I have a Yokai cookbook [Gourmet]

Chi Ming looked nervously in the direction of the man, and found that there was nowhere to be seen the figure of the man.

Really come and go without a trace, come when you want, leave when you want...

Chi Ming stuffed the gold bar into the drawer of the cabinet, where there was still a gold bar lying quietly.

Seeing that there were no messy gold bars on wood or stones, Chi Ming secretly thought that he was really rich.

At first, he wondered if the other party's generosity was caused by a cover-up like those vixens on TV.

"You have something to do with me?" Seeing Li Yusheng standing outside the door foolishly was beyond his expectation.

A part of his trousers were rolled up, and there were some black mud and water stains on them. It seemed that most of his trousers were wet, as if he had fallen, and he looked a little embarrassed.

"Mr. Chi, I came here specially to thank you for saving your life." Li Yusheng said clumsily.

Under Chi Ming's scrutiny, he seemed a little uneasy.He always felt that Chi Ming didn't feel like his peers, but instead felt like he had gone through thousands of sails.

Just like now, when he is looked at by the other party, he will feel a little uneasy.

"This is the fish I caught this morning. Let me give you a taste." Li Yusheng handed two straw-tied grass carp to Chi Ming.

"I heard people say that you like fish, so I followed them to catch it. The fish is a little small, so don't dislike it." Li Yusheng was a little uneasy when he saw that the other party didn't pick it up.

This was the first time he followed the villagers to catch fish, and he still carried his mother behind his back. If his mother found out, he would probably be scolded.

But he is a person who has read the books of sages, and he knows that the grace of saving life should be repaid by the spring, and he is unwilling to owe favors.

"Wait a minute, I'll go inside and get the money for you." Chi Ming touched his empty pocket, only thinking that the other party came to sell fish like other villagers.

"Ah, no need, no need, this is a thank you gift." Li Yusheng blushed, stuffed the fish into Chi Ming's hands indiscriminately, and ran away.

Halfway through the run, I didn't know if I was in a hurry, and I fell down. After getting up, I ran towards home without looking back.

Chi Ming didn't realize it was funny, but when he looked back, Chacha stood behind him at some point, quietly watching the man who disappeared around the corner with a pair of brown eyes.

"Are you... all right?" Chi Ming was a little worried that the other party would start to become demonized again after meeting Li Yusheng, but fortunately, there hasn't been any major changes so far.

"What can I do, master, you are thinking too much." Chacha looked away lightly, and laughed at herself.

Although that person is his reincarnation, after all, he is no longer the one who has been with him for countless years.

Forget it, the man has passed away, so why should he continue to be obsessed with it.

"It's fine." Chi Ming closed the door, feeling overly hungry, but he didn't feel hungry anymore.

But no matter what, we still have to eat lunch.

After thinking about it, he went into the kitchen again.

This time it was very simple, just cooked a pot of fish noodles with pickled vegetables.The fish is the grass carp given by Li Yusheng. Use a knife to remove the bones and red meat inside, and cut the white meat into paper-thin slices.

After the noodle soup boils, the thin fish fillets just need to be blanched in the boiling soup for a few seconds.

Sauerkraut is pickled in autumn and can be eaten after half a month.

Chacha didn't refuse this time, she also sat aside and ate a big bowl full of noodles, and when she went back, she gave Chi Ming some tea leaves that she had hidden before.

Chi Ming was worrying about not having enough tea. Originally, he might still have a surplus if he ate alone, but if that person came every day, he was really worried that there would not be enough to eat.

It's almost the end of the day after lunch.

Chi Ming yawned and got under the covers.

After coming here, he also developed the habit of taking a nap.

When the sun is good, I lie in the yard and bask in the sun like an old man. There is a mode of entering the elderly care in advance.

It's just that the nap didn't last long, and someone knocked on the door before it got dark.

Chi Ming didn't sleep very well. Sometimes he dreamed about the modern life, and sometimes he dreamed about the days when he was with his grandmother.

He doesn't remember many things when he was a child. Firstly, the time interval is too long, and secondly, he seldom recalls.

Only some isolated pictures or fragments still have some impressions.

Those fragmented pictures are more like other people's stories to him.

"Mr. Chi, my father said that the banquet is about to start, let me tell you to come over earlier."

The speaker was a seven or eight-year-old boy, wearing a half-new jacket that didn't fit well, with patches on the inconspicuous places, and six front teeth missing, so there was always air leakage when talking.

"Well, I got it. Thank you for letting me know." Chi Ming calmed down, and then he remembered that someone had indeed told him before, asking him to go to his house for a wedding on the second night of the winter solstice.

