Searching for food through the beast world

Pack up the results and go home~

The next morning, Ding Xiao enjoyed a very smooth, sweet and delicious oyster porridge.

Naturally, this porridge was also stewed in the hot spring the night before, and the next morning is the perfect time to taste it.Even Kun, who always felt that porridge was too watery and hungry, couldn't stop eating this time.

For Ding Xiao, eating porridge for breakfast is completely fine.But males can't do it.So the barbecue is still needed, but after breakfast, there is only a piece of jerky left over from the stock.Kun had to go hunting today.

Carrying a bamboo basket and carrying a thinned stone bucket, Ding Xiao decided to go to the beach to dig clams by himself with a stone shovel.This time he only chose clams, dried them and took them back to eat.As for oysters, they can also be made dry, but it occurred to him to make oyster sauce.Oil consumption is the essence of oysters. Even if you can’t make authentic oil consumption, oyster sauce can be stored with salt.According to Ding Xiao’s experience, the spicy bean paste and vegetable salt made before can be stored for about three months. If you use sea salt and don’t open it now, it is estimated that it can be fermented better in the cellar. It may not be a winter question...

With a goal, motivation is naturally full.Looking at the beach, there is no danger, as long as you retreat to the highest point of the beach when the tide is high, you will be fine.So Kun ran to the woods to hunt with confidence.

Humming a little tune, digging for clams, knelt and crawling to and fro on the mudflat, as the tide gradually rose, Ding Xiao finally had to give up his work in the morning.

"Hey! There's no tide table or anything. Fortunately, it's here all day." Calculating that he could dig another stubble in the afternoon, he leisurely waded into the sea by the sea.In fact, he wanted to go down for a dip, but it was a pity that Kun was not there, and it was definitely not a wise choice to take a bath in this pristine sea alone.What's more, Ding Xiao is very aware of his water skills. If the dog can be regarded as water, he can admit that he can swim.

In fact, you can also play on the beach.

There are countless lifeless shells and conchs in this place, and there are all kinds of stones that have been washed by the sea for hundreds of millions of years. They have different colors, and many of them look as transparent as gems and reflect light.If you collect these things, it should be good to make decorations.He remembered that when he was a child, his neighbor's aunt used thin conch shells of the same size to strung the door curtains, and it looked pretty good at that time.

Of course, Ding Xiao would never want to pick up enough conch shells for a door curtain by himself. If he went back to clean the drill holes or something, it would be more convenient and useful to weave one out of grass and vines.His main purpose is to pick conch shells that are not too big or too small, and have no damage on the outside, to bring back to those friends as souvenirs.More is to pick up good-looking stones. The chains made by Jing and Lvxi were selling well in the last winter market.

Before noon, Kun brought back a barefoot cow that had been tidied up.This is much bigger than a sharp-toothed pig. It seems that I have to boil sea salt in the afternoon, otherwise the weather will be bad.

Lunch is curry roast beef and purple melon salad.There are not many rice nuts left, so Ding Xiao cooked a few steamed buns for this meal.In view of the fact that we are going to make spicy fried clams in the evening, and we ate seafood last night and this morning, we did not make seafood for this lunch.Ding Xiao just put an oyster in the curry sauce, but it was mashed.The result is like sugar, which perfectly integrates the peculiar smell of earth snails and adds freshness to roast beef.

Boiling salt is annoying work.It's not that it's complicated, but that it's hard to avoid being restless by the fire in summer.Fortunately, the two of them had a clear division of labor and took turns, so this afternoon was not a waste of time.The harvest of oysters and clams is not small.After another high tide, there were two large baskets full of oysters, and three buckets of clams.

The newly made stone pot is comparable in size to a bath tub, but it is made shallower according to Ding Xiao's request.This can also speed up the speed of boiling salt once.Now for them, the one-time quantity is not important, the important thing is to see the results soon.

The newly boiled salt still has water vapor, and not all the salt crystals are fine and fine, and many of them condense together to form larger crystals.Of course none of this interferes with the cured meat.Before evening, the two of them paste the beef of more than half the cow with salt, and built a drying rack with wood and stones, and put the beef in a ventilated place at the entrance of the cave to dry.

Of course, clam meat and oyster meat are also dried on this shelf.Ding Xiao made some calculations, after the "baptism" of sunlight and sea breeze in the past two days, these dry goods will definitely have a special flavor on the tongue~!

