On the third day of Zhang Xiaolu's remorse, things took a new turn.

The locusts are coming.

The insects gnawed all the crops in the field, and all but those buried in the ground were gone. It's been a hard year, but in the end it's been a waste.

There are people who brave the insect plague to go to the field to grab the harvest, but how can the insects fly fast at this steady cutting speed, these harvesters not only did not grab the crops, but also were injured, and the injuries were not light, which really lost the wife and the soldiers.

This year's harvest in the north has not yielded, and the price of this grain has risen all of a sudden.

As for how the peasants who have lost their harvest will pay their taxes, whether they will sell their sons or daughters, who knows? The court will not care about this matter, at most some taxes will be exempted, but the rest still have to be paid, if it is the tenant, it will be even worse, because the field is rented, in addition to paying taxes, you also have to pay rent, this insect plague came, the silver did not earn not to mention, but also owed a lot of debts.

People like them are trying to make ends meet, and now, in order to repay their debts, I'm afraid that they won't be able to lose enough if they sell themselves.

The croppers are like this, not only rely on the sky to eat, but also have to look at the year, this year is a good year, but it can't stop the locusts from transiting.

Old man Su's three acres of land and one acre of crops are gone, the ears of rice in the field are still green, and they have not yet grown, they have been gnawed by locusts, and there is an acre of corn, which can be eaten at a glance, and now, there is not even a corn stalk left, if it weren't for Uncle Su to stop him, Old Man Su would still want to rush out and snatch those things back.

Su Yu also knew about this, she intuitively felt that something was wrong, the locusts would definitely not come to one place, according to this, I am afraid that this area would not be able to escape the scourge of locusts, and in this way, the food would definitely be greatly reduced. People take food as their sky, and now that this stuttering is gone, I can't say what kind of chaos it will become!

Su Yu immediately made a decision, and directly closed the snack bar, and confiscated it in the field, this food business must not be able to continue, and she has to collect the unsold ingredients for her own use.

Fortunately, he saved food during the Chinese New Year, and Su Yu was still afraid for a while when he remembered it.

She suddenly thought that Old Man Su and Old Man Su couldn't stay outside, so they had to be brought to the county, and the court was watching here, so it was much safer.

The imperial court should open a food warehouse for disaster relief.

By the way, the locust will only eat the crops on the ground, and will not go to the ground, her potatoes should be fine, even if the potatoes are fine, Han You will stay in the ground, because the leaves of the potatoes are on the ground, and they will definitely be gnawed up, and without the leaves, the potatoes will not grow again.

Su Yu got busy again.

After she closed the snack bar, she rented a yard on the right side of her own place, and she took her sister-in-law and Mother-in-law Cheng over, she thought, when the time comes, the old couple of the Su family and the third uncle will be placed here, this yard is not small, the two families are only separated by a wall, and Master Su and Master Xu opened a door in the middle of the wall to facilitate the two families.

After doing this qiē, Master Su and Master Xu will go to Mrs. Su with a donkey cart, and the two dogs are left by her, mainly to take care of the family, and there is food at home.

Su Yushi was a little too careful.

When Su Yu arrived at Mrs. Su's place, she found that Old Man Su was lying on the bed, the whole person seemed to be seriously ill, and he was not energetic when he looked at it, Su Yu was a little surprised: "Milk, what's wrong with this, isn't the previous illness better?" ”

When Old Man Su heard this, he snorted weakly.

Mrs. Su hurriedly said: "Erniu, don't say it anymore, alas, your grandfather is sick of his heart, and there is nothing wrong with his body." "Good crops, say no, it's gone, or watch it go, can you not be sad?

Mrs. Su said sadly: "The corn, rice and wheat are all gone, and this year is in vain." ”

Su Yu said: "It's not. Isn't there still one acre of land and two acres of paddy fields, the things in those acres of land should still be there, let's go and dig it out now, and those two acres of paddy fields, in which fish are grown, and now the fish has grown, let's sell the fish, and it is not the same to make money. ”

When Old Man Su heard this, he sat up from the bed all of a sudden: "You said that the things in that acre of land are still there?" No way, there's nothing on the ground, but I've seen it with my own eyes. ”

Su Yu said: "Here, that thing is like a radish, it grows in the ground, and it has to be dug up." ”

Old man Su didn't know why, his face suddenly turned red, and he waved his big hand: "Let's go dig that in the field, what are you called." ”

Su Yu reminded: "Potatoes." ”

Old man Su took the hoe and walked out, "Let's go, let's go dig for grain." ”

Mrs. Su pulled Su Yu aside and asked in a low voice, "Has the potato you said grown?" It's only been a little over a month, can it be done? ”

Mrs. Su didn't care if that thing grew up or not, she thought it was poisonous, and she didn't eat it.

She was afraid that Old Man Su would go and find that there was nothing underground, and the old man would definitely get sick again.

