Ning Changrong didn't say anything, just told the village chief's family that the food in the county had begun to rise wildly, maybe something had happened, the people in the city were better informed than them, and it was always right to follow along, let him talk to the big guys, and ask them if they wanted to stock up on a little.

The head of Ning Village is an old man, although he doesn't know the specific situation, but seeing Ning Changrong like this, he probably knows something, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to the county a few days ago, and he would have to pay three cents to enter the city, plus the ox cart. But the other party is obviously inconvenient to say the specific reason, which is to remind them.

Village Chief Ning thought for a moment, and after instructing his son to pass on the news, he asked him to go to the city to inquire about the news.

"Daddy! Something could really happen! The price of food in that city has risen by more than a dozen! I bought all the silver you asked me to bring with me, and that's all I bought. "I could have bought 500 catties of grain, but now I only bought 300 catties.

The people in the county were panicked, and many people rushed to buy food at the door of the grain store. The eldest son of Ning Village squeezed for a long time before squeezing in.

Village Chief Ning stood up suddenly, he didn't expect the matter to be so serious, the price of grain had risen too scary, his expression was serious, "Quick, go and tell the people in the village about the news again, let their families have money to take it out quickly, no matter how expensive this grain is, you have to stock up on it for your family!" Maybe it's their fate after that! ”

After speaking, he instructed the other sons in the family to take the money, only keep some for emergency use, and take the rest to the county to buy food.

After hearing this, the eldest son of Ning Village went down to spread the word.

There are not many people in the village who believe in it, and many people don't have much money in their hands, and they are ready to plant cabbage in the spring, and they are reluctant to spend money to buy the extra grain, but the village chief solemnly notified it twice, and some people are also aware of the seriousness of the matter, although they are reluctant to spend too much money, but gritting their teeth, they can also take out half of their family's savings to buy food, and their hearts ache while buying.

After coming back, Ning Changrong chatted with his grandparents for a while, and then went out again and began to dig the cellar.

After watching all the grain in the cellar and fill it up for several days, Ning Changrong was relieved.

No matter what happens outside, his house is stable anyway.

The weather is getting warmer, and some of the tenacious grasses are starting to emerge from the ground.

Ning Changrong asked Wang Xiujuan, in fact, the temperature can already grow Chinese cabbage.

But they couldn't put their minds at ease for a while, and decided to wait and see.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong, he estimated that the locusts should not come, and just as he was about to start planting cabbage with the families, a few ragged people appeared in the village.

Nothing happened in the past month, and some people in the village began to complain that they had bought high-priced grain at a loss, and the appearance of these people made them suddenly happy.

Several people were dressed in tatters, with yellow faces and thin muscles and terrifying, and when they ran into the village to Ning Da Niu's house to steal something to eat, they were discovered by Mrs. Cheng, and hurriedly ran out to call her son, that is, Ning Da Niu has great strength, plus his younger brother Ning Xiaoniu, the two of them are holding tools, otherwise they may not be able to beat these homeless people who look tattered and tattered, but give up their lives for food.

After tying up the people, Ning Daniu asked his younger brother to go to the village chief's house to call someone.

Everyone in the village who heard the news came to watch, and a group of people were pointing and pointing.

Ning Qingxi looked at these people too miserably, feeling even worse than the villagers who came back from serving in the conscription, his face was pale, his limbs were covered with skin and bones, but his stomach was swollen and big, he looked crumbling, his eyes were blank, as if he was a walking shell.

Wang Xiujuan could see at a glance that these people were dying, and she knew exactly what was eating in her stomach.

Guanyin soil, after eating it, you can't pull it out, you can only wait for the dead thing. Just look at their faces, it's just a matter of the past two days.

Ning Da Niu frowned and pointed at these people, "As soon as I got home, I heard my mother say that she saw these people running to my kitchen to steal food, whose food is not calculated?" Where is there more to give them? ”

"Don't look at them as thin and small, they all have a lot of strength, if it weren't for the guys in our hands, they might not be able to beat them."

A group of people pointed out for a long time, and the village chief heard the news.

Seeing the village chief, Ning Daniu hurriedly asked:

"Village chief, what are these people doing? Do you want to be escorted to the government? ”

You can't stay in their village and eat and drink for nothing, right?

Ning Daniu's strength is notoriously great, he said that these people who looked like they were about to die were actually stronger than him, and the villagers couldn't believe it.

After thinking about it, they were hungry like this, and suddenly found that they could have so much strength to eat, and they couldn't help but be afraid for a while, and no one complained that they bought high-priced grain, and it was best if things didn't affect them, but if something really happened, and they hadn't bought food by then, it would really be called every day, and the earth would not work.

Village Chief Ning frowned, a little undecided, these people seem to be homeless people, it is estimated that they will be sent to the government, at most they will be driven out of the county after a few boards, look at their faces, if these boards come down, it is estimated that their lives will be gone.

"Where are you from?"

After asking for a long time, one of the four homeless people spoke in a dumb voice: "Jinju, locust plague." ”

Village Chief Ning was shocked after hearing this, could this be the reason why Ning Changrong asked them to stock up on grain?!

hurriedly asked, but the man never spoke again.

The onlookers naturally heard it, the locust plague! No one is stupid, and they all understand why the village chief asked everyone to stock up on grain.

One by one, they were frightened and overwhelmed, drenched in cold sweat, and the old man was even more trembling, it was a locust plague! Crowds are overwhelming, and everything they pass can be eaten clean.

Although spring planting has not yet begun in their village, it is almost there, and if there is a locust plague, there will really be nothing.

A group of people listened to the village chief ask those people, but they didn't talk when they were anxious, originally thinking that the high-priced grain bought at home was enough, and now they can't wait to go home quickly, continue to buy some more food back, and if the family has no money, they plan to go up the mountain to dig more wild vegetables and come back, if the locusts come over, there will be nothing left for you.

Just as Village Chief Ning was thinking about what to do with these people, one of the four homeless people suddenly covered his stomach, rolled his eyes, and fell down.

There was also an oozing sound in his throat, "Ho-ho-ho." ”

The villagers were so frightened that they retreated again and again, and let go of the remaining three homeless people who were holding down.

After the three homeless people were let go, they didn't run or make trouble, and they sat in place with dull eyes, not knowing what they were still chewing in their mouths. The homeless man who saw the fall was also indifferent.

Wang Xiujuan also pulled Ning Qingxi back a few steps.

This was the first time Ning Qingxi had seen a dead person with his own eyes. She was sure that the man was dead, and she didn't know how to describe her feelings, as if she had finally arrived?