There was enough dead wood and hay at the bottom of the sinkhole, and the dried leaves were piled up in a thick layer at the roots. Therefore, there was no need to worry about the fuel problem at all. The bonfire could burn very brightly, and it could also continue to burn.
When the meat was first put into the pot, it didn't have any smell. But as the meat was stewed, its fragrance quickly floated out. With the support of the spices, the meat's fragrance became even stronger. Among the meat's fragrance, there was also the fragrance of some herbs, which was very intoxicating.
This fragrant herb was, of course, the Fairy Grass. However, there was a slight difference between the fragrance of the Fairy Grass when it was being picked and the fragrance of the meat soup when it was being stewed. The difference was quite big, but the overall feeling was that the fragrance of the meat soup was better. After all, the fragrance of the meat and the herbs was more intense, and naturally, the nutrition was higher.
"It smells so good! So much Fairy Grass is added, but it doesn't affect the aroma of the meat. Moreover, it seems to smell better. Just by smelling it, I know it must be more delicious. "
Chen Long said.
Under normal circumstances, one would be able to roughly judge the taste of food just by smelling it. Of course, there were some exceptions. For example, Stinky Tofu might not smell delicious, but it was very delicious when eaten. This was an exception. For the majority of delicacies, such a situation would not occur. Generally, the more fragrant a delicacy was, the better it would taste in the mouth.
"That's for sure. Even if a stone was put into the meat soup, it would still be fragrant. Hahaha!"
Ang Lee said with a smile.
A bonfire was lit under the crater. Although the fire was not very big, it was still quite obvious because it was night time. The people above the crater could clearly see the position of the fire. Only after confirming that the situation below was good did they feel relieved. The Zhan clan leader and the Lang clan leader were not at ease. They stayed at Jie Mountain and did not leave. They set up a tent on the spot and rested above the crater. Not far away was the ferrotungsten workshop. The two clans valued this ferrotungsten workshop very much. They could not wait to start production immediately so that they could become rich immediately. They seemed to be unable to wait any longer. They were even more worried that they would not be able to make preparations in time after they left. As such, it was very necessary to stay near the workshop.
In order to start production of ferrotungsten ore as soon as possible, the two tribes had brought half of their strong laborers here. It could be said that they had put in a lot of manpower and effort. The smelting of ferrotungsten ore was more complicated than that of iron and copper. However, as long as they were well prepared, they could start production very quickly. First, they would get a set of production tools. Then, they would get more production facilities.
The bonfire was very big. The three pots of stewed meat were cooked very quickly. The rice and soup had been prepared long ago. Dozens of people started to eat at the bottom of the crater. In addition to these, everyone had dry food in their hands. It was no problem to eat and drink until they were full. However, everyone naturally preferred meat and meat soup. How could dry food be compared to meat soup?
The meat had been stewed for half an hour. It was already very soft. The fragrance of spices and herbs had been stewed into the shredded meat, which made the meat very soft and fragrant. The entire esophagus was filled with a faint smell of herbs. The smell of herbs was very faint. Not only did it not damage the taste of the meat, but it also made the meat more delicious. The faint smell of herbs was too fragrant. Moreover, it could last for a very long time.
Generally, people who had eaten wine and meat would have an unpleasant smell in their mouth, which made people stay away from them. However, after eating meat with the smell of herbs, there would be a faint fragrance of herbs in their mouth. It was not unpleasant and would not make people feel disgusted.
"This Fairy Grass is good stuff. It is much more valuable than meat. You have to get more."
Chen Long said as he got himself a lot of Fairy Grass. The top layer of his big bowl was filled with Fairy Grass. This guy really did not want to lose out at all. There was no one else like him.
"Good boy, you got yourself so much Fairy Grass. Be careful not to overnourish yourself. Your nose will bleed."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"My nose will bleed if I eat too much? Is that true?"
