Chapter 36: Picnic
Wei Xiaodong watched with interest, although he had cooked at home himself, but outside, especially in this wilderness, he really hadn't done it. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Wei Xiaodong had spent the night in the field with a few classmates, but that time he ate convenience food, which was ready-made and processed without fire.
This time, the unrestrained Taoist was cooking in the wild, which really surprised Wei Xiaodong.
It seems that this Taoist leader has really obtained the true meaning of unrestrained. Live freely between heaven and earth, and enjoy yourself. Wei Xiaodong felt that this unrestrained Taoist chief was about to become an immortal.
"Little brother, can you come and cook with us? Eating your own food is actually the most delicious. The unrestrained chief said.
"How can I help? At home, I rarely cook, and when I say cook, my parents will strongly oppose it. Wei Xiaodong said embarrassedly.
"It's okay, it's just a small favor, do you know why we got off right around here?" said the unrestrained chief.
"Because there are very few people here, the water is still in a very primitive state, basically unpolluted by humans, and everything here is very good. The unrestrained chief said.
Wei Xiaodong suddenly had an idea, and suddenly blurted out: "Daoist, what did you do before cultivating?"
"I used to be a master's student in chemistry, because I knew too much, you see that the grains, vegetables, and oils we eat every day have a lot of chemicals on them, in fact, many people's strange diseases and cancers are eaten. So, I felt that I could no longer live in this earthly world, so I started cultivating. The unrestrained chief said.
"You only look like you're in your thirties, how many years have you been cultivating?" Wei Xiaodong asked.
"This year I am actually 50 years old, and I have been practicing for more than 20 years. The unrestrained chief said.
After Wei Xiaodong listened to the words of the unrestrained chief, he looked at the unrestrained Taoist in surprise.
"Alright, don't look at it, little brother, you go pick up some stones and come back. Rest assured, there are plenty of them around here. Although it seems that there are no mountains here, there used to be mountains, but after a long time, it has become what it is now. That's what I calculated. The unrestrained chief said.
The unrestrained Taoist looked at Wei Xiaodong's surprised appearance and said, "Little brother, I know you have a lot of questions to ask, and when we have eaten, you can just ask." Anyway, our fate is not a day or two. You can ask for three days and three nights, as long as you have the spirit to ask. The unrestrained chief said.
Wei Xiaodong reluctantly went to pick up stones. When Wei Xiaodong was picking up the firewood just now, he didn't pay attention to the other things around him. Indeed, there are many stones on the ground, and they are still very round.
Not far from here, there is a small stream, the water of this stream is really crystal clear, Wei Xiaodong has never seen such clear water?
Wei Xiaodong couldn't help but take a sip of the stream water in both hands, it was really delicious.
Wei Xiaodong came over with two or three round stones the size of his palm.
"Chief Wujidao, the water over there can be drunk, I just took a sip, it's really delicious. Wei Xiaodong said.
"I'll take a look later, but I've actually brought water with me. The unrestrained chief said.
Wei Xiaodong has been surprised many times, so he is not surprised.
"You've got too few stones, take a few more. The unrestrained chief said.
Wei Xiaodong went to pick up a few more pieces and came back.
"There's matches here, you put the stones you picked up together, spread some dry wood under the stones, and then light a fire to burn the stones. I'll go and see how the stream is?" said the unrestrained chief.
Wei Xiaodong did as he said with interest. Because, these actions Wei Xiaodong felt like he was playing. Since the chief of the unrestrained road did not explain what he was doing, Wei Xiaodong did not ask, but his heart was full of expectations.
The more unusual the move, the more exciting it is estimated that things will be later. After Wei Xiaodong lit the fire, the fire suddenly broke out, almost burning Wei Xiaodong's hair.
"Be careful, don't let the fire burn your hair. The unrestrained chief said.
"The water is drinkable, but it's not as good as the water I brought. Since we are using local materials this time, let's use the water they have here!"
At this time, Wei Xiaodong saw that the firewood under the stone was about to burn out, so he added some more firewood.
The unrestrained Taoist chief poured the water from the gourd into the small pot he had brought, and then put the small pot on top of the pile of stones that Wei Xiaodong had burned.
When Wei Xiaodong saw the Chief of the Unrestrained Daoist doing this, he was thinking, could it be that the Chief of the Unrestrained Daoist asked me to burn these stones just to put this small pot, how troublesome it is! Wouldn't it be better to put firewood directly underneath it? Wei Xiaodong was puzzled, and he also felt that the Chief of the Unrestrained Daoist would not let him do such a stupid thing.
The fire was very strong, and after putting the pot on, the chief took out a small wooden case from the bag he had brought, needless to say, it was used for cutting vegetables or other things.
