Chapter 308 - Chapter 308: Chapter 301 Black Land_1 (1/2)

Chapter 308: Chapter 301 Black Land_1

This was also a necessary process on the path to becoming stronger.

The laws of the world are very fair, they won’t allow an insect to effortlessly complete its metamorphosis. If that were the case, it would defy the natural laws and the principles of biological evolution. The order of the universe would be thrown into chaos.

Powerful creatures would be found everywhere.

The next morning, Qin Niu checked the Green-Head Summoning Bee; its antennae were vibrating slightly.

Had it come back to life?

He guessed that after suffering this hardship, the next time he fed it, it would likely have a psychological shadow.

It would definitely be extremely cautious.

Qin Niu decided to take over the one hundred mu of good farmland that had been awarded to him.

He also wanted to check on the locust disaster.

The sixth day of next month would be his wedding day. Before then, if he took over that one hundred mu of good farmland, the wedding could be made a bit more lavish.

Taking Xiao Qing and Green Ox with him, Qin Niu headed to the location specified on the title deed.

“Oh, Master Qin, it has been some days since I last saw you.”

Upon seeing Qin Niu, Xu Zhenchang hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Ever since the visit from Official Lu, Young Master Fang, and others to Qin Niu’s home, the local people had held Qin Niu in even greater awe.

Since Qin Niu’s status had risen, it was only natural for people to feel intimidated.

It was like an ordinary person standing at the foot of a mountain, looking up at it, would naturally feel a sense of fear.

“Ah, Village Chief, are you preparing to sow the seeds?”

Qin Niu saw that Xu Zhenchang was carrying a bag of wheat seeds and a few corn seeds, while Xu Zhenchang’s wife was carrying buckets of water behind him.

“It looks like the locust plague is finally letting up, and I can’t just leave my fields fallow. By the end of the year, I have to pay the rent to the Yan Family on time, and it won’t be a small sum. The first half of the year, we had floods and locust plagues, and it has been a tough time for me.

Luckily, with Master Qin’s help, there was no total loss, and my losses were greatly reduced.

If the harvest in the second half of the year is not bad, then I won’t be at a loss this year.

However, facing such a year of disasters, it’s like working for nothing for a year.”

As Xu Zhenchang spoke, he was filled with grievances.

He was one of the luckier ones, at least most of the harvest in his eighty odd mu of land in Shuangfeng Village was saved. It only cost him a bit of money to get rid of the pests.

Compared to other tenant farmers, he was incredibly fortunate.

In the face of such natural and insect disasters, not just him, even the Yan Family suffered heavy losses.

The Yan Family alone spent a shocking amount on Qin Niu and the other two Insect Masters for pest control.

The two Insect Masters they hired last ended up with one dead and one fleeing, the Yan Family might even have to pay compensation to the family of the deceased.

After all, it was the Yan Family who hired them, and the accident happened while they were on the job.

“Farming has always been a battle against the heavens and a struggle with the earth. Village Chief, you being able to break even without loss means you have already won against most of the farmers. I believe things will get better.”

Qin Niu chatted with Xu Zhenchang for a bit before quickly leaving.

Even after leaving the village, they could still spot some scattered locusts, but compared to the seriousness of the disaster, these few were negligible.

Many forests and fields had become barren.

Some trees, after having their leaves stripped away, had sprouted fresh green buds.

The most tenacious creatures in the universe must undoubtedly be plants.

They have an incredible ability to adapt.

Indeed, wildfires can’t burn them out, the spring breeze brings them back to life.

Qin Niu continued westward along the main road.

Cross the river and it would be Daoyuan Village, but if he didn’t cross the river and kept going west, that territory belonged to another large village under the He Family’s control.

It was said that the He Family’s heritage was even deeper than the Yan Family’s.

In Jade Stream Town, there are only three most powerful families: the Yan Family, the He Family, and the Pang Family.

The Yan Family was a newcomer who rose to power, currently holding the strongest apparent strength among the three families.