Twenty years ago, I experienced a very fantastic thing, and now I think about it, I still feel incredible, but I was in that environment at that time, and I didn't feel strange.
It was the beginning of 2002, began the internship work, the company just happened to have a project in Yunnan to start, is a people's livelihood project, but also a performance project, the company temporarily set up a management team to prepare to start construction, I am one of them, a line of twenty people soon arrived at the project site, when the county attached great importance to this project, we arranged in a village committee office close to the project, there are offices, conference rooms and restaurants, we bought furniture, computers and tables and chairs to start the project construction work.
The local relationship is also very in place, and in three months, the preliminary procedures of the project are all completed, the design is successfully completed, and a perfect groundbreaking ceremony is held. The county and district governments felt that we had been spinning for three months, which was very powerful and very hard, and decided to arrange for us to feel the local customs and customs on the weekend.
The leader of the district led the team, our group drove six cars, set off in a big way, the scenic spots slipped for a day, and came to an ancient town that night, and basically packed the inns and homestays in the town. We were a group living in a homestay, the owner was very hospitable, dinner arranged for us a hearty local specialty food, we put the snacks and beer drinks on the car also to the boss to share some, twenty years ago in an ancient town, we brought snacks, beer, drinks are relatively high-end, the boss is also a generous person, on the spot to our team said, tomorrow must eat the most distinctive iron pot Nagu crisp foot gray goose, the boss said to us, Nagu crisp foot goose only they have, the name is more awkward, the town has become " Na crisp goose", this goose is gray throughout, the body size is larger than the regular goose, the most characteristic is the goose foot, not only more fat than the regular goose foot, but also a "crisp" word! As for what crisp means, the boss bought a pass: "Tomorrow you will know when you eat it." ”
The owner introduced us to the ancient buildings and natural scenery of the ancient town, gave some browsing suggestions, chatted for a while, and went back to the house to rest, looking forward to the next day's tour of the ancient town.
Early the next morning, before breakfast we went out for a walk, the ancient town environment is very beautiful, black stone road, hedges and flowers on both sides along the road; ancient buildings looming in the shade; the lake in the distance is sparkling, the hills on the other side of the lake rise and fall, as if floating on the lake; a wooden boardwalk extends to the center of the lake, and the mist sweeps over the lake; the whole ancient town seems to be still asleep, occasionally there are a few cheerful and short birdsong, and there is a little caution in the sound, as if afraid of disturbing the sleeping ancient town!
We walked along the boardwalk in the center of the lake, the water was crystal clear, and we could hear the faint sound of water waves.
Back at the homestay, the sun has occupied most of the yard, the owner of the homestay also prepared a large table of rich breakfast, the boss pointed to a few large boxes in the corner: "These are all freshly caught fish, let you see my craft at noon." ”
We looked over and saw bluefish, silver carp and bighead carp, as well as some fish and shrimp that we had never seen before.
After breakfast, the boss said that the main dish at noon is the iron pot Nagu crisp foot gray goose, will go to my goose farm to catch a few crisp goose, you have a favorite can go to see, as long as you are the first time to come here, this kind of goose must be something you have not seen before. In addition, from my goose farm, you can see the scenery of the entire ancient town.
Male colleagues came to be interested, all want to go to see, female colleagues are thinking of going boating in the lake, the boss arranged for someone to take female colleagues to row, father and son took us to catch geese.
We walked along the wet black and shiny stone road to the high goose farm, the road boss opened the conversation box, began to introduce us to some of the characteristics of the crisp goose, ordinary goose is very spiritual, good helper of the nursing home, very friendly to family, friends and neighbors, this kind of crisp goose is irritable, regardless of people, regardless of raw and cooked attack, the mouth is very hard, it hurts to be attacked by him for several days; the attacker does not say, this is good to destroy the flowers and crops, usually do not dare to graze, can only be locked in the goose farm, once out, The cats, cats, dogs, and dogs in the town will all suffer, and when they see the flowers and grass, they will definitely go up and pound it, even the trees will not be spared, they will peck when they go up, and the mouth will not stop; the reason why this kind of goose is less is because the destructive power is too strong, and they attack everything, as if everything has a vendetta; they also attack each other, and last month the goose head pecked a few adult geese to death, losing hundreds of pieces; last year the goose head took a few adult geese, pecked a few dogs in the town, and lost more than a thousand neighbors.
