After thinking about it for a while, Shopkeeper Tong made a decision, that is, to give it a try according to what Gu Jia said.

At the moment, the locust plague has not yet reached the town, but it has been heard that there are other places.

No one can guarantee that when they open their eyes the next day, the place where they are will not be attacked by locusts.

Perhaps, his actions are meaningless, but he always has to try, he has lost money in many things before, and he is not afraid of losing some more.

So, the shopkeeper Tong instructed people, beating gongs and drums, in the town and in the nearby villages, to shout out his decision.

He was going to exchange some of his hoarded grain for locusts, of course, only in the local area, and if he deliberately ran to catch them elsewhere, it would not work.

This is done so that when the locust plague comes, everyone will not be so alarmed, and the thought that locusts can be exchanged for food.

Not to mention what kind of locust plague it is, even if a knife is about to fall from the sky, it can't stand that someone will come out.

The people in the town all thought that the shopkeeper Tong was probably crazy, and some even came to the door to persuade the shopkeeper Tong.

"Don't you think I'm talking about a good thing? You've all heard that, right? There are locust plagues elsewhere, and now there is a drought, have you all seen it? What will the drought look like? You know that, right? ”

asked a few questions in a row, and those who came to persuade were inexplicable.

So, they looked at the shopkeeper Tong one by one, waiting for him to give an answer.

"You think, since there is a drought, the crops may not be harvested, so what will the big guy eat? Those who have money can buy high-priced food, and those who don't have money should die? ”

"When the time comes, you will definitely only be able to eat bark and grass roots, but what is a locust plague, if there is a locust plague, what will it be, have you heard of it? The bark will have to be gnawed away, and when the time comes, the big guys will starve to death, and they will eat people. ”

"Then I will use grain to harvest locusts, if there is really a locust plague, everyone can catch it, I will give me as many locusts as I promised and how much food I will give you."

"There are a lot of locusts, yes, there are so many of us, how many bugs are we afraid of? That can't be! ”

"With so many people, we must be able to catch a lot of locusts, what if our people are so good that they catch all the locusts? Elsewhere there will be no disaster! ”

"I can't keep it all, God is happy to see that we have made great achievements, and if it rains for us, the crops in the field will not be harvested, and you say, isn't what I did a good thing? What are you holding me back? ”

Like setting off firecrackers, the shopkeeper Tong said a lot of thunderbolts, so that everyone present couldn't help but look at each other.

Thinking about the words of the shopkeeper Tong carefully, what he said seems to be very reasonable.

What is a locust plague? It's locusts! What is a locust, isn't that a grasshopper in the ground? I caught that thing when I was a child, and I also ate it!

In the town, in the surrounding villages, there are so many big living people, how many bugs are you afraid of? That can't be!

"Shopkeeper Tong, what you said is so good, add me one, I also have some food there, although it is old grain, but at this time, it can also save lives!"

"Add me another one, I don't have any food to take out, I'll help you shout!"

"And me! And me! ”

One by one came to persuade them, and in the end they were all moved by the shopkeeper Tong, and after they went back, they conveyed the words of the shopkeeper Tong, and let them follow this set of rhetoric and go everywhere to say it over and over again.

Let everyone be prepared, it's okay if the locust plague doesn't come, as long as it comes, make sure that these dead insects will not return!

"A bunch of maniacs!" When Shopkeeper Zhao learned about this, he was stunned for a long time, and then scolded.

In this regard, whether it is a family member or a buddy, a brother does not dare to squeak.

When he was tired of scolding, he couldn't help sneering, he didn't believe it, what the surnamed Tong said was so evil.

It's been so many years, who doesn't talk about the locust plague and change color, and if he can really get there, he will solve it, he is waiting to watch the show!

After the lobbying of the shopkeeper Tong and the people sent out by the shopkeepers, the town, the village, people's minds were active.

You know, what time is it, the drought, the harvest last year was not good, after paying the taxes, everyone's life is tight.

What about this year? What's more, there is no water in the ground, although it is planted, but it is estimated that this year's harvest is completely finished.

In this case, if you want to sell food, the price of food scares you to death, and many people feel that they will not be able to live.

Suddenly, with such a show, you can exchange locusts for food, even if you can't exchange much, that's fine, it's okay, you have some food, and when the time comes, you can always live with some bark and grass roots, right?

What if it rains in the second half of the year? Fortunately, at that time, I can receive a little food, and the next year it will be much better.

Therefore, catching locusts for food is reliable!

"Shopkeeper, are you really amazing?" Gu Jia stood in the room and looked outside.

At this time, many people stood outside, looking towards the sky.

They were waiting for the locusts to come, and many people had prepared their tools, and when the locusts came, they started to catch them.

And all this is thanks to the shopkeeper Tong, if it weren't for his words, it is estimated that such a thing would not have happened.

Not only in the town, but also in some surrounding villages, even the Jin family, who came out of the house and looked at the sky, holding nets in their hands.

"If you hadn't told me, where would I have gotten this? After saying it some time ago, after that, I think about it carefully, isn't that the truth? ”

"The locusts are coming, it's already drought, the big guy can't eat, and if he is gnawed by that group of insects again, he won't be able to live, even if I can help, how much can I help?"

"It's better to mobilize everyone, and think of solving the locust plague, what about me, I happened to stock up on a lot of food, it's all money, but when I hoarded food, it wasn't so expensive, I lost a lot, and I had to come again?"

"Talent is fundamental, everyone can survive, and my business can continue to be done, otherwise, I will be a ghost business, I am a businessman, and I will consider interests when I think about things."

"Besides, there's another benefit, didn't you say before that I would be allowed to sell grain when the time comes? At that time, what I was thinking about was, the price should not be too high, about the same, but that offends people, I am staying for fame, and in the future, will I be mixed up among my peers? ”

"Now this is right, everyone will exchange locusts for their own disaster, I will think that I will be ruined and avoid disaster, and in doing so, I will get a better reputation than I thought before."

"And my peers won't reject me." Shopkeeper Tong opened his mouth with a smile and analyzed the pros and cons with Gu Jia.

After listening to him, Gu Jia nodded with a smile, and had to admire, the brains of the shopkeeper Tong were really amazing.