Yu Xiaocao frowned tightly as she looked at the ungrown corn. If the locust plague comes, all plants will be unavoidable. The corn will be harvested in half a month. If the locust plagues, the loss will be immeasurable.
Leaving aside the economic loss of their family, the imperial court and the small county king are all eagerly looking forward to the bumper crop of corn, planting corn in a small area in the capital, and gradually spreading this high-yield crop to the whole country in the future, especially in the north and northwest regions , more need this kind of crops that do not pick the land but also produce high yields.
Let's talk about their family. The ten acres of land are all planted with corn. If they are harmed, then this season will be in vain! Yu Xiaocao reckoned that with the emperor's benevolent government and love for the people, his family should not let their family farm land for the court in vain, and it is very likely that their family's corn will be used as seeds at a high price.
Yu Xiaocao can't guarantee anything else. In terms of planting, there is no one more capable than her. Although those officials in the capital took her planting experience, it was the first year of planting after all. How could it compare to her rich experience in planting corn in her previous life? Besides, the spirit stone water in her hand is more effective than any fertilizer. The corn grown is big and tastes good. No one else can grow the same corn!
The king of Xiaojun also said that after the corn harvest, he would ask for rewards for their family. The things bestowed by the emperor, let alone honor or not, will certainly not be low in value.
All in all, all in all. If there is a plague of locusts, their family will definitely suffer heavy losses! No, she had to do everything possible to minimize the loss.
"Little Butianshi, do you know when the locust plague will reach us?" Yu Xiaocao took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.
Little Butianshi was connected with her, and felt the tension and uneasiness in her heart, so he also became serious: [From the words of the birds, it should be a two-day journey for them to fly.]
Fortunately, before the locusts came, they still had at least two days to deal with them. Doesn't the small sky-butting stone have the ability to ripen plants? From now on, count as much corn as you can harvest!
When Yu Hai came over with a load of water, Yu Xiaocao walked over quickly, carefully looked around, and mysteriously pulled Yu Hai aside.
Seeing his daughter's serious expression, Yu Hai's eyes showed anxiety, and asked repeatedly: "Cao'er, what's the matter? What happened?"
"Father, do you believe that there are gods in this world who warn in dreams?" Yu Xiaocao asked in a low voice, pretending to be worried.
Yu Hai recalled that two years ago, after Xiaocao knocked her head and fell into a coma, she said that she had traveled to the underworld and talked to King Yama and a god who looked like a God of Wealth. Could it be that the little girl met a fairy again
"I believe it! What's the matter? Did you dream of a fairy?" Yu Hai looked at his little daughter nervously. The youngest daughter is precocious, and some elders in the village said that she might be born from a boy in the sky, and they are afraid that she will not be able to grow up. Because one day, the gods in the sky will take her away. Could it be...
"Father, when I was watering just now, I suddenly lost consciousness and fell to the ground. The fairy who taught me planting and cooking skills suddenly appeared in front of me and told me a very important news!" As if, there was a hint of anxiety in the sincere expression on his face.
Yu Hai also became uneasy about it: "What news? The gods don't want to take you away, do they? Cao'er, you are my father's good girl, so don't promise the gods to go with him! If you go to the sky, father and Mother will never even think about seeing you again in this life!"
A few drops of cold sweat dripped from the corners of Yu Xiaocao's forehead, and her father's brain was more open than hers. Where are the gods? How could she be taken to heaven
[Although this space lacks spiritual power and resources for cultivating immortals, there are still immortals. The last time the owner of the woodware shop was struck by lightning, do you think it was a coincidence? That's why the god stone went to get close to the Thunder God and Lightning Mother in the sky, so he asked them for help!]Xiao Butianshi reminded her of her principled mistakes in her heart.
Yu Xiaocao rolled her eyes at it in her heart: "What does it matter to me if there are any gods? Anyway, I haven't seen it, and I don't want to see it!"
After finishing speaking, he stopped paying attention to Xiaobutianshi who repeatedly emphasized to her that there are gods, but appeased the anxious old man with red eyes: "Father, I don't know why you think so, but the gods didn't want to take me away. He told me that two days later, a once-in-a-century locust plague will come to our Dongshan Village, so let us make early plans."
"What?!" Although Yu Hai had never experienced locust plagues, he had heard of the dangers of locusts. When he was a child, he heard the 90-year-old grandpa Gao in the village talk about the miserable scene after the locust plague. That's really mourning, changing children and eating!
Like Yu Xiaocao, Yu Hai first thought of the corn and potatoes he had tried to grow, which were not yet ripe. If the court's errands are delayed, their family will definitely suffer! It was the imperial court who forgave them for the sake of natural disasters. But Xiaojun Wang traveled thousands of miles to the West to get seeds, and put in so much hard work. He came to Dongshan Village almost every day to inspect (he came to make a living, okay). Given how much he attaches importance to it, he will definitely be very disappointed and angry. what to do? what to do? !
