Chapter 326: Are you satisfied with this fish?

Sun Hongbing sighed, as if there was no other way.

"Okay then, I'll take you to find him, but I can't guarantee that I can convince him!"

Song Shiwei listened and nodded quickly: "Okay, thank you, Captain Sun!"

The old man lived in a village not far from Death Valley.

His children all worked in the city and originally wanted to take him with them to enjoy a better life, but he had a weird personality and refused to do so no matter what. He said that even if he died, he wanted to die here because this was the root of their ancestors!

His children had no choice but to leave him alone in the village.

Captain Sun drove them all the way into the village. His home was at the westernmost end of the village. It was desolate as far as the eye could see, with weeds growing waist-high. The walls were stained and the roof was dilapidated. The gate and pillars were made of solid wood and painted black. Perhaps because of their age, the black paint had already fallen off!

The rain is much lighter now, as fine as a cow's hair, and it only makes my body slightly wet.

Song Shiwei and her friends got out of the car and walked towards the gate.

Sun Hongbing knocked on the door and shouted, "Master Li! Master Li! Are you home?"

But after shouting for a long time, there was no response.

He was just about to push the door open when he heard an old voice suddenly from behind him.

"Who are you?"

Song Shiwei and the others turned around quickly and saw an old man with gray hair and beard carrying a fishing rod, holding a fish basket, and wearing a straw raincoat, walking towards them slowly.

When he saw him, Sun Hongbing's eyes suddenly lit up!

"Hello, Master Li, we are from the border troops and we came to see you specially!"

Old man Li looked them up and down, and seemed to not want to pay any attention to them at all.

"If it's about Death Valley, please go back!"

After saying that, he pushed the door open and was about to go in.

Captain Zheng hurried forward to stop him, and pleaded anxiously, "Master, please take us in. Several of my brothers are trapped on the mountain over there. The mountain road is buried by mud and rocks. We can only save them by going through the Death Valley. Please take us in?"

Old Li shook his head impatiently: "Please go back, everyone. There is almost no return from the Death Valley. If I take you in, I will take you to die! Not only will I not be able to save your brothers, but we will all be trapped in it!"

After saying that, he went straight into the yard. Song Shiwei and the others were not willing to stop, so they followed him in.

Old Li didn't care. He took the fish and started to cut it open.

Song Shiwei had been observing him since the first time he saw him.

Seeing him carefully handling the grass carp in his hands, even slicing the fish bit by bit, it's obvious that he is a person who is very particular about food.

After thinking for a while, she stepped forward and said, "Master Li, can I help you cook this fish?"

Old Li raised his eyes and glanced at her. Seeing her young age, he couldn't help but look down on her.

"Can you cook? I only caught this one fish. If you ruin it, I won't have anything to eat today!"

Song Shi smiled and said, "Don't worry, if I don't cook well, I will take Captain Sun and the others away immediately! I will never bother you again, but I also have a request. If the fish I cook is good and satisfies you, can you tell me about Death Valley? I don't ask you to take risks with me, as long as you tell me what's going on inside, and we can go by ourselves!"

Old Li looked at Captain Sun and Captain Zheng behind her, and finally sighed.

"Okay! Since you are both soldiers, I promise you that if your cooking is delicious, I will tell you!"

In fact, deep down he didn't really believe that the young girl in front of him was a good cook, and even if she cooked just ok, he wouldn't admit it. After all, the final choice was in his hands.

Hearing him say this, not only did Song Shiwei breathe a sigh of relief, but even Captain Zheng and the others felt relieved.

Song Shiwei looked at the fish he had sliced, picked up the not-so-sharp knife on the stone table, and started to process it from the beginning.

With one cut, she cut open the grass carp's head and pulled out the black line to remove the fishy smell. She then cleaned the black film in the fish's belly. Looking at the fish fillets that had been processed by Lao Li, she removed the other half of the fish bones.

Cut the fish meat into fillets along the tail at an angle of about 30 degrees. When it touches the skin, cut it straight again so that each piece of fish meat has a small piece of skin. After cutting, wash it several times with salt water to make the fillets firm and not easy to fall apart.

She sliced ​​each piece of fish into uniform thickness and made it crystal clear.

This really surprised Old Li.

I didn't expect that this little girl has such good skills at such a young age.

It seems that he really underestimated her.

Song Shiwei had already seen the jar where he pickled sauerkraut. She could use the fish fillets to make sauerkraut fish.

There are also all kinds of seasonings on the table.

She first marinated the sliced ​​fish with egg white, wine, salt and starch, and also marinated the fish head, fish bones and fish tail with salt, rice wine and pepper.

Heat the oil in a pot and stir-fry the chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, scallions, and garlic until fragrant. Then add the wild pepper and sauerkraut and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the fish head and fish bones, add boiling water and bring to a boil over high heat. Also add some sauerkraut soup, salt, pepper, and a drop of rice wine.

After skimming off the foam, take out the fish head, fish bones, fish tail and sauerkraut and put them into a porcelain bowl. Over low heat, shake the marinated fish fillets and put them into the soup. Do not stir, just shake gently.

To prevent the fish from breaking.

When the fish fillets turn white and the soup boils slightly, pour the soup and sauerkraut on the sauerkraut, sprinkle with minced garlic, dried chili segments, and chopped green onions.

Heat some oil in another pan, pour over the sauerkraut fish while it’s still hot.

At this moment, the fragrance is instantly stimulated.

The whole courtyard is filled with rich fresh fragrance.

This made Old Li swallow his saliva continuously.

His eyes were fixed on the pot of pickled fish.

Even Sun Hongbing almost dropped his jaw in shock.

He pointed at the pot of pickled fish with an incredulous look on his face and said, "This, this smells so good!"

Captain Zheng knew Song Shiwei's cooking skills, but he hadn't said anything just now because he wanted to see their surprised expressions after seeing his sister-in-law's cooking skills.

Now that he saw it, he burst into laughter with joy.

"Hahaha!! My sister-in-law's cooking skills are well-known in our army!! Many big leaders in Qing City wanted to ask my sister-in-law to cook for them, but they all failed! Today, Master Li, you are lucky! You get to taste my sister-in-law's cooking skills!!"

Hearing him say this, Captain Sun was also extremely surprised.

"Oh my god, it turns out my sister-in-law has such a great cooking skill!! I didn't expect that this fish could become so delicious after being in her hands!!"

After taking a look at the equally surprised Old Li, he felt half relieved.

"Master Li, please try it and see if you are satisfied with this fish."