Chapter 595 Locust Plague (1)

It was dawn, and there were many people in the fields and mountains, and they were looking down for something to eat. It has been three months of drought, and now they can only dig some bark and grass roots to eat. The fresh and tender ones have long since disappeared, and all I can find now are some old bark and old roots, which are bitter and astringent, and I can't swallow them down. But no matter how unpalatable it is, it is better than an empty stomach.

Er Mazi was lucky today, and found a yam on the mountain. Of course, Er Mazi didn't know yam, but he was lucky to be able to dig something now. After returning home, throw it in the pot and cook it, and eat it when it boils. As for whether it is poisonous or not, I don’t care about it. Although they only dug five, Er Mazi was very happy. At least they didn't have to go hungry today.

In today's world, there are many people who kill and set fire for one bite. Er Mazi didn't dare to show it, but put it in his arms, then lowered his head and continued to dig grass roots.

At this moment, a thunderclap sounded in the distance. Ah Huai, who was following Er Mazi, shouted happily, "Brother, it's thundering, and it's going to rain."

Er Mazi looked towards the place where the sound came from, and saw a dark patch in the distance. Just when Er Mazi was still thinking about what it was, suddenly a person sitting on the ground in the distance shouted loudly: "The locusts are coming, the locusts are coming..." The man got up from the ground and ran down the mountain while yelling. .

Er Mazi and Ah Huai immediately got up and ran down the mountain when they heard the cry. Before reaching the foot of the mountain, the sky darkened. Er Mazi looked up, and saw that swarms of locusts covered the sun. Soon, Er Mazi was surrounded by thousands of locusts.

I don't know who put down a cruel sentence: "Damn, today I will catch you and eat you up." Locusts are also meat. Although they are small, they can't hold a lot of food and can fill you up.

Good and weak people have long since died, and no one who has survived until now is merciful. When Er Mazi heard this, he felt that it made sense, and immediately began to hunt and kill locusts. They brought a cloth bag and covered it with Ah Huai's clothes. Anyway, there are many, a set is dozens of them.

Er Mazi didn't know how long he and Ah Huai had been together, all he knew was that he was so tired that he was panting on the ground. When they got a bag full, the locusts also flew away.

Looking at the more desolate fields and mountains in front of him, Er Mazi felt desolate in his heart.

Ah Huai sat on the ground crying and said, "Brother, how do you live like this? How do you live like this?" Although the bark and grass roots are old, they can be chewed at least to satisfy their hunger. But now, even the bark is gone.

Er Mazi was also depressed for a while, but he soon cheered up. He is not alone now, he still has a son to support. If he fell down, his son would definitely die: "There is always a way to survive, let's go back!"

The two returned to the door of the house, looking at the smashed door, their expressions changed drastically. As soon as I entered the house, I saw blood everywhere in the main hall.

Ah Huai yelled loudly: "Second Brother, Xiaodouzi..." He called twice, but no one responded.

Er Mazi's heart sank to the bottom, but he still held his last hope and said, "Adou, where are you, Adou? Dad is back, come out quickly."

At this time, a weak voice sounded: "Father, I am here."

Er Mazi looked for the sound, only to find his son hiding under the stove. It is also because Xiaodouzi is small and thin that it can be stuffed in. Otherwise, it is estimated that no one will be seen.

Ah Huai grabbed Xiaodouzi's arm and asked, "Xiaodouzi, where's your second uncle? Where did your second uncle go?"

Xiaodouzi shook his head and said, "I don't know. Someone knocked on the door just now, and my second uncle stuffed me into the stove to keep me quiet. I don't know what happened after that."

Seeing this, Ah Huai turned around to find someone. Er Mazi grabbed his shoulder and said, "Don't go." If his guess was correct, the second brother should have been killed and taken away by those people.

If Ah Huai went out to find someone now, he would never return.

Ah Huai also had this guess in his heart when he saw the pool of blood just now, but he still had a little luck. Now hearing what Er Mazi said, the last shred of hope in my heart was gone, and I sat on the ground with my head in my arms and cried.

Er Mazi shook his head and said, "Don't cry anymore, light a fire quickly, and we'll leave here when we're full." There's no way we can stay here any longer, and if we stay any longer, we will only die.

Ermazi and Ahuai are not real brothers, because they are unwilling to eat human flesh, so they form a small gang. Several people have also been together for more than two months, and it is false to say that they have no feelings. But the person is gone, and it is useless to be sad. What's more, the second child is already injured, and in this harsh environment where there is no medicine and no food, even if he is not killed this time, he may not live for long. In today's world, Er Mazi feels that death is a kind of relief, and living is the real suffering.

Xiaodouzi put his arms around Er Mazi's neck and asked softly, "Father, where are we going?" This child was fat and fat before, but he was so skinny in the past two months that he only had a handful of bones left. But in this world, it's good to be alive.

Er Mazi didn't know where to go, so he said, "Wherever there is food, go there." Go to the place where there is food to survive.

Ah Huai wiped her tears, lit a fire and said, "Brother, I heard that there is a lot of grain in the Northwest, and the grain they have there is only a dozen yuan a catty." Here, even ten taels of silver can't buy a catty of grain. More than a dozen renminbi a catty of grain is almost the same as not having money for them.

