Li Bai and Lao Chen set up camp on the edge of the haunted house, as for the reason, I'm afraid only the ghost knows.

Li Bai, who had no idea about this, worked hard to build the open-air shower room.

The egg-thick aluminum alloy profile is used as the frame, the opaque tarpaulin is fixed with screws and pressing strips, and a rough slate is placed under the feet, and a bucket of cold water and a bucket of hot water are prepared outside, plus a hand-held electric shower, you can easily enjoy the convenience of summer shower.

The things prepared in the trunk of Daben made Lao Chen Tou breathtaking, it was really sufficient, even if he couldn't go to the village or the store, he could camp and sleep very comfortably.

Originally, I thought that I would be "stolen" by a few cunning mosquitoes when I took a shower, until I changed into dry clothes and returned to the tent with a small ceiling fan, and Lao Chen didn't even have a dingbag on him.

"Strange, aren't there any mosquitoes here?"

The old man was still in doubt, puzzled that he hadn't even seen a single fly or mosquito, and he kept pinching the cyan scales in his hand.

The dense grass and ditches where mosquitoes breed are more than ten meters away, but not a single insect flies or crawls over to harass them.

If Lao Chen Tou carefully observes the surroundings, he can actually find that whether it is flies and mosquitoes, or insects such as ants, rat women, spiders and centipedes, they all seem to flee in all directions away from the area where the tent is located, where they dare to approach.

"Fish in the evening, grilled or stewed?"

Li Bai took local materials, kneaded them into a straw rope with slender and tough thatch, hung a large string of fish from the stream near the entrance of the village, and tied a large handful of wild vegetables.

Tiankeng Village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, where there is water, there are naturally fish, and the deeper section of the river is hidden with big fish, he looked around, slapped on the surface of the water casually, a few big grass carp and more than a dozen small crucian carp melon seeds hidden in the bottom of the water turned up their bellies and floated up.

In summer, the grass and trees are flourishing, and all kinds of wild vegetables are everywhere, as long as you have a heart, psyllium, marantou, purslane, lichen (ground slippery) can be picked casually, all do not need money, if you are lucky, you can also pick a few home-cooked vegetables that accidentally fell outside the field, this is not considered stealing vegetables, but picking up in vain.

It's a pity that I didn't touch a wild thing, otherwise if I hit one, the dinner side dishes would be more abundant.

Old Chen, who was still pondering the snake scales, followed the prestige, with a surprised expression on his face, and said, "Not bad, where did you catch the fish?"

In just such a short period of time, there are so many gains, it seems that today's dinner will be very rich.

Bringing Li Bai on this trip is really right, at least the three aspects of food, housing and transportation are very reassuring.

"In the ditch not far away, I caught it. ”

Li Bai turned around and pointed to the mountain stream a hundred meters away, he also happened to see the shadow of a fish swimming in the water, so he thought about it, squatted on the shore, and shot a gang qi into the water, and caught these trophies.

"Let's make grilled fish, it's easy to smell when stewed. ”

As soon as Lao Chen saw this grass carp, he knew that it was an authentic wild fish.

Fish is of course fresh, but if it is not raised with water for two days, the earthy smell will be very heavy, and the best cooking method is to fry and barbecue with heavy ingredients.

Put down the barbecue stove, wash the cut, use salt, cooking wine, ginger powder and garlic powder to relieve the smell of grass carp and crucian carp seeds into the net rack, one side is to remove the abdominal cavity of the internal organs, the other side is the skin to remove the scales, and the two sides are scratched lattice-like knife marks.

The key to barbecue, the seasoning is flavorful, and the roast is slow over low heat, you must be calm, and you can only get a black harvest.

A few fish were gradually dried by the heat of the charcoal fire, and the soft fish meat began to tighten, and Li Bai unhurriedly smeared oil on it.

The next step is not so much roasting, but rather frying, the heated fat infiltrates the fish, gently maintains a higher temperature than boiling, discharges the excess water, and takes advantage of the protein solidification to lock in the remaining water, making the meat crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, if you bake it for a longer time, the fish will have a browning reaction, which is more fragrant and attractive.

When the heat is right, sprinkle with cumin or other barbecue dipping sauces and the fish will be quite delicious.

As for the fine spines inside, the ones close to the surface will be crispy and can be chewed and swallowed, and the inside can be easily spit out, and with enough patience, it can even make the grilled fish crispy inside and out like fried fish.

