Porridge and side dishes [farming]

Chapter 129 Wolves repay their gratitude

"Fourth Master? Is Fourth Master there?" The curtain can be opened even if the curtain is not closed.The visitor went straight into the giant tent with a food box in his hand.

Li Ji was washing rice in the house, and Er Gouzi and the others were busy absorbing the seedlings so that they could grow a crop earlier this year.In fact, it is to sprinkle seeds on the ground to cover the soil, and then put a layer of corn stalks or straw for insulation.Seedlings germinate fast and grow fast.

"Send something here again? Every day, there is nothing missing here, and there is no hunger. It is troublesome to send everything here."

Welcoming people in, Li Ji wiped his hands and asked people to sit down and rest for a while.Li Ji is easy-going, and he won't be nervous when his servants come over.

After taking a few breaths, I opened the food box, and there were two sea bowls filled with uncooked Yuanxiao.

"I'm afraid it will be spoiled if it is cooked well, so bring it raw, it is easy to cook and eat. Boil water, just wait for the Lantern Festival to float, then it is cooked and you can eat it."

Li Ji nodded, and the visitor continued: "Master, did you not pay attention? Why did you forget? Today is the Lantern Festival, and it was a reunion day. The master said that it is far enough to go back and forth, and you still have to be busy here. There is no need to go there to suck the seedlings in the yard. The Lantern Festival is delivered, and the fourth master cooked it with the uncle, and this kindness has been received."

Today is the Lantern Festival, I forgot after thinking about it.After the fifth day of the new year, the two came back, and ten days passed in a flash. This Lantern Festival made the county magistrate lose sight of his son.

"It's ashamed to say that the county magistrate wants to send Yuanxiao."

The visitor said with a smile: "Fourth Master, there is no need to think about it. We spent the next year together, so the Lantern Festival is not a big deal. In normal times, this noisy street would be a time for going to the Lantern Festival and guessing lantern riddles. It's a pity that it's on the mountain , these are invisible, so the only thing left is to eat Yuanxiao."

Li Ji felt better in his heart, regained his senses and continued cooking, and the servant who delivered the Lantern Festival left.

Put the rice on it, put the washed vegetables into the pot, stir-fry them, add some water and stew them, and then go to the backyard to watch the busy four.

Ting Lan needs to sew a curtain and put up a shelf at the tent door.Save the cold wind coming in at that time, the task of cooking will naturally fall on Li Ji's head.

"The master just sent the Lantern Festival. It's just right to eat the rice and cook it as a snack after a while. Are you almost done? Take a good rest for two days after you're busy, and then bring something to see the master when you're free."

After hearing this, the four of them all responded, and moved faster, so as to finish the work in hand as soon as possible with less time.

Li Ji went back and continued looking at the dishes.After lunch, Li Ji ordered glutinous rice balls for everyone to eat.There are two kinds of fillings, one is black sesame filling, the other is peanut filling, both are sweet.Er Gouzi doesn't like sweet food very much, so he put it down after eating two.In the end, what was left was digested by Li Ji.

There is still chirping noise in the yard, and the rooster is not idle, sometimes it makes a fuss, and the nearby livestock will protest with it.Then the whole yard became lively.

Li Ji got annoyed, so he went into the circle with a fire stick and hit him twice, and then he was able to live in peace for a while.

Waiting for the seedling suction in the yard to be done, it is the [-]th of the new year.It's not too tiring, it's just that I haven't done these jobs for a long time, and suddenly I do these jobs, and my back hurts.

A curtain was made at the door of the giant tent, and a small compartment was surrounded by cloth.In this way, the visitor enters the compartment first, and then enters the giant tent.When it snows for a while, I am not afraid to bring in the wind and snow. The second is to ensure that nothing will get in when I am not paying attention.

If it was a large beast, it would be easy to handle. With two dogs around, no matter how bad the six people were, they would be able to hide in the underground freezer.I'm afraid that a snake or something will come in, and if it bites someone, it will kill them.Or a yellow-skinned person spoiling a chick in the next life, that's enough for people.

