Siheyuan: Happy life of veteran drivers

Chapter 273 Beggar's Chicken, Boiled River Prawns

Chen Xueru was about to say something.

Wang Hongtao covered her mouth, then made a gesture to silence her and pointed forward: "Look what's that over there?"

Following the direction pointed by Wang Hongtao, Chen Xueru saw several colorful pheasants with beautiful tail feathers walking in the woods. They did not forget to look up while eating, and were extremely vigilant.

"Hurry up and hit them. Don't let them run away." Chen Xueru shook Wang Hongtao's arm and urged him excitedly.

"Don't make a fuss. Let me think about how to fight."

Wang Hongtao squinted his eyes and thought carefully. He did have the innate skill of animal affinity, but it was more like a halo. He had to get closer and it took a long time to be effective. It was definitely impossible to expect it to make the pheasant stand there and wait to die.

Before he could get close to the pheasant, it flew away.

You can only shoot one with a bow and arrow, and the rest will definitely run away.

After thinking for a while, Wang Hongtao still couldn't think of a good solution, so he told Chen Xueru: "I'm going to go ahead and hunt pheasants. You stay here and don't move."

After saying that, Wang Hongtao tiptoed over and hid behind a big tree.

Then he drew out two arrows, put them on the bow, aimed with one and kept the other on standby.

When the pheasants lowered their heads to peck at food again, Wang Hongtao released his fingers and shot an arrow. When the pheasants were stimulated to take off, Wang Hongtao shot another arrow.

Take it!

Wang Hongtao trotted over and picked up the two pheasants.

Chen Xueru was still waiting there, her eyes sparkling: "That's amazing, how did you manage to beat two at once?"

Wang Hongtao held up the pheasant and said proudly: "I am just a bit skilled. I have been living in the mountains since I was a child. How can I do this without some skills?"

"Come on, we have the food for tonight. Let me roast a beggar's chicken for you!"

There happened to be a small pond on the way back, so Wang Hongtao plucked a few lotus leaves. Although they were a little yellow, they did not affect their use.

He carried the pheasant back, chopped off the chicken's head with a knife and threw it to Ah Huang. Then he gutted the pheasant, cleaned it, and threw the internal organs and chicken butt to Ah Huang as well.

Looking at Ah Huang with blood in his mouth, Hou Kui cried and said Ah Huang was dirty and that no one should play with him anymore.

Xier saw the opportunity quickly and took Hou Kui to the nearby creek to catch fish.

Chen Xueru sat on a rock nearby, quietly watching Wang Hongtao busying himself, her heart filled with happiness.

After cleaning the pheasant, Wang Hongtao wiped the sweat from his forehead and took out some ingredients from the back of the car. He first rubbed salt inside the pheasant's belly, stuffed onions, ginger, and garlic into it, poured white wine on it, wrapped it in lotus leaves, and then dug some yellow mud from the foot of the mountain. He wrapped the mud around the lotus leaves and prepared to roast the beggar's chicken.

There are two types of beggar's chicken, one is roasted with the hair on, and the other is roasted with the hair removed. Wang Hongtao naturally chose the one with the hair removed. The cooking method is similar to that in the restaurant, but because of the good ingredients, the taste is better than that sold in the restaurant.

As for the kind that is roasted with the feathers still on, I advise most people not to try it. The smell is extremely strong. Just think about the smell when you kill and pluck the feathers of a chicken at home.

Wang Hongtao felt that only people like Yu Qian and Hong Qigong could handle it.

After taking care of the two chickens, Wang Hongtao gathered a pile of firewood and built a simple stove by the stream.

Life, throwing the wrapped pheasant lumps into the fire.

It's just right for cooking on top and roasting chicken on the bottom.

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"What is the little monkey doing?"

After preparing lunch, Wang Hongtao walked towards the stream.

The source of this stream is the deep mountains in the distance. With the influx of mountain springs, the stream becomes wider and wider. It is already three or four meters wide here, but it is very shallow, with the deepest place only about half a meter deep.

The stream water is so clear that you can see the fish and shrimps in the water clearly.

Hou Kui was playing with Xi'er in the stream. When he heard Wang Hongtao calling him, he turned around and said in surprise, "Godfather, there are shrimps in the water!"

