Rebirth of the Noble Daughter

Chapter 502
"This time there are more requests, not only the Min family, but all the merchants in Jinling City will organize to donate money and food if they have money."

Feng Jinyao was a little surprised when she heard this.

Since the Water Transportation Department was purged, the national treasury and the two Zhejiang provinces have been full of food and money.

Today, the second elder brother of labor will come to "beg for it" in person. It seems that something has happened, and it is not a small matter.

Then King Ding asked, "Is it the locust plague in Zhongzhou?"

"Although the prince is not in the court, the news is still so good."

"how is the situation?"

When it came to the affairs of the court, Feng Jinlin changed his previous playful smile and replied seriously.

"Most of the food in Zhongzhou has been eaten up, and the locusts are still going south. I'm afraid they won't be able to keep much of the food in Zhejiang and Zhejiang, so prepare the food in advance and distribute it to every household first, and then send the rest to Zhongzhou."

After such a long drought, let alone people can't bear it, animals must be the same.

Therefore, it is not uncommon to have locust plagues.

Facing the "army" of locusts that roared like a tsunami, no one could stop them from coming and going, and could only let them spoil the few remaining food.

Hearing this, everyone was concerned.

The Min family and the Chi family have become the only merchants in the city who are still standing after the turmoil three years ago.

Both the Zhu family and the Cao family have become the dust of the past. The Yin family has the idea of ​​​​replacing them, but the gap in strength is too great.

Therefore, instead of trying to persuade Feng Jinlin one by one, it is better to ask the two families to donate first.

They all donated, and the others are naturally not easy to refuse.

Although it sounds like kidnapping, but in the face of a catastrophe, he is also doing it for the common people to have a way of life, and there is nothing he can do with ugly methods.

"Well, you can go to your uncle later and ask him to allocate 300 million stones to you, and send them to Zhongzhou to relieve the siege first, and we will plan the rest carefully."

"Sure enough, rich and powerful."

Feng Jinlin originally thought that it would be good to raise 500 million shi in total, but he didn't expect that King Ding would send 300 million shi as soon as he opened his mouth.

In fact, Feng Jinlin is also lucky, the Min family likes to keep a hand in business.

Since the flood three years ago, they have deliberately collected more food every year to avoid accidents.

Although old rice is not tasty, it is better than starving to death.

Especially when there is not much rice grain in the past two years, it is already very good to have these.

"What did the Chi family say?"

"I haven't had time to go yet, don't you want to start with an acquaintance first?"

After getting the food, Feng Jinlin felt more at ease, so he joked again, Xiao Tingyi thought about it, the Min family is easy to talk, but the Chi family is not so, so it is better to make arrangements in advance.

So he spoke.

"Ayao, sit here, I will take your second brother to Chi's house."

"Don't worry, my lord, there is my second sister-in-law here."

"it is good."

After all, he glanced at Xu Mingyue, and saw that she also had a determined face, but she was also relieved, and took Feng Jinlin away first.

Xu Mingyue and Feng Jinyao knew they had something to do, so they just sat here and talked.

"Your body is in good condition. It's not like when I gave birth to Brother Mi, but I suffered a lot, and I was about to give birth, and I was still vomiting."

Speaking of this, Xu Mingyue couldn't help shaking her head.

I don't know which fairy reincarnation that little thing is, why is it so tossing.

When mentioning Brother Mi, Feng Jinyao couldn't help laughing.

Her good sisters, Bai Siruo's son seemed to be born to General Xiao Ji, clinging to him all day long; Xu Mingyue's son seemed to be born to Xu Ge and Mrs. Xu.

Since he was born, he has become the treasure of the two old people's palms. He has grown up with him day and night, and now he is almost one year old. The first person to call out is: Grandfather.

He was so happy that Xu Ge was at least 20 years younger, and he kept clamoring that he would not close his eyes until he saw his great-grandson marry a wife and have children.

"Second Sister-in-Law, just have fun secretly. Look at Brother Mi's intelligence, who wouldn't like it? If I can be as lovable as him, I will be satisfied."

"Yo, are you still afraid of this? Don't worry, you just gave birth to a stone, and that is the most dazzling stone in the eyes of our Prince Ding."

Xu Mingyue teased her a few words, talking and laughing, but it made Feng Jinyao forget what happened just now.

"By the way, this time I'm here, besides your second brother's business, I also have business with you."

"what?"

"I remember seeing a book of "The Arabian Nights" at your place last time, is it still there?"

Feng Jinyao was a little curious, "The things in it are all things that have not been verified. I usually just read it for fun. Why is the second sister-in-law suddenly interested?"

"It's not caused by the locust plague. I remember it said that in the wild land in the southwest, some barbarians would fry up the insects and eat them. Is there such a thing?"

"There is such a record, but I don't know whether it is true or not. Why do you ask this suddenly?"

"I was thinking, if insects can also be fried, are locusts considered insects?"

Feng Jinyao's eyes widened immediately, "You mean to catch the locusts and blow them up? And distribute them to the victims?"

This idea is indeed a bit bold.

In the past, only people have been hiding from insects. What about the example of someone eating insects? What if people get sick after eating locusts?What should I do if I have an epidemic?What if the worms are cooked and fried, and some grow out of the stomach after eating?
There are no answers to these questions, so Xu Mingyue just mentioned them casually.

"It's still early. I want to see if there is a specific way to eat it. If there is, then I will find someone to catch other insects to see. Even if I don't eat it, it will be fried or dead. There can always be less harm to food."

Not only did she not say it, but Xu Mingyue has the same temperament as the boss.

Those who worry about the country and the people all day long are worthy of being the famous female master of Wenjin Academy.

"Yunxu, go get the book and show it to the second sister-in-law."

"Yes."

While talking, Yun Xu went to search on the small desk next to her, and soon found the "Arabian Nights".

This book was sent to her by Bai Shanwei. His affairs in the Southwest were almost settled a few days ago, and he was going to go back to the capital to study at Yunqi Academy for a few months to prepare for the imperial examination next year.

When passing through Jinling City, he came to visit her specially, and left this box of miscellaneous books for her to read.

Otherwise, they would not know these anecdotes.

Xu Mingyue took over "The Arabian Nights" and searched carefully, and found the article just mentioned in a short while.

Sure enough, the barbarians not only fried insects, but also ate them.

It seems that Xu Mingyue's idea may really come true.

(End of this chapter)