The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 239 Fried locusts made the kids next door cry.

Nanhe Road, Chongzhou.

Chongzhou has a favorable geographical environment, fertile soil and nearly one million acres of fertile land. It is one of the major grain-producing lands.

But precisely because of this, Chongzhou has attracted a large number of locusts and is currently the most severely affected place in Henan Province.

Locusts covered the sky and blocked out the sun, leaving no grass in their path. Hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land were ravaged by locust plagues, and countless people who relied on farming for a living were completely desperate.

But things are different now.

After the sacrificial ceremony, even Li Chengdao did not expect that due to his demonstration role in taking the lead in eating locusts at the ceremony, a wave of locust hunting was set off across the country.

For locusts, people are originally full of awe and regard them as the incarnation of the locust god.

But after Li Chengdao's remarks spread, the people in Chongzhou became excited.

"Go to hell with the locust god. He brought disasters to the Tang Dynasty for no reason, causing all the crops we worked hard to grow to be ruined. You don't even believe in this kind of god!"

"Why can only locusts eat our crops, but we can't eat locusts? Even His Majesty ate them, and I want to eat them too today! Let's see if we can kill me with medicine!"

"Your Majesty is right. Since ancient times, man has been determined to conquer heaven. If locusts cause harm to the world, they should be exterminated!"

"Let's go! Let's catch those damn locusts together!"

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Chongzhou is close to the river, and the fishing industry is also very developed. Basically, most people have various fishing nets in every household, so many people go out to catch locusts directly with fishing nets.

In a village near the river outside Chongzhou City, it was extremely lively today. Young people from all the families went out to catch locusts.

"Daddy! Dad! Let's catch locusts and eat them too!"

A teenage boy ran home, grabbing his father's sleeve and shouting excitedly.

The father of this child is a middle-aged man in his 30s, with dark and rough skin. It is obvious at a glance that he is a farmer who has been engaged in farming all year round.

After hearing what the child said, the man put down his work of knitting straw sandals and glared: "You are just a child, why are you fooling around? Can the locust god catch you and eat it? Be careful, if you eat it, the bugs will gnaw your heart out in your stomach." Eat it!”

If it had been normal, the man's scare would have been effective, but the child pouted after hearing this and said seriously: "The teacher in the school told us today not to believe in the locust god, and His Majesty did not Did you also eat locusts..."

"Your Majesty is the True Dragon Emperor, a born holy king. How dare the Locust God disrespect him?"

The man scolded angrily.

"Then Uncle Liu and Uncle Zhang have gone to catch locusts. Why aren't they afraid? Dad, you are just cowardly."

The child muttered dissatisfiedly.

"You brat, how dare you talk back to your father?"

The man picked up a newly knitted straw sandal and said fiercely.

At this time, the man's wife came out of the room, saw this and smiled and said: "Ms. Qing'er, since Qing'er wants to eat, go and catch some and cook them for him. I think what Qing'er said is right, what a locust god." If you are not the Locust God, you cannot believe in this crooked god!"

"And isn't the government now calling for insect hunting? I heard that those who catch more insects will be rewarded."

Hearing his wife's words, the man couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Looking down at his son's face, which was much thinner than before, he couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart when he thought that it had been two months since he had eaten meat.

After reaching out and touching his son's little head, the man smiled and said, "Okay, Dad will take you to catch locusts to eat today. Go get the net and bag!"

"Oh! Catch locusts and eat them!" The child jumped up with joy and ran towards the yard to get tools.

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After bringing the net and bag, the man took his son out to catch locusts.

Now is the time of the locust plague. The locusts are really overwhelming. If you throw a stick into the sky, you can kill several locusts. This is no joke.

So catching these locusts is a piece of cake.

The man asked the child to keep the bag, and then he took the net and went to the field to catch locusts.

Locusts are not afraid of humans at all. Even if you catch them, they will not take them away. They will just gnaw on vegetation and crops. This shows how rampant they are.

The man looked at the crops in the field that had been eaten into shape, and felt angry in his heart. After getting down to the ground, he took a net to catch them. It didn't take long to catch a net and put it in the bag.

There are many locusts in the ground, and they are not small. Any one of them is as big as a human finger.

After catching them for almost half an hour, the man caught all the locusts in the field and filled a bag full of them.

"It's almost time, let's go back."

The man took the heavy bag filled with locusts from his son, wiped the sweat from his head and said, then took his son home with him.

……

After returning home, the man put the locusts into a wooden box, punched a few ventilation holes and put them there.

After almost two days, when all the dirt in the locusts in the box was almost eliminated, the man poured boiling water into it and scalded them to death. Then he opened the box and called his wife and son to come over. Remove the wings and heads of these locusts and clean them.

In fact, people have long known that locusts can be eaten. You must know that locusts are still used as medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine.

Locusts only eat various crops and plants. In later generations, this is flying protein, which can be eaten if the head is removed.

After cleaning the locusts, the man poured them into a pot with salt water and boiled them, then took them out and put them into boiling oil.

The locusts writhe in the boiling oil, their color gradually turns golden, and an alluring aroma spreads.

The child lay beside the stove eagerly and stared at the locusts in the pot, his mouth watering with greed.

"Looking hopeless."

The man laughed and cursed, then picked up the fried locusts and put them in a basin and served them to the table.

The child couldn't wait to grab a handful of locusts and stuffed them into his mouth. His mouth was full of oil and he couldn't help saying: "It's delicious! It's delicious! Dad's craftsmanship is so good!"

"That's right, your father and I learned from restaurant chefs when we were young!"

The man said proudly.

After his wife tasted the fried locusts, she also liked the delicacy very much and couldn't help but said: "My lord, why don't you catch more locusts, prepare them and sell them in the city?"

"These are fresh foods, maybe people in the city will like them?"

His wife's words made the man stunned for a moment, and then his eyes lit up slightly.

yes!Why didn't he take it to the city and sell it?

(End of this chapter)