The washed sauerkraut is golden in color.
Shrimp skins, small sea cucumbers, and bone soup that have been boiled in advance, when the hot water is brought to boiling.
Then put the sauerkraut into the pot and cook until it brings out the aroma.
Next, the hand-made tofu is cut into pieces directly by hand.
Place in boiling pot.
Finally, put the cut fish into the pot along the edge.
This was a big pot specially used for iron pot stews, and a group of people sat around the pot early in the morning.
Watching Lu Xinghe performing there.
He Xiaoyu seemed to have integrated into the group a long time ago.
Let the aunt who cooks come out to rest and stand beside Lu Xinghe to help with the work.
"Xiao Yu, heat up the white wine. Grandpa Cao, you drink the soup first. Boil the tofu and fish a thousand times. When the time comes, tofu will be more delicious than fish."
Mr. Cao, Secretary Kong, and an old man with white hair sitting next to Mr. Cao.
It was almost time for dinner when we arrived at the Cao family compound.
He doesn't look like a soldier, but more like a hunter in the mountains.
His cheeks were dark red, his hands were covered with calluses, and the joints on his hands were almost thicker than two fingers.
This could be rheumatism.
Or it could be frozen from being in the mountains all year round.
"Lao Cao, your two younger generations are great. I feel relieved to have them serving you. I would like to send you a few wives from the Chao clan.
They know how to serve people, much better than you old women! ”
"puff!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Xinghe almost spit out the sauerkraut soup he had just drunk.
What the hell?
Send a wife?
Or several?
"Why, are you jealous? If you want, I can send you a few, but they are a bit old. Can you accept them, young man?"
Not to mention that He Xiaoyu was right next to him, he wouldn't dare to accept it even if she wasn't around.
What is going on?
But I guess Wang Dai is not picky, and for him, the more the better.
"Hahaha, Xiao Liu is almost there, don't scare Xiao Lu." Old Master Cao waved his hand to interrupt.
Then he introduced Lu Xinghe and He Xiaoyu: "This is my brother from my hometown in Changbai Mountain. He lives next to our neighbors. Many women from the Chao clan sneak over here.
I don't need status or anything, as long as I can have food to eat,
Grandpa Liu, you have three wives, hahahaha. I think they should all be shot. However, the gun control there is not strict.
Everyone has a few guns at home, and no one is too lazy to manage them. If there is any conflict, it is not certain who will gain the upper hand. ”
Mr. Cao explained the whole story, but most of it was spoken to He Xiaoyu.
If Lu Xinghe was the only one here, and they were all grown men, he wouldn't bother to explain so much.
I guess at this time Mr. Liu has started telling the story of how he took care of a little Chao girl in the village alone on the other side of the Xi River.
"Hahaha, only three? At most I had one, but now that place is developing, the ones who stayed are all old, so it's not suitable for you young people."
Old Liu laughed, took out a ginseng from his pocket, and ate it with soybean paste without washing it.
This ginseng is not that ginseng. It is a kind unique to Changbai Mountain. It only takes two or three years to grow bigger than the one in the mountains of Northeast China that takes thirty or forty years.
However, the nutritional value is not bad, and most of the noodles in later generations are of this type.
Moreover, in later generations, a lot of chemical fertilizers were used, and ginseng is far from being as green and natural as it is today.
"Yes, we have been going backwards in recent years. Unlike the other side of the river, we are clinging to the Russians and using machinery to farm."
Mr. Cao also sighed.
"Grandpa Cao, this is different. They are following the path of other countries. Even if they are developing rapidly by licking others' boots,
We rely purely on our own exploration. Although this path is more difficult, it is more suitable for our country, isn't it?
It is better to rely on oneself than on others. I believe that the working class and peasant class are the hands that can create everything. ”
Lu Xinghe thought about the future, that is, when the Cold War ended, the time there instantly returned to the period before liberation, and all the machines and factories were shut down.
The Russians and Americans only brought equipment but did not teach any technology, which was equivalent to finding a group of free laborers from the Dong side.
It's nothing like our side.
Every step is taken with real effort.
"Oh, you are really good, you are so good at talking in anger, but I like to hear this, it is better to rely on yourself than on others, we old men have to rely on ourselves to hold up the sky!"
Lu Xinghe continued to listen to the two old men talking about the past.
What about taking old man Cao to the other side of the river to the female barracks when he was young, with his mouth full of ginseng.
When I first came here, I needed a cane to walk.
When we were young, we fought the Japanese together. Dozens of us took hunting dogs up the mountain, but those Japanese invaders destroyed many villages.
After capturing the women in the village, he disappeared deep into the Changbai Mountains.
In short, the stories of the two people can be written into a book about the Northeast Anti-Japanese War.
That really goes from young to old.
Whether it was the Japanese, the Koreans or the Russians, they all lost their lives at the hands of these two people.
“Note: The Russians did a lot of bad things in Northeast China, but they are rarely mentioned now.”
But later on, Old Liu didn't like being controlled, so he returned to his hometown, kept a bunch of Chao clan wives, and lived a stable life.
Pickled fish, roasted rabbit meat, and dog meat brought by Old Liu.
The wine is naturally Beida Cang from the Northeast.
Mr. Cao said he wanted to drink Moutai.
But Old Liu couldn't get used to the taste of that drink and just liked the feeling of Beida Cang's throat.
Lu Xinghe doesn't eat dog meat.
But Old Liu didn't care.
Even though he is in his seventies, he eats meat without any restraint.
From time to time, he would dip ginseng in soybean paste, which made people shake their heads.
No wonder he can marry three wives, humans have that ability!
After three rounds of drinks, Old Liu told the purpose of his trip.
"Cao, come with me and take your men with you. A tiger has appeared in my area and has already killed several of my cows.
We ignored the forest farm, and the forest farm didn't care about our life or death.
Young people nowadays are more timid than each other. I didn't expect that you have some help here, so you can bring a few more guns and help me kill that beast. ”
Old Liu sighed and thought, even though they have guns and dare to fight with the forestry police with bombs, few of them have the courage to deal with the tiger.
Moreover, Old Liu had a stubborn temper and was not popular in the village, so no one in the village came out to help him.
"tiger?"
"Well, all my cows were eaten. Damn it, I don't know how they can eat so much!!"
Mr. Cao has been very excited lately, as if he is more interested in seeing Old Liu get humiliated than hearing about tigers.
However, he still shook his head when meeting Old Liu's gaze.
"My people are not here. You used to be my people and you all listened to me. If I dare to disobey them, they will know as soon as I leave the house.
But let me introduce someone to you! ”
"who?"
"This young man Xiao Lu is a hunter, how about letting him go with you?"
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