The happy life of a prodigal

But in Chu State, it was still a novelty.

Those who dare to be the first to eat crabs are all brave people.

Fang Xiu obviously did not meet this condition.

He thought for a while and replied: "I am a delicious person...and, I have a brain disease..."

No matter what it is, as long as he mentions the reason of 'brain disease', everything seems logical.

After hearing this, Emperor Chu nodded and did not ask any more questions, but tasted sweet-scented osmanthus wine.

After drinking for three rounds, Emperor Chu raised his eyes, looked at Liu Cheng next to him, and asked, "Why aren't the crayfish healed yet?"

Liu Cheng hesitated for a moment, then replied: "Returning to the master, according to the rules, the meal you eat will not be served until an hour after the servant has tried it.

It's the first time I've seen this lobster, this servant and others, so..."

Chu Huang frowned, and said coldly: "What do you mean, we have to wait another hour?"

Seeing this scene, Liu Cheng dared not answer.

But Emperor Chu said: "Let them serve it up. If there is something wrong with the food, it's not because there is still a medical center."

Liu Cheng heard this, but he didn't dare to persuade him anymore, and replied: "Yes, master!"

After a while, a plate of steamed crayfish was served on the table.

"This crayfish...how should I eat it?"

Chu Huang picked up the chopsticks and looked at the plate full of crayfish. For a moment, he didn't know how to use the chopsticks.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu next to him picked up a crayfish with his chopsticks and skillfully peeled off the shell.

"Like a river prawn, remove the shell and eat the tail..."

Chu Huang looked at Fang Xiu's skillful peeling of the shrimp, and also picked up a crayfish with his chopsticks.

Seeing this, Liu Cheng next to him leaned into his ear and whispered, "Master, do you want this servant to help you..."

Chu Huang glanced at him, and said indifferently: "Master, I am a little old, but I am not yet old enough to have to be helped by others for meals."

Hearing this, Liu Cheng hurriedly said, "It's the servant who is talking too much..."

Chu Huang looked at Fang Xiu, imitated his action, peeled off the shrimp, rolled it in the dipping sauce, and then put it in his mouth.

After chewing and tasting the crayfish, his expression didn't change much, but he nodded subconsciously, and said lightly: "It's really like a river prawn."

After the old emperor swallowed the shrimp meat, he looked at Tang Zhengtong and Zhou Nan who were sitting upright, and said, "You guys have a taste too, especially Zhou Nan... have a good taste!"

When Tang Zhengtong and Zhou Nan heard this, they hurriedly said, "Yes, master!"

He agreed, but he didn't dare to compete with Emperor Chu for a plate of crayfish.

They didn't dare to move their chopsticks until the second plate of crayfish was placed on the table.

With the emperor and Fang Xiu in front, they will not be at a loss when facing this crayfish.

Peel the shrimp meat according to the gourd, roll it in the dipping material, and put it in your mouth.

Suddenly, his face changed.

Especially Zhou Nan, the change of expression is very exciting.

First surprise, then joy, and finally panic.

It turns out...it's really no different from river prawns!

Zhou Nan tasted the taste of crayfish, and seemed to think of something, his body trembled slightly, lowered his head, and tremblingly said: "The little... the little one will die!"

When Emperor Chu heard what he said, he didn't say anything, just snorted coldly, and continued to eat his own shrimp.

Zhou Nan trembled even more, sitting in place, not daring to make a single movement.

Fang Xiu, who was next to him, saw this scene, and instantly understood something, and didn't speak.

This crayfish can be said to be flooding in North Central Plains, and it has already become a disaster.

The common people suffered greatly from it, and even left their homes because of it.

It is self-evident what this means to Chu State, which values ​​its native land and pays attention to returning fallen leaves to their roots...

It is nothing more than that those people have reached the point where they have nowhere to go.

But beside them, there are such delicious things like river prawns, so large that even if they replace rice as food, it is not impossible.

None of the people found out...

is it possible?

You must know that when people are extremely hungry, they can do anything, not to mention eating tree bark, eating insects, eating mice, even loess, they can eat it!

As long as I can fill my stomach, I don't care about anything.

With so many victims, how could no one have discovered that the red worms are edible?

But......

Zhou Nan, who is a Jiedu envoy, doesn't know!

Chapter 4 Forty

Chu Huang snorted coldly, did not speak, and continued to peel the crayfish in front of him.

Zhou Nan lowered his head, not daring to move anymore.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

But I heard a shout from the side: "Father, dad, what's wrong with you!?"

This voice was extremely sharp and penetrating, and his voice could be heard in the entire Chunfeng Building just for a moment.

Chu Huang and Fang Xiu also turned their heads to look.

I saw a young man lying on the table, next to a six or seven-year-old girl crying helplessly with tears in her eyes.

This picture always makes people feel pity.

In front of the young man was a plate of half-eaten crayfish.

At this time, several diners began to shout loudly.

"Why does my stomach hurt so suddenly!"

"Me too, my stomach hurts so badly!"

"Is there something wrong with this crayfish!?"

Several diners complaining of stomach ache all had one thing in common, that is, they had just finished eating crayfish.

Even the young man who suddenly slammed on the table before was the same.

