Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 292 The Magical Uses of Locusts

Daniu patted his chest and said cheerfully: "Me...Me Daniu too!"

After hearing what Ale Daniu said, everyone started laughing and were no longer as nervous and frightened as before.

"Okay, come sit down and drink some water! We can't get them right away."

After hearing what An Yue said, everyone sat down on the benches at the Eight Immortals Table.

Meng Xiuer, who was sitting next to An Yue, lowered her head and said anxiously, "Yueyue, I also know how grandma and the others are doing."

An Yue blinked a few times, bit her lower lip, and said, "They are not fools, so they naturally know to hide in the house."

"But..." Meng Xiuer was still a little worried.

An Yue held Meng Xiu'er's hands and said with a faint smile: "Sister-in-law, don't worry! They are both smart!"

An Nian, who was sitting on a low stool and hugging the eighty-year-old, also said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law! Grandmother and my aunt are more powerful than locusts."

When Meng Xiuer heard the brother and sister say this, she felt that there was some truth to it.

An Yue turned around and said to everyone: "Now that the locust plague has arrived, let's discuss the future!"

Ale smiled and said, "If you ask me, we don't need to discuss it. We just need to listen to the young lady."

Chunzhi responded, "Yes, it's a good thing that the young lady had the foresight to let us bring all the wheat back home in advance. Otherwise, if the locusts passed through, we would have no harvest at all. Without food, we would have starved!"

Meng Xiuer also echoed: "Yes, these locusts are really scary."

An Yue could tell that everyone was flattering her.

She cleared her throat and said, "Okay, okay, now that you've said that, how can it be all my credit? Don't forget, it was everyone's joint efforts that brought all the wheat home!"

An Yue smiled and called out to Daniu Ale, "Daniu, Ale, when we were harvesting wheat earlier, you two sneaked out to the fields in the middle of the night. Thinking about this, I should be thanking you two!"

After being praised by An Yue, Daniu and A'er seemed a little uncomfortable. They smiled embarrassedly and scratched their heads.

An Yue turned to Chunzhi and Meng Xiu'er and said, "Chunzhi also went to the fields with us and didn't miss anything. Not to mention my sister-in-law, she keeps the house in tidy order every day." Chunzhi and Meng Xiu'er also smiled.

An Yue continued: "This family is getting better and better because of everyone's joint efforts."

"However, with the locust plague, there is a shortage of food and salt everywhere. Other villages may already be starving."

"There is no harvest in the fields. Over time, there will inevitably be refugees everywhere. In the future, when you go out, please pay more attention to safety."

"And the most important thing, everyone must keep it in mind."

When everyone heard this, they all looked at An Yue and listened carefully to what An Yue was going to say next.

Seeing that everyone was listening carefully, An Yue said, "From now on, when you enter or leave the courtyard, make sure to close and lock the gate, including the windows in your own room."

"Nowadays, villagers in other villages are having a hard time and will definitely steal and rob everywhere. As long as we guard our home, we won't starve for the time being."

After An Yue finished speaking, she looked around at everyone and asked, "Did everyone remember it?"

Everyone nodded.

Daniu stood up and said in a heroic and confident voice: "If anyone who is not afraid of death dares to come, I...I, Daniu, will make sure he never returns!"

Ale also stood up and said, "Miss, don't worry! With me and Da Niu here, I will not let the family lose a handful of food even if I risk my life."

After hearing what they said, everyone in the room felt inexplicably safe.

An Nian stood up and clapped his hands, saying, "Great, great! It's great to have Brother Daniu and Brother Ale!"

Everyone was talking in the house, and the number of locusts outside the yard had decreased a lot.

At this moment, it is the end of the You hour.

The sky outside was gradually getting dark.

An Yue opened the door to the main hall and everyone walked out.

There were still quite a few locusts in the yard, and the crops of the chickens and ducks had been eaten into large bags.

An Yue said to everyone, "Come on, everyone, drive the chickens and ducks into the pens, and pick up all the locusts on the ground."

After that, everyone started to act.

Ba Shi saw everyone herding chickens and ducks, so he joined in to help.

Meng Xiuer said as she walked towards the kitchen: "Everyone take your time picking up the food. I will go to make dinner."

An Yue picked up the locusts and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law."

After driving the chickens and ducks back to the pens, everyone started picking up locusts on the ground.

These locusts are extremely large and numerous.

In a short while, they filled several large bags.

An Yue looked at the bags full of locusts and her heart was filled with joy.

She thought that this was natural fertilizer and feed, and she could boil the locusts in boiling water.

Then dry it and grind it into powder, which can be mixed with rice bran and fed to chickens and ducks.

It can also be directly applied to the fields as fertilizer, with multiple uses.

Several people worked together and quickly picked up the locusts in the yard.

An Yue found some ropes, tied up the bag of locusts, and prepared to take it to the kitchen.

At this time, Ba Shi came over and sniffed around the bag.

"Eighty, stop making trouble." An Yue gently kicked Eighty-one and said, "You can't eat these locusts. They have other uses!"

Eighty barked twice, as if he understood what An Yue said, and lay down obediently beside him.

Chunzhi and Anyue each walked into the kitchen carrying a bag. Meng Xiuer was busy cooking.

Meng Xiuer smiled and said, "Yueyue, there are really a lot of locusts, enough for our chickens and ducks to eat for several days!"

"Yes! There are so many just by picking them up casually." An Yue put the bag on the ground and responded to Meng Xiuer.

After putting down the bag, Chunzhi scratched his head and asked, "There are indeed a lot of locusts, but how should we deal with them?"

An Yue smiled and said, "Let's cook some of the locusts and feed them to the chickens and ducks first, and put the rest aside. We'll go out and pick up more, process them properly and keep them. They will be very useful in the future!"

Chunzhi smiled and said, "Well, I'll listen to you, Miss. You have more ideas."

After Chunzhi finished speaking, she picked up the locusts in the bag and poured them into another iron pot.

Meng Xiuer, who was sitting under the stove, also started to put two pieces of firewood into another stove, and started a fire to cook the locusts.

After a while, the kitchen was filled with a pungent earthy smell. The smell was not bad, but it was not pleasant either.

At this moment, Ale came to the kitchen door carrying a hoe and said to An Yue: