Cai Ji, Tai Shici and others arrived at the county seat of Buqi County on the evening of the third day. Although he didn't encounter the flying locusts in the sky, the scene of locusts on the ground, on the mountain, and on the branches of the trees still made Cai Ji's scalp tingle for a while. It is not difficult to imagine what a gruesome scene it will be once this black and oppressive locust mountain soars into the sky. However, the whole county has apparently recovered its composure from the initial panic. Not only did a large number of people flee with their families flee on the official road. Even the county seat looks like it is ready at first glance.

Seeing this situation, Cai Ji, who was riding a horse and standing on the official road, couldn't help but sincerely praise Daotong County Order, worthy of being a capable official in governing the world. ”

Tai Shici on the side heard Cai Ji say this, and couldn't help but ask curiously, Xiaofujun didn't know the Tong County Order of his county? ”

"Well, Ji once heard my father mention the deeds of Tong County Order. The loyalty of this duke is truly admirable. Cai Ji nodded half-truthfully. In fact, since Cai Ji took over as Donglai Taishou, he has privately checked the information of the county orders under Donglai's rule. It's like the county order of Qucheng County that helped her before. His real name is Duan Xian, the word Mu's father, not only a native of Donglai, but also a relative of Duan Kui. It can be seen that the Duan clan's ability to call the wind and rain in Donglai is not the credit of Duan Kui alone. However, among the Donglai Yigan county orders, Cai Ji is not the most interested Duan Xian, who has a good foundation. It's an inconspicuous county order Tong Hui. Tong Hui, the word Hanzong, Langya people. In his early years, he served as an inferior official in the state and county, and he was honest and honest. Situ Yang Ci appreciated it very much, so he summoned Tong Hui to serve in the mansion. Later, Yang Ci's officialdom suffered, and his former followers left one after another, and only Tong Hui confessed to Yang Ci until Yang was released from crime. This is exactly what Cai Ji is referring to when he says loyalty. Judging from Tong Hui's experience, this person is a capable official with real talent and learning, but it is a pity that he was born in a poor family, so even if he is famous, he can only be a county magistrate in such a remote and small county as Buqi.

But just when Cai Jicai was chatting with Tai Shici about Tong Hui. Not far away, there was already a group of people in the county seat, and a white-bearded old man rushed towards this side. But when he saw the white-bearded old man at the head, when he saw Cai Ji, he bowed down and saluted, saying that Tong Hui had seen Xiao Cai Fujun. ”

Cai Ji saw that it was Tong Hui who came, and hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and returned the salute, saying that Tong County Order did not need to be polite. Ji rushed all the way for fear of missing the disaster. Now I feel relieved to see that the people of the county are stable and auspicious. I think this is all the work of Tong County's disaster control. ”

"Xiao Cai Fujun has won the award. The old man just did what he was told. Tong Hui calmly got up and replied.

And Tong Hui's expression of neither humility nor arrogance just prints the evaluation of history, which makes Cai Ji even more Tong Hui is indeed a character with goods in his belly. So Cai Ji stopped talking nonsense and added more greetings, after introducing Tai Shici and others to Tong Hui one by one, she followed and went straight to the theme of the Tong County Order, I don't know what kind of disaster situation in the county has reached at the moment? ”

"Don't hide that Xiaocai Fujun Buqi County has lost ninety percent of its fertile land since the disaster. Not only did the locusts leave no grass behind, but they also did not spare the young leaves on the branches. Tong Hui said this, and the old man's face couldn't help but show a trace of pain, but then this stubborn old man's expression suddenly changed, and Ling Ran said, But the more this is the case, the more we can't let the locusts cross the border, and then go to harm the people of other prefectures and counties! Therefore, the old man and the people of the county are willing to fight to the death with the locusts here! ”

"Tong County's order is well said! Ji and the generals will also fight side by side with you. Cai Ji hugged his fists in deep opinion.

Tong Hui couldn't help but look at the young Taishou in front of him with some surprise when he saw Cai Ji still being able to participate in the extermination of locusts so firmly after seeing the terrifying locust mountain around him. In fact, Tong Hui was quite disdainful of Cai Ji's election as Donglai Taishou. In his opinion, this is completely Duan Kui and other gentry using the widow of the late Cai Taishou to play with power. But at the moment, it seems that this little Cai Fujun doesn't seem to be a puppet who is swayed by others. Thinking of the previous copywriting distributed by the county about locust extermination and locust prevention, Tong Hui couldn't help but ask tentatively, I heard that this strategy for exterminating locusts was written by Xiao Cai Fujun. I don't know if there is such a thing? ”