Chen Long became nervous when he heard that. He paused and said, "Don't tell me I will become bald too! That would be too scary. "
Ang Lee nodded and said with certainty, "Although it is just a guess, it is very possible! You have nothing better to do. "
This was done on purpose to scare Chen Long. This brat was too unkind. He ate so much Angel Grass by himself, leaving many people unable to get a bite.
"Come here, everyone. One piece each."
Chen Long was also intimidated. He quickly distributed the Immortal Grass in his bowl to the surrounding soldiers so that they could share the Immortal Grass.
Ang Lee also ate some Fairy Grass. It was indeed delicious. Most importantly, it was good for health. It was very good for the body. It was not a big deal to eat too much of it, as long as it was not eaten as a meal. After all, the human body needed all kinds of nutrients. If one ate only one kind of food, sooner or later, he would be malnourished. The consequences of malnourishment were very serious.
"Assistant Minister Li, there is too little meat. I can't eat to my heart's content! It would be great if we could catch a deer. It is a pity that the herd ran away. "
Chen Long said.
Because there were too many people coming down, and there were only a few wild rabbits, pheasants, and a wild goat that only weighed a few kilograms, there was not enough meat. Therefore, everyone did not eat to their heart's content. They all ate with rice and dry food.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "It's all because of the mountain cat that we met just now. It ruined our good time. Otherwise, we would have eaten venison. This venison is more delicious than mutton. However, it is only a matter of time before we eat venison. The bottom of this giant sinkhole is only so big. Where can the herd run? They are all in this small circle.
Obviously, the area at the bottom of the giant sinkhole was still too small. The herd did not have much room to maneuver. When they were surrounded by humans, they could not escape at all. Even if they were threatened by wolves, in this enclosed environment, there was still no way to escape. Fortunately, there were no wolves at the bottom of the giant sinkhole. Otherwise, the herd would not have survived at all. They should have been extinct long ago. Although the mountain cat was ferocious, because it hunted alone, it would provide opportunities for the herd to escape. Without cooperation, the mountain cat would have no chance of success except for the occasional success of a sneak attack.
"Assistant Minister Li, what do you mean? Are we going to hunt together? When? Is it tonight or tomorrow morning? "
Chen Long asked excitedly.
He was also very interested in hunting. Even if it was in the middle of the night, he would be very happy to hunt.
Ang Lee said, "We have eaten dinner. Naturally, we have to rest tonight. Tomorrow morning, we will hunt the herd. Remember, you can only kill two at most. Don't kill too many. Otherwise, the herd here will be extinct. In the future, the Zhan people will have no venison to eat."
"Haha! Assistant Minister Li is still thinking about whether the Zhan people can eat venison in the future. You are really thinking too far ahead! "
Chen Long said jealously.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Of course. I have always loved the people as if they were my children. I always think about them. The Zhan people are also the people of the Tang dynasty. Of course, I have to think about them."
Ang Lee absolutely deserved to love the people as if they were his children. No matter when, Ang Lee was very concerned about the lives of ordinary people. He loved them very much. Along the way, he had also helped many people, especially in the Western Detention Area. He had found many ways to survive for the various tribes along the way. He had taught them how to smelt metal and how to get rich free of charge.
Looking at the whole Tang dynasty, there was probably no other person who would love the people as much as Ang Lee. Or, even if some people had the intention, they did not have the ability to do so! After all, not everyone knew how to identify minerals, and not everyone knew how to smelt and forge. Ang Lee alone had mastered these knowledge, but many people could not master them. The people who were officials certainly did not master these technologies, and the craftsmen who mastered these technologies would not easily hand over their skills to others. Therefore, there was really no one who could love the people as much as Ang Lee. Either they had the will but not the strength, or they had the strength but not the will. Only Ang Lee could unify the two.
After eating and drinking, it was not suitable to rest directly. They should take a walk for a while, and then go to sleep. Moreover, they could not fall asleep early, so it was good to take a walk.
