When the locust plague came, there were locusts all over the sky and the ground, and even a few of them could be killed with every step. As a result, every time Li Xiu took, he felt a "crackling" sound under his feet, which sounded very disgusting. Li Xiu could even imagine that his feet must be full of green juice, but he didn't care about these things at this time.

When Li Xiu came to the Ministry of Agriculture, he found that the officials and yamen runners here were holding big brooms and drove away the locusts that were flying over. After all, the Ministry of Agriculture is not as good as other places. There are many experimental crops planted in it, and these things cannot be eaten by the locusts.

Seeing Li Xiu coming, officials outside saluted him one after another. Li Xiu also greeted these people, and then walked straight into the Ministry of Agriculture. It turned out that although there were locusts inside, the number was not large, and there were many people driving away the locusts. It seemed that they would not have much impact on the Ministry of Agriculture.

Li Xiu came to Yang Nong's room. Before he could enter, he heard a cough sound from inside. This made him frown and walked in without knocking on the door. As a result, Yang Nong was hunched over on the desk, covering his mouth with one hand and holding a pen with the other, as if he was recording something. However, his eyes were not good at old age, and his whole face was almost on the table.

"Mr. Yang, haven't I given you a pair of reading glasses? Why don't you wear them?" Li Xiu couldn't help feeling sad when he saw Yang Nong's appearance, but he still smiled a little.

Hearing Li Xiu's voice, Yang Nong raised his head, squinted his eyes and looked at him, then smiled and pointed to the table and said, "Look at it yourself. When these locusts arrived today, I hurried to direct the people below to drive away the locusts, but accidentally dropped their glasses to the ground, and the lenses were broken!"

Only then did Li Xiu notice that there were a pair of reading glasses with broken lenses on the table in front of Yang Nong. Since he gave Li Yuan a pair of reading glasses, these glasses have begun to become popular among people with bad eyes. However, glass and crystal are very expensive, so only nobles can afford it. Yang Nong's pair was the birthday gift he gave to the other party last year.

"It's okay if it's broken. I have some spare lenses. I'll send you another pair later. But what's wrong with you, Mr. Yang? I heard you coughing outside just now?" Li Xiu couldn't help but show a look of concern when he spoke at the end. Yang Nong is getting older, but he still insists on presiding over the operation of the Ministry of Agriculture, which makes Li Xiu very worried about his body.

"It's nothing big, I just couldn't sleep yesterday, so I walked around the yard. I suffered a little cold. I had taken the medicine just now, and I guess it's fine soon!" Yang Nong replied again, but at the end of the day, he looked out the window with a worried face, and then said, "Mr. Concubine, this locust plague is coming in full force. Although we have made some preparations before, I am still a little worried!"

Hearing Yang Nong's words, Li Xiu also smiled bitterly and said, "Don't talk about you, Mr. Yang, I am also unsure now, but then again, we have done everything we should do, and the next thing we can do depends on God's will!"

"Yes, we have done everything we should do!" Yang Nong said with some emotion at this time, but when he said this, he suddenly frowned again, and then said with some confusion, "But we can't do anything when we watch the locusts rage outside, which makes people really unwilling to accept it!"

"Haha~, Mr. Yang, your words have come to my heart. Actually, I am very unwilling to give up. When I passed by Lijiazhuang just now, I wanted to persuade my tenants to capture locusts in the fields to reduce the harm caused by locusts. But they dare not move locusts, saying that they are afraid of offending the locust god. I wonder if you believe the so-called locust god?" Li Xiu laughed first, but at the end, he showed a heavy expression on his face. Faced with this situation, he felt a little powerless.

"I don't say that the strange powers are in chaos. I have always kept my distance from ghosts and gods. However, even if there is really a so-called locust god, I am already at this age, and I am not afraid of offending him!" Yang Nong also said with a heavy expression when he heard Li Xiu's statement. He had thought about catching locusts, but the resistance among the people is too great, and even if the court comes forward, it is difficult to persuade the people to catch locusts.

"Actually, locusts are quite delicious. If everyone likes to eat locusts, no matter how many locusts are, they may not be afraid of them!" Li Xiu scratched his head at this time and said, he liked the taste of locusts. Whether it was roasted or fried, the taste was quite good. Unfortunately, the people of the Tang Dynasty were afraid of locust gods because they were afraid of the locust gods.

"Stop joking with the prince consort, how can locusts be eaten?" What Li Xiu didn't expect was that Yang Nong shook his head and said, even thinking that Li Xiu was joking.

"Mr. Yang, I'm not kidding. Locusts are indeed delicious. The key is whether you dare to eat them?" Seeing that Yang Nong didn't believe it, Li Xiu hurriedly explained again.

