After being exiled, relying on space to pamper the chief assistant

Seeing people eating with gusto, Ye Zhen couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. She was worthy of being from the Lingnan area.

Recalling her past life, she had also heard that many people in the Lingnan area liked to eat bugs. Some genes seemed to be engraved in their bones.

Anyway, she didn't move a single one herself. Even if she encouraged others to eat fried locusts, she couldn't get over that hurdle in her heart.

Fortunately, the quantity she made this time was not large, and she could divide it up with just a few people. No one cared that she, the first person to suggest eating locusts, had not actually used chopsticks.

"Although I feel a little nervous after eating it, it really tastes good!"

"Yes, yes, it's my first time to eat such crispy food. It feels so amazing."

In this era when there are only two cooking methods: steaming and boiling, the frying method is very novel and makes people forget to come back.

Everyone who has eaten it has given positive reviews. Those who are still in a wait-and-see state and have poor mental endurance also regret not trying it.

Fu Heng didn't care about the thoughts of these people who came to join in the fun. He walked closer and asked quietly in Ye Zhen's ear:

"Mrs. Xie's cooking skills are really excellent, but this is the first time I've seen this method."

How could ancient people who didn't even know how to fry oil understand the beauty of oil all at once?

Fortunately, as the manager of a restaurant, Fu Heng could see at a glance the advantages of this approach.

"This method is called deep-frying. As the name suggests, it involves boiling a large amount of oil, putting the ingredients in and frying until cooked."

Ye Zhen didn't intend to hide anything, so she explained the entire procedure in detail.

However, for people nowadays, there are really not many people who can accept this approach.

After all, the current oil is extremely precious. Soybean oil and rapeseed oil have not yet been born. There is only lard, so how can it not be tight?

It was only because she happened to be in the back kitchen of Wangyue Tower that she could come up with so much lard for her to squander.

Hearing this, Fu Heng's eyes lit up and he secretly remembered this method.

"This is a good idea."

The reason why the insect plague is so severe is that people have no way to deal with it. Once it comes, there are a lot of them in a menacing manner. Even if they catch some with nets, there is really no other use than burning them to death with fire.

But the power of fire is always limited. After burning a batch, there are still more waiting. The number of locusts is calculated in tens of thousands.

Now that Ye Zhen has proposed a method to deal with natural enemies such as chickens and ducks, others don't know about it. At least Fu Heng doesn't have to worry now.

The Fu family has about ten acres of farmland in Manyi County. Most of it has been damaged by rice seedlings, but it is not very serious.

According to this method, there is no need to catch them specially to eat. It can be solved by catching hundreds of chickens and ducks.

With the current reproductive capacity, although it cannot be like modern times, a breeding farm can have tens of thousands of chickens and ducks. But in a village, there are only hundreds.

The people who came to watch also saw it, and when they turned around, they quickly used the same method to clean up their own fields.

The person who can eat at Wangyue Tower at this time of year is of high status, and at least he is a country squire with a small fortune.

At this time, the gap between ancient and modern concepts becomes apparent.

In ancient times, one could live without a house, but one could not live without a field.

Once you have money, when you think of buying assets for yourself, the first thing that comes to mind is buying land. Even if you don’t farm it yourself, you can just hire someone to farm it.

Therefore, as soon as they got such a solution, they all went back to spread the news.

Seeing this, Fu Heng smiled at Ye Zhen, nodded, and said:

"Mrs. Xie is so righteous!"

He could see that the other party was obviously deliberately demonstrating how to deal with locusts in front of so many people.

Such a selfless act, even when a businessman saw it, he couldn't help but admire him.

Ye Zhen waved his hands in embarrassment. Ye Zhen felt a little shy after being praised so much.

"Shopkeeper Fu is serious, I'm just doing something with my hands. But I don't know if this method can really come in handy!"

Her thoughts were a little pessimistic and she was more worried.

Needless to say, these wealthy people can use this method to minimize losses. But what about the ordinary people who were seriously affected by the disaster? Where can they find hundreds of chickens and ducks to save their fields?

This matter still has not solved the fundamental problem.

Although Wangyue Tower is rich and Fu Heng has promised to help her, she can't keep borrowing his chickens and ducks and give them to others for free to deal with the locusts, right?

This cannot be justified either emotionally or rationally.

What's more, the amount that Wangyue Tower could lend her was a drop in the bucket for the disaster-stricken village.

Big, the trouble is still not solved!

A touch of anxiety lingered in Ye Zhen's heart, but she also understood that she had done her best.

After spreading the method of dealing with locusts, she and Lin Bin went back, but there were still a lot of things waiting for them at home.

Fortunately, her efforts were not in vain. After the squire returned home, they began to gather their servants and drive chickens and ducks to their fields.

Such an act of mobilizing troops and crowds must be huge, which attracted many people to watch. It was spread from ten to ten, and as evidenced by reality, many people knew this solution.

Manyi County itself is not very big, with less than ten villages at full count. What everyone is most worried about now is the insect plague.

Once a method to control locusts emerges, it quickly spreads.

This was something Ye Zhen didn't expect, and things seemed to be developing in a good direction.

But surprises often come unexpectedly.