Wei Xiaodong was watching the unrestrained Taoist chief do these things, in Wei Xiaodong's eyes, the unrestrained Taoist chief's movements were like walking with clouds and water, and it looked very comfortable, Wei Xiaodong felt that this action was so perfect. Wei Xiaodong was simply intoxicated.
As if playing a trick, the unrestrained Taoist took out another small bag of flour, poured water from the gourd and poured it into a bowl. The chief grabbed some more flour and put it in the bowl and began to mix the noodles.
Wei Xiaodong said in his heart, needless to say, this flour is also very particular.
"This flour is wheat that I planted in the mountains, and then I harvested it by hand, dried it, and ground it into flour with a stone mill. Pure natural, no pesticides, and plenty of sun exposure. You'll find out when you taste it. The Chief of the Unrestrained Daoist explained.
Wei Xiaodong was already a little numb from shock. There are also people who do this in order to eat good food, which is simply unbelievable in Wei Xiaodong's opinion. Wei Xiaodong said in his heart that he couldn't do this no matter what.
The chief of the unrestrained road divided the live noodles into two parts with a knife, and one of them used his unique knife skills to turn this noodle into a knife-cut noodle and flew directly into the pot. The water in the pot was already boiling at this point.
The unrestrained man took out a pair of chopsticks, "Little brother, go and turn over the noodles with chopsticks." ”
Wei Xiaodong took the chopsticks, and then went to turn over the noodles, the noodles are easy to cook, and the unrestrained chief put seasoning in the noodles. There weren't any dishes, just noodles.
Wei Xiaodong thought to himself, these are all noodles, how can they be eaten?
The noodles were easily cooked, and the unrestrained chief asked Wei Xiaodong to bring the pot down, and then took out a small bottle of oil, and at this time, the fire was almost extinguished. I don't know when I turned the other dough into a few small pancakes with some sesame seeds sprinkled on top.
The unrestrained people put a lot of cooking oil on the stone and put the cake on top to bake. Because it was very hot on the stone at this time, it didn't take long for the pancakes to be cooked.
Wei Xiaodong looked at these cooking methods of the unrestrained Daoist, making noodles, it is very ordinary, but this method of making baked cakes is really unprecedented.
"Okay, it's done, little brother is hungry!Let's start eating!" said the unrestrained Taoist and handed Wei Xiaodong a baked biscuit.
Wei Xiaodong took it, looked at the baked cake made of hot stones, and smelled the fragrance coming from the baked cake, Wei Xiaodong took a bite first and chewed it in his mouth, "It's delicious, it's delicious." Wei Xiaodong finished a cake in a few bites.
Without waiting for the unrestrained Taoist to speak, Wei Xiaodong took another baked cake and ate it.
"Eat slowly, no one will rob you. And the noodles?" said the unrestrained chief with a smile.
"I'm a little hungry, but it's still delicious, I've never eaten such a delicious pancake. Wei Xiaodong said embarrassedly.
"You've never eaten such delicious pancakes, because the sesame seeds here are also grown by me, which is truly natural. The oil here is also vegetable oil, and it is also planted and pressed by myself myself, little brother, you want to leave me a baked cake, do you know that you respect the old and love the young?"
"Okay, I'll definitely leave you one. Wei Xiaodong said while eating.
Wei Xiaodong didn't wait for the unrestrained Taoist to speak, so he took a small bowl and filled a small bowl of noodles.
This knife-cut noodles are crystal clear, each one is the same size, Wei Xiaodong never thought that this knife-cut noodles could be made so exquisitely, it can be said to be like a work of art.
However, if there is no side dish, will this be delicious? Wei Xiaodong took one with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, and the taste was really not good.
Wei Xiaodong took another sip of soup, and it was so delicious that Wei Xiaodong drank the soup in one gulp.
"Little brother, my noodles are delicious! That's me...... Little brother, leave me some! My old man is still very hungry! Why don't you have the heart to respect the old and love the young!" said the unrestrained chief.
"I'm sorry, there's still a mouthful of soup here, don't blame me! Your pot is too small, and you don't have a few bowls of noodles. Wei Xiaodong said.
"I'll go get some more water, then make a fire, and you can make another pot of noodles!" Wei Xiaodong said.
After drinking the rest of the soup, the chief said, "It's just like this, and you blame me, I forgot the saying, half the size, eat the poor." Now is the time for you to eat. Well, I'll make another pot!" said the unrestrained chief.
In this way, the chief made two more pots of noodles, and both of them were full.
Wei Xiaodong sighed: "I never thought that these baked cakes and noodles could be so delicious. By the way, you just said how to make this noodle seasoning?"
"Speaking of this seasoning, it's not ordinary. That's what I did from ......" After the unrestrained Taoist finished speaking, he saw Wei Xiaodong actually fall asleep with a smile.