Yellow River Craftsman

Chapter 218
Came in front of a farm.

This farmyard is in a concave shape, with a hall on the front, a wing on the left, and a kitchen on the right, surrounded by a half-person-high bamboo fence in front.

There are some flowers and plants planted in the corner, I don't know what kind of flowers they are, the flower vines are wrapped around the fence, the branches and leaves are lush, the flowers are competing for beauty, it looks a bit unique.

The red-faced old man turned over and slid off the back of the big green bull. Only then did I realize that the red-faced old man was not tall and his physique was not strong.Thin and small, like a bamboo pole, but his face is rosy and he is very energetic.

The red-faced old man pushed aside the wooden fence, turned around and made a gesture of invitation: "Both, please!"

"Thank you! Thank you!" I carried my backpack and walked into the farmyard side by side with Xiao Guoguo.

"I'm going to cook, you go to the left side room to put down your luggage first, and rest for a while!" After the red-faced old man finished speaking, he led the big green cow to the right side of the kitchen room.

Xiao Guoguo and I walked to the left wing, there are two wing rooms.

I smiled and said to Xiao Guoguo: "It's just right, one room per person, so I can sleep soundly tonight!"

Who knew that Xiao Guoguo rolled her eyes: "We just need to live in one room, don't bother them too much!"

"But there are obviously two rooms here, how can it be troublesome?" I was a little puzzled.

"I said I'll live in one room, what's the point!" Xiao Guoguo pushed me away, walked straight into the wing room, then lay down on the bed, and sighed happily: "Oh, it's so comfortable. ah!"

The furnishings in the wing room are simple and unsophisticated, there is almost no modern electrical appliance, not even an electric light, and there is only a kerosene lamp on the table.The room is very tidy, the first floor is not the case, the furniture inside is basically handmade with green bamboo or wood, exuding a faint fragrance.

I'm used to living in that kind of modern hotel room, and occasionally staying in such a place for a night feels pretty good.

Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, people will always feel peaceful and peaceful.

No wonder the red-faced old man has an air of immortality. It seems that this is really a good place to clean up.

After a while, the red-faced old man called us to the main hall for dinner.

A simple low table made of bamboo, with a few dishes on it, a dish of wind-blown meat, a dish of peanuts, a dish of eggplant, and a dish of unnamed wild vegetables, as well as a pot of sake. Antique, very Han Dynasty utensil style.

Although the dishes are simple, they are very appetizing to us, and we are so greedy that we gurgle out.

The plate of wind-blown meat is made of second-grade meat, which is what we call semi-fat meat, the upper half is lean meat, and the lower half is fat meat.But the fatty meat is not greasy, the meat is fragrant, shiny, and somewhat transparent, with oil beads rolling faintly on it.Put a piece in your mouth, and your mouth will be filled with lingering fragrance.

That plate of peanuts is crispy, crispy just right, neither soft nor hard, crispy and fragrant, and crackling when bitten.

The plate of eggplant is cold, first steamed and then chilled, with some chili oil sprinkled on top, and then sprinkled with sesame green onion, the color is bright, the aroma of the spicy oil mixed with the sesame green onion taste is mouth-watering.

The plate of wild vegetables is even more amazing, lavender, looks a bit like some kind of tree vines, but it is not old when biting, very crisp, only sprinkled with MSG and sesame oil, not even salt, what you eat is the original wild vegetables Fragrance.

The pot of sake was poured into the glass, it was so clear that people could be reflected under the kerosene lamp, like a clear spring, and it smelled sweet.

In front of him were two bowls of delicious multigrain rice, white rice mixed with sweet potatoes.

The old man said: "You two don't need to be cautious, no one has come here for a year or so, and there is nothing to entertain in the wild places in the countryside. I made a few dishes at random, and I hope the two guests will forgive me!"

The old man spoke so politely, Xiao Guoguo and I were a little embarrassed.

"Senior, it's too late for us to thank you. You provided us with a place to stay and food. I really don't know how to say it!" I saluted the red-faced old man repeatedly.

"Yes!" Xiao Guoguo also said politely: "These few mountain dishes are more than enough to surpass any delicacies in the world! Grandpa, I'm not welcome, let's eat!"

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Guoguo immediately picked up the bowl of mixed grain rice and stuffed it into his mouth.

I bumped her gently with my elbow, coughed twice, and reminded: "Hey, you are a beauty anyway, keep your image of a beauty, it's too indecent to eat so voraciously!"

"It's none of your business! Everyone eats their own food, who wants you to watch me!" Xiao Guoguo is never polite when it comes to eating, and the large piece of shiny wind-blown meat was quickly swallowed whole by her .

"She's your girlfriend? She's cute!" The red-faced old man smiled and handed me a wine glass: "Have a sip?"

"Very good!" I nodded, thanked me, took the wine glass, took a sip, felt sweet and delicious, and the aftertaste was very wonderful, I repeatedly praised: "Great! Great! This wine is really delicious, better than Maotai Wuliangye tastes so much better, I give it a hundred likes!"

"It seems that the little brother is also very researched on wine?" The red-faced old man looked at me with a smile.

I stuck out my tongue embarrassingly: "Actually, it's not really research, it's just a good drink. I don't have any requirements for wine. As long as I have a good friend, even if I sit on the street and drink Erguotou, I can still drink Erguotou." Have a good drink!"

