Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 150 A Father and Daughter Flying Generals, the Prefect Needs More Money
Yanzhou, Puyang City!

Looking at Cao Jun who surrounded the entire city, Lu Bu and Chen Gong on the tower looked calm and relaxed, without any panic.

Beside Lu Bu was his beloved daughter Lu Lingqi.

This time, Lu Bu intends to let her see the world.

"Did Lingqi see it? Cao Jun's tens of thousands of troops besieged our Puyang City, but Dad and your Uncle Gongtai were not afraid at all! Do you know why?" Lu Bu asked.

"With my father's red rabbit horse and Fang Tian's painted halberd, there are only tens of thousands of people, and my father must not take it seriously! I will not be afraid of these rats, besides, my daughter can also help my father!"

Lu Lingqi lifted the spear in her hand slightly, looking eager to try.

Hearing this, "hahahaha..." Chen Gong said with a wisp of beard with a smile: "Sure enough, the tiger father has no dog daughter! It seems that our Puyang City is a father and daughter flying generals, hahahaha..."

"Hey..." Hearing Chen Gong's compliment, Lu Bu waved his hands with a smile. "I've always wanted Lingqi to learn more about resourcefulness from Mister!"

"In the past, I only thought that if a person reached the peak of strategy and martial arts, there would be no one in the world who could match him. However, thinking about the circumstances of these years, Chang'an was trapped by Jia Xu when he was defeated, and Chenliu County was also restrained when he was defeated. Yu Caocao...Bu feels more and more that strategy is more important than martial arts!"

Speaking of this, Lu Bu stroked the forehead of his daughter Lu Lingqi. "Lingqi, you have to remember, you can't just learn marksmanship from your master Gao, you should also learn military art from your master Chen from time to time!"

"Yes, my daughter listens to her father and Mr. Chen!" Lu Lingqi looked very obedient in front of Lu Bu, and of course... Lu Bu also cherished this daughter very much.

"Hahaha..." Chen Gong, with a wisp of beard, also burst out laughing.

Who would have imagined that Puyang City, surrounded by groups and supposed to be jittery, would burst into bursts of hearty laughter on the towers, as if the tens of thousands of Cao's troops were easily broken by Lu Bu and Chen Gong.

After laughing, Chen Gong narrowed his eyes, and while looking at the besieged Cao Jun, he said meaningful words one after another: "Marquis Wen, the time is almost here..."

Uh... Lu Bu's face suddenly became serious, "How did you judge, sir?"

"Wen Hou, let's see..." Chen Gong stretched out his finger and pointed outside the city tower. Cao Jun, who was besieging the city today, gathered together in groups of three or five to discuss something in a low voice after cooking.

What's more obvious is that there are significantly fewer stoves for cooking today than in the previous few days, but the number of soldiers besieging the city has not decreased at all.

You must know that when marching outside, it is often based on several "shits" as a unit, and there are some stoves in every few "shits".

Especially during the siege, it is very troublesome to cook a meal, so... several "shi" will be made together to eat a big pot of rice.

But if the number of stoves suddenly decreased, there was only one reason, either the withdrawal of troops, or the lack of food distribution.

"Cao Jun's cooking stove is only [-]% of what it was a few days ago, which shows that Cao Cao has already started to withhold the soldiers' rations."

Chen Gong reminded Lu Bu carefully. "This period is exactly when Cao Cao is most anxious to break the city. Marquis Wen, our plan can start. Although Cao Cao has always been cautious, under such a season, he will definitely take risks!"

As soon as this statement comes out…

Lu Bu's eyes opened in vain, "Haha..." he laughed loudly, "It's finally here!"

He did not forget to glance at Lu Lingqi beside him.

"Lingqi, this time I can be optimistic about your uncle Gongtai's plan, haha, this time, Cao Cao will definitely perish in Puyang City!"

It is no exaggeration to say...

Chen Gong knew Cao Cao well, and he was sure of Cao Cao...Cao Cao was cautious and suspicious, he would rather be blamed than others, there was only one situation where he would take the risk, and that was when he was in a desperate situation!
As Chen Gong expected, Cao Cao rarely took risks in history, but the two biggest adventures in his life were one in Puyang and the other in Guandu!
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Outside Puyang City, Caoying Dazhai.

