Bianshanhan [farming]

Jiang Liping and the others have been away for so long, and they will have to rest for a few days when they come back.

Li Qingwen took advantage of this moment to find Sun Changfu with the legal documents. Sun Changfu was even worse, lying on the kang and couldn't get up. Li Qingwen sat on the kang and asked him about the pardon of exiles.

Sun Changfu smiled wryly and shook his head, "It's hard, even if the world is amnesty, not everyone can be rescued, depending on the severity of the crime. As far as I know, tens of thousands of people were exiled at Anyang Pass, and only a few hundred people have been exiled in the past 30 years." Those who were pardoned and not guilty, about [-]% of them were those who were convicted but were not guilty, and the remaining [-]% were those who were acquitted by the imperial court."

Knowing that it was difficult, Li Qingwen was not disappointed, he just returned the book and borrowed two more from here.

After Jiang Cong and the others came back, Li Qingwen obviously spent a lot more time in the kitchen. There were a lot of people eating, so he had to do something good.

It was also lucky that it snowed heavily on the second day after they came back, and they happened to hide there, otherwise it would be very uncomfortable to walk in the snow.

I don't know if it was snowing and freezing, or because he was frightened during the hunt. Ma Yongjiang had a fever after he came back. Zhou Yao copied his hand and looked at it. Let him take the medicine that Li Qingwen brought from Bingzhou.

Li Qingfeng wanted to go hunting, but Jiang Liping and the others had almost rested, so they said they would wait until Ma Yongjiang recovered.

Then, Li Qingfeng boiled medicine for Ma Yongjiang to wipe his sweat every day, threatening him in a low voice to lure him to get well soon.

For the past few days, they have been talking about what happened during the hunt. No one else knew, but they were really thrilling. So many days have passed, and when I think about it now, my heart still beats uneasy.

Li Qingwen was sweating down his spine when he heard that, and he couldn't wait to go out. Jiang Cong's bow broke again. This is really a hidden danger and needs to be resolved as soon as possible.

While talking, three or five officers and soldiers came, and the leader was an acquaintance, Chen Wen.

This time Li Qingrui didn't come, so naturally they couldn't find Chen Wen for a drink. Li Qinghong and Li Qingwen gave him syrup after they finished their autumn harvest. Chen Wen wasn't there that time, and this was the first time they met after they parted last time.

The last time Chen Wen escorted the birthday present, this time he became the new town manager.

Chen Wen has been in the army for many years, he is a straightforward man, he can accept exiles, he is thousands of times stronger than Lu Gang.

Chen Wen came this time not only to recall the old days, but also brought General Lin's order, ordering them and his group to search for the five kinds of local tribute items written in the brochure after recovering from their injuries.

Jiang Liping smiled wryly, they couldn't escape the tribute issue even when they got here.

Chen Wen also knew how they were convicted. He patted Jiang Liping's arm and said, "Brother Jiang, don't be too discouraged. This job is hard. Those who are incompetent may die, but those who are capable can show their talents. You are all If you have the ability, General Lin will specifically entrust this matter to you."

Chen Wen was very loyal, and he spared Jiang Liping and the others from their usual messy chores, and brought a lot of weapons, including steel knives, bows and arrows, iron hooks and ropes.

What is more rare is that he has transferred eight horses to come here, which will make the journey much more convenient.

"If you need anything, just ask, I will do my best." Chen Wen said, patting his chest.

He had prepared enough, and Jiang Liping couldn't think of what he wanted for a while, and most of them were "respect me, I respect others", Chen Wen was so generous, but he didn't want to cause trouble for him.

Chen Wen also noticed it, and said cheerfully: "If you are polite with me, you can avoid it. These things are all from the army. You are doing things for General Lin this time. As long as you can use them, I will let you know what you want." Go for it."

When he said this, Li Qingwen asked for a sack.

"There are sacks, they are all leftovers after eating food, some are broken and some are dirty, if you don't mind, I'll let them shake out some for you."

"It doesn't matter if it's dirty or broken, as long as it's there," Li Qingwen said.

When he came to the border town twice, Li Qingwen felt that the sacks were not enough, but they were not light and took up space, so it was really not worthwhile to carry them all the way...

