Locust?

As soon as Zhao Chen's words came out, Li Er's gloomy face was suddenly stunned, his eyebrows couldn't help frowning slightly, and when he looked at Zhao Chen, there was a look of surprise in his eyes.

Not only Li Er, but the eldest grandson and others who were in the side hall at this time, just like Li Er, their faces suddenly changed, and they glanced at each other one by one, and their eyes showed a look of disbelief.

imagined in his mind that the spectacular scene he saw yesterday, according to Zhao Chen's meaning, imagined the colored paper flying and falling all over the sky as thousands of locusts, and the faces of several people turned extremely pale in an instant.

"What do you mean by that?" Li Er frowned slightly, his eyes stared at Zhao Chen, as if he wanted to see something from Zhao Chen's expression.

However, he was surprised to find that Zhao Chen's expression was solemn at this moment, and there was obviously no joke.

Zhao Chen will not be untargeted, since locusts are suddenly mentioned at this time, then there must be full evidence.

Just like the last heavy rain, they must have observed something in some detail that they didn't usually pay attention to, so they would tell him this at this time.

In fact, Zhao Chen has known for a long time that a big locust plague will break out in the entire Guanzhong this year, and at that time, there will be no grass left where the locusts have passed.

It's just that, after all, it is in the history books, if Zhao Chen is very sure, the disaster described in the history books will really come as scheduled, and Zhao Chen is naturally not sure.

Therefore, after listening to Li Er's words, Zhao Chen hesitated slightly, looked at Li Er and said, "Weichen is still not sure. However, according to Wechen's current speculation. Fear... There is really going to be a huge locust plague this year! ”

"Guess?" As soon as Zhao Chen's words came out, Li Er's heart. couldn't help but suddenly tighten, and when he looked at Zhao Chen, he said with a look of surprise in his eyes: "What can you guess?" I want yes! ”

Li Er himself is a history book maniac, in his spare time, his favorite book is history books, taking history as a mirror, this is a sentence that Li Er often hangs on his lips.

Naturally, for this plague of locusts. Li Er not only witnessed it in the history books, but also saw the occurrence of the locust plague with his own eyes, which was simply devastating.

However, Zhao Chen, who is listening to it now, described yesterday's scene, the colored paper falling from the sky, as locusts, as long as Li Er thought about it a little, his face immediately turned pale.

"Drought!" Zhao Chen heard Li Er's words. He groaned slightly, looked at Li Er and frowned, and said, "Guanzhong suffered a major drought last year, and there was hardly a single snow in winter. This shows that this year's Guanzhong Road may be a drought again! ”

There is a possibility of drought in Guanzhong this year. Li Eryi had already predicted this matter. For this reason, Li Er has also summoned the eldest grandson Wuji and these people. Preparations for drought began early.

It's just that the plan is not as fast as the change, he thought that if he was ready for drought, it would not be a big deal, who knows, Zhao Chen here, gave him another blow.

Li Er felt in his chest, suddenly it seemed like a fire, and he even had some difficulty breathing after the burning, first the drought in Shandong, then the drought in Guanzhong, the drought just after last year, and the drought in Guanzhong this year.

If it was just a drought, it would be enough, and he now had enough material and financial resources to cope with the endless droughts, but in the dark, it seemed as if someone was deliberately making things difficult for him.

And now, all of a sudden, there is a plague of locusts!

I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart, so I sat there, took a breath a little tired, waved my hand at Zhao Chen, and said, "Keep talking!" ”

"Hmm!" Hearing this, Zhao Chen bowed slightly to Li Er, and continued: "The appearance of locusts is often accompanied by continuous dry weather, from last year to this year, Guanzhong has suffered from drought continuously, which is very easy, it will breed the flood of locusts!" ”

Drought for many years has led to serious soil erosion, which is the cause of locusts, and this year's Guanzhong is like this!

"That's what you're based on?" Li Er listened to Zhao Chen's explanation, he was still a little unsure in his heart, sat there frowning and thought for a moment, and when he raised his head again, he looked at Zhao Chen and said uncertainly: "In addition to this judgment, is there a more definite explanation?" ”

"Eggs!" When Zhao Chen heard Li Er's words, Zhao Chen didn't think about it, so he looked at Li Er and said: "Now the ground is still frozen, wait until a period of time, the ground will thaw, and then you will dig the ground, and you will be able to find insect eggs!" ”

The method that Zhao Chen said, at present, is the most effective and direct way to detect locusts in advance, and in addition, Zhao Chen really can't think of a better way to directly find locusts.

"Then guess how serious this locust plague will be if it really happens!" Today is the fourth day of the first lunar month, and it is freezing outside, so it is naturally impossible to dig up the ground, so Li Er can only throw his doubts to Zhao Chen.

