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Zhiwen suddenly jumped up, found a cloth bag, grabbed the locusts and stuffed them.

Zheng San and his wife were taken aback by his actions, and hurriedly asked, "Zhiwen, what are you doing here?" ”

"What? I caught locusts and ate them, this insect is very delicious. Zhiwen knows that this locust is rich in protein and low in fat, and it is dried after a little cleaning, whether it is eaten whole or ground into powder to supplement daily food, it is a very good source of protein, even better than eggs, and low cholesterol.

Zheng San and his wife were so panicked that they grabbed Zhiwen, "You are crazy, this is a locust god, you can't eat it." ”

"What? Can't eat, or is it a locust god? "Zhiwen was thundered.

"Yes, we have known since ancient times that this locust plague is hateful, but it is said that this is the wrath of the locust god in the sky, and it is okay to drive it away, but it is not to be eaten, and it cannot be eaten." Zheng San and his wife said again and again.

Zhiwen took two locusts in his hand, didn't wash them, roasted them on the torch next to him for a while, and then emitted a burst of burnt fragrance, ate one himself, and handed another one to his parents.

"Dad, mother, you taste it, it's fragrant." Zhiwen said, "Haven't you eaten it?" ”

"Well, I have eaten it, but I didn't eat it when I didn't suffer from the locust plague." Zheng San said dodgingly.

"I'm going to eat, I'm going to eat." Nan Nan shouted beside him.

Zhiwen casually caught another one and roasted it for her, and now this locust is everywhere, and it is very easy to catch.

"But you're afraid of being seen? Let's catch insects in our yard and close the door, who can see it. "Zhiwen is inducing.

"Besides, other people are also catching insects and eating insects, right, Dad, Mother?"

Seeing that Zheng San and his wife were still silent, Zhiwen was a little anxious.

"I don't care what locust god is or not, I just know that if it eats our wheat seedlings and grain, I will eat them." Zhiwen said ruthlessly.

"Besides, catch more bugs, which can be used as food rations for several days."

"Zhiwen is right, if they eat our food, we will eat them." But it was Zhiwen Niang who couldn't hold her breath.

"Yes, as you say." Zheng San also gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

A brief division of labor followed.

Zheng San first went to clear out a room, sealed the windows with wooden boards, repaired the door if the door was damaged, and let the family have a place to rest and sleep, this locust plague does not know how long it will last.

Zhiwen and Nannan are responsible for catching insects.

Zhiwen Niang cleaned the caught insects slightly, and then put them in a large iron pot to fry them dry.

Zhiwen took the nannans under the trees in the yard, just pinched them down with one hand, and caught them with a bucket filled with some water with the other, so that they couldn't fly for a while.

The bucket was quickly filled, and it was quickly brought to the kitchen, and Zhiwen Niang took it with her hands and feet, poured it into the bamboo basket with a "bang", and drained the water first.

Then pour a ladle of boiling water into it, and scald the locusts that were still alive and kicking to death.

After soaking in cold water and splashing boiling water, it can basically be cleaned, and then the water is controlled and poured into a hot large iron pot.

Later, as long as you control the heat, don't let the fire too much to scorch the insects, and then stir it from time to time, it will not take long, it will be fragrant and delicious.

Zheng San got the room and came over to catch insects.

As the number of locusts gradually decreased, Zhiwen had to carry light skills, one moment on the tree, one time on the roof, or simply hold a cloth bag with both hands, jump into the air one by one, and catch a lot of insects.

completely forgot that his kung fu had been exposed in front of his family.

Zhiwen Niang didn't see it in the kitchen. Zheng San was catching insects in the yard, and he was terrified.

I was surprised by Zhiwen's sudden ability to get on his body, and I was afraid that he would accidentally fall and injure himself, and he was proud of his son who was so powerful.

Nan Nan didn't think about it so much, because she was small and short, it was already difficult to catch insects at this time.

She stood in the middle of the courtyard, her head raised.

"There are a lot of worms here, brother."

"Oh, there's a group on the roof, brother, go quickly."

Started to command.

At night, the number of locusts decreases, could it be that this insect also has night blindness? Zhiwen said secretly.

In this era, many people have night blindness, Zheng San and his wife, the adults of the uncle's grandfather's family, as well as Uncle Song and Aunt Song, according to Zhiwen's observation, all have night blindness of varying severity.

The situation of the children seems to be a little better, like Zhiwen himself, Nannan, Xiaoying, Xiaojie, and they have no night blindness, and those neighbor children around the caves in the village, such as Dazhu and Dani, have them.

Zhiwen now cooks with alfalfa to make a soup, alfalfa is rich in vitamin A, which can gradually alleviate the night blindness of his parents, or even completely cure.

Now it seems that it is still effective, and Zheng San and his wife can see something vaguely at night.

Since there were fewer insects, Zheng San and Zhiwen Niang had bad eyes, so they stopped catching insects, and the family quickly ran into the room that Zheng San cleaned out to sleep.

It's also important to get a good rest, and no one knows how long this plague will last.

The next day, a family of four walked out of the room, but unexpectedly found that there were not many locusts left, and the neighbors inquired, and there were not many insects left in the entire county.

Zhiwen is still a little regretful, for most of the day yesterday, I watched a lot of locusts caught, after the water was dried, it was actually not heavy, and now I checked it with my hands, and it looked less than a hundred catties.

It is enough for the family to have about half a month's ration, but it is nutritious and can be replenished for the whole family.

After finding out that there were fewer insects last night, Zhiwen also planned to take out the alfalfa grass in the warehouse as bait, so as to catch more insects, but now he can't use this trick.

Zheng San and his wife are very happy that they don't need to take leave today, and they can continue to work.

Besides, if the locusts are gone, the crops may still be saved.

Zhiwen didn't see it that way, he felt that there were no crops in the city, and there were far fewer flowers and trees than outside the city.

In the next few days, the number of people who fled to the county seat suddenly increased, and the crowd that was originally outside the city wall was a group in the east and a group in the west, and there were still many gaps between them.

Now Hula La, all of a sudden, the gap is basically filled with makeshift shacks.

Zhiwen's suspicions were also confirmed from their mouths, and locusts were still wreaking havoc in the surrounding villages.

The faces of Zheng San and his wife became more and more heavy.

The group of people who are fleeing now are not the landless households at the beginning, but small families with more or less a few acres of land.

The locust plague after the drought completely cut off their hope, seeing that there is not much grain in stock, and the government will come to collect grain after the autumn, and the family will not see a way to live.

had to be ruthless, sold the few acres of land that he had saved so hard, and fled with the grain he had exchanged.

Although this group of people fled, the situation was somewhat better than the first batch, and they still had a few copper coins in their hands, and they also wanted to go into the city to find some work to do and subsidize their families, so there were more people in this county.

There are many people, it is inevitable that dragons and snakes will be mixed, and the public security will become worse and worse, and there have been several robberies and even kidnappings.

Zhiwen Niang quit her job, a woman's family, walking alone on the street, now it is a dangerous thing.

Zheng San is tall and burly, giving people the impression that he is very difficult to mess with, and he is dressed in tatters, and he has no oil and water to fish, but he is quite safe.

As for Zhiwen and Nannan, they have been sternly warned by their parents that they are not allowed to go out on the street without permission.

Zhiwen also knew that he was not a superman wearing underwear, but just a child who had just turned eight.

Although the light work is good now, when you meet those who are hungry and crazy, they may not be able to show it if they are blocked up and down, left and right.

Originally, I wanted to take Nan Nan to Uncle Song's house to play again, but I had to give up.