The Era of Hard Work

As soon as the Land Rover Defender drove to the intersection of Xinzhuang, it was impossible to go any further. The road ahead was full of vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, bicycles and tricycles, which almost blocked the road.

Then there are people. Looking from this side, it is densely packed with people.

After Lu Jianren parked the car, Lu Dong, Nail and Lu Lanlan got down, went to get tools from the trunk, and hurriedly walked towards the south.

"Dad, hurry up!" Nail turned around and greeted Lu Jianren.

Lu Lanlan ran the fastest: "Grasshopper! Grasshopper! My grasshopper! I want to eat the grasshopper!"

Lu Dong took a large copy net made by Uncle Qi, and said, "Lan Lan, there are not many grasshoppers on the food street?"

"It's different, Brother Dong!" Lu Lanlan chattered out, "It costs money to buy it, but it's free if you catch it. It tastes different!"

Going south, the fields on both sides of the road are full of people. Fortunately, most of the corn cobs have been harvested, and the fields are basically empty, otherwise the crops all over the ground will never be preserved.

The farther you go south, the more people there are, so densely packed that you can't even count them.

I also saw the grasshoppers. There were a lot of dead grasshoppers that were crushed or crushed on the road, which were worthless.

Uncle Seven and Nail chased after Lu Dong: "We seem to be late."

Lu Lanlan looked back: "Don't be on the road, let's go to the field quickly?"

Lu Dong reminded: "Pay attention to the bottom of your feet."

The four of them left the main road and entered the field one after another. Sure enough, there were grasshoppers in the field. Some people were catching them with nets or brooms, but there were not many grasshoppers.

Kicking the felled stick tree, occasionally a grasshopper jumped out, Lu Lanlan immediately took the net to catch it.

Herbicides and various potions are widely used in farming these years. There are very few wild grasshoppers in the field, and the big ones basically come out of the greenhouse.

After ten minutes of arrest, only four or five were arrested. Lu Lanlan was very disappointed: "Brother Dong, Uncle Qi, we are late."

Lu Dong handed the one he had just caught to Nail, and looked at the army of grasshoppers all over the mountains and plains: "It feels like there are more grasshoppers than grasshoppers."

Nail and Lu Lanlan really regretted being late, and saw people coming from the south one after another, many of them carrying convenience bags filled with grasshoppers.

This is early.

Those who had a good harvest left one after another, and those who came later could only find ways to get some leftovers.

Looking at other people's gains, and then looking at his own single-digit grasshoppers, Lu Jianren couldn't help saying: "This group of people, because of stuttering, ran so far, what's the matter?"

Lu Dong turned to look at Uncle Qi: "Didn't we rush over here?"

People who catch grasshoppers are much more vicious than grasshoppers.

I went south again and caught them for a while, but I couldn't catch many.

Lu Dong suggested: "How about we go back?"

Lu Lanlan looked disappointed, looked at the empty bag in Nail's hand, and said, "There are only a few, not enough to fit between the teeth."

Lu Jianren was equally disappointed: "There's nothing we can do if we can't catch it. Who told us to come late."

Nail lost interest and was the first one to walk towards the road: "Let's go up the road and go home."

The three of Lu Dong followed closely, and soon reached the road. At this time, there were fewer people, mainly those who came first, and all left after the harvest.

As soon as I got on the road, I saw a few off-road vehicles driving over on a small road.

The first one was a Wrangler. As soon as the car stopped, seven or eight young men got out of the car, went to the trunk to get all kinds of tools for catching grasshoppers, and prepared to do a big job.

Then, people were stunned, and people could be seen all over the mountains and plains, and no grasshoppers could be seen no matter how they looked.

A young man in the lead said: "Didn't it mean that the grasshoppers came out and caused a disaster? Why didn't there be any?" He asked the person next to him, "Did you go to the wrong place?"

That person obviously had Qingzhao's accent: "That's right, it's here."

One of them turned around and came back, saying: "We came from Linzi, are we going to go back empty-handed? This grasshopper has been caught!"

It happened that Lu Dong and his party were walking from here, and Lu Jianren heard it, and answered, "It's late, let alone you, we were all late, and we didn't get caught at all."

The group of people who came from Linzi to catch the grasshoppers looked at each other in blank dismay. This is too exaggerated. The locust plague was wiped out before it even came out of Qingzhao territory?

Lu Dong greeted Nail and Lu Lanlan who wanted to watch the excitement: "Let's go! Let's go!"

There were a lot fewer vehicles on the road, and the four of them soon came to the parking place. Nail was very disappointed and threw the bag of grasshoppers into the trunk, and got into the car with Lu Lanlan and sat in the back row.

Lu Dong sat in the co-pilot, and Seventh Uncle continued to drive. It took about ten miles to come from Lujia Village, and he caught a dozen grasshoppers, probably not even a fraction of the gas money.

Lu Jianren turned the car back and walked back, pointing to those who have gained something on the road and said: "Look, look at these worthless people, just to catch a grasshopper, riding a bicycle all the way here, is it worth it?"

Lu Dong murmured in his heart, let's not talk about the ones on the ground.

Lu Lanlan also muttered, "The grasshopper meal is gone."

Nail thought of a way: "Dad, Brother Dong, let's go to the food street to eat something good?"

Lu Jianren responded immediately: "Okay, go and eat something good, anyway, your brother Dong treats guests, and you don't want to eat for nothing."

Lu Dong took out his mobile phone and made a call to people in the district, mainly to ask about the grasshopper running out.

