The happy life of a prodigal

Unfortunately......

As time goes by and age grows, the river water becomes different from before.

The few small rivers and ditches in my memory have now dried up.

There is not even a little water, let alone fish and shrimp.

"Master, here I come!"

Zhao Hao, who was at the side, saw that his master and sister Huang were already in the river, so he was naturally unwilling to be left behind, so he jumped suddenly and plunged into the river.

Xiu'er was standing on the shore, helping them put the crayfish they found in the mud into the bamboo baskets they had already prepared.

In less than half an hour, the bamboo basket was almost filled with crayfish.

Obviously, there are more crayfish in this place than Fang Xiu imagined.

It’s just such a small mud ditch, there are so many crayfish, I don’t know how many other places there are.

"Stop catching, I'm tired!"

After a while, Zhao Yan threw the crayfish she had just caught to the shore, and simply sat on the mud on the shore, resting.

Her fair hands were covered with mud at this moment, and there was no way to wipe off the sweat.

However, seeing the crayfish full of bamboo baskets on the shore, I was very satisfied.

At the same time, I am even more looking forward to what the taste of this thing will be after it is made into food.

Fang Xiu turned his head, glanced at Zhao Yan, and then at the bamboo basket, with a look of surprise on his face.

Obviously, he didn't think of it either.

In just half an hour, only four people were able to catch so many crayfish relying on manpower.

You know, crayfish is not just a delicacy.

In fact, before it was developed as food, it was a real invasive species, or a harmful species.

When this thing reproduces, it is no less harmful to crops than locusts.

There are so many crayfish in just a small ditch, so how many should there be in the whole Chu country?

Thinking of this, Fang Xiu frowned.

But... After thinking for a moment, he smiled again.

No matter how many there are, as long as it is confirmed that the crayfish tastes the same as the crayfish I ate in the previous life, then there will be no problem.

Instead...it's more of a good thing.

Chunfenglou has not introduced new dishes for a long time, and after a while, they will launch a crayfish feast, making the foodies in the whole Chu country obsessed with crayfish.

According to common sense, crayfish should be eaten in summer, and with the taste of beer, it is simply beautiful in the world.

However, what most people don’t know is that the best season for crayfish meat is not summer, but early autumn.

Therefore, this period of time happens to be the best season to eat crayfish.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face, and he couldn't wait.

He threw the crayfish he just caught to the shore, climbed up, glanced at Zhao Hao who was already tired lying in the mud, and Bai Xiaochun who was still working hard, and said loudly: "The number of crayfish is enough , all of you come up, let’s rest for a while and then go back to Fangfu!”

When Zhao Yan and Zhao Hao heard this, they were all overjoyed, and ran to his side without saying a word.

However, after half an hour of crawling and rolling in the mud, several people could no longer see what they looked like before.

After washing their hands and faces with clean water, the few people were too tired to communicate and climbed into the carriage.

"Go home!"

Another order was issued, and the convoy drove mightily on the way back home.

After leaving the manor, there will be a journey through several villages.

At this time, it is the busy time of farming, the adults are busy in the field, and the children are playing on the side of the road.

And their toy is Fang Xiu and the others just caught a basket of crayfish.

"How come there are..."

Seeing this scene, Zhao Hao murmured with an expression of interest.

Fang Xiu heard this, glanced at him, and asked, "Hasn't there been any before?"

Seeing the master's question, Zhao Hao turned his head, looked at Fang Xiu, nodded, and said, "When my concubine took me outside the city to play, I never saw this crayfish."

After Fang Xiu heard this, he looked at Zhao Yan with a thoughtful expression on his face.

At this moment, Zhao Yan was still resting, and didn't want to say a word. Seeing his eyes, she said angrily, "I haven't seen it before, otherwise, why would I think it's a monster..."

After Fang Xiu got this answer, he lifted the curtain of the car and told Bai Xiaochun on the horse outside: "Stop for a moment, young master, I have something to ask them."

When Bai Xiaochun heard this, he hurriedly said: "Yes, young master!"

Casually, he reined in his horse and shouted loudly: "Stop!"

The three carriages stopped slowly.

Bai Xiaochun got off the horse, opened the curtain, and with a flattering smile on his face, he said respectfully, "Master, what's the matter? Do you need a little help?"

Fang Xiu glanced at him and said lightly, "No need."

Then, he got out of the carriage.

Go to the child playing with crayfish on the edge of the field.

The two children were both six or seven years old. Seeing such a convoy stop in front of them, they both showed expressions of fear.

The little boy among them subconsciously stuffed the crayfish into his arms, and then took the little girl's hand, ready to leave.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu showed a smile on his face, and said in as gentle a tone as possible: "Little friend..."

