"Are you making net bags?"
Ying Feiyu carefully looked at what the reporter was tinkering with and asked doubtfully.
"That's right! We are going to make some catching nets, and when the locusts enter the city, we can catch some and fry them!"
Wang Wan nodded repeatedly, her eyes seemed full of expectation.
"You are not afraid?"
Ying Feiyu suddenly felt a black line on his forehead.
This little girl is a bit too fierce, she even dares to eat locusts!
I really don’t know what else she wouldn’t dare to eat!
"Of course I dare! What's there to be afraid of? Right?"
Wang Wan nodded naturally, and nuzzled at the other little girls with a bit of pride.
"Yes, we are all waiting for the locusts to enter the city!"
"That's right! I ate fried locusts last year and they tasted almost like shrimps!"
"It's also good to tie locusts into skewers and roast them over the fire. They're more delicious than meat...!"
Several other young girls also nodded, squinting their eyes and smiling.
"All right!"
Ying Feiyu couldn't help but hold his forehead.
Who said that women in ancient times had three obediences and four virtues and were very gentle?
Stand up, you can't kill him!
In the eleven years since he came to Da Qin, the most gentle woman he has ever seen is his mother!
I have to pick out one more person, and it’s Yu Ji!
The ones I met later were more tough than the last.
Don’t be afraid of the sky, don’t be afraid of the earth!
These little girls in the newspaper office are not sure whether they have been influenced by Wang Wan'er or they are just like this. They have very independent personalities and have no softness at all!
Queen Loulan was once a gentle and capable woman.
But in the past few years since joining Da Qin, he is still as capable as ever, but his gentleness seems to be about to fade away!
They have no intention of being afraid of fried locusts, and I guess they would also dare to try fried scorpions later!
"There are so many catching nets for sale on the street, why do you still make your own?"
As early as when people were warned that the locust plague might come, many people selling catching nets had already popped up on the streets.
The cost ranges from a few cents to dozens of cents. Wouldn’t it save time and effort to buy one directly?
Why bother to squat on the ground and secretly make it?
"Pull it down quickly. How can the things made by those people be as strong as those made by ourselves? The pole is short and thin. If you catch it twice and then break it, won't it waste your time?"
Wang Wan sneered at the mention of the catching net bought outside.
"Yes, Your Highness, look at how strong we are, no matter how hard we exert ourselves, we will never break the pole!"
A male reporter waved the capture net that he had just pressed the handle on and said with a very proud smile.
"How many locusts are you planning to catch? Are you afraid of breaking the pole?"
Ying Feiyu smiled helplessly.
"The locust plague has finally come, so of course we have to catch it to the fullest! Besides, when we catch locusts, we can also contribute to the country and eliminate the harm to the people!"
Wang Wan hugged her shoulders and pretended to be righteous.
"Haha! I'm afraid most of the people in Xianyang City are waiting to eliminate harm to the people!"
He had just walked around the city with the old guys, and the people were more looking forward to the arrival of the locusts than these little girls.
Many women are gearing up, waiting to catch a large number of locusts to make locust powder to nourish their children!
…
Wang Bi, Zhang Han and others went around the market and inquired in detail about the prices of various grains.
After confirming that there is no increase, return to the palace and report the truth to Ying Zheng!
"You mean to say that the people are looking forward to the locust plague so much that they even go out of the city to the mountains to catch it?"
After listening to the reports from the veterans, Ying Zheng even didn't know what to say.
Are all people like this now?
Even if you have no fear at all about the locust plague, you actually want to take the initiative to deal with the locust plague?
"yes!"
The veterans nodded in unison.
"Are you sure there are no complaints about the drought?"
Ying Zheng didn't seem to believe it.
"Definitely! The people have already said that the drought cannot be changed anyway, so we can free up our hands to deal with the locust plague!"
Wang Ben nodded firmly.
"..."
After hearing these words, Ying Zheng was speechless.
"Your Majesty, we went to the market to investigate. The price of food is the same as usual. There is no sign of raising food prices!"
Before Ying Zheng could speak, Zhang Han took the initiative to report it.
As long as food prices are stable, people will not panic!
"Yeah! Hei Bingtai has also come to report this!"
The feedback from Hei Bingtai and several confidants were basically consistent, and Ying Zheng was completely relieved.
Now it seems that, as the boy said, a locust plague can't cause any trouble at all!
"Fortunately, with the high yield of grain brought by His Highness the Crown Prince, and the good weather in the past two years, every household has enough food, so we can face this matter calmly! If the family is empty, not to mention the locust plague, just a drought can suffice. Let the people grow old with sorrow!"
After the report, Chunyu Yue did not forget to praise Ying Feiyu.
He also saw that His Majesty held His Royal Highness in high regard, and praising His Majesty was even more effective than praising His Majesty directly!
"Hahaha! Needless to say, my son can't do anything wrong!"
Sure enough, after hearing these words, Ying Zheng burst into hearty laughter.
"Okay, I've been busy for a long time, you go back first!"
After knowing that there was no unusual movement among the people, Ying Zheng waved his hand for them to leave first.
"Your Majesty, please leave!"
Several people slightly bowed their hands.
"Yeah! Go ahead!"
Ying Zheng grabbed the wolf hair with a relaxed expression and prepared to continue reviewing the memorial.
…
A few days later, the locusts ate up all the green air on the mountains near Xianyang, and Tige became much larger than before.
With no green leaves to eat, the overwhelming locusts began to attack Xianyang City!
"Buzz...buzz..."
A large number of locusts flapped their wings and made a roaring sound.
"It's coming...it's coming...it's finally here!"
Early in the morning, people woke up to find dense swarms of locusts.
"Fortunately, the imperial court notified us early in the morning that a locust plague was about to occur and asked us to hide all the food, otherwise it would have been eaten all!"
Seeing the black locusts, the people opened their mouths and started to laugh.
"My dear, heat up the oil in the pot. We are going to eat fried locusts this morning, haha!"
The man picked up the catching net that had been placed at the door of the kitchen for several days. After explaining something to the back room, he went out to catch locusts.
"Dad, wait for us, we'll go too!"
"Yes, wait for us!"
"I have been prepared for a long time, just waiting for the locusts to come!"
The children in the back room heard the noise and got out of bed.
Grab this guy and go out to catch locusts together!
The density of locusts is very high, and you can catch quite a few in one net!
Immediately afterwards, the nearby residents also put on their clothes and went out to catch locusts one after another!
"Dad, fall down in the sack!"
The child greeted the man while holding the mouth of the sack.
"okay!"
The moment his son opened the sack, the man poured half a net of locusts into it.
The locusts inside were waiting for an opportunity to fly out, but the mouth of the sack was pinched tightly again in an instant, giving them no chance!
