Searching for food through the beast world

Listen to the sound of frogs

It was destined that the two of them would not sleep well that night.

In the first half of the night, the stewed soup stirred up Dekun's desire to eat meat, but in the second half of the night, the two of them were woken up by the sound of frogs.

Males are very vigilant, and their ears are as sensitive as wild animals.This is actually one of the reasons why every household in the orc village is far away.So all kinds of frog calls that are not far away really give Brother Kun a headache.You must know that one of the animals that males hate most is frogs, so he often removes frogs in his fish ponds and ditches.It's just that there is no way to do it in the wild this season.

But Ding Xiao couldn't take it anymore.It's hot in the first place, and it's not as comfortable as being at home in a cave. There is a bonfire glowing with sparks beside it, and a large natural human-shaped stove is beside me to hug myself tightly. I don't want to hear such annoying toads. Getting upset is really hard. "It's annoying! Why are these toads squealing endlessly!"

Kun quickly kissed the cheek with a smile: "In summer, there are frogs in the woods where there are puddles, and they cry when it gets dark." Although it was the first time I heard the word toad, but it was related to the annoying frog sound in my ears. He immediately understood what a toad was.

Ding Xiao angrily struggled to sit up from Kun's arms and rubbed his eyes. "I really can't sleep anymore, it's hot and noisy." He took out his watch and took a look, shit, it's only [-]:[-] in the middle of the night! "Kun, do you know where the puddle is?"

Kun also sat up and nodded, and even took the big leaf on the side to fan Ding Xiao. "I know. I'll get rid of those frogs, and you continue to sleep."

Being woken up during this time period, coupled with the sweltering heat and this unventilated place, the possibility of sleeping again is not great. "Forget it. I'll go get those toads with you. Catch them alive. I'll cook you frog meat in a dry pot tomorrow!"

"No one here will eat frog meat." Not only because it is too small, but also because this kind of slippery, sticky and difficult to grasp thing always screams in the middle of the night, and has always been hated by the orcs.Therefore, for the first time, Shang Kun did not have a strong interest in the food Xiaoxiao talked about.

Ding Xiao recalled the smell of the dry pot bullfrog, and subconsciously smacked his mouth. "It's delicious when it's ready. At my house, there's also a special breed of frogs for sale. It's quite expensive. But your males have too much appetite. It's estimated that no one in the hundred or so can't eat enough."

Kun pursed his lips: "I don't eat that much."

Many children who grew up in the urban-rural fringe have caught toads.Ding Xiao is no exception.The most important tool when catching toads is light.So Kun propped up a foldable lantern that they modified later, while Ding Xiao picked up the solar-powered flashlight that he secretly carried.

According to the direction of the voice, Kun quickly found a puddle on the side of the mountain with a smile.In fact, it is not accurate to say that the puddle is quite large, at least there is no end to the distance that their light can reach. "It looks like a lake here." Look, there are reeds over there.

Because of their arrival, the sound of frogs suddenly stopped, and the surrounding area was too quiet.Kun put his arms around his partner's shoulders: "It's not a lake, the water is very shallow. You said frogs are easy to catch, how do you catch them?"

Even the wind on a summer night will bring out the coolness, not to mention being close to the water, it will feel more comfortable.Ding Xiao is now fully awake, and he has not done anything like catching toads for at least fifteen or six years, so he is still excited. "It's just to pull the grass and shine it with a flashlight. The frog will not move when it hits the light. You can just grab it with your hands."

In the past, the method he used the most to clean up these annoying frogs was to directly dismember the corpse with his sharp claws, so Kun really didn't know about the fact that he would not move when he saw the light.Well, who makes the night vision ability of males quite good, and there is no need to bring a light to kill a toad, and besides, they used to have a torch.

After testing, the method of laughing and talking is really effective.And not only the light of a flashlight, but also the light of a lantern is also useful.Ding Xiao glanced at his watch secretly. In 52 minutes, a large animal skin pocket he was carrying was filled with all kinds of non-poisonous frogs.Seeing that Kun Da wanted to have fun, Ding Xiao thought about these frog groups and decided to stop. "Enough is enough. It's not like you don't eat so much. If you catch too much, it's a waste."

Although Kun doesn't want to admit that it's fun to catch one at a time, he has never "picked up" prey so easily, and he looks very happy every time he catches them, and the more he catches, the more addicted he becomes. "Okay. Then I won't catch it. It's almost dawn, can you go back to sleep for a while? I'll go and deal with these frogs. What should I do?"

To be honest, after staying by the puddle for such a long time, it is not realistic to let him go back to sleep now.Ding Xiao shook his head: "Pack up everything and take it to the river. I'll clean it up with you. I'll try to make frog porridge for you in the morning."

Kun was puzzled. "Sweet chicken porridge? I'll catch the chicken, but make it salty."

Ding laughed: "What! Frog and toad are other names for frogs in our place."

Kun Lunwu: "Oh. Let's try."

