Reborn on the day of marriage! After the marriage exchange, the elder sister went crazy

After Lu Bozhou left, the emperor and the empress came.

The Queen wanted Li Jinglan to bring her child into the palace and live there for a while, but the Emperor refused.

"The palace hasn't been cleaned up yet." The emperor teased the little Prince Lu with a smile.

Chen Ji, the chief eunuch in the Queen's Palace, withstood the emperor's test, but others in the Queen's Palace did not.

Five people were dragged out and beaten to death.

At noon, the emperor and the empress had lunch at Prince Pei's Mansion.

Looking at the fried grasshoppers, fried locusts and fried scorpions served to him, the emperor's face turned green.

"What is this?" The emperor's mouth twitched.

Liu Quan was also frightened and hurried out to ask Gao Daxi.

Gao Daxi came over and replied, "This is fried grasshoppers, cicada larvae. They are fried in oil and then fried with salt. They are very fragrant. The princess likes them very much."

Li Jinglan likes to eat this stuff?

The emperor was stunned.

The queen didn't even dare to look at it, and covered her face with her sleeves: "Why don't you retreat quickly?"

Gao Daxi hesitated for a moment and said, "The princess said that this is a delicacy presented to Your Majesty by the people of Xishui Village. The villagers caught it last night and it was delivered this morning."

The delicacies offered by the people?

Did the people think of him as a bird?

The emperor's face turned pale and he really wanted to call Li Jinglan over to scold her.

Do you think I'm a fool?

This thing looks scary, can it be eaten?

Liu Quan glared at Gao Daxi and gestured quietly: Retreat quickly.

Gao Daxi continued to say what Li Jinglan had taught him: "The princess said that the larvae of grasshoppers feed on tree roots in the soil, break out of the soil and eventually become cicadas, laying eggs on tree branches."

"Cicadas can harm a variety of fruit trees, such as apples, pears, peaches, apricots, cherries, etc."

"If we can catch them in the larval stage, it will increase the survival rate and yield of fruit trees."

"If Your Majesty can take the lead in eating grasshoppers, it can form a dietary habit in the capital, and the dignitaries will certainly compete to eat them. The common people and children can catch grasshoppers in season to exchange for money to supplement their families."

"If Your Majesty eats one plate today, fried grasshoppers, scorpions and locusts can be sold for dozens or even hundreds of coins in the market tomorrow. It's easy to catch dozens or hundreds of kilograms a year and sell them for one or two taels of silver."

"If a farming family can earn one or two taels of silver a year, it can provide enough food for the whole family."

Then, Gao Daxi lowered her voice and said, "I have tried it. It is indeed delicious and fragrant."

The emperor was silent.

The New Book of Tang records: There were huge locusts and people were eating each other.

In the second year of Zhenguan, there was drought in the capital and locusts swarmed.

Taizong picked up a few grains and cursed, "People depend on grain for their lives, and you eat it, which harms the people. The people have committed a sin, and it is my fault. If you have a spirit, you should only eat my heart and not harm the people."

Taizong then swallowed it.

As an emperor, one must have the determination to eat locusts.

If he eats a plate of pests today, there will be one less plate of pests in his fields in the future.

but……

I...can't bring myself to say it!

The emperor picked up the chopsticks and hesitated, not daring to eat.

Seeing that the emperor seemed to be relenting, Liu Quan knelt down and said, "I am willing to taste the food for Your Majesty."

Liu Quan picked up the grasshopper with chopsticks and swallowed his saliva in fear.

Then, with the heroic spirit of a warrior who would never return, he stuffed the grasshopper into his mouth.

嚼！

嚼！

Huh?

Fragrant!

Liu Quan's eyes suddenly lit up, "Your Majesty, it smells really good."

Is it really fragrant?

The emperor didn't believe it.

He looked at the eunuchs around him and said, "Go and try the food."

Several eunuchs were frightened when they saw the crawling grasshoppers, scorpions and locusts on the plate, but they could not disobey the emperor's order.

But after trying the food, they all had the same expression as Liu Quan.

"Your Majesty, it smells really good." said several eunuchs.

Does it smell good?

The emperor picked up a grasshopper with chopsticks, which looked disgusting no matter how he looked at it.

I wanted to put down my chopsticks, but then I thought of what Gao Daxixi had just said.

After eating these pests today, he will be able to attract the dignitaries in the capital to follow him.

If the rich and powerful really started eating pests, it would not only reduce pests, but also allow ordinary people to make money.