Although Tong Hui's tone was full of suspicion, Cai Ji didn't pay attention to it at all. But I saw that she humbly bowed her head and said that it was just the method of exterminating locusts left by Chen Xian in Lingshi County when Emperor Wen was in charge. But I don't know if these methods work? ”

"It works, it works. According to Xiao Cai Fujun's method, fifty catties of locust eggs were dug out near the county seat alone. Not to mention the locusts and flying locusts that were killed. Tong Hui touched his goatee and nodded repeatedly. At this time, his impression of Cai Ji had changed greatly, so the words became warm. I saw him pointing to a stack of firewood outside the county and said with a smile, Xiao Cai Fujun, please look, these are all firewood piles used to trap flying locusts according to your instructions. ”

Cai Ji couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard that the method provided was effectively implemented. It is important to know that locust extermination is not only a matter of killing the adult insects, but also the eggs need to be shaved clean. Because a locust can lay five or six hundred eggs in its lifetime, sometimes even thousands. As long as the temperature is above 28 degrees, these eggs can hatch in four or five days. And it only takes about 35 days from larval to adult. This means that if it is not cleaned up now, as long as the weather is suitable, locust plagues may break out again in late summer and early autumn. Thinking of this, Cai Ji encouraged Tong Hui to open it, and Ji waited for today, it was the right time! ”

However, Cai Ji's voice had just fallen, when he heard someone behind Tong Hui muttering in a whisper, where can I catch so many locusts. ”

Tong Hui couldn't help but look embarrassed when he heard this, and he immediately turned around and reprimanded the person who disturbed morale. Who knew that Cai Ji himself was disapproving, and said loudly at everyone and said Yes, how can so many locusts be caught in one day. So we can't finish catching it today, so let's continue to catch it. If you can't finish catching it, you will catch it the day after tomorrow. There's always a time to catch it. Here, Ji assured the villagers and elders that the county was on the way to allocate grain. You don't have to worry about starving to catch insects. What's more, there are so many locusts here, these are all God-given delicacies. ”

When the people first heard that the county had allocated relief food, they were all overjoyed. Yes, it is commonplace to be pulled by the government to carry the work these days. But no one wants to leave their family behind to come here to help the disaster when their fields are eaten by locusts. Even if the leader is the Tong County Order, whom they have always revered. But when Cai Ji said that locusts were a godsend, the faces of the people, including Tong Hui and Tai Shici, turned green.

"Eat locusts!"

"Nope. Since locusts are born by eating grains, people can also eat locusts. Facing everyone's almost disgusting expressions, Cai Ji said confidently.

It is true that when he thought of the fried locusts and roasted locusts he had eaten in his previous life, Cai Ji suddenly felt speechless. But the Eastern Han people present still couldn't associate the surrounding black and oppressive locust mountains with food. Li Da, who knew that Cai Ji had lived in the boudoir of the deep courtyard since he was a child, quietly leaned over to her and asked in a low voice, Little master, have you eaten this when you were a child? ”

"Eaten. I ate it when I was in my hometown. "Cai Ji has steadily improved her lying skills since she crossed over to the Eastern Han Dynasty. No, it's just a flash of lightning and flint, and Cai Ji has already made up a new set of words, "Don't hide it from you, when Ji was young, he saw the slaves at home roasting locusts. At first, Ji was also scared, but in the end, he couldn't resist his curiosity and ate one. I never thought about it, but I realized that it was really delicious. If you don't believe it, Ji can make a pancake roll and roast worms for you right now. ”

At this time, although everyone was still resistant to eating locusts, they couldn't help but want to see what "baked worms in pancake rolls" were when Cai Ji said this. Besides, the other party is also the head of a county, so he won't really joke with them. Thinking of this, everyone present was embarrassed to refuse Cai Ji's kindness again. So Tong Hui immediately asked people to find a man and cooking utensils, and asked Cai Ji to instruct him on how to make zuò this pancake roll and roast insects.

Cai Ji saw that everyone was interested, so he let people catch a bowl of locusts according to the memory of his previous life, and personally pulled off the wings and calves of the locusts one by one, washed them with water, and then put them in a bamboo basket to dry. Taking advantage of this stall, Cai Ji commanded his husband to set up the stove and set up two iron pots, and first baked the cake. In the other pot, the locusts that had previously lost their wings and calves were spread.