Lu Yu and Long Xiaoying are here!

This is not the point. From the perspective of Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai...the point is whether the food has arrived?

have!still none?This is a serious problem.

However, Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai soon saw the answer to this question with their own eyes.

After receiving the summons, within half an hour, in the grain camp, they did see Long Xiaoqi escorting sacks one by one, thousands of them...hundreds of grain carts.

If it is made of millet or wheat, it may last at least another [-] days.

But... When you walk in and open it, where is the grain or wheat in the sack?

It is clearly a dead locust...

Some looked very small and were still in their infancy, while others were very fat and seemed to have just grown up.

Cao Cao finally knew, where did the locusts that Lu Yuhua bought with a lot of money go?Dare to feel...all in front of Cao Cao, all in this camp.

But the key question is, this is a bug, in the impression of Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai...

Only poultry such as chickens and ducks will feed on locusts!
The point is... the soldiers of the whole battalion are not chickens, ducks, or frogs, they are human beings, so Lu Yu will not let people eat these bugs, right?
"My next official, Lu Yu, pays homage to Duke Cao."

Just as Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai were deep in thought, a voice came from behind.

The two hurriedly turned their heads, but it wasn't Lu Yu who was facing each other, who else could it be?

"Yu (er)..." Cao Cao almost blurted out the title "Yu'er", but he reacted quickly and changed his words hastily. "What did Lu Gongcao mean by bringing these thousands of bags of locusts?"

Oh... Lu Yu smiled slightly, and replied truthfully: "Mr. Cao, these locusts are the rations I prepared for the soldiers!"

Uh... Cao Cao felt a little dizzy.

The most worrying thing still happened. Did Lu Yu treat the soldiers as chickens, ducks... this kind of poultry?
How can people eat locusts?
This will... force the soldiers to eat, and the entire army will mutiny.

"How can people eat bugs?" Cao Cao's face turned cold, full of worry.

He is looking forward to the stars and the moon, who knows... what he looks forward to is loneliness.

Xi Zhicai is also knocking on his forehead. He has heard that people can eat tree bark, weeds...even the fur of animals when they are hungry, but...it is the first time they have heard of eating locusts!
But...it doesn't matter, because Lu Yu knows, they will be surprised...in fact, Lu Yu was also surprised when he saw fried grasshoppers from the dining table for the first time.

But take a bite...the world is quiet!
"Cao Gong, if you can eat it, you might as well see it first..."

"Bury the pot!" Lu Yu ordered.

Cao Xiu and the others were a little hesitant, after all... this is in the barracks of an army of [-], in front of Uncle Cao Cao, do they really want to eat locusts?What if... all the soldiers were poisoned and fell down?
This was something Cao Xiu and the soldiers of the Long Xiao Battalion never dared to think about.

But...Long Xiaoqi has always obeyed Lu Yu's orders from top to bottom. Although he was a little trembling in his heart...but he would not disobey Lu Yu's orders.

Ever since... the stones were piled up as a hearth, firewood and charcoal were added in, and the fire was lit!

Because it is outdoors, there is no need to worry about the smoke exhaust. Even if it is a bit smoky, no one will care... The topic that everyone is most concerned about now is whether these locusts are really edible?

Looking at Lu Yu's serious appearance of burying the pot and cooking, it seems that this is the case!

Pour a lot of oil into the pan…

For a while, the aroma is overwhelming.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yu grabbed a handful of locusts and threw them in!
At this time, not only Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai, but also Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Xun You, and the generals of each battalion, many soldiers surrounded them.

Of course, they and their friends were stunned!
Pairs of questioning eyes "swish" and shot towards Lu Yu.

Even, some people who are sensitive to bugs feel a little uncomfortable in their throats and want to vomit...

Lu Yu looked around them, since you don't believe that this stuff can be eaten, then let you believe it.

The flames jumped up, and the smoky smoke rushed towards the face immediately. The generals who were bold and wanted to take a look at the truth suffered, and coughed desperately... Especially Cao Hong, he felt that he was about to suffocate.

"This... this... this damn bug, if I eat one in my life, my name will be read backwards from now on!"

Cao Hong yelled...

Lu Yu was not idle either, and directly put the locusts into the big iron pot with his hands. Soldiers from the Longxiao Battalion cooperated with Lu Yu to untie the sacks one after another...

