Searching for food through the beast world

pick up the sea

Ding Xiao was awakened by the smell of food.He opened his eyes vaguely, just in time to see Kun's enlarged face.It would be a little scary if I hadn't been used to it for so long.Sitting up with arms propped up, he took a deep breath. "What's so fragrant?" It should taste like porridge, but it also has a special meaty smell, which is really different from what I used to eat.

Kun hurriedly got up and handed the wet linen towel to Xiaoxiao: "Wipe your face first. This is the chicken porridge I cooked for you. It is the chicken soup you stewed in the hot pool yesterday, and I cut it into pieces. New jerky goes in. It's delicious."

Although Kun feels sorry for himself and only asked for it once last night, there are still a few places all over his body that are uncomfortable.The saddest thing must be the next one. If this is the case... it will definitely be better to eat porridge.Another thing is that my arms are a little sore, maybe because I have soaked in the hot springs, but my waist and legs are okay, not as uncomfortable as the first time. "Why is it still raining?" I didn't feel it when I woke up, but now I wiped my face and woke up for a while, and my ears are much better.Looking at the light from the torch, it is still rainy outside.

Kun took the clothes from the wooden pole beside the fire. "Dry. Put it on so you don't catch a cold. I'll pour you some mouthwash."

Seeing Kun's attentive appearance, Ding Xiao secretly smiled.This big guy is really, that kind of thing between couples is actually very common, right?Why does it feel like I owe myself a lot.But this is also good, so as not to take things for granted and ask for more.It must be the best thing to let him count the days like this now.Otherwise, with the bravery of a male, my small physique...will lose a layer of skin if I don't die, right?shaking~

The bacon and chicken soup simmered in the heat of the hot spring is really delicious. The whole chicken looks complete, and it can be shredded with chopsticks.Kun took a piece of chicken and put it in Xiaoxiao's mouth. Seeing his partner squinting his eyes and enjoying it, he felt that it was sweeter than eating honey.Hey, this hot pool is really good, Xiaoxiao doesn't seem as tired as last time.It really is good for the body.It just smells bad, but after getting out of the water, I didn't get much infection on my body, and my smile smells delicious. (You thought it was barbecue!)

The chicken is indeed tender and springy, without the burnt texture of overcooked chicken.And the taste is extraordinarily fresh, even more delicious than the taste of MSG.Thinking of this, Ding Xiao's eyes suddenly brightened.I remember watching it on TV. In ancient times, there was no monosodium glutamate and chicken essence. They used broth to enhance the freshness, and a good broth originally had a more complex taste than the umami of MSG.I have made "thick soup treasure" with big bone chicken soup before, but although it is delicious with firewood and earthenware pot, it does not have the beauty of fully releasing the aroma of chicken.In the future, can I also use the method of stewing in water to make chicken soup?It seems like it should be possible.

In short, I and Kun have had a good time these few days.Put the ingredients in clay pots at night and put them in the hot spring.There is hot food to eat in the morning, which is much more exciting than the regular rice cooker!

The rain finally stopped at noon.The dense cloud cover in the sky also quickly loosened, and it seemed that it would not continue to fall.

After being bored for a long time, the two finally came out of the cave. Kun also found a few big rocks to block the entrance of the cave.Of course, a lot of realgar was sprinkled on the outside of the stone.There is no doubt that they didn't bring that much, but there is realgar stone in the cave in the hot spring.But obviously this kind of hole, such as snakes and centipedes, will not drill into it.

The forest in front of the cave is less than 200 meters, and most of it is already sandy. Because of the rain, it is not smooth to walk.But Ding Xiao rejected Kun's wish to hide his own good intentions. For fun, all he wants is to come by himself. If you want to enjoy the blessings, it's better to eat melon seeds on the kang at home.

Standing by the edge of the forest, Ding Xiao took a deep breath at the sight in front of him.He had seen the sea before, but this was the first time he had seen such an empty beach.Everywhere you look, there are all natural scenery, whether it is a rocky reef towering off the coast or a few small islands not far from the coast.It looks a little desolate, but it is really beautiful.

Taking a closer look at the traces on the beach, Ding Xiao can be sure that the tide is now very low.

The sea with high tide and low tide has two completely different flavors.The beach at this moment seems calm, but if you look carefully, you can find small crabs running back and forth at an extremely fast speed on the mud flat. "Kun! Get me a stone shovel, I want to dig, maybe there are clams!"

Seeing Xiaoxiao took off her shoes and ran directly to the beach, Kun smiled slightly, and quickly found a rock to make a palm-sized stone shovel for Xiaoxiao.Although he has no idea how to dig this clam.Well, he doesn't actually know what a clam is.

