Otherworldly Farmhouse

Tang Anwen looked at Mu Feng who was busy driving. Mu Feng did everything quickly, never procrastinating, and did what he said, he was a very active person.

The dark black soy sauce was scooped out by Mufeng in half a small bowl. This is the original soy sauce, and Mufeng is going to use it for comparison later.Then sprinkle dried fish powder and a few slices of old ginger in the jar, and after stirring, put the jar of soy sauce into the pot, pour water into the pot and cover the pot.Mufeng started to boil the water. When the water boiled, he lifted the lid of the pot and continued to stir for a while, then covered the pot again until the soy sauce in the soy sauce jar was boiled. Let cool on the table.

Mufeng tasted it when the soy sauce was not boiled and added fish powder. Although the taste has umami, it is not as delicious and natural as it is now after steaming.Mu Feng scooped up a small spoonful of soy sauce into a bowl, and took it to Tang Anwen, who was standing in a daze at the door, to taste it.

Holding the spoon, Tang Anwen stared at the dark soy sauce that Mu Feng handed him, really wanted to taste it, when he saw Mu Feng's encouraging eyes, he finally scooped up a drop and licked it with the tip of his tongue, the taste of soy sauce was slightly heavy Slightly salty, but after the salty taste, it has a soft umami taste. If the taste of this soy sauce is not so thick, it will be more similar to modern umami soy sauce.

Tang Anwen said: "Mufeng, why is our soy sauce so dark? Is it a little lighter in color, and the taste is not so thick. If the lighter soy sauce is added with dried fish powder, the taste must be better integrated.

Mu Feng stopped Tang Anwen's words and nodded, "The soy sauce in our house is sold with a darker color and a slightly heavier taste, which is used to cook braised pork. There is also a slightly lighter color with a lighter taste. Wait for tomorrow I went to buy a jar and came back, we are trying it. Now I am adding some fragrance from the fragrant pine needles, I think this smells good, Awen, come and smell it."

Naturally, Tang Anwen would not refuse Mufeng's invitation. Tang Anwen grabbed a handful of fragrant pine needles and smelled it. I also moved it back. It turns out that this leaf also has a unique fragrance. Maybe this leaf can be used to smoke meat, and the effect may be very good.

Tang Anwen told Mu Feng again what was in his heart, and Mu Feng nodded. Fragrant pine is mainly rare, and it is difficult for ordinary people to find it. If Lin Zuo can help, then bring more fragrant pine back, so we can make more belts. The bacon with the smell of pine, well cooked bacon can also be bought in restaurants, Mu Feng has already kept this in mind, this can be made during the Chinese New Year, and it can also be a good income.

The sun gradually rose to the center, and the sun was a little fierce. Tang Anwen called back the two little guys who were still practicing calligraphy under the sun, and asked Tang Dou to take out the bamboo pieces he had learned, and began to test Tang Dou, but he did not expect that not only Tang Dou remembered, even Tang Guo, who was always following behind his brother, maybe unintentionally, maybe on purpose, Tang Guo actually remembered a lot.

This made Tang Anwen very happy, and decided to call Tang Guo casually when teaching Tang Dou in the future, regardless of whether Tang Guo would learn it or not, he would never go wrong if he listened to it.

Taking the bowl of soy sauce scooped up just now, Mufeng added a little fragrant coniferous juice with a clear fragrance, and added half of the water. Seeing that the soy sauce in the bowl was not so thick, Mufeng put the bowl back The soy sauce in it is steamed on the steamer.

After steaming, the color of the soy sauce in the small bowl became much lighter. After Mufeng tasted it, the soy sauce was delicious, with a faint and imperceptible fragrance of pine needles.This taste is very similar to what Awen just described, it can be eaten directly with something, and the taste is not so strong.

Mufeng plans to get it for a taste at noon. If everyone likes it, it is feasible to make the umami soy sauce that Awen said.The dried fish does not have to be sold directly, after all, there are only so many dried fish in total, and there will be no more dried fish as soon as they are sold out, but they will be made into soy sauce. These dried fish can be ground into powder to make a lot of soy sauce, and sold slowly, so that You can always have income.

