Chapter 2: The Strange Old Man

Following the scattered people, Qian Shi also left the assessment square of Zuixianlou, but the others may have returned to Dongpo City, and then returned to their homes to take a hot bath and enjoy a delicious dinner, but Qian Shi did not have this condition, he wanted to find a place to stay in the suburbs. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

Ever since Qian Shi left the village, he had been doing the same, sleeping in the open wherever he went, and scavenging in the wild to feed himself, so he had to find a suitable place before it was completely dark, otherwise he might have to spend the night hungry and cold.

The place where Zuixianlou is assessed is actually just a sub-station, because in the suburbs of Dongpo City, it is also the concentration of Zuixianlou's vegetable gardens and pastures, and the supervision is extremely strict, even if Qian Shi wants to sleep in the suburbs, he has to walk a few mountain roads like everyone else to leave here, but before he can go far, he encounters a strange thing.

At the foot of a mountain, an old man in sackcloth sat on the side of the road, still holding a cane in his hand and sighed non-stop, and occasionally left the assessment apprentice came forward to ask, but for some reason he talked to the old man for a few words, and then looked up, and then waved his hand and left, a series of people are like this, and in the end there is no assessment of the apprentice in this pass, and the old man also shook his head again and again, looking very difficult.

Qian Shi saw that there was no reason here, and it was getting late, and it was probably inappropriate for a weak old man to be in this suburb, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Senior, I don't know what trouble you have encountered, senior?"

When the old man in sackcloth heard this, he looked up at Qian Shi and said, "Eh, I'm a bad old man, where can I be called a senior." ”

"Respectful, no matter what your identity is, you are our seniors. Qian Shi smiled and returned to the old man.

The old man stroked his beard and looked at Qian Shi and nodded, then said, "Then are you willing to help me?"

"Of course, I just don't know if the predecessor is injured?" Seeing the old man shaking his head, Qian Shi was a little puzzled: "What about you??"

"Well, my flask has fallen on the cliff above, can you help me retrieve it?" said the old man, pointing in one direction above.

Qian Shi looked in the direction pointed by the old man, and sure enough, there was a mountain rock protruding from the place where the gravel and weeds were stacked above, and this wine jug was hanging on the mountain stone, and that place was more than ten zhang high from the ground, and it was extremely steep, and the places that could be climbed around were all gravel, and it was difficult to settle down。

Qian Shi looked at it and said: "Senior, that place is really dangerous, and it is so high, why don't I send you back to your residence first, and the wine pot can be found tomorrow." ”

When the old man heard this, his face sank and he whispered: "Eh, you doll, if you don't want to help me, you better leave early, there is no need to delay here." ”

Qian Shi didn't expect the old man to have such an attitude, but if he left without anyone to help him, maybe the wine jug has a special meaning for the old man to be so persistent, although the cliff is dangerous, but he survives in the wild all the year round, and the cliff is not less climbed, if you spend a little more time, you should still be able to get the wine jug.

After thinking for a moment, Qian Shi said to the old man again: "Don't worry, senior, I'll go up and try, you spread some out, there may be gravel slipping down in a while." ”

"Oh, yes, yes, yes, it would be a great help if you could really help me retrieve the flask. The old man was pleasantly surprised.

After agreeing to the old man, Qian Shi chose a flat place and climbed up, relying on his small and flexible body, Qian Shi quickly climbed to a height of several zhang, but further up, it became more and more difficult, every time he climbed a step up, he had to pause for a long time, considering the place where he would stay, every time he raised his hand, he had to be extremely careful, and a lot of stones rolled down because of Qian Shi's movements, and delicate beads of sweat were also covered with foreheads.

After more than an hour, Qian Shi got the wine jug, and he almost fell down several times, and there were a few cuts on his arm, but fortunately, there were no accidents, seeing Qian Shi's safe return, and bringing back the wine jug, the old man smiled: "Haha, good, good, I didn't expect you to be young and have good skills?"

Seeing the smile on the old man's face, Qian Shi also sighed for a long time, "The seniors have praised it, it's good if I can help you." As he spoke, Qian Shi handed the wine jug to the old man.

"Hehe, okay, I don't know your name yet, can you tell me. ”

"Qian Shi. ”

"Well, Qian Shi, yes, then you and I will say goodbye, maybe we will meet again if we have a fate. With that, the old man gave up his hand and turned to leave.

Looking at the old man's back, Qian Shi shook his head and smiled, the sky was completely dark at this time, in order not to delay time, Qian Shi sped up his pace, and bypassed a few hillsides, Qian Shi decided to sleep in a bamboo forest near the river.

The terrain here is gentle, not only has a bamboo forest to shelter from the wind, but also close to the water source is very convenient, the next two months he should have to live here, this way, but also let him a little tired, in the search for a more suitable place to sit down, unload his kitchen utensils and belongings.

After resting for a while, Qian Shi took action, there is another reason why he chose to be in the bamboo forest, that is, he can cut some green bamboo to build a tent, one by one the green bamboo was cut by Qian Shi, and every two green bamboos were arranged diagonally, a tent built with bamboo soon had a prototype, as long as there was more bamboo, he could build his residence tonight.

As more and more bamboos were cut down, Qian Shi suddenly thought of the beautiful examiner in the daytime, using a kitchen knife to cut wood into paper, it was too shocking, and he was going to practice this kind of knife skills in the next two months, thinking of this, Qian Shi put away the original firewood knife, and took out a kitchen knife from the kitchenware bag, compared to the heavy firewood knife, the kitchen knife is much more slender, if it is difficult to use to cut this kind of bamboo, I am afraid that it may not be possible to cut it with twice the effort.

Sure enough, Qian Shi used a kitchen knife to cut bamboo is really half the effort, the original time to cut three roots, now can only cut one, and it is still extremely laborious, cutting, drawing, sawing, Qian Shi tried various methods, but still failed to change, cut a few, there was a feeling of soreness in the wrist, but Qian Shi still insisted on using the kitchen knife to cut the required bamboo.

And while Qian Shi was busy, there was a figure watching all this in the hidden place of the bamboo forest, a cane was stuck in the soil, and a wine jug was hung on it.

Looking at the tent he had set up with bamboo, Qian Shi smiled with satisfaction, came to the river to take a bath, washed the dust on his body, and inserted a few grass carp by the way, which was used as dinner tonight, this grass carp is the cheapest ingredient on the Tianhua continent, and it is found in many rivers, because there are many varieties of origin, and the meat is soft and fragile, so many small shops will not choose it for fish dishes, but Qian Shi has his own unique cooking techniques for this grass carp, so that simple ingredients become extremely delicious.

After processing the fresh fish, Qian Shi did not cook, but picked up the remaining green bamboo, split it into bamboo strips, and weaved a steaming curtain, which was steamed with this kind of green bamboo, which would allow the aroma of the green bamboo itself to penetrate into the fish, which could not only change the original bland taste of the grass carp, but also make the fish more elastic.

Place the grass carp in the steamed curtain, and then use a sharp knife to cut the fish body, each knife is formed a small opening, and then stuff in the dried chili pepper and pepper that you carry with you, which can remove the earthy smell of the grass carp in the river and improve the freshness, and finally sprinkle some sea salt and blue herbs collected in the bamboo forest on the fish body for flavoring.

This series of techniques, Qian Shi completed in an instant, extremely skilled, as the temperature of the water in the pot rose, a burst of tempting aroma on the bamboo curtain also came out.