gourmet food

Chapter 1385 Try it?
"Mr. Zhang, eat an apple!"

The peeled apple was handed over, but the old man Zhang Guoqiang shook his head, while the old man Wang Shufen shook his head slightly at Chu Yunfeng, and raised his hand to let Chu Yunfeng eat it by himself.

At this time, the old man should have already brewed it in his heart. This long-lasting memory is immersed in the deepest part of his mind. As he grows older, it is quite troublesome to mobilize it every time.

So Chu Yunfeng handed the apple to President Hou. However, seeing that the old man was about to speak, President Hou mechanically took the apple and held it in his hand without bringing it to his mouth.

Chu Yunfeng also knew that the critical moment was coming, so he stopped peeling the fruit, even though he wanted to eat one now.

Suddenly, the old man's gray hair felt energized, and his whole face suddenly had a shining luster. He smiled slowly and nodded.

"Back then, we..."

As the old man spoke, the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly became serious. Wang Sufen, the old man, had just taken a bite of the apple and kept it in his mouth without moving.

Time passed slowly. Even President Hou, who had listened to it several times, was still so moved at this time. He listened attentively without moving. Even his breathing slowed down a lot and there was almost no sound. Perhaps he was afraid. It affected the old man's memories.

Chu Yunfeng was sitting upright. When he heard the dangerous moments, the expression on his face changed back and forth, with expressions of shock and consternation going back and forth, full of incredible expressions!

More than an hour passed, and the old man began to talk about the experience of entering the snow area. This part of the country is in the Aba and Ganzi areas, and the geographical conditions are also very dangerous.

At this time, the old man's eyes were shining with the light of faith, and his tone of narration began to become slower: "The vast prairie, the grass is knee-deep, the swamps are everywhere, and it is deserted.

The climate is constantly changing, from warm to cold, with the sun shining brightly, rain and snow falling. "

The short description instantly made Chu Yunfeng's heart pick up in his throat. He could fully imagine the harshness of the geographical conditions at that time and the difficulty of walking.

“The meadows are often shrouded in a gloomy and dense fog, making it difficult to discern the direction. Only when the sun occasionally breaks through the clouds can the marching route be corrected.

There are rivers and ditches on the grassland, and the water is bitingly cold. Almost every time we cross a river, a weak warrior falls down.

What's even more frightening is that swamps are often hidden under the soft straw bales. If you are not careful, people and horses will fall into them.Once it falls, the situation is very dangerous.

There are many grass-covered swamps on the grassland, which are pits for people and animals. They fall into them and sink deeper and deeper until they are swallowed up.After a person is trapped, the rescuer may be dragged into the deep mud if he uses too much force.

There are no homes in the meadow, and there are no roads.

When I heard the name grassland for the first time, I thought it was just a place with few people and dense vegetation.

But who knew that the grassland was real grassland? There was no soil on the ground, only grass and water. Not only was there no human habitation, there were almost no human traces, so there were no roads or trees.

The biggest difficulty during the long march and physical exhaustion was the lack of food.

In order to overcome hunger, we had to eat wild vegetables, tree bark, grass roots, and even belts, leather shoes, etc.

It was very difficult to raise food at that time. Due to time constraints, the troops did not have extra time to slowly collect food. Since there was no food replenishment along the way, everyone marched hungry and was extremely weak.

Some people fall down while walking, and some people sit down and never get up again.Some people slept on the weeds and deserted beaches. When others came to call for departure the next day, they found that they had already died.

The grassland is sparsely populated, and even some villages don't have much food.The local people make a living from animal husbandry, and reactionary chieftains often take away cattle and sheep.

The local herdsmen also live a very difficult life, but as long as they meet them, they will lend a helping hand.

At that time, they didn't have much food of their own, and they often forced food to us.
Therefore, it was necessary to dig wild vegetables along the way. At that time, a wild vegetable investigation team was set up to look for wild vegetables to increase the source of food.

The team members found some familiar and edible wild vegetables, dug them out, brought them back, sorted them, washed them and cooked them.

Then everyone went to search and dug up all the wild vegetables that everyone had eaten. After everyone's efforts, we finally found dozens of edible wild vegetables, which solved a big problem.