Tinglan has been busy these days.These fabrics are basically made from the old clothes of Li Ji and Er Gouzi.They said they were old clothes, but they hadn't been worn for long.Later, the magistrate of the county sent me a small mountain of clothes. It was a pity to keep the clothes I bought by myself, so I simply dismantled them and made them into useful things.

Li Ji stood in the cubicle, looking around very tightly.On the far right is the button, which can be undone from the outside and the inside.The entrance to the original tent inside can be locked inside.

In fact, to be able to lock is to release some wild animals. If it is a human being, just throw a torch over and the whole thing will be set alight. Why is it so troublesome to enter through the door?

Li Ji looked satisfied, and made another arrangement, and went back to her mother's house with Er Gouzi...Going back to the camp to have a look.

Slowly in winter, as for being idle, it is actually a bit difficult.Although after the Chinese New Year, there are many more entertainment items in the camp, but it is still more fulfilling than the busy time.

More importantly, don't think too much when you are busy.After he calmed down, he couldn't help but think about what happened down the mountain.The relatives under the mountain, the home under the mountain, the land under the mountain.These are now in the hands of the rebels.Born and raised there, how could it be possible to have no thoughts at all?

At this time, the magistrate Yijiu also understood this point, but homesickness is not something that people really don't want when they say they don't want it.Like the county magistrate, who hates his family members deeply, he will think of the place where he lived when he was young from time to time.What's more, these are those who love their hometown deeply.

The county magistrate was able to dig through his side and Li Ji's giant tent, but he couldn't dig through the mountain.Because once it is dug through, it is tantamount to giving the rebels under the mountain a chance to go straight to Huanglong.The group of rebels at the foot of the mountain are not completely under the control of the lord at this moment, and they can decide for themselves whether to go up the mountain to rob supplies.

So I would rather not know the situation below the mountain, and I can only keep being isolated from the mountain like this.

When the snow began to melt down the mountain, the mountain was still icy and snowy.Or Er Gouzi keenly felt the difference in the wind, spring is coming.

On February [-], the dragon raises its head, the big warehouse is full, and the small warehouse is flowing.

This time Li Ji remembered, and took Er Gouzi to see the county magistrate that day.The children had the biggest hearts, chasing and playing around.It's the grown-ups who can see the sad face.No matter how good life is on the mountain, there will always be worries on the mountain.

That is to say, some people who are open-minded feel that their children will live well without being hungry on the mountain.It's good to live like this.

"At the bottom of the mountain, it's time to go skiing. The trees on the mountain block the light, and it's colder than the bottom of the mountain. I don't know when the snow will melt away. Last year's land was not used for land reclamation. We have to wait until the land is fully melted to open up wasteland for farming. I don't know how long it will take." Li Ji was worried for the magistrate.

"I'm not afraid of dying of starvation. The mountains are rich in products. If you take a risk to pick wild fruits and vegetables in the mountains, you won't be afraid of starving to death. In this way, even if you really delay the time and delay the harvest, you won't be afraid of starvation. You don't have to worry about that." .”

The magistrate of the county thought farther than Li Ji about these things.Then he turned his head to look at Er Gouzi, and said, "It looks stronger than it was during the Chinese New Year. It can be seen that I enjoyed it."

It is said to be strong, but it is actually fat.Eating big fish and big meat, and not exercising less, it would be strange if I didn't gain weight.But it grows thick in winter, and most of the time it will fall off in summer, because there are too many jobs in summer, and the food can't meet the consumption, so people will lose weight.

Er Gouzi looked at the back of his hand, but he was still fatter than ever before.Once upon a time in the mountains.It's impossible to get fat in winter, and it's the worst time to lose weight in winter.

The fattest season of the year should be in autumn. Like the beasts in the mountains, I eat desperately to gain weight in autumn, so that I can survive in the cold winter when food is scarce.

Nowadays, winter is not afraid of cold or hungry, and it has become the best time to support people.

