Chapter 169 Centipede Cake is Really Delicious

Wei Ming had no way to refute it. Regardless of whether what Hao Zhiguo said was true or not, he was already standing on the moral high ground. If he refuted it, it would be either for the country and the people or for performance.

He didn't dare to say it, and he was gritting his teeth in hatred.

At this time, someone walked in from outside and walked up to Hao Zhiguo, "Leader, the report is out."

"Bring it here quickly." Hao Zhiguo said hurriedly.

When his subordinates knew he was coming to the meeting, they guessed that he would definitely be questioned by others, so they worked overtime to get the product done.

Someone brought in a file bag containing two analysis reports and three small bags. One bag contained the centipedes from Yang Qing, one bag contained centipede powder, and another bag contained centipede cakes made from the centipede powder.

Hao Zhiguo read the analysis report and raised the corners of his mouth.

Handing the report to Lin Zhenhua, "Leader, the analysis report is out."

Lin Zhenhua took it and looked at it carefully. Everyone else looked at him, trying to read something from his face.

The analysis report is very comprehensive, listing the composition of the centipede itself, whether it is toxic, and what pathogens it carries.

However, those germs no longer exist after being baked at high temperature.

Moreover, the roasted centipedes only lose less than 10% of their weight. If you really exchange one kilogram of grain for one hundred kilograms of centipedes, it can be said to be a huge profit.

Lin Zhenhua finally smiled and said, "Pass this on so everyone can have a look."

The analysis reports were passed around one by one, and everyone was discussing them.

"Could this report be fake? Hao Zhiguo, can you guarantee the authenticity of this report?" Wei Ming was very unconvinced.

Hao Zhiguo was really angry. "I can guarantee it with my life, okay?"

He took out the packages and said, "This is the centipede we caught. This is the centipede powder we dried and ground. This is the centipede cake we made with a little flour as a binder."

"If you don't believe me, I'll eat it right there for you to see!"

Hao Zhiguo picked up a centipede cake. The centipede was from Yang Qing. After removing the stinky smell and adding a little bit of edible flavoring, it tasted fragrant and crispy, and quite delicious.

Everyone frowned as they watched him eat. How could he eat that?

Why does he look delicious?

"Who knows if this cake is made of these centipedes? Old Hao, do you dare to eat these centipedes in front of us?" Wei Ming sneered.

Everyone exclaimed, with disgusted expressions on their faces, looking at the centipede with countless legs, and felt nauseous just thinking about it.

"Just eat it!" Hao Zhiguo's throat rolled. Although Yunnan Province has fried centipedes as a snack, he usually doesn't dare to eat it. Now, in order to prove that centipedes are edible, he has to risk it.

Hao Zhiguo picked up the long centipede and started to bite it with a "crunch, crunch" sound. Unexpectedly, it was quite crispy.

Some people vomited when they saw him put the centipede in his mouth.

"That's enough!" Lin Zhenhua said, and it was difficult for Hao Zhiguo.

"And this powder, which is made from grinding centipedes, can also be eaten." Hao Zhiguo grabbed another handful of powder and stuffed it into his mouth. The powder was too dry and he almost choked, so he quickly drank a sip of water.

"Do you believe it now?" Hao Zhiguo asked.

No one else said anything.

Wei Ming sneered again, "Hao Zhiguo, you have to be more serious when acting. These centipedes are not the centipedes you see in the world. The centipedes we see now have such a strong stench. Your centipedes don't stink at all. You are faking it!"

"Yeah, I just felt something was wrong. How come this centipede doesn't smell at all?"

"I didn't smell any bad smell, it seemed different."

"We've had centipedes in our house, and the stench was like that of bedbugs. It was unbearable."

"Is this centipede real?"

Everyone started talking again.

Hao Zhiguo sneered, "That's because we've overcome this difficulty and removed the odor. The centipede cakes we made are not only not smelly, but also very fragrant. Leader, would you like to try some?"

Lin Zhenhua picked up a centipede cake and took a small bite. His eyes lit up and said, "It's really delicious."

