Chapter 142: Ancient Method ( 1 )

Chapter 142: Ancient Method ( 1 ) If not for the fact that Fu Chen’an almost tripped on his own foot and fell, Yao Zhi wouldn’t have known that he also felt shy. Finding her husband endearingly cute, she burst out laughing.

The moment Fu Chen’an heard his wife’s laughter, he hastened his pace and left without looking back.

The soldiers were confused when they saw their team leader running as if he were being chased by a ghost, and they wanted to know what was going on. However, they could only exchange glances and chase after him.

After Fu Chen’an left the village, Yao Zhi went to the kitchen and chose the iron wok. She lit up the fire and heated the wok. When the wok was hot enough, she lowered the fire and poured the locusts into the wok.

Since it was not for consumption, she didn’t bother to clean the legs and wings. After she poured half a basket of locusts into the wok, she used a big wok spatula and started to roast the locusts.

While she was busy roasting the locusts, the Village Chief’s family was busy weighing the locusts from the villagers.

Most of them sold their locusts directly so they could collect more. Only several families roasted their locusts first before they sold them.

After they weighed the dried locusts, the Village Chief calculated for a moment before handing a handful of coins to a middle-aged man and said, "A total of 42 wen for 120 jin of dried locusts. Dagou, count it and see if the amount is right."

Yang Dagou counted the money for a while before he nodded and replied with a bright smile, "Uncle, the amount is correct!"

The Village Chief nodded and said, "Good, next one!"

While they were weighing the locusts of the next person, the villagers suddenly thought that although drying the locusts took more work, they could earn 3 wen more. It seemed better to dry them first.

"Dagou, how can your family dry the locusts so fast?" one of the villagers asked.

Yang Dagou was an honest man and replied without hesitation, "My family used a method taught by the Village Chief. We use an iron pan to roast the locusts over a low fire. It only took 2 hours to roast more than 120 jin of dried locusts."

After he said this, he added, "Alright, I won’t continue to chat with you. I have to go back and catch more locusts."

As soon as he finished his words, he rushed back to his home. The villagers who finished selling their locusts also rushed back to tell their families about this method.

They only need to work for 2 hours more, and they could earn 18 wen more. This was equal to the wage of working for one and a half days in the town.

Thanks to this, Yao Zhi saved a lot of time roasting the locusts. While the village was bustling with activity, Fu Chen’an and his team reached the barracks.

After they underwent some inspections, they finally entered the military barracks. Fu Chen’an gave his soldiers 2 steamed buns each before he let them rest.

Then, he went to his tent and divided the steamed buns. He only gave 2 steamed buns of each type to the General and kept the rest for himself and his brothers.

He used leaves to wrap the steamed buns prepared for the General and went to find Cook Li.

When the middle-aged man saw him carrying something, he quickly walked over and said, "Squad Leader Fu, you are finally back."

Fu Chen’an handed the package to him and said, "Cook Li, it’s steamed buns made by my wife. Please help me give them to the General. I still have to report to Centurion Yan."

Cook Li didn’t dare to delay military matters and said, "I will send them to the General. Squad Leader Fu, you can get busy with your business."

"Thank you," Fu Chen’an nodded and walked to Yan Shu’s tent.

After the guard reported, he was summoned. When he entered the tent, there was a group of squad leaders under Yan Shu’s jurisdiction.

Fu Chen’an stood a few steps in front of the desk, bowed to him, and said, "This subordinate greets Centurion Yan."

Seeing him coming back, Yan Shu asked, "Squad Leader Fu, has the matter in Yang Village been completed?"

"Reporting to Centurion Yan, the mission is complete." After he said this, Fu Chen’an took out a booklet and handed it to him while adding, "This is the detailed report about Yang Village’s situation."

Yan Shu read the report and nodded.

Because they managed to make some preparations before the storm, they had less damage compared to other areas. They also listened to the government warning and harvested their crops earlier, suffering only 30% loss of grain.

He closed the report and said, "Squad Leader Fu, your team has done well this time."

"This is our duty."

Since they still had a lot of things to do, Yan Shu waved his hand and said, "Alright, all of you can go back to your posts."

After everyone left, he looked at Fu Chen’an and asked, "Squad Leader Fu, is there anything else you want to report?"

Hearing this, Fu Chen’an took out several pieces of paper from his clothes and said, "Reporting to Centurion Yan, my wife learned some methods to process pig blood and locusts and turn them into fertilizer from an ancient book."

"We have tested the methods, and so far, the fertilizer made from pig blood can be used. As for the fertilizer made from locusts, my wife is currently testing the method right now. We might need to wait before we can see the result."

As soon as he finished his words, Yan Shu stood up abruptly. He reached out and read the methods. The more he read, the more amazed he was. At the end, his hands even trembled from excitement.

He stared at Fu Chen’an and said, "Squad Leader Fu, if the fertilizers made from these materials are successful, you and your wife will earn great merit!"