Searching for food through the beast world

snow lighting

It’s the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month again, and the family still remembers that this day is the new year in Ding Xiao’s hometown.From this day on, even the village chief and some acquaintances began to celebrate the New Year.Especially He Adie, decided to concentrate on making a few beautiful lanterns, and then wait for the "lantern festival" on the [-]th day to show off. It is said that this year's recognized most beautiful lanterns will have a reward.It's just that he, an insider, has no way to find out from the priest and the eldest brother that the reward is a magic horse, which makes him both entangled and motivated.

Kun is busy forging iron knives and iron forks. The most difficult thing is actually the scissors that his partner needs.Fortunately, there is a pair of small scissors on Xiaoxiao's omnipotent saber so that he can understand the structure of the scissors, otherwise it would be a bit tricky without the real thing.

Just when Ding Xiao, Joan's father, and Liu Dai were discussing what to cook for this year's Chinese New Year, good news came from Mr. Wen.The bow and arrow has been made successfully!

Ding Xiao and Qiong rushed out of the house excitedly after hearing the news, and when they arrived at Mr. Wen's house, Ji Ji and Ge Zhong were already here.

At this moment, Jue was tightening the string of another bow and arrow.He is quite proud of being able to make such an excellent hunting weapon with his partner.This sense of accomplishment is no less than that of catching large prey.

And Mr. Wen is demonstrating the use of bows and arrows to the priest and Ge Zhong.Although there is absolutely no need for a priest couple to use this kind of thing. --

Seeing Joan and Ding laughing, Wen hurriedly waved.Speaking of which, both father and son are his most proud students, so he is looking forward to seeing how they feel when using it. "Joan, try it first."

The archery action that had been fantasized in his heart several times has finally come in handy, so Joan's action is obviously very skillful, although only he knows it, and he is extremely nervous.The arrow that was shot was nailed deeply to the tree trunk. Although it was not where he was aiming at, the feeling and strength were astonishingly good. "This bow and arrow is really good! It looks like it can shoot through the head of a medium-sized beast!"

Ding Xiao couldn't wait to "grab" the bow and arrow from his father, and shot an arrow decently when he drew the bow and arrow.As a result, the tree trunk missed the shot, but it shot into the gap between the firewood piles behind the tree. It was really intentional that the shot could not be so accurate.

The power of the bow and arrow shocked the whole village after Wen hunted down a gray wolf that had just grown up.

Although Wen was accompanied by Jue, this wolf was hunted after leaving the safe zone.But I felt that at most it gave the lonely gray wolf a sense of deterrence, and Wen only used one arrow to hit the wolf's left eye, and the arrow point was directly nailed into the gray wolf's brain from the eye socket, struggling It died after a few blows.

Although Wen felt that the accuracy of his hunting of this gray wolf was a coincidence, he originally wanted to shoot in the forehead.But the power of the bow and arrow has already been revealed.So everyone was very excited, especially the half-orcs. You must know that they have never hunted a wolf alone, and they only need to shoot an arrow from a long distance.

Wen Hejue is destined to have an unhappy New Year.There are countless people who want to learn how to bow. Basically, apart from Joan, the parents of Wen's apprentices have come to him for "consultation". Queen.As a result, I had already planned to teach my eight current apprentices first, but I was embarrassed to directly express my thoughts to the crowd. The enthusiasm of the crowd was too high, and I really couldn't bear to be hurt.

In the end, it was the priest and the village chief who made these excited parents and half-orcs temporarily give up "harassing" Wen Hejue.And after asking about the meaning of Wen, the priest came forward to explain that this bow and arrow is a new gadget, and even Wen himself can't use it very skillfully, so after the spring of next year, Wen will first verify the effectiveness of this bow and arrow with his eight apprentices. and deficiencies.After it is perfected, it will definitely be taught to the orcs in this village.

Ding Xiao was researching his simplified bow and arrow when everyone was in a state of blood. Well, what he got was actually a slingshot.One of the toys he liked more when he was a child but didn't dare to play with it casually.

I don't know how Mr. Wen made the animal tendons so elastic and tough. Anyway, after Ding Xiao saw the bowstring, he immediately thought of the slingshot.Although this thing can't fight big beasts, it can still kill birds on trees and pheasants on the ground.So he asked Mr. Wen for a small piece of processed animal tendon, and when he got home, he found a tree branch in the shape of a tree in his firewood, repaired it with a saber a few times, and then got a piece of strong animal skin as a For the catapult, divide the animal tendon into two sections and tie it to the tree branch and tie it to the animal skin. The complete version of the slingshot is ready.

Kun played with Xiaoxiao's slingshot for a while, and felt that it felt good, so he went out for a walk and shot a wild goose to death with the slingshot.Seeing the neck bone of the mountain goose smashed by the stone, Ding Xiao touched his own neck subconsciously, his partner who is born with supernatural power is really too fierce.It's just a slingshot, but it can do so much damage. If you hit a bird, you won't even find the body!

