"There are at least ten or twenty corpses buried in the dam, and many of them are almost rotting." The men who dived into the water said after climbing onto the boat.
Magistrate Sun's expression was also very ugly, and he sighed helplessly and said: "Then we can only tie the recently deceased people with ropes to see if they can be dragged out, and we can discuss it with the shore first."
In this era, there are no explosives, so it is impossible to blow up the dam. Fortunately, the iron mine is closed. These poisoned beavers will die soon, and the river will gradually return to calm. As long as this period of time Just don't go into the water.
There were still many people on the shore waiting for news. When they saw the boat that caught the "water ghost" coming back, they gathered around them one after another.
Magistrate Sun ordered the "water ghost" to be hung on the stage to show everyone, explaining that it was an animal called a beaver, which had been poisoned and lost all its hair, resembling a water ghost.
Afterwards, people were ordered to put up a sign by the river, warning everyone not to swim in the water for three months. After everyone discussed it for a while, they dispersed.
When Shen Yuyu and Ji Xun left Dahe Town and returned to Shenjia Village, County Magistrate Sun was already organizing manpower and boats to go to the dam built by beavers to salvage the bodies of the victims.
On the carriage back, Ji Feng asked in disbelief: "Sister-in-law, is that 'water ghost' dragging people really hairy?" He specifically looked at the beaver hanging in the center of the stage.
"Yes, that's called a beaver. It's an animal that lives under the water. It has black hair~~ I'll draw it for you when I go back."
"Yeah, sister-in-law is so amazing, she knows everything."
After leaving the agricultural tool store, Shen Yuyu ran to the seed store to take a look, and made another important discovery here. The seed store sells an insect-proof crop, similar to modern genetically modified species. After planting, the insects will not eat it, which saves a lot of food. Very important process.
As soon as the carriage entered the village, I heard a family wailing sadly. They left home happily in the morning, but no one was there at night. Things in the world are unpredictable, alas!
People gathered in front of the victim's house. Everyone looked solemn, shook their heads and sighed.
"So Ah Feng has to study hard. My sister-in-law is a prodigy in martial arts, as your brother said, hehe." Shen Yuyu proudly touched the melon seeds on Ji Feng's little head, wiped his sweat and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
Shen Yuyu was surprised when she heard their conversation. Is that a locust? She thought it was a grasshopper. In fact, she couldn't tell the difference between a grasshopper and a locust. After all, there has never been a locust plague in modern times. Even if there is a locust plague, there will be no return. Are there any pesticides?
But this was a devastating disaster in ancient times. Wherever the locusts passed, there was nothing left, and the entire country was likely to suffer.
Everyone was upset by the locust incident. The village chief also organized a locust catching team to catch them everywhere, but it was still in vain. There were more locusts every day.
During the meal, Ji Feng's praise was positive. Even Ji Xun said: "This Yu Yu dish can be added to the restaurant's new menu."
The rice fields were full of water, and Mrs. Wang didn't dare to make trouble anymore. However, she found a lot of grasshoppers on the seedlings. It would be a delicacy to catch them and make them crispy.
"Yes, the seedlings in my field have been chewed to a pulp."
"What should we do? The crops are about to come out, and I'm afraid there will be no harvest if we make such a fuss."
"Sister-in-law, when did you become so good at kung fu?" Ji Feng was extremely surprised when he saw that Shen Yuyu could fight Ji Xun for dozens of rounds.
It's May, and the seedlings are growing lush and green, and it won't be long before the ears of grain come out.
The house has been completely renovated. It is spacious and comfortable like a small park. There is a rockery pond in the front yard. Lotus flowers are in bud in the pond. The hillside on the left is full of flowers and plants. A pavilion has been built. A long corridor leads directly to the pavilion. The backyard is full of dancing. The peach grove is so beautiful.
After returning home, as usual, Ji Xun took the horses to feed, and Shen Yuyu cut leaves to feed the rabbits. They also took a look at the water in their rice fields.
I made white-cut chicken and cucumbers on a plate at night.
After Shen Yuyu and Ji Xun sent Ji Feng back to the academy, they also rushed back to catch the locusts. They saw that the seedlings they had worked so hard to plant were eaten to pieces, and they were helpless.
After Ji Xun and Shen Yuyu said hello to everyone, they drove the carriage to the foot of Beishan. They met Ji Feng's friends on the road, and Ji Feng got out of the car and ran away like Niu Chanxi with a group of friends.
"Yes." Ji Xun took the key and said, "I invite you all to come to my house tomorrow to settle your wages."
"Yes, yes." Shen Yuyu giggled and planned to add this new dish when he returns to the county in two days.
"I'm afraid it's bad. There are so many locusts and there will be a locust plague.'
"Okay." Shen Hailin nodded and continued to discuss with everyone the funeral arrangements for the victims.
It's a pity that it's expensive, tens of thousands of gold coins. Moreover, if you buy it now, it won't be of much use. Let's wait until the future.
"You're back, Ah Xun Yu." Shen Hailin came towards the carriage and handed over a key, "The house has been decorated and the hygiene has been done well. This is the key to the front door."
"Then where did these locusts come from?" someone asked.
Someone answered: "Who knows? It seems to have flown over from the next county. I don't know if it is serious or not."
After breakfast, Shen Yuyu took the clothes basin to the well. On the way, he passed rice fields on both sides. He only saw grasshoppers jumping in the rice fields, and there seemed to be more and more grasshoppers.
My jaw dropped when I saw it. The farm tools store actually had a small threshing machine like the one used in modern rural areas.
This is a very advanced thing. In this kind of ancient countryside, harvesting and threshing millet was all done by hand, which was laborious and slow. If there was such a semi-automatic threshing machine, the speed would be faster.
After dinner in the evening, the family of three played chess for a while and then went to bed.
Early the next morning, Ji Xun took Shen Yue and Ji Feng to practice kung fu, leaving an open space of more than 100 square meters on the right side of the yard for sword practice.
Shen Yuyu thought for a while, planted all the genetically modified potatoes on the farm, and then made room to sleep.
When they came to the well, everyone was also talking about this matter worriedly.
As is the international practice, Shen Yue came to the portable space in the middle of the night. After practicing kung fu in the martial arts studio, he walked around the town. He remembered that he had been busy practicing kung fu during this period and had not visited many shops.
That evening, suddenly a group of dark things flew over from the east, covering up the clouds and blocking out the sun.
"A large swarm of locusts is coming? It's all over now." The people who were catching locusts in the rice fields all expressed despair. The swarm of locusts soon enveloped the entire Shenjia Village, densely packed and overwhelming.
In just two or three days, all the crops in the fields were eaten up by them, and the green village turned into a gray patch in an instant.
"Axun, where will this swarm of locusts fly to?" Shen Yuyu asked worriedly, looking at the swarms of locusts swarming elsewhere like dark clouds.
Ji Xun frowned: "They have no goal, they will just sweep all the way, eating up everything that can be eaten, and then move to another place, and will not be completely destroyed until the cold weather of autumn."