Seeing that the child in front of him still didn't leave, looking at him with a pair of single eyelids and smiling, Chi Ming took out a handful of homemade peanut candy from his pocket and handed it to him.

"Take it and eat it."

Chi Ming touched the little boy's head.

"Hee hee, thank you, Mr. Chi." The little boy was not polite, took the candy, and stuffed it into his pocket like a baby.He heard from Gouwa that Mr. Chi's house has a lot of delicious candies.

He had been envious of this for a long time, and when he heard that his parents were going to call for someone, he hurriedly accepted the job.

"Go back, it's cold outside." Chi Ming waved his hand, turned and went back to the room to change clothes.

He just went out in a hurry, and he only wore a set of home clothes, so it might not be appropriate for him to attend a banquet.

At the same time, I was thinking about what kind of gifts would be more appropriate for the new couple.

In the beginning, no one called him on weddings and funerals in the village, but after getting to know each other gradually, everyone in the village loved to invite him.

Probably because some habits in real life are too deep-rooted. Compared with customs such as giving eggs and rice noodles, Chi Ming prefers to give money.

Seeing that Chi Ming gave five taels of silver as soon as he made a move, the host's eyes almost turned into a line of laughter.

Hastily invited people to sit at the table.

The wedding banquet in the countryside is not so particular, and there is no distinction between hot and cold dishes. They are all prepared and warmed up in the back kitchen.

Villagers in Zaoyun Village like to burn eight bowls, which means festive and auspicious.

The eight big bowls are:

Sweetheart lotus seeds, old man's pickled carp, honey sauce meat, smooth meat, big face fried tofu, pork skin soaked, vinegar cabbage, hot and sour potato shreds.

The cook this time was hired from another village. I heard that when she was young, she cooked for a few years in a big family in the county.When he got old, he resigned and returned to his hometown.In addition, her hands and feet are quick and her handicrafts are not bad. Whenever there are wedding banquets in ten miles and eight villages, she likes to ask her to help.

These eight bowls of Chi Ming have eaten many kinds in modern times, and it can be said that each place is different.

Manchu pork chops, Zhengding square meat, and Weixian silver belly are all traditional delicacies that he thinks are good.

Chi Ming tried everything on the table, and the taste was better than expected, but it was far from meeting his requirements for food.

The heart of the lotus seeds is not cleaned, which makes it taste a bit bitter; the soaked carp is boiled for too long, which makes it too rotten; , the tofu taste is too strong.

The only thing that Chi Ming praised was tonight's steamed buns, which were soft and bounced back when squeezed in, and the sweetness was just right. It should be old fermented water and noodles fermented with Baiyao rice.

If it is the modern active yeast, the steamed buns will have a strong yeasty smell, just like things are sour.

Like Chi Ming, he stopped after eating a few chopsticks, and the old man with a serious expression sitting opposite him.

In addition to this side now, Chi Ming and him have met twice.

I heard that it was an old man from the county seat who came to live here for a while.

According to Aunt Qiu Qin, her ancestors were also from Zaoyun Village.

When Chi Ming was looking at him, the old man on the opposite side was also looking at him.

Seeing that he was like him, he only ate a few chopsticks and stopped eating. On the other hand, those around were gobbled up and wanted to swallow all the bowls in their stomachs, so he nodded to Chi Ming.

Chi Ming also nodded politely.

After the groom had toasted, Chi Ming got up and said goodbye.

After receiving the news, the host hurriedly chased him out and stuffed him with a bag of steamed buns with red dots.

This is also the custom of Zaoyun Village.

The married family will return eight white steamed buns, two rice dumplings, a handful of peanuts, six pieces of wedding candy, and two red eggs in return.

After Chi Ming returned home, he took a few steamed buns, sliced ​​them, wrapped them in egg wash and deep-fried them in oil.

Bai Yao has already turned into a giraffe and stretched her neck and stood aside waiting, and even thoughtfully tied a bib around her neck for eating.

Chi Ming deep-fried the steamed buns until golden, took them out, poured out the excess oil, and when the pan was red, poured the fried golden steamed buns into the pan and quickly stir-fried them. After the steamed buns changed color, sprinkle with salt and soy sauce , chopped green onion, a plate of delicious steamed buns is ready.

In order to prevent the human tragedy of being robbed of food halfway at noon from happening again, Chi Ming started eating almost non-stop with chopsticks.

The villain died because of talking too much, he was afraid that he would starve to death because he moved slowly.

Bai Yao seemed to have noticed the master's careful thoughts, and put all her strength into her mouth.

After eating a meal, it is like being a thief.

I'm afraid that if I turn my head, I will attract someone again.

