Rebirth of Lu Bu, the tyrant of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 138, Kuaiji County, Controlling the Locust Plague (22)

Several cauldrons were set up at the city gate of Kuaiji County, and a large number of refugees gathered at the gate of the city. At this time, Tang Mao was serving porridge at the gate himself.

Sitting in the carriage, Tang Ji saw Tang Mao, her eyes were slightly moist, and she said loudly, "Daddy..."

Tang Mao's face trembled slightly, and the iron spoon in his hand fell to the ground with a bang.

"Tang Ji..."

Tang Ji jumped off the carriage, trotted into Tang Mao's arms.

Tang Mao was still in a daze, everything seemed to be in a dream.

After a pause, he opened his mouth and said, "Ji'er, you're still alive, I thought you'd already been murdered by bandits..."

When Tang Mao spoke, the corners of his eyes were already moist.

A father who is over fifty years old must be a little excited when he sees his lost daughter.

Seeing Lu Bu and others following Tang Ji, he immediately said, "These people are..."

Tang Ji poked her head out with joy on her face, "This general is Lu Bu, the governor of Bingzhou. He saved me from the bandits and sent me back by detour."

Lu Bu's rank was higher than Tang Mao's, Tang Mao immediately bowed and said, "Tang Mao, Governor of Kuaiji, has seen General Lu Bu, thank you General Lu Bu for saving the little girl's life."

Lu Bu said in a calm tone, "Your Majesty, you are being polite. If you see injustice on the road, you should help him with righteousness."

"It's too chaotic here, please tell the mansion," Tang Mao said.

A group of people walked towards the sheriff's mansion, and from time to time they could still see locusts jumping on the ground.

"The humble house is simple and the tea is bitter, please General Lu Bu not to dislike it," Tang Mao said politely.

"You and I are both officials in the court, that is, colleagues. According to our age, I have to call the Sheriff an uncle. You don't have to be polite, the Sheriff, otherwise it will appear that I, Lu Bu, don't respect the elders," Lu Bu said.

Tang Mao had never met the majestic governor, and he didn't fight at all. He was overjoyed, and couldn't help feeling more fond of Lu Bu.

"In that case, then I will call him General Lu Bu," Tang Mao said.

"So good".

After the group drank a cup of tea, Lu Bu continued, "I see that there are many people begging for porridge gathered at the gate of Kuaiji County. Is this locust plague very serious?"

Tang Mao nodded, and said with a deep expression, "It hasn't appeared in a hundred years, the farmland is full of locusts, the people basically have no harvest, and the court has no supplies. I can only open the granary and give porridge here to save the people."

Lu Bu had a better impression of Tang Mao's move, and he was considered a sheriff who was honest and caring for the people.

Unlike other officials, they only care about making money for themselves and never care about the lives of the people.

"With so many people, it's just a drop in the bucket. They can be saved for a while but not for a long time," Lu Bu said.

Tang Hao sighed softly, "Oh, why not? It's just that there is no other better way at the moment. I have written to the Lord Governor of Jingzhou successively, but there is no response. I can save a little bit. Maybe the people have been starving helplessly.

If things go on like this, there will definitely be riots, which may lead to cannibalism."

Lu Bu's face was dark, Tang Mao's words were not without reason.

However, the imperial court has just gone through the Dong Bandit Rebellion, and the treasury has already been looted by the Dong Bandit. There is nothing left to save the people.

At this time Lu Bu said, "This locust is not the food given by God. It is very difficult for the common people to eat a little meat on weekdays, but the high protein contained in this locust has great benefits for the human body."

"Eat locusts?"

Tang Mao made a disgusting movement.

"This locust is a filthy thing, and it is a disaster for the people. It looks ugly and is poisonous. How can it be eaten?" Tang Mao said with disgust.

"Where did the disaster come from? This is simply the gospel. Although this locust looks ugly, who said it is poisonous? Have you ever seen such a thing poisoned to death?"

Tang Mao shook his head.

"This kind of food is a delicacy in our hometown. It is expensive. It is very crispy and delicious when fried or baked, and has high nutritional value," Lu Bu said.

Tang Mao asked half-believingly, "Is this true? Lu Bu didn't lie?"

Lu Bu shook his head and said with a faint smile, "I want to know if I'm lying. You can order someone to grab a bag and taste it."

Tang Mao was still a little disgusted, but seeing that Lu Bu spoke so sincerely, he immediately ordered people to catch the locusts.

If, as Lu Bu said, this food is not only edible, but also has high nutritional value, it will not only solve the problem of food shortage, but also eliminate the plague of locusts by eating, which can be said to be a good way to kill two birds with one stone.

Not long after, Tang Mao's guards ran over with a bag in disgust, and one of the guards was a little dissatisfied, "Is this really edible? I won't eat it even if I starve to death."

Lu Bu took the bag casually, opened it and glanced at the lively locusts, a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

I may not dare to say it in other places, but in our land of China, what can't be solved by eating.

He took the bag and walked into the kitchen.

Not long after, Lu Bu came out with a plate of golden locusts, stuffing them into his mouth as he walked.

The locusts here are big and more delicious than the locusts in the previous life. Unfortunately, there is no refined salt. If you sprinkle a little refined salt, it will be an excellent appetizer.

Looking at the golden fried locusts, everyone couldn't help staring slightly, and it seemed that they were not as ugly as before.

Seeing Lu Bu enjoying his face, Dian Wei couldn't help licking his lips.

"Brother, is this really edible?"

Lu Bu didn't speak, and slowly enjoyed the delicacy alone.

Dian Wei walked over quickly, picked up one, threw it into his mouth and chewed it, making a "rustling" sound.

There was an expression of enjoyment on his face, and he was overjoyed, "Haha, I didn't expect this thing to be so delicious, Lord Sheriff, bring us a pot of good wine, such a delicious appetizer, it would be a pity if there is no wine ".

Huang Zhong said, "It's strange, why is the tiger not stupid today, this play is so realistic".

Gan Ning nodded meaningfully, "I don't think it's a show. This food should be really delicious. Besides, even if the general lied to us, the tiger's eating appearance would definitely not lie to us."

Baihong held the long sword in both hands and nodded, "Xingba is right, I don't think they are lying to us, let's go, let's go over and taste it, if it is later, all of them will be wiped out by tigers."

Everyone immediately gathered around.

Dian Wei held the plate in front of his chest, "What do you want, these things are all mine."

Huang Zhong, Gan Ning and others didn't care, they swarmed up and snatched it from Dian Wei.

Slowly put it in your mouth and chew it, it is crispy and delicious, and it is memorable.

"This... this thing is actually so delicious, paired with this fine wine, it's really a great pleasure in life," Bai Hong said with a full face of enjoyment.

Sitting aside, Tang Mao saw that the whole hall was in a mess, and everyone was scrambling for fried locusts.

A look of contempt flashed in his eyes, "These people really know how to pretend, I'm afraid they communicated in advance, and they are not afraid of being poisoned to death."

"My lord, this thing is really good, why don't you try it too," said the guard with joy on his face after he had just returned from catching locusts and vowed not to eat locusts even if he starved to death.

"Is it really that delicious?"

"My lord, just taste it and you'll know. We just helped you test the poison yourself, and you won't die," the guard said with joy.

(End of this chapter)