"It's delicious, it's delicious." Juda's answer was a bit perfunctory.

It is said that today has made great progress compared to the previous few days, Xiang Yue and the old man chatted with him deeply, and Zhou Qingyun came to talk again, but Zhu Da felt that this road was about to be blocked, because Xiang Lao Han just expressed his feelings, and there were no new hole cards on his side, and when they met again tomorrow or next time, I am afraid that they will be rejected very simply.

He turned his head to look at the old man's back, Xiang Yue was carrying two burdens, one was a bundled leather goods, about a dozen of them, and the other was a bag for traveling, but what attracted Zhu Da's attention the most was the saber, in this world, Xiang Lao Han lived more freely than most of the villagers in the village, and it could even be said to be free, and this was what he envied the most.

The onlookers in the village children have dispersed, for them, the scene they saw just now is enough to discuss for many days, but Zhou Qingyun didn't notice Zhu Da's distraction, just stared at the fish and said: "I have also made the fish in the river, that smell is really not for people to eat, can only be fed to cats and dogs, you say this is delicious?" ”

Zhu Da took a deep breath and dispelled his depression, now he has no nostalgic capital, he wants to be the same as his parents, he wants to have that kind of freedom and freedom, he wants not to become meat on the chopping block, this is the only hope for the old man at present, and the only reliable hope, Zhu Da knows that the world outside is very wide, and there are talented people everywhere, but what can a twelve-year-old military boy do, if he is not starved to death and killed, he will also be taken away, can there be any good end? You can count on the only thing you can count on!

After adjusting his state, Zhu Da turned his head to face Zhou Qingyun, who was a little impatient, and said with a smile: "That's what you won't do, this is a good thing, no worse than meat!" ”

As soon as he heard the word "I don't understand", Zhou Qingyun was stimulated, waved his hands and said: "I don't know how to do it, who in this Baibao Village knows how to do it better than our family, even if it is Master Li's house, how much meat Xiang Bo and I have made, how much they have eaten, roasted, stewed, burned, we have done everything." ”

In these years, in this poor place, it is great to be able to eat meat, and naturally it deserves to be "able to do it", Zhou Qingyun is so excited, it is understandable, hearing him say this, Zhu Da couldn't help but swallow his saliva, he hasn't eaten meat on land for a long time, the taste is really mouthwatering.

"What am I lying to you for, I still want to worship Uncle as a teacher!" Zhu Da replied angrily, although he was the same age, his psychological age was much older than that of the other party, and he was too lazy to entangle.

The cause and effect of these words were clear, Zhou Qingyun was not excited, and then stared at the gray grilled fish seriously, looked at it, shook his head, hesitated and said: "You said it was delicious, then let's eat together at noon today, I will try the taste of this fish, if it is not good, you don't want to apprentice, if it is delicious, then I will help you!" ”

In the end, Zhou Qingyun couldn't help but wipe the saliva from the corners of his mouth, this action made Zhu Da couldn't help laughing, it seems that this Xiao Zhou is a foodie, although I don't know how much strength Zhou Qingyun can exert in front of Xiang Yue, but it is always good to have such a breakthrough.

"Okay, let's eat together at noon, I'll make the fish, and this fish will be put here for you first." Judah handed the fish over.

Zhou Qingyun was stunned, stared at Zhu Da and said, "You're not afraid that I will eat the fish first, or that you haven't given it to me?" ”

"I believe in you!" Zhu Da replied very refreshingly, his behavior made Zhou Qingyun a little stunned, Zhou Qingyun scratched his head, and said, "Okay, wait for you to come over around noon, I'll wait for you together." ”

The focus of Zhu Da's attention is on the other side, this Xiang family actually has three meals a day, and life is really good, and this Xiang Yue and Zhou Qingyun, even if they are adopted, the age difference is so much, they should be called grandpa, not "uncle", there must be a reason in it, but it is not convenient to inquire now.

Since you can't apprentice today, then hurry up to catch fish and exercise, Zhu Da said hello, walked towards the river, walked a few steps and turned around, stopped Zhou Qingyun, who was about to enter the door, and asked, "Do you have a knife here?" ”

Their own knives are kitchen knives and sickles, both of which are not easy to use when cutting fish by the river, and this is a golden family at home, and it is very troublesome to break it.

Zhu Da didn't expect Zhou Qingyun to lend him a dagger, eight inches long, looking at the scabbard and wrapping cloth for some years, but it was very sharp, this dagger must be easy to use when cutting fish by the river.

After leaving the village, Zhu Da began to run, there are many ways to strengthen the body, but running is the most basic, and the current state is completely different from when the stomach is empty, and he feels that he has endless strength, so he went all the way to the river.

Before going to the puddle, I had to collect firewood, grass and all kinds of wild vegetables, and I was full of energy, and I had a short knife in my hand, and the efficiency of today's was much higher than yesterday's, and I soon got all the materials that should be used.

I don't know how many fish will be hooked today, the fish have no memory, this method of fishing in the puddle will not be effective for a long time, as long as there are enough fish in the river, with such a good effect as yesterday, Zhu Da is not worried that there are no fish in the pit, just thinking that there will be a few.

