Myriad Realms Exchange Machine

Chapter 146 Encountering a Ninja

Li Yue and Qiu Tong took advantage of noon to eat some food to replenish their energy.

It was tiring to keep an eye on them all the time, and they definitely had to take a short break.

After a brief lunch, Li Yue studied the manuscript left by his mother for a while.

In addition to stir-fried snails and cold rabbit, he decided on the third dish he decided to learn, which is pickled fish, one of the traditional Chinese home-cooked dishes.

Sauerkraut fish, also known as fish in sour soup, is a classic dish from Shancheng, famous for its unique seasoning and unique cooking techniques.Popular in the 90s, it is one of the pioneers of Jianghu cuisine in Chongqing.

Sauerkraut fish is made with grass carp as the main ingredient and cooked with kimchi and other ingredients. It tastes hot and sour and delicious; fish is rich in high-quality protein, which can provide people with rich protein, minerals and other nutrients.

The lactic acid in sauerkraut can promote the body's absorption of iron and increase people's appetite.

There are different opinions about the historical origin of pickled fish, and it has not been verified so far. After inheritance, the production methods are also different now, but the taste is basically the same.

The dish of pickled fish originated in Huaxia Mountain City, but in the process of being spread all over the country, it gradually absorbed the characteristics of various places and developed different versions.

The biggest difference between the various versions is the difference in "fish".

Carp, grass carp, herring, black fish...even recently, some takeaway merchants have begun to use quick-frozen pangasius to complete this dish.

If diners are not picky, then as long as it tastes good, it doesn't matter what kind of fish.

According to legend, pickled fish originated from Jiangcun fishing boats in Shancheng.

According to legend, fishermen sell the big fish they catch for money, and often exchange the leftover small fish with the farmhouses by the river for sauerkraut. The fisherman cooks the soup with sauerkraut and fresh fish in a pot. Transplanted to serve diners from south to north.

Sauerkraut fish became popular in the early 90s, and it has a place in restaurants of all sizes. Chefs in Chongqing pushed it to the north and south of the motherland. Sauerkraut fish is one of the pioneers of Shancheng cuisine.

There is another legend that there was a good fisherman in Bishan who caught a few fish a day and brought them home. His wife mistakenly put the fish into the pot of sauerkraut soup. After tasting it, it was extremely delicious. , Pickled fish is also famous.

But for the chef, there are subtle differences in the texture and taste of each fish.Therefore, even if it is the same dish, if you want to make it "delicious", then the cooking method must be determined according to the material.

So, which kind of fish should we choose as the main ingredient of the pickled fish in the small shop?
After wandering among several kinds of fish for a while, Li Yue decided to take Qingwu to the fresh food market.

Although Qingwu stayed in Linjiang City for a while, he didn't spend much time in the bathing center. Later, after escaping from the wolf's den, he hid in XZ, and it was even more impossible for him to wander around.

Occasionally visiting a fresh market is somewhat relaxing.

"Okay." After hearing Li Yue's proposal, Qing Wu nodded in agreement without thinking too much, and then pushed out a small trailer for grocery shopping.

The two left the food street, and Li Yue led Qingwu to the fresh food market in a familiar manner.

Passing by the head teacher's office in Linjiang City on the way, he saw dozens of people with white cloths wrapped around their heads surrounded in front of the head teacher's office, crying and roaring loudly.

Individuals who are particularly emotional, even want to rush in directly beyond the teacher's block.

"Tsk tsk, it's so lively." Li Yue leaned forward with the attitude that watching the excitement is not a big deal.

And Qingwu shrank her body, carefully hid behind Li Yue, and followed.

"Big sister, do you know what's going on?" Li Yue casually stopped a big sister who seemed to have been watching for a long time, and asked gossipingly.

At first glance, the eldest sister is the type who is full of gossip, and finally someone took the initiative to ask her gossip, so naturally she wanted to spit it out quickly.

"Young man, you are asking the right person. I have been staring at this place all morning. No one knows better than me! These people are all here to complain!" The eldest sister pretended to be mysterious.

