Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 82 Two Stars
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The eye-catching chewing sound didn't stop for a moment. Xiao Yufang was holding the bowl and holding the chopsticks, but she didn't put down the chopsticks. She just watched Wang Tiechui gobbled it up, she was dumbfounded.How much can this person eat? He has eaten three catties of mutton, six bowls of rice, one roast chicken, and two bowls of broth, and he is still binge eating!What he ate at one meal was enough to feed her for a week!She was once frightened by Yang Menglong's appetite, and secretly photographed Yang Menglong's "rice bucket" label, but now she discovered that there are stronger players in the strong, and compared with Wang Tiechui, Yang Menglong's appetite is really not enough. look!

This is not a rice bucket, it is clearly a rice bucket!

Of course, Yang Menglong was not bad either, he was gnawing on a huge golden ham, eating it so that his hands and mouth were full of oil.The dishes on the table were in a mess, and several overturned wine bowls were leaking the last stream of blood, just like a battlefield after a bloody battle.Xiao Yufang looked at the messy wine table and secretly made up her mind that she would never eat with these two big eaters again!Fortunately, Yang Menglong is still quite considerate. While grabbing wine and meat with Wang Tiechui, he didn't forget his girlfriend. If there was any delicious food, he grabbed it and put it in her bowl as soon as possible. The dishes are piled up into a hill, Xiao Yufang is sure that she can't finish eating so much in one day!

"belch……"

The last piece of stewed pig's head meat entered his stomach, and Wang Tiechui finally burped with a happy face, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and was full.Yang Menglong also gnawed off the last bit of meat on the ham, threw the bone away, stretched his waist, and smiled brightly: "I'm so full! If only I could eat so full every day."

Xiao Yufang said angrily: "Eating and drinking like this every day, you are not afraid of becoming a meat ball?"

Yang Menglong smiled and said, "What's the big deal about turning into a meat ball? It's so convenient to roll."

Xiao Yufang couldn't laugh or cry.

Wang Tiechui cupped his hands and said, "Little General Yang, you first gave me a horse leg, and then invited me to a meal more than ten days ago, and now... Wang is so grateful!"

Yang Menglong waved his hand and said, "It's a small thing." Then he asked curiously: "Big guy, have you noticed that every time we meet is related to eating? What does this mean?"

Wang Tiechui racked his brains and couldn't figure it out.

Yang Menglong thumped the table and laughed loudly: "This shows that both of us are foodies!"

Xiao Yufang almost spit out the soup after taking a sip, Wang Tiechui was stunned for a moment, but also laughed.

Yang Menglong stopped laughing and saw that Wang Tiechui had lost several kilograms. He asked curiously: "Let me ask, how did you do it during this period of time? You lost so much weight and you were reduced to a street performer?"

As soon as this was mentioned, the smile on Wang Tiechui's face disappeared, replaced by deep helplessness and frustration: "To tell you the truth, General Yang, since you left, I have been looking for work everywhere. I have been there before, and because I eat too much, no workshop is willing to accept me. In desperation, I had to do some manual work, but none of the foremen were willing to use me. Street performers earn a little money in exchange for food..."

Yang Menglong said: "It seems that your business is not doing well."

Wang Tiechui looked distressed: "Yeah, I don't know how to swallow swords and spit fire, or smash boulders in my chest, because I don't know the severity of my moves, and no one is willing to help me, and the money I earn in a day is not enough to buy a bowl." meal……"

Thinking of his terrifying appetite, it is not difficult to imagine how terrible torture it would be for him to only eat half a bowl of rice a day. These days are simply a nightmare!

Yang Menglong punched the table with his fist, and said carelessly: "You are a masculine man, and a man should live a manly life! The seven-foot man went to the street to perform, and went to the workshop to beg others for a bowl of food. What is it like? Listen to me, follow me from now on, if I have a bowl of rice to eat, I will definitely not lose half of your bowl!"

Wang Tiechui rubbed his big hands, a little moved, but hesitant, and finally said with little confidence: "But, I... I can only forge iron..."

Yang Menglong said: "If you have such skills, you still have to beat me! Now I'm an official in charge of a battalion of people, so you can be my bodyguard. A big man like me really needs someone like you." A loyal and honest bodyguard with superb martial arts."

Still a big shot?

Xiao Yufang wanted to laugh when she heard that, you are the commander of a newly opened guard, and now the officers and soldiers of the guard have become synonymous with trash in the eyes of ordinary people, are you still a big shot?
However, Wang Tiechui was very grateful and handed over again: "Thank you, General Xiao Yang, for your kindness!"

Yang Menglong said: "You're welcome, this is our fate! We are both foodies and martial arts practitioners. We are destined to be together. It's only natural that we get together..."

A small figure suddenly jumped out, followed by a loud shout: "Well, Yang Menglong, you came here to eat fish and meat without making a sound, and didn't tell me, it's too much!"

Yang Menglong glanced over, oh, it's Jun Xiao.The little kid was wheezing and panting, his little face turned red with excitement, Qi Polu followed behind him and looked at the leftovers on the table, drooling, Qi Hu didn't move so fast, he was walking down the stairs slowly out of the mouth.Hey, these old and young people are really well-informed, and they found them so quickly!He stood up and pinched Xiao Jun's face, patted Qi Polu's head, then cupped his hands to Qi Hu, and called, "Old man, are you here? Have you eaten yet? Come, come, take your seat!" That was a kind of enthusiasm ah!

