"Ninth Prince, I think you should not take the risk."
On the way back to the Grand Tutor's Mansion, Chen Songtai had been resisting the hairy crab in Qin Ying's hand.
When he heard Qin Ying say that this pest that destroyed farmland and hurt people's bodies was actually a delicacy, he felt it was nonsense.
"These intestinal worms like to eat dead fish and shrimp in the fields. Some people have even seen them crawling out of dead bodies. How can such pests that eat rotten things enter the human body?"
Chen Songtai's old face was full of disgust.
Looking at the hairy crab still in Qin Ying's hand, thinking of the various scenes he had seen before, his stomach churned.
Let him eat this thing?
Impossible!
Even if I jump off the building, I won't eat it!
"Ninth Prince, did you hear what I said? This thing can't be eaten!" Chen Songtai said loudly.
Hearing this, Qin Ying was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Master, everything has a first time. I promise you will love it!"
Qin Ying could understand why the ancients disliked crabs so much. These crabs are ferocious by nature and kill their own kind, especially interested in rotten animal carcasses.
This is because they are all saprophagous, but even so, it does not prevent them from becoming a delicious dish on the table of later generations.
Qin Ying was originally a little troubled about how to win over Chen Songtai. The appearance of the hairy crabs just
gave him a chance, didn't it?
The Han Emperor issued an order to let Chen Songtai be fully responsible for the relief of the victims. If Qin Ying could help him solve the food problem, he might be able to impress this old minister.
Crabs like to run rampant in farmland because they are naturally hard shells, and fish and shrimps can't do anything to them. Moreover, this guy is aggressive and ferocious by nature, with two extremely aggressive crab claws that can even break a person's fingers, which makes it firmly sit in the dominant position in the field.
In ancient times, there were no pesticides, so the fields were very clean, which provided the most comfortable growth environment for crabs.
It just so happened that the reproduction capacity of crabs was very terrible, and they could quickly form a large area.
For the ancients, they were a headache for pests.
They wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.
But for Qin Ying, this was simply a free meal delivered to his door, so why not eat it?
Eat!
Mobilize the population across the country to eat a lot.
This can not only solve the problem of refugees' hunger, but also solve the problem of rice field pests, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.
Soon.
Qin Ying and Chen Songtai returned to the Taishi Mansion.
Just as they were about to enter the door, a noble lady and a girl came to them.
The noble lady was plump, wearing gold and silver, and wearing a fox fur cloak. At a glance, she felt mature and charming, and noble.
But Qin Ying's eyes only stayed on her for two seconds, and he was immediately attracted by the girl next to her.
The girl was about sixteen years old, with an oval face, bright eyes and white teeth, and was fair and pretty, like a fairy from a painting.
"Madam, Rui'er, where are you going?"
Chen Songtai asked.
This noble lady was his first wife, and the charming girl was Chen Churui, his daughter.
"Master, you are back."
The noble lady stepped forward and said with a smile: "I didn't fulfill my vow last time when I went to the temple to burn incense. Today, the weather is good, so I asked Rui'er to go to the temple with me to fulfill my vow."
"Hey, this young man looks unfamiliar. May I ask your name?"
Hearing the noble lady's words, Qin Ying immediately threw the crab in his hand aside and said with a bow: "I am Qin Ying, and I am sorry to disturb your peace."
"Qin... Qin Ying?" The noble lady was startled, "You... You are the ninth prince Qin Ying?"
"Ah!" "Qin Ying, the great poet Qin Ying of the Han Dynasty? Qin Ying who made the Qingyi of the Wei Dynasty vomit blood? Qin Ying who won the painting competition over Ling Daoxuan?"
The girl Chen Churui suddenly screamed, scaring the people around her.
Chen Songtai frowned and scolded: "How disgraceful it is to yell in front of the Ninth Prince."
The noble lady smiled and explained: "Please forgive me, Ninth Prince. My daughter has read some sage books since she was a child. Recently, I admire His Highness Qin Ying the most. I didn't expect to meet him today. It's really an honor."
In fact, Qin Ying himself didn't know that he was very popular in the Han literary world.
Just because Li Denggao was speechless and vomited blood in a literary duel, he was regarded as an idol by countless Han scholars.
Not to mention that he defeated the painting saint Ling Daoxuan in the art of painting.
Now Qin Ying is not only famous in the Han literary world, but also in the eyes of scholars all over the world.
"So you are Qin Ying..." Chen Churui looked at him curiously with her clear eyes. She was a little shy, but she was expectant. "You, will you write poems in the future?"
Seeing this, Qin Ying smiled and said, "Do you like poetry very much?"
Chen Churui nodded vigorously and looked at Qin Ying expectantly.
Faced with such eyes, Qin Ying really couldn't say no, so he said, "If you like it, how about I publish a special collection of poems?"
"Ah! Really?" Chen Churui almost jumped up with joy. That look really made people feel very fond of it.
Chen Songtai smiled helplessly.
Chen Churui especially likes to deal with literati.
She used to admire Li Denggao, the Qingyi of the Great Wei. Later, Li Denggao was beaten by Qin Ying in poetry until he vomited blood and fled back to the Wei Kingdom in embarrassment. Since then, his reputation has been lost.
So she turned to admire Qin Ying again.
Today, she suddenly saw him, and it was naturally difficult to control herself under the surprise.
"Go and come back quickly. There are many disaster victims outside the city. Bring more servants with you and be careful on the road." Chen Songtai nodded and instructed.
Looking at his daughter's eyes, Chen Songtai always felt a sense of crisis that his little Bai was about to be taken away by a wild boar.
This wild boar, of course, refers to Qin Ying.
Although Qin Ying has become much better now, his lustful nature seems to be getting worse.
He doesn't want Chen Churui to have too much to do with Qin Ying.
"I'm not going." Chen Churui stared at Qin Ying with shining eyes.
"How can I not go? Hurry up and go with your mother." Chen Songtai hurriedly pushed the two out the door.
"Dad..."
Chen Churui was pushed out of the door unwillingly, looking at Qin Ying for help.
Seeing this, Qin Ying stood up and said, "Since Miss Chen doesn't want to go, why don't you stay and taste the food?"
"This..." Chen Songtai was stunned and hesitated to speak.
Qin Ying said, "Grandmaster, isn't it convenient?"
"Since the Ninth Prince has said so, let's do it this way."
Chen Songtai nodded helplessly.
"Great!" Chen Churui shouted happily.
"Grandmaster, where is the kitchen?" Qin Ying asked immediately.
Seeing that Qin Ying really wanted to eat the field worms, Chen Songtai knew that he couldn't stop him, so he said, "Come with me."
"What delicacies do you want to taste?" Chen Churui asked curiously with big round eyes.
Qin Ying looked at the ground, and the crab actually wanted to escape. He quickly stepped on it and grabbed it.
"Just eat this."