When Chao Yong heard this, he looked at the young man suspiciously and said, "Are you trying to trick us? If it really becomes a strongman's den, wouldn't it cost us our lives if we went there? Why are we just walking away in vain?"
The young man sifted everyone's wine neatly and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know. If it had been when Deng Long, the golden-eyed tiger, was in charge, your lives would have been in danger. But last year, two heroes took over Erlong Mountain.
Like Liangshan, they are doing justice for heaven. If you were just ordinary people, they would definitely not harm you. They would only give you a fright at most."
Sun Erniang rolled her eyes at Chao Yong and said with a smile: "You should stop teasing this little youngster."
Chao Yong saw that this young man didn't seem to have any objection to the strong men of Erlong Mountain, so he smiled and said: "Actually, we are going to find the two leaders of Erlong Mountain. I wonder how far it is from Erlong Mountain?"
When the young man heard this, he hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "It turns out that you are acquaintances of brother Lu Zhishen and brother Yang Zhi. I'm rude, I don't know who has the best surname."
Chao Yong saw that this young boy seemed to be familiar with Lu Zhishen and others, so he no longer concealed it and said with a smile: "I am Chao Yong of Liangshan, they are fighting tiger Wu Song, not blocking Mu Hong, vegetable gardener Zhang Qing, and mother Yaksha Sun Erniang.
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When the young man heard this, he fell down and worshiped: "It turns out that I am brother Chao Yong of Liangshan. I have often heard of my brother's name. I don't want to have the chance to meet you today. Please accept my three bows."
Chao Yong quickly helped him up and said: "Little brother, get up quickly."
"Brother, wait a moment. I'll call my brother-in-law and let him pay his respects to me."
The young boy got up and ran back.
Sun Erniang said with a smile: "Brother Yong is really famous. When this young man heard your name, he forgot about us all."
Chao Yong smiled awkwardly and said: "Maybe he is similar in age to me, so he likes to inquire about my things more."
But Wu Song picked up the wine bowl, drank it all in one gulp, and said with a smile: "I don't think there can be such strong wine in this village."
Everyone was already thirsty, so they all started to drink after hearing this.
Not long after, the young man brought a big man in.
When the big man came forward, he turned over and bowed: "The little man Cao Zheng pays homage to the little overlord."
Chao Yong didn't expect that he would bump into Cao Zheng's hotel. He helped Cao Zheng up and said with a smile: "It turns out that you are a disciple of Coach Lin. I also heard him talk about you. He only said that you were a guest for a rich man in Tokyo. Later, there was no news.
, I don’t know how you are here?”
When Cao Zheng heard this, his face turned red and he said: "I feel ashamed to say that back then, the rich man sent someone to Shandong as a guest, but he was afraid that the road would be unsafe, so he asked the villain to protect him along the way. He didn't want to meet a group of bad guys, but the villain was invincible.
, all the goods were snatched away by them, so I couldn't return home. At the beginning, the master also said that I was not good at studying and wanted me to learn more. It's just that the villain was greedy for the rich man's promise of a lot of money, so he accepted the job and ended up like this.
End result. Now that I have married into a farmer's house, the woman who lit the fire is the villain's wife, and the young man is my uncle. Because the villain knows how to kill animals and cut out their bones, he opened a hotel here to live."
But Wu Song was straight-tempered. When he heard that he was getting married, he couldn't help frowning and said: "Since you are the disciple of Coach Lin, why don't you go to him?"
Cao Zheng saw Wu Song frowning and said hurriedly: "I wanted to go to my master at first, but later I heard that Wang Lun's fellow was narrow-minded and could not live with others. He said that my master was not happy even in the mountains, so he delayed. Later.
Master Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi occupied Erlong Mountain, so I acted as an spy for them here. Although I heard that Liangshan was prosperous, my master also became the chief instructor of Liangshan. Although I wanted to join him, Master Lu Zhishen was kind to my master, and the situation here was not good.
It was tight and I couldn't escape, so I wasted my time again."
When Wu Song heard what Cao Zheng said, he relaxed his brows and said, "In this way, being able to repay Master's kindness is quite a man."
Sun Erniang shouted: "We are here to invite brother Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi to join us. This time your master and disciple can be reunited."
When Cao Zheng heard this, he said happily: "It would be best if I could be with the master. I am just about to learn the art again."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "Since we are members of our own family, let's sit together."
Cao Zheng said hurriedly: "I didn't know you brothers were here earlier. You just have a drink. I'll turn over the cattle and serve wine to the brothers."
Chao Yong now also knows that cattle are an important property of farmers. It depends on him to plow the fields. On weekdays, even if farmers have nothing to eat, they dare not let the cattle starve. Hearing that Cao Zheng was about to kill the cattle, he was busy
He said: "Just get some food to eat, don't destroy the cattle."
Cao Zheng said with a smile: "The villain has decided to go to Liangshan. There is no point in plowing cattle. It is his blessing to be able to drink for all the heroes."
When Sun Erniang heard what Cao Zheng said was interesting, she couldn't help laughing and said: "When you say this, all the cattle in the world should be fighting to be eaten by us."
Chao Yong had never seen a cow slaughtered before, so he became interested and said, "I'll also go and see your slaughtering methods."
However, Cao Zheng was born as a butcher for generations and was famous even in Tokyo, so he was able to worship Lin Chong. After hearing this, he also deliberately showed some tricks and said: "That villain is showing off his shame."
Everyone also wanted to see Lin Chong's apprentice's skills, so they all came to the backyard together.
