sinovels 54 Chapter 54
54 Chapter 54
"A Qi, take a break first, let me try it." Seeing A Qi's sweating profusely, Xu Lingyuan persuaded him, while rolling up his sleeves, with an eager look on his face.
"Give it to him, give it to him! See how his small body tosses." Seeing that A Qi shook his head and refused, A Gui, who was watching from the sidelines, suddenly said with an expression of watching the show.
"Little Xiucai, you must use all your strength to suckle!"
"Don't really shoot yourself in the foot with a rock!"
The rest of the people listened to A Gui's words, and before A Qi agreed, they also looked at Xu Lingyuan and teased, as if they were very sure that he was going to make a fool of himself this time.
Xu Lingyuan, who was eager to try at first, made up his mind to give it a try when he saw that they were so pessimistic about him.Although the stone pestle is indeed very cumbersome, it doesn't seem to have any technical content, as long as it is lifted up and then put down, it is all right, mainly relying on strength.
With this in mind, he ignored A Qi's dissuasion and replaced him.It was only when he managed to lift the stone pestle that he realized that for him, he was really struggling to get a baby, and he couldn't lift it as high as A Qi.When A Qi lifted it up, he straightened his back and lifted the stone pestle to his chest, and although he managed to lift the stone pestle to his chest, he couldn't hold on to putting it down before his waist straightened up. When the stone pestle fell, the hand holding it was shaken off.
Frustrated, he crossed his fingers and prepared himself to face their ridicule, but found that there was no movement around him as he had imagined.It turned out that although his movements were not standard, he actually lifted them up. This has greatly exceeded Agui's expectations. Therefore, not only did they not ridicule him, but they all looked very surprised, which made Yuan a little frustrated. He recovered all of a sudden, smiled at A Qi who was worried about him, and decided to try a few more times.
"Okay, we know you're amazing, so just stay there and pound a few more times, I guess you won't even be able to hold your job tomorrow." Seeing that he was moving the stone pestle again, Agui finally put it away and looked at it. With a lively mind, he came over to help.
As expected, Agui's flesh was not in vain. He lifted the stone pestle without holding his breath, and then took advantage of the time when he straightened his back, and said to the others: "Don't just stand and watch the fun. Take turns."
After hearing his words, everyone didn't react much, and they were even quite positive, as if this was not a stone mortar, but an arena where they could show off their prestige.After Agui came down to rest, there were a few who couldn't wait and rushed to grab it.
"Come one by one, what are you going to grab? Are you afraid that it won't be your turn with so many?" Agui couldn't stand it anymore, and went to mediate while talking.After arranging their order, one of them was not convinced, so he said to him again: "Bai Gan is so active in his work, and when your mother calls you, you will not always be scolded like this." .”
"Uh, thank you for your help. These were originally prepared for everyone to try." Seeing their active help, Xu Lingyuan felt a little sorry, and Agui's words just reminded him, so he took the opportunity to say.
"No, no, we don't have anything to do anyway." Everyone immediately refused after hearing this.
"As narrow-minded as you are, I'm just talking casually. Who's going to take advantage of you?" Agui said with contempt.
"Little Xiucai, why did you smash the good meat like this? It didn't turn into batter in your mouth?" Axi, who was holding a stone pestle, asked puzzled.
"I won't tell you about this. Please try it when it's ready. You'll know. I can assure you that it will taste much better than batter." Probably Axi expressed the aspirations of everyone, so Axi's voice just After falling, they all turned their eyes to him, and seeing the curiosity on their faces, he played tricks instead.
"Aqi, tell me quickly, do you know?" Seeing that he was deliberately hanging them, everyone turned their eyes to Aqi who was getting closer to him.
"Don't worry about it, he won't say it. Didn't he tell me that you lied to me that day?" A Qi knew it, but seeing that he deliberately concealed it, he also cooperated very much, just smiled He smiled but didn't speak.
"Tch, who cares!" After waiting for a while, seeing that they really didn't intend to say anything, Agui took the lead to express his disdain.
Although their curiosity was not satisfied, this did not affect their enthusiasm at all. It was a rather heavy and boring matter, but amidst their clamor, it seemed like an extremely interesting game.
After being restrained for a period of time, they seem to have realized the value of freedom even more. As long as they don't study, they are full of energy in everything they do.In addition, the weather is still very hot now, even in the modern age with electric fans and air conditioners, it is also summer vacation. Therefore, before the official lectures, apart from teaching some things in their spare time, they are basically released. become free.
