Goldfield
Chapter 20: The Return of the Divine Stone

"This valley is somewhat hidden, so no one else has found it except me! I've checked in the valley, and it seems safe inside. You guys wait here for a second, while I go get the spice. Come on barbecue here!"

Although the Zhao family lived at the foot of the mountain and away from Dongshan Village, Zhao Han also heard about Madam Zhang's stingy personality. The Yu family rarely had the opportunity to eat meat all year round and could only eat fish once which could not be sold.

"Go away! Go quickly and come back!" After wandering through the mountain forest for more than two hours, Yu Xiaocao had already digested the two large meat buns he had eaten in the morning. It would be very interesting to have a picnic in the valley of the mountain so beautiful.

"Second brother! There's a fish in the river!" Little Shitou was washing her hands in the river when she saw a palm-sized fish darting between the crevices of the rock. He hurriedly took off his shoes and went roaring with his hands. But he could not catch the little fish, which was nimbly swimming in the water.

Yu Xiaocao who had been holding the worn-out ceramic pot in his hand, immediately left with great interest when he heard his call, Watch me, I'll take it with this jar.."

Huh huh? This fish is pretty weird. They immediately came when they saw the urn, instead of running away. Moreover, they gathered together as if sensing fish bait.

Little Shitou was also startled, and exclaimed in a seemingly clever manner, "Oh! I knew! The jar was filled with bakpaos inside. The little fish must have been lured because they were hungry. Let's catch it again, so we can boil some soup when we get home!"

More and more small fish gathered around the ceramic pot. They swam as if there was something pulling them in a jar. Is..the divine little stone spiritual energy is also capable of acting as fish bait?

Yu Xiaocao placed the colorful stone on his wrist in the jar. After the jar was submerged deeper into the river, the small fish were more and more eager to squeeze it into the jar. Before long, pottery jars were full of small fish, salinng clinging to sardines. Which does not go in around the mouth of the crock. More and more fish gathered...

[Yu Xiaocao, you bad boy! How dare you use me, this sacred stone, as bait! You, you are too brave!] After a few days of silence, the voice finally sounded beside Yu Xiaocao's ears again.

Gradually, a small, shiny ball emerged from within the jar. A small holy stone appeared in the form of a small angry emass child. It bared its teeth at Yu Xiaocao and glared at him with a raised tail.

"Oh? Divine little stone, you finally woke up? Has your strength recovered?" Yu Xiaocao cried in surprise.

Little Shitou looked at him confusedly and asked, "Second brother, what are you saying? Are you talking to me?"

Xiaocao suddenly remembered that others could not see the spiritual form of the small holy stone. He rubbed his nose and awkwardly replied, "I'm talking to myself. I don't talk to anyone. You can take out the tampayan carefully. There are quite a few small fish in it!"

[You are so stupid! You don't even know how to use your mind to communicate with me. It's like this, if you want to say something, just mind it in your mind and I'll bia hear you!] Seeing his embarrassment, the small holy stone tipped back in the air, while laughing at him mercilessly.

Yu Xiaocao was not bothered by him and continued to ask, "Have you recovered all of your spiritual power?"

[No! My spiritual power is still too weak right now, so I can only appear for a moment. I'm leaving now. Remember to soak my body in the river!] The golden light around the small holy stone flickered a few times, then disappeared from Xiaocao's line of sight.

"Hey! Second brother, come quickly! There are too many small fish! Should we tie him to a rope and bring him back?" Shitou grinned widely as he looked at the small fish inside the jar. It was enough to cook a large bowl of fish soup with so many small fish, which would keep Grandma from complaining!

Xiaocao also mneyeringai happily while thinking about the delicious fish soup, "Just leave it in the jar for now. The weather is too hot, so it will smell bad after they die. Choose some larger fish. We'll have it to eat later!"

As he spoke, he came to the side of the river and placed a colorful stone between the pebbles on the sugar floor. Fortunately, the little holy stone woke up and controlled its power. Otherwise, if it were to attract all the fish in the river or other animals, it would be very troublesome!

"Sister Han, look at the fish we caught!" Little Shitoum picked out some fish that were about half a foot long and exhibited to Zhao Han who was rushing over.

Zhao Han was surprised to see so many fish in the jar, "The fish in this river are very agile. I have tried many times and only caught one or two fish after a long time. How can you catch so much in such a short time? What secret? Teach Brother Han too."

"If I tell you that the little fish are swimming in on their own, would you believe me?" Little Shitou's big eyes shone as she asked with a mischievous expression.

Zhao Han laughed, then lifted him up and threw him into the air. While the little one shouted, he caught her again in his arms and said, "Do you think your Big Brother Han is easily fooled? If you tell me that a pheasant is flying into a pot, I'll probably trust you. Let's roast the meat!"

Zhao Han had returned home and brought a wide variety of herbs. Yu Xiaocao looked around at the seasoning like cumin. He lowered his head and sniffed the familiar brown-colored power.

"That's cumin. You've never seen it before, have you? Emperor Jianwen brought him back from the south when he was crown prince. There are also chili. Emperor Jinwen is thought to be a lover of spicy taste. However, not everyone can get used to spices like cumin and chili. I can eat it, but if you guys don't like rmepah-spice, you shouldn't use it." Zhao Han and his grandfather were also savory taste lovers.

Chili is not popular at the moment. All the vegetables the Yu family ate were grown in their own garden, so they naturally did not have any chili. Without oils and spices, their food is just boiled vegetables with a little salt. If Yu Xiaocao was not hungry, he would absolutely not be able to eat it.

Yu Xiaocao greatly admired Zhao Han's goumet. He was able to collect various kinds of spices such as bright red chili powder, cumin, anise, cinnamon, and fennel.

With no other choice, Zhao Han taking on the responsibility of caring for the rabbit and the kneeling bird, Shitou rambled aside as she watched him, while Yu Xiaocao voluntarily took the firewood to blame the fire. He occasionally looked towards them and thought, 'This young man is only around twelve or thirteen years old, but he is quite skilled at skinning rabbits and cutting internal organs. It was clear that he was used to doing this.'

The fire quickly lit up. The pot is smeared with salt and various spices, then placed on top of the apai for roasting. The perkut is filled with spices and covered with mud before being thrown into the fire for baking. Pheasant eggs are also covered with a layer of wet mud so as not to break and then placed next to the fire to burn.