Chapter 4 Listening to the thunder and fighting the wind and rain
A feast of hundreds of fishes on the long street, drinking wine in the wind and watching the peach blossoms fall.
Thinking about this scene, Lin Xi couldn't help but smile and said, "That's really beautiful."
Xu Sheng glanced at the two large stone jars on the platform along the river, and smiled: "Today is a bit late, I will ask someone to send two large stone jars over tomorrow, otherwise if there are more black sturgeons or steel-headed pike, etc.
Send it here, but you can’t keep it here.”
"Thank you very much." Lin Xi looked at the dark-faced young man who was smiling happily. After thanking him again, he asked, "How much silver does this cost?"
Xu Sheng was slightly startled, as if he did not expect Lin Xi to ask such a question, but Lin Xi immediately explained apologetically: "I know this is a friendship between friends, and it is really inappropriate to talk about money... But I am in this position now
There are a lot of people staring at me, and if I don’t mention this, I’m afraid I’ll be caught and make a big fuss about it.”
Xu Sheng was slightly silent and nodded.
"Although it's a bit troublesome, why bother with those people? Just be happy." Lin Xi nodded at the wet big net bag and the big twisted skin bag on the ground, and said with a smile: "Even if I usually go to the fish market
I am very happy to buy these things, especially today because you regard me as a friend and specially caught them for me, so of course I am even happier."
Because Lin Xi spoke sincerely, Xu Sheng thought of his identity as a cultivator and immediately understood the meaning of his words. For a cultivator like him, silver coins are indeed not as valuable as these things. In addition, Lin Xi truly knows
They became friends, and all the gloom in the heart of this dark-faced young man who came from the market and had a fishy smell disappeared in an instant, and a happy smile appeared on his face again.
"Mr. Lin is right. But I take silver and mundane things too seriously." He scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Tomorrow I will ask someone to bring the bill and pay it clearly.
"
Lin Xi waved her hand and said seriously: "Since you regard me as a friend, don't keep calling me Mr. Lin when it's not business. Just call me by my name. To be honest, I have been called "Sir" all the time for a small arrest.
I really can’t get used to hearing it.”
Hearing Lin Xi's words, Xu Sheng pondered slightly and said seriously: "Okay, then I will call you Brother Lin from now on."
Lin Xi grimaced: "Xu Sheng, you should be older than me, right?"
"On this Xizi River, whoever has the ability and who can convince everyone, we will regard him as the greatest." Xu Sheng looked at Lin Xi and said seriously: "Just like Mr. Zhang, his age is not among their brothers.
The biggest one among them, the one who can convince the brothers who are struggling to make a living on this river the most right now along the Xizi River is you, Mr. Lin. Not to mention anything else, not even Mr. Zhang can do anything to get the cormorants to come out and help him.
Fishing.”
Lin Xi and Dean Zhang came from the same place. They had no idea about some of the extremely deep-rooted concepts of respect and inferiority in this world. When Xu Sheng said this, he had no persistence at all. At this moment, in front of the small building,
However, another visitor came in front of the door, and someone asked in a clear voice: "Excuse me, Mr. Lin, is he here?"
Xu Sheng then stopped staying and said goodbye.
Lin Xi responded, untied the large net bag and skin bag first, and poured the black sturgeon and iron-headed pike inside into two large tanks respectively.
I saw really five huge iron-headed pikes, with ferocious looks. When they were poured into the tank, they were unable to move away. They became more and more irritable, splashing all the time, and causing waves of water splashes.
When he arrived at the door, there was a thin middle-aged man standing quietly, wearing ordinary coarse cloth civilian clothes, holding an oil-paper umbrella. When he saw Lin Xi walking out, he bowed slightly, but he clearly had an aura of distinction.
"I am from the Yuhua family." While bowing slightly, this ordinary-looking middle-aged man directly stated his identity and purpose of coming with an extremely calm expression: "I know you come from the Holy Land on the mountain to the north.
, for saving Yuhua Wuji’s life, our Yuhua family owes you a great favor, but are you sure you want to use this favor right now? With all due respect, your current situation does not seem to be bad enough to use this favor from our Yuhua family.
The level of human kindness.”
Lin Xi looked at this member of the Yuhua family who arrived in the dark.
He knew why the other party came at this time. Because he handed the flag representing the Yuhua family to Jiang Wenhe, the official from the Ministry of Personnel who finally reviewed his official document, and asked Jiang Wenhe to help him contact the people of the Yuhua family.
After coming over, Jiang Wenhe completed the approval as quickly as possible, then complained of illness and left, not even Governor Dong and Lien Zhanshan were seen.
He could also hear the kindness and pride in the Yuhua family's words at this moment.
People in the Yuhua family also have absolute qualifications to be arrogant, and Lin Xi can understand this kind of arrogance. It is like giving you a mountain just to smash a mosquito, which will naturally make people feel idiotic and annoyed.
"I'm not asking the Yuhua family to help me solve these things around me, but you Yuhua family should know that I have parents and a younger sister in Lulin Town. I should go back to see them soon." Lin Xi
Looking at this calm man with an ordinary appearance, he explained calmly with a warm emotion: "For me, they are the most important to me. I don't want them to have any accidents, but they are just
Ordinary people, I can't always be around them, and this Yingoufang case has touched me a little, so I want the Yuhua Family to return my favor... to ensure their safety."
The calm man frowned slightly, nodded slowly, and said: "This return of courtesy is not serious."
