C100 Three Good and Three Evil
C100 Three Good and Three Evil
Xiao Yun said, "Do you know? In fact, locusts can also be eaten!"
"Eat?"
The eunuch could not help but retch, then he said, "Could it be that Young Master Xiao wants us, the citizens of Qin Country, to catch locusts to eat?"
"Why can't we eat?"
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "The cicadas can be eaten, the pupae can be eaten, and many insects can be eaten. It even has a good taste. Why can't the locusts eat them?"
"Can it really be eaten?"
The eunuch was stunned for a moment.
Then, he frowned and thought about it carefully.
He immediately recalled the locust plague he had seen before.
The calamities that blotted out the sky and covered the earth, just thinking about it was terrifying.
But if the locust could eat... then wouldn't the thing flying in the sky be food?!
"Can it really be eaten?"
The eunuch couldn't help but become excited. He even ran over and grabbed Xiao Yun's shoulder. He asked with excitement in his eyes.
Xiao Yun frowned and asked, "Why did you suddenly become so excited?"
The eunuch was stunned for a moment. He knew that he had lost his composure.
He sighed and said, "Young Master Xiao does not know. Actually, this old servant had experienced a locust plague when I was a child... That year's scene, this old servant will never forget it for the rest of my life! Everything was clearly fine. The Zhuang family grew up happily. He still remembered what his father said, when the harvest is over... After selling the money, he wanted to buy a few pieces of good wood. He would buy a set of furniture as his sister's dowry. Actually, his sister would have gotten married a few years ago. It was because his family was poor and he could not afford the dowry. That was why he dragged it on. If he dragged it on any longer, his sister would become an old lady. I'm afraid we can only marry the ruffians in the village. "
The eunuch was lost in his memories. His expression was warm at first, but then it became bitter.
"In the end, the locust plague suddenly came! It blotted out the sky and covered the earth, like a cloud pressing down on his head. The black mass caused the entire sky to turn black. Wherever the locust passed, the Zhuang family, the trees... They would eat all the grass on the ground! Our family naturally did not harvest anything... Sigh, our family's stockpile of food has been eaten for half a month. They could not continue living. The family could only migrate. To put it bluntly, they could either beg for food along the way or find a livelihood in the big cities. We can let our family survive this year. "
Xiao Yun listened from the side and did not interrupt. His expression was also similarly solemn.
"In the end, the big city is also difficult. There are many people and few lives. Father naturally can't buy it. At that time, the family wanted to sell elder sister to a wealthy family as a servant girl, but she was too old. Moreover, the wealthy family also wore tight clothes and kept their food. They didn't accept her at all. They also wanted to sell her to a brothel, but her sister would not do it even if she was beaten to death. In the end, one month later... I starved to death. "
The eunuch's voice began to tremble.
Not only his voice, but his body also began to tremble. His expression was terrifying, and his eyes were empty and lifeless. It was as if his sister's corpse was right in front of him, right on the ground!
"Then it's my mother. After that, my father won't be able to do it either. He made use of his connections and finally managed to sell me into the palace. After becoming a eunuch... Hehe, Young Master Xiao, can you imagine it? This is something that will take a lifetime. At that time, we will need to spend some money to establish a relationship!"
He gritted his teeth.
"My dad doesn't have any money, so he can only kneel at the door of the house and kowtow nine times in succession..."
Taking a deep breath, the eunuch continued after a long while, "Wait for this old servant to enter the Palace and recuperate to learn the rules. By the time I recover, it is already a year later. At that time, the old servant asked someone to inquire, but no one had any news of my father. Everyone speculated that his father died in that famine."
Xiao Yun tilted his head and asked, "So you hate locusts?"
"Yes!"
The eunuch widened his eyes and asked again, "Can we really eat them? "
Xiao Yun nodded and said, "But it's not that easy. In fact, people are not stupid. The locusts have hit their faces. They are really hungry. Even humans are eaten, let alone locusts. But do you know why there has been no such thing as eating locusts for so many years? "
" Don't tell me... I can't eat them anymore? "
The eunuch became nervous.
Xiao Yun said, "Actually we can eat it, but we need to grasp a certain method."
"Cooking?"
"No, we need to treat it with medicine. "
"Medicine?" The eunuch did not understand.
