The corners of Chen Fan's mouth twitched on the side.

Just now he said that he had saved some money for the elderly, and now he said that he can only live on a little craft, this old Peng, is he afraid that people will ask him to borrow money or what?

But the few people sitting here didn't care, anyway, no one wanted to borrow money from him, so what does it have to do with how much money others have saved?

Besides, if the wealth is not exposed, it must be the same for themselves.

Like Chen Fan, he hid part of the money he earned, and exaggerated the money he spent, so that no one knew how much money he had in his hand.

Zhang Wenliang thought that his pocket was about to be empty again, and when he was hunting just now, he wanted to pull him to cooperate again when he went to the market next time to sell soft-shelled turtle meat.

After chatting for a long time, the cauldron set up on the field outside has already had the aroma coming, and after a while, I saw several aunts each coming in with a clay pot, huhula was busy for a while, and a table of game feast was ready.

Zhong Zihong beckoned everyone to the table, he was the host, he must sit in the main seat, and the guest of honor next to him let Zhang Wenliang sit next to him at Chen Fan's insistence. The two brothers, Wu Fengfei and Wu Fengwen, sat opposite Chen Fan to accompany them, and Lao Peng sat at the bottom of the house, which can be regarded as an accompaniment.

A pot of fox meat, processed according to the method taught by Chen Fan, then stir-fried with lard, added to the artichoke and simmered over low heat, the lid was lifted, and a fragrance came to the nose.

The other pots are badgers, hares, and a pot of crucian carp soup, which can be regarded as improving the taste, after all, it is all game, and it is easy to get hot when eaten.

Zhong Zihong toasted first, Zhang Wenliang moved the first chopsticks, took a piece of fox meat and put it in his mouth and bit it twice, and then nodded again and again, "The fishy smell is very small, almost inedible, delicious." ”

He moved his chopsticks, and the others gave each other two humilities and put down the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables.

Wu Fengfei ate a piece of meat, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he smiled at Chen Fan, "Teacher Chen taught us another trick, and we have dealt with it according to the method you said, and the taste is indeed much better than the previous practice." ”

He turned his head to look at Lao Peng and said with a smile, "Master Peng, how did you deal with wild meat before?" ”

This kind of small talk does not involve secret recipes, at most it is just to talk about the key points, so that those who learn can make progress, but they cannot learn the real unique craft.

For example, Chen Fan told Captain Yang that the key to making soft-shelled turtles is to tear the skin and remove the grease, but Liu Jiaojiang can't tear it off, and the secret is in the water temperature of the soft-shelled turtle.

And even if you know the secret, not everyone can make a good dish. Chen Fan taught others how to make soft-shelled turtle meat, and he took the trouble to demonstrate it himself, but there was no one who could make soft-shelled turtle meat at the same level as him, or even close to it.

That's why Wu Fengfei asked Lao Peng so bluntly.

Of course, Lao Peng also has a unique knack.

The result was to everyone's surprise, Lao Peng still smiled, shook his head lightly and said, "If you ask us how to make game vegetables ourselves, there is really nothing to say."

When we were in the field, we would either eat dry food, or we would peel the skin and gut the innards on the spot, and then roast them on the fire, sprinkled with salt and spicy seeds at most.

Just like they said about this fishy smell, we generally use spicy and peppercorns to cover, basically don't talk about any taste, you have to say how to barbecue tender, I know this, but I can't say, it all depends on experience, but you have to say how to deal with game ingredients, how to make it delicious, this is the chef's business, we are really not good at hunting. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone thought that he didn't want to say that the hunter still didn't know how to deal with game?

Zhong Zihong snorted, "Yes, yes, yes, how do you say that?" Leaves or what? Anyway, it means that the interlacing is like a mountain. ”

Chen Fan said with a smile on the side, "There is a specialization in the art industry. ”

Zhong Zihong nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, hey, if you don't say that you have to be a literate person, I have almost forgotten all the things I learned in the literacy class before." ”

Lao Peng is also a person who has seen the world, where can he not see that they don't believe what they say, so he can't help but smile bitterly in his heart and say, "Captain Zhong, you have said this to the point." Things like hunting, skinning and deboning, our hunting team is a good hand, but when it comes to handling ingredients, you have to be professional chefs, and the hunters I know are very rough. ”

Seeing Lao Peng talking about this again, everyone turned their attention to him again.