After self-study and observation on the mudflat, Ding Xiao can conclude that he will definitely gain a lot today.So when there was no shovel in place, he found a place with a small hole on the mudflat, and couldn't wait to dig into the mud with his hands.A piece of grayish-yellow sea sand was lifted up. Although it was not deep, it was enough to reveal the shellfish "lurking" inside.

Pulling out two pigeon eggs from the mud, Ding Xiao immediately laughed: "Kun! Hurry up, I just dug two big ones!"

Kun quickened the movement in his hand, and then hurriedly joined him.Glancing at the shellfish in Xiaoxiao's hand, he finally realized what a clam is. "This one is small. Not as big as a river shell."

Ding Xiao glanced at Kun: "You ignorant! How can the taste of river shells compare with these sea clams! They are two different flavors, do you know that? By the way, no one in the Tianyu clan sells these clams?"

Kun shook his head: "I haven't eaten it."

Ding Xiao was right when he thought about it.With the technical conditions here, it is impossible to transport these clams to the market for sale.But it seems that no one from the Tianyu tribe sells dried clams.In fact, things like clams, clams, and cockles are also very good.Could it be that no one from the Tianyu clan came to dig these shells? "If you haven't tried it this time, I'll let you try it~! Guaranteed you like it. Kun, look quickly, look carefully, do you see those little crabs crawling all over the ground?"

Kun nodded: "I see. It's so small. The hard shells in the river are much bigger than this." But don't hard shells sound much better than crabs? (Ni Zukai!)

The corners of Ding Xiao’s mouth twitched: "The taste of river crabs is much different from that of sea crabs! But these small crabs are nothing to eat. In the deep sea, there must be huge sea crabs. They are very, very delicious! If there is a Just one king crab is enough for the two of us to eat." Although he had seen the appearance of a king crab on TV in his previous life, he smiled and thought that maybe in this world of beasts, he could exchange it from the Skyfish Clan. Not necessarily to bigger crabs!

If it is enough for myself and Xiaoxiao to eat a meal, what a big hard shell it is! "I heard from the people of the Tianyu clan that there are fish in the sea that are bigger than mammoths." So it's not surprising that such a big hard shell, uh, is the crab that he said with a smile.

While busy digging clams, Ding Xiao sighed, "Fortunately, no one here eats shark fin or anything. Hey, take it easy! What are you doing so hard? This clam is not a stone, it was crushed." Go ahead! Ruin things! Just dig it, I’ll pick it up!”

They quickly dug up a lot of clams in the mudflat. Since they didn't have anything to carry, Ding Xiao asked Kun to make a big stone bucket out of rocks.These clams need to be soaked in water. Not all shellfish do not need to spit out mud. For example, these white clams and red clams have to be soaked in sea water and spit out mud before they can be eaten.However, the most common ones here are flower clams, which can be done directly.And Ding Xiao thinks that the shellfish here are quite big, and the biggest flower clam is as big as Kun's palm.Also not sure if the meat will be old and tough.But it doesn't matter, the big deal is to cut into shreds and cook clam porridge to drink.The taste must be delicious~~!

In addition to various shellfish, Ding Xiao also dug up some razor clams.Razor clams are difficult for them to dig, so there are not many of them.Luckily, there's one good thing that's a lot easier than clams.

The two moved while digging.Slowly came to the vicinity of a reef.Ding Xiao saw that it was full of oysters at a glance, and immediately couldn't help swallowing.So without further ado, Kun showed his sharp claws and pried open the hard shells of the two oysters.The plump oyster meat inside has a unique aroma of the tide, so Ding Xiao couldn't help but reach out and pick up an oyster meat and send it to his mouth. "Hmm!!! So fresh! This oyster is so fat!"

Seeing Xiaoxiaomei like that, Kun couldn't help but pick up an oyster meat and put it in his mouth.Originally it smelled fishy, ​​but when it came to my mouth, there were only two words to describe it: fresh and sweet. "This is delicious." This was his most sincere answer.

Ding Xiao was excited: "These oysters are so big! They are so handsome! I have never eaten oysters directly by the sea. This is the real oyster! Kun, if you open a few more, I will have a full meal today !"

Of course it is impossible to eat all you can eat oysters.It's not good to eat too much of this stuff raw at one go.Ding Xiao was thinking about other delicious ways to eat oysters in his mind.Although oysters are definitely the most authentic.Fortunately, they will be here for several days, and they can eat every day. As long as he thinks of this, he feels very refreshed!

So after eating five big oyster meat, Ding Xiao stopped talking.Then begged Kun to pry the oysters off the rocks, including their shells.Gotta take some home anyway.After a while, let Kun go back and dig some wild leeks.These two things are fried together, but it is a good thing for... the kidneys.Uh, you can make up for it yourself.

There are also many small oysters pushed to the shore by the waves. These small oysters are not the same type as those on the rocks.The two opened a few curiously.The taste is similar, but the texture is not the same, those big ones can be said to melt in the mouth.But these small ones are slightly elastic, and they taste different.Ding Xiao suddenly remembered how he forgot the fried oysters!

