Liu Dazhuang led the two families to the back. Pointing to a small shed that had just been built, he said, "You two have been wronged here for a few days!" Anyway, it's summer, and it's enough to have a shed to shelter from the rain. We'll be gone in a few days. Throw the things down first, and let's go eat. ”

At this time, the two families cut me, I don't think you can do anything. I had to settle my luggage and follow Liu Dazhuang to eat. They turned back to the front of the camp. There was a hastily built wooden house. This is the stove room.

As soon as Liu Dazhuang entered the door, he shouted: "Hurry up, is there a meal?" Hungry to death. ”

One of the people inside laughed and scolded: "You can eat so much, you can't eat enough all day long!" ”

Liu Dazhuang said with a smile: "There are people going overseas today, and I can eat early with the light." ”

The man looked back at the two families and said, "You can arrange it yourself, I don't bother to pay attention to you!" ”

Liu Dazhuang took out a stack of wooden bowls and chopsticks from a box under Qiang, distributed them to the two families, and said, "The ship is unstable at sea, so you can't use porcelain." They all have to be wooden. This bowl and chopsticks are put away, and it will be your dinner guy from now on. ”

Everyone followed Liu Dazhuang to the front of the two large buckets with bowls. One vat contains fried greens, and the other holds half a bucket of braised pork! I can see that the eyes of the family are straight! The aroma wafted out, and it attracted several young people to drool!

Liu Dazhuang picked up the spoon and reached into the bucket to stir vigorously. Then they served each person a large bowl of greens. Both families are farmers, and it can be seen that the greens are all wild vegetables. But the stir-fry is willing to use oil, and the leaves are stained with a thick layer of oil, which looks delicious.

Moreover, the most surprising thing is that Liu Dazhuang actually served two pieces of meat for each of them! Cuts of meat. It's real, oily braised pork! The two families almost didn't believe their eyes, but Liu Dazhuang said indifferently: "Remember, this is the place to eat." In the future, when it is time to eat, you will come here to cook by yourself. It's three meals, not two! I'm late, but no one is waiting for you! ”

After speaking, he gave each person two large cakes and said, "You can eat as many cakes as you like, but you are not allowed to leave them." Don't waste it! Otherwise, you will be punished! Alright, that's all for today, let's eat. ”

The few tables in the camp were for the bookkeeper. Therefore, the two families eat by squatting on the ground outside. But they don't care. From this meal, you can see how wise the two families chose to go overseas. And when they looked at their companions who were still nibbling on their own dry food not long ago, they were looking at the meat they were reluctant to eat in their bowls, not to mention how proud they were!

After eating, Liu Dazhuang beckoned a few men to work. The main thing is to build a shed in the woods. Zhou Xiancai said while working: "Brother Liu, why don't we keep building sheds here?" When to go overseas? ”

Liu Dazhuang slammed the nail and said: "There are too few people going overseas now, and they can't get together a boat." We're the two of you in this camp. You can do your work with me first. In two days, you will be busy. ”

Zhao Youfu said: "I'm not afraid of anything when I'm busy!" They are all people who work, so they can't bear any hardship! It's just that I'm afraid of delaying the agricultural time. ”

Liu Dazhuang looked at the nail he had driven into the trunk with satisfaction, and said, "Don't worry, you'll be busy!" ”

After speaking, Liu Dazhuang suddenly stopped, sighed and said, "I can't delay for two days." The plague of locusts has risen. A large number of displaced people are coming. ”

Shandong Governor Zhao Yan has not had a good time these days! A few days ago, he had dinner and sat down with those grain merchants. After receiving a sum of money from them, he promised the grain merchants to maintain the high price of grain for a period of time, and when the money in the pockets of the small people was almost gone, the price would be lowered.

But it didn't take long for things to get completely out of control. It shows that there are continuous rumors in the market, saying that there is a locust plague in Shandong, and food prices are constantly rising. Within a few days, official documents from all over the surrounding areas continued to be sent saying that there was a locust plague in the local area, which attracted Zhao Yan's attention and felt that it seemed that there was really a locust plague. So he hurriedly sent his cronies down to check on it.