And since Zhao Zian brought back the recipes for making shrimp and crabs, they have been really lively for a few days.The reason is that some ingredients in those recipes, such as crabs, shrimps, etc., are available here, so Xu Lingyuan suggested that they catch some, and then he helped them sell them to restaurants. Unexpectedly, he really helped them earn money. some money.
Faced with this windfall, the villagers felt very sorry while being grateful, but Xu Lingyuan had already said that he would not send any more chickens and ducks, so they changed their method and went to lakes and rivers to catch them. He gave him some fish, and after showing that these things did not cost money, he insisted on accepting them.
Although each family didn't send many gifts, but there were many people who sent them, and in the end, it was a bit of a headache.In such a hot day, there is no place to raise them, and it would be a pity to waste them, so Xu Lingyuan, who was thinking about the recipe, decided to try and make them into fish balls.In modern times, all kinds of fish balls are very popular. Regarding their materials, he searched the Internet randomly at that time. Although he did not find the exact answer, he accidentally saw some methods of making fish balls. So I decided to give it a try.
It's only when you actually do it that you realize how troublesome it is.According to what he knows, some methods are to cut open the fish on the chopping board and scrape up the minced fish bit by bit with a knife. I can't bear it, I'm afraid the fish has deteriorated before the scraping is finished.So he decided to take the method of making meatballs. After carefully removing the bones and spines of the fish, he smashed them into minced meat with something.
When he was wondering how to smash rice cakes, A Qi told him that there was a big stone mortar in the village, which was used by the villagers to smash rice cakes during the Chinese New Year. So, after the mother and daughter removed the fish bones and fish bones, Xu Lingyuan and him took These fish meat came to the village to find the stone mortar, and soon attracted crowds of onlookers.
When Xu Lingyuan heard what A Qi said, he didn't expect the mortar to be so bulky.After arriving, he found that the stone mortar and pestle were hewn from a single block of stone. The inside of the stone mortar was wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. If a [-]-year-old child squatted inside, it would be completely invisible from the side.The stone pestle is an oval stone at both ends and a rectangular stone in the middle. It is very thick and heavy. Standing it upright in the stone mortar will reveal as much as a hand.
Although bulky, it is undoubtedly very suitable for making meat paste, but without their help, relying on him and A Qi alone, I don't know when it will be smashed.Speaking of this, he seems to be getting more and more used to A Qi being by his side now, just like this time, after A Qi made this proposal, he didn't even ask a question, he just pulled him over, there was no need at all. The meaning of being polite, sometimes I feel a little sorry, but I am relieved in the thought that we are all our own people anyway, so naturally there is no need to be polite.
Because there are indeed a lot of fish, and they are not very big, and their strength and endurance are limited. Therefore, after basically a round, except for A Qi, most of the rest of the people have no interest, and some are hungry. Or those who were thirsty simply ran back first, but there was only a small half of the fish left.He looked at A Qi who was still struggling but decided to go up and replace him.
After persuading and pushing to replace A Qi, he only smashed it about twenty times, and gradually he couldn't even hold the stone pestle firmly.Just when he was in trouble for the rest of the fish, the patriarch came over, and there were a few people with him. It turned out that more than half of the morning had passed, and they had just returned from the field when they heard that a group of children were throwing fish here. Meat paste, so I came to have a look with great interest.
"Hahaha, it's so good. You don't even need to chew when you eat it. Master Xu, is this the way people in the city eat?" The patriarch and the others first looked at the smashed meat and asked curiously, then Seeing that Xu Lingyuan was still trying to lift the stone pestle, he stepped forward to take it, "If you can handle this object well, we are really useless." After speaking, he motioned Xu Lingyuan to stand aside, and then continued to smash it .
"Not really, I just read it from a book, and I thought it was novel, so I wanted to try it." Xu Lingyuan said casually after arriving at Xie.
Xu Lingyuan watched his movements before he understood what he meant.When they smashed it just now, at most they raised the stone pestle to their chests, and then let it fall into the stone mortar. Although this method saves effort for them, it is easy to numb the hands, and the effect is not very good. , it is easy to beat the fish in the stone mortar everywhere, or even fly out, so they dare not put more each time, and it takes more time.
