10. Li Laohan

Although the jeep was attacked by the black bear, fortunately, they led the black bear to change the battlefield in time, so that the damage to the car was not as serious as imagined.

It's just that a few pieces of glass were broken, and the case cover and the door on the left side were smashed, as long as the glass was replaced, and some sheet metal and painting repairs were done, nothing could be seen.

A few people changed the spare tire, cleaned up the broken glass on the saddle, and then another three-horse carriage pulled, Gao Feng controlled the jeep to drive to the car repair shop in the town more than ten miles away for maintenance, and then went to pick up the car when a few people returned.

Although it is inevitable to replace and repair parts, it is not too damaged, which makes Zhao Yuankang smile helplessly.

Li Ziming took Zhao Yuankang and Tonghai to pull the black bear carcass and drove to the village in front, Li Ruoxi and several women came out, all praying for the thrilling battle between man and beast just now.

Li Ziming is the captain of this forest ranger, responsible for the safety of this forest farm, and he is very authoritative here.

He treated a few people as guests, arranged for his brothers to unload the carcass of the black bear, cut some meat of other beasts, arranged for the women to prepare the meal, and at the same time called the old man Li Haishan, introduced the situation here, and sent someone to pick up the old man to enjoy the delicious bear's paw together.

The bear is a treasure, and the fur of the bear can be made into a very precious leather coat and hat. Bear bile has the miraculous effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, calming the liver and brightening the eyes, killing insects and stopping bleeding. Bear meat can replenish and nourish qi, moisturize the skin, and strengthen muscles and bones.

Of course, the most famous bear treasure is the bear's paw.

One of the eight treasures of the bear's paw, "Mencius" said: "Fish, I can do what I want; The bear's paw is also what I want, and I can't have both, and the one who gives up the fish and takes the bear's paw. "Palm" refers to the palm of the black bear, a specialty of the Northeast.

The dried bear's paw contained 43.90% fat, 55.23% crude protein, 8.83% total nitrogen and 0.94% ash. It is a so-called "health" ingredient for Asians.

Bears have the habit of hibernation, and when they hibernate to lick their palms for a living, the glue in the palms is moistened in the palms, which is one of the reasons why the bear's paws are nutritious, and its front and right palms are particularly fat because they are often licked, and they are known as "left and right jade". Although the bear's paw is the best product.

But if the processing method is not right, it will be difficult to swallow, and it is simply a terrible thing. If you want to eat it, you need to put a lot of effort into making it.

Among them, the traditional way of eating in Jilin is mostly cooked with other local products, and the cooking method is unique, it needs to be boiled three times, stewed three times in soup, and then simmered with the soup with seasonings, and finally thickened on the plate.

The shape of the bear's paw made is not scattered, the color is white like jade, the entrance is like a soup like rot, it is fresh and delicate, and it is worthy of being a treasure.

Li Ziming told Zhao Yuankang and others that if they wanted to eat such a delicious bear paw, they had to invite the old man Li Haishan to cook it himself.

I heard Gao Feng say before that since he became an adult, this old man has walked in the deep mountains and old forests, hunting and collecting medicine for a living, taking heaven and earth as his teacher, and using countless scars, blood and tears, in exchange for his current stunt.

Every mountain and forest has his footprints, every kind of medicine, every beast, can't escape his eyes.

This extremely mysterious and ancient method of steaming bear's paws can only be mastered by a master like him.

After more than half an hour, Gao Feng came back first, and as soon as he drank a bowl of water, he heard Li Ziming shouting: "Brother Zhao, my uncle is here." ”

Several people hurriedly ran out of the house to greet each other, although they were guests from afar, but no matter from the old man's generation, or the old man's reputation, they need to treat each other with great courtesy as juniors, not to mention, this time into the mountain, most of them need to rely on this old man.

But I saw Li Ziming and his daughter-in-law holding an old man with a thin body and a yellow face, this old man had white hair and Xiao Xiao, holding a copper cigarette pouch in his hand, and spit out clouds and fog.

A pair of yellow and clear eyes, sharp as an eagle. He seems to have insight into the vicissitudes of the world, but he is restrained.

Gao Feng took the lead in stepping forward to hold the old man's hand and affectionately called Li Lao. As an introducer, he introduced the old man Li Haishan to Zhao Yuankang, Tonghai and others, and everyone greeted them and asked the old man to come into the house to rest.

The old man stopped, waved his hand and said, "Ziming, I'll go and see the bear cub first." ”

Yes!? That behemoth who is the king of the mountains and forests is actually called a bear cub by the old man?

But thinking about his age and experience, it is not difficult to understand that this bear, just like a nephew like Li Ziming, grew up watching it.

Bear cub, not to belittle it, but like a nickname.

