The blessing of the Qing Dynasty is difficult to pass

Chapter 728
In the first year of Yongzheng, all the bad things seemed to come together. The drought that started at the beginning of the year was just the beginning.

Yinxiang Yinzhen had prepared for the drought early on. Although he was a little worried, he didn't think things were too bad.After all, natural disasters like this are very common, and they were often encountered during Kangxi's reign.

In April, the wheat was dry and the output was reduced by half. Just as Yinzhen was about to exempt the three provinces of Shanxi, Shanxi and Hebei from taxes, even worse news came: there was a large-scale locust plague in Shaanxi, and the output was already reduced. Half of the crops disappeared completely without a trace, and all entered the stomachs of locusts.

Locust plagues refer to catastrophes caused by locusts. A large number of locusts devour crops, causing food production to decrease, thus causing famine.

Locusts like a warm and dry environment, and are often accompanied by drought, so there are sayings that "locusts are born when drought is extreme" and "locusts must be born after a long drought".

According to statistics in the book "History of China's Famine Relief", during the Qin and Han Dynasties, locust plagues occurred on average once every [-] years, during the Song and Song dynasties, the frequency of outbreaks was [-] once, and during the Yuan Dynasty was shortened to [-] years. Ming and Qing dynasties Both are [-] years, and the scope and degree of disaster are the largest in the world.

The frequency of locust plagues is very high, but the scales vary. The locust disaster that broke out in the first year of Yongzheng this time swept across the three provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Hebei, which is considered to be very large.

The locusts crossed the border, and no grass grew. There was no other way to deal with it except to open warehouses to release grain.

People at this time were superstitious and believed in the existence of the "locust god". Therefore, after the locust plague, people chose to burn incense and place tributes to worship the "locust god" instead of taking any measures to eliminate locusts.

This attitude of only praying for God's blessing made Yilao very speechless. She used to be a staunch atheist, but now with the existence of the little white dragon, she began to believe in ghosts and gods, but according to what the little white dragon said, "the locust god" It's a lie to say the least.

Species that can cultivate into gods are all races that are inherently powerful. Pests like locusts want to give birth to locust gods. Just kidding.

"Yes, yes, in my previous life, when I was a child, I used to catch locusts and roast them to eat. They are very delicious. I have eaten a lot of locusts, and I have never seen the locust god come to punish me."

Yi Rao agrees with what Xiao Bai Long said.

Yinxiang's handsome face twitched a few times when he heard this. For a nobleman like him, eating locusts...is simply unimaginable.

Seeing Yin Xiang's appearance, Yi Rao smiled and explained, "I was young at that time, and I lived in the countryside with poor supplies. I wanted to eat everything I saw. I also ate frogs and the hairy grass growing by the river. I have eaten the sweet roots that grow in the ground, and I have eaten cicada chrysalis."

In front of the stomach, these are nothing.

Her original vague memory was highlighted again. "When I was a child, I played on the bridge next to the village every night. Many people ran to the river to catch frogs. After catching them, they took them home and threw them in the stove to roast."

"There are also silkworm chrysalis. At that time, the village was full of trees and the weather was hot in summer. After dinner at night, I took a flashlight and went to the woods to catch silkworm chrysalis. Many people like to eat this, and some people buy it specially. I just change a few yuan at night. But at that time, I was greedy and always ate it all by myself.”

"Later, I heard people say that if I eat too much silkworm chrysalis, silkworm chrysalis holes will grow on my body. I was so scared that I didn't dare to eat it anymore."

"There are also sparrows. At that time, many people in the village used nets to catch sparrows. Although the meat was less, the flies were still a piece of meat."

Yinxiang "..."

Little White Dragon "..."

To this noble one man and one dragon, Yi Rao's words are like a fairy tale.

Yi Rao shrugged and brought the topic back, "Locusts can really be eaten, isn't there no food to eat? Eat locusts! I ate a lot when I was young, thread them on sticks, and roast them on the fire for a while before they are cooked." Yes, it is fragrant and delicious."

Seeing that the corners of Yin Xiang's mouth were still twitching, Yi Rao couldn't help curling her lips, "If you're going to starve to death, what's the point? During the great famine, people even gnaw on the bark of trees. How come they don't care about such delicious meat like locusts? "

Yin Xiang took a deep breath, trying to digest the news Yi Rao said.

He really needs to be quiet.

"Can locusts really be eaten?" He asked uncertainly.

"Nonsense, believe it or not, I'll bake a bunch of skewers for you right now?" Yi Rao rolled her eyes.

"No, no." Yinxiang quickly shook his head and vetoed.

"Hmph, locusts are nothing. In future generations, everything can be eaten. As long as it is not poisonous, there is nothing that cannot be eaten."

"But... the common people don't believe this. They believe in the existence of locust gods, so they dare not eat them." Yinxiang said hesitantly.

Even he is half-believing until now, of course he doesn't believe in the Locust God, and he cannot accept eating locusts.

It's a bit heavy.

"Then let's set an example and show them what to eat." Yi Rao said quite naturally.

Yinxiang's complexion changed drastically, he wants to eat too? !

Yi Rao rubbed her chin with her little hand, thinking about this question seriously, "Well... I used to bake it over fire, which was a little monotonous. After all, there are so many ways to cook. You can boil, steam, braise, or deep-fry."

Boiled, steamed, braised, fried?Thinking of the ugly appearance of locusts, Yinxiang felt something rolling in his stomach.

"Hey, it can't be fried. After all, locusts are a bit ugly. If they are mixed with other vegetable soups, they will definitely not look good. It's better to fry them, or grill them if it doesn't work. It's simple and quick."

Yi Rao was really thinking about this problem seriously, she even thought about going to the kitchen later and instructing the cook to cook a few finished dishes for her according to each of these methods.

Yinxiang waved his hands again and again, loudly stopping her imagination, "Stop, stop, stop talking."

Besides, he was really going to throw up.

Yi Rao was a little surprised, it shouldn't be, it's just locusts.

"Do you think locusts are too ugly? So you can't imagine eating them?" Yi Rao asked suspiciously.

"Yes, it's too ugly. The picture is too beautiful, I dare not look at it." Yinxiang said heavily.

Although the mouth is talking, but the brain unconsciously imagines the appearance of locusts made into dishes and served on the dining table.

time yo! ! !

"You are so superficial, you only look at your face." Yi Rao looked at Yin Xiang quietly, and said, "I think crayfish are also ugly, like cockroaches, there are still many people who eat them, and you eat them very well." Huanshi."

Yinxiang's complexion changed drastically, and he recalled the appearance of the crayfish carefully, but felt that what Yi Rao said seemed to have a grain of truth.

God!How to let him look directly at the delicious crayfish in the future!
Seeing Yin Xiang's complexion constantly changing, Yi Rao smiled, pushed him, and said, "I suggest you to eat locusts obediently. It's just a fart to worship the locust god, so you might as well just worship the little white dragon."

(End of this chapter)