Chapter 18: The troublesome old man Cai
"You! Okay, let's not talk about Fangzi's business, let's give us the wild boar! "Old man Cai still wants to take advantage.
"That's a small catch, if you want to, go to the back mountain to catch it yourself." Zhao Kangcheng also walked out and said. On weekdays, he doesn't mind if Old Man Cai takes anything from his home, but Cai Xiaoxiao risked his life to get these prey, so this time he didn't allow them to take them away at will.
"Xianggong!"
"What?" Old man Cai and his wife were very surprised when they heard Zhao Kangcheng's words, "You said Houshan? You actually went to the back mountain? ”
"Yes! A bunch of such prey in the mountains, don't you want? Go to the back mountain to catch it yourself! Cai Xiaoxiao said, "Now, leave me immediately, otherwise I will really call Lizheng!" ”
"Damn!" Under Cai's little threat, Old Man Cai and the two had no choice but to leave in disgrace.
"Slow down and don't send it!"
After finally sending off the old man Cai and his wife, Cai Xiaoxiao puffed out his face and went back to the kitchen, then checked the situation of the snake meat, and when he saw that it was almost there, he began to put salt in it, and then continued to cover the pot and let it cook for a while.
"It is estimated that the whole village will know about your entry into the back mountain in the future." Zhao Kangcheng said.
"It doesn't matter, there are a lot of resources on that mountain, and if you can muster up the courage to go into the mountain, you will definitely gain a lot." Cai Xiaoxiao said. She really wondered why someone would put the resources of a mountain and not get it, after all, relying on the mountain to eat the mountain, relying on the sea to eat the sea has always been a classic line.
"None of the villagers have learned to hunt." Zhao Kangcheng explained.
"You can learn it." Cai Xiaoxin, "It's very simple. ”
"Will you?" Zhao Kangcheng looked at her.
"No, it won't." Cai Xiaoxiao shook her head, "I'll only do some simple trapping and the like." Actually, I only dared to turn around the mountain, and I couldn't go into the mountain if I really wanted to, but I think as long as I think there will always be a way. ”
The snake meat was finally cooked, Cai Xiaoxiao opened the lid of the pot, tasted it himself, and after confirming that there was no problem with the taste, he served it in a large bowl: "Xianggong, you can eat." "After serving a bowl, there is still a lot left in the pot, and Cai Xiaoxiao puts it in another bowl, and then stores it, so that it can be saved for the evening.
Zhao Kangcheng extinguished the stove fire, took the snake soup and brought it to the living room, and called Zhao Wang's family to prepare for dinner.
Cai Xiaoxiao prepared three dishes and chopsticks, and also walked to the living room: "Xianggong, mother-in-law, the rice will be cooked for a while, you drink the soup first, mother-in-law, this snake soup is very replenishing, and it is also good for your body." Cai Xiaoxiao served a bowl of snake soup for the two of them.
"Good, good." Zhao Wang smiled and took the bowl.
The snake soup is very delicious and delicious, Zhao Wang and Zhao Kangcheng have never drunk such a delicious soup, and the two of them have a better understanding of Cai Xiaoxiao's cooking skills.
Receiving the appreciation of the two, Cai Xiaoxiao smiled happily.
After lunch, Cai Xiaoxiao began to prepare to deal with those prey. She asked Zhao Kangcheng to boil a whole pot of hot water, and she carefully cut off the fur of rabbits and wild boars with a knife, then washed it with water and put it on a rope to dry, ready to sell it in the town tomorrow.
After the hot water was boiled, Zhao Wangshi came to help and said that she would deal with the pheasant, Cai Xiaoxiao asked her to rest, Zhao Wangshi refused, and Cai Xiaoxiao had no choice but to let her.
Wash the rabbit meat in hot water, then cut it into pieces and put it in a bowl for preservation. Next up is the wild boar.
Although it is a cub, it is still a little big, Cai Xiaoxiao can only use the help of Zhao Kangcheng to divide the wild boar into a pig's head, and cut off the three parts of the pig's body and pig's tail in turn, the pig's head and pig's tail can be kept for their own food, and the pig's body Cai Xiaoxiao plans to sell it in the town, and the wild boar should be able to sell for a lot of money.
After washing the wild boar meat with hot water, it was packed in batches in a basket, and after finishing it, Zhao Wang's pheasant was also processed, handed over to Cai Xiaoxiao to cut into pieces, and also put it in a bowl for preservation: "Now I don't have to worry about eating meat for the next few days." Cai Xiaoxiao smiled, "I'm afraid that it will break down after a long time." ”
"There is a cellar at home, and you can keep it in the cellar." Zhao Wang said.
"This is good! However, a little preservation is needed. Cai Xiaoxiao put all the meat in the bowl into the jar, and then poured water into the jar, although there was no ice, the coolness of the water could still preserve the meat for a while, and then put the meat into the cellar with Zhao Kangcheng.
At dinner, Cai Xiaoxiao served the remaining snake soup on the table after it was hot, Zhao Kangqiang and Zhao Xiaoli praised it again and again after eating it, and at the same time applied whether they could come back to eat at noon every day in the future, Zhao Kangcheng and Cai Xiaoxiao had no opinion.
Tomorrow is going to the town, Cai Xiaoxiao asked them if they wanted anything, Zhao Kangqiang and Zhao Xiaoli both shook their heads and said that they didn't have anything they wanted, Cai Xiaoxiao knew that these were two children sensible.
At night, everyone went to bed and got ready for bed, when suddenly, a noise came from the yard and attracted the attention of the people in the house.
"Xianggong, did you hear any sounds?" Cai Xiaoxiao looked out the window and asked Zhao Kangcheng.
"Hmm." Zhao Kangcheng nodded, "It seems that something has entered the courtyard." ”
"Huh? What the? Is it a beast? Cai Xiaoxiao was a little frightened.
Zhao Kangcheng saw it and said, "I thought you weren't afraid." ”
"What! Xianggong, why are you still worrying about the back mountain! Cai Xiaoxiao puffed out his face and said dissatisfied.
Zhao Kangcheng said: "In this way, you can have a longer memory." "Get out of bed, put on your coat," I'll go out and see. ”
"I'll go too." Cai Xiaoxiao followed and got out of bed.
The two of them went out of the room to find that Zhao Wang's family and the little brother and sister had also come out, and it seemed that everyone was attracted by the sound of the courtyard.
The five people came to the courtyard, Zhao Kangcheng carried the oil lamp, and then the five of them heard the sound of talking-
"What if you keep quiet and wake them up?"
"Speaking of which, old man, I didn't see the meat during the day, will they eat it all?"
"Impossible, how can so much meat be eaten, it must be hidden by them somewhere, look carefully."
As soon as they heard the voice, the five of them knew who the person who spoke was, Cai Xiaoxiao looked at the two figures in the courtyard helplessly, and shouted: "Dad, mother, do you want to have a cup of tea when you come to visit at night?" "That's right, making a noise, the two people who spoke were the old man Cai and his wife.
The two of them heard Cai Xiaoxiao's voice, paused, looked back, and found that the five members of the Zhao family were standing in the courtyard.
Cai Xiaoxiao said again: "But it's a pity that there is no tea at home, so I can't keep you, please." ”