Lao Peng took a sip of wine and said with a smile, "For example, for pheasants, our most common practice is to directly disembowel, without even pulling out the hair, just get some mud from the bottom of the stream and paste it on it, make a big mud ball, and then throw it in the fire to roast."

When the mud is burned and the chicken is cooked, the mud is smashed open, and the hair falls off with the mud, revealing the chicken inside. Then sprinkle a little salt and pepper on the chicken and we ate it like that.

To be honest, when you eat it hot, the taste is really good, tender and juicy, and the fishy smell is also umami, but when it is a little colder, it is full of fishy smell, not that your stomach is hungry and growling, and you can't get out of your mouth at all.

The chef in the game restaurant, their approach is different. A pheasant, made flowers in their hands, roasted whole chicken and left hair as decorations, pheasant soup is so fresh that it can't taste fishy, even if it's cold, braised chicken nuggets are stir-fried, the chicken is tender and elastic, and the taste is several times better than ordinary chicken. ”

(Roast pheasant)

Listening to what Lao Peng said, everyone was a little skeptical of what he said just now.

The reason why he didn't believe it all was because he had just left a hand, saying that he had no deposit. 135 a month, 1620 yuan a year, this is not counting bonuses and extra money, they all say that they are backing the mountains and eating mountains, how can people like them not have extra money channels? With such a high income, there are only himself and a daughter in the family, and there is no place to spend the money, so there will be no savings?

has a criminal record, even if he is conclusive now, no one will believe it all at once.

However, these words still made everyone's impression of him reverse a little after all.

It's still the same sentence, wealth is not exposed, and it is understandable to hide money, but even chatting is full of lies, then it is not right.

Chen Fan lifted the wine glass, saluted him, and then asked, "Master Peng, what kind of dishes are there in that game restaurant, and the taste is really as delicious as you say?" ”

Lao Peng saw Chen Fan toasting him, and the smile on his face deepened.

He also knew in his heart that he accidentally said the wrong thing just now, so he shouldn't mention the words how high his income is and saving money for the elderly, he is an outsider, and now he is a collective society, if the team leader is prejudiced against him, then he will be a little troubled in this small village.

And Chen Fan's status in Lujiawan is not ordinary, first selflessly passed on his art, and later opened a veterinary class, each team has his students, or cadres of the brigade department, as long as he has a good relationship with him, and then proves that he is not telling a lie now, Captain Zhong will definitely look at himself differently, and the little thing just now is not a problem.

He cautiously replied with the wine, and then said with a smile, "There is no evidence, you may not believe what I say, so you eat first, and I will go back and get something for you, and you will know what kind of level that game restaurant is." ”

With that, he put down his glass and got up to leave.

Seeing this, Zhong Zihong finally believed him completely, but he was also very curious about what Lao Peng said, so he hurriedly said, "Your legs and feet are inconvenient, don't go by yourself." ”

Then he pointed at Wu Fengwen, "Let Xiaowen call Dajiang and run together." ”

Then he said to Wu Fengwen, "Da Jiang should be outside, go and call it." ”

Wu Fengwen immediately ran out.

Lao Peng turned around and took a look, but he was not polite, and sat down with a smile.

After a while, Wu Fengwen walked in with a young man in his twenties and said hello to the people at the table, Zhong Zihong immediately got up and handed him a cigarette, and Chen Fan and Zhang Wenliang also waved hello to him.

Lao Peng turned around and said to him, "In the drawer of my room, there is a picture album of "Wild Meat Recipes", you go and get it." ”

Wu Fengwen said, "Brother Jiang, I'll go with you." ”

As a result, Dajiang waved his hand, "I'll just go, you eat yours." ”

Then he walked out.

After Lao Peng sat upright, he continued, "This "Wild Meat Recipe" is published by the China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Import and Export Corporation, which is not a good thing, but it is not sold in China, it is mainly printed for foreigners, and in addition to our country's characters, there are also foreign characters.

