After Li Jicai settled down in Hu Ze, he immediately took people out to visit to see what the current situation was.

Walking on the road, many people looked at her sideways because of her clear eyebrows, and the high collar covered his neck, and there were some terrible scars.

Biyu and Biluo didn't go with her, Li Jicai went with Cheng Cheng, and Cheng Cheng also brought a lot of people to protect her.

The purpose of their team is to deal with the locust matter, and there is no need to meddle in the rest of the matters, and the other county lords also cooperate, probably because they know that the locust extermination envoy sent by the imperial court is about to arrive.

The operation of fumigating and burying locusts was carried out that night after Li Jicai said it yesterday, and because there was a process, the efficiency of the execution was also very high.

Li Jicai deeply realized this after getting along with Cheng Cheng, no wonder he could become Jiang Xihu's right-hand man.

Is she a subordinate of Jiang Xihu's subordinates?

At this point, when they gave the order, the locust extermination operation was really carried out.

The officers and soldiers below have indeed suffered a lot from this locust plague and hate it to the core, so Li Jicai's move to take the lead in controlling the locusts has won the support of many people.

After the temperature drops down at night, it is indeed much better to act, but during the day, it is still hot outside, and the people in the sun are dry and dry, which is very tormenting.

Li Jicai took an umbrella and wore a veil on his face to shade the sun, and everyone else was so bare without exception, even if Li Jicai told them to let them also play an umbrella, but they were forced by the man's face, and they were unwilling one by one, saying that it was nothing for a manly husband to bask in the sun. Since he is unwilling, Li Jicai is not reluctant, whether it is hot or not, it is up to them.

When they arrived at the place where the locusts had recently migrated, everyone was shocked by what they saw.

In the originally green fields, there is no green in sight at this moment. All that came into view was black locusts that covered the sky and the sun.

As far as the naked eye can see, there is nothing to see except locusts or locusts, and it is scary to look at, and it is no wonder that the people are scattered and fled.

There is a constant sound of "buzzing" in the ears, and the sound of locusts flapping their wings flies overhead, making people unconsciously want to shrink their heads to dodge, which is too scary, right? Most of the people at the scene have not seen the real locust plague, but now that they have experienced it themselves, they are deeply afraid and frightened, and it is no wonder that the people choose to flee in all directions when they encounter such a situation.

Even Li Jicai has only seen such a scene on TV, but she has never really experienced it in person, and she has never thought that there will really be such an opportunity one day. But isn't that what happened right now? The crowd of locusts covered the sky and the sun, and it looked as if they were surrounded by locusts.

Li Jicai was shocked and stood still, staring blankly at the scene in front of her, and the others were exactly as shocked as her.

Until, little by little, these locusts turned into delicious food, salt and pepper locusts in Li Jicai's eyes.

It was as if she had already smelled the aroma of fried locusts.

Yes! At this moment, if it is in modern times, it is estimated that it is a snack street in the night market, a beer, crayfish and a plate of fried locusts, or a little more big kidney beef tendon and the like, you can smell the fireworks of the world between pushing the cup and changing the lamp.

No longer shocked by the scene in front of him, Li Jicai reacted quickly, and then asked Cheng Cheng beside him, "Are you ready?" ”

Cheng Cheng nodded lightly, indicating that he was ready.

Li Jicai pinched the burden on his shoulders, which contained salt and spices, which were a little heavy. The subordinates said to help her carry it, but Li Jicai didn't ask for it.

"Then let's get started." Li Jicai took a step forward, and then announced loudly to everyone, quite a taste of complacency.

There are about 100 people who have brought in, and these people are the people who are left after carrying food to relieve the victims and stabilizing the order.

Seventy percent of the people went to catch locusts, and thirty percent of them stayed to help Li Jicai fry locusts in a pot together.

There is a doubt in everyone's hearts, can fried locusts really be eaten? Will I be punished by heaven for eating it?

Li Jicai didn't care about that, the stove was set up in ten large oil pots, and the oil in the pot was gradually boiling hot.

Everyone else was busy catching locusts with nets, and Li Jicai took the lead in untying her baggage, and then walked to the place where the oil pot was, and she put salt and various spices in each pot in turn.

The unique pungent smell of chili peppers came out, and the people next to the singers covered their mouths and noses and coughed non-stop, and tears were about to come out.

The people of Chu are not used to this taste, and they are less exposed to peppercorns and chili peppers, and they can't accept it for a while.

