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Chapter 251 Good rain knows the season

Hua Zhenxing did not separate from Manman, but walked to the water's edge with Manman.Old man Yang actually built a tall bamboo building, or a tall bamboo pavilion, in the newly excavated artificial lake bay, because there are only railings and no walls.

There is a bamboo bridge on the shore of the lake leading to the pavilion on high feet. The bridge deck and piers are all made of bamboo.Bamboo buildings are very tough, but they also have shortcomings. In addition to being not very durable, they always creak when stepped on.

However, the bamboo bridges and bamboo buildings built by old man Yang are different. They seem to be temporary landscapes, but they are permanent buildings.

The two came to the water's edge and leaned on the railing to look into the distance, Manman suddenly said: "There is a big willow tree over there, which hasn't grown leaves yet."

Hua Zhenxing: "I saw it too, let's talk about it tomorrow, let's cook first."

In front of you, you can see the Tai Chi spiral long dike. In the center of the long dike is a stone arch bridge, and a pavilion is also built on the arch bridge.The whole body of the gazebo is made of pure white large stone components, including the roof.

There is a big willow tree outside the pavilion, which has grown there for an unknown number of years.That section of the long embankment was originally a preserved section of the natural lakeshore. It originally grew at the foot of the mountain by the water, and the three old men left it behind when they built the embankment.

The location of the gazebo and the willow tree was more than 200 meters away from the two of them, within the reach of the eyes, and more details could be detected with spiritual sense.The willow tree is thick and tall, and the canopy spreads to cover the gazebo. The buds on the branches can be seen, but the new spring leaves have not yet been drawn out.

Manman lowered her head again and said, "Why is it built so high here? Is it for the convenience of seeing the scenery?"

Where they stood, their feet were more than a foot away from the water.Hua Zhenxing explained: "The water level of the lake will also change. Now it is almost the time when the water level is the lowest. But when the water level reaches the highest, it will not be able to flood this bamboo building."

There are all kinds of wild fish in the lake. When old man Yang spoke just now, he told Manman with his spiritual sense what kind of fish there are here, and what kind of fish is best to choose and what size is the most suitable for making stone pot fish.

Manman stretched out his left hand to the water, as if concentrating on casting a spell to sense something.On the surface of the water not far away, many large and small eddies rolled up, and the ripples swayed layer by layer.A few seconds later, she took out the Chunyu sword with her right hand, the sword case opened automatically, and a white light flew into the water, as if it had turned into an invisible dragon.

About ten seconds later, a big fish flew out of the lake and was caught by Hua Zhenxing.Looking at this fish again, the internal organs have been dissected and cleaned, even the scales have been scraped off, and there is still more than three catties left after weighing it.This way of catching fish is simply too beautiful, and it is cleaned up immediately after getting out of the water!

Catching wild ducks is a little tricky, but not too difficult.There are many kinds of waterfowl here, and just now I found wild ducks swimming in the water, but when the two men caught fish, they made these noises, and the ducks had long since hid in the grass nests on the shore.

Manman waved his hand again, and the Chunyu sword turned into spring rain and floated into the distant lake shore like silk, and tied a wild duck back with the sound of quacking.This time they caught live ones, because duck blood and duck offal can be used for cooking, so they can no longer be treated like fish, otherwise it would be too wasteful.

After finishing the work here, the two walked side by side to the nearby mountain forest, without going out of the courtyard covered by the bamboo fence, Hua Zhenxing used a pool of spring water to catch two pheasants, and picked the pheasant eggs.

Sitting on a small bench by the shallow stone pool in the backyard to process ingredients, light a fire and burn a large stove. There are no lotus leaves here. I chose a kind of big leaf with a fragrance to make beggar chicken. The mud layer was smeared a little thicker and stuffed into the hearth inside.

The old duck soup is stewed in a big iron pot, and there is a small pottery pot next to it for cooking.The vegetables are freshly picked. Mr. Yang only grows green garlic and shallots, but there are many kinds of edible wild vegetables around.

Hua Zhenxing found that there was no tableware here, and he didn't know how old man Yang ate these days. Couldn't he get a set of cups, plates, bowls and chopsticks for such a big project?He had no choice but to go out and collect materials locally, and processed bamboo bowls, bamboo cups, pottery pots, pottery plates, stone dishes and wooden chopsticks.

Thick bamboo can be used to make water cups, and thinner ones can be used to make wine glasses. Coarse moso bamboo, especially near the root, can be used to process bamboo bowls.Hua Zhenxing also made several bamboo jars with lids that fit perfectly, and made clay pots for soup and plates for vegetables on the spot.

There are two kinds of oil for cooking. One is the duck fat extracted from wild ducks. You can’t put all of this in the soup, otherwise it will be too greasy. Manman picks the fattest wild ducks.There is also freshly squeezed tea tree seed oil. It is not accurate to say that it is freshly squeezed. The actual oil extraction process is relatively complicated. He picked a batch of suitable tea tree seeds and refined them with power.

If two people cook a meal like this, can't we make it to the next month?Hua Zhenxing took care of everything smoothly, which also shows that he usually has the skills in refining pure gold and interpreting auspicious animal relics, otherwise, wouldn't he have wasted his cultivation for nothing?What's more, there is Manman to help.