Although the space under the giant pit was very small and there was dense vegetation everywhere, there were still paths to walk, especially on both sides of the stream. Because there were broken stones everywhere, there was very little vegetation. Walking along the river was the most suitable.
"Walk a hundred steps after a meal. Live to ninety-nine. Now that we are full, it's time to take a walk."
Ang Lee said and took several people for a walk. They walked slowly along the stream.
The stream was very narrow. Similarly, the broken stones on both sides of the stream were also very narrow. Therefore, nothing could be seen from the top of the giant pit. If the stream was very wide, it should be visible from the top of the giant pit.
"Look, this Sky Pit's environment is really blessed by the heavens! There is actually a clear stream, and there are so many broken stones on both sides of the stream. These broken stones don't seem to be natural. It seems that someone deliberately laid them, but it doesn't seem to be. Could it be the ancestors of the Zhan Clan? "
Ang Lee opened his mouth and said.
Chen Long nodded and said, "Assistant Minister Li is right. The ancestors of the Zhan Clan might have hidden some secret in this giant pit. Because they were afraid of being discovered, they strictly ordered the people in the clan not to enter the giant pit."
"Well, your analysis is reasonable. It's not impossible. Could there really be some secret in this giant pit?"
Ang Lee said doubtfully.
"Assistant Minister Li, then let's have a good look and see what secret there is."
Chen Long said with a serious face. Then, he squatted down, picked up a stone, and said, "Assistant Minister Li, could these stones be the secret? Could it be a very precious ore? "
"Ore? You have been looking at ores every day these days. When you see stones, you think of ores. These are not ores. They are just ordinary large bluestones. They can be used to pave roads, but there is no metal in them. "
Ang Lee looked at these bluestones and said.
Of course, silicon was also a metal, but it was too difficult to extract silicon metal. Moreover, in the Tang dynasty, there was no need for silicon metal. Silicon metal was a very important metal in later generations and a necessary raw material for core technology. However, in the Tang dynasty, this material was really not very useful. Moreover, it was very difficult to extract silicon metal. It was not so easy to succeed.
Silicon metal was the most abundant metal in nature. It was the most abundant metal in nature, but being rich did not mean that it could be easily obtained. It was very difficult to extract silicon metal. It was the core technology of later generations and a necessary material for making chips. All countries were desperately researching silicon metal, but the Tang dynasty really did not need this metal. After all, it was too difficult to make chips. Ang Lee did not want to bother this god, so he was not interested in any stones containing silicon metal. Moreover, to extract silicon metal, it did not need to be ores in the mountains. The sand in every river was rich in silicon metal. Moreover, it was the most convenient and suitable to extract silicon metal using sand. After all, to extract silicon metal from ores, the ores had to be crushed first. Sand itself was very fine, so it saved the step of crushing. Moreover, the crushing process was quite thorough. No ores would be crushed to the extent of sand. Therefore, the raw material for extracting silicon metal in later generations was basically sand. No one would be stupid enough to crush a piece of silicate stone.
Since it was a worthless silicate stone, Ang Lee naturally would not spend his energy studying it. These stones could only be used to pave roads, which was a kind of cheap building material. Of course, they could also be used to make stone tables and stools. That was the only use.
"Since these broken stones are not useful ores, who on earth is so idle as to scatter these stones on both sides of the stream? Is there something wrong with their brain?"
As Chen Long spoke, he picked up a few more broken stones, looked at them, and threw them down again.
Ang Lee looked at these broken stones carefully and found that these stones were of different sizes, but they were basically round. How could there be so many round stones here? If it was really man-made, then where did these round stones come from?
Of course, there was another possibility, which was that these stones were brought by the river. Because of the long-term erosion of the stream, they all became round. It was precisely because these stones were round that they could easily change their position. They could go all the way down from upstream, and then be placed on both sides of the stream step by step.
However, the stream here was very small and weak. It could not move the stones at all. Even the smallest round stone could not be washed away. Therefore, this hypothesis seemed to be somewhat untenable.
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