Shop of All Worlds: The First Customer Princess Jinyang

Chapter 145 Zhu Bajie Borrows Money
Ye Jiangnan naturally saw what Cheng Yaojin said.

Just as Cheng Yaojin said, thousands of chickens and ducks were catching locusts.

But there were so many locusts that no matter how many they caught, it was the same as not catching any.

"Sir, what should we do now?!"

Cheng Yaojin sighed.

If this problem is not solved now, more crops will suffer.

By then, many people will have no food to eat.

Although the imperial court could open its granaries to release grain, its grain supply was limited.

It can help for a while, but not for a whole year.

"Don't panic, I'll give it a try."

Ye Jiangnan said to Cheng Yaojin.

Cheng Yaojin nodded quickly.

Ye Jiangnan closed his eyes and the true energy in his body flowed.

Then, Ye Jiangnan opened his eyes and waved at the locusts flying in the sky.

A sharp stream of true energy spread out and went straight towards the locusts flying in the air.

Those locusts were swept by the true energy and turned into ashes in an instant.

When Cheng Yaojin saw this scene, he stared in amazement at the sky where there were no locusts anymore.

"This, this, this..."

Cheng Yaojin looked at Ye Jiangnan, then looked at the sky which seemed to have no locusts.

"Sir...you..."

Ye Jiangnan retracted his momentum, looked at Cheng Yaojin's stunned expression, and explained:

"It's easy to deal with locusts flying in the sky, but it's not easy to deal with locusts in the fields, unless you give up all the crops."

"Go and ask the people if they would rather catch them themselves or lose some of their crops."

Cheng Yaojin retracted his shocked look and nodded quickly:

"It's the immortals. I'll go ask them now."

Ye Jiangnan acted very quickly just now, and Yu Shu and Cheng Yaojin who were beside Ye Jiangnan saw it.

The common people were so focused on catching locusts one by one that they didn't notice this side.

However, suddenly the sound made by the locusts became smaller, which attracted the attention of several ordinary people with sensitive ears.

"Huh? The locusts are gone!?"

An ordinary citizen exclaimed.

He looked at the sky, which had just been filled with locusts flying all over the sky and blocking out the sun, but now it was empty.

When the other people heard this, they all looked up.

The common man who just spoke was a strong man with a very loud voice.

Seeing many people looking at him, he shouted excitedly:
"Gone!"

"The bugs are gone!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards the sky where locusts were flying all over the place.

"Gone! Really gone!"

"Great!"

“The crops are saved!”

Many people were so happy that they couldn't help crying.

The end of the locusts means the crops are saved.

They managed to save a lot of the grain they had worked so hard to grow throughout the year.

Although there were losses, at least the losses were reduced a lot.

It didn't take long for Li Shimin and his companions to arrive here.

After getting off the carriage, Li Shimin looked around and said:
"Why is it different from what is written in the memorial?"

"It is said that locusts were flying all over the sky, covering the sun."

"But as far as I can see, there are no locusts other than those in the fields and in the soil."

"Could it be that I was deceived!?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang and Qin Shihuang heard this, they both had solemn expressions on their faces.

To put it mildly, this is a false report of the disaster.

To put it in a broader sense, this is a crime of deceiving the emperor.

How can you lie about something like this?

Important matters concerning people’s livelihood should be reported in the way they should be reported.

How can this be treated as a joke?

"That's why you're late!"

"Locusts were indeed flying all over the sky just now. Old Cheng and the people have caught quite a few of them, but it was to no avail."

"Old Cheng asked me to help him, so I killed those locusts."

“That’s why you see locusts remaining only on the crops.”

Ye Jiangnan explained it again.

Li Shimin and his companions suddenly realized.

"Thank you, Immortal!"

Li Shimin bowed and saluted Ye Jiangnan.

"Ah."

"Let Sizi and Yangzi go somewhere else."

"If we solve it sooner, the people's crops will suffer less damage."

Ye Jiangnan said.

"it is good!"

Li Shimin turned around to make arrangements.

Cheng Yaojin came over at this time. He had already discussed the matter with the people.

"Sage, what the people mean is that they can just catch the locusts left in the crops themselves."

Cheng Yaojin said.

Hearing this, Ye Jiangnan could understand.

Although there aren't many crops left, every bit counts.

It's better than having nothing.

"Ah."

"King Tang, the rest is up to you."

Ye Jiangnan said to Li Shimin.

"Okay, then the Immortal, Zhijie and I will go meet the people."

Li Shimin wanted to meet the people and tell them that locusts can be eaten.

"Let's go take a look too."

Zhu Yuanzhang said to Qin Shi Huang.

"Right on my mind."

Qin Shihuang nodded.

The two men followed Li Shimin and walked towards the people.

Ye Jiangnan and Yu Shu did not keep up, but instead rode on a motorcycle.

"Sir, where are we going now?"

Yu Shu asked in confusion.

"Go check on Sizi, Yangzi and the others."

Ye Jiangnan said.

"Oh, are you worried that they can't eliminate the locusts?"

Yu Shu asked curiously.

"That's not the case. I'm just worried that they'll overdo it."

Ye Jiangnan said.

Ye Jiangnan is confident in the strength of the two little girls, Xiao Sizi and Ying Yinman.

But Ye Jiangnan was not sure about the certainty of his move.

The two little guys didn't care about the severity of their attacks.

