Chapter 66 Spicy Wolf Meat
"Yike, there's such a loud noise outside and so many people. Is it my father and the others who are back? Why are my father and the others back? What happened?" Du Jiankang asked anxiously when he saw Yike.
Du Jiankang just heard Yi Ke's shouting, but because he was far away, he didn't hear clearly what he was shouting. He was anxious and worried that his father and the others were in danger, otherwise there would be no reason for them to come back. Then I thought maybe that wasn't the case, maybe I forgot to bring something. I wanted to go out and take a look, but I was afraid that my father and mother would blame me for being too weak. If I caught a cold and got sick, it would only increase their burden. He was just thinking about this and thought that if Yi Ke came, he would go out and take a look regardless of anything if no one else came.
"They encountered a group of wolves..." As soon as he said this, Du Jiankang sat up suddenly and asked anxiously: "Who is injured? Is the injury serious? No, I have to go and see." As he said this, he hurriedly lifted the quilt, supported the edge of the bed with his hands, and prepared to get out of bed.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? How can you go out when you can't even get some fresh air?" Yi Ke rushed over to stop him and covered his legs tightly with the quilt so that he could not move off the bed.
"How can I feel at ease if I don't go and check on you? I want to go and help too. I have the strength now and can still lift the person. Sister, please let go and let me go to help." Du Jiankang almost begged.
"Who asked you to carry it? If you were out, they would carry you anyway. You're just causing more trouble!"
“But they are injured…”
"Stop! Who said they were injured? They are fine!" Yi Ke was a little angry. He was very busy and there was no reason for so much gossip. No one would listen to what others said and they took things out of context. It was so annoying!
"Didn't you say you encountered a pack of wolves? That was a pack of wolves?" Du Jiankang was a little bit unconvinced that no one was injured.
"What's wrong with a pack of wolves? With Ziyi and my dad, we are not afraid of any more wolves. Look! That's not a wolf, that's meat! Meat delivered to the bowl! Haha, there's no need to look for prey, it's delivered to the door automatically, how great!"
Yike patted his cheap brother Du Jiankang, who was shocked, suspicious and incredulous, and complained in his heart that the shy boy had too many facial expressions.
"No one was really injured?" Du Jiankang still couldn't believe it. Once when his father and Uncle Hu Haohan went hunting, they saw a pack of wolves from afar. They were so scared that they dropped the prey and ran away. Finally, he unfortunately broke his leg while running and it took him a long time to recover. However, his father said that it was worth it as he saved his life in exchange for a leg. So he didn't believe that no one was hurt, and was afraid that Yi Ke said that on purpose to comfort him.
"There really is no one injured! Why are you so stubborn? You have to see it to believe it? If someone really was injured, I would still be here chatting with you, and I would have run over to get help long ago." Yi Ke said angrily.
"I, I just can't believe my ears. It's not that I don't believe you. Sister Yike, don't be angry. I apologize. I'm sorry." Du Jiankang saw that Yike was angry, but he believed it instead.
"There were fourteen wolves in total, and they all died with one arrow. Don't you think it's amazing?" Yi Ke said proudly.
"Amazing! Really amazing! I didn't expect Ziyi and Uncle Hao to be so good at archery. My father is far worse than them, and I am even worse." Du Jiankang believed what Le Ke said.
"Godfather is really not good. He shot two or three arrows to kill a wolf. His accuracy is not good." Yi Ke also nodded in agreement. "As for my brother, can you draw a bow?"
Du Jiankang couldn't help but roll his eyes. He didn't even understand the principle of not breaking up a relationship. Whoever likes this sister can take her. He didn't want to answer this question, so he threw back the quilt, crawled under it and lay down, ignoring her.
'hehe! "Yike couldn't help laughing. Cheap brother is quite interesting. "Go to sleep, healthy brother!" I went to help. “I just came to tell him so that he wouldn’t worry, but I didn’t expect to see such an interesting side.
Du Jiankang closed his eyes, said "hmm", and said no more.
Yike pursed her lips, smiled and walked away.
Du Jiankang saw his sister leave, and sat up again, frowning and thinking: "Now that I am well, should I go and learn archery from Ziyi?"
Regardless of the outcome of Du Jiankang's thinking, our Yi Keque made a statement by the spring: "Tonight we are going to eat wolf meat, spicy wolf meat. No one is going to compete with me for the chef position. I want to be the chef and cook the food myself, so that you can taste my cooking skills."
"Okay! Let's try some delicious dishes tonight."
Everyone thought that if the food didn’t taste good, they shouldn’t say anything so as not to discourage the little girl’s enthusiasm for cooking.
First, you can choose the most delicious part of the wolf - the wolf leg, wash it, chop it into small pieces, put it in a basin, and take it to the kitchen. Zhang Yuling was afraid that Yi Ke wouldn't know how to cook, so she followed him back to the kitchen, intending to give some pointers.
"Mom, fill a small pot with water first, put the wolf meat in, and bring the water to a boil. The wolf meat needs to be blanched." Yi Ke ordered.
"Okay." Zhang Yuling washed the pot and boiled water.
Yi Ke began to prepare the ingredients for stewing the wolf meat. He took two pieces of old ginger and three cloves of garlic, washed them, cut the ginger into slices, and cut the garlic into two halves. He also washed a few green garlics, cut them into sections for later use, and cut a few dried chilies into sections. In that era, there was no oyster sauce, light soy sauce, or dark soy sauce, so people just used soy sauce instead.