It is said that Cai Ji's hand picking insects, washing insects, and roasting insects can be said to be done in one go, and he can see that the people around him are amazed. I thought that this little Cai Fujun looked at Wen Wen quietly and looked like a scholar, and he would even make roast locusts. And although Li Da and Tai Shici knew that Cai Ji was originally a daughter, they didn't expect that she would eat locusts as a beautiful lady. So much so that Li Da whispered to Cai Ji on the side with concern, "Little master, don't you put some oil?" Aren't you afraid of batter when you bake it like this? ”

"Won't be mushy. Each of these locusts is very fat, and they produce oil. Cai Ji confidently turned over the locusts in the pot one by one with his chopsticks. Sure enough, as soon as Cai Ji's words fell, the locusts made a sound of frying ~~~~under the slight fire. And as the locusts slowly turn yellow, the enticing aroma of meat wafts through the air. It provoked the surrounding people to stretch their necks and swallow their saliva. In these days, except for the rich or hunters, meat is a luxury more precious than food. Some people may not smell a little meat all year round. Therefore, even if they knew that the locusts were roasting the leaves next to them, everyone still couldn't stop the worms in their stomachs from cooing.

This slanderous picture of the crowd is exactly the result that Cai Ji wants. It is important to know that locusts are rich in protein. Even in later generations, insects such as locusts in some Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar were still an important source of protein for the locals. If in the troubled times of food scarcity in the late Han Dynasty, such a delicacy was passed, then it would really be called a tyrannical thing.

Due to the small size of the locusts, they were roasted to a brown brown in a short time. Cai Ji pinched off the tips of the tails of the locusts one by one, and then laid them on a thin dough cake and rolled them up. At this point, the baking worms are completed. After Cai Ji deliberately shook the meat roll in front of everyone, he solemnly announced that everyone was going to taste it. ”

After saying that, Cai Ji didn't care about the surprised eyes around him, and bit directly at the locust curly. In other words, there is no oil, salt, condiments, and no side dishes such as shallots and cucumbers in this roasted locust. But at that moment, Cai Ji actually tasted the taste of barbecue. She hadn't touched meat for a few days, and immediately stuffed most of the remaining half of the locust rolls into her mouth.

Seeing that Cai Ji looked like he was almost about to swallow his tongue, the man on the side hurriedly wrapped a few locust rolls and handed them to Tong Hui, Tai Shici and other high-status figures. And the people were already attracted by the tempting aroma of barbecue, and they couldn't wait to take the delicious taste and eat it in a variety of ways.

"It's delicious!" Li Da, who couldn't find any adjectives, expressed his feelings in the simplest words.

"I didn't expect this little locust to be so fat." Tai Shi Ci looked at the roasted locust in his hand and nodded.

"There are clouds in ancient books, and locusts turn into fish and shrimp. Now it seems that this is the case. This locust tastes like shrimp. Although he was full of food, Tong Hui did not forget to drop his bookbag at this time.

With the evaluation of Tong Hui, Tai Shici and others, the surrounding people will no longer have doubts. One by one, they also wanted to taste the baked worms of this Xiao Cai Mansion monarchy. So Cai Ji asked people to bring some live locusts. However, this time, after picking and cleaning the locusts, Cai Ji did not bake the locusts as elegantly as before, but asked the man to pour the locusts directly into the pot and stir-fry. Although the method is a little rougher, the tempting aroma of the meat is stronger. So much so that the guy only copied it a few times, and the surrounding people couldn't help but rush up to grab food.

It is true that many locusts have not been thoroughly cooked, and some people can only grab one or half locusts. But even so, the locust's rich protein still makes the people who lack oil and water addicted. So much so that the eyes of these people looking at the locusts around them have changed from the initial awe to the desire for meat.

"Delicious! Delicious! I'm going to grab one bag tonight, no, two bags. ”

I don't know who took such a head first, and then the people present followed suit. Some said that they would eat all the locusts outside the city, some said that they would catch all the locusts in their own county, and some said that they would dry and store the locusts like dried shrimp. In short, the scene was swept away, and the previous hesitation and decadence were exhausted, and the morale of the pest exterminator was unprecedentedly high.

The changes of the surrounding people were naturally seen by Tong Hui. From a low-level official all the way to the county order, he knows very well that although the people are dull, they also have the cunning of the common people. In the face of the catastrophe, I want the puppet to sacrifice his life for the sake of righteousness, which is the wishful thinking of the superiors. The common people may be intimidated by the prestige of the government or grateful for the benevolence of their parents and officials, and help to help the disaster. But this is only a temporary solution after all. What the people miss most in their hearts is their own one-third of an acre. However, Cai Ji had just arrived in Buqi County, but he was able to mobilize the morale of the people in just two hours. Thinking of the previous rumors about Cai Ji inciting the people to resist Cao in Huang County, Tong Hui couldn't help but sigh and said that Xiao Cai Fujun is really good at catching people's hearts. ”

"Tong County has won the prize. Ji just stood in the position of the people and thought about something. Cai Ji said this, raised the remaining half of the roasted locusts in his hand and smiled, "What's more, the locusts are really delicious." ”

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