Chapter 35: Delicious Dragon and Phoenix Soup
The people who smelled the porridge one after another, there were not too many rules, and they washed directly in the Tamsui River near the camp. After returning to the camp and eating the breakfast prepared by the soldiers, he began to eat and prepared to enter the mountain again.
With yesterday's exploration, Zhao Xiaoxi only kept a team of 100 people in the camp to be responsible for guarding, and the rest of the soldiers all brought tools such as machetes. The road they walked yesterday is more spacious in the pioneering one.
When Zhao Xiaoxi returned, he would arrange for craftsmen and household officials to start building a residential area in the mountains. As long as the houses where the people live can be built, the resettlement program can be started, and the people who intend to come to the island to make a living can work on the land.
If we are lucky, perhaps the first people to arrive will be able to sow the first crop of rice before spring planting. In this way, the immigrants who relocate here may not have to worry about food after half a year.
With so many soldiers opening the way, it was easy for Mu Wanqing and the others to just follow the team. Not long after, I came to the valley and plain discovered by Zhao Xiaoxi yesterday, and also sighed at the magical side of this creator.
Who would have known that in this valley full of mountains as far as the eye can see, there is such a prairie. If it weren't for Zhao Xiaoxi, who refused to give up and continued to walk inside, I was afraid that no one would find out that such a place where tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land could be cultivated.
Even Duan Zhengchun sighed: "What a good place! Although there are still some places on this plain that are not suitable for reclamation, the soil here must be high-quality paddy fields. With this place, it is not a problem to feed the people of the whole island. ”
Zhao Xiaoxi smiled and said, "Yes! However, if you want to reclaim this place, I am afraid that it will not be able to be completed in a short time. Fortunately, now that the new South City is about to be completed, I can also free up the strength in my hands to reclaim this place as soon as possible.
With such a place, it must not be a problem to settle tens of thousands of people to farm. All the people have is land. I believe that they will also consider this place as a home and build it well. Maybe next year, my treasure island will have another city. ”
As long as there is enough land to attract immigrants to settle down, the island with a population can slowly prosper. Although it will take a process, Cho Hyo-seok believes that there is a new South City to guide him. These satellite towns will be built one by one.
Duan Zhengchun, who is clear about Cho Hyo-seok's ambitions, also knows that he wants to do great things, and population is very important. If there are no people under the rule, Zhao Xiaoxi's foundation will become like an ownerless duckweed, and he will not be able to achieve great things in the end.
In order to find out the situation on this plain, Zhao Xiaoxi finally asked Duan Zhengchun and the girls to rest on a relatively dry grass. But he took a few soldiers with him. Search the terrain of the plains.
Of course, in order to find food for lunch, Cho Hyo-seok still brought a bow and arrow. In this endless valley plain, a caracal hunting journey began. Although there are no big prey, there are many small animals.
Especially on the fringes, there are countless hares that can be seen every few steps. It's just that in addition to these hares, there is a kind of place. made Zhao Xiaoxi and his soldiers feel a little numb.
Maybe here. There are many bushes and wetlands, in addition to rabbits and birds that are constantly jumping around, there are also snakes that scurry out from time to time. And Zhao Xiaoxi can clearly find that there are many poisonous snakes living in this plain and warm land.
Even when they came out, they brought some snake repellent with them. You can see some snake nests, and more than a dozen poisonous snakes stick out their tongues and threaten. That kind of scene made Zhao Xiaoxi feel that it was a very wise thing not to bring those girls over.
Wait until Cho Hyo-seok takes the soldiers. In the way of scaring the grass and snakes, half of this plain was explored. It was found that along the water veins of the grassland, there are several valleys looking past, which should be more suitable for the resettlement of migrants.
It's just that I go inside, and I don't know when I'll be able to come back. In short, there is indeed a lot more fertile land that can be cultivated here than imagined. As for the location of the village, it can be built at the foot of the mountain on the edge of the plain.
Depending on the mountainous terrain, at least a few dozen villages could be built along this plain. As for the city here, you can choose the center of the plain, above the more obvious high ground.
Zhao Xiaoxi, who had figured out these things for the time being, didn't continue to move forward, and began to walk back with the soldiers who accompanied him to explore the way. When he returned to the camp, he found Duan Zhengchun, with a few red faces, fishing in the ditch of the plain.
Looking at the few fish that Zhong Ling and the others took out like treasures, Zhao Xiaoxi didn't say much, and ordered the soldiers with cooking utensils to start setting up a stove and making a fire. The prey that has been hunted begins to be poured out of the bag.
Looking at the pile of fat hares, the girls also looked surprised. Just saw that Zhao Xiaoxi took out another bunch of things, but these girls screamed again and again. And this pile of things is some big snakes that Zhao Xiaoxi picked up casually.
This kind of crawling thing is undoubtedly a terrifying animal for girls. On the contrary, it was Duan Zhengchun, whose eyes lit up and said, "Good thing!" This snake is just when it is fat, hurry up and cook it to taste the deliciousness of this snake soup. ”
In fact, not only Duan Zhengchun's eyes lit up, but the leaders who were in charge of cooking also seemed very happy. After all, they have cooked game outside the home, and the delicacy of this snake is also a must!
