Davers knew that to get them to change their minds, they had to speak the truth. So he called Giorgris, went to the transportation camp to pick up a cow stomach, went to a creek beside the camp, washed it with great effort, then heated hot water in a crock, and blanched the cow stomach with hot water. , pull out the saber and start slicing.
At this time, five people who were dubious by Olivers' words, and some curious soldiers surrounded Davos for several times.
Davers calmly scooped a few spoonfuls of soup from another pot that was cooking beef and mutton, poured it into the new pot, and after the soup boiled, poured into the sliced beef stomach. After a while, he picked up the crock pot, sprinkled it with salt, and a simple 'popping belly' was ready.
"Come, have a taste."
Matonis hesitantly pricked a piece with a saber, blew it hard, and slowly put it into his mouth.
Facing the inquiries of others, he didn't answer, and calmly stabbed another piece... and then smashed another piece... Everyone then reacted, and when he was about to swarm up, Matonis took the crock pot and ran away, regardless of the hot hands. scolding and chasing.
Davos didn't expect that the big man Matonis was quite attentive, and he was quite amused.
"It seems that the internal organs of livestock are not only edible but also delicious." Hiros, who did not participate in the chase, sighed.
Davos didn't say anything. Livestock's offal is not so delicious, such as liver, but it is very helpful to the human body. There is no industrial pollution in this era, and there should be no danger of poisoning by eating it.
"But the meat allocated to us is enough for a day's consumption. The weather is so hot, these internal organs should be broken by tomorrow." Hiros said helplessly.
For this question, Davos had already thought of a way. He pointed to the sheep intestines that had been thrown aside and said, "We can make bacon sausages! (In fact, some horse-grazing races in Persia have already been in this era. Began to use horse intestines to make meat sausages, but it is not yet popular)”
"Bacon sausage?"
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After everyone came back, they looked at Davos with a bit of awe. After tasting the deliciousness of 'popping belly', they thought that Olivers was right. If it wasn't for 'God's Blessed One', why would only Davos think that these dirty things could be eaten and done so well among more than 10,000 Greeks? good to eat! In the past, Davos was not like them, throwing the internal organs of these animals far away. Now there is such a big change, it must be the favor of Hades.
So it was a lot easier when Davos directed them to do things. They could endure the stench of sheep intestines and take them to the stream to wash them. Then, the offal and some remaining meat are chopped and stuffed into the intestines. Stuff a little. Just tie it with the thread drawn from the linen. One more plug, another tie...
When it's done, it's hung on a raised wooden pole and kept on fire. This method of smoking sausages was learned from the villagers when Davos was a village official in his previous life. Now the conditions are limited and the time is tight, so we can only simplify the process, as long as it can be stored for a few more days and eaten.
Davos and their bacon sausages naturally attracted many curious onlookers. After Olivers, Matonis and others boasted, Davos became a rarity and was watched by the soldiers again. look. Soon, the two things "Davos is God's Blessed" and "bacon sausage" began to spread in Menon's camp...
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At noon, news came that the king of Persia sent messengers to surrender, but the leaders refused.
In the afternoon, the news came again. The messenger of Arreus turned back and brought Arreus' answer: he refused to attack the army of the Persian king, only wanted to return to Asia Minor, and was willing to return with the Greek mercenaries.
Davos said again, and everyone was no longer surprised.
Soon came the news: Clearkus will sacrifice livestock to Zeus, let the main god decide whether they will fight or retreat next.
Davos was amused: this is obviously a means for the mercenary leaders to shirk their responsibilities. But the companions were looking forward to the result of the divination extremely seriously, which made Davos realize that it was unreasonable for him to look at the ancients from the perspective of modern people.
Obviously, the divination results obtained by the leaders were not good. So, the order finally passed down: the mercenaries will go to join the troops of Arreus and return to Asia Minor together.
Now, the soldiers in each camp should immediately start packing and loading the luggage on the pack wagons. After dark, when the brass horns sounded, the battalions could set out in sequence.
