Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 107 The Plague of Locusts
Under Yang Menglong's intimidation, the military households had no choice but to open the chicken coop and duck coop.

In the chicken coop and duck coop, there are thousands of chickens and ducks bought by Yang Menglong from surrounding counties.So many chickens and ducks look greedy, but every meal is quite scary. How can Wuyang Thousand Households afford it now?Fortunately, Yang Menglong had a solution. He asked people to collect the feces of chickens and ducks, dry them in the sun, ferment them, and put them in several large vats, attracting flies to gather and lay eggs in them. There were countless fly maggots in the large vats.A few gaps were cut in each tank, and bamboo tubes were installed. Every day, countless fly maggots crawled out of the bamboo tubes and fell into the pots, becoming a delicacy for chickens and ducks.It is precisely because of such a large amount of feed that although these poultry are not full, they are full of energy, grow very fast, and start to lay eggs.Now the nymphs of the locusts broke through the ground one after another. It was another big meal. When the cage door was opened, thousands of chickens and ducks swarmed out and rushed into the farmland.At this time, the locusts have just broken out of the ground, have not yet grown wings, and have not even had time to climb the straw. They are completely the food of chickens and ducks. They are desperately trying to escape, but how can they escape?The stomachs of the chickens and ducks became their only destination, and the chickens and ducks swept away, leaving no chickens or dogs behind!
Originally this was something to be happy about, but the military households were pale and terrified, knelt in the field and kowtowed like garlic, begging God to appease the wrath, even Master Tian's tenant farmers were no exception.Mr. Tian could no longer be arrogant anymore, he was stunned to see the army of chickens and ducks slaughtering in the field, and he was heartbroken: "Do evil, do evil! Doing so will only offend the heavens and bring about even more terrible disasters!" He trembled He walked up to Yang Menglong, pointed his crutch at Yang Menglong's nose, and called, "You ignorant boy, do you know how much trouble you have caused? Immediately let these poor soldiers catch chickens and ducks and kill them, otherwise, Wuyang The county will be devastated, and the consequences will be disastrous!"

Yang Menglong snorted, and pointed at the nymphs in the army field who were cornered by chickens and ducks: "If they are really gods, why can even mere poultry eat them at will? Chickens and ducks can eat them, which is what you call Godly locust, and I can kill those chickens and ducks to make stew for drinking at any time, so what am I?"

Mr. Tian's face turned green and white, and he stamped his feet and shouted: "You...you are arrogant, you are fooling around!"

Yang Menglong said: "If you have any constructive suggestions, I'm all ears. If you don't, please shut your beak and don't bother me!" He yelled at Chen Baihu: "Bring a few people over and grab a catty for me. The locusts are coming, I want to take them back for dinner!"

Master Tian was so angry that he foamed at the mouth: "You...you..."

Wang Tiechui said suddenly: "Catch a catty for me too. These insects look very tender, and the taste of frying them is definitely not inferior to fish and shrimp."

Oh my God, even this honest Shandong man is crazy!

Chen Baihu felt his eyes were spinning and he almost fell down.

Two catties of locusts were quickly caught. Yang Menglong glared at the military households who were still kowtowing, and said loudly: "I'll take the locusts home and fry them for wine. Let's see where the gods are in this ghost thing. It's worth your money!" Such awe!" He grabbed the bag containing the locusts with one hand, and walked towards the guard in a huff, the ignorance of these military households really pissed him off.

After he left, everyone looked at each other in confusion before they could react. After a while, they gathered around Chen Baihu and asked, "Master Baihu, what should we do? Should we put those chickens and ducks back in the cage?"

Chen Baihu was also very embarrassed: "Little General Yang is angry, whoever dares to put the chickens and ducks back in the cage will have nothing to do with anyone... But if you don't put them back, if you offend the heavens, then..." Everyone was waiting. He made up his mind, but he still couldn't make up his mind. He stared blankly at the chickens and ducks greedily pecking at the locust nymphs, as well as the green crops. He was afraid of God's punishment, but he couldn't bear to part with the wheat that had no beginning to ear. I don't know what to do.Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, don't worry about it! It's not us who killed the locusts. Even if there is retribution, it will be retribution on chickens and ducks. What are we afraid of?"

It is enough to have this reason, because everyone is also reluctant to part with this season's crops.This year, there is less snow, and the growth of wheat is already poor. When Yang Menglong came to Wuyang, it had been dry for more than a month, and many of them died. After watering and fertilizing with great difficulty, most of them were recovered, and their growth was still good. That's right, just point to this bit of wheat and eat, and then let the locusts eat it, and they will starve to death!Although God is scary, it is not as scary as being hungry after all. Even if you want to punish us, you have to let us eat first, right?Besides, it is the chickens and ducks that eat the locusts, not us, so why should the retribution come to us?With this reason, everyone suddenly became confident, and only hoped that the chickens and ducks would eat up those damn pests!