If we plant some flax and ramie here, we can use the local materials... Thinking of this, Li Qingwen immediately thought it would be a good idea to record the hemp seeds in the notebook in his mind.

Chen Wen was also straightforward, and immediately sent someone to fetch the sack, and Li Maoxian and the others followed.

After only talking for a while, Jiang Liping felt that Chen Wen was righteous and wanted to make friends, so he let him eat.

Chen Wen sat firmly on his buttocks, "I have heard from those old men in the stables that your food is good, and if I catch up today, I will not be polite."

Seeing the piles of sacks brought back from outside, Li Qingwen rolled up his sleeves very quickly.

Jiang Cong was chopping meat in the back room, but Chen Wen came and dragged him to the front, insisting on listening to him talk about hunting.

Chen Wen didn't go hunting this time, but stayed in the camp. After those people came back, they spread the story of Jiang Cong shooting a blind tiger and killing a brown bear. For myself, I have to ask carefully.

As soon as Li Qingwen arrived at the back stove, Old Xingtou came in, "Check if there is anything missing, I'll go to the kitchen to replace it for you."

In the past, they lacked things, but they often exchanged prey. The people in the kitchen stewed big meat every now and then, so it was inevitable that they would leak the news. In addition, they had grown so much fat, the matter was exposed, but they were not punished. Add a few more pairs of chopsticks when eating meat.

At first, it was Lao Xingtou who went to the kitchen to curry favor with those people. Later, the people in the kitchen took the initiative to ask Lao Xingtou if he was short of miso and salt recently, so don't be polite to them.

There were so many people living here, and even small wild animals like rabbits had disappeared around the camp. They officers and soldiers couldn't leave the camp casually, so they naturally had no chance to hunt.

Of course, even if they go out, not everyone can hit them, as you can see from the empty arrows hunted last time.

A lot of sorghum rice has been harvested this year, the officers and soldiers are not short of rations, and there is fish, but the fish cooked in the big pot can taste so good, and the scales of the fish can be scraped clean. Those wild game, put some salt casually, and it will be delicious after being stewed.

Because of Zhou Fengnian, and the fact that Jiang Cong and the others saved a lot of people during their patrol, they were able to gain a little foothold.

In this place, no one knows whether they will be in trouble in the future, and the way out will be cut off if everything is done. Now the officers and soldiers will not bully Jiang Liping and others casually, so except for Lu Gang, no one has come to snatch them. prey.

Of course, not everyone thinks this way. After staying here for more than a year, Jiang Liping has known the leaders of these officers and soldiers a lot, and he will send some of the things he beats. Will not make mistakes.

Not to mention the other soldiers, if the people in the kitchen want to let go of their stomachs and eat meat, they have to trade with Lao Xingtou. All smaller.

No, when I heard that Jiang Liping and the others had come back, someone immediately approached Old Xingtou.

Old Xingtou asked Li Qingwen, and Li Qingwen said to exchange two jars of soy sauce and vinegar.

Old Xingtou agreed happily, went to the shed with ease, weighed a few pieces of meat, and took them to the kitchen.

Li Qingwen marinated five pots of meat and was washing the loach when Lao Xingtou came back, followed by two raw noodles, carrying a large iron pot in his hand.

"This is you, Brother Dong and Brother Angkor..." Old Xingtou chuckled, "I'm afraid I'll be too busy, so I'll ask them to come over and help."

This sounded nice, but in fact, they just came here to grab some delicious food, but the kitchen is also busy, and they can't do without people, otherwise more people would come.

The two of them didn't really have the cheek to wait for the ready-made food, they helped Li Qingwen wash things, and never took their eyes off the five pots of meat.

Good guy, that's a lot for one meal, they didn't come in vain.

Li Qingwen really liked the iron pot they brought over, it was big enough!The one pot he took this time is good for cooking, but one pot can't cook for dozens of people, so he has to use a clay pot.

Because of this pot, Li Qingwen became more enthusiastic towards the two of them, even though he only borrowed it for temporary use.