However, even if there are wild vegetables to eat, it cannot solve the problem of hunger. When the strong wind blows on the grassland, it is easy to lose direction.

Therefore, sometimes the marching route will deviate, which will cause a longer delay. Therefore, if you cannot cross the grassland as scheduled, the food will be even more scarce. "

After telling the story till this point, the old man spent a lot of energy. Wang Shufen quickly put the hot tea into his hand, and then let him rest and drink some tea to moisten his throat.

Chu Yunfeng was hearing the key point. He guessed that the old man would soon eat the food that left an indelible impression on him, right?
Sure enough, President Hou touched Chu Yunfeng with his hand. When he turned around, he saw President Hou nodded. Chu Yunfeng understood and nodded in response.

You have to listen more carefully next time!
The old man seemed to be refreshed a bit under the nourishment of tea. Maybe every time he told this point, he would sigh and sigh.

After slowly putting down the tea cup in his hand, the old man showed his reminiscence again and recounted what happened that year: "That experience was the most dangerous and difficult experience we have ever encountered along the way.

Three consecutive days of strong winds have seriously deviated from our route, and everyone's physical strength has also been severely challenged.

Due to the bad weather, we had no way to drink a sip of hot water, let alone eat a hot meal.
Everyone is persisting, but the weather is so bad, the wind is like a knife cutting on the face, and it is very difficult to find food in such weather.

In three days, three full days of bad weather caused many people to collapse. It was a suffocating experience.
Fortunately, on the fourth day, the strong wind finally stopped and the sun came out. However, when we found that we had deviated from the direction, this logistics became the biggest problem.

However, the road is boundless. After walking for an hour, we suddenly met a family of herders who happened to be grazing in a place with abundant water and grass.

There are also many rivers and ponds here. From a distance, you can see fish jumping out of the water from time to time, which immediately makes everyone happy.

This means that you can have fish soup to drink. Especially in this situation, the nourishment of fish soup can restore everyone's physical strength, and some comrades who have fallen ill can also regain their vitality.

This herdsman was very enthusiastic when he saw us, especially after seeing the state of our group, and he quickly brought out food to entertain us.

But there were so many of us, and how could their family have enough food for everyone, so we refused at the first opportunity.

Everyone immediately started repairing, changing dressings for the wounded, digging wild vegetables, fishing, etc. The work was carried out in an orderly manner. However, this herdsman family was a little angry when they saw us rejecting them.

The host called his two children, a boy and a girl, over and asked them to bring the prepared food to everyone. The two children were only six or seven years old and seemed to be very sensible.

Seeing that we refused to accept it, they kept pushing things to us. In the end, there was really no other way, so everyone accepted them. At this time, the male protagonist laughed happily.

However, according to our observation, their family was not rich and did not have much food, so they collected the food, but no one ate it. They only ate some for the wounded and kept the rest.

After a day of repairing here, everyone was trying their best to accumulate food. However, this herdsman family does not eat fish, so in order to express our gratitude, we did not give them fish before leaving.

Instead, we gave them some wild vegetables to express our gratitude. However, the night before we left, we discovered that the owner seemed to have not slept all night, and we could see them coming and going from time to time.

It wasn't until the next day, when we sent them wild vegetables, that we discovered that the couple was actually making food for us, that is, making farewell food for us.

When we sent the wild vegetables over, the male owner’s eyes suddenly lit up and he accepted them immediately. We were very happy at the time, thinking that he had accepted our gift.

But when we were ready to go, we suddenly heard the male host yelling, and then two children ran over and stopped us from leaving.

The hostess also asked us to wait a little longer, and the stalemate lasted for about ten minutes before the male host brought us the prepared things.

He brought a lot of things, and the freshly prepared food had an extremely strong aroma. I was still standing far away at that time, and my mouth was watering because of the aroma.

But of course we know that making these foods consumes most of their family's food. How can we bear to accept such things?
And we also keenly discovered that the wild vegetables we sent over were added to the food by the male host, which was obviously to make us full.

This also fully reflects the intention of the male owner, who wants us to accept this gift, because he makes tsampa, which is a food that can be stored for a long time.

