Chapter 20 The Long March × Pretty Dry Food
"Qi~Qi~"
With the call of his name, the door was slammed open. Ai Rou, who was wearing a lotus flower, appeared at the door panting and weak.
Qi Yu was helpless.
Since he went to practice with Ye Yu, Qi Yu's status among the warriors has obviously changed. The misfire and the gun became a joke, and the strength of Qi Yu in the minds of the soldiers became closer. Ai Rou became Qi Yu's little follower without any scruples.
Zosey and Rajavier are more laissez-faire. When Qi Yu asked Zuo Sai to study, Zuo Sai would always ask Ai Rou to accompany him; When Ai Rou trained, Rajavier would always let Qi Yu practice. Blatantly outrageous.
"Airou, you are our noble princess, you will not be shy when you kick my door early in the morning."
Qi Yu crawled up from the bed to find his pants, and his uncle's chic demeanor didn't know where to run.
"Hey, hey, hey~ Zuo Sai asked me to tell you that the supplies from the tribe for the Hunting King will arrive today."
"He asked you to go and sort out the dry food together, you are the best learner here, and you can help him."
The little girl looked a little shy today, with big eyes with thick eyeshadow, but she insisted on watching Qi Yu change clothes without blinking. Qi Yu felt a little hairy hair standing on his back, so he sorted it out as quickly as possible and rushed out of the door.
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Zuo Sai wrapped his hair today, wrapped his shoulders and waist in bright silk, holding a thick layer of papyrus, stood under the date palm tree, waiting for the arrival of the tribe's ox carts, while Qi Yu became his clerk, holding ink and a spare leaf pipe pen to assist Zuo Sai in counting.
Zuo Sai also wanted Qi Yu to do this, but Qi Yu refused, and still wore his own linen clothes and pants, although it was simple, it still revealed a relaxed and natural temperament. Qi Yu has always advocated that the scholars are noble, and the blessing of pen and ink naturally has a different bearing. Leaves everyone dumbfounded.
The warm breeze blows through the date palm trees, sowing the sweet fragrance of clusters of red fruits; It will also remove the clouds and let the sun shine through the green canopy that clusters the trees. In the distance, the jingling cowbells came, and the meek blue-black giant was led by several brightly dressed elderly women, hunched over a huge wooden frame, and walked along the shallow river bank to Zuo Sai and Qi Yu.
Qi Yu was in a trance, feeling as if he had returned to his hometown in his home country, but his completely different clothes and appearance reminded him that he was in a foreign country.
Zuo Sai hurried to meet the woman in the lead. The woman's eyebrows were smooth, she hugged and kissed Zuo Sai, and the two whispered a few words from afar, and then came over to Qi Yu. Because Qi Yu was holding pen and ink and papyrus, the woman did not be polite, but just welcomed Qi Yu here, Qi Yu smiled and did not say much.
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The cattle team did not enter the camp, and ordered supplies under the trees before the soldiers carried them away. Here, the ox is a very noble creature, and it is not allowed to enter the camp for fear that the swords in the camp will hurt the ox's vitality.
A long line of silly black cows stopped, and the wooden frames on their backs were full of burnt bread, verdant chickpeas, swishing wine that made people cover their noses but could not stop their mouths, amphorae of olive oil and other supplies.
The soldiers who arrived later helped unload the supplies, and Qi Yu helped Zuo Sai count the supplies of a cow, and the soldiers would carry them away.
It's just that Qi Yu is still a little confused.
"Zuo Sai, how much of the supplies this time were used for hunting?"
Zuo Sai didn't answer Qi Yu immediately, and after counting a cow, he turned his head to look at Qi Yu.
"How much? Half of it, we need so much every time. Bread, green beans, and water should be brought with you. If we don't bring it with us, we won't be able to stay that long on Ishihara. It's a pity that the kind of delicious and filling food on your body is only two pieces. ”
"From the Divine Punishment Plain, the place where little Airou found you, a whole month to the west, is our journey, and we will return in a month and a half."
"Maybe with your kind of dry food, we can spend a whole month to go to places we have never been to and bring back the royal offerings that have driven all the tribes crazy."
Zuo Sai said this, and looked at Qi Yu regretfully.
It's a pity, what's the matter with me, Qi Yu was a little speechless, but he had some more thoughts in his heart.
