At the entrance of Songqu Village, an earthen stove is being set up at this moment. In this hot season, the dry firewood under the stove is burning, and the cauldron that has been burned hot above is enough to make people retreat, but now it is surrounded by people on three floors inside and three layers outside. Seeing that the pig fat boiled out of the oil, the dregs were fished out one by one, and then burned hot, even if it was extremely difficult to stand in front of the pot in this hot weather, the villagers refused to retreat.

In the midst of all the villagers' onlookers, Du Shiyi glanced at Tian Mo, and saw that he threw all the locusts that had been cleaned, winged and legged into the pot, and for a while, the crackling sound sounded in the pot, so he personally stepped forward with a wooden spatula and stirred it vigorously. Suddenly, an indescribable fragrance wafted out of the pot, and several onlookers gradually showed salivating expressions.

After frying, seeing the handful of salt, orange peel, green onion and ginger and other seasonings sprinkled into the pot, even the sluggish onlookers understood what Du Shiyi was going to do. Because of this, many women showed deep horror on their faces, while the men had different faces, and some of them were bold and twitched their noses to smell the fragrance, which was obviously a little excited. So, when the first pot of locusts came out of the cauldron, and Du Shiyi stretched out her chopsticks and calmly took one into her mouth, many of the timid girls or women let out an irrepressible gasping sound.

"It's really delicious, not inferior to Shanzhen!" Du Shiyi chewed on this locust that was obviously successful in seasoning, and saw that although there were people around him who had palpitations, there were also people who jumped and tried it, so he said with a smile, "Whoever dares to taste this crispy locust will be rewarded with twenty cents!" ”

This reward immediately touched the already tempted people. In an instant, a big man squeezed out of the crowd, and then asked loudly: "Can this little Langjun be a talker?" ”

"Once the word is spoken, the horse is hard to chase!"

"Good!" The big man didn't want to take the pottery plate handed over by Du Shiyi, but he didn't use any chopsticks, but didn't care about pickling it at all, and directly picked up a few locusts by hand and stuffed them into his mouth, and then his eyes lit up, "It's really delicious!" In a year of locust plague and famine in other places, I had to eat dried locusts as a last resort, and the taste was not as far away as this! ”

"If the dried locusts are seasoned, the taste is even better than this temporary concocted thing! Whether it's pickled or grilled, it's fried and stir-fried, it's all a good dish! ”

Du Shiyi smiled and ordered Tian Mo to count out twenty yuan to reward this big man, because he saw that several people behind him were scrambling to come forward to try, but he shook his head and said: "The first one who has the courage is a warrior, and then there will be no reward!" ”

As he spoke, he picked up the chopsticks again, tasted several calmly, and then stuffed them into Tian Mo's hand, seeing that this curious Kunlun slave was the same as the big man before, he couldn't help but pinch a few with his hand and put them in his mouth, and then he didn't care about the thirty-seven twenty-one and chewed there, and he said again: "Now that the locusts are flying, I know that many of you folks and elders are worried about catching locusts and hurting Tianhe, let alone eating!" However, if the locust plague continues to rage in the summer and autumn of this year, how will you be hungry this winter? ”

Seeing that there was a whisper around him for a while, he said in an aggravated tone: "Once the food is out of food in the famine year, even the grass roots, leaves, and Guanyin soil have to be used to feed the stomach, this locust looks scary, but at least it is better than those things!" As long as these locusts are caught and dried one by one, they can be stored for the winter in case of food shortages. And if you don't want to eat it yourself, these locusts have another wonderful use! ”

Du Shiyi had just eaten locusts in public, and now the Kunlun slave Tian Mo next to him had almost eaten up the plate of locusts by dividing five by two, and for a while, the onlookers had already believed five or six points. However, more people were still apprehensive about the ugly and terrifying shape of the locust, so when they heard about another wonderful use, some people immediately couldn't help but raise their voices and asked: "Dare to ask Du Xiaolangjun, what is the wonderful use?" ”

"I asked Muramasa about locusts, and because of the locust infestation, even the forage for feeding pigs and sheep is now rare, and only chickens and ducks can barely raise it. However, this feeding is far away and close at hand. Even if you don't dare to eat these locusts, you can feed them to pigs, chickens and ducks! Whether it is chickens, ducks, or pigs, the growth will be better than that of the flat rì, and the taste will be far more delicious than usual! ”