But once wild vegetables are added to it, the preservation time will not be that long. This is his main intention for everyone to accept it.

If we didn't accept it, it would be impossible for their family of three to finish the food before it spoiled, so we had no choice but to accept it.

After seeing us accepting this gift, the family of four showed knowing smiles, and the instructor ordered us to quickly and quietly put back the food they had sent before.

We also added some more wild vegetables to them. We attracted their attention here, and the people behind quietly put the things down without them noticing.

We were deeply touched by the friendship this family had for us. Such a simple family really gave everyone a stronger confidence.

We must drive out the invaders and achieve a happy and fulfilling life.
Now that the gift has been received, how to distribute it is also a big problem. Even if this food is a lot of rations for the family, after it is distributed among the teams, the portion is very small.

How to distribute is a big problem, because it involves a morale factor, because the enthusiasm of this family has already made everyone's morale very high.

Now this food is equivalent to everyone's spiritual food, so in order to let everyone clearly understand the state of fish and water between the military and civilians, we finally decided to let everyone try the food prepared by this family.

There are so many people, so each person can only get a small mouthful. This small mouthful is actually only as small as a little finger.

Haha, don’t look at just a little bit, the deliciousness of this tsampa is something I will never forget for the rest of my life.”

The old man's story continues, but Chu Yunfeng has basically determined the most useful belief, that is, this delicacy is tsampa.

However, this tsampa is also very different. What are the specific differences? There is no rush now. After the old man has finished speaking, I will ask about some details.

Zanba is a commonly used food in Tibetan areas. It is basically as common as rice in the south or pasta in the north. It is also something that cannot be separated from daily life.

However, tsampa also has its own specialties. Firstly, it is the production method, and secondly, the storage time. It is very different from rice and pasta.

While Chu Yunfeng listened to the old man's story, he silently thought about it, how did the owner of the family cook this delicious tsampa?

after a long time
The old man had just finished narrating this past experience. It was already past ten o'clock in the evening, and the old man seemed to be a little depressed.

This also made old man Wang Shufen feel a little worried, and President Hou quickly gave Chu Yunfeng a wink, meaning to ask any questions he had.

He couldn't disturb the old man from having a good rest, so Chu Yunfeng quickly asked a few doubts in his mind: "Old man, do you still remember what that family was doing at night?

For example, are they holding something in their hands? "

???

The old man was suddenly stunned for Chu Yunfeng's question, and then he immediately looked at President Hou, and he understood immediately.

"Now that you are serious, let this matter go. I won't cause you any more trouble!"

The old man's words immediately made President Hou anxious. It was just as he expected. The previous failures probably made the old man feel more hurt.

So he didn't take any action before. The old man obviously lost his confidence, so he expressed it to himself so euphemistically.

But Chu Yunfeng was different. I had great confidence in him, so President Hou immediately replied anxiously: "Old man, don't get me wrong, Xiao Chu is the best chef.

In addition, he has just promoted the return of the National Treasure of the Old Summer Palace. As soon as he heard about your matter, he rushed over and asked him to give it a try! "

???

The old man's eyes suddenly lit up, and his spirit seemed to have returned to normal. Then he grabbed Chu Yunfeng's hand and asked, "Did you promote the return of those national treasures?"

Chu Yunfeng clearly felt that the old man's attitude had changed, so he immediately nodded and replied: "Yes, it's me, it's just a coincidence."

"Good, good, good!"

After saying hello three times in a row, the old man immediately praised: "I have seen all the reports. It is rare that you donated all these national treasures, good boy, good boy.

By the way, what question did you ask just now? "

Chu Yunfeng repeated it again, and after the old man nodded, he began to answer Chu Yunfeng's questions step by step, but the old man's energy was still limited.

Under the urging of old man Wang Shufen, Chu Yunfeng quickly asked three questions and then said goodbye to the two old men.

After leaving the house, President Hou immediately asked Chu Yunfeng, "How are you doing? Are you sure?"

After Chu Yunfeng asked these three questions, his expression began to become a little uncertain, which was a little different from his previous confidence. He said with a hint of hesitation: "I'll give it a try!"

(End of this chapter)