Chapter 32: Confirmed to enter the mountain
Gao Mingcheng frowned, he looked at the sky, it was already about eleven o'clock, it stands to reason that the group should have entered the mountain at this point.
He was a little uneasy, so he said to Gao Zhuang: "Okay, you continue to guard at the foot of the mountain, and I will go into the mountain to have a look." ”
The entire Oxwei Ridge is extremely vast, and it is not easy to find people in the mountains, but Gao Mingcheng knows where the ancient tomb is in advance, and his eyesight has been strengthened, even in the lush vegetation of the mountain forest, he can accurately find the target.
He galloped all the way into the mountain, very fast, but the movement into the mountain was relatively small, and his feet stepped on the dead branches and leaves, making a small sound, like a small beast passing by.
Soon, relying on his familiarity with the terrain, Gao Mingcheng had already seen the three people climbing the mountain from a distance.
After seeing their figures, Gao Mingcheng breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that there are some things, such in the previous life, and still in this life, but it is always impossible to go wrong by taking precautions.
After confirming that the three of them had entered the mountain, Gao Mingcheng was not in a hurry, he did not approach again, but only stared at it from a distance.
It is not easy to find out the specific location of the ancient tomb, even if it is a tomb robber, it will take a day or two, in the previous life, this group of people only determined the location tomorrow morning, ready to dig the tomb.
Gao Mingcheng plans to give this credit to Gao Guobing, so it is best to let Gao Guobing bring someone to catch him!
Otherwise, there are some things that are not easy to explain!
It was almost noon, and the father and son began to bring out water and dry food, and sat in the shade of the trees to eat.
Gao Mingcheng watched from afar, and also felt hungry, expecting that these three people should be the same as in their previous lives, and they would not determine the location of the ancient tomb until tomorrow to start digging the tomb, so he went down the mountain.
Gao Zhuang was still waiting at the foot of the mountain, and when he saw Gao Mingcheng coming down the mountain quickly, he immediately greeted him, and asked curiously, "Is there anyone in the mountain?" ”
Gao Mingcheng nodded, Gao Zhuang sighed, and then his face was full of chagrin.
He desperately tried to explain, "But...... I really didn't see anyone in the mountains! These people are too ghostly! ”
Immediately, he seemed to have thought of something, and immediately felt weak and didn't dare to look at Gao Mingcheng anymore.
Gao Mingcheng didn't blame Gao Zhuang, but comforted: "That group of people will definitely be cautious when they do this kind of business, Niuweiling is so big, you can't keep an eye on it all." Alright, let's go, go home and eat! ”
Gao Zhuang was stunned for a moment, "Just go home for dinner?" Regardless of those people? ”
Gao Mingcheng smiled and said, "Heh, don't you care if they don't have lunch?" Let's go, I've got my own arrangements. ”
"Oh." Gao Zhuang obediently responded, he was still weak at this time, although he was here in Niuweiling, but his mind was on how to catch rabbits, so he didn't know if someone entered the mountain.
Finally, Brother Ming Cheng told him to do something, but he didn't do it well, which made him feel quite uncomfortable.
I returned home wilted, and as soon as I got home, I smelled an enticing aroma of vegetables.
Gao Zhuang's stomach immediately gurgled, and he couldn't hold back and went straight to the kitchen, shouting: "Grandma, what delicious food do you cook?" ”
"Ahh There is meat to eat! Brother Mingcheng, you bought meat! ”
There was a loud and loud screaming sound from the kitchen, and Gao Mingcheng didn't go over to join in the fun, but picked up the hare he got in the morning.
He didn't bring the rabbit to the market to sell it, he just wanted to keep it for himself.
Since getting the gold leaf and meditating every night, his physical fitness has improved, but at the same time, he needs to eat nutritious food to ensure that he has enough blood and qi.
There are two ways to deal with rabbits, one is to skin them directly, and the other is to dip and pluck them. However, because rabbits are not as easy to pluck as chickens and ducks, and the temperature of the soaked water is also very particular, some hairs are not easy to pluck clean, so Gao Mingcheng is afraid of trouble, so he simply peels them directly.
He used a knife to cut the rabbit's two hind legs 1-2 inches from the feet with a knife circle, and then cut from the opening along the inner thigh to the crotch, and make the two tangent lines intersect, the rabbit skin from the thigh began to carefully peel off the rabbit meat, in this process, can not make too much force, so as not to tear, when the skin and flesh are entangled, you can use a quick knife to carefully cut it.
At this time, the rabbit skin is like a tube, one end is open, peeled to the front legs, like the hind legs, 1 inch away from the front feet to turn the skin open, so that the front legs can be withdrawn from the tube.
Once the whole tube is peeled off, you can cut the tube from the chest into a whole piece of skin.
If the hare's fur is in good condition, then the rabbit's skin does not have to be thrown away, but is put upside down on a wooden board, placed in a cool place to dry, and then can be sold to the nitrate fur factory, and some money can be obtained.
In early autumn, the rabbits eat oily and slippery, so their fur is very good. Gao Mingcheng cut off the excess fat from the rabbit skin, then spread it on an old door panel and put it in the utility room to dry.
After the rabbit skin was disposed of, he cut off the hairy rabbit feet and cleaned the rabbit head.
He is sharp with his sword, and he is so quick to deal with it.
As soon as it was dealt with, there was the sound of Grandma Xi calling him to eat.
"Mingcheng, it's time to eat."
"Oh." Gao Mingcheng answered and walked into the kitchen with the skinned rabbit.
"Granny Fine, cook this rabbit at night! Hey, why don't you have half of the pork left unfried? Gao Mingcheng couldn't help frowning when he saw that there was still about half a catty of pork on the plate.
Grandma Xi explained: "The pork you bought should also be sent to your house, your father and your brothers are not easy to do things on the railway, so you need to eat something good." ”
Gao Mingcheng didn't think about this, but Grandma Xi thought about it for him, and he also admitted it, okay, so be it, anyway, there is rabbit meat to eat at night.
Today, Grandma Xi fried three dishes, one fried meat with chili, one fried bitter gourd, and one steamed eggplant.
In addition to these three dishes, there are also fried dough sticks and steamed buns that Gao Mingcheng bought at the market before.
Gao Mingcheng persuaded Grandma Xi and Gao Zhuang to eat fritters, and said, "You guys eat, I've eaten two before." ”
"Oh, that's good. It's been a long time since I've eaten fritters! I'm going to go to the market next time! Gao Zhuang took a fritter and happily ate it.
Grandma also eats, but before eating, she divided a fritter into two halves, handed half of the fritter to Gao Mingcheng, and said, "I just taste the taste, this kind of thing, I eat too much and it is easy to get angry." ”
"Don't be afraid of the fire, just eat more bitter gourd." Gao Mingcheng smiled and answered, in fact, bitter gourd is also very delicious, although it is a little lightly bitter, but eating some bitter gourd in hot weather makes it feel refreshed.
After lunch, Gao Mingcheng was not ready to be idle, but planned to continue into the mountains to get wild honey.
Their village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there are many honeycombs in the mountains, so he plans to get more and then take them to the county seat to sell them together.
This time he took a knife and a bucket from his grandmother's house and went to the mountains.