However, it is still necessary to buy light soy sauce and make it back. Farmers who hold light soy sauce generally do not buy it. The main reason is that the taste is very light and quick to use, and the price is the same as dark soy sauce.Farmers naturally prefer to use soy sauce that is strong in taste and economical to use.That kind of soy sauce with light taste and light color is usually used more by wealthy families or restaurants.

After Tang Dou and Tang Guo studied the words prepared by Tang Anwen, the two little guys clamored to go out to pick grass and dig earthworms.They also know that this is not Tangjia Village, because it is very close to the mountain, they know that there may be wild beasts coming, without adults to accompany them, at most they will play at the gate of the yard, and they will never dare to go far, this is Mufeng Tiantian and them The result of the word-of-mouth.

Mu Feng was afraid that these two children would be ignorant and would run out in a playful manner. If they really encountered some wild beast, there would be no one to call for help.

Tang Anwen carried a hoe and a basket, and put a sickle in the basket for mowing grass, and asked the two little guys to set off with chopsticks and bamboo tubes that were usually used to catch earthworms.He walked to the door of the kitchen and yelled at Mufeng, telling Mufeng to take the two children out for a walk, pull the grass and dig some earthworms and come back soon.

Mu Feng responded, leaned out of the kitchen and said to Tang Anwen who was walking out: "Ah Wen, don't take the child away, it's almost noon, I'm going to make lunch, you'll be back later, don't forget."

Tang Anwen turned around and said yes, and the two little guys followed Tang Anwen out for a walk.

Mu Feng looked at the father and son who disappeared at the gate of the courtyard. He shook his head with a smile. He never imagined that Ah Wen could go out freely with the child like this in his life. .

At noon, Mufeng prepared a lot of delicious food, such as knife-cut white meat dipping sauce, bamboo shoot ribs soup, green vegetables, cabbage, stir-fried vermicelli with sauce, steamed and dried venison leg and so on.There are many people, so it is not wrong to prepare more dishes, so as not to be embarrassed by not having enough food.Tang Xuan and Lin Zuo moved everything to his house, such as air-dried wild pork, air-dried pheasant and venison, they couldn't be stopped, so they just let them.

Tang Anwen brought two young ones to the side of the mountain, where there was a thin stream of water overflowing, not only the grass grew well, but also a lot of earthworms, digging with a hoe, you can always find many large and small earthworms, now their house The chickens in the house have grown up a lot, and the big earthworms are no problem at all. The two little guys are sandwiched into the bamboo tube regardless of their size, and there is also a small ration in it.

Tang Anwen dug up a small piece of land and asked the two children to find it. He picked up a sickle and cut off half of the basket of grass. The chickens and a few wild rabbits in the family could feed the grass.Tang Anwen thought that when the female hare gave birth, he would deal with those rabbits. To be honest, raising this hare was a bit tasteful.

Fortunately, Mu Feng would clean up the rabbit cages in the corner of the yard first when he got up early in the morning. Except for that small corner, the rest of the yard still had no smell, otherwise Tang Anwen would have dealt with those wild rabbits immediately.

Tang Anwen cut a basket of green grass, and the two little guys also caught a lot of earthworms, and everything was put in the basket.

Tang Guo and Tang Dou seemed to find something interesting in the thin water. Tang Anwen looked down, and it turned out that there were a few water salamanders in the water, which were very small, only as big as a child's little finger.The two little guys were attacking left and right with chopsticks, hoping to catch one, but they didn't dare to grab it with their hands, but this water salamander is very slippery, how can chopsticks hold it, Tang Anwen didn't bother Two little guys, he sat on a big rock, quietly watching the two little guys play and play.

Tang Xuan's greeting came from a distance, Tang Anwen stood up and replied, and saw Tang Xuan and the three of them returning from the mountain.

Tang Anwen looked at the dejected Luo Ling and asked, "What's wrong with you, Luo Ling, didn't you find the medicine you wanted? Why do you look listless?"

