Chapter 10 "Official" Obsessed with Minds
Hmph, that is, Lao Tzu is small and has little strength, otherwise he would have to teach these grandsons a hard lesson. Lu Hu spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm and said.
Be ambitious! It didn't hurt anywhere, did it? Zhou Lang helped him up and said.
It's okay, thank you brother for the rescue, I don't know what to call my brother? Lu Hu clenched his fists and said.
I am a wanderer in the township, my surname is Zhou, and everyone calls me Zhou Lang. You Zhou Lang said.
Don't you have your full name? Lu Hu asked in some surprise.
I am an orphan and have no parents! Zhou Lang smiled faintly, but in Lu Hu's eyes, he looked very sad and lonely.
I am Lu Zhuang Lu Hu, Zi Hu, the grandson of Lu Bohao. Lu Hu said.
It turned out to be the grandson of Lu Dashanren, disrespectful! Zhou Lang said with his fists clenched.
Do you know me, Aong? Lu Hu said strangely.
Brother Xian doesn't know, your old man is kind and charitable, known as Lu Dashan, I am an orphan, thanks to your old man's many rescues, otherwise I would have starved to death on the street. Zhou Lang said with emotion.
I see! Lu Hu suddenly realized.
Although his grandfather Lu Bohao had land and industry, he was not a clever and robber, and he never bullied the people in the township, but he was kind and charitable, and often helped the poor and the poor.
Brother, I still have something to do, I'll go first. You Zhou Lang raised his legs to leave.
Wait, take the fish away. Lu Hu personally caught a big fish for Zhou Lang and sent it to him.
How embarrassing is that? Zhou Lang excused himself, but he was very honest in action, and reached out to accept the gift from Lu Hu.
I know that the food in the village is not good, and it is normal that you can't get money for three or five months. Lu Hu said with a smile.
How do you know? Zhou Lang said with some embarrassment.
If memory serves, he hasn't been paid for half a year, and he hasn't opened meat for at least half a month.
In Zhou Lang's eyes, Lu Hu is a good person like his grandfather!
Thank you, if you have any difficulties in the future, just come to me. Zhou Lang packed the ticket and said: Don't talk about anything else, who dares not to give me face in the whole township?
Lu Hu is waiting for him, that's what he said!
You were so embarrassed that year! Lu Hu couldn't help but laugh at him.
Zhou Lang's face turned red and said: Don't you hit people in the face, how can you expose people's shortcomings?
Ha ha! It was rare for Lu Hu to see Zhou Lang deflated, and he was in a good mood for a while.
Here it comes! Zhou Lang heard the footsteps outside the door and hurriedly greeted him: Old Wu, is this fish soup?
"Fish soup is delicious and nourishing." An old man followed Zhou Lang, and the two entered the house together.
Who is this? Lu Hu looked at the old man and said.
This is our chef Wu in the house, and we all call him Lao Wu. Zhou Lang said.
I've seen Master Wu! Lu Hu saluted the old man.
Look at others, and then look at you, you don't know how to respect the old and love the young. Master Wu smiled and nodded to Lu Hu.
Master Wu, I know you so well, do you need to be so polite? Zhou Lang said half-jokingly.
Don't gossip, the fish soup should be drunk while it is hot, hurry up. Master Wu urged beside him.
Lao Wu, don't you sit down and eat together? Zhou Lang invited Master Wu to say.
No, I've already eaten it. Master Wu opened his mouth and refused.
Taste the taste, salty and light? Chef Wu has some expectations, as a master chef who has been in charge of the kitchen for many years, he wants to know the evaluation of the guests the most.
Lu Hu took a sip of the soup, and felt that the taste of the fish soup was quite mellow, but the salt used didn't seem to be so ideal.
Master Wu, what kind of salt do you use to cook the fish soup? Lu Hu took another sip and could be sure that the soup was a little astringent.
Coarse salt, of course. Master Wu said without thinking.
No wonder! Lu Hu said with relief.
The salt used in this era was coarse salt, and the so-called coarse salt refers to the large particles of salt obtained from the salt dug up from the mine, after simple treatment such as crushing and filtration, commonly known as coarse salt.
This kind of salt-grained stir-fry is not only salty, but also brings bitterness and astringency, and the taste is very poor, which is far from being comparable to the refined salt of later generations.
Lu Hu has been in the Three Kingdoms for a while, and everything else can still adapt, including language and customs, etc., only the food is really unbearable, no matter how good the ingredients are, without good seasonings and condiments, they can't make that taste, and they can't eat deliciously.
The food cooked by the Lu family, although salty, has a very light astringency, and Lu Hu can tolerate it, but the fish soup made by this Master Wu is really unpalatable!
But because older people love face, it's not easy to say it to their faces.
Why is fish soup not good? Master Wu's face was a little unsightly.
It's okay, Master Wu, I'll teach you a way, the dishes that come out of this way are more delicious and flavorful. Lu Hu said.
What's the solution? Zhou Lang was worried that Lu Hu would offend Master Wu, so he had to interject.
Lu Hu said to himself: The salt used can be fine salt, and fine salt is much better than coarse salt.
Fine salt? Chef Wu was a little shocked, the chef had heard the term fine salt for the first time in so many years.
What fine salt and how to prepare it? When Zhou Lang heard Lu Hu say this, he suddenly became interested.