This is a great deal no matter how you look at it!

Never mind, I'll just bear with it for a while.

The emperor gritted his teeth and stuffed it into his mouth with his eyes closed.

The first bite was a bit stinging.

Take the second bite and your mouth is filled with the taste of caramelized salt.

The third bite was indeed delicious.

After eating the grasshopper, the emperor looked at the grasshopper on the plate again and no longer felt it was disgusting.

"It is indeed a rare delicacy!" The emperor picked up another scorpion and put it into his mouth.

"Hmm, this scorpion is crispy and delicious, even better than a grasshopper."

“Locusts are meaty and taste good when chewed.”

"Come, Zi Tong, try one?" The emperor handed one to the queen.

The Queen really didn't dare to eat it, and hurriedly shook her head: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, but I dare not eat it, I dare not look at it..."

The emperor did not force the queen, but asked the price, "How much did you pay for it?"

Gao Daxi replied, "The princess buys them in Xishui Village at 30 wen per pound. She only wants the ones that are alive and well, not dead. The princess said that the dead ones are poisonous, but they can be fed to poultry."

When he said the last sentence, Gao Daxi glanced at the emperor's expression cautiously.

The emperor's face darkened.

poisonous?

Feeding poultry?

never mind!

Considering that Li Jinglan is wholeheartedly serving the people, we will not pursue the matter further.

The emperor said, "I am very pleased that the people of Xishui Village have presented me with delicious food."

"reward……"

What reward should I give?

Ah, yes!

"Get pen and ink."

Bring the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

The emperor wrote four big characters and stamped his private seal: Cicadas sing in the stream.

Li Jinglan was so happy when she got these four words.

"Find a craftsman to make a plaque and beat gongs and drums and send it to Xishui Village."

That night, fried grasshoppers, fried scorpions, and fried locusts were served on the officials' dinner tables.

The officials looked at the three dishes and fell into deep thought.

Does His Majesty the Emperor dislike us?

Can you eat?

It's so scary to look at.

But the emperor ate all three and also rewarded the people of Xishui Village with four words.

As a subject, I cannot not eat!

Many officials closed their eyes and swallowed the grasshoppers, scorpions and locusts.

Some people vomit and feel sick, while others feel happy...

As soon as the morning market opened the next day, people were carrying sacks and selling things in the market.

"Fresh grasshoppers, dug up with lanterns last night, all alive. Thirty cents per pound."

"Fresh young scorpions, guaranteed to be non-toxic. They are fragrant after being fried, and can be used as medicine to treat rheumatism. One pound costs thirty cents."

"Fresh grasshoppers can be fried to treat whooping cough, and they only cost thirty cents per pound."

A little child who came to the morning market holding his parents' hands saw the things in the bag and burst into tears.

"There are so many bugs... I want to go home! I will be obedient in the future and don't turn me into a bug."

Today's morning market was horrible.

It's really daunting just to look at it and to hear about it.

But some people also saw business opportunities.

Officials actually like to eat this kind of thing?

Isn't this thing everywhere in the wild?

One pound sells for thirty cents.

Isn't it a piece of cake to catch one or two kilograms in a day?

During the evening market, some businesses also started selling fried grasshoppers.

Some curious people bought a few to try.

It was surprisingly delicious.

"What's not delicious when fried? Even fried cow dung is delicious."

Someone murmured in a low voice, and then he also had an idea.

Thirty cents per pound!

Catching a pound of fish a day can be exchanged for more than a pound of meat to improve the family's life.

A few days later, Li Jinglan received feedback from the morning and evening markets.

"The purchase price has dropped to 25 cents per pound, and the price after frying is slightly higher. I heard that the sales are good! Some merchants only sell it for 1 cent per pound, so people can eat it as a snack."

"Some poor people saw that this thing was fried and salted, so they bought it home, crushed it, and sprinkled it into noodle soup as a seasoning."

ignore him!

Let the market adjust itself.

"Your Majesty's reputation is still effective." Li Jinglan sighed in her heart.

Gao Daxi couldn't help but glance at Li Jinglan.

Li Jinglan is really different from other princesses.

Gao Daxixi had dealt with the Princess of Jin and the Princess of Zhao.

Compared with Li Jinglan, these princesses are missing something.

Gao Daxi couldn't tell what it was for a while.

At this time, Lu Guanyu came in from outside: "Sister-in-law, someone is coming from Siyi Pavilion."

How did Siyi Pavilion come to find her?

Li Jinglan was a little curious: "Please come in."