Searching for food through the beast world

Moonlight in lotus pond

There is no fishy cooking wine, so Ding Xiao added some shredded ginger to fry these snails.

After the onion, ginger and garlic were put into the pot, cut the chili in half and put it in. They didn't even remove the chili pepper, but just stir-fried it twice. The spicy taste in the pot made Ding Xiao's eyes turn red.Quickly pour the washed snails into the pot.In addition to soy sauce, Ding Xiao also added oyster sauce for seasoning. When he made these two seasonings, he added heavy salt, so it is really impossible to add salt to the fried snails to harm the tongue.In fact, it's all to cover up the earthy smell.

Fried escargot has always been a snack for Ding Xiao, at best it is a thing for delivering beer and drinks.But for others, it is fresh food.So Lianzhi had just washed it and soaked it for a while. When cooking in the morning, it was fried first.

Grab the food directly on the plate with your hands, and everyone will consciously wash their hands with soap leaves.The males even had their arms washed.Ding Xiao asked Kun to cut a bunch of wooden sticks, and then taught him how to eat snails.

In fact, there is really not much room to eat in a snail.Peel off the outer layer of dura that protects the snail meat, and then remove the inner black internal organs. The snail meat in the mouth is very small.He didn't even find it satisfying, so one can imagine how anxious the males were when they ate it.After eating, several people even ate the internal organs at the back, but they felt that they had to give up more parts of the back.However, the step of spitting out the mud was ignored, and Ding Xiao had to rinse the snail meat with the soup when eating. Fortunately, it was still clean, and for these orcs with strong stomachs, there was nothing to worry about.

Lian Zhimei expresses her opinion. "Brother Xiaoxiao, this is too spicy. It's still so small."

Ding Xiao poured a bowl of water for Lianzhi: "The big snails in the sea are big, but we can't get them. But when we go back to catch some snails, pick out the snail meat and fry it, it won't be too much effort But at night, you can fry mussel meat with the same taste, and it will definitely be more enjoyable than eating snails." Although the taste may not be exactly the same.

Kun immediately imagined the very spicy taste and the chewy texture of the mussel meat.He narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, still smiling and caring!

One person, one bag of lotus root did not dig for too long, and the battle was basically resolved before lunch.

However, Kun and Feng did not continue to dig lotus roots after eating the snails, but went hunting. In order not to waste time on hunting, the two discussed to catch two pigs and come back, so that they can last until tomorrow It's time.

For a good hunter, they know where and what kind of prey they can find.It's like Ding Xiao is very familiar with what plants can be eaten in the places he is familiar with around the village.Animals also have their own living areas.When Kun and Feng returned to the lake with a pig on their shoulders in less than two hours, Ding Xiao was very emotional. If this is in modern society, how much would it cost to sell such fresh and pure green wild pork! (Hey!)

Lunch was quite substantial.The cold lotus root slices and fried lotus root clips are fixed dishes. We all ate them last year. After eight or nine months, we still miss them very much.In addition, stewed pork ribs with lotus root, fried pork with shredded lotus root, and lotus root strips with salt and pepper are also very popular.Although Ding Xiao thinks that the taste is slightly worse, the sweetness is also less than last year's.It seems that it is still not the time to pick.Anyway, after picking these back, they have to be dried in the sun, as long as they can be used.The key is that both the lotus leaf and the lotus flower made him very happy, but he planned to make a honeyed lotus flower to try it.

Of course, even if you dig lotus root, you can't always eat lotus root.According to the "recipe" for fried snails, Ding Xiao fried half of the mussels that the big guy touched.The reason why they are not all fried is that the quantity is a bit large, and they are all quite big.Dig them out, remove their internal organs and wash them clean. Some of them can be as big as a child's palm.The rest can be brought back by Lian Zhi, this is the first time the girl has "hunted" the "prey".

The quota for grilled fish is one per person.This time Ding Xiao only seasoned with salt and ginger.The fresh fish taste that returns to the original taste is very prominent in many dishes that have been carefully prepared.In fact, Ding Xiao wanted to eat it as a staple food.He ate mantou fruit for many days when he was traveling before, and he is still in the "avoidance period".However, he kindly made a pot of sandwich meat for others to eat.

Meat is the absolute staple food, but in addition to the roast meat that the males are good at, Ding Xiao also made steamed meat with lotus leaves.After washing the fresh lotus leaves, wrap the marinated meat in it, and then steam it in the pot.The meat with the fragrance of lotus leaves is so delicious that everyone almost eats the lotus leaves.

A satisfying lunch is of great help to people's enthusiasm for work in the afternoon.

There is no need to dig the lotus root.Ding Xiao has already told Kun that he will wait two months and come back to see when the time is right.So after the lunch break, the males started to collect ginkgo fruit.Oh no, now Ding Xiao calls them cotton fruit.