Seeing this scene, Fang Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly, got up and walked to a nearby servant who was a bit at a loss, and ordered: "Let your shopkeeper come over."

The young man was watching the situation of those diners, when he heard this, he hurriedly replied: "Yes, young master!"

The shopkeeper of Chunfeng Building was anxious about how to deal with such an unexpected situation, when he suddenly heard the young man say that the young master wanted to see him, he hurried over and said respectfully: "Young master, why don't you tell the young man here. "

Fang Xiu glanced at him, didn't say anything, just pointed at the young man who fainted just now, and asked, "What's going on?"

The shopkeeper of Chunfeng Building also took a look at the young man and a few diners who were complaining, his old faces were almost twisted together, and said: "The little one doesn't know...

It happened suddenly, and the little one was still thinking about what to do.

Young master, tell me, is this crayfish itself poisonous, and will cause abdominal pain after eating it? "

When Fang Xiu heard this, he glanced at him coldly and asked, "Are there any diners who have symptoms like this this morning?"

When the shopkeeper of Chunfenglou heard this, he was slightly taken aback, shook his head, and replied: "No..."

"Since it doesn't exist, why does it exist now?"

Fang Xiu looked at the young man who hit the table, didn't say anything, waved his hand, and said, "Go down first..."

"Master, what about them?"

When the shopkeeper of Chunfenglou heard this, he found himself in trouble, glanced at the diners, and asked in embarrassment.

Fang Xiu said: "There are still good shows to watch later, let's leave them alone."

The shopkeeper of Chunfenglou heard what he said, although he was puzzled in his heart, he didn't ask any more questions. He just bowed respectfully and said, "I understand, young master."

"Oh... my stomach, how did you do it in Chunfenglou, can this crayfish be eaten!?"

"Where's your shopkeeper? Let your shopkeeper come out!"

"You Chunfenglou are thinking about money and going crazy! You have to make dishes that you can't eat!"

Similar voices came and went in Chunfeng Building.

The diners who were eating crayfish with great interest stopped when they heard this, not daring to eat any more.

Some people even vaguely feel that their lower abdomen is also a little painful.

Fang Xiu returned to his seat, bowed to Emperor Chu, and then sat down.

Emperor Chu looked at him, frowned slightly, and said, "What's the matter with those people?"

Fang Xiu replied: "It should be because I have eaten up my stomach."

When Emperor Chu heard this, he said, "Did you eat your stomach? Because of the crayfish?"

Fang Xiu looked at Emperor Chu, cupped his hands and said, "Back to Uncle Zhao, I ate a lot of crayfish a few days ago, and there was no problem at all. In the morning at Chunfenglou, there were also many diners eating there, and none of them had abdominal pain. of."

Chu Huang nodded and looked at Liu Cheng behind him.

Seeing this, Liu Cheng hurriedly said: "Master, the back cook, the slaves have just sent people to check, there is no problem, these people may have other reasons for their abdominal pain."

When Emperor Chu heard this, a smile appeared on his face, he glanced at Fang Xiu, and said, "Fang Xiu, your Chunfeng Tower seems to have attracted the envy of many people."

Fang Xiu also showed a smile on his face, cupped his hands, and said: "Returning to Uncle Zhao, people are in the Jianghu, such things are inevitable."

After hearing this, Emperor Chu hehehe laughed twice, stopped talking, and continued to eat his own crayfish, but there was a sense of watching the excitement in his eyes.

At this time, those diners with abdominal pain gathered together, as if they would not give up until they got an explanation.

"Where did your shopkeepers go!? Why, did you hide when something happened?"

"How can there be such a reason in this world, you who run a restaurant take out such dirty things and make them into dishes?"

"I've heard it a long time ago, what kind of crayfish are bugs in the ground. You Chunfenglou really have a conscience, and you take out the bugs for people to eat!"

"..."

No matter how clamoring these people were, the shopkeeper of Chunfeng Building never showed up.

There were only a few boys in Tsing Yi maintaining the scene.

"Guest officials, please be careful. The abdominal pain may not be caused by eating the dishes of my Chunfenglou. Everyone here has eaten crayfish. Why are there only a few abdominal pains? There must be another reason... ..."

The boy had just finished speaking.

There was an angry diner with abdominal pain on his face, and said dissatisfiedly: "According to what you said, we ate your Chunfenglou food in your Chunfenglou, and then got abdominal pain, not because of your Chunfenglou food, but because of other things." reason?

It is still possible for one person to do this, but do you think it is possible for so many people? "

"That's right, your words are too bullying!"

"Is it true that we will have nothing to eat without you in Chunfeng Building?"

"The big shop is bullying customers, you are the big shop bullying customers!"

"Dad...Dad...you wake up...Dad!"

The indignant denunciation of the diners and the shrill cry of the little girl were intertwined, and many diners who did not have abdominal pain also showed anger and began to help them speak.

"This......"

Seeing this scene, the young man in Tsing Yi who was talking became a little at a loss, he hesitated and didn't know what to say.

Even if he spent some time in the Chunfeng Building, he was just a servant after all, and he had never seen such a scene before.

With so many people denouncing at the same time, they lost their sense of control in an instant.

At this moment, Fang Xiu remembered the loudest and most indignant people in his heart.

With a disdainful smile on his face, he got up and wanted to say something.