Searching for food through the beast world

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The originally planned six-day and five-night trip to find a lake for two was delayed by one day and midnight due to the efforts of the two.

The reason why it was said to be midnight was entirely because the two of them found a cave on the edge to rest for half the night after they reached the safe zone, and then they carried their things on their backs and chose a hidden road back home.

Regarding Kun's way of returning home like a thief, Ding Xiao is half understanding and half black.However, he still admires his big tiger's ability to choose a path.Perhaps because of his familiarity, he could perfectly avoid the patrol's route, but after returning home to his yard, he alarmed Apa Joan and Apa He.

The two elders were taken aback by the behavior of the two children coming back in the middle of the night. At first they thought it was because they were injured or something unexpected happened, so they rushed back all night, but they heard that it was because they had collected a lot of food that could be used as staple food. He eats food, so he must avoid the eyes of the villagers, He Adie immediately gave a thumbs up.Great praise was given to Brother Kun for his decision.At the same time, he also had a great interest in these harvests.

When it comes to rice, the family is very familiar with the name, and now the two of them have brought back food that can be stored for the winter as well as the taste of rice, which naturally attracts the most attention.

I looked at my watch, and it was already 03:30 in the morning. I didn’t feel too sleepy after sleeping in the first half of the night. Decided to make a pot of porridge first.Eating this in the morning warms the stomach and is easy to digest. The key is to reflect the aroma of rice nuts.

After Qiong's father and Xiaoxiao brought a bag of rice nuts into the kitchen, Kun and He's father began to send the remaining bags of rice nuts into their vegetable cellar.As for the various bitter wild vegetables, cress sprouts, sweet bean sprouts, mud vegetables and earth snails collected, they can be placed outside, and these things will not have any sensational effect.Uh...not right, the earth snail once caused a sensation in a small area. In the seven days since Kun and Ding Xiao left the village, most people in Tianhe Village already knew that this earth snail can be turned into a delicious seasoning.It's just that many people can't do well after picking it back, and then give up.

Father He asked: "When are you going to tell your father about these rice crackers?"

Kun replied: "Let's talk about it tomorrow. I will let my father come and taste it. But there are not many rice fruit trees in the safe area of ​​Tianhe Village. If you want to collect them, you have to go to the territory and deep in Aomori. The time for the leaves is not long, and I think that if the rice nuts picked back are used to share, each person's share must be pitifully small."

He looked at his nephew: "Then what do you mean?"

Kun took a sip of water: "Discuss with the priest and Uncle Ge Zhong, and keep some of the rice nuts collected in the village for storage, and find a place where few people go to plant them. Anyway, no one used to If you can eat it, even if it doesn’t grow, it’s not a waste. Just don’t tell the villagers first.”

He nodded: "You are right to think so. If it can grow, it will be the gift of the beast god. What about the salt?"

Kun shook his head: "I haven't thought about it yet. In fact, our tribe is not short of salt, but Xiaoxiao is right. Vegetable salt is very expensive to use. I don't think so when I usually make food. It is better to marinate meat before winter." It became obvious when it was time to use these lake salts.”

He patted his nephew on the shoulder: "If you don't think about it, don't think about it. It's still a long time before the next winter. You have enough time to think about this problem. But Kun, you are really suitable to be the village head."

Kun glanced at the second uncle, then shook his head: "I just want to fulfill his dreams and wishes with a smile. I think what he is doing is more important and greater than me managing a village, and it can make our winged tigers prosperity and strength."

Thinking of his son's expression when he decided to write "Sou Shi Ji", Father He smiled. "Okay. With your words, we both feel relieved. Xiaoxiao really didn't choose the wrong person."

Ding Xiao made fish porridge with two fish that his father caught from the net during the day.Although this time he just said it with his mouth and it was made by Joan's father himself, the taste is still the same.

The soft and glutinous rice porridge exudes a strong aroma. The fresh and smooth fish fillets are delivered to the mouth with the salty porridge. The ginger juice removes the fishy smell, and the green onion powder enhances the porridge. With the addition of some crushed coriander beans, the taste is indescribably attractive.

Ding Xiao only drank a bowl of porridge before obediently going back to his room to sleep.Kun didn't grab food anymore, and went back to the house to "serve" after eating a leg of lamb that had been roasted twice, smiling and going to bed.

