In terms of concocting centipedes, Changchun is an expert in the process, and took the initiative to take over the task, only to see him take out a large stone pot, put it in the middle of the courtyard, and add a pot full of mountain spring water.

Put dry firewood at the bottom of the stone pot, start to boil the water slowly, when the spring water is about 80 degrees, seal the bamboo basket with cotton cloth, put it in the pot, turn it slowly, wait for the centipede in the bamboo basket to die completely, gently lift the bamboo basket out of the stone pot, put it on the bluestone slab and drain the water.

In this way, after processing eighteen bamboo baskets full of centipedes in turn, a sheet was hung 60 centimeters above the ground with spider silk above the open space in the courtyard.

Then the scalded centipede is carefully poured on the bed sheet to prevent the stump from breaking off and affecting the appearance of the centipede, and picking up the dead branches and rotten leaves mixed in it.

After doing all this, he beckoned everyone to carry bamboo chairs and sit around the hanging sheets, and then took out a centipede from the sheets, cut it longitudinally from the tail with scissors, and squeezed out the intestinal feces and eggs in the body.

Then take a thin bamboo piece that is slightly longer than the centipede, slightly narrower, and slightly pointed at both ends, pierce one end into the centipede's lower jaw, and pierce the upper end of the centipede's tail with one end, and use the elasticity of the bamboo piece to stretch the centipede's body.

While doing it, explain the essentials of wearing a sign for the onlookers, and pay attention to the appropriate thickness of both ends of the bamboo slice to ensure that it will not fall off or cause damage to the head and tail of the centipede.

The processed centipede should also be inspected to ensure that the centipede's body will not be pulled off due to the wrong position of the bamboo piece.

Finally, the tendied centipede is hung in a cool place for gout to dry, even if it is made into a finished product, it can be stored in a dry place to prevent insects or mold.

Through the demonstration and explanation of the old way, everyone quickly mastered the method, and after a few explorations, they were soon able to get started, and they actively joined in the great cause of dealing with centipedes one by one, and the speed was significantly faster.

The old taro got up and went to the side, making the bamboo under him yesterday into a shelf for drying dried centipedes.

Only the heart of the two barbarian teenagers, wearing a few centipedes, he lost his patience, and ran to the mountain with a bamboo basket.

There are many people with great strength, although there are a lot of centipedes to be concocted, but everyone's hands and feet are not satisfied, when the sun is in the sky, when the mother inserts the last centipede string on the shelf, it is announced that it is done.

Looking at the rows and layers of neat centipede strings in front of them, everyone's hearts were full of a sense of accomplishment, and the mother clapped her hands and prepared to cook.

At this moment, Erman ran in from the door with a gust of wind, holding a bamboo basket and saying to his mother like a treasure: "Auntie, is it worth it?" ”

Looking at the two barbarians who looked like a mud monkey, the mother brushed the mud off the kid's face, took the bamboo basket with a smile and said, "Where are you crazy about this monkey?" I also know that I will come back for dinner! ”

"Hehe, let's see if what I caught is worth it?" Erman didn't care about wiping the sweat on his face, and urged vigorously.

"What's that?"

The mother opened the lid of the basket in confusion, and as soon as the lid was opened, she saw a cyan thing coming out of the bamboo basket and rushing straight to the mother's door.

"Ahh Snake! The crowd exclaimed.

Mu Kangping's cold sweat came out, and he really wanted to rush over and kick this guy in the face, what kind of person? It's so big and unreliable, if you hurt the old lady, see if I clean you up!

said that it was too late, but before everyone could react, they saw that the mother first shook her face sideways, let the flying poisonous snake, and then quickly closed the lid of the basket, held the basket in one hand, bent the five fingers of the other hand into an eagle claw, turned around, and buckled the seven inches of the poisonous snake.

Seeing that his mother was fine, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and gathered around to stare at Wu Erman, who also knew that he almost caused a catastrophe, and lowered his head with embarrassment.

