Chapter 343 I heard that I am the best (30)
When Li Wei heard that his precious sausage had been discovered, he immediately stopped fighting with the drunkard and rushed to snatch back his sausage.
Seeing this, Captain Zhao couldn't help but tease, "Captain Li is so anxious, could it be that this thing was given to you by your sweetheart?"
"No way? What kind of woman is so brave to deliver dried intestines to someone? Damn! Could this be human intestine?" The man surnamed Liu scared himself as he spoke, and looked at the sausage in Li Wei's hand in horror.
Li Wei didn't expect these people to have such a rich imagination. He said with a sullen face, "Don't talk nonsense. What human intestines and sheep intestines? These are sausages, made of minced pork stuffed into sausage casings."
When Liu Laogan heard that it was food, his eyes lit up immediately: "Eatable? Then what are we waiting for? Aren't we short of snacks to go with the wine? Hurry up and make it!"
Centurion Zhao was also happy after hearing this: "Right, right! Captain Li hid the food without telling us, how stingy! Fortunately we found it. But how do you make this sausage?"
Li Wei knew that his sausage would have no chance of surviving if they discovered it, so he had to ask someone to wash it with water, and then cut it into thin slices with a dagger. The sliced sausage was crystal clear and looked tempting. Before he even ate it, several grown men began to swallow their saliva just by looking at it.
"Damn it! I didn't expect that the dry intestines would look so good when cut out!" Liu Laogan stared at the plate of sausage slices and said with a greedy look on his face.
The others nodded repeatedly, even stopped drinking, and just stared at Li Wei working.
No matter how many times you cut a sausage, it will be finished quickly.
Li Wei built a small pot directly on the fire at the door of the tent. Without putting anything else in it, he just poured the sausage slices into the pot and fried them.
Soon, the sausage slices were fried in oil, and an extremely fresh and tempting aroma wafted out.
Li Wei fried the sausage slices for more than ten times before putting them out. Without waiting for him to put the plate down, Liu Laogan quickly took a slice and stuffed it into his mouth. He chewed it for a few times without caring about the heat, and praised vaguely: "Good, delicious! What a delicacy this is!"
The others no longer cared about drooling and started to grab the food.
Li Wei was not willing to give in either. If he didn't grab the piece, he would not be able to eat it anymore.
Just stir-fry it casually, and the cooked sausage will be delicious, with a mellow and rich taste. The meat is firm, the lean meat is not dry, and the fat is not greasy. It has a long aftertaste, and the more you chew it, the more fragrant it becomes. It is a wonderful enjoyment for the taste buds.
"How come it's gone so quickly! You beasts, why didn't you leave some more for me..." Liu Laogan wanted to eat more, but when he saw that there was only a little oil stain left on the plate and the sausage slices were long gone, he shouted angrily.
"Captain Li, do you have any sausages left? If you do, take them out quickly. This is not enough for me to fill my stomach, and I have to share it with several grown men. I just tasted a little and it's gone!" Boss Zhao was also very greedy. He stared at Li Wei, hoping that he could produce some more sausages.
But they were doomed to be disappointed. Li Wei snorted coldly, "This is the only one I have. I wanted to keep it for myself, but you guys snatched it away. How can I have another one?!"
The others were immediately disappointed. Liu Laogan was so greedy that he kept sniffing the aroma in the air. After a while, he smacked his lips and asked Li Wei, "Captain Li, did you make this sausage yourself or buy it?"
"I bought it. There is a 'Jin Yu Food Store' in Cuicheng. I bought it there." Li Wei did not hide it.
"Jinyu Food Shop? I know. My wife and children all say that the shop sells all kinds of food that is so delicious that it makes people unable to walk. I have also eaten the braised food sold there, and the taste is absolutely amazing! I didn't expect that this sausage is also sold there. When I go back, I must buy some and eat my fill!" said Boss Zhao.
"I want to buy some, too. Buy lots and save them for later use... The food in the barracks is not oily, so I'll buy some to satisfy my cravings." Liu Laogan said immediately, and then sighed, "It would be great if our dry rations on the battlefield also had sausages. After eating them, I can kill dozens of enemies without getting tired!"
"Yes, it would be great if this sausage was our military ration. It's durable, easy to make, and tastes good. It would be great to use it as military ration. Maybe when the enemy smells the aroma of the sausage, they'll be defeated without a fight! Haha..." Centurion Zhao said with longing.
"Don't dream. These sausages are very expensive and can't be used as military rations." Seeing that they were getting more and more excited, Li Wei couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water on them.
"Let's just talk about it and satisfy our cravings! Don't take it seriously." Boss Zhao said, "Life in war is so hard, how can we persevere without dreaming? I'll be frank, if I get promoted and become rich in the future, I will eat sausages every day and eat as much as I want!"
After drinking, the few of them started talking more and more excitedly. Li Wei saw that they were just venting their emotions, so he stopped paying attention.
Normally, drinking is not allowed in the military camp, but they are not on duty tomorrow, and because they often fight in battles, they might die any day, so the general above turns a blind eye and pretends not to know as long as the people below do not interfere with their work.
Those who were talking big didn't know that not far away, hidden in the shadow of another tent, were Mu Yunchao and several of his men.
Liu Laogan and the others heard everything they said clearly, and of course, they also smelled the aroma of the sausages.
Mu Yunchao could smell the extremely tempting fragrance in the air at this moment.
"Have you ever eaten that sausage?" Mu Yunchao asked his men.
Several of his men shook their heads.
"I'm also greedy when I smell that aroma. I have to buy some to satisfy my craving when I return to Cuicheng." Mu Yunchao said with a smile. It was another new food from Zhou Shichu's food shop. Mu Yunchao couldn't help but admire her. Why did she always have these wonderful ideas to make delicious food that people couldn't stop eating.
As for using sausages as military rations, Mu Yunchao also hoped to do so, but the reality was as Li Wei said, he did not have that much money to buy them.
You have to know that the soldiers' rations at that time were all coarse grains. It was good enough to fill their stomachs, and it was rare to even be full. Some unethical forces gave the soldiers food mixed with sand, stones, or moldy and rotten grains. As for meat, that was impossible unless the soldiers could catch mice or rabbits to satisfy their cravings.
Mu Yunchao himself was a general and had shared the joys and sorrows with the lower-level soldiers. He still had a conscience, so the soldiers under his command had decent food, but that didn't mean he could afford sausages as military rations.
But... Mu Yunchao's eyes flashed. He couldn't afford the sausages that were made entirely of meat from the Jinyu Food Store, but what about those that were not made entirely of meat?
Mu Yunchao thought that he could ask Zhou Shichu for advice on making a low-end version of sausages, which could be used to improve the soldiers' meals. Although they couldn't eat as much meat as they wanted, they could taste the meat, which was also a way to encourage morale.
If Zhou Shichu knew his plan, he would praise him for learning how to make starch sausages of later generations without any guidance. The cost is lower, the taste is good, and it has meaty flavor, but most of the filling is flour. Doesn't it perfectly meet his requirements?
(End of this chapter)
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