14. Grilled fish
Li Xingchen really wanted to touch the person sitting in the center of the circle to make sure that this was a real person, not a doll. Wait a minute! The predecessors said, the hand crosses the boundary to cut the hand, the foot crosses the line and chops the foot, the hands and feet don't know if they can grow, in case they can't grow, he is only sixteen or seventeen years old, how can he be disabled!
Li Xingchen's reason overwhelmed **, retracted his fingers, and sat down obediently on the ground again.
But! Li Xingchen remembered something again, from the first time they met, the seniors took out a sword blade on his neck from time to time and cut his throat and bleed, but there was a problem here! Except for stepping on him once, as a warning to him not to be rampant and to know how to be measured, the seniors never beat and scolded him again.
Could it be ...... Li Xingchen slapped his palm, his predecessor is the model of the legendary knife mouth tofu heart? Don't want to be fierce with your mouth, your heart is softer than anyone else, and you will never hurt others.
Perhaps it was the sound of his clapping hands that disturbed Rong Tianhan, and he observed that Rong Tianhan's long eyelashes trembled slightly. He immediately stopped moving, like a small insect suddenly stuck to pine gum, motionless. Fortunately, Rong Tianhan just shook his eyelashes and didn't wake up.
Li Xingchen slowed down his movements and tiptoed away a few steps. He looked back at Rong Tianhan and didn't feel him leaving, so he quickly ran away.
"Whewβ" He bent down to hold his knees and breathed a deep sigh of relief. It's not easy to deliberately pretend that you don't want to be separated for a moment with someone you don't like. Maybe you get used to it by pretending. He smiled bitterly twice and looked around, this place has mountains, rivers and forests, and game must be indispensable. The predecessors probably didn't know that the foundation had been built for dozens or hundreds of years, and there might be a surprise if they tasted the meat once in a while.
Li Xingchen casually broke off a branch, discarded the branched branches and leaves, sharpened the front of the branch, rolled up his trouser legs and went down the river.
The river water is warm and cool, and it is extremely comfortable to soak the legs and feet. There are a lot of fish, but unfortunately most of them are the thickness of one finger, and there is not one or two pieces of meat left to remove the scales and spines, so there is no need to roast them to eat. Li Xingchen held the grinding branch in both hands, and waited intently for the qualified prey to arrive.
"Hey!" The water splashed everywhere, and the front of the pointed branches went deep into the water. The smooth pebbles at the bottom of the water are covered with a thick layer of greasy moss, and most of the backs of the fish are as deep blue-black as the moss. The speed of the big fish is extremely strange, and if he rests in the past, I am afraid that Li Xingchen will mistake it for his dazzle, rather than a fish swimming quickly. Now, this speed is childish to him, and if he doesn't want to, no fish will escape from under his nose.
Li Xingchen shook his hand, and the fish was thrown to the shore by him. Over here! He was quick-eyed, and another fish came ashore to be with his kindred.
"Quack!" A frog jumped up and down to his feet.
"What!?" Li Xingchen was startled. Unaware that he had frightened a Jindan monk, the frog continued to bounce, pushing the broad paws of his hind feet and swimming into the distance along the current.
"Frog, shouldn't it be delicious?" Li Xingchen thought seriously for a while, the frog is so small, it doesn't look like it has a lot of meat, not to mention that there are a lot of fish, so let the frog live. He looked back at the riverbank covered with fish, "Are these fish enough for the seniors?" Enough is enough......? Senior Brother Ying said that eating too much is not good for cultivation, and if I feed him fish, he will think that if I am against him, he will not be beautiful. β
He waded through the stream that didn't reach his knees, and ran to the middle and folded a huge lotus leaf. This lotus leaf looks very clean, and there are no yellow-edged bugs, which is the most suitable for wrapping fish.
The fish he had thrown ashore earlier fluttered on the ground, and their scales were covered with mud. Li Xingchen first carried the tail of the fish upside down and rinsed it in the stream, and then raised his palm, and a crystal clear ice blade gradually appeared. He skillfully removes the scales and internal organs of the fish with an ice blade, rinses the blood off the fish with water, and throws it into the unfolded lotus leaves.
He carried this large bag of fish back to Rong Tianhan. Rong Tianhan still closed his eyes lightly, and he didn't know when he would wake up. Putting down the lotus leaf bag, Li Xingchen chopped some dry firewood nearby and piled them together.
