Return To 1977 Chapter 205: Fresh soup and canned food

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I really want to thank God for the good weather!

It was a sunny day, the sea was calm, and the sea temperature was suitable. It was really pleasant to go for a dip in the water.

Although this is a "barren sea", there are very few underwater reefs, plus there is no preparation in advance, and there is a lack of professional tools for "touching the sea". But Hong Yanwu and the others are "star-level" masters. They can still find ways to reach places where people with well-equipped equipment can't get overseas goods.

So just half an hour after the collective launch, a small pile of seafood was piled on the shore. These "trophies" fished out are enough for everyone to have a meal.

Hong Yanwu caught more than a dozen sea cucumbers and eight conchs. "General" and Chen Liquan caught 20 scallops and a dozen abalones because they could break abalones by hand without using a "claw".

As for the "dead bodies", most of them are "high-street goods" such as "thorn pots". Through such a comparison, we can see the difference in level between "Hai Bongzi".

The last thing I expected was that Yang Weifan was so interested and wanted to experience the life of a "sea bumper" that he took off his military uniform and followed him into the water.

But this kid "Zha Mengzi" is not very good, so he can only follow the "dead body" to fish for some "Mao Haihong" in the shallow water. But these gains were enough to make this kid smile from ear to ear, making him keep saying "enjoyed".

After fishing for seafood and landing, the first thing to do is to get rid of the cold in the body.

If you go into the water in spring, autumn, or early winter, the "sea bumper" must be warmed by the fire as soon as it lands. But it's different in summer. The heat on the beach is basically enough to warm up your body.

It's just that this taste is not that pleasant. The cold air from the belly is seeping out from the inside, and the heat from the outside is almost as hot as stewing eggs. The combination of hot and cold is both pleasant and uncomfortable. It really doesn't make people cry or laugh.

People like Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan who have practiced "Pai Da Gong", or people like "General" and "Zi Zhi" who have been in the sea all year round can still tolerate it.

But although Yang Weifan is a soldier, he is also muscular. But his little white flesh, which has not been beaten by wind, waves, and sand and stone, is really unbearable. He had only been lying down for a minute when he jumped up and his body was very red.

When he looked at the other people, they were still lying with their limbs stretched out, like geckos, and they were being burned to death. He couldn't help but stretched out his thumb and said "That's awesome!"

However, in the life of "Hai Bangzi", what moved Yang Weifan the most was of course the moment when he started eating.

Looking at the bright red flames, listening to the crashing waves, the seafood in the fire was emitting "puffing, puffing" steam, and the small pot on the rocks was steaming. The sight is impossible not to make people salivate and whet their appetite.

Yang Weifan carefully twitched his nose and stared hungrily at the bowl of hot soup that the "general" served him first.

But when he got it, he was dumbfounded, because it was just a pot of white boiling water with nothing in it.

The "General" greeted him cordially, "Try it, it'll whet your appetite." He took a sip with suspicion, but he didn't expect that the rich taste was so wonderful that he couldn't describe it at all. He couldn't help but scream. "It's so fresh!"

Then he blew and sucked a whole bowl without caring about the heat.

I clicked my mouth again to taste the taste, and then I asked my doubts.

"What good thing is this? It's not sea cucumber, abalone, scallop, or snail. There's nothing in the soup, but why is it so delicious?"

Unexpectedly, the "dead corpse" actually told him, "That is "sea turtle soup", a cheap thing that is worthless."

Yang Weifan couldn't believe it at all. His face was full of surprise and he was still thinking about the taste, which made everyone laugh "hahaha" on the spot.

It turns out that the freshest things in the sea are precisely the cheapest things.

The "sea worm eye" is actually a small, round mollusc like a steel worm that grows on the reef. It has a small hole in the middle. As long as you squeeze it hard, the small hole will open. A spurt of water spurted out.

The water that is sprayed out is a thousand times fresher than "Red Plum" MSG. You don't need to add anything, just boil it in boiling water. Anyone who drinks it will be disowned by their parents and will be so fresh. Somersaults on the beach!

In the past, when "Haibongzi" went into the water in the cold weather, and after going ashore to warm up by the fire, they relied on a bowl of soup cooked by "Haipengyaner" to regain their vitality. As long as you drink it down, the heat will overflow and your blood vessels will stretch. It is more effective than Laobaigan.

"Incredible, incredible! The sea is so amazing! You are also amazing! I feel like you are the real masters of the sea!"

After Yang Weifan learned about the situation through the "Hai Bangzi", he couldn't help but sigh repeatedly, and the last sentence even made everyone feel proud. Except for Hong Yanwu, everyone was flattered and their favorable impression of him increased a lot.

However, Yang Weifan is indeed a good person, and he is quite generous with his wealth.

