Just when the villagers were desperate, the sound of gongs and drums sounded in the village. Hearing the familiar rhythm, the villagers knew what it was about. Every time I sacrifice to the Lord of the Land or something, the people in the village who know gongs and drums always beat this tune.

Many people came out to watch with their heads and faces covered. Sure enough, several families were moving all kinds of things to the center of the village. These people also wrapped their heads and faces in thick cloths, leaving only two eyes. There were many locusts hanging on it, and they didn't dare to slap it. At this time, there was also a thick layer of locusts on the ground, and several of them would be trampled to death for each foot that fell. But they did not dare to step on it. Only dare to carefully use your feet to push away the locusts before you dare to fall down. Just like that, I was so careful, and I still trampled a lot of locusts to death.

The men were the first to bring out a large offering table with various offerings on it. There are not many wealthy people in the village, and the offerings used are all various pastries made of flour. Basically, there is no food to be offered. Unless it is time to worship the ancestors, they are willing to offer some food.

When the offering table was finished, the incense burner was brought out and put on the table. And then there's the god card. The god card reads: Position of the Locust God! Those families picked up incense, lit it and inserted it on the incense burner, and frequently kowtowed to the throne. I don't know if the locust god appeared to collect the tribute, or if the locusts found the snack delicious? In the blink of an eye, the offering table was covered with locusts. The snacks that were offered as sacrifices were quickly eaten by the locusts. And more locusts came and landed on the offering table so densely that the offering table could not be seen at all.

The families knelt on the ground and kept bowing to the gods. The other villagers also stepped out of their homes. They were careful not to step on the locusts, and slowly walked to the offering table and knelt down, and after following the families, they began to pray to the locust god devoutly.

They prayed to the locust gods to retreat so that they could get a respite. The people kneeling on the flat ground in the middle of the village were no longer human, and countless locusts fell on them. But they didn't even dare to shoot. But no matter how careful they were not to hurt the locusts, no matter how vigorously they bowed like the locust gods! The locust god seems to be angry, and wants his locusts to devour the world.

In fact, these villagers may not believe in locust gods or anything like that. It's just that by this point, they had no other choice. Worship to the locust god can only be regarded as a last resort.

The same thing happened in many villages. People either worshipped reverently, wept bitterly, or tried desperately to kill the locusts, but with little success. Everything they do is like waves crashing onto the beach. No matter what pattern they paint on the beach, once the wave passes, the beach will inevitably return to its original state. The locusts were like the waves of the sea, wave after wave, as if there would never be a time to stop.

Zhao Youfu and his family marched along the road in the direction of Jiaozhou. It's just that the two families have a lot of families and a lot of belongings, so they can't go far. Fortunately, the two families prepared well in advance, and they didn't worry about food.

It's just that Zhao Youfu didn't understand what his father said: "Look carefully at the camp on the side of the road." If there is a man in a blue shirt guarding the camp, you can ask where the escape is going. ”

At that time, the old man didn't explain a few more words, which made Zhao Youfu confused. At this time, his uncle was here, but it could be said that the two of them would go through the details together. Zhao Youfu told his uncle about this, and his uncle didn't know why when he heard it. So the two had no choice but to take their families and continue to move towards Jiaozhou.

The two families walked slowly, and many caravans and travelers walked faster than them. Sometimes you can meet a resting place. The news of the caravan came quickly, so he told them that there was a large-scale outbreak of locust plague.

The two families don't know how they feel at this time? It's glad to be still, but it's helpless to say clearly. It's just that I feel that the future is even more bleak, and I don't know what to do. Fortunately, the two families found that there were many people similar to their two families on the road, and they were also heading in the direction of Jiaozhou. After talking to him, I realized that they were all people who were fleeing the locust plague, but there were not many of them.

After everyone met, they joined a team with everyone and walked slowly in the direction of Jiaozhou. There were nine families in this group. There are more than 40 people in total. Because these people are well prepared, there is no shortage of food. So everyone's hearts are a little lighter. After talking on the road, everyone knew that everyone came only when they heard that there was a way to live in Jiaozhou. I don't know the specific news, but I only know that seeing a large group of people wearing blue shirts on the road is a savior. At the beginning, the people who inquired about the details said that these people were all the families of a certain large landowner, and they were specifically recruiting tenants. The big landlord has bought a lot of wasteland and is soliciting people to open up the wasteland. After hearing this, everyone's hearts were a little calmer.

On this day, several families were on the road. Suddenly, Zhao Youfu's uncle shouted: "Look! Look ahead, there's a camp ahead. There are a few people in blue shirts right outside the door! ”

Everyone looked around, and sure enough, they saw a camp in the distance that seemed to have been hastily constructed. It seems to be where the caravans were stationed. The outer wall is just a thick fence made of wood and wooden fences. Sure enough, there were a lot of people in blue shirts moving inside.

When they saw this, they immediately became excited, but then they became frightened. Because everyone has only heard some news about these people, and they don't know the details at all. If these people are robbers, and they go up rashly, will they not fall into the mouth of a tiger?

When the crowd was hesitating. Those people also spotted them and beckoned to them instead. It's coming

At such a point, they can't stand it. And even if you go forward, you have to pass by that camp, and you will always see it. So everyone still pressed their steps and walked forward slowly.

Approaching the camp, a big man in a blue shirt strode over and asked them, "Fellow villagers, are you fleeing the locust plague?" ”

Everyone didn't know why, so they had to nod slowly, and the big man was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "I guess you are the ones who escaped the locust plague!" In that case, let's go into the camp and rest! My lord is recruiting tenants, go inside and talk to the bookkeeper, and you will know the truth of the matter. ”

When everyone heard that something good had happened, they all became excited and quickened their pace. Zhao Youfu saw that the man was a little kind-faced, and he couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "Well, this eldest brother, I see that you are very kind-faced, where do you seem to have seen it?" ”

The big man thought for a while and said, "A while ago, I was sent by my lord to watch the movement of locusts in the countryside, so I may have walked through your village, right?" ”

Zhao Youfu patted his thigh and said, "I'll just say it!" ”

So he described the name of his village, its address, and his father's appearance. The big man immediately smiled and said, "Oh, I remember! Your father's surname is Zhao, right? He's a good guy. Yes, what about your father? Why don't you see people? ”

After speaking, the big man noticed that Zhao Youfu's family was wearing filial piety clothes. He asked, "What's the matter, old man?" ”

Zhao Youfu couldn't help but feel sad when he heard this! Crying and said: "In order not to drag us down, my father didn't stick to his teeth for a few days, so he died!" ”

The big man was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh and said, "Oops! Why did you find a short-sightedness? Didn't I tell him that if you come here, you will have a way to live? Why can't you think about it? ”

Zhao Youfu was even more sad when he heard it. I knew that I could find a way to live so easily, even if I pinched my neck and poured porridge, I couldn't let his father kill himself! As he thought about it, he couldn't help but cry out loud. It didn't matter if he cried, he brought several other families to arouse the sadness of leaving home, and they all began to sob.

The big man sighed and said, "Alas, forget it, don't cry either!" The old man is also for your good! So, you just have to live well! ”

Zhao Youfu barely stopped his sadness and asked Dahan about the specific situation. The big man said that he would tell them about the situation. Sure enough, as they said at the beginning, there was a big landlord who was recruiting tenants to open up the wasteland. Later, he found that there was a locust plague on the ground in Shandong, so he sent people to spread the news. I hope that someone can move in the direction of Jiaozhou, so that he can recruit people. At the same time, it is hoped that more people will escape the locust plague.