Chapter 257 Fresh from the Pot

"Locusts?" Gu Chen came over and saluted before moving to the table: "Well done, very tasty and beautiful."

As he spoke, he picked up the chopsticks from the side, picked up a locust and sniffed it at the tip of his nose.

Everyone looked at him eagerly.

Ye Chenxi swallowed his saliva: "Doctor Gu, how is it?"

Gu Chen put down the locusts and chopsticks: "You can eat it."

Chu Anlan said happily: "Come here, get some tableware and give some of these locusts to everyone. Let everyone taste how they taste!"

The servants dispersed.

Soon, everyone came over with a small plate and chopsticks.

The maid suppressed her curiosity and fear, and besides leaving a portion of locusts for each of her masters, she also distributed a few to all the servants, leaving a lot of them left.

One of the attendants couldn't wait to taste it and said excitedly, "It's delicious!"

After someone started eating, the others also hesitated for a while and then started eating.

Ye Chenxi secretly picked up a locust leg with his hand, and with a "click", the leg was broken.

He grabbed the crispy locust leg, put it carefully into his mouth, and took a gentle sip. His eyes lit up as he took the sip.

He ate and said, "It's delicious!"

Seeing his brother eating so happily, Ye Chenting prepared himself for a moment and tried some too.

Chu Anlan smiled and asked, "How is it?"

"Okay." Ye Chenting replied.

Chu Anlan smiled more brightly, picked up a locust and threw it into his mouth: "Hmm! Really good!"

The maids also tasted it boldly.

People in the yard were talking and laughing.

Gu Chen rolled up his sleeves and joined in with a smile: "Please bring me some tableware so I can have a taste too."

Soon, a maid brought him tableware.

Seeing this, the cook immediately started to cook the next portion.

Ye Wanqing held a delicate white porcelain plate in one hand and chopsticks in the other.

Seeing that everyone in the yard was eating happily, talking and laughing, she couldn't help but smile as well, carefully picked up a locust and put it into her mouth.

She had never seen anything like this before, let alone eaten it.

Having lived two lives, her food, clothing and other necessities were all the most exquisite.

Until, from the moment I met Chu Anlan...

She crossed mountains and rivers to find him, witnessed mountain torrents, mountains collapsed, and fought assassins with her bare hands...

Her bedside was often filled with all kinds of wild flowers, wild fruits, and beautiful branches and leaves that he picked...

She had eaten wild fruits in the forest, pheasants in the mountains, shrimps in the river...

Now, she, him, her brother, and a group of people gathered in the courtyard, happily tasting the locusts that were giving the people and officials a headache...

Days like this are relaxing and enjoyable.

Suddenly, Chu Anlan's voice came to her ears.

Chu Anlan asked: "Are you scared? If you are, don't force yourself to eat. I will help you eat."

As he said that, he took her plate.

"Prince." Ye Wanqing called him.

"What's the matter?" Chu Anlan looked at her with a smile.

Ye Wanqing took the small plate back from Chu Anlan and picked up a locust with her bare hands: "I'm not afraid."

She has never been a squeamish person.

What's more, it's just a locust.

Ye Wanqing put the locust into her mouth.

All eyes were staring at her.

Ye Wanqing smiled and said, "It tastes really good. You can tell the people how to cook it."

"Easy to say!"

Chu Anlan laughed loudly.

He ordered his servants to pack the cooked locusts in food boxes, and had someone write down the cooking method. He first sent some of the locusts to the neighbors living nearby.

Part of it was given to Ye Chenting. Ye Chenting did not stay for long: "There is no time to lose. I will take the things to the government office. You don't have to wait for me for dinner."

Ye Wanqing looked at him and said, "If Second Brother comes back late, send someone back to let me know in advance."

Ye Chenting responded with "Okay".

He asked for a few horses, then went out with his attendants and a food box.

Chu Anlan was not idle either.

He raised his hand and took up the plate of locusts that Ye Chenxi was about to secretly take a few of, and handed it to the servant: "Put it in a food box."

Ye Chenxi was unhappy: "What's wrong with giving me a few more?"

"You've already eaten almost half a pound." Chu Anlan said with a sigh, "Be careful not to eat too much and get poisoned."

"No way?" Ye Chenxi immediately asked Gu Chen nervously: "Doctor Gu..."

Chu Anlan raised an eyebrow at Gu Chen.

Gu Chen smiled and said helplessly: "No matter how delicious the food is, you still need to eat according to your stomach. Young Master, please pay more attention to your health."

Ye Chenxi was confused by these ambiguous words.

He held his abdomen and looked at Ye Wanqing: "Sister, wuuuu..."

Ye Wanqing was amused but also a little helpless: "Doctor Gu is right, no matter how good the food is, we have to pay attention to the quantity.

Fried foods are greasy and dry, so it is indeed not advisable to eat too much.

I'll have someone prepare some tea for you to help you digest your food. Drink more of it. Eat more vegetables for lunch and more fruit in the afternoon."

"I don't want to eat peaches and grapes today." Ye Chenxi said coquettishly: "I want to eat some other fruits."

"Hmm..." Ye Wanqing thought for a moment: "Melon? In this season, besides peaches and grapes, melon is the most abundant.

How about pomegranates? They are ripe too. "

"Then I want to eat iced melon and pomegranate!" Ye Chenxi counted on his fingers: "I don't want to eat greasy food at night.

I want to eat river shrimp, crab, and steamed fish fillet..."

Ye Wanqing agreed to all of them.

Lunch is simple.

Ye Chenxi obediently held two plates of stir-fried vegetables and ate them with great relish.

After the meal, I drank a large glass of basil cucumber juice.

After the meal, the cook had just cooked the locusts that were needed in the afternoon.

Three large pots of locusts with different flavors, all fried until golden and crispy, were placed in the middle of the yard.

Chu Anlan stretched and walked into the courtyard: "Pack up, carry these three basins of locusts, and follow me out."

After lunch, the servants came to help.

A group of people went out in a mighty procession.

I don’t know if it’s because of the cool, cloudy weather or because of the locusts, but there are still a lot of people on the streets today.

Business at street food stalls is much better than usual.

The government office has not posted the notice yet, so the people can only wait for the government to issue the notice, except to drive away the locusts in the fields themselves...

There were many people sitting on the street.

As soon as Chu Anlan and his group stepped onto the street, they attracted a lot of attention.

He chose a teahouse, threw a bag of silver to the waiter, then moved tables and chairs out of the teahouse and placed them on the busy street.

The servants placed the basin of locusts on it.

Mo Yan took the gong and struck it expressionlessly.

The clear sound of the gong attracts people to stop.

Mo Yan's face flushed, but he remained expressionless. He struck the gong again and said to the people passing by on the street, "Does anyone want to try some locusts? Fresh locusts out of the pot..."

The people looked at him curiously and continued doing their own things.

Mo Yan gritted his teeth and continued to repeat: "Does anyone want to try locusts..."

Ye Wanqing took Ye Chenxi, Yingxiang Qianxi and Yao Lin to sit in the private room of the teahouse opposite to drink tea.

On the table were Ye Chenxi's favorite tea and snacks.

Chu Anlan looked up and met Ye Wanqing's eyes.

He was wearing a bright red robe, with his hair in a high ponytail, his hands on his hips, and he smiled brightly and winked at her: "Hehe..."

He is really full of youthfulness.