In order to prevent similar bad things from happening to the villagers under his rule, Wang Shihua had not yet returned to Laosicheng, but the order was sent back by telegram: Whoever sent a messenger to hurry up must convey it to all the villages before dawn tomorrow: Anyone who dares not burn the locusts in the first place where they first gather must not burn it...... Kill...

Rewards are also given: burn one acre of land, and receive 30 catties of rice for free from the local village chief as a subsidy.

When he returned to Laosicheng, he issued a number of orders: First, calculate the size of the locust plague, report it as soon as possible, and those who dare to delay it...... Kill... Second, from tomorrow, the primary school will be closed, and the children will go home to raise chickens and ducks to fight locusts together; Third, from tomorrow, each village will begin to sell rice to its own people at a low price, and each household will be limited to 30 catties per month; Fourth, each village began to take in its own relatives and friends, but it required strict screening, and it was necessary to have the guarantee of the village's people; Fourth, it is permissible to give porridge, but it is not allowed to take in a beggar...... Wang Shihua thought about it again and again, and did not specify that anyone who was willing to join the Wang family would be treated equally...... He needs to wait for the best moment.

As soon as the order was issued, the price of grain rose in response to the sound, and it quickly broke through the hexagonal and reached the hexagonal quarter. And because the grain market is almost equal to controlling Wang Shihua's hands, he did not release the grain in his hands, and the grain prices in the county will definitely rise.

Time: Around 5 a.m. on May 19

Location: Northwest of the Wang family's sphere of influence, close to the big mountain village of Xiangjia Sanhu Village.

"He's Abba... Why did you get up so early? ”

"Yesterday there was a locust plague in Sanhu Village, and our village is next to each other, so I can't let go and want to take a look at the fields."

"Look, didn't the head of the family send an order, you can buy thirty catties of rice every month. There are only four members of our family, plus the surplus food and the reward you received from fighting with the head of the house in the past, which is enough to last next autumn...... Ouch~... What are you doing beating me? ”

"The loser's cousin, with long hair and short knowledge, you know what a fart... If you don't have anything to eat next year, are you going to beg for food? What's the point? Don't get up again, I'll pump you. ”

Immediately, there was the sound of dressing and dissatisfaction: "If you dare to whip me, I will go to the government to sue you, and the new life advocated by Chairman Chiang pays attention to equality between men and women." ”

"Equal fart... Lao Tzu didn't know what Chairman Jiang was, so Lao Tzu recognized the head of the family. He didn't speak, and the bullshit movement was all for nothing. ”

After a short while, I heard the man instruct: "The chief brought back a thing to pump water yesterday, and today it should be able to draw water to irrigate the fields." I went out for a walk, lest other people's houses take away Lao Tzu's water. You go and make a fire to cook, call the eldest baby and the second baby, and now they have to help feed the chickens. By the way, the head of the house said that the chickens can only be fed half-full, and when the locusts come, they can deal with the locusts. ”

"Got it, rambling, let's go."

"Smack..."

"Why are you beating me?"

"It feels good, I'll clean you up at night."

"You don't have to be soft, it's just..."

The man opened the door with a smile, and subconsciously looked at the Baogu field in front of the door, but as a result, his mouth grew up in amazement, and he couldn't laugh anymore: there were already half-meter-high Baogu seedlings, green and yellow, and if you looked carefully, it was a patch of locusts eating Baogu seedlings.

The hostess saw her man standing at the door in a daze, stupid, and walked over and pushed him dissatisfied, and was about to speak, but her man covered her mouth.

Fortunately, the man is thirty-seven years old, has seen locusts, and has experience. Whispered: "Don't call... so as not to alarm the locusts. Go and call the eldest baby and the second baby, and ask the second baby to report to the chief of the security department that the locusts are coming. Then call the second brother next door and they all together, and I will take the net to the valley to measure......"

The hostess glanced at the locusts in horror, turned around and rushed into the west wing where the two sons slept.

Soon, the man and a few middle-aged people each carried a fishing net for holding shrimp, and the women behind them each carried a large bundle of dry branches, and came to the side of the grain with their hands and feet.

These locusts that gather together overnight are really not afraid of people. At most, when someone passed by, they flew up, and as soon as they passed, they fell down and continued to eat the rice seedlings, which was conducive to measuring and setting fire to the ground.

It is no wonder that some people say that the Chinese nation is the most hard-working nation in the world, and in the long history of 5,000 years, this nation has been tempered by various blows and has the patience and unyielding tenacity, even in the face of natural disasters. Although their hearts were painful and angry, they silently did what they had agreed in advance and did not delay.

While the women were busy putting dry branches in the grain, several men divided the work: at the edge, inside, and center of the grain, two men stood at each point, one carrying a net, and the other holding a small fish basket.

When the startled locusts fell again, the three men with the nets looked at each other, raised the nets in their hands, put them forward slightly, and immediately held them down, while the other hand quickly reached out from the bump and reached in to catch the locusts...... This is the oldest way to determine the size of a locust plague: in the initial locust gathering place, select three points, cover them with a net, and count how many locusts there are in this net about one square meter in size, and then take an average number. If there are less than 50 locusts, it is a plague of small locusts, indicating that this plague of locusts will be less than a million in the future; Fifty to one hundred is only a moderate locust plague, indicating that future locust plagues may be less than 10 million; 100 to 500 locusts are considered a plague of locusts, indicating that there may be less than 100 million locusts in the future, so don't expect anything left in the fields; On top of that, there is a super locust plague, and locusts can leave leaves for everyone to eat.