Qi Hu said with a smile: "Young master and Polu heard that Master Qianhu was back and couldn't wait to run over. I had no choice but to come over and have a meal. Don't blame me, master!"

Yang Menglong said: "What are you talking about? I should have treated you to a meal, but I couldn't find you for a while. You came just in time! Guys, come here and put away these leftovers. We need to order more. vegetable!"

Those who run a restaurant are not afraid of big bellies. The waiters quickly cleared up the table and served the food. They are quick in action and enthusiastic in attitude. Praise!Those two brats were really not polite at all. When they saw their favorite dishes being served, they immediately grabbed them, making their face and hands covered with oil. Qi Hu ate a little of every dish. You can't eat too much, and eating less and more meals is the way to keep healthy.Taking advantage of these two brats who were only focused on robbing food and had no time to make trouble, Yang Menglong asked about the current situation of the troops, and Qi Hu told the truth: the more than 1000 people left by Lu Xiangsheng are still in a stable mood these days, Wuyang The people in the Qianhusuo began to lose their temper and clamored to return to Henan as soon as possible. Generally speaking, the situation of the troops was not bad.That is, the residents of the county began to be dissatisfied, thinking that the Jiannu had withdrawn from the pass, and those guest troops stationed in the city should go home, and they could not just waste their little food here.Yang Menglong was speechless after listening.These guys really healed their scars and forgot the pain. As soon as Jiannu retreated, they forgot who gave up their lives to defend the city wall at the most critical moment!Ordinary people will definitely not forget, but those merchants turn their faces faster than turning a book, because most of the food needed by the guest army comes from their pockets, which is simply cutting their flesh!

"Since they don't welcome us anymore, there's no point in keeping us. Let's go back to Henan as soon as possible." Yang Menglong said lightly.Then he thought of something again, and asked, "How are things like green vitriol and bile vitriol going?"

Qi Hu said: "Chen Lei wrote back and said that he had bought six or seven hundred catties of green alum oil. This place is close to the capital, and there are many high-ranking officials and dignitaries who pursue immortality. There are also many Fang family warlocks who make a living by making alchemy. Oil is not difficult. Zhang Zilong wrote to say that his purchase of gallbladder was going well, and the area around the capital city was ruined by Jiannu so badly that the people were in dire straits. He just went to places where there might be gallbladder and said that he wanted to buy gallbladder, and there was Countless people searched all over the mountains and plains for copper, and then sent them to him. He has already bought more than 1 catties, but there are not many copper mines in Hebei. He searched the Miyun and Huairou areas, and there is really no way to buy more It's too much, I can only return to Dingxing first, and he will be back in a few days."

Yang Menglong said: "More than 1 catties... This result is not bad. It is enough. Let's figure out the rest when we return to Wuyang. I just don't know if Jiang Zheng found phosphate ore in Wuyang Iron Mine. ? If there is no phosphate rock, it will be a bit troublesome..."

Jun Xiao asked curiously: "What is phosphate rock? Why would there be trouble without phosphate rock?"

Yang Menglong said: "Phosphate rock can be used to make phosphate fertilizer. With phosphate fertilizer, the yield of crops can be greatly increased. After applying enough phosphate fertilizer, the thin field that could only produce one stone and five buckets of wheat per mu can produce two or three stones. Now you Do you know why there is such a big trouble without phosphate rock?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was dumbfounded.Jun Xiao stammered a bit: "Mu... mu yields two or three stones? Or is it a thin field?"

Yang Menglong said: "The yield is already very low! If it is a fertile field, it is not impossible to produce five or six stones. But in this way, more fertilizers are needed, such as phosphorus fertilizer, potassium fertilizer, urea, compound fertilizer...anything can be used. It’s indispensable, but it’s a pity that urea needs to be extracted from petroleum, which I can’t do..."

Everyone is stupid again, five or six stones per mu, what is this concept?One mu of land is equivalent to two or three mu of other people!Xiao Yufang asked in surprise, "Can it really produce so much wheat?"

Yang Menglong said: "Of course! With enough fertility and proper management, the output will not be high, so I have repeatedly told Jiang Zheng to pay attention to whether there is any phosphate rock associated with the iron ore."

Qi Hu said: "If phosphate fertilizer really has such a wonderful effect, then even if we dig three feet, we still have to find this phosphate rock!"

Wang Tiechui rubbed his big hands again habitually, and said, "Yes, famine is happening everywhere now, people are starving to death everywhere, and there is not enough food. If you can really increase the production of one or two stones of grain per mu, it will be considered an exception." You don’t need your life, you have to find phosphate rock!”

Yang Menglong said: "It's not that serious. If there is no phosphate mine in Wuyang, we can still go to Tongbai Mountain to find it. Anyway, Tongbai County is under my control... We have no time to delay here. Old man, please find a way to contact Zhang Zilong later." And Chen Lei, ask them to quickly transport the green vitriol oil and bile vitriol they have purchased to me, we must rush back to Wuyang as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)