The rest of the porridge went into the stomachs of Papa Joan and Papa He, and the two of them felt comfortable and warm after eating.It's a pity that eating porridge can't satisfy the males, so Adie He chose to go out to hunt directly after eating another large piece of barbecue.My son came back today, and he brought back such delicious food through hard work. He said that he had to hunt for Xiaoxiao’s favorite sheep or cattle!Well, by the way, bring a leather bag.Go to a place where there are rice fruit trees. I still have an impression of the kind of tree Kun mentioned, so I have to get more of them.

Lying on the big bed in my own room, although there is a big guy next to me who takes up space, I feel extremely comfortable.Thinking back to the first few days when I first came to this world, I always felt an indescribable feeling of depression for this room with only a door or no door leaf.But it didn't seem long before that feeling disappeared, and now he actually feels that such a room is extremely comfortable... Thinking of this, he smiled slightly.It turns out that getting used to it is such an easy thing.No matter how ordinary or even simple the living conditions are, these should have little to do with whether people are happy or not, right?I am afraid that the only thing that matters is whether you are satisfied or not, and whether you are going well or not.And with the existence of family love, friendship, food, drink and pain, these most basic things are necessary for human beings!What's more, I can make life better with my own hands. This sense of accomplishment is an indescribable joy.

Kun kissed Xiaoxiao's forehead: "Why are you smiling?"

Ding Xiao found a comfortable position in Kun's arms: "Go home and lie comfortably on your own bed. Don't you think it's better to go home?"

Kun replied very solemnly: "With you, everywhere is comfortable and good."

All right.Love words that are so sour that the gastric juice is about to come out sometimes have a really good effect.This kind of sweet talk is even more deeply rooted in people's hearts especially when they are "travel fatigued" and sleepy lying on their own bed. "I can't see that you are still so good at talking. When I first saw you, I thought you couldn't even smile, and your face was cold."

Kun hugged his arms tightly: "I'm telling the truth. Besides, I only feel like laughing when I see you."

Ding Xiao coughed dryly twice: "Stop talking, I'm getting goosebumps. Go to sleep, maybe they will know we're back before noon. There's no chance to lie down."

Kun raised his eyebrows: "You just need to rest, they can't come in."

Ding Xiao hurriedly said: "Pull it down! Don't vent your anger on them anymore. I haven't seen them for so many days. I miss them too."

"Okay then. Hurry up and sleep, I'll be right here with you." Kun also closed his eyes after speaking.Well, Xiaoxiao will definitely like her and his home more in the future!

After lunch, as expected, a crowd of people flocked to Xiaoxiao's house.

Seeing so many friends appear together, Ding Xiao immediately put down the water bowl in his hand. "You guys came pretty fast!"

Jing was the first to rush over: "Why didn't anyone see you when you came back? If my grandma hadn't met Uncle Joan this morning, we wouldn't have known you two were back!"

Ding Xiao shrugged: "You don't know, but your partner will definitely know!"

Luxi took the opportunity to complain: "Still talking. They knew that Kun was back, but they didn't tell us. So they punished them and went hunting. Let's have dinner tonight!"

Du and Dongyi also immediately echoed: "You are not here for the past few days, it feels so boring! You must not refuse this meal tonight!"

Cai also nodded: "I heard the news of your return. In the morning, we went to the safe area to hunt three curly-haired rabbits and a wild goose. They were all prepared for the dinner."

To be precise, Ding Xiao predicted early on that these guys would definitely have such a skill.No wonder, having dinner with them is the most grand way to celebrate.Welcome banquet.So he naturally nodded immediately: "Okay! Kun and I also found some edible things this time, just for you to taste." As for whether the rice nuts should be taken out to share with friends, this is still up to Kun. It's good to say something!

Dongyi was curious: "Xiaoxiao, didn't you and Kun go to find the bitter lake? Is that bitter lake the salt lake you mentioned? Is there salt to eat there?"

Ding smiled and replied: "That, it is indeed a salt lake, and it is very clean salt that can be eaten directly. We brought some back, otherwise we can use that salt to season the dinner at night. Wait, I will take it now Come here and try it, it's much saltier than our vegetables!"

Everyone sat around in the food shed, watching Ding Xiao holding a pottery plate with a white stone and a shell knife in it, everyone was very curious.

Jing hurriedly asked, "Is this rock salt?"

Smiling and nodding: "That's right. This is a block of salt. It's convenient to use it when it's broken. Wait a minute." After speaking, he picked up the shellfish and began to scrape the salt noodles down on the salt stone.Sure enough, it is still not as easy to use as my own saber!

Seeing the white salt noodles falling little by little on the khaki pottery plate, everyone was quite looking forward to it.After Ding Xiao let them taste it, everyone's reaction was similar to Kun's.This salt is indeed much saltier than vegetable salt, but it is not fragrant.Then everyone became less interested in the salt block, and started asking them what new food they had found.