Er Mazi also had this idea in his heart, and when he heard what Ah Huai said, he nodded and said, "Then go to the northwest."

Locusts are made in bunches. Er Mazi used to eat in the wild when he was a dart walker, so he was good at roasting things. He roasted the locusts until they were golden.

Xiaodouzi salivated when he smelled the scent: "Father, it smells so good." For a child who hasn't seen meat in months, it is already a lot of effort to stuff the roasted locusts in his mouth before rushing forward. Excellent.

Er Mazi said: "Father made a lot of them, eat more if you like." A bag of locusts can feed the three of them for a whole day.

The three of them were eating well when they saw a group of people walking in aggressively. Er Mazi immediately grabbed the machete beside him, and said to the person who came, "Hurry up, or don't blame me for being rude." In this world, it is a great advantage to have a handy weapon .

A group of people who came in looked at Er Mazi and they were eating locusts, and then looked at Er Mazi's ferocity. The leader said: "Brother, give us half of your worm, and we will leave."

Er Mazi said blankly: "If you want to eat it, you will catch it yourself." If you want to snatch food from a tiger's mouth, you have to see if you have the ability.

Several people looked at the bloody knife, and finally retreated. There are plenty of locusts out there, so there is no need to work hard for it. Although these people are extremely vicious, they also have eyesight, and they know who they can provoke and who they cannot touch.

Ah Huai hugged a big pillar against the damaged door, and then started to stalk locusts again. For such a situation, they have long been used to it. But they usually eat carefully, and they always choose to eat cooked food at night. This time, he started fire carelessly in the main room because he was eating locusts. As for the few yams that Er Mazi found, he planned to keep them for eating on the road.

Not only did locust plagues occur in Henan, but locust plagues also occurred in Shanxi and Shandong. Wherever the locusts passed, only barren ground and tree trunks remained.

When the news spread back to the northwest, Yuxi was not well. Fortunately, Gansu has had two light rains before, and a heavy rain a few days ago. Although it only lasted for more than a quarter of an hour, it has greatly alleviated the problem of drinking water for the people. But like Henan, Shaanxi has been in drought for three months. Now that locust plagues are happening in Henan and other places, how can Shaanxi escape it.

Yun Qing looked at the bloodless Yu Xi, hugged her gently and said, "Don't be afraid, we have come over so many hurdles, this time we will definitely be able to get over it."

Yuxi quickly calmed down and said, "You're right, we can't be intimidated by a few locusts."

Turning her head, Yuxi said to Yunqing again: "He Rui, the locust plague is no small matter, and it may not be possible to kill them all with the power of the government and the people alone."

Because he was worried that there would be a locust plague, Yuxi asked An Zike to let Han Jianming and a dozen other officials go to the following counties to prepare in advance half a month ago. Improve a lot.

Yun Qing heard Yu Xi's implication, this is to use the army to exterminate the locusts. Yun Qing thought about it and said: "There are only 80,000 soldiers that can be mobilized." Although there are more than 600,000 troops now, the situation in the border town is tense, and no soldier can move. What can be mobilized now is the soldiers and horses guarding the pickaxe city and the local military force.

Yuxi nodded and said: "With these people, we should be able to minimize the loss." Nearly 10,000 optical nets were woven. With these, Yuxi did not believe that these locusts could eat up the entire Shaanxi .

Yun Qing said distressedly: "Let's go back to eat!" After saying this, Yun Qing couldn't help but said again: "Eat more later, how thin are you? The children are worried after seeing it." Yu Xi When I was confinement, my face was round and my body was round and round. Now she is so thin that there is no flesh on her face, and her round figure has become numb.

Yuxi touched her face and said, "I'm not taking herbal diet every day now? I will make up for it soon." During this period of time, the pressure was too great, and Yuxi couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep, so she lost weight quickly.

Yun Qing hummed and said: "Just now I got the news that there was a heavy rain in Xihai the day before yesterday, and it lasted for three quarters of an hour. There is no need to worry about the rain on the side of Xihai. Yuxi, this drought It will be over soon." Heavy rains fell in Gansu and Xihai one after another, reducing their pressure sharply.

Yu Xi nodded and said, "Well, it will get better."

Qihao saw Yuxi running over happily, but he ran too fast and fell into the mud. Yuxi hurriedly walked over to hug him up, seeing Qihao's swollen red hands ached, and hurriedly asked licorice to get medicine to rub.

Qihao put his arms around Yuxi's neck and said: "Mother, mother..." Yuxi and Yunqing are so busy these days, it is not easy for the children to see their parents now.

Yuxi carried Qihao into the house, looked at the three sons sleeping on the bamboo mat: "I slept really soundly."

Sister Quan said: "The child just finished eating milk!" Yu Xi was so worried and worried that she didn't even have any milk. Niangniang Nie's milk was not enough for the three children to eat, so Mammy Quan had no choice but to find another nanny. If it was normal, Mother Quan would definitely say Yuxi. It's just that the situation is special now, Sister Quan didn't say a word about Yuxi, she just took good care of the children with all her heart.

ps: /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~, Youyan keeps jumping, and my heart is not at ease. (to be continued)