Wash a few pheasants and bring together these fat vipers to boil in a pot. Faced with this situation, Duan Zhengchun was somewhat puzzled and said: "Boy, this is a snake soup, why did you throw the pheasant into it?" ”
In this regard, Zhao Xiaoxi said with a smile: "Eating snake soup alone is somewhat a fly in the ointment. Throw a few pheasants into the soup and keep boiling the soup, and the soup and the pheasant meat will become very delicious. You know, this is my own dragon and phoenix soup! ”
Hearing that Zhao Xiaoxi had done this before, Duan Zhengchun also smiled and said: "You are really poetic, a few long snakes are dragons, and a few pheasants become phoenixes." However, the name of this soup is poetic, so I don't know how it tastes. ”
Compared to Duan Zhengchun staring at this pot of dragon and phoenix soup, the girls were looking forward to the rabbits that began to be put on the grill. Even the fish that Duan Zhengchun had pierced were cooked by those gang leaders.
Although the ingredients were all locally sourced, not only Zhao Xiaoxi and others did it before, but these soldiers, who were also accustomed to looking for food in the wild, also found all kinds of edible things, and handed them all over to the men to cook them.
As the water in the dragon and phoenix soup pot began to boil, the fragrance made those girls can't help but look sideways. At one point, they were even attracted to staring at the hare.
When Zhao Xiaoxi saw that the soup began to turn white, the fragrance became even stronger. I took a spoon and tasted it, and I thought the soup was really authentic. Even if no ingredients are added, the taste is still mellow and attractive.
Knowing that there was a watchful Duan Zhengchun next to him, he felt that the soup was almost boiled, so Zhao Xiaoxi gave Duan Zhengchun a bowl and handed it over. Duan Zhengchun was not polite, and took a sip after blowing twice.
Soon he smiled and said, "Good soup!" It seems that I learned another trick today, and this dragon and phoenix soup really tastes sweet! ”
Knowing that not many of those women dared to drink this, Zhao Xiaoxi said again: "Aunts, you can also taste a bowl!" This kind of dragon and phoenix soup has the effect of nourishing and nourishing the skin. If it weren't for this mountain, it would be really hard to taste it! ”
As soon as they heard that it had the effect of nourishing their beauty, these beauty-loving women also became a little interested. As a son and daughter of the rivers and lakes, Qin Hongmian quickly stretched out his hand and said, "Okay, then bring me a bowl!" ”
With her taking the lead, Li Qingluo, Ruan Xingzhu and others also served a bowl one by one. It's just that compared to Duan Zhengchun, who tasted the deliciousness of snake meat and mountain chicken after drinking the soup, these women stood far away and drank the soup.
As long as they don't look at the snake meat tumbling in the pot, they won't find the soup so disgusting. However, after tasting the deliciousness of this soup, the women also felt that the soup was indeed very delicious and sweet.
When even Wang Yuyan was encouraged by her mother, she drank a bowl of dragon and phoenix soup, and felt that it tasted really good. After Zhao Xiaoxi also drank two bowls, he quickly asked the man to share the snake soup boiled in other pots among the soldiers to taste one by one.
Although the things cooked in the soldier's pot are not as authentic as those in Zhao Xiaoxi's pot, the taste of drinking a bowl of snake soup in this weather is naturally self-evident. The guy who had already cooked the white rice also officially announced the start of the meal.
After lunch on the edge of this plain, Zhao Xiaoxi felt that the fleet that escorted things should also arrive here. He decided to leave with the others, but before leaving, he left a team of 100 people here.
Here, they need to set up some tents and create another area suitable for the engineering team. The most important thing is to ensure the supply of food for the next team.
From this plain, it should not be a problem to find something to eat. There is a team of 100 people who are fully armed, and I believe that they will also deal with some unexpected situations. Besides, the engineering team will arrive tomorrow at the latest.
Even though they didn't have many tools at hand, cutting down some trees, building some fences, and burning a place to live on was not a problem for these soldiers. When the army arrives, they can also act as a protective force for the engineering team.
When he walked to the plain and the mountain before, Zhao Xiaoxi didn't find any traces. If you want to come to this mountain, even if there is any danger, there are only fierce beasts such as mountain wolves. But a fence and a fire were built, and the beasts did not dare to come and look for trouble.
Moreover, the knives, guns, bows and arrows in the hands of these soldiers, even if they encounter fierce beasts such as mountain wolves, are not completely powerless. As long as the large team is stationed tomorrow, this new base can officially start to be formed.
When Zhao Xiaoxi and his party took a raft down the river again, Duan Zhengchun and others also found that the speed of this return trip was really much faster. This means that whatever you can transport out of the base in the future can be transported smoothly in this way of water.
When Zhao Xiaoxi returned to the camp in the mountain pass, he saw Yan Lu, the head of the household department, already standing in the camp waiting. The materials transferred from Xinnancheng are all piled up in the camp, waiting for Zhao Xiaoxi's disposal! (To be continued......)