Doomsday foresight

Jin Xi turned off his phone, and now he needs to save electricity, so he turned and went to the cellar, where Brother Jin Yang had already picked some of the vegetables.

Eggplants are okay, two-thirds of the tomatoes are red, and one-third is green. This one has a slight poison. Jinxi picks it out and puts it in a frame and covers it with a curtain. This one has to be covered with red before it can be eaten. .

"What should I do with so many tomatoes? If you can't eat them, they will go bad." Jin Yang looked at the tomatoes all over the floor and turned his head around.

"It would be great if there was a bottle. We can make tomato sauce so that it can be eaten in winter." Jin Xi rubbed his chin.

"How to do it?" Jin Yang rubbed those branches and put them in an empty frame.

"Just cut it into pieces, put it in a bottle, steam it, and quickly cover it with a bottle cap to prevent air leakage. I remember going to a classmate's house when I was in elementary school. Their house is in our county. His mother used it in the hospital. The kind of hanging bottle with a rubber cap on the bottle. There are no such bottles now.”

"It's really possible?" Jin Yang was a little surprised, "The county where your sister-in-law and his sister-in-law live have big vats. When I went with my father a few days ago, I saw that they sold wine jars and so on. .”

"Is there anyone who sells wine bottles? It's best to take a small mouth, and it won't work without a lid. It must be sealed."

"There are those that add water to seal the pickles."

"Is it expensive?" There is not much money at home.

Jin Yang shook his head, "It's not expensive. I'll check it out tomorrow. If the price is right, I'll buy some. They're all for my own use anyway."

"Brother, check to see if there is a pickle jar with a lid. If there is one, buy a few. It's okay if the price is expensive." The vegetables in their house have to be pickled.

Pick the vegetables and put them in boxes, and save the leaves and poles to feed sheep and donkeys.As soon as the two of them packed up and left the cellar, grandpa and second uncle came back.

"Master, how is my fourth master?" Jin Yang asked.

Mr. Ye shook his head, "It's gone. I'll take you there to kowtow in the evening. I'll send you to the mountain tomorrow."

Jin Yang was stunned after hearing this, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Can't you be in a hurry, it's so hot that you can't let it go, not only your fourth master is gone in the village today, but also the sixth son in the east, and the eldest daughter-in-law of the Hu family in front is also gone."

"What's the matter?"

"Oh, Lao Liu was so angry. Originally, he had a cerebral thrombosis. At that time, everyone in the family was shocked. Thanks to the fact that there were few people going out, Lao Liu saw the locusts outside and gave in. He didn't catch his breath. The eldest daughter-in-law of the Hu family went to pick green onions in the field, but the locusts came and did not hide. When she turned around, a bunch of locusts rushed over. Each of them was as big as a fist. Broken."

Jin Xi's face turned pale upon hearing this.

A few people were talking when they suddenly heard the buzz again.Several people hurried to the door, this time the noise was not loud, not as loud as the previous group.

"Take the basket and hold it." The old man said harshly.

This batch of locusts obviously belonged to the group that came out later. Maybe they didn't eat so much and were bored, and they didn't fly fast.

A few people held baskets and bags, and waited for the locusts to come over. When they passed by, they looked in the pockets and saw that they were not as big as before, and they were all like ping pong balls.

The old man squeezed one out and sighed, "Look at how this thing grows so big?"

Jin Xi stretched out his hand to touch the wings, and his hand was pulled out a small opening.

"It's too sharp." Jin Xi hurriedly withdrew her hand, "Speaking of which, our chickens have grown quite fast these days, especially the big rooster, which is much taller. The grandma also said yesterday that the hen at home There are two eggs in the world, sir, do you think this is abnormal?"

"Who knows, thanks to the fact that the chickens were not released this morning, otherwise, like some families in our village, those who had fun outside would all be dead. The dozen or so ducks in your third master's family are half-dead, and they probably won't survive."

"Really? It's too scary." Jin Yang cried out in surprise, and then looked at his own chicken, which was fine.But looking at the big cock that Jinxi said just now, it is really big. "Oh, our pig."

"It's okay, your dad and I went to see it when we came back just now, and one of the tails was scratched and bleeding. The rest is fine, but I think the pig should be killed. It probably won't grow much meat, and it will cost food."

"Well, it's okay to raise sheep and donkeys at home, but pigs really cost food." Jinxi nodded, and calculated how long the bean pods the family harvested last year would be enough for the animals.Do the math, it is estimated that one year is enough.But there is no harvest this year, and it will be discontinued next year.Suddenly thinking of something, his face changed, "The corn is gone, what should I do next year?"

Grandpa Ye was also taken aback when he heard that, with a dark face, "Call your dad, let's go to the field and see if there are any poles left. Get back all the roots, hug a little bit.

My father and I drove the car to the field, and looked at the mess in the corn field from a distance. There was basically nothing left, there were no leaves at all, only some poles, half of them or left.

When they passed by, many people had already started working, maybe they all thought of it, some people were crying in the field, and some young people were catching locusts.

I took the baskets before I came, and I separated them, walked along the ditch and inspected them, and when they were full, they fell to the ground, and then let the donkey cart come in to pull them. Speaking of which, this is his first time farming. In the past, his grandparents were reluctant to let him do it. Even if the farming was busy, they would let him help with cooking and housework at home. As a result, the circles of my eyes are red just thinking about it.Take a deep breath, and use a pick to dig out the roots in the ground, not counting the remaining poles, only these corn roots can burn for a while.

Every time the roots are raised, they have to be tapped and tapped, so as not to bring too much soil back.

They didn't go back until dark, and other people in the village came in the afternoon. If the loss is too great, they can recover a little bit.

