Parents are busy farming

Chapter 1797: See Locust Eggs

As time slowly passed, all the news coming from all sides were good news that brought joy, which made Ye Zifen feel more and more satisfied with her current life.

However, at this moment, an old farmer with a haggard face hurried over to look for Ye Zifen.

"Princess, this is bad! Please come with me and take a look! Something terrible has happened!"

The old farmer shouted at the top of his voice, his voice full of fear and anxiety.

Ye Zifen had not heard such panicked cries for a long time.

At first, she mistakenly thought that it was just another dispute between the herdsmen and the Han people over some trivial matters.

After all, due to the children's marriage issues recently, there are indeed differences in concepts between the two sides, which have caused a lot of minor frictions, but they are just trivial matters and can usually be properly resolved.

After Ye Zifen stepped out of the room, the old farmer grabbed her sleeve without saying a word and ran towards the fields by the river.

"What happened? Don't panic, tell me slowly." Ye Zifen comforted the old farmer as she was dragged forward.

Seeing this, Ye Zifen hurriedly spoke to comfort her.

The old man who was pulling Ye Zifen forward hurriedly was the person who supported her the most since she came here.

The old man has many children, and all of them are well-behaved and sensible, so Ye Zifen has deep respect for him.

"You will know the truth if you follow me. It is hard to explain it in a few words."

The old man's feet were moving fast and his words were earnest and rapid.

Seeing the old man so anxious, Ye Zifen knew it was pointless to ask any more questions, so she stopped talking and quickened her pace to follow him.

As they walked along, the old man kept his brows furrowed and muttered something, but because they walked in a hurry, Ye Zifen could hardly hear what he was saying.

The path along the field was winding and bumpy, but the old man walked very fast and Ye Zifen was almost left behind.

Gentle breezes blew across the rice fields, and the rice ears swayed and rustled, as if urging the two to hurry up.

After a lot of running around, we finally arrived at the field by the river.

The old man just stopped walking, gasping for breath, stretched out his trembling hand, and pointed to the field. Ye Zifen hurriedly looked in the direction of his gesture.

I saw the old farmer carefully digging out a handful of moist soil from the ground. The soil seemed to emit a damp scent.

Looking closely, I found that there were white dots as big as rice grains hidden inside.

Seeing this, Ye Zifen couldn't help but frowned and asked suspiciously, "What on earth is that?"

The old farmer looked nervous and quickly replied: "Oh, this is terrible, these are the eggs laid by locusts! Judging from this situation, a terrible locust plague is about to come."

Hearing this, Ye Zifen suddenly felt a loud "buzzing" in her head, like a bolt of thunder.

The doubts that had lingered in my mind for a long time finally had an answer at this moment - it turned out that what grandma recorded in that mysterious notebook really came true!

Ye Zifen was extremely anxious at this moment, and a thought flashed through her mind: she must immediately write to the prime minister again to inform him of this matter. However, she was not sure whether it was too late to prevent this disaster from happening.

"There is only half a month left before the crops mature. We must do everything we can to preserve the crops! This is the food supply for our entire village for a whole year!"

The old farmer said worriedly, his weather-beaten face full of anxiety and helplessness, "In the past, when we encountered such a situation, we were helpless. Once the locust plague strikes, it will cover the sky and the ground, and eat up all the food in the blink of an eye. I really don't have any good way to deal with it..."

After saying that, the old farmer sighed heavily, his eyes revealing deep despair and helplessness.

Ye Zifen said hurriedly with a panicked look on her face: "Have you forgotten? I spent a lot of effort to transport a large number of chickens, ducks and geese a few days ago! From today on, tell everyone to feed them only once a day. When the time is right, release all the poultry and let them enjoy those hateful locusts. In addition, quickly find those who are proficient in weaving nets and make sure they weave a large net with fine mesh as soon as possible. This will definitely be of great use. Without further ado, I will send someone to inform everyone about this matter immediately."

After saying that, Ye Zifen turned around and hurried back. Her smooth forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat, like crystal clear pearls.

Because she was in a hurry, her steps were as fast as the wind, raising clouds of dust wherever she passed, as if a yellow dragon was chasing her closely.

After a while, Ye Zifen rushed back into the house, panting.

Without taking a break, she quickly unfolded the letter paper, then grabbed the brush on the table and dipped it in thick black ink.

However, perhaps because he was too anxious and nervous, a few drops of ink accidentally slipped from the tip of the pen and dripped onto the snow-white letter paper, like blooming black flowers.

Ye Zifen took a deep breath, calmed herself down a little, and then picked up her pen and started writing quickly.

"Zhang Gaoyi, personally, a locust plague is about to strike. The situation is extremely serious and urgent. I hope you can make full preparations in advance to prevent any unexpected events. Please!"

As soon as she finished writing the letter, Ye Zifen didn't even bother to seal it. She hurriedly changed to another piece of letter paper and continued writing.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, a large number of locust eggs have been discovered in the area where I am located. I am afraid that I will not be spared from this locust plague. Fortunately, I have already arranged a corresponding response strategy, but given the severity of the disaster, it is difficult to completely solve the problem by my own efforts. Therefore, I earnestly request the court to lend a hand and provide the necessary support and assistance. Thank you very much!"

Then, she took a few deep breaths, calmed herself down, picked up the pen again, and began to write a letter to Ye Yongwang and several managers who were far away in her hometown.

Her pen moved quickly on the paper, and lines of beautiful and powerful handwriting gradually emerged: "Hurry up and prepare! The locust plague is about to hit, the situation is critical, and we must not take it lightly. We must do everything we can to protect every grain of food in our home."

When the last word fell, she breathed a sigh of relief, but her brows were still tightly furrowed, revealing her deep worry.

Then she gently put down the pen in her hand, carefully blew dry the ink, carefully folded the letter paper, put it into the envelope, and dripped wax seal on the seal.