Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

The young man's energetic face was full of playfulness, but it was not offensive.

Chunni looked carefully and recognized the boy!

The young man was called He Yanqing, about 18 or 19 years old, and was an educated youth who had just come from the city to the countryside last year. He had a handsome face, a high nose bridge, deep eyes, and was estimated to be nearly 1.8 meters tall, but he was very thin.

At this time, He Yanqing was looking at Chunni with a smile.

"What are you looking at? Have you never seen a beautiful woman?" Chunni felt as ashamed as if she was caught stealing!

Chunni's shout made He Yanqing pay special attention to Chunni's appearance. At this time, Chunni looked only thirteen or fourteen years old. Long-term malnutrition made her face thin, which made her watery eyes look particularly large. She had a flat body. Apart from her lively and beautiful eyes, it was impossible to say that she was a beauty.

However, he found her quite interesting.

"Big sister, who are you talking to?" Xia Zhi came over and saw He Yanqing and asked in surprise: "Teacher He, why are you here too?"

That’s right, even though He Yanqing is young and looks unreliable, he is indeed Xia Zhi’s teacher.

Most of the educated youth taught in the production team primary schools, because the education level was generally low in that era. Not to mention high school students, even some junior high school graduates worked as teachers in the schools.

Although He Yanqing is only nineteen years old, he graduated from high school last year and is considered an excellent student in school.

"Xia Zhi, I was taking a walk here. I accidentally fell down. When I was about to climb up, I ran into you. What a fate!" He Yanqing said as he stretched out his right hand to signal Xia Zhi to pull him up.

Chunni didn't believe his lies. Who would come to this bamboo forest for no reason?

Speaking of the bamboo forest, I have to say that apart from cutting bamboo, the only people who come here are when an old person dies or when they visit their graves on Qingming Festival.

That’s right, this bamboo forest is the ancestral tomb of the villagers of Shizi Village! Chunni’s parents are also buried here!

As they talked, the three of them walked out of the bamboo forest.

But after only two steps, Chunni stopped. She saw a huge bamboo rat running in front of her!

Chunni: The pheasant stewed with mushrooms is gone, and there is also braised bamboo rat. Bamboo rat, bamboo rat, come to my bowl quickly!

"Hurry, hurry, let's surround it with three of us!" He Yanqing also saw the bamboo rat. He didn't act like a teacher at all. He directly found a good position and prepared to catch the bamboo rat.

Chunni and her brother reacted quickly and formed a circle with He Yanqing.

"Look at our ambush from all sides!" Xia Zhi was very excited!

Unexpectedly, the bamboo rat was so bold that it sneaked into the dead leaves. The three of them didn't expect that there was a hole there. They accidentally forced the bamboo rat back to its home!

"Don't panic, little girl, you guard the entrance to the cave. Xia Zhi and I will check separately to see if there are other entrances!" The first time they met, He Yanqing gave Chunni a nickname!

"Go find Xiao Yanyan quickly!" Chunni was not to be outdone!

Xia Zhi looked at the two childish ghosts, walked away silently, and sure enough, he found another entrance to the cave.

He Yanqing cleared an area, picked up some half-dried grass, took out a box of matches from his pocket, and lit the grass.

Soon, thick smoke rose in front of the bamboo rat hole, choking Chunni and making her cough several times.

He Yanqing put the burning wet firewood into the cave.

"Now, we just have to guard the cave entrance and wait for the mouse to come."

Sure enough, after a while a bamboo rat jumped out from Xia Zhi's side and was caught by Xia Zhi with his quick eyes and hands.

Another bamboo rat came out from Chunni's place and was caught by He Yanqing in no time.

After waiting for a while, no more bamboo rats came out, so Chunni and the other two carefully put out the fire before going down the mountain.

Near the educated youth point at the foot of Lion Mountain, Xia Zhi gave a bamboo rat to He Yanqing and then carried the other bamboo rat back home.

Chunni was still trying to find a way to avoid the villagers' inquiries, but she didn't expect that there were few people on the street. It was probably noon, and everyone was eating at home!

They were lucky and didn't run into anyone.