Because some of the dishes are made in game restaurants, and foreigners often go to game restaurants to eat, when they leave, some people want to bring some game back to China, but they don't know how to get it, and they don't know what to buy, so they prepare this book for them.

The dishes in this recipe are all prepared in advance by the master chef of the game restaurant, then sealed in a plastic bag, and then placed in a beautiful box, and you can walk away with it, and after going home, you can eat it as long as it is heated, which is very convenient. ”

Chen Fan was a little dizzy when he listened, pre-made dishes from the 70s? Or is it a game version?

Do you want to exaggerate that?

At this time, Zhang Wenhao asked curiously, "Master Peng, are there many foreigners going to eat in the game restaurant?" ”

In this era, people in small places rarely see even outsiders, let alone foreigners, and when they hear Lao Peng talk about foreigners, they are naturally very curious.

And even in big cities like North and Shang, foreigners are rare, as long as foreigners appear, there will be countless people following the onlookers, those who go to work forget to go to work, those who go to school forget to go to school, the scene is like the future generations saw the giant panda, basically can't move.

So much so that in the 80s, "no onlookers are allowed to watch foreign guests" was written into the ideological and moral textbooks of primary schools, but only the "close view" was changed to "long view", and it was not until the 90s that this phenomenon gradually disappeared.

Although Lao Peng is sitting at the bottom today, he is the absolute C position at the dinner table, and even Chen Fan is attracted by his experience, not to mention Zhang Wenliang and those who have never seen the world.

Seeing Zhang Wenliang ask about foreigners, Lao Peng muttered in his heart, why don't you talk about wild meat? But his face remained silent, and he smiled casually,

"There are many foreigners, and there are many of them, I heard from the people of the import and export company that thousands of foreigners come to our country to travel every year, but they can't run casually, they must obey the arrangements of the travel company, where to go, what hotel to stay, where to eat There are prescribed places, and there are no qualified units that are not allowed to receive foreigners.

The game hotel is one of the designated hospitality restaurants for international travel companies, so foreigners often come to eat. ”

After a pause, he said, "Actually, there are still few foreigners here, only one or two thousand people a year, and the most are BJ and Shanghai, and the first stop they come in is basically in these two places, so there are the most people, a foreign tourist, in China can spend more than 1,000 US dollars, and a lot of foreign exchange is earned by them." ”

Wu Fengwen's eyes widened, "It costs more than a thousand yuan to play?" ”

Lao Peng said with a smile, "It's more than 1,000 dollars, a dollar of dollars can be exchanged for 1 yuan 7 cents 3 in the bank, and they spend more than 1,000 yuan, which is equal to our two or three thousand, or even more." ”

Even Zhang Wenliang was a little smacked at this time, "People abroad are so rich? ”

Lao Peng thought for a while and shook his head slightly, "No, in addition to those foreigners who come by plane, there are also Hong Kong people who come by themselves through the port." They don't have to join a group, they have to take a pass, and every time they go to a place, they have to report to the local police station, stamp their seals, apply for a temporary household registration, and cancel their household registration when they leave, otherwise they won't be able to cross the port when they go back.

Among these people, a large part of them have little money, and the most valuable thing may be a camera, and when they eat, they also pick and search, and they can't even afford to eat the dishes in game restaurants, so they can only go to ordinary state-run restaurants to eat, and they can only stay in designated small guest houses. It's not good to work in the unit, and I come to suffer, and I don't know what it's for. ”

(In the 70s, Hong Kong independent tourists bought orange water on the streets of Chengdu, and the pass can be applied for directly at the store of the international travel agency)

Lao Peng took another sip of wine and said with a smile, "I can't understand the speech of those foreigners, and I can't understand the speech of those people from Hong Kong, some things are said by the people of the import and export company, they say that there are many poor people in foreign countries, some people can't even eat, and no one cares about them, in short, it is not so good." ”

Zhong Zihong smacked his lips, with a regretful expression on his face, "That's pitiful enough." ”

Then Zhang Wenliang asked Lao Peng about what he had seen and heard in the provincial capital, and when he was talking, Dajiang hurriedly ran in and handed a book to Lao Peng, "Dad, is this one?" ”

Lao Peng received it, "Yes, yes, it's this." ”

Zhong Zihong raised his head and smiled, "Da Jiang, let's eat together here." ”

Da Jiang smiled and waved his hand, and walked out at the same time, "No, no, no, there are outside, you eat yours." ”

As he spoke, he disappeared.

