After another 20 days, at the beginning of July, the ears of wheat in the field were almost ripe after the grain-filling period, and after so many busy days, the villagers finally ushered in the harvest season.

Compared with previous years, although the weather is a little strange this year, but the growth of wheat is surprisingly good, according to the current situation, it should be a bumper harvest year, which is a great joy for the villagers who have survived in the harsh environment of the last days for more than half a year, and most of the food stored at home is about to be exhausted, so the closer to the wheat harvest period, everyone's mood is more and more excited, even those who have experienced many natural disasters of the older generation, one by one face unconsciously showed a relieved smile.

Early this morning, Liang Xuetao went out of the house, and was about to go to the backyard to work in the field, when he suddenly felt a heartbeat, as if he had noticed something, he looked up sharply and found that there was a large black cloud in the distance, which seemed to be slow, but in fact it was very quickly "floating" to this side.

At this time, Wei Hongyu walked out of the stove room, followed his line of sight, and the next second, she asked Liang Xuetao in shock: "This is a locust?" ”

The so-called "locust plague will be caused by a long drought", most of the locust plagues are caused by the weather being too dry, but there were several rains in Ota Village in mid-May, although the weather was extremely hot, but it was far from reaching the point of water exhaustion and drought.

Liang Xuetao's face sank like water, nodded and said, "Don't panic, it's not a big deal, you go into the house and call your mother and them over to help, I'll go to the field first." He instructed him. While striding towards the field.

As we all know, locusts can devour the fields, and the locust plague means that the crops in the fields are about to face large-scale losses or even no grains, which is a great disaster for the villagers of Datian Village.

The only thing to be thankful for is that this year, due to the fact that the transition time of the weather is very short, the villagers have not removed the greenhouse cloth in order to prevent the wheat seedlings from being exposed to the scorching sun, so that it can delay the time when the locusts fly into the field in a large area, and more or less win the opportunity for everyone to grab the harvest.

Liang Xuetao holds a long-handled sickle. Got headlong into the greenhouse. Bent down and began to cut the wheat, and after a while, Mrs. Liang and Wei Hongyu also arrived with their three children.

After all, Mrs. Liang is old and has been doing things, although her face is extremely ugly. But there was no panic between the actions. Just off the ground. So he took the sickle and began to cut the wheat without saying a word.

Wei Hongyu and Liang Juan were also busy, only Liang Wen and Liang Dou stood aside, a little at a loss.

Then. Liang Dou suddenly pointed to the straw and shouted, "Grasshopper, this is a grasshopper!" ”

Liang Xuetao shouted: "Don't get in the way here!" Turning his head, he instructed Liang Juan to lead his younger brothers and sisters to carry the cut wheat to the warehouse.

As he spoke, a large field of brown locusts suddenly flew into the greenhouse, and there were more and more of them, and they became more and more dense.

When Liang Wen saw this, she suddenly screamed in fright.

Wei Hongyu hurriedly reassured her, "Locusts don't bite, don't be afraid." ”

Mrs. Liang looked at it fixedly, and then said, "This time the locusts are a bit big, Juanjuan, you go back to the house and wear a long coat and trousers." ”

Although locusts do not bite, they have thorns in their legs and feet, and when they encounter danger, they will instinctively attack each other with this thorn, especially those larger locusts, which are not only painful when pricked, but also bleed.

Liang Juan and the three of them changed their clothes and rushed to the field again, and then, the seven people began to divide and cooperate, the three adults were responsible for cutting the wheat, and Liang Juan took Liang Wen and Liang Dou to tie up the cut wheat and carry it into the granary.

After all, Mrs. Liang is old, and she has not worked in the field for a long time, and she has been cutting wheat for two hours, so her face is not good-looking, and she is supported by Liang Juan to go back to the room to rest.

Fortunately, Liang Xuetao and Wei Hongyu are full of strength, and their hands and feet are nimble, and the work of cutting wheat is simply overkill for them, but in half a day's effort, the wheat of more than one acre of land will be cut, and the remaining half will be eaten up by locusts.

Liang Xuetao and Wei Hongyu had already expected this result, and they didn't have time to complain, and they didn't care about the locusts that were still gnawing on the wheat stalks in the field, so the husband and wife hurried out of the house under the constant urging of Mrs. Liang and walked to the southeast.