"Zuosai, I need something. Don't worry, some pretty usual food and tools. ”
"Well, it's fine. Go find my little Eloe. She will give you more. However, after we have counted these supplies. ”
After speaking, Zuo Sai suddenly squeezed his eyes at Qi Yu, and a sly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
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Qi Yu wrote down the supplies on a thick layer of papyrus and asked the soldiers carrying supplies to bring back to Airou.
After counting the supplies, just returned to the room of the camp Zuo Sai, and before he had time to put down the inventory record, he saw Ai Rou proudly breaking in with the soldiers with supplies, and the curious Rajavier, this big man has been very different from before Qi Yu since the night training.
Among the materials prepared according to Qi Yu's instructions, the most conspicuous thing was a dark iron plate, and a large piece in the middle was smashed into a semicircular depression, well, this is the credit of Rajavier, the big man had a high chest when Qi Yu looked at him.
Proud of you, isn't it just an iron pot, Qi Yu couldn't help but roll his eyes.
There was also a bag of flour with gluten not finely milled, a bag of light yellow corn flour that was slightly coarse, a bottle of clear and slightly cloudy olive oil, a can of viscous sweet honey, and a small half jar of salt. Of course, there is also a makeshift stove made of yellow mud and iron grills, and a lot of firewood.
These things were quickly placed in front of Qi Yu. Zuo Sai couldn't help but lean over.
"Here's what to do."
"Something that takes us further."
Qi Yu, an uncle born in the 80s, now feels that the texts he learned and the stories he heard when he was a child are really useful.
Zuo Sai heard Qi Yu's answer, and his eyes were suddenly full of anticipation. The farther you go, won't Wang He be more?
Skillfully raised the firewood in the stove, and when the fire was stable, Qi Yu put on the simple iron pot, not to mention, the pot that Rahavier hit was quite suitable. The pot was hot, Qi Yu poured a little olive oil into the pot, the first time he did it, Qi Yu didn't dare to make so much, the fine and bright oil shreds soaked into the pot, and wisps of green smoke came out.
The green smoke cleared, and the oil was hot. Qi Yu put seventy percent flour and thirty percent corn flour in the pot and stir-fried repeatedly. The smell of burnt incense fills the air. Zuo Sai, Ero and Rajavier couldn't help but be amazed, they can still do this, it smells good.
Sprinkle in salt and keep crushing the sticky flour in the pot with a spoon, and when the flour gradually turns brown and brown, Qi Yu served the pot. Looking at the fragrant things in the pot, Ai Rou snatched the spoon in Qi Yu's hand, scooped a little from the pot, resisted the heat, twisted it, and threw it into her mouth.
This fragrant thing is salty, scorched and bitter in the mouth, and has a greasy tinge. Ai Rou just wanted to vomit, but when she saw everyone, especially Qi Yu, looking at her, her mouth was uncomfortable and embarrassed, and her eyes immediately turned red.
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The others laughed when they saw Elo like this. Qi Yu felt a little funny in his heart, but he didn't laugh.
He took half a bowl of it, put a little honey and water, washed his hands, kneaded the brown flour in the bowl into small balls, and handed them to everyone, everyone had a share, including Ai Rou
Ai Rou took the tuantuan, very distressed, whether to eat or not, and ruthlessly threw the tuan tuan in her hand into her mouth.
Hey? It's not as unpalatable as it was just now. Although it is still dry and greasy, the viscosity and sweetness of the honey unexpectedly neutralize the texture of the dough, and it is not delicious, but it can still be eaten.
Elle looked at her father and Rajavier again, and although they had both eaten, they were also puzzled, which was clearly not delicious.
Qi Yu also held a small tuantuan in his hand, tasting it in small bites, but a look of nostalgia and pride appeared on his face.
"A long, long time ago, a brave army, which did not even have enough supplies for this thing, went on a journey of two whole years, became stronger and stronger, and finally drove out the invaders and oppressors and established a great nation."
"The country has just been formed not long ago. The enemies it drove out were not resigned to defeat and tried to start another war, continuing to threaten and oppress the country. The gap between the enemy and this country is like that between the night and me. ”
"In the end, the country's bravest warriors volunteered to fight, and with rudimentary weapons, eating this thing and mixing snow, defeated several alliances of nations far greater than it."
Qi Yu swallowed the last ball of fried noodles in his hand and looked at the person in front of him with a calm face.
"Believe me, there is no greatness that is not born from suffering."