Lin Ru patiently reassured everyone, "Don't worry, I'll stay in Liu County!"
"I'm just going back to communicate with God to find a solution!"
"When you usually pray to gods and Buddhas, you go to temples or offer incense to the gods at home!"
"It's impossible to just randomly pray to gods and Buddhas on the roadside!"
"I need to go back and prepare too!"
These words successfully calmed the emotions of the people, and everyone stood up and made way for them!
After Lin Ru got into the carriage, she realized that Xu Yixuan hadn't left after all!
She asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why aren't you leaving yet? Don't you want to go find your relatives?"
Xu Yixuan asked cautiously, "I heard what you just said to the people. Are you lying to them?"
Lin Ru: "I saved your life, do you think I would lie to these villagers?"
Xu Yixuan thought about it and realized that it made sense. He had consulted many doctors before but they couldn't cure the poison in his body. But this girl in front of him only took a nap and not only was the poison cured, but her injuries were also basically healed!
He finally breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good! These people have suffered so much!"
"I don't doubt you, I just wanted to thank you before leaving, and I happened to overhear what you were saying to those people! I know you must have your own way of doing things!"
"Miss Lin is so righteous! We men can't compare to her!"
"Don't worry! I will definitely repay you in the future!"
"I don't need the silver and food, I just need this pot of water!"
After saying that, he placed the silver and grain on the carriage, smiled and shook the water bag in his hand, then turned and left with a very dashing air!
Lin Ru watched his dashing figure disappear into the distance!
I really wanted to say that he could travel the whole way with the carriage, but in the end I only said "Take care!"
However, after he had walked away, Lin Ru still instructed Wu Juan to send someone skilled in martial arts to secretly follow Xu Yixuan. If he encountered any danger, they should step in to protect him.
After she finished explaining everything, she got into the carriage and returned to the inn in the county!
After she returned to the inn and rested for a while, Wu Ling came back with the locusts he had caught!
Lin Ru gestured for them to put the locusts in a basin. Luckily, most of the locusts were already dead! Otherwise, they would have been jumping all over the place when they were adding water to wash them!
Wu Juan got goosebumps when she saw the basin full of locusts!
She poked her arm with a hint of disgust and exclaimed "Eh!"
"Miss! What do you need so many bugs for? They're all swarming around, they look disgusting!"
"Oh my god! I feel like the hairs on my body are standing on end!"
Lin Ru actually felt uncomfortable looking at the basin full of locusts! Her trypophobia was about to flare up! Before she transmigrated, she was a girl from Northeast China. Although she had seen grasshoppers or other insects when she was young, she had never eaten them! She had never even eaten silkworm pupae, which are a favorite food of people from Northeast China!
The first time I learned that these things were edible was through a video app on my phone where I saw friends from the south stringing insects together and grilling or frying them!
They not only eat grasshoppers, scorpions, and cicadas, but some people even eat spiders!
Spiders, with their many legs, terrified her! And she couldn't believe anyone could eat them, especially since she'd heard they were quite expensive and very nutritious!
Moreover, locusts have very high medicinal value, detoxifying and beautifying the skin, relieving cough and asthma, nourishing the stomach and spleen, and even tonifying the kidneys and strengthening virility!
She respects and understands the differences in food across all places!
However, she really couldn't accept the idea of roasted grasshoppers, but in order to solve the locust plague, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it!
So she had someone pour some warm water into the large basin, then picked up a locust, grabbed its abdomen by the back, and ripped out its internal organs! She also tore off its wings and claws!
This was her first time dealing with this; she had only seen how to handle locusts on some food shows by chance before!
Now I can finally put it to use; what I've learned is truly invaluable!
She remembered that the program said the most important thing about cooking this dish is controlling the heat, because there isn't much meat on it, and the wings and claws are very easy to burn. So the first time she cooked it, to avoid messing it up, she removed all the parts that were easy to burn!
Wu Juan and the others nearby saw their young lady so fiercely grabbing the locust by the tail and pulling out the contents of its belly!
They even tore off the locust's wings and claws! They put it in another basin and washed it carefully!
A bad feeling suddenly filled their minds!
Wu Juan covered her mouth, trying her best to vomit!
"Miss! Why did you pull out its belly?"
"You even washed it like this? Are you planning to cook it?"
Lin Ru tried her best to suppress her nausea and adjust her facial expression to make herself look less disgusted by the insects!
She replied casually, "Yes! Didn't I say I'd treat you to something delicious when I got back? And I'd make it myself!"
"You were really looking forward to it! Why are you complaining now, and why are you standing so far away? Come over and help me with this! You're making me do all this by myself, are you trying to kill me with exhaustion?!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Juan could no longer maintain her composure. She really didn't want to touch these insects, but she couldn't bear to see her young mistress going through so much trouble. She looked at the people around her, and everyone looked extremely disgusted!
Some of the younger girls kept their distance!
Just as she was trying to mentally prepare herself and set an example for her people, Wu Ling walked out expressionlessly and glared fiercely at the people behind him!
Only then did he calmly walk over to Lin Ru and snatch the locust from her hand!
"I've learned it! Do I just remove its internal organs, then pluck off its wings and legs?"
Lin Ru nodded!
Wu Ling: "I understand! Go and rest! Prepare the things we'll need next; we'll deal with these bugs!"
Lin Ru wanted to decline, but Wu Ling suddenly turned serious and whispered in her ear, "Be good!"
The sudden tickling sensation in her ear made Lin Ru unconsciously dodge to the side. Wu Ling seized the opportunity and pushed her away from her original position!
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