Fortunately, the Liu family did not grow much corn, only one acre of land. No matter how fast they were, they only received half acre of corn.

The locusts were flying all over the sky, not only the sound of flying harshness, but many locusts flew on their bodies. The two legs with thorns on the body were bounced and bounced into the body, causing the thorny skin to hurt, and the tender part of the skin was pierced and bleeding.

The Huang family helped the Liu family to be busy until halfway through the Hai hour, and then they went home.

After returning home, except for Huang Pingcheng who was staying at home, the others were so tired that they were half dead. The two brothers Huang Congjiang were lying on the ground of the main hall at home.

Huang Li, Huang Liu and Huang Jiang were also very tired and leaned on the chair and didn't want to talk.

A few young people were so tired that they were drowsy and didn't even have the appetite to eat.

Lian, the fourth and seventh brothers, took a vacation to help farmers from the school, and they were also tired for two days.

"I've cooked the meal and the water is cooked. You can go and rest after dinner. You don't have to get up so early tomorrow. I'll prepare breakfast for you and leave it for you to eat." Huang Pingcheng also knew that everyone was tired from the family, and had already helped everyone to prepare the porridge and greeted everyone to eat.

They were too tired and too hungry. Even the fifth and sixth sisters, who had always been delicious, couldn't eat well. The Huang family ate the porridge, took a shower, went back to their rooms, and lay on the bed and fell asleep.

The next day, I slept until dawn.

I'm afraid the Huang family was tired yesterday.

The Huang family slept until halfway through the time before they woke up.

If Huang Yiyun hadn't heard outside the house, and had he woken up with loud curses and crying sounds, he would have been sleeping.

"Big sister, you are awake. But you haven't had enough sleep yet." Huang Pingcheng, who was enjoying the cold in the main room, asked after seeing the eldest sister wake up.

"I was woken up by the sound from outside. Master, are the others still awake? What's wrong with it outside?" Huang Yiyun asked yawningly.

"Oh! You'll know just by yourself." Huang Pingcheng said with an unbearable look on his face.

Huang Yiyun went out to take a look after hearing this.

Even though Huang Yiyun was prepared for a long time, he still shocked Huang Yiyun when he saw the scene outside.

I really responded to the saying, locusts pass by, no grass grows.

Not only were the rice in the paddy fields eaten up, but only a bare straw was left in the field.

All the sweet potatoes and potatoes grown in the dry land, the seedlings and leaves grown, leaving only the sweet potatoes and potatoes buried in the ground.

Even the long weeds, wild flowers, and leaves on some trees on the roadside were eaten.

The devastated appearance was full of devastation and no grass grew. The drought broke the dry and cracked the fields one by one, without any vitality.

"this......."

"Our village is good. I have collected some of the grain in the past two days. The villages and towns around our village are not so lucky. They have eaten up all the exposed crops and have not collected half of them. This year, I am afraid that many families will be unable to bear it?" After Huang Pingcheng approached Huang Yiyun, he sighed and said with some exclamation.

After the others of the Huang family woke up one after another, they saw this and were astonished as Huang Yiyun.

"This year, there is a drought and a locust plague. We should have a tax cut this year!" Huang Congjiang asked uncertainly after seeing this.

"Fortunately, our family settled in our village as a refugee. There is a three-year tax exemption period, and our family doesn't have to pay taxes this year." The second sister said with some gratitude.

"Next year, our family will have to pay taxes if they have one acre of paddy field and two acres of dry land?" The third sister said with some concern.

"At least our family can be able to stand up to the next two years. My father has already planned our family's food. If we only collect all the sweet potatoes and potatoes planted in the fields this year, our family will not have to worry about food for at least five years." Huang Yiyun also knew that after his family fled, he was afraid of being hungry and having no food.

"Well, yes, don't be afraid, our family is going well now?" Huang Congjiang glanced at a few young people, and saw that there was no fear or panic on their faces, and he felt relieved.

The locust incident has passed, and several counties and towns and many villages in Wenfu City have suffered serious losses, mostly with countless particles, which has caused people to live in poverty.

The price of food has been rising.

June is gone, July is coming.

There was still no rain. Even though the crops planted in the fields were not affected by locusts, apart from drought-tolerant sweet potatoes and potatoes, they still survived, and the other crops died of drought.

All three cities near Wenfu City suffered droughts in succession.

The Huang family had stored some water before. In order to prevent the sweet potatoes and potatoes from dying of drought, their family watered some water into the fields every day.

Fortunately, the Huang family dug a pond before. Although the water level is drought and the water level is gradually declining, at least one-third of the water can still be stored.

In addition to the well in the backyard of the Huang family, seven or eight buckets of water needed for daily life can overflow every day, the Huang family also stored the excess water for other purposes.

.........

"Zijun, what's wrong with you? I'm so depressed." Huang Yiyun asked when he saw Zijun sitting on the threshold of his house, looking at the sky in a daze.

"I'm afraid my family will be hard to bear this year." Zijun came back to his senses and said.

"What's wrong?" Huang Yiyun sat beside her, touched her head and asked.

"Yesterday, the village chief said that the amount of tax paid this year has been reduced. My father said that the tax paid this year has been reduced by one-third compared to previous years."

"Isn't this a good thing to reduce taxes? Why are you still feeling depressed?"

"Tax revenue has decreased, which is a good thing. However, most of the rice harvested by my family has not been grouted yet. In addition to threshing and hulling, it is better to harvest one and a half acres of land, but it is almost impossible to harvest a single stone.

I paid taxes this year, and the harvested food was not enough to be paid, and I had to pay the food I collected in previous years. This year, my family might have to lose food in winter. Now even if I have money, I can’t buy food.” Zijun was young, frowned and sighed.

"Don't worry, it's still early? Maybe there's a way out then." Huang Yiyun said comfortingly.

But, this comfort was a little pale and powerless.

Now there are disasters in the two cities near Wenfu City. Before the relief grain has been placed in the small town, the price is too high, but it is robbed up immediately. Even if there is money, it cannot buy food. Some people even maliciously storm grain and maliciously raise the price.

If we continue at this pace, when the new grain comes out next year, we are afraid that many families will eat braised vegetables this winter.
Chapter completed!