When everyone heard Wang Erniu say this, no one objected.

They had eyes and indeed saw Lord Zheng eating the locusts, but there was no expression of difficulty in swallowing on his face. It was as if he was eating something delicious.

Of course, the people of Lanlong County don’t know that locusts are extremely rich in protein, and Li Mengyue uses three seasonings, cumin, spicy and five-spice, to season them.

It tastes even better, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is an ancient version of barbecue dinner.

Especially the spicy flavor, no one here has ever tasted this flavor. It can be said that Li Mengyue has set a precedent in history. In time, it will definitely change the eating habits of the Da Zhou.

After all, whether it is Zheng Shao, Wu Zhen or other county officials, they all love to eat spicy fried locusts. The spicy and numbing taste stimulates the taste buds and opens the appetite. It feels like they can easily eat two or three pounds at a time.

Jiang Zhong, who was maintaining order, saw the people's reactions and felt that they were abnormal, so he turned his attention to Zheng Shao.

It wouldn't matter if he didn't look, but after just one look, Jiang Zhong was stunned. He felt very nervous watching his own adults stuffing food into their mouths one after another.

These are locusts. I heard that locusts in locust plagues are poisonous. If you eat so many of them, you will die soon.

He quickly ran towards Zheng Shao, shouting as he ran: "Sir, don't eat them. Even if the locusts are too disgusting, you can't joke with your life."

Zheng Shao looked at Jiang Zhong, who was out of breath from running so fast, and said happily, "Lieutenant Jiang, try these fried locusts. They taste really good."

Jiang Zhong looked at the adult who recommended the fried locusts to him, and had only one thought in his mind.

"It's over, it's over, the master has gone crazy!"

But the locust plague has just passed, and the county magistrate is still needed to take charge of the situation. How can the adults make mistakes at this time? Absolutely not.

“Bang!”

Jiang Zhong raised his hand and knocked the locust in front of Zheng Da Ren to the ground, then stepped on it.

"Sir, please don't be stubborn. You can't eat such filthy things."

Zheng Shao saw a spicy fried locust being stepped into the soil, and he felt so distressed.

"County Lieutenant Jiang, what are you doing? It's shameful to waste food."

Jiang Zhong saw that the adult was so distressed about a locust that his head was buzzing. He wanted to say something when something was suddenly stuffed in his mouth.

Realizing what was in his mouth, Jiang Zhong spat it out without hesitation. However, before he could spit it out, he heard his master's stern reprimand.

"County Lieutenant Jiang, you are not allowed to waste food, or you will be punished with thirty lashes of the cane."

Jiang Zhong thought he was a man of his stature and was not afraid of thirty lashes, but he could not bear the stigma of wasting food.

So he suppressed his nausea, closed his eyes, and took a big bite with a righteous determination to die.

“Crack, crack!”

This taste...

Jiang Zhong was stunned, suspecting it was his illusion, and chewed it twice more.

This time he thought he must be starving, after all, he hadn't eaten much since yesterday.

"Hmm, eat it, what kind of delicacy is this?"

The moment the locust is crushed in your mouth, the crispy feeling is so addictive.

But a locust can be eaten in a few bites.

How could he be satisfied with just one? Jiang Zhong immediately turned his attention to Zheng Shao's hand.

"Sir, the one in your hand..."

"What's wrong with what I have in my hand? What does it have to do with County Magistrate Jiang? Oh, didn't County Magistrate Jiang say that this is pickled food and can't be eaten?"

"It's okay, sir. I don't mind. You can continue to organize people to sell locusts!"

After hearing this, Jiang Zhongna still had something to understand. What he said before was remembered by the adults.

But he has been with his master for five years, and he never knew that his master was so petty.

"Sir, it's my fault, please forgive me!