Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 123 The Legend of the Locust God

In the feudal era when science and technology were underdeveloped, people liked to name the unexplainable things in the name of gods, which is commonly known as feudal superstition.

Disasters are one of them.

The people of the Tang Dynasty believed that the occurrence of natural disasters was caused by human beings not cultivating virtues, so the gods were furious and sent disasters as punishment.

Among them, the drought and flood are the fault of the emperor, so the emperor needs to issue an edict to punish himself, climb a mountain to pray for rain, or go to the river to worship the river god.

The locust plague was not the fault of the emperor. Everyone believed that it was due to the lack of virtue of the local people, so the God of Locusts sent locusts to eat their crops.

Although this scapegoat is wronged, everyone's reverence for the gods is real, so when Gao Ming's words just fell, Li Mingda's eyes widened immediately.

Obviously, the little girl Li Mingda was also stunned by the Locust God.

Looking at Gao Ming with a serious face, Li Mingda immediately looked around cautiously, and then blinked at Gao Ming.

"Brother, did the Locust God say that you can eat locusts after waiting for half an hour?"

Seeing Li Mingda's worried look, Gao Ming almost couldn't help laughing, but he still tried his best to put on a serious look.

"That's not necessarily the case. If the God of Locusts punishes him, it proves that this person cannot eat locusts in the future. If the God of Locusts does not punish him, it proves that this person can eat locusts in the future."

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Li Mingda frowned again in doubt.

"But brother, how do we know if the God of Locust has sent down punishment? If the God of Locust has sent down punishment, what will it be like?"

Hearing Li Mingda's question, Gao Ming thought about it, and then told all the allergic symptoms he knew.

"It's simple. For example, if you ate a locust just now, if you feel like vomiting, or have red spots on your body, itching, etc., it is the God of Locusts punishing you, so you can't eat locusts again, otherwise you will be in danger of life. On the contrary , if nothing happens after half an hour, it means that the Locust God will not punish you!"

Just after Gao Ming finished speaking, Li Mingda burst into tears with a "wow".

"Wow... the God of Locusts is so scary, Sizi never dares to eat locusts again, woo..."

Looking at Li Mingda who was crying, Gao Ming couldn't laugh or cry.

"Could it be that what I said just now was too much to scare her?"

Gao Ming does things based on the idea of ​​"be careful not to make big mistakes". In fact, he also knows that those who eat locusts and cause allergies to foreign proteins are in the minority. Otherwise, the country would have banned the consumption of locusts long ago.

Thinking of this, Gao Ming quickly hugged Li Mingda in his arms, and comforted her easily.

"Don't be afraid Sizi, Sizi is so cute, the Locust God is reluctant to punish you, and you are fine now, aren't you?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Mingda gradually stopped crying, and then blinked his big eyes.

"Will the Locust God really not punish Sizi?"

Gao Ming nodded without hesitation.

"Of course!"

Seeing Gao Ming's affirmative expression, Li Mingda smiled through his tears.

At this time, Su Wan'er also came out with the book and the sword. Seeing Li Mingda with tears on his face, she hurriedly asked.

"What's the matter? Why is Sizi crying?"

As she spoke, she hugged Li Mingda in her arms and comforted him softly.

"Don't be afraid, Sis. Did your brother-in-law bully you again? Go, go back to the house with your sister-in-law!"

After finishing speaking, Su Wan'er took Li Mingda's hand and left. Before leaving, she gave Gao Ming a supercilious look. Seeing this scene, Gao Ming immediately touched his nose with a wry smile.

"Lying down inexplicably, I am provoking someone to provoke me..."

Fortunately, Li Mingda is a good girl who is well-educated and reasonable. She immediately told Su Wan'er why she was crying just now. After listening to her words, Su Wan'er also showed a shocked expression.

"Is there really a Locust God?"

Hearing her question, Gao Ming scratched his head in distress again, because if he said yes, then he was suspected of playing tricks, but if he said no, he didn't know how to explain it because he was allergic to locust xenoprotein.

"Forget it, pretend to be a ghost, just pretend to be a ghost!"

Thinking of this, Gao Ming nodded decisively.

"That's right, that's it, but it's very rare that the locust god blames it, it can even be said to be unique, the reason I did this is just in case, Wan'er, would you like to try one, it's very delicious! "

Seeing Gao Ming pick up a locust and hand it to herself, Su Wan'er's expression changed immediately, and she quickly took two steps back, shaking her head like a rattle.

"No, no, no... I won't eat this locust, Your Highness, I'm sleepy, so I'll go to rest first."

Su Wan'er was afraid that Gao Ming would let him eat fried locusts again, so she ran back to the bedroom without looking back as soon as she finished speaking. When she reached the door, she waved to Li Mingda.

"Come here, son!"

Seeing Su Wan'er waving at him, Li Mingda turned his head to look at the pot of fried grasshoppers next to him, and shook his head immediately.

