northernbook Chapter 209 Crayfish
Chapter 209 Crayfish
Several people were stunned when they saw this scene. They didn't expect that there really was such a bug. The front pincers were so big that it must be very painful to be pinched by it.
Zheng Zhiyuan immediately asked, "Cousin, its pincers are so strong, it must be very painful to be pinched by it."
Zheng Sisi laughed: "Why don't you try it."
Zheng Zhiyuan shook his head and waved his hands: "Forget it, I'm afraid of pain."
In order to verify it for them, Zheng Sisi stretched one end of the branch in front of the crayfish. As soon as she stretched it out, a pair of pincers clamped the branch.
Zheng Sisi lifted up the branch, and the crayfish was hanging on one end of the branch, swaying but not falling down.
Zhong Ruiyu said: "It's really that powerful. Once it clamps, it won't let go. If it clamps your hand, a piece of flesh will fall off!"
Zheng Sisi comforted them: "It's not that serious, at most there will be redness, swelling or blood marks."
He Qianqian exclaimed: "This is not bad enough. No wonder it is said to have destroyed many crops."
The village chief, who was brought by Captain Zhao, saw several people fishing for a beetle and stopped them, saying, "Don't try to catch it with your hands. It hurts when it bites, and sometimes it can even cause bleeding."
Walking closer, Captain Zhao pointed at the Third Prince and introduced him, "Village Chief Wang, this is His Royal Highness the Third Prince..."
When he heard that it was the Third Prince, Village Chief Wang was about to kneel down and salute, but was stopped by the Third Prince: "When you are out, keep things simple. Village Chief Wang does not need to salute."
Village Chief Wang bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness the Third Prince, for your understanding."
Captain Zhao pointed at Zheng Sisi and introduced her, "This is the Princess of Anping County. Our Qingshui County is the Princess of Anping County's fiefdom."
Village Chief Wang was about to bow again, but Zheng Sisi stopped him. She said, "Village Chief Wang, you don't have to bow. I don't like these empty formalities. I came here this time to learn about the Beetle that everyone is talking about."
Village chief Wang then understood. No wonder those people ran to the fields as soon as they arrived.
Village Chief Wang looked around the group of people and asked, "Who are these people?"
Zheng Sisi: "Oh, I forgot to introduce you."
She pointed at a few people and introduced them, "This is the young master and young lady of Duke Zheng's house, this is the young lady of Minister Li's house, this is Miss He, the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor, and this is the young master of Minister Zhong's house. They are all my good friends."
Village Chief Wang was amazed! This Princess Anping was really powerful. Several of her friends were high-ranking officials in Beijing. Anyone here was someone they should worship. With so many people coming at once, Village Chief Wang didn't dare to speak loudly.
Zheng Sisi noticed his reservedness and comforted him, "We are all ordinary people, so there is no need to be reserved, Village Chief Wang."
Village Chief Wang nodded and said cautiously, "Third Prince, County Lady, and several young masters and ladies, why don't you go to the thatched cottage in the village and sit for a while."
The third prince said, "Alright! Princess Anping wants to know more about this beetle. Can you introduce it to us?"
Zheng Sisi nodded, and led a group of people to follow Village Chief Wang into the village.
A group of more than a dozen people attracted a lot of attention. From a distance, we could see children chasing and playing on the village road, and people chatting under a big tree. But when we saw Village Chief Wang leading a group of people into the village, we didn't know what was going on. There were also two carriages and several horses following behind. Horses are rare in such a place. Everyone came over to see so many horses coming at once.
Judging from the attire of these people, they must be from a wealthy family, so everyone started talking about it.
"Village chief, what kind of distinguished guest has come to your house? Is he from a wealthy family in the city? Why do you raise so many horses?"
"Yes, village chief, now that your family has become rich, you should move to the city too!"
"........."
Everyone asked questions at once. Village chief Wang was very angry after listening to their questions. It was ok for them to chatter nonsense normally, but now they were talking nonsense in front of the Third Prince, the County Lady and several nobles.
Village Chief Wang said unhappily, "Are you too idle? Have you fed the pigs at home? Do you have enough firewood? You just sit here and do nothing, waiting for a pie to fall from the sky to feed you!"