Volume 1: Spring in Wulong Town Chapter 140: Ten Flavors of Fish in Cold River
Tang Zheng roared and the forest shook.
Of course, it was not that his voice was so penetrating, but that Tang Xiaotang and the others from Wuqing Mountain were found in the woods in the distance and were rushing towards this side.
"Master...Master, where are you?"
"Master, are you okay?"
More than a dozen young men from Tangjiabao came following the sound, one after another, with their heads held high.
The bright stars reflected on the blood-red river surface, making it sparkle.
"Master, what are you doing..." Tang Xiaotang and the others stared blankly at the huge corpse of the Hanjiang Sawtooth Sturgeon, their jaws dropping in shock.
"Catching fish, making soup..." Tang Zheng raised his hands to prove his innocence.
Tang Xiaotang and the others' faces twitched.
Not to mention the Hanjiang Sawtooth Sturgeon, which is at least a high-level two-star monster...
Just take Tang Zheng's action of running out to catch fish in the middle of the night, it is really speechless.
"Then... let's go back and... stew it again?" Tang Xiaotang's tongue was a little knotted.
"Okay." Tang Zheng watched them drag up a whole Hanjiang Sawtooth Sturgeon and throw it onto the carriage.
All the way back to Tangjiabao, Tang Zheng was basically being nagged. Faced with a group of little girls blaming him, he had no choice but to surrender.
When they returned to Tangjiabao, dinner time had already passed. However, more than a dozen children from Tangjiabao had missed dinner because they were worried about Tang Zheng. Some of the children with big appetites had already started to feel their stomachs growling.
"Then... Master, let's go eat first, and then come and watch you stew the fish?" Tang Xiaotang was speechless as she looked at the huge Hanjiang Sawtooth Sturgeon and Tang Zheng who looked calm and composed.
Tang Zheng smiled and shook his finger, and said mysteriously: "Why are you still eating dinner? Save your stomach, I will treat you to a good meal!"
"Want a good meal?" Tang Xiaotang asked curiously.
Is the Master also good at cooking?
But she soon remembered that the lamb skewers grilled by Tang Zheng in Wuqing Mountain were really delicious, fatty but not greasy, spicy and tasty, and she still could feel the fragrance lingering on her lips and teeth.
"No more words, let's gather at the training ground!" Tang Zheng touched his chin with a smile and headed straight for the training ground.
When everyone heard this, they all gathered at the Tang Family Fort martial arts training ground.
Tang Zheng had already lined up ten casting furnaces of different styles and placed them neatly in the center of the martial arts training ground.
Ziyang Pure Fire Furnace, Xuanzhen Furnace, Qinglu Furnace...
These casting furnaces that Xu Qingyan bought from Jubao Pavilion in Feishi City at a high price are all top-notch products. Under the moonlight, they look quite spectacular.
The only thing that seemed a little out of place was that each of these fine foundry furnaces, which were the dream of many ordinary foundry craftsmen, had a huge iron pot on top of it.
What kind of painting style is this?!
Everyone was stunned by the peculiar combination of this fine foundry furnace and a large iron pot. They wondered what Tang Zheng, who was standing in front of the ten foundries with his hands folded and eyes closed, was up to.
However, looking at the huge Hanjiang Sawtooth Sturgeon at his feet, a terrible idea popped into their minds.
"Could it be that Master is planning to use the extremely valuable foundry furnace... to stew the fish?"
"No way, even if it is, it won't take ten furnaces!"
"Oh my god, if the Master really intends to do this, will those Bailianfang who regard casting as the most sacred cause come to fight the Master to the death?"
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A dozen or so disciples from Tang Family Castle started talking about it.
Xu Qingyan, who had been waiting at the door of Tang Zheng's hut for a long time, heard the news and rushed to the martial arts training ground. Looking at the scene on the martial arts training ground, he frowned slightly and said, "Using the foundry furnace to stew fish, are you planning to provoke Bailianfang?"
Tang Zheng opened his eyes and smiled, "There is an old saying that I don't know if you have heard of, 'Water can carry a boat.' Do you know is?"
Xu Qingyan didn't know why Tang Zheng suddenly mentioned this, but he continued subconsciously: "Can it also capsize a boat?"
Tang Zheng shook his head: "It can also be used to cook porridge! So in the same way, since the foundry furnace can be used for casting, it can naturally be used for cooking. It is just a tool."
"You know, there are two things in this world that test your temper the most! The first is cooking; the second is casting!"
Tang Zheng still stood with his hands behind his back and talked eloquently. His words made everyone present fall into deep thought.
But soon, a gurgling sound came clearly from Tang Zheng's stomach, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Officially declared that Tang Zheng failed to pretend to be cool again and entered the funny mode...
"Okay, enough of the talk. Eating is the most important thing. Let's start a fire!" Under the moonlight, it was unclear whether Tang Zheng's face turned red. Anyway, he quickly laughed it off and changed the subject. He turned his back to the foundry and snapped his fingers. The stars lit up, and he swung his sword and dagger. Ten thin lines of star power extended out instantly.
Then there was a loud bang, and the ten foundries behind him seemed to have had their ignition switches pressed, and flames of different colors and sizes rose up at the same time.
“Wow…”
"What a nice view!"
"Master, this move is so cool!"
