I saw a listless man sitting at the door, drooping his head, waved his hand weakly, and said, "Go and go, I'm not interested in doing business now."
Xi Yu walked forward and asked with concern: "Why is this brother like this?"
The man raised his head, his eyes covered with blood, and his face filled with sorrow, "My father is now sick, it's all because there are too many damn locusts and the crops are not harvested!"
After hearing this, Xi Yu suddenly laughed.
With this smile, the man suddenly opened his eyes wide open, stood up with a "scarlet" and pointed at Xi Yu angrily and shouted: "What do you mean? I'm so miserable, you can still laugh, are you here to make fun of me on purpose?"
His face turned red, his forehead was filled with blue veins, and his hands were trembling slightly from anger.
Xi Yu was calm and looked at the man's angry look and said slowly: "Brother, don't worry, my smile is not to make fun of you."
The man became even more angry after hearing Xi Yu's words.
He widened his eyes, grabbed Xi Yu's collar tightly, and shouted: "What did you say? Can you solve the locust problem? Are you kidding!"
Xi Yu was not in a hurry. He gently pushed the man's hand away, tidied up his clothes, and said with a smile: "Brother, I'm not kidding. I do have a way to solve the locust problem."
At this moment, a woman walked out of the room. When she saw the man and Xi Yu quarrel, she hurried over and asked, "Husband, what's going on?"
When the man saw the woman coming out, he calmed down a little. He let go of Xi Yu's collar and said to the woman: "This person said he can solve the locust problem, and I think he is bragging."
After hearing the man's words, the woman turned to look at Xi Yu, with a hint of suspicion and expectation in her eyes. She asked softly: "Do you really have a way to solve the locust problem?"
Xi Yu nodded and said seriously: "Sister, I do have some ideas. But it requires everyone's cooperation and hard work."
After hearing Xi Yu's words, the woman showed a look of hope on her face. She said to Xi Yu: "As long as we can solve the locust problem, we will cooperate with each other."
Xi Yu looked at the woman and the man with confidence, and said, "Okay, then let's work together to rejuvenate this land."
In order to better win the trust of others, Xi Yu looked solemn and took the lead in taking out the token from his arms and said solemnly: "I am the current Prime Minister Xi Yu. I am here this time to solve the locust disaster."
When the couple heard this, their eyes widened, full of astonishment and fear.
They quickly knelt on their knees, their bodies trembled, and kept kowtowing, "Caomin didn't know that it was the Prime Minister. He had offended him and deserved to die!"
Xi Yu hurried forward, helped them up with both hands, and said intimately, "Please get up quickly, there is no need to be too polite."
The couple stood up tremblingly, lowered their heads, and did not dare to look directly at Xi Yu.
Xi Yu looked at them and said with a slow breath: "I have thought of a way to eliminate locusts, but I'm afraid many people don't understand what I do at all."
He frowned slightly, and a trace of worry appeared on his face.
When the man heard Xi Yu's words, he hurriedly said, "Prime Minister, your method is similar to the idea of ​​the crazy man Liu in our village."
He said, looking nervous, his eyes glancing at Xi Yu from time to time, observing his reaction.
Xi Yu frowned and asked, "Who is Liu Crazy?"
The man swallowed his saliva and said, "This Liu Fengzi is a scholar in our village. His ideas on weekdays are very strange. He also proposed that he should burn the locusts with torches, which caused dissatisfaction among everyone in the village."
When the man said this, a look of helplessness and disgust appeared on his face.
Xi Yu looked at the man with a focused look and asked, "Why does it cause dissatisfaction?"
The man sighed and said, "Everyone thinks his thoughts are simply whimsical and too dangerous, and he even accused him of being stupid in his studies."
But Xi Yu looked firm and said resolutely: "I decided to meet this Liu Crazyman."
The man nodded repeatedly and replied, "Sir, you can wait here, and the younger one will go and call him here." After that, he hurriedly ran out.