The old man came to the corpse of the black bear, this slaughter and division of such a giant beast requires a certain ritual, and it takes a respected person like Li Laohan to personally handle the knife and disassemble the important parts, and the other flesh and skin can be divided by the villagers.

At this time, the black bear carcass was tied to a huge wooden support, lying on all fours, with the black head crooked to the side.

Several arteries in its neck and thighs have been cut to release the blood, otherwise, the dead blood will accumulate in the body, which will cause the meat to be untasty.

"This bear is blind enough to stand up, and there are a total of five major injuries on his body, of which the left rib and chest are the most serious." The old man used a large tweezer the length of his little arm to ruffle through the black bear's wounds.

"The left rib was pierced by sharp fangs, and the front and back were transparent, not only bleeding out, but also pouring wind into it, making this guy's heart cold." The old man explained.

"But the wound in this chest is even more fatal, less than two inches from the left ventricle, and then it was hit by a stone, which concussed the heart, and it is a pity that this naturally brave bear blind man can resist for so long, it's a pity, it's a pity." The old man shook his head and sighed, with an unbearable look in his eyes.

"Elder Li is really clever, this black bear fought with wild boars before, and then it was consumed by us, you just looked at the wound as if you saw it yourself." Zhao Yuankang expressed his heartfelt admiration.

"Hehe, old man, that's all there is to it." The old man smiled.

"If you want to say that this bear cub is also related to me, when it was still young, it followed the big bear here, and was ambushed by foreign hunters and almost died, but I came forward to drive away those slaughterers to save its life, and it has been ten years in a flash." The old man looked at the black bear and couldn't help but remember the past.

"Well, dust to dust, dust to dust, let me see you off."

With that, the old man took a sharp knife handed over by his nephew, and with a twist of his wrist, he stabbed into the top of the black bear's head.

Don't look at the old man's skinny and weak, he swings out with a knife, as if he has changed a person. Immediately shot like the wind, rising and falling in an orderly manner, with the power of swallowing mountains and rivers.

The huge black bear, in his hand, the bear skin instantly separated from the top of the head and slipped off, revealing the white and tender meat.

Li Ziming and another big man carried the bear skin on both sides, plucked it from the bear's body, spread the whole bear skin on the stone slab, pressed sleepers on it, and waited for it to dry naturally before selling it to the market.

After shaving the bear's skin, the old man stopped the knife in his hand, took a scoop of cold water, and splashed it on top of the bear's meat one by one, so that the meat was constricted and a layer of ice ballast formed.

"I'll just make a bear's paw to greet these guests, and the rest of the things, you juniors." The old man turned around and said to Li Ziming, everyone naturally had no opinions.

The old man took a short axe again, and slashed it twice at the black bear's right wrist, and he didn't see how hard he exerted, but the thick bear paw had fallen down, and only a layer of flesh tendons was attached, and he used the sharp knife to cut it again, and the bear paw was removed.

"A few little friends, you drink tea first, wait a while, and I'll steam this bear's paw for you." The old man greeted Zhao Yuankang, Gao Feng and the others.

It seems that the old man really gave them face, and even entertained them with the most delicious bear's paws, and personally presided over the cooking, and several people had never eaten such a delicious meal, and they were a little flattered.

"Yuanyasu, it's illegal to hunt black bears." Li Ruoxi was a little worried, and asked in his ear.

"Hey, the mountain here is high and the emperor is far away, so naturally it is loose, and this bear attacked us first, which can be regarded as legitimate defense, and they can completely push the death of the black bear to fight with the wild boar and be killed by the wild boar." He explained to her in a low voice.

After all, they are outsiders, so it is not good to comment on this matter, so they will follow the local customs.

In mountainous areas, survival comes first, and it is their instinctive reaction. In the face of a beast attack, they can shoot the beast to death.

After his guidance, Li Ruoxi is no longer obsessed. After all, the essence of foodie has overcome a weak sense of law.

"Let you wait for a long time, in another fifteen minutes, the bear's paw will be fine." Li Laohan bent down and walked into the room and apologized to everyone.

He was let to the main seat in the kang by everyone, and he sat down cross-legged unceremoniously.

"Uncle Li, I'm going to trouble you this time, we came here, my cousin told you."

Zhao Yuankang handed the old man a rolled dry tobacco, and the old man took it and smoked it.

"Eat first, everything is easy to say." The old man was sleepy-eyed, and replied lazily, and he would not be able to ask again.

After a while, the dishes were served. Chicken stewed mushrooms, stewed roe deer meat, steamed salmon, rabbit hot pot, etc., and finally the steamed bear paw.

"Come, come, try my craft, this thing is nutritious, beautiful and beautiful, little girl, eat more!" The old man beckoned.

"Well, it's delicious, it's much better than elbows." Li Ruoxi couldn't put down his chopsticks and kept commenting.

They drank happily with Li Laohan's uncle and nephew until late at night, and everyone stayed in the small village.