It was dawning, and there were many people in the fields and mountains, and they were looking down for something to eat. [――Fast update,Refreshing website pages,Few ads,No pop-ups,I like this kind of website the most,Be sure to praise] It's been three months of drought, and now they can only dig some bark and grass roots to eat. The fresh and tender ones are long gone, and all I can find now are some old bark and old roots, which are bitter and astringent, and I can't swallow them. But no matter how unpalatable it is, it's better than having an empty stomach.

Ermazi had good luck today and dug up yams in the mountains. Of course, Ermazi doesn't know yams, but now he is lucky to be able to dig something. When I got home, I threw it in a pot and boiled it, and I ate it when it was boiled, and I didn't care about whether it was poisonous or not. Although they only dug five, Er Mazi was still very happy, at least they didn't have to go hungry today.

In this world today, murder and arson for a bite of food abound. Er Mazi didn't dare to expose this thing, but put it in his arms, and then lowered his head and continued to dig grass roots.

At this moment, a thunderclap sounded in the distance. Ah Huai, who followed Er Mazi, shouted happily: "Big brother, it's thundering, it's going to rain." ”

Er Mazi looked towards the place where the sound came from, and saw a black oppression in the distance. Just when Er Mazi was still thinking about what this thing was, suddenly a person in the distance sat on the ground and shouted: "The locusts are coming, the locusts are coming......" The man shouted while getting up from the ground and running down the mountain.

Er Mazi and Ah Huai heard this cry and immediately got up and ran down the mountain. Before we could reach the bottom of the mountain, it was getting dark. Ermazi looked up and saw that swarms of locusts had covered the sun. Soon, Er Mazi was surrounded by thousands of locusts.

I don't know who put down a cruel sentence: "Damn, I'll catch you today and eat your fill." "Locusts are also meat, and although they are small, they can't hold up a lot of them, and they can fill them up.

The good and the weak have long since died, and none of them who have survived until now have a soft heart. When Er Mazi heard this, he felt that it made sense, and immediately began to hunt and kill locusts. They brought a cloth bag and put it on Ah Huai's clothes. Anyway, there are a lot of them, and a set is dozens.

Er Mazi didn't know how long he had been with Ah Huai, but he was so tired that he was panting on the ground. When they had made a full bag, the locusts flew away.

Looking at the more barren fields and mountains and forests in front of him, Er Mazi's heart was desolate.

Ah Huai sat on the ground and cried and said, "Big brother, how can you live this?" Although those bark and grass roots are old, they can finally chew them to satisfy their hunger. But now, there is no bark left.

Er Mazi was also decadent for a while, but he quickly cheered up. He is not alone now, and he still has a son to raise. If he falls, his son will surely die: "There is always a way to live, let us go back!"

The two returned to the door of the house, looking at the broken door, and their faces changed greatly. As soon as he entered the house, he saw blood all over the main hall.

Ah Huai shouted loudly: "Second brother, Xiaodouzi ......" called twice repeatedly, but no one responded.

Er Mazi's heart sank to the bottom, but he still held on to the last glimmer of hope and said: "Ah Dou, Ah Dou, where are you? Dad is back, come out quickly." ”

At this time, a weak voice sounded: "Dad, I'm here." ”

Er Mazi looked for the sound, only to find that his son was hiding under the stove. It's also because the little beans are small and thin to be stuffed in, otherwise it is estimated that there will be no one to see.

Ah Huai grabbed Xiaodouzi's arm and asked, "Xiaodouzi, where is your second uncle?"

Xiaodouzi shook his head and said, "I don't know." Someone knocked on the door just now, and the second uncle stuffed me into the stove and told me not to make a sound. I don't know what happened after that. ”

Seeing this, Ah Huai turned around to find someone. Er Mazi grabbed his shoulder and said, "Don't go." "If his guess is right, the second brother should have been killed and taken away by those people. If Ah Huai goes out to find someone now, he will definitely go and never return.

Ah Huai also had this guess in his heart when he saw the blood just now, but he still saved a little luck. Now that I heard Er Mazi's words, the last trace of hope in my heart was gone, and I sat on the ground with my head in my arms and cried.

Er Mazi shook his head and said, "Don't cry anymore, hurry up and make a fire, and we'll leave here when we're full." "I can't stay here, and there's only one way to stay any longer.

Er Mazi and Ah Huai are not real brothers, because they are unwilling to eat human flesh, so they form a small gang. Several people also got along for more than two months, and it was fake to say that they had no feelings. But the person is gone, and no matter how sad it is, it's useless. What's more, the second child has been injured, and in this harsh environment of no medicine and no food, even if he is not killed this time, he may not live long. In this world, Er Mazi feels that death is a relief, and living is the real torment.

Xiaodouzi put his arm around Er Mazi's neck and asked softly, "Dad, where are we going?" This child was white and chubby before, and he was so thin in the past two months that there was only a handful of bones left. But in this world, it's good to be alive.

Er Mazi didn't know where to go, so he said: "Where there is food, go there." "You have to go where there is food to survive.

Ah Huai wiped his tears, and said while lighting a little fire: "Big brother, I heard that there is a lot of grain in the northwest, and their grain there is only a dozen wen a catty. "I can't buy a pound of grain for ten taels of silver here. A dozen cents and a pound of food are almost the same as not asking for money for them.

