Confiscated and exiled, the down-and-out general became the queen

For the sake of the baby in her belly, Jiuyou suggested that he sleep more and eat more, otherwise it would affect the child's development.

After he said this, how could he not dare to sleep? So now, whenever he felt sleepy, he would let himself rest.

The people in the Song family knew that he was prone to sleepiness and did not dare to disturb him too much. If they wanted to bring him something, they would ask Song Yu to give it to Chunxiang when he went to court.

Old Mrs. Song and Sister-in-law Song were busy at home sewing clothes for the children. Although they knew that the children would most likely not wear them, it was still a token of their thoughtfulness.

When Xiao Lengyue saw Song Ye fell asleep, she got up and went out. As soon as she came out, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Agriculture said anxiously: "Your Majesty, something big has happened."

"What's so urgent that you'd risk entering the palace despite the pouring rain?"

When the Minister of Agriculture heard this, he said anxiously, "Your Majesty, I have received news that there are more monsters in the people's rice fields."

"monster?"

Xiao Lengyue looked at Si Nongsi curiously, "What monster?"

Upon hearing this, Si Nong Si said anxiously, “It’s a big red insect. Originally, there were not many of them, but because of the recent occasional rains, the number of big red insects has skyrocketed.

The people originally wanted to catch the big red bugs, but as soon as they touched them, their bodies would be bitten instantly, and now the people dare not go out. "

Xiao Lengyue frowned even more deeply when she heard Si Nongsi's words. She pondered for a while and said, "Are all the people's crops destroyed?"

When the Minister of Revenue heard this, he bowed and said, "No, it's very strange that those big red worms don't eat crops."

The words of the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Agriculture made Xiao Lengyue even more confused. She really couldn't figure out what the big red worms they were talking about were.

She pinched her brows and asked, "Is there a portrait?"

When the Minister of Revenue heard this, he quickly took out the paper in his arms, but when he opened it, he only saw a black mass in the painting.

Xiao Lengyue looked at the ball of ink and sighed softly, "Forget it, since those big red bugs don't eat crops, let's not let the people touch the big red bugs. I will go out of the palace tomorrow to see them myself."

When the Minister of Revenue heard this, he looked at the time and bowed, saying, "Yes."

After the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Agriculture left the palace, they quickly asked the yamen runners to notify the people not to touch the big red insects and to deal with them after the rain stopped tomorrow.

When the people got the news and knew that the big red bugs would not eat crops and that the court would send people to deal with them the next day, they rested at home with peace of mind.

The next day, Xiao Lengyue looked at the rain which had not decreased at all, and her expression became a little solemn. She put on her clothes and turned to look at Chunxiang, "It's raining, Feng Jun, you should be careful when you go out."

After giving the order, Xiao Lengyue went to attend the morning court. The topic of discussion at the morning court was naturally the rain and the big red worms.

Xiao Lengyue listened to the sound of rain outside gradually weakening, and she felt a little relieved. Since the last heavy rain, she had people enlarge the drainage ditches, and the current amount of rain would not cause flooding.

After the morning court session ended, the rain gradually stopped. Seeing this, Xiao Lengyue said, "I will change my clothes and leave the palace with you."

After saying this, she did not return to the Qianqing Palace, but went to the Yangxin Palace, changed into casual clothes, had a quick breakfast, and then followed the Sino-Agricultural Department and the Ministry of Revenue out of the palace.

When we got to the street, we saw people cleaning up the garbage on the street.

When Xiao Lengyue saw that there was no stagnant water, he asked the people from the Agriculture Department to take him to the rice fields with the most giant red worms.

When they arrived at the outskirts of the city, Xiao Lengyue saw the carriage stopped and was about to get off when she heard Long Er say, "Master, there are big red bugs everywhere outside."

Hearing this, Xiao Lengyue pulled open the car curtain without any hesitation. After looking over, he froze in place.

Aren’t those crayfish and crabs running around on the road?

Looking at the dirt road and the ridges covered with crayfish and crabs, Xiao Lengyue was really shocked for a moment.

Long Er thought Xiao Lengyue was frightened, and was about to speak when he saw Xiao Lengyue jump off the carriage swiftly.

Seeing this, Long Er hurriedly followed. The people from the Sinong Division no longer dared to sit in the carriage and jumped off together.

Although they were also afraid, seeing that Xiao Lengyue had gone down, they dared not not go down.

Si Nongsi looked at the big red worm at his feet and trembled as he said, "Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

When Xiao Lengyue saw him like that, a smile flashed in her eyes. She raised her eyebrows slightly, squatted down and picked up the crayfish.

This scene frightened everyone. Long Er had already drawn his sword and was about to stab him to death when he heard Xiao Lengyue say, "Don't be impatient."

After saying that, she stood up, holding the crayfish in her hand, and looked at Si Nongsi and the others, "Find someone to catch all of these."

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked. They all looked at Xiao Lengyue, unable to believe that His Majesty wanted them to catch the big red bug.

Looking at them, Xiao Lengyue frowned slightly, glanced at the crayfish in his hand, and looked at Long Er, "Find a bucket."

When Long Er heard this, he took out a wooden barrel from the carriage, threw the crayfish into the barrel, and then broke off a branch from the roadside.

Putting the two sides together, a pair of chopsticks appeared in Xiao Lengyue's hands.

She looked at everyone and said coldly, "Remember to watch carefully."

After saying that, everyone watched Xiao Lengyue pick up the big red worm with chopsticks and throw it into the wooden barrel.

Everyone imitated Xiao Lengyue's actions, made a pair of chopsticks using a tree branch, and began to try to pick up the big red worms.

At first they were not very skilled in the movements, but after two days, they all found the method.

Seeing that they had gotten started, Xiao Lengyue threw the barrel to Si Nongsi and said, "The barrel is too small. You can find a way to make a basket or go back and get a bag."

After she said this, she took Long Er to the rice fields. After checking for a while, she found that these crayfish and crabs almost all came from the rice fields.

The crayfish in the rice fields are brought in from the canals when the people release water.

It has been raining for the past two days, and the water level in the rice fields has risen. The crayfish and crabs have all crawled onto the shore.

In addition, ancient people did not eat crayfish, so they were somewhat rampant. As for why they were not discovered during the last flood, it might be because the rain was too heavy at the time.

After Xiao Lengyue had found out everything, she went back with Long Er. When she got back, she saw that everyone had already captured a lot of people, so she said, "Let's go back and find a restaurant first, and I'll perform a magic trick for you."

Si Nong Si did not dare to delay after hearing this. After returning to the city, they went directly to the restaurant opened by Chunyu.

After arriving there, Xiao Lengyue arranged for the chef in the kitchen to prepare onions, ginger, garlic, and bean paste.

Taking advantage of this time, Xiao Lengyue finally found a few loofahs in the kitchen.

She pulled hard and took out the loofah pulp, then had someone pour the crayfish into a wooden basin, poured water on it, and began to clean the crayfish.