Better than compressed biscuits.

"Impossible." Wei Ming picked up the centipedes. "These centipedes are completely different. With current technology, can you remove such a strong odor? I don't believe it!"

Hao Zhiguo sneered, "Just because your team doesn't have the technology doesn't mean we don't have it. Wei Ming, you're slandering others just because you don't have the ability yourself. Is that all you're capable of?"

"You..." Wei Ming was furious and wanted to argue, but Lin Zhenhua's face darkened, "Enough!"

"I believe Comrade Hao Zhiguo wouldn't joke about this sort of thing. I'll give you a note shortly to advance you 10,000 kilograms of grain."

"Thank you, leader!" Hao Zhiguo was overjoyed.

"People from other areas can also do this work. If it is done well, our Xia City will not be afraid of running out of food." Lin Zhenhua said.

"Yes, leader." Everyone agreed and the leader nodded. What else could they say?

"When will we get the food?" Wei Ming asked. If the food was given first, it would not be impossible to do it, and he could even make some money from it.

"First, collect the centipedes and exchange them for food." Lin Zhenhua glanced at Wei Ming and said, "Dismiss!"

Hao Zhiguo took the approval slip and went to the warehouse to load grain. Ten thousand kilograms of grain only needed a five-ton truck to load, so it was easy to load it away.

However, he did not give all the food to Leng Yi at once. He gave him two thousand kilograms first, fearing that he would have no place to put it.

Two thousand kilograms of grain can be exchanged for two hundred thousand kilograms of centipedes, but it will take time to collect so many.

In the afternoon, Zhu Ze got a scale and collected the centipedes at the door of his villa.

Some people nearby who didn't know what was going on saw that he was also collecting centipedes, so they brought their centipedes over to exchange. It didn't matter where they exchanged them, this place was closer.

After collecting for an entire afternoon, they had collected two thousand kilograms of centipedes. Chen Shuai immediately asked people to stop collecting.

"Hey, why aren't you collecting them anymore?" the people still queuing behind shouted.

"No, you all can go." Chen Shuai waved his hand.

"We've waited for so long, why are you just not going to accept it?" Some people were unhappy.

"I said I won't accept it, so what can you do to me? Poor guy!" Chen Shuai sneered.

The people behind dared not say anything but picked up their things and rushed to the villa on the top of the mountain.

Someone had already told Leng Yi about the centipede collection here. He smiled and said, "It's okay. He collects his own things. It has nothing to do with me."

Chen Shuai had someone carry a two-thousand-jin centipede to the villa and squeeze to the front of the team, "Make way, make way."

Everyone looked at the large number of them and wanted to speak but didn't dare.

Leng Yi looked at Chen Shuai and said calmly, "Go to the back and line up!"

Chen Shuai's face darkened. "This is a 2,000-jin centipede. If it were before, I would be a big customer, a VIP among VIPs, and I would have priority."

"I don't have any here." Leng Yi sneered, "If you want to change, queue up. If not, get out!"

"You..." Chen Shuai saw that he was so tough but didn't dare to get angry. If he couldn't change into protective clothing, he would not be able to explain to the old man.

"You go and line up." Chen Shuai pointed to the back of the line and asked Zhu Ze to line up.

Zhu Ze went over obediently.

They waited in line for almost an hour before it was their turn. Chen Shuai was sweating profusely even standing under a tree.

"A two thousand jin centipede can be exchanged for two sets of protective clothing." Chen Shuai is now very proud.

"Two thousand kilograms of centipede for one set, two sets will cost four thousand kilograms." Leng Yi said.

"Didn't you say this morning that each set would be 1,000 kilograms? Why did you change your mind?" Chen Shuai was really pissed off.

"The price has gone up now." Leng Yi raised his eyebrows slightly. "This protective suit is my own, not official. I can sell it for whatever price I want. If you can't afford it, don't buy it!"

"You, you..." Chen Shuai pointed at Leng Yi and almost fainted with anger.