As soon as these words came out, the crowd suddenly moved even more. Although there were still suspicions, many people who were moved couldn't help but open their voices and ask. Du Shiyi asked the messenger next to him to beat the gong to signal quiet, and then said loudly: "People can eat, animals can eat naturally, you can think about it, is this the truth in the past." All in all, whether to see that this autumn's harvest will be lost, and then leave their hometown to flee the famine, or wait for death at home, or go out and give it a try first, this is up to the parents and villagers to decide! ”

In the midst of the many noises around, Cui Jianxuan, who had just watched Du Shiyi's words and deeds, finally came back to his senses. He thought about it and quietly came behind Du Shiyi, and was about to speak, but suddenly heard someone in the crowd ask: "Locusts are gods, and human food is still disrespectful, let alone feeding pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks!" In the event of a curse from heaven, who will bear it! ”

Du Shiyi, who followed the prestige, saw that the person who spoke was a gray-haired old man, obviously in Song Qu should have some prestige, he raised his eyebrows and was about to speak, but someone behind him grabbed his hair and said: "This idea was given by Du Jiulang, and he also took the lead in eating locusts, and the curse of heaven naturally fell on him alone!" However, he was favored by God in the past, but his serious illness was cured without medicine, and God will continue to bless him in the future, so you don't need to cāo's heart! ”

Is this guy helping him, or is he taunting him?

Du Shiyi glanced back at Cui Jianxuan, and faintly felt that this guy was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and immediately said angrily: "Cui Shiyi Lang is right, even if there is a curse, naturally you should find me first!" This Cui Shiyi Lang is a famous disciple of the Cui clan of Qinghe, you can't trust me, you should be able to trust him! ”

Although the Du family is famous, in the land of Henan, the reputation of the five surnames and seven hopes is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. At this moment, when Du Shiyi said this, Cui Jianxuan didn't know how much attention he was focused on. As the person who was dragged into the water, Cui Jianxuan was stunned for a moment, but he just had one more sentence, and in the face of those gossiping voices for a while, he kept a straight face and didn't speak, and even the two servants squeezed over and whispered to persuade him to go back, but he didn't pay any attention to it. And his lack of speech was naturally regarded as a tacit acquiescence, and as someone was gearing up to go to the field to catch locusts, for a while, the decadent atmosphere when Du Shiyi first entered the village disappeared.

Seeing that most of the villagers were moved, the officers who came out today were naturally impressed. Without Du Shiyi's instructions, someone immediately filled all the locusts that had not yet come out of the cauldron into a pot, and boldly tasted two while people were not paying attention, but they felt fresh and delicious, and had a different taste. These people who should be served in the county office have always been bold, some people take the lead, others have the courage to try, plus it is now noon and hungry, after a while, the crispy locusts that have just come out of the pot have been wiped out like a whirlwind, and even Cui Jianxuan chewed two, and raised his eyebrows unexpectedly.

Regarding everyone's private stealing of food, Du Shiyi just didn't see it. At this time, when he first went to gather the villagers, Song Eighteen, who was still full of doubts, stepped forward quickly and said respectfully: "Du Xiaolangjun, if Song Qu can really survive the locust plague this year, it depends on your trip to Song Qu!" ”

"Whether it is safe or not, I can't pack a ticket, even if the locusts can't be wiped out, the field will still be lost, but as long as the locusts are stored dry for the winter, at least no one will starve to death!"

Du Shiyi replied with a smile, seeing that the left and right officers were all around, it was natural to ask about the next itinerary, thinking that everyone was still suspicious before, he couldn't help but smile slightly. Looking at Tian Sè, he glanced at Cui Jianxuan, who was standing there, but walked forward.

"Thanks to the help of the eleventh brother just now, the doubts of the villagers have been dispelled. Now, although the people of Song Qu have tried their best to save themselves, we will go to the neighboring villages one by one to strictly supervise them, and so on, and so on, all townships and villages should act in the same way. While the locust plague has not yet reached the point of being out of control, there is no time to lose. So, I have something I want to ask Brother Eleven. ”

Although he had just been countered by Du Shiyi, seeing that the other party was sincere at this moment, Cui Jianxuan thought about it for a while, and then said angrily: "Agree or not, you will talk about it first!" ”

"Dare to invite the eleventh brother to buy the ducks that Dengfeng and Sixiang can buy first."