Exile: Empty half of the capital and blow up the enemy's palace

"Oh, God really wants to kill us. The weather is so hot this year, there is so little rain, and the land is dry and cracked. Now there are locusts, and they have almost eaten up all our crops. How can we live like this?" The man sighed.

Yun Qingqing frowned slightly upon hearing this. She looked at the field full of locusts. She asked Dashan to stop the carriage, then got off and walked to the edge of the field. She got off the carriage, walked into the field, and casually caught a fat locust. She said to the man who was walking over, "This locust is a good thing."

When the man heard Yun Qingqing's words, he looked puzzled. How could locusts, which harm crops, become good things?

An elderly villager, after hearing Yun Qingqing's words, said, "Girl, how can these locusts, which destroyed our crops, be considered a good thing?"

Yun Qingqing explained to him, "These locusts are rich in protein and nutrients. Eating them is very nourishing."

After hearing Yun Qingqing's words, the villagers looked at each other in disbelief.

One of the young villagers couldn't help but say, "Girl, don't be ridiculous. This thing looks so scary, how can you eat it?"

Yun Qingqing said seriously, "Why not? If you eat these locusts, you might fall in love with them."

As soon as Yun Qingqing said this, the villagers burst into laughter, as if they had heard a huge joke.

The young villager laughed and said, "Girl, don't be ridiculous! This locust looks like a monster, and you're still in love with it? I'd never fall in love with it, even if I were beaten to death. Even if I eat tree bark, I wouldn't eat this ugly thing."

Yun Qingqing watched the villagers laugh and thought that she had to cook the locusts and let them taste it so that they would believe that they were edible. So she said to the man she had saved, "Can you lend me your stove? I want to fry some locusts."

The man was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Female, please use them." After that, he looked at Yun Qingqing, wanting to say something but not speaking, "Female, are these locusts really edible?"

"They're really delicious." She looked at the villagers in the fields and said, "Catch some locusts for me and I'll fry them for you to eat."

The villagers all wanted to know how to eat the locusts, so they started catching them, and soon they had caught two full baskets.

Then Yun Qingqing got on the carriage and followed the man back to his home. The villagers also went to the man's house to watch the fun.

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When Yun Qingqing and the man returned home, she realized that the man was Xiao He, the son of the village chief.

The village head and his wife knew that Yun Qingqing had saved their son and were very grateful to her.

When they heard that Yun Qingqing wanted to borrow their stove to fry locusts, the couple thought she was fooling around, but they still let her use the stove without saying anything.

Yun Qingqing got into the carriage, took out a bottle of oil and seasoning for fried locusts from the space, and came to Xiao He's kitchen. Xiao He's mother and wife came to help her.

Both of them were very grateful to Yun Qingqing for saving Xiao He and were very polite to her.

"Miss, what do you need us to do? Just tell me." Xiao He's wife said to Yun Qingqing in a gentle voice.

Xiao He's mother also said to Yun Qingqing: "Miss, if you need us to do anything, just tell us, don't be polite with us."

Yun Qingqing really needed their help in dealing with the locusts, so she told them, "Please help me clean the locusts and remove their wings, legs, and other parts."

As she spoke, Yun Qingqing picked up a locust and demonstrated to them.

After Xiao He's wife and mother took a look at it, they knew what to do and took action according to Yun Qingqing's request.

Although they were very opposed to the idea of frying locusts and eating them, seeing Yun Qingqing so confident, they didn't say much.

After processing the locusts, Yun Qingqing marinated them with salt, pepper and other seasonings for a while, and then asked Xiao He's wife to help make a fire.

After the pan was heated, she poured oil into it and put the processed locusts in to fry.

With the sound of "sizzling", the color of the locusts gradually turned golden.

After a while, the locusts became golden and crispy, emitting an enticing aroma.

In the kitchen, the aroma gradually spread.

When Xiao He's wife and mother smelled the fragrance, they showed surprise in their eyes.

They didn't expect that the locusts, which were considered bad things, could emit such an attractive smell.

Xiao He and some villagers looked around curiously outside the kitchen, whispering to each other from time to time.

"These fried locusts smell so delicious."

"Just because it smells good doesn't mean it's edible. Harmful things like locusts are simply not edible. Eating them can kill you."

"That's right! This is the first time I've heard that locusts can be fried and eaten."

"Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. That girl is a good person and will never harm us." Xiao He spoke up to defend Yun Qingqing.

When everyone saw Xiao He defending Yun Qingqing like this, someone immediately started to make a noise: "Xiao He, if you're so protective of this girl, you'll have to eat more of these fried locusts later."

Others also echoed: "That's right, Xiao He, you have to take the lead and try it."

Xiao He nodded: "Eat it if you want. I believe this girl won't harm us!"

This girl saved him and kindly sent him home. How could such a kind girl harm others?

At this time, Yun Qingqing took out the fried locusts and placed them on a plate.

She came out of the kitchen with a plate and said to everyone, "Everyone come and try these fried locusts."

As a result, no one dared to try it.

"Let me try it." Xiao He volunteered to step forward, picked up a piece of fried locust, and put it into his mouth without hesitation. It made a crisp "crunching" sound. He chewed it a few times and his eyes suddenly lit up: This fried locust is so delicious!

The villagers who were watching stared at Xiao He intently, and shouted curiously:

"How is it? Xiao He, is this delicious?"

"Xiao He, what do these fried locusts taste like?"

"Xiao He, did you feel uncomfortable after eating?"

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Everyone was asking questions one after another, but Xiao He kept silent. He picked up another locust and started chewing it. The crunching sound was making, and he showed everyone with his actions that the fried locust tasted great.

"Xiao He, don't just eat it. Tell us if it tastes good or not. Do you feel anything unusual after eating it?"

"That's right, Xiao He, why don't you say something?"

Xiao He held a locust in his mouth and said vaguely, "These fried locusts are delicious." After that, he picked up another locust and stuffed it into his mouth.

When everyone heard this, they could no longer suppress their curiosity and reached out to grab the golden and crispy fried locusts on the plate.

"Oh my god, this thing looks ugly, but I didn't expect it to taste delicious when fried." Someone couldn't help but praise.

"That's right, these fried locusts taste really good. I'll have to fry more of them next time."

"I never thought fried locusts could be so delicious." The villagers exclaimed as they ate, each one enjoying themselves. The young man who said he would rather eat tree bark than this ugly thing ate the fastest, muttering to himself, "Oh my god, this ugly thing tastes so good."