The woman was accompanied by Xi Yu to drink tea. Her hands were trembling slightly and poured tea for Xi Yu. Her face was full of fear and fear, and she didn't dare to raise her eyes and look directly at Xi Yu.
Xi Yu saw it and said gently: "Sister, you don't have to be nervous."
The woman bit her lip gently, and her voice trembled slightly: "The Prime Minister is here, the civilian woman is really..."
Xi Yu smiled slightly and comforted, "Don't be afraid, just treat me as an ordinary guest."
The woman relaxed a little while hearing this, but she still couldn't hide her uneasiness.
The woman tried hard to squeeze out a smile and said, "The Prime Minister is magnanimous, and the common woman should try her best."
But her hands were still a little unstable when pouring tea, and the tea almost splashed out of the cup.
Xi Yu gently picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "This tea is fragrant and the girl has good skills."
The woman nodded slightly and whispered: "The Prime Minister has been too much."
The two fell silent for a moment, and only heard the sound of birds singing outside the window occasionally coming from the house.
The woman glanced at Xi Yu from time to time and quickly withdrew her gaze.
After a while, the woman finally plucked up the courage and asked carefully: "Prime Minister, can you really solve the disaster of this locust?"
Xi Yu put down the teacup, looked at the woman firmly, and said, "Don't worry, girl, I will do my best."
The woman looked at Xi Yu's confident expression and her nervousness slightly relieved.
At this time, Xi Yu was chatting with the woman and learned from the woman that the boss's name was Chen Fugui.
As he was talking, Chen Fugui led a man to arrive in a hurry.
The man was dressed very sloppy and his hair was a little messy, but his expression seemed particularly unique.
He held a fan in his hand and kept slapping it, but the fan was very new.
Xi Yu looked up and down at the man in front of him, who was called "Liu Crazy" with curiosity and exploration in his eyes.
Liu Fengzi looked at Xi Yu without fear, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Chen Fugui hurriedly asked Liu Crazy to kneel down to Xi Yu and said anxiously: "Liu Crazy, this is the Prime Minister, why don't you kneel down quickly!"
But Liu Crazy raised his knee lazily and knelt down perfunctorily.
Xi Yu hurriedly said, "No need to tribute."
He looked at Liu Crazy, and continued with a smile: "I see you are a person with a temperament, and I am willing to treat you as a friend."
After hearing this, Liu Crazy raised his head in surprise, stared at the boss's eyes and said with confusion: "What? Prime Minister, what do you think is strange to me. I am crazy, why do you want to be friends with me?"
Xi Yu looked at Liu Crazy's surprised look and laughed heartily, saying, "Just just by your daring to propose the idea of ​​using fire to extinguish locusts, you will know that you are different."
Liu Crazy shook his head helplessly and said with a wry smile: "Although I think so, because of this, I have become everyone's public enemy." His face was full of loneliness and grievance.
Xi Yu said firmly: "I support you because I plan to do this too."
Liu Crazyman widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief, and said in surprise: "What? Prime Minister, do you think so too? This is so strange!"
Xi Yu sighed and said with a serious expression: "Although the people are kind-hearted, they are too superstitious, so they don't understand our ideas."
After hearing this, Liu Fengzi nodded thoughtfully and said, "What the Prime Minister said is very true."
The two of them said one by one, and the more they talked, the more excited they became, and their faces were filled with longing and expectation for solving the locust problem.
Chen Fugui smiled and said to his wife excitedly: "Madam, hurry up and cook some good dishes to treat the Prime Minister. I want to treat you today!" His eyes were flashing with a eager light, and his hands were rubbed unconsciously.
The lady then responded quickly, "Okay, I'll go now!" Her face was full of nervousness and excitement, and she hurriedly walked towards the kitchen.
Chen Fugui looked at the wife's back and turned to look at Xi Yu and Liu Fengzi who were talking, with expectations in his heart.
Chen Fugui stood there, his face filled with joy and pride, and muttered to himself: "This is the Prime Minister who came to our house, but he has to be well treated and not lose his courtesy."
