Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 431. 430. Salted Fish Spike
The long-term storage of fish is actually nothing more than two points.

One is salty enough.

The second is dry enough.

The method of "smoking" can be said to have just sprouted in this era, but "wax" has been invented in this piece of China since the Spring and Autumn Period.

However, cured meat is eaten in season. It is cold in autumn and winter, and the food is not easy to be moldy. For spring and summer, many people have not realized how to preserve these foods.

At this time, the importance of Li Laodao as a traverser is reflected.

A bag of coarse salt, while the arresters instructed the farmers to start building a small hut, they poured the salt into the wooden basin as instructed by the priest.

Keep putting, keep adding, according to the request of the Taoist priest, keep adding until the salt can't be dissolved.

The saturated brine is ready to blend.

The river fish, which had been washed clean with a dustpan and had its guts emptied, was put into the salt water basin with a dead eye.

A golden light flashed.

Tada appeared out of thin air.

It is a greeting to the weeds and groves by the river.

Lao Du stared at the wooden pile that had been chiseled and chiseled to one side.

Although when he was in Hongnong, he had seen the head of the aisle manage Liuding Liujia to do farm work... But looking at the neat firewood that could almost be used as building materials, he still had to sigh with emotion...

This protector called "Ta Da" is really fucking easy to use.

With all the firewood, Li Zhen took Du Ruhui and started to build a wooden house with everyone.

It is said to be a wooden house, but the scale is actually the size of a shack.

After tying up a frame outline with trees and grass ropes, the tower is turned again against the yellow mud on the river bank, and a pit of fine and silky yellow mud is ready.

Hands-on, according to the request of the Taoist priest, a group of people spread the yellow mud layer by layer on the lower part of the shack.

The lower part is sealed, but the upper part can emit smoke through the gaps in the wooden sticks.

A simple smokehouse is ready.

Then, Ta Da made another hole under the side of the shack.

The pit is quite deep.

The main reason is that he only knew what this thing looked like before, and he didn't know much about it. After the shack was finished, he discovered that if he directly added firewood to it and ignited it, it might directly cook the fish, so he changed it temporarily.

The fire is set on the side, and the flue goes straight to the smoker, so that the fish will not be burnt without being smoked.

He doesn't know why other traversers are so awesome. Whether it's making salt or making gunpowder, he just slapped his head and looked at a passage that was copied and pasted from a book in TXT format, and he could come up with those standardized modern times. Industrial Technology……

Anyway, he is crossing the river by feeling the stones a little bit.

It's normal to think about it. Before time travel, others either studied physics or chemistry, or they were graduate students in the history department...but I was just a storyteller.

It is also right to know as much as others.

But anyway, after the bugs in the smokehouse were fixed, he ordered someone to light the fire.

Then another loophole was discovered.

This fish... Shouldn't it be hung in advance?
But the problem is... there is no grass rope.

What about this?
When doing it, there is no platform cross-section or the like.

After thinking about it, suddenly, he thought:
"You guys, give me the knife!"

"...???"

Several arresters were stunned.

"Hurry up! Pay it back to you later!"

"..."

I always feel that this bastard Taoist is not at peace. The good-hearted policemen couldn't stand the urging eyes of Old Du. After handing over seven or eight weapons reluctantly, they watched the Taoist go directly along the gap in the shack and stab went in.

"..."

"..."

"..."

The catchers who hadn't realized what they were going to do at the beginning, when they saw the Taoist priest personally grabbing two fish out of the salt water, getting into the smoking hut, and laying them on their weapons, they couldn't help but panic instantly. happy.

Weapons are our dignity, how can we let you, a Taoist priest, hang a fish! ?

But Li Zhen didn't care.

It's like enchantment.

【Catch the long knife】

Quality: Rough

Damage: slightly
Enchantment: Salted Fish Spike

Salted Fish Spike: When used, the enemy can smell the smoky smell of salted fish, and the damage of those who are allergic to fish smell will be increased by [-]%.When slashing, there is a chance to trigger the enemy's "hungry stomach, want to eat fish" negative state, causing the opponent's will to collapse and want to cook.

Hey, isn't it perfect?

Under Du Ruhui's equally speechless gaze, quite a few Taoists who were not things used a wooden basin against the door opening of the shack.

The smoke rose and began to escape along the gaps in the shack.

Du Ruhui couldn't help asking:

"Is that all right?"

"Ah."

Li Zhen nodded:
"If smoked, start at least two hours, and four hours is the limit, otherwise the meat will be too hard, and you will eat waste teeth. And this kind of fish that has been smoked, as long as it does not touch water, does not cover it, and keeps it ventilated. , There will be absolutely no problem in three to five months. You just need to remember that the firewood should not be too dry, because it is made of smoke, do you understand this truth?"

Du Ruhui was naturally not stupid, he only needed a little thought to understand that this method of "smoking" was actually similar to the principle of "waxing" in Jiangnan of Sichuan.

If you know everything, you will know everything, and you will understand instantly.

muttered to himself:
"It seems... I need to prepare some salt..."

