The casual life of the flat space

The next day, Bai Tieying finally had time to go to the two villages without waterwheels. Fortunately, he had a horse, otherwise he would not be able to return in the afternoon. No wonder people were unwilling to lend money, it turned out that they were really afraid that they could not pay it back.

In order to be more persuasive, Bai Tieying put on his "battle robe" today and sat on the horse with Mu Qingqiu, looking like they were really rich. So when they arrived at Toad Village, the village chief did not look down on them just because they were two children.

"Grandpa Liao, from what I hear you mean that the people in our village still want to build a waterwheel, but they are still worried about whether they can pay back 300 taels a year, right?"

"Isn't it true? That's three hundred taels! Miss Bai, we have calculated this. The population of the village is small, and we can't earn three hundred taels a year. Besides, even if we can earn it, we can't risk our lives just to build a waterwheel, right?"

"Grandpa Liao, you are preparing for a rainy day, which is definitely reasonable. But let's change the angle and see what is special about our village. For example, the millet in our Xianhe Village is very delicious. I think it tastes better than those bought in the store."

"Special? Then isn't it true that there are many toads in our Toad Village?"

"how many?"

"Oh my god, it's so noisy that it makes people irritated for half a year. Listen, it's only because the river is about to go down that the noise has subsided. It would be terrible in the spring! People say that people in our village have bad tempers and poor hearing. I think it's the toad that's causing all the trouble."

"Hehe..." Bai Tieying also heard it. She thought Village Chief Liao was enthusiastic. Was he really hard of hearing and that's why he spoke so loudly? However, in a developed world like her original world, people still believe in returning to one's roots. So she wouldn't say something like changing places would be annoying.

"Have you ever caught a toad to buy?" Bai Tieying's voice unconsciously became louder.

"Sell it! But there are few years of food shortage here. Except for those who like it, no one eats it much, so we can't sell much in a year. And if there are those who really want meat, just touch some for yourself.

You see, this thing is bitter and fishy. The only edible meat is the meat on the legs. Ten of them are not enough to fill your teeth. There are also a bunch of small bones. "

"Village Chief Liao, if you knew its value, you wouldn't say that."

"What? Is this toad worth money?"

"Yes, this is the gold mountain of your village!"

"How did this thing become a gold mountain?"

"Can you help me catch some frogs? I'll tell you more about it."

When the son of the village chief Liao, Bai Tieying called him Uncle Liao, brought back half a basket of frogs, she first found another basket to separate the male and female frogs, then took out a roll of thin iron wire from her arms, and soon strung them together. She hung the two ends on the window frame outside and went into the kitchen again.

Village Chief Liao was stunned. This child's hands were too black. Why did she carry wire with her?

After a while, Bai Tieying came out of the kitchen carrying a basin and asked Village Chief Liao to find some thick thread for sewing clothes. She cut it into several pieces and tied the two ends to two baskets to make a simple rack.

Mu Qingqiu shifted his gaze from the string of frogs on the window to the basin. He didn't know what Bai Tieying had done, but the frogs in the basin were all "standing" straight. However, some of them were folding their arms, while others were opening their arms.

Bai Tieying took out a small dagger from his arms again, held the toad in his left hand, made a stroke with his right hand, and then gently pulled out two off-white things from the middle of the toad, rinsed them in the water in the basin, and then placed them on the thick line.

Then, Bai Tieying pulled out the liver, stomach, and intestines from the toad's stomach, and asked Village Chief Liao to find a clean basin to put them in. She would cook the toad and eat it later.

After Village Chief Liao took out a dagger from her arms, he remained silent. He did whatever Bai Tieying told him to do, adhering to the principle of "listen to advice and have enough food to eat."

So when Village Chief Liao and a group of village elders smelled the rich aroma emanating from the big iron pot that his family had bought just for the sake of cooking, he knew that the mixed grain rice would be better with a little more water.

"Village Chief Liao, do you think I should take the first bite?" Bai Tieying asked with a smile. After all, it was their first meeting, and she was afraid that the other party might be hesitant and embarrassed to say it.

"Hey! What are you talking about! Come and sit down, and Mr. Qiu, too! Such a fragrant toad, if I hadn't seen you make it with my own eyes, I would have suspected that the iron pot in my house had become a spirit!" Village chief Liao also pointed out his thoughts in a few words.

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed.

"Village Chief Liao, please try it first, then we can talk."

"Okay! Let's all start eating!"

As soon as Village Chief Liao said this, everyone at the table ignored the rule of eating first and stretched their chopsticks to the bowl in the middle.

Bai Tieying didn't hesitate to pick up one and put it into Mu Qingqiu's bowl. Together with the one he picked up himself, there were only two of them left - too many monks and too little meat, which was the theme of this meal.

Bai Tieying was different. She went straight for the pork belly. Before anyone could react, she grabbed several pieces and ate up the small bowl of rice.

They only grabbed half a basket, and there was a bunch hanging on the window, so everyone just ate to lick their lips. An elder who looked the youngest in the village did not rush for the third one like Mu Qingqiu, and directly took the bowl and mixed the soup with rice, which was also delicious.

"Tieying! Your cooking skills are amazing. If all the chefs in the restaurant have your skills, I believe our village can sell three hundred taels a year!" After saying this, Village Chief Liao wiped his mouth with his hand, spread his thumbs apart and stroked them downwards, and his beard immediately began to shine.

"Oh my, if the restaurant can make something so delicious, I believe it can make that much money in a year!"

"Yes! Then the tongue of a rich man is not a tongue? No one can speak against his conscience, right?"

"But we don't know anyone in the restaurant!"

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"Grandpas and uncles, can I explain it to you in detail?"

"Oh, that's right! Stop arguing and listen to what Tieying has to say!" Village chief Liao made the final decision with his words.

"Grandpa Liao said before that this toad has a fishy smell and a bitter taste. That's because you didn't remove the internal organs and drain the blood when you ate it. Maybe someone said, not all toads are fishy and bitter, right?"

Bai Tieying looked around at everyone, and they all nodded, obviously agreeing with her words. She didn't keep anyone in suspense and continued:

"I don't know if anyone in our village has ever hunted a black bear. The best time to eat bear paws is when they are just about to hibernate. That's when they are most nutritious... and when you want to eat the fat of a toad, that's also the time. But if you want to enjoy the delicious flavor of the toad, you have to eat it before it comes ashore."