Er Gouzi remembered that Li Ji said that he would not look good if he was fat, so he couldn't help turning around and asking Li Ji, "Am I still good-looking?"

"Huh?" Li Ji didn't understand.

"You said you don't look good when you're fat, do you think I look good?"

This was what Li Ji said when Er Gouzi stopped him from running to lose weight.He did remember.

"It looks so good! You're also called Pang? Then there will be no one who loses weight." Li Ji squeezed Er Gouzi's hand.It is a little more elastic when pinched, and it does have flesh. "And with your appearance, you look good no matter how fat you are."

Seeing their show of affection like no one else, the magistrate coughed.

Er Gouzi put his chin on Li Ji's shoulder and said, "You said it. If you have something to say, you should say it in time."

The magistrate who lifted a rock and shot himself in the foot glanced at him, paused, and laughed outright.In fact, such a son is quite cute.

Such a person who puts all his attention on his lover, although it makes him a good father, isn't his appearance the same as that of him back then?

Er Gouzi suffered a lot when he was young, but now, he is much happier than the county magistrate.At least he can be with the person he likes unscrupulously, no matter how annoying it is.

"Have you thought about it? Even if the war stops in the future, will you still live on the mountain?" the county magistrate asked.

Li Ji thought about it, and said: "I don't know how many people in the camp are willing to stay. I am quite willing to stay. But it is boring to stay in that tent for a long time. It will depend on your mood then." It’s not bad to change your residence up and down the mountain. The villagers all know each other down the mountain, and they are carefree on the mountain.”

The premise is that the war stops.Otherwise, going down the mountain is not freedom, but purgatory.

After Li Ji finished speaking, he asked the magistrate again: "What about you? Like you said before, live with us?" Li Ji was afraid that the magistrate would change his mind.

The county magistrate said: "Where can I go? There are only a few of you in the family. If the world is peaceful at that time, I will build a mansion in this mountain. When the time comes, pick chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and see Nanshan leisurely. How wonderful it is to have such a leisurely day."

The son is found, and the grandson is also there.The county magistrate really doesn't have much thought about earning money.

And so it is.Wouldn't it be a kind of happiness if a family of four can guard the family property and enjoy the blessings in this deep mountain?

"You also said that the more I look forward to it. When you can come back to our giant tent, our family will really get together and live together." Li Ji laughed.

The county magistrate Hao said unceremoniously: "It's too small. If there are more people living in such a big place, it will be crowded. When I get free later, the time will be lush, and I am preparing for a bigger and more spacious place."

The magistrate of the county followed the preparations himself, but now he despises it.But compared to the size of the County Grand Master's Mansion, it is indeed very small.Thinking about how the county magistrate used to be a member of the third rank of the imperial court, the conditions at that time must have been much better than when he was the magistrate.

I wish the snow would melt faster.

This way you can farm.Planted to get busy.You can wait for the autumn harvest and maintain your weight.

The snow gradually melted, and the ground became more and more muddy, making it difficult to go out.The seedlings in Li Ji's yard grow out and I write. The first thing I do every day is to wait for these tender shoots to grow well, and I don't pay much attention to the outside.

Li Ji is watering.I saw Ting Lan rushing over tremblingly, saying: "Fourth Master! Fourth Master is not good! There is a pack of wolves gathered outside! It looks creepy! I don't know if you know anyone here. What if If you really want to eat people, what should you do!"

Because he was afraid that there would be familiar wolves inside, he did not dare to attack easily.

Li Ji hurriedly walked over there, and Er Gouzi had already looked out.

"How is it?" Li Ji asked Er Gouzi.

"They have no intention of attacking." This is what Er Gouzi can tell.

Li Ji also poked his head out to take a look. In fact, the pack of wolves looked a little sluggish, and it seemed that they hadn't eaten much food this winter.

For people, it is a three-layer quilt to move the world, and sleep on a steamed bun in the coming year.But for ferocious beasts like wolves, the greater the snow, the more difficult it is for them to survive.Because of the inconvenient movement in the deep snow, it is even more difficult to find prey.

