Just one pregnancy and four babies, but the prince actually pledged his love to her

When Ma Xiaoman saw that his grandfather ignored him, he ran home in a hurry to tell his grandmother about it and ask her to punish his grandfather.

Ma Wei didn't know that his grandson was going to sue him. He was focused on driving the ox cart to the village chief's house. After all, the news that Xinghua Village was collecting locusts was too shocking.

He was so happy that he urged his old friend to walk faster and faster so that he could tell the village chief the news.

Then let the village chief tell the villagers, so that they can go to the fields to catch locusts earlier. Every extra pound caught is worth one cent, which can buy an egg.

"Dong dong dong."

"Who is it?"

"Sister-in-law, it's me, Ma Wei."

"Squeak!"

The door of the village chief's house was opened from the inside. Ma Wei was shocked to see that Ma's wife had a sad face and no smile as usual.

You know, ever since Ma's wife married the village chief, she has always smiled at everyone she met, and has been cheerful every day, without any worries, but what happened today?

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong? What happened at home?"

"Hey, don't mention it. Hey, Ma Wei, what do you want to talk to your uncle about?"

"Sister-in-law, good news, great news. I must tell the village chief right away."

When Mrs. Ma heard what Ma Wei said, she was a little confused. The river was almost dry and there was almost no water left. The rice was in the filling stage. Without water, the rice could not form and a reduction in yield was certain.

But given the current situation, I don’t know if we can hold out until the rice harvest.

Thinking about going to the fields at noon today and seeing her own rice wilted and without a trace of vitality, her heart felt as if it had been pressed to the bottom by a huge rock.

There are so many people in the family, and they all depend on this rice for food next autumn. If the yield decreases too much, there will be nothing left after paying the grain tax, let alone enough to eat.

As the village chief of Lianhua Village, my husband not only cares about his own rice, but also looks at the harvest of the entire village.

Especially the locusts flying around in the fields, which became the straw that broke the camel's back.

As soon as he came back from the fields, he lay down on the bed without even eating.

When the village chief's wife saw Ma Wei coming home with a happy smile on her face, she also wanted to know what good news he wanted to tell her husband, but before she even walked into the house.

Before she even walked into the house, she heard her husband's strong voice.

"Ma Wei, you didn't lie to me."

"Hey, village chief, why would I lie to you? Don't you know what kind of person I am? How could I lie to you about such a big thing? Besides, whether it's true or not, you can go to Xinghua Village and see for yourself."

"Yes, yes, yes, let's go to Xinghua Village. Quickly, quickly, help me up. I'll go now. If this news is true, you have done a great deed. Everyone in our village will thank you."

"Village chief, why should I ask the villagers to thank me? As long as everyone can make more money and live a good life, nothing else matters."

"You are still sensible."

Village chief Ma was putting on his shoes while talking to Ma Wei.

As soon as Mrs. Ma walked into the room, she saw her husband speaking anxiously.

"Quick, quick, bring me a steamed bread. I need to eat it first to fill my stomach, otherwise I won't have the strength to even get to Xinghua Village."

"Village Chief, you don't have to walk. I'll drive you in a carriage."

"Okay, thank you for today."

Village chief Ma took the steamed bread from his wife, ate it while walking out, and did not forget to urge Ma Wei.

"Ma Wei, hurry up, let's go to Xinghua Village."

"Village Chief, it's getting late today. Even if I hurry, it will be dark when I get to Xinghua Village. Maybe everyone has already gone to bed. How about we go early tomorrow morning?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Look how happy I am."

Village chief Ma reacted and put the steamed bread into his mouth while taking a cup of herbal tea from the table, which had been poured at some point, and took a big gulp.

"Cough cough cough."

Choked by the water.

Mrs. Ma immediately came forward, patted her husband on the back, and said worriedly, "You are not a child anymore. You can choke even when you drink water."

Village chief Ma coughed for a while before he recovered.

"I was so excited after hearing what Ma Wei said that I couldn't control myself."

"What kind of news is this? It can make you choke when you drink water."

Without directly answering his wife's question, the village chief asked indirectly: "Do you remember what we saw when we went to the fields today, besides the lack of water in the fields, which would lead to a decrease in rice production?"

Ma's wife said casually, "What else could it be? Isn't it just because of lack of water that the ground is dry and cracked?"

"No, no, think about it again."

What else could it be? Ma's wife muttered in a low voice.

Thinking of my husband lying in bed and unable to eat because of anger, besides the fact that the crops in the fields were severely lacking water, there was another reason.

Mrs. Ma thought about it and then she suddenly realized what was going on, and blurted out that they were locusts.

"But what does good news have to do with locusts?"

"It didn't matter much in previous years, but this year there are people in Xinghua Village who are buying locusts, and the price is still one penny per pound."

"What do you mean one penny per pound? Is this man stupid? Collecting useless locusts, he must be wasting his money."

"Oh, what are you talking about? Ma Wei told me that people collect locusts to make snacks. After frying them, they cost five cents per pound. The extra ones can be used to feed ducks."

"Who would buy it at five cents a pound? I wouldn't even eat it if you gave it to me."

Seeing that he had no way to communicate with his wife, Village Chief Ma turned to look at Ma Wei and said, "Ma Wei, please tell me in detail what is going on."

So Ma Wei told the village chief everything about how he met Li Mengyue in the town, learned about collecting locusts from their conversation, and then asked if he could collect locusts from their village.

In the process, he also described the situation on the scene vividly.

After hearing this, Village Chief Ma and his wife were so surprised that they couldn't speak for a long time.

After all, they really didn't expect that someone in Xinghua Village had such great ability that he could not only collect locusts but also get a large number of ducklings.

After Ma Wei told the village chief about the matter, he went home.

Although the village chief was very excited and could not calm down for a long time, he wanted to go to Xinghua Village immediately to confirm.

But he also knew that no matter how urgent it was, he had to wait until the next day.

Another point is that after confirming the locust harvesting from Xinghua Village, he can hurry back to the village, tell the villagers this great news, and quickly go to the fields to catch locusts.

After all, the earlier you catch, the more you can catch and the more money you can make from selling them.