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Zhong Sengang said that someone was buying locusts at the price of five cents per pound, and some people didn't believe that there would be such a sucker.

However, some people recognized Zhong Sen and knew that he was the county magistrate, and also the county lieutenant Jiang Zhong. The two of them must have been ordered by the county magistrate to inform the news.

The news that someone was collecting locusts must be true since the county magistrate had someone spread it.

Those who have figured it out have already taken action. After all, if they delay a little longer, they will catch fewer locusts.

But now locusts are not annoying things. In their eyes, they are pure silver.

No matter what, you can't go against money.

It's like following the trend, and there will always be such people in any era.

So when everyone was excited about catching locusts, those who had objections also started catching locusts unconsciously.

Some people thought that even if the claim that someone was buying locusts at five cents a pound was false, they could reduce the losses by killing more of them.

What's more, even if the locusts were not collected, we still have to do what we have to do. We can't just sit and watch the locusts do whatever they want arrogantly on human territory!

As a result, a similar scene occurred in Lanlong County as in Wuning County. In order to catch locusts and sell them for money, no one was lazy and everyone tried their best to catch locusts, which brought a considerable impact to the locust swarm.

All of a sudden, the huge swarm of locusts was decreasing at a very fast rate.

As the people watched themselves catch more and more locusts, their faces were filled with bright smiles. At this time, the sunlight penetrated the clouds, bathing the entire Lanlong County in sunshine.

"Oh my god, I caught so many locusts in the blink of an eye. They should be able to sell for hundreds of coins."

"How can there be more than a hundred coins? It must be more than three hundred coins. Just think about it, one catty is five coins, so there must be dozens of catties with so many."

Some people were looking at the pile of locusts that was as big as a small mountain, and were secretly calculating how many they had caught.

He felt that it was more than 100 kilograms, but he was a little unsure. After all, 100 kilograms could be sold for 500 coins, which made him dare not even think about it.

In fact, the people of Lanlong County did not dare to think too big.

You have to know that the locust swarm this time is very large. Even if you only catch one-third of the locusts, it cannot be measured in a few hundred kilograms, but in hundreds of thousands of kilograms.

After an hour, there were basically no swarms of locusts to be seen, only a few scattered ones flying around.

In other words, the locust plague that swept across Lanlong County was ended with the concerted efforts of everyone and the ducks.

But after the locust plague and the rice harvest, the fields that originally had many green weeds were now barren, with only roots and stems left in the soil, like the remnants of a defeated army on a battlefield, without any of their former vitality.

There are also locust shells and excrement everywhere. The stench from the locusts' bodies drifts into the air, gradually forming an indescribable odor that makes people feel like vomiting just by smelling it.

Whether it is the listless surviving plants or the incomplete leaves that have been eaten, they are all invisibly telling of the pain brought to them by the locust plague.

However, this did not affect the good mood of the people. Happy laughter broke out from the crowd from time to time, lighting up every corner after the disaster.

It turned out that people had received accurate information that someone was actually paying money to collect locusts, and the price was five cents per pound, which they had never dared to imagine.

In fact, even though they are trying hard to catch locusts and thinking of selling them for money, they don't believe it in their hearts.

Because they really didn't believe, or dared not believe, that someone would be stupid enough to spend money to buy useless locusts.

But even if no one collects the locusts, they still have to find a way to kill them. It is better to give themselves hope so that they will work more vigorously.

I never thought there really was such a "good man".

Li Mengyue, a great philanthropist, has asked Zheng Shao to find a group of educated people to help collect locusts.

The Lanlong County Government was very efficient. After Zheng Shao gave the order, someone brought in tables, chairs and benches and arranged them neatly within a quarter of an hour.

Everyone was stunned when they saw the baskets of copper coins and the people sitting behind the eight tables.

Although it was the county magistrate who told them that someone was collecting locusts, they felt it was true and were very excited.

But it was far less impactful than what I saw with my own eyes, so much so that the people who were ready to keep accounts and weigh things were waiting for people to come and sell locusts, but in the end no one came forward and the scene came to a standstill for a while.

Zheng Shao saw that everyone was standing still and knew what they were worried about. He was not angry and gave Zhong Sen a wink.

Zhong Sen immediately shouted to the crowd, "Why are you still standing there? Don't you think money is valuable?"

Someone immediately responded loudly.

"Fragrant, rare."

Then the crowd began to move, and they all swarmed forward, fearing that they would fall behind and not be able to sell their locusts.

So when the crowd surged forward, many people couldn't even move.

Seeing people waiting to collect locusts not far away, their faces were filled with anxiety and impatience.

Suddenly, there were exclamations, screams and curses from the crowd. Some people accidentally fell, while others were stepped on.

"Oh, my foot, who stepped on my foot?"

"Get out of the way, don't squeeze me, I'm obviously in front."

"Take mine first. I squeezed in first."

"Mine, this is mine. My wife still has a lot. Wait for me."

"Ah! Don't take my locust; it's mine."

……

As a result of everyone rushing to squeeze in, no one could squeeze through.

Zhong Sen saw the crowd going crazy and was actually frightened for a moment.

However, the sound of someone crying out in pain brought him back to his senses, and he spoke directly and sharply.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? Line up, one by one."

But the temptation to buy locusts was too great. Not to mention Zhong Sen, even if Zheng Shao scolded them personally, it would be hard for people not to squeeze forward.

Zheng Shao also knew that he had to control the situation as quickly as possible, so he asked the yamen runners to step forward to maintain order.

"Anyone who disobeys will be disqualified from selling locusts."

The crowd, who had been trying to squeeze forward, retreated awkwardly after hearing these words.

They just wanted to sell the caught locusts for money, but they didn't want to be disqualified, otherwise they would not be able to sell them and would have no place to cry.

So in less than a quarter of an hour, the crowd, who had no regard for anything else, lined up obediently under the command of the yamen runners.

Li Mengyue and five county magistrates stood nearby and witnessed the chaos caused by selling locusts.

For Li Mengyue, it was nothing, but the five county magistrates were deeply inspired by it.

Sooner or later, a locust plague will break out in their county. Miss Li will bring an army of ducks to help and buy up the locusts. They can't let the county be as messy as Lanlong County, so they all want to go back and make arrangements first.

But before they could say goodbye, Li Mengyue said in a clear voice: "I'm here!"

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