Nearly two liters of oil were squeezed from a large backpack of camellia seeds. Although the oil yield was not high, it might be because it was everyone's first time and the technique was not very proficient. In addition, the original iron hoop was replaced by a bamboo hoop, which had some impact.

But the mere fact of successfully extracting oil made everyone ecstatic, and the carnival lasted for more than half an hour, until the smell of rice wafted from every household and the food was reheated over and over again, and then everyone reluctantly went home.

The wood press was cleaned, and Old Man Cheng happily returned to the cave carrying the mountain pepper oil.

The aroma of food filled the cave, enveloping the entire cave in a warm atmosphere that made people feel inexplicably at ease.

Under the effect of the spiritual spring water, the swelling on Li's neck subsided at an astonishing speed, and the bruises caused by the blood clots also faded a lot. Although her voice was still a little hoarse, it was much better than in the morning. At least the pain was relieved a lot.

When the children saw them coming back, they ran over and threw themselves on him.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, you're back. Can we eat now? Mom cooked some delicious snails."

suck-

Cheng Jinhao looked up at Old Man Cheng expectantly. Unintentionally, his saliva flowed out and he quickly raised his sleeve to wipe it.

Old Man Cheng looked at him with amusement, tapped his little nose, and saw the other children had the same expression, he couldn't help but laughed and said, "You are too greedy, kittens, go wash your hands and eat."

"Oh, let's eat, let's eat, let's eat snails!"

The children cheered and rushed to the basin, vying to wash their little paws.

Old Man Cheng invited Master Li to sit in the main seat.

"My dear, please take a seat."

"No, no, no, please!"

"you please!"

"Please!"

"..."

Everyone looked at the two old men in silence as they pulled and refuted each other for a long time.

"Second brother, fifth brother, go and take these two pots of snails to your eldest and second uncles' homes."

"All right!"

Cheng Laowu picked up the snails and ran away, fearing that if he was delayed too long he wouldn't even be able to get any soup when he came back.

"Hey, Lao Wu, which family are you sending it to?"

Seeing that he had already run out of sight, Cheng Laoer hurriedly chased after him with a basin of snails. Seeing that he had entered the cave of Cheng Dafu's house, he had no choice but to quickly walk towards Cheng Erfu's house.

Cheng Dafu's family was already eating. On the table was a large pot of steamed yam segments and stir-fried bamboo fungus without a trace of oil.

"Uncle, I've got more food for you."

Hearing this, the people at the dinner table turned their heads to look at him, and seeing him holding a bowl of snails, they all had indescribable expressions on their faces.

Cheng Laowu placed the snails on the dining table, but his eyes were still glued to them.

Seeing him like this, Cheng Dafu remembered what his wife said about his third brother's family running out of food, so he picked up snails to eat because he was hungry. He coughed lightly and said, "You haven't eaten yet, right? Let's eat together?"

Cheng Laowu blushed and said awkwardly: "Uncle, these snails are delicious, why don't you eat them!"

"Brother Xin, you can't eat snails. They are very smelly!"

Cheng Erniu looked at the large basin of snails and said with disdain.

"Brother Erniu, believe me, it's really delicious. If you don't believe me, I'll eat it for you to see!"

After saying that, he grabbed a snail and started eating it with relish.

One after another, in the blink of an eye, there were more than a dozen snail shells piled on the table in front of him.

Everyone looked at him eating with relish and swallowed their saliva. It looked really delicious.

Seeing that Cheng Laowu showed no sign of stopping eating, Cheng Liujin was the first one who couldn't sit still. He tentatively picked up a snail, closed his eyes as if he was sacrificing his life, and quickly stuffed it into his mouth.

Everyone at the table looked at him. Unexpectedly, Cheng Liujin not only did not spit out the snails, but also looked like he was enjoying it.

"How is it? Is it fishy?"

Cheng Wujin asked impatiently.

“Not fishy, ​​not fishy at all, (╯▽╰ ) Very fragrant~~, very chewy, a little spicy, very delicious, everyone come and eat.”

"Really?"

Cheng Wujin picked up a snail with half belief and half doubt, and imitated Cheng Laowu, put it to his mouth and sucked it, and his eyes lit up instantly.

"Mmm, delicious, so delicious!"

Seeing this, the others could no longer sit still.

“Hiss, hiss… so spicy!”

“Hiss…delicious, delicious…so delicious…hiss!”

"Mom, I want to eat, I want to eat!"

"Mom, I can't speak, please help me!"

"Hiss... I thought Third Brother's family had no food, so they ate snails. Tomorrow... tomorrow I will go ask her how she cooked it. How can snails be cooked so deliciously...hiss!"

"......"

When Cheng Laoer finished delivering the snails and reached Dafu's cave, he was surprised to find that his younger brother had not returned yet and was eating with everyone else.

"Ahem... Ahem... Fifth brother, why are you eating at uncle's house? Come home with me and eat."

When Cheng Laowu heard his second brother's voice, he looked up and found that the snail shells he had eaten had piled up into a small mountain. Almost half a basin of snails had gone into his stomach. His face suddenly turned red with embarrassment.

He touched his nose and said embarrassedly, "Uh... Hehe, the snails are so delicious. I'm sorry, I ate so much by accident."

"It's okay, it's okay, come sit down and eat, Zeyi, come and eat with us."

"No, uncle, you guys eat first, we'll go back and eat, our family is waiting for us to go back and eat together."

Seeing that the two brothers insisted on going home to eat, Cheng Dafu stopped persuading them.

"Brother Xin, let's go catch snails together tomorrow!"

Cheng Liuniu shouted loudly towards Cheng Laowu's back.

"it is good!"

That night, everyone unlocked a delicacy, as if they had opened the door to a new world, so much so that for a long time afterwards, even though there was no shortage of food, whenever everyone saw something new, the first thought that came to their mind was.

Can this thing be eaten? How can I make it delicious?

The menu of Chengjia Village is becoming richer day by day with everyone's continuous exploration and discovery.

On the second day, Cheng Laowu invited Wuniu, Liuniu, Sijin and Wujin, and a group of little kids to catch snails in the creek.

Seeing this, other children in the village also joined in. In addition to snails, there were also small fish and shrimps in the creek. The children touched the snails, caught fish and shrimps, and completely let themselves go. They were noisy, laughing and making noises. For a while, the creek was filled with children's talk and laughter.

Zhang was invited by Xie and Zheng to go to the mountain to pick wild pepper. In the past, they only thought that the smell of wild pepper was strange, and never knew that it could be used in cooking. Last night, they ate fried snails with wild pepper, and they completely fell in love with the taste. They planned to pick more today.

The mountain pepper tree has strong vitality, and large trees over ten meters tall can be seen everywhere. As long as the tree is cut down, it will grow more side branches the next year. Just one tree is enough to fill their backpacks.

On the rocky beach, Cheng Dafu was directing everyone to work together to dismantle the wooden press. They planned to find an uninhabited cave to use as an oil press, so that they could avoid the sun and rain and be cleaner and more hygienic.

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