Chapter 205 This is possible
In fact, most game is not delicious, and most of them are fishy and smelly. The reason why so many people in later generations are keen on it is nothing more than curiosity and showing off.
There are delicious ones, too, such as the flying dragon from the Northeast, the shad and knife fish from the south of the Yangtze River, and the yellow mutton that Xu Lingjun is stewing now. They are so delicious that they are far better than ordinary domesticated sheep, so they have become tributes since a long time ago. Yuan Mei, a famous foodie in history, praised them highly after tasting them.
Yuan Mei wrote "Suiyuan Cookbook". Naturally, his ability to appreciate food was much better than that of Qianlong and Cixi. Even before the mutton was stewed, Guo Xizi and others were already drooling.
"Yellow mutton and yellow mushrooms are good things in themselves. It doesn't take much trouble to cook them. Just pay attention to the heat. Don't worry, it will be ready in a few minutes."
High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking, which is actually a bit biased. Ingredients such as ginseng, abalone and shark fin are very troublesome to handle, but they are just right for yellow mutton and yellow mushrooms.
When Guo Zizi heard this, he turned around and left. "I'll go get some hot wine. Yellow mutton can replenish qi and treat fatigue. Eat a few bites and drink some wine. Then take a nap at night and you'll be refreshed in the morning."
The wine was quickly heated up and the yellow mutton was also stewed. As soon as the lid of the pot was opened, the aroma wafted into the air. Not to mention Guo Chenzi and the others, even Dahuang and Erhuang started shouting.
Xu Lingjun quickly chased them away, "Go away, your saliva is about to fall into the pot. I'll give you the bones after I finish gnawing on them."
Everyone quickly took out their bowls, filled one bowl each, picked up the meat, blew on it a few times, and put it into their mouths when it was a little cool. They immediately squinted their eyes in comfort, "It smells so good! It's no wonder that emperors in ancient times loved to eat it. This yellow mutton and yellow mushrooms are really delicious."
Xu Lingjun was not in a hurry. He took out the hard-wheat steamed bun that Li Xiuzhi had baked for him, broke it into small pieces and placed them at the bottom of a bowl. He then poured a spoonful of boiling hot mushroom and mutton soup on it, covered it with the mutton, and waited for the steamed bun to absorb the soup before taking a few bites with relish. This was much more delicious than the mutton soup steamed bun in Xi'an.
After the delicious mutton soup goes into your stomach, soon a ball of heat will emerge from your body, and your whole body will feel warm from inside to outside. There is an indescribable sense of comfort. This may be the reason why yellow sheep meat can be used as medicine.
"Come on, let's drink! Thanks to Lao Xu, we can finally have a good meal today." Guo Zizi picked up the wine bowl. It was not easy to eat meat to your heart's content these days.
Everyone drank happily, sipped wine and ate mutton, and sang the songs of Qilian Mountain. In their opinion, this was probably the best thing in life.
After finishing a big pot of food, everyone sat comfortably on the mats, touching their bulging stomachs. No one wanted to talk at this time, and everyone was immersed in the satisfaction of being full and satisfied.
"This is what life is all about. If I could experience it a few times a year, I wouldn't trade it even for a god." After a long time, Guo Zizi sighed.
"There's plenty of mutton. We'll eat it tomorrow." Xu Lingjun said happily.
"Lao Xu, we understand your intentions, but you should exchange these yellow mutton and yellow mushrooms for money. You are not alone now, you have a wife to support, you can't be so extravagant." Dong Kuan advised kindly.
"Old Dong is right. Besides, Xiuzhi has probably never eaten yellow mutton, right? You should bring some for her." Guo Zizi agreed.
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll go find some firewood to smoke the mutton. It's still a few days before we go down the mountain, so we'd better prevent it from going bad." Haisheng touched his stomach, got up and went to the side, found some firewood suitable for smoking mutton from the pile of firewood he had collected during the day, and lit it on the rack nearby.
Ordinary people nowadays cannot afford refrigerators, so ordinary people preserve pigs in the same way after they kill them. Everyone is used to it, so they quickly helped Xu Lingjun to clean up the place and hang the mutton there to smoke.
"It's not a big deal. I noticed a lot of gazelles around here. Maybe Dahuang and Erhuang will find them again tomorrow! If you hear steady gunshots this time, you don't have to worry about me. If something urgent happens, I'll shoot continuously and you can come over." Xu Lingjun said while busying himself.
"Well, we were worried when we heard you firing a gun for the first time today. We won't do it again next time." They have all hunted before and can tell what's happening on the other side from the sound of gunfire.
In the next few days, Xu Lingjun got up every morning and helped them drive the horses to graze, and then took Dahuang and Erhuang to pick mushrooms. During this time, they encountered some wild beasts every now and then.
Relying on the Five-Six-Ban Gun, Xu Lingjun reaped a lot. He killed two more gazelles, a wild donkey, and several rabbits. During this period, he also encountered danger and ran into a pack of wolves. Fortunately, the Five-Six-Ban Gun was very effective. Guo Chenzi and others were not far away, and they came over when they heard the warning gunshots.
They just happened to catch the wolves, and everyone started to grab them together, and killed a few of them. The wolf skins and wolf teeth were all valuable things, and they could be taken to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange for money.
When they returned to the ranch, everyone was surprised to see their rosy faces. Other people would be a little thinner after grazing in the mountains, but why was it the opposite for them? After talking to everyone, everyone realized that Xu Lingjun had been making delicious food for them these days. After eating so much meat, how could they not be rosy?
Xu Lingjun also gave them some of the meat, but they were reluctant to take it. In the end, Xu Lingjun insisted again and again and they took half of it.
After returning home, Xu Lingjun also stewed a pot of yellow mushrooms and yellow mutton for Li Xiuzhi. As Li Xiuzhi ate, she thought of her home, "Hey, I wonder how my parents are doing?"
"It's okay. I'll send them some money after we sell these things." Xu Lingjun had mentioned this to Li Xiuzhi last time, but she did not agree. Firstly, Xu Lingjun was not well off at that time, and secondly, it would be inappropriate for her to subsidize her parents' home after she got married.
"Forget it. It's more important to pay back Uncle Guo and the others first. The last time they wrote to me, they said the rain was good this year and everything should be fine by the time the wheat is harvested." Li Xiuzhi refused again.
"There's still some time to go. Uncle Guo isn't in a hurry. I'll pay back some this time, and then pay back some more when I come back from the mountain next time. That should be enough." Xu Lingjun showed off his masculinity this time. "That's settled. I'll go to the post office to send them the money tomorrow."
Two months later, Xu Lingjun not only paid off his debts, but also saved some money. Unfortunately, the picking season of yellow mushrooms had ended. Like cordyceps, yellow mushrooms can only be picked for one or two months each year.
Li Xiuzhi felt a little regretful. "It would be great if I could grow mushrooms myself. Not only would I be able to earn money every month, but I could also help you with work."
Xu Lingjun smiled and said, "That's possible."
(End of this chapter)
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