Since the emperor finished discussing with Shen Ningning, heavy rain has fallen in the entire Cangyun Country for four consecutive days!

The rushing river was littered with locust corpses.

Standing on the riverside, you can see a dense layer of black floating on the water.

Four days later, Shen Ningning decided to let the sun come out for a while, so as not to make everyone mistakenly think that the flood was coming.

However, just two days after the sun, the locusts made a comeback!

Although it is not as large as the last time, it is still quite a lot, which is enough to give the people a headache.

The emperor had to ask the guards to post the emperor's list and brainstorm to see what the solution was.

Mo Zhirou waited for this moment.

After she went back last time, she investigated the reason why Shen Ningning entered the palace, and only then did she know that she had always had the title of a blessed woman, so the emperor asked her for a solution.

However, Mo Zhirou didn't believe that a ten-year-old girl could have any divine power.

Therefore, she also worked hard to give the emperor ideas.

It was suggested that the emperor let the people use bird nets to catch locusts.

was vetoed by the imperial court.

Not only is this method labor-intensive, but it also doesn't work.

After all, the number of locusts is simply too large.

In the end, Shen Ningning came up with a solution.

"The book that the madman asked me to read said that insects like to approach the light source, so the fire will attract moths, and the floaters like to flutter the lantern, in this case, can it be said that locusts will also be close to the bright place."

So, Shen Ningning took the lead in trying in Xiangyun Village.

After nightfall, she asked Chen Ye and Jiang Zhi to come together to help, pile up oiled matches in the clearing, and then light them.

After a while, all the locusts in the vicinity were attracted to them, but the fire was so strong that they were burned to death as soon as they got close, and once the wings were stained with oil, they would immediately catch fire.

Shen Ningning stood nearby, constantly listening to the sound of "crackling" and popping in his ears.

The locusts came in a steady stream, and one by one they fell to the ground, all roasted and browned, and there was a smell of fragrance.

Suddenly.

When the little girl was intently looking at the source of the fire, there was a sound of "baa baa" chewing something in her ears.

Shen Ningning looked back.

The four wolves actually squatted not far away to pick up ready-made roasted locusts to eat!

Shen Ningning was taken aback, ran over and grabbed the chubby wolf four, and dragged him back.

"You can't eat it, it's a bug!"

However, the wolf chirped and refused to let go of the delicacies all over the ground.

It whined in its mouth, and its two fat paws pulled at the land, and it cut out two traces!

Shen Ningning heard it keep saying that it was delicious.

I couldn't help but be curious, so I let go of my hand.

The four wolves feasted quickly, not near the fire, just waiting for the roasted locusts that fell.

The wolves have long been raised by her every day.

Ordinary meat will not be eaten if it is not fragrant.

Now that the wolf is eating fragrantly, Shen Ningning also smells a smell of burnt incense.

It felt like grandma stir-fried pork belly with oil, and it was fragrant.

A bold idea suddenly flashed through Shen Ningning's mind.

Next.

She set up a stall in Xiangyun Village, with fried locusts on a plate, charred and fat, sprinkled with pepper, salt and sesame seeds, and cumin on another plate.

Sister-in-law Liu passed by and her eyes widened.

"Ning Ning, what is this locust for?"

"Eat!" After the little girl finished speaking, she picked up one casually: "Aunt Liu, I'll eat it for you." ”

She put it in her mouth, and frightened Liu's sister-in-law into a strange scream, her eyes were like copper bells, and she watched Shen Ningning really swallow the locust.

Liu's sister-in-law is usually bold, and when she saw that Shen Ningning dared to eat, she looked at the two plates of fried locusts again with suspicious eyes.

"Can you really eat it?"

"Why not, the locusts also eat our food, the wolves have eaten a lot, I have tasted several, and the taste is very good."

After she finished speaking, Sister-in-law Liu finally mustered up the courage to taste it.

Villagers passing by gathered around and surrounded them, watching curiously.

It was not enough for Liu's sister-in-law to eat one, and she ate two or three in a row before her eyes shone up.

"It smells so good! It's more fragrant than frying oil residue! ”

"Really?" The villagers were eager to try it and stepped forward one after another.

Shen Ningning shouted enthusiastically: "I never lied to people, saying that if you can eat it, you can really eat it, all your uncles have eaten fried knowledge, but they don't know that locusts are also fragrant!" ”

The villagers all came to taste it, and they all said yes,

However, there were not many locusts left by Shen Ningning, and that night, everyone set up a fire, and after attracting the locusts to fly over, they hurriedly picked them up in the bag and used them as a small snack for the tooth sacrifice.

Soon, the news of Xiangyun Village's eating fried locusts reached the emperor's ears.

The entire imperial court was shocked.

Mo Lingwei's tone was light: "Last time I went to Xiangyun Village to find Shen Ningning, I also tasted it. ”

The emperor suddenly stood up and became nervous: "Wu'er, there is no discomfort, right?" ”

Mo Lingwei sneered: "Locusts sound terrifying, but Shen Ningning is right, they dare to eat it if they know it, why don't locusts dare." ”

Not only did I eat it, but I thought it tasted good.

The emperor felt that this method was very good, and when the people used the locusts as a kind of food, they would no longer be afraid, but would go around hunting them.

For this reason, the emperor held an insect banquet in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, set an example, and first ate a few fried locusts.

Then the courtiers followed suit.

In order to support his daughter, Xie Su ate a plate alone.

Seeing him calmly refuse, with no different color on his face, General Chen on the side felt admiration.

"Prime Minister Xie, how does it taste?"

"Yay." Xie Suzhi recommended it to General Chen and Mrs. Ye.

Halfway through the banquet, the Nine Emperor Princes suddenly had abdominal pain, and his face was unbearably pale.

The courtiers exclaimed, and some people couldn't help but say: "Could it be that there is a problem with eating locusts?!" ”

For a while, everyone's harmonious atmosphere became very solemn, and they put down their chopsticks one after another, not daring to use them anymore.

The emperor frowned and was about to speak, but Mo Lingwei said lightly: "Please ask the imperial doctor to come over, diagnose it on the spot, and see what the problem is?" ”

After a while, several highly skilled imperial doctors arrived to check the pulse of the Nine Emperor Princes.

The ministers poked their necks to observe.

The Nine Emperors rolled and shouted in pain, and the imperial doctors were helpless.

"This ...... Emperor Qi, His Royal Highness the Ninth Highness has a peaceful pulse and no problem, but looking at His Highness's reaction, it does seem like there is some incurable disease. ”

The Nine Emperor Sons broke out in a cold sweat and covered his stomach: "Father, father...... The belly of the reinvent was like a knife. ”

The courtier next to him hurriedly said: "Could it be because of eating locusts, just now His Royal Highness Jiu didn't eat a few, and he began to suffer unbearable pain, and now even the imperial doctor can't find out the reason, could it be that eating locusts will cause any acute illness!" ”

The rest of the courtiers were shocked.

The emperor's eyes were serious, revealing a faint suspicion.

Could it be that there is a problem with eating locusts?

At this moment, Xie Mingxu stood up and calmly bowed his hand: "Your Majesty, I happened to bring the divine doctor Sima Han into the palace today, why don't you invite him to check the pulse of the Nine Emperors?" ”

The emperor's eyes lit up: "I almost forgot, he also entered the palace today, please come quickly." ”

The Nine Emperors' lowered eyes flashed with a hint of stiffness.