"Call for injustice?" Li Yue looked at the group of people wrapped in white cloth strips, and he really felt that it was so interesting to hear what the eldest sister said.

"Didn't you call for injustice?" The eldest sister lowered her volume, moved closer to Li Yue, and continued: "I heard that the head teacher caught a few people who were eating snacks in class last night, but it turned out that they were all dead before noon. No. No, when some family members found out, they came to make a fuss."

The eldest sister spoke vigorously, but Li Yue's face became serious.

How many people caught eating snacks in class last night?Isn't that the hooligan gang Ah Jun and the others?
These people are all dead?

Unexplained collective death in the class teacher's office?
Could it be a coincidence?

But Li Yue clearly remembered that Ah Jun and his group were eating hot pot and singing ditties yesterday, looking as if they wanted to be as high as possible.

Especially that Ah Jun, after being beaten up by himself, he could still scream loudly and without losing his spirit!It's not like the kind of person who will die suddenly!
While Li Yue was thinking, the eldest sister was still chattering.

"According to me, like these bad kids, they deserve to die. There are also those who are parents, and they don't teach their children well when they are alive, they harm the society while they are alive, and they come to complain to the head teacher when they are dead! It is also embarrassing. thick……"

Li Yue didn't listen to the elder sister's point of view at all.

In other words, he didn't care about the life and death of those six gangsters.According to the amount of food these people stole, Huaxia, which banned snacks unprecedentedly, should have been sentenced to death or indefinitely.

Compared with the fate of these gangsters, he is more concerned about whether the black hand hiding behind them, that Boss Shen, has been found out.

If not, does it mean that the trouble is not over, and the greater trouble will come again at some unknown time?
Thinking of this, Li Yue was no longer in the mood to watch the excitement.

"Well, big sister, we still have something to do, so let's go first." Li Yue bid farewell to the big sister in a hurry, and was about to leave this place of right and wrong with Qingwu.

However, just as Li Yue turned his head, he saw an unusual little thing jumping out of the gate of the Public Security Bureau.

It was a dark green cartoon frog, slightly smaller than Xian Jungua, wearing a pure black ninja night suit, with a small knife the size of a toothpick pinned to his waist.

croak?

Li Yue was stunned in the street, his eyes fixed on this chic little thing.

But almost immediately, just as Li Yue's eyes locked on the ninja croak, the ninja croak also immediately turned his head and looked at Li Yue.

Li Yue was startled, his eyes turned to look at the sky, pretending to be watching the birds.

"Boss, what are you doing?" Qingwu noticed Li Yue's strange behavior and asked in a low voice.

And Li Yue pointed to a few sparrows on the telephone pole, and replied: "Look, those little chicks look real. Ah bah, I mean those little chicks look really chic!"

Qingwu: "..."

At this moment, Ninja Gua looked at Li Yue and Qing Wu, but didn't seem to notice anything special, so he hopped and slid into the shadows and disappeared.

The occupation of ninja was officially used in the Edo period in Yingzhou.

But the history of ninja goes back much farther.

It is said that Prince Shotoku was the first to send a "ninja" to complete the task in Yingzhou.

At that time, ninjas were generally called "ninja", and at the same time, each era and region also had their own unique titles for ninjas.

For example, it was called "Zhi Neng Ben" in the Asuka period, "Scout" in the Nara period, and there were many names in the Warring States period, among which the most widely spread was "Ranbo", named by Takeda Shingen, and the Edo period used the same as today The "ninja".

The Edo period was the period when the name ninja was officially established, and it was also the beginning of a peaceful period under the rule of the Tokugawa family in Yingzhou.

Many ninjutsu have thus been lost.

The last record about ninja activities is the "Shimabara Rebellion" in 1637. Ninjas participated in this battle as subordinates of the shogunate.

This croak dressed as a ninja must be a ninja croak.

Now, Li Yue's fairy croak is not around, so he can only proceed with caution.