After a while, there was a jingle sound in the kitchen, and the lady was busy.
Chen Fugui couldn't help but walk to the kitchen door and shouted in, "Madam, move faster, don't let the Prime Minister wait for a long time."
While wiping the sweat from his forehead, the lady replied, "I know, the head of the family, don't urge me!"
Chen Fugui returned to the main hall with a flattering smile on his face and said to Xi Yu: "Sir, please wait for a moment, and the food will be ready soon."
Xi Yu nodded with a smile and said, "I'm working hard."
Chen Fugui waved his hand repeatedly and said, "It is our honor to be able to come, so how can we talk about trouble?"
In a short while, the dishes were made.
Xi Yu smiled and said to Chen Fugui and his wife, "Come on, come on, you guys sit together."
Chen Fugui and his wife were flattered and sat down carefully at the table.
Xi Yu continued: "Chen Fugui, the reason why I came to you is that I hope you can catch locusts and make them into a dish. The taste is particularly beautiful."
When Chen Fugui heard this, his eyes widened and he said in astonishment: "Sir, can locusts cook even?"
Xi Yu smiled slightly and said confidently: "Of course, I can teach you how."
Chen Fugui looked at Xi Yu half-believingly, scratched his head, and said, "This... this is really unheard of."
Xi Yu patted Chen Fugui on the shoulder and said, "Believe me, as long as you do what I said, you will definitely make this locust a delicious dish."
Chen Fugui hesitated for a moment, finally nodded, and said, "Since the Prime Minister said that, the grass people are willing to give it a try."
When Liu Fengzi heard this, he burst into laughter and said, "Since that's the case, I'll catch it later. I want to see what delicious food this can make!"
He smiled so hard that he leaned back and forth, and the fan in his hand was almost unable to hold it.
After dinner, Liu Fengzi really did not break his promise. He rolled up his sleeves, took the tools, and went to catch the locusts excitedly.
Liu Crazy ran back in a hurry, his hand filled with the locusts he caught, his face full of excitement and expectation.
"Sir, I've caught the locusts!" Liu Crazy said loudly, putting the bag on the ground.
Xi Yu nodded with a smile, turned to Chen Fugui and said, "Chen Fugui, listen. First wash the locusts, blanch them in boiling water to remove impurities. Then heat the oil in the pan, add onion, ginger and garlic to stir-fry, and then pour the locusts in and stir-fry..." Xi Yu told each step in detail.
Chen Fugui listened seriously, his eyes never blinked, for fear of missing any details.
After a while, a fragrant locust dish came out of the pot.
The golden color and tempting fragrance make people unable to help but swallow their saliva.
Chen Fugui carefully picked up a locust and put it in his mouth, chewing it gently.
In an instant, his eyes lit up and he said in surprise: "Oh, I really didn't expect that this locust would be so delicious when it was made into a dish!"
Liu Fengzi couldn't wait any longer, so he quickly took a bite and nodded repeatedly: "It's delicious, delicious! It's so unexpected!"
Xi Yu looked at their satisfied appearance and said with a smile: "In this way, this locust will not only be a disaster, but will also become a delicacy on the people's dining table."
Everyone nodded, as if they saw hope to eliminate the locust plague.
At this time, Chen Fugui's wife also tasted curiously, with a look of surprise on her face and said, "This taste is really no worse than the dishes we eat on weekdays!"
While feasting, Liu Crazy said, "If everyone knows that locusts can make such delicious dishes, they will probably rush to catch locusts!"
Xi Yu smiled and said, "It's this truth. We have to spread this cooking method so that more people will no longer be afraid of locusts and can turn them into food."
Chen Fugui nodded quickly and responded: "The Prime Minister is right, I'll tell the others in the village now."
But Xi Yu waved his hand and said with a serious expression: "Don't worry about this matter. Even if we tell the people in the village now, they will probably find it difficult to accept it for a while." He frowned slightly, with worry in his eyes.
