Wu Chao: Take the whole family to escape the famine

"What's the current situation regarding the locust plague?" Ji Xun asked Sun County Magistrate.

Before County Magistrate Sun could speak, Ding Inspector Ding hurriedly followed in after repairing Liu Huwei, and hurriedly answered after hearing Ji Xun's question.

"The situation is very bad. Of the 25 towns in the six counties of Lingzhou, [-] of them have been affected."

Ding Inspector Ding was talking, but he stared at Ji Xun's back and secretly guessed his identity. It must not be easy to have the identity of Princess Leyang in his hand. Just now I heard the magistrate Sun say that Zhang Neng next to King Xuan is right He is also extremely respectful, it must be a certain prince in the palace, so he can't help being disrespectful.

Sun Juling also answered: "This batch of locusts is even larger than that in Qi Heng's eighth year. It can sweep through a village in less than three days, and they are multiplying rapidly and are heading north with an expanding trend."

Shen Yuan asked strangely: "Then did these locusts come from Daqi? So Daqi also suffered a disaster?" Since she is the princess of Daqi, she naturally has an unclear emotion towards Daqi in her heart.

"No in Daqi." Ding Inspector Ding answered, "Locusts like to be dry, and there is drought in the north of Dazhou, so the locusts go all the way north."
Shen Yuan nodded silently. Daqi is located in the south, and there is a lot of rain in the south. No wonder the locusts came to Dazhou.

Ji Xun looked worried: "Sweeping a village in three days, it won't take long to sweep the entire Great Zhou Kingdom at this speed."

"Yes." County magistrate Sun also had a sad face, "Such a huge army of locusts cannot be stopped. All the states and counties can do now is to maintain order and order, and call on farms and merchants with surplus grain to sell or donate it. Try to keep the food as long as possible, and pass the year safely.'

Upon hearing this, Inspector Ding hurriedly said: "Wantian County had a good harvest last year, and the farmers must have a lot of surplus grain. Therefore, County Magistrate Sun, please collect a thousand shi of grain and send it to Lingzhou to prepare for emergencies."

"En." Shen Yuan nodded persistently.

Shen Yuan asked about Bai Yixue's recent situation. It turned out that Bai Yixue went to Daqi after she settled the two younger sisters properly, so she came back late.

Shen Yuyan said vaguely: "Perhaps they came from the Western Regions. I also bought it at the wharf of Dahe Town before. As for farming~~"

In the next two days, after Shen Yuan made some arrangements, a large ship loaded with beans docked in Dahe Town. Ji Xun immediately asked County Magistrate Sun to buy the ship of potatoes and put them in Wantian County. Start experimenting.

After talking for a while, Bai Yixue took Ji Feng to play, Shen Yuan and Ji Xun came to the reception room on the second floor.

Ji Xundao: "Needless to say, County Magistrate Sun has to go out of business." In the face of a catastrophe, who still has the thought to go to a restaurant for consumption? Needless to say, it must go out of business.

"This~~ is really a very good staple food." Ji Xun said a little excitedly, "The people of the Great Zhou Kingdom are saved, Yu Yu, thank you." He pulled Shen Yu into his arms, and let go after a long time, Eyes are red.

I tied up my horse and went to the peach grove in the backyard. The leaves of the entire peach grove were eaten up by locusts, but there was a piece of green value growing in the forest, which was not harmed by locusts at all.

"There are many ways to eat it, and it can be used as a staple food." Shen Yu said, and the two walked home while talking, "It can be eaten directly after steaming. "

After coming out of the county government office, Shen Yuan and Ji Xun drove the carriage back to Fengming Restaurant.

He originally came to ask for food, and in such a disaster year, food is more useful than money.

Along the way, I only saw locusts flying everywhere, the sky was also cloudy, the streets were in chaos, and everyone was rushing to buy rice.

Because Ji Xun was here, Governor Ding didn't dare to say anything, and could only nod his head. He originally planned to bring a thousand shi of grain back to Lingzhou City. It seems that this plan will fail.

