Integrity Pension System

"Come up!"

Carrying Xu Qianqian on her back, she walked towards the top of the mountain again.

"Brother Xiaoran, I'm hungry."

Xu Qianqian lay on Zhang Xiaoran's body and whispered in his ear.

Xu Qianqian, who didn't eat much in the morning, once exhausted after climbing the mountain, her stomach will be empty immediately, and she is very hungry.

"hungry?"

Zhang Xiaoran looked back at Xu Qianqian in doubt and asked, it's only ten o'clock in the morning, why are you hungry.

"Alright then, let's have chicken for lunch!"

Seeing that his little daughter-in-law was hungry, Zhang Xiaoran would definitely not let her go hungry.

"Okay, let's go down the mountain and eat chicken."

Xu Qianqian said excitedly.

Just now at the foot of the mountain, brother Xiaoran bought an old hen from a farmer, and just went back to stew the old hen.

Ever since I lived with brother Xiaoran, my body has become more and more unbearable. I can't do without some nutritious food!

"Who said it's going down the mountain, this is almost climbing to the top of the mountain,"

Zhang Xiaoran shook his head and said.

"If we don't go down the mountain, where shall we eat?" Xu Qianqian asked suspiciously.

"right here."

Zhang Xiaoran put Xu Qianqian down, looked at the small stream not far ahead, and said with a smile.

There is water and a clean place, just right for a picnic.

"Brother Xiaoran, we didn't bring anyone with us, how do we make lunch, what do we have for lunch?" Xu Qianqian asked suspiciously.

On the mountain today, I was empty-handed. Although Brother Xiaoran was carrying a backpack, apart from mineral water and tissues, there were some fruits, biscuits and the like.

Of course there is also an old hen tied up and carried by brother Xiaoran.

"I'll eat this old hen at noon." Zhang Xiaoran said as he lifted the old hen that weighed over eleven catties on the handle.

It's not easy to raise this old hen, and it's free-range. It will take at least three to five years. Just this old hen cost Zhang Xiaoran more than 200 yuan to buy.

"No pots and pans, how can I do it?"

Xu Qianqian asked with some doubts, without pots and pans, Xu Qianqian couldn't figure out how Brother Xiaoran got the old hen?

"Hehe, I'll make beggar's chicken for you, I don't need those pots and pans that came here." Zhang Xiaoran said with a smile.

"Beggar chicken?"

Xu Qianqian was a little excited.

She has never eaten "beggar's chicken", but she has watched "The Legend of Condor Heroes", in which Hong Qigong's favorite food is "beggar's chicken".

"Today your man will show you a unique skill, you just wait for the delicious food."

When Zhang Xiaoran spoke, he picked up the old hen, and on the side of the stream, twisted the old hen's neck with his hands, without bleeding or plucking the hair.

Open the back door as small as possible, take out the internal organs and wash the inner cavity, and put the wild spices found in the nearby grass in the belly of the old hen.

For Zhang Xiaoran, who has consummate culinary skills, it is too easy to find some wild spices in the wild.

Wrap the spiced old hen with large mulberry leaves.

But the mulberry leaves can't wrap the old hen in a large area, so it needs to be assisted by small green vines, wrapped around a few times, and new mulberry leaves are added until the whole old hen is completely covered by the green mulberry leaves.

Then grab some yellow hard mud from the edge of the stream, mix it into a suitable mud paste, and cover it on the treated old hen.

This yellow mud is called Guanyin Soil. In the past, when there was a famine, some people ate this kind of mud directly. They couldn't digest it in their stomachs, and they died directly in the end.

However, it is most suitable to use it as the wrapping of "beggar's chicken". After it is cooked, it not only has the grassy fragrance of fresh leaves, but also the unique fragrance of the soil, mixed with the fragrance of the old hen, it is absolutely heavenly Excellent food.

After everything was done, Zhang Xiaoran dug a small hole on the ground, put the wrapped old hen in it, and covered it with a thin layer of soil. Zhang Xiaoran found a pile of firewood and put it on it, lit it with a lighter, and burned it up .

"Brother Xiaoran, is that all right?" Xu Qianqian asked with some doubts.

"That's right, that's all. The recipe of this beggar's chicken is very simple, but the taste is absolutely delicious. You'll know later." Zhang Xiaoran said with a smile.

"Is this called flower chicken really delicious?"

Xu Qianqian has never eaten "beggar's chicken", mainly because she has no access to this very traditional specialty food.

"Hehe, you'll know when you try it later. If it tasted bad, Beggar Chicken wouldn't be so famous."