Li Yue watched Ninja Gua leave from the corner of his eye, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Boss Shen, the death of the gangster, the ninja croak... If all these points can be connected together, then it is definitely not a coincidence.

But having seen Xianjun's ability, Li Yue never dared to underestimate other croaks.If this ninja quack has bad intentions, it may end badly.

After all, since he is a ninja, he must know how to use ninjutsu.

It is said that a successful ninja must be good at combining himself with the external environment, and complete tasks with a combination of movement and stillness.Therefore, they pay attention to the five ninja ways of food, fragrance, medicine, qi, and body to complete daily practice and exercise.

It seems that before Xianjun croaks back, I have to be a turtle for a while.

With this thought in mind, Li Yue withdrew his gaze as naturally as possible and looked at Qing Wu.

"I saw the excitement, let's go to the fresh market to buy fish." Li Yue said to Qingwu.

Qing Wu was not interested in watching the excitement, so when he heard Li Yue say this, he nodded repeatedly, and continued to drag the vegetable basket obediently behind Li Yue, and quickly left this place of right and wrong.

But not long after the two left, the ninja Gua who was hiding in the shadows reappeared.

"Quack! It's Hua Guliang that Papa likes! How could she be with a poor boy who smells all over his body?" Ninja Guack looked at the backs of Li Yue and Qingwu, and said to himself.

"Hua Guliang, who stole my father, is my father's enemy! Quack! The enemy must be assassinated! Quack!"

As the ninja croaked, he pulled out the small sword at his waist, lurked back into the shadows again, and quietly followed in the direction where Li Yue and Qing Wu left.

But Ninja Gua didn't know that Li Yu and Qiu Tong were following behind him, quietly watching his movements, ready to give him a fatal blow at any time.

Li Yu had fought real ninjas before, so of course he wouldn't take ninjas seriously.

But having seen the magic of Xianjun Gua, at this time, he wanted to see how big a wave this ninja Gua could make.

Entering the fresh market, Li Yue didn't wander around, but went straight to the aquatic product area following the fishy smell.

It was already afternoon at this time, and there were not many customers picking fish in the fresh food market. Li Yue was also happy and quiet, and walked casually to a fish stall with Qingwu.

The fish seller was a middle-aged uncle, who was vibrating with a silly smile on his face, and didn't notice Li Yue's arrival at all.

"Uncle, how do you sell the black fish?" Li Yue asked, pointing at the black fish swimming in the fish pond.

Black fish is a common name for snakehead.

Snakehead belongs to Perciformes and Snakeheadidae. It is the most widely distributed and most productive species among Snakehead fishes.

Snakefish has a ferocious temperament and lives at the bottom. It is a carnivorous fish and likes to live in shallow water areas with lush aquatic plants.Black fish meat is delicious and nutritious, and is deeply loved by consumers. It is a fish with high economic value; it can remove blood stasis and regenerate, nourish and recuperate, promote muscle and blood, and promote wound healing, and has high medicinal value.

This plane has a long history of eating snakehead, which was listed as the top grade of insects and fish by "Shen Nong's Herbal Classic" as early as 2000 years ago.

The fish seller didn't raise his head, and said, "The ones in the pool on the left are 11 yuan a catty, and the ones in the pool on the right are 25 yuan a catty. No bargaining."

It can be seen that the uncle's business should be good, there are not many fish left in each pond, and the uncle is not worried at all that his fish will not be sold.

Li Yue thought for a while, and didn't plan to continue searching deeper into the market.

The black fish that sank at the bottom of the pool in front of him were the targets he was looking for on this trip.

"They are all the same fish, why is the one on the right so much more expensive?" Qingwu whispered behind Li Yue.

From Qingwu's point of view, the black fish in the two pools are nothing more than different shades of color, and the other fish are similar in size and shape, so the price should not be doubled anyway.

Could it be that this fish seller is a profiteer at heart?
Just when Qingwu looked at the fish seller uncle with the eyes of a class enemy, Li Yue gave an explanation.