Kun led Mu Wa, Shi Zhong, and Hei Yi to pick fruit with a large pile of animal skin bags.Feng stayed in the "camp" to be responsible for the safety of these orcs.In fact, the most important mission he left behind was to chop minced meat.

If you have pig intestines, you can make sausages. If you are idle, you can make sausages. If you make do with the sausages and smoke them like this, it will be another dish at night.The Kun guy wanted to show off his bacon, so he left the house with plenty of sugar and raspberry leaves.Anyway, it's smoked, so it's good to have a few more things, so as not to waste so much sugar.It is like boiling salt, it is hot.

Apparently picking cotton fruit is much slower than hunting.According to Brother Kun's request, they picked the fruit while removing the skin and only stuffing cotton into the animal skin bag.It is conceivable that cotton is such an empty thing. If it is packed with fruit, maybe a bag can hold at least [-]. Now it is exaggerated to only stuff the cotton inside.After returning to the "camp", no one remembered exactly how much was contained in a animal skin bag.Anyway, they picked all the fruits of that small piece of twenty or so trees.

Ding Xiao had only talked to this group of people about Cotton before.But everyone has seen this kind of fruit, but Dongyi and Lianzhi have never seen the inside of the fruit.Kun deliberately brought back two fruits, and it was quite fresh to open for everyone to enjoy.

Holding the soft, cool and fluffy cotton wool, Lianzhi wanted to grab a handful and put it on his face to rub it. It felt much more comfortable than the usual tiger fur! (Shizhong is so sad.) "Brother Xiaoxiao, can this really be used to make warm clothes and quilts? Is it warmer than wind fox fur?"

I dare not say when it will be woven into pudding, but he can absolutely guarantee the warmth retention. "Of course! Let's pick enough fruit now, and then take out the cotton and dry it for use. Then I will teach you how to make thick quilts. In fact, animal skin mats that can be spread on the bed can also be used. Stuff it with cotton, so that it will be soft when lying on the bed."

Luxi is always the person who considers the most practical issues: "Isn't that a lot of cotton? I think there is a lot of cotton in this fruit, but it can be squeezed a little bit. If it is particularly warm, people in the village will definitely know it." Go pick it."

Ding Xiao shrugged: "That's why I brought you here to pick enough for us now. We don't take too much, just enough to make two quilts and two cotton clothes. It doesn't mean that there are many trees in the safe area of ​​our Mavericks." Is it?" After speaking, he looked at Xiang Kun.

"There are more in the depths of Aomori. After Xiaoxiao finishes making the cotton-padded clothes and quilts, let the priest and my father see them, and we will take the people from the village to continue collecting. First make them for the elderly and the cubs, everyone Help." The implication is that you are the first to enjoy benefits, and of course you are also the staff who will help the villagers in the future!

So Ding Xiao has always felt that his big tiger is really good at being a leader, but it's a pity that he has no interest in being the head of Shenma Village at all!

The aroma of smoked food is extremely attractive. In addition to the best pork belly, pork leg and sausage, a dozen large grass carp were hung on the temporary smoker suggested by Brother Muwa.

Seeing the sun starting to set in the west, Lian Zhi could be said to be reluctant to part with him.Fortunately, before leaving, Ding Xiao packed her two pieces of smoked fish, four pieces of smoked sausage, and four pieces of bacon.Of course, Ishizhong, who will come back later to continue catching toads with the "organization", doesn't have the takeaway treatment here.Just come back and eat before dinner.

In fact, there are many good things beside the lotus pond.Ding Xiao and Luxi found thirteen eggs of different sizes and colors in a large piece of reeds.There were wild ducks and pheasants, and among them were three long-legged white birds' eggs.In the evening, you can spread out a river fresh omelet that is enough for everyone to share!

The eggs in the reed are useful, and the reed itself is good.In addition to being used for weaving mats and shoes, the root of the reed is also a medicinal material that can clear away stomach fire and lung heat.

Ding Xiao doesn't care if the medicine is not medicine. What he cares more is that it must be easier to weave mats with reeds than grass.After all, it is quite troublesome to deal with the grass vines by scraping off the outer skin one by one.

Dong Yi was the most interested in telling everyone about his thoughts. "Can this be made into a straw mat like yours?"

Ding Xiao nodded: "It's not the same, but it's also very cool. It shouldn't last as long as the grass, but it doesn't seem to be a big problem for a year or two."

Dongyi immediately clapped her hands: "Then can you teach us how to weave it? I think we should make a small one that can sit on it first."

I asked who else wanted to learn how to weave mats, and all the staff gathered around.Ding Xiao smiled slightly, and reached out to grab the arm of his black tiger. "My Jiakun's craftsmanship is very good, you have to study hard!"

As a result, Brother Kun was extremely miserable and was surrounded by everyone.Among the group of people, only Ding Xiao was leaning on his partner's back, holding a reed leaf in his mouth and occasionally interjecting a word.The rest of the people, no matter they are big or small, with thick or thin fingers, all have a bunch of reeds around them, and then concentrate on learning under the "teaching" that Boss Kun doesn't take too seriously. with.

