014, a reasonable person (II)
Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man said something that surprised everyone, and he reached out and patted the tiger baby on the shoulder and said: "Child, actually, I also wanted to kick the palace concubine away like you, lest she always be an eyesore in front of me, but it is not easy to do it!
With my identity cultivation, I will not let her do things that she shouldn't do, let alone deliberately find fault and kick her. I just heard the news and rushed here, thinking that I could finally send her away. Unexpectedly, when she heard General Gongshanxu relay your words, she actually knelt down in front of me and wept, confessed her sins and repented, and I had no chance. ”
After speaking, he sighed, as if he didn't find an excuse to kick the palace concubine away, looking very disappointed and regretful. Huwa also made a look of concentrating on barbecue, and didn't speak again, but couldn't help but want to laugh.
The sizzling meat was almost cooked, and the middle-aged man suddenly raised his head and shouted, "Hou Gang, bring the salt and pepper." ”
Pepper is a condiment, originally a small granular fruit on a tree, which is very common in the mountains and wilderness of the Ba Yuan area, and different varieties have different characteristic flavors. In fact, the tiger baby also has salt and pepper on his body, and in that beast tooth artifact, if he takes out all the things he has with him, it will be enough to open a grocery store that shocks the cultivators and the people of the world.
But in front of the middle-aged man, the tiger baby will definitely not take anything from the beast tooth artifact, but the middle-aged man feels that eating meat like this is not enjoyable, and he needs to be seasoned well. There was a boy in white who came from the side of the hunting garden, and saw that he was about fifteen or sixteen years old, about the same size as a tiger baby, with white skin and a beautiful face, but his physique was not as strong and strong as that of a tiger baby.
This boy's name is Hou Gang, and he should be the middle-aged man's attendant, and General Gongshan Xu has also mentioned it. Hou Gang was holding a plate with four wooden boxes and a few knives on it. The wooden box contains salt and three kinds of minced peppers.
The middle-aged man picked the fast-cooked horse meat in front of his eyes with a branch, cut many thin strips with a knife, sprinkled the condiments on it, continued to roast for a while, and then tasted it, looked at the tiger baby and nodded again and again: "Not bad, the taste is really good, and its nourishing spiritual effect is also just right." It's also the first time I've tasted horse meat, and it's indeed a rare delicacy in the world, let alone a horse with cultivation. It also has the spiritual effect of nourishing qi and blood and strengthening muscles and bones. It's your light, thank you!"
Rare and exotic beasts are rare, and horses with cultivation are even rarer, even if someone gets them, they will not kill them to eat meat, so with the high cultivation of this middle-aged man and the respect of his status, it is still the first time to eat this delicacy, no wonder he wants to sprinkle salt and pepper to prepare it.
This scene made it even more slanderous, and it also learned to "blow" a knife and cut the flesh strung on the branches into thin strips. He "blew" the seasoning and sprinkled it on it, turned around a few times and roasted it, and then couldn't wait to take the branch and eat the meat. It doesn't care about being hot, and it eats very devotedly.
The boy Hou Gang stood aside and looked straight at the pan and ate meat. He looked a little dumbfounded. The middle-aged man seemed to be very satisfied with the barbecue, and waved his sleeves again: "It's so delicious, how can there be no wine? Take a few more cups. ”
Hou Gang ran back to the hunting garden, and after a while, he came over with a jar and a bag on his back. He placed the jar beside the fire and took out a few cups made of thin bamboo tubes from his pocket. It's a bit difficult to look at his appearance, this person's physique is not bad, but this jar is not light, and it is indeed a bit heavy for a teenager like him.
But Huwa was quite surprised, with the cultivation of a middle-aged man being very high, he thought that the boy who followed him was at least a monk, but looking at Hou Gang's appearance, it was obviously not. Hou Gang put the things away, and used a bamboo pick with a handle to prepare to drink from the jar, and the middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "You don't need to come, put the things down, and step aside." ”
This is wine! Tiger Baby has heard the mountain god introduce this legendary thing, but she has never tasted it. It is said that this thing is the essence of a hundred fruits and the essence of a hundred grains, and it has a smoky feeling when drinking, which can make people flutter like a fairy. Unfortunately, it is made from grains or fruits, and is not enjoyed by ordinary people, and is only sacrificed to the gods on most occasions.
It is impossible for the people Huwa met along the way to have such good things, and in the countries of Pakistan, civilians are not allowed to drink without permission. It is said that drinking this stuff is addictive, so in order to prevent people from starving by using the stored grain to make wine, there is a rule for this.
And the nobles of the kingdom do not drink alcohol under normal circumstances, at least not publicly, except on special occasions such as celebrations and alliances. Wine is a sacrifice to the gods, and after each sacrifice, people divide the rest of the wine and drink it. Sometimes, the king would also give the wine used in the festival to the lords to drink, nominally on behalf of the gods.
There should be wine in the Hongyuan City Lord's Mansion, and that City Lord may usually secretly drink a few sips by himself. But when Huwa lived in the city lord's mansion, she claimed to be cultivating in Bigu, and she didn't even eat meat, she only drank tea, and of course she didn't taste wine. And there is such a thing as wine, Huwa herself doesn't ask for it, and the Hongyuan City Lord doesn't take the initiative to serve it.
