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Chapter 11
At noon, everyone really ate the stir-fried hazel chicken and braised rabbit meat. There were nine people in total. It was originally not enough to eat, but the craftsmanship of the shopkeeper Lin was absolutely perfect. He made the two dishes very delicious, and mixed one spoonful of the dish. The bowl of rice is completely enough. After the meal, there was still a layer of bright red soup floating in the pottery bowl that served the dishes. Luo Tietou and Zhao Liu quickly took out their buns and dipped them up bit by bit.
"Comfortable, really comfortable!" Luo Tietou lay on the grass and rubbed his stomach. If he can work with Shopkeeper Lin in the future, he is willing to run outside every day for three hundred and sixty-five days. Where is it called Runbo, it is called Xiangfu.
"A hazel hen is still a bit small and not enough to eat. How about we go hunting a few more soon and let Shopkeeper Lin continue to do it at night?" Zhao Liu said in a low voice.
"I think it's okay, the hunting is here, and shopkeeper Lin doesn't like to eat heavy dishes, he has to make it tightly. The game must be killed and cooked, then it is delicious." Luo Tietou kept smashing his mouth, as if he was still there. Aftertaste the lunch just now.
The Junwei man glanced at them and did not speak, obviously tacitly acquiescing.
After resting for a short half hour, the convoy continued to set off and walked to a dense forest. Zhao Liu and Luo Tietou heard the sound of small animals running by in the grass, and immediately took their bows and arrows to chase them. They have already made up their minds to hunt more game and have a good meal at night.
The Junwei man just looked back and did not go with them. After walking for a while, he gradually felt that something was wrong. He was about to let the coachman slow down. An arrow hit the horse pulling the cart, which alarmed the rest of the horses. Several horses raised their hooves and neighed. , Suddenly messed up. Fortunately, the coachman grabbed the reins in time to soothe the frightened horse, otherwise treasurer Lin would suffer a great loss.
However, no damage to the goods does not mean that the situation will be better. saw a dozen sturdy men emerged from the dense jungle with machetes and bows in their hands.
The Junwei man approached Lin shopkeeper’s carriage for the first time and said in a low volume, “Don’t resist, follow them first. Zhao Liu and Tietou are still behind, and they will find a way to save us.” Although he has a high level of martial arts, he cleaned up ten. A few bandits are not a problem, but there are too many people in the convoy to protect him.
Lin Danqu knocked on the car window with his knuckles to signal that he understood.
The group of people and their carriages were all pulled up the mountain by bandits. There was a small cottage built in the mountain. Five or six embryonic houses were surrounded by wooden fences, which looked a little crude. Obviously, this was built hastily by bandits running around, and it has not yet formed a scale, but if there is no one to manage it, it will become a major local disaster in three to five years.
Lin Dan's hands were tied with a rope, and he staggered forward, counting the number of bandits as he walked. There are not many people living in five or six soil embryo houses, plus what you see along the way, this is just a small bandit den of twenty or thirty people, and some robbed women are working, their faces are full of numbness. After being taken into the largest soil embryo house, a fierce-looking man immediately walked up and asked roughly, "Is there any good products this time?"
"Mother, it's all pickles and dried vegetables. It's not worth a penny!" A bandit took a sip, and then said again, "Fortunately, three little girls have been robbed, brothers are blessed tonight."
The bandit leader was a little disappointed. When he saw Lin Dan and three people, he immediately laughed wretchedly, "Well, the face is not white enough, but his figure is quite vigorous!"
Lin Dan walks all the year round, his posture is very fit, his slender waist is tightly tightened by cloth straps, his chest is more plump, and his buttocks are straight. It is completely different from the morbid beauty that is popular nowadays, but it is particularly charming. She was used to seeing strong winds and waves, and was still calm at this time, but her servants all yelled angrily, so she was quickly gagged and stepped on the ground.
The Junwei man raised his head to look at the bandit leader, and a dark light flashed across his eyes quickly.
Lin Dan gave everyone a comforting look, and finally said slowly, "Maybe the leader doesn't know, my ancestor was an imperial cook, and I learned some crafts with my father. As long as the leader can let go of my servants, I would like to leave it to my brothers. Cook rice."
Naturally, she would not expect these vicious thugs to release people. The reason she said so was just to divert the attention of these people. For the flat-headed people, the royal cook is a person who will never come into contact with him for a lifetime. If he meets in reality by chance, would he be curious? As long as they are curious, Lin Dan can buy more time for everyone, and when they have time, they have a chance to escape.
"Are you an imperial cook?" The bandit leader's lustful smile converged, and he looked at her in amazement.
"My master is an imperial chef, and my father used to be a chef in Yongding Houfu." Lin Dan explained.
This family has served both the emperor and Yongdinghou, those two characters that no one else can dream of! The bandit leader looked at Lin Dan’s gaze gradually, and he thought about it for a while and said, “How do I know if what you said is true or false? It’s also a coincidence. You just snatched two cows from the stockade. You killed the cows for us. For dinner, as long as everyone is satisfied, I can consider letting your people go."