In the depths of these mountains, there is still such food, which is completely impeccable.

Just as Old Chen Tou began to drool, there was a sound of footsteps.

He turned his gaze and said in surprise: "Village Chief, is there something wrong?"

"Seeing that you are setting up tents here, I will send a few plates of mosquito coils. ”

The village elder held a box with a pattern of incense on it.

"Let's have a drink!"

Old Chen Tou gestured to the can of beer in his hand and the disposable paper cup found in the trunk of Daben.

On the folding square table are a few open cans, both meat and vegetarian, which are just right to pair with grilled fish.

The old village chief, who brought mosquito coils to the two, looked at several canned foods on the table, as well as the fish on the barbecue grill, some of which were straight-haired, and only hesitated for a long time to say, "Okay, good!"

The people in the city are really good at playing, and they actually rely on the mountains to eat the mountains and the water.

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he said, "I'll bring some snacks and food." ”

After saying that, he put down the mosquito plate, turned around and left.

Li Bai and Lao Chen, who were skillfully flipping through the grilled fish, glanced at each other, there was a play!

In Huaxia, if you want to get closer to each other in the shortest possible time, sometimes all you need is a good dish.

After a while, the old village chief came back with a bamboo basket, came to the table, and put the three large porcelain bowls in the basket on the table.

A bowl of steamed pork with dried plum vegetables and bamboo shoots, each piece of meat is quite solid pork belly, soaked in soy sauce, a bowl of salted fish and fried cowpeas, a bowl of freshly fried vegetables, a bowl of steamed sausages, the sliced sausage inside the fat diced meat is crystal clear and the black and red lean diced meat are distinct in color, exuding a strong aroma of wax.

Three bowls of appetizers look at the snailable dishes that can be eaten several times, and if you can't finish eating a meal, you can put it back in the refrigerator, and as long as you steam it again next time, it will add more flavor, which is the serious home-cooked food of the people in the village.

"I've got wine here, too!"

In order to show that he was not here to eat and drink for nothing, in addition to adding three bowls of vegetables, the old village chief also took out a bottle of Wuliangye and put it on the table, full of posture.

"It's still my brother, sit down!"

Seeing the Wuliangye wine bottle on the table, Lao Chen smiled, just the mottled and yellowed flying sticker, he knew that this wine had been some years, and it was not something that could be drunk for money at all.

As for the can of green beer in your hand, yes, let's use it to cook!

Immediately stepped aside without hesitation.

"Let's go first"

The old village chief was also not polite, took a paper cup, and Lao Chen Tou took half a cup, looked at Li Bai again, and said, "Young man, do you want a cup?"

Seeing the black Daben at the head of the village, he knew that the old and young people who asked about the haunted house were not like ordinary people, and they should have a bit of background.

came over with mosquito coils, also to find out the bottom, and the other party invited himself to the table, which was in line with the old village chief's intentions, so he brought his own wine and food.

"You two drink white, I'll drink beer!"

Li Bai pointed to the can of green beer that was put aside by Lao Chen.

On a hot day, go down with a can of cold beer and burp a few more times to refresh your body.

What's more, how can a barbecue be without beer, these two are a perfect match.

"Come on, come on, eat the vegetables!"

Regardless of Li Bai, Lao Chen Tou skillfully opened the disposable bamboo chopsticks and sandwiched a large piece of braised beef into the disposable paper bowl of the old village chief, and there were still some leftover at noon, and it would not be bad if it was placed in the car refrigerator.

It is convenient to have this Daben, you can go when you want, stop when you want, and be able to carry more things to make the trip more comfortable.

If it weren't for Li Bai's car, I am afraid it would have been impossible to camp in the village so freely, eat and drink comfortably.

After two sips of wine, he went through the food on the table, and while Li Bai's roasted crucian carp and melon seeds were shipped, the old village chief put down his chopsticks and asked, "Where are you from?"

"We!" Lao Chen took a sip of old wine and said with a smile: "We are from the Huxi City Anti-Feudal Superstition Association, and we have come to investigate the haunted house. ”

The other party's question is exactly what he wants, otherwise he has to find a way to introduce his origins.

"Huxi Anti-Feudal Superstition Association?"

The old village chief repeated it in confusion, he had never heard of this association at all.