"That's for sure. Although salt is expensive, washing it with water saves a lot of money compared to waxing the fish directly. Besides, isn't there a few wells of salt on the east side of the river?"

"...They all belong to the aristocratic family. It is not clear what happened after the war?"

"Since it belongs to the aristocratic family, who dares to make a decision?"

"..."

Li Zhen's words made Du Ruhui silent.

Yes.

The Du family is an aristocratic family.

It's just that it can't compare with five surnames and seven families.

But this does not mean that he does not understand the rules of the family.

What the Taoist priest said is right at all, what belongs to the family belongs to the family.Not to mention bandits... Even the royal family has to make some trade-offs if they want it.

"Let's see then... Wu Duan'er is making such a fuss, gathering a crowd of [-] people. Although those few wells are expensive, you can't give up if you haven't seen them."

"It's better to give up. While the situation in Hedong is not stable, send someone to occupy it first, and mediate it. If you prostitute a few thousand catties for nothing, it will be a lot of money at that time... If it doesn't work, I'll go talk to Hongying, fly away There are so many salt mines in Macheng that animals are gnawing on them, don’t worry.”

While talking, the Taoist lamented the unique material conditions of the endless grassland.

And Du Ruhui also heaved a sigh of relief.

Looking at the shack billowing in thick smoke in front of him, he couldn't help but sighed suddenly:

"Ugh."

"what happened again?"

"...Even you and I can think of ways to save the people of a county. Why do you think they..."

"..."

Li Zhen was speechless and just patted him on the shoulder.

……

In a flash, an hour.

It was the first time to smoke fish by hand, and Li Zhen, who had no idea in his mind, thought about it, moved the wooden basin, and took out a handful of salted fish spikes from it.

"how?"

Old Du came over.

First, he watched the Taoist throw the salted fish thorn aside in disgust, and then picked out a piece of fish with his hands.

"...Try it."

Looking at the almost brown fish meat, Du Ruhui nodded, and put some hot fish meat into his mouth.

Slightly dry in the mouth.

Salty.

There is also a... unexplainable bitterness.

The bitterness should be the taste of wormwood.

In order to maintain the smoke in the smoking room just now, Du Ruhui personally threw a bunch of wormwood into it.

Wormwood has the function of exorcising evil spirits and supporting the sun.

People in this era believe that whether it is disease or mildew, it is caused by "evil", such as "wind evil", "heat evil", "cold evil" and the like.And wormwood is very effective against "evil spirits", so I threw it in and tried it.

And I have to admit that after getting used to the bitter taste of this wormwood, the unique flavor of smoking is quite addictive.

Seeing a fish being given to the other catchers to taste... especially the catcher looking at his strange-smelling knife, who wanted to cry without tears, the Taoist simply gave half of it.

"The taste...is okay."

Hearing this, Li Zhen shook his head:
"It's not yet time to smoke... let's smoke it for a while. After an hour, the meat will be drier. And the drier the meat, the less likely it will be spoiled. Generally speaking, we succeeded."

"..."

Kneading the minced fish meat that gradually began to exude a plump and fat aroma in his hand, the book grower who firmly believed in Li Zhen's words let out a long sigh of relief.

"call……"

After thinking about it, he said to the policeman next to him:
"Let's work harder tonight, take everyone, and smoke all the caught fish. Just follow the method taught by the Taoist priest. After smoking, pack it in a car and send it to me."

When they heard that they had to work overtime, the police officers were actually not happy.

However, the official rank crushed people to death.

Can only nod:

"Yes."

And Li Zhen also saw their displeasure, and even the fishermen were speechless when they heard that they still had to work.

But he didn't say much.

This is not the later generations, you have to pay overtime pay for workers to work, and you have to take care of workers' emotions... Thanks to the great Yang Guang, the service of "contributing to the country" similar to corvee, in this era of people In my heart, there was no reason at all.

Not to mention just smoked fish, even if Du Ruhui sent someone to catch a hundred catties of fish with bare hands in the Luo River, this group of people would not dare to resist until they caught enough.

He has been in this world for half a year, and he is used to this bureaucratic style.

You say he doesn't talk about human rights...it's true.

But I have to admit that before such an absolute order, it's hard to talk about big things, but small things are really convenient.

After Du Ruhui gave his orders, he looked up at the sky and said to Li Zhen:
"Shall we go?"

"...Want to take a look?"

"Yeah. I think it's about time now. Mr. Li has made great contributions to the Hedong incident. I want to get closer and take a closer look at what kind of person he is."

Hearing this, Li Zhen nodded with a smile:
"Okay. Maybe you will know a few good friends who are worth making for a lifetime."

"...Like you?"

"Bah, you smooth-talking scholar! Are you smearing honey on your little mouth today?"

"Hahaha~"

Another big wish came true. Du Ruhui was in a good mood and pushed the Taoist. He looked like two thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys, and with joy from the bottom of his heart, he urged:
"Let's go."

(End of this chapter)