"Peach, are you going with your sister?" Du Mei turned his head and asked.

"Okay, okay." Du Tao nodded again and again with a smile on his face.

"Sister, let me go with you." Du Ying said holding the teacup.

"It's natural for you and me to go, but we can't leave it to the two little ones at home, and we can't feel at ease when we go out." Du Mei said as he shook Du Ying's hand.

"Hmm......" Du Ying lowered her eyes and agreed in a low voice.

"Second sister, don't worry, I'll do it!" Du Tao confidently straightened his small chest, causing several people to laugh.

"When we leave, we will not be at home for a period of time, and you will have to work hard in the fields at home." Du Mei looked at Du Ying and Du Gui.

"Sister, don't worry, we can take care of it." Du Ying shook Du Mei's hand hard, this is a promise to her sister, and it is also a protection for her mother and younger siblings.

"Sister Meizi, I'm at home anyway, and I'll come over from time to time to help." The eldest girl stood behind Du Mei, holding her shoulder, and Du Mei looked back at him gratefully.

"Second stunned, you can pack up and go to Chenqian Village tomorrow, Uncle Maoda's family is in the duck business, and you will know when you ask when you enter the village." Du Mei was still stunned, and told again.

"I know, it's so wordy, like a little old woman." The second stunned man muttered vaguely.

"Begging for a beating!" The eldest girl was next to him, so naturally she heard his words and reached out to hit him on the arm.

"My sister isn't good for you!" Du Gui pursed his lips.

"Let's all go back and rest, it's been a tiring day." Du Mei sent the eldest girl and the second stunned man out of the door, and waved goodbye to them in the sunset.

"Meizi, wait." Just as she was about to turn around and go back, not far away, Du Huaibing accompanied the county man who was leading the horse, and came in a hurry.

"Patriarch, county lord." Dumay respectfully curtsed and let them into the house.

At this time, although it was already evening, but the summer heat had not disappeared, the county Cheng urged the horse all the way to come, ran sweating profusely early, and didn't even drink saliva at Du Huaibing's house, so he went straight to Du Mei's house. At this time, he drank two bowls of herbal tea in a row to moisten his thirsty throat.

"Miss Du, the county lord asked me to ask, can you negotiate with others?" As soon as the county Chengfu spoke, his voice was a little hoarse, and he coughed a few times before he eased up.

"It's okay, but his ducks haven't done this, so they can't come in a hurry, so they have to try it in their own fields first." Du Mei saw that the county Cheng's face was full of anxiety, and it could be seen that the situation outside was very urgent.

"How can this not be in a hurry! The Holy Lord has issued three imperial decrees in a row for the locust plague, and has also sent King Yan to personally supervise this matter. King Yan has always been diligent and an iron-fisted man, and now he has stationed in the county government with the people who patrol the Beijing camp! The county man pressed his forehead with his sleeve, he thought about the hectic situation of the county government before he came, and his heart was tormented like a fire.

"This ...... I'll be out early tomorrow morning! Qian Maoda couldn't come there in a hurry, so she had to endure more hardships.

"Yesterday, the county lord summoned the towns' lieutenants, patriarchs, and village chiefs to the county government to discuss matters, and they all brought up the latest disaster information from all over the country.

It is said that Qinghe County has three major towns under the jurisdiction of Sheshan Town, Hanshan Town and Baishan Town, and the people of Baishan Town live close to Baishi Mountain, and most of them make a living by mining lime mines.

Speaking of Hanshan Town, it is the smallest of the three towns

The population is small, and the fields are not much, and now the two methods of the Du patriarch to fight locusts with white cloth and to lure locusts by bonfires have been promoted, and now the disaster is finally under control.

Now the most important thing is Sheshan Town, there are 12 villages under it, the big ones are like you Dujiagou have hundreds of households, and the small ones such as Fangjiawa are only about a dozen households, if you add up the acres of land, at least ...... There must also be more than 1,320 acres. The county man counted it carefully with his fingers, and said with a frown.

"Let's Du Jiagou can leave it alone, Meizi has been helping the villagers to exterminate locusts a few days ago." Du Huaibing patted the table generously, which can be regarded as the master.

"Patriarch Du is a person who understands righteousness, and the county lord will definitely remember you." The county said gratefully.

"Uncle Mao Da said that Chen Qian Village and Erlizhuang and Fangjiawa around his house, he took care of it." Du Mei has been born and raised in Dujiagou for 14 years, ten miles and eight townships, and is naturally more impressive than the county Chengguang looking at the account books.

"The remaining eight villages, Shantang Village, Xiatang Village, Qidaogou, Xiaowangzhuang, Laowangzhuang, Liangjiawan, Zhoujiapeng, and Yinjia Village, have a population of about the same number of acres." Du Huaibing is upright, and he knows it in his heart, and he has his own account.

"But their disaster situation is a world of difference, the most serious disaster is Laowangzhuang, Yinjia Village is next to it, although the whole village up and down to fight with great strength, but can not stand the involvement of Laowangzhuang, locusts still fly in a steady stream. Yesterday in the council hall, the village chiefs of the two villages almost fought over this matter. The county remembered yesterday and couldn't help but sigh.

"Then I'll govern Yinjia Village first, and then advance to Laowangzhuang. The ducks are limited, and I will destroy the locust plague first, and then control the disaster. Du Mei thought for a moment and said.

