Chapter 134 Who Said Locusts Are Easy to Catch! Almost Killed!
One day in mid-April of the sixth year of Guanghe.
Zhu Han and a group of people were hiding in a newly built wooden house on the edge of a field. They were all wearing hats, mesh masks, thick clothes, and carrying insect-catching net bags. They looked like beekeepers.
modeling.
"Zhicai, is your news accurate? When will the locusts come?"
Zhu Han was impatient to wait. He took off his hat, sat on the ground and fanned himself to cool down. He complained that the hot weather made him sweat profusely and he almost suffered from heatstroke.
"Sir, I asked you not to come this morning! You had to come with me, didn't you suffer?"
Xi Zhicai, with his shirt exposed and his belly exposed, sat on the other side without any image and joked.
"Don't talk to me about those things that are there or not. Haven't I never seen a locust plague? What's wrong with coming out to gain knowledge? Quickly tell me, are the locusts coming?"
Zhu Han rolled his eyes, took the water bottle from Dian Wei and took a big sip. He smiled and said: "It's cool, it's cool. If you add some ice, it will be even more comfortable! Ice cream is still the best-selling product in summer.
ah!"
"Huh? Ice cream?" Zhu Han started to get excited as he spoke, but when he thought about the lack of a refrigeration machine, he began to feel annoyed again. The weather in the north is extremely cold in winter, so making ice cream should be very simple, but
Now that I’m talking about it again, who the hell eats ice cream in the middle of winter?
"Our people in Julu reported that several counties and villages in Julu County have been affected by disasters, and that the swarm of locusts is heading towards Jingxian County."
Xi Zhicai replied.
“Aren’t locusts found anywhere in our county?”
Zhu Han asked worriedly.
"So far, we have not received any news about locusts appearing anywhere!"
Xi Zhicai replied.
"It seems! If this place is managed well, this locust can be regarded as an examiner!"
Zhu Han grinned and said.
"My lord, what do you mean by this?"
Dian Wei asked puzzledly.
"You see, there are basically no dead crops on the land in our county, and the vegetation is pretty good. And I heard that after that guy Liu Yao went to Julu and took office, he only cared about extortionate expropriation. He didn't care about the lives of the people?"
The area is barren, and coupled with severe drought, the dead vegetation and crops will naturally become soil for locusts to breed!"
Zhu Han smiled and explained that although he did not understand how locusts were born, it did not prevent him from slandering Liu Yao in front of his subordinates.
"In other words, if our county is managed well, even if the weather is dry, as long as the crops in the fields grow well and do not die, locusts will not breed. And where locusts appear, it means that crops have died in that land.
Phenomenon, and we can also judge from the size of the locusts how many crops have died in that place! This way we can infer their food production this year!"
Seeing that Dian Wei still looked confused, Xi Zhicai explained with a smile.
"Ah? I see. It seems that Liu Yao is really not that good!"
Dian Wei suddenly realized it and replied stroking his bald head.
'Buzz buzz...'
While everyone was talking and laughing, a noisy sound suddenly came from the distance.
Everyone did not dare to neglect, and quickly stood up and lay down in front of the window to look outside. To the west of the field, they saw densely packed locusts in the sky and on the ground heading towards the Zhangshui River. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would have imagined that insects could be so frightening.
The timid side of people.
If they hadn't heard the sound of locusts vibrating their wings, others wouldn't have been able to tell that the green-yellow-grey 'smog' in front of them was actually the world's number one pest. People with bad eyesight might even think it was a cloud of mist.
"Why are there so many? Damn, no wonder when locust plagues happened in the past, people stayed behind closed doors and allowed the locusts to eat their crops. If it were me, I wouldn't dare to go out!"
Zhu Han swallowed his saliva, hesitating whether he should order everyone to go out to catch locusts. Looking at this posture, it would definitely eat people to the bone.
"How about forget it?"
Xi Zhicai also felt that if he acted rashly, someone might lose his life.
"Yeah, it's so scary. How come there are so many locusts? Damn, if I had a flamethrower, would I still be afraid of these things?"
Zhu Han's whole body was covered with goosebumps. He slapped his thigh in annoyance and cursed: "I don't know how many more crops will suffer! Damn it!"
"Then I will send people to each stronghold now to tell the villagers not to move around. After the locust plague is over, we will slowly evacuate!"
Xi Zhicai hesitated and asked cautiously.
"Look at this posture, let alone a human being, even a cow will be chewed up in minutes. We can't risk human lives! This is the only way. You tell your men to be careful!"
Zhu Han replied with a wry smile while staring at the swarm of locusts getting closer and closer.
"Folks, it's time to repay Master Zhu. Follow me and catch the locusts!"
But just as Zhu Han finished speaking, they heard the voice of Old Man Liu not far away. Everyone hurriedly looked around after hearing the sound, and saw a group of villagers, led by Old Man Liu, lighting torches and rushing towards the locusts. The number of people was about 10,000.
Hundreds of people.
"Catch the locusts!"
"Let's go, folks!"
"Let's go too!"
...
With someone taking the lead, the villagers hiding nearby imitated the situation and rushed forward with insect catching nets in hand. The momentum really felt like charging into battle. Zhu Han didn't know whether to be happy or worried.
"I...."