Dong Ming and Wu Shaoyi had just cooked for thousands of people, and now their wrists were hurting. Li Qingwen didn't take the initiative to ask them to cook. They were determined to be lazy.

Of course, Li Qingwen won't let them do it, after all, it's the first time here, so maybe they'll get used to it in the future.

Li Qinghong went to the room next to the stable to pluck onions, ginger and cabbage. Li Qingwen tasted the vinegar he just brought, and was a little surprised, "This time it's so fresh."

Unexpectedly, he could taste it, Dong Ming said: "This is newly brewed, using sorghum harvested this year, the taste is indeed much better than before."

"Brother Dong can make vinegar?" Li Qingwen asked curiously.

Dong Ming smiled complacently, "Of course, otherwise how could I enter the kitchen, we don't support idlers there."

Li Qingwen said: "It's better than the vinegar I ate at home, Brother Dong is very skilled."

"I made this soy sauce, but it's left over from last year. I haven't made this year's soy sauce yet. I'll bring it for you to taste when it comes out." Wu Shaoyi also said.

Li Qingwen exclaimed, "Your kitchen is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

"That's right." Old Xing leaned against the wall and said, "They are all very strong, the porridge-stirring arm is thicker than the leg, ordinary people can't stay in the kitchen."

Li Qingwen was working, and asked: "Then does any of you know how to make wine?"

Wu Shaoyi looked at Dong Ming, "Wine and vinegar come from the same source, you have to ask him about that."

"Brewing wine is easy." Wu Shaoyi said: "My grandfather often makes rice wine at home. Even if it is tasteless, it is enough for him to drink. However, brewing wine is not allowed in the army, so I dare not violate military regulations."

Unexpectedly, he would do it, Li Qingwen said happily: "Just do it for us, it's okay, we're not working as errands. Brother Dong, I won't let you do it for nothing, wages or something must be indispensable."

Dong Ming didn't agree. It's easy to make wine, but if it's done, the wine is likely to flow into the army. If something happens, I'm afraid he will have to be held accountable in the end.

There was a precedent in the Northwest before. The wine maker was almost beheaded. He didn't want to get himself into such a big trouble.

Old Xingtou knew about this and told Li Qingwen that of course Li Qingwen couldn't cause trouble for Dong Ming, so he asked him if he could sell him the recipe for brewing wine so that he could learn how to make it himself, and Dong Ming had nothing to do with it if anything happened in the future.

When he said this, Dong Ming nodded, but he also told Li Qingwen that the wine he brewed at home was very ordinary, and he didn't pay much attention to the color and aroma, and his head seemed to be split if he drank too much.

Li Qingwen nodded repeatedly and said yes, just give them a little wine to satisfy their cravings, if it's not good, just give up this thing, and also use a lot of wine for cooking.

But Li Qingwen didn't have any money now, so he asked if it would be okay to owe it first. Dong Ming said that he didn't need money, so he won with a few skins from their shed.

Old Xingtou spat: "You have a good idea, that skin is precious."

Li Qingwen was willing, and he didn't want to owe others money, it would be better if he could pay for it with something.

After agreeing, Li Qingwen happily started frying meat and stewing bones.

Today I got good vinegar. Li Qingwen deep-fried the marinated fish in a pan until golden brown, took it out and put it aside, then added green onion and ginger to the pan with only a little oil left and stir-fried it. Make sweet and sour sauce, then pour the sweet and sour sauce on the fish, and the sweet and sour fish will be ready.

As soon as the sweet and sour taste spread in the back room, Lao Xingtou, Dong Ming and others couldn't help swallowing a few times, feeling even hungrier.

Many people here like the sweet and sour taste. Li Qingwen made sweet and sour diced chicken again. The pheasant meat was still firm after thawing. After being cut into cubes, it was covered with dark red sugar, which was very beautiful.

The sweet and sour chicken was cooked in a big iron pot, Wu Shaoyi volunteered to help stir fry, smelling the sweetness coming to his face, he closed his mouth tightly, it would be embarrassing to drool.

Although Dong Ming and Wu Shaoyi are cooks, they don't know how to cook. As long as they can cook well, they know a little bit, but they all cook for the people above. It seems that they are not as delicate as Li Qingwen's cooking... Today They are a blessing.

