PFC Chapter 77 Why does catching locusts feel kind of fun?
Chapter 77 Why does catching locusts feel kind of fun?
Chapter 77 Why does catching locusts feel kind of fun?
The sun gradually began to set in the west.
The laughter in the courtyard grew louder and louder.
"Over here! Sister, stop it! It's running towards your feet!"
The little ox shouted anxiously.
A particularly fat locust, in a panic, rushed straight towards Li Lizhi's shoes embroidered with gold thread.
Li Lizhi instinctively wanted to scream and run away.
But looking at the arrogant way the insect was, and then looking at my sister over there, who was playing and sweating profusely but laughing more happily than anyone else, I was struck by how she was.
The feeling of being isolated from happiness is even more sweltering than this weather.
It was by some strange twist of fate.
Li Lizhi threw away the oil-paper umbrella in her hand and grabbed the net bag from the ground.
"Where do you think you're going!"
She gave a sharp shout, disregarding all decorum, and chased after him, lifting her skirt.
The insect jumped extremely fast, and Li Lizhi missed twice, exhausting herself in the process and even causing her hair to become crooked.
"I refuse to believe I can't catch you!"
The princess's competitive spirit was fully ignited.
She gritted her teeth, mimicking Su Mu, holding her breath and staring intently at the rising and falling gray dot.
call!
This net carried a gust of wind tinged with anger and embarrassment.
They've got it!
Looking through the gauze at the ugly thing struggling inside, Li Lizhi didn't feel disgusted at all.
Instead, an unprecedented sense of accomplishment welled up from the bottom of my heart!
"Got him! Su Mu! I got him too!"
Li Lizhi held up a bamboo pole, her cheeks flushed and her eyes sparkling; there was no trace of the princess-like air she usually wore.
Su Mu turned around and gave her a thumbs up.
"Not bad, keep going, let's cook once we have a whole pot."
"One pot isn't enough!"
Li Lizhi rolled up her sleeves, revealing half of her snow-white forearms, "We're going to catch them all in this yard! So they won't dare scare the rhinoceros!"
Once you start, you can't stop.
The once quiet backyard of the imperial kitchen has now become a training ground.
Two figures, one large and one small, moved through the grass, nets flying and dust billowing.
Su Mu wasn't idle either; he was responsible for catching all the flying shrimp that had been driven out.
One hour later.
Three large bamboo cages, each about half a person's height, were filled to the brim.
The locusts crawled and bumped around inside, making a rustling sound that made your teeth ache.
If someone with trypophobia saw this, they would probably faint on the spot.
Just then, a young eunuch from the imperial kitchen passed by carrying a bucket of swill.
He originally intended to dump things into the swill pit in the backyard, but as soon as he reached the door, he peeked inside through the crack in the door.
That one glance almost scared the soul out of him!
The usually aloof Princess was now disheveled, her sleeves rolled up to her elbows, as she was stuffing a giant locust into a cage.
The more favored Princess Jinyang sat on the ground, staring at the insect, muttering something like "I'll blow you up."
"Oh, our ancestors!"
The eunuch's legs buckled, and the bucket of water in his hand crashed to the ground.
That's the Locust God!
Those are divine insects sent down by the heavens!
Your Highness, this is blasphemy against the gods!
If Heaven finds out about this, it will bring down divine punishment, and the entire palace will suffer as a result!
The little eunuch scrambled back, crying out, "Something's happened! Something terrible has happened!"
The princess has captured the Locust God!
yard.
Su Mu raised an eyebrow at the commotion outside, but didn't take it seriously.
He walked up to the three bamboo cages and dusted off his hands.
"knock off."
Li Lizhi only felt tired at this moment. She leaned against the tree trunk and gasped for breath. Looking at the three cages of worms that were still wriggling, that feeling of nausea returned a little.
"Really—really want to eat it?"
She swallowed hard, pointed at the cage, and said, "There are so many, how am I supposed to even begin?"
"Who told you to swallow it whole?"
Su Mu rolled his eyes at her, then turned around and brought over a basin of water and a few small stools.
"Sit down and get to work."
Su Mu casually grabbed one from the cage with extremely skillful technique.
pat!
With a pinch of the thumbnail, the two pairs of hard wings on the locust's back were torn off.
Then, he stroked his fingers downwards.
A soft click.
Those two long legs with sharp spikes, which were most likely to get stuck in the throat, were also removed and thrown aside.
Finally, gently squeeze and pull at the end of the abdomen with your fingers.
A black suture was pulled out by the roots.
The once menacing worm was now reduced to a smooth, plump body, which was thrown into a basin of water.
"Did you understand?"
Su Mu shook the processed locusts in the water. "Remove the wings, legs, and tendons. What's left is all meat, much cleaner than shrimp meat."
The little rhinoceros watched with great interest, not afraid of getting dirty, and picked up one to start imitating it.
"Remove the wings—remove the legs—squeeze out the poop!"
The little girl was too weak to pull the leg off, and she kept whimpering in frustration.
Su Mu smiled and took the hand, helping her disconnect the connection and letting her take charge of the final cleaning.
Li Lizhi hesitated for a long time as she looked at the ever-growing pile of meatballs in the basin.
After removing those scary claws and wings, it really does look a bit like an unpeeled shrimp?
"hurry up."
Su Mu urged, "The water's already boiling. We need to process this thing while it's still alive; once it's dead, the flesh will become tough."
Li Lizhi gritted her teeth and sat down.
"If it doesn't taste good, I'll hold you responsible!"
She reached out her slender hand and, with a slight tremor, picked one up.
The texture was still a bit strange; it was soft and moving.
Li Lizhi closed her eyes, steeled her resolve, and pinched her fingers hard.
pat!
The wing fell off.
It doesn't seem that difficult?
Even the destructive pleasure is somewhat stress-relieving?
Li Lizhi opened her eyes, and her hands moved faster and faster.
The three people sat around the wooden tub, making a series of clapping sounds as they worked, while a small mountain of wings and thighs piled up beside them.
"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened!"
Wang Dequan knelt on the ground with a thud, his throat feeling like it was stuffed with a feather. "The Imperial Kitchen sent word that—that the Eldest Princess and Princess Jinyang caught the Locust God in the backyard! And they're going to—and fry him in oil to eat!"
"What?!"
Li Shimin, who had just been pulled back to the palace by Wei Zheng to discuss matters, suddenly changed his expression and stood up abruptly from the dragon throne.
Wei Zheng was so shocked that his beard stood on end, and he almost dropped his official tablet.
"Absurd! Utterly absurd!"
Wei Zheng trembled with rage. "How can the Locust God be blasphemed? This will anger Heaven and bring down even greater calamities! Your Majesty, this trend must not be allowed to continue! It must be stopped immediately!"
Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat.
Eating locusts?
Has Su Mu gone mad?
That thing looks grotesque and is considered unlucky. How could it be given to a princess of noble birth?
Moreover, this is a sensitive time for locust plagues. If word gets out, won't the people be in an uproar?!
"Let's go! To the imperial kitchen!"
Li Shimin flicked his sleeves and strode out, his face full of anxiety.
"I want to see just how much guts this Su Mu has to lead my daughter astray and to dare to blaspheme the Locust God at this critical juncture!"
The group marched in a grand procession, exuding a murderous aura, straight towards the imperial kitchen.
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