Thrown Into the Wolf’s Den! Zaizai Holds Space In His Hands To Survive the Disaster Year

Since the emperor finished discussing with Shen Ningning, it has been raining heavily for four days in the entire Cangyun Kingdom!

Locust carcasses were floating everywhere in the fast-flowing river.

Standing by the river, you can see a dense layer of black floating on the water.

Four days later, Shen Ningning decided to let the sun come out for a while to avoid making everyone mistakenly think that a flood was coming.

However, just two days after the sun was out, the locusts came back again!

Although the number is not as large as the last time, it is still quite a lot, enough to give the people a headache.

The emperor had to ask the guards to post the imperial list and brainstorm to see what solution there was.

Mo Zhirou was waiting for this moment.

After she went back last time, she investigated the reason why Shen Ningning entered the palace and found out that she had always been known as the blessed girl, so the emperor came to her to find a solution.

But Mo Zhirou didn't believe that a ten-year-old girl could have any magical powers.

Therefore, she also worked hard to give advice to the emperor.

It was suggested that the emperor let the people use bird-catching nets to catch locusts.

But it was rejected by the court.

This method is not only labor-intensive but also ineffective.

After all, the number of locusts is too huge.

Finally, Shen Ningning came up with a way.

"The book that the mad master asked me to read before said that insects like to approach light sources, so flames will attract moths, and flying mosquitoes like to fly towards palace lanterns. If this is the case, does it mean that locusts will also approach bright places? "

Therefore, Shen Ningning took the lead in trying it in Xiangyun Village.

After nightfall, she asked Chen Ye and Jiang Zhi to help, piled oiled matches in the open space, and then lit them.

After a while, all the nearby locusts were attracted. However, the fire was too strong and they were burned to death as soon as they got close. Moreover, once their wings were stained with oil, they would immediately catch fire.

Shen Ningning stood nearby, hearing the crackling sound in her ears.

The locusts came over in a steady stream and fell to the ground one by one. They were all roasted to brown and had a fragrant smell.

suddenly.

When the little girl was looking at the source of the fire intently, she heard the sound of chewing something in her ears.

Shen Ningning looked back.

Wolf Four actually squatted not far away to pick up ready-made roasted locusts to eat!

Shen Ningning was shocked, ran over and grabbed the chubby Wolf Si, pulling him back.

"You can't eat it, these are bugs!"

However, the four wolves were chirping and refused to let go of the delicious food all over the floor.

It whined and whined, and its two fat paws scratched the ground, leaving two traces!

Shen Ningning heard it keep saying it was delicious.

Unable to help but become curious, he let go of his hand.

The four wolves feasted happily, not getting close to the fire source, just waiting for the roasted locusts to fall.

The wolves have long been fed by her daily feast of fish and meat.

You won’t eat ordinary meat if it doesn’t taste good.

Now that Wolf Si was eating deliciously, Shen Ningning also smelled a burnt aroma.

It felt like grandma stir-frying the pork belly to get the oil out, making it sizzling and fragrant.

A bold idea suddenly flashed through Shen Ningning's mind.

The next day.

She set up a stall in Xiangyun Village. There were fried locusts on one plate, browned and tender, sprinkled with salt, pepper and sesame seeds, and cumin on another plate.

Sister-in-law Liu passed by and her eyes widened.

"Ning Ning, what are these locusts for?"

"Eat it!" After the little girl said it, she picked up one and said, "Aunt Liu, let me eat it for you to see."

She put it in her mouth and Sister-in-law Liu screamed in fright. Her eyes were as wide as copper bells, and she watched helplessly as Shen Ningning really swallowed the locust.

Sister-in-law Liu was usually bold and dared to eat it when she saw Shen Ningning. She looked suspiciously at the two plates of fried locusts again.

"Can it really be eaten?"

"Why not? Locusts also eat our food. The wolves have eaten a lot. I have tasted several of them and they taste very good."

After she finished speaking, Sister-in-law Liu finally mustered up the courage to taste it.

Villagers passing by gathered around them and looked at them curiously.

Sister-in-law Liu ate one and it was not enough. She ate two or three in a row before her eyes became bright.

"It smells so good! It tastes better than fried oil residue!"

"Really?" The villagers were eager to try and stepped forward one after another.

Shen Ningning shouted enthusiastically: "I never lie to people. If I say it's edible, it's really edible. All of you uncles have eaten fried cicadas, but you don't know that locusts are also delicious!"

The villagers all came to taste it, and everyone said it was good.

Unfortunately, Shen Ningning didn't leave many locusts behind. That night, everyone set up fires and attracted the locusts to fly over. They quickly picked them up in bags and used them as snacks for the tooth beating ceremony.

Soon, the story of eating fried locusts in Xiangyun Village reached the emperor's ears.

The entire court was shocked.

Mo Lingwei said in a calm tone: "The last time I went to Xiangyun Village to find Shen Ningning, I also tasted it."

The emperor suddenly stood up and became nervous: "My son, are you not feeling well?"

Mo Lingwei sneered: "Locusts sound scary, but Shen Ningning is right. If you dare to eat fried cicadas, why don't you dare to eat locusts?"

Not only did I eat it, nothing happened, but I also thought it tasted good.

The emperor felt that this method was very good. Once the people regarded locusts as a kind of food, they would no longer be afraid and would instead hunt them everywhere.

To this end, the emperor held a bug feast in front of all civil and military officials to set an example and first ate a few fried locusts.

Later, the courtiers followed suit.

In order to support his daughter, Xie Su ate a whole plate alone.

Seeing him calmly refuse, with a calm expression on his face, General Chen admired him.

"Thank you, Prime Minister, how does it taste?"

"Excellent." Xie Suzhi recommended it to General Chen and Mrs. Ye.

Halfway through the banquet, the Ninth Prince suddenly suffered from abdominal pain and his face became unbearably pale.

The ministers exclaimed, and some people couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that something went wrong after eating locusts?!"

For a moment, everyone's harmonious atmosphere became extremely solemn, and they all put down their chopsticks, not daring to use them anymore.

The emperor frowned and was about to speak, but Mo Lingwei said calmly: "Invite the imperial doctor to come over and diagnose the problem in front of you to see what the problem is?"

After a while, several imperial doctors with superb medical skills arrived to check the Ninth Prince's pulse.

The ministers stretched their necks to observe.

The Ninth Prince was rolling around and crying out in pain, and the imperial doctors were helpless.

"This... I would like to inform Your Majesty that His Highness the Ninth Prince's pulse is normal and there is nothing wrong with him. However, judging from His Highness's reaction, it does seem that he has some serious illness."

The Ninth Prince broke into a cold sweat and clutched his stomach: "Father, father... my stomach feels like it is being twisted by a knife."

The courtier next to him hurriedly asked: "Could it be because of eating locusts? Just now, His Highness Ninth Prince started to feel unbearable pain after eating a few. Now even the imperial doctor can't find out the cause. Could it be that eating locusts will cause some sudden illness?"

The other ministers were frightened.

The emperor's eyes were serious, revealing a hint of doubt.

Is there still some problem with eating locusts?

At this moment, Xie Mingxu stood up and calmly held his hands: "Your Majesty, we happened to bring the miracle doctor Sima Han into the palace today. Why don't we invite him to check the Ninth Prince's pulse?"

The emperor's eyes lit up: "I almost forgot, he also entered the palace today, please come quickly."

There was a flash of stiffness in the Ninth Prince's lowered eyes.