Chapter 144: Insect Powder (13)
"Are you sure you want to buy it? I don't think it's right. Look at how my Nana resists. I don't dare to eat it."
Huang Jinghe was initially tempted, but when he saw that Lan Jin had no intention of buying it, he immediately gave up the idea. After all, there had never been any problems with Lan Jin since the past. Since Lan Jin didn't want to buy it, it would be better for him not to buy it either. Besides, his family still had a lot of supplies, which would last them for 2 or 3 years. This flour was so smelly that he was afraid he wouldn't dare to eat it if he bought it home.
Huang Jinghe said, "I don't dare eat it either. This flour stinks. It'll give me a stomachache. Sister Ling, you'd better not buy it."
Even though Lan Jin and Huang Jinghe had no intention of buying it, Ling Jiang was still thinking about buying it. She hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll ask Lao Gao and see what he thinks."
Ling Jiang took out his walkie-talkie and briefly explained the situation at the market to Lao Gao. Lao Gao said, "If you really want to eat, bring some back to try, but don't buy too much. It's not like we're short of food, but if you don't buy anything, you'll definitely miss it for a long time. So buy a little, just a little, don't buy too much."
It had to be said that the person who knew Ling Jiang best was Lao Gao. While Ling Jiang was queuing up to buy flour, Lao Gao whispered, "Sister Ling is just like that. If she sees something and doesn't buy it, she might think about it for a long time. So I let her buy it, but I've already told her not to buy more. She should know what I'm doing. Don't join her in this fun. Since Nana can't smell it, who knows what this flour is made of. You might as well buy some and let me study it."
"Okay, you're right. It's okay to buy some and study it..."
Lao Gao did understand Ling Jiang, but it was obvious that his understanding was not thorough enough. He wanted Ling Jiang to exchange a little, but he had already exchanged everything, and how could a little bit be enough? Lan Jin estimated that the flour Ling Jiang exchanged for was probably about 5 kilograms. To be honest, among so many people, she was the one who exchanged the most.
Lan Jin put down the intercom and said helplessly, "Hey, you bought too much! What if the flour has problems and is inedible? Wouldn't you have exchanged it for nothing? And it stinks."
Nana couldn't stand the stench any more, so she pulled the leash in her hand and tried to get away from Ling Jiang. "It's time to change it."
It's a pity to change less.
On the way home, because the flour was so smelly, Nana pulled her on the leash farther and farther away from Lingjiang. Lan Jin couldn't help but grumble to Nana, "Nana, is there something wrong with the flour? Why are you staying so far away from it? I've eaten snail noodles before, and they smelled pretty bad, but I've never seen you do this."
Nana shook her head, indicating that the flour was fine.
But after shaking its head, it nodded again, as if to say that there was something wrong with the flour, but it was not a big problem.
Lan Jin was confused. "So, after eating the flour...wait, you didn't eat it all, what can you smell? Stop giving me random advice. It must be because the smell is too bad that your nose can't stand it, right?"
Nana didn't listen to her at this moment, neither shaking her head nor nodding. After sobbing twice as if complaining to her, she refused to get close to Ling Jiang no matter what.
Lao Gao had been watching their figures on the balcony. After seeing Ling Jiang from afar, he hurried down to open the door for her. However, he didn't expect that the returning team was divided into two groups, which made him feel a little amused.
After seeing Ling Jiang, Lao Gao jokingly said, "What's wrong? Are you guys having a conflict? Why are you splitting into two teams?"
"Ugh." Ling Jiang said helplessly, "Nana can't stand the smell of this. Before, she held me back from the flour vendor and wouldn't let me get close. Now, I'm holding onto the flour and she's not letting anyone get close to me. If anyone didn't know, they'd think the flour was poisoned."
Lao Gao could smell something in the air from a distance, and the smell became stronger as he got closer to the flour. He hadn't said anything before, but when Ling Jiang opened the bag of flour in his arms, the smell couldn't be covered up and rushed into his nose. Even a human couldn't stand it, let alone a dog.
"A dog's nose is so sensitive, it's normal for it not to be able to smell, but your flour is too smelly. Didn't I advise you to change only a little? Why did you change so much? You're not even sure if it's edible. What if it's inedible and it's wasted?"
Ling Jiang didn't take it seriously. "People were selling flour from carts and making pancakes with it. I saw the seller eat it himself, so it shouldn't be a problem. It certainly won't kill anyone. And I was worried that if I didn't get enough this time, there would be nothing left next time, so I bought some extra."
In just a few words, Lan Jin dragged Nana to the 30th floor. However, after reaching there, Nana refused to go upstairs. Hearing the chatter upstairs, Lan Jin could only helplessly shout, "Hurry up, Nana doesn't want to go upstairs because of this smell."
"How can a dog like you be so nosy?" Ling Jiang was speechless and walked downstairs holding the flour. Unexpectedly, Nana was even faster than her. While Lan Jin was loosening the rope, she ran downstairs immediately. She moved so fast that she was determined to stay away from Ling Jiang, oh no, the flour in Ling Jiang's hand.
I'd only heard Ling Jiang say Nana had a big reaction before, but I hadn't expected her reaction to be this big. Lao Gao said seriously, "You haven't eaten this flour yet, right? Don't eat it yet. Let me study it and see if I can eat it first. Nana's reaction is really unusual."
Lao Gao snatched the flour from Ling Jiang's hand and took it back to his home. After Lan Jin brought the dog back again, the dog ran directly to the balcony. It was not until the stench became as thin as possible that it was willing to stay indoors again.
Lan Jin said, "Why react so strongly? I'm not giving you any food."
'well'
Nana sighed, she really sighed, and no one knew how much helplessness was contained in this sigh.
It just wants to say that it’s a shame not to give it food.
…
After some research, Lao Gao said that this flour...
It's not really flour.
“This is bug powder.”
Seeing their puzzled faces, Lao Gao explained, "It's made by frying insects until they're dry, then grinding them into powder using a machine. That's why it looks yellow and smells bad. It smells bad because the insects' internal organs haven't been cleaned out, so it has a strong smell. It's yellow because the insects are fried until they're dry. It's high in protein and non-toxic, so you can eat it."
But eating insects is something that people find unacceptable.
Ling Jiang was the first to feel disgusted. "No, that person said it was flour. I saw it made into pancakes. Can flour made from insects be made into pancakes?"
Lao Gao didn't think much of it. "There must be something else added in here, otherwise the internal organs wouldn't be cleaned properly. It tastes so bitter that I wouldn't be able to eat it. But the insects still make up the majority of it."
(End of this chapter)
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