The younger sister-in-law falsely accused the sickly uncle and ran away with the baby

Shen Jiaojiao asked with sparkling eyes: "What method?"

Yu Ruyue: "Locusts are phototactic, just like moths, they are very attached to light."

"Let's do what we did today. Dig a few big holes around the fields, light fires in them, and attract all the insects when it gets dark. Then, burn them to death in the fire."

Shen Jiaojiao clapped her hands and said, "That's a good idea! Dad! Let's listen to Ruyue. She's knowledgeable and experienced, and she will definitely..."

"What do you mean by decide? Jiaojiao, I think you have really lost your mind. How come you believe everything this woman says?" Shen Chengye's sarcastic voice sounded beside him.

After the Shen family split up, Shen Chengye felt that the villagers were no longer enthusiastic when they saw him and no one took the initiative to say hello. The gap was too big, and he couldn't help feeling some resentment.

But he couldn't vent his anger on his parents, so he could only blame it on Shen Jiaojiao and Yu Ruyue.

"What else can she do besides seducing men?"

Qin Haowen quickly stood in front of Yu Ruyue, rolled up his arms and prepared to take action.

Yu Ruyue held his wrist, signaling him not to act rashly.

The delicate white hands formed a sharp contrast with the bronze and strong arms.

As Shen Chou watched the two of them interact, the sour feeling in his heart became more and more severe.

He looked at Shen Chengye with a cold face, "There is indeed a record of this in the book. Locusts love light. There is nothing wrong with Ruyue's suggestion just now!"

"Does Brother Shen have any other better ideas?"

Although Shen Chengye looked down on Shen Chou from the bottom of his heart, he was suddenly speechless when he met his cold eyes.

"Since you have no other options, just do as Ruyue says."

"Besides, I've never known a single instance where my sweet and sensible sister-in-law has ever seduced a man. She earns money to support the family with her own hands. Could that be wrong?"

"You can't harbor resentment just because my brother and sister-in-law are better than you and can make more money than you."

"What's the difference between this behavior and that of a shrew?"

Shen Chengye was so angry that he glared at the man, trying to dominate him. "You...how can you say that to me? I'm the village chief's son."

Village Chief Shen quickly stood up and waved his hands, "I don't have a son like you who likes to gossip."

"We have separated now, and I am already old and confused. You will become the next village chief. I want to see what good ideas you, as the next village chief, can come up with to lead the villagers to eliminate those locusts."

Village Chief Shen’s voice was extremely loud, attracting everyone’s attention!

Shen Chengye's face flushed red. He pursed his lips and finally said, "I wonder what will happen if you set the food on fire!"

Village chief Shen became even more disappointed when he saw his son's helpless and furious look.

I don’t know what went wrong. How could I teach someone like this?

Hey!

He took another puff of his pipe, then gathered everyone together and repeated what Yu Ruyue and Shen Chou had said.

"If you want to try, then let's do it now, but let me make it clear in advance that you can't blame others whether you succeed or fail."

"If you don't want to, then we can just go about our business. As the village chief, I really can't think of any other solution."

The villagers thought about it and decided that since they were going to die anyway, they might as well give it a try. There might even be a glimmer of hope. "Do it! Do it now!"

"I don't believe that with so many of us, we can't defeat that little locust."

So Yu Ruyue and Shen Chou split their troops into two groups, one commanding in Hedong City and the other in Hexi Village.

The villagers worked together to dig several large pits around the fields, and brought some firewood from their homes and put it into the pits.

Yu Ruyue looked at the villagers holding torches nearby, their faces filled with determination, and gave another order: "The weather is really dry now. Avoid wind that might make it difficult to control the fire. Bring a few large water jars over and place them next to the fire pit. If the fire shows any signs of spreading elsewhere, put it out immediately."

"Also! You must put your own safety first. Once the fire in the pit is lit, don't just focus on swatting the locusts. Watch your feet and don't accidentally step on air and fall in."

Everyone nodded repeatedly and was very obedient!

They must seize this last chance and treat it as a life-saving straw!

Yu Ruyue and Shen Chou were in Hedong Village and Hexi Village respectively. There were deep pits of various sizes around them. The villagers next to them were holding torches in their hands with serious expressions and looking quietly at the sky in the north.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly a buzzing sound came from the other side.

They knew that the second wave of locusts was coming.

Yu Ruyue calculated the time. Seeing the locusts getting closer and closer, she shouted, "Light the fire!"

The villagers of Hexi Village immediately threw the torches in their hands into the deep pit dug nearby, and then hurriedly picked up the tools prepared on the ground, ready to go.

At the same time, under the leadership of Shen Chou, the people in Hedong Village threw torches into the deep pit, picked up their weapons and began to prepare.

As the flames slowly rose, the sky here turned slightly red, making the already hot weather even hotter, as if entering a huge steamer.

But no one took a step back. If all the rice fields were destroyed, when it came time to pay taxes in the autumn, they would either be beaten to death by the government or starve to death. They had to protect their own lives and those of their families!

In fact, Yu Ruyue was very nervous when she saw the swarm of locusts, because she had only seen this method of pest control on the Internet and had never actually practiced it.

If it doesn't work, I will have let down the trust of the folks behind me.

But what she didn't expect was that as time passed, no one jumped out to question her or say anything unpleasant. Even those gossips shut their mouths and stared at the direction of the locusts!

Finally, a few scattered locusts flew towards the fire. Yu Dehou jumped up quickly and threw them into the fire. With crackling sounds, the insects were burned to ashes by the fire.

"coming!"

"effective!"

The crowd let out two cheers.

Everyone's nerves were on high alert.

Yu Ruyue held the broom tightly in her hand and said, "Everyone, don't let your guard down. The main force is coming. Be sure to watch your step and don't fall into the fire pit."

"Aunts guarding the water tanks nearby, please pay attention. If there are any signs of this happening, I must extinguish them immediately."

The villagers of Hexi Village responded in unison!

The sound was so uniform and loud that it startled the locusts.

But soon it swooped down again in an even more ferocious posture.