Hua Zhenxing did not act separately from Manman, but accompanied Manman to the water's edge. Old man Yang actually built a stilted bamboo building, or a stilted bamboo pavilion, in the newly excavated artificial lake, because there are only railings and no walls.

On the shore of the lake, there is a bamboo bridge leading to the stilted pavilion, and the bridge deck and piers are made of bamboo. Bamboo buildings are tough, but they also have drawbacks, in addition to not being very durable, they always creak when stepped on.

However, the bamboo bridge and bamboo building built by the old man Yang are different, it seems to be a temporary landscape, but it feels like a permanent building carefully, the bamboo is not rotten after being sacrificed into the water, and even fireproof and crack-proof, and there is no noise when walking on it.

When the two came to the water's edge and looked at the railing, Man Man suddenly said, "There is a big willow tree over there, and it has not yet grown leaves." ”

Hua Zhenxing: "I saw it too, let's talk about it tomorrow, let's cook first now." ”

In front of you, you can see the Tai Chi spiral causeway, in the center of which is a stone arch bridge, and a pavilion has been built on the arch bridge. The pavilion was made entirely of large stone blocks of pure white, including the roof.

Outside the pavilion there is a large willow tree, which has grown there for an unknown number of years. The causeway was originally a natural lakeshore, which originally grew at the foot of the water's edge, and was left behind by the three elders when they built the causeway.

The location of the pavilion and the willow tree was more than 200 meters away from the two of them, and they were already within the reach of the eye, and more details could be found with their divine sense. The willow tree is thick and tall, the canopy spreads over the gazebo, and the buds on the branches can be seen, but the new leaves of spring have not yet been extracted.

Man Man bowed his head again and said, "Why is it so high here, is it for the convenience of seeing the scenery?" ”

Where they stood, their feet were more than a foot above the water. "The water level in the lake also changes, and now is about the time when the water level is at its lowest. But when the water level is at its highest, it can't flood this bamboo building. ”

There are all kinds of wild fish in the lake, and when Old Man Yang spoke just now, he had already told Manman what kinds of fish there are here, and what species and size are the best ones to choose for stone pot fish.

Manman stretched out his left hand to the water, as if he was contemplating and sensing something. Not far away, many whirlpools of large and small were rolled up on the surface of the water, and the ripples were spread out layer by layer. After a few seconds, she took out the Spring Rain Sword with her right hand, and the sword box opened automatically, and a white light flew into the water, as if it had turned into an invisible swimming dragon.

After about ten seconds, a big fish flew out of the lake and was caught by Hua Zhenxing. Look at this fish again, the internal organs have been cut off and washed, and even the scales have been scraped, and there are still more than three catties left. This way of catching fish is simply beautiful, and it is cleaned up directly after getting out of the water!

Catching a mallard duck is a little tricky, but it's not too difficult. There are many species of waterfowl here, and the wild ducks were found swimming in the water just now, but when the two of them caught fish, the ducks had already taken refuge in the grass nests on the shore.

With another wave of his hand, the Spring Rain Sword turned into a spring rain and floated into the distant shore of the lake, and tied a wild duck back with a quacking sound. This time it was caught alive, because duck blood and duck offal can be cooked, and they can't be treated like fish anymore, otherwise it will be too wasteful.

After finishing the work here, the two walked side by side to the mountain forest, and did not get out of the courtyard covered by the bamboo fence, Hua Zhenxing caught two pheasants with a pool of spring water, and the wild eggs were also picked up.

There is a small bench sitting on the edge of the shallow stone pond in the backyard to process the ingredients, make a fire and burn the big stove, there are no lotus leaves here, and choose a kind of big leaves with a fragrance to make a chicken, and the mud layer is smeared a little thicker and stuffed into the hearth.

Duck soup is stewed in a large iron pot, and stir-fried vegetables are stir-fried in a small clay pot next to it. The vegetables are freshly picked, and Old Man Yang only planted green garlic and chives, but there are many edible wild vegetables around.

Hua Zhenxing found that there was no tableware here, and he didn't know how Old Man Yang had eaten these days, so he couldn't make a set of cups, plates, and chopsticks if he could make such a big project? He had to go out again to collect local materials, and processed bamboo bowls, bamboo cups, pottery pots, pottery plates, stone saucers and wooden chopsticks.

The thick fist bamboo can be used to make water cups, the thinner ones can be used to make wine glasses, and the coarse bamboo, especially close to the roots, can be used to process bamboo bowls. Hua Zhenxing also made several bamboo pots with lids and tightly fitted, and made clay pots for soup and dishes for vegetables on the spot.

There are two kinds of oil for stir-frying, one is the duck fat refined when cleaning up the wild duck, this thing can't all be put in the soup, otherwise it will be too greasy, and Man Man picks the fattest wild duck to catch. There is also a kind of freshly squeezed tea tree seed oil, it is not very accurate to say that it is freshly squeezed, and the process of real oil extraction is still relatively complicated, he picked a batch of suitable tea tree seeds and refined them with mana.

If you change the cooking of a meal like this to two people, you can't do it next month? Hua Zhenxing has done it all smoothly, which also shows that he has the skills to refine pure gold and interpret the relics of Rui Beasts on weekdays, otherwise wouldn't he have wasted his cultivation? What's more, there is Manman to help.