Seeing the other party's suspicions, Lao Chen Tou said: "It was just established last year, it is not an illegal organization, it has a serious registration with the Civil Affairs Bureau, and there is a financial fund every year. ”

There is not even a Taoist temple and a temple in this mountain, young people go to work, where is there leisure time to dance the gods, the old village chief shook his head and said: "We don't have any feudal superstitions here!"

"We're here to find a haunted house. ”

Old Chen pointed to the small courtyard closest to the tent.

Seeing that the other party happened to point to the "haunted house", the old village chief chuckled in his heart.

In the end, he said quietly: "We only have a dozen old people left, and there are no young people, even if they are haunted, where can they go." ”

Smiled dryly and raised his wine glass to hide the surprise in his heart.

Li Bai, who was concentrating on grilling fish, raised his head and glanced at the old village chief, and his professional experience told him that this old man was a little insincere.

"I'll show you!"

In order to prove that he was not true to what he said, Lao Chen took out his mobile phone and opened a folder, and clicked on a video file inside.

It's a webcast recording of a pitch black camera with only a faint light illuminating the close-up range, and a male anchor with a shaved cockscomb head carrying a mobile phone holder and saying alarmist words and terrifying voice-overs as he walks forward.

Although the camera is a little shaky and the light is dim, it is difficult to see the surroundings clearly, but it is still vaguely able to distinguish some architectural features of Tiankeng Village.

The video is not long, it only lasts fifteen minutes, and there are not many shots about the haunted house, because the anchor is scared away, the first half of the story sets off the atmosphere, and the second half is a ghost crying wolf howling all the way to escape, even the camera is spinning, and the ghost knows where to run.

With such courage and such quality, I still want to do a haunted house series, which is really speechless.

clicked on a few more videos, and those miscellaneous fish network anchors were also half-catty and eighty-taels, none of them were really professional, and they were obviously all goods that ran away after a wave of traffic.

As for the truth, just like those headline party news, it will only be blind, and in fact there is no dry goods at all.

The old village chief was really speechless, no wonder there have been a lot of guys coming to the village recently, sneakily not knowing what to do.

"Wherever there are haunted houses now, it's all a lie. ”

The old village chief sandwiched a piece of steamed pork belly with dried plum vegetables for Lao Chen, and greeted Li Bai, who was still fiddling with grilled fish: "It's almost enough, let's eat together!"

"Just a while!"

Li Bai sped up and flipped over the body of the fish.

Lao Chen said confidently: "It's okay, if it's fake, expose it, and if it's true, destroy it, whether it's true or fake, it doesn't matter." ”

Before today, he had traveled to more than a dozen places, exposed one scam after another under the guise of feudal superstition, sent criminals to the public security bureau, and helped the people recover their losses.

"That's right, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, animals are not allowed to become sperm, and there are no ghosts. ”

As a member of the Huxi Anti-Feudal Superstition Association, Li Bai naturally understands the policy.

“......”

The old village chief finally understood why these two had to compare with the "haunted house".

That's what people do!

He nodded and pretended to understand, "It's a pity that there really aren't any haunted houses in our village. ”

The nearby house is overgrown with weeds, the highest foot is more than half a person high, the rammed earth wall is also mottled, some cracks are still tenaciously drilled out of the weeds, the house in the courtyard is not small, it looks like there are two or three in, but the roof has collapsed in half, has become a dangerous house, even if a wild boar suddenly drills out of it, I am afraid it will not be surprising.

"It's okay, let's take a look first. ”

Old Chen Tou suddenly looked left and right, and said in surprise: "Hey, Xiao Li, there are really no mosquitoes here, the snake scales you gave me are quite useful!"

From the time the tent was set up to the present, let alone being bitten, not even the shadow of mosquitoes has been seen.

The old village chief brought mosquito coils before, indicating that there were mosquitoes in the village, but now, it is definitely not normal.

Sure enough, I heard the old village chief say: "Light up the mosquito coil first, the mosquitoes in the mountains are fierce, and a bite is a big bag, and the people in the city can't bear it." ”

It's not just mosquitoes that like to bite people in the mountains, there are other things, one by one.

He was still worried about how much the mosquito coil he brought over would be of great use, but now it seems that the other party still has something special, and even mosquitoes don't come to bite them.

Li Bai emphasized: "It's borrowing, not giving!"

He was afraid that Lao Chen would take the opportunity to be greedy for ink.

A snake scale is a small matter, in case it causes something, it is especially anti-feudal superstition!

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