Chapter 12 You will know a lot
"It's edible, delicious." Zhu Da replied a little perfunctorily.
It is said that today has made great progress compared to the previous few days. Old Man Xiang Yue Xiang talked deeply with him, and Zhou Qingyun came over to talk again, but Zhu Da felt that the road was almost blocked, because Old Man Xiang was just expressing his feelings and he had no new trump card here. He might be rejected very simply tomorrow or next time he met again.
He turned his head to look at the old man's back, Xiang Yue carried two bags, one was tied up fur, about a dozen pieces, and the other was a luggage for rushing to travel, but the one attracted the most attention from Zhu Da was the sword. In this world, Xiang's old man lived more free than most villagers in the village, and it can even be said to be free. This is what he envied the most.
The children in the village who were watching had dispersed. For them, the scene I saw just now was enough to discuss for many days, but Zhou Qingyun didn't notice Zhu Da's distractedness. He just stared at the fish and said, "I have also made the fish in the river. The smell is really not something that humans can eat. They can only be fed to cats and dogs. Do you think this is delicious?"
Zhu Da took a deep breath to dispel his depressedness. Now he has no capital to feel feelings. He wants to be as comfortable as his parents, wanting to have that kind of freedom and freedom, and wanting not to become meat on the chopping board. This is the only hope and the only reliable hope at present. Zhu Da knows that the world outside is wide, and there are talented people everywhere, but what can a twelve-year-old military boy do? If he is not starved to death, he will be kidnapped. Is there any good ending? All he can count on is in front of him!
After adjusting his condition, Zhu Da turned his head to face Zhou Qingyun who was a little impatient and said with a smile: "You don't know how to do it. This is a good thing, no worse than meat!"
When Zhou Qingyun heard the word "not understanding", he was so excited that he was furious that he waved his hands and said, "I don't know how to make it. Who knows how to make it in Baibao Village than ours? Even Mr. Li's house is not good. Xiang Bo and I have cooked so much meat, and they have eaten as much, roasted, stewed, roasted, and we have made everything."
These days, it is amazing to be able to eat meat in this poor place, so naturally I can afford to "make it". Zhou Qingyun was so excited that he was so excited. When he heard him say this, Zhu Da couldn't help swallowing. He hadn't eaten meat on the land for a long time, and the taste was really mouth-watering.
"What am I lying to you? I want to be a disciple of Xiang Bo!" Zhu Da replied angrily. Although he was the same age, his psychological age was much older than the other party, so he was too lazy to bother him.
The cause and effect of this statement was clear, and Zhou Qingyun was not excited. Then he stared at the grey grilled fish seriously, looked at it, shook his head, and hesitated and said: "You said it was delicious, so let's have a meal together today. I'll try the taste of this fish. If it's not good, don't think about becoming a disciple. If it's delicious, then I'll help you!"
At the end, Zhou Qingyun couldn't help but wipe the saliva from the corner of his mouth. This action made Zhu Da laugh. It seemed that Xiao Zhou was a foodie. Although he didn't know how much effort Zhou Qingyun could put in front of Xiang Yue, it was always good to have such a breakthrough.
"Okay, let's have it together at noon. I'll make fish. This fish is here for you first." Zhu Da handed the fish over.
Zhou Qingyun was stunned, staring at Zhu Da and said, "Are you afraid that I will eat the fish first, or you have never given it to me?"
"I believe you!" Zhu Da replied very happily. His behavior surprised Zhou Qingyun. Zhou Qingyun scratched his head and said, "Okay, wait for you to come around noon, and I'll wait for you to go with you."
The key to Zhu Da’s attention is on the other side. Xiang’s family actually had three meals a day, and his life was good. Xiang Yue and Zhou Qingyun, even if they have adopted a relationship, they should call him grandpa, not "Bo". There must be a reason in it, but it is not convenient to inquire now.
Since I couldn't become a disciple today, I'll hurry up and catch fish and exercise. Zhu Da greeted me, walked to the river, walked a few steps and turned around, called Zhou Qingyun who was about to enter the door, and asked, "Do you have a knife?"
The knives of our own are kitchen knives and sickles. These two are not easy to use when cutting fish by the river. Moreover, they are all Jingui's family at home, so it is very troublesome to break them. Xiang's family looks like a hunter and a warrior, so there is definitely no shortage of knives.
Zhu Da didn't expect that Zhou Qingyun lent him a dagger, eight inches long and short. Judging from the scabbard and cloth wrapping, it was a bit sharp, so this dagger must be easy to use when slicing fish by the river.
After leaving the village, Zhu Da started running. There are many ways to strengthen his body, but running is the most basic. His current state is completely different from when he is empty. I feel like I have endless strength all over my body, so I just arrived by the river.
Before going to the puddle, you must first collect firewood and various wild vegetables. You have a strong spirit and a short knife in your hand. The efficiency today is much higher than yesterday, and you will soon get all the materials you should use.
