Punch: From third-rate anchor to top chef

Chapter 598

This kid is really a good kid.

Ever since he met snow ginseng, Li Xiao really wanted to try his luck again, to see if he could meet some saffron, which is really expensive, according to the price of two.

But the two walked all the way, and only dug up some very common medicinal materials.

As he walked, Li Xiao found several Gastrodia elata not far away, so he waved his hand and called Tashi to come over.

Tashi was looking for medicinal materials some distance away from Li Xiao, but when he saw Li Xiao's gesture, he hurried over.

Seeing that it was almost there, there was a sudden noise from the grass next to it.

Tashi was taken aback.

Although they are still on the outskirts of the canyon, generally speaking, there will be no wild animals, but no one can guarantee that this place is absolutely safe.

So Tashi stopped in a hurry, and his eyes were fixed on the bushes where the noise was heard just now.

Seeing that Tashi didn't move, Li Xiao's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that snake followed?

Thinking of this, Li Xiao hurried over and saw Tashi staring at the grass in a daze.

Before Li Xiao could react, he saw something flying out of the grass.

Li Xiao subconsciously put Tashi in his arms, and then went to look at the grass.

I saw a colorful pheasant struggling in the grass.

"Isn't this a pheasant?"

Li Xiao walked over, grabbed the pheasant's wings with force, and picked it up.

At this time, Li Xiao noticed that the pheasant's ankle was wrapped around a bunch of vines.

There are several white eggs not far away.

Presumably the pheasant came here to lay eggs, but as soon as Tashi passed by, the pheasant was disturbed, and the pheasant wanted to fly away in a panic.

It turned out that it was unexpectedly entangled by vines.

The more panicked the vines became, the tighter they entangled, which made it easier for Li Xiao.

Li Xiao smiled at Tashi with the pheasant in his hand, "It seems that we have something to eat tonight."

Tashi's eyes were also shining, and he kept nodding, "Grandma's stewed chicken is the best."

Li Xiao smiled, couldn't hold back, and stroked Tashi's hair again.

"Shall we go back first?"

Tashi nodded. He has already dug up a lot of medicinal materials today, especially after hearing from Brother Li that Fritillaria is very valuable. He dug so much again, it should be enough.

So the two were ready to go down the mountain.

It was almost an afternoon since they came in, and if they wanted to go down, they would have to walk for at least an hour or two.

It wasn't very far away, but when they were halfway there, it suddenly started to rain.

Tashi looked at the sky, and said to Li Xiao: "Brother Li, let's stay on the mountain for a while, I'm afraid it's going to rain heavily."

Li Xiao himself didn't know if he would play big, but he believed in Tashi.

"Then let's find a tree to hide from the rain?"

Tashi smiled, "No need, there is a thatched cottage not far from here, which was built by people who often come to the mountain to hunt. Generally, if they want to stay overnight or take shelter from the rain, everyone will go there."

Li Xiao nodded, followed behind Tashi, and walked towards the house.

When he came to the front, Li Xiao realized that it was true to say that this is a thatched cottage. He just used a few planks of wood and straw to build such a house, but fortunately, at least it can keep out the wind and rain.

Once inside, Li Xiao found that there was a bed inside, and even some pots and pans.

What surprised him the most was that there were still some firewood under the bed. The firewood was covered with thick straw, but it was not damp.

Tashi skillfully carried some dry firewood from under the bed, then some dry straw, and started a fire.

Li Xiao looked at Tashi's busy work, and could only say that the children from poor families should have been in charge of the family long ago, but the children in big cities, who are as old as Tashi, might not even know how to light a fire.

After a while, the fire was raised, and the rain outside also became heavy, and the ground was wet after a while, and after a while, it was like a downpour.

Looking at the rain, Li Xiao couldn't help but feel a little lucky.

Fortunately, there is such a place on this mountain, and it is also fortunate that Tashi can see that it will rain heavily.

"Tashi, you are so powerful, you even know it's going to rain heavily."

Tashi scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, "It's nothing, everyone here knows it."

Li Xiao was suddenly curious, "Then how did you tell if it was going to rain heavily?"

