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Chapter 16 A good dish

At the entrance of Songqu Village, a dirt stove was set up. In this hot season, the dry firewood under the stove was burning. The big pot with its head was already burning hot was enough to make people retreat, but now the three layers inside and three layers around are all surrounded by people. Seeing the pig fat boiled out of oil, the residue was taken out one by one, and then it burned hot. Even if it was extremely difficult to stand in front of the pot in this hot weather, the villagers refused to retreat.

While all the villagers were watching, Du Shiyi winked at Tian Mo. Seeing that he threw all the locusts that had been washed away, they had their wings and legs into the pot. For a moment, the crackling sound sounded in the pot. He personally went forward and took a wooden spatula and stirred it hard. In a moment, an indescribable fragrance wafted out of the pot, and several children watching next to him gradually showed a mouth-watering expression.

After frying, I saw the salmon, orange peel, onion and ginger and other seasonings spread into the pot, even the people who watched the crowd slowly understood what Du Shiyi was going to do. Because I knew that many women showed deep horror on their faces, while the men had different expressions, and they were twitching their noses and smelling the fragrance with some courage, and they seemed to be a little moved. So, when the first basin of locust came out of the pot, and Du Shiyi stretched out his chopsticks and calmly picked up one and put it into his mouth, many of the timid girls or women made irresistible sounds of sucking air.

"It's really delicious, not as good as a mountain delicacy!" Du Shiyi chewed the locust that seemed to be quite successful in seasoning. Although there were people around him who were still scared, there were people who were eager to try it. He smiled and said, "Who dares to taste this crispy locust, and rewards twenty cents!"

This reward immediately touched the already moved person. In an instant, a big man lined up the crowd and squeezed out, and then asked loudly: "Can you keep your word?"

"A word is said, it is hard to pursue!"

"Okay!" The man took the pottery tray handed over by Du Shiyi without thinking, but did not use any chopsticks. Instead, he picked up a few locusts with his hands and stuffed them into his mouth without any care. Then his eyes lit up, "It's really good! I had to eat dry locusts in another place because of the locust famine. The taste was not as good as that!"

"If the dried locusts are seasoned, the taste is even better than the temporary preparation today! Whether it is pickled or roasted, it is fried and fried, and it is all a good dish!"

Du Shiyi smiled and ordered Tian Mo to count twenty cents to reward the man. Seeing that several people rushing to come forward to try, he shook his head and said, "The first brave one is the warrior, and there will be no rewards next!"

As he said that, he picked up the chopsticks and tasted several of them calmly. Then he stuffed them into Tian Mo's hand. Seeing that the curious Kunlun slave, like the man before, could not help but squeeze a few of them into his mouth with his hands. Then he started to eat and chew. He said again: "Now locusts are blocking the sun, I know that many of the villagers are worried about catching locusts and harming Tianhe, let alone eating them! However, if the locusts continue to rage this summer and autumn, how do you fill your stomach this winter?"

Seeing that there were whispers around him, he strengthened his tone and said, "If the food is cut off in the desert, even if the grassroots and leaves Guanyin soil have to be used to fill the stomach, the locust looks scary, but at least it is easier to eat than those things! These locusts are caught and dried one by one, so that they can be stored for winter to prepare for food shortage. If you don't want to eat them yourself, these locusts have another wonderful use!"

Du Shiyi had just eaten locusts in public, but now Kunlun Nu Tianmo next to him almost completely consumed the plate of locusts. For a moment, the onlookers had already believed in it. However, more people were still scared of the ugly and terrifying shape of the locusts, so when they heard another wonderful function, someone immediately couldn't help but ask, "Dare you ask Du Xiaolangjun, what's the wonderful function?"

"I just asked the village official that due to the locusts, even the feed for feeding pigs and sheep is rare now, and only chickens and ducks can barely be raised. However, this feeding thing is far away from the sky and is close to you. Even if you dare not eat these locusts, you can feed them to pigs and chickens and ducks! Within ten days, whether it is chickens and ducks or pigs, the growth will be better than usual, and the taste is much more delicious than usual!"