Hou Kui was seen wearing only a pair of shorts, standing in the middle of the stream, bending over, with his hands reaching into the water to grope.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the chicken intestines thrown away when cleaning the pheasant had attracted many river shrimps, many of which were the size of fingers. Isn't this another dish?

"Hey, I caught it." Hou Kui shouted excitedly, holding a small shrimp in his hand.

"Sure, I'll give you a dish for lunch." Wang Hongtao praised, then rolled up his trouser legs and went into the water.

You still have to do it yourself. How long will it take to catch the little monkey just by pointing at it?

Ah Huang also came to the scene. This dog had the fastest reaction. He could slap the prawns onto the shore with just one paw. Xier picked up the prawns Ah Huang had slapped onto the shore. Her efficiency was no slower than Wang Hongtao's.

Chen Xueru sat on a big rock on the shore, watching several people catching shrimps quietly and elegantly.

Even when there were other people around, Chen Xueru still paid attention to her image.

In a short while, several people grabbed a full plate.

Due to the lack of oil and water, shrimps at this time are far less popular than meat. However, this does not pose a problem for Wang Hongtao. He uses onions, ginger and garlic to remove the fishy smell, adds cooking wine and water to cook, and then adds some soy sauce and vinegar to dip them in. The taste is just as good.

After all this, the next thing is to wait, wait for the rice to cook, wait for the chicken to smell good...

The little monkey came over every once in a while to ask if it was cooked. He was so excited. Hou Kui, who had been well protected since he was a child, was going out for fun for the first time.

When he was bored, he started playing with Ah Huang again, having long forgotten his previous promise that he disliked Ah Huang for being dirty and would not play with it anymore.

The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on everyone, making them warm and comfortable; the breeze blew, bringing bursts of fresh air. Apart from the chirping of birds and insects, there was only Hou Kui's childlike laughter. Everything was so harmonious.

Wang Hongtao leaned against a big rock, enjoying the tranquility and beauty of nature.

In this deserted wilderness, Chen Xueru no longer avoided suspicion, and leaned on Wang Hongtao's shoulder and asked in a low voice: "Hey, are we really not going home tonight?"

Wang Hongtao nodded: "That's my plan. This way, we can play a little more tomorrow and go back in the afternoon."

"If you're not used to it, we can go back after dinner. We have a car anyway."

Chen Xueru pursed her lips and shook her head: "No, it's rare to be outside, so that I can remember it for the rest of my life!"

"Not afraid?" Wang Hongtao asked with a smile.

Chen Xueru leaned directly into Wang Hongtao's arms, looked up at the man and replied softly: "Don't be afraid, I believe you can protect me!"

As their eyes met, their feelings continued to heat up. If there hadn't been other people around, they would have probably started fighting by now. However, even so, Wang Hongtao's hands were not idle, and he did whatever he wanted from an angle that no one else could see.

The two of them hugged each other tenderly for a long time, until the fragrance came from the fire.

"Godfather, I seem to smell a fragrance!" Hou Kui came over and wanted to hold Wang Hongtao's hand.

Big Lao Wang quickly stood up and said, "Is it ready so soon? Let me see..."

I walked to the stove and found that the fire had gone out, leaving only scattered charcoal fire and sparks.

Wang Hongtao dug up the charcoal pile, took out two mud balls from it, broke a small piece and smelled it.

Yes, there is indeed a slight fragrance and it looks cooked. This little monkey has a pretty sensitive nose!

Bang Bang smashed the mud with two fists, revealing the brown pheasant meat inside, which was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, exuding a rich aroma.

Wang Hongtao tore the beggar's chicken into pieces despite the heat and put them on a plate.

Xier was already serving rice over there.

Two large plates of beggar's chicken, a plate of boiled river shrimp, and a large bowl of rice per person. It looks delicious.

Xier held her cheek and murmured softly, "It seems a bit greasy. It would be nice if there were some refreshing side dishes."

Chen Xueru picked up the chopsticks and tapped her head: "What are you thinking about? This is already very good. You can't eat it outside even if you have money!"

Wang Hongtao suddenly had an idea: "Wait here, I'll get something from the car!"

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