When the boss talked about compensation, his face was full of sadness and helplessness, twenty years ago, more than a thousand was really a lot. The boss said that he did not plan to raise this kind of goose in the future, today to see that we have more people, ready to catch a few more, you can send us a few more to bring back.
Chatting and chatting, we arrived at the goose farm, we could hear the chirping of the geese inside, the song was very distinctive, the voice was low, giving people a feeling of anger.
The boss opened the iron gate, went in to the left hand side is a clearing, there are a few trees, the bark is gone, there is blood on it, the boss said that this is all goose pecking, on the right hand side is a barbed wire fence, there are more than a dozen geese in it, seeing us coming, instantly all rushed to the front of the barbed wire, we were all startled by the momentum of the goose, angry eyes, waving wings, it seems to be ready to rush out at any time to fight with us to the death, it is really chilling.
The goose's large, plump body, with a body of gray feathers, red protrusions on its head, and black and bright eyes. The goose's neck was more than a foot long, straight, with its head and flat mouth at the end, and its entire neck and head were like a sword, and the fat paws of the goose clung to the ground.
Colleagues all took a few steps back, and the boss smiled and told us that there was a barbed wire fence, don't be afraid.
The boss took out a shiny machete from the bag and motioned for his son to open the small door on the barbed wire, and his son seemed to be ready to show us his goose catching technique, did not open the door, but took the knife, he was going to try today, let his father open the door and let the goose.
The owner gently opened the door, which was so small that only one goose could be drilled out at a time. As soon as it was pulled away, the goose, which had been an adult goose, squeezed out, and the boss's son swung his knife at the neck of the goose, and when he went down, he cut it late, and cut a few hairs on the tail, and the goose waved its wings and attacked him, facing the shiny machete, without the slightest fear. The boss's son swung his knife and slashed a few times, all flew empty, the goose pecked towards his thigh, a lifetime of screaming was pecked, we were scared to flash aside, the boss was also in danger, quickly closed the door of the goose cage, drew a machete from the bag and rushed over, the knife fell in his hand, steady and fierce, the head of the goose fell on the ground, and the body still waved its wings and struggled on the ground.
We were terrified one by one, we had never seen such a bloody scene, the boss signaled us not to be nervous, for him this is all a routine operation, he looked at his son's thigh and said: "Bleed a little, don't get in the way, or you come to open the door!"
The boss's son grabbed some soil from the ground, put a compress on the wound, and went to open the door, the boss now holds a knife at a meter from the door, very relaxed, without the slightest sense of nervousness!
As soon as the door opened, a goose quickly squeezed out, rushed to the boss, and saw that he was about to peck at him, only to see him raise his hand to drop the knife, the goose head landed on the ground, kicked the body of the goose that waved its wings to the side, let it roll and struggle, just like that, the door opened and closed, the knife was lifted and dropped, the foot was kicked and closed, and eight geese were taken down in ten minutes.
A few of us were stunned to see, and the boss motioned for us to go outside the door to see the scenery below, and the two of them cleaned up the geese and went back to processing lunch.
When we came to the door, we could see the whole ancient town, the mountains, lakes, trestles, mosques and village houses in the distance, the quaint and idyllic town was surrounded by the lake, a mosque had begun to take shape and was being renovated, and another mosque was near the lake, with lush trees behind it. There are more tourists on the lake, and the cruise ships on the lake seem to be glued to the blue mirror.
The boss and the two geese each carried four big geese and locked the gate, and the boss looked at the bulging marks on the iron gate and said, "This group of geese is also too fierce, even the iron gate is not spared." ”
We walked down together to an ancient building nearby, the boss said that this is a mosque of the Qing Dynasty, some history, you can go to see, people outside said that the building is very distinctive, we did not find any strange places. The mosque in the east is much bigger than this, it was burned during the Cultural Revolution, and now it is being rebuilt, and you can go in and see it after a while.