Lv Hu told the truth about the method of preparing fine salt: first, the coarse salt is mashed with a pestle, ground into a fine powder, boiled a pot of boiling water, poured the salt powder into the tank, stirred to dissolve, and boiled until the water boiled dry, the salt solution formed crystals, and the crystals were exposed to the sun for several days, and then ground into powder, and then fine salt was obtained.
Fine salt is easier to absorb than coarse salt and does not have a bitter taste. Lu Hu explained.
Good way! Master Wu gave a thumbs up.
Zhou Lang was even more impressed with him: The kid really has you!
Zhou Lang sighed and admired from the bottom of his heart!
I thought that this kid would only catch fish and sell fish, but I saw that he was also a good hand at inventing and creating, and he easily solved many problems that many masters could not solve.
Lu Hu's salt-making process, if it is transmitted to the outside world, it will definitely cause a sensation, if it is mastered by the wealthy family, it is simply a cash cow with a continuous source of money!
And Lu Hu handed over such important techniques to a little-known Master Wu, this courage is really incomparable!
When the two of them were extremely shocked, Lu Hu ate casually, then got up to say goodbye, and Zhou Lang sent him to the door of the township house.
Lu Hu rode a donkey in the direction of Lu Zhuang.
At this time, the night is getting thicker, but fortunately there is a moon tonight, and the moon is like water, rendering this silent land into a blanket of silver.
This moonlight is so beautiful!
Lu Hu walked while enjoying the night view.
When I arrived in Luzhuang, I knocked on the chaimen.
Who is it? Someone in the house asked.
I am back. Lu Hu replied.
The creak door opened, and it was Lu Hu's grandmother who opened the door.
Coming back so late?
Well, Zhou Lang left me for dinner, and I can't excuse myself. Lu Hu smiled and said.
You've left you dinner, go eat it. Grandmother said as she pushed his back.
That's great! Lu Hu hurriedly ran to the kitchen, but he didn't eat well, let alone eat enough.
Now the salt used by Lu Hu has been replaced by the fine salt prepared by Lu Hu, so the dishes made with fine salt are much more delicious.
Lu Hu opened the cloth towel, and inside was a roast chicken.
It's developed! Lu Hu was overjoyed.
After eating a whole roast chicken, he drank a few mouthfuls of mutton soup, wiped his mouth full of oil, and looked like he was full of food and drink.
It's so cool! Lu Hu stretched his waist, went to the bed, and immediately fell asleep.
I slept until the third watch in the middle of the night, was awakened by urine, tiptoed out of the door, and walked straight to the thatched toilet behind the thatched hall.
Lu Hu didn't dare to alarm the two, but quietly approached and eavesdropped on the conversation between the two.
Third brother, the things you handed over to me have been done. One said.
The other looked a little excited: really, what do they say?
Listening to their voices, and then looking at their figures, Lu Hu can basically determine that these two sneaky guys are his third uncle Lu San and his hair Xiao Zhang Da.
The ghost is not gone, and there are these two figures everywhere! Lu Hu was speechless.
Youzhi said that if you stabilize the two people, there is one that must not let them run away, once they get away, the township will take you and the Lu family to blame. Zhang Da spoke in a very low voice, but Lu Hu still heard it clearly.
That's it? Lu San said obviously dissatisfied.
Zhang Da continued: Of course it's not all, they said that as long as they hold Cao Cao and the others, in addition to the bounty they should give you, they will also protect your filial piety...
Is it only a bounty? Lu Sanxin is very big and has a great appetite, a filial piety wants to send him away, who does he look down on, who can be a marquis, who can step on a horse?
What can you do if you are filial piety, you are not a small official with the size of a sesame mung bean, and you are so small that you have no taste.
In these years, he has no connections, and in the end he is a township chief, at most he is a subordinate official in the county.
Only the marquis of ten thousand households is the pinnacle of life, one person is the marquis, the whole family is bare, and the descendants are hereditary.
Lu San only had the thought of Feng Hou in his mind!
Are you content, you don't really want to be a marquis, don't dream, how can this kind of dream be the turn of a little person like you and me? Zhang Da saw this very clearly, but Lu San, who was obsessed with ghosts, couldn't listen to persuasion.
What if the dream comes true? Lu San smirked.
Third brother, wake up, I think you will kill yourself and your Lu family sooner or later. Zhang Da sighed helplessly.
What nonsense, in the future, I will be a marquis, and I don't have your benefits? Lu Sanli lured.
Haha, Hou Ye, Hou Ye said yes! Zhang Da immediately changed to a flattering smile.
One more shout! Lu San looked proud.
Master Hou! Zhang Da smiled cheaply.
Okay, what else do they have to convey to you? Lu San is just right.
No, before leaving, I told you to be optimistic about Cao Cao and the others, and you must not let these two go. Zhang Da said.
Rest assured, when will they send someone? Lu San asked the question that Lu Hu was most concerned about.
No, they didn't say a word about it. Zhang Da shook his head and said.
Whatever, I just need to stabilize Cao Cao. Lu San rubbed his hands, and at this moment, a fiery heart could no longer be cooled, but burned like a flame.
Lu Hu watched the two leave, and after the two left for a while, Lu Hu cautiously returned to his room.
When exactly will the officers and soldiers come? Lu Hu was upset by this.
In the past few days, everything has been as usual in Lu Zhuang, Cao Cao and the others have always wanted to leave, but they have been repeatedly retained by the Lu family, and Lu Hu is not easy to intervene when he sees many people, until late that night, Lu Hu arrived at Cao Cao's room.
My nephew doesn't sleep so late, what is the matter with me? Cao Cao asked puzzled.