After marrying a concubine, I have the ability to read minds

Chapter 585 Locusts
In this big summer, it was hot and tiring to work in boats and carts all the way, and Zhongzhou was in a bad state of drought, so the only thing left to do was suffer when we went there.

Ye Hanyu seemed to be afraid that she would not give up, so he lifted her chin with one hand, stared into her eyes and asked, "Then you promise me that after I leave, you will honestly guard the two children in the house and wait for me to come back. "

Gu Wanning pulled the hand that was pinching her chin, but unfortunately, she didn't pull it away, so she said angrily: "I don't wait for you, you go ahead, and I will take the child to live in Zhuangzi on the back."

Ye Hanyu smiled immediately: "It's fine to live in Zhuangzi, take the children to pick fruits, and the newly dug fish pond can also be used for fishing. Why don't you ask sister-in-law to go with you, and you will have a companion."

Gu Wanning pinched his waist, "It's fine if I don't go, but I have to promise me something."

Ye Hanyu said: "Speak, sir, listen."

"Bring Hongmei and Qingzhu, you know the skills of these two girls, I can rest assured only if they follow me."

"No, I can rest assured only when they are by your side..."

"I have two Chunlan and Qiuju by my side. It's enough to protect myself. It will never be smooth sailing for me to go to Zhongzhou. Only when you take good care of me can I stay in the capital with peace of mind."

It means that without these two girls, she will probably follow him to Zhongzhou because she is worried about him.

Ye Hanyu said helplessly: "Well, well, it's all up to you. If you take them, you can take them."

Anyway, the people he cultivated are also useful, this time let them be responsible for the safety of the princess and the children.

Seeing his agreement, Gu Wanning's eyes flashed with a hint of success, and then pushed Ye Hanyu out.

"Master, hurry up to the front yard and talk with Xiao Changshi about the disaster relief. I'm going to prepare your luggage for you."

Ye Hanyu: ...I always feel that something is wrong.

After Ye Hanyu left, Gu Wanning immediately asked people to go to the palaces of five counties, and wrote a list for people to go shopping on the street.

Ye Hanyu's departure was delayed for another day because of the need to escort the grain and grass. It was only after leaving the capital that the guards came to report that there were more than a dozen vehicles loaded with chickens, ducks and geese following them. After inquiring, The driver of the car was the steward of the princess Zhuangzi.

Ye Hanyu immediately rode to inquire about it, and the steward smiled and said, "Our princess asked us to take it to Zhongzhou. She said that these things are of great use, and we just follow orders. There are many of them." We don't know either."

Ye Hanyu: ... How useful?It will never be reserved for him to make soup!

But whatever it is for!Anyway, the princess asked me to bring them, and there are not too many poultry, so just bring them with you.

Unexpectedly, along the way, the convoy of poultry was getting longer and longer. After inquiring, I found out that these poultry were all from the Fifth Princess Zhuangzi. Not only that, but also some poultry they bought now after receiving the news There is more to go south.

Ye Mofeng was a little confused by this battle, other people's men and women would give some clothes and food when they went out, why did their family get so many stinky chickens and ducks?

"Sixth, isn't this nonsense? We are going to provide disaster relief..." What does it look like with such a pile of poultry?
Ye Hanyu really didn't take these chickens and ducks seriously at first, but as the number of poultry increased, he felt that the princess must be planning something.

But what is it?

If you don't understand it, don't think about it. Even if it's not very useful, wouldn't it still stutter the victims?

Bringing some live poultry is not afraid of damage. As for the feeding of these poultry, there are people in Wusao’s village who are responsible for it. .”

Ye Mofeng: All right, as long as it's related to the sixth sibling, the sixth brother has no principles at all, anyway, it's not him who was smoked, so just bring it with you.

Because I was on the road day and night, I walked for more than ten days on the road, and I could see some people on the road. Those people were either traveling by car or on foot, and it seemed that they all came from the south.

Ye Hanyu asked someone to inquire about the situation in Zhongzhou, but the news he got was not very optimistic.

"The drought in Anyang County is the worst. The wells are all dry, and the food is even less harvested. Some people with poor conditions have already fled the famine. Those who are left in the village may not be able to last long.

The patriarch said that there is a high possibility of locust plagues after the drought. If there is no more rain, the people will really not be able to survive.

We also had no choice. We had no money at home and couldn’t buy high-priced food, so we had to leave our hometown and go to other places to beg for food. "

After walking forward for a few more days, the road became more and more desolate, until I entered the territory of Zhongzhou, and even the green was rarely seen. The road was full of people fleeing from famine. People have been sent to relieve the disaster, and after there will be a steady stream of food delivered, they simply don't leave.

Ye Hanyu sent people to find the local officials and began to give out porridge, while he led the convoy to Anyang County.

However, when they arrived in Cheng'an County, which is more than 100 miles away from Anyang, they heard bad news. Large areas of locusts were found in Anyang County.

Ye Hanyu's heart skipped a beat. It was a leaky house and it was raining overnight. Anyang is now empty. With the locust plague, those people have to flee far away, even if they spend money to hire people to catch the insects, they can't do it.

Moreover, if it doesn't rain, even if there is food, the people can't even make porridge. How to solve this locust plague?
The two brothers had been worried all the way, but at this moment their hearts became more depressed and panicked, so they had no choice but to send someone to Anyang Mansion to spread the news that if they caught three catties of locusts for one catty of grain, they could also directly exchange locusts for copper coins. , ten cents a catty, or for water, and three catties of locusts for a water bag.

At this time, the price of rice in Zhongzhou has reached an unbelievable level. Rice, which is usually only eight to ten yuan, has already increased four or five times, and it costs at least forty or fifty copper coins per catty. The same is true for coarse grains. Moreover, you Even if you have money, you can't buy too much food, and the shops that have food are already limiting purchases.

Ye Hanyu knew that this was not the time to control the price of grain. It would be difficult to lower the price of rice in Zhongzhou if it didn’t rain for a day, because the cost of transporting rice was much higher than before. Drinking water consumed is a huge expense.

The convoy traveled for another two days and finally arrived in Anyang. Looking at the locusts covering the streets, the group of people who were ordered to provide disaster relief felt goose bumps all over their bodies.

He Chu, who arrived in Anyang one day earlier, wanted to report on the harvest of the day, but was interrupted by red plums and green bamboos.

Ye Hanyu: "What's the matter with you two?"

"My lord, the master told me before he came that if there is a locust plague in Anyang, we will immediately release the poultry we brought, it will have a miraculous effect." Qingzhu said.

The fire was imminent, and Ye Hanyu didn't care about thinking so much, and directly ordered people to drive all the chickens, ducks and geese out of the car. Along the way, these poultry were also hungry, especially in the past two days. As long as they don't starve to death, as soon as they are free, they rush towards the locust like crazy, and the guards don't do anything else, just drive these poultry to the field to catch the locusts and eat them.

The growth of locusts is divided into three parts, eggs, nymphs, and adults. It does not fly at the beginning, but after becoming an adult, the wings are fully developed.

It takes about 35 days to grow from a nymph to an adult. The locusts in Anyang County have just been discovered, so they can't fly yet. However, the locusts all over the mountains and plains still make people feel numb.

(End of this chapter)