Luo Ling looked at Tang Anwen. He felt a little disappointed. He originally wanted to find a herbal medicine today. They obviously knew about it here, so why didn't they have this kind of herbal medicine? The price of this thing is quite high, especially when they bought it from the south. The price was even higher, and he thought that if he could find it in the mountains, the price would be much lower, allowing more people to use this kind of medicine that is very beneficial to the body.

Tang Xuan looked at Luo Ling who was drooping his head and replied: "Don't mention it, the medicinal materials Luo Ling mentioned are not here, and Lin Zuo has never seen it, let alone me, it seems that he still has to read ancient books , maybe you can find the source of those medicinal materials, so it will be easy to find. There are still a lot of good things in our mountains. I found some black fungus, which can only be eaten after blanching. Big frogs, each one weighs more than half a catty, let Mufeng make it, the taste must be very fresh."

When it comes to eating, Tang Xuan is eloquent. He doesn’t know how to cook it. He used to see frogs scurrying in the ravine, but he just swallowed his saliva to enjoy it in his heart. Who told him and Lin Zuo not to make it delicious? , Now that there is Mufeng, Tang Xuan is going to get some delicious food in the mountains in the future, and ask Mufeng to help cook the food. Thinking of these, Tang Xuan has already started to salivate.

When Tang Xuan mentioned food, Tang Anwen also felt hungry. He ran to Tang Anwen and stared curiously. Tang Xuan's stomach growled even more disappointingly at the frog's Tangguo that was tied up with grass and vines.

Tang Anwen said with a smile: "The child is very hungry. We will go back after we leave. Your mother should have prepared the food. Let's go home and eat. Luo Ling, don't be discouraged, nothing is done once, even if you meet We have encountered a lot of setbacks, but if you get to know us and make friends, tell us what medicinal materials you want to find, and we will help you find them slowly. After three years, one day I will be able to find someone to fight."

Tang Anwen's words encouraged Luo Ling, and Luo Ling, who was a little dejected, also nodded. He also thought of it. If it is so easy to find, there is no need for him to look for it. The price is so high, someone should have found it long ago, and it is better to take it slowly. Come on, he's going to go back and look for some herb collections. When he finds out where the herbs grow, it will be much easier to find, and it's much better than looking around without a clue now.

When a group of people came to Tang Anwen's house, the rice was already cooked. Tang Anwen lifted the grass to the side of the chicken coop and put it on the side of the chicken coop. When he came back, he washed his hands and asked the two children to come and wash their hands before going into the kitchen to help.

Tang Xuan and Lin Zuo didn't regard themselves as outsiders either. They moved the bamboo tables and stools to the yard. There were too many people, and the kitchen seemed a bit crowded. Without them, Tang Anwen and the four of them would have a four-meter kitchen plus dining room. It is more than enough.

Tang Anwen was holding the dishes cooked by Mufeng and placed them in the yard. Just now, Mufeng secretly stuffed a piece of very thin, almost transparent white meat into his mouth. The taste of the dipped sauce was super delicious, fat and It is not greasy and melts in the mouth, and the sauce is very delicious. He likes this dish, and it will definitely not be inferior to the white-cut pork in the big restaurant in his previous life, even because the meat is better in quality and the aftertaste is more fragrant.

Tang Anwen thought that if his comic book project was unsuccessful, he might as well bring Mu Feng to open a small restaurant. With Mu Feng's craftsmanship, it would be hard for him not to prosper.Thinking about Mu Feng being the cook in the back kitchen, he greets the guests in the front, it feels good, and there are two little guys who can help if they are older, washing vegetables and so on, so the whole family has a lot of work. son did.

Mu Feng came out with the last dish, looked at Tang Anwen who was not knowing what he was thinking, and said, "Ah Wen is serving dinner, don't just stand there, Luo Ling, go and get out the bowls and chopsticks, don't be around the frog looking at Douzi Guoguo." Come over to eat quickly, did you wash your hands? If you didn’t wash it quickly, the frog will be cooked at night, so you can watch it after dinner.”

