At this time, Wang Laoshuan looked at the porridge on the table and couldn't help but swallowed.

At the same time, I regretted it very much.

If he had known that food prices had soared to such an extent, he would not have cooked porridge.

By eating locusts, he and his son could survive for another two days.

Wang Dashan glanced at his father and swallowed back the words that were on his lips.

It’s better not to tell Dad about moving and food.

In the past few days, he would first take a look at the movements of the people in the village.

"What can we do? Take one step and watch."

"Eat." After saying this, Wang Dashan sat down at the table.

Wang Laoshuan sighed, didn't think any more, and sat down.

Wang Dashan picked up his chopsticks and saw the locusts on the table.

After thinking for a while, he stood up.

Carrying the bowl of locusts, he walked outside.

"What are you doing?!" Wang Laoshuan asked quickly.

"That's it. You can't eat this thing!" Wang Dashan replied without replying.

It's a pity that the last chicken in the family was eaten by his mother before.

Otherwise, these locusts will not be wasted.

"Ah - why can't you eat it?!" Wang Laoshuan's expression changed, he quickly got up and chased out the door.

Unfortunately, I saw that Wang Dashan had already defeated the locusts.

"Oh! You prodigal! This is food!" Wang Laoshuan felt his heart hurt. After slapping his thigh, he cursed angrily.

Wang Dashan turned back and glanced at Wang Laoshuan, but he was not angry either.

"These locusts are poisonous. If you eat too many, something might happen," he said.

He has been feeling uncomfortable these past few days.

I always thought it was because I didn't eat enough.

Today, after being reminded by my sister, I found out that I had eaten too many locusts and was poisoned.

Fortunately, neither he nor his father had any major problems.

Otherwise, the consequences may be disastrous.

Now, I can no longer eat it.

"What?!" Wang Laoshuan was shocked.

Then his expression changed again.

"Why is it poisonous? We have been fine after eating it for several days. There are also many people eating locusts in the village, and no one has had any trouble?" Wang Laoshuan didn't believe it.

"Really! Sister-in-law Song said that!" Wang Dashan said.

"Nothing happened to us before, probably because we are in good health. But it also has an impact."

"I have been feeling weak these past few days, and many parts of my body are very sore. Also, my little sister saw me today and said I looked very bad."

As he spoke, Wang Dashan looked at his father.

"I think your condition is more serious than mine. Your complexion is much different from before."

Wang Laoshuan's expression changed.

After looking at his son, he couldn't help but reached out and touched his face.

There was no mirror at home, and now there was a lack of water. He hadn't looked at himself for a long time.

But my son's complexion is indeed very different from before.

He thought it was because he was hungry before, but was he actually poisoned?

Well, he also has the symptoms my son mentioned.

"It's really poisonous?" Then Wang Laoshuan became a little convinced.

"Yeah." Wang Dashan responded.

At the same time, he lifted his feet and walked towards the house.

"I'll throw away the remaining locusts at home later."

"Although we don't have enough food to eat, right now, we can't afford to get sick," he said.

If they were sick, they would have to delay going to the mountains to collect firewood, which they couldn't afford to delay now.

Wang Laoshuan thought for a while, and although he still felt a little pity, he finally nodded.

"good!"

"Let's eat." Wang Dashan said again.

Then Wang Laoshuan and Wang Laoshuan returned to the table to eat.

The father and son ate the porridge with pickles and found it delicious.

After taking a short rest after the meal, the father and son set off and headed into the mountains together.

Although the green shade in the mountains has been destroyed a lot by locusts, there is still a lot of vegetation left, and it is not that hot.

In this kind of weather, if you go into the mountains to collect firewood, you should be careful and it won't be too harsh.

With this busyness, it will soon get dark.

When we returned to the village, as soon as we arrived at the entrance of the village, a villager called out to the two of us.

"Why are you two still here? The village chief summoned everyone and asked them to go to his house for a meeting!"

The man saw the two people pushing a large cart of firewood and carrying firewood on their shoulders. He knew they had just come back from outside and reminded them.

Wang Dashan was stunned.

"Uncle the village chief called everyone to a meeting? What did you say?" he asked.

"I don't know! It's about to start. You should go and take a look!" the man responded.

"Okay, Uncle Guangzi, you go first. We'll go back and put away the firewood, and then we'll go!" Wang Dashan said.

"Okay!" The man left in a hurry.

Wang Dashan then quickened his pace, taking Wang Laoshuan with him, and hurried home.

"I'm afraid we are discussing fleeing from famine. I heard that Shangshui Village, Luhua Village, and Tiangeng Village are all preparing to flee from famine."

"The village chief will take the people in the village together, saying that we can take care of each other." Suddenly, Wang Laoshuan said.

Wang Dashan turned his head and glanced at his father.

"You want to leave too?" he asked.

Wang Laoshuan's expression changed.

"I'm not leaving." He said directly.

"How can it be so easy to escape from famine? Those who lack clothing, food and water have to travel long distances and keep moving forward. If they get sick along the way, a small illness may turn into a serious illness and kill someone."

"Besides, you may encounter wild beasts and robbers on the road."

"One bad move and your life will be lost on the road."

In fact, the reason why Wang Laoshuan is so afraid of fleeing famine is because his dead father settled in Xiashui Village when he fled famine.

When he was a child, his father often told him about his escape from famine when he was young.

This is why he is so afraid and repulsed by fleeing.

Seeing his son looking at him again, Wang Laoshuan continued: "They fled because the crops in the fields were gone. They were also afraid that the locust plague would affect the crops in the fields in the coming year."

"They can count on nothing but crops."

"But our family is different."

"My father and I are collecting and selling firewood now. Although we don't earn much, we can make a living at least."

"As long as we are diligent enough, no one will die from hunger." When he said this, Wang Laoshuan's tone was even more proud.

"By the way, tomorrow morning, why don't I go to the city with you and deliver the promised firewood to others as early as possible."

"When you come back, you can send me off again."

"Then in the evening, we will go into the city again."

"In this way, we can sell five loads of firewood tomorrow!"

There has been a locust plague for several days, and there is a lot more firewood in the mountains.

Today, he and his son burned a lot of firewood together.

Although I couldn't bring them all back, I remembered their locations and put them in the mountains.

Let's set off early tomorrow and just use a trolley to pull it.

Wang Dashan was a little surprised at Wang Laoshuan's diligence.

"Okay!" he responded with a smile.

I went with Wang Laoshuan to put away the firewood, and then went to the village chief's house.

When I arrived at the place, I found that the village chief's house had three floors inside and three floors outside, and many people had gathered there.

Wang Dashi saw the father and son and greeted them over.

The village chief asked everyone to ask to make sure all the neighbors of each family had arrived.
Chapter completed!