Zhang Xiaoran smiled.

No matter how extravagantly you talk about eating this thing, it is better to eat it yourself to be more convincing.

After about ten minutes, bursts of meaty smell came from the soil under the ground.

"Brother Xiaoran, it smells so good!" Xu Qianqian sniffed the fragrance and said in surprise.

"Hehe, after you eat it, you will know that it smells better than yours." Zhang Xiaoran said with a smile.

"Brother Xiaoran, how long can we eat?" Xu Qianqian said, swallowing her saliva.

"Soon!" Zhang Xiaoran said.

After five or six minutes, Zhang Xiaoran extinguished the burning firewood, and when he pulled the "beggar chicken" out of the ground, he tapped it lightly with a stick, and the soil cracked open, and a very peculiar fragrance came from the ground. Come out inside.

Beggar chicken, also known as rich chicken, was originally created by beggars, so it is called beggar chicken.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, an old beggar got a chicken one day, but he had no cooking utensils and seasonings. In desperation, he slaughtered the chicken to remove the internal organs, smeared the feathers with mud, and took dead branches and leaves to make a fire. Put the chicken on the fire and grill.

It happened that Zhu Yuanzhang was defeated and ran for three days and three nights. The enemy was chasing after him. Zhu Yuanzhang was exhausted and hungry. At this moment, he saw a fire on the ground in front of him, and there was a pile of mud in the middle of the fire. He was squatting beside him. An old beggar.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously, "What are you doing here?"

Seeing that it was Zhu Yuanzhang, the old beggar hurriedly said, "I'm roasting chicken for the king."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very surprised when he heard it. The old beggar took the chicken out of the fire, opened the mud, and the smell was tangy.Zhu Yuanzhang was full of praise while eating, "very delicious".

From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang fought smoothly and became emperor.Later, Zhu Yuanzhang named this chicken "Fugui Chicken", and the folks called it "Beggar's Chicken".

"Brother Xiaoran, give it to me quickly!"

Xu Qianqian smelled the fragrance, her stomach growled, and she couldn't help but coquettishly said to Zhang Xiaoran.

The scent was so wonderful that Xu Qianqian couldn't help swallowing this "beggar's chicken" immediately.

"Not yet, it's very hot, wait for a while before eating!" Zhang Xiaoran shook his head and said.

After all, the "beggar chicken" unearthed just now is very hot, and if eaten at this time, it is easy to get burned.

After five or six minutes.Zhang Xiaoran opened the lotus leaf on the "Beggar Chicken", and tore a chicken leg to Xu Qianqian.

"Try it and see how it tastes!" Zhang Xiaoran said.

Xu Qianqian took the chicken leg and blew it gently in her mouth.I couldn't wait to put it in my mouth, and soon I was stunned.

"It's...so...so delicious!"

Soon, Xu Qianqian came back to her senses, said excitedly, and then desperately gnawed on the chicken leg in her hand.

"Eat slowly, swallow carefully!"

Zhang Xiaoran looked at Xu Qianqian and said.

At this time, Xu Qianqian's hands and mouth were full of oily water, and she was still desperately stuffing chicken into her mouth.

"Brother Xiaoran, I want more!"

Xu Qianqian quickly ate all the chicken legs in her hands, and reached out to grab the whole chicken in Zhang Xiaoran's hands. This "beggar's chicken" was really delicious.

"Give!"

Zhang Xiaoran directly divided a whole "beggar's chicken" into two halves, and handed the other half with chicken legs to Xu Qianqian. This half of beggar's chicken weighed two catties, so it should be enough for her to eat.

Picking up the other half of the beggar chicken and eating it, Zhang Xiaoran was also a little hungry at this time

It didn't take long for this "beggar's chicken" to be eaten clean.

"Brother Xiaoran, this beggar's chicken is really delicious. It's definitely the most delicious chicken I've ever eaten." Xu Qianqian said after swallowing the last piece of chicken, wiped her mouth, and burped.

"Okay."

Zhang Xiaoran said little by little.

The "beggar's chicken" made with great cooking skills is naturally delicious.

Of course, apart from the mastery of the heat, the most important thing is the contribution of those wild spices.

If this "beggar's chicken" is done well, the taste is definitely not covered.

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After resting for half an hour, the two continued to go to the top of the mountain.

When approaching the top of the mountain, the mountain road began to bend, and it was obvious that it was about to reach the top, but it began to circle down, along the narrow path, gradually descending, the stones under the feet gradually increased, and the sound of the flowing stream was like the sound of a bell.Crisp and pleasant.

