The ancient farming life of liberal arts scum

After a whole morning, the duck was killed and the fine hairs removed, seasoned with salt and pepper, marinated carefully in a vat, and a large stone was pressed on the surface.Wait until tomorrow the ducks are salted to taste, then lift the ducks, punch a hole, hang them with hemp rope, and put them outside to dry in winter and the cold wind.

The duck has to be processed again, and the sausage has been stuffed.

This batch of sausages is based on Chen Ge's formula, fat pork four lean meat six, large pieces of pork cut into long strips and chopped into minced meat, put it in a clean wooden barrel, pour salt, minced garlic, minced ginger into it , chili powder, soy sauce, sugar, rice wine, etc., then add a small amount of ground ginger, star anise, cinnamon and tangerine peel, stir well with large chopsticks, and finally get a bucket of minced meat exuding fragrance.

After the minced meat was prepared, the sausage-stuffing soldiers took out the wooden funnel and began to stuff the minced meat into the cleaned pig large intestine.

Stuffing sausage also waits for two people to cooperate, one person stuffs the meat into the funnel, and the other rolls the meat to the bottom of the casing, bit by bit, trying to leave no gaps at all.

The sausages brewed in this way are fat and thin, plump and round, very beautiful, and it makes your index finger move when you look at it.

A pig's large intestine is extremely long, and people who make sausages generally don't brew from the beginning to the end, but tie a hemp rope every two inches or so to divide the sausage into sections.

After the sausage is brewed, it is not finished. You have to prick the sausage with a thin wooden stick to expel the gas inside, so as to ensure that the sausage will not be damaged due to flatulence.

After finishing this step, the sausage can be hung up with a bamboo pole and placed in the sun to dry like clothes.

The sausage must be made in the cold winter months. The wind in the twelfth lunar month is not as steamy as the south wind, and two or three strokes can make the cured meat moldy.

The dry wind takes away the water vapor in the sausage, and the sunlight makes the sausage emit a special fragrance.After being dried by the cold wind, the fat meat inside the sausage will become translucent with a yellowish color, while the lean meat will harden after sun drying, so it can be taken off to eat.

After this kind of sausage is cooked, whether it is fried or fried, or steamed or boiled, it has a unique flavor.

Shen Ge likes sausages. The large intestines of 45 pigs are all used to make sausages. The remaining pork is cut into large strips, and they are also marinated in salt, spices and peppers in the tank, and the salt is fully marinated. Finally, the meat has to be taken out to dry.

In addition to duck and pork, Shen Ge also had thirty sets of pork livers cooked.

The pork liver is thick, so you have to cut the inside and cut it into slices. You don’t need to put too much salt on the pork liver and it won’t spoil easily.The pork liver has to be laid flat on a bamboo stand, and then sent to the sun to be cured, and it will be fragrant after the wax is cured.

After handling the ducks and pigs, the soldiers returned to the camp for lunch.

More than a dozen large iron pots, full of vegetables, pork bones, pig offal, duck offal, radishes, bean sprouts, dried tofu, all gurgling in the oily soup, the cold air in the camp dissipated And empty.

Big buckets of steamed rice are placed outside, and the soldiers can fill them up by themselves, bring the rice over, and serve it with a big spoonful of salty, fresh and spicy water, not to mention extra rice.

All the soldiers gathered around dozens of pots and ate in the open space of the camp.

Farmers who brought cattle to open up wasteland to do odd jobs were also left behind to eat. Faced with such good wine and food, the young and strong farmers simply couldn't open their mouths to refuse.

The gang leader brought out a large bowl and brought chopsticks, so that the farmers could gather in front of a certain pot to eat.

As soon as the rice is packed, big spoonfuls of meat and vegetables are covered on the rice, and after a few mouthfuls of snorting, the spicy and delicious dishes enter the stomach and warm the whole body.

Eating in the same pot, people who didn't know much before can't help but get closer.

Some farmers sighed, "This is the food for people! It would be great if my mother and children could enjoy it."

The surrounding Qingling guards all tried their best to pick up the rice, but ignored his voice.

Another person said: "This dish is really delicious, you soldiers eat it really well! If I am also Qing Lingwei, I will definitely eat eight bowls of rice every day!"

The Qingling Guards were strict in discipline and did not bully the common people.The farmers who came to work had been with them for a long time, knew their temperaments, and spoke with less scruples.

Some younger soldiers said vaguely while grilling rice: "It's not like we can eat this kind of spicy food with meat every day."

"I've seen it all, no matter what, you can always eat two dry meals a day, unlike me, who are hungry all day long."

"Yeah, I've been here for a long time, and I haven't seen you when the food is poor."

"The worst thing is the rice with mixed grains. I have seen you eat meat buns."

"And the time with the fish fillet, it was so fucking delicious. If it wasn't for the people around, I would be ashamed. At that time, my saliva would flow to the ground."

"Hahaha, I remember one time when I cooked mung bean soup, sugar was added to the soup, and everyone could share a bowl!"

"Hey, let's not talk about the past, even now, there are a lot of delicious food in the camp. Have you seen those white and fat pig's trotters, and chicken feet and duck necks? I heard that Lord Shen is going to make them It's marinated."

"How many good things should be put in Mr. Shen's braised meat?"

"Don't say it, if only I could become Qing Lingwei, I would eat delicious food and drink spicy food every day."

The surrounding farmers chattered and expressed their infinite yearning for entering Qinglingwei, and the surrounding soldiers showed proud expressions on their faces.