A plate of fried wild eggs with chives, a plate of fried duck offal with vegetables, a pot of pheasant, a pot of fish in a stone pot, and a soup made with a new set of condiments and wild mushrooms in the fish soup.

A lot of the seasonings were carried by Hua Zhenxing from the grocery store, and he didn't bring too many things in his backpack this time, most of them were all kinds of condiments for cooking, and even oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, otherwise the springbok meat he roasted would not be so delicious.

Stone pot fish is not made on a large stove, although there are also small pottery pots on large stoves, but the pot mouth is too small, and stone pot fish is best heated in a steam stone pot. Where can I get steam equipment here? So Hua Zhenxing made another big stone cauldron and used mana to make steam on the spot.

Even the two "masters" of Hua Zhenxing and Man Man, it took two and a half hours for this meal to be served, and it was completely dark at this time. With their cultivation, they are naturally not afraid of the darkness, and everything is clear and perceptible when they unfold their divine sense, but they are a little uncomfortable.

Manman asked, "Why don't you light the lamp?" ”

Yang Tehong replied confidently: "There is no electricity here, how can you light the lights?" Order it yourself! ”

Hua Zhenxing: "It's going to start eating soon, it's a little too late, the food won't taste good if it's cold!" ”

Old man Yang took out an object and said, "I've prepared it too, what's the name of this bead?" ”

Hua Zhenxing: "There are pearls of light!" Great, sit down and eat. ”

Hua Zhenxing has personally created two magic weapons, one is the bamboo magpie he uses now, and the other is a bead specially refined with glowstone for the fourth-level Yuan Cultivation Skill level assessment, and the only wonderful use of this bead is that it can shine.

This bead was later named "Youguang Pearl", which was very simple and clear, and Old Man Yang didn't know when he also created one. Hua Zhenxing took it and made a simple lampholder, with a bamboo tube inserted on a small bamboo plate. The beads were placed right in the center of the bamboo tube, and a soft white light immediately lit up the entire hall.

The wine had been prepared a long time ago, and the old man Yang drank very happily with four dishes and one soup, and after eating and drinking, he asked, "What about Pian Erchuan?" ”

Hua Zhenxing explained with a smile: "The old duck soup is stewing, simmer slowly with the embers in the stove, and heat it again tomorrow morning just below." I can think of a side dish, but the bamboo shoots must be fresh, and the bamboo shoots must be fresh before the sun comes out, and it is best to have a rainy night tonight. ”

Old man Yang: "The Pian Erchuan I ate in Dongguo back then used pickled bamboo shoots. ”

Hua Zhenxing: "What I do is to use this kind of bamboo shoots. ”

Old man Yang: "I know, you do it for me, I don't pick ...... It's better to have a rain at night, right? ”

After eating, Man Man took the initiative to clean up the table and go out to wash the dishes and chopsticks. There is a ready-made tea set here, it should be a set from the grocery store, and Hua Zhenxing made tea for Old Man Yang again.

Yang Tehong looked at him and said, "You really came this time to cook a meal for my old man?" ”

Hua Zhenxing: "Of course, there are some other things, take Man Man to see Yangyuan Valley, and then see how the progress is here, by the way, look for a special willow branch, and the system has released a new task for me......"

Regarding the existence of the "system" and the various tasks issued by the "system", Hua Zhenxing never hid it from the three old people, not only told them frankly, but also often asked them for advice. It's just that in recent times, the three old men have obviously interfered less and less with him, and he has made his own decisions about many things, but Hua Zhenxing still knows everything.

Old man Yang twisted his beard and said, "Oh, that's the case! Did you see the big willow tree just now? ”

Hua Zhenxing: "I saw it, and I plan to go and investigate carefully tonight to see if I can find a suitable willow branch." ”

Yang Tehong: "A lot of things are like you dreaming of the new Port Sophie, it's not ready-made, just waiting for you to find it." Don't worry, from now on you can open the valley and fast for three days to purify your body and mind. Since it's a practice, sometimes you can't be greedy......"

Old man Yang is a master of wine and meat, and this kind of thing can't be greedy is a bit funny from his mouth. If the dish on the table just now was divided into ten portions, he ate five portions alone. But for Old Man Yang's guidance, Hua Zhenxing has always been very serious, and he carefully consulted Bigu and Xinzhai about various exquisitenesses.

It did rain that night, and the light rain poured for several hours, but it was only within the confines of the hill, not even the stone arch bridge and the large willow trees on the causeway not far away.

Early the next morning, Hua Zhenxing took Man Man to pick the newly produced bamboo shoots, re-lit the fire to boil the pot of duck soup that was simmered yesterday, added the noodles with side dishes, and made a meal of slices of Sichuan.

Old man Yang and Man Man both enjoyed eating, and couldn't help praising Xiao Hua's good craftsmanship, Man Man said that he would do it too, but Hua Zhenxing himself didn't eat a bite.

After breakfast, Old Man Yang took Man Man to go outside, and Hua Zhenxing took a bath with well spring water. Although it is easy to remove dirt with his cultivation and the various methods he has learned, he still takes a bath and solves personal hygiene problems very seriously, which is more ritualistic.

The most important difference between the so-called ritual and the form is to cultivate the state of mind through behavior. Bathing itself has the purpose of purification, from the body and mind, and then clean the clothes, Hua Zhenxing walked out of the bamboo fence courtyard, went around to the foot of the mountain and walked up the causeway, and finally entered the stone pavilion.