Lao Peng handed the album in his hand to Zhong Zihong and said with a smile, "This is the "Game Recipe", I have also eaten a few dishes in it, and the taste is really good." ”

Zhong Zihong didn't answer, raised his hand and let go, and said with a smile, "I don't understand it again, please read it Teacher Chen." ”

Lao Peng handed it to Chen Fan.

Chen Fan was not polite, he took it directly in his hand, flipped through it briefly, and found that this book was not so much a recipe as a menu, and the recipe would have a detailed introduction to the method, but it only talked about a little firing method, and it was almost difficult to copy.

It introduces the varieties and packaging specifications of game of import and export companies, and there are more than 20 kinds of game.

There are 27 recipes in the finished product, ranging from "Red Grilled Bear's Paw" to "Clove Roe Deer Leg", from "Grilled Yellow Lamb" to "Salt and Pepper Grass Flower Sparrow", which is enough to set two tables of game feast.

(Red Steak Bear's Paw)

With this recipe, Zhong Zihong had no doubt about what Lao Peng had just said that he couldn't cook game.

As for these dishes in the book, they don't talk about it, they haven't heard of it, but people like Lao Peng can make it?

So after briefly circulating this recipe, they chatted about the interesting anecdotes that Lao Peng said just now.

In the end, the recipe passed to Lao Peng, but he reached out and handed it to Chen Fan, and said with a smile, "Teacher Chen, it's a waste to put this in my hands, I heard that your cooking skills are good, so I'll give this to you." ”

Chen Fan thought that his fifth-level cooking skills had not increased his experience points for a "long time", and he was really interested in game, so he didn't refuse, and took it in his hand after thanking him.

However, in addition to cooking, he was more interested in Lao Peng's skills, put the book on the bench, raised a wine glass and saluted him, and said with a smile, "Master Peng, are there any other ways for you to hunt besides using guns?" ”

Lao Peng listened obediently and probably understood what he meant. If Chen Fan was just curious, it should be asking him about the hunting process, not what skills he used, since he asked so, most likely he wanted to learn hunting skills from him.

He pondered for two seconds, raised his head and said with a smile, "The people in the hunting team, in addition to shooting accurately, basically have a unique skill, some are traps, and some are drugged. At that time, there was a Guangxi guy in the team, who was pointing with a flying stone in one hand, or beating around the corner, and everyone felt that it was amazing. ”

Chen Fan's eyes widened, he also felt that it was amazing, the stone turned? Isn't that the original version of the gun fight?

He hurriedly asked, "Then do you know how to do it?" ”

Lao Peng shook his head and said with a smile, "He has taught us, but unfortunately no one can learn it, listen to him say that this has to be practiced from a young age, and he has also practiced for nearly twenty years before he has practiced this flying stone skill." ”

After a pause, he added, "I don't know how to fly stones, I don't know how to drugged, I can set a trap a little, and then shoot arrows." ”

Speaking of archery, he couldn't help but smile on his face, "My archery technique has also been practiced since I was a child, although I can't turn, but I can also point where to shoot, and I don't deviate at all." ”

After finishing speaking, his face was a little gloomy, "It's a pity, later everyone used guns, and the ability to shoot arrows was used less, and then my leg was broken, my waist and legs were not strong, and my archery ability was also half gone, and I could only shoot things that were closer, and I couldn't shoot far." ”

Chen Fan blinked, you can't shoot far, I can!

He immediately smiled and said, "Master Peng, I have a reluctant request." ”

Lao Peng turned his head to look at him, and said with a smile, "Want to learn archery?" ”

Chen Fan nodded again and again, "Is it okay?" ”

Lao Peng was mentally prepared, and immediately laughed, "It's rare that Teacher Chen is interested, what's wrong with this." ”

(End of chapter)