Master Tian watched coldly and sneered again and again. He wanted to see how these poor soldiers who dared to fight against God died!

Chen Baihu suddenly remembered something, jumped up like a cat in boiling water, and screamed: "It's broken, General Yang!"

The military households were taken aback for a moment, and immediately reacted.The chickens and ducks ate the locusts, God will retribution on the chickens and ducks, everyone will lose some chickens and ducks at most, but Yang Menglong also said cruelly that he will eat locusts, if God's retribution is on him, then what to do!Everyone jumped up at the same time, rushing to the Qianhu Office in a hurry, chickens and ducks can be in trouble, but Yang Menglong can't be in trouble, everyone's rations, dolls go to school, and free clinics, all depend on him, if something happens to him , what can everyone do!
Back at the Qianhu House, Chen Baihu and the others found that all the people in the Qianhu House were running towards the Qianhu House with terrified expressions, screaming inwardly, and quickened their pace.There was still a hundred steps away from the Qianhu House, when the people in front suddenly stopped, twitched their noses and called out, "It smells so good, what is it, so fragrant?" The people behind also smelled it, and it was a strong smell. The smell, the devil knows what delicacies are being cooked inside, just the smell makes people salivate.While in doubt, the door opened with a creak, and Yang Menglong strode out with a huge plate in his hand. Behind him, of course, was his forever loyal younger brother, Wang Tiehammer.Everyone stood on tiptoe and saw that it was over, the plate was full of fried locusts, and the smell came from the plate!

He really fried two catties of locusts with oil!
Yang Menglong seemed a little surprised when he saw hundreds of people crowded around the door: "I said, although the locusts I fried are very fragrant and everyone wants to try them, there is no need for hundreds of people to come and watch, right?"

Chen Baihu screamed inwardly and exploded the locusts. This was a big sin!He screamed: "Little General Yang, you can't eat that thing! Throw it away quickly!" As soon as he yelled, everyone shouted: "You can't eat that thing, throw it away quickly, quick!"

Yang Menglong hated iron but steel: "How many times have I told you that locusts are not only feed for chickens and ducks, but also a delicacy, something you can eat, what are you afraid of!" Grab it from the plate with lightning speed. A few of them were thrown into the mouth, chewed, and kept yelling while chewing: "It's delicious, it's delicious! Wang Tiechui, you should try it too!"

Wang Tiechui was so rude, he grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing until oily, and said vaguely: "It's delicious, it's delicious, even more delicious than lobster!" He untied the gourd from his waist and twisted it. He opened it, poured a gulp of wine down his throat, and then stuffed a handful of locusts into his mouth. It was so satisfying to eat!
Is it so delicious?

Everyone was dumbfounded and stared blankly at these two idiots drinking wine and chewing locusts until their mouths were full of oil. In the end, many people swallowed their saliva, completely treating locusts as they should. Awe was thrown away.

At this time, Xiao Yufang also came out, also holding a plate in her hand, which contained a small plate of fragrantly fried locusts.Xiao Jun and An Ning followed behind and kept yelling: "Sister, I want it, I want it!" She picked up locusts with chopsticks and sent them into the mouths of the two little guys in front of everyone. Here, it’s like giving out candy to the students in the school... Said Cao Cao Cao Cao will be there, just thinking of the students, a few six- and seven-year-olds ran over from the school drooling, like a group of hungry Chirping like a dead chick: "Sir, I want it too, I want it too!" They are all a group of foodies, and if they have delicious food, they will lose their lives.Xiao Yufang treated them equally, picked up the locusts and fed them one by one... The parents of those children wanted to stop them, but when they saw their children eating happily, they couldn't help but swallowed back the words.

Maybe locusts are really edible?
Although locusts are small, they are all meat. If you eat too much, they can hold a few ounces of pork, right?
Or, why don't you grab a little fried food later to satisfy the children's hunger?
It's better to see how Yang Menglong and the others are doing first. If they are fine after eating, then the big guys will work together to catch locusts and fry them to add vegetables!
Yang Menglong and Wang Tiechui were honest and ate up a plate of locusts. Similarly, those little guys also ate up a plate, and they all screamed with pleasure.After eating, I went back to sleep. There was not a word of nonsense from beginning to end.Xiao Yufang touched the heads of those greasy-mouthed brats and told them to go back to school quickly. Then she said to everyone with a smile: "Those locusts look scary, but their meat is actually as tender as river shrimps, and they taste very delicious..." …”

Gum!

Everyone swallowed loudly, pursed their lips and waited at the door without speaking.

After waiting for an entire hour, Yang Menglong stretched out, obviously just took a nap, full of energy and full of energy.Everyone saw that he was still alive and in good spirits, and they left with a whoosh.

In the evening of that day, every household in Wuyang Thousand Households wafted the tempting aroma of fried locusts. Not to mention, everyone who had eaten said it was delicious, and wanted to eat it even after eating it!
(End of this chapter)