So even a ferocious animal like a wolf begins to weaken after a winter.But being weak doesn't mean being easy to bully.On the contrary, a wolf that is extremely hungry is more vicious than usual.

Seeing Li Ji, a wolf became more energetic and ran over quickly.

Li Ji almost didn't recognize him, almost lost his appearance.Immediately felt very sad.Go straight out, kneel down and touch its head.

He was so familiar with this wolf that Li Ji completely believed that even in a pack of wolves, as long as this wolf was around, he would not be in danger.

that's the truth.The other wolves raised their heads and paid attention to Li Ji, but because Li Ji was close to that wolf, most of them were on the sidelines.

At this time, a relatively stronger wolf came over.Walk in and sniff Li Ji non-stop.Li Ji could also remember the wolf beside him. For other wolves, in his eyes, they all looked similar.But seeing that it is not as thin as other wolves, its status should be very high, it should be the head wolf.

Li Ji stretched out his hand, and the wolf sniffed vigilantly and took two steps back.

Li Ji turned his head and said to the humanity on the opposite side: "Come over with more meat, then kill the pig, kill a few rabbits and stew, wash the internal organs and stew them, the left and right wolves don't pay attention to this."

Insisting on cooking cooked food for convenience is a habit left over from the past. On the other hand, it also lets the wolves know that only cooked meat can be eaten here. Only humans can make cooked meat, and raw meat does not exist.

Only in this way can they not think of the taste of raw meat here, and can greatly reduce their hunting urges when they see people.This is Li Ji's idea, whether it is useful or not, I don't know.

After taking out the dried meat, Er Gouzi stood beside Li Ji and watched the wolves around vigilantly.Unlike usual at home, those eyes were stern, as if an attack might be launched at any time.

Li Ji began to share some jerky with each wolf.Obviously, it was the wolf that Li Ji was familiar with who brought them here.Early spring is actually the time when the wolves are at their weakest.There are not many prey at this time, but they have reached the edge of the limit.

Li Ji has meat and food here, so he won't starve to death if he can eat meat.So the wolf brought them here.

Li Ji is actually not a bad person.It's just that I was rescued by the wolf at the beginning, and the wolf's repayment later, I have a great affection for the wolf's victory.

Li Ji believed that even if he had a lot of blood to entertain them, the meat would not be wasted.

Dried meat can only be used to satisfy hunger, Li Ji kept stroking the familiar wolf, trying not to let them go away.If they thought that there was only a little dried meat and left, all the animals in the yard would be killed in vain.

Because it is for wolves to eat, it is not too particular.The pigs can’t be fed to the wolves, and the meat and intestines are washed and stewed in a pot. Add some seasonings and stew, and the fragrance can spread far.

In this way, three large pots were stewed, and I couldn't even find anything to put it in.

It is for people to eat, not for wolves.The pots used to feed wolves were placed here.At this time, there is no need to pay attention to those decency.Neither does the wolf.

Simply use that basin to take out the meat one after another, and then place them on the ground in front of the wolf.Everyone has it, so there's no need to fight over it.

Because the meat was still hot just out of the pan, many wolves eagerly wanted to eat this hungry food, but couldn't stand the heat and spit it out of their mouths again and again.

In the end, I could only lick it carefully to satisfy my cravings. I waited for a while until it was almost cold, and then gobbled it down.

The wolf who is most suitable for eating this kind of cooked meat is the wolf who got acquainted with Li Ji.

After the snow was deep, I didn't see it coming again.It was only two or three months before and after, but I didn't expect to lose weight like this.

"Don't worry, there's still meat."

Although it is impossible to feed the dozen or so wolves, it is enough to keep them from starving to death.

Li Ji doesn't know whether wolves can be vegetarian.If they could, a big pot of meat risotto should make them eat more.

"Can wolves be vegetarian?" Li Ji asked Er Gouzi.

"I've seen wolves eat grass." Er Gouzi said truthfully.

Many people have the impression that wolves eat more meat. Li Ji asked this question because he wanted to let wolves eat more and take good care of them.