Everyone present was shocked and delighted at the sight of this unprecedented strange and bizarre sight, and exclaimed in surprise.
However, they soon discovered that Tang Zheng could do far more than they had imagined.
As the flames of the ten casting furnaces ignited, Tang Zheng began to move. His sword and dagger were like a silver flower that kept leaping in his palm, flying up and down on the body of the huge Hanjiang Sawtooth Sturgeon.
"The first of the ten flavors of Hanjiang fish is the appetizing chopped pepper fish head!" Tang Zheng thrust his dagger in and out, splitting the huge head of the Hanjiang sturgeon in half. With a strong push, it fell directly into the first large iron pot.
"The onion, ginger and garlic are pungent, the chopped peppers are covered, eight points of high heat, three points of low heat!"
Tang Zheng muttered something while adjusting the temperature of the first casting furnace and the iron pot to the best level. The lavender flame of the Zi Yang Pure Fire Furnace kept jumping and licking the bottom of the large black iron pot. Under the control of Tang Zheng's star power, it was like a tamed elf, covering every corner of the iron pot evenly.
Everyone's nose twitched, and a spicy and refreshing smell instantly filled the martial arts training ground, making almost everyone secretly swallow a mouthful of saliva.
However, this is just the beginning of Tang Zheng's performance.
Immediately afterwards, Tang Zheng started moving again.
"The second of the ten flavors of fish in Hanjiang is fish slices with sauerkraut and sauerkraut!"
"The third of the ten kinds of fish in Hanjiang is fresh shredded fish with celery and yellow onion!"
"The fourth of the Ten Flavors of Fish in Hanjiang, Yaoshan Wenlu White Fish Soup!"
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Gradually, the huge Hanjiang Sawtooth Sturgeon at Tang Zheng's feet was reduced to a huge skeleton with only bony remains.
Tang Zheng did not spare any other parts, even the fish offal, and they all became ingredients in the big pots on top of the ten casting furnaces.
Tang Zheng was still standing in front of the ten foundries, releasing star power continuously. He didn't even turn his head. He just closed his eyes and relied entirely on his hearing and sense of smell to control the temperature in the ten foundries.
In the entire training ground, apart from the steam wafting from the iron pot and the aroma of varying but very tempting flavors, the only sounds left were the sound of the flames in the foundry furnace, the gurgling sound of food cooking in the iron pot, and the sound of people swallowing their saliva.
No one spoke, and everyone was mesmerized by Tang Zheng's cooking process which was like an art performance.
If we say that a few days ago, when Tang Xiaotang and Xu Qingyan saw Tang Zheng practicing fire, their biggest feeling was stability, order, and ease of control.
Now, seeing that Tang Zheng was also cooking through the casting furnace, there was only one word that came to their minds.
rhythm!
Under Tang Zheng's control, the ten casting furnaces were just like a set of musical chimes, using star power to ignite flames of different temperatures, sizes, and shapes. They seemed to come alive under Tang Zheng's control, and combined with different ingredients and cooking techniques, they created both the light and tender southern flavor, and the fresh, salty and spicy northern flavor, ultimately blending into an intoxicating whole fish feast with all its color, aroma and taste.
Time passed so slowly. Everyone was already salivating as they looked at the ten casting furnaces. Every second seemed like a year. They were eagerly waiting for Tang Zheng's whole fish feast to be ready.
Finally, the flames in the foundry furnace gradually went out, and Tang Zheng finally completed his cooking performance.
"Hanjiang Ten Flavor Fish, bring it to the boil!" Tang Zheng wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, looked at the greedy eyes of the crowd, laughed twice, waved his hand, signaling that everyone could open their stomachs and feast.
Everyone stood on tiptoe, looked at the colorful, fragrant, and delicious fish dishes in the pot, and swarmed over to surround it.
"Wait, such delicious food, no one is allowed to rush to eat it. Come here, everyone go to the teacher to get the tableware, and then line up in front of the stove. One portion per person, no more than allowed!" Xiaotang saw that there was a momentum of using martial arts to grab food, so she quickly knocked on the iron pot and shouted.
Finally, with the efforts of Xiaotang and Zixie, everyone was able to eat the food they had been drooling over for a long time. Everyone sat on the ground, bathed in the cool moonlight, and ate with big mouthfuls, without even the desire to chat and exchange ideas.
On the other hand, Xiao Tang and Zi Xie, both holding their bowls, came to Tang Zheng while eating, looked at him with a smile, and said in a somewhat unclear voice with food in their mouths: "Master, you are so amazing... I thought you were really going to make some fish soup, but it turns out... you are still practicing fire control. But I like this way of practicing!"
"Yes, yes, yes, Master, this kind of practice is best done once a day. Woohoo, I think everything else I eat will taste like chewing wax now!" Tang Zi said evilly.
"In life... well, practicing fire control is one thing, but actually... the main thing is to have a good meal!" Tang Zheng put a big piece of pickled fish into his mouth and laughed.
"By the way, Qingyan, pack the extra fish into ten food boxes and send some to Bailianfang." Tang Zheng said while eating while looking at Xu Qingyan.
Xu Qingyan had been standing aside, savoring the fish feast prepared by Tang Zheng with reserved movements. After hearing this, he put down his chopsticks and raised his eyebrows, asking, "Are you really going to provoke me?"