The pile of chicken livers was also cut up and stir-fried. Li Qingwen once again lamented that the iron pan is better to use, and the sound of stir-frying is particularly pleasant.

Another earthenware pot is stewed loach with big sauce. The processed roe deer meat is first fried and then stewed. After a while, the aroma will spread to the front. Have a meal.

Li Qingwen wiped his hands and went to the stove next to him. The two pots here were filled with rice, and it was so hot that he couldn't see his feet clearly.

The rice in the pot has blossomed, Guo Dayong and others help to scoop it out, drain the rice soup, and then put it in the pot to stew.

Li Qingwen went back and told them that dinner would be served in a quarter of an hour. Everyone clutched their stomachs and thought that they had to stay up for a while.

When they came back from hunting, Li Qingwen chopped up a deer and put it in a pot the next day, added miso soup, salt, green onions, ginger, garlic and a little sugar, boiled it, and made it into sauced venison.

There is still half of the food left, now take it out and cut it into large pieces.

Li Qingwen was still busy, Jiang Cong came over, wiped his sweat, and said, "Don't do it, eat whatever you have."

"That's all right, brother." The outside room was full of oily smoke, which was very choking. Li Qingwen pushed him out with his elbow, and said, "Go back first, and dinner will start right away."

Jiang Cong stood outside and Li Qingwen had no choice but to turn around and say, "Uncle, turn the pot over and let it simmer for a while and it will come out of the pot."

Li Maoqun immediately responded, and Li Qingwen was dragged away by Jiang Cong.

Every time Li Qingwen cooked for a long time, his appetite was not good. Jiang Cong took him out to blow the cold wind, feed some grass to the sheep, and his mouth and nose gradually recovered. Li Qingwen felt that he could eat three big bowls!

When the dishes were brought to the front room, everyone stopped saying useless polite words, picked up the chopsticks and started to eat. Chen Wen praised while eating, when others took the opportunity to pick up a few more chopsticks, he immediately shut up and started to eat.

The table wasn't big enough to put all the dishes down, but they ate fast enough that the bottom of a pot would be quickly brought up, and the previous pot could be removed when another pot was brought over.

There are more people who can do the job of serving dishes, and everyone rushes to do it, so that they can still put two yuan in their mouths by the way.

After eating, the bowls, pots, and pots were all robbed, and even the rice soup was gone.

After eating, Chen Wen didn't leave right away. He said that many soldiers had been lost in the border towns in the past two years, so the paperwork reported to the capital would not look good. General Lin cared about these things very much, otherwise the matter of the Tugong would not have come to fruition. On top of Jiang Liping and the others.

Last year, some soldiers went out to inspect and dug up ginseng, and they said it was a rumor. Everyone guessed that the person who dug up hid it himself.The border town is dangerous, but there are also many treasures. If you are lucky, you can get them, but making a small fortune, many people in the army are still looking forward to this job.

He said this to comfort Jiang Liping, and Jiang Liping appreciated it.

When Zhou Yao smelled the fragrance and came over, she realized that she was a step too late and had no food.

She came here once, but she couldn't go back empty-handed. Li Qingwen cut a piece of stewed lung for her, poured soy sauce on it, and put the rest of the sauced venison on it.

Zhou Yao took the things but did not leave, and asked, "I heard that you are going out to find things for General Lin?"

They just found out about Xin'er, and they didn't know why Zhou Yao's news was so well-informed. Li Qingwen nodded, "Well, if you want something, we'll get it back for you."

"I haven't been out of the camp since I came here, and I want to go out and have a look." Zhou Yao said: "You will definitely not regret it if you take me with you."

This Li Qingwen believed that the last time his second brother came, he found a lot of medicinal materials in the birch forest, and that Zhou Yao came from a famous family, and his eyes could not be wrong.

But he didn't respond directly, and said, "I'll ask Big Brother Jiang and them."

Zhou Yao nodded and wanted to leave with her things. Li Qingwen chased after Lin Xiuyun and asked about Lin Xiuyun. Zhou Yao said that she didn't see any thoughts of suicide right now.

When Chen Wen went back with his stomach full, he was thinking whether he should bring his rations to eat with them.