Under Lu Yu's order, locusts were also poured into the pot.

The locusts collided with the big oil, and it immediately boiled.

Everyone was busy, but after a while, a more intense fragrance wafted out of the pot...

Because the cooking skills are really not good, Lu Yu doesn't know how to control the temperature, but the fire is very high, so that the oil and locusts in the iron pot are completely boiled, until the locusts in the pot are fried from green to golden yellow!
oops…

"This is the legendary Chinese rice locust!"

Lu Yu muttered in his heart...

The nutritional value of this stuff is close to that of beef, high protein, low fat, vitamins A, B, C, D, E, F, G... Lu Yu doesn't know how much it contains, but it is much better than eating crabs and crayfish.

don't say...

Lu Yu's ups and downs, the aroma is compelling... Unexpectedly, some inexplicable people gave the big guy a little more confidence in this locust.

Originally, what I thought in my heart was that this thing must not be eaten, but now the thought in my heart has changed, this thing is probably not edible, right?

Affirmative sentence turned into interrogative sentence?The mentality has also changed somewhat.

There are even some people who bleed out because they haven't had enough to eat these days.

"It's almost there, it's almost there, just be patient." Lu Yu said with a smile...

The fire was getting stronger and stronger, and almost all the locusts in the pot had been fried into golden yellow.

Seeing such a large pot in front of him, Lu Yu felt that "locust freedom" could be realized today.

You know, in my previous life...

However, any dishes that can be linked to locusts are at least double digits or even triple digits in restaurants.

For example, "Ants Crossing the Snow Mountain" is 140 for a piece, "Fried Flying Shrimp" is 78 for a piece, "Jinsha Feiyan" is 96 for a piece, and "Spicy Grasshopper" is a little cheaper and costs [-]!

Not to mention the "Heavenly Chicken and Shrimp Steak", which is often hundreds of dollars, and the famous southern dish "Shanghai Drunken Grasshopper"... Lu Yu's mouth is watering just thinking about it.

As a very hard-working student, he must not be willing to eat these. After all, he still has to save money to buy a house.

Of course, in these years... frugality has saved a lot of money, but the situation has changed suddenly, and the house price has increased by several thousand per square meter in the past few years... Lu Yu is very helpless about this, and wants to cry. It's better to eat it than to forget it.

"Cooked"!Finally, Lu Yu spoke. "Fill them out with a colander?"

The large colander was drawn by Lu Yu's revolving door and asked the forge to forge it. Otherwise... the oil is very hot, and there are a lot of locusts in each pot. What can I use to fish it out?

Hearing Lu Yu's order, the soldiers of the Longxiao Battalion became flustered again...

Speaking of which, these Xiaoqi from the Longxiao Battalion are good players on the battlefield, but this cooking is really inexperienced, and the efficiency is very low...

Finally, under the "all eyes", the first pot of fried grasshoppers was filled out under the witness of everyone, and filled into another big black pot, so Lu Yu said loudly: "Who wants to try it?"

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Silence... Lu Yu blurted out his words, and the entire camp fell silent. The ancients tended to have a strong sense of vigilance towards new things, probably because there are too many examples left by the predecessors, and there are no more. People are willing to be the first bird.

Lu Yu looked around...

To be honest, his operation must be fragrant enough, but... After all, it is a bug, or a bug that has never been tried by anyone throughout the ages. A bad diarrhea is the second best thing. What if it is poisoned to death?
For a while, no one dared to be the first person to eat locusts.

Lu Yu rolled his eyes...

All of this was still within his expectations.

"Cough cough..."

With a light cough... "General Cao." Lu Yu gave Cao Xiu a look.

Immediately, Cao Xiu agreed, he clapped his hands, and then a few Longxiao knights brought out a small box, and the box opened... Huo, it's gold!

A small chest full of gold...

All of a sudden everyone's attention was focused on the gold.

Well…

Cao Cao, Xi Zhicai, and Xun You narrowed their eyes at the same time, and immediately figured out something...

This is a familiar recipe, a familiar taste, the so-called... Standing wood is believing?
Sure enough, Lu Yu spoke.

"What I admire the most are courageous people. Whoever dares to be the first to eat locusts will own this box of gold!"

Huo ... this statement came out.

