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Chapter 254 Didn’t come back

Ye Wanqing also frowned slightly: "Hasn't your village head informed everyone to get rid of the insects yet?"

Aunt Hua shook her head: "I heard that the head of the village went into the city, and I don't know when he will be back."

It turned out to be the case.

Ye Wanqing said: "If we can't wait for the head of the village, we can only think of ways to save ourselves in advance."

“It’s difficult…” Aunt Hua sighed again: “As far as I can remember, there seems to be no other way to kill the locusts except setting them on fire.

But now, these insects are everywhere in the fields. How can we burn them?"

Ye Wanqing frowned even more tightly: "Indeed."

The two came to the yard.

By the courtyard wall, Chu Anlan and Ye Chenxi were huddled together teasing the ducks in the cage.

The duck was frightened and flapped its wings to escape in the cage. For a moment, duck feathers flew everywhere.

Chu Anlan and Ye Chenxi burst into laughter.

duck……

Ye Wanqing's mind suddenly became clear.

She asked Aunt Hua, "How many people in the village raise ducks?"

"Ducks? Why did the princess suddenly ask this?" Aunt Hua hesitated: "Lin'an has a lot of water, so there are a lot of ducks.

In our village alone, there is a family that specially raises a lot of ducks.

Every year, we can earn a lot of money just from selling ducks and duck eggs."

"That's great!" Ye Wanqing's eyes were bright. "Aunt Hua, try to drive the ducks into the fields and see if they eat the locusts."

After the words fell, Chu Anlan's voice rang out: "Qing'er, you are so smart!"

As he said this, he called to his attendant: "Come here, bring a box of locusts!"

The servant immediately carried the locusts to the duck cage.

Chu Anlan rolled up his sleeves, endured the discomfort, grabbed a handful of locusts with his bare hands and threw them into the duck cage.

As soon as it was thrown in, the duck flapped its wings happily and swallowed the locusts whole.

The speed at which they eat is faster than the speed at which the locusts escape.

Chu Anlan was overjoyed: "Sure!"

Everyone in the yard was very excited.

Ye Wanqing said, "There is no time to lose. We must return to the city quickly and tell my second brother about this plan."

It was quite leisurely when we came here, but on the way back, the carriage went much faster.

The heavy wheels rolled over the dirt road in the field, leaving clear lines. If you look closely, you can see a lot of locusts that have been crushed into mud...

In the fields, the farmers were probably tired from all the noise and went home one after another.

I didn't meet many people along the way.

The carriage entered the city smoothly.

It was dinner time, but the streets were crowded with people, all of whom looked sad.

The restaurant, however, is as lively as ever.

Chu Anlan lifted the car curtain and took a look, then lowered it: "Tsk, these people are really not anxious at all.

All the crops in the city are almost eaten up, and yet these people are still feasting and drinking.

Even I, an outsider, am more anxious than they are."

Ye Wanqing said softly: "Those who come in and out of the restaurant are either outsiders like you and me, who come here for sightseeing or business, or they are the local rich and powerful.

Most of these people don't care about anything that doesn't concern them.

They are lucky if they don’t cause any trouble.”

Chu Anlan snorted: "Then I am also a famous playboy in the capital, how can I know how to help the people?"

Ye Wanqing raised her eyebrows and glanced at him, smiling: "Because, the prince is a kind and loving person."

Kind and loving?

Chu Anlan recited it silently and snorted, "I'm not kind and loving, I do this because you will be happy.

I am happy to do anything that can make you happy."

Make her happy?
Ye Wanqing was stunned.

At this time, Ye Chenxi on the side finally couldn't stand it anymore: "You two are really enough! I have tolerated you all the way!

I was so hungry at first, but after listening to you two being so clingy all the way, I’m not hungry at all anymore!"

"Isn't this a good thing?" Chu Anlan raised his eyebrows: "Listen more, it can save a lot of food."

"You wish!" Ye Chenxi said fiercely, "You bully my sister all the time!
You married her because you thought she was easy to bully! " "No, not really." Chu Anlan said with a smile: "I married Qing'er because I wanted to marry her."

Ye Chenxi glared at him angrily: "Humph!"

Chu Anlan imitated him: "Humph."

Ye Wanqing drank some tea to calm herself down.

Soon, the car stopped outside the house.

The housekeeper was puzzled: "Why are only the prince and the eldest son back? Isn't the second son with you?"

Now it was the three's turn to be confused.

Ye Wanqing asked: "Has Second Brother never come back?"

"No." The housekeeper said, "The second young master has not returned home since he left home early in the morning."

Ye Chenxi panicked: "Why didn't he come back? My second brother came back an hour earlier than us..."

Upon hearing this, the housekeeper panicked: "What should we do?"

"What else can we do?" Chu Anlan said, "Since the person is missing, let's send someone to look for him!"

"Wait." Ye Wanqing stopped the housekeeper and said, "Lin'an City is very safe, my second brother should be safe.

Moreover, my second brother brought his attendants with him.

Let's send someone to the government office first, maybe he has returned."

The housekeeper replied, "I'll send someone right away."

Ye Wanqing called Chu Anlan and Ye Chenxi: "Didn't you say you were hungry? Let's go in and eat first."

"Aren't we waiting for our second brother?" Ye Chenxi asked.

"No more waiting." Ye Wanqing said calmly, "Second brother is already an adult. If he is hungry, he will come back by himself."

"Okay..." Ye Chenxi responded.

The maid placed lunch in the pavilion in the courtyard.

The food had just been served when footsteps were heard outside the yard.

The housekeeper came to report: "The attendants of the Princess, the Crown Prince, the First Young Master, and the Second Young Master came back and said that he would not be back for lunch."

"Where is my second brother?" Ye Wanqing asked.

The housekeeper hesitated: "The eldest master met Lord Lu on the street and went to drink with Lord Lu."

"Lu Jilian?" Ye Chenxi asked.

"Who else could it be, Lord Lu?" Chu Anlan said with a sigh, "Why is he everywhere?"

When I heard this name, all the delicious food on the table lost its taste.

Ye Chenxi was quite open-minded: "Since Second Brother is not coming back to eat, let's eat by ourselves.

I'm hungry after running all morning. "

Chu Anlan said happily: "On the way back just now, didn't you say you weren't hungry?"

Ye Chenxi said confidently: "I'm hungry again, is that not okay?"

"Pick up your chopsticks." Ye Wanqing said calmly.

Chu Anlan glanced at her secretly, and seeing that she looked normal, the unhappiness in his heart disappeared.

He personally served a bowl of soup: "Qing'er, drink the soup."

Ye Wanqing curved her eyes and said, "Hurry up and eat. After dinner, we still have to think about how to deal with the locusts."

Chu Anlan nodded: "Yes!"

While the two were talking, Ye Chenxi had already finished half a bowl of rice and half a chicken leg.

Look, I'm really hungry.

The three of them finished their meal quickly.

After dinner, Chu Anlan asked his servant to bring the wooden box containing locusts and place it on the stone table in the yard.

The maids also came to watch.

There were quite a few people gathered in the yard.

The cook was also invited and sat awkwardly at the stone table.

Chu Anlan caught a locust and asked the cook, "You have been cooking for so many years, have you ever cooked insects?"

The cook hesitated and said, "I have made bee pupae and silkworm pupae."

"Has locust never done that?" Chu Anlan asked.

The cook shook his head like a rattle: "I have never made it, and no one has ever eaten it.

I really can’t do this.”