Back to 1988, in order to lay down liver skills

Chapter 322 An attempt at music

Xu Yibo felt a little heartbroken when he watched several workers dig a big pit, then throw a bunch of bloody dead rabbits into it, and then cover it with shovelfuls of soil.

After hunting for several days, he finally succeeded in his skills. Now, among the prey here, there are also a small part of him.

But it was too much to finish. There were still a few rabbits in the kitchen. Wang Songfeng was following Yan Changqing to learn how to skin rabbits and how to braise rabbits.

Yan Changqing's craftsmanship was so good that they both enjoyed a feast of rabbit meat for several days. If it weren't for the fact that they could hunt it by driving out, they would have been reluctant to bury some of the prey.

The new villa in Yan Changqing's small farm here had just been renovated, but it turned out to be a rabbit skinning ground.

Also helping him was the old hunter Davis.

Australians actually eat rabbit meat, but they are worried that the government often uses poison to kill rabbits, which will be poisonous, so not many people eat it.

But Davis said he's pretty sure the rabbits are fine to eat because he eats them himself.

As a professional rabbit hunter, he was very aware of the measures taken by the government to kill rabbits every year. This, combined with his hatred of rabbits, led him to become a rabbit meat lover.

But let’s not talk about his cooking skills. The first time he ate rabbit meat made by Yan Changqing, he became Yan Changqing’s loyal fan.

When a pot of rabbit meat is served, everyone takes a portion on a plate and begins to enjoy the food.

Although Xu Yibo couldn't learn how to make rabbits, he still flattered him by eating them: "It tastes better than the previous two days. Mr. Yan's cooking skills are getting better and better. I can be full just by eating this..."

Wang Songfeng nodded and proved his respect for Yan Changqing's cooking skills with practical actions.

Australia is now the season of ripe grapes, and there is no shortage of various vegetables. Paired with rabbit meat, for them, life here is simply a fairy life.

……

After lunch, Yan Changqing went to see the wine he brewed, and his skill proficiency increased rapidly.

The wine-making technology is quite simple. In many rural areas, families with grape vines at home will make their own wine whenever they have more grapes, which is easier than making white wine.

But it is not easy to do simple things well. Yan Changqing is still very serious about doing it. In order to improve his proficiency as soon as possible, in the past few days, except for hunting during the day, he has been doing this all the time.

In addition to this, I also asked someone to send me my guzheng and erhu.

The first batch of wine has come out, but the taste is very average. Yan Changqing doesn't expect it to be profitable. He doesn't know what to do with the wine yet. Apart from giving some to the workers, the rest can only be packaged and put away just now. In the built small wine warehouse.

Xu and Wang were also very interested in making wine, but after being busy for a while, Yan Changqing said to the two of them: "There is nothing to do today. The only thing left is to process the fresh grapes. You two If you want to hunt, just go hunting."

Xu Yibo had no prey in the first few days and kept firing blanks. Only in the past two days did he start to have his own prey. Now he is in the hunting fever stage. Hearing this, he nodded: "Old Wang, are you going?"

……

By letting the two of them go hunting with Davis, Yan Changqing doesn't have to worry about safety.

Davis is a well-known 'rabbit hunter' in the local area, and he knows the surrounding situation well, and he has proved this with facts - there are all kinds of trails and creeks in the surrounding area that he is not familiar with.

After the three people left, Yan Changqing continued to be busy making wine for a while. After finishing his work, he entered the villa and stared at his guzheng in a daze.

After a while, he reached out and stroked the guzheng a few times, but finally picked up the erhu.

The melodious sound of the erhu sounded. It didn't seem to be a loud sound, but it spread throughout the entire farm, including the small vineyard at the foot of the mountain. The workers working there could also hear it.

Except for building villas on the small farm, Yan Changqing did not make any changes in other parts of the small farm. Everything was handed over to the original workers, who managed the farm according to the previous planting plan.

However, recently, a group of workers have been hired to make wine, and the number is not large. They are all people from nearby cities and suburbs, and they are considered part-time workers.

They are responsible for being a helper when making wine and so on.