"The ones on the right should be wild snakeheads, and the ones on the left should come from farms." Li Yue said: "There are not many wild snakeheads in the river now, and it's normal for them to be more expensive."

"Ah?" Qingwu still didn't believe it, and muttered in a low voice, "Obviously they all look the same."

Li Yue went on to popularize science and said: "Although they are about the same in size, the wild snakehead is thinner and darker in color, with almost no patterns visible. And those snakeheads with light color and obvious patterns are basically raised in fish ponds of."

Hearing this, Qingwu was still worried about the price difference of 14 yuan, and asked again: "But, whether it's wild or not, it tastes the same?"

"There is still a difference." Li Yue shook his head slightly, and explained: "The domestic snakehead eats feed for a long time, and then exercises less, so the meat is relatively soft and lacks umami taste. The wild snakehead needs to hunt by itself, so the meat is compact , and more umami.”

After all, the snakehead is a carnivorous fish with a ferocious nature and a large appetite.

Prey objects generally vary with the size of the fish.Juvenile fish mainly feed on rotifers, scleropodas, cladocerans and chironomus larvae.

Juvenile fish mainly feed on larvae of aquatic insects, small fish and shrimps, etc.

Adult fish feed on various small fishes and shrimps.

Prey fishes vary greatly in different waters, but usually they are the dominant species in the waters.For example, snakeheads in HLJ mainly prey on crucian carp, carp, crocodile, squid, and snakehead.

The river basin is mainly dominated by spiny loach, sand loach, loach, crucian carp, and squid.

In addition, snakeheads also have the habit of cannibalism.The food intake of snakeheads is closely related to the temperature of the water body. In summer, when the water temperature is high, the food intake of snakeheads is very large; when the water temperature is below 12°C, they will stop feeding.

Feed cannot meet the growth needs of snakeheads at all, so domestic snakeheads are generally not very tasty.

After saying this, Li Yue thought for a while.

According to the current scale of his small shop, it must be a small but refined route.

Therefore, between domestic snakeheaded fish and wild snakeheaded fish, he must choose the wild snakeheaded fish with better taste as the main material of pickled fish.

When the small shop is expanded in the future, the supply of wild snakehead will be in short supply, and it will not be too late to switch to domestic snakehead.

At this time, the fish seller finally raised his head and glanced at Li Yue.

"Hey, the young man knows a lot." The uncle said with a smile.

"Fortunately, those who run a shop at home naturally need to know something." Li Yue replied a little embarrassed.

In fact, the common sense that Li Yue just said to Qing Wu are all the original words recorded in his mother's manuscript.He was just following the scriptures.

But the fish seller didn't know the truth, so he just praised: "Not bad, not bad, there are not many young men like you who know how to do things now, how about it, have you decided which fish to buy?"

Li Yue nodded, and pointed to several wild black fish in the pool on the right.

But Qingwu was ahead of Li Yue, and hurriedly asked: "Boss, can't this fish really be cheaper?"

The Uncle Fish Seller's gaze had been on Li Yue before, and it wasn't until Qingwu spoke that he noticed Qingwu who had been shrinking beside him.

"Of course..." The uncle wanted to refuse rudely, but the moment he made eye contact with Qingwu, he saw the fish seller's body startled, his eyes narrowed, and his lips opened into a large smile. mutation.

"Of course no problem!" The fish seller replied: "If you buy it from a girl, you can get a 8% discount!"

"Really?" Qingwu was both surprised and happy, and said with a smile, "Thank you so much, Uncle!"

"Hey, no thanks, no thanks. A beautiful girl like you must eat more snakeheads.

You must know that snakehead muscles and bones are rich in essential K, Mg, Ca, zn, Fe, Cu. Mn, Ni, Cr and other trace elements.

The contents of Fe and Zn trace elements found in snakehead are significantly higher than those in carp, silver carp, bighead carp and rainbow trout.

