Chapter 112: Catching Locusts Begins!
Chen Xuli gasped a few breaths on the spot, and Chen Lie and Chen Hao, who were watching, were anxious.
"You mean! What's going on. ”
"Oh no! The locusts have arrived early! It shouldn't be long before we get to us! We've got to start laying out the fire line right away! ”
Chen Hao and Chen Lie were stunned when they heard this! It came so quickly! It seems that there is really not much time left for them to protect!
"Xiaoxiao! You send grandma and them back to the restaurant first, and reinforce the doors and windows! I'm going to find Yan County Order now! Let the people all rush to the trenches outside the city! ”
"Good! Be careful along the way! After that, she took the Ling family to the restaurant, no matter what, now the family is the biggest!
"Mei Lan Zhuju, I'm going to trouble you to help me nail all the rooms in the restaurant to the wooden boards! Otherwise, if such a large number of locusts cross the border, the consequences will be unimaginable! ”
Ling Xiaoxiao is not too sure about the burning of locusts, and now the top priority can only be to protect his father, mother and grandmother!
"Sister! Xiao Zhan is also an adult now! I can help you too! ”
Ling Zhan clenched his fists, his tone was calm, and his eyes were unusually firm.
"Sister Xiaoxiao, I can too!"
Seeing that his younger brothers and sisters were so sensible, Ling Xiaoxiao nodded with satisfaction.
"Wow!"
[Now is not the time for sister and brother love, let's go! ] Clean up the room, we still have to go over and command! There hasn't even been a drill, and it is still unknown whether this plan will succeed! 】
Xiao Ling looked at the sky in the distance with a little worry, the sky that should have been slightly lit up was now dark! It can be seen how amazing the number of locusts is this time!
The county magistrate's office, Yan Yuhan and Yan Shan didn't sleep all night, and they were still discussing the best countermeasures.
"Daddy, look here! Shouldn't we make another opening? It's a waste of time. ”
Before Yan Yuhan could answer, there was a piercing knock behind him.
"Knock knock! Yan County Order, open the door quickly! There is something important to discuss! ”
Hearing that the voice was Chen Hao, Yan Yuhan hurriedly ran over.
"What's the matter, General Chen, you came here in such a hurry, could it be that there was something wrong with the sewing of the cloth bag?"
Chen Hao shook his head solemnly and said:
"It's not! Look at the horizon in the distance, the locusts are coming in advance! It may be a few hours before we cross the border! Time is running out! Hurry up and prepare! ”
"Ahh So fast! It was so sudden. ”
Yan Shan also felt a little incredible, but his brain was flexible, and he immediately came up with an idea.
"Dad, it's useless to be anxious now! I'm going to beat drums and shouting on the street with Wang Zhutou and them, so that everyone can quickly gather outside the city, General Chen, you go and inform the defenders of the city, and let them go quickly!" ”
"As for Dad, go find someone and bring all the tinder and torches we have prepared a long time ago to the vicinity of the trenches!"
"Hmmm! So far, that's all I can do! Everyone, work together, no matter what the outcome! But ask for a clear conscience! ”
"Good!"
The four of them acted separately, and Chen Lie hurried back to the team sewing the cloth bag and led everyone to take the sewn cloth bag outside the city.
Yan Shan led a group of headhunters to beat gongs and drums on the street!
"Wake up, everyone! Locusts are coming! Inform each other! Meet outside the city! Be sure to finish them today! ”
Hearing this inspiring and satisfying shout, the people hurriedly packed up their things and woke up their neighbors, and they gathered especially quickly, even catching up with the well-trained army.
The sack is already in place, and now it's almost time to see the locusts and light the fire to make smoke!
Ling Xiaoxiao repaired the doors and windows, and after telling the family to pay attention to safety, he rushed out of the city with Xiao Ling.
Cheng Dalei, Fan Anjin and others finished stealing firewood, and just as they were about to go back, they saw many people running out of the city.
"Brother Cheng, what's going on! You explain it to me! We're not going to be discovered, these people are here to beat us up, right? ”
Fan Anjin was so frightened that he hid in the grass and shivered, his eldest brother was dead, and he didn't want their Fan family to be cut off.
"You know the! This looks like the locusts are coming! Look at the sky in the distance! It should have been lit up a long time ago, but now it's pitch black, and it seems that there are a lot of locusts! ”
Just when the two were discussing, Qin Wanwan brought Xu Boyi, Song Badao and others to the two of them!
"Master Xu, can you help me find good firewood? Where is it! ”
Qin Wanwan put her hands on her chest, turned her head and looked for them several times, but she didn't see their firewood.
"Ahem! Princess, here, don't be angry, you didn't look for much, even if you gave silver, you didn't find many people willing to collect firewood. ”
Qin Wanwan glared at Xu Boyi and said dissatisfiedly:
"That's it! Don't talk about it so much now! Take me there! I must prove it to Brother Chen Hao! I'm useful! ”
Xu Boyi took a few people to the firewood pile, looking at the towering firewood pile, Qin Wanwan's mouth opened wide in surprise.
"So high! It's definitely the biggest and tallest fire around! Master Xu! Well done! ”
Qin Wanwan smiled, and casually threw the ignited fire fold onto the branch! When the dry wood met the flames, it quickly spread!
The people who hurried to get the spare firewood saw that the firewood pile was lit by Qin Wanwan, and they were immediately angry.
"You poisonous woman! Yesterday we were embarrassed on the street, but today we actually lit our spare firewood! You're so vicious! ”
"We're going to report this to the General! You wait! ”
Qin Wanwan looked at a few people with a blanket face, isn't this the firewood she spent money to send people to pick up! How did it become a spare firewood again?
"O princess! You are mistaken! This pile of firewood is ours! ”
Looking at the inconspicuous small firewood pile on the right hand, Qin Wan almost crushed his back molars in his late anger!
"Yikes! Why didn't you say it earlier! It's too late to regret it now! Such a large fire will surely burn a lot of locusts to death! ”
Seeing that the fire was spreading and their faces were hurting, everyone had to change positions and continue to wait for the arrival of the locusts.
At this time, everyone in front of them was waiting for the locusts to cross, and they didn't notice that a raging fire was already burning behind them!
"The locusts are coming! This is the time! Ignition! ”
Chen Hao waved the drumstick in his hand and smashed it into the copper drum fiercely!
Everyone threw all the torches in their hands into the trenches! A flaming dragon appeared above the ground.
Seeing that the locusts had flown to everyone's side in pieces, Ling Xiaoxiao shouted loudly:
"Smoke!"
When Chen Hao heard this, he beat the drum face again, and everyone also kicked the wet wood and damp leaves into the trench!
In an instant, a large amount of smoke poured out of the trench and drifted into the air to form a canopy!
"Pull up the sack!"
"Boom!"
When the crowd heard the drums, they hurriedly raised their bags! Waiting for the locusts to come into the bag!
Qin Wanwan, Xu Boyi and others behind them couldn't help but swallow their saliva when they saw the smooth cooperation in front of them.
"This method is truly unprecedented! If only it could be successful! It's really worth going into the history books! ”
Xu Boyi happily looked at the billowing smoke in the distance, and silently cheered for Ling Xiaoxiao and them in his heart!