25. Pork knuckle

Seeing that Zhan Lu was gone, he said to Ming Yijun again:

"Why didn't you let me speak? You tried your best for this little girl, but you still wouldn't let her know?"

Ming Yijun stretched out his hand and slapped the devouring monarch's head:

"I had already promised her, so why would I say such a thing, when does this seat need to ask for merit and reward?"

He was slapped on the head by him, and he didn't get angry, just shook his head:

"I haven't seen you all these days, and your temper is getting more and more weird. Such a little girl is not worth anything. If you want to eat a bite, you can eat it, and if you are afraid of something, go elsewhere, and it doesn't hurt to eat something else. Why bother to keep watch here, and tell me to get some snow honey. โ€

Ming Yijun heard him talk about snow honey, picked up the small jade bottle that he had just snatched, shook it, and found that the liquid in it was less than half, so he frowned and said:

"You are also the lord of the Northwest Snow Mountain, and you are not ashamed to only take out such a small thing when you make a move. โ€

When he heard this, he was very angry, and pointed at Ming Yijun's nose and scolded:

"Ming Yijun, do you say such a thing, do you deceive your heart? You know that the snow bee demon nest has always been extremely hidden, and that feast mobilized 50,000 heavenly soldiers to search for it on the snow mountain, and it was only possible to find two. The little honey in your hand was obtained by searching for the traces of the Snow Bee Demon and killing 200 Snow Bee Demons. It's a real nuisance, and if you hadn't begged me, I wouldn't have found it myself, and I thought the slaves were clumsy. โ€

Ming Yijun saw that he was really angry, so he stopped teasing him and said with a smile:

"This thing is rare, I naturally accept your affection. If there are a lot of them, don't be angry with me again. The liquor store is too small to accommodate many people. Now that Ah Lu has gone to cook, you will stay here for dinner for a while, and then go to the inn to stay. โ€

Swallowing is a rectum, and when he heard Ming Yijun say this, he was no longer angry. Pulled over a bench and sat down, asking:

"Now you're not coming to me just for this honey. I'm a straightforward person, I don't like to listen to your ramblings about useless things, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it now, and I'll see what I can do to help you. If you're all right, I'm not going to look for an inn, so I'll go back. โ€

Ming Yijun shook his head and said:

"It's true, but I can't say it yet. This is no small matter, and I have already sent letters to both of them, and since you have come, I believe they will arrive soon. โ€

When he heard this, he knew that it was really important. The four of them are all fierce beasts born after the opening of the world, and they are the most evil by nature, although they are like brothers, they are incompatible in the end. If you get together, everyone is uncomfortable. Therefore, on weekdays, one side is divided, and only paper cranes are used to transmit messages, and they rarely see each other. Only when you encounter something extremely heavy will you meet. Even if they meet, there are very few moments when the four murderers gather together.

Moreover, whenever the four evils gather, it is bound to bring disaster to one side, and the place where the four evils gather will inevitably encounter natural disasters for several years. Even if the four murderers have always acted unscrupulously, they must also consider the impact of the operation of the Heavenly Dao. If the four evils create too much bad karma, the Heavenly Dao will also punish them, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Because of this, the meeting place of the four murderers is mostly in the deserted mountains, and it is the first time that they have to meet in a densely populated county town. Since Ming Yijun wants to gather the four murderers here, what he wants to say must be a big deal.

Although he knew that Ming Yijun would never summon the four murderers lightly, he still snorted:

"Then Lao Tzu will wait here for a few days, what you want to say, it is best to be worthy of the gathering of the four murderers, otherwise if heavenly punishment is given, Lao Tzu will not carry this black pot for you. โ€

Ming Yijun knew that he was allowed to say this, so he smiled and said:

"Then I'll have to stay a few more days. โ€

Suddenly remembering something, he asked again:

"Since you have called the three of us together, you wrote your letter at the same time?"

Ming Yijun nodded:

"Naturally. โ€

"Are you going to ask them to find it for you?"

"Not really. โ€

When he heard this, he couldn't help frowning:

"Although the two of them are far away from here, it won't take much more time for the wind to come. It took me months to slay the Snow-Bee Demon and collect honey, so I think they should have been here long ago. โ€

Ming Yijun said worriedly:

"I was also worried about this, so I asked you if there was any delay on the way. The two of them haven't arrived yet, but I'm afraid that they have been delayed by something. If it's okay for anything else, I'm just afraid ......"