"Your Majesty, do you really dare to eat locusts?" Seeing Li Xiu's serious look, Yang Nong couldn't help but stare at him in shock. Locusts are similar to flies and mosquitoes in his eyes. Who can eat flies and mosquitoes?

"Why don't you dare?" Li Xiu immediately patted his chest and promised, but when he said this, he suddenly thought of a solution. He couldn't help but pull Yang Nong out excitedly, and said while walking, "Mr. Yang, if you don't believe it, I'll eat it for you now. In addition, you should also try it. It is said that locusts have the effect of relieving asthma and relieving cough, which can cure your cough!"

Yang Nong didn't expect that Li Xiu would actually perform eating locusts, which made him feel a little amused. As a result, Li Xiu ordered someone to catch a packet of locusts with clothes, but in fact he didn't need to catch them at all. He just used clothes to pounce on the ground and rushed to the kitchen of the Ministry of Agriculture with locusts in one hand and pulled Yang Nong with the other.

The farming department also has a group, but the chef's skills are not good, so he can only barely eat what he cooks. Anyway, Li Xiu never ate it again after eating it once. Every time he is hungry, he goes to the market outside to buy Hu cakes.

It's about noon now, and lunch is being prepared in the kitchen. A fat chef directed more than a dozen chefs to help him. However, when he saw Li Xiu, the fat chef immediately stepped forward with a flattering look on his face and said, "Why are the prince consort and Mr. Yang coming? Do you have to wait for this lunch for a while?"

"There is no rush to eat. You can cook a pot and heat water for me first, and then make a stove for me. I want to cook some food!" Li Xiu immediately ordered.

This fat chef is the chef in the yamen. His surname is Liu, and he is known as Chef Liu. Unfortunately, he is too poor in his skills, but he cannot be fired because this guy used to be a chef in the army and also fought with Li Shimin. Although he had never been to the battlefield and had not made any great contributions, he was also considered a hard work, so he was assigned to serve as a chef here.

"Ah? You...you want to cook in person?" Chef Liu couldn't help but ask in shock when he heard Li Xiu's words.

"Yes, don't ask about other things, please prepare them quickly!" Li Xiu was too lazy to explain at this time, and immediately ordered that although Chef Liu was not skilled, his hands and feet were very clean and he had never deducted the food supplements in the yamen. At most, he was greedy and raised a lot of fat. He was considered a good person. This was also one of the reasons why Yang Nong could tolerate his poor cooking skills.

Hearing Li Xiu's request, Chef Liu immediately agreed. He knew that the prince-consort in front of him would never offend him. He had prepared hot water in the kitchen, so he quickly carried the hot water to a stove. Li Xiu strode over and poured the locusts in his bag in it. As a result, all the locusts that were still alive just now were scalded to death.

Seeing that Li Xiu threw it into the pot was a locust, Chef Liu was stunned. The others in the kitchen looked at Li Xiu. They didn't understand what the prince-consor was crazy about, and they wanted to burn the locust to death with hot water. Are you not afraid of causing the furious god of the locust?

Li Xiu didn't care about other people's gazes at all. He immediately took a large hedge to stir the locusts. On the one hand, he killed the locusts and washed the dirty things on the locusts. Then he used the hedge to remove the locusts and drain them. Then he poured out the water in the pot, poured oil after hot pot. After the oil was hot, he poured the locusts in and fryed them until the locusts were golden. Then he put them out and sprinkled with salt and pepper. A portion of fried flying shrimps were ready.

The so-called flying shrimp is actually a locust. Because the nutritional value of locusts can be compared with shrimp meat, it is known as the beautiful name for flying shrimp.

"Okay, Yang Nong wants to taste the taste of this locust?" Li Xiu smiled and held the plate, then sent the locust to Yang Nong and said.

"This..." Although Yang Nong hated the locusts, he was not yet at the point of "eating their meat". He looked at the locusts in front of him and he was a little hesitant for a moment, but this was not surprising. After all, if it were Li Xiu, he might hesitate if he asked him to eat fried flies.

Seeing that Yang Nong didn't dare to eat, Li Xiu smiled. He took the chopsticks and picked up a golden locust, put it in front of everyone and chewed it. He found that the locust was crispy and delicious, and it was even more delicious than roasted, which made him look satisfied.

"The taste is good. Do you want to try Chef Liu?" Li Xiu ate three times in a row, and then saw Chef Liu and the others looking at him blankly, and asked them kindly.

"This..." Chef Liu instinctively wanted to refuse. Although he was greedy, he was not as heavy as Li Xiu. He dared to eat anything, but his status was low and it was difficult for him to see Li Xiu. Now the other party treats himself to eat. If he refuses, will he anger the prince-consort?
Chapter completed!