Before the words fell, a cry was heard, and then the shrill voice of the little boy sounded: "Dad—Mom—there are bad guys—!"

The two children stood together, crying and looking at Fang Xiu with fearful eyes, feeling like they were fighting against each other.

When Fang Xiu saw this scene, his face turned dark, and his heart was like a grassland, with ten thousand alpacas galloping past...

I didn't seem to say anything, let alone do anything, why...

Don't you look like a good person?

What is the use of Chapter 421?

The villagers who were busy in the fields all looked up when they heard the cries of two children.

One of the middle-aged men, who should be the father of the two children, rushed over when he saw this scene.

He saw Fang Xiu who was dressed in fine clothes in front of him, he hurriedly took the two children into his arms, bowed and said, "My lord, the two children are ignorant and they offended you, my lord. Two general calculations.

After the little ones go back, they must be disciplined well! "

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and stared at the two children, and snapped, "Hurry up and apologize to the adults!"

When the two children heard this, their eyes turned red. They looked at Fang Xiu timidly, and whispered, "My lord, we were wrong..."

Seeing this scene, Fang Xiu was completely speechless.

From the beginning to the end, I didn't seem to do anything at all, so why did I seem to be a villain.

"..."

He was silent for a moment, looked at the crayfish in the little boy's arms, and said slowly: "Actually... I just want to ask, where did you find this thing?"

The middle-aged man was slightly taken aback when he heard this.

Immediately, he lowered his head to look at his son, and said sharply: "My lord is asking you something, why don't you answer it quickly! This thing..."

Having said that, after seeing clearly what was in the boy's arms, he was stunned.

"My lord, you mean this red worm?"

The middle-aged man reached out to pick up the crayfish in the little boy's arms, and looked at Fang Xiu, looking a little surprised.

Fang Xiu nodded and said, "That's right, this is it, where did you find it?"

After the middle-aged man confirmed that this was the question, his expression became a little weird, and he replied, "My lord, these red worms are everywhere in the ground, and we can't even catch them..."

Fang Xiu nodded when he heard this.

It is no different from what I imagined...

He asked again, "Have you had it before?"

The middle-aged man shook his head, and replied: "There is only this year, and I have never seen it before.

At first, the people in the village thought it was a monster, but later they found out that it was just a kind of bug, which likes to eat crops and is more powerful than locusts.

At the beginning of time, there were all in the ground, and all men, women and children in the village were dispatched to catch a batch.

This thing is so rough that it can survive no matter what, and then it was all buried in the soil when it was added up. "

Hearing this, Fang Xiu nodded his head with a thoughtful expression on his face.

It seems... this crayfish has only recently fled to Gyeonggi.

So, maybe the previous famine in the Central Plains had something to do with this?

I remember that when the old emperor was discussing this matter in the warm pavilion, the servant of the household department once blamed the famine in the Central Plains on the pests.

did not think of......

The so-called pest plague turned out to be crayfish.

"Sir, can we go now?"

The middle-aged man stood where he was, waited anxiously for a moment, and asked cautiously.

Fang Xiu heard his voice, raised his eyes, glanced at him, smiled on his face, and said: "Don't worry...

I have a way to make money for you. "

When the middle-aged man heard this, a look of panic appeared on his face.

His expression was also very ugly, as if he was about to cry: "My lord, there are old ones and young ones, as you can see, the two and a half older children in the family have to eat, and this year there is a pest plague, and the harvest is not good... ...."

As he spoke, tears came down.

Seeing his posture, he wished he could kneel on the ground, begging Fang Xiu to let him go.

Seeing this scene, Fang Xiu was speechless.

Why is this family like this...

He took a step forward, reached out and patted his shoulder, and said, "Don't be nervous, I'm not a monster..."

When the middle-aged man saw this scene, he really wanted to kneel down.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu felt even more helpless, and took out a 100 taels of silver bill from his pocket, and said, "As long as you do one thing for me, the 100 taels of silver will be yours."

"This this......"

The middle-aged man looked at the bank note with the words 'Bao Le Fang' printed on it, and was suddenly... stunned.

100 taels of silver.

In most of his life, this was the first time he saw so many bank notes.

Moreover, from what this lord said, it seems that as long as I do one thing for him, the 100 taels will be my own.

There was excitement on his face.

However, in the next second, reason regained the upper hand.

So many years of experience in dealing with people told him that it is impossible to have a pie in the sky.

Since there can be rewards, there must be sacrifices. This is an eternal truth.

But......

What is in front of me is a full 100 taels of silver bills!

He has worked hard for ten years, but he may not be able to save it.

He suddenly fell into a tangle.