Chapter 3 Slender fingers open new white jade incense
"Young man, it seems that you can't get used to these simple meals, so you might as well have some porridge." Sister-in-law Zhou came over.
"Thank you, Sister-in-law Zhou." Geng Xiaofan replied politely. Regardless of whether this man is friendly to him or not, Sister-in-law Zhou should still be trustworthy.
"This is your Brother Zhou." Sister-in-law Zhou introduced to Geng Xiaofan and glared at Zhou Da again, "Why are you always holding a knife? You scare people!"
"Hey! I'm used to it!" Zhou Da quickly put away the knife and scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Brother Zhou, thank you too. This fish is grilled well. It would be better if it had a little more salt." Geng Xiaofan also quickly greeted Zhou Da.
"There is some salt, how to get it?" Zhou Da was curious.
"Salt? Can you get me some?" Geng Xiaofan suddenly had an idea.
"Wait!" Zhou Da turned around and left. After a while, he came back with a small cloth bag. He opened it and found a white "stone" inside.
Geng Xiaofan frowned again! Salt, is this salt? Is this edible?
After thinking for a while, Geng Xiaofan finally came up with a solution. He found a small bowl, put salt in it, poured in hot water, and allowed the salt to dissolve naturally.
"Here, are you going to eat it with dipping?" Zhou Da's eyes widened.
"Brother Zhou, do you feel sorry for the salt?" Geng Xiaofan looked at the slowly melting salt and smiled.
How can we eat this kind of salt that is not even coarse salt without refining it? Boiling salt and refining it is really nothing to him, who has a master's degree in engineering. But it's too late today, so he can only make do with it first.
Seeing that the piece of salt had melted less than half, Geng Xiaofan also saw the "regretful" look in Zhou Da's eyes. He fished out the "stone" and put it back into Zhou Da's small cloth bag.
"It's too late today, so just use this much for now. I'll make salt for you tomorrow." Geng Xiaofan smiled and returned the bag to Zhou Da.
Picking up the half bowl of "salt water", Geng Xiaofan sniffed it, stuck out his tongue and tasted it lightly. Although it was a bit bitter, it still had a salty taste.
Pick up a small spoon to scoop up salt water, lightly sprinkle it on the grilled fish, and then grill it next to the campfire.
The grilled fish dipped in salt water made a "sizzling" sound on the flame. Geng Xiaofan repeatedly "brushed" the fish with salt water and grilled it repeatedly.
After a while, the fragrance wafted out. Smell it, um, it’s much better now!
Tear off a piece of fish meat and put it in your mouth. Hehe! It’s really good!
"Brother Zhou, please try it." Geng Xiaofan handed the grilled fish to Zhou Da.
"You can still eat it like this!" Zhou Da had already smelled the aroma, so he was not polite. He took the grilled fish and imitated his example, tearing off a strand, "Ah! It smells so good! Wife, try it quickly!"
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Zhou Da was a little excited and quickly handed the grilled fish to Mrs. Zhou.
"Well, I've never tasted this before!" Mrs. Zhou nodded her head.
"This is what I will eat from now on! It's great!" Zhou Da couldn't help but be excited.
"No, I'll roast it later. It's not the best way to roast it like this." Geng Xiaofan smiled. He looked at the hare being roasted by the campfire and knew it wouldn't taste that good. What a pity!
The next day, Geng Xiaofan took the initiative to assume the position of "chef" of the caravan.
The first thing must be to boil the salt. He collected most of the "salt" from the caravan and boiled the salt in a pot. In order to filter out impurities, he reluctantly sacrificed one sleeve of his silk T-shirt!
Slender fingers open a new white jade fragrance!
Geng Xiaofan looked at his fingers. They were slender and white, so they could be considered slender fingers. Hehe!
Everyone's eyes widened as they watched him perform a magic trick, turning a pot of "salt water" into crystal white "fine salt"!
With salt, Geng Xiaofan began to use his cooking talents. It can't be said about cooking. After all, the caravan can bring too few cooking utensils when going out, so he can basically only "boil" and "bake".
Despite the rudimentary tools, Geng Xiaofan still made all kinds of food "delicious". He quickly won the appreciation of Zhou Da and was recognized by the entire caravan.
As he gradually became familiar with the caravan, he also began to make insinuations. He had to first figure out where he was!
However, after asking for several days, the only thing he figured out was that this caravan was indeed from "Sichuan", bringing more than a dozen carts of tea bricks, and was going to "Yunzhong" to exchange horses.
Yunzhong, if he guessed correctly, it should be in Inner Mongolia.
However, as for the specific year, there were not many "understanding people" in the entire caravan. Apart from knowing that it was the Han Dynasty now and the Yuan was just changed to "Jingning" this year, nothing could be found out.
Jing Ning! Whose reign name is Jing Ning? How could he remember so many years in history?
Therefore, when he was lying boredly on the carriage admiring the beautiful scenery outside the Great Wall with blue sky and white clouds, he suddenly heard Zhou Da singing "Chelechuan". You can imagine his surprise!
He was very familiar with this song, having learned it in elementary school, but he remembered it too clearly. It was a folk song from the Northern and Southern Dynasties! And now, it should be the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty!
"Brother Zhou, where did you learn this?" Geng Xiaofan had to find out.
"Outside Yanmen Pass, this is what the people there sing." Zhou Da was a little embarrassed, but he didn't expect this strange young man to be interested in grassland folk songs.
"Chilechuan, at the foot of Yinshan Mountain, the sky is like a dome that covers the surrounding fields. The sky is blue, the fields are vast, and the wind blows the grass and you can see the cattle and sheep!" Geng Xiaofan sang softly, "Is that so?"
"There are no first two lines. I know Yinshan, but I have never heard of Chilechuan." Zhou Da listened to Geng Xiaofan's singing. Although he sang quite "tastefully", the grassland herdsmen did not sing this way, and they did not sing like this.
The first two sentences.
"At the foot of Yinshan Mountain is the Chile River!" Geng Xiaofan thought for a moment. Although he has never been to Yin Mountain, the literal meaning of this song can be clearly understood. The Chile River is at the foot of Yin Mountain.
"I haven't heard of it, maybe I haven't been to that place." Zhou Da shook his head.
"Oh!" Geng Xiaofan stopped talking and began to calculate. The Northern and Southern Dynasties were separated from the Han Dynasty by the Three Kingdoms and the Two Jin Dynasties. It is very likely that this song was sung in the Han Dynasty, but it was only spread in the Southern and Northern Dynasties that it was included in the "Yuefu Poetry Collection" by the Song Dynasty people.
"The time was mistaken. It seems that it should be the Han Dynasty now, probably the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Oh my God! Why am I so miserable! I can actually travel back to the Eastern Han Dynasty! What if the "Three Kingdoms" war starts right away!
He couldn't remember how he came here. As for how to get back, he had no clue!
Fortunately, he met this caravan, and fortunately the caravan's kind-hearted Zhou Da rescued him. Otherwise, he might have become a "lonely ghost" of the big man as soon as he crossed over!
Since everything was confusing, Geng Xiaofan decided not to think too much. At least he could fill his stomach by following the caravan. At least the caravan still had some "armed force", so his personal safety should be guaranteed!
When the caravan returns, it will definitely pass through Chang'an! He can get off the car there and take a look at the "Weiyang Palace" that sister Jingyan "has always dreamed of"!
By the way, I don’t know how sister Jingyan is doing now. Will she time travel with me?
Chapter completed!