As soon as these words were said, the crowd became even more disturbed. Although there were still doubts, many people who were interested could not help but ask. Du Shiyi asked the servants beside him to beat the gong to signal quiet, and then said loudly: "Those who can eat people are naturally edible. You can think about whether this is the truth from ancient times to the present. In short, it is time to see that the harvest is gone this autumn, and then leave your hometown to escape famine, or wait for death at home, or try it out first. This is all up to the choice of the elders and fellow villagers!"

Amid the many noises around, Cui Jianxuan, who had just watched Du Shiyi's words and actions, had almost shy eyes and finally came to his senses. He thought about it and quietly came to Du Shiyi. When he was about to speak, he suddenly heard someone in the crowd asking: "Locusts are gods, and people are not respectful to eat, let alone feed pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks! If the heaven brings punishment from heaven, who will bear it!"

Du Shiyi, who was following the sound, saw that the old man with gray hair was obviously a white-haired man. It was obvious that Song Qu should have a certain reputation. He raised his eyebrows and was about to speak, but he was afraid that someone would snatch him from the front and said, "This idea was made by Du Shijiulang, and he was also the leader of locust eating. If there is any punishment from heaven, he will naturally fall on him alone! However, he was favored by God in the past, but he was cured without medicine. I think God will continue to protect him, so you don't have to worry about that!"

Is this guy helping him or ridicule him?

Du Shiyi looked back at Cui Jianxuan, and felt that this guy was afraid that the world would not be in chaos. He immediately said angrily: "Cui Shiyilang is right. Even if there is a punishment from heaven, he should naturally come to me first! Cui Shiyilang is a famous child of the Cui family in Qinghe. If you can't trust me, you should trust him!"

Although Du's family has a famous family, his reputation as the five surnames and seven hopes in Henan is even more popular. At this moment, when Du Shiyi said this, Cui Jianxuan didn't know how many eyes he focused on. As the person who was pulled into the water, Cui Jianxuan was stunned and became angry. But he had just said something more. Facing those speechless voices, he simply looked stern and stopped talking. Even the two servants squeezed over and whispered him to go back when they saw that the situation was not good, but he ignored it at all. His not speaking was naturally regarded as a default. As someone was ready to go to the field to catch locusts, the decadent atmosphere when Du Shiyi first entered the village was gone.

Seeing that most of the villagers were told, they were naturally amazed with the servants who came out today. Without Du Shiyi's instructions, someone immediately put all the locusts that had not yet been served in the pot, and some people tried two of them when they were not careful, but they found it fresh and delicious, and had a unique taste. These people who were in the county office were always bold, some took the lead, and others had the courage to try it out. In addition, it was now hungry at noon, and in a short while, the crispy locusts that had just come out of the pot were wiped out by the wind and clouds. Even Cui Jianxuan chewed two of them and raised his eyebrows unexpectedly.

Du Shiyi only thought that everyone had not seen the secret stealing food. At this time, when he first went to summon villagers, the village chief Song Shiba, who was still full of doubts, quickly came up and said respectfully: "Mr. Du Xiaolang, if Song Qu can really survive the locust plague this year, it depends on your trip to Song Qu!"

"I can't guarantee whether to spend it safely. Even if the locusts cannot be eliminated, the fields will still be harvested. But as long as the dried locusts are stored for the winter, at least no one will starve to death!"

Du Shiyi replied with a smile, and saw that the left and right officers were surrounded, so he naturally asked about the next trip. Thinking that everyone was still skeptical before, he couldn't help but smile. Looking at the sky, he glanced at Cui Jianxuan standing there, but walked forward in a hurry.

"Thanks to the Eleventh Brother's help, the doubts of the villagers were resolved. Now, although the people of Song Quzhong have tried their best to save themselves, we will go to the neighboring villages to strictly supervise them one by one. In this way, all villages and villages should be doing this. Taking advantage of the locust disease that is not yet uncontrollable, we cannot waste time. So, I have something to ask Brother Eleven."

Although Du Shiyi had just rebelled against the army, when he saw the other party bowing and bowing with sincerity, Cui Jianxuan thought about it and said angrily: "Whether to agree or not, you can talk first and then discuss!"
Chapter completed!
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