However, the patriarch can easily lift the stone pestle over his head, and then drop it skillfully. Not only does it hit the fish meat every time, but the fish meat is not easy to scatter, and it doesn't seem to shake the hands so much. As a result, the efficiency is naturally much higher. .
"Master Xu, according to what you said, there is everything in the book? I thought that the book only taught people how to be an official, but I didn't expect that it also dealt with eating." One of the people who followed the patriarch then asked.
"There are also many kinds of books. There are those who teach how to be an official, and naturally there are those who teach daily necessities. Scholars don't necessarily have to be officials." Xu Lingyuan explained with a smile.
"Is there anyone who teaches farming?" Another one asked, as if it was a novelty.
"Yes, yes." Xu Lingyuan nodded and said.
"I know this. Young Master Xu said in the book that dry land can grow seedlings. Do you believe it or not?" The patriarch interrupted suddenly. After such a long time, he still seemed to find it funny, and he laughed again after he finished speaking. up.
"This...Master Xu, can books be made up at will?" Several people hesitated for a moment, and then laughed, giving Xu Lingyuan no hope at all.
"He said that as long as there is something very strong, which can both shelter from wind and rain and transmit light." A Qi explained to them seriously, as if trying to defend him.
"But where can I find such things? People who make up such nonsense can only fool the people in the city." The patriarch said confidently.
Hearing this, A Qi frowned and looked at him, but he just smiled reassuringly, and then asked the patriarch, "Have you heard of sweet potatoes?"
"Red rat? A rat with red hair? That's strange." The patriarch said because he didn't know.
"It's a kind of melon that grows in the ground, also called sweet potato." Xu Lingyuan explained patiently.
"I've never heard of this. It bears fruit underground? I guess it's similar to peanuts?" The person who took the stone pestle from the patriarch asked tentatively.
"I've asked a friend I've seen to bring it, and I'll deliver it when it gets cooler, and I'll give it to you to try." Xu Lingyuan didn't explain too much about the sweet potato, and then said: "The book is indeed You can’t believe it all, but you can’t completely disbelieve it just because you haven’t seen it.”
"Master Xu, what you said is not bad. It's just that we rural people don't go out a few times a year. How can we have such knowledge? It's just a surprise." The patriarch said with a sigh.
"That's not necessarily the case. If you really see the day, don't close your eyes and don't believe it." Xu Lingyuan said with a smile indifferently.
"Well, I'll just wait, and I'll definitely have to take a closer look at that time!" The patriarch didn't care about him, and said very heartily.
With the help of adults, it was different, and it was all over in a short time.After Xu Lingyuan thanked him, with A Qi's help, he moved all the meat paste back.Finally, under the busy work of mother and daughter, it finally turned into smooth, delicious and elastic fish balls, which was unanimously recognized by the villagers, and it was worth the effort.
It's just that the hands that were numb from the shock, after the fish balls were cooked and served, were shaking so much that they couldn't even hold the spoon, let alone eat it in their mouths. After Qi was still able to hold the slippery fish ball firmly, he felt a little sad and angry. Although his physique was not as good as his, it was really unfair that he acted as if nothing had happened after so many hits. The idea came to him, but now he is the only one who can see it.
Just when he was feeling unbalanced in every possible way, A Qi, who had been observing him, had quickly settled his share. After refusing A Mu to help him add, he silently picked up the bowl in front of Xu Lingyuan and used After scooping one up with a spoon, and finding that it was not too hot, he hesitated and brought it to his mouth.
It's just that he didn't expect that maybe it was because of the shrimp feeding last time as a foreshadowing, or maybe he is really powerless now, or even sad and angry. In short, he accepted this kindness naturally this time, don't It's embarrassing to say, even the teasing of Amu and the others was completely ignored by him.
"Do you think it's delicious?" he asked while chewing the fish balls.
"Yeah." A Qi replied while watching him eat.
"I will come up with more good things in the future." He said with great satisfaction, and when A Qi sent another fish ball, he added another sentence: "I will tell you the first time I think of it."
"Yeah." The other party smiled and accepted.
"Raising seedlings on dry land is not a lie, but that thing is really hard to find." For some reason, Xu Lingyuan suddenly said to him seriously.
"Hmm." The other party nodded without hesitation.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could figure out a way to make it happen?Seeing that the other party believed in him so much, and he had been hesitant about some ideas, he suddenly had the determination to try.