Shredded green onion, shredded ginger, sliced ​​garlic and crushed chili are put into the pot together to burst out the tempting aroma.Then pour the cleaned white cockles into the pot and stir fry quickly.Clams born in the ocean and then soaked and cleaned in seawater do not need to be added to the frying. As long as the shells of these clams are all opened, this spicy stir-fried clams can be enjoyed out of the pan.

For dinner, Brother Kun ate fresh fried oysters again, but this time instead of hanging with rice flour paste, the oysters were rolled with thin beef pork belly and fried in a pan.For this, Ding Xiao specially prepared a dipping sauce.Mash the onion, ginger, and garlic into mince, and sauté together with the chopped chili.Then add salt and pepper and white vinegar and mix well.After serving in a bowl, sprinkle with wild coriander and dip the fried oysters in this dish. It will definitely enhance freshness and keep the cold away.But Kun thinks, just dip it in salt and pepper and eat it.For this reason, Ding Xiao gave Kun a hard look.In the end, he was forced to drink a bowl of ginger soup.

For the next three days, the two ate and played.When the tide is low, I try my best to dig seafood. When the tide is high, I either go back to the cave to process these seafood, or swim in shallow water for a while.In short, it was a mess of leisure.

The original version of fuel consumption was also successfully cooked by Ding Xiao.That night, Ding Xiao fried a plate of lettuce and beef with this salty oyster sauce.In the end, Kun took the mantou fruit and dipped the soup on the bottom of the plate clean.

The advantage of soaking in hot springs every day is that no matter how busy you are during the day, you will be relieved of fatigue when you wake up.On the first night when he decided to return, Ding Xiao lay on his back in the hot spring, sighing. "It would be great if there was such a hot spring pool at home!"

Kun also thinks this hot spring is good, although he really doesn't like the taste.But the effect of relieving fatigue is very significant.The point is that he feels that Xiaoxiao who has soaked in the hot spring feels smoother and smoother to the touch. It seems that the benefit of this hot water pool is not just to relieve fatigue. "I'll go back and look for them, maybe we have them in the safe zone."

Can hot springs be said to be available?This big guy thought it was a rotten mud pond at the east end of the village, looking for one? "Then work hard. By the way, dig up a few more pieces of realgar and send them to the priest. I remember the priest said that this thing is not easy to come across. Also, the big stone pot for boiling salt can't be taken with you." Let’s go, just put it in the cave, we’ll have to use it again when we come.” Anyway, if iron ore can be smelted into iron tools, it’s certain to come here again.Even if it's just for this hot spring!

While picking at various ores on the cave wall, Kun nodded and responded: "I have engraved the marks of our Winged Tiger Clan and Tianhe Village on the stone pots and barrels. Even if someone sees it, they won't take it. It doesn't matter if you lose it. , well done."

Ding Xiao moved to Kun's vicinity, propped himself up and sat by the pool. "Kun, if you keep using your sharp claws like this, will it blunt the injury?" Think about how bad it would be if the tiger's claws were no longer sharp!

Kun turned around with a smile and kissed Xiaoxiao's cheek. "It won't be blunt. The claws of the males of our winged tigers are very hard. And they will grow again, so don't worry."

He was "steamed" by the hot spring until his whole body was reddened, so it was natural that his face had changed color at this moment.Ding Xiao watched Kun earnestly digging down the stone bit by bit, feeling numb in his heart, he couldn't tell what it was like, but it was quite comfortable anyway. "When we get home, those guys will inevitably come over for a meal, so let's give them fried fish and fried meat. By the way, tell them how to eat the red sticky fruit. You know, Jing told me before, When he was a child, he thought the red sticky fruit was very beautiful, big and round, so he secretly ate one. As a result, he couldn’t pull himself up.”

Kun smiled: "So my Xiaoxiao is the smartest."

Ding Xiao curled his lips: "Your sense of humor is really bad!" After finishing speaking, he went back to the pool to "simmer".

Saying goodbye to this coast, Ding Xiao lay on Kun's back, listening to the "swish" wind in his ears, his heart was full of reluctance for this place, and of course, more of it was the longing for home.

It has been fourteen days since I left home.In the past half a month, I don't know how my father and father are doing, and whether I miss myself.I don't know how many eggs the hens at home have laid, and whether any of them are willing to nest.Those bastards should have grown up too, right?And the crops in the field don't know what to look like.When I left, the peppers were blooming. Will the peppers grow quite big when I go back?

There are also pumpkins and gourds that have not been pinched. I don't know if it will be too late to pinch them back.But forget it, they are all wild species anyway, and it’s good to eat some.

After I go back, I guess I still won’t be able to go to class. Mr. Wen said that I will come to him after I go back.I don't know what it is, but it certainly can't be a bad thing.Maybe it’s still a small stove~! (You got the truth.)