If it is just a simple judgment on whether it will rain, then Li Xiao will do it too. Seeing that the dark clouds in the sky are gathering together, it means that it is going to rain, but it is not ruled out that those dark clouds just want to have a meeting and then disperse. possible.

Tashi thought for a while, "I can't say this, but I know it just by seeing it."

Li Xiao nodded, I'm afraid this is experience.

Tashi watched the fire rise, and turned around in the house again, as if looking for something.

"What's the matter, Tashi? What are you looking for?"

Tashi frowned, I remember there should be ginger here.

But Tashi searched around but couldn't find it, so he could only open the door and go out.

Li Xiao was taken aback, and hurriedly chased him out.

"Tashi, come back quickly, it's still raining outside."

Tashi waved his hand, indicating that it was okay, and then Li Xiao saw him standing under the eaves and started digging.

Fortunately, seeing that there would be no rain under the eaves, Li Xiao was relieved, and then went to see what Tashi was digging.

He didn't look around when he came in just now, but now he saw that ginger was still growing under the eaves.

Tashi dug a piece and hurried into the house.

The inside of the house was very warm because of the fire.

Li Xiao asked Tashi to sit beside the fire to enjoy the fire, and he tied a simple shelf with some firewood and vines, and put it on the fire to hold pots.

After installing it, I found out that there is no water here.

They brought water when they went up the mountain, and they still have some on them now, but no one knows when the rain will stop. If it rains for two or three days in a row, they will not starve to death with this chicken , but if there is no water, it’s hard to say. Should we catch rainwater and boil it to drink?

Although it is still a bit unhygienic, it can only be done in this way.

Just when Li Xiao wanted to catch the rainwater, Tashi took out a hot water bottle from somewhere.

It was full of water inside.

Li Xiao was taken aback, "Where did this thing come from?"

Tashi smiled, "The people who went up the mountain put it. As long as there is no water in it, or the water in it has been stored for a long time, the people who go up the mountain will go to the spring to get some water to fill it up. not far away."

Li Xiao took the kettle and looked at it, but didn't find anything special about it.

"Then how do you determine when the water was picked up?"

Tashi handed the note to Li Xiao.

I saw yesterday's date written on it.

Tashi explained to Li Xiao: "There are pens and paper here, and if you finish fetching water, you will write on it."

Li Xiao nodded, and couldn't help but feel the whimsy and wit of human beings.

Since it was yesterday's water, there was nothing to worry about.

After the two drank the ginger soup, they sat and chatted in the room for a while, and after a while, Li Xiao heard Tashi's stomach growl.

Tashi himself heard it too, and was very embarrassed.

Li Xiong smiled, "Are you hungry?"

Tashi nodded, and was about to take out two steamed buns when Li Xiao stopped him.

"Is there a knife or something here?"

Tashi was a little confused, but he still handed the knife he was carrying to Li Xiao.

This knife is a very common kitchen knife, but Li Xiao still doesn't quite understand why Tashi, a child, goes up the mountain with a knife.

So he asked Tashi.

Tashi let out an "oh" and explained: "This is what my father told me to defend myself, lest I meet bad people or wild animals."

Li Xiao couldn't help but feel a little speechless. If he meets a bad guy, Tashi is a small body. I'm afraid this knife is used as a murder weapon for others.

As for encountering wild beasts, if it was a larger beast, I am afraid this knife would be useless.

But after thinking about it, Li Xiao still didn't say anything, but took the knife silently.

"My brother will make you some soup."

Tashi's eyes lit up, "Okay!"

The fans in the live broadcast room were also very excited when they saw that Li Xiao wanted to cook.

Studio:
"What is the anchor going to do?"

"Is it difficult?"

"I'm afraid I can only cook a chicken."

"I hope it's not difficult, so I can still learn."

As soon as Li Xiao looked up, he just saw the barrage of "hope it's not difficult", so he said with a smile: "It's not difficult, there are not many things here, and it's impossible to do something that is too difficult. I plan to cook one Snow Ginseng Tianma Chicken Soup."

Li Xiao brought the pheasant, which was still alive and kicking, to the front of the screen.

The poor pheasant didn't know what was going to happen. It opened its black bean eyes and looked down on the world.

"It should be ginseng and Tianma chicken, but the snow ginseng is the same, it's okay."

