Chapter 4: Exchange Lamb Skewers for Herbs
It's not yet ready.
Chen Buxi looked at the sun and confirmed that it was almost afternoon and it was still an hour before he could walk down the mountain. He asked everyone to stop collecting herbs and pack up and prepare to go back.
Chen Bu'er carried a basket of medicinal herbs and looked around with some worry. After most of the day, his half-brother still did not appear.
"Brother, let's go down the mountain and leave Lao Qi alone on the mountain. It's easy to get into danger. Why don't you wait?"
Chen Buyu looked disdainful: "Wait? Have you wait? The mountains are damp and cold at night, and there are tigers and wolves appearing. I don't wait. And these medicinal materials will be processed immediately, and they will rot tomorrow."
Chen Buxi is a good man, and he is in a dilemma when he sees this situation and doesn’t know what to do.
At this time, Lao Liuchen walked over without any desire. While packing up the medicinal materials, he smiled:
"What's there to worry about? Lao Qi must be not far from us. You all heard the sound of firecrackers just now. Apart from us, there is only the mountain god in the mountain. He must have set it off. In this way, let's roar a few times, and he will definitely answer when he hears it, and just let him wait on the way back."
Chen Buxi and Chen Bunu were right when they heard this, so they took a deep breath and shouted loudly to the valley in the distance:
"Seventh brother~~Stop playing~~We're going back~~~"
The sound echoed in the valley for a long time, and echoes came from time to time.
Sure enough, after a while, Chen Buer's response was heard: "Brother~3rd brother~ I'm waiting for you in Lianhuaping~~~~~"
Chen Buyu was happy as soon as he heard this, "See? This guy can't do anything, he can't eat anything left, he's the first place to be lazy, are you still afraid that he will lose it? Let's go, look at the mountain and walk to death, Lianhuaping will take half an hour, he will enjoy his happiness."
Except for the second, Chen Buai and the fourth, Chen Buai, the others laughed, carried bamboo baskets, and walked down the mountain.
Lianhuaping is a must-pass place to go down the mountain. It is a rare flat land in the mountain. There is also a stream flowing by it. The Chen family built a stone pavilion here, which is used as a place to rest and shelter from the rain on weekdays.
Six children of the Chen family, plus six companions and some servants, more than a dozen people walked on the mountain path in this way.
When approaching Lianhuaping, Chen Buai, the most greedy old man, suddenly sniffed hard:
"Hey, no, right? Do you smell anything? Why is it so fragrant? Oh, why is my saliva flowing out?"
Lao Liu Chen Bugui was also stretching his neck and looking around: "It does have a fragrance. This is the smell of barbecue? Third brother, do you smell it?"
Chen Bun laughed beside him: "What else can it taste like? It must be Lao Qi who is grilling again. You have never eaten it before. I have eaten too much, that delicious."
Everyone next to him was surprised and asked, "What barbecue?"
Chen Buqi shook his head and said, "You don't know that Lao Qi has an exclusive skill, that is barbecue."
Chen Buai curled his lips: "Isn't it just barbecue? What kind of barbecue restaurant does not have it in Bianliang City? There is also an exclusive secret recipe."
Chen was neither angry nor annoyed, and continued to say in a seductive manner:
"Lao Wu, you don't understand this. Lao Qi's barbecue is different from other places. The meat is cut into small pieces, and then skewed on bamboo sticks. After baking it on charcoal fire, the aroma is everywhere.
The key is that he has several unique seasonings on his hands. I heard him talk about last time, such as cumin powder, chili powder, pepper powder, barbecue sauce, and finally sprinkle some pepper and salt. The barbecue is tender, smooth, crispy, and fresh and salty.
The spicy food churned in the mouth for a moment. When one chewed, it forgot all the unhappiness; when two chewed, it seemed like people were floating in the sky; when three chewed, it was like ascending to ascend. Who can compare such barbecue in Bianliang City? Can the barbecue next to our house be compared?"
Nonsense, there are no chili in this era, and roasting without chili is soulless and cannot reflect the unique and deliciousness of barbecue.
Although cumin and pepper have existed in this era, they are all shipped from the outside and the price is comparable to gold, and ordinary people can't afford it.
How many barbecue shops in Bianliang City can afford it? You can only see them in high-end restaurants like Fanlou and Panlou.
Chen Buai felt that his saliva flowed faster than the stream in the mountains:
"Brothers, what are you waiting for? Speed up, I don't want to miss this kind of delicacy."
"I want to eat too!"
"Go together, go quickly."
More than a dozen people immediately took a step and ran towards Lianhuaping quickly, seemingly unable to wait for a moment.
When everyone arrived panting, they saw Chen Buer sitting on a stone bench, pasting a hat with paper and wearing an apron in front of him.
There was a rectangular barbecue stove in front of him, holding a fan in one hand and a skewers in the other, and his mouth kept shouting:
"Come~~Don't miss it when you pass by~~Authentic new sauce lamb kebabs~~Scented roasted rabbit legs~~Dear guests~~Try it and take a look~~~~"
The thin man next to him was busy skewers, while the fat man was busy slaughtering sheep and rabbits to get meat.
When everyone saw Chen Buer's funny look, they all laughed so hard that they sat on the ground and couldn't get up. Even the servants next to them covered their mouths and laughed secretly.
When Chen Buai saw the fragrant barbecue with golden gold, he couldn't help it and rushed forward.
"Lao Qi, you can give the fifth brother a few skewers of barbecue. Mom, this is so delicious."
Just when Chen Buai reached out to get the mutton skewers, Chen Buer suddenly hit him with a fan:
"Don't move, Brother Wu, you just get started without asking for the price? Are you not afraid of eating at a sky-high price, and you will be driven out to sleep on the street by your fifth sister-in-law?"
"Lao Qi, what are you saying? What else do we brothers have to say? Besides, I'm just a few skewers of barbecue, how much is it worth?"
Chen Buer rolled his eyes:
"My barbecue is different from other families. See, you can search through these seasonings throughout the Zhou Dynasty and only my family can do it. If you smell it again, is it very fragrant? Extremely appetizing? Extremely nice?"
Chen Buai really couldn't stand it anymore, "Okay okay, I'll give the money, tell me, how many strings of copper coins are needed?"
"Hehe, today's barbecue, I don't want money, I want the medicinal materials in your bamboo trombone. How about this barbecue, exchange for your handful of herbs. I don't want all of you, come, I'll have a few handfuls for each person, I'll be enough."
Before Chen Buai could answer, the fourth brother Chen Buyan sneered.
Chapter completed!