The donkey cart couldn't finish pulling it again and again.I will continue to work tomorrow. I broke my hands while picking vegetables in the morning. After another day of work, both hands were swollen. Grandma prepared water at home. He put his hands in and hissed several times in pain.

Grandpa Ye stretched out his hand to grab it, and saw his grandson's hand was swollen like a steamed bun, "Go ask your grandma to give you some pain relief tablets." The corners of his mouth trembled as he spoke.

The old lady held her grandson's hand and her eye circles were red. She tried not to let it fall, went to the medicine box, took out the sterilized one, and rolled the pain-relieving tablet into dough. This can relieve the pain, but the thorn in the hand had to be pulled out beforehand. It was rubbed off the shelf when picking vegetables.There are also thorns on the eggplant.The old lady has poor eyesight, and Jin Yang did the thorn removal.

After taking the pain-relieving tablets, I wrapped them in a clean cloth, and my hands looked like bear paws, the boss.Dabao watched from the side, tears streaming down, as if he was injured, and he didn't cry loudly, it was the kind of silent crying, which made people feel more distressed.

"Don't cry, it doesn't hurt at all, you see I didn't cry."

"It hurts." Dabao screamed under his breath.

"Hey, I'll roast grasshopper legs for you later."

"Don't let Xiaobao bake it, let Yangyang bake it. Xiaobao's hand hurts."

"Okay, I'll roast it for you. Don't cry, you see, the tiger is laughing at you."

Dabao hurriedly turned his head to look at Huzi, and sure enough, he turned his head and wiped his face with his hands, sucked his nose again, and then turned back again, winking at Huzi, as if to say that I am not crying.

Seeing Dabao's cute look, Jinxi couldn't help laughing.

After dinner, the family went to the fourth master's house and stopped for a day. Jinxi Jinyang planned to stay longer at night.

I don't know if the old man passed away or if it was plagued by insects. When I came here, I saw that people were a little numb and seemed to be damaged by the blow.Fourth master's grandchildren's eyes were red from crying, and the family members were the same. Maybe the double blow would hurt people more.

Jinxi stayed there until midnight before going back with Jinyang for a while, and went back early to follow the funeral.

The funeral was rushed, but not only for their family, but for the other two as well.It's too hot to stop.If it was normal, people would have to go to the crematorium in the county to be cremated before they can be buried. Now no one cares about it, just report it directly, and the village will solve it.The secretary went to the county yesterday and heard that many people died in this locust plague, and the food in a province was gone.I don't know how much effect it has.This time the locust plague came suddenly, I don’t know where it came from, and it grew fast after eating, and a large number of people flew over, and people couldn’t react. In addition, communication is difficult now, and many places cannot be notified in advance, so the casualties are relatively high. Heavy.

Because of the weather, a notice was issued from above, and all the deaths due to the locust plague will be resolved by the villages themselves. Of course, the death list must be reported.Since I let myself solve it, I will be buried. The coffins of the two old people are ready-made. The older generation cares about this very much, so they want to accept the fine and have to be buried. They prepared in advance, and now they are ready. The daughter-in-law did not, her mother-in-law borrowed [-] catties of grain from the village family, but she had to replace it within a year, otherwise the grain would be low.Now that food is starting to become more expensive, I am not afraid that they will not pay it back.

After the three were buried, Secretary Hao was about to leave. Originally, his hometown was not here, it was from the next county, but his wife's family was here, and his qualifications were suitable. He was selected when the village secretary was elected. Yes, the higher-ups are also happy. In fact, when such a big surname accounts for the majority of the village, the higher-ups are unwilling to let this big surname take the lead, because they are afraid that a family will unite.Secretary Hao is a nice person, and he has cooperated well with Mr. Ye's younger brother, Ye Laoliu, the village chief, for several years.Now that the world is not good, he also has the intention to retire. He was originally in the senior grade, and he resigned from his post the last time he went to the county.

The county is chaotic, and there is no time to take care of him, so just stamp it.So everything is different, and the official resigned.

Secretary Hao left, and only talked about it for a day in Yejia Village, and then fell silent. The higher-ups didn't say who to send. I'm afraid they didn't care, and the village simply didn't care.Anyway, it was Ye Lao Liu who paid attention to him before.

The corn roots in the field after working for a few days have been collected and spread out in the yard for a day, which is good fuel.

After Jin Yang finished working in the field, he went to Lin County and found the one that sold porcelain, but he didn't bring back the items.

"What's the matter?" the old man asked while smoking his pipe.

"Their family doesn't want money. They say that the money in the city has depreciated and they want food." Jin Yang said after drinking.

"Need food? How do you calculate it?" the old man asked. Now that there is a plague of locusts, many people don't have enough food to last until next year, and the price of food has risen again.But now that the price of food is soaring, no one sells it.

"The prices vary. But I think it's quite suitable. Now some things have been reduced in price. No one buys their jars and so on."

"Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow to get the corn stubble." The old man knocked on the cigarette pouch. If you want to save more things, you have to have some troubles, which can't be avoided.

"Father, I'll go, you've been exhausted these days, stop tossing around and take a good rest."

"Why don't you rest, your body may not be as strong as mine, my old bones have been trained, and you are not as agile as I am when you work in the field."

"What are you talking about? My body is stiff. It's just that Jinxi is tired these days." Second Uncle Ye shifted his target to Jinxi as he spoke. This work is not as quick as his father's, indeed. It's embarrassing.

"Second Uncle, don't talk about me. Don't look at me as skinny, my body is full of muscles now." Jinxi said as he rolled up his sleeves and gestured.

Seeing his little tendon, Grandpa stretched out his hand to pinch it, smiling wrinkled his face.