After cooking this meal, Li Qingwen lay on the kang for an hour before resting.

Ma Yongjiang was also lying down, suing his head. These people said that he could not eat greasy food while taking medicine, but in the end he really didn't eat a piece of meat, and he was about to die of anger.

Li Qingwen was just about to get up to practice calligraphy when a round object hit his face. He turned his head to look over and saw Ma Yongjiang hiding the leather bag in his hand with a guilty expression.

Li Qingwen picked up something like a white bead from the kang, squeezed it, it was quite hard, it should be a seed or fruit of something, the skin was smooth, and it was quite comfortable to touch.

"Do you still have this thing?" Li Qingwen asked Ma Yongjiang.

Ma Yongjiang just played with the bag in a fit of anger, but he didn't expect to hit Li Qingwen, he hesitated, "What are you talking about?"

Seeing that he was still pretending to be stupid, Li Qingwen climbed over the kang, and Ma Yongjiang quickly shrank into the bed, "My head hurts a little, and the fever may be worse."

Li Qingwen was not fooled, he said: "This thing is useful, if you have any, give it to me."

Ma Yongjiang poked his head out this time and gave him his leather bag, "I don't know what it is, I saw it when I was hunting, and it was everywhere. It burns very well, so I brought some back. take it."

Li Qingwen poured out everything in his leather bag, and there was a small pile.

After collecting all the fruits, Li Qingwen took them outside, found a stone and smashed them one by one, then steamed them in a clay pot.

Li Qingfeng thought he was cooking something delicious, but when he opened the pot, he smelled a strange smell, and walked away after two poohs.

Taking advantage of this time, Li Qingwen went to the front to practice the word "Shi Chen".

After the practice, take out the steamed things in the pot, pour them into an external earthen pot, put water in it, and put it on the fire to boil.

Li Qinghong squatted on the ground to help put the straw, and said, "What is this?"

"I don't know, Ma Yongjiang brought it back." Li Qingwen said: "The slippery thing on the outside of this shell should be wax, I'll see if I can get it out."

Li Qinghong didn't quite understand, but he looked at the fire seriously and asked his brother to rest for a while.

When a group of them came back from practice, Jiang Cong was sweating a lot and white smoke was coming out of his body. Li Qingwen pushed him into the room.

Looking at Jiang Cong's short hair that was wet with sweat, Li Qingwen couldn't help touching it, and another, and another...

Jiang Cong looked back at him. Li Qingwen suddenly felt something was wrong. He wanted to escape, but it was too late. He was picked up by Jiang Cong's waist and placed on the kang. stand up.

Jiang Liping and the others began to discuss the matter of going out, and Zhou Yao was mentioned during the conversation. There are two kinds of herbs in the earth tribute that they are looking for this time. Although it is written in the brochure for them, it is safe to bring a knowledgeable one. .

After listening for a while, Li Qingwen went out and asked the third brother to turn off the fire. When the inside of the crock was not too hot, he took out the fruit shells and threw them away, and then waited for the inside to cool down completely.

Li Qingwen memorized the book for half an hour and almost forgot about it. It was Li Qinghong who came to him and said that he was completely cold.

A layer of oil had condensed on the head of the crock that had completely cooled down. Li Qingwen stretched his hand in, and the thin layer of oil broke, exposing the water below.

When the broken pieces of oil were picked out, they were only as big as a pitiful egg.

"It's really oil." Li Qinghong sighed, "Can I eat it?"

"We don't lack oil, so we won't eat this." Li Qingwen found a broken pottery bowl and set it on fire. When the broken pottery bowl was heated up, he threw the lump of oil into it, and it quickly turned into oil and water. .

Pull a strand of hemp thread from the hemp rope and roll it in oil and water, then remove the fire, let it cool down, and the hemp thread will be caught in it.

Li Qinghong understood a little this time, "Is this an oil lamp?"

"Third brother, if it can be burned, this can be used as a candle." Li Qingwen replied.

"Wax, candles?" Li Qinghong was taken aback. He knew that candles were only used by rich people, and one candle could be worth a lot of food. How could it be so simple to make? !