Chapter Twenty-Eight: Wild Porridge
Hong Tianbao put the bear on the ground and untied the backpack on its back.
"Poor little fellow!"
I saw that the bear was soaked all over, and the previous furry fur was tightly attached to the body, and it was full of soup chicken. It threw the carp away, shaking it violently, and the water droplets spread violently in all directions. Then he sneezed hard a few times and squirted out the water he had just sucked in.
Ye Jianzhong took the backpack and packed a lot of water on his back, which kept flowing out at this time. He knew in his heart that fortunately, the herbal tea inside was canned, and the rice was also sealed in a reading bag, otherwise it would have been miserable.
The bear looked at Xiao Tan with a little fear this time, and took a few steps back, this experience made it suffer from hydrophobia in the future.
"Let's see if you dare to be naughty in the future!" Hong Tianbao scolded. The two girls stepped forward and played with its fur in distress so that the water could dry faster.
Xia Xiaofeng turned his head to look at the bottom of the stream, and actually let him see a lot of crabs, walking sideways in the water. When I turned my eyes, I saw a few frogs lying on a damp rock wall in the stream. I saw that these crabs were not big, and their whole bodies were orange, as if they had been roasted by fire, with two pincers, one large and one small. The frog was not cyan, but about the same color as the stone wall, and it was not big, only the size of a toe and a thumb.
"Look, everyone, there are mountain crabs and stone frogs here, these are all good things!"
Hong Junyi and others don't understand, they have eaten a lot of hairy crabs and field chickens. I just haven't heard of mountain crabs and stone frogs, and even Ye Jianzhong has never heard of them.
Only Hong Tianbao and the Xia family brothers and sisters know that these two things are stewed porridge and eaten, which is really delicious. They've caught it before, but it's hard to get hold of.
"Hmmm! They are all good stewed porridge, you haven't eaten it is not strange, this play is not fun, as far as our people in the mountains like. Xiaofeng, go over and get some, stew porridge for a while, I haven't tasted it for a long time. Hong Tianbao was also a little drooling.
Xia Xiaofeng screamed and ran over. However, he was extremely careful when fishing for crabs, the big pincers of this thing were amazing, and Xia Xiaofeng had suffered a loss before. He fished a lot of mountain crabs and found seven or eight stone frogs.
"That's it! This time, we don't have to worry about lunch, let's get a meal first. Ye Jianzhong personally handled the rabbit, he first broke the belly and dug up the internal organs, which was not wanted. The rabbit's skin is then peeled and the rabbit's head is cut off.
Hong Tianbao was not idle, he and the three brothers Hong Junyi and Hong Junzheng made those fish, scraped the scales on the surface, and dug up the contents of the fish's stomach.
Only Xia Xiaofeng made his mountain crab and stone frog, and the method was almost the same, as long as he didn't need internal organs. Finally, he sprinkled a layer of salt on the stone frog and wiped it. This is to remove the layer of mud armor on the stone frog, which is the same as that of the yellow eel.
"Won't you go to the shell?" Hong Junyi asked.
"No, mountain crabs and stone frogs are not for eating, we will take their taste. When the porridge was ready, we scooped it up and threw it away. Obviously, Xia Xiaofeng is very experienced in this area.
After everything was taken care of, everyone returned to the base camp and got busy again.
Hong Tianbao took Hong Junyi to the mountains to pick up a lot of dry firewood, and then took charge of stewing porridge. He boiled the rice first, then put the stone frog and the mountain crab in it, and at the same time put in the meat of the fish that had just picked the spines. Simmer over low heat, this work he will not forget.
The others picked up the carp and roasted it over the fire.
Ye Jianzhong and others have good craftsmanship, baking while and applying oil paint from time to time. Only Xia Xiaobing, a little girl, has never tried it, and a piece of fish meat was charred black by her, which was miserable.
"Big brother! At this time, the first piece of meat roasted by the little sister, No! I've got you covered! Xia Xiaobing handed the charcoal-like barbecue to Xia Xiaofeng.
Xia Xiaofeng suddenly squeezed out a smiling face that was still ugly when he cried, and he was in a dilemma. I secretly said in my heart, can I eat this thing?
"Little sister, this! Hehe! No need for it! You're so kind! ”
Everyone snickered, this kid was miserable this time.
"This is filial piety to the eldest brother, you won't accept it, right?" Xia Xiaobing didn't let go of her brother.
"Oops! Little sister, you're wrong, my cousin is still there! He is older than your eldest brother, and you should honor him first. Hehe! I'm not in a hurry! Xia Xiaofeng rolled his eyes, and immediately threw this hot potato to Hong Tianbao, he really didn't dare to accept it, but he didn't dare to say it.
Hong Tianbao didn't fall for him: "This shows that Xiaobing has your big brother in her heart, and her cousin always has a cousin, with such a little sister, you kid just snicker!" ”
Xia Xiaofeng took the piece of black charcoal with difficulty, and said secretly in his heart: I am still snickering? I want to cry! In a blink of an eye, I saw the bear on the side, and immediately counted it in my heart.
"Oops! Little sister, don't you like this little guy a lot? This piece of meat should be given to it first. He handed the meat to the bear.
