The cold winter always seems long no matter how you keep warm. There are also freezing rain, snow, and sharp cold winds during the period, so it makes winter even more difficult. Li Feng didn't like winter because it was too cold and he didn't want to go out. He stayed lazily in the warm room all day long. But staying in a room with a constant fire for a long time will make people feel dry. Therefore, Li Feng especially hoped that winter would pass quickly. However, before it passed, he also made something, which he had been thinking about for a long time. Yes.
That is stone grinding. The multi-grain noodles they eat now are all pounded with stone mortars. Not only is the efficiency slow, but it cannot be made very fine. It always tastes a bit scratchy when eaten. It takes a long time to grind it for the baby before giving it to the baby. He eats. Therefore, Li Feng just made a stone mill while everyone was fine. With this thing, it would be easy to eat noodles, paste or soy milk. It would save him a long time just grinding flour every day. .
As soon as Li Feng told Li Feng his thoughts, he was immediately greeted with approval. Although they still couldn't imagine what a stone mill looked like, it was always convenient for grinding noodles, and they often used it. Using a stone mortar to grind the flour requires slow work and meticulous work, repeating the boring steps of pounding and grinding over and over again. If there really is a stone mill that can grind a lot of flour at one time, that would be the best. It will be more convenient to eat noodles in the future, and there is no need to force them to grind the noodles every time. Who would let them do it? Every time they cry out that they want to eat, and if they want to eat, they have to work!
There are a lot of natural stones here, so Li Feng and the others first came to choose suitable stones. This stone mill cannot be used with just any stone. It is best to use stones such as bluestone or granite, because ordinary mountain stones Many of them have been weathered, and when they are chiseled, they will be crushed like slag or there will be a lot of fine powder falling down. Li Feng led them to find a few suitable stones nearby. Some of the round stones were rolled directly home. Although the round stones were irregular, they rolled off the track several times on the way home. But no matter what, the stone has been found. The first step is considered a success, and the next step is the most difficult part of making it.
This stone mill was available in almost every household when Li Feng was a child. Although he did not have a home, there were some in the orphanage. They grinded the mills themselves, so Li Feng was very aware of the stone mill. There was just one thing. He knew what stone grinding was like and how it worked, but he had never done it. Stone grinding had appeared in every household since he could remember it. He had never seen how to do it specifically. Therefore, now he can only draw the gourd and make the rough shape first. Anyway, they are anxious and take their time. Winter is still very long and there is enough time for them to toss.
Li and Bu were each responsible for the grinding surface of the two short and thick cylinders on the stone mill. Li Feng had already drawn a picture with them. This cylinder is still very simple. Anyone who has studied geometry can draw it. When he drew it, he was very surprised. Under the admiration of Li and others, he explained it to them in detail. In fact, this is relatively simple. Two grinding surfaces are polished into the same size board. Find Come and measure it with a stick and you will know. All that's left is chiseling and sanding.
There is no iron here, everything is made of stone, so it is very laborious to polish it. But fortunately, Li and the others are very strong men. They have a lot of strength. They haven’t moved much all winter. It’s just a good time to exercise in order to avoid the time. The muscles have turned into fat. As for Li Feng, Suo and the others, they took the baby and Mo and the others beside them, and were responsible for daily food, clothing, housing and transportation. When they had nothing to do, they took the baby out for a walk, or taught the baby to talk and watched him dance on his lap. 'Wiggle. Mo and Lu would run around in the yard or play with the children in the tribe. Mo was originally a child. At the beginning, he suppressed his personality and acted like a little adult all day long. He was cold and a bit harsh, but as he slowly got along with them, he became a lot more lively now, although he was still the same in front of the tribesmen.
"Uncle Li Feng, shall we go catch fish?" Mo suddenly ran over and looked up at Li Feng and said with a smile.
"Why do you suddenly think of catching fish? How can you catch it in such a cold weather? Do you want to eat fish?" Li Feng held the baby and swayed while looking at Mo He Lu, who was running away with a red face.
Mo lowered his head, his face red, and he was grinding pebbles with his toes. "The baby hasn't eaten for a long time. The baby likes to eat fish. It's good to eat fish!"
Li Fengxiao, they had caught fish before. At that time, he made thick fish soup specially for the baby. At that time, he seemed to have told them that it is good for children to eat fish. Eating fish can replenish their brains and make them smart. Unexpectedly, Mo Just remember, they have indeed not eaten since winter came, and they really want to eat something. Grilled fish, fish soup, braised, steamed fish in various ways are played back and forth in Li Feng's mind, greedy. Hooked out.
"Okay, let's get ready and see if we can catch him, but we must be careful!" Li Feng warned. Although he also went with him, what would happen if the child ran to a place where he couldn't see it? It will be over if you regret it, so be sure to keep an eye on it.
When Mo heard Li Feng agreed, he immediately jumped up happily and ran into the house to prepare baskets and other things so that he could catch fish and eat them. After eating, the baby will definitely become very smart, and it will definitely become better and better. The cuter it is, the better it looks. The baby is so cute now, so white and tender that I really want to take a bite!