But how did he know that ten days later, the people he sent out would return with the locusts! Just when these few family members rushed into the study to report the bad news, the vanguard of the locust swarm arrived outside the city of Jinan!

Immediately, a large swarm of locusts ravaged Jinan City, covering the sky like dark clouds! All the green plants in the city are being eaten by the locusts at a rapid pace.

Jinan City was originally a treasure land, known as the lotus flowers on all sides and willows on three sides, a city with mountains and half a city lake. But as soon as the army of locusts arrived, the willow trees made stumps! The swaying of the branches is no longer the kind that dances with the wind, but like a dying man struggling at the end. Instead, on the sparkling surface of Daming Lake, there is a thick layer of locust corpses! Even a thick layer of locusts had fallen in the back garden of Zhao Yan's house, desperately gnawing on his favorite flowers and plants. The entire city of Jinan was shrouded in dark clouds formed by locusts.

Before the locust swarm appeared, the price of food in the city could not be stopped, and they jumped up and down! These are still a few conscientious grain merchants in business. But the price of grain also reached 11 taels and one stone. As for the real big grain merchants, all the grain stores under their command hung up signs saying "no grain is closed".

They knew too well that after the locust plague. Half of Shandong Province will not grow a grain of grain. Every other day, the price of food rises. And why sell grain at the beginning of the locust plague? Drag it out and earn more!

By the time the locust swarm arrived in Jinan City, the price of grain was not changing day by day, but changing every moment! In this way, the people in Jinan City will be miserable! The inhabitants of these cities are even less resilient to disasters than farmers. Because the farmer's family will have some grain in stock. And these city dwellers often work for a day to earn a day's food. If you can't work today, you won't have money to buy rice. And at this time, the price of food has turned like this, where can they buy it? Coupled with those splashes and loafers who took advantage of the fire to rob and make black money through the locust plague, the city of Jinan has become a mess.

Zhao Yan was like an ant on a hot pot in the study at the moment, spinning around in circles. He didn't have the courage to go out of the study, he was afraid that he would vomit out the locusts when he saw them. Just when he was in a hurry, a henchman slammed open the door and rushed into the study, then turned around and quickly closed the door, not letting the locusts outside rush in. Several other servants in the study rushed forward to pounce on the locusts on him. The green juice splashed everywhere, making Zhao Yan's chest feel nauseated!

After a while, the locusts on the family were swept away, and he said, "Sir, I didn't find this damn grain merchant!" None of them are home! ”

When he heard this, he was furious, and shouted, "Bastard! The locusts have been in Jinan City for four days, how dare they not show up until now? What did the guard say? ”

Jia Ding said: "The guard has sent people to kill the locusts, but there are so many locusts, how can they be killed!" Moreover, they also want the master to allocate food for them to eat! ”

Just then, another family member knocked on the door and entered. After another hurried meal, the family who had just come in said, "Grandpa, I took your seal and went to see all the warehouses, all of them are empty!" ”

Zhao Yan suddenly felt dizzy and sat on the chair. He kept saying, "It's over, it's over." Shandong is going to be ruined! ”

Just as he thought, this locust plague started from Yanzhou Mansion and has been moving north, and the front of the locusts has entered Dongchang Mansion. Half of Shandong is completely erosive. A large number of seedlings were devoured, trees were gnawed, and half of Shandong did not see a trace of green!

At the same time, what I don't know is that the grain merchants didn't have the courage not to come to see him, but they didn't have the courage to come to see him. Because now they're in trouble!

Not long ago, they had stockpiled a large amount of grain, ready to sell it at a high price during the locust plague. But they did not expect that this locust plague would be so serious that it would affect half of Shandong. The food they had hoarded in their hands did not happen except for a part of it in a thick warehouse. The rest of the grain was hastily hoarded in the village village, only to be discovered by the hungry locusts and devoured. Therefore, nearly forty percent of the grain in Jinan City was lost in vain.