He had no intention of eating the seafood from the "Hai Bangzi" in the first place. Not only did he open both bottles of Maotai without any distress, he also took out several cans from the car for everyone to taste.

They are all large cans of one kilogram, standard military supplies. It was the first time for the "sea bumpers" to see it, and they were all a little excited to try something new. I was even more excited when I opened it. One was braised pork, one was luncheon meat, and the other was peanuts.

They were all real gentlemen. There was a burst of cheers, and several enamel white jars were filled with wine, and they started to start.

Now there is an obvious difference. Yang Weifan specializes in seafood such as "five-spice conch" and "charcoal-grilled abalone", and only eats some peanuts from canned food. But all the "Haichangzi" were canned meat, but they ignored the seafood grilled by the fire.

However, everyone got what he wanted, and the already hungry friends all had a hearty meal, which was extremely satisfying.

Halfway through the meal, we started to chat and drink. After burping, "Dead Corpse" asked Yang Weifan curiously, saying that he found that the cans all looked the same, so how did the soldiers in the army tell them apart? They couldn't catch up with what they were, right?

Yang Weifan laughed and said, "You want to popularize marine knowledge to me, then I will also tell you something about the army."

In this way, the "Haichangzi" quickly learned some interesting facts about military cans through Yang Weifan's narration.

The cans at that time were all tin cans, and the main flow was to the coastal defense ship troops. Only the plateau troops of the Army could enjoy this kind of treatment.

In fact, this kind of tinplate was very expensive at the time and could not be produced domestically. It was a thin iron plate imported from "Macau" with a tin-plated surface to prevent corrosion. Since "Macau" is "Macao" in English, its transliteration is used and it is commonly known as "tinplate".

It is precisely because this material needs to be purchased with foreign exchange that the country prefers one-kilogram cans when producing military cans, which saves two iron lids compared to 500-gram cans. As for the cans left after eating the cans, the scrap companies also buy them at a high price, about 20 cents each, and they are often used in a variety of ways.

Some soldiers used it as a flower pot. At home, they cleaned it and used it as a spice box, soap box, miscellaneous box, etc. Some people even made it into a huqin and an erhu (a large one-kilogram can box). ) and banhu (500g small cans), the sound effects are just okay.

Speaking of which, on the Korean battlefield, the cans used by American soldiers were also made of this material. However, people don't take it seriously. Apart from throwing it around, they hang it on the barbed wire fence so that it rings when touched to prevent the volunteers from sneak attacks at night.

As for how to tell the difference. Yes, military cans do have no outer coating and no writing on them. At first glance, they all look like cans, so it’s hard to figure out what’s inside.

But in fact, there is no way to distinguish it at all, because the cans at that time were classified with a combination of letters and Arabic numerals on the top lid using a "sample punch". The letter was usually "G", which was the Chinese pinyin for "can" "", and then use Arabic numerals to distinguish different varieties such as braised pork, luncheon meat, salad dishes, peanuts, etc.

Interestingly, the number of the largest and most common can of "braised pork" happens to be "8". If you pronounce it, the combination of "G" and the Chinese pronunciation of "8" produces a homophonic sound similar to that thing below a man.

What’s even more interesting is that among all the cans, the one that the soldiers are most disgusted by happens to be the can of braised pork that "Hai Bangzi" is now stuffing.

Because the preparation of this kind of braised pork is completed under high-pressure steam, and the final canning is all "solid matter" and there is basically no lean meat.

People who are short of oil and water will certainly find it delicious when they taste it for the first time. It won't take long before you get tired of it.

If it is better in the cooler season, the oil will condense, and the broth will also condense into "frozen", and it is still barely edible when eaten in chunks. If you want to stew it in a pot with cabbage and tofu and eat it hot with vegetables, it will have a unique flavor.

The biggest fear is that when the weather is hot now, people in the army will be fine if they can fish out a few pieces of lean meat for two bites after opening the can. The remaining slurry mixed with oil and broth will He doesn't love anyone he sees.

There is a saying in the Navy that "you don't like eating pork after eating for a long time." That is definitely not a boast. In the Bincheng military port, the headquarters logistics held a discussion with the troops to solicit opinions. The most common feedback received was, "That "jiba" can is the most unpalatable!"

At first, the army leaders thought that the soldiers did not like canned food, and they were still puzzled. Later, when they inspected the factory, they realized that they just did not like to eat "G8" canned braised pork.

"Hahaha!"

It was really interesting to listen to Yang Weifan’s introduction, and everyone laughed.

The most amazing thing is that "dead corpse" also added, "There are not only 'sea eyes' in the sea, but also 'sea (****!"

"Pfft!" Yang Weifan spurted out all the Moutai he was about to swallow, followed by a burst of laughter.

"Really? Tell me quickly..."