Li Jicai didn't care, she picked up a big spoon and stirred it in each pot again, after seeing that the time was almost up.

Then he said to the man who had caught locusts on the ridge of the field, and said to bring the net.

Cheng Cheng naturally did what she ordered, the number of locusts was huge, even Li Jicai had not yet put those locusts into the oil pot, and some had already come uninvited and flew in by themselves.

Everyone followed Li Jicai's example, put the captured locusts into the oil pan and fried them, and then quickly scooped up the fried locusts and put them into the large plate that had been prepared next to them......

A strange smell began to emanate from the air......

Because it was an instruction from above, and Cheng Cheng was supervising by the side, everyone worked very hard.

The envoys were all hands-on, and they were embarrassed to watch from the sidelines.

After getting familiar with the business, Li Jicai withdrew from the Chinese and then stood by Cheng Cheng's side.

Cheng Cheng's face looked strange, and Li Jicai wondered if it was necessary for him to explain.

"How?" Li Jicai took the lead in saying.

"Miss, there is something unclear about my subordinates, can you tell me?"

"Say."

"The smoked locusts last night did achieve some results, but today, the number of locusts we caught is limited, and the locusts move so fast that we can't follow their butts and run after them, and frying locusts consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, and has little effect, so why do we do this?"

"You don't think it's going to work? You don't think it's going to work, it's because it's something you can see, but what about what you can't see? Li Jicai said in a presence, making people feel that she seemed quite sure.

Cheng Cheng didn't answer Li Jicai, he knew that she would definitely continue to talk.

"I have consulted a lot of historical materials, and there have been locust plagues since ancient times, and many people have thought of various methods, but there is no way to deal with the locust plague at its root, and after the locust plague occurs, there is no effective way to stop the locust plague.

A big part of that is people, not locusts, which are not terrible, but swarms of locusts are.

Let me tell you a story.

In ancient times, there was often something in the river fields that would dig all kinds of holes to damage crops and hinder planting life.

The peculiar shape, the dark armor all over the body, especially the two claws that can clamp people, is very annoying, and people were very afraid at that time, and they did not dare to provoke these things.

Later, a man had an accident and came up with a way to pour hot water into the field and try to scald these things to death. In fact, it did work, after those things were scalded, they turned red all over the body, and they gave off an attractive aroma, and some people dared to taste it, the meat was smooth and tender, and the taste was delicious. After that, it was brought to the table.

I don't have to say what it is, you know it, right? “

Cheng Cheng nodded, indicating that he knew.

Li Jicai continued: "The locusts are the same, and the people are afraid of them for various reasons, but I have checked, and the locusts are also edible and non-poisonous. ”

"Miss has eaten?"

"Of course!" Li Jicai chuckled.

At this time, someone happened to come up with a plate of fried locusts.

The latest dish out of the pot.

Li Jicai casually took one with his hand, and then put it in his mouth in front of everyone who was a little frightened, a little scared, and a little panicked, chewed it, and then swallowed it.

She thought, modern locusts can no longer be eaten, ancient ones should be pure natural and pollution-free, there is no skewering, and it is not polluted by chemical raw materials, and it has been fried and sterilized at high temperature, it doesn't matter.

Well, the taste is very good, crispy and crispy, but the salt is a little too much, and it tastes a little salty, and her taste has always been a little light.

"What are you doing in a daze, eat!" Li Jicai glanced at them a little inexplicably. One by one, they looked at what he was doing, and he wouldn't die if he ate this.

Li Jicai took another one and put it in his mouth, smash it, smash it, it tastes really good, this spice is also very fragrant, I don't know where Jasper and Biluo found the spices, even better than the ones at home.

Li Jicai thought of the spices hidden in the small courtyard at home, I don't know what happened now, can she find it if she goes back?

Just when Li Jicai was recalling, the people next to him followed Li Jicai's appearance, and also tentatively picked up the locust and put it in his mouth.

I originally thought that the taste would be extremely disgusting, bitter, and unpalatable, but I didn't expect that after the seasoning in the oil pan was fried, the locusts became very crispy, slightly salty, and then there was that spicy and spicy feeling.

Of course, as long as you don't watch the locusts eat it, it's still good to taste it with your eyes closed.

The people waiting next to the oil pot followed Li Jicai's example and ate locusts.

The people who rounded up the locusts and sent them saw such a scene, and a tall and honest man grabbed the hand of a man who was about to eat.