After drinking and eating, Chi Ming lay contentedly on the bamboo chair and belched three times in a row.

"Hi~ I'm so full."

"Hi~ Me too."

Bai Yao smacked her mouth, as if reminiscing, touched her round belly, she was so full.

One big and one young just lay dead like this for half an hour, until belatedly they noticed the cold winter air crawling up their insteps.

Chi Ming rubbed his cold hands and let out a breath.

It's cold.

He hates winter.

Only then did Chi Ming get up to clean up the dishes, thinking of getting under the covers as soon as possible.

The cold moon is like a hook, and Yunwu Mountain is hidden in the thick black night, indistinct and unusually quiet.

That person hasn't come at this point, so he probably won't come again...

Chi Ming was really afraid of that man's visit.

He was thinking in his heart, thinking about some messy things all the time.

Until he fell asleep drowsily, that person did not appear again.

Chi Ming has been staying at home for seven days, and he was really tired of the stock at home, and suddenly remembered that there should be winter bamboo shoots on the mountain this season.

My mind became active all of a sudden.

He wants to eat bamboo shoots.

If he is a carnivorous pie who loves all flesh, then this bamboo is also a favorite of his heart.

Whether it's a big moso bamboo shoot, a moso bamboo shoot suitable for dried and canned bamboo shoots, a crisp and delicious thunder bamboo shoot, or a red-shelled bamboo shoot with tender meat and pure taste, he loves them all.

As long as it is bamboo shoots, he will never get tired of eating them, and he can even come up with hundreds of different ways to eat them.

Just do what you say, Chi Ming has always been a man of action when it comes to the pursuit of delicious food.

Putting on his clothes and carrying a hoe on his back, Chi Ming went up the mountain.

Zhushan is behind Zaoyun Village, and it is full of mountains.

Because the bamboo shoots are a bit numb to eat, people in the village don't like to eat them.

The bamboo forest originally consisted of a few trees, but because no one was digging the bamboo shoots, the climb to the top of the mountain year after year turned the whole hill into a bamboo mountain.

Chi Ming regretted not coming earlier, otherwise he would be able to eat dried bamboo shoots now.

Zhushan is not high, and it will take half an hour to walk there.

Speaking of which, looking for winter bamboo shoots is still a bit particular. It is not to run to dig the soil when you see a bamboo, but to look up at the bamboo leaves and the terrain.

Generally, the bamboo shoots are those with lush bamboo leaves and relatively emerald green color.This kind of bamboo is called Danian.Even in the coming year, there will be more spring bamboo shoots.

Usually in the bend of the mountain, where the soil is soft and moist, there are many bamboo shoots.

He learned these strange knowledge points from the old man.

One year, the two of them visited an old friend's house who retired and lived in seclusion in the countryside, and they really experienced the hardships of digging a handful of winter bamboo shoots.

He didn't believe it at that time, and digging the soil one bamboo after another, as a result, he only dug up a bamboo shoot that was as thick as a thumb. After removing the thick bamboo shell, the small one was not even enough for teeth.

On the contrary, it was the old man who dug up a vegetable basket, which was quite big, and the biggest one weighed one or two catties.

After Chi Ming spotted the bamboo, he picked up the hoe to find the direction where the bamboo roots spread.

Dig up where the soil is jacked up.

Sure enough, I saw the bright yellow tips of bamboo shoots.

Chi Ming was overjoyed, there really were bamboo shoots.

But it is not easy to dig, because no one has dug the bamboo shoots all year round, the soil here is very hardened, and the bamboo roots are intertwined underneath.

From the very beginning, Chi Ming was full of interest. When he saw the bamboo shoots' eyes shining, he didn't want to move anymore.

He couldn't believe it, his palms were actually blistered...

Fortunately, he has dug a big basket at this moment.

There is a dish called Companion Bamboo Fresh in "Shanjia Qinggong", which uses bamboo leaves in the bamboo forest to make a fire, uses local materials, and cooks them now. moment of taste.

Chi Ming also thought of this. In order to pursue the umami taste of the food, he specially brought the pot and the previously marinated wild pork.

With the stream in the mountain stream, Chi Ming peeled and cleaned the bamboo shoots, cut them into pieces, and cooked them with slices of meat that were stir-fried until they were crystal clear, and boiled them slowly with mountain spring water.

Because it is winter, there are many fallen leaves and dead branches in the bamboo forest, so Chi Ming doesn't need to go to other places to pick them up. He just throws a handful of branches into it while reading miscellaneous books.

"Young man, what are you making that smells so good?" The sudden voice startled Chi Ming.

The author has something to say:

Chi Ming: Do you have any friends who form a team to dig bamboo shoots together?