On the second day, Ye Zhen had just finished her chores at home and arranged for the women to start washing vegetables and cooking, when suddenly there was a noise at the door.

"Is this the Xie family's residence?"

Ye Zhen passed through the crowd and looked up to see three or four men wearing purple and black county government uniforms, standing at the door with fierce expressions and questioning loudly.

She knew the government officials in Manyi County. It was the same group of government officials who escorted her and Xie Yunshu to this place.

The arrival of the government officials naturally aroused the attention of many people, and many villagers gathered around.

Ye Zhen quickly walked out of the door and replied loudly:

"The Xie family that these officials are looking for is named Ye?"

When the government officials heard this, they quickly turned their eyes and when they met Ye Zhen, they obviously paused for a long time.

Seeing them dumbfounded and silent, Ye Zhen went out and walked a few more steps until he came to a few people.

Although she didn't know why these government servants came, she couldn't just sit idly by as they blocked the door.

"Are you Mrs. Xie?"

The yamen officer came to his senses and asked her. After receiving a positive answer, his expression suddenly changed, and he stepped forward to take someone away in a menacing manner.

The one with the quickest reaction was Lin Bin. His figure had already appeared in front of Ye Zhen when several government officials had just made a move.

"Officials are on business, and everyone else is waiting to leave quickly!"

As soon as they saw someone standing in front of them, several government officials were forced to stop their movements, stared at each other, and yelled loudly.

Unexpectedly, their scoldings not only had no effect, but also caused the surrounding villagers to come forward and surround them.

"Even if it's an official job, there are regulations and reasons! How can you just come and take someone at will?"

Some villagers said angrily, and most of the villagers looked at several government officials with different eyes.

In the hearts of most villagers, Ye Zhen is like their savior, and they always respect her.

How could they watch each other being taken away by a group of government officials.

Seeing this scene, the government officials couldn't help but feel a little panicked, but they remained calm on their faces.

There were only three or four of them out this time, which was certainly not enough compared to the dozen or so villagers.

"Are you trying to rebel like this?!"

The leading officer yelled, but the response he got was unmoved.

The villagers were still staring at them eagerly, as if they couldn't solve the problem without giving them an explanation.

"My lords, since you want to arrest someone, please tell me the reason. If I am really guilty, or if there is any misunderstanding, I am willing to go with you."

At this time, Ye Zhen was not only blocked by Lin Bin in front of her, but also by Xie Yunshu, both of whom looked at the government officials with unkind expressions.

But in her heart, she was unwilling to have conflicts with officials. After all, her family was still in the process of being exiled, and the quarrel would be too ugly, which would not be good for their future lives.

Asking herself, Ye Zhen didn't do anything out of the ordinary during this period, and she rarely interacted with other people.

Why did you get into trouble with the government?

Ye Zhen herself couldn't figure it out.

Seeing that the surrounding villagers were unwilling to give up, several government officials finally gritted their teeth and chose to compromise.

They have also heard that bad people come out of poor villages. The people in some villages are so fierce that they don't even obey the orders of the government.

"Early this morning, someone filed a lawsuit against the government. They said by name that it was you, Mr. Xie, who taught them how to eat locusts. Now the people who ate them are still lying in the hospital!"

The use of chickens and ducks to control locusts had already reached the ears of the county magistrate as early as last night.

But before he could be happy, someone came to the county government office early in the morning and accused Ye Zhen of spreading rumors and harming others.

What happened yesterday was that only chickens and ducks were used to control locusts, and not many people said that they could be eaten by humans.

Firstly, because locusts are insects after all, not many people can resist the pressure and eat them.

Secondly, there were not many people present that day, and even fewer people had personally tasted it. Most people's attention was on how to control the locusts, not how delicious the locusts were.

But there is indeed someone who caused problems after eating locusts, and this person's status in the county is not low.

Otherwise, in the face of solving the major problem of insect infestation, how can the county magistrate have the spare time to deal with this matter?

"Did you get sick from eating locusts?"

"I'm afraid this person is not a fool. How can locusts be eaten? It's ridiculous that he still wants to use this excuse to slander Mrs. Xie!"

Upon hearing what the government officials said, the villagers' faces showed disbelief.

They had also heard that chickens and ducks could eat locusts, but they had never heard that humans could eat them, so they subconsciously thought that these government officials were slandering them.

At this time, Lin Bin and Ye Zhen looked at each other.

As the first person to eat locusts, Lin Bin can responsibly say that despite their appearance, the taste is still good.

And from yesterday to now, he hasn't had any discomfort. Don't forget, he is still an incomplete patient!

Compared with Lin Bin's trust, Ye Zhen was full of surprise and did not expect that the problem lay here.

Yesterday, she did bring up the idea that people could eat locusts, but she never expected that this would be spread. After all, she couldn't eat it herself.

But I didn't expect that someone would get sick because of this. This...can be regarded as her responsibility.

"I will go with you to the county government office."

Said helplessly, Ye Zhen gently pulled away from Lin Bin.

As soon as these words came out, everyone except a few government officials and Lin Bin appeared on the scene, and everyone was shocked.

Could it be that Mrs. Xie really made people eat locusts?!

Not to mention the villagers, Xie Yunshu's jaw dropped.