Imagine the world

Chapter 112

Not only Huang Cansheng, the boss of Honggang, who fled from Mandeguo to Port of Fiso, can process dried abalones with soft heart, but also Huazhenhang.He has been in elementary school, not only to read the recipes, but also received personal guidance from Old Man Yang.

Old man Yang said that this is a pleasant side dish, "you can only take it once in a while to cultivate your temperament, observe the changes in physical properties, and use the achievements of the last year to get delicious food in the coming year. The true meaning of not being anxious or dry after seven days of cooking is like the taste of life. , not just at the entrance."

After Hua Zhenxing grew up, he always felt that old man Yang might be fooling him.If you process, cook, and taste by yourself, you can really experience the process that the old man said.

But many things here are often done by the chef, and the diners only enjoy the moment when the dishes are served on the table.For example, in the grocery store, Hua Zhenxing is the cook, and old man Yang is the diner. He also expressed his doubts to Yang Tehong.

Old man Yang looked at the processed and sauced abalone that Xiaohua brought in front of him, as well as the knife and fork that came with the plate, shook his head and said, "Take it back to the kitchen, cut it up and serve it up again." , Pay attention to cutting evenly! Mrs. Ke said back then, if you cut it right, you won’t eat it.”

Hua Zhenxing wondered, "Who is Mrs. Ke?"

Yang Tehong: "It's Ke Fuzi's mother!"

Hua Zhenxing: "In terms of idioms, didn't your old man tell me 'square but not cut'?"

Old man Yang stared and said: "These are two different things, don't bother me! You've already served such a hard-fought dish, and you still have to cut it at the end?"

Hua Zhenxing had no choice but to take it back to the kitchen and pick up a knife and fork to cut it up before sending it to Old Man Yang.

Old man Yang took a few mouthfuls with gusto, then put down his chopsticks and said, "What I said before, the meaning is correct. When I eat, I will also taste the making process of this dish, and even more so, I will taste how to make this dish." of you.

It's like we appreciate what's happening in the world, not just this moment.If you are really a chef, would you care about it? I am afraid that someone can say what I said back then? "

Old man Yang is really good at fooling around!But recently, Huazhenxing has a little feeling again, that is, when the residents of Feisuo Port check in and swipe their noodles, they just choose a type of noodles every day, making it feel like an ancient emperor flipping a brand.

Can people taste the real taste of that bowl of signature fried noodles?Anyway, Hua Zhenxing himself has tasted it.Whether some things and some words are foolish or not depends on experience and realm.

There are also abalones in the area of ​​Port Fiso, especially on the reefs near the mouth of the Beiso River, and the locals will not eat them.Every year, Huazhenhang picks fresh abalones with the best appearance and processes some dried abalones with soft-boiled hearts.

When it is air-dried, there is no strange smell like the "Abalone House" mentioned by the ancients, because this is not a store selling fresh food.After the fresh abalone is shelled and cleaned, Huazhenhang uses cotton string to hang it in a string to dry, which is tasteless.

In the small dry season between the two rainy seasons, you can hang them directly under the shade of the trees. The temperature and humidity are quite suitable, but you should pay attention to the heat of drying.Abalone meat is thick, air-dried on the outside will form a protective layer to prevent air and bacteria from entering, but the inside cannot be completely dried, and it will slowly ferment to form a runny heart.

There are many ingredients that must be fresh, such as bamboo shoots or matsutake; there are also some ingredients that are naturally fermented and taste better than fresh ones, with a natural freshening process, such as shiitake mushrooms or scallops.

The dried abalone is amber in color, with a slight layer of hoarfrost on the surface. The unique sweet smell is very light, and you can only smell it when you get close.

When it is almost ready to dry, it needs to be placed in a cool and dry place for a period of time. The heart of the soup is still fermenting naturally, and then it is considered complete.As long as the environment is suitable, the processed dried abalone can be stored for a long time, which is a bit like the raw Pu in tea.

When Mr. Feng came last time, he was sitting in the small courtyard for lunch, and saw two strings of dried abalone hanging under the shade of a tree. They were nearly dried, golden yellow with a little hoarfrost, and he was so greedy that he salivated.

Out of politeness, Hua Zhenxing told him very politely that these abalones hadn't been processed yet, but there were some in the grocery store that were processed last year and the year before.

It's a pity that it takes too long to make this dish, and it is impossible to eat it on the same day.If Mr. Feng comes to play again next time, he can say hello a week in advance, and then he can eat this dish.

This is a polite word, but it is also true. It takes about a week to make this dish seriously. The process of soaking in water and cooking takes several days, and it takes about two days to cook it in a crock pot with various ingredients. Prepare the sauce and serve on the table.

Hua Zhen said it casually last year, but Mr. Feng missed it.

But the news from Mr. Feng is also a reminder to Hua Zhenxing.After a period of busyness and leisure, he seemed to have forgotten something, not the dish he promised last year, but his own feelings.

In the recent period, although he was not pushed by the system tasks, he was still following the various things in front of him. Even if he had already relaxed, he seemed to have forgotten to take the initiative to find a certain feeling.

The various affairs in Kelin District have been on the right track, and he doesn't need to worry about it for the time being. Others are busy, so what is he doing every day?

In his mind, Zhen Xingbang is currently only on the sand table. Except for the road that escorted Dr. Luo, he has never set foot in so many other places, and he doesn't even know that there are bamboo forests and wild ducks in the mountains.