After the materials are prepared and the water in the pot is boiled, the wolf meat in the pot can be rolled several times, and the foam on the water surface can be scooped out with a spoon. Finally, take out the wolf meat that has been soaked in water and put it in a basket to drain the water.
Yike poured out the water in the pot, cleaned the pot, and asked her mother to cook it on high heat. She put the wolf meat into the pot and stir-fried it. When the water content decreased, she asked her mother not to use high heat anymore, but medium heat would be enough. Yike can use a spatula to stir-fry the wolf meat until the moisture is dried up and the surface is browned, then add oil into the pot, add dried peppers, garlic, and ginger slices, stir-fry, and the spicy aroma overflows from the pot. At this time, you should have added light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and oyster sauce, but unfortunately there was none. Yike just added three tablespoons of soy sauce, a spoonful of salt, and a teaspoon of sorghum wine, stir-fry evenly, then add boiling water, the water surface covering the wolf meat, bring to a boil over medium heat first, then simmer on low heat. After about an hour, there is not much soup left. Use chopsticks to poke the wolf meat and find that it is rotten. Yike changes the low heat to high heat, and makes the soup thick. Finally, add garlic sprouts, and the spicy wolf meat is cooked.
In the evening, the whole family pretended to make the food taste good even though they thought it would not taste good. As a result, they were hooked by the aroma before it even reached the table. After it was served, the spicy wolf meat was so delicious that they wanted to swallow their tongues. Yike watched the wolf meat on the table being consumed quickly and gave a thumbs up to his own cooking skills.
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The next day, Ziyi and the fathers set out again to help Du Qingcang move.
"Dad, don't take shortcuts this time. Safety comes first!" Although Yi Ke knew that they were very skilled in martial arts, he was still worried.
"Don't worry! This time we will take the old road we used to take. We've explored the area near that road before, so it's not dangerous. Besides, there are so many of us, so we don't have to be afraid even if we encounter them. Won't we run away if we can't defeat them? Don't come down either. Close the stair door on the watchtower. The forest may be a little chaotic recently, and we're worried that poisonous insects and ferocious beasts may come out. The wolves have come out, and other animals may come out as well. Remember not to come out. Besides, more than a dozen wolves were killed by the spring yesterday, and there is a strong smell of blood. Tigers, leopards, wolves, etc. will inevitably come by the smell, so you have to be obedient and close the stair door and the team door." Daddy reminded them again and again, fearing that these women would be ignorant of the world and run out, especially Yi Ke, who was very brave.
"Yes, I promise not to step out of the tunnel." Yi Ke raised his hand mischievously, and took a step forward to ask: "What about the chickens in the bamboo forest? How can we feed them if they don't come out?"
"No need to feed them, they will find food by themselves."
"What if a wolf comes and takes it away?" Yi Ke asked again.
"Just take it away, but don't run out just because you can't bear to see the chickens taken away!" Li Haoran warned sternly, "You are not allowed to come out after they are all eaten. Besides, if there is danger, chickens can't fly. At most, three or two will be eaten. Why do you worry about it?"
"Yike, listen to daddy. If the chickens are gone, I will catch new ones for you when I come back. If the person is gone, where can I find him? For my sake, you just be obedient and don't come out, okay?" Ziyi looked like he would not leave unless he agreed, so Yike immediately nodded in agreement.
"Brother Ziyi, don't worry. I won't even come out to look outside until you come back. Please promise to take good care of my life and my two mothers. You also have to promise me that you won't come back injured!"
"Yes! I promise I won't get hurt. I will take a detour if I see a wild animal." Ziyi answered readily.
"Yike, you have to take care of your healthy brother too!" Godfather Du Qingcang interrupted.
"Okay! I promise, godfather, when you come back, you will see a brother who can come out and see the sun." Yi Ke said with a smile.
"Let's go! Let's go!" Ziyi and his friends walked towards the inner area of Longshan, carrying backpacks filled with snakeskin bags. As they disappeared into the woods, Yi Ke bolted the door on the steps next to the watchtower. A door is installed here on the steps to prevent animals from climbing up. After all, the steps are slanted, unlike the original bamboo ladder, and animals definitely cannot climb up.
Standing on the watchtower and looking down from the fence, you can see the happy chickens in the bamboo forest. They look carefree and have no idea that a guillotine is hanging around their necks. There was a faint smell of blood lingering around the watchtower. Even though it had been washed with water countless times yesterday, some of the smell was still reluctant to leave. Hopefully the chickens are lucky and no animals are attracted by the smell of blood here.
There is a saying that things don’t go as planned, and there is another saying that ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel. hehe!
After Ziyi and his companions had been walking for a long time, they heard the panicked clucking of chickens outside the cave, as well as the sound of chickens flapping their wings.
Yike had been paying attention to the noise outside, and he heard it as soon as the rooster crowed. He immediately picked up his bow and arrow and ran outside. Only after Yi Ke ran out of the tunnel and stood on the watchtower did Zhang Yuling and Wang Cuihua discover Yi Ke's movements.
"Oh my God! Why did you run out? Come back quickly!" Zhang Yuling and Wang Cuihua also ran out of the tunnel.
"Shh!" Yike made a gesture to keep quiet. Zhang Yuling and Wang Cuihua immediately dared not make any sound, but reached out to pull Yike, wanting to pull her back to the cave.
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