Feng Yun looked back.

A large number of locusts flew in from the direction of Shenjia Village next door, swarming, rustling in the wind, jumping in the fields under the setting sun......

Yang Shichang ran over from the house, holding a big horn brought from Changmen, and in a loud voice, he informed every household.

"Let out the ducks that have ducks, the chickens, the geese, and the animals that can eat insects."

"Men, women, old and young, all take their fellows and go down to the fields, catch the locusts, and drive them out."

Xiao Man saw so many locusts for the first time, and goosebumps came out.

"How's that okay?"

"Lady, can our ducks eat so many worms?"

In fact, it was the first time Feng Yun had seen so many locusts appear.

But compared with the description in the book, "covering the sky and the sun, like dark clouds covering the top, gnawing the crops to ruin in a blink of an eye", the number of locusts that came this time was not so much.

Apparently just a small army of locusts.

But if left unchecked, the crops can still be gnawed to pieces.

Seeing that this season's grain harvest was about to be harvested, the peasants felt so distressed that some even knelt in the fields, folded their hands, and kept bowing and praying to heaven......

The whole family relied on this harvest.

What if the locusts were eaten up?

It is the middle of July, and the ducks raised in Huaxi Village are just in the growth period, which is the time when they eat a lot and need to eat a lot.

Feng Yun held an umbrella and walked to the edge of a paddy field at home.

The army of ducks is trying to exterminate the locusts, bite by bite, bite by bite, and eat quickly......

Compared to fields without ducks, there are significantly fewer locusts.

As a result, those farmers who do not raise ducks for various reasons, no matter how much they rush and beat, will inevitably suffer losses.

Many people came to find Feng Yun.

"Mrs. Lizheng, can you put your ducks in my field and help catch insects?"

There are many people coming, which one can respond?

In particular, Nagato's fields are the most abundant in Huaxi Village.

The ducks raised in the Zhuangzi are not enough to serve their own fields.

Without waiting for Feng Yun to speak, Ah Lou rushed to the front to be the bad guy.

"Uncles and aunts, it's not that we don't want to help, it's that the ducks only raise so much, and they can only eat so much. Our Zhuangzi's fields are not enough, so we really can't take care of them. ”

There was disappointment in everyone's eyes.

They really hope that Mrs. Lizheng can pull them along.

After all, she is the most capable person and the backbone of the villagers.

But most people also understand.

Helping is a favor, not helping is a reason, and you can't help it.

But there is a family surnamed Lu, I don't know where to settle down, and they don't usually like the villagers in the village, but because of the pressure of the long gate, they don't dare to make trouble......

Now that the crops in their fields were about to be hit by locusts, the husband and wife cried and sprinkled them.

"Lizheng Niang, you don't want to save you when you die, your family has a big business, you have lost this season's crops, and the warehouse is full of grain, and you can't be hungry. We little people, that's really miserable, without rations, the whole family has to starve to death......"

His daughter-in-law, Yuan Shi, simply sat on the ground, crying and wiping her tears.

"Get up early and work hard for a few months, it's over, it's all over."

"I can't live anymore, I can't live anymore."

Feng Yun furrowed his brows and ignored it.

She was thinking about a way in her head, and she didn't pay much attention to this Lu Guiquan husband and wife......

Yang Shichang couldn't stand it anymore, and walked over with a horn.

"Lu Guiquan, if you two have the kung fu to make trouble with Lizheng Niangzi, it is better to pick up the iron pot and knock it in the field to drive away some locusts."

Someone else was sarcastic.

"Yes, it's not reasonable to blame Lizheng Niangzi for this. What did you say when the village was allowed to raise ducks? said that the lady must have colluded with the duck herd and helped the duck herd to sell out. ”

"Isn't it? Lu Guiquan also said that ducks can eat a few locusts, and the locust plague is really coming, so it is better to let the ducks eat it yourself. ”

There was a laugh from the crowd.

Sister-in-law Wang smiled even more and poured salt on their wounds.

"We have a lot of ducks, and the locusts are too scared to come. A few are not enough for my ducks. ”

At this time, the villagers calmed down from their nervousness, fear and confusion and found that what Sister-in-law Wang said was true.

In the fields where there are many ducks, there are really few locusts.

Feng Yun looked at the glow of the sunset, and a touch of calm suddenly appeared on his face.

"It's a good idea to eat yourself."

Lu Guiquan was stunned, looked up at Feng Yun, his cheeks were red for a while, he didn't know whether he was ashamed or angry, and he scolded.

"When is it, still talking cool words, this is going to force people to death!"

Yuan even cried loudly.

"God, what kind of sin is this?"

"Lizheng Lady is going to force us to death!"

This is Lai Shang Feng Yun.

Feng Yun didn't bother to pay attention to them at all, and beckoned Xing Bing to find a few parts, unload the graphite, and prepare to set up and light a bonfire.

Xing Bing looked at her arrangement and frowned.

"Do you want to burn it with graphite?"

Feng Yun nodded, "Graphite burns longer than firewood, and it burns for a longer time. ”

Xing Bing looked at those graphites and felt a little pity.

