But Zhao Youfu is not a person who has been given for nothing, and he has also planted land for decades. After listening to Daddy's words, and then contacting what these children saw, he also reacted: It's really going to be a locust plague!

Father Zhao saw that he was stunned, so he urged him and said, "If you want to save your life, hurry up and do what I say!" Lao Zhao's family is the only one left with you, and you can't cut off the incense no matter what! ”

Zhao Youfu was used to listening to his father's words all his life, so he got up in a daze to get the title deed. When he rummaged through the box and took out the title deed, Zhao Youfu came to his senses again. He pounced on him and said, "Daddy! You can't try to die! The eldest and second of our family have the strength, even if they push you away with the car, our family can escape! ”

Daddy Zhao closed his eyes and said, "What nonsense? Who wants to die if they can live? Hurry up and get more food back. Remember, you need food. Come back and spread it all out into pancakes. ”

After listening to Zhao's father's words, Zhao Youfu put his mind at ease. I went out with the title deed. This Zhao Youfu has lived for decades, and he also knows the truth that if you say too much, you will lose. From the time I went out to the time I came back, I didn't say anything to the people in the village from beginning to end.

Zhao Youfu returned home and said to Zhao's father: "Dad, the land is sold." But now the price of land is too low, and Steward Wang only gave one stone of grain. It is said that the price of grain has risen to seven or eight taels and one stone. If our family's two acres of land cost silver, it is only two, and it is worth a stone if we want food. And I wanted to borrow food, but he wouldn't. That steward Wang looked at me strangely! Do you think that he, the royal family, knows that there is going to be a locust plague? ”

Father Zhao still closed his eyes and said slowly: "Then Master Wang's family are all shrewd people, how come they don't know about the locust plague?" Otherwise, how would their family accumulate a huge family business? Say nothing else, hurry up and make pancakes. ”

Zhao Youfu agreed and went out to find his mother-in-law. As soon as his mother-in-law entered the door and saw the grain, she said in surprise: "Boss, where did the grain come from?" Why so many? ”

Zhao Youfu said: "Don't make noise, don't leak the news." Hurry up and get ready to grind the noodles. ”

But Zhao Youfu's mother-in-law refused, she said loudly: "You say, where did this grain come from?" What did you sell at home? ”

Zhao Youfu, who wanted to explain slowly for a while, had no choice but to say: "I sold the two acres of land at home in exchange for grain. ……”

Before Zhao Youfu could explain this, his mother-in-law had already cried sharply: "You want to die!" We only have two acres of land left, how can you sell it? ”

Zhao Youfu hurriedly blocked his mother-in-law's mouth and said, "Don't make trouble, I'll be slow with you...... Oh! ”

Before Zhao Youfu could explain, his mother-in-law had already bitten his finger! He screamed in pain

Get up! Zhao Yongfu was already bored because of the sale of land, and was bitten by his mother-in-law again, and he was immediately furious, and slapped his mother-in-law in the face!

His mother-in-law was so stunned by this slap that she covered her face. Before she could wake up, she was grabbed by Zhao Youfu and whispered a few words close to his ear. His mother-in-law's eyes widened in shock. After a while, he said, "Let's go, what will happen to my brother and sister-in-law's family?" ”

Zhao Youfu thought for a while and said, "Make pancakes first." I'll do it again in the evening. ”

With this explanation, his mother-in-law took the grain to grind the noodles and began to spread the pancakes. The matter of spreading pancakes is a must-have skill for a Shandong woman. And Shandong's big pancakes are different. The pancakes made in the traditional way are extremely tough!

Anyone who has ever eaten an authentic Shandong pancake knows that chewing that thing in your mouth is like chewing a piece of dry hard rubber. Although the taste is acceptable, you can't bite into the pancake without a little effort. Even if you bite into it, that pancake won't necessarily rot if you chew it in your mouth for ten minutes! When I ate half of the pancakes, my whole face was numb, and my cheeks were sore and soft, and I couldn't use my strength! After eating a whole pancake, you're guaranteed to be speechless!