Our colleague asked doubtfully: "Broken four old, why not burn a piece?" Still treated differently? ”
The boss explained to us: "This is not burned near the lake, the environment is very beautiful, you can go out to the lake to fetch water or fish, at that time, the leaders of the criticism fight were camped here, their eating, drinking and fun are here, where do they go to find such a good place?" The big one in the east was not so lucky, and the people who lived there at that time were some people who fled the famine and wanted to eat, temporarily sheltered from the cold and rain, and burned without great use! ”
The owner let us go to visit the old town and they went back to prepare lunch. We walked around the lake to see, met colleagues from other groups, they received a notice, at noon also came to our place for lunch, our group of colleagues, told them about the thrilling process of catching geese, they were all amazed, they were very sorry for not being able to witness it with their own eyes!
Colleagues gathered, we took pictures at the lake, bought some of the town's specialties and artwork, and by noon we went back to lunch together.
Back to the place of the homestay, three large cauldrons in the yard, steaming, fragrant, the boss said that the geese were stewing in three large cauldrons, and then ten minutes out of the pot.
The boss beckoned us to sit first, three round tables were full of us, first gave each table a large pot of goose paws, saw us many people, the boss also deliberately went to the neighbor's house to buy a few pairs of crisp goose feet, to ensure that each person is one. The owner introduced us to this dish: "This is the most famous local specialty - crisp goose paw, you try it first, taste it and then explain to you the suspense left yesterday, what is the meaning of this "crisp". ”
The appearance looks no different from ordinary roasted goose paws, but it is completely different to eat, and the whole goose paw does not have a trace of bone, the meat is crispy, and the entrance is melted!
The boss saw that we all tasted, and began to sell melons: the local goose, the magic is that the goose paw does not have a little bone, after processing, it is crisp, so its name has a "crisp" word, and the name of the nagu crisp foot gray goose comes from this. ”
After a while, the stewed goose came up, the meat was very strong, but it was not the kind of old goose meat that could not be chewed. Maybe the boss introduced me to really reasonable, he said that this goose twenty-four hours to maintain a state of anger, aggressive, every day non-stop fighting, meat will become stronger, fat meat also become less! The goose paws are very delicious, and the meat quality is also very good, but unfortunately, this goose is too fierce and aggressive, easy to self-harm and kill each other, and cannot be bred on a large scale!
From the boss, I learned that the ancient town is cultivating fish and shrimp on a large scale, and there are probably more than a hundred geese left in the whole ancient town, and gradually they are giving up breeding this goose!
Lunch roast goose paws, stewed goose, fried fish pieces, fish heads, fish balls fish soup, but also with some special small dishes, everyone ate very satisfied, all praised the boss's good craftsmanship.
After eating, let the boss calculate the meal money for us, and the boss has two hands and a stall: "We don't have a menu here, we are temporarily set according to the guests, and you can see the meal money." "Our leader is also very happy, directly let me calculate the meal money, I also know that the budget given by the company before coming out is also very sufficient, a dinner and breakfast plus three tables of lunch, I calculated 3500 yuan, the boss was very happy to hear: "You can say as much as you want!" "Twenty years ago that standard was very high.
Before leaving, we left the drinks, beer, liquor and snacks in the car for the owner. The owner deliberately asked for our address to find time to send us their goose and fish! We left the address, and we can only talk about it, after all, the distance is more than a hundred kilometers!
Unexpectedly, after a month, the boss and his son really went, brought a few large barrels of live fish and some specialties, we invited them to get together in the company restaurant, colleagues asked about the Nagu crisp foot gray goose, the boss told us that no one has farmed!
Later, basically more than a month will send us live fish live shrimp and specialties, lasted more than a year, the project is over, we left, no one left the boss's contact information.
Twenty years have passed, and I believe that their lives are much better than then, and I don't know if the Nagu crisp-footed gray goose is really gone. When I came back, I never ate goose meat again, because I always thought that geese were very spiritual animals.
I also forgot the name of the ancient town, but I often think of it, but I didn't think to go there again!