Immediately, a tense atmosphere filled the camp, but everyone's faces were more or less relaxed: after all, it has been eight or nine months since we set out from Asia Minor, and we can finally go home. Long stay in hostile land.
"Can this sausage be taken off?" Hiros asked.
Davos looked up at the dozens of sausages being smoked, and then shook his head: "Wait until it's dark and take it before you leave." He knew that half a day was far from enough time to reach the standard of bacon sausages. , but if you bake it for a while longer, you can store it for a longer period of time.
Everyone began to dismantle the tents, pack their luggage, and act very skillfully. Although Davos has such a memory, he still needs to convert this memory into a habit. He is very serious while watching and learning.
When everyone came to the baggage camp with tents and luggage, Davos saw the fat man shouting loudly, instructing his men to load the goods. Although there are many soldiers in the baggage camp, he can maintain order and work in an orderly manner.
"Who is that?" Davers asked, pointing at him.
"Mercis, Menon's logistics officer. This fat pig is too bad. The last time I came here to find a woman, he asked me for two silver coins!" Olivers said angrily.
Davos looked thoughtfully at the pack beasts who were screaming, and asked, "Have we marched overnight before?"
"Very few. If there is no moonlight, you can't see anything at all. Even if there is, it is very difficult to walk at night. Those big guys are even more troublesome, don't think they are docile now, they are easily startled at night, and they have been bruised a few times before. It's a human matter. So the baggage team is separate from us," Hiros said.
Davos thought for a while, put his luggage in Hiros's hands, and walked out of the team.
"Hey! Come back! Mersis is not to be messed with!" cried Olivers.
Afraid that Davos would suffer, Matonis rushed over.
"Stop!" The guard pointed at Davos with a stab gun: "It's not your turn yet, please go to the queue!"
Davos indicated that he was empty-handed and said, "I have something to do with Mersis."
The guard looked back subconsciously, then shook his head: "If I were you, I wouldn't bother that fat man when he was busy."
"Okay." Davos smiled slyly and shouted: "Mercis, I can help you solve the problem that livestock are easily frightened at night!"
His shout drew the eyes of the soldiers:
"Isn't that Davos! Even this problem has been solved, worthy of being a 'God favored'!"
"What 'God's favor'?"
"Don't you know? Davos is the 'Blessed One', that's what Olivers told..."
Davos listened to everyone's discussion and realized that half of his purpose had been accomplished.
"Can you solve the livestock problem?!" Mersis came over, looked at Davos, and asked suspiciously.
"Of course! He's Davos!" Matonis has almost become his fan.
"You are Davos?! That Davos who made bacon sausages?!" Mersis changed his color and asked in surprise.
Davers nodded.
"Come here and help me see if there is any problem with the sausage I made?" After that, Mersis took Davos and walked in.
When Davos saw the bacon sausage he made and pointed out the inadequacies, Mersis said with some complaints: "You should be the first to tell me about the method of sausage, instead of telling those who can only fight and kill. The soldiers who killed. You must know that they are wasteful except for squandering! Unfortunately, when I heard about this, all the meat and internal organs were almost taken out, but fortunately I reacted quickly!... "Mercis said, I suddenly remembered the purpose of Davos: "Oh! I almost forgot. You said you can solve the problem that the pack beasts are easily frightened at night?"
"It's very simple. Blindfold their eyes. Cows and horses are gentle and timid by nature. When they can't see, they don't dare to take a step. They will only blindly obey the instructions given to them by the people who lead them." Davers earnestly said. This is what the old farmer in the village in the previous life talked about when he chatted with him.
"Oh! That's how it is! I'll try it!" Mersis turned and ran, but suddenly stopped: "Davers, I hope you come to me often! If you want to play with women, I won't charge you for money. !"
Davers smiled: This is a serious fat man.
Note: At that time, the nomadic peoples of West Asia had already begun to use horse sausages to make meat sausages.