xymnovel Chapter 76 Catching Locusts!
Chapter 76 Catching Locusts!
Chapter 76 Catching Locusts!
Su Mu's voice carried a hint of seduction.
"Revenge? Revenge?" Little Si blinked her big eyes, tears still clinging to her eyelashes.
"Yes, revenge."
Su Mu pointed to the insect in his hand, "This thing bullied you earlier. Let's catch it, throw it into the oil, and sizzle—!"
He paused deliberately, observing the little girl's expression.
"Fried until golden and crispy, sprinkled with salt and cumin. One bite and it's crunchy and even more fragrant than the flying shrimp from last time."
The little ox stopped sobbing.
As she looked at the ugly insect, a golden image involuntarily surfaced in her mind.
Deep-fried?
It seems like... it's not entirely impossible?
"Really...really good?"
Little Si asked tentatively, sticking out his tongue to lick the salty tears he had just shed.
"I'd be a dog if I lied to you."
Su Mu stood up, casually picked a foxtail grass from the side, and skillfully tied the locust's two legs together, stringing them into a string.
"This thing is all meat, high in protein, one is equivalent to three eggs."
Su Mu turned and walked towards the woodshed, casually picking up a thin bamboo pole from the corner of the wall, and then finding a piece of fine gauze that he usually used to filter soybean milk.
"Su Mu! You're insane!"
Li Lizhi finally came to her senses and rushed forward, spreading her arms to block the way, her face as pale as paper.
"This is a Radiant Insect! Henan is currently suffering from a severe drought, and a Radiant Disaster is imminent. Even Father Emperor is fasting and bathing in preparation for this. You—"
"You actually want to eat it?"
Li Lizhi's voice trembled. This was simply heretical and outrageous!
"If you anger Heaven and it brings even more calamities, can you bear the consequences?"
Su Mu stopped and looked at the princess who had been poisoned by feudal superstition.
He busied himself, quickly slipping gauze over the bamboo ring at the top of the bamboo pole to make a simple insect net.
"Offending the heavens?"
Su Mu chuckled and hoisted the net onto his shoulder.
"This insect eats crops, leaving people with nothing to eat. If people eat it, they can save the crops and fill their stomachs at the same time. That would be doing justice for Heaven."
He walked past Li Lizhi, went to Xiao Sizi, and handed her the simple net bag he was holding.
"Take it."
Little Sizi instinctively took the bamboo pole.
"See that?"
Su Mu pointed to a few stragglers still jumping around in the corner of the yard, "There are its accomplices there. The ones who bumped into you were their assassins."
Upon hearing that there were accomplices, Xiao Sizi's face instantly turned serious.
She gripped the bamboo pole tightly, the fear from before vanishing, replaced by a flame of revenge, and—the rumbling of her stomach.
"Blow them up!"
Little Si shouted, waving his net, and dashed towards the bushes with his short legs.
"Don't run! You wicked bugs! I'm going to fry you all into mincemeat!"
"Look carefully!"
Su Mu stared at the gray shadow bouncing around at the base of the wall, and flicked his wrist.
call!
The bamboo pole created a gust of wind, and the net drew a blur in the air before landing precisely on the ground.
"rise!"
Su Mu flipped his wrist, and the net bag closed.
The large locust that had been swaggering around there was now a caged prisoner, thumping against the gauze.
"Wow--!"
Little Sizi clapped her hands until they were red, her eyes wide open. She had completely forgotten the grievance of being bumped in the face, and all that remained was excitement.
"God is amazing! God is so awesome!"
Su Mu handed over the net and pointed to the struggling insect inside.
"This is the assassin who dared to run you over; he's yours now."
Xiao Sizi took the bamboo pole, which was a bit long for her, and it wobbled in her hand.
She was no longer afraid. With her cheeks puffed out, she strode confidently into the bushes in her lotus-colored embroidered shoes.
"You bad guy! Where do you think you're going!"
There was a rustling sound in the grass.
Several startled locusts suddenly sprang up, their powerful hind legs pushing off the ground and propelling them straight into the sky.
The little ox got anxious and started wildly waving the net around.
"Ha! Drink! Take this!"
The net danced in the air like a whirlwind, but unfortunately, it was completely haphazard.
The locusts seemed to be deliberately teasing her, dodging left and right, some even jumping directly onto her skirt, and then jumping away before the net could fall.
"I'm so angry!"
Little Sizi was panting heavily, her bangs soaked with sweat and stuck to her forehead.
She plopped down on the ground, threw the net aside, and pouted, about to cry again.
"fool!"
Su Mu walked over, picked up the net again, and put it back in her hand, while helping her straighten her small body.
"Don't use brute force. This insect's eyes are on the top of its head. If you make such a big noise, it will have seen you long ago."
Su Mu held her chubby little hand and guided her through the gestures.
"Be gentle, be quick. Strike the moment you see it jump. That's called anticipation, understand?"
Little Sizi nodded as if she understood, but her eyes lit up again.
Predicting? Lai sounds pretty impressive!
She took a deep breath, crouched down, and looked just like a little tiger ready to pounce on its prey.
Ahead, a huge locust was basking in the sun on a piece of broken brick, its two antennae swaying leisurely.
Nearly.
closer.
Just as the locust slightly bent its hind legs, preparing to leap—
"Grasp!"
Su Mu called out from behind.
Xiao Sizi suddenly slammed the net in his hand down.
Snapped!
Dust flew everywhere.
The little girl held her breath and carefully lifted a crack in the net bag.
A large, grayish-brown worm was spinning around inside, completely disoriented.
"Gotcha! Gotcha!"
Little Si jumped three feet high with excitement, waving a bamboo pole and spinning around the yard, "Sister, look! I caught the assassin!"
Li Lizhi stood under the shade of the locust tree, still holding the oil-paper umbrella in her hand, and constantly wiping away sweat with a handkerchief in her other hand.
Seeing the net bag full of insects in her younger sister's hand, her delicate face scrunched up in disgust, and she backed away.
"It's filthy! Sisi, throw it away!"
Those are locusts!
Its body is covered in thorns, but its belly is soft; just looking at it sends chills down your spine.
"I won't throw it away!"
The little ox poured its spoils into the specially made large bamboo cage, listening to the clattering sound of the insects falling in—that was the thrill of revenge.
"Guoguo Su is so angry! This is terrible! It's blown apart!"
Li Lizhi felt a churning in her stomach.
Shrimp?
Whose shrimp looks so ugly? And it's covered in hair!
She looked at Su Mu, her eyes full of accusation: "Don't corrupt Si Zi! This thing—how can anyone eat this thing?"
Su Mu was squatting on the ground arranging the large bamboo cage, without even looking up.
"Why not? This thing eats all kinds of herbs; it's pure, natural essence. Besides, Henan is suffering from a severe drought right now, and the people have even gnawed off the tree bark. These flying things are practically meat; why wouldn't we eat them for the New Year?"
With nimble hands, he made another net and casually tossed it to Li Lizhi's feet.
"Don't just stand there like a doorman. If you want a piece of this pie, you have to work. I don't keep idlers here, not even the princess."
Li Lizhi looked at the bamboo pole at her feet, then at the little ox playing happily over there.
"I'm not going to do such rough work!"
Li Lizhi turned her head to the side, her face full of arrogance, "And I would absolutely never eat such disgusting things!"
Su Mu shrugged.
"Okay, then when it explodes, you can just watch from the side."
After saying that, he ignored the proud princess and turned to instruct the little rhinoceros on how to block the retreat route through the bushes.
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