Ye Jiangnan was afraid that Xiao Sizi and Ying Yinman would use too much force and ruin the crops. As soon as he arrived at the next place infested by locusts, he saw Xiao Sizi and Ying Yinman, the two little guys, slapping the locusts in the air at the same time.

"what……"

A strong wind blew up, and their true energy was like a huge wave, attacking the locusts flying in the air.

Wherever the true energy passed, crops and weeds were all cut in half and turned into powder.

The locusts flying in the air sensed the danger and made a harsh sound.

However, with just a sound, it was turned into powder by the true energy and flew away with the wind.

"Hmph! Bugs!"

Little Sizi clapped his hands and said disdainfully.

"Senior Sister, these bugs are not powerful at all!"

Ying Yinman said.

"Yeah, that's it!"

Xiao Sizi nodded in agreement.

Fang Xuanling looked at the crops that were half-eaten after being swept by the two little guys' true qi, and said:

"Princess Jinyang, Princess Yangzi, you are using too much force."

“The crops have been destroyed.”

Little Sizi: “???”

Ying Yinman: “???”

"Uncle Fang, what do you mean?"

Little Sizi asked doubtfully.

Isn't it about killing bugs?
Have all the insects on the crops been eliminated?

Am I wrong?

"Your Highness, the people still need to keep these crops."

“Although you have eliminated the locusts, all the crops have been destroyed.”

Fang Xuanling explained.

"what?"

Little Sizi was stunned.

Ying Yinman lowered her head in embarrassment.

"This……"

Xiao Sizi didn't know what to say for a moment.

Fang Xuanling saw this and added:

"Ah, Princess, this is my fault for not explaining it to you clearly."

"It's none of your business!"

"I will explain the situation to the people later. I will report the loss of crops and compensate them."

Fang Xuanling was not trying to excuse the two little guys, he indeed did not explain things clearly to Xiao Sizi.

The two little guys only knew how to eliminate the locusts, but they didn't know they also had to protect the crops.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Fang, we didn't mean it."

Xiao Sizi sincerely apologized.

"sorry."

Ying Yinman also followed suit and said a word of humility.

Ye Jiangnan and Yu Shu came over at this time.

"Immortal, you are here too!"

When Fang Xuanling saw Ye Jiangnan, he shouted excitedly.

If there weren't a lot of people far away, Fang Xuanling's voice would have been very loud.

"Well, I came to check out the situation."

Ye Jiangnan nodded and said.

Xiao Sizi and Ying Yinman ran to Ye Jiangnan, looking like they had just done something wrong.

"Little Nengjun, Sizi didn't mean it."

Little Sizi said softly.

"Master, Yang Zi didn't do this on purpose."

Ying Yinman said in a low voice.

Ye Jiangnan reached out and rubbed the two little guys' heads, saying:
"Well, I know you didn't mean it."

"When you go to another place later, you must be careful and ask clearly. Got it?"

Xiao Sizi and Ying Yinman nodded obediently.

"Know it!"

Ye Jiangnan smiled and said:
"That's good to know. Let's go to the next place quickly."

"it is good!"

The two little guys got on the carriage and left here under the escort of several Qianniu Guards.

"This village seems to have suffered much less damage than the previous one."

Ye Jiangnan said as he looked at the fields in front of him.

The reason he said this was that when he looked around, he saw that many crops were growing well and did not look like they had been eaten by locusts.

Fang Xuanling explained:

"Correct!"

"Immortal, there are much fewer locusts here."

“The village least affected is this one.”

"It's also fortunate that there are dense trees near this village, which have blocked off a large number of locusts."

"Otherwise, these crops will not be saved at all."

Ye Jiangnan looked around and found that it was indeed the case.

The woods around here are indeed quite dense, and there is only one side around the entire village where there are no trees.

“What about other villages?”

Ye Jiangnan asked.

"I'm not optimistic. I'm afraid there will be no harvest."

Fang Xuanling said sadly.

He was not only sad that the crops grown by the people were gone, but he was even more sad that the people would have to live a hard life this year.

"After this incident is over, I will propose to His Majesty that the taxes of the affected villages be reduced and that the warehouses be opened for relief so that the people can survive this year."

Fang Xuanling said.

These are the only solutions available now.

Otherwise, the people would have a hard time living and the only way out would be to rebel.

"Well, this really requires tax reduction and relief."

"These are your own business, I don't care."

"We'll go back first. You can talk to King Tang and the others then."

Ye Jiangnan said.

"Yes, Immortal, take care."

Fang Xuanling said.

Ye Jiangnan and Yu Shu got on the motorcycle and returned to the Wanjie Store.

As soon as I got back, I saw Li Zhi, Tang Seng, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie sitting on the sofa chatting.

Of course, the main people chatting were Zhu Bajie and Li Zhi.

Neither Tang Seng nor Sun Wukong said anything.

Tang Seng closed his eyes, muttered to himself, and moved the Buddhist beads in his hand.

Sun Wukong leaned back on the sofa, supporting his head.

"As long as you lend it to me, if you have any problems in the future, come to me for help. I will never refuse!"

"You can borrow it, but you're borrowing too much, aren't you?"

"A lot? Not much. Besides, I am Marshal Tianpeng in the sky. I won't help anyone who asks me for help!"

"But……"

"Oh, look at you, you are just like your father, so stingy!"

(End of this chapter)