For thousands of years, the Central Plains has been a place of many disasters. Not only is it a battleground for soldiers, but there are also countless droughts, floods, and locust plagues...... Countless people have died as a result of various disasters, not to mention all kinds of cannibalism.

And the old man's words really made Mao Wenlong excited, obviously, judging from the old man's tone and what he saw and heard in front of him. Mao Wenlong knew that the old man had to have at least two brushes before he dared to let out such arrogant words.

Mao Wenlong hurriedly smiled and asked, "Can the old gentleman tell us first, what is the use of raising these locusts?" ”

Mao Wenlong's tone was soothing and his face was smiling, which was much more beneficial than Hong Chengchou. And the old man is obviously more affinity with Mao Wenlong. When he saw Mao Wenlong asking, he replied: "These locusts can be fed to chickens and ducks, and people can also take them to eat, which has many benefits." It's a pity that since ancient times, no one has recognized the preciousness of these things, and these things, which were originally treasures, have become a scourge for people. ”

"Feed chickens and ducks, and people can eat locusts?" Hong Chengchou was frightened, looking at the dense locusts in the wooden box that kept crawling, he thought of eating these things in his stomach, and immediately felt sick to his stomach.

"You don't look at what it looks like, it's actually a delicacy. And it has some functions for curing diseases, as for the medicinal use, I heard Xiao Lao'er's grandfather say that it originated in Miaojiang. People there are said to be good at using these bugs in medicine! The old man explained quite complacently.

These words have been passed down from generation to generation in the old man's family, and now that he has the opportunity to show off his knowledge, it can be regarded as finally having a place to use, of course, he has to take the opportunity to show off his skills.

Listening to what the old man said, Hong Chengchou also began to doubt his beliefs, and he didn't have the mentality of refusing before.

And Mao Wenlong was even happier, whether the locusts could be used in medicine to cure the disease, and whether it was transmitted from Miaojiang, he didn't care. Now the only thing he cared about was the old man in front of him, who obviously knew more about locusts than he had imagined.

"Sir, these juniors will ask you for advice in the future, can you tell us first, how to prevent these locusts from harming the food that the people have worked so hard to grow when the dry season comes?" Mao Wenlong began to be a little impatient.

When the old man heard this, his expression began to become hesitant, and after a while, he sighed and said, "I can't hide it, in fact, there is almost no way to prevent this locust. Every locust plague occurs after a continuous dry season, and the only way is to prevent the dry season from occurring continuously, but this is not something that can be done by manpower. ”

Mao Wenlong frowned, still unrelenting: "Isn't there any other way than to prevent the dry season from happening?" ”

The old man fell into deep thought, Mao Wenlong and Hong Chengchou didn't bother, quietly waiting for him to give some advice.

After a long time, the old man hesitated and said: "If the general soldier is not afraid of hardships, Xiao Lao'er does have a method here to try." However, Xiao Lao'er stated in advance that this method was only discovered by chance when Xiao Lao'er was raising these locusts, and as for the actual effect, I dare not guarantee you. ”

"It's okay, as long as there is a hopeful solution, it doesn't hurt for you to say it." Mao Wenlong encouraged the old man.

The old man paused for a moment before he spoke: "Raising these locusts started after the locust plague four years ago. At that time, Shaanxi was in war all year round, and crops could not be grown in the fields. There was no food at home, and life was about to go on, so when the locust plague appeared, Xiao Lao'er thought of raising locusts. ”

Mao Wenlong saw that the old man stopped and looked at him, so he handed over a look to continue talking again.

Seeing that Mao Wenlong was listening carefully, the old man continued: "These locusts are easier to feed than anything, and they multiply quickly. If you raise locusts, you can feed chickens and ducks, and you can fill your stomach without starving to death, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. ”

Speaking of this, the old man laughed twice with some embarrassment: "It is also after raising locusts that the little old man's family can live here for generations, and there is no need to flee to other places at all." And the more locust plagues occur, the more nourishing the life of the little old man's family becomes. ”

The old man suddenly became very serious, he leaned into Mao Wenlong's ear and whispered: "But this locust is something that everyone talks about, and the government will not let people raise this kind of thing." Therefore, Xiao Lao'er's family has always been secretly raised, and he doesn't dare to go out at all. ”

Mao Wenlong suddenly came over, it turned out that the old man was worried that the government would investigate his private locust breeding. He chuckled lightly and comforted the old man: "Old gentleman, don't worry that the government will come to you to hold you accountable. With me Mao Wenlong here, it is enough to keep you safe and sound. ”

Having said so much, what the old man was waiting for was Mao Wenlong's words. Now the entire north belongs to Mao Wenlong, as long as he speaks, naturally no one dares to come to him for accountability. The relieved old man no longer had any worries, and when he got down to business, he said: "At the beginning, it was not smooth when the little old man raised locusts, and once he worked hard to raise locusts for more than half a year, and nearly 10,000 locusts disappeared overnight. ”

Hong Chengchou said casually: "Someone stole it? ”

The old man shook his head and continued, "It was eaten all overnight. ”

Speaking of this, the old man also showed a look of regret, thinking about the time when the locusts were suddenly eaten, causing the chickens and ducks raised at home to have no food. had to endure the pain and sell them all, and the loss was not small.

"What ate you?" Mao Wenlong thought that eating locusts should be the point.

The old man turned around suddenly, and then went to a darker corner of the wall, and searched the dirt floor. After a while, he grabbed a toad in his hand and handed it to Mao Wenlong.

At first, Mao Wenlong didn't know what the old man had brought over, so he leaned over to look at it with curiosity. When he saw the disgusting toad in the old man's hand, he was so frightened that he took three steps back on the spot, and shouted in a panic: "Throw that thing away, quickly." ”

Obviously didn't expect Mao Wenlong to be afraid of such a small animal, the old man still had a demented expression, standing stunned, still holding the toad in his outstretched hand. By the time he reacted, Mao Wenlong had already hidden behind the vast man.

Haoda's face was flushed, obviously wanting to laugh but not daring to be seen by Mao Wenlong. He didn't expect that Mao Wenlong was not even afraid of killing, but he was only afraid of such a little guy.

"Total ...... Chief soldier, this is what was eaten at that time, all the locusts of the little old man, isn't it okay to throw it away? The old man was quite puzzled, Mao Wenlong's performance made him dizzy.