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Plague of locusts!Chen Fan took a breath.The others also let out an exclamation.

She looked at Zhang Ci: "How's the situation?"

Zhang Ci's face was heavy: "It will take time for the news to spread here. It is conceivable that the locust disaster has caused a certain impact. I just don't know how the locust eradication is going."

"Any news from the South?"

"Not yet, it probably happened from the north first. Let's prepare for it first."

The Chen family got busy, and the pigeons flew out one by one.People in nearby states and counties have received the news, and the villages have also received the news.No need to come to the meeting, the Lizhengs beat the gong and shouted at the village: "The rice harvest is just around the corner, keep an eye on it at all times, and beware of locust plagues."

The villagers in the village became nervous.

"Is the plague of locusts coming? What should I do?"

"Harvest the rice in advance, and there will not be much loss if you cut it at this time."

"We have to wait a few more days, it's not enough."

The nurses went to each workshop to convey the message: "Once the locust harvesting and extermination work starts, the workshop will stop working immediately, and let the workers go home to harvest and exterminate locusts."

Lizheng shouted: "Don't panic, now it's time to take precautions. Once you find locusts, start killing them immediately. This locust has been told to everyone a long time ago, it is good food for ducks."

The villagers gradually calmed down.

"Do you all remember the method of exterminating locusts?" Li Zheng was still in the mood to be persuasive.

"Burn with fire."

"Catch with a net."

"Use smoke."

"Put it in the oven to dry." Roasted sweet potatoes have become popular in Changping Township, and almost every household has an oven.

"There are also ducks to eat."

The villagers chattered about several ways.

Li Zheng smiled and nodded: "Everyone can figure out a way, just do it when the time comes. Discuss with your family and prepare everything you need to prepare."

Several people from each village were responsible for inspections, and immediately reported locusts when they saw them.

The people in Changping Township were used to obedience, and the Lizhengs quickly arranged things properly.

Yemashan and Wangjiadun are also busy preparing tools for exterminating locusts.

County magistrates are also busy arranging locust extermination.

The north is already in chaos, and people are running everywhere.The knowledge of locust eradication has been popularized, but many people and officials still believe that locusts are God’s punishment, and they can’t do anything to deal with locusts. They watched the overwhelming locusts sweep across the crop fields, leaving only bare stems. Lying on the ground crying and shouting.

Some counties dared to catch locusts, but the mobilization and execution were not strong enough. It took two days of hectic work before they started to get on the right track.

Ren Xiaoai and Deng Songhan have both become county magistrates. They have made full use of the Changping Township system. Sweet potatoes and corn have become popular, ducks have been raised, and net pockets are also available in every family. .

Those counties are not yet rich, and they heard that locusts are food rations, which can make ducks lay bigger eggs, and insects that eat crops should be exterminated.

Some people tried to eat a locust and exclaimed: "It's crunchy and very fragrant."

Everyone came to the interest and tasted two.It's really delicious, so I'm more motivated to catch locusts.

Southern states and counties are on guard.The Xiangjun Mansion received another wave of news that the locust plague in the north has lasted for five or six days, and it is very likely that it will spread to the south.The Xiangjun Mansion directly ordered: rush to harvest the rice immediately.

The villagers felt a little distressed, but the order was given, and they started cutting rice without hesitation.The workshops were shut down, and the workers were sent home.

The Liu family also went back to organize a rush harvest. Some workshop owners, seeing the situation in Changping Township, also rushed home to inform their families to harvest rice.

Some foreigners who bought houses did not rush to buy them immediately.They are not used to the rhythm of Changping Township.

On the first day, the locusts did not come.The next day, the locusts did not come either.Some places are starting to slacken.

A large area of ​​rice in Changping Township has been harvested.The threshers in every village are running crazily.

In a few years, the Xiangjun Mansion invested in the construction of a hundred threshers, which were the latest pedal-type threshers.The harvesting and threshing of rice in each village is very fast.

The surrounding counties have become accustomed to watching the wind direction in Changping Township. Changping Township rushed to harvest at the beginning, and they also issued an order to rush to harvest.

Seeing that everyone was busy, the outsiders didn't dare to delay, so they picked up the sickle.

In two days, the rice in several counties was cut in pieces, and the rice that was too late to be threshed was transported to the warehouse first.

On the third day, several groups of dark clouds floated over Huaizhou.

"Look, what is that?"

"Locusts! It's locusts!"

"The locusts are coming! The locusts are coming!" The whole Huaizhou was busy.

Young locusts appeared in the fields of Changping Township, and the inspectors immediately reported them.

"Did the locusts come from the north, or did they already exist in the field here?" Chen Fan was a little surprised.

"Locust eggs are found everywhere, and there are usually some locusts in the ground, but there is no climate. Such a large number of locusts must have come from somewhere, moving all the way and multiplying." Chen Zhonglin said.

Huaizhou started, followed by Yuzhou, Pingzhou, and Qingzhou, sweeping away from west to east and north to south.The people in Changping Township quickly divided into two groups, one group rushed to harvest the locusts, and the other group exterminated the locusts.

Dried dung was piled up on the periphery of the field, forming a smoke protection circle when the locusts came, and villagers waved torches to drive them away.Those who broke through this pyrotechnic line of defense, the army of insect catchers took action.

All the ducks and geese became an army of locusts.Eating duck meat and duck eggs has become popular in southern states and counties, and geese are also accepted by more and more people, and ducks and geese are bred in large numbers.Once in the field, they quickly devour large numbers of locusts.

"I feel that the duck has become fat these two days." Someone stared at the duck and muttered.

"It's not so fast to blow air, is it? It's only been two days." Some people didn't believe it.

"real."

"Whether you're fat or not will become apparent after two days, hurry up and catch more."

"What if the locusts are too late to eat?"

"Dry it in the sun and grind it into powder. More rations for chickens, ducks and geese in the future."

The plague of locusts lasted for several days. Chickens, ducks and geese ate the locusts and laid significantly more eggs, even larger than usual.The common people were delighted to see it from ear to ear.

In the past few days, Chen Zhongyan has become obsessed with catching locusts with a net bag, and the bag is full with one swing.

"Is it fun?" Chen Zhongmei asked him while catching insects.

"It's not just fun, but also a sense of accomplishment. I kill locusts to preserve food and promote breeding."

Chen Zhongmei smiled: "Not bad, not bad, catching locusts and catching big names."

The locust plague lasted for several days, and the people were exhausted from work, but their faces were full of smiles.

The villagers in Wangjiadun sat in the field and breathed a sigh of relief after they had rushed the last few locusts.

"Fortunately, the harvest was early, and a lot of millet was planted. A lot of millet in the field was also preserved."

"Thanks to the high output now, even if a part is lost, there will still be more left than before."

Wang Lizheng's gong sounded bright: "All the villagers are very brave. They are not afraid of locusts. They kept the food. It's a good job. This time, thanks to the county government and the township lord, they informed the news in advance and made arrangements. In the future If anything happens, we must obey the county government's arrangement and follow the example of the township lord."