Cao Zheng's wife's uncle had brought the cow into the courtyard. Cao Zheng also brought a sharp knife from the courtyard and was about to attack.
Chao Yong asked curiously: "Don't you need to use a rope to secure the cow?"
Cao Zheng shook his head and said: "If the cow is beheaded alive, it will be fixed, but that kind of killing method is too cruel, and most butchers cannot bear to do it. I just heard someone say that four wooden stakes should be nailed to the ground first, and they should be dug into the soil several feet."
Then the four legs of the cow were tied to the wooden stakes. Then the cowhide was peeled off, and the bloody beef was picked off the cow bones with a knife. It is said that the cow was still alive after all the meat was cut off.
It’s similar to the Lingchi torture in this dynasty.”
Lingchi torture began in the Five Dynasties and was used by all subsequent dynasties. It was not abolished until the end of the Qing Dynasty.
However, in the Song Dynasty, Ling Chi was only divided into eight swords, twenty-four swords, thirty-six swords, seventy-two swords, and one hundred and twenty swords. Even if he rebelled, he would only die with one hundred and twenty swords.
It was not until the Ming Dynasty that the real practice of cutting into pieces with thousands of cuts appeared. It can be said that this torture was taken to the extreme.
After hearing this, Wu Song couldn't help but said: "Who came up with such a method of killing cattle? Zhang Dujian hurt me like that, and I gave him a good time."
Cao Zhengdao: "It is said that the beef of cows killed in this way is the most tender. The cow feces that Cai Jing eats are all chopped alive."
When Wu Song heard about Cai Jing, he couldn't help but hate it and said: "This traitor has taken power and ruined the country. He is a prey to the people. If he falls into my hands in the future, I must not let him experience the taste of being chopped alive."
Chao Yong shook his head and said: "If you do too many things that harm Tianhe, God will have its own retribution."
Cai Jing loved gourmet food and spent hundreds of dollars on food every day. He lived a life of luxury and luxury, but in his later years he was unhappy with his retribution. During the Jingkang Incident, Huizong was angry for the sake of the common people. Although he was reluctant to kill him, he could only
Can be exiled to Lingnan.
Cai Jingman thought that he had countless gold and silver with him, and he would have no worries about food and clothing when he arrived in Lingnan. How could he know that on the way to exile, the people hated him for taking power and ruining the country. No matter how much gold and silver he gave, no one would sell him food.
On the same day, he starved to death in the middle of the road, which was the retribution for his past arrogance and luxury.
Chao Yong also became curious and asked: "What other ways are there to kill the cow?"
Cao Zhengdao: "Other than that, it's nothing more than cutting the cow's neck, stabbing the cow's forehead, and stabbing the cow's heart. A good butcher can kill the cow with one blow at any place. Some people, in order to get started easily, first tie the cow's leg with a rope, and then hit it hard.
Hit the cow once so that it runs hard and gets tripped, and then go up and cut the cow while it is overturned. Most butchers will tie up the cow first and then strike. They are afraid that if the knife is struck, the cow will not die completely, and even if it struggles to death, it can knock over someone.
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Chao Yong asked curiously: "Then can you kill someone with a knife?"
When it comes to slaughtering, Cao Zheng is his strong point. He said with a confident face: "I am not boasting. In these three places, Cao Zheng can kill cattle with just one knife. However, the cattle will still be in pain and affect the quality of the meat. I, Cao Zheng,
The unique skill passed down from our family is to tap the acupuncture points first and then cut the knife. Let the cow die in its sleep, so that the meat will be the most tender."
This was the first time for everyone to hear about killing a cow by tapping its acupoints, and they all gathered around after hearing this.
Cao Zheng was confident in his own skills and was not afraid of the bull's violent attack and hurt everyone. He walked up to the bull's neck and groped for a few times, then took the handle of the knife and struck it suddenly in one place. The cow closed its eyes and roared loudly.
fell to the ground.
"good"
When Chao Yong saw Cao Zheng's methods, he couldn't help but praise him.
If the target is a human, Chao Yong is sure to knock him out. After all, the human body is much more fragile. But the cow has rough skin and thick flesh. If he wants to knock him out, even with his innate supernatural power, he will not be able to knock him out.
I dare say it can be done.
Cao Zheng knocked the cow unconscious and cut its throat with a knife. Blood foam kept coming out, making it difficult for him to survive. Then he skinned the cow, picked the meat, and broke the bones.
Chao Yong watched as Cao Zheng neatly decomposed pieces of meat and bones one by one, as if it were an art form. He didn't see any obstructions from beginning to end, and they were all decomposed along the joint spaces.
, just holding a sharp knife and breaking the cow apart.
"This is the only way a cook can solve an ox."
Cao Zheng slaughtered half of the cow, stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Yong, thank you very much. It's just some family skills to make a living, how can it be compared to the martial arts skills of everyone. Brothers have come all the way, and their stomachs must have been empty for a long time. This meat is enough."
We've eaten. Everyone, please go inside and take a seat while I go get you some beef dishes."
Chao Yong and others sat down to have a drink. Not long after, Cao Zheng made several beef dishes.
Everyone was full of praise after eating it.
Cao Zheng accompanied everyone to eat a few bowls of wine and said, "You haven't asked the other high-name names yet?"
Sun Erniang looked at the young man standing behind and said jokingly: "Brother Yong has given us all names just now. Tell your brother-in-law."
When Cao Zheng heard this, he couldn't help but look at his wife's uncle.
The young man's face suddenly turned red, he scratched his head and said awkwardly: "I heard that the little bully actually came to our store, so I was so happy that I didn't hear what happened next." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome.
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