After tidying up the goose's feathers, Ding Xiao prepared a spicy brine and put the whole goose that Kun cleaned up into it.He added a few warming and tonic herbs to the brine, which can not only enhance the fragrance but also warm the stomach in this cold winter day.In fact, in the first few days, it may be that she ate more popsicles and yam ice cream. Ding Xiao has been feeling uncomfortable in his stomach since yesterday, and drinking hot water and hot soup will make him feel better.They simply put ingredients in the food, and sent half of it to Dad by the way. No matter how good their half-orc physical fitness is, it can't compare with the male natural meat stove!

Speaking of it, the winter with the heated kang is also very pleasant.At night, you can slip into your partner's warm arms. As long as you don't go out for a long time, you can protect yourself with a down jacket and resist the cold without stress.

Five-color steamed buns were born on the [-]th day.Ding Xiao was allowed to work in the kitchen because he was already engaged to Kun Shuan, so this five-color steamed bun is all his works today.

To be honest, the taste of five-color steamed buns is good to eat layer by layer.But it tastes a bit strange to bite into all five layers of colors in one bite. Fortunately, the flour flavor of pearl fruit is the most. In short, it is not a failure.Miao Miao is the happiest when seeing such beautiful steamed buns.The steamed buns just out of the oven were still steaming, so she took a big steamed bun and ran out to show off to the little female, male, and little half-orcs in the village.

After the [-]th reunion dinner, everyone gathered around the altar early this year.The lanterns of each house were hung up in the morning, and now it was dark, and the weather was so gloomy that there were no stars and moons to shine. After lighting all the lanterns, it looked even more beautiful.

He Adie made four lanterns this year, two of which are relatively ordinary rectangular lanterns.The leather used for the lantern cover is carefully crafted by Joan. It is thin and strong, and has good light transmission.There are also patterns carefully drawn by Ding Xiao.One is ink-colored freehand lotus, and the other is a picture of plum blossom decorated with cinnabar.Although the writing brush is a bit inferior, his knowledge of traditional Chinese painting is also limited.But in this world, Ding Xiao absolutely believes that his painting ability is at the top level.

Compared with the two lanterns that won the painting, the other two lanterns will be much more popular.He Adie miraculously made a tiger's head out of bamboo, although it is very abstract, but everyone can still see what shape it is at a glance.The other one is a fish, which is also made of bamboo strips, which is much easier to make.However, these two lanterns are not small in size. If they are not like this, they will easily catch fire, especially the carp lantern.

There are only six adult males this year compared to last year's eighteen.But obviously the atmosphere today is much more lively than last year's New Year's Ceremony.

After the priest finished talking about the reward for the most beautiful lantern, everyone was salivating.It's just that it is doomed that Father He's efforts will be in vain.Because the prize is the five-spice barbecue sauce made by my son.

Seeing Father's dejected look, Ding Xiao couldn't help but burst out laughing.In fact, he was very surprised when the priest found him and said this just now, but in order to make everyone happy, and also to make more people interested in participating in this lantern-making activity next year, he felt that providing a jar of barbecue There is no problem with Jiang Shenma, not to mention that the priest said that the material village will be reimbursed.

These lamps are the "creative ideas" brought by me, and they are the customs of my own country.In another world... or in other words, it is preserved and continued on the earth in an unknown period. This is a commemoration or even a festival of the past.

Although He Adie's lantern was not included in the selection, it was recognized by the whole village as good.His lantern also gave many dexterous villagers a way of thinking.What the orcs lack most is competitive spirit, how could all good things fall on this guy He!

When the lantern festival drew to a close, snowflakes fell from the sky.

People cheered and jumped, and the crowd who wanted to disperse suddenly became interested, and they didn't feel sleepy at all.

Ding Xiao looked up at the flying snow in the sky, and suddenly remembered "Snow Lights Up".Although it is not the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the feeling of watching lanterns in the snow is correct.Such a beautiful scenery seems to be really exciting.

The new year is over, but this January is destined to be very busy.Because the farmland planning in the village has reached the allocation stage.

The arable land that Apa He and Apa Joan were allotted was across the ditch of Xiaoxiao and Kun's field.That is to say, not counting the canal, the fields of the two families are basically next to each other.

Of course, there is a "back door" for Pengjia and sacrifices, but in fact, the land allocated to all families is not far from their own residences.Because on average, the land area divided according to the family is larger.So even if He and Qiong got the second-tier share, they still had more than four acres.This was completely unexpected for the father and son.