His wife Xu was even more angry, and scolded directly.

"Why does the lady care about the life and death of those people? Those who didn't raise ducks at home were all dissuaded at the beginning. ”

"It's not about them, it's about ourselves."

Feng Yun glanced at Xu and Xing Bing, and said lightly:

"In the same village, if the villagers are short of food, we will become the target of public criticism, and the peace and tranquility of the village will be broken. Of course, the most important thing is not this ......"

She looked at the locusts that were jumping in the fields.

"The number of locusts in this wave is not large, and there are ducks that can still deal with it, but what if the next wave flies in and the number is too large to control?"

Xing Bing nodded, "The lady has foresight. Listen to the lady's arrangement. ”

Feng Yun said: "Sister-in-law Wang reminded me that the duck can't be eaten, and people can eat it......"

Xing Bing was stunned, "People eat? ”

Feng Yun said: "That's right, locusts are also a delicacy." ”

Several parts also looked at each other, almost in disbelief.

Feng Yun didn't say much, arranged the bonfires to be lit after nightfall, and asked people to borrow nets everywhere, weave them together, form a big net, and silently wait for the night to come......

When it was nightfall, it was as Feng Yun guessed.

The elimination of the small army of locusts that came first was not the end.

The crops in the fields of Huaxi Village, in the surrounding neighboring villages, are the best growing and the most fruitful, especially the large area of rice fields in Changmen, because Feng Yun used a greenhouse to raise seedlings, the seedlings were screened first, and then implanted in the field, and the overall plants were stronger and taller than those in the village, and the rice produced was also fuller......

Probably the locusts also had a signal transmission, knowing that there were good ones in Huaxi Village, so they came with a large army......

Ah Lou came from the ground, sweating profusely.

"Lady, there are more and more locusts, and the ducks are full, and if you don't leave, you won't be able to eat anymore."

The glow of the sky has been stopped, the night is approaching, and the feeling of locusts flying over densely has finally had a sense of suffocation that covers the sky and the sun.

Feng Yun said: "Ignition." ”

She set up campfire spots in different locations in the village, and there were twenty or thirty of them.

As soon as it gets dark, the fire is lit and you can see it from afar.

When the locusts saw the light, as if they had been summoned by God, they turned around and flew towards the place where the light came out......

Countless locusts fell into the net.

Those who were not caught flew towards the burning bonfire with all their might......

Soon, the smell of roasted locusts filled the entire village.

Xing Bing sniffed, "It's really fragrant." ”

Everyone said that the lady's method was good, and she could catch locusts and burn locusts.

Feng Yun watched the locusts go towards the firelight, and said lightly.

"This is a moth to a fire."

Xiao Man smelled the fragrance and squinted at the fire in the distance, "Lady, can you really eat this?" ”

Feng Yun said: "Yes, but if the graphite is burned, don't eat it." ”

She pointed to the nets and the people who were still struggling to cast their nets to catch insects, and said seriously: "You need to pack up the locusts you have caught, starve for a few hours, exhaust all the contents of your belly, and then fry them in oil, or dry fry them in dipping sauce......

At first everyone thought it was just a joke.

I didn't expect the lady to really use locusts as food......

Everyone looked at each other, and their faces were extremely strange.

The plague of locusts did not end until midnight.

The dead died, the captured were captured, and the remaining locusts flew away.

The village fell silent, and the peasants let out a long breath only to find that they were covered in sweat.

Feng Yun returned to Zhuangzi and sent Xing Dalang to follow a few elders to go to each house at night to verify the disaster.

Early the next morning, the elders gathered under the big locust tree to discuss matters.

Yang Shichang shook his head and sighed.

"The people who raise ducks have about 30% of their food. Those who don't raise ducks are fifty percent, like Lu Gui's family, whose fields are in the west of the village, close to Shenjia Village, have suffered two or three waves of attacks, and there is almost nothing left in the field......

Xing Dalang saw that Feng Yun was silent, and also said:

"Lady, our field is also a thirty percent loss."

It's good to be able to keep seventy percent.

Feng Yun nodded, expressionless.

But the people were in a state of apprehension.

Xing Dalang asked in a low voice: "The locusts flew away, will they come again?" ”

Feng Yun shook his head: "The locusts will not return the same way, but if the temperature and drought continue like this, the locust plague will come again, and in a few months, maybe the next wave will come back, or even larger." ”

Xing Dalang's face turned white.

A few of them were people who depended on the sky for food, sighing, not knowing what to do......

Feng Yun said: "To survive this catastrophe, let's survive until the autumn harvest first." If there are no ducks in the village, continue to raise some, and it will be better to have a good New Year if you are fattened......"

Everyone nodded.

Feng Yun went back to the house to change his clothes, and took Xiaoman to the stove.

When the cook saw her, she was surprised.

"What is the lady going to do?"

Feng Yun said: "I'm going to give Yutang Chun a new dish." ”

He also instructed Xing Bingdao: "Go and post a notice, just say that Changmenzhuang buys locusts in large quantities." (End of chapter)