"I know it's not too important to the Yuhua family, but it is the most important to me." Lin Xi smiled, saluted the quiet man, and said, "So please sir."
The calm man bowed again and returned the greeting, saying: "Unless you commit a serious crime that implicates the nine clans, you will be the last person in the Yuhua family, so your family will be safe."
Without saying another word, the quiet man bowed in return, then turned and left, disappearing into the night of Donggang Town.
Lin Xi knew that the Yuhua family's promise was more effective than the protection of an army of ten thousand people in Yunqin, so he had no worries and felt more at ease.
After watching the silent man's back disappear, he walked towards the riverside platform again.
The fish fillets in the pavilion above have been cut, and they need to be eaten quickly, otherwise the taste will change. Moreover, the amount of fish meat of this iron-headed pike is almost enough for his meal. He just wanted to compare the two large stone tanks separated by each other.
Close, do you need to put something on top of the two large tanks? Otherwise, given the ferocity and ability of the iron-headed pike to eat, if two of them jumped into the large tank with black sturgeons next to them, then these five black sturgeons would be
There was really no trace, and all the efforts of Xu Sheng and others were in vain.
However, when she walked into the two large stone jars and took a look, Lin Xi really saw the "flower"!
With just one glance, Lin Xi saw that the bellies of two black sturgeons were unusually bulging, and one of them, in particular, seemed to have a foreign body attached to its abdomen.
If you look carefully, you can see that they are the size of mung beans and black pearls.
"Black gold seeds!"
After being slightly startled, Lin Xi reacted and let out a low cry of surprise.
Black sturgeon roe!
These two fish with abnormally bulging abdomens are female black sturgeons with seeds.
For practitioners, the roe of this kind of black sturgeon has a tonic effect that is several times higher than that of black sturgeon meat. Moreover, this roe is said to be particularly delicious, and its price is extremely high. It is a precious product of some big restaurants.
condiment.
Originally, the fish meat of the iron-headed dogfish was almost enough to eat, but Lin Xi was also very happy and couldn't help but want to try the taste of the "black gold seeds" recorded in the Qingluan Academy booklet, so she couldn't help but
He quickly took a basin and caught the female black sturgeon that had excreted some roe.
Under his slight pressure, crystal clear fish roe flowed out from the belly of the fish like a waterfall. In an instant, it slowly filled a large basin, which looked like it weighed more than two kilograms.
Thinking that if the other black sturgeon expels all its roe during night practice, there would be no idea what would happen. In addition, it should be enough to eat another two kilograms, so Lin Xi simply caught the other one as well.
Come out, follow the same pattern as the gourd and apply slight pressure to expel all the fish roes in the belly.
After putting the two female black sturgeons back into the water tank and covering the water tank with something, Lin Xi felt a little excited and took two large plates of "black gold seeds" upstairs.
This "black gold seed" is easier to eat. You only need to rinse it with crude salt water and then eat it directly.
After quickly processing it, Lin Xi took a spoonful of it and put it in his mouth. Just chewing it, the black pearl-like roe jumped in his mouth, and the slightly elastic soft shell broke open, revealing streams of extremely delicious juice.
It kept spreading on his taste buds.
Lin Xi's face suddenly showed a hint of emotion again.
This kind of "black gold seeds" not only has no fishy smell, but is also not sticky. The juice melts in your mouth, but the soft shell that requires a little chewing gives people a strange aftertaste.
There is no seasoning, but it is better than the paste soup prepared by famous restaurant chefs.
A bite of iron-head pike as delicate as snow and a bite of these "black gold seeds" were delicacies that were difficult to taste in his previous world.
Because the portion was sufficient, Lin Xi was so full that her belly bulged slightly.
In addition, after eating these, there is still Laojiang dumplings simmering slowly in the big earthen pot, which must be another kind of taste. In his opinion, the current troubles that need to be solved urgently have been solved, so this time
He was extremely satisfied with the meal.
This "black gold seed" is indeed a great supplement for practitioners. The last time he ate fish in the river to chase the enemy, he ate most of the iron-headed pike but he didn't feel anything special. This time he ate a whole iron-headed pike.
As soon as he walked up to the attic with these two pots of fish roe, he felt waves of warmth flowing through his body, as if he had endless energy pouring out.
Originally, according to Lin Xi's daily training plan for himself, the next step was to use Xu Shengmo's exquisite bronze box to practice sword skills for an hour. At this moment, feeling that the energy and blood in his body were strong, he directly performed one after another.
posture, practice the Twenty-Four Qingluan Postures and the "Ming Wang Breaking Prison" taught to him by Luo Houyuan, so that his energy, blood and soul power can flow completely and smoothly, in order to have greater benefits for the body.
The flow of qi, blood and soul power, and the permeation of body energy are very mysterious.
Soon, Lin Xi was immersed in it.
In this early summer rainy season, the climate changes on the Xizi River were unpredictable. After practicing for less than half an hour, thunder rumbled in the distant sky.
The wind and rain on the river suddenly became stronger.
The sound of crashing wind and rain intertwined with the rumbling thunder, and Lin Xi felt that the flow of Qi, blood and soul power in her body seemed to be echoing, flowing more freely, and her body became hotter.
He simply opened the attic window and walked out.
In the midst of the storm, I began to practice selflessly.
His skin and bones seemed to be constantly being beaten by the raindrops like thousands of small hammers, and his entire body felt constantly tight and powerful.