The Five Spirit Roots are still very useful. Li Xingchen was full of emotion, there was no problem with the simultaneous ignition of the ice, not to mention that he only cared about cultivating the mental method, and had never practiced the spell at all. Orange-red flames emerge from the firewood, changing their shapes and shapes. Li Xingchen threaded several fish on the same wooden branch and set them on the flame, turning half a circle from time to time.
The flesh of the fish is thick and delicate, and it is sparked by the tongue of fire, squeaking and bubbling with oil. Li Xingchen swallowed his saliva, crushed the sweet and sour wild fruits picked from the tree next to him, and dripped the transparent and sticky juice on both sides of the fish. Now there is no salt, no oil and no spices on hand, and I reluctantly use fruit juice to remove the fishy freshness, I hope that the predecessors will not dislike it. The best seniors love to eat, so he can push the boat down the river and say: Seniors, Xingchen not only can grill fish, but also roast chicken, roast duck, braised shrimp, stewed shrimp, three freshly stuffed fruit roots, stuffed Jiang rice, soft fried tenderloin, assorted tofu, steamed ham, sugar, boiled chicken head rice......
"Hey, hey, hey......" Li Xingchen was immersed in fantasy and couldn't help laughing.
Someone's coming. His ears moved, and he heard heavy footsteps and undisguised conversations. The three people, ordinary people, were supposed to be woodcutters and hunters from nearby villages. He glanced back at the senior who was sitting precariously, and continued to turn the fresh fish in his hand that had not yet been grilled.
"It's so fragrant...... the three Orion brothers sniffed at the same time, and followed the smell of meat. It turned out to be a heroic young man sitting cross-legged on the ground grilling fish, and behind him sat a man in white, wearing a hat with a thin veil on his head, and the delicate facial contours could be faintly seen. A fresh breeze blew, and the tulle fluttered like a clear wave on the water.
The three of them involuntarily slowed their steps. The boss asked, "Little brother, look at your outfit, you are from out of town?" β
Li Xingchen reciprocated with a big smile, and the pointed little tiger teeth were particularly cute. "Yes, big brother, I'm passing by here, take a break."
The second child praised from the bottom of his heart: "Little brother, your skills are good, just smelling the gluttonous worms in my stomach will be hooked, but I am starving to death!" β
The boss slapped his younger brother on the back of the head: "Look at your little bit of talent!" Little brother, this person," he said to Rong Tianhan, "is it with you?" β
Li Xingchen's face suddenly changed, and he put his index finger in front of his lips. "Shhhhh
"What?!" The scalps of the three big men exploded, and they almost fell to the ground with weak legs without being frightened. The third child mustered up the courage and asked in a low voice: "No, it's not a human, could it be a spirit in the mountains?" β
It's no wonder that they were bluffed by Li Xingchen, because Rong Tianhan's appearance and temperament are especially cold and noble, and he doesn't eat fireworks in the world, and nine out of ten people who say that they are fox fairies or something will believe it.
The three brothers held each other and exchanged glances, intending to sneak away, but heard the young man say, "Poof, where do you think you are going?" Have you ever seen someone look so good? It's a statue! It is the moon god of our hometown, the immortal who can bless the family with a peaceful night and everything goes smoothly. I'm not going to carry him home! β
The three brothers breathed a sigh of relief, obviously they were three big men, but they stroked their chests and complained: "Little brother, don't pant in the future!" It's going to scare people to death. β
Li Xingchen curled the corners of his lips and tilted his head and smiled at them. "Big brother~ I'm kidding you. Anyway, do you want to worship the moon god? The moon god is spiritual, and it is no problem to marry and seek children and wealth. β
"Really?" The three brothers were overjoyed, rubbed their palms, immediately bowed their heads, and honestly kowtowed to Rong Tianhan three times. They said sincerely: "Lord Luna, Lord Luna, Lord Luna, bless ......"
Li Xingchen watched them have words in their mouths funny, and at the same time did not forget to turn the wooden branch in the palm of his hand, seeing that the fish skin gradually turned into a golden color and became crispy, he said: "Three big brothers, it's not early, you go home quickly, don't let the family worry." β
"Thank you, little brother, for the reminder." The three of them got up from the ground, patted the dust on their trouser legs, thanked Li Xingchen and went home happily.
Li Xingchen shook his head, the people in this mountain village are honest and simple, too cute hahaha. He took the grilled skewers of fish and replaced them with others.
"Oops!" With a pain in the back of his head, he involuntarily fell forward, almost falling into the fire. Rao is reaction quickly supported his body with his arms, but the tip of his nose was still burned by the fire, and it hurt hotly.