When Chao Yong heard this, he looked at the young man suspiciously and said, "Are you tricking 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 the wine for everyone neatly and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know. If it had been the time 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 are just ordinary people, they will definitely not harm you. At most, they will give you a shock. "
Sun Erniang rolled her eyes at Chao Yong and said with a smile: "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 away from Erlong Mountain is this place?"
Hearing this, the young man hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "It turns out that you are acquaintances of brother Lu Zhishen and brother Yang Zhi. I'm sorry, 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 Wusong of Dahu, Mu Hong of No Block, Zhang Qing of Caiyuanzi, and Sun Erniang of Mother Yaksha. "
Hearing this, the young man fell down and worshiped: "It turns out to be brother Chao Yong from Liangshan. I often hear his 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 smiled and said: "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 and started to drink wine after hearing this.
Not long after, the young man brought a big man in.
When the big man came to the front, 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 of a rich man in Tokyo. Later, there was no news. , I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m here?¡±
When Cao Zheng heard this, his face turned red and he said: "I'm sorry 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 no match for him. , all the goods were robbed by them, so I couldn't return home. At the beginning, the master said that I was not good at learning and wanted me to learn more. It was only because of the rich man's promise that he accepted the job and ended up like this. The end. The woman who set up the fire is the wife of the villain, and the young man is the uncle. Because the villain knows how to kill animals and cut their bones, he opens a hotel here to live. "
Wu Song, on the other hand, had a straightforward nature. When he heard that he was getting married, he couldn't help but frown 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 the 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 general instructor of Liangshan. Although he wanted to defect, Master Lu Zhishen was kind to my master, and the situation here was bad. It was tight and I couldn¡¯t get away, 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 that all the brothers are here. You just have a drink. I will turn over the cattle and serve wine to the brothers."
Chao Yong now also knows that farm cattle are an important property of farmers. He relies on him to plow the fields. On weekdays, farmers do not dare to let the cattle starve even if they have nothing to eat. Hearing that Cao Zheng was about to kill the cow, he hurriedly said: "Just get some food to eat, don't destroy the cattle."
Cao Zheng smiled and said: "The villain has decided to go to Liangshan. There is no point in plowing cattle. Being able to drink for all the heroes is considered a blessing."
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.Just drop it. "
Chao Yong had never seen a cow slaughtered before, so he became interested and said, "I'll also go and see your slaughtering methods."
Cao Zheng was a butcher for generations, and he 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, and Cao Zheng also took 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 cut alive, it will be fixed, but that killing method is too cruel, and most butchers can't bear to do it. I just heard someone say that four wooden stakes should be nailed to the ground first, and they should be buried several feet into the ground. Then the four legs of the cow were tied to the wooden stakes, and then the cow's skin was peeled off, and the bloody beef was picked off from the cow's 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, and 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 cattle killed in this way is the most tender. All the cattle that Cai Jing eats are chopped alive."
When Wu Song heard about Cai Jing, he couldn't help but said with hatred: "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 suffer the taste of being chopped up alive."
Chao Yong shook his head and said: "If you do too many things that harm the peace of the world, God will have its own retribution."
Cai Jing loved gourmet food and spent hundreds of dollars on food every day. He was extravagant and luxurious in his life, 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 that he would have no worries about food and clothing when he arrived in Lingnan. Unexpectedly, on the way to exile, the people hated him for taking power and ruining the country. No matter how much gold or silver he gave, no one sold him food. After walking for a few days, he starved to death halfway. This was the retribution for his past arrogance and luxury.
Chao Yong also became curious and asked: "Then is there any other way to kill a cow?"
Cao Zhengdao: "Other than that, there is nothing more than cutting the cow's neck, pricking the cow's forehead, and stabbing the cow's heart. A good butcher can kill the cow with one blow in every place. Some people, in order to get started easily, first tie the cow's legs with ropes, and then hit them hard. Hit the cow once so that it runs hard and gets tripped. Then, when the cow is overturned, you go up and cut it. Most butchers tie the cow up first and then strike. They are afraid that the cow will not die even if it is killed by the knife. ¡±
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 confidence: "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 family¡¯s secret technique is to tap the acupuncture points first and then let the cow die in a coma, so the meat is 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 the words.
Cao Zheng was confident in his own skills, and was not afraid of the cow's violence and hurting everyone. He walked up to the cow'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. Fall to the ground.
"good"
Chao Yong couldn't help but praise Cao Zheng when he saw it.
If the target is a person, Chao Yong is sure to knock the person unconscious. After all, the human body is relatively fragile. But the cow has rough skin and thick flesh. If he wants to knock it unconscious, even with his natural power, he doesn't dare to say that he will be able to do it.
Cao Zheng knocked the cow unconscious and cut its throat with a knife. Blood foam kept coming out and he couldn't survive. Next, peel the skin, remove the meat, and break the bones.
Chao Yong watched as Cao Zheng neatly decomposed pieces of meat and bones, 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 be empty. This meat is enough." We¡¯ve eaten. Everyone, please go inside and sit down, and I¡¯ll get you some beef.¡±
Chao Yong and others took their seats.After a while, Cao Zheng made several beef dishes.
Everyone was full of praise after eating it.
Cao Zheng had a few bowls of wine with everyone and said, "You haven't asked the other high-ranking 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."
Hearing this, Cao Zheng 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. Come to Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.)