Li Feng looked at the road with a smile and followed Mo into the house. Then he held the baby and walked slowly towards the room. Li Feng and the others were still chiseling stones and grinding them in the room. The two boards were almost ready, and they were just missing. The final polishing and threading are done. This is a delicate job, so don’t rush it. We have been doing this for so long, and the weather is nice today. Let's treat it as a winter outing when we go out together. Let's relax together. With this thought, Li Feng simply pulled Li and the others out together, and then looked at Mo and Lu alone. He came out of the room carrying a backpack.
The big backpack was almost as tall as them. The two children looked particularly happy carrying it. Li Feng and the others laughed, and then quickly took the backpack. How could they let two children carry it? So many adults here I am. When Li Feng caught fish before, he made a simple fishing net woven from plant vein fibers. It was not big, about two or three square meters. He also brought it with him. The other one was a fishing rod, which was not made of iron. The fishhook can only be tied with slightly curved plant thorns. Although it is more difficult to catch, it is not that I have never caught it, and the fish is not small, but I must get it to the shore quickly, otherwise the fish will But it is easy to eat the bait and escape from the hook.
A family of seven marched directly towards the river like a large army, passing by the tribe in a mighty manner. As a result, they were followed by a series of small tails, and many children in the tribe who had nothing to do followed behind them. I also want to catch fish, of course, most of them just want to have fun. Although Li Feng was reluctant to have so many children together because he was afraid that he would be in danger if he could not take care of them, his worries were somewhat unnecessary. There were also a large number of children following them, and their parents who had nothing to do also came over. Join in the fun.
As a result, the original plan for a family winter outing was shelved, and now the whole tribe went to the river for a winter outing in the cold wind. A group of people wearing animal skin clothes and animal skin collars, wearing woolen shoes, and wolf skin kneepads on their legs, were killing each other towards the river like round bears.
The river Li Feng and the others went to was looking for a tributary. The water here was relatively gentle and there were more fish in it. Moreover, there was now a thick layer of ice on the river. Li Feng found a big stone and asked Li Feng to push it hard. After smashing it on the ice, I found that the ice was very thick, and even with such great force, Li only left a little bit of broken ice shards on it, but did not break through it. Li Feng wondered if he could skate on it. When he was a child, the ice in the river was very thick in the winter. Many children who came back from school liked to take shortcuts and skate across the ice. It was very fun, although it was also very dangerous. When I was a kid, I didn't think about it so much. The winter here is much colder than when he was a child. The heavy snow is like sealing the mountain. The snow on the mountain has not yet melted and is completely white.
Although Li Feng wanted to skate, there were so many children here, and if they all came together, plus the adults and children behind them, the ice would collapse no matter how thick it was, not to mention the water here was still a bit deep. The ice hasn't frozen the entire river yet, so we can't take the risk. The worst we can do is find a shallow bay to slide in next time, and it will definitely freeze solid.
Li Feng held the tightly wrapped baby on the bank and directed Li to dig a hole in the ice on the river, but he must be careful not to let himself fall in. It doesn't have to be big, three or four A diameter of ten centimeters will do. This hole is specially used to lure fish that have been in the river for a long time to come out for a breath of fresh air. When the time comes, just put the fishing net in it to catch fish, and you should be able to catch them.
Li, Bu and other tribesmen dug a lot of holes in the river not far away. There were people watching each hole. Of course they knew they were here to catch fish. Although there were no fishing nets, everyone brought baskets or baskets. Come here, you can make a fishing rod even if you don't have it. It's the simplest thing for them. Just use a strong branch, then animal leather band or strong plant fiber, and tie a curved thorn like a thorn on the head. However, except for Li Feng and a few adults who were preparing to fish, everyone else was just there to join in the fun.
Li Feng didn't care what others wanted to do, he just said to be careful. After all, they were adults with their own children. They all knew how to pay attention to safety and there was no need for him to say more. Li Feng sat down on the bank with a fishing rod in his hand and dried meat on the hook. Then he started fishing in the hole that Li had dug. After Li was done, he sat next to Li Feng, holding the baby in one hand and holding the baby in the other. Hold him, shield him from the wind, and keep him warm at the same time. Li Feng turned his head and looked at the considerate Li and couldn't help but smile at Li. Li was very gentle now!
Li lowered his head and pecked Li Feng's lips tenderly, then let him go and looked at him smiling. Li Feng touched his lips and just smiled without saying anything. He turned around and started fishing on his own. But he leaned closer to Li's arms, and then started fishing intently. Li Feng didn't feel cold at all by the empty river.
Mo and Lu walked around and looked at the fishing nets near the ice, fearing that the fish would not come in. As a result, the more they looked, the less fish came in. In the end, Li Feng asked them to go aside and wait slowly before they calmed down. They kept It would be strange if there were fish circling nearby and came quickly.
In fact, it is very possible that so many people came together and the fish were scared away. However, Li Feng and the others still had a good harvest today. They came out in the morning and even caught some in the net at noon. There were also six or seven fish, and they were all big fish weighing three to four kilograms.