There are many kinds of frogs in the beast world, and their sizes are also different.Ding Xiao has seen some in the safe zone, and the biggest one is about the size of a bullfrog, but it doesn't have a heaven-defying appearance.There were also a lot of toads, and the priests also collected toads as medicine.But today all they caught were frogs, and there were some brown-yellow frogs with heavenly eyes that were actually non-toxic, and they were all very ordinary in size.But also because of their average size, the number of animal skin bags is quite considerable.It seems that I can make full use of the red sticky fruit oil to make fried frogs as a snack.And he took a look at what he had in hand, he should wait until he gets home to make the dry pot frog meat.

The frogs in frog porridge are first marinated in sauce and coriander.It not only removes the unique fishy smell of frog meat, but also enhances its fragrance.The white rice nut porridge has a different sweetness, and this is the first time Kun has eaten frog meat.The taste of the meat is good, but the meat is too small and the bones are quite crisp, so it is not unpalatable. "Smile, it's really weird for people there to eat."

The porridge in his mouth was swallowed, Ding Xiao picked up a sliced ​​pork head jelly, and said while eating: "It's not a big deal. People like scorpions, silkworm cocoons, etc. are eaten."

Kun became curious: "Scorpions are poisonous, how to eat them? And what are silkworm cocoons? Are they not big bugs? They look like flies, how disgusting."

Ding Xiao shrugged: "Of course the scorpions used to eat are not poisonous. But I have never eaten them. I dare not eat them and I don't want to eat them. I know that I have never eaten them either, but I have seen people fry them. But I have eaten grasshoppers. And praying mantis, strung together and burned on fire, the ones with seeds are very similar. There are also silkworm cocoons, which are the chrysalis inside after silkworms make cocoons, and there are also called silkworm chrysalis. It is very fragrant, especially after frying, put cumin Ran powder and chili powder, not to mention how beautiful they are. And silkworm cocoons are not only rich in nutrition, but also can strengthen the yang and nourish the kidney." Uh... It seems that I have said something that I shouldn't have said... Kun's eyes really changed! !

"It's just a white ball, inside is the cocoon you mentioned?" That kind of thing is actually edible?Can it also strengthen yang and invigorate the kidney?Sure enough, people in Xiaoxiao's hometown know a lot.But I am very strong and don't need supplements. Wouldn't it be good to get some back for my partner?Xiaoxiao is still skinny, so can I ask for one more time in the future?So in fact, Brother Kun is really thinking about Xiaoxiao this time, make a fist!

"Yes! Have you seen silkworm cocoons? We have silkworms in the forest? That's right!! I have seen mulberry trees, haha! Maybe we can weave silk in the future!" Silkworm chrysalis is food, but whether to eat it or not It doesn't matter.But silk is a good thing. If they can develop a weaving machine, this silk can really be spun out and woven into silk!The soft and smooth fabric...uh...doesn't seem to be particularly suitable for the survival needs of the beast world.

Seeing Xiaoxiao's sudden excitement but then a little disappointed, Kun put down the chopsticks in his hand and moved over to him, kissing Xiaoxiao's forehead: "What's the matter? Sudden upset?"

Ding Xiao sighed: "Where did I get upset? I just feel that I think too much. We have a kind of cloth made of silk, which is light, soft and extremely smooth. It is very comfortable to wear. .Especially in summer, it doesn’t stick to the body at all.”

This really caught Kun's attention: "Is it lighter or softer than cotton cloth?"

Ding Xiao nodded: "Of course! It's not of the same grade. Silk is a luxury in our place since ancient times. But it's too easy to snag, so it's not suitable for us to hunt and make food every day. But it's okay to wear it when you sleep. Well, uh... you're sleeping with no clothes on." So it's still useless at all.

Kun understands the meaning of luxury. Although Xiaoxiao said that although silk is comfortable to weave, it is not practical. Family brings more benefits.In the world of beasts, although strength is the absolute master, handwork is also the second most important.Being able to weave better cloth is tantamount to showing to all the tribes that the Mavericks are not only powerful, but also have the best brains and craftsmanship! "Smile, let's study how to weave when we go back."

Ding Xiao chewed the frog meat and nodded: "Yes. Sooner or later, we have to study it. The Golden Lion Clan has learned it, and we don't miss them."

Divide the remaining flour into two parts, one part is made into a flour slurry, put the cleaned frog meat into the flour slurry with onion ginger water, coriander powder, salt and sugar, etc. to marinate and paste.After about half an hour, dip the frog meat in dry flour, and then fry it in [-]% hot fruit oil.

After practicing these few meals, Ding Xiao discovered that the benefit of this fruit oil is that it has a mild nature and taste, so it will not be easy to get angry like soybean oil.Moreover, the color of the fried food is very beautiful, and it can be easily fried to a golden red appearance, and it is not easy to be black.And the surface of the food after frying is full of burnt aroma.Although the red curd fruit itself has no taste, it has a clear fragrance, which also makes the fried food not so greasy in taste.