Of course, this is only a rough range, and the results are judged based on experience that has been passed down since ancient times, and the accuracy is not very high.

The results of the calculation made everyone breathe a sigh of relief...... The average number is sixty-eight.

But is that really the case?

The chief of the security guard is also experienced, and his first reaction was not to beat the gong and drum to inform everyone...... That would be tantamount to driving the locusts elsewhere. You have to let Wang Shihua know that he did this, and he won't see the hell if he doesn't kill him. Instead, they quietly went door-to-door, and everyone silently came to the fields with dry branches.

"Whoever finds locusts in the field, burn them for me. Listen to my orders and do it together, and leave nothing to chance. ”

It was deployed quickly.

"Ignition..."

When more than ten acres of fields were set on fire at the same time, an interesting scene happened.

Everyone stood on the road, silently looking at the burning seedlings and seedlings that had turned into ashes, everyone closed their lips and looked sadly, what they saw was that the hope of the year had come to naught, and they thought of how to live the next year.

At the same time, a fast horse rushed out of the village and reported to Lao Sicheng.

"Everyone, have you figured it out?" Several elders also arrived, but before anyone arrived, the chief of the bodyguard's father shouted loudly. This is also what everyone is eager to know: I was busy burning locusts just now and didn't care about it, but now I must know it, so that I can know it in my heart.

"Daddy, it's been calculated, sixty-eight."

The old chief breathed a sigh of relief, and his pace slowed down.

Walking to the front of the crowd, seeing that everyone's faces were a little complicated, the old man raised his crutches and pointed at everyone with great wisdom, blowing his beard and glaring: "What are you doing with your head down?" Behold the one who will bring you out. A little disaster scares you like this, is it still my Wang family's man? ”

When everyone looked over, he looked up to the sky and sighed, and exclaimed: "The head of the family is still wise, and he has prepared millions of catties of grain early." With so much food, everyone will not starve to death even if they eat and drink for nothing until next year's autumn harvest. ”

When everyone heard this, they were stunned, and then, their eyes showed slackness, and some even laughed. Someone took the lead, and everyone laughed and agreed...... From ancient times to the present, have you ever seen people laugh genuinely in the face of locusts? Although their smiles are not directly aimed at locusts.

"Okay, don't giggle here. Now is the best time to eradicate the locust plague, go and drive out all the chickens and ducks of each family, and let them eat the locusts. As long as the first locust is eaten, the rest will be easy to deal with. ”

……

The four great families may have too many differences, but in the face of great calamity, they showed extraordinary unity and patience. The hard thing to say is that when someone or something threatens the four families, they can unite and deal with it together.

Of course, out of distrust of the government, they took the old step: they spontaneously formed the Plague Suppression Society to deal with the locust plague. Nominally, it is named by the county magistrate, but in fact it is operated by people recommended by the four major families.

At this time, there were rumors and panic outside, but in the only small conference hall of the county government, it was strangely quiet. Because everyone has the same goal in mind...... Wang Shihua...

This time, Fang Jue proceeded from the overall situation, not only followed this rule with great interest, but also united with the representatives of the other three major families and other forces that could be on the stage, and eagerly asked Wang Shihua to come forward to preside: who presides, who is responsible. Although it is possible to use the power of allocation to favor oneself a little, everyone will not say much, and everyone will naturally be happy when it is done, but one is not good, and it is easy to take the blame for this disaster.

In the past, when encountering this kind of thing, everyone was desperately snatching the chairman's position, but now, everyone has become a humble gentleman, and everyone knows it: the Wang family has the most confidence this time, and without his nod, whoever presides over will be unlucky. On the contrary, if he presides over it, he must come up with something, otherwise, if it is too bleak, not only will the Wang family's face be unsightly, but it will also become the target of public criticism.

With such a God-given opportunity, if Wang Shihua, who had been prepared for a long time, didn't take advantage of it for the benefit of his own family, it would be too sorry for his character of 'one qiē only for himself'. If you want to preside, you can, but there must be conditions, otherwise, why should I give you food? It's all like this anyway, I'm not in a hurry...

Wang was flattered by your support, and he also wanted to contribute to the people of the county. Just ......"

"Master Wang, time is pressing, if you act early, you can control the locust plague one step earlier, if you have anything to say, you can just say it, right? Everyone must say yes. ”

With Xue Chengye taking the lead, everyone echoed.

Wang Shihua nodded and said with a smile: "Dealing with the locust plague is nothing more than fighting for the stuttering, so I want to ask you first: How do you plan to treat those displaced people?" ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a dead silence immediately. The one who is there is one who is easy to deal with? speculated about the purpose of Wang Shihua's words.

Of course, everyone only knows the county seat where Xue Chengye and Wang Shihua arrived before and after, but no one knows that the two of them made a big deal on the way here, otherwise, you will be the old fritter of officialdom Mayor Xue will be this urgent pioneer and pave the way for Wang Shihua's next words......

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