Chapter 94: A Precursor to Calamity
On this day, Chen Feng was wandering around his mansion, and he heard the little maid muttering complaints, and Chen Feng asked casually, "But is there something troublesome?" ”
When the little guy saw that the person who was questioning was Chen Feng, he immediately saluted tremblingly.
"No need to be polite." Chen Feng shook his head helplessly, the people here are good at everything, the liver fire is clean and neat, and they do their best to do things, and there is no slack in serving him, but the fact that he often salutes makes him a little unacceptable.
"Shicai, you're muttering and complaining, but what's the problem that can't be solved? Is it the affairs of the house that make you embarrassed? Chen Feng asked with a soft face.
"Master Mingjian, it's not a matter of the house, the master is very good to us, it is a blessing for us to meet the master, where do you dare to be unwilling." When the little guy heard Chen Feng say this, he immediately seemed to be frightened, and quickly knelt down on the ground to be loyal.
"Alright, get up." Chen Feng stepped forward to help the little guy up, it has been nearly two years since he came here, but he still can't adapt to the behavior of these subordinates who bow down to him at every turn.
"If there is anything, but it doesn't hurt to say, you and my master and servant, if it can't reassure you, I will also be troubled." Chen Feng lowered his voice as much as possible, for fear that if he said something wrong, this little guy would fall to the ground again, he really didn't want to bend down to help him from time to time, but if it wasn't, he felt uneasy.
"At this time, I'm afraid that the master's genius may not be able to find a solution." When the little servant heard Chen Feng's words, his eyes lit up at first, and then he was a little more disappointed, but finally he said his depression, "Master, this year is already May, but there has not been a single rain, the weather is dry, and the fields of the slave's family are afraid that they will be harvested again." ”
Maybe he just wanted to vent the depression in his heart, as for whether he could get a solution, he didn't have hope, after all, for thousands of years, no one has ever been able to manipulate the sky, whether it rains or not, it is a decision of God, not a decision that his master can make, and he doesn't want his master to be embarrassed, yes, after saying this, seeing Chen Feng falling into deep thought, he also quietly retreated.
And what Chen Feng is pondering is not anything else, it is the fact that there has been a rain so far this year.
He remembered that it was recorded in the history books that in the second year of Zhenguan, the Great Khan of the Beijing Division, and the locusts were plagued.
It's now May, but there is still a great drought, and there is no trend of rainfall, but I am afraid that the locust plague will eventually be inevitable.
Something must be done so that the people can survive this disaster!
Whenever there is a natural disaster, the unlucky must be the people, the people in power are used to making a show, praying to the heavens and praying for blessings, and then making a guilty edict to do things, as for the result, no one knows, only this emperor seems to have done what he should do, and he asks for a clear conscience, as for whether there is still guilt in his heart, no one can say.
Immediately, Chen Feng ordered someone to find Du Li and Gao Ran, there are some things that he alone cannot act against the sky, so he naturally has to pull in a few more accomplices to strengthen his momentum.
Subsequently, Chen Feng gave a strange order, "Let the little people in the house catch locusts, the more the better." "At this time, there were already locusts, but there were not many of them, so they did not attract everyone's attention, and when the number was large enough to attract everyone's attention, it was already late for the ship to fill the leak in the middle of the river.
It is worth mentioning that Gao Ran is now able to walk without crutches, although there will be a little dull pain, but there is nothing to stop him from walking upright, and Dr. Cui has already said that proper exercise is needed to adapt his legs to standing and walking.
When the two came to Chen Feng's mansion, they were told that Chen Feng personally cooked for the two of them to prepare a banquet, which relieved the mood of the two of them a little.
At this time, Chen Feng was busy in the kitchen, and the two chefs were rushed by Chen Feng to fight and pull the bellows, of course, even if Chen Feng asked the two of them to be the chefs, the two of them did not have the guts, after all, the basket was covered under it, but there were still locusts jumping around!
They couldn't have imagined that their master would have such a hobby, and besides, could this thing really be eaten?
Usually they have never heard of eating locusts, but it was a time of famine, and there was nothing to eat, that is, even the bark and grass roots were eaten by locusts, and the people had nothing to satisfy their hunger except for locusts, but now, there is abundant food and grass, why is this thing still tossed by his master?
Seeing that there were so many locusts, it didn't look like one or two dishes, and the bolder Chef Huang had the courage to ask, "Why did the master come to the kitchen today?" ”
Chen Feng was so smart that he naturally knew the doubts in Chef Huang's heart, "You want to ask me if I want to eat this thing today, right?" ”
Looking at Chen Feng's smile that saw through everything, Chef Huang smiled innocently, "Master, can you eat this thing?" ”
"Why not?" Chen Feng's smiling face was stubborn, "I'll try it with you today, but you two have to look at it carefully, if you miss a step, don't blame me for not being emotional!" Chen Feng smiled and said cruel words, of course the two chefs didn't take Chen Feng's threat seriously, but they also took this matter seriously.
The master of their family is used to tossing, and the things that are tossed have never disappointed, so at this time, even if the master said that locusts can be eaten, the two of them did not deny it completely, but doubted it.
The first is the drunken locust, which washes the live grasshoppers, puts them in a high wine with spices, and then presses a heavy object to seal them.
"Time is still a bit tight, and this dish needs to be left on for three to five days before it tastes good." In Chen Feng's words, there was no disgust, only a faint pity, as if he had missed the world's best delicacies.
In the second course, Chen Feng called it to soar, washed the locusts three times with salt water, dried the water and fried them in oil, and finally sprinkled with seasonings.
Chen Feng also took advantage of the two chefs not paying attention to secretly took a grasshopper with his hand and put it in his mouth, but forgot to avoid the two chefs when he chewed.
At this time, the two of them looked at Chen Feng with a shocked look, "Master, is it delicious?" In the end, Chef Li couldn't help but ask, seeing that Chen Feng was eating deliciously, he felt a little incredible.