To the southeast of Datian Village is a terraced rice field, which is also the largest area in the village, adjacent to the stream formed by the confluence of Yushan Mountain springs, and the Liang family's fields are located here.

As soon as she got off the ridge, Wei Hongyu suddenly gasped.

I can't put into words what happened in front of me.

The canopy was almost torn to pieces by the sharp mouthparts of the locusts, and there were small brown insects everywhere, covering the entire retina, densely packed into piles, forming clumps, or flying low in search of food, or standing on the straw and wheat leaves and gnawing continuously, like a hurricane, and like a black hole that exudes a terrifying aura devouring everything around it

If someone with a dense phobia is around, they will probably faint on the spot.

At this time, a wail suddenly came from the distance, "God, you still don't let people live, you want to force us to death!" ”

The screams were shrill and piercing, as if they were about to pierce the sky

It was as if some kind of germ was spreading in the air at lightning speed, but in a few tens of seconds, the ridges were full of complaints, wails and curses, and for a time there was a flood of grief.

"What kind of world is this, I can't live my life"

"Heaven is unfair, God you don't open your eyes"

"Thief God, you've killed someone!"

"It's all these unkilled locusts, grass!"

Liang Xuetao and the others walked deep along the ridge, and along the way, the villagers turned a blind eye to them and stood there by themselves, either stunned, or cried and wiped tears, or fluttered and cursed the locusts, and everywhere they went, there was crying and cursing

In this environment full of all kinds of negative emotions, Wei Hongyu also began to feel a little panicked. She bit her lip hard, and almost subconsciously shouted, "Liang Xuetao!" ”

Liang Xuetao stopped, turned his head to look at her, then grabbed her hand and coaxed her softly.

Wei Hongyu looked up at him, her slightly frightened eyes lined a small face timidly, and Liang Xuetao was itching to see it, so he couldn't help but lean in and kiss him.

"You" Wei Hongyu glared at him fiercely, when did he still think about this. What a pervert!

She muttered discontentedly. let the other party pull her forward, completely unaware that although she has a lot of dissatisfaction with Liang Xuetao, every time there is an emergency. She will unconsciously seek help from the other party. Liang Xuetao said a few simple words. can soothe her uneasy emotions.

Soon, they arrived at their destination, and the scene that caught their eyes made Wei Hongyu's scalp tingle.

-- Liang Xuebing and Yu Xiaofen sat straight in the field dressed as peasant shorts. With a sad face and a dull look, they didn't know what they were thinking, but they turned a blind eye to the dense locusts gathered on the straw and wheat leaves around them, as if they were unaware.

"Big brother, sister-in-law!" Liang Xuetao shouted three times in a row, and the two of them came back to their senses, probably because they were a little restless, or they kept sitting for too long, which caused their legs and feet to be a little sore.

Without waiting for Liang Xuetao to ask, Liang Xuebing smiled bitterly and took the initiative to say: "Collect one acre of grain." ”

Liang Xuetao patted him on the shoulder, said a few words, and then led Wei Hongyu to Liang Xuemei and Liang Xuejun's house.

After walking a hundred and ten meters, Wei Hongyu suddenly asked Liang Xuetao, "Don't you make a deal with your eldest brother?" ”

"What's the matter?" Liang Xuetao didn't understand.

"Let him not worry about food, if his family has no food, we can lend him first."

Liang Xuetao shook his head, "This can't be done like this." ”

"Why?" Wei Hongyu pouted dissatisfiedly, "You don't still hold a grudge against your eldest brother because of the past, do you?" My eldest brother and sister-in-law have taken good care of me over the years. ”

Liang Xuetao laughed, "It has nothing to do with this, Mei Zi didn't get angry with me because of your business, I haven't had anything to do with her for a few years, look at what I do to her now?" Afraid that Wei Hongyu would be cranky again, he explained, and immediately turned to the topic, "The so-called Shengmien, Doumi Hatred, in case there is a He Wei like this again, isn't it disgusting?" Then again, even if we have the heart to help the eldest brother, what about Meizi and Junzi, if they can watch with their eyes, they have to help, right? ”

"That can't be ignored," Wei Hongyu snorted.

"I didn't say I wouldn't care." Liang Xuetao paused and continued: "It's just that this matter is not in a hurry, after all, the eldest brother and Meizi still have some food, let's talk about it then." ”

Wei Hongyu thought about it too, so she didn't say more.