Chen Fugui scratched his head and asked in confusion: "Prime Minister, what should I do?"
Xi Yu looked firm and clenched his fists with his hands and said, "I just want to say that we can open up new businesses with locusts, but I am more determined to completely eliminate locusts so that everyone will no longer be troubled by them." His eyes were full of determination and his face was full of determination.
Liu Crazy thought for a moment, nodded and said, "The Prime Minister is right. The people in our village have always been conservative. It is indeed not easy to suddenly let them accept eating locusts."
After hearing this, Chen Fugui also showed a sudden expression and said in agreement: "Yes, that's the reason."
Liu Crazy looked anxious, and beads of sweat as big as beans on his forehead kept rolling down. He pulled Xi Yu's sleeve and asked, "What should I do next?"
Xi Yu frowned, his eyes were firm and ruthless, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Tomorrow, let them take young people to hunt locusts everywhere, and I will contact the county magistrate. If anyone dares to stop him, he will kill him!" After that, he clenched his fists tightly.
Liu Crazy was slightly stunned, then nodded heavily and said, "Okay, that's it!"
At this time, Chen Fugui, who had been standing aside and silently, also spoke: "Okay, I agree!" His face was full of seriousness, and a sense of determination was revealed in his eyes.
The three of them looked at each other, and their eyes seemed to convey a certain firm determination, and then they prepared to go.
After asking the direction of the county magistrate, Xi Yu found that it happened to be in the other direction of the village. He was secretly happy: "It's just right to go back and ride a horse."
When Xi Yu returned to the village, he saw a group of people still kneeling there.
He looked carefully and found that the number of people was already much smaller.
At this time, the patriarch was furious and pointed at the few people who left, cursing: "You useless things! You can't even bear this little hardship, how can you find a way out for the village!"
When the patriarch saw Xi Yu coming, his face was very complicated, his eyes were both expectant and worried, and his lips were trembling slightly.
Xi Yu strode to the patriarch, his eyes firmly, and said with a determined look: "Class Chief, I have decided to start hunting and killing locusts tomorrow, and no one can stop them!"
The patriarch widened his eyes, and the muscles on his wrinkled face twitched, and his voice trembled slightly: "Prime Minister, this is not a joke, if..."
Xi Yu waved his hand suddenly, interrupted the patriarch's words, and said firmly: "Class Chief, don't say anything more! And if there is any disaster, I am willing to take it alone with God!" He raised his chest and looked fearless.
But the patriarch was still very stubborn. He frowned, his face was gloomy, his hands were behind his back, and he said in a heavy tone: "Prime Minister, even if you are willing to take all the responsibility, it doesn't mean that God only punishes you, and everyone will suffer in the end!"
Xi Yu looked straight at the clan leader with bright eyes.
Xi Yu ignored the patriarch and went straight into Old Man Nie's home.
Old Man Nie also quickly walked out of the room, his face filled with a flattering smile, his waist was bent very low, and he saluted Xi Yu.
Xi Yu simply nodded to him, with a cold expression and his eyes swept over Old Man Nie quickly, as if his mind was not on this.
Tuoba Yu quickly walked out of the room.
Xi Yu asked Tuoba Yu to enter the room. There was a hint of excitement in his eyes and he said anxiously: "Yu'er, come in quickly."
Tuoba Yu quickly walked into the house and looked at Xi Yu with a curious look.
Xi Yu pulled Tuoba Yu to sit down, with confidence on his face and said, "I told you that I went to a restaurant today, and then came up with an idea. We are going to roast the locusts to cook."
After hearing this, Tuoba Yu's eyes lit up instantly, his face was full of joy, his lips raised, and he said excitedly: "This is really a good idea!"
Xi Yu looked firm, clenched his fists with both hands, and said, "This is really a killing of two birds with one stone. It not only solves the locust problem, but also brings delicious food. Even if the people don't want to, they can't take care of that much."
Chapter completed!