Doomsday Paradise

Chapter 143 Locust plague
Sorry, it's late today, the speed of the Internet at home is really bad, I can't always connect to the Internet

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Qiao Mi just smiled slightly, "It's okay, auntie, Xue'er is young, so she should make up for it, you don't have to feel embarrassed, we just stopped by and have nothing else to do." She took Qin Zhiyuan's hand and walked out , "Eat slowly."

Qin Zhiyuan was dragged out of the cellar by her, then out of the kitchen, Qiao Miwei stood at the door and opened the door, closed the door again, turned his heels and walked back, when he reached the cellar entrance, he heard Han Cuihua's nagging inside, "Really, Even if you eat a small piece of meat, you have to worry about it. It’s better not to move it from the base. Xue’er, don’t think about it and eat it quickly. After eating, tidy up the meat so that the taste is gone. That girl Wei Wei can’t say go out?"

Hearing this, Qiao Miwei smiled as she went down the stairs, "Don't worry, Auntie, I won't tell. I forgot something." Then he went to their room, picked up something and went out again. , before going out, he gave Han Cuihua a comforting smile.

It wasn't until he walked out of the house that Qiao Miwei snorted, "Zhiyuan, find a way to connect the home with the base. Although the old man is nice, but..."

She didn't say the latter, but Qin Zhiyuan could understand it, he nodded and said, "Okay, I think the fence will be closed soon, and when the other side is finished, we will spare some people to work on this side."

Qiao Mi sighed slightly, "After getting through, I will arrange another place for the old uncle and his family to eat. Let's return to the base." Han Cuihua stole food at home and rummaged through their things. Twice, but because the other party is her aunt, she didn't say anything, but not saying it doesn't mean she doesn't care. At first, Han Cuihua looked through things as an aunt who was curious about the family's wealth. , I have to read the second time, the third time... Later, she found that her aunt was secretly eating while the family was away. She didn't care about the food, but she couldn't stand this kind of behavior, so today she will I broke it on purpose, I hope my aunt can restrain herself in the future.

Qin Zhiyuan patted the top of Qiao Miwei's head, "Okay, stop thinking about it, my aunt is also greedy. Although our base is developing well, it is still poor after all. When life gets better, she will not be like this."

Qiao Miwei grabbed Qin Zhiyuan's hand and pinched it in her hand, pouted and said, "I see." She let go of Qin Zhiyuan's hand and asked, "Are you going to the woods later?"

Qin Zhiyuan nodded, "Go, see the progress, how about you go with me?"

Qiao Miwei thought about it, and no one would be lazy if she didn't look at the watering side, and she was indeed curious about how the forest was arranged, so she said, "Let's go, I'll go and have a look too."

The two of them walked into the woods while they were talking. Qiao Miwei watched a grasshopper the size of a baby's fist jump out of the purple grass, and kicked it slightly. "The grass is getting more and more beautiful."

Qin Zhiyuan also nodded, "Yes, the purple one is shiny, although it looks scary at first glance, but once you get used to it, you will find it very beautiful."

"By the way." Qiao Miwei pulled Qin Zhiyuan's sleeve and said, "There are a lot of bugs recently, and they are all very big, and there are also a lot of grasshoppers. Will something happen?"

Qin Zhiyuan was puzzled, "What happened? Don't be afraid, they should have been mutated by the sun."

Qiao Mi shook his head slightly and said, "I'm not afraid, if these bugs get bigger, will something happen?"

"No way, it's just bugs, what can happen?" Qin Zhiyuan's words were very firm, but unfortunately, within half a month, something really happened. People watched the overwhelming locusts flying around, so they could only do their best. The bulging fire and thick smoke in the hope can smoke away these pests, but the mutated locusts are four or five times the size of the original ones. Even though they are still afraid of fire, they have a certain resistance to smoke and dust.

"Hurry up, oh, be careful, don't step on the vegetable seedlings!" Qiao Mi shouted hoarsely, and she was organizing people to cover the field, otherwise once the locusts fell, it would take less than a minute to kill The crops in the field were eaten up.

The purple leaves in the woods on the back mountain are now bare, and the locusts that have not eaten the crops are unwilling to give up and wander in the air unwilling to leave.

The activities of other groups stopped, and everyone used self-made tools to catch locusts. The only benefit of the locust plague was that it added protein to the base. Although many people did not dare to eat this kind of disgusting little thing, but It is not unacceptable to eat two with your eyes closed. Now only Qiao Miwei still hates locusts because they eat crops. Everyone else grabs insect catching tools as soon as they open their eyes every day. When I went out to catch locusts, bags of locusts were sent into the kitchen, where the chefs used them to fry and cook them in different ways.

Seeing the sun set little by little, Qiao Miwei finally breathed a sigh of relief. The eyesight of locusts is very poor, and they basically do not move after dark, so Qiao Miwei no longer has to watch from the ground. The fields here are very large, and the small fields are covered with cloth, but the large fields can only be watched manually, so as long as the locusts are not extinct, they cannot relax for a day. Some people were sent to help her.