When she arrived at Liang Xuemei's field, Liang Xuetao asked and learned that the situation of her family was almost the same as that of Liang Xuebing's family, but as for the field of Liang Xuejun's family not far away, the situation was even worse, and only half an acre of grain was collected.

Liang Xuemei fell to her knees silently, almost fainting from crying, Liang Xuetao asked Hong Haishan to send her home first, in contrast, Liang Xuejun and his wife were quite relieved and looked quite calm and calm.

After asking about the situation, Liang Xuetao was about to go home to report to his mother, and suddenly remembered that Xu Yaoguang's field happened to be nearby, so he stopped by to take a look, Xu Yaoguang saw him, and after complaining, he asked him if he had brought cigarettes.

Liang Xuetao took out half a pack of cigarettes and threw it over, Xu Yaoguang took out one, and was just about to light it, when a cry suddenly came from the ridge.

He was originally a fire in his belly, and when he heard the cry, it was like adding fuel to the fire, and the whole person suddenly exploded, dropped the lighter in his hand, and began to scold, "Cry your mother next door, there are dead people in your family?" What a mourning howl here! Lao Tzu is annoyed by your crying, I know that crying, crying has an egg, damn it, it's been almost a year, what kind of days are you living, with him. Mom is in prison, staying in the village all day, can't go anywhere, I don't know what's going on outside, phew! I worked hard for a day of stuttering, and in the end I was busy working in vain, and the dog said, now it's okay, I don't have to live without food, and I'm completely comfortable."

Liang Xuetao was too lazy to listen to his incoherent crazy words, and turned around to go back.

"Where are you going?" Xu Yaoguang asked.

"Go home and catch locusts." Liang Xuetao said as he dragged Wei Hongyu and left.

Xu Yaoguang stood in place and was stunned for a moment, suddenly slapped his head, and suddenly said: "Yes, I have to kill these little bastards and locusts to relieve my hatred." After a pause, he muttered to himself, "I heard that fried locusts taste beautiful, but I haven't tasted them yet." As he spoke, he walked home, intending to go back and get two nets to catch the locusts.

Speaking of which, catching locusts is not a particularly easy task.

If the locusts are flying in piles at low altitudes, it is better to catch them, just spread the nets and pounce on them, I am afraid that they will all perch on the crops, and at this time, if you simply want to use a bag to cover, it is quite difficult.

However, these problems are simply not a problem for Liang Xuetao.

When he returned home, he first went to the west wing to see Mrs. Liang, explained the situation in detail, and then pulled Wei Hongyu to the field in his backyard and began to catch locusts.

Liang Juan also wanted to come over to join in the fun, but he didn't hesitate to push back to the house.

Liang Xuetao stood on the ridge, carried the Moyun Jue in his body, and then waved his hand lightly, and a few wisps of spiritual energy shot out from his fingertips and quickly formed a small whirlpool with detectable spiritual power, about the size of a cup, and in the next second, dozens of locusts nearby were involuntarily sucked into this whirlpool, Wei Hongyu saw this, immediately opened the mouth of the net bag, and put it on.

She glanced at Liang Xuetao with a little envy after tightening the mouth of the bag, and then muttered a little dejectedly, "Why can't I release the aura?" ”

This thing is also strange, no matter how hard Wei Hongyu cultivates, how to practice diligently every day, but she has never been able to release her aura, it seems that she is always so close to the door, and there is a lack of an opportunity, for this, she and Liang Xuetao have to think about it.

Wei Hongyu couldn't help but feel a little depressed when she thought about this, but she was quickly distracted by the thousands of locusts in front of her.

The couple continued to work together, harvesting five or six bags of locusts in less than an hour.

Although this kind of arrest method is not difficult for Liang Xuetao, it consumes more aura, and the aura in his body is not inexhaustible, so after dinner, the two of them caught it for a while, then washed up and went back to the room to rest.

Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was white, Wei Hongyu woke up, and when she opened her eyes, she found herself being held in her arms by Liang Xuetao.

For a few days, this scene would happen almost every day, and Wei Hongyu didn't have time to deal with this color embryo at this time, and after shouting at him, he said that he would continue to catch locusts.

"Those bugs are high in protein, and the nutritional value is high, so catch more and keep them for the children to replenish their bodies." Wei Hongyu said as she picked up a black undershirt and brushed it on the head of Liang Xuetao, who had just sat up, "Hurry up and get dressed!" (To be continued......)

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