"How to eat?" Ji Xun asked.

Every household in Shenjia Village also planted potatoes. The rice fields that had been ruined by locusts were burned, and the hillsides that had been reclaimed for peach groves were all excavated and planted with potatoes.

"The locust plague in the eighth year of Qi Heng, even though the national treasury was emptied, tens of thousands of people still starved to death." Ji Xun's voice was full of worry, "This time it seems to be worse than that time, the most important thing is that the previous After years of wars and turmoil, the national treasury is empty, and how tragic this disaster will be is already foreseeable."

"What method? Can you tell me about it." Ji Xun really believed it, and he would unconditionally believe every word his woman said.
"I know a crop, and it's just right to plant it now." Shen Yu said.

"What's this called?" Ji Xun was overjoyed as he looked at the lush crops.

"It's called potatoes." Shen Yuyan said, and pulled out one, because of the use of growth hormone, it has matured at this time, and several of them are bigger than fists.

Shen Yuan said as he took out a potato and pointed to the pit on it: "Look, Ah Xun, every pit here can sprout, and this potato has five pits, so it can be cut into five pieces." , plant five.'

There was no one in the restaurant, and everyone was sitting in the lobby with a dignified expression, discussing the disaster with a fluttering mood, and then it was noon, and the brothers and sisters-in-law went into the kitchen to cook .

Then Ji Xun wrote to King Xuan, telling King Xuan about the potatoes that locusts would not eat, and told him that Wantian County had already tried to plant a large number of them, and asked him to report the matter to the emperor and send people to Wantian County. Pull the seeds.

"That's right, this way you can save a lot of seeds." Ji Xun nodded, "Then let's go to Dahe Town's wharf tomorrow to see if we can let them transport all these potatoes to Dahe Town."

"As long as all farmers plant this kind of potatoes, they will be able to overcome this food crisis." Shen Yu'an affirmed, "Why don't Ah Xun and Yu'an go back to Shenjia Village to have a look, I planted some peaches in the backyard woods."

Shen Yuan didn't know what to say, and the two returned to Fengming Restaurant with a heavy heart.

Ji Xun sighed, "It's only the beginning of May, so there's still time for planting, but locusts will sweep over again and again, just like the locust plague in the eighth year of Qi Heng."

As soon as I came to Tai'an Street, I met Shen Caixuan and other three sister-in-laws who closed the shop and came out.

But he has never let go of the people of the Great Zhou in his heart, and his heart is attached to the world of the Great Zhou. If Ah Xun can become the emperor of the Great Zhou, it will be a blessing to all the people!
After being excited for a while, Ji Xun thought of another question, and worried: "Where can I buy the seeds of this kind of crop? How to cultivate it?" As a prince, he actually didn't know much about this kind of coarse grain. have.

After working like this for a month, the number of boats coming to pull potatoes from all over the Great Zhou Kingdom gradually decreased, and Wantian County, the first place to try planting, has covered the mountains and fields with a layer of green, changing the gray scene after the locusts passed through. .

"Really? Wouldn't the Great Zhou Kingdom be saved?" Ji Xun relaxed after hearing Shen Yu'an's words, "If there really is a crop that locusts don't eat, then the common people in the world will be saved."

"Ah Xun, you are a good prince who cares about all the people in the world and has great love in your heart. You are ten thousand times better than the prince." Shen Yuan's nose was sore when he said this. She vaguely felt that it was related to the prince, since ancient times she had used all kinds of schemes to fight for the throne, that's why Ah Xun was chilled and hid in Shenjia Village and refused to return to Beijing.

Shen Yuan turned around suddenly, looked up at Ji Xun: "Ah Xun, can you trust me?"

"No." Ji Xun shook his head and pulled Shen Yuan into his arms, "But I have to go back. The Great Zhou Kingdom is in a catastrophe, and other countries are bound to watch over them. I must return to Beijing to help my father." After all, he was once the Great Zhou Kingdom God of War, with him, at least other countries should think carefully before acting rashly.