A small squad leader said: "I heard that the second master said that after the next year we have to recruit some people."

"Really?"

"What kind of people are you recruiting? Master Bing, do you think I can do this?" The young farmer who was talking put his chopsticks on the hand holding the bowl, hit his chest twice, grinned and showed his white teeth, "The body is full of meat, strong!"

"You stand up and let me see?"

Hearing the order from the squad leader, the young farmer stood up straight holding the bowl without saying a word.

The squad leader looked at his figure and said: "You are tall enough, and your body is strong enough. If your strength is not bad, you should sign up next year, and the battalion should accept you."

"Hey, Master Bing, look at me! Can I do this well?"

"What about me? Although I am a little shorter than him, I am so strong that I can pull two cows from the top shelf alone!"

"I'm tall, and I also learned archery from Orion."

"I know how to swim. Aren't you going to fight Yangyi? I can dive underwater and carve out their boats!"

Before the young farmer had time to ask more questions, he was pushed away by the excited companions around him in an instant.

Qing Ling Weizhong often had meat to eat, and the pay was high. The soldiers who did not marry a girl even said in the camp that they would help marry a girl and come back. Even a new house was built, a gray brick house with three rooms in one hall, Who doesn't want it?

The farmers have inquired about it. Qing Lingwei’s annual salary is at least ten or more taels. Many people can earn rewards, sometimes hundreds of thousands of taels. The county magistrate’s salary is only 45 taels a year. .

Even if it's not for eating meat or marrying a wife, if such a good job can fall into my hands, anyone will wake up from their dreams with laughter.

The squad leader was young and inexperienced, so he couldn't help but panic after being surrounded tightly. He raised his eyes and wanted to ask the centurion sitting not far away for help.

The centurion took off the last piece of meat and stood up, "How noisy? Sit down!"

There was a sense of majesty about him, and the surrounding farmers didn't dare to ask any more questions when they heard this, so they hurriedly sat down and continued to eat.

The centurion said: "Recruiting people is my Qing Lingwei's big business, it's useless for you to find this brat." Seeing that someone wanted to ask again, the centurion added, "It's useless to look for me, our Qing Lingwei has always been The master recruited it himself, and never pretended to others."

"Then how do we know when your Qing Lingwei will be recruiting?"

"At that time, we will put up notices and let people spread the news. As long as you really know something, we Qing Lingwei will not keep you out."

"In this way, is it too late for me to go back to practice archery?"

"I'm strong and tall, can I be expected?"

The centurion glanced at their faces, and said lightly: "You will know when you try it. It's useless to talk about flowers now. It's better to eat lunch quickly and go to work earlier in the afternoon."

Seeing him, the peasants really didn't want to talk anymore, so they had no choice but to give up, but their hearts were so hot that many of them secretly made up their minds to go back and pick up their old skills, such as archery, hacking and killing.During this period of time, we should also eat more and try our best to increase our strength.

After the sumptuous lunch, all the officers and men worked even harder, as if they had more strength that they could not use anywhere.

Shao Xin saw this situation in his eyes, and sighed: "It seems that the soldiers will have to eat better in the future."

"Eat well, practice a lot, and have a good heart. Qing Lingwei is already a good team. Brother Shao, it's all thanks to your leadership."

Shao Xin glanced at the darkened face of Xun Feiguang next to him, and he didn't dare to answer the question at all, "No, no, it's better that the master practiced well."

Shen Ge shook his head, "Brother Xun doesn't remember the past these days, fortunately there is you."

"Even if the master doesn't remember those things, he is still a natural born general. Without the master, our Qing Lingwei would never be able to make this appearance." Shao Xin almost broke out in a cold sweat, and quickly waved his hands, "The rest is also thanks to you , Shen Ge'er, you have planned so much for Qing Lingwei, half of the credit for Qing Lingwei's heart being as clear as it is today is on you."

Shen Ge smiled, and stopped bragging with Shao Xin, he really felt that Qing Lingwei has today, and half of the credit is due to Shao Xin, the commander who is thick but fine.

After lunch, Shao Xin took people to patrol the camp.

Shen Ge and Xun Feiguang went back to the General's Mansion.

After there was no one around, Xun Feiguang hugged Shen Ge from behind, pressed his big head on his shoulder, and said after Qiu Hou settled the score: "Little Master, you praised Shao Xin eight times today."

Shen Ge paused, "When did I praise him eight times?"

"Once in the morning when I went to open the pen to catch ducks, once when I killed a pig to get blood, once when I set up a pot to make a fire, and once when I went to hang sausages..."

Shen Ge listened to him explain the specific time and place again, with a strange expression on his face, "How do you remember it so clearly?"

"Can I not be clear? My little husband, in front of me, praised other men eight times in the morning!" Xun Feiguang was jealous and justified, and said quite sourly: "If there are people who don't know the inside story, they can't say it back. You will think that the other party is your husband."

"That's not possible!" Shen Ge answered without hesitation, and said, "No one is blind, I don't match Brother Shao at all! Besides, who can skip you and drag me and Brother Shao together ?”

"That being said, what if someone is blind?"

"...Master, are you sixteen or thirty-two years old when you tell me this?"

Xun Feiguang choked for a moment, finally he couldn't mess around anymore.

He felt a little regretful, he didn't catch the little man's mistake, he probably wouldn't agree to the little trick he wanted to do tonight.