Walking to the edge of the puddle and looking, Zhu Da was stunned, there was only one fish in the puddle, but this fish was more than two feet long, and it was very fat, and it was coiled in the puddle, it was reminiscent of snakes and insects, it was very scary, this fish was entangled in the reeds in the puddle, but it didn't look like it was trapped, but it seemed to be full and resting.

It's actually a catfish, this is a river fish with a lot of oil and water, looking at this, I'm afraid that the fish in the pit will be swallowed by it, Zhu Da immediately slowed down his movements, his body is in the water, if he is too anxious, the action is easy to be perceived by the fish by the current, and he is alarmed to escape, not to mention that this catfish is sensitive and cunning, difficult to catch and catch, and he has to run away as soon as he is alarmed, such good meat and oil, it is a pity to let it go.

When he got to the edge of the puddle, Zhu Da slowly stretched his hands into the water, and when he got closer, he suddenly accelerated and grabbed the fish body, and it was the fish body wrapped around the reeds, and he grabbed it with force, at this moment, the catfish had begun to struggle violently, Zhu Da did not hesitate, and after grabbing it, the whole body followed the action and threw the fish to the river beach.

He used his whole body to exert force, the fish was thrown to the shore, Zhu Da fell on his back in the shallow water, there was more than half a foot of water as a buffer, he held his breath in time, he quickly turned over and stood up, without delay, immediately went ashore, picked up a stone casually, and smashed it down according to the catfish that was jumping on the river beach.

The catfish didn't move, Zhu Da relaxed the whole thing, from the time he saw the fish he was afraid of running away, when he caught the fish just now, the fish struggled in the water with more strength than normal, the mucus on the surface of the catfish was slippery, almost slipped off the hand, but after all, he was still caught, first tense and then succeeded, people were extraordinarily relaxed, this sense of accomplishment was even worse than yesterday, Zhu Da took a few breaths, and couldn't help laughing.

Zhu Da didn't relax for too long, and hurriedly warmed up, otherwise it would be too easy to catch a cold, and after the event was finished, Zhu Da went to wash the slate, clean up the wild vegetables, and deliberately picked a few more reeds, looking at the size of this fish, I am afraid that I will have to cut it into sections and bring it back, and then I will make a grass bag to carry it.

Just about to clean up the catfish on the big stone by the river, but heard the sound of someone approaching, Zhu Da was stunned, but his hand clenched the dagger, he didn't want to monopolize the catch in the river, it is impossible for himself and his family to do it, but to mention the bad guys, at this time, adults are busy farming, after the water is cool in autumn, children will not be close to the river, so who will it be?

"So you're catching fish here, I thought you had some tricks!" Someone said with a smile, and looked over along the voice, but it was Zhou Qingyun from Xiang's family, this Zhou Qingyun was full of pride, with an expression of "I found your secret".

Zhu Da smiled and shook his head, began to clean up the catfish with a dagger, and said, "Where else can you be if you are not by the river, you come and be careful, don't kick what I have prepared." “

Zhou Qingyun didn't expect Zhu Da to be so calm, he was stunned there, and then he walked over, looking curiously at the ashes of the fire and the washed wild vegetables as he walked, but his attention was quickly attracted by Zhu Da, because he was dealing with fish with a dagger.

At the beginning, Zhou Qingyun couldn't help but remind, "If you don't know how to use a knife, let me come, otherwise you will cut your hand", but I didn't expect Zhu Da to be very skilled with this dagger, after dividing the fish, removing the internal organs, separating the head and tail, and cutting the fish into several sections.

"Have you practiced knives?" Zhou Qingyun couldn't help but ask, most of his peers he knew didn't know how to use knives, it looked easy to cut stabs with a sharp blade, but if he was not careful, he would cut himself, and this Zhu Da was obviously very familiar with it.

Everyone is in the same village, look up and don't look down, the two are about the same age, and they also know each other a little, in Zhou Qingyun's opinion, they are just ordinary boys, a few days ago they caught a cold and were going to die of illness, Xiang Bo also told himself two sentences after he knew, suddenly he was sick, and suddenly he had to learn martial arts and kill people, and he would also catch fish with a knife, the more Zhou Qingyun thought about it, the more curious he became.

After Zhu Da finished cleaning up, he chopped up the fish and miscellaneous that could not be eaten, mixed it into the Zhai Zhai seedlings, put it aside to dry first, and then went to the fire, used dry branches to remove the ashes surrounded by stones, and picked out the small fish that had been stewed yesterday, and then put the dead grass on the red and shiny ashes, and began to blow and burn.

This is actually similar to the means of keeping the fire at home, but the river is damp and has a certain possibility of failure, so Zhu Da used stones to surround the fire, and chose the high-lying river beach, and yesterday he deliberately put in a few thicker dry branches, and today there are still embers, of course, if it doesn't work, Zhu Da still has to go home to get the fire.

After watching the fire ignite, Zhou Qingyun, who was curious about everything, was silent, and when Zhu Da chopped wild onions and wild garlic and smeared them on the fish segments, he couldn't help but say: "You will have so much, just like Xiang Bo!" ”