Because it is inconvenient to use a lot of hot water to molt the pheasant, we can only peel off the chicken skin after bleeding the chicken.

While making it, Li Xiao felt distressed. You know, the chicken skin is also delicious, it's a pity to think about it.

But there is no way to do it, they can't eat with hair.

After finally finishing it, disemboweling it and cleaning it up, Li Xiao cleaned the chicken a little bit, chopped it into small pieces, and then threw it into the pot where the ginger soup was boiled just now. I went in, intending to get rid of the fishy smell.

It's a pity that the ingredients at hand are really not enough, so we can only simply remove the fishy smell.

While the chicken was removing the fishy smell, Li Xiao threw the broken part of the snow ginseng outside, then cut a few slices, but didn't dare to cut all of them in, fearing that the medicine would be too powerful.

You know, judging from the size of this snow ginseng, it must have been at least several decades, and it is wild, so the medicinal effect must be very strong.

Afterwards, Li Xiao cut some Gastrodia elata.

At this time, fish out the chicken.

Fortunately, there is more than one basin here.

Then throw away the water that just boiled the chicken, change the water and throw the chicken, snow ginseng, and gastrodia elata into the basin.

The two of them were cooking the chicken while chatting.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was a burst of fragrance from the pot, and Tashi, who was still chatting, looked over in an instant.

Li Xiao couldn't laugh or cry, it seemed that the child was indeed hungry.

Feeling Li Xiao's gaze, Tashi lowered his head in embarrassment.

Li Xiao didn't bother him, took a bowl and filled it with chicken and soup for Tashi.

Tashi didn't drink it either, and it wasn't until Li Xiao started drinking that Tashi took a sip.

To be honest, this chicken soup is not very tasty because there is no seasoning, but Tashi still tastes delicious.

Li Xiao was also hungry, and was currently eating hard.

The fans in the live broadcast room just watched Li Xiao eat like this, and tears flowed from the corners of their eyes involuntarily.

Studio:
"To be honest, even though I know that there are no seasonings that are not tasty, I am still very greedy."

"The anchor tastes delicious."

"I can't wait to do it."

"It's a handicap, but I opened my delivery software."

"Fortunately, I'm eating takeaway, hahaha, barbecue is also good."

Li Xiao glanced at the live broadcast room and laughed twice, "The recipe of this Xueshentian Maji is really simple, and you don't have to worry about handicapped hands. To put it bluntly, just throw all these things in and cook them until they are soft. It has a glutinous taste, and it can be cooked for a while, preferably in a pressure cooker."

The two of them ate and drank enough, and there was not much left in the pot of chicken soup. After all, the pheasant was not very big to be honest.

"If you can, you can also use local chicken. In fact, pheasant is not the first choice, because the taste of pheasant is relatively woody, so the taste is not so good."

At this time, Li Xiao, who was full of food and drink, remembered to give a commentary to the fans in the live broadcast room.

"But the taste of the soup is very good. Although there is no salt or other spices, it doesn't taste so rich, but it has an original deliciousness."

Hearing what Li Xiao said, Tashi, who had just put down the bowl, couldn't hold back, and poured some more soup.

Li Xiao didn't speak, just watched him drink.

When the drink was almost done, Li Xiao took down the pot containing the chicken, and then took out two white eggs from the basket.

This is the egg laid by the pheasant when it was discovered.

Of course Li Xiao wouldn't let the nest of eggs go, but he still left an egg in the nest, so he left a bloodline for the pheasant?
As for the remaining few, Li Xiao decided to reunite them in his stomach.

So Li Xiao threw the two eggs into the fire without any psychological burden, and waited for them to turn into delicious baked eggs.

After a while, I heard a "cracking" sound coming from inside, and Li Xiao quickly pulled the egg out with a branch.

I saw that the surface of the eggs had been burnt black, and one of them was even cracked.

But Li Xiao didn't care, and took the cracked egg by himself, and gave the intact one to Tashi.

Tashi was already full, but looking at this delicious egg, he still couldn't help swallowing.

Seeing that he didn't eat, Li Xiao thought he was really full, so she said: "If you are full, don't eat first, and you can save it for midnight, it won't spoil anyway."

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(End of this chapter)