"It's good to have surplus food, otherwise, where can I go to buy food at this time?" Shen Yu'an replied, the people on the street were in a hurry, making a mess of porridge.

"Trust." Ji Xun replied in the affirmative.

Sun Juling was also quite speechless. After Ding Shishi left, he said to Ji Xun and Shen Yuyan: "Mr. Ji, Miss Shen, the locust plague is merciless. Today I will order the county to ban all eating, drinking and waste. I'm afraid your restaurant~~"

Close the doors and windows to keep the locusts out.

"Young Master, Sister Yu'an." Bai Yixue covered her face with a kerchief, holding Ji Feng's hand, "The college is temporarily doing a bath, and the children are all home from school."

"Yuan, I have to go back to the capital." Ji Xun said.

"Yuan Ah Xun." The three of them ran towards them, "There is a locust plague. Fortunately, there is food in the house, otherwise it will be troublesome." The restaurant owner naturally bought a lot of stored food, and in addition to the bumper harvest in the countryside last year, the surplus food was also the same. enough.

The County Magistrate Sun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and explained: "Even if the farmers have surplus food, they can only maintain their own rations for a year. How can they collect it? As for the farmers and merchants, wait for statistics first, and see if anyone is willing to sell or sell them. Donate no."

At that time, Shen Yuan didn't know Ji Xun's identity, she just wanted to plant it for the villagers of Shenjia Village, but now that she knew that Ji Xun was the night king of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and knew that he was concerned about the country and the people because of this, she would naturally not sit idly by. in spite of.

After talking in Ju Ling's mansion, Governor Ding left on the grounds of inspecting the disaster situation, and went to ask for food in other houses.

The busiest one is Shen Yuan. All the potatoes are grown in the space. Fortunately, one potato can be cut into three or four pieces for planting, and the produce in her space can still be supplied.

Shen Yu'an explained: "The crops I know are not eaten by locusts." Shen Yu'an took a few beans from space a few days ago and planted them in the ground, and used the growth hormone, and they grew lush in a few days When the locust swarm came, everything was eaten away, except for the potatoes, which seemed to be invisible, and there was not a single locust on them.

"Yes." County magistrate Sun had guessed that Ji Xun's identity was not simple, and he agreed with his words very much, and respectfully responded.

Just after saying a few words, Bai Yixue led Ji Feng back.

"Ah Xun returned to the capital, but is there a good way to solve the locust plague?" Shen Yuan asked.

“I can solve this locust problem.”

Shen Yuan lit a fire in the kitchen, and soon steamed those potatoes, which were yellow and exuded a unique fragrance. Ji Xun peeled one and took a bite, and found it very delicious, pink, It melts in the mouth, and one is half full.

"Okay, let's go now." Ji Xun couldn't wait to get up, and rode back to Shenjia Village in a hurry.

After a moment of silence, Ji Xun said again: "Take care of the people in your own county first, and then consider the food problem in the state if there is any surplus, so that there will be no chaos."

Seeing Bai Yixue come back, Shen Yuan was very happy, seeing the locusts flying around, he said: "Let's go back to the restaurant first."
The group returned to the restaurant.

Of course, the locusts counterattacked a few more times, swept over like dark clouds, and landed on the green crops, but the strange thing was that they flew away after crawling over them, without gnawing on them at all.

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief, and finally had a way to get through this disaster.

And the county finally regained some vitality. The shops that had been closed for a month reopened, Wanhua Street began to sing and dance again, Fengming Restaurant also reopened, and the business was not bad. Patronize.

Qinglin Academy also resumed classes soon. During this time, Shen Yuan and Ji Xun were busy, and it was Bai Yixue who took care of Ji Feng.

Bai Yixue pulled Ji Feng to practice kung fu every day, and both of them improved by leaps and bounds.