Chapter 63: Lived in vain
Here, the grass on the slopes of the mountains is abundant.
A few more streams flowed not far away.
Many of these creeks are melted by icebergs, which is the right time to nourish the earth.
It is precisely because of this that there is such an abundance of pasture here.
It's been a bit of a long time today, and the horses are tired.
Of course, this is a small test!
Like Xu Lingjun, their group can take the lead in choosing a good position.
Xu Lingjun looked around and muttered a few words to Feng Liguo.
Feng Liguo nodded, and rode his horse to look at the area to the east.
After coming back, I went to the captain Wang Fuxing.
For no other reason, the pastures in the east next to the mountains and forests are not bad.
There are two small streams running through it, and the pastures are also fat.
It's not as good as the central location, but it's not far behind.
But no one will choose the ranch in the middle, and that's left to the captain.
The main thing is that to the east, there are mountains and forests.
Just now, Xu Lingjun told him that if he had a chance, he wanted to dig some herbs in the mountains and forests, and maybe he could even make some game or something.
As soon as he heard this, Feng Liguo's heart was moved.
He couldn't help but think of the powerful Suoyang Dan and the fish soup he had eaten yesterday.
So Feng Liguo went there to investigate.
Although he is excited, his work cannot be delayed.
After a while, I felt that it was not bad, so I agreed to Xu Lingjun's suggestion.
When Feng Liguo returned, the few of them rushed to the pasture to the east.
Because they came first, they had the right of first choice.
Those who came later were not so lucky, and had to go further afield.
Don't underestimate this, being further away means leaving early in the morning.
At night, I had to carry the cut pasture back early, and I wasted a lot of time in and out of the house.
It also consumes a lot of the horse's physical strength.
In addition to this, there are also factors such as the fertility of the pasture, the water source, and so on.
Every year, I go up the mountain to mow the grass, and the last half day is also a small test.
The better the horses, the better the group, the better the pasture, and the worse the group, the less room for choice.
This can be regarded as a small competitive means for the seven teams!
When they came to the foot of the mountain forest, Xu Lingjun and the others hurriedly let the horses graze freely.
By this time, many ponies and mares were exhausted.
There is still half a day left today, and they are not separated from each other.
Another point is that several people are waiting to eat those two fish.
Xu Lingjun thought about the fish soup yesterday, and hurriedly snatched Guo Yanzi, who was about to do it.
"Brother Guo, give it to me, I'll put some herbs in it to ensure that the fish is not fishy and delicious."
"Okay~ Don't make a bad mistake!"
Guo Yanzi still didn't believe that Xu Lingjun was coming.
He thought that Xu Lingjun was good at raising horses and reading well.
Can you also cure diseases, shoot fish, can you also cook?
Xu Lingjun took the fish to the creek and washed it well, and took out all the gills and everything.
He kind of knew why the smell of fish was so strong yesterday.
I don't dig out the gills of this fish, so the fishy smell is not heavy!
At this time, people see few good things, plus a lack of oil and less seasoning.
The average person boils and steam it afterwards, and rarely makes other styles.
The conditions here are difficult, and Xu Lingjun can only come simply.
Handle the fish and boil it directly, but with a little more spice in it.
Put soy sauce, salt, salt, star anise, or anything in it.
Just put the aluminum pot under the makeshift stove and cook it.
As for the staple food, they each have some dry food, which they can eat with fish soup for a while.
Wait until this afternoon, Qin Daru and Niu Fengying will officially set up the stove.
Except for that dinner in the evening.
The rest can be processed by them with the food they carry.
It's also a small bonus.
The next day it was just as dry food to carry.
Of course, if you don't want to, you can do it yourself.
Xu Lingjun put some firewood under the stone-built stove.
If you want to cook a good pot of fish soup, you have to simmer it slowly.
Seeing that the fire was almost over, he stuffed a few dry horse manure, this continued the fire, and boiled slowly.
A good meal is not afraid of being late, and a few people are not in a hurry.
Taking advantage of the cooking time, they each found a place to mow the grass.
Although there is only half a day today, the team will also ask for a certain amount of pasture.
Otherwise, they can only remember half a day's work, so their time is still very tight.
"No, no, it's so fragrant, I smell it so far away."
Guo Tanzi cut the grass for a while and smelled the fragrance, which directly aroused the cravings in his stomach.
I hadn't eaten in the morning, but it was noon, and I was already hungry with my chest on my back.
In addition, they were all waiting to eat fish, and no one went out to get dry food to eat.
Now I was tickled by the smell and gurgled my stomach.
"Brother Xu, is this fish better, my stomach is screaming."
Before Guo Liar asked, Li Dapeng shouted from afar.
Don't you think they're arrogant?
Yesterday, I was sneaking for fear that others would know, but now I am eating fish with such fanfare.
In fact, each of their groups was given a large amount of pasture.
Otherwise, how to carry out more than 20 days of grazing and collecting pasture.
In other words, there are only a few of them in a radius of more than ten miles.
All five of them can eat fish, and no one will talk nonsense outside.
So there's no need to worry about anything.
"I'll take a look, I guess it's about the same."
Xu Lingjun walked to the stove, opened the lid of the pot and saw that it was not bad and could be eaten.
"Alright, let's all come and eat!"
Xu Lingjun shouted.
He now knew why the people on the prairie had a good voice.
There's no way, in this era of roaring for communication.
Especially since they are sparsely populated here, who can hear them if they don't have a good voice!
As soon as Xu Lingjun finished speaking, a few people put down the work in their hands and ran towards him quickly.
No, it should be running towards the pot.
Xu Lingjun took out the wild onion he had just found, washed it, cut it and put it in the pot.
With the addition of wild shallots, the taste of this fish soup comes up after scratching it.
Several people took out wooden bowls and sat together.
Xu Lingjun brought a big spoon to each of them.
At this time, the fish is already soft, and it becomes minced meat after a little stroke.
Several of them are not too hot, they move in unison, and take a sip of fish soup first.
The taste was so delicious, it was just a memorable aftertaste.
A few people didn't care to speak, only to hear a strong "hiss" sound.
"Ha~"
"I've lived in vain for so many years, I didn't expect this fish soup to be so delicious."
Guo Yanzi drank the last mouthful of fish soup in the bowl and said comfortably with a wipe of his mouth.
He always thought that his daughter-in-law Niu Fengying's cooking was good.
Like yesterday's fish soup, which is not said to be delicious.
But if it is compared with the fish soup made by Xu Lingjun, it is simply a heaven and an earth.
"Ha~ yes, this is fish soup!"
"I guess the chefs in the city can't make this taste."
Feng Liguo also finished drinking a bowl and said after a while.
Li Dapeng couldn't even speak.
raised a hand and gave Xu Lingjun a thumbs up.
Feng Limin's performance was not much better.
This guy is now looking at Xu Lingjun with admiration in his eyes, he is simply a little fan brother.
"It's not like we haven't eaten anything in the big car shop, how can Lingjun do a good job."
"I don't know what his brain looks like, what he does."
Although Guo Yanzi has a little knowledge, his visible knowledge is also limited.
I feel that being able to go to the big car shop in the city to eat is already a delicacy of the mountains and seas.
Even so, the people in the village were envious of him.
Therefore, Guo Tanzi will often talk about his rush to the county car shop to eat.