And probably soon it will be time to pick the fruit.Uncle Huadi must be asked to burn many large pottery urns in advance.There are more pickled vegetables and sauerkraut this year.

Come to think of it, there are still a lot of things to do back home.Well, I'll have to bring Papa and Papa together next time, and then we'll be able to eat fresh oysters and clams.But if his iron kitchen knife could be made, Dad would have to run over to dig iron ore to make a hunting fork for Dad right away.I don't know if the cave will be destroyed if more people know about it.

Thinking of this, Ding Xiao suddenly became in a bad mood.He reached out and patted Kun's neck, signaling him to slow down.

Kun quickly slowed down. "What's wrong?"

Ding Xiao sighed: "Kun. You said that if others know that there is iron ore in that cave, and if many people dig it, the cave will be destroyed? Such a good place."

Kun raised his tail and patted Xiaoxiao's back lightly: "We don't let others know. When someone asks, they say that the stone was picked up in the woods."

Just this sentence made Xiaoxiao feel better. "Sure enough, you still know how to talk nonsense! It's fine to say so, but Dad and Dad can't hide it. I also want to make the most powerful hunting fork for Dad. But the few pieces you dug can probably be used .Anyway, there must be iron ore, and it’s not just that one place.”

Kun continued to rub Xiaoxiao's back with his tail: "I'll look for it in the safe zone first."

Noticing that the black tail moved down from the back little by little, Ding Xiao stretched out his hand and slapped: "You are enough! You are not enough to use your hands, so you actually use your tail!!!"

It took eight days to come, but only six days to go back.

This time there were no "contraband items", and the two entered the village swaggeringly in the afternoon.

You must know that Kun and Ding Xiao are celebrities in the village.Not to mention Kun's status as a child prodigy and the aura of the next village head heir.Now the various sauces and jerky made by Ding Xiao alone are enough for people in several nearby villages to remember him.So the cub Xiaoxiao always felt that he was quite low-key, and it was a completely self-talking performance.

Since you are a celebrity, all your movements are the capital of being "gossip".For example, Ding Xiao was just 25 years old, and he was directly ordered away by Kun when he just started to learn hunting.And at lightning speed, the two of them became partners.This is enough to dash the hopes of females and half-orcs who still have the illusion of wanting to be Kun's mate.Another example is that just after getting married, Kun repelled the son of the village chief of Nishan Village with two sentences, and successfully defeated his rival in love. His demeanor and aura at that time were simply a model of masculine calmness and domineering! (Fog!!) In addition to these dynamic events, from the experimental field to the unique new home of the two of them, to the pheasant raised by Ding Xiao and Joan after laying eggs and then hatching chicks, and so on.In short, there are no people in Tianhe Village who don't know the two of them.

That is to say, everyone knows that Kun went to "honeymoon" with Xiaoxiao.Of course Cai told Jing and Luxi about the word honeymoon, and they spread it to every corner of the village, and now even the cubs probably know what honeymoon means.

From the entrance of the village to the door of the house, people kept saying hello as they passed by.However, seeing Kun and Ding Xiao's posture of returning home with a full load, they didn't step forward to make trouble.

As a result, as soon as the two of them put a lot of things into their own food shed, Papa Qiong, Papa He, Aunt Liu Dai, Xiao Miaomiao and Cang all arrived at the door.If the village head hadn't been busy in the village, he might have to hurry over.

Invite the whole family into the house.Smelling the smell of dry grass in the room, Ding Xiao knew that Abba must have opened the windows for him every day to ventilate himself, and smoked insect repellent.

Joan held his son's shoulders and looked him up and down several times. "Well, not thin. It seems to be fair."

Liu Dai nodded: "That's right. I remember someone who came here before. After going to the beach, he was tanned. Why are you so fair?"

Can I still tell you this because I took a hot spring?But... is it really white?Impossible?Forget it, it's all indifferent. "It happened to be raining when we arrived at the beach. We stayed at the beach for five days, but we didn't feel the sun was too much, so we didn't get tanned. By the way, we picked some peaches outside the village, and they were all ripe. I'll go to Take it for everyone to eat."

When Miao Miao heard that there was something to eat, she quickly followed behind Xiaoxiao: "Brother Xiaoxiao, Miao Miao wants to eat your dinner."

Ding Xiao turned around and touched the top of Miaomiao's head: "Okay. Dad, Dad, Auntie, everyone can eat at our place tonight. Kun and I brought some things from the sea back from the beach. The family will try it out first."