Ever since she caught the bamboo rat, Chunni has been thinking about how to skin and bone it to make a delicious dish. Skinning is easy, but how to cook a delicious dish without being discovered is a problem for Chunni.

When Qiuguo got home, he had already cooked sweet potato porridge. When he saw the bamboo rats in the basket, he happily circled around it.

"Sister, how do we eat this bamboo rat? Braised or steamed?" Qiu Guo asked.

"Oh, I think so too. But the smell of the braised food cannot be covered up. What if it attracts people?" Chunni continued to think of a solution.

Lion Rock belongs to the country, the bamboo forest belongs to the country, and the bamboo rats also belong to the country. In principle, the bamboo rats caught at this time should be handed over to the country, otherwise it would be considered as digging into the socialist wall and would be posted with big-character posters.

Braising it didn't work, and steaming it couldn't get rid of the smell of the bamboo rat. The three of them were at a loss!

Suddenly, Chunni thought of a solution: they could smoke the bamboo rat.

Just rub salt on the bamboo rat, hang it on the stove, and smoke from cooking from time to time. It is effortless and does not attract attention. After half a month, wash the bamboo rat, steam it directly for one or two hours, cut it into pieces, and eat it directly. It is very fragrant. If you think the taste is bland, you can also dip it in chili salt. The taste is just one word, absolutely!

Chunni couldn't control her saliva, she wiped her mouth quietly, and continued to drink porridge and eat pickled cabbage. But thinking of the fragrant smoked bamboo rat, the three of them felt that today's sweet potato porridge was tasteless!

This bamboo rat was still being smoked. Other bamboo rats were still waiting for them to catch.

Look, it’s another weekend, and Chunni and Xiazhi, who have nothing to do, go to the mountains again.

By chance, I met He Yanqing again. I can't figure out why I met He Yanqing in the bamboo forest last time. Chunni is a fool!

This time, they were very lucky. As soon as they entered the bamboo forest, they saw a bamboo rat. With the experience from last time, the three of them cooperated well and quickly caught a bamboo rat.

However, their luck seemed to have run out all of a sudden. The three of them searched for another hour but didn't even see the shadow of a bamboo rat.

The three of them had to return in disappointment.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, it was time to divide the spoils. He Yanqing offered to share the bamboo rats with Chunni and her brother. Chunni tried to refuse, but failed.

The main thing is that she doesn't want to refuse!

However, Chunni invited He Yanqing to their house for lunch to taste the smoked bamboo rat meat.

Yang Chunni is not a person who likes to take advantage of others!

"Since you have invited me so enthusiastically, it would be impolite for me to refuse. So I will agree to your invitation with reluctance." He Yanqing said.

Listen, what a shameless thing to say. If you have to do it reluctantly, then don't go! Chunni complained in her heart, but her face was full of smiles.

The bamboo rats at home had been smoked into a black and yellow color, and were dripping with fat from time to time.

Chunni arranged Xiazhi to deal with the newly acquired bamboo rats, and asked her younger sister Qiuguo to clean the mushrooms that were brought back.

She boiled hot water to wash the smoked bamboo rat meat.

He Yanqing came over tactfully and started to light the fire.

In less than two hours, the fragrant steamed bamboo rat meat, the delicious mushroom and egg soup, and the luxurious sweet potato rice were ready.

This is the most delicious meal Chunni has ever eaten in her life, no doubt about it, and she will not accept any rebuttal.

Xiazhi and Qiuguo ate until their bellies were full, but they were reluctant to put down their chopsticks.

Even He Yanqing looked satisfied while eating. Don't think that he did nothing but teach and educate people just because he was an educated youth. He had to work in the fields and grow vegetables during the busy farming season, and his food was as poor as the villagers.

When God is about to bestow a great responsibility on a man, he must first make his mind suffer, his muscles and bones tired, his body hungry and empty, his actions frustrated, and then he will be moved to endure and increase his ability to do what he was not able to do before! He Yanqing thought so!

From then on, He Yanqing would go up the mountain with Chunni and her brother from time to time to get together and have a good meal.

Chunni thought that there was a piece of dog-skin plaster stuck on her that she couldn't get rid of!