Su Yu said: "Don't worry, that thing is fast for a month, slow for fifty days, but it's just a matter of head size, there must be something." ”

After Su Yu finished speaking, he glanced at the courtyard and asked, "What about the third uncle?" ”

Mrs. Su sighed and said, "I went to the field to see the fish." "This is raising fish in the field, you have to be watched, the children in the village like to catch fish, this fish is domestic, but it can't be like that.

Su Yu lowered her voice and said: "I don't know what the situation is in the state capital, if there is also a disaster over there, then the third aunt's life will not be easy." "If the state capital is also plagued by locusts, the price of grain over there will also rise, will the third aunt's maiden family really raise a married daughter and nephew for nothing?

Mrs. Su said: "That's your third aunt's maiden family, what's so bad about it, it's nothing more than eating two less bites." ”

After she finished speaking, she felt that it was wrong, the third son was still there, if he ate less, how could he grow strong and how could he live? That's not good!

Mrs. Su became anxious all of a sudden, and was ready to find Third Uncle Su and ask him to bring someone over.

At this time, Su Yu said for no reason: "The snack bar is closed, and I have nothing to do in the future."

Well, I don't have anything to do in the future. As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Su's whole body froze.

To be honest, it's hard to hear, now that the family is living on Su Yu, and the land is confiscated, what can I do in the future?

Su Yu asked again: "Milk, do you still have a hoe, I also have to go to the field, grandpa is always too busy alone." "She doesn't have Master Xu's help, Master Xu's leg is not good, besides, Master Xu has helped their family a lot on weekdays, and they can't even let Master Xu help with the work in the field, and he is not a long-term worker of the Su family.

Mrs. Su silently went to the firewood room to take out the hoe, she and Su Yu took a handful, and then went to the potato field together.

On the way, Mrs. Su said with great difficulty: "Can you really eat that poisonous bean?" Is it true that you can't eat the dead? "The second girl is out of work, and there is only a little fish and the 'poisonous beans' left at home, and the fish in the field are not big, and I don't know how much money they can sell.

The corners of Su Yu's mouth curved, and he smiled: "Don't worry." Milk, you think about it on the other hand, we have no food, and the dignitaries have no food, if this potato can be eaten, can be eaten in a different way, and can be full, then don't worry about this thing not being sold at a price. ”

Su Yu thought of this later, the grain became less, and the value of potatoes came out.

Mrs. Su didn't believe it very much, she nodded randomly, and at this time, they had already arrived in the field.

Su Yu looked at the scene in front of him, feeling a little sad in his heart, when he came before, the ground was green, but now, everywhere he saw was yellow mud.

This was the first time Su Yu felt the horror of locusts, so clearly.

Old man Su carefully picked up the soil and dug out the potatoes buried in the ground, it had rained a few days ago, so he dug very much, Old Man Su looked at the fist-sized potatoes, and his eyes were smiling. There are a large bunch of potatoes everywhere, five or six less, more than a dozen, some small and some large, anyway, you can eat it.

Old man Su still looks sick now, he takes a hoe and digs one by one.

At this time, he saw Su Yu and Mrs. Su coming, and hurriedly said: "Have you taken the sack, hurry up and pack the potatoes behind me, I'm afraid that those locusts will come again." ”

Su Yu said: "Brought." So saying, she took out the sack, she had come to dig potatoes, and how could she not bring all her things.

At the beginning, it was Old Man Su who was digging in front, and Su Yu and Old Lady Su were pretending in the back, but later, Old Man Su's speed slowed down, and Old Man Su also began to dig, and Su Yu pretended to be alone.

When the three sacks were full, only half of the potatoes in the field were dug up, which is really a lot!

Su Yu looked at the sky and said, "Let's not dig it, milk, you guys are watching here, I'll transport this thing home." "Su Yu's strength is great, and with the daily exercise, it is not a problem to carry these things.

Mrs. Su said: "Don't, your child's family, don't crush the bones, you hurry up and find your third uncle in the field, let him come and pick it, you go and help him guard the fish." ”

Su Yu said: "No. As he spoke, he picked up the sack, this sack was the kind of big one, and after it was filled with potatoes, there were two big ones for Su Yu, but Su Yu still carried the sack steadily.

She walked home, walking like a fly.

Mrs. Su then stopped, and when Su Yu walked away, she said to the old man Su who was checking the sweat: "Good girl, look at Erniu's strength, fortunately it didn't work on me, this punch can kill me...... Thinking about it now, my back was cold.

Old man Su glared at her: "What nonsense, can this matter be compared to the other?" ”

Mrs. Su covered her mouth and said, "That's what I said. ”

Old man Su snorted: "This is about God's compensation for the second girl." He lowered his voice and said: "You are not allowed to talk about the second girl's previous affairs, and you will also talk to the third child in the future, let's treat the second girl as never stupid, you know?" ”

Mrs. Su nodded solemnly: "I know, Erniu is now the eldest granddaughter of our family, if she can say that she is close to her in the future, she will be able to help the younger brothers below." "Besides, the people of the Su family are almost dead, and few people know about Erniu's previous stupid illness, if they hide it and don't say it, who will know when they say kiss in the future.

This is something that the old couple has never mentioned since.