Yu Xiaocao rolled her eyes and said, "Father, don't worry! The gods gave me a spell that can ripen corn and potatoes. But this spell is one-time, and it will be gone after it is used up!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up to ripen the corn and potatoes. Our family has worked hard these past two days, so we will collect the corn and potatoes first!" Yu Hai was slightly relieved after hearing this.
Yu Xiaocao hesitated for a moment, then said, "Father, should we tell the villagers about the locust plague? If they ask where the news came from, what should we say?"
Yu Hai gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry about this, I'll tell the village elder!! You go and ripen the corn in the middle of the field first. Be careful, don't let anyone see it!"
Yu Xiaocao nodded and said, "Father, don't worry! The corn stalks are so high and dense, no one can see them when they get in!"
Yu Hai watched his little daughter enter the corn field, lowered his head and thought for a moment, stomped his feet, and ran towards the village chief's house. The younger daughter said that the plague of locusts would come in two days. Time is food, time is life!
When he arrived at the village chief's house, Yu Hai pushed open the door panting. The village chief, who was drinking tea in the yard, looked at Yu Hai's out of breath and anxious face in surprise, stood up quickly, and asked repeatedly, what happened
"Village Chief, something is wrong! The plague of locusts is coming soon!!" Yu Hai shouted before he could catch his breath.
The village head was shocked again, and asked in shock: "What's going on? Locust plague? The sea, this kind of joke is not allowed!"
Yu Hai took two deep breaths, and stammered out the story he had made up: "I was carrying water under the West Mountain, and I saw a snow-white elk, so I wondered if I could catch it. Improve and improve food. Unexpectedly, after chasing halfway up the mountain, I met an old man with white hair and beard. This elk was actually his mount. The old man told me that a disaster would befall our Tanggu area in two days. After asking a question, he said inscrutably that this disaster was a once-in-a-century locust plague. He couldn't bear to see the people dying, so he let the elk lead me there and told me the news. Village chief, look at this Is it reliable?"
Yu Hai and Yu Xiaocao are indeed father and daughter, they are both good at making up stories.
The village chief wandered back and forth anxiously in the yard a few times. He knew Yu Hai's character, so he wouldn't joke about such things. If the plague of locusts came as the white-bearded old man said, then their spring crops would not be expected to be harvested!
The land in Dongshan Village is barren, mostly sandy land unsuitable for crop growth. But there are quite a few farmers in the village, and most of them grow sweet potatoes, a high-yield crop. There is still nearly a month left before the sweet potato harvest. Now we can’t wait until then, let’s charge as much as we can!
The alarm bell sounded by the village head called the whole village together, and repeated Yu Hai's "experience" to the villagers. Finally, he said: "With Yu Hai as a person, he will definitely not fool the whole village with such an important matter. As for what the white-bearded old man said, I would rather believe it or not! If it is true what he said, we will now Immediately go to grab the harvest. Although the production of sweet potatoes will decrease a lot, it is better than feeding them all to the locusts! Now I am asking for your opinions. All my hard work will be wasted!"
Yu Hai's current credibility in the village is second only to the village head. Most of the villagers in Dongshan Village expressed their conviction, and immediately returned home, took farm tools and went to the field to harvest sweet potatoes. The village head told everyone that when harvesting sweet potatoes, the sweet potato seedlings should also be taken back, so that they can be used as food in times of famine.
Those who have no land at home rush to collect the vegetables grown in their own gardens and store them in the cellar. The family has a straw house, and they are also busy hoarding straw to repair the house after the locust plague.
There are also some who don't believe it, and want to wait and see. For example, Mrs. Zhang, in her vegetable garden, there are many vegetables that have not grown, and now they have lost a lot of money. If the white-bearded old man Yu Hai met was unreliable, wouldn't all these seedlings fail
Feeling lucky, Mrs. Zhang only harvested the mature vegetables, leaving a small half of the vegetable seedlings in the vegetable field. Yu Dashan proposed to go to the town to buy some grain and store it there. In the event of a locust plague, food prices will definitely soar.
Mrs. Zhang felt that the food was prone to worms during the dog days, so she only gave Yu Dashan the money to buy a hundred catties of coarse grain.
Like Mrs. Zhang, there are still a few who take chances, because they are distressed that the sweet potatoes in the field have not grown, or the vegetables in the vegetable field are still small.
Of course, there are also those who are not right-minded, jealous of Yu Hai's ability, and who don't deal with him, think that he is pure nonsense, and don't take this matter to heart at all.