After a brief talk there, the district was planning to issue relevant warnings, especially to neighboring counties and cities. Unexpectedly, the locusts were wiped out by the Qingzhao people before they even approached Qingzhao City.

What kind of locust army is vulnerable in front of Qingzhaoren.

I didn't catch a few grasshoppers on the trip, so I ate dinner at the Chongqu shop in the food street. Lu Lanlan ate a bunch of them, which were crunchy and fragrant, and she was addicted.

I feel that no matter what species it is, as long as there is a way to make it delicious, it will be difficult to really flood it in this land.

Not to mention anything else, sparrows, which were once flooded, almost became protected animals. Taidong Province specially formulated relevant protection regulations for this, and sparrows were upgraded to protected species.

In the Qingzhao District, because the city is based on cultural tourism, it pays special attention to the green mountains and green waters, and has formulated stricter protection regulations.

For example, once the relevant inspectors find that someone has caught or killed five sparrows, it is enough for the 15-day administrative detention standard.

Others, such as turtledoves, quails, ravens, woodpeckers, etc., are also in this ranks.

In contrast, wild rabbits can be caught casually, which is quite harmful to crops, and their reproduction speed is extremely fast.

In the next few days, Lu Dong took care of his work, and at the same time, he and Song Na continued to prepare for the wedding. Last month, after Wang Weiwei sent someone to deliver the wedding dress and other dresses to try on, they went back and made appropriate changes. At the end of the month, Wang Weiwei will personally He led the team over here, and was specially in charge of Song Na's costume styling and other related matters at the wedding.

Lu Dong also sent some invitations related to busy political circles or business districts early so that people can adjust their time and schedule.

Lu Xia was on a mission, so she couldn't go out easily, and she definitely wouldn't be able to come back.

A group of classmates and friends who have made good friends are all sharpening their knives, planning to take Lu Dong and Song Na to the knife at the wedding.

Whether it is business partners such as Du Xiaobing, Qiao Weiguo and Erjiao, or close classmates such as Li Wenyue, Liu Jie and Zou Kai, Lu Dong and Song Na are the first couple to get married.

Lu Dong invited a group of classmates and friends who were going to help out for dinner ten days in advance. Of course, his side was all women, because there was a large overlap in their social circles, and the women basically went to Song Na's side. .

In the private room, after drinking a glass of wine, Du Xiaobing stood up and expressed his opinion: "As the saying goes, shoot the bird that stands out! Lu Dong, you and Song Na are the first ones in our group to get married. Can’t justify it, can you?”

Baoya Liu Jie followed suit, patted the table and said: "Sign up! Sign up! If you miss it, you will lose your chance! Lu Dong and Song Na are famous black winds and evil spirits. To deal with these two people, you need to find at least seven people." , I count one, there are still six missing, hurry up if you are interested, if you miss tonight, you will have no chance!"

Jiao Sanhei is someone who is used to martial arts: "The seven monsters in the south of the Yangtze River... no, the Qingzhao seven monsters are fighting against the black wind and two evil spirits!"

Some time ago, he was on a business trip and missed the Wulin Discussion Conference. He regretted it a lot. How could such an opportunity be missed: "Count me in, count me in."

Du Xiaobing laughed: "I'll join! Listen to my orders when the time comes!"

Zou Kai said, "Liu Jie, count me in."

Li Wenyue also betrayed the revolution: "Dongzi, I have to stand in the majority."

Jiao Sanhei said again: "Ordinary people can't control Dongzi, Weiguo, what are you waiting for, we are missing you here."

Lu Dong didn't expect that at this critical moment, a bunch of people would all betray the revolution and become traitors.

You can't be merciful to traitors. Lu Dong picked up his cup, took a sip of tea, and said to this group of clueless guys: "Shoot the top bird, right? The seven monsters of Qingzhao fight fiercely with the two evil spirits, right? Song Na and I really You are the first to get married among us, and you people will not get married in the future? Well... if you have the ability, you will not get married in the future, or else..."

Speaking of this, Lu Dong smiled at the group of people.

Baoya Liu Jie waved his hand: "What are you afraid of! Let's talk about it after we get married."

The group of people sitting around the round table all laughed.

Baoya Liu Jie whispered again: "Unfortunately, that guy Tian Chuanjie has gone somewhere. If he is still here, he must be the happiest."

Du Xiaobing asked curiously: "Who is Tian Chuanjie?"

"It's Tian Dabang." Baoya Liu Jie said simply: "I was at the same table with Lu Dong before the division of arts and sciences, and I almost dropped out of school and went home to raise rabbits because I asked Lu Dong to fool me."

Du Xiaobing remembered: "I have an impression, I seem to have heard Wen Yue and Lu Dong say it."

Speaking of Tian Dabang, Lu Dong asked, "You have news about Tian Chuanjie."

The high school classmates all shook their heads. If Liu Jie hadn't mentioned it, they would have almost forgotten the name Tian Chuanjie.

Li Wenyue also notified a group of classmates that Tian Chuanjie might have joined the pyramid scheme: "It seems that Tian Dabang has gone to the south, and no one of our familiar classmates has seen him again."

Du Xiaobing quickly changed the subject: "Everyone has his own destiny, don't talk about him, keep drinking!"

I was unlucky recently. When I ate grasshoppers, the grasshopper legs stuck into the tonsils, which caused inflammation. I just went to the hospital to see it. They said that the recovery was not good, and the tonsils had to be cut off.