So the two Tang Guo and Tang Dou, who were squatting at the gate of the yard and curiously observing the black big frog, ran back.That big guy who looks a bit like a frog, but is much bigger, looks a little scary and dark, makes the two little guys novel, full of curiosity and fear.It was the first time they saw this frog, this big black thing is really edible, is it really as delicious as Uncle Tang Xuan said?The two little guys were puzzled.

Tang Xuan heard that Mu Feng said to make it at night, he said greedily: "Mu Feng, don't wait for the night, let's eat them later, I haven't tasted them for a long time, I'm so lucky today If we catch two, we will taste them, they are delicious."

Tang Anwen laughed when he heard Tang Xuan's words: "You foodie, if you have the ability to do it yourself, you can't fill your mouth with so much food, be careful and wait until you eat."

Tang Xuan didn't admit defeat and said: "I'm a foodie, Tang Anwen, how can you be better, there is a kind of wood wind, don't eat it later, save it for our Tang fruit and beans, don't you think it's so good My mouth is watering just thinking about what I ate..."

Seeing that the two of them were eating and still not forgetting to argue, Mu Feng quickly smoothed things over and said: "Okay, okay, don't quarrel, eat quickly, or it won't taste good if it gets cold, try today's noon dishes and it's different from usual , I put a lot of thought into making it. As for the frog, if you can tell me what is different, I will make it for you after lunch, so that you can try it."

Tang Xuan immediately said after hearing what Mu Feng said: "Okay, Mu Feng is what you said, I must keep my stomach, Lin Zuo, don't eat too much, you must try a piece later, we will continue to catch it tomorrow Frog, no matter what you have to eat this time.”

Luo Ling was also aroused by Tang Xuan's slanderous appearance. He grew up in the city, let alone eat it, and he had never even seen it before.This big black lump lying on the ground, if you don't move, you will think it is a mud bar. It is really as delicious as Tang Xuan said, so I have to try it later.

Mu Feng nodded and said: "Okay, go catch it, I'll make it for you as much as you catch, the frog is really delicious, his Amu tribe has a special hobby for these strange looking things, although he didn't cook them when he was young Yes, but I have eaten a lot, and I have followed Eminem behind me and watched Eminem do it many times.

Although he has never made it since he came here, Jim tried to make it, but the taste was not very good. Gradually, his father stopped talking about the food on the frontier, and Mu Feng thought that he could pick up all these again. Wake up, both Douzi and Guoguo have the blood of the Muha tribe, so the children should not forget their origins, and Awen can also learn about the tribe he was born in.

The dishes on this table were swept away by several people. Tang Xuan couldn't tell why, but he felt that today's dishes were more delicious than usual, and Tang Anwen naturally understood that Mu Ha must have used the freshly made umami soy sauce. Soy sauce, white cut meat will definitely not be so delicious. Among the six dishes at noon, except for the cabbage and bamboo shoot ribs, there is no soy sauce, especially the stir-fried vermicelli with bacon in sauce is very delicious.

Luo Ling also thought it was delicious, better than the ones in the restaurants in the town, but he was a person who didn't touch his hands, so naturally he couldn't explain why.

Only Lin Zuo said: "Mufeng, did you add dried fish, as well as fragrant pine needles, green vegetables have that faint umami taste, vermicelli noodles are also very delicious, steamed air-dried bacon is also in it, white cut meat can be used Catch up with the taste of the chefs in the city, and the dishes at noon today are all delicious."

Tang Xuan suddenly thought of something and said: "It's better to make Mufeng frog at night, this dish is so delicious, I forgot to save my stomach for a while."

Tang Anwen next to him laughed and said: "Mu Feng will do it later, you gluttonous guy will not die, you will be full after seeing it."

Tang Xuan immediately retorted when he heard Tang Anwen's words: "You have the nerve to talk about me, but you don't eat less than me. I'm a foodie, and you're not much better. You're all foodies."

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Mu Feng interrupted and said, "Stop arguing, Ah Wen and I will clean up the dishes together, Doudou Guoguo and you can go to take a nap, Lin Zuo, please sit down and digest food first, wait a minute Tell me what happened in the morning, what is going on, so that I can be mentally prepared."