Qiao Miwei threw down the insect catching tool in his hand, and said in a hoarse voice, "Everyone has worked hard, let's go back to eat."

Qin Zhiyuan also walked over from the other side with a tired face, took Qiao Miwei's hand and squeezed it gently, looked at her tired look and said distressedly, "Don't come out tomorrow, the base is not empty, don't exhausted."

Qiao Mi smiled and said, "Even if I change people, I can't sit still. I organized these crops to be planted bit by bit. If I don't see it with my own eyes, I won't be at ease."

The two slowly fell behind the crowd while they were talking. Qin Zhiyuan held Qiao Miwei, raised his hand and lifted off her hat, revealing a slightly sweaty forehead, and put a kiss on it, and said distressedly, "Then No, you can watch it tomorrow, I will move you a chair, and you can sit on the side."

Qiao Miwei quickly slapped Qin Zhiyuan away, and went back and forth like a thief to see if he was seen. She glared at Qin Zhiyuan, "What are you doing, you were seen."

Qin Zhiyuan said indifferently, "What are you afraid of seeing, we are boyfriend and girlfriend, and besides, everyone fell asleep after being busy during this time, but I haven't held your hand for a long time."

Qiao Miwei was a little sweet in her heart, she pouted and said, "Nonsense, you touched my hand that day in Taoyuan, and your parents saw it."

Qin Zhiyuan chuckled, "I miss you, how can I be satisfied by touching hands."

After walking slowly to the base, Qiao Mi felt a slight headache when he saw the large bowl of fried golden grasshoppers in the dining car. If these locusts were not destroyed, she would be dreaming of these little things.

In order to save food, Qiao's family ate at the base recently. Qiao Miwei walked up to the fried grasshopper with a plate, closed his eyes and said, "Please give me three big spoons."

The chef smiled at Qin Zhiyuan, and sure enough, he filled Qiao Miwei with three full spoons, "Here is vegetable soup."

Qiao Mi shook her head slightly, she thought it would be great if she could close her eyes and eat these grasshoppers today.

Qin Zhiyuan also served grasshoppers, but he ordered vegetable soup, and he also brought Qiao Miwei's portion. The two walked in with the plate, and there were people talking to them along the way. Qiao Miwei saw Qiao's father and Qiao's mother leaving. In the past, she put down the dinner plate and saw that Qiao's father and mother also ate fried grasshoppers. She sat down discouraged, "When will this kind of thing go away?"

Mother Qiao picked up a deep-fried, golden-yellow and crispy grasshopper, dipped it in seasoning, and stuffed it into her mouth, "When we were young, we would be helpless if we encountered a locust plague. The development is fast, and I haven’t encountered a locust plague for so many years. Now these locusts are only big, but the scale is really not as big as the ones I encountered back then.”

Father Qiao said with a smile, "Don't look at the appearance of the grasshopper, but the taste is good. It's all about protein. Eat more to supplement your nutrition. Didn't you see that the faces of the people in the base recently are better than the original dishes?" ."

Qiao Mi pouted slightly, and reluctantly chewed the grasshopper. After eating for a while, her mouth became dry. She looked up at Qin Zhiyuan's vegetable soup, and Qin Zhiyuan quickly pushed the soup bowl over, "Drink Come on, I can't finish it."

Qiao Mi pursed her lips and smiled, then picked up the soup bowl and took a sip, the taste was actually not bad.

After eating, Qiao's father and mother pushed the plate to Qiao Miwei, and walked to the east corridor by themselves. Along the way, there were a few little carrots saluting to the two, "Hello, teacher."

Mother Qiao raised her hand and touched the top of Little Carrot's head, "Are you full for dinner?"

"I am full."

A few little guys got together and quietly disliked the fried grasshopper, and then rushed into the classroom chattering. After Qiao's father and mother Qiao entered, the seven or eight little guys inside had already sat down in their seats. The one in line was Xiao Tianyou. Although the kindergarten class had started for several days, the little guy obviously hadn't adapted to the transition from grandma to teacher. When he saw Qiao's father and Qiao's mother, he stretched out his little hand and called grandma to hug him softly.

Mother Qiao wanted to go up and give her a hug, but thinking of being lured by the little guy to give her a hug two days ago, these little radish heads couldn't go to class quietly that night. The guy blinked, and then started today's lesson, "Good evening, students."

The little ones replied crisply, "Hello, teacher."

"Our first class today is music class..."

That's right, this humble room is the first classroom in the base. Although there are only these little guys as students, the school is finally established, and these kids can help with trivial tasks at most Usually, someone needs to take care of them. Since the classroom was built and the children have a place to play, the adults are relieved a lot. Even Qiao's father and mother feel that life has become more fulfilling.

(End of this chapter)