Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 197 Outing ([-])

The place Yang Menglong chose was really not that good. It was just a big enough river beach with not much grass. A big river flowed quietly, splashing water from the beginning. At the end of the river beach was a bamboo forest, and farther away was a Woods, what else?nothing left.There are neither bright purples and reds nor mountains, nor pavilions, ancient temples and temples. I really don't know why he chose such a place!Anyway, Cheng Qi was very dissatisfied with this place.

However, everyone seems to have a different perspective from hers...

Zhang Tong first measured the entire river beach with his legs, then squatted down and grabbed a handful of soil and rubbed it again and again, as if he was looking for some treasure.Cheng Qi moved forward curiously, only to hear Zhang Tong sigh: "It's convenient to divert water, but the land is too thin to grow crops!" Well, no matter where this person goes, the first thing he thinks about is whether the land can be grown. Open up wasteland and grow crops!

Wu Yong chopped a piece of bamboo and sharpened it. He took off his shoes and walked into the river, facing the harpoons swimming in the river, forking and forking, enjoying himself.A large group of little kids watched nervously by the river, leaning forward, clenching their fists, extremely nervous.Finally, Eunuch Wu cheered: "The fork is here, the fork is here!" Pulling the harpoon out of the river and holding it high, a half-foot-long fish was pierced by the harpoon. Strings of water drops.The little kids applauded desperately and cheered: "Grandpa Wu is great! Grandpa Wu is great!" Wu Yong laughed, very proud... Maybe he used to be a fisherman.

Fang Yizhi found a seat and sat down, threw the hook into the river, and started fishing leisurely.

Xiao Yufang and Liu Ziyan managed to get the children back, but these little guys immediately found new fun. The boys followed Qi Polu's punches and kicks to practice boxing in an orderly manner. At the beginning, they were still beating Yang Menglong. The ancient muay thai boxing went out of shape within two strokes. All eighteen kinds of martial arts came together in a mess. The girls formed a circle and stretched out their left feet to hook them together with the feet of their companions. Clapping hands and singing ballads and jumping in circles, I had a lot of fun. The crisp laughter flowed down the river, and the two banks seemed to be full of joy.

Yang Menglong tiptoed to Fang Yizhi's side and asked softly, "How many did you catch?"

Fang Yizhi pointed into the bucket: "Not many, just one."

Yang Menglong looked at it and called: "Damn, what a fat silver carp!" He forked in with one hand and picked up a silver carp weighing three to four catties.Fang Yizhi yelled: "What are you doing!" Before he finished speaking, Yang Menglong had already pulled out the dog-leg knife, and slapped the fish's head with a click.Yang Menglong chuckled: "I'm hungry, let me borrow a fish to eat." Scraping off the scales of the fish a few times, he called the children over, and said while playing: "Everyone, look out, this fish is called silver carp, the fattest It can grow up to forty catties, but this one obviously did not have such good luck, and was caught before it grew. This kind of fish is distributed in a very wide area, and can be seen everywhere in rivers all over the country... This kind of fish is If it is not poisonous, remove the head, scales and internal organs of the fish, and the rest can be eaten. It is high in protein and tastes great." Cut off a piece of fish with a knife and stuff it into your mouth to chew, "This kind of fish can be eaten raw It's all right, in fact, eating raw is more nutritious, and it can save a lot of firewood and time, so eating raw is a very cost-effective thing."

The children's faces turned pale when they saw it, but there were also a few brave boys who had the courage to take a piece of sashimi from Yang Menglong's hand and stuff it into their mouths, chewing fiercely, which was a taste of it.Fang Yizhi's beard turned up when he saw it, and he called, "Yang Menglong, what have you taught them!?"

Yang Menglong said: "I'm teaching them survival skills!"

Fang Yizhi almost didn't growl: "Did you teach me like this? My Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette, not a den of wild beasts. It's fine if you don't teach them how to read and write, but you actually teach them to drink blood!?"

Yang Menglong curled his lips naturally: "Please, I'm teaching them how to live! In order to survive, they have to eat and do everything. When it comes to struggling to survive, thinking about grace will only make them die faster. !"