The world he has seen since he was a child is full of chaos and evil, so he is full of yearning and longing for the unknown and beautiful world.He couldn't just sit in a safe grocery store and look at the dangerous Port of Fiso outside the door, and he couldn't expect a few old people to arrange everything well. Huanxiang Country was his own dream.

Among other things, Chun Rongdan was a dream of his own. The "Chunrong Pill Refining Mission" has only found two medicinal ingredients so far, are we waiting for these elixir to come out by themselves?

After putting down his phone, Hua Zhenxing started to pack his backpack, greeted the three old men, Manman and others, and said that he would go out for a few days.

After old man Yang received the call, he went back to the grocery store that night and gave Hua Zhenxing a paper crane.

Old man Yang didn't say much, he just asked Hua Zhenxing to take the paper crane with him, be careful not to lose it, it might be able to protect him at critical moments.But his old man also reminded that paper cranes may also be unreliable, and you still have to rely on yourself.

Hua Zhenxing took it very seriously, and he also brought a long stick and the wooden magpie he made.

The long stick was also processed by Hua Zhenxing himself, and he once used it to beat dogs—hyenas on the grassland.Later, this stick was used as a chisel by Mr. Ding Qi, who forcibly dug a deep tunnel in a piece of rock, and then it was brought back to the grocery store, and it is said that old man Yang processed it again.

Hua Zhenxing had a great feeling when he picked up this stick. It looked like a long branch that had just been cut down.But if you look closely, the bark seems to have been integrated into the wood texture pattern, and it seems to be a unique patina formed over many years. It is neither slippery nor astringent in the hand.

Shaking vigorously, the body of the stick has just the right elasticity and is extremely tough, which is no longer the same as the stick at the beginning.

Some time ago, he learned how to cut a wooden magpie, and he could refine wood with his spiritual consciousness in a short time, but now he tried it with the method of refining his spiritual consciousness, and found that it was no longer a material he could process, or that he didn't need to use it any more. processing.

One end of the stick has a square-edged point, which doesn't look very sharp, but it can be pierced into rocks in the hands of Mr. Ding, and it can be used as a spear in the hands of Hua Zhenxing.

With the stick in hand now, Hua Zhenxing inexplicably feels that his strength has greatly increased. If he encounters that group of hyenas back then, he is sure that he can knock them all out without throwing a grenade... This feeling is not right, so be cautious Well, throw the grenade if you want to throw the grenade.

Hua Zhen went out with a stick, and the starting point of his trip was the mouth of the Beisuo River.He has been to this place before, and he has traveled all over the areas involved in the first and second phases of the Beisuo River Basin Reconstruction Project in order to complete "system task six" during the heavy rainy season.

He first took a look at the abalones on the reefs by the sea. They were in very good condition and growing well.He has too many things to do this year, so he forgot to process dried abalone, but it doesn't matter, there are still stocks in the grocery store.

Before going out, he took out a batch of soft-boiled abalones that had been processed the year before. Tuomanman helped soak the hair in the past few days and explained in detail what to do.Soaking hair does not require too much craftsmanship, just being meticulous and responsible, and Manman is of course no problem.Even if Mr. Feng doesn't come, they can eat by themselves.

For the past three years, Hua Zhen Hong has processed abalone every year, but why didn't it expect to promote it in Port Fiso?Because the soupy abalone is not oil-splashed noodles, it is not a must for this place, and it cannot solve the problems faced here.

It is an ingredient that needs to be processed for several months. It will taste best after two years, and it will take another week to cook when it is eaten.Just like Hua Zhenxing wanted to promote Yuan Yang, but he didn't intend to promote plastic surgery.

It is a small dry season now, and the mouth of the Beisuo River can no longer be seen, but the water flow can still be found through careful observation.Small water streams as thin as sticks are spread widely, meandering through the weeds.

If it is changed to this time of previous years, such water flow is rare, but this year it has increased significantly, because the entire river basin has changed.

This change is inadvertent, if you don't deliberately search and compare it, you won't notice it if you walk here.Hua Zhenxing traveled westward with a stick, stopping at intervals to release wood magpies, and recorded data on temperature, humidity, and airflow in the atmosphere at different altitudes.

The R&D Department of Huanxiang Industry needs these data, and has set up many sampling points to collect them regularly.Huazhenxing is helping them improve, and at the same time recorded the accurate surveying and mapping date.

Changes in the climate of the watershed are difficult to predict. Supercomputing simulations also require three prerequisites: computing power, algorithm models, and raw data. Without raw data, nothing can be discussed.As for Hua Zhenxing himself, by recording these, he can also grasp the changes that have taken place in this area in time in his mental image of the primordial spirit.

He will go west from here, first go to the valley where the reservoir will be built, then continue westward through the valley, and climb over several mountains. The destination is the place Mr. Feng circled on the map. The straight-line distance is about eight. ten kilometers.

It sounds like it’s not far away. Huazhen is about to make a comprehensive inspection of the planned Beisuo River Basin, and reach places that have never been set before, just like continuing to open up the infinite unknown in this world.

After sending away Dr. Luo, Hua Zhenxing had experienced this feeling on the way back to Feisuo Port.At that time, he had a kind of longing. Since he was a child, Old Man Yang or Uncle Mo took him on tours, but now he can explore by himself.

But after returning to Fesuo Port, a series of things happened, and even forgot about this idea, and only now regained the feeling.Walking in your own world, the distance is a world that has never been opened but will arrive.

After leaving the coastline for a few kilometers to the west, Hua Zhenxing stopped, because the "Chunrong Pill Refining Mission" suddenly responded.

(End of this chapter)