The fried frog meat is filled with three large sweet leaves at the end, and Ding Xiao sprinkles a little chili powder and pepper powder on it at the end. The taste is naturally nothing to say, but if there is natural powder, it will be even better. Home is perfect. "It would be even better with ground cumin."

Kun had already "stealed" a lot of food before sprinkling seasoning powder, but now that it is completely finished, it is even more enjoyable to bite "Kacha Kacha". "Smile, this frog meat tastes even better when it's fried." It's much better than the porridge.

Looking at Kun's appearance, Ding Xiao was considerate and didn't expose his previous behavior of despising frog meat.Just eat it if you like it, otherwise, if you let yourself digest so much, you will get bored immediately. "How would you like to eat this fried frog with some wine?"

Kun fantasized for a while, and then nodded with satisfaction: "Brew more this year." Last year, he said he drank it at home, but in the end, his relatives and friends all got drunk.This year I can do more myself, anyway, I learned it last year.There is also the lamb and beef stewed in wine, which are fragrant and tender.I'm hungry thinking about it now.

"I think so too. Before I went to Beijing, Luxi told me that the males like Feng and Muwa wanted to make wine this year, and the aunt who sacrificed also said that she wanted to get some more for the elders in the village. But I don't want to teach Give more people, what do you think?" For things like wine making, it is natural that few people are valuable.Ding Xiao does not deny that he wants to make money, even if he hides these shells at home now, he has a lot of pockets, and he doesn't know what they can be used for.In the future, the thought of going on a long journey with so many shells on your back will feel embarrassing, but as a time traveler with ideals, there is no one who doesn't want to make money!

"Yeah. People who are close to you can do it. Now, this frog is big, I'll eat it for you."

Ding Xiao quickly opened his mouth and took a bite. The sound of "Kaka" sounded in my ears, and the fried frog feet were really fragrant.I don't know why, but he has always been envious of Kun not spitting out bones when eating small animals. Listening to the sound of him chewing bones, from the embarrassment at the beginning to the envy now, Ding Xiao felt that he was really attracted by this world. Completely assimilated.Include ideas.

Today's road is not far away, because Kun decided to try to make straw mats, so after the two of them got up, they were looking for enough thin grass vines along the way, and for the sake of safety, they finally finished eating at noon. Decided to stay here tonight.

This is a flat land five to sixty meters away from the water source.The surrounding trees are slightly sparser than other places, and it is close to the mountain pass, and the wind blows from time to time but it is not at the wind outlet. It is a suitable place for camping in summer.It’s just that pulling weeds is more laborious, there are many deep-rooted grasses, and there is a fluffy pennisetum in the distance, which looks pretty good.

Kun quickly scraped off the outer bark of the grass vines with his sharp claws, and tied them one by one to a straight branch.The two began to chat while weaving straw mats.

"That's right, that's it. This side is a bit tighter, it's fine, you're a fast learner, Kun!" Ding Xiao, who is basically talking all the time, is sitting cross-legged on the animal skin blanket, while using a big tree Ye Zi fanned herself and Kun while watching the straw mat in Kun's hand gradually take shape.The sense of accomplishment in my heart is "噗噐", not weaker than doing it myself. "Looks like I can sleep on a straw mat tonight!"

Kun smiled: "This is enough for you to sleep. It's too big to hold."

Ding Xiao was so sweet in his heart: "It's the same to make two next to each other. Today I will sleep with one. Tomorrow I will make one for you. But I may not be able to finish it in a day."

Kun smiled and turned his head to kiss Xiaoxiao's cheek: "I'll wait as long as I want." It feels so good to have a partner by my side so I can kiss at any time!Ow!

"Hey. Kun, I'll make you some tea-flavored bacon later, how about that?" He had picked a lot of berry leaves when he left the cave in the morning.Right now, it was drying on the edge, and smelling the tea fragrance that wafted into his nose, he couldn't help but have this idea.Although he has never done it, he knows the method of sugar fumigation.It was written in the book "Teaching You to Make Home Cooking".

"Of course. I like what Xiaoxiao does. I'll pick the steamed buns for you when I finish compiling it. I've cleaned up everything nearby and it's safe. There's no danger." Especially the safe zone that has just been cleared is especially safe.

"Is there a mantou fruit tree? Why didn't I see it?" I didn't bring much rice nuts, and the staple food must be eating less and less.Originally, he had made up his mind to go to the forest, and when he saw the mantou fruit, he would pick more and take it with him as a staple food, but he didn't encounter it all the way.Why did Kun say yes?

Kun replied with a smile: "Our males are very accurate in distinguishing the smells they have smelled. You don't need to see. The tree is over there, not the direction you came from. But it's not far away."

Isn't that smarter than a dog's nose?Thinking of this, Ding Xiao was shocked by his own thoughts. "Then you go and see if there are other things to bring back around. If there are ten or eight red berries to eat as snacks." Hmph, it seems that it is much more convenient for me to want something known in the future Yes, the big guy Kun is simply omnipotent!