The learning atmosphere is very good. In fact, there are very few orcs in the beast world who can't weave baskets, so everyone learns very quickly.Soon everyone had at hand a reed mat on which at least one could sit.

During dinner, everyone sat on the mats they made themselves. Although the difference was not too big, it was indeed not as squishy and damp as sitting on the ground.In this way, Ding Xiao became depressed. He knew that he would edit it along with him. Now although Kun edited it for him, it is not the fruit of his labor after all, and it is very different from everyone else!

However, there is also a gap between him and Shi Zhong, this guy looks a little envious when he looks at the big guy's reed mat.But listening to what that guy said, he still wanted to make a cool reed mat for the sister of their baby Lian.It's amazing to please your partner, as expected, all males are equally capable!

Before night fell, several people's tents were set up.Because it is in a safe zone, it is enough for a male to change into a beast and live outside the tent at night.But today they have two big tigers escorting them outside.Shi Zhong didn't bring a tent at all, anyway, it's impossible for Lian Zhi to spend the night outside with him, he had already planned to keep vigil outside for everyone.And Hei Yi, who just made a little progress, couldn't sleep in the same tent with Dong Yi.But fortunately, he can lean close to the outside of Dongyi's tent, and he feels quite good about himself.

When the moonlight rose, a group of people still had no idea of ​​going to sleep.Sitting by the fire one by one, the cool night wind blowing by the lake, the bonfire in front of them was roasting not far or near.Sitting on a cushion made by myself, I can see the stars and the moon in the sky when I look up.But the most charming thing is the lake under the moonlight.

Ding Xiao had only read the words "moonlight in the lotus pond" in books before.But this time it was really seen.This is a sight and feeling that he can't describe well.

The wind blows the surface of the water, and the ripples shatter the reflection of the moon. The fine pieces are dazzling and beautiful, but against the backdrop of the surroundings, it looks a bit unreal.What is more beautiful is the lotus and lotus leaves under the moonlight.The fish swim and jump, the night wind blows, the frog jumps, and perhaps the night dew is the credit.The water droplets on the lotus and lotus leaves reflect the moonlight, more like beads inlaid on the flowers and leaves.

In fact, if there was no sound of chewing fried lotus root sticks and jerky one by one, Ding Xiao felt that this situation could be described as romantic.But when there are more people, the romantic feeling will be much less.These people on the key side are all foodies, and their perception of the scenery in front of them is just two sentences of "very beautiful" and "good-looking".

Of course, what is even more disturbing is the increasingly noisy clattering of toads.

But today is different. Under Kun's "show off", these males are determined to catch frogs today.Even the four orcs on the side are no exception. It seems that the frogs around here are going to suffer today.But fortunately, there are no river nurses who clean up tadpoles in this place, and it is impossible to exterminate frogs.At least Ding Xiao would tell these people not to tell people how delicious frog meat can be eaten, otherwise they will feed mosquitoes every day in the future!

A team of two is destined to be alone, but he doesn't care, in fact, every male today has the same thing in mind, that is, to see who can catch the most and the biggest frogs.

So obviously, the ones who are happy are all orcs, and the ones with extremely serious expressions are all males.

Maybe these frogs felt the terrifying atmosphere, so when everyone was sleeping in the second half of the night, they didn't hear the noisy toads.Of course, this can also be understood as the "guilt" in my heart. I have caught so many people of the same kind, and I have the intelligence to ignore all kinds of "sorrows".Although they chose to be by the lake, this place could not be too clean.

The result of "playing" for a day is that I feel exhausted and flustered.Ding Xiao lay on the mat, feeling that his arms and legs were limp.My feet are a little cold, it must be because I stood in the water to catch toads just now, and then I washed my feet with cold water.Can't help rubbing his feet under Kun's legs.Mmm, this is nice and warm.So she lay flat on the pillow and closed her eyes.

Brother Kun is very tangled.Xiaoxiao felt cool tonight, and it was very comfortable to hold her.He was so busy running out these days that he couldn't stop, and he was out with a large group of people, so he had no intention of being unruly at all.But when my partner hooked up with their feet like this, Brother Xiaokun immediately stood up and protested.I want to solve it, there are so many brothers beside me, I must know it when I move.Although he can show off, but he will not embarrass Xiaoxiao, so just bear it?Well, I can only endure it like this. "Smile, don't move around?"

Ding Xiao froze for a moment, felt the warm temperature on his thigh, and immediately moved to the side. "Hold on!" The voice called a smile.

Kun hugged him back again: "It's hard."

Ding Xiao frowned: "Let's talk when we go home!"

Brother Kun immediately laughed, and took a deep breath: "Mmm! Xiaoxiao still smells like bacon, so delicious!"

Ding Xiao: "..." Smell you a hairball!