"Then I would like to thank the leader first." Lin Dan said, "It takes a lot of effort to kill the cow. I asked the leader to let my two girls go and let them beat me." If you leave the peony and the cuckoo, I don't know. How could Lin Dan be relieved if they were bullied by uncontrollable bandits.
The work of killing cattle was dirty and tiring, and the bandits were naturally unwilling to do it. In addition, the peony and cuckoo were only twelve or thirteen years old, young, not tall, and not threatening, so they quickly let them go. The other people were tied up and thrown into the wood house.
When the bandits left, Little Zhu arched over to the Junwei man like a bug and asked in a low voice, "Brother, do you think Zhao Liu and Tietou can find us? When will they arrive?"
The man lay quietly on the ground, his eyelids slightly closed, his voice low, "I can find it, and wait till night."
Little Zhu was still a little flustered, raised his neck and looked out the window, muttering to himself, "I don't know what the shopkeeper Lin is doing now."
Lin Dan is fine now, squatting on the ground carefully sharpening a sharp knife, using his fingertips to test the sharpness of the blade from time to time, with a serious expression. The two bandits originally stared at her sternly, and saw that she was only concerned with making fire, boiling water, and sharpening their knives. During the period, they had never said a word to the two little girls, let alone sneaking into the surroundings. Relaxed his vigilance and sat aside to chat.
The two cows are very strong and their furs are also well treated. They are obviously farming cows snatched from the bottom of the mountain.
Lin Dan sharpened his knife, walked around the two cows a few times, fumbling up and down, as if he was choosing a target. Seeing that she was finally ready to slaughter the cattle, the two bandits quickly gathered around to watch the excitement. Killing cows is a technical job. Three or five men with strong bodies are often unsure when they join together, let alone a woman?
The two bandits didn't say any help, but stood aside and sneered, their eyes full of malice.
But soon, Lin Dan's actions made them feel cold. Seeing that she picked one of the cows, she asked the two little girls to take the other one away, blindfolded her eyes with a cloth strip to prevent it from being irritated and frantic, then stabbed the cow into the neck of the cow, severed the carotid artery, and then retreated and scooped. With a scoop of water, he slowly washed the blood-stained tip of the knife.
Five meters away from her, the sturdy cattle had slowly fallen down, and there was no time to scream, and a large wave of blood burst out from his neck, which quickly stained the ground red.
The two bandits looked dumbfounded, but Lin Dan did not rest. After the blood was drained, he scalded the cowhide with boiling water and shaved the hair. Finally, there were some piles of hair that were not clean, so the two little girls took the red iron rods. The smell of burnt and burnt flesh is accompanied by a sizzling noise, which makes the scalp numb.
After thoroughly cleaning the hair of the cow, Lin Dan stabbed the tip of the knife into the cow's belly and cut it very neatly. The internal organs instantly flowed all over the floor. She put them into the pottery pots according to different categories, and then cut the knife from the joints, and then took the cow three or two Dismembered. It took less than one hour for her to deal with a farming cow weighing more than 300 kilograms, and it was both ruthless and accurate.
The two bandits didn't dare to despise her at all, standing shrunkenly outside the pool of blood, they thought in unison: This kind of woman should continue to be a cook, and she can't get into bed, otherwise she won't know when she wipes her neck.
"Two elder brothers, how many people are there in your stockade?" Lin Dan threw the last piece of beef into the pottery pot and asked casually.
"What are you asking about this?" The two bandits grew furry in their hearts and became more alert to her.
"I know how many people I can cook, otherwise everyone won't eat enough if the portion is small." Lin Dan wiped the blood spots on his face with a kerchief, his expression was very calm.
The reason is very good. The two bandits counted in their hearts and replied, "There are twenty or thirty mouths. You can cook more."
Lin Dan nodded and stopped asking more. He and the two little girls carried the beef into the kitchen, cut them into two-inch cubes, marinated them with soy sauce, cooking wine, flying salt and other seasonings, and then put the beef hooves, caps and ribs. , Beef bones and other ingredients are processed one by one and set aside.
"Master, how do we escape?" The two little girls couldn't hold back anymore, and asked in a low voice in her ear.
"Make this meal first." Lin Dan peeled garlic seriously, his expression calm.
No matter how flustered the two little girls were, they had no choice but to resign themselves to clean the side dishes.
After an hour, the beef was marinated. Lin Dan poured half a jar of vegetable oil into a large pot, boiled it to 80% hot, then slowly poured the beef, stir-fry with a spatula, and fry until the meat is half-cooked and set aside for later use. Pour out the oil, wash the pot, add new oil, add sliced ginger, green onion and stir fragrantly, add half-cooked beef, add soy sauce and star anise and other ingredients, continue to stir fry, add water to boil after a quarter of an hour, and wait for the soup to boil Pull the excess firewood out of the stove and simmer slowly.
The beef stew was almost done. She washed the beef tendons, cut them into strips, and fry them. This was to make another braised beef tendon. The two little girls have been completely taken, never expected that the master would not forget to cook even after entering the bandit's den, and don't know what she thinks, is life important or cooking important?