These pancakes are not the kind of improved pancakes sold in the modern market. This pancake, while tough, has a benefit. It is placed in a cloth bag, as long as it is not wet and not damp, it will not be bad for three or four months.

When it was approaching evening, Zhao Youfu went out and ran to the neighboring village and arrived at his uncle's house. After some explanation, he and his brother's family also decided to escape the famine. The two sides agreed that when Zhao Youfu was ready to leave, they would come to the village to call him, and the two families would take care of them on the road together.

Back home, Zhao Youfu went to see Daddy Zhao. I saw that his father was sleeping with his eyes closed. Seeing that the porridge bowl on the table was clean, knowing that his father drank the porridge, Zhao Youfu was relieved to go back to sleep.

The next morning, Zhao Youfu asked his mother-in-law to boil another bowl of porridge for his father, and went to work to escape the famine. If you can sell something at home, you need to pull it out and sell it; What can be received in the house must be received in the house. To be buried, a pit had to be dug for a whole day.

When he returned home with a string of copper plates, his mother-in-law pulled him and whispered: "Master, you go and persuade our father!" He hadn't eaten for the day! The porridge I boiled for him, he gave it to our son. ”

Zhao Youfu heard the buzzing in his head! Rushed into his father's room. Father Zhao was still lying on it with his eyes closed, but his face was frighteningly pale. How could Zhao Yongfu not understand his father's mind at this moment! He couldn't help but burst into tears.

Zhao Youfu cried and said, "Dad! We already have food in our house! I can escape! Why should you do this?

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Father Zhao slowly opened his eyes and said, "What do you know?" I live to see my grandchildren get married! But when I saw so many grasshoppers, I knew that I couldn't survive this time! Instead of dragging you down, I might as well go meet your mother sooner. ”

Zhao Youfu desperately persuaded his father to eat something, and swore that their family would definitely be able to get out of danger. But Father Zhao ignored him at all, just closed his eyes and didn't speak.

In this way, Father Zhao took two more beatings and left the west. Zhao Youfu hastily handled Zhao's father's funeral and continued to pack his bags. At this time, he also found that there were many grasshoppers this year. Not only did he find out, but so did the villagers. The villagers are in a state of panic.

After packing up his things, Zhao Youfu sent his eldest son to deliver a message to his uncle's house, and sat back and waited for them to come and meet. His uncle's family also participated in Daddy Zhao's funeral, so he naturally knew Daddy Zhao's intentions. But I could only sigh a few times, and I couldn't do anything. I can only go home and wait for Zhao Youfu's notice.

After waiting for the letter from the eldest nephew, the whole family rushed to meet Zhao Youfu with their belongings. Zhao Youfu and his two families went out of the village, and the movement was not small. And it is clear that he is fleeing from the famine, how can the people in the village not know? Most of the people in the village came out to see them off, or to see the wind.

Walking to the entrance of the village, Zhao Youfu stopped and put down the car. He turned to the villagers and said, "Almost everyone from all families is here, let me say a few words to remember!" My dad said we're going to have a locust plague here! It's not an ordinary locust plague, it's the kind that hasn't been encountered for decades. If the family does not survive, flee to the east. Flee in the direction of Jiaozhou and Zhao! There is a way to live. ”

Everyone still had to ask, but the two families had already pushed the cart and left without looking back. The villagers listened to Zhao Youfu's words and talked about it. Beckoning the villagers to go east, it was the news that Liu Pei arranged for someone to release. He hoped that the villagers would move in his direction while they still had the strength left. It will not lose too many people in desperation, and it will be convenient for him to respond.

Not only this village, but also the slightly more prosperous villages of Jinan, Yanzhou and Dongchang have spread the news on the pretext of looking for high-lived farmers to ask about their situation. Smart people naturally plan ahead. As for those who can't react. It's up to you.

Shortly after the first swarm of locusts took off, they hit the ground again. They moved very quickly, eating up everything they could along the way. After the locusts in other areas were added by this batch of locusts, the existing abundant food was quickly eaten up by the enlarged locust swarms, forcing those locusts that had not yet taken off to join the locust swarms in search of more food. It's getting bigger and bigger! Irremediable!