Chapter 286: From now on, there will be no more locust plagues
That night, the soldiers and villagers actually ate all the locusts they caught.
Because there are so many locusts, many people even lie on the ground and don't want to move.
Lu Bu burped and lay on the grass, looking at the clear sky.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu sat beside him.
"Have you two eaten enough?" Lu Bu asked.
"Back to Wenhou, I'm already full." The two replied.
Sun Ce said: "If it weren't for Wen Hou, I really didn't know that locusts could also be eaten. β
"I'm not worried about the crops at all, I'm a little worried about locusts." Zhou Yu also said: "The villagers have tasted the sweetness, but I am afraid that they will catch it every day in the future, and it will not be long before the locust plague is gone, and the locusts may also be extinct." β
"I have long said that there is nothing in this world that will not be eaten to extinction." Lu Bu smiled and said to the two of them: "As long as the villagers taste the benefits, some people will take them out to show off. And then spread ten to hundred, and you don't believe it. It won't be long before locusts are caught everywhere and used as a delicacy. β
"It's not early, I asked someone to set up a tent for Wen Hou." Sun Ce was about to stand up as he spoke.
Lu Bu stopped him: "There is no need to set up a tent on purpose, I will sleep in the open air tonight." Settle the two ladies and that's it. β
When the soldiers and villagers learned from Lu Bu to eat locusts, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao did not follow.
When the two beauties saw the locusts, they still felt shocked, and they couldn't talk about it anyway.
Lu Bu didn't force them to eat.
Big Joe and Little Joe are not the same as the village women in the village.
They have been pampered since childhood, and they have never suffered hardships, how can they swallow roasted locusts?
After all, even if the locusts are roasted, it still makes people feel a little disgusting to look at.
Village women are different.
They have endured hardships and hunger, and they know that as long as they can fill their stomachs, they can eat anything.
What's more, the taste of roasted locusts is indeed very good.
The two ladies refused to eat, and could only say that they had missed a feast of delicious food.
That night, people ate and drank enough and slept soundly.
Because of the food so much, even if it was dawn, no one remembered it too early.
Seeing that the sun was rising, the soldiers and villagers in the camp were still asleep.
Lu Bu got up early in the morning.
Sitting on a rock, he looked into the distance, as if expecting something.
Suddenly, he saw a thick black cloud in the distance.
The clouds were moving fast, coming towards them.
"Get up, it's time to work!" Lu Bu shouted.
His voice echoed through the camp, and the soldiers hurriedly got up.
When the soldiers got up, the villagers followed.
Looking at the thick clouds in the distance, everyone knew what was coming.
It's just that the villagers no longer have the fear they had when they saw the locusts a few days ago, but their eyes are full of anticipation.
"The locusts are coming!" I don't know who shouted: "Go and catch it!" β
A shout woke everyone present.
People carried cloth bags and swarmed to meet the swarm of locusts.
Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, who were standing beside Lu Bu, looked stunned.
Sun Ce's eyes widened, and he said with a stunned face: "Crazy, everyone is crazy." The locust plague turned out to be like this, as if they would be disappointed without locusts. β
"Once a person's appetite is opened, nothing in this world can stop it." Lu Bu smiled slightly, and said to Zhou Yu and Sun Ce: "From now on, there will be no locust plague in the world. Moreover, the market price of locusts will gradually rise, and when I see Zhang Shiping, I will have to provide him with a business opportunity. β
"Zhang Shiping?" Zhou Yu asked, "Could it be that Zhongshan businessman?" β
"Who else could there be if it wasn't him?" Lu Bu said: "I have long cooperated with him, Zhang Shiping relies on me to make money, and I also rely on him to make money." Where else would I get so much money to feed the officers and men of the three armies? β
With a smile, Lu Bu said to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu: "You know, no matter what you do, you have to spend money. β
Sun Ce had dominated Jiangdong, and of course he understood what Lu Bu said.
It's just that he never dared to think that locusts could also be used to make money.
The people met the locusts and swooped them down, picking them up and putting them in cloth bags.
If locusts could think like humans, they would die of depression.
They have come to plague the crops, and they will become the prey of man, and before they have time to pounce on the crops and feast on them, they will be put into cloth bags.
The locusts could be roasted and eaten, and the taste was unusually delicious, and word spread quickly.
People who have been affected by the disaster and those who have not been affected have rushed to participate in the capture process.
After watching the scene of people catching locusts for a whole day, Lu Bu knew that this time, which would have caused a great famine, was ended dramatically by his barbecue.
The army was stationed in the locust plague for several days.
When LΓΌ Bu led his soldiers away, the plague of locusts had already been cured.
The news of the locust plague in various places had already reached Pengcheng.
Chen Gong, who was in charge of Pengcheng's affairs, had already sent people to prepare to settle the victims.
It was precisely because he was busy with these things that Chen Gong did not go out of the city to greet Lu Bu, but with the return of Lu Bu's army, the news that the locust plague had been cured also reached Chen Gong's ears.
Hearing that Lu Bu had arrived outside Pengcheng City, Chen Gong hurriedly greeted him with a group of officials.
He came out with Pang Tong and the generals who arrived a few days earlier.
Seeing Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others greeted him.
"Wenhou has worked hard all the way, and it is really hard." After everyone saw the salute, Chen Gong asked, "Dare to ask Wen Hou, did you see a locust plague in the fields on the road?" β
Lu Bu, Zhou Yu, and Sun Ce glanced at each other, and they all grinned.
Chen Gong was confused by his smile, and Zhou Yu said: "Although the locust plague is very troublesome, Wen Hou has cured it. β
At the same time, after receiving the news that the locust plague had been cured and Lu Bu had returned, Chen Gong had already guessed that it might have something to do with him.
But when the words came out of Zhou Yu's mouth, he still felt a little unacceptable.
It has always been that after the locust plague, there is a famine, and I don't know what method Lu Bu used, but he quickly cured the disaster.
"Dare to ask Wen Hou, what kind of identity method is used?" Chen Gong asked Lu Bu tentatively.
"There's nothing to do, just to let people know that locusts can be eaten and that they're delicious." Lu Bu replied with a smile: "It won't be long before locusts become a rare delicacy. From now on, I am afraid that there will never be such a thing as locust plague in the world again. β
"Can locusts be eaten? Or a delicacy? Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu in astonishment: "How is it possible?" β