Who knew that the bear's expression was the same as that of a human, the bear's head was swinging like a rattle, and the bear's paws kept swaying, and he thought to himself: This meat is darker than mine, can I eat it?
When everyone saw Little Bear's expression, they burst into laughter, it was so funny.
Xia Xiaofeng took a bite with difficulty, and his movements immediately froze.
Xia Xiaobing just wanted to stop it, she didn't really want her eldest brother to eat that thing, it was just a joke just now, but she didn't expect Xia Xiaofeng to come for real.
Everyone looked at this great and brave big brother!
"How does it taste?" Hong Junyi was the most curious.
"Raw!" Xia Xiaofeng said two words at this time.
"Nonsense, how can it be raw?" Hong Tianbao immediately said, that piece of meat is burned like that, how can it be raw? This kid opened his eyes wide and said big things, and it seemed that he was confused.
"Don't believe me?" Xia Xiaofeng asked, and then bit out a piece. I saw that it was really raw inside, and there was only a layer of black charcoal wrapped in the raw meat.
Everyone looked at Xia Xiaobing with strange expressions, and Xia Xiaobing immediately blushed.
"Hmmm! Xiao Bing's skills are good! Hong Tianbao originally wanted to say a comforting word, but as soon as these words came out, the taste changed. When everyone heard this, they immediately burst out laughing, and Xia Xiaobing's face turned even redder.
"That's not right! It's very attentive...... Well! Not right either! Ah! All in all! "The more Hong Tianbao talks, the more confused he becomes, the more he says, the worse he becomes.
Everyone laughed even harder.
"Cousin, what did you say?" Xia Xiaobing couldn't help but stomp her feet.
Hong Tianbao realized that at this time, it is best to remain silent, and it is not good to say anything. Hong Piaoxue began to teach Xia Xiaobing and said a lot of precautions.
After grilling the fish and rabbit meat, everyone eats it first.
The two girls took two rabbit legs, and the rest of the rabbit meat was almost divided among the men. The bear eats the grilled fish, and it eats it in a very bad way, and as soon as he puts a piece of fish in his mouth, he swallows it after chewing a few times, and then picks up a second piece. Everyone hasn't finished eating the rabbit meat, and the little guy has already buried eight pieces.
"Oops! Don't you eat it all, little one! Leave each of us a piece! Hong Tianbao immediately warned, otherwise, at the speed of the little bear, by the time they finished eating, the fish might be almost the same.
There are a total of twenty-one fish, remove two stewed porridges, Xia Xiaobing scorched one, and the little bear ate eight tails, leaving ten, that is, the little bear can still eat three pieces. The two girls immediately said that their share was also given to Little Bear. The bear was very smart, and immediately smiled at the two girls, which was a bad thing for the two girls.
After eating, Hong Tianbao saw that the little bear was still unsatisfied, and he couldn't help but be depressed. This little guy doesn't look big, why does he eat so much, but he just ate thirteen fish, which is a lot of piles. Hong Tianbao secretly scolded foodies.
Ye Jianzhong took out the herbal tea, one can per person, drank the herbal tea, and the porridge was almost stewed. Everyone could smell an enticing fragrance wafting out, and they immediately had a great appetite.
"It smells good!" Hong Junyi immediately lifted the lid of the pot.
Xia Xiaofeng took a spoon, fished out the stone frogs and mountain crabs inside, and then served a bowl to each person.
Everyone slowly tasted the game porridge without saying a word, but from their expressions, they were all intoxicated. Before they knew it, everyone ate two bowls.
"! How is it gone? I ate two small bowls. Hong Junyi still wanted to eat, but when he saw it, he had reached the bottom of the pot, and suddenly roared. He felt that there was a lot of it at the beginning, a big pot, and there was no reason to bottom out so quickly!
"What are you crazy about? Who isn't two small bowls? Hong Tianbao scolded him.
"It's so beautiful, I've eaten a lot of delicacies from the mountains and seas, but I've never drunk such a delicious porridge. There is no sugar, but it is slightly sweet, which makes people not tired of eating. The second feeling is fresh, and the entrance is not forgotten. With these two bowls of porridge, this time I came to the seaside to make money. Hong Junzheng came back to his senses.
Ye Jianzhong nodded, he was already ready to get some to eat from time to time. I didn't know before, but now I know that there is still this delicacy in the world, and it is still hidden in the mountain village.
"Huh! Mountain crabs and stone frogs live in the mineral-rich living water area all year round, absorbing a lot of microelements and minerals, and releasing them when stewing, which is not delicious. "Hung Tianbao understands what these people think, they are used to eating the greasy food of the city, and as soon as they come into contact with this original food, of course they will like it.
Others had an idea with Ye Jianzhong, which also led Hong Junyi and others to return to the capital and hunt for stone frogs and mountain crabs, plus vigorous publicity. Stone frogs and mountain crabs really entered the eyes of the rich and noble, and their value surged, and they were once speculated to extremely high prices, and the farmers became rich.
But it has also caused their numbers to plummet, but fortunately, crabs and frogs are strong enough to reproduce, otherwise they may really face extinction. This was something Hong Tianbao did not expect.
The bear was not interested in the porridge, although it smelled good, so it was rare that there was no fuss and quiet.
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