I don’t know how many fish will be hooked today. The fish have no memory. This method of fishing in puddles will not fail after a long time. As long as there are enough fish in the river and have the effect as good as yesterday, Zhu Da is not worried about the lack of fish in the pit, but just thinking about how many will there be.
When he walked to the puddle, he looked at it. Zhu Da was stunned. There was only one fish in the puddle. However, the fish was more than two feet long and very fat. It was in the puddle. It was reminiscent of snakes and insects at a high level. It was very scary. The fish was entangled by the reeds in the puddle, but it didn't look like it was trapped, but it seemed like it was full and resting.
It was actually a catfish, a river fish with a lot of oil and water. Looking at this, I was afraid that all the fish that entered the pit would be swallowed by it. Zhu Da immediately slowed down his movements. His body was in the water. If he was too fast, his movements would be easily sensed by the fish through the water flow and startled to escape. Moreover, the catfish was sensitive and cunning, difficult to catch, and he would run away as soon as he was alarmed. It was a pity to let go such good meat and oil.
When he reached the puddle, Zhu Da slowly reached into the water with both hands. When he got closer, he suddenly accelerated and grabbed the fish body, and the fish body wrapped around the reeds. He tried his best to grab it. At this moment, the catfish had already begun to struggle violently. Zhu Da did not hesitate. After grabbing, his whole body followed suit and threw the fish towards the river beach.
He used his whole body to exert force. The fish was thrown to the shore. Zhu Da fell on his back and fell into shallow water. With this half-foot deep water as a buffer, he held his breath and was in time. He quickly turned over and stood up without delay. He immediately went ashore, picked up a stone and smashed it down according to the catfish jumping on the river beach.
The catfish stopped moving, and Zhu Da relaxed. When he saw this fish, he was afraid of running away. When he caught the fish, the fish's strength to struggle in the water would be greater than normal. The mucus on the surface of the catfish was slippery and almost slipped off his hands. But in the end he was caught. He tightened his hands first and then succeeded. He felt particularly relaxed. This sense of accomplishment was even more serious than yesterday. Zhu Da took a few breaths and couldn't help laughing out loud.
Zhu Da didn't relax for too long and hurriedly warmed up, otherwise it would be too easy to catch a cold. After the activity was over, Zhu Da went to wash the stone slabs, packed wild vegetables, and picked a few more reeds. Judging from the size of the fish, he might have to cut the fish into sections and take them back, and then he would have to make a straw bag to put it in.
Just as he was about to pack up catfish on the big rock by the river, he heard someone approaching. Zhu Da was stunned, but his hand tightened his dagger. He didn't want to monopolize the fish catch in the river. It was impossible for him and his family to do so, but he wanted to release bad people. At this time, adults are busy farming and when the water is cold in autumn, children will not approach the river. Who will it be?
"So I thought there was a trick when you were catching fish here!" Someone said with a smile, looking at it in the voice, but it was Zhou Qingyun from the Xiang family. Zhou Qingyun's face was full of pride and looked like "I discovered your secret."
Zhu Da smiled and shook his head, started to clean up the catfish with a dagger, and spoke, "Where can you be there if you are not by the river? Come over and be careful, don't kick the things I have prepared."
Zhou Qingyun didn't expect Zhu Da to be so calm and was stunned for a moment. Then he came over. While walking, he looked at the ashes of the fire and the washed wild vegetables. However, his attention was quickly attracted by Zhu Da because he was dealing with the fish with a dagger.
At the beginning, Zhou Qingyun couldn't help but remind him, "If you don't know how to use a knife, let me do it, otherwise you will get the cut." Unexpectedly, Zhu Da was very skilled in using this dagger. After dividing the fish, he removed the internal organs, separated the head and tail, and cut the fish into several pieces.
"Have you practiced a knife?" Zhou Qingyun couldn't help asking. Most of the peers he knew wouldn't use a knife. It would look easy to cut a stab with a sharp blade, but he would cut himself if he was not careful. Zhu Da obviously used it very well.
Everyone was in the same village, but they looked up and saw each other. The two were about the same age and knew each other a little. In Zhou Qingyun's opinion, they were just ordinary boys. They caught a cold a few days ago and were about to die of illness. After Xiang Bo found out, he even told him a few words. Suddenly he recovered from the illness, he suddenly became accustomed to learning martial arts and killing skills, and he could catch fish and use a knife. The more Zhou Qingyun thought about it, the more curious he became.
After Zhu Da finished cleaning up, he chopped up the fish that he could not eat, then mixed it into the vegetarian seedlings, put it aside and hung it on the fire, then used dead branches to push away the ashes surrounded by stones, peeled out the small fish that had been stewed yesterday, and then placed the dead grass on the bright red ashes, and began to blow air to help burn.
This is actually similar to the way to keep fire at home, but the riverside is heavily damaging and there is a certain possibility of failure. So Zhu Da surrounded the fire with stones and chose a high terrain. Yesterday, he specially put a few thicker dry branches in it. Today, there are indeed embers. Of course, if not, Zhu Da still has to go home to get the fire.
Chapter completed!