Mixed in with the small oysters were some sea urchins, most of which were too small to reveal any flesh when opened.But there are also a few bigger ones, but enough for two people to taste the taste of sea urchins.Of course, the feeling of not being able to enjoy the taste after tasting it is sad.You must know that sea urchin meat is another indescribable delicacy!

He returned to the cave with a lot of harvest.Because the clams were packed into two stone buckets, which was a bit too much, Ding Xiao could only ask Kun to work harder and get a bigger stone bucket.Then pour in the clams and the sea water, pick out some big flower clams and save them for the evening.It takes a day to vomit the rest.

When Kun came back from picking leeks, Ding Xiao just put the slate on the stove.The fire below was burning brightly, and rice was stuffed in the pot next to it. "What else do I need?"

Glancing at the leeks that were clearly cleaned and brought back, Ding Xiao nodded with satisfaction: "You can open those oysters. Put them in a big bowl. The flour is used up. Break some of the rice nuts. Let's take a while I'll fry oysters for you. The small ones are fried with leeks. These clams are grilled for you first, which is the freshest way to eat them. You don't need any seasoning." But it's not good to eat too much seafood at once. After thinking for a while, he dug out the ginger and made two shredded ginger vinegar sauce.

A dozen or so flower clams were piled on the slate, and it didn't take long for these clams to open their shells one by one.The air was suddenly filled with the unique aroma of seafood, and it also carried the wonderful smell of burnt shells.

Kun took a sip of water and moved to Xiaoxiao's side. "These flower clams are really fragrant. They are different from river shells."

With a smile, Ding took out a clam meat from a shell and brought it to Kun's mouth. "Blow and eat. Make sure you like it."

Xiaoxiao's clam meat is both elastic and salty when chewed in the mouth.Although no seasoning is added, the sauce that does not need to be carefully prepared is not inferior at all. "It tastes good too. Salty enough."

Ding Xiao also took one and put it in his mouth.Heh heh, the fruits of labor dug by myself are more delicious as expected!But it cannot be baked any longer. "Eat this quickly. The drier and saltier it will be, the rice will take a while to be ready. I'll fry the oysters first!"

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So this night, the whole cave wafted the smell of seafood.Of course, the two of them once again ate their fill without restraint.And this is the first time Kun knows how delicious fresh seafood is.

The cave was still cool and dry at night, and the two of them came back to lie on the mat after taking a hot spring bath.It can be described as comfortable from the inside out.

Ding Xiao stretched his waist: "Kun, I want to boil some sea salt tomorrow, and I want to get more shellfish and oysters to dry, otherwise I won't be able to take the fresh ones home."

Kun agreed: "Yeah. I'll help you. But what do you need sea salt for?"

Ding Xiao smiled: "Because sea salt has umami taste, just like vegetable salt has fragrance. In fact, it's the same if you get used to it. Anyway, get some when you come."

Kun grabbed Xiaoxiao's wrist, pulled his partner's hand to his lips and kissed her.It still smells like seafood. "You can do it if you like it. You say it, and I will do it."

"I told you to do it, wouldn't I be a waste? But you are the only one who can pry those oysters. I can't bear my knife. Ah, by the way, when it comes to this, you must remember to Dig two pieces of iron ore and bring them back. Also, I found a piece of crystal in the cave, which is quite big. Can you try to carve it tomorrow?"

Kun immediately gave the answer: "You mean those transparent stones? Yes, I carved a small cup for Miao Miao. There are many places in our safe zone with that transparent stone. What are you going to do with it?"

"I also remembered it when I was taking a bath just now. I have eaten crystal pots before, and I used crystals to carve them into pots and then used them to make food. I don't quite believe what they said about the benefits. Since When I came across this big piece, I wanted to make a pot, and it would be easier to clean when cooking.” Although Ding Xiao didn’t know the density of crystals and stones, he felt that crystals must be harder than ordinary rocks Much more, Kun would definitely have to work hard to make a pot. "But you said that there are also clams near our village. You can just go back and make them, and it's troublesome to carry them with you. Are you tired after digging clams for a long time today?"

Turning over, the landlord smiled and said, "I'm not tired, thank you for your hard work. Does your back hurt?"

Ding Xiao picked a comfortable position and nestled in Kun's arms.This is your own safe place. "The hot spring is useful, the waist doesn't hurt very much. But the arms and knees are quite sore. It's okay, I'll be fine after a night of sleep. Haha... so sleepy, I fell asleep."

Next, smelling the fragrance of the sea tide that hadn't dissipated, and looking at his partner with a comfortable face in his arms, Brother Kun sighed in his heart.And after discussing with his little brother for a while, he finally let the other party compromise, and finally fell asleep.