Luo Ling and Lin Zuo nodded, Tang Xuan was not very clear about this matter, and he also wanted to know what happened to Lin Zuo.It's not like he didn't ask Lin Zuo before, but Lin Zuo would always divert the conversation, so he stopped asking. He knew that Lin Zuo was hunted down to the canal in Mitian Town.

That day, Tang Xuan went to the town to play as usual, and found an injured boy unconscious by the canal, and some guards in the distance were looking for something, and the twelve or thirteen-year-old Tang Xuan hid the unconscious boy by accident. stand up.

Now he still sometimes whispers in Lin Zuo's ear how hard he worked to hide Lin Zuo in the tree hole. This is a secret place that he alone knows. Of course, it is because it is secret enough that Lin Zuo can be seen The nervous child hid and took him back to the back mountain of Tangjia Village to continue hiding.

Lin Zuo nodded, he helped clean up the dishes on the table, and then Tang Xuan and Luo Ling moved the tables and chairs in the yard back to the kitchen, Tang Anwen put the washed dishes by Mu Feng into the bamboo cabinet, He had to lament that what Lin Zuo made was really good, both practical and beautiful, but it's a pity that this person is now a shady person, otherwise such a capable person would not be able to hide in this deep mountain and old forest.

After washing the dishes, Tang Anwen went into the bedroom and saw the two children lying crookedly on the bed and fell asleep. He covered the two children with quilts and pressed the corners of the quilts, and then came out again to listen to Lin Zuo's story.

Mu Feng brewed tea, the tea was not good tea, but the wild tea that Mu Feng had just picked a few days ago, there were not many wild tea trees on the mountain, so he just tasted the tea as usual.

Lin Zuo finally started to talk about him. Back then, his family was very good. Although he was not a famous family, he had a small fortune. Unfortunately, when his father and Eminem went to sea, they lost not only their goods, but also their lives.There is a cousin in Lin Zuo's family who is very beautiful in appearance and outstanding in both knowledge and other aspects. Some small businesses in their family are managed by the cousin, so even if something happens to Lin Zuo's father and mother, Lin Zuo life is relatively good.

The good times didn't last long. Because of his outstanding looks, his cousin was favored by the unscrupulous younger brother of the daughter-in-law of the young master of the government office. After coercion and bribery failed to impress his cousin, the other party used treacherous tricks. The cousin was almost insulted. Fortunately, Lin Zuo rescued his cousin in time. In a rage, Lin Zuo not only burned down his cousin's house, but also burned the murderer who bullied his brother to death.

It was really dangerous at the time. If it wasn't for the fact that the person who was burned to death had a problem with his character and did too many bad things, Lin Zuo killed the other party, which made many people who had been bullied angry, and many people helped him. Lin Zuo escaped from the city, and later Lin Zuo was still found by those guards. The boatman who helped Lin Zuo escape finally overturned the boat and let Lin Zuo and his cousin swim away.

Then he separated from his cousin, because he was injured in the water, and Lin Zuo passed out after climbing ashore, and the guards searched downstream. It is very likely that he has been picked up alive, and even the bones cannot be found. The person killed by Lin Zuo is the only younger brother of the young master of the government office, and he is a single descendant.

Lin Zuo didn't know what happened next. After he fled here, he followed Tang Xuan into the mountains. Later, he met an old hunter in the mountains, and Tang Xuan learned to hunt from him. When Tang Xuan's mother passed away, Lin Zuo He simply took Tang Xuan back to his side. He had been secretly in love with this kid who did things very well, pretended to understand if he didn't understand, and pretended to be bad even though he wasn't bad.

Luo Ling coughed lowly and said, "Let me tell you later, originally the daughter-in-law of the young master of the government office was not appreciated by the master of the government office, but the young master of the government office has become more and more promising in recent years, and the young master of the government office has become more and more promising. The daughter-in-law was very competitive, and gave birth to three boys in a row for the young master of the government office. In addition, he was very loved by the young and old. Naturally, the power in her hand was getting bigger and bigger, and the money was also increasing. Although it was impossible to directly let the government The Yamen wants you, but it can continue to increase the value of your head. Fortunately, many people in the city know that the person died with more than a crime, but no one will mention you. As long as you don't go to the city, you should be acquainted Not out of you."