Fang Yizhi was ready to strangle him to death. What a mess!
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yang Menglong quickly changed his smiling face and said, "Of course, if possible, you should cook it before eating. It will be more delicious after it is cooked." Throwing the fish to Xue Siming for him to cook, he jumped again. After entering the river, he pulled out a few weeds with thick and long stems, washed them in the river, and peeled off the old skin to reveal a long piece of tender meat. He pointed to this piece of tender meat and said: "This They are called water bamboo shoots, and they are very common in the river. They can be eaten raw, and they taste quite sweet.” Kacha is just a bite, and the chewing is quite vigorous.The children took a bite of each other, chewing with relish.Yang Menglong bent down again and took out a fat clam from the river, held it up high, and said: "Look, this is called a clam, and there are many in the river. Pry open this thick shell, dig out the meat inside and it will be ready." I can eat it." Just as he was about to demonstrate how to eat raw mussels, he saw Fang Yizhi glaring at him. He had no choice but to put it down resentfully, and said, "This food doesn't taste very good when eaten raw, and it's hard to digest. If you have the conditions, you can build a fire, then put it on the charcoal and roast it, it will be cooked soon... Children, I have told you so much, you should know what I want to say, right?"

The children's eyes were rolling, their heads were tilted and they were racking their brains. One child shouted: "There are many, many delicious things in the river!"

Yang Menglong said: "Damn! What else?"

Xiaojun said: "When you are escaping, you should try to run along the river! There is not only water in the river, but also a lot of food. It is easier to find something to eat if you run along the river!"

Yang Menglong gave a thumbs up: "Smart, guess right! Remember everything, if you want to escape in the future, you must run along the river as much as possible. The river is not only easier to hide, but also can get a lot of fresh water and food!"

The children nodded vigorously, obviously remembering.

Fang Yizhi blew his beard and stared.It's fine if this guy doesn't teach these children poetry and book etiquette, but he actually teaches them how to escape?It's over, this group of pretty smart kids is going to be ruined by this bastard!

With Fang Yizhi staring at him, Yang Menglong wanted to teach the children some practical survival skills, but he was a little annoyed. He went ashore and came to Fang Yizhi, poked him, and said, "Boss, fish some small fish here." What's the meaning of fish and shrimp? There are several big fish waiting for you over there!"

Fang Yi was startled: "Big fish?"

Yang Menglong pointed at Cheng Shi's family: "Isn't that right?"

Fang Yizhi glared again: "Nonsense! Yuan Cheng is highly respected and kind, and you treat him like a fish!?"

Yang Menglong smiled: "He is a big fish! He came to our territory automatically and consciously. As the prefect of Nanyang, should you find a way to keep him and get some investment from him?"

Fang Yizhi scolded: "What a fantasy! The money from Mr. Cheng didn't come from the strong wind, how could he give it to me for no reason!"

Yang Menglong said: "I didn't ask you to ask him for money, so you go over and discuss with him to see if he can spend money to set up a farm in Nanyang and build a workshop or something. If he doesn't want to, we have nothing to lose. If he is willing, Nanyang is not One more farm or one workshop, and hundreds of unemployed refugees have been lost? And you can also collect taxes from him. If his business is prosperous, the tax he receives from him is more than that of farmers in a town. Where can I find good things?"

Fang Yizhi said proudly: "I am the official of the imperial court, how can I be so snobbish!"

Yang Menglong said resentfully: "Okay, you are glamorous and noble, you think money is dirty! I don't think so, if you don't do it, I will let Mr. Zhang do it!" Angrily ran to Zhang Tong's side, and attached it to Zhang Tong's ear Whispering, he didn't know what he had said to Zhang Tong. Anyway, after a few words, Zhang Tong excitedly ran to Cheng Shi's side, and chatted affectionately with the old man... Wuyang Wei pulled Cheng Ji Joining the gang, relying on Cheng Ji's investment of tens of thousands of taels of silver, made a fortune all at once. This matter was a sensation in Nanyang, and the local officials looked at it very enthusiastically. , hoping to get some money out of it.Now that several big fish are coming to the door, Zhang Tong naturally has no reason to let them go, no matter what, let's get acquainted with Mr. Cheng first.In fact, this kind of thing only needs someone to take the lead. Seeing Zhang Tong take the first step, Fang Yizhi immediately took the second step. Officials who cannot be bought with silver, if there are, they will be exchanged for gold!
Finally coaxing this great god away, Yang Menglong smiled, and took out another clam from the river, ready to continue his field survival course.As soon as she got into the pose, Xiao Yufang called over there: "Menglong, it's time to cook, can you go dig some spring bamboo shoots?" Compared with a student and his wife, of course the wife is more important, Yang Menglong responded cheerfully: " Here we come, here we come!" Throwing down the clam, he ran over quickly, took the basket and hoe from Xiao Yufang, and rushed to the bamboo forest, picked up the hoe and pointed at the little points protruding from the cracks in the ground. The fresh bamboo shoots were dug down with all the strength, and after a few hoeings, a plump and tender spring bamboo shoots were dug out.He patted the soil off the bamboo shoots, threw it into the basket, spat a little on his palm, and continued digging down one.

