But I also felt that this idea was too outrageous. After all, if you set up a pot to cook in a place where there were locust corpses and juice everywhere, no matter what you made, you wouldn't be able to eat it!
Li Mengyue didn't know what the county magistrates thought, she had more important things to do.
Unlike the locusts of the time, people in later times all know that locusts in locust plagues will release the volatile compound phenylacetonitrile, which will be converted into the highly toxic compound hydrocyanic acid once attacked.
Eating unprocessed locusts can easily cause symptoms such as diarrhea, dizziness, lack of energy, difficulty breathing, and convulsions.
Logically speaking, during locust plagues, people should not eat locusts to avoid poisoning.
But she is not in the post-war era now, where material things are not abundant and there is not even enough to eat.
And we cannot rule out the possibility that there are many people like the Li family's old house who, despite being clearly notified of a locust plague, refused to bring their rice home and were eaten up by locusts.
In this case, no one will care about so many things, and some people will definitely want to eat locusts. However, once you eat unprocessed locusts, you can easily get poisoned.
Rather than letting people get poisoned by eating, it is better to solve the problem from the root cause.
You should know that locusts have high nutritional value, are rich in protein and carbohydrates, have soft and tender meat, and taste similar to shrimp.
In this era, pesticides are not used. Even locusts in locust plagues will not carry many harmful bacteria and viruses, causing more diseases to people.
Another point is that the productivity of the entire Zhou Dynasty was low, and the entire population had not yet achieved adequate food and clothing, and the poor people generally lacked nutrition.
Locusts contain calcium, iron, zinc, selenium and many other trace elements. Eating them can supplement nutrition for people.
In the eyes of doctors, locusts not only have the effects of warming the stomach, strengthening the stomach and helping digestion, but also can dispel wind and relieve cough. How can such a precious thing be let go?
Li Mengyue ignored the different thoughts of the crowd and picked up a knife. She cut open the locust's belly cleanly and quickly squeezed out the internal organs and threw them into a basin of clean water sprinkled with salt.
When Zhou Juan and others saw Li Mengyue's actions, they squatted down without hesitation and followed Li Mengyue to quickly deal with the locusts.
The people who were dealing with the locusts didn't think anything of it, but Zheng Shao, the five county magistrates, Zhong Sen, and Jiang Zhong all changed their expressions when they saw this scene.
Especially since Sun Biao had a poor appetite, he was already vomiting profusely.
The locusts had already caused him to vomit blood, which had already caused great damage to his body and required constant recuperation.
As a result, without even a moment's rest, he rushed to Wuning County with several county officials.
After experiencing a locust plague in Wuning County and then rushing to Lanlong County, I was so tired that I couldn't speak.
At this moment, under the stimulation of Li Mengyue dealing with the locusts, he couldn't bear it and fainted.
"Master Sun, Master Sun, what's wrong with you?"
"Doctor, come quickly, doctor."
Li Mengyue was concentrating on dealing with locusts when she heard a cry of surprise. She looked up and saw Zheng Shao and Wu Zhen supporting Lord Sun.
Not to mention that she had a good impression of Lord Sun. Even if a stranger she had never met fell down in front of her, she would still lend a hand to save him under the spur of the 100 million gratitude points task.
Li Mengyue quickly washed her hands and said sincerely, "Let me see."
Zheng Shao saw that it was Miss Li and did not think that Li Mengyue had the medical skills to save the person, so he did not give the person to Li Mengyue, but waited for the doctor to come.
However, Li Mengyue saw that Sun Biao looked very bad. If she delayed any longer, she might not be able to wait for the doctor to come.
However, Zheng Shao thought that Li Mengyue was too young and still a girl, and it was impossible for her to know medical skills, so he insisted on waiting for a doctor.
Li Mengyue didn't like to force others to do things, so she stretched out her hand and then retracted it, directing the villagers to deal with the locusts.
However, although Li Mengyue did not succeed in taking action, her attention was always on Sun Biao.
The doctor came soon.
After a while, the doctor finished taking Sun Biao's pulse and said solemnly, "Master Zheng, the patient's pulse is weak and weak, indicating that he is about to die. My medical skills are limited and I cannot save him."
Hearing this, not only Zheng Shao, but also Wu Zhen, Huangyao County Magistrate, Shuimo County Magistrate and Gugang County Magistrate could not believe it.
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