As soon as Li Er's words came out, the eldest grandson in the side hall, Li Chengqian and the others, all pricked up their ears, held their breath, listened to the movement outside, and completely forgot the purpose of Zhao Chen's trip.

"This Weichen is not sure!" Just when everyone held their breath and quietly waited for Zhao Chen to answer, Zhao Chen, who was listening, looked at Li Er with a slight groan and said, "However, once the locust plague of Weichenjue happens, it will not be small-scale!" ”

Not on a small scale!

Hearing Zhao Chen's words, Li Er suddenly leaned on the low couch with a somewhat pale face, and for a moment, as if he had used up all his strength, he closed his eyes tiredly.

It's just that if you look closely, you will find that Li Er's ten fingers next to the armrest of the low couch are twitching slightly, obviously his heart has been chaotic to the extreme.

The locust plague, moreover, is not small-scale, once it really happens in the entire Guanzhong, such a terrible consequence, Li Er has a feeling of numbness on his scalp as long as he thinks about it.

This is the real disaster, compared to this terrible locust plague, the drought in Shandong and Guanzhong last year is nothing at all.

"Brother Chen, is there a way to prevent it?" Li Chengqian, who was originally pulled into the side hall by the eldest grandson, listened to Zhao Chen's words outside at this time, and there was nothing else to care about, so he suddenly pushed away Li Tai in front of him, came out of the side hall with a pale face, looked at Zhao Chen with hopeful eyes, and asked loudly.

With Li Chengqian's words, Li Er, who was lying there with his eyes closed just now, suddenly, as if he had just reacted, opened his eyes suddenly, and looked at Zhao Chen with the same hope, expecting Zhao Chen to answer.

Immortal disciples, and people who are superb, even lightning and rainbows, can be used, Li Er doesn't believe that Zhao Chen will have no way to deal with this locust plague.

And at this time, with the appearance of Li Chengqian, all the people who had just entered the side hall walked out of it, looking at Zhao Chen one by one, full of hope.

Zhao Chen stood there, looking at Xiangcheng who came out of the side hall through Li Chengqian's shoulder, and saw that Xiangcheng was also looking at him with a nervous and expectant gaze.

So, he took a light breath, turned his gaze to Li Chengqian, and said, "Yes! ”

The great joys and sorrows of life came too fast, just now in the Liangyi Palace, there was still a lifeless look, and everyone's hearts were as if a boulder had been crushed because of the locust plague.

But as Zhao Chen's words came out, the boulder was suddenly lifted, and it suddenly relaxed, making the eldest grandson and Xiangcheng both cover their mouths suddenly, and tears fell uncontrollably.

On the other hand, Li Er sat up straight directly, slammed his fist on the armrest of the low couch, and the corners of his mouth twitched so hard that he almost screamed.

The horror of the locust plague was clear to everyone here, so when they heard Zhao Chen talk about the locust plague just now, everyone felt that there were dark clouds above their heads.

Until this time, when Zhao Chen, who listened to it again, said that there would be a way to stop it, he suddenly had a feeling of seeing the sun.

"What's the solution?" Li Er calmed down, took another breath, looked at Zhao Chen with burning eyes, and asked.

"All the people catch eggs!" When Zhao Chen heard this, he looked at Li Er and said, "There is also medicine killing, this is the best way that Wei Chen can think of at present!" ”

Mobilizing the whole people to catch insect eggs, and then boiling pesticides that can kill eggs, the two methods at the same time, can not completely eradicate a large area of locusts, but at least can stop some locusts The most effective way.

Hearing Zhao Chen's words, Li Er sat there, frowned slightly, and thought for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Zhao Chen and said: "This matter, we have to wait until the ground is thawed to be completely sure, and before that, don't reveal half a cent to anyone!" ”

Revealing it, it is a plain panic, this Zhao Chen naturally understood, put down and promised Li Er, and looked at Xiangcheng over there, the meaning could not be clearer.

Zhao Chen still took Xiangcheng away in the end, no matter how far-fetched the reason he said, Li Er finally agreed to Zhao Chen and took Xiangcheng away.

In the Liangyi Palace, when Zhao Chen left with Xiangcheng, the eldest grandson said beside Li Er with an unhappy face: "It's really cheap, this kid!" ”

"This time, for the sake of his ability to prevent the locust plague, I will not pursue him!" At this time, Li Er stood under the eaves of the corridor outside the main hall with his hands in his hands, looked at the flower pond in front of him, and said with a slight sigh.

The locust plague is the most important thing, that is the real disaster of the empire, once it really has a loud and large-scale locust plague, Li Er can't imagine the consequences.

The most important thing is that once the locust plague happens, not only these things on the surface, but also some additional things, will appear at the same time, and that is the tricky thing for him to arrive.

I hope that Zhao Chen can really control the locust plague within a certain range as he said! (To be continued.) )