Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 680 Alive
Three steamed buns and two bowls of rice porridge, this was the most common meal in the past.

But now, many people are envious of Lao Wangtou, because these three steamed buns and two bowls of rice porridge can save him and his grandson from the trouble of hunger.

After getting the steamed buns and rice porridge, Old Wang didn't hesitate, and started eating with his grandson in front of the yamen.

It's not that they are showing off on purpose, they are really hungry.

Hungry people can't walk when they see food, they have to eat it.

Old Wangtou's grandson is very young, but he ate up a steamed bun in two mouthfuls, and even drank a bowl of rice porridge in one gulp.

The way he eats is really delicious.

Someone in the crowd thought that Lao Wangtou was better, but he ate up a steamed bun in two bites, and then drank up the bowl of rice porridge in one gulp.

Afterwards, he broke open another steamed bun, gave half to his grandson, and kept half for himself.

If it was before, he would definitely keep the only steamed bun left, because with one steamed bun, his grandson could survive for a day, and if he survived for a day, he would live an extra day.

As long as a person lives, there is hope.

However, it is different now. The locusts all over the mountains and fields are all food. He is not going to rest when he is full. He has to catch locusts overnight. As long as there are locusts, there will be food to eat. So why worry After eating this meal, there is no next meal?

The grandfather and grandson were not full, but the feeling of hunger had receded.

Not hungry, let them become less sad and flustered, because they know that they can live.

As long as people can still live, they don't need to be too flustered by the things they encounter.

Because alive, everything will have.

The grandpa and grandson rubbed their stomachs and looked at each other. The child who was originally innocent suddenly jumped up and down again.

He doesn't know what sorrow is in the world, as long as he can eat enough.

The two left under the eyes of everyone. The state after eating was enviable, and they wanted to cry.

"Why, why are they able to eat and we can't?"

"No, I'm too hungry to take it."

"Starving to death is death, and offending the Locust God is also death, but even if I want to die, I will be a hungry ghost."

"That's right, being a dead ghost, the feeling of being hungry is too uncomfortable. I'm going to catch locusts."

"That's right, catching locusts..."

There were a lot of people gathered at the gate of the yamen, but when the old Wangtou left, the others also dispersed, and went home to get tools to catch locusts.

Here in the yamen, someone quickly reported the news.

"Master Hou, it's over. Now many people are going to catch locusts."

Hearing the news, Qin Tian nodded his head: "Okay, as long as these people are willing to catch locusts, that's a good thing. Let the people eat them. Tonight, the gate of the yamen will always be open for them. When will they catch locusts?" When the locusts are caught, we can eat steamed buns and rice porridge anytime."

The rice porridge and steamed buns have already been made, so it is natural to give them all to the common people.

Most importantly, some people may not be able to wait until tomorrow, so as long as their locusts are caught, let them eat.

And night is actually the best time to catch locusts.

Qin Tian's order was conveyed, and when the people heard this, they became more and more excited, caught the locusts overnight, and ran to exchange them for steamed buns and rice porridge.
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The night passed like this, and the next morning, more and more people heard the news.

More and more people joined the ranks of catching locusts.

Inside and outside Dangyang City, there are locust catchers everywhere.

Originally, there were many locusts outside Dangyang City, but because everyone came out to catch them, there were fewer locusts outside Dangyang City.

In order to catch more locusts, many people have to go farther.

People are scary sometimes, they can wipe out everything, and locusts are no exception.

And among these groups of catching locusts, there is a group of people who are particularly dazzling.

They were the prostitutes in Dangyang City. When everyone else was catching locusts, they also started to catch locusts.

And these people came from different brothels, after they met, they were all a little surprised.

"Oh, isn't this Xiaoxiao girl from Xiaofenglou? You are the number one card in Xiaofenglou, why are you here to catch locusts?" The woman who spoke was plump but beautiful. City, that is very popular.

For many men, women who are slightly plump are more attractive than those who are thin, and this attraction is sometimes fatal.

She is the peony girl from Wanhualou.

Miss Xiaoxiao saw that it was Miss Peony, and she chuckled: "Aren't you here to catch the locusts too?"

Miss Mudan curled her lips: "Don't talk about it, now the men are all catching locusts, and my mother has no business. If you want to eat, you can only do it yourself."

She used to sell herself.

Xiaoxiao girl said: "Do it yourself, have enough food and clothing, it's better than relying on a man."

"Hey, Miss Xiaoxiao's words opened my eyes, Mudan..."

It's not peaceful for women to be together, especially women who used to be rivals. They will fight both openly and secretly. At first, they just joked a few words, but in the end, they fought fiercely.

However, in such an already extremely depressing situation, it might be a good thing for them to have such a quarrel.

At least it proves that they are still alive.

The activities of catching locusts in Dang Yangcheng became more and more intense and massive, and it was a bit shocking to be so huge.

Originally, everyone was still afraid of the locust god, but after everyone joined in, the fear of the locust god became much weaker, and many people even forgot about it.

A locust is just a bug.

Many people inside and outside Dangyang City were catching locusts, and even people far away from Dangyang City joined in one after another.

And when everyone was frantically catching locusts, here in Jingzhou City, Chu King Li Hedong had already learned all the news.

"My lord, when the city of Yangyang is broken, the cities of Jingmen and Yichang may not be able to last for long. My lord, what should I do? Do you want to send troops to help?"

Hearing that Dangyang City was broken, and Jingmen and Yichang were about to lose their hold, Li Hedong immediately stood up, and his expression became very ferocious.

"Damn it, Li Shimin only sent [-] soldiers and horses, and even separated. Qin Tian of Dangyang City only had [-] soldiers and horses. Han Yi couldn't hold it, idiot, idiot."

After such an angry insult, Chu King Li Dongdong suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Where is Zhang An next to Han Yi? With Zhang An around, Dangyang City was actually destroyed?"

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