And everyone else also caught a few more or less. After all, no one has caught any fish in the river. The number is very objective. Li Feng and his family went back with the harvest results. Mo and Lu The two were happily jumping up and down all the way. Li Feng watched them jumping around and laughed too. The baby didn't understand anything, but when he saw that the people around him were happy, he also laughed stupidly. He could hear the laughter of their family along the way.
Li Feng looked at the fish in the basket in Bu's hand and thought that he might as well make pickled fish or grilled fish when he went back. If he couldn't finish it, he could make it into salted fish or dried fish, which he could save for later consumption. Besides, will they arrest him again in the future
It feels good to drink some fish soup and eat grilled fish and pickled fish in winter. The pickled cabbage Li Feng has been pickled a lot, so it is just right to make it this time. The key point of making pickled fish is that the fish must be sliced well and evenly. After returning home, everyone else was waiting for Li Feng to show off his skills, because Li Feng tempted them all the way. It was so delicious that their mouths watered.
Li Feng asked Ruo to help clean all the fish's internal organs, and then filleted the fish himself. This fish was not easy to fillet. Firstly, the knife here was not fast, and secondly, the raw fish was tight and slippery, so it was quite difficult. Li Feng could only take his time. After the fish was filleted, the fish head was cut into pieces and cut into pieces. The sauerkraut had already been taken out, washed, cut and set aside.
After the fish fillets were ready, Li Feng put them on the plate aside and wrapped them in egg white and salt. He should have added some MSG and cooking wine to remove the fishy smell, but that was impossible here. He could only make it as good as possible. .
The next step is to start cooking. There is no vegetable oil here and we can only use animal fat. I don’t know if the pickled fish cooked with animal fat tastes good or if it should not have any weird taste. After all, it is considered a meat dish.
After the oil is hot, add ginger, pepper and other aniseed ingredients and stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in the sauerkraut prepared previously and stir-fry to bring out the flavor. This sauerkraut is made by yourself and is purely natural, not something added the day after tomorrow. Potassium nitrate or something, it smells quite appetizing, with a slight sour taste. The whole room was filled with fumes from the stir-fry, and Li Feng was choked and coughed. Originally, Ruo followed him and wanted to learn, but in the end he choked and ran out. Fortunately, this room was also used to cook the kitchen. He walked up the chimney and opened the window, and the oil smoke dissipated after a while. Li walked to Li Feng and raised his hand to wipe away the tears from his coughing. "How can I help?"
"Since you're here, let's help light the fire." There is no such thing as gas or natural gas here. He is really busy cooking and lighting the fire by himself. Who made him choke and run out.
Li nodded, sat on a flat stone next to him, and started to light the fire, while Li Feng was busy on it. The water he had poured in before had boiled, and he quickly put the fish heads and bones in. "Li, fire "You can burn it bigger." Now is the time to make the soup. The high fire can bring out the flavor of the fish bones faster.
Skim off the scum that comes out of it. Unfortunately, there is no cooking wine to remove the fishy smell, so we can only use aniseed. However, the freshwater fish here does not seem to be particularly fishy, so it should not be too fishy when cooked. Li Feng tasted the soup and added a little more salt and pepper. The pepper was ground by himself in a stone mortar. It would be much more convenient to add a little when cooking. The soup in the pot has been boiling for a long time, and the flavor has almost come out. I quickly sprinkled the white fish meat into the pot.
There are no chili peppers here, and Li Feng didn't find anything that could replace the chili peppers. He didn't even find wild sansho peppers. He could only stir-fry old ginger to get the spiciness, and then pour it into the soup when the fish was cooked. It should be a bit spicy. Something spicy.
When the fish was served, the grilled fish they were grilling over there was also ready. Although it was different from the modern method of making soup after grilling, it was just right. Originally, pickled fish was a soup. The pickled fish was quite a success, with the hot and sour soup and the white fish meat looming in the middle. Moreover, Li Feng also put some mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms in it to enhance the freshness. I was afraid that the fish meat would not be fishy due to the cooking wine, but now it is the shiitake mushrooms. The umami and fish flavors were completely blended together. The fish was so tender that it seemed to melt in your mouth. The mushrooms and coriander were also delicious. A few people actually finished all three fish weighing three to four kilograms, and even put them in the food. The sauerkraut and mushrooms were all cleaned out, and each person drank a bowl of fish soup dipped in multigrain pancakes. There is only one unfinished piece of grilled fish next to it, so you can continue eating it in the evening.
The whole family gathered around the dinner table, sweating from the food and enjoying themselves. The cold wind was not blowing in vain this morning. They just thought that Li Feng would cook the remaining fish together in the evening instead of drying it. It's delicious, warm and appetizing. The more I eat, the more I want to eat it. It tastes sour!
The author has something to say: There is a golden finger here. Stone grinding is not that easy to do. I think it can be done in the next chapter!
Dear, why don’t you want the Overlord Basket? There have been fewer comments recently, and the chapter about the bridal chamber has the most. It’s so embarrassing...