Listening to the melodious Erhu at this moment, although they had never heard the Erhu before, they felt relaxed and happy when they heard the first sound, and they could not help but be immersed in the music.

In an instant, they seemed to feel that the fatigue of work was far away from them. Their whole bodies and minds seemed to be soaked in hot springs, with warm spring water flowing around them and the gentle wind blowing against their faces...

Of course they know who the owner of this farm is, and they have had a lot of contact with Yan Changqing in the past few days. Naturally, they know that now they and others are making a lot of money. Not only can they earn a small wage, but they can also enjoy famous places for free. Performances by world artists.

With similar thoughts, they became more curious about the mysteries hidden in the music brought by this unheard instrument, and they sounded more focused.

The familiar blue sky, white clouds, green grass farms, and nearby hills seem to be particularly beautiful.

Speaking of which, this hill is also part of the farm, but it has never been used.

However, there are not many resources on this mountain. If there are any resources, it is not far from the city and would have been bought by others long ago. It will not always be public land and be given away.

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The melodious erhu sound continued until Xu Yibo and Wang Songfeng came back.

Xu Yibo was in high spirits and shouted as soon as he came in: "We heard you playing the erhu when we were approaching the farm. Why did you stop when we came back? I thought you were celebrating for us!"

Yan Changqing said in his heart that he only stopped when he heard the sound of your car coming back.

But what he said was: "I've been practicing for half the afternoon, just daily practice. Are you open this afternoon?"

"Haha!" Xu Yibo smiled proudly. "Ask him."

Wang Songfeng answered helplessly from the side: "He used a shotgun this afternoon and shot more than [-] rabbits."

Gun control here has been tightened since last year, but only for guns that are likely to cause big problems, such as automatic rifles.

There are no restrictions when it comes to hunting, both semi-automatic rifles and shotguns are acceptable.

The shotguns here refer to single-barreled or double-barreled shotguns. Some have a range of less than [-] meters. Those that can use single-head bullets and shotguns are still very powerful within the effective range.

Davis prepared a double-barreled shotgun, but everyone in the front was hunting rabbits for meat, so they used small-caliber semi-automatic rifles.

The high-power double-barreled shotgun prepared by Davis was not among their choices at all - the rabbit was only so big, and if a gun with too much power hit it, there would be basically nothing left.

Obviously, he had a full meal of rabbit meat at noon today, and it was game hunting time in the afternoon, so Xu Yibo didn't care about prey, he only pursued the number of kills.

In this case, a shotgun that can be loaded with shotguns is undoubtedly the best choice. Even if the aim is not accurate, you can still try your luck.

...Xu Yibo was very proud of himself for using a cheating weapon: "It doesn't matter what gun you use, what matters is that you hit the prey."

Yan Changqing didn't want to hurt him. He just came out to play. He said, "You're awesome. If we have time tomorrow, we can go hiking. The hill next to it also belongs to the farm. By the way, Davis, if we go to the mountain and see You can hit animals as you like, right?”

"Of course." Davis nodded. "But it seems like there aren't many animals on this mountain."

"Then let's treat it as mountain climbing!" Yan Changqing was not surprised. It was just a small hill, and there were farms nearby. It used to be a public area, and the prey was taken away by others. Now it is considered an owned land. There is no management, I just put up a sign in a circle.

Xu Yibo was a little surprised: "You also bought the mountain. Why didn't you tell me earlier? We would have gone to the mountain just now."

"That's a gift mountain. We all know it has been in the news." Davis said with a smile. He is a local hunter. Of course he pays attention to local affairs. Otherwise, if he carries a gun and runs to the land with an owner, there will be no problem. Trouble.

Xu Yibo was still in a daze, and Wang Songfeng smiled beside him: "Don't you read the news? It was also published in our newspaper. Not only did they give away a hill, but now Mr. Yan's rights here are almost the same as those of the locals. "

At the beginning, Australia wanted Yan Changqing's records to be sold to everyone around the world, and they spared no effort in publicity.

Especially after the number of tourists increased significantly later, they were even more motivated. They publicized the news about Yan Changqing over and over in the media, including the land they donated, the various rights they gave away, etc. They wanted to directly say that Yan Changqing liked it here. , has become a local.