Li Ji was rescued by wolves, so he has a good impression of wolves and treats wolves well.Er Gouzi followed Li Ji's liking.

This pig and several rabbits were wiped out by a dozen wolves in just a short while.Obviously not enough to fill the stomach.But for them, enough is enough.

Because in most cases, unless a few prey are hunted, they will not eat so full at one time.Pregnant female wolves and alpha wolves are excluded.

After eating, he didn't stay any longer, the first wolf gave a howl and left first, and then all the wolves left.The wolves who were close to Li Ji looked at the direction in which the pack of wolves disappeared, and then looked up at Li Ji.

"Go!" Li Ji patted it on the back.Wolves have their own groups, just like people gather together.

The wolf ran two steps and turned his head until he disappeared.

When the wolf was gone, Ting Lan said with some regret: "So much meat."

"Didn't we have a sow with cubs? Don't feel bad. Wolves value affection. If we please this bully in the mountains, life will definitely be much better in the future." That's a pack of wolves.Even if the wolves didn't come to directly protect Li Ji and the others, as long as they had a good impression of them and wouldn't take the initiative to attack them, it would save a lot of trouble.

At the end of March, the wolves came again, and this time they couldn't afford to kill pigs.I took out most of the jerky stored at home and made three large pots of risotto. This time, I specially made a few simple wooden basins with a few pieces of wood, and poured the meat risotto in and out.They liked the taste of the meat, and after waiting for it to cool down, they ate it all.

It can be seen that they don't necessarily like meat, they also eat meat-flavored rice.

This time I was full and left.

In April, when the grain in Li Ji's yard was finished, he began to reclaim the land around the tent.The land reclamation in the camp has basically been completed, and the sowing of seeds has begun.

Li Ji started collecting prey every day at the gatehouse again.

And this time there were quite a few.

At most, there were six or seven prey when the door was opened.The largest is a roe deer, and the smallest is also a pheasant.All of them had their throats bitten off, and it looked like they were wanted out by wolves.

Originally, there was only one person who repayed his kindness and sent his prey, but now it is a pack of wolves.

Li Ji just felt dumbfounded.

Li Ji was not greedy for these meats, he peeled the skins and left them, and stewed the rest and put them at the door to feed the wolves.

In this way, you don't have to put the meat in it yourself.Every time the wolf likes the cooked meat here, it will try its best to catch as many prey as possible to repay Li Ji.And Li Ji stewed the presents they caught and fed them to them.If this cycle continues, Li Ji's status in the eyes of the wolves will be equal to that of the leader.

Anyway, the easiest person to get along with in this world is a foodie.

The spies went down the mountain again to inquire about the news.The news that had been disconnected for a long time was finally connected again.

As the rebels won one after another, they began to pay attention to the arrangements for these subjugated people.To completely dominate them, the first thing to do is to completely break the image of the imperial court that they used to rely on.

The top began to distribute supplies to the bottom to relieve the "disaster victims".He also gathered everyone together on a regular basis and told them how bad the court was, and even sent some people who were in prison before to complain about how innocent they were, because they were all killed by corrupt officials from the previous court.

Later, they said various things about the corrupt officials of the imperial court who fished the common people, and now the rebels are doing justice for the heavens in their rebellion.Now that the good news is coming again and again, it is God who cannot tolerate the imperial court continuing to harm the people.

I don't know about other places, at least this county.If it is said that the officials and common people deserve to die, then the common people must be better off one by one.But it's absolutely unreasonable to send out those who went to prison when the county magistrate was here to speak ill of the county magistrate.

Everyone has seen what the county magistrate has done in the past few years.Everyone he sentenced should be punished.Most of the most annoying are well-known scumbags.

Such a person has become an "innocent" person after the change of dynasty. How could the people be willing to buy it?

The author has something to say: I'm sorry...I'm too sleepy, there may be a lot of typos, I will catch bugs when I wake up tomorrow morning, I didn't sleep well last night, and now I am in a daze, forcing myself to finish typing.

I love you……