Er Mazi also had this idea in his heart, and when he heard Ah Huai say this, he immediately nodded and said, "Then go to the northwest." ”

The locusts are all made in strings. Er Mazi used to dart and often ate in the wild, so the skill of baking things is still very good, and the locusts were roasted golden by him.

Xiaodouzi smelled this fragrance, and her saliva flowed out: "Dad, it's so fragrant." "For a child who hasn't seen meat for months, it's already very good to not rush forward and stuff the roasted locust in his mouth.

Er Mazi said: "Dad has made a lot, you can eat more if you like." "A bag of locusts can feed the three of them all day.

The three of them were eating deliciously when they saw a group of people walking in menacingly. Er Mazi immediately grabbed the machete placed beside him and said to the visitor: "Hurry up, otherwise don't blame me for being polite." "In troubled times, it is a great advantage to have a weapon at hand.

What came in was a group of people, and they personally looked at Er Mazi, they ate locusts, and then looked at Er Mazi's ruthlessness. The leader said, "Brother, give us half of your worm, and we'll go." ”

Er Mazi said expressionlessly: "You have to eat it and catch it yourself." "If you want to grab food, you have to see if you have the ability.

A few people looked at the bloody knife and finally retreated. There are locusts outside, and they can't fight for this. Although these people are extremely vicious, they also have eyes, and they still know who they can provoke and who they can't touch.

Huai held a large pillar against the broken door, and then began to string locusts again. They have long been accustomed to such scenarios. However, they usually eat carefully, and they always choose to eat cooked food in the evening. This time, they will fire in the hall because they are eating locusts. As for the few yams that Er Mazi found, they were going to be kept and eaten on the road.

Not only did the locust plague occur in Henan, but also in Shanxi and Shandong. Where the locusts passed, all they left were barren ground and tree trunks.

When the news came back to the northwest, Yuxi's whole person was not good. Fortunately, there were two light rains in Gansu before, and there was a torrential rain a few days ago, although it only lasted for more than a quarter of an hour, but it greatly alleviated the problem of drinking water for the people. But Shaanxi, like Henan, has been dry for three months. Now that there is a locust plague in Henan and other places, how can Shaanxi escape?

Yun Qing looked at Yuxi, who was bloodless, hugged her gently and said, "Don't be afraid, so many ditches have come over, and we will definitely be able to step through this time." ”

Yuxi quickly calmed down and said, "You're right, we can't be intimidated by a few locusts. ”

Turning his head, Yuxi said to Yunqing again: "Herui, the locust plague is not trivial, and it may not be possible to wipe them all out by relying on the strength of the government and the people. ”

Because he was worried that there would be a locust plague, Yuxi asked An Zike to let Han Jianming and more than a dozen officials go to the following states and counties to prepare in advance.

Yun Qing heard the implication of Yuxi's words, this is the use of the army to exterminate the locusts. Yun Qing weighed it in his heart and said, "There are only 80,000 soldiers and horses that can be mobilized. "Although there are more than 600,000 troops now, the situation in the border city is tense, and not a single soldier can move. All that can be mobilized now is the soldiers and horses guarding the city and the local military forces.

Yuxi nodded and said, "With these centaurs, the losses should be minimized." "Nearly 10,000 sheets of nets alone have been weaved, and with these, Yuxi doesn't believe that these locusts can still eat the whole of Shaanxi.

Yun Qing said distressedly: "Let's go back to eat!" After saying this, Yun Qing couldn't help but say again: "Eat more later, what have you lost weight?" The children were worried when they saw it. "Yuxi's face was round when she was out of confinement, and her figure was also round and round. Now he is so thin that he has no more flesh on his face, and his round body has become a hemp stick.

Yuxi touched his face and said, "Aren't I taking medicinal food every day now? "The pressure during this time is too much, and Yuxi can't eat well and sleep, so she loses weight quickly.

Yun Qing hummed and said, "Just now I got the news, there was also a heavy rain in Xihai the day before yesterday, and it rained for three quarters of an hour. With this rain on the other side of the West Sea, there is no need to worry. Yuxi, this drought will soon pass. "Heavy rains in Gansu and Xihai have reduced their pressure sharply.

Yuxi nodded and said, "Well, it will be fine." ”

Qihao saw Yuxi running over happily, running too fast and falling into the mud. Yuxi hurriedly walked over and picked him up, looking at Qi Hao's swollen and red hands, he was distressed, and hurriedly asked Licorice to get medicine to wipe it.

Qi Hao put his arm around Yuxi's neck and said, "Mother, mother......" Yuxi and Yunqing have been so busy these days that their feet don't touch the ground, and it is not easy for several children to see their parents now.

Yuxi carried Qihao into the house and looked at the three sons sleeping on the bamboo mat: "I slept so well." ”

Quan Mama said: "The child has just finished breastfeeding!" Yuxi was so worried during this time that he didn't even have milk. Nie's milk was not enough for the three children, and Grandma Quan had no choice but to find another nurse. If it were as usual, Quan Mama would definitely say Yuxi. It's just that the situation is special now, and Mama Quan didn't say half a word about Yuxi, but just took care of a few children with all her heart.

ps:/(tot)/~~, my eyes are beating all the time, and my heart is not steady.