The minerals in snakehead bones are rich, especially K, Mg and ca, which are the basic elements for the human body to maintain normal physiological functions and muscle excitement. The rich content of these minerals may also be related to the anti-inflammatory and anti-fatigue effects of snakeheads.If you eat more, you will definitely become more and more beautiful. "

The uncle fish seller said, took out his mobile phone, and said, "However, I have a very small request, I don't know if it is possible."

"Ah?" Qingwu looked at his uncle's appearance and instinctively hid behind Li Yue.

And Li Yue stared at the fish seller uncle, wondering what kind of medicine the fishmonger was selling in the gourd, and asked, "What request?"

"That's right, I want this girl to do a dance in front of my stall, and let me make a vibrato and post it on the Internet." The fish seller said to himself.

Li Yue frowned slightly when he heard the fish seller's proposal.

He glanced back at Qingwu who was shrinking behind him, and refused, "Sorry, I'm not short of the money to buy fish, and there's no need to let friends entertain others with sex and sex for this little money. This fish, Just sell it to us at the original price."

"Don't." The uncle fish seller still wanted to struggle a bit, and said, "Your friend looks so good-looking, much better than those so-called Internet celebrities! I will definitely become popular if I post it to you online! You are not at a loss! "

Being praised as good-looking, Qingwu just blushed slightly, shook her head, and said like a mosquito, "No, no..."

Li Yue also shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, she doesn't seem to have plans to become an internet celebrity. We're just here to buy fish, and we don't plan to do anything else. We'll leave after we buy fish."

Seeing that Li Yue and Qingwu were so determined, the owner of the fish stall struggled for a while, and finally he could only sigh, and asked unwillingly: "Buy a few!"

……

While Li Yue and Qingwu were picking and weighing fish, the masked ninja Gua approached quietly from the dark.

"Quack! To take Hua Guliang, who is my father's favorite, to the vegetable market? You really don't know how to live or die! Quack!"

The ninja croak pointed at Li Yue with a toothpick-sized dagger in his hand, and said, "Let me use this poisonous dagger to end your scumbag's life! Guack!"

After finishing speaking, the ninja croaked his hands like lightning, and threw the small sword in his hand towards Li Yue like a spear.

Ninja Gua thought that Li Yue was just an ordinary person and couldn't see him, but he didn't expect that from the moment he appeared, his every move had been completely seen by Li Yue.

Seeing the ninja's croaking sword turning into a cold light and stabbing at him, Li Yue felt his scalp go numb.

Just at this time, the wild black fish in Li Yue's hands struggled, struggling to escape from the clutches.

Li Yue took advantage of the situation and was unsteady. While taking a step back, he threw the huge black fish that was slippery in his hand and flew away.

The cold light of the little Tai Dao brushed against Li Yue's neck, almost scratching the skin.

However, like a siege hammer, the huge black fish slammed heavily on the ninja quack, crushing the ninja quack who couldn't dodge.

Immediately afterwards, the black fish vigorously swung its tail fin like a huge cattail fan, making the ninja stare at him.

Naturally, Li Yue would not miss this opportunity.

He pretended to catch the fleeing black fish, strode close, then kicked Ninja Gua, and volleyed it vigorously, turning it into a black spot on the horizon.

"I'll be back! Quack..." Ninja Quack left behind a series of protracted voices, which disappeared completely.

Until then, Li Yue was slightly relieved.

He couldn't help but took out his phone and looked at it, but he couldn't see any message reminder from [Raising Gua Chaoshen] on the screen of the phone.

Xianjun croak, you have to come back quickly.

Li Yue thought so in his heart.

Li Yu and Qiu Tong shook their heads slightly as they watched Li Yue let out a sigh of relief.

Obviously, Li Yue's kick just now couldn't really hurt Ninja Gua.

Finally, Ninja Guak will definitely come back!
"Let's go." Qiutong said to Li Yu.

"Are you leaving this plane?" Li Yu asked.

Qiutong nodded.

Because of Li Yue's series of acts of showing mercy to his enemies, he has been abandoned by the luck of this world.

Now, Li Yu has successfully absorbed all the luck of this plane, and is about to go to another plane.

(End of this chapter)