Xu Yibo actually heard a lot about it, but after arriving here, he just focused on having fun and didn't think about anything else.

Now I am very excited after hearing this: "I heard that after buying the land here, it is permanent, right? The same is true for gifts?"

"Of course." Davis explained. "There is still a lot of unowned land here. You can buy it if you want."

"Then definitely buy it!" Xu Yibo was full of enthusiasm. "I originally wanted to buy a vineyard. In this case, it doesn't matter if I buy it in advance."

Yan Changqing in the island country also advised Wang Songfeng to buy it later, mainly because he wanted to wait until his grape planting technology improved a little and see if he could cultivate better varieties. Whoever bought it would then directly plant good grapes.

But what Xu Yibo said now makes sense.

When the Internet bubble hits in the future, many people who originally invested in the Internet will consider diverting their funds to other aspects. Land will undoubtedly become a relatively high-quality option. Maybe the price of land will increase by then.

In fact, for those who want to invest for the long term, there is not much difference between buying one day earlier and one day later.

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There will be no rabbit meat feast in the evening. It is very close to the seaside and the seafood is the freshest.

Australian crayfish, which is relatively famous outside, is actually very common here, and cod, salmon, etc. are actually quite popular.

There was a makeshift barbecue rack in the villa, and everyone had barbecue in the evening.

Yan Changqing's position as chef is unwavering, even though he has never shown his barbecue skills before.

But today he, the chef, is particularly busy.

While the lobsters were being grilled, a bearded worker came over and brought a lot of vegetables and introduced: "Our farm grows relatively few vegetables. My wife went to the supermarket to buy these today. Thank you boss for the music today. Let us appreciate wonderful art..."

And he's not alone, there are people coming over all the time.

There are several kinds of cabbage delivered, as well as local spherical fennel and so on.

Then there are beef, famous local red wine and so on.

They all come, say a few words and then leave, with a very respectful attitude.

Xu Yibo was very curious and quietly came over and said, "Mr. Yan, why do you feel that these workers are so enthusiastic today?"

In fact, not only was he curious, but Wang Songfeng was also curious!
They didn't come for just one or two days. A few days ago, the workers were respectful to the boss and even grateful for letting them continue working. But compared with today's attitude, that is nothing like the same thing.

Yan Changqing smiled slightly: "I played the erhu for a long time today! They usually buy my music to listen to, but today they listen to it live, of course they will be grateful!"

"Is that it?" Xu Yibo didn't believe it, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense.

Yan Changqing's reputation has remained high after last year's tour, even including the broadcast of a documentary two years ago. Because of his participation in the music production, the documentary's ratings increased several times compared to before, and it sold out I don’t know how many copyrights there are.

When such an artist performs live, the people listening will certainly be very happy.

The key is that his music is not difficult to understand. As long as you listen to it, you can clearly feel the theme that the music wants to express.

It can even be clearly felt that after listening to music, not only is the spirit refreshed, but the physical fatigue is also relieved a lot.

Therefore, the change in attitude of these workers is not incomprehensible.

……

But Yan Changqing actually didn't tell the whole story.

His afternoon music was actually an experiment, so he had his instruments shipped from China, and he had to wait for Xu Yibo and others to leave before he started practicing.

There is a double meaning in the piece played in the afternoon.

One is pure musical expression, which makes people feel relaxed and happy, both mentally and physically.

The other is to express one's achievements in music and make people feel admired, admired or worshiped from the bottom of their hearts.

The latter one is just an attempt. He has never tried to do this before. In the past, he only expressed pure music and gave people enjoyment.

But the effect of trying it seems to be pretty good.

Although it was night, the lights outside the villa were brightly lit now, and his observation skills were meticulous. He could feel the difference in the attitudes of those people when they delivered things.

In this case, he began to think about whether he should consider making a music album and try it in certain areas?
But you need to find a good enough reason. Otherwise, it would be a bit abnormal to make a music album but only release it in some regions.

And this area also needs to be thought through.

So he just thought about this plan in his mind.

Anyway, I have to continue making wine, and wait until I slowly make plans before taking action.

(End of this chapter)