Upon hearing Luo Ling's words, Tang Xuan immediately asked back: "Then how do you know about Lin Zuo? You can tell right away."

Hearing Tang Xuan's words, Luo Ling said with a little embarrassment: "I once went to the government office with my cousin, and I showed the child to that young master, and your portrait is placed in that room. Day looks at you, remembers you, I will never give up until I kill you, you better be careful, if something happens, I will never admit that I know you."

Mu Feng knew the whole process. Although Lin Zuo acted impulsively, there was nothing wrong with it. Such a scumbag deserves to die, otherwise he didn't know how many people would be ruined. He asked Lin Zuo to come over and pay more attention to it. He grew a beard or something. According to Luo Ling, Lin Zuo didn't look much like before, but Luo Lingtian had developed a pair of sharp eyes, and he could recognize people at a glance, so Lin Zuo didn't have to worry too much.

In fact, the elder probably also thought that his brother-in-law was not very good, and his death was enough to relieve his worries, but he had to put on a show in order to deal with his daughter-in-law.Otherwise, how could Lin Zuo and his cousin have escaped the search of the yamen servants? Maybe they were secretly happy that the brother-in-law who was not worried and would cause trouble was killed by Lin Zuo.

After all, no one knows how much trouble that little brother-in-law can cause. They can take care of small things. If something big happens, the young man of the government office doesn't want his family to be in trouble. Of course, no one will say it publicly , that young man doesn't mind coaxing his own wife, it's just dragging.

That young master has nothing to do except add money, after all, he is just a brother, since he married into the government office, even the door can't be said.

After saying this, the rest of the people had enough rest, Lin Zuo Tangxuan continued to accompany Luo Ling to the mountains, hoping to find the medicinal herbs in his mind.Mu Feng also has something to do. It’s time to raise seedlings. Mu Feng has sorted out the fields for raising seedlings. Today, he needs to spread the grain seeds evenly, then cultivate some fine soil on top, and introduce the water that just overflowed into the fields. In this way, the seedlings can grow better.

Although their family only has eight percent of the paddy field, they can produce a lot of rice after planting it.In fact, Mu Feng also wanted to buy some paddy fields. Everyone in his family likes white rice, so it would be quite expensive just to buy and eat.But now no one is willing to sell the paddy field, even if he has money, Mufeng can buy it anywhere, so Mufeng wonders if he can go to the mountains to open up wasteland. The land in the deserted village is not suitable for growing rice, so he can only go to the mountains. Think of ways to.

The fields outside, as long as they are a little better and more fertile, have already been reclaimed to grow food, but the small piece of grassy land at the foot of the mountain, Mufeng looks pretty good.In the past, it was impossible to have water over there in the drought, but recently Mufeng has been seeing the thin stream of water seeping down from the small hills, which can satisfy one or two acres of paddy fields, but the land there is still not fertile enough. This one can think of a way to fertilize the field.

After finishing the work in the field, Mufeng went home with a basket, in which were the wooden basins that had just been filled with grain seeds, and the vegetables that needed to be eaten tonight.

Back home, the yard was quiet, Mu Feng put down the basket and opened the door, the two children were sleeping peacefully on the bed, Guoguo's little face was flushed in sleep, the quilt had already been lifted, and her chubby little feet were pressed against the quilt On the table, Mu Feng carefully stuffed the little guy's fat feet back into the quilt, and then walked quickly to the table, and carefully picked up the sleeping person lying on the table.

Tang Anwen moved in Mu Feng's arms, stretched out his arms and hugged Mu Feng, Mu Feng smiled helplessly, and gently took off his shoes and socks, Mu Feng leaned on the bed to accompany Tang Anwen to take a nap.Mu Feng thought that when Ah Wen woke up, he had to tell Ah Wen that he should lie on the bed and take a nap instead of sleeping on the table. Sleeping like this is not only uncomfortable, but also easy to catch cold.