A Romantic Story of a Girl from the Qin Dynasty

"Locusts are edible, are you sure you're not joking?"

Ying Zheng had never heard such unbelievable words before and couldn't believe it at all.

“But it’s rich in protein, and it’s fried and crispy!”

Shikiya has never eaten bugs, but just listening to his own description makes him a little greedy!

"Isn't there a shortage of food now? If we use locusts as food, we can both eliminate the locust plague and fill our stomachs. Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"

"No, no, no!"

In a rare move, Ying Zheng immediately rejected Shimi's proposal.

"How can we let the people eat worms to satisfy their hunger? If other countries knew that my majestic Qin Empire had fallen here, wouldn't it become a joke! How could the people be happy? Maybe I would have to be called a foolish king! I risk the lives and deaths of the people. Regardless, he came up with such a ridiculous idea!"

Shimi saw that persuading Yingzheng was in vain, so he begged again:

"You will set off for the disaster area in three days. Can you take me with you? I will not cause any trouble for you."

"Nonsense!"

Although Ying Zheng was reproachful, his tone remained gentle.

"How can you run all the way while you are pregnant with your child?"

Shikiya stroked his belly and responded with a smile.

"There has to be someone who is the first to eat crabs. If this person is the queen of Qin, I think it will be more convincing to the people! Besides, Qin is currently in a situation. If I go with you to appease the people, it will be more It’s better than you going alone.”

Ying Zheng was naturally worried. He hesitated and said with some embarrassment.

"The disaster area must be devastated. I'm afraid you will feel uncomfortable when you see it. What should you do if you have fetal force?"

He originally thought that by making her his queen, she would be able to enjoy the glory with him, but now he asked her to help him solve his urgent needs despite her pregnant belly. Naturally, Ying Zheng was unhappy and felt uneasy towards Shimi.

"Now that I have become the queen of Qin, how can I only enjoy a life of fine clothes and fine food, but ignore the life and death of the people? The queen is the mother of a country, and she should worry about the people's affairs together with the king. If you are alone Go and leave me alone in the palace, which will make me even more uneasy."

Shimi leaned on Ying Zheng's shoulder and comforted him.

"I can probably guess what the affected area looks like. After we bring the emergency food there, we will work with you to find a solution. This locust plague can be solved by human intervention, but what should we do in this year of severe drought? ?”

Now that the words have come to this, Ying Zheng naturally can't refuse anymore. Although he is reluctant in every possible way, he doesn't want to dispel Shimi's heart of caring for the people, so he can only nod in agreement.

A few days before begging Ying Zheng to take her with her, Shimi had already been planning to control the locust plague. She ordered the skilled craftsmen in Xianyang City to build a huge net. Different from the fishing net, this net The huge mesh has very small holes and fine threads. It is specially designed to catch locusts. Although Shimiya has never participated in the extermination of locusts, he can combine the methods he has heard before. Now he has no idea and can only hold the net. Give it a try attitude.

The nationwide order to collect poultry was immediately issued to all counties and counties. Although this order sounded like a child's joke, for the sake of reward, this family who specialized in raising waterfowl also generously donated their own ducks. One by one they were collected and given to the state.

Three days later, Ying Zheng took Shimi and set off with the large army.

This trip is not to travel around the mountains and rivers, but to save sentient beings. Naturally, there is no laughter or laughter along the way, but the scorching sun keeps reminding everyone that if there is no heavy rain, this heavy rain will The drought may affect the whole country!

Along the way, rivers, springs, and lakes were evaporated to reveal the bottom of the lake. There were countless scorched trees. The further you walked toward the disaster area, the more you felt the damage caused by the disaster.

The bumpy journey was naturally more tiring for Shimi, but the strange thing was that the child in her belly had become very docile since she left Qin Palace, and had not moved much along the way. The original heavy body was now also Becoming lighter, even the spleen and stomach are getting better and better!

She must be a very obedient child.

Shiya sat in the carriage and stroked his belly. He had already determined that what he was carrying was definitely a girl. He had done so since he found out he was pregnant!

Although Shikiya had thought about the tragic situation in the disaster area, when she arrived at the destination, she was still shocked by what she saw. She had no time to sympathize or express her feelings, only her eyes were full of shock!

I finally entered the city, but the city in front of me is nowhere near as prosperous as it used to be! Both sides of the street are full of disaster victims! These people are all so skinny that they don't even have the strength to raise their eyelids. They can only lean on both sides of the street, waiting for the scorching sun to burn away the last trace of their desire for survival!

"stop looking!"

Shi Yi wanted to pull down the curtain, but Shimi wouldn't let him. She looked at the victims, including children and elderly people. Their eyes were distracted and dull. Even when the royal carriage passed by, they had no energy to gather around and join in the fun.

"All the food we planted for a year has been eaten by locusts. Now we are experiencing a severe drought. The rivers have bottomed out. Not to mention fish and shrimps, there are even no fry! It is said that the people are chewing tree bark and eating wild vegetables. This mountain is going to be hollowed out and it won’t get any better.”

Shi Yi also heard what Wang Jian said. Although she had no sympathy for the victims, she was quite shocked to see so many people affected by the disaster with her own eyes.

"If there is a heavy rain, there is still a glimmer of hope. If there is a severe drought for a few more days, this place will become a four-city city."

She pointed to the mountains in the distance again

"Not only was this city affected by the disaster, but all the neighboring counties were also affected. There was no way to save ourselves. Even though you and the monarch came personally, there was nothing you could do to save yourself!"

The weather was unbearably hot, and Shimi naturally felt uncomfortable looking at these people. But there was not even a single cloud to cover the sun along the way, not even a breath of wind. How could he fight against the weather? !

Naturally, the officials in the city were not much better. When they heard that the king and the queen were coming together, they would have been welcomed with singing and dancing in the past. Now they are unable to protect themselves. These officials collected all their own surplus and couldn't even put together a decent table. Good food.

"I am really frightened and did not entertain you well. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

This parent officer was also in ragged clothes and was so hungry that he was reduced to a handful of bones. How could Ying Zheng blame him? He just waved his hand and quickly told him to get up.

"When I came here today, I only thought about the suffering of the people. How could I blame you for not treating me well? Now I came with relief food and immediately had people make rice porridge. You asked the people in the city who were affected by the disaster to come and get the porridge. There are also small cakes made from grains, and every household must receive them, so don’t neglect them!”

Although Ying Zheng was sweating profusely due to the hot weather, he still started the disaster relief plan immediately after getting off the carriage. This life is waiting for no one! How can we delay it any longer?