Over there, the stove has been dug, the pots have been set up, a few shovels of coal have been added, and the fire has been lit.Several housewives who took the initiative to help washed the rice, washed the vegetables, put the rice in the pot, and started cooking.A housewife is preparing noodles as she struggles with a large ball of white flour.Kneading noodles is a compulsory course for girls in the Central Plains as they grow up, and it is also a test question that determines whether a housewife is competent. Obviously, this young housewife who is only sixteen or seventeen years old has not yet mastered this skill skillfully, and it is very difficult for her to make the dough.Xue Siming took the initiative to take over this arduous task, and kneaded and pounded it with all the energy of going into battle to kill the enemy. The large ball of dough quickly changed its shape in his hands, and he kneaded it until the dough was full and elastic.Then, he unscrewed a ball of noodles and started to pull the noodles not very skillfully.Zhong Ning mixed the fat and lean meat together and threw it into the pot and stir-fried. While stir-frying, he added ginger, fungus, chili, pepper, soy sauce, refined salt and other seasonings, and stir-fried the squid until it was fragrant. It was almost done. Add an appropriate amount of water, cover the pot and simmer.After the three fat chickens cooked in another pot were picked up, he added oil, salt and mushrooms to the chicken soup and cooked it for a long time. Xue Siming hurriedly threw the messy noodles into the pot. Ning Ze helped out with a tacit understanding. It seemed that the two of them planned to make a pot of soybean noodles for everyone to try.

Just across the stove from Xue Siming, Qi Hu and Qi Polu were dealing with the spring bamboo shoots that Yang Menglong had worked so hard to dig.The two grandsons picked up the washed bamboo shoots and slashed the hard shell with a dagger, then broke it open. The thick hard shell opened and the snow-white tender meat was exposed.The bamboo shoots with the shells removed were cut into dices. Qi Hu took the spoon himself, added the pork belly and stir-fried it with heavy oil over high heat. The marinated and fresh stir-fry in a pot filled the air with a fragrant aroma that made people salivate.People in Jiangsu and Zhejiang love to eat bamboo shoots, and now is a great season when spring bamboo shoots are rushing to emerge. If you don’t enjoy it now, when will you wait?

Xiao Yufang's cooking is simple. Wash the fresh alfalfa seedlings, pour them into the oil pan and stir-fry them, and you will have a greasy, green vegetable dish that will make people want to eat.

Yang Menglong didn't have such great cooking skills, but he couldn't help but show his skills when he saw how busy everyone was.This guy lit a fire with charcoal, washed a flat and smooth piece of stone, put it on the rack, roasted it hot, poured oil on it, and then put fresh beef on it, frying it until it sizzled... This is He likes to eat stone barbecue very much. He used to have a meal every three or two days, and he never got tired of eating it. I have a chance, of course I have to have a good meal to reward my stomach!

A bunch of little kids gathered around him and watched him work. They all drooled as they watched the beef being fried on the stone slab until grease splashed out.Yang Menglong taught while busy: "This is a slate barbecue. Use a flat, smooth, moderately thick slate. Burn it until it is hot, then add oil, and then spread the meat on it to fry. The advantage of this is that more gravy can be retained and the meat will be tender." The taste is more delicious...but be careful not to use cracked stones, because these stones may burst when exposed to heat, and the flying stone flakes may pop out your eyeballs!"

The children were drooling and nodding like chickens pecking rice, not sure if they listened.Perhaps, these little kids are looking forward to Yang Menglong quickly roasting the meat, so that they can feast on their mouths.

(End of this chapter)