The mother said indifferently: "It's okay, it's okay, it's a thing I played since I was a child, a little bamboo child wants to hurt me, it's still far away!" Get out of the way and let me see what's inside. ”

When everyone dispersed, the mother pulled twice in the bamboo basket and exclaimed in surprise: "Hey, there are still a lot of good things, I will add a meal to you today and set up a five-poison feast!" ”

Only then did everyone remember that their mother was a Miao girl, and they had dealt with poisonous insects, snakes and ants since childhood, so they put their minds at ease and looked at the bamboo basket together, only to see that there were scorpions crawling in half a basket, seven or eight toads with hideous appearances and big pus, and two or three poisonous snakes spitting scarlet letters.

The timid Linghui screamed in fright, and Lingdan couldn't see the toad, so he covered his mouth and found a corner, and vomited out all the overnight meal.

Mother smiled and said, "Girls, this is a good thing, I want to eat it once and want to do it next time." ”

After speaking, he ignored everyone's reactions, and saw that he was overjoyed, and he was overjoyed to bring the ingredients into the kitchen, ready to show his skills.

Miao people are a people with a long history and profound cultural accumulation, and the Miao people's gorgeous and colorful costumes, witchcraft and medicine have passed down a lot of magical and mysterious stories, especially the legends about Miao medicine, Miao Gu and Miao food, which are even more miraculous.

With curiosity, we also want to unveil the mystery of the five poisons eaten by the Miao people, explore the difference between the traditional food and the ancient and mysterious Miao food, and see what magic it has.

Mother may know our thoughts, and explained while processing the ingredients: "In fact, Miao food is not as mysterious as imagined, but most of the Miao people live in the bad water of Montenegro, which is damp and miasma, there are more poisonous insects, snakes and ants, and the natural environment is evil.

As the saying goes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to eat the water, the ancestors of the Miao people had to turn their attention to the poisonous insects everywhere in the absence of food and clothing.

All things have the nature of mutual restraint, after a long time, people found that poisonous insects, snakes and ants actually have a magical function, after countless generations of exploration, this is the formation of today's Miao medicine, Miao Gu, Miao food. ”

"Does the eldest lady really have a Miao doctor, Miao Gu?" Erman couldn't help but ask first.

"Existence is definitely there, but most of the Miao Medicine and Miao Gu inheritance conditions are harsh, and they have high requirements for the region and living environment.

In fact, to put it bluntly, Miao medicine is to raise poisonous insects of different poisons and use the principle of mutual restraint to achieve the purpose of curing diseases and saving people.

And Miao Gu is more difficult, not only to raise poisonous insects, but also to further train poisonous insects, according to the characteristics of poisonous insects to achieve the purpose of control. ”

"Does that aunt know Gu magic?" The second man asked impatiently.

The mother's hand kept moving, skillfully pinched out the scorpion in the bamboo basket, skillfully picked out the venom glands on the tail of the scorpion with a small bamboo stick, rinsed the scorpion that was still alive, and put it in a special stone basin and soaked it in vinegar.

smiled and said: "Where will the eldest lady know this, Gu witches are generally inherited in an orderly manner, how can ordinary people come into contact with these." ”

"Is it hard?"

"Of course, because most of the poisonous insects' intelligence is not high, they not only have a special understanding of the characteristics of poisonous insects, but also generally supplemented by their own essence and blood feeding, so that Gu can be familiar with their own smell, so as to achieve the purpose of Gu training, and if they are not careful, they will backfire, even Gu witch refining Gu is very dangerous, let alone ordinary people."

"Oh!" Erman's curiosity was not satisfied, and he was not in a high mood.

After the mother finished handling the poisonous scorpion, she filled the stone pot with spring water, and said while boiling the water: "Although the eldest mother does not understand Miao medicine and can't refine Gu, but the eldest mother can eat seedlings, she has lived in the Miao area since she was a child, and she feeds on poisonous insects every day, which has also created a Miao girl Everyone will have good kitchen skills."

In fact, Miao food cooking is also extremely exquisite, extremely mysterious, difficult to copy, the teaching of cooking skills in every family still follows the traditional way of word of mouth, heart and mind.

The wisdom of the ancestors, the secrets of the family, the tips of the master and apprentice, their own understanding, every moment of deliciousness, all created with heart and passed on from generation to generation.

Miao food continues the unique way of perception of the world and life of Miao people, and every ordinary person participates in creating an extraordinary epic on the tip of the tongue at a certain moment.

Each seedling food has a magical function, which creates the legend of the undefeated seedling food for thousands of years. ”