Seeing this scene, Gao Ming suddenly laughed secretly.

"I didn't expect this little girl to be a snack!"

Seeing that Li Mingda was unwilling to leave, Su Wan'er shook her head helplessly, and then went into the house with her book and sword.

After they left, Gao Ming patted Li Mingda on the head with a smile.

"Si, do you feel any discomfort in your body now, such as a faster heartbeat, or itching, or nausea and vomiting, or something?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Mingda blinked immediately, then shook his head.

"No, Sizi is so cute, the locust god will not punish Sizi, can I eat it now?"

Seeing her impatient look, Gao Ming suddenly smiled.

"Hey, no, it will take half an hour after talking for half an hour!"

"Well……"

Seeing Gao Ming being so determined, Li Mingda immediately pouted.

"Brother, let the sizi eat another one, and go to sleep after eating one sizi!"

Seeing her pitiful look, Gao Ming laughed again.

"Haha, if you say no, you can't do it. Why don't you go to bed first, and everyone will call you after half an hour, okay?"

Li Mingda thought for a while, and felt that Gao Ming's suggestion was quite good, so he nodded immediately.

"Well, that son will go to bed first, and after half an hour the elder brother must come and tell me!"

"no problem!"

Li Mingda went to bed, and before he left, he reluctantly glanced at the fried locust in Gao Ming's hand, and smacked his own little mouth, as if reminiscing about the taste just now.

Seeing her greedy look, Gao Ming couldn't help laughing, and waved his hand towards her.

"Don't look, go to sleep!"

"Oh!"

Urged by Gao Ming, Li Mingda obediently ran to sleep. Seeing that she had closed the door, Gao Ming shrugged again, then smiled and took out a fried locust from the porcelain basin and threw it into his mouth.

"Hey, the little girl is easy to deceive, crunching..."

Li Mingda fell asleep soon, but Gao Ming didn't call her. When he opened his eyes again, he found that the sky was already bright.

"Brother lied to me again!"

After Li Mingda got dressed, he ran to Gao Ming angrily.

At this time, Gao Ming was sleeping with the little tiger in his arms. Since he got the little tiger, he has been hugging it to sleep every day.

When Li Mingda ran in, the little tiger immediately opened his eyes, and then barked at her.

"Meow..."

But it just barked before being dragged into the bed by Gao Ming.

"Don't make trouble, sleep well!"

"..."

As soon as Gao Ming grabbed the little tiger into bed, Li Mingda's voice sounded.

"Brother, you lied to me!"

Hearing Li Mingda's voice, Gao Ming opened his sleepy eyes.

"Si son?"

Seeing Li Mingda pouted standing beside his bed, Gao Ming yawned suddenly.

"Well...you slept so soundly last night that you couldn't even wake up, so it's not my fault."

As a master at deceiving children, no matter what the reason is, he can easily come up with it at his fingertips. Seeing Li Mingda's skeptical look, he smiled again.

"Don't worry, I didn't finish eating last night. I have given the food to your sister-in-law. You can ask her for it."

"Ok!"

Li Mingda nodded happily when he heard it was still there, then turned around and ran to find Su Wan'er.

When Su Wan'er saw Li Mingda running, she immediately laughed.

"I knew you, a greedy cat, would come!"

As she spoke, she took out a palm-sized cloth bag and handed it to Li Mingda.

"Just now I asked Shi Jian to take it to the Shangshi Bureau to heat it up. It rolled out of the hot oil. It's very angry. Eat less!"

After Li Mingda received the small cloth bag in his hand, he smiled and nodded towards Su Wan'er.

"Yeah, my son knows!"

After finishing speaking, he ran out of the East Palace with short legs.

After leaving the East Palace, Li Mingda went to the Forbidden Garden. Li Mingda is a filial child, and she planned to bring this delicious food to Li Shimin to taste.

But just as she ran to the gate of the Forbidden Garden, she ran into Li Yin who had just come out of it, and she immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Hee hee, sixth brother!"

Li Yin also saw Li Mingda, and immediately laughed too.

"Haha, so it's Sizi, what are you holding in your hand?"

Hearing Li Yin's words, Li Mingda smiled even more happily.

"This is the fried locust that big brother gave Sizi, it's delicious, try it if you don't believe me!"

After speaking, she opened the small cloth bag, and then took out a fried locust from it and handed it to Li Yin.

"This……"

When Li Yin first heard that it was a locust, he still felt a little nervous, but he was soon attracted by the golden fried locust in Li Mingda's hand.

"Fried? I don't know what it is, but it sounds quite fresh, and since it was given to Sizi by the elder brother, it must be a good thing."

Thinking of this, Li Yin immediately took the fried locust from Li Mingda's hand, then threw it into his mouth and started to chew.

"crunch..."

(End of this chapter)