But today, the middle-aged man was satisfied with the meat, and he opened his mouth to let the boy serve wine. Huwa is still wondering, since she wants to drink, should she have a ritual to worship the gods first, but looking at the appearance of the middle-aged person, she wants to drink directly.
The jar containing the wine is a low-grade treasure, and the surface is also painted with the totem mark of the Xiangmuro country, and this jar of wine is obviously given or given by the king. Hou Gang stood aside, his eyes couldn't help but glance at the fragrant barbecue, although his face was not different, but the tiger baby could also sense that the boy was drooling, so he beckoned: "This little brother, sit down and eat meat together." ”
Hou Gang looked at the middle-aged man with inquiring eyes, and the middle-aged man shook his sleeves and said, "Mr. Xiao asked you to sit down, you can sit down and eat together, today is his treat." ”
Hou Gang sat down on the other side of the fire to roast meat, and the jar of wine and a few cups were placed between the middle-aged man and the tiger baby, but the middle-aged man did not move. The middle-aged man shouted into the distance: "Gong Yan, what are you still standing for? Come and serve the little gentleman!"
The tiger baby was startled again, roasting horse meat and drinking wine was already an accident, how could he let the girl of that family come to serve him? He hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Hugh is so, no need, really no need!"
The middle-aged man said with a straight face: "You said you don't have to, don't you have to? This is what she should do...... Gong Yan, you still can't come?"
The young man in red walked over with his head down, and he didn't dare to look at the eyes of the tiger baby, so he made a glass of wine in the jar with a bamboo pick, put it in front of the tiger baby, and whispered, "Please drink the little gentleman." She spoke in such a low voice that she seemed to be afraid of being heard. This gentleman has to let others serve her when she drinks a glass of water, how can she ever suffer such a grievance? But in front of that middle-aged man, she has to suffer if she doesn't want to!
Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man frowned and shouted: "You also know what you have committed today, you should toast to Mr. Xiao to make amends!
Seeing the appearance of the palace concubine, she didn't dare to refute, and picked up the thin bamboo tube containing the wine with both hands, knelt on the ground and stood up, raised the wine glass above her eyebrows, bowed her head and handed it to the tiger baby and said: "Little sir, the palace concubine did not abide by the etiquette and law today, behaved presumptuously, and almost caused a big disaster. I would like to apologize to Mr. Xiao, and thank you Mr. Xiao for dissuading me from my crime!"
The tiger baby didn't know what to say, the gentleman who behaved so arrogantly during the day, but at the moment she was well-behaved and obedient like a little chicken in front of the middle-aged man, obviously unwilling, but had to listen to the middle-aged man's orders. He had no choice but to take the wine glass and say, "If you want to confess your sins and repent, you should not only apologize to me, but also compensate the villagers here for their losses." ”
Gong Yan lowered her eyebrows and said, "What Mr. Xiao taught is that Gong Yan must compensate." ”
The middle-aged man said coldly: "If you want to pay, you will pay on the spot, don't just say nothing." ”
Gong Yan went out on a safari, and she wouldn't carry pottery coins with her, but the middle-aged man commanded, so she had to grit her teeth and untie a string of things from her waist, turned her head and said into the distance: "General Gongshan Xu, I know that you were born in this village." My bunch of gold ears will be used to compensate the villagers for their losses, I don't know if it is enough?"
It is an ornament hung on a belt, with a string of small golden grains threaded through a silk rope, which looks like an ear of grain, but the "grain" on the ear is made of gold. Gongshan Xuan ran over quickly, took the ornament with both hands and said, "Enough, this is enough!"
Gong Yan: "Then the general will be bothered to hand over this thing to the patriarch of the village, this is Gong Yan's apology and compensation." ”
General Gongshan Xu took the order and left, and the middle-aged man looked at the trampled field and sighed: "Your ornaments are woven into the shape of ears of grain, and this is beautiful, but when you go out, you forget the roots, and actually connived at the car to trample the green seedlings." ...... Fortunately, it is not too late to replant. If it takes a while, the villagers will only be able to look at the fields and cry!"
Gong Yan poured another glass of wine for the middle-aged man, and said, "Thank you for your teachings, please use the wine!"
The middle-aged man raised his glass and drank with the tiger baby. The tiger baby tasted it, it was very fragrant and sweet, slightly cool and spicy, and there was an indescribable breath, as if it could smoke into the Yuanshen. The first time I tasted this thing, I thought it tasted a little weird, but when I smacked my lips and tasted it carefully, the more I tasted it, the more delicious it became. It is even more rare that it also carries a kind of "wine smell", and the entrance volatilizes and smells more fragrant.
After a glass of wine, the tiger baby condensed her inner sense with the cultivation foundation in the initial realm, and noticed that this thing could promote the operation of the blood veins, and if there was a spiritual effect, it would be quickly absorbed, making people feel excited and comfortable. He had already discerned its properties, and it felt good to drink, but if he drank too much, it might paralyze the body and erode his mind.
As for its effectiveness, it may be related to the person's body or constitution, and I have heard that drinking alcohol can get people drunk, probably for this reason, as for what will happen after getting drunk, it depends on each person's mind. With Huwa's current cultivation, as long as he runs his internal breath spirit, he should not be put down by this "medicine", and it feels really good to drink it.
What's even better is that after drinking alcohol, the taste of meat seems to get even better!(To be continued......