Ding Xiao's nearly six mu of land is still about half an mu more than the most upscale family.It cannot be said that no one is dissatisfied with this, but even if they are dissatisfied, no one will have the guts to speak out.Unless they don't want to learn how to farm.Not to mention Kun's prestige in the village, but about Ding Xiao, a half-orc cub, few people dare to say "not good" publicly now.For the animal world where foodies are everywhere, people like Ding Xiao are the real talents!

All the households in the divided land were fenced off, and this time Ding Xiao was finally able to carry out the land enclosure exercise in a legitimate way.Last year this land was the village's experimental field, but this year it is privately owned. Anyone who wants to come in will close the door and release the black tiger!

The fields of the villagers have been divided, and January has passed.Although the sky is still cold and the ground is still frozen solid, the land in the village must be planned now.

Ding Xiao is destined to be in the ranks of "calling the shots" in the selection of the village's land.So, accompanied by a group of "leaders", they found a mountain in the safe zone where few people would go hunting.

There are relatively few trees in this mountain area, so there are no other wild animals living here except for animals that live in burrows.Moreover, the slope of the mountain is extremely gentle, and the soil is said to be very soft.The reason why Ding Xiao likes this place is that there are many low shrubs in this place. If you want to plant rice fruit trees, the environment without tall trees is better.As for the pearl fruit that is not afraid of occlusion, it can be planted under the rice fruit tree, which can not only maintain a relatively primitive growth environment, but also save arable land and increase production.Anyway, the village does not need to cultivate vegetables and fruits, so this place is definitely the best choice.

After listening to Ding Xiao's opinion, Peng Jia finalized the land at that time.So the males, under the leadership of the village chief, began to enclose the land they had chosen with wooden stakes, and decided to build a large courtyard beside the fence.And the drying ground proposed by Ding Xiao is in the courtyard.

At the end of March, although people still don't feel how warm it is, the snow that has accumulated all winter has begun to melt a little bit, and the thick ice layer on the river has gradually thinned.Fortunately, there are no children in the beast world to play on the ice on the river, otherwise it would be quite dangerous.

When the snow melts, the air is filled with cold moisture.Jing caught a cold at this time.

It wasn't a big deal at first, no fever or headache, just some cough and runny nose.It can be seen that Jing is hesitating, and people have to guess how the disease came about.

Luxi sighed: "You have been raised for a winter, and you, who is almost round, have a cold! You look at it and smile, you are so thin and you don't get sick."

Jing wiped his nose, his face full of displeasure: "It's not my fault! I'm in good health!"

Ding Xiao teased, "Who is to blame then? Let's hear it?"

Jing suddenly became frustrated: "Anyway, don't blame me! Are you two here to see me or to bully me?!"

Ding Xiao took a sip of the hot water: "How can you bring you so many delicious things by bullying you? That pot of old ginger quail has been stewed all morning."

Hearing the delicious food, Jing immediately changed his expression: "I knew you were the best for me!"

Luxi curled her lips: "Okay, you can lie down quickly. I said that the kang in your house is also very hot, so it's strange how you can still catch cold." Could it be that these two people have to go outside without using the hot kang went?Thinking of this, he spurned himself inwardly.

For this kind of conversation that may cause disharmony at any time, Ding Xiao decided to stop here. "Don't talk about it, have you two decided what to plant in spring?"

Jing asked: "Didn't the village department distribute the seeds?"

Ding Xiao shook the corner of his mouth: "You don't need to plant everything, right? It depends on what you need most. If you mainly want to store food, you can grow pearl fruit. I have some rice nut seeds over there. You can plant them on the ground. Plant a few in the garden and in the yard. There can be more varieties of chili peppers, but I think other vegetables should be left alone, what do you think?"

Luxi nodded: "I didn't plan to grow so many things. We are not like you, we can make everything taste good, and there are plenty of them in the forest. But I want to grow a little more pumpkins, I really like them The smell of pumpkin, and how many can grow on one vine, how nice it is!"

Jing also nodded: "Yes, yes, yes! I also want to grow some pumpkins, but I still want to use half of the land to grow pearl fruit. By the way, I like eating hard melons very much. Smile, can you share with me? How about some hard melon seeds?"

Hard melons are grown in their own yards, so the fruits and seeds they bear are naturally eaten by themselves.Others are useless, and he will not be stingy with the two best friends, Jing and Luxi. "What's the point? Do you need to change it? I'll give you a small bag for each of you, and just plant it outside the courtyard wall." Really thinking about so many lands, the two of them made him feel tired and flustered. Fortunately, his big tiger It's very versatile, otherwise, in this world without hoes and plows, wouldn't it be similar to plant a few acres of land!

yes!There is no need for a plow, but a hoe is still useful!When I go back, I have to ask Kun to use stones to make two small hoes. In the future, digging grass will be easier than using a small shovel, and it will not easily damage the roots.