Before Ming Yijun finished speaking, he saw Zhan Lu come in with a large tray, so he closed his voice and stopped mentioning it. Zhan Lu put dinner on the table. Ming Yijun looked over and saw that today's dinner was not a special delicacy, just two ordinary side dishes: a stir-fried shredded potato, a cold salad shredded cabbage, a large plate of pork knuckle, topped with some soy sauce and garlic, etc., and a few large steamed buns lined up on the plate next to it. Because there were guests on this day, Zhan Lu also specially brought over a jar of good wine.

Ming Yijun knew that Zhan Lu made these simple dishes, although it was not brilliant, at least it would not be wrong, so he said to Swallow Jun:

"Eat, you have lived in the snowy mountains for a long time, far away from the world, and you don't know the delicious food in the world. Although this kid's cooking skills are poor, he has been taught by me for these days, can you try it, but can you still eat it?"

Laughing:

"No matter what kind of cook, as long as you are told to โ–กโ–ก, how can there be any reason why cooking is not delicious? Not to mention that you have lived here for a long time, and today I can be regarded as a blessing." โ€

When he had said this, he picked up a piece of pork knuckle. I saw that the pork knuckle was cooked just right, the middle stick bone was removed, and it was cut into thin slices, and the brown lean meat looked very simple, and the white fat part could even pass through the bright light, and it was dyed with brown soy sauce, which looked very attractive.

He put the slices of meat into his mouth, but said that the fat on the pork knuckle was different from other places, and the taste was extremely beautiful, not greasy at all, and the lean meat was also thin but not woody, and it was mixed with the skin and fat in the mouth, adding to the deliciousness.

This pork knuckle is carefully boiled by Zhanlu, and several spices such as bay leaf, cinnamon, ginger, star anise, fennel, and pepper are added, and salt and soy sauce are added to enhance the flavor. When cutting, a lot of effort was put into making the pieces the same thin and thick, and when it was arranged, it was also placed in the shape of a delicate peony, which looked very exquisite.

After tasting it, he praised:

"The taste of this pork knuckle is indeed beautiful, although spices are added, the smell of spices is not obvious, but it brings out the aroma of meat, this dish has no tricks, it is very simple, but it is also very moving. Merely...... Although this dish is delicious, there is nothing particularly remarkable about it. Judging from these aspects, it is not like a person who was taught by Mingyi. โ€

Hearing his words, Ming Yijun sneered:

"You know what kind of person I've been trained again. To tell you the truth, this child was indeed brought up by me. It's just that she has no sense of taste and has a poor foundation, so although she has been with me for months, her skills are still mediocre. โ€

When he heard him say this, he suddenly realized and asked:

"This snow honey, you used it to restore her sense of taste?"

Ming Yijun didn't want to hide it from him, so he nodded and said:

"Exactly. โ€

Swallowing Jun frowned and said:

"If you want to use the five-flavor method, you don't have to use snow honey. I don't know how many times sweeter than ordinary candy, why are you so tired of me searching so hard?"

Ming Yijun shook his head and said:

"That being said, these are those ordinary products, and they don't work as well as snow honey. Since this seat has made up her mind to restore her sense of taste, it is natural to make her sense of taste sensitive far better than others, otherwise, how can she appear to be capable of this seat?"

Swallowing Jun knew that Ming Yijun had decided on something, and no one could change it. Therefore, I didn't mention it anymore, and I ate another piece of meat. After eating, I looked up and saw Zhan Lu coming over, bowing down to him, looking at them with a pair of bright eyes:

"Devouring what Lang Jun brought...... Is it snow honey?"

But it turned out that Zhan Lu was a little afraid of Devouring Jun, so he finished serving dinner and went back to the kitchen. It's just that she cares very much about what the two of them say, so she doesn't do anything, just listens quietly. At this time, when I heard the two of them talking about snow honey, I couldn't help but be very concerned, so I walked straight over.

Ming Yijun knew that she cared about this matter, so he just smiled:

"This thing brought by Lang Jun for this seat is precious and abnormal, whether I want to give it to you or not, this makes this seat a little embarrassed......"

Zhan Lu was in a hurry to come over before, so he didn't listen to what Qingming Yijun said, and when he saw him like this, he was really a little anxious, and tears suddenly welled up in his eyes.