu Yun's eyes, but saw that there was no surprise in Lu Yun's eyes.

Lu Shuo and Yuan Wenlin glanced at each other. Could it be that Lu Yun already knew?

"It's good that you're observant and relate to current events." Lu Yun praised it, and then said: "It's been two days since the sudden increase in locusts happened, and I didn't plan to tell the people in the house, but you found out first." ”

Yuan Wenlin just had some guesses just now, but now that he heard that the locust plague was going to happen, he couldn't help but be a little worried: "Uncle, we heard Sister Zhu Yi say that the scene when the locust plague occurred was very terrifying, and now that the locust plague is going to occur in Cangzhou, I don't know if you have a countermeasure in your heart?" ”

Lu Yun's face was a little heavy, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said: "This locust is the great enemy of crops, and now is the critical time for the autumn harvest. This year, there has been a severe drought since July, and locusts will be destroyed after a long drought! Now there are signs of such a locust infestation not only in Cangzhou, but also in the entire river-north province, and the situation is not good! ”

Speaking of which, seeing that several children looked at them in surprise, even Xiao Shunying stopped twisting and playing with her fingers.

Lu Yun felt that what he said was a bit heavy, for fear that it would scare the children, so he smiled lightly and said, "But you don't have to worry, the disaster is not very serious now, we are already thinking of a way, and we are ready to deal with these locusts in advance." When I came back from the yamen ahead of schedule this time, I asked the housekeeper to invite some experienced old farmers to come to my house and ask for their opinions. ”

Many people in the study were relieved, but Lu Shuo was still a little worried.

What he knows is that in modern times, when science and technology are so advanced, people can only slightly slow down the locust plague and use some extraordinary means to reduce losses, but it is unrealistic to talk about controlling the locust plague.

Not to mention in ancient times when productivity was still very backward?

So Lu Shuo spoke: "Dad, when you discuss countermeasures, can Wenlin and I listen to it on the side!" We are also very concerned about this matter and want to know the progress of locust control. ”

Yuan Wenlin agreed with this proposal very much, and nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, maybe we can still put forward some opinions!" ”

Lu Yun saw that the two of them were so positive, thought about it slightly, and nodded in agreement.

Two children, one is six years old in Dongyue, and the other is eight years old, both are already sensible age, both of them are going to enter the office, and it is good to listen to these when I was a child.

Yuan Wenyi heard that he was excluded, and pouted slightly, his expression a little aggrieved.

They had agreed in the garden that they were going to do it together!

Lu Shuo saw her like this, knowing that Lu Yun would not take the girls with him when he was discussing in the study in the front yard, so he could only sigh secretly: In ancient times, in this situation, the restrictions on girls were obviously more.

So he comforted her and said, "Cousin, don't go back to the house yet, when my cousin and I finish listening in the front yard, we'll come back and tell you, do you think this is good?" ”

It's still the best cousin! Yuan Wenyi thought to himself.

Yuan Wenyi laughed again and nodded.

Lu Shuo and Yuan Wenlin followed Lu Yun out of the east wing and went directly to the front yard.

When I arrived at the Yimen, I met Uncle Yuan, who was being led in by Steward Zhou.

What a coincidence!

Lu Shuo and Yuan Wenlin hurriedly saluted Uncle Yuan. Yuan Zheng frowned and looked at the two of them for a while, and then asked Lu Yun: "We are going to talk about business, why did you bring the two of them here?" ”

He looked a little disapproving.

After listening to Lu Yun's words, although Yuan Zheng still felt that it was unnecessary, he didn't say anything against it, but just instructed them: "It's okay to observe, but you can't talk at will." The matter of controlling locusts is related to the livelihood of the people in Cangzhou and even the entire Hebei Province, and it is not something that you children can put their beaks in. ”

Lu Shuo and Yuan Wenlin hurriedly nodded like chickens pecking rice.

When they entered the study in the front yard, Yuan Zheng and Lu Yun sat separately in the study, while Lu Shuo and Yuan Wenlin avoided the cubicle next to them.

This cubicle allows you to clearly see the movement of the study, but it will not be noticed by the people in the study.

After a while, Steward Zhou, who was guarding the door, made a report, and then walked in with four old farmers.

Lu Shuo looked out through the hollow partition and saw that the four old peasants were all fifty or sixty years old, with dark complexions and thin figures, and two of them were hunched over their waists and hunched backs.

As soon as the four old peasants entered the study, they hurriedly knelt down for Yuan Zheng and Lu Yun, who were sitting at the top, until Lu Yun hurriedly called out twice and helped them up with his own hands, and they sat on the lamp hanging chair arranged by the housekeeper in advance.

In ancient times, ordinary people were most afraid of seeing officials, but Lu Shuo could understand the practices of these old farmers.

Lu Yun's voice was gentle and mellow, and he opened his mouth unhurriedly, "You old people don't have to be restrained, the two of us invited you here today to ask you something about the locust plague. I heard that you are all more experienced old farmers in various counties, and we asked questions after a while, and I ask you to know as much as you can say, after all, this is related to the survival of the entire Cangzhou people. ”

When the old men heard Lu Yun speak so politely, they were afraid to stand up and salute again, but Lu Yun hurriedly waved his hand and motioned for them to sit down.

The oldest, white-haired old man, the calmest of the four, took the lead in opening his mouth and said: "Although Lord Zhizhou asked, Xiao Lao'er has no other skills, but he is a good hand in planting crops. ”

"That's how it should be." Lu Yun listened to his words, nodded approvingly, and then said: "You don't know if you have noticed, in the past two or three days, the number of locusts in the farmland has increased a lot. The official sent dozens of officials to visit various counties, and found that this was the case. ”

It was the same old man just now, and he spoke again.

"The adults are right, because the autumn harvest will be in a few days, and the little old man will go to the ground to walk more, and the locusts are growing in patches these days, and many of them will fly with their arms, and they are afraid that they will make trouble! Hey, it's been a few years of good weather, and I'm afraid I won't be able to live in peace this year. ”

The other three old peasants were obviously in this situation, and sat together and whispered.

Lu Yun cleared his throat and asked, "I wonder if you have any experience in controlling locusts in previous years?" ”

Finally getting to the point, Lu Shuo and Yuan Wenlin in the cubicle stared at the outside intently, for fear of missing a word.

"As soon as the locusts come, they are so dense that even people dare to bite and bite, what can we ordinary people do? The little old man has lived for fifty or sixty years, but he has never heard of anyone who can cure the locust plague! ”

As soon as a hunchbacked old man heard Lu Yun's question, he waved his hand and said pessimistically.

And sure enough, it was! Lu Shuo thought. Fighting locusts is not a simple task.

Lu Yun and Yuan Zheng in the study glanced at each other, looking a little helpless.

At this moment, the eldest old man from before spoke: "It's not that it's completely impossible! ”

When they heard this, they all turned their burning eyes on him.