Seeing such a scene, Zhu Han was stunned for a short time, and quickly shouted to the people around him: "Don't be stunned anymore, light the torches quickly, there must be more! All insects are afraid of fire, just give them to them if they go up."
I will use a torch to drive them away! Separate the locust swarms first and defeat them one by one! Remember, your task is to protect the people catching insects, not to catch them. If someone dies because of this, you will not be able to escape the blame!"
"promise!"
The others all showed wry smiles. They were ready to retreat just now, but unexpectedly their plans were disrupted by the enthusiastic villagers.
"Walk!"
After Zhu Han took a torch from Dian Wei, he gritted his teeth and rushed out of the wooden house first, heading in the direction of Old Man Liu and the others.
How could Zhu Han care about whether locusts taste good or not? Now all he wants is for others to die from them.
"What the hell!"
In an instant, Zhu Han's whole body was covered with locusts. He felt that his eyes suddenly went dark, and the sound of locusts flapping their wings was always ringing in his ears. He felt that he suddenly fell into a deep pit, and he was still desperate.
It was as if he was trapped in a sandstorm, unable to see, and with no teammates around him. The feeling of emptiness suddenly arose. His heart was shaken at this moment, giving birth to that helpless feeling of despair.
, the little heart was beating like crazy.
As soon as he rushed into the locust swarm, Zhu Han's whole body was covered with locusts. It looked very scary.
After Dian Wei saw this, he swatted the locusts on his body and walked slowly towards Zhu Han. Even though he was a tall and thick man, he was even more arrogant after he went to the battlefield. But now Dian Wei
Like a stupid bear surrounded by swarms of bees, unable to run away, and could only keep waving his arms to drive away the locusts jumping towards him, Dian Wei stepped on the ground, with a 'poof' feeling as his internal organs were squeezed out.
The sound kept ringing in his ears, making his scalp tingle.
"Sir, there are too many locusts, you'd better retreat quickly!"
Dian Wei finally came to Zhu Han, patted the locusts on his body, and shouted.
"Tmd, this is too much! If this continues, someone might die!"
The locusts on Zhu Han's mask had just been wiped clean, but before he finished speaking, they were covered with locusts again. In desperation, he could only use one hand in front of his face and kept waving to drive away the locusts flying towards him.
Only after Zhu Han experienced it himself did he understand the horror of the locust plague. What was terrifying to him was not that they would bite humans, but that the overwhelming and depressing breath hit their faces, making people feel hopeless and helpless deep in their hearts.
As long as you are deeply involved, let alone teammates to help you, you will be confused in an instant and you will not be able to find the east, west, north, and south.
"grown ups!"
At this time, Xi Zhicai also came to Zhu Han's side under the protection of several people. Seeing his thin body covered with locusts and crumbling, Zhu Han wanted to laugh but felt sick at the same time. He had just gotten better.
At this moment, another layer of goosebumps appeared on his skin, and the feeling almost made him vomit.
"Zhicai, are you okay?"
Zhu Han suppressed the nausea in his heart and asked with concern.
"Sir, we have to find a way to drive away the locusts quickly, otherwise, the lives of the villagers may not be guaranteed!"
When Xi Zhicai saw Zhu Han's body covered with dense locusts, he almost vomited. After taking a few deep breaths, he hurriedly advised.
"Do you think I don't want to?"
Zhu Han kept slapping the locusts around him and replied with a wry smile: "I only know that insects are afraid of fire, but where are we going to light a fire now?"
At first, Zhu Han thought he could drive away the locusts with torches, but now it seems that the cruel reality slapped him in the face. As soon as he entered the locust swarm, in panic, the torch in his hand had already been
I don't know where he was thrown into. If Dian Wei hadn't arrived in time, Zhu Han would have been driven crazy.
"Fire, fire, that's right! We can use wine!"
Xi Zhicai laughed crazily and said: "We don't have to die, we don't have to die!"
"Wine? Just the little wine we carry? What's the point of it?"
After Zhu Han heard this, he rolled his eyes and replied angrily: "Can you still conjure dry firewood and hay out of thin air?"
"Haha, sir, you don't know something!"
Xi Zhicai quickly explained: "When I was a child, a man from the Western Regions came to Yingchuan to perform acrobatics! He had a unique skill, that is, he could breathe fire from his mouth! At that time, I was attracted to that Western Regions man out of curiosity.
I became interested in it and later learned this unique skill from him, sir, just watch it!"
After finishing speaking, Xi Zhi took out a wine bag from where he didn't know. After taking a big gulp of wine, he grabbed the torch from the guard beside him and sprayed out the locusts facing him. Zhu Han only saw
A flame suddenly appeared, causing the surrounding locusts to jump in panic, and also cleared a small area of space for Zhu Han and the others. Zhu Han's brows jumped when he saw it, and even the guards around him looked at Xi Zhicai.
His appearance changed, as if he was looking at a god. Then, Xi Zhicai performed stunts one after another. It was only when his lips were swollen like two sausages that the nearby locusts realized the danger here and started to move towards him one after another.
Jumping around, just like this, Zhu Han and the others successfully separated a small group of locusts.
"Ahaha..."
Zhu Han was overjoyed when he saw this. He patted Xi Zhicai on the shoulder and praised him: "I didn't expect you Zhicai to have such a skill? You can even learn the trick of breathing flames from your mouth!"