Xiao Yun said, "Actually, locusts can be eaten directly during normal days. There's no need to cook, no need to cook, no need to roast, no need to cook. He picked it up and stuffed it directly into his mouth, even though the taste was a bit lacking. It's fine after eating it, instead, it's very nutritious. It's good for the body. "
"Really? "
"If you roast it, it will be fragrant! It will be more fragrant than all the meat you have eaten. As long as you add a little salt to the taste, you will be addicted to it."
"Is this true? "
The eunuch became more and more agitated.
Xiao Yun poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"But if a species becomes a huge group in a short period of time, then things will become extremely complicated. They form groups, and something that no one can understand will happen. They will mutate, and their bodies will be covered with poison to resist their natural enemies. "
"Poison... poison? Young Master Xiao meant that ordinary locusts would be fine after eating them, but the locusts in the locust disaster are poisonous?"
"Yes."
"This poison... Is it big?"
Xiao Yun sighed and said, "I also hope it is not big, but there is a high possibility that it will die if people eat it."
The eunuch was stunned for a moment, then he staggered two steps back. With a bitter face, he said, "Young Master Xiao, you are really a wonderful person. He had said that he could eat something, which gave this old servant a ray of hope. In the end, his hope was erased in an instant. Young Master Xiao's ability to toy with people's hearts was truly amazing. This old servant really admires you."
These words were full of sarcasm.
Xiao Yun touched his nose and said, "In your hearts, I am such a boring fellow. Although the locusts in the locust disaster were poisonous, this young master had said it before. In terms of certain illnesses, this young master is the best doctor in the world! Since it is poisonous, all we need to do is to think of a way to cure this poison. Isn't that enough? "
"It can cure the poison?"
The eunuch immediately perked up again.
However, he immediately became depressed again.
"The antidote is also a medicine. Nowadays, the food is limited, and the medicine is even rarer. If it is made into an antidote and distributed, the amount of manpower and resources needed will probably be even greater than the food."
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "You can actually think of this. It seems that you are also a capable person by His Majesty's side. You are an excellent helper for His Majesty."
The eunuch smiled bitterly and did not say anything.
Xiao Yun said, "Actually, it is quite easy to solve this, but we need to take a gamble!"
"Make a bet?"
"Yes, we need His Majesty to make a bet on the luck of the entire Qin Country!" ___ said.
"This!"
"If it is successful, the task will be done once and for all. No, to be precise, it will be two birds with one stone. It directly solved two of the most fatal problems, but if it is not solved... Then, the Great Qin Country will lose its last reliance, and it will decline in an instant. It was the kind that couldn't be restored."
The corner of the eunuch's eyes twitched violently.
He was terrified by Xiao Yun's words.
However, he still gritted his teeth and said, "This old servant cannot make a decision on this matter. However, this old servant must bring this news to His Majesty, especially the content of this huge gamble!"
"Purchase."
Xiao Yun lightly tossed out these two words and then explained, "Or use money or food, as long as the people discover the locusts. No matter how much, as long as they capture them and send them to the government. It can be exchanged for money or food! After that, these locusts will be sent to the capital by someone to wait for me to take a look at them. Then, I will study the antidote. If the antidote is successfully developed, then all the locusts will be ground into powder. After mixing the antidote and making a meat patty, I will distribute them in the name of food. As a reward for continuing to capture the locusts! "
The eunuch's pupils immediately shrank into a line. He did not speak but took his leave immediately. He returned to His Majesty's side and told His Majesty exactly what Xiao Yun had said.
The Great Qin Country Master was stunned on the spot and was silent for a long time.
Then, he slowly said, "In other words, I want to place the future of Great Qin on whether Saint Xiao can develop the antidote. Is that what you mean?"
The eunuch bowed and stood there, not daring to respond.
His Majesty continued, "If this matter is successful, then I only need to take out a certain amount of money and food. This will allow the entire matter to circulate, and the people will capture the locusts. In exchange for food, we will use the locusts to make food and distribute it as a reward. This would form a balance, and this matter... There are also three advantages to this. One, it can solve the plague of locusts. Second, it can solve the world's food crisis. Third, it can solve the problem of the people having nothing to do. "
Speaking up to this point, His Majesty suddenly sneered and said, "But if he did not develop the antidote, then Zhen will spend the last of Great Qin Country's savings to exchange for the useless locust. There are still three evils!"