Not to mention, it was obvious that all the soldiers onlookers moved half a step forward...

So much gold is enough to buy a big house for my old lady. Besides, how much grain can be exchanged, and the price is just eating locusts!

Under the great reward, there must be a brave man. Many people have taken the first step, but... a step has not been made yet. After thinking about it, a series of questions surfaced again.

Will eating locusts kill me?

I have never touched a woman at such a young age... What a pity if I die?
Eating locusts died?Will Lu Gongcao give the money... to my family?
One thought after another appeared in my mind, and for a while, the foot I had taken was taken back again. Money is my life. At this time, it seems... I should choose my life.

For a time, more people chose to wait and see!
And right now.

"Tapa" sounded solid and heavy footsteps, and a person stepped out with great strides. "It doesn't matter if it's money or not. Lu Gongcao has been busy for a long time. If no one dares to try it, wouldn't it be a disappointment to his intentions? Let me try it!"

As soon as this statement comes out…

Everyone turned around, only to see that the person walking out of the crowd...wasn't General Cao Hong?Who else?

Of course, Lu Yu could tell that there was a green light in his eyes, and he was talking about eating locusts, but his eyes were always staring at the small box of gold!
This time... Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan were overjoyed, even a little dumbfounded, but it was not surprising that Zi Lian had always regarded money as his life and was extremely stingy, even though his family was well-off.

A box of gold is placed here, not to mention locusts, even going up the mountain of knives and down the pan of oil... Presumably he will do it too, which...is not surprising at all.

"Lu Gongcao, we must keep our word..." Cao Hong did not forget to remind Lu Yu.

"It must be true!" Lu Yu smiled slightly, "However, I remember General Cao just said... If you eat a locust in this life, then write the name upside down, ah... this..."

"It's not easy!" Cao Hong said solemnly. "Eat one and write it upside down, eat two and write it upside down again, isn't it right again?"

Uh... What Cao Hong said made Lu Yu speechless for a moment... What a strange brain circuit!

While speaking, Cao Hong had already walked in front of the big iron pot. After getting closer, he realized that there were a lot of locusts in it, all of them were golden and hard, and they didn't seem as disgusting as he imagined.
Even, the aroma wafted through his nostrils, and Cao Hong actually tasted salivating a little. These days, the food supply has been tightened. Although he knows that his elder brother has difficulties, the key problem is that he is hungry.

"Eat whatever you want?" Cao Hong asked Lu Yu suspiciously...

Lu Yu nodded. "Please go ahead, if General Cao can finish eating, then finish it...I can take care of this stuff!"

Locusts are meat, similar to beef, so they fill your stomach well. How can it be so easy to eat as much as you want?
"Hey..." Cao Hong stretched out his hands and picked up a locust that was crispy on the outside and inside, fried golden all over...

Putting it in the sun and looking at it carefully, he frowned. "Lu Gongcao, you have to remember me. I'm not for your little gold, but for your face. For your face, I'm willing to risk my life."

Ha ha…

Lu Yu said "hehe", the so-called see through but not tell, we are still good friends!
Of course, this era still needs such warriors who are willing to cut themselves for money. Without him, no one cares about the deep-fried locusts today.

And at this moment...

Cao Hong stuffed the entire locust into his mouth, "creaking"... Everyone could hear an extremely obvious "creaking" sound, and at the same time, everyone's mood was raised in their throats...

All eyes were focused on Cao Hong's face, and the entire camp was so quiet that he couldn't breathe!

Unexpectedly, Cao Hong smacked his mouth a few times, this one...he didn't spit it out, nor did he retch, the tip of his tongue stirred in his mouth, after a long time, with a "gudong", he swallowed it under the surprised eyes of everyone .

This was already surprising enough, but... an even more surprising thing happened. Cao Hong grabbed his hand into the pot again without losing his composure.

only…

Last time, he grabbed one, but this time, he grabbed a handful, a handful full!
While stuffing it into his mouth, he muttered. "Lu Gongcao, if you eat one locust, it is a box of gold, so if you eat more locusts, you will have to pay more!"

For a while, Cao Hong waited eagerly for Lu Yu's answer. If he eats more and earns more, he feels that today...he can make Lu Yu poor!I can eat a golden mountain for my family.

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(End of this chapter)