A plate of fried wild eggs with chives, a plate of fried duck with vegetables, a pot of beggar pheasant, a pot of fish in stone pot, and another soup made from fish soup with some seasonings and wild mushrooms.

Many seasonings are carried by Hua Zhenxing from the grocery store. He didn’t bring too many things in his backpack this time. Springbok meat couldn't possibly be that good either.

Stone pot fish is not cooked on a large stove. Although there are small ceramic pots on the large stove, the mouth of the pot is too small, and the stone pot fish is best heated in a steam stone pot.Where can I get steam equipment here?So Hua Zhenxing made another big stone pot, and used magic power to make steam on the spot.

Even for the two "experts" Hua Zhenxing and Manman, it took a full two and a half hours for the meal to be served, and it was already completely dark at this time.With their cultivation base, they are naturally not afraid of the dark, and everything is clearly visible when they expand their spiritual consciousness, but they are a little uncomfortable.

Manman asked, "Why don't you light the lamp?"

Yang Tehong replied confidently: "There is no electricity here, how do you light the lamp? You should light it yourself!"

Hua Zhenxing: "Dinner will be served soon, it's too late, the food won't taste good if it's cold!"

Old man Yang took out something and said, "I prepared it too, what's the name of this bead?"

Hua Zhenxing: "There are light beads! That's great, let's sit down and eat."

Hua Zhenxing has personally forged two magical artifacts, one is the bamboo magpie he is using now, and the other is a bead specially refined from fluorite for the fourth-level Yangyuanshu level assessment. The only magical function of this bead is Can shine.

This bead was later named "Luminous Bead", which is very simple and clear. Old man Yang also forged one at some point.Hua Zhenxing took it and made a simple lamp holder, with a bamboo tube inserted on the small bamboo plate.The beads were just placed in the center of the bamboo tube, and then a soft white light was emitted to illuminate the entire hall.

The wine had been prepared a long time ago, and the old man Yang drank it with four dishes and one soup. After eating and drinking enough, he asked, "Where's Pianerchuan?"

Hua Zhenxing explained with a smile: "The old duck soup is being stewed. Use the embers in the stove to simmer slowly. It will be reheated tomorrow morning just below. I can think of ways to add side dishes, but the bamboo shoots must be fresh, before the sun comes out." For the bamboo shoots that were just released that day, it’s best to have rain tonight.”

Old Man Yang: "The Pianerchuan I ate in Dongguo back then used pickled bamboo shoots."

Hua Zhenxing: "What I make is to use this kind of bamboo shoots."

Old man Yang: "Understood, you do what I eat, I don't pick... It's best to rain at night, right?"

After eating, Manman took the initiative to clean up the table and went out to wash the dishes.There is a ready-made tea set here, probably brought a set from a grocery store, and Hua Zhenxing made tea for old man Yang.

Yang Tehong looked at him and said, "Are you really here to cook a meal for my old man?"

Hua Zhenxing: "Of course there are other things. Take Manman to see the Yangyuan Valley, and then see how the progress is going here. By the way, I will find a special willow branch. The system issued a new task for me ..."

Regarding the existence of the "system" and the various tasks issued by the "system", Hua Zhenxing never concealed from the three old people. He not only told them frankly, but also often asked them for advice.It's just that recently, the three old men have obviously interfered less and less with him, leaving him to decide many things, and Hua Zhenxing still knows everything.

Old man Yang twisted his beard and said, "Oh, that's right! Did you see that big willow tree just now?"

Hua Zhenxing: "I saw it, and I plan to go to investigate carefully tonight to see if I can find a suitable willow branch."

Yang Tehong: "A lot of things are like the new Sophie Port in your dream. They are not ready-made and waiting for you to find them. Don't worry. From now on, you should fast for three days to purify your body and mind. Since it is Practice, sometimes you can't be greedy..."

Old man Yang is a master of wine and meat, so it is somewhat ridiculous to say such words from his mouth.If the dishes on the table just now were divided into ten portions, the old man ate five portions by himself.However, Hua Zhenxing has always been very serious about Old Man Yang's advice, and carefully consulted Bigu and Xinzhai on various details.

Sure enough, it rained that night, and the light rain fell for several hours, but it was only within the range of this hill, not even the stone arch bridge and the big willow tree on the long embankment not far away.

Early the next morning, Hua Zhenxing took Manman to pick new bamboo shoots, rekindled the fire and boiled the pot of old duck soup that was simmering yesterday, added side dishes and noodles, and made a meal of Pianerchuan.

Both old man Yang and Manman had a great time eating, and couldn't help but praise Xiaohua's good craftsmanship. Manman said that he would do it too, but Hua Zhenxing himself didn't eat a bite.

After breakfast, old man Yang took Manman out for a stroll, and Hua Zhenxing took a bath with well spring water.Although it is easy to remove dirt with his cultivation base and the various methods he has learned, he still takes a bath and solves personal hygiene problems seriously, which is more ritualistic.

The most important difference between the so-called ceremony and the form is to cultivate the state of mind through behavior.Bathing itself has the purpose of purification, from the body to the mind, and then cleans the clothes. Hua Zhen walks out of the small courtyard with bamboo fences, walks around the foot of the mountain, walks up the long embankment, and finally enters the stone pavilion.

(End of this chapter)