"Brother Xiaoran, I can't walk anymore, let's rest." After all, Xu Qianqian was a woman, after climbing the mountain for so long, she was too tired to walk.

"There is a flat place in front, let's rest there." Zhang Xiaoran supported Zhang Xiaoran and said to her.

"Ah."

Being supported by her man to walk, Xu Qianqian felt much more relaxed.

The flat place in front is next to the creek, not far away, and it takes less than 10 minutes to walk there.

"Huh? Is that a giant salamander?" Xu Qianqian noticed a black strange fish, like an oversized gecko, with four legs and a long tail like chopsticks, slimy and slippery swimming in the creek.

"Qianqian, have you ever seen a salamander?"

Zhang Xiaoran asked, after all, judging by the size of this strange fish, it is obviously not like a salamander, it is a bit too slender, even if it tastes good, it doesn't chew its head.

"I saw it in a book. This fish is very similar to the picture in the book." Xu Qianqian said, Xu Qianqian has never seen a salamander before.

"Hehe, this is not a salamander, this is a Chinese fir fish, which is more common in the mountains. We haven't encountered a real salamander here for many years."

Zhang Xiaoran said, after all, this fir fish looks a bit like a giant salamander, it is normal for Xu Qianqian to admit his mistake, and most people who have never seen this kind of fish can easily admit it wrong.

Chinese fir fish is also called Qiang live fish. It belongs to the small salamander family. It is generally only about 20 cm long.

The giant salamander belongs to the giant salamander family and is a protected animal. Its taste is extremely delicious, and it screams like a baby, wow wow, and a sudden cry at night can scare many timid people.

"It turned out to be a fir fish, just like seeing a salamander in a book, but brother Xiaoran, you are amazing and well-informed." Xu Qianqian looked at Zhang Xiaoran with admiration.

"Ha ha……"

Seen by Xu Qianqian's adoring eyes, Zhang Xiaoran smiled a little embarrassedly.

He is not very well-informed, but he often uses Douyin, and just happened to watch a video explaining the difference between fir fish and giant salamander, so he can tell the difference.

"Not good, it looks like it's going to rain." Xu Qianqian frowned and looked at the already cloudy sky.

The weather has changed too fast today. When I woke up in the morning, I saw that the weather should be cloudy. It didn't look like it was going to rain. It was a good weather for climbing.

Before setting off, Xu Qianqian also checked the weather forecast. She didn't say that it would rain today, but the sky looked like a sign that it was going to rain heavily.

"It's okay, I brought the tent, and now I'm going to pitch the tent."

Zhang Xiaoran looked at the sky and said.

Xu Qianqian was right, the weather looked like it was going to rain heavily.

Fortunately, my backpack is big enough, and there is a tent bag inside, otherwise, if there is a heavy rain, there is not even a place to hide from the rain.

It seems that it is really beneficial to prepare more things, otherwise just looking at the weather forecast will sometimes be inaccurate.

"Brother Xiaoran, I'll help you." Xu Qianqian said.

"No, you guys sit here for a while, and I'll set up a tent on a flat place above." Zhang Xiaoran said.

"OK then."

Xu Qianqian saw that brother Xiaoran didn't need her help, so it was rare for her to move. After all, Xu Qianqian was exhausted after climbing the mountain for so long.

Zhang Xiaoran went to a position about ten meters above the creek, and found a flat place to set up the tent. This position does not worry that when it rains heavily, the creek will rise and the water will spread into the tent.

Soon, Zhang Xiaoran set up the tent, looked up at the sky, the whole sky was dark, it seemed that the rainstorm was about to fall.

"Qianqian, hurry up, it's going to rain soon." Zhang Xiaoran said to Xu Qianqian who was playing by the stream.

"Ah."

Xu Qianqian responded immediately.

The weather looks like it's going to rain soon, so hurry up and get into the tent, it will be troublesome if you get caught in the rain.

"Brother Xiaoran, this tent is not small."

Xu Qianqian walked into the tent and said involuntarily.

This tent is really big, and there is nothing wrong with three or four people living in it.

"Of course it's big. Just this tent cost me nearly two thousand yuan."

Zhang Xiaoran said with a smile.The reason why Zhang Xiaoran chose this big tent was mainly because Zhang Xiaoran had a big body, and the tent was too small, which felt oppressive, and Zhang Xiaoran didn't like it very much.

"It's getting dark! It looks like a heavy rainstorm is coming."

Xu Qianqian looked at the sky outside, it was like night, and it started to get dark and she couldn't see things clearly. It seems that she chose to climb the mountain today, but she really didn't pick a day, and it was raining.

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