The crisp sound stimulated the listeners' ears.
The tempting fragrance, coupled with these beautiful sounds, made everyone's stomachs protest!
Gu Gu!
Someone's stomach growled in frustration, which immediately caused a chain reaction.
Gu Gu! Gu Gu Gu Gu!
It made a "goo" sound!
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
Li Shimin chewed faster and faster, and the locusts in his mouth had been chewed to pieces. The aroma of rapeseed oil filled his mouth, making a wonderful expression appear on his face.
Boom!
Swallow it in one gulp and fall into your belly.
belch!
A burping sound came, and Li Shimin showed a comfortable expression like a cat being pampered, patted his belly, and narrowed his eyes.
"Your Majesty, how do these fried locusts taste?"
Xu Fenglei said with a smile,
"Can I enter?"
Li Shimin opened his eyes suddenly.
"Hi!"
He waved his arms and laughed loudly,
"This is truly the most delicious thing in the world! It's fragrant and crispy, and the texture and flavor are all the best!"
"Wonderful, really wonderful!"
"Come on, come on, give me three more, this one isn't enough... Fang Aiqing will take care of the account!"
As he spoke, Li Er rubbed his hands and looked at the golden locusts in the oil pan.
No more hesitation, just salivating!
With tears in her eyes, Fang Xuanling took out nine coins and handed it to Xu Fenglei.
This is the money he paid for breakfast!
"Okay, please wait a moment."
Xu Fenglei took the money and did the same thing.
I saw him skewering three locusts smoothly, sprinkled with salt and spices, put them in a box and handed them to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, please use it. It would be better with chilled grape wine."
He took out a small cup of grape wine from behind his back like a magic trick and said,
"please."
He got this thing from General Jinwu Guards.
"And wine? Okay, okay!"
Li Shimin's eyes brightened and he praised again and again.
At the same time, the ministers, guards and people who were watching saw the fierce side of the emperor's second son——
Chew locusts and drink wine!
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
Gudonggudong!
ha--
How can this scene be so happy? !
"Young Master, Young Master! Give me a bunch too!"
Cheng Yajin stepped forward and begged while swallowing his saliva,
"It's such a rush, I, Old Cheng, haven't even had breakfast yet! Plus, after fighting for a while just now, my stomach is already deflated!"
"Give me a bunch, just a bunch! I have... one tael of silver, no need to change!"
Otherwise, it would be better to say that the generals are bold and unrestrained.
Compared with the stingy Li Er, Cheng Yaojin is much more generous.
This one tael of silver is enough to buy hundreds of strings!
However, when he shouted, everyone shouted:
"Give me a bunch too, Mr. Xu. I've almost finished my saliva. Come on, give me the money!"
"I want ten skewers! I want ten skewers!"
"Go on, one bunch isn't enough for everyone. You want ten bunches? Do you have money? I'll pay 5 taels of silver for one bunch!"
"5 taels of silver is nothing? I'll give you 10 taels, no, 20 taels! What do you think?"
"..."
Everyone started making a fuss, and the price of the locusts was suddenly raised to 20 taels!
Xu Fenglei finally understood how scalpers in later generations made a lot of money.
There are really so many people who are not short of money and are following the trend!
"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet."
Xu Fenglei waved his hand and said loudly,
"I'm very happy to see everyone is so enthusiastic. This shows that locusts are not completely harmful. At least they can be a delicacy that can satisfy everyone's appetite."
"I can understand your desire to taste delicious food, but my little stall is really too busy!"
"Besides, I don't have enough locusts in my hand. There are only a few left in the basket. I don't even have enough to try them myself!"
"In view of the shortage of labor and raw materials, I decided-"
Snapped!
He pulled out another drawing board from behind him.
I saw a few big words written on it——
Locusts are purchased for a penny each, and the price increases for large quantities. Farmers are given priority!
When they saw the purchase price, many people in the crowd had their eyes wide open!
Locusts...can they be sold for money?
Your Majesty, they just killed the locusts on the farmland, and there were thousands of them!
If I run over now, wouldn't I be picking up money? !
"Although locusts are pests, they are a rare delicacy on the dining table, so I decided to publicly purchase locusts!"
Xu Fenglei said loudly,
“Especially the village farmers!”
"Your crops have been destroyed by locusts; your livelihood has been lost."
"Your Majesty is so worried! He is so anxious that he wants to kill all the locusts in the world, and he wants to transfer all the damage caused by locusts to crops to him alone!"
"As a close minister of His Majesty, I, Xu Fenglei, am worried about the people, and I also feel sorry for Your Majesty... In desperation, I came up with such an impossible solution."
"For farmers whose crops have been damaged by locusts, after our inspection, the purchase price of locusts will be increased by 50%! That is two and three cents!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar!
The farmers among the common people showed expressions of infinite surprise, wishing that the wind would blow under their feet to catch the locusts!
"besides!"
Xu Fenglei said in a deep voice,
"Anyone whose crops have been infested by locusts and who is willing to learn frying cooking techniques can sign up to learn cooking skills, and I will teach you all the money! After you complete the training, you can start a stall to make money, and make a living by doing so. This year."
"My abilities are limited, and there is only so much I can do to help you..."
As the saying goes, it is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish.
He gave these two to everyone!
Do you want to learn technology and have the skills to make a living? That's okay, I'll teach you how to fry it. Even if there are no more locusts in the future, you can still make other fried foods and they will still be delicious! You can still make money!
You may not be able to make a fortune based on this, but it is definitely enough to support your family and achieve a well-off life!
Are you too lazy to learn technology?
That's fine. You can go to the fields to pick up locusts, or catch locusts elsewhere. Just catch a few hundred locusts. At least a month's worth of grain and rice will be there, and you can guarantee that you won't starve to death.
With these two roads to go, the farmers, who have worked hard for more than half a year and are as diligent as old scalpers, will never starve to death!
"Oh! What are you waiting for? Brothers, go pick up the locusts! Go catch the locusts!"
"I am a farmer. My fields have been damaged. Please teach me how to cook. I will kowtow to you!"
"What a good man, what a great man, Master Qingtian!"
For a moment, the crowd burst into cheers!
Many weather-beaten faces revealed expressions of excitement that could not be concealed, as excited as a dying person seeing the hope of life!
Li Shimin raised his head slightly, and the speed of chewing in his mouth also slowed down.
He stared at Xu Fenglei, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Listen to what Xu Fenglei is saying now, that image is so glorious and great!
Thinking about it again, I wrongly blamed him just now... It's really embarrassing, and I wish I could slap myself in the face!
(End of chapter)