"Miss Du, our Qinghe County is next to Jiangling City, and it is really at the feet of the Son of Heaven. I have heard that there will be a mission in the coming days, and we must not be sloppy at this juncture. The county man frowned and said.

"You don't have to worry, I'll do my best." Du Mei knew that the county had been talking for a long time, but it was just to wait for his promise.

"County master, don't worry, we can do it." Du Huaibing interface. The years carved deep and shallow furrows on his face, and when he smiled, he huddled together and crumpled into a black chrysanthemum.

"That's very good." The county man quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's right...... Tomorrow, Han Zhutou will bring two servants to protect you. "People's hearts are unpredictable, now that the locust plague has broken out, Du Mei's duck is a treasure, if someone has a crooked mind, it must be supported by the county government.

"In addition, yesterday, the village chiefs of each village made a promise, you go to their village to help, they will not only take care of your food, housing and sleep, but also fully coordinate and cooperate with you." The county will explain the things that he thinks of one by one.

To be honest, Shen Zhanghua thought really thoughtfully and took into account all the situations he could think of. Du Mei didn't ask for anything else, just nodded blindly.

"If nothing else, I'll go back first." The county Cheng saw that the sky outside was getting darker and darker, and he was inevitably anxious.

"It's hard to come here, don't be busy, it's not too late to have a meal at my house." Du Huaibing said.

"Forget it, you're quite tired, and besides, the county lord is still waiting for my reply. When the time comes, we will have to gather more. The county gentleman politely said a few words, and then took his leave.

Du Huaibing and Du Mei sent it to the entrance of the village, watched him get on his horse, and walked away.

"Meizi, you just have to go out tomorrow with confidence. I will take care of all your homes and fields. If your mother and younger siblings are wronged at all

You all came to me to ask. The two turned around and walked back, Du Huaibing said seriously.

"The patriarch is serious, Meizi doesn't dare to be, thank you in advance." Du Mei is short and blessed.

"When you go out this time, no matter what kind of situation you encounter, you must remember that you are from Dujiagou, and the Du family will always be on your side!" Du Mei walked to the door, Du Huaibing said with a serious expression as if he remembered something.

"Meizi has written it down, and she will never embarrass Du Jiagou." Dume saluted again.

Du Tao heard the sound and opened the door, Du Huaibing looked at Du Mei, didn't say anything, just nodded, turned around and went home.

"Sister, what did the patriarch say?" Du Tao saw that their expressions were solemn, and they seemed to have said something terrible.

"The patriarch is really a good person, he is afraid that we will be bullied outside, and he says that Du Jiagou is a backer." Du Mei looked at Du Huaibing's back and sniffed.

"We are here to help people, how can anyone who doesn't know what to do and wants to harm us?" Du Tao shook his head.

Du Mei's family had dinner, and Xu helped pack up a change of clothes and other belongings, thinking that her daughters were going to leave her side and go out with ducks, she secretly turned her back several times to wipe her tears.

No matter how reluctant Xu was, when the first rays of morning light appeared, Du Mei had already gotten up to wash, boiled polenta in the pot, and swept the yard again.

Han Liu came early with the fat and thin two servants, they were wearing new soapy clothes, bright and mighty. Han Liu carried a knife, and the fat and thin two servants each had a killing stick.

Because there was still a long way to go to Yinjia Village, Du Mei gave the ducks some rice when they left, otherwise, the ducks would walk too slowly hungry.

Du Mei walked with the food bowl in his head, and the ducks swayed on the road with Dabai, and Du Tao shook the thin bamboo pole and pressed back. Han Liu and the fat servant slowly walked behind, and the thin servant rode to Yinjia Village in advance to report the news.

The village chief of Yinjia Village is the maiden nephew of Du Huaibing's wife Yin, and he knows that the first place where Du Mei exterminates locusts is to come to him, so he is naturally very happy, and he takes the villagers to wait at the entrance of the village in anticipation.

"Miss Du is looking forward to you!" Village Chief Yin said enthusiastically.

"The ducks are tired and hungry, and I want to put them in the field first." Du Mei said apologetically that the locust plague is urgent, and time waits for no one.

"Okay, let's not divide whose family, let's start from the first field." Village Chief Yin pointed to the fields and said.

The rice in the fields was so badly ruined that there were hardly any young leaves visible, and many ears of rice were destroyed. The ducks were already very skilled, and when they saw the rice fields, more than a hundred ducks did not want Du Mei to pick them up, and they all went in.

In order to speed up the ducks to hunt locusts, Du Mei took out a long and wide strip of cloth, and Du Gui pulled one end each, and pulled it from the end of the field to the end of the field through the rice. The strip of cloth is soft, and it does not hurt the rice, but it drives the locusts off the leaves, and the strip of cloth is pressed on it, so that the locusts cannot fly, so they have to fall down, just into the mouth of the duck.

The people of Yinjia Village were stunned when they saw the seamless cooperation between the Du Mei sisters and the ducks, and the people from Dujiagou were really different.

Du Mei didn't know whose field was being destroyed, but the main family would generally take the initiative to stand up, send water, melons and fruits, and lunch, and be courteous. Du Mei was still a little worried, but now she is all left to thank.

Unconsciously, the sun was setting, the night was gradually enveloping, and smoke came out of Yinjia Village.

"Miss Du, let's take advantage of the dawn to collect the ducks." Village Chief Yin said with a smile on his face. 2k reading web