In addition to rice nuts, but this time they still have other harvest.

For example, the dried bamboo shoots he made easily.After boiling the bamboo shoots with lake salt and water, they put them in the sun to dry for half a day, and then when they came back after milling the rice nuts, they began to smoke and roast them with the branches of the black incense tree.Because they have limited time, they can only choose to try this way, so this time they only made forty bamboo shoots.Maybe the bamboo shoots of Tianzhu are different from the bamboo shoots of the previous life, of course, it may also be caused by the effect of the black fragrant tree.Although the smoked dried bamboo shoots have not completely lost their moisture, they are very elastic, and they are still in good condition.However, Ding Xiao still decided to finish eating them as soon as possible. With so many people today, it is estimated that one time can almost solve the battle.Ah, no, I have to save some for Uncle Pengjia and Aunt Sacrifice.

Ding Xiao also collected a lot of sprouts of fragrant bean sprouts to use as seasoning.He once tried to dry this kind of wild vegetable when he was drying bamboo shoots. It turned out that this thing was like spicy beans, and it was black and rotten before it was dried. Therefore, apart from making it into sauce, the only one that can be preserved The way is to plant them, but the bean seedlings are not yet ready for flowering and seeding, and he has told Kun to pay close attention to them all the time.

There are also purslane and some bitter wild vegetables picked on the way back.Bitter wild vegetables, dandelion, lettuce, viola viola, gooseberry, etc. are actually not distinguished. The difference in appearance of these bitter wild vegetables is not particularly large, anyway, the attributes are not much different, so they are made together. It is also good to make bitter vegetable dumplings, but unfortunately there is no cornmeal at home, otherwise the bitter vegetable dumplings with cornmeal will be more fragrant.

As for purslane, you can make it in any way, but it tastes sticky. If it is not chopped up to make dumplings, Ding Xiao doesn't like it very much.

Because the two of them also collected a lot of mud vegetables and earth snails, no one had any doubts about the small amount of these fresh foods.What's more, they all knew that the main purpose of the two of them going out was to go to Bitterwater Lake to see if it was just a salt lake.Who made Xiaoxiao's prospective partner one of the strongest young warriors in the tribe!Who can let the smiling father and father agree!This is not a treat for everyone!

Taking advantage of the time when a group of people went home to get food, Ding Xiao leaned over to ask Kun: "Aren't you really going to bring out some rice crackers?"

Kun touched Xiaoxiao's hair: "Let's hide it for two days first, I want to tell Father and the priest first. I wanted to let them taste it today, but now I can only wait until tomorrow. I think Father and the others must It will be recognized, and at that time, the village department can find someone to collect it outside the safe area. When the collection comes back, I will take some from the village department for the people who participated in the collection to taste, and they will be able to eat it. I also plan to leave Apart from some, find a few places in the safe area of ​​our village and scatter rice nuts, maybe they can germinate and grow trees.”

Ding Xiao raised his head and looked up: "You've thought so much! I'm still thinking about how to tell Uncle Pengjia about the little leftover from last year in this season."

Kun smiled: "I just think about the troublesome things."

Ding Xiao nodded seriously: "That makes sense. I think I just need to think about how to make delicious food. Actually, they come to eat in a large group, so it's easier and more convenient to make hot pot. What do you think?"

Kun had no objection: "This is the best. You and Uncle Joan don't have to work hard. Our males can cut the meat slices, let them prepare green vegetables, and you cook the soup. It doesn't take much effort."

Ding Xiao raised his hand and pinched Kun's nose: "You are getting more and more stingy, but I am very satisfied with this arrangement! I want to go to the fields first, and before they come back, let's go back quickly. By the way , take the fishing net and catch a few fish from our fish pond to make fish balls~!"

"Then do you want to bring the prawn cage?" Brother Kun is looking forward to the prawns that can nourish the kidney and strengthen the yang.

Ding Xiao glanced at him: "It's best to put the shrimp cage at night. Also, don't think I don't know what you're thinking, and don't show a salivating expression!!" It's like I'm a barbecue!

Kun questioned: "What is salivation?"

Ding Xiao put his hips on his hips: "It's just that the saliva flows out for a long time!!"

Kun understood: "Oh. I love shrimp, but I love eating anything Xiaoxiao cooks. My mouth waters when I think about it, it's normal."

Ding Xiao was completely defeated and speechless.Well, this guy's "integrity" attitude is really not something he can break.Just go normally! ! !