"Hahaha!" The red-faced old man clapped his palms and laughed, "Happy! My little brother is also an open-minded person!"

The red-faced old man raised his wine glass: "My surname is Liu, and my real name is Liu Dongze. Everyone in the village calls me Second Uncle Liu! Dare I ask your brother's name?"

"My surname is Tuoba, and my name is an orphan!" I cupped my fists at Second Uncle Liu.

"Tuoba? This surname is quite special, it is almost extinct now!" Second Uncle Liu said.

I nodded, pointed to Xiao Guoguo who was lying on the ground and said, "Uh, her name is Xiao Guoguo!"

Uncle Liu took a sip of the sake, held the glass and said to me: "The reason why this sake has a sweet aftertaste is because it is taken from a clear spring in the mountains, and some natural nourishing medicines are added to the wine, soaked for 49 days, strengthening the yang and nourishing the kidney. It has a miraculous effect on those with shortness of breath and spleen deficiency!"

After a pause, Second Uncle Liu went on to say: "The wind-blown meat is made of authentic grain pigs in the village. It has not been fed any feed, so it tastes great and the meat is very fragrant. This eggplant is grown in our own field, so it is very delicious. Delicate fragrance. The peanuts are also grown by myself, and the fried peanuts are made of natural vegetable oil extracted by myself. The fried peanuts are crispy and fragrant. The last dish of wild vegetables is also dug from the back mountain, which is very nutritious!"

"Second Uncle Liu, how many families are there in your Liujia Village?" I asked.

Uncle Liu said: "Not many, just over ten households!"

"How do you live here?" I asked.

Second Uncle Liu smiled: "Our ancestors have lived here for generations, so we also live here. Moreover, the mountains and rivers are beautiful here, the scenery is beautiful, and it is very comfortable to live in!"

"Yes!" I nodded, "The environmental pollution in the city is very serious now. It used to be sandstorms, but now it is smog. The life span of urban people has been shortened by how many years!"

The kerosene lamp casts a dim circle of light. Under the dim light and shadow, facing the gentle mountain breeze, we taste authentic farm dishes and talk about ancient and modern history.

Second Uncle Liu chatted with me, and looked at me with admiration: "Tuobagu, it seems that you have a deep understanding of ancient and modern history. In this impetuous society, cultural people like you are rare!"

"Second Uncle Liu is laughing at me, I'm just playing tricks!" I said modestly.

Uncle Liu put down his wine glass and asked me with a red face: "You know so many historical legends, do you know what is the most famous legend in Lishan?"

"Fenghuo opera princes?!" I replied without thinking.

Beacon Fire Opera Princes is a well-known allusion in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Zhou You smiled for concubine Bo and, in spite of the objections of his ministers, set fire to the emergency beacon towers at the border several times for no reason, causing the princes from all walks of life to travel long distances and hurry. Go to the rescue.As a result, he returned after being teased, very annoyed.Since then, King You has lost his trust with the princes. Finally, when the frontier was really in a hurry, he lit the beacon fire, but no one came to rescue him. In the end, the dog army broke the city, and King You of Zhou died in the war.

Second Uncle Liu chuckled, poured himself another glass of sake, shook his head and said, "This is not the most famous! In fact, the most famous legend in Mount Li is that Nuwa repairs the sky, but many people don't know about this legend!"

"Nuwa mending the sky?!" I was slightly startled.

"Yes! Nuwa repairs the sky! According to legend, Mount Li is where Nuwa repairs the sky!" Second Uncle Liu took a sip of sake with an inscrutable expression.

Xiao Guoguo also became interested: "I have also heard about the legend about Nuwa mending the sky, but I didn't know that the place where Nuwa mended the sky was actually in Mount Li. Uncle Liu, please tell me about it!"

Uncle Liu stroked the white beard on his chin, and slowly opened up the chatter box: "It is said that very early on, one day, for unknown reasons, suddenly there was a loud bang, and a corner of the sky collapsed. The moon, stars and stars also lost their light, making the good human world suddenly become a cloudy place where day and night are indistinguishable. The sky fire burned all the mountains, forests and cottages, and some poisonous snakes and beasts also took the opportunity to run out and spread everywhere. Cruelty of life, people suffered a serious disaster.

At that time, there was a goddess with great powers, the old mother of Lishan, who is also called the empress Nuwa in later generations. Seeing this scene, she wanted to save these suffering people, so she left the heavenly palace and came to the world regardless of everything.She first used her magic power to bring water from the East China Sea to extinguish the fire on the earth.But because a corner of the sky collapsed, a big hole appeared in the sky. From this hole, wind, rain, snow, and lightning kept attacking people. What should I do? Later, she came up with a way to mend the sky with stones!

Nuwa ran around, picked up colored stones of red, yellow, blue, white, and black from the great river, and put them in the place of Mount Li to refine them.The light of the fire burned the sky and the earth red, and the light of the fire was absorbed by the sun, the moon and the stars, so that the sun, the moon and the stars regained their light.

Nuwa was indeed too tired. After mending the sky, she lay down on Mount Li to rest. She saw beautiful mountains and clear waters, red flowers and willows, beautiful wind and sunny days, and singing of swallows and warblers. , Never want to go back to Tianguan.So Nuwa lay here all the time, gazing at the earth intently. After a long time, it turned into a big mountain. This mountain is Lishan Mountain! "

(End of this chapter)