Searching for food through the beast world

The whole village farming project

Seeing that the weather is getting warmer and the ground is gradually thawing, Ding Xiao remembered the few sauce cubes he made before the Chinese New Year.

As a native of the Northeast, Ding Xiao has some obsessions with soybean paste.Although it doesn't matter if you don't eat it, you will inevitably miss it very much.Since he started looking for soybeans, he didn't just want to make tofu and dried tofu. He has found a good substitute for soy sauce, but no matter what the sauce is, it can't replace the taste he is most accustomed to since he was a child. .

The method of Northeast miso is not all the same.This kind of Ding Xiaohui is very common.Many farmers choose to fry soybeans in the first winter and then steam them, then make sauce cubes like bricks, and then wrap them in paper and hang them on their own beams to ferment until the next spring.

Ding Xiao made sauce cubes by himself secretly while Kun was on patrol.Don't think that he is still hiding from Kun, he just wants to complete this unsure work independently.After all, he knows the process. He has seen others make sauce, but he has never operated it himself.But making the sauce is never an easy task, even if the process is not complicated, the sauce will stink if it is not made properly.This is a test of skill and a touch of luck.

Open the sauce block that has been hanging in the Westinghouse, there is already a layer of white hair on it, and it looks like it has fermented well.Taking advantage of the full sun today, he hurriedly took these sauce cubes outside and brushed the fur off them, then opened them and dried them in the sun.Seeing the greasy inside of the sliced ​​soy sauce, Ding Xiao hypnotized himself very excitedly. It may not be certain that he will succeed in making the sauce for the first time.

In the next few days, Ding Xiao spent the whole time caring about the sauce jar.Kun was also made to pay attention to the sauce jar by his little friend's nervousness, but he didn't dare to open the lid of the sauce jar without Xiaoxiao's permission.However, he was looking forward to the smell when turning the sauce jar.Anyway, in his heart, if Xiaoxiao likes to eat, he will definitely like it!

Miso needs fermentation time, so after soaking in salt water, pounding the sauce, etc., the rest is left to time and luck.And now there are more important things to do, and that is to start digging.Compared with my own land that had been artificially planted last year, the land of other families in the village had to be loosened.

Ding Xiao is really busy these days. Accompanied by the priest and the village chief, it can be said that he is passing on his poor farming experience from family to family.In fact, this kind of work should have been carried out by Kun. However, where the pearl fruit and those trees were removed, more than half of the other land had to be turned over and rectified. Last year, seven or eight people reorganized that piece of land, but this year it will only be done. Kun alone!So farming is the most important thing, and Kun can only be busy at home.

After Ding Xiao's serious reminder, the males in the village began to dig the ground obediently, and tried their best not to harm the big trees in the farmland.Of course, some people will be depressed if there are more trees in their fields, but Ding Xiao said that the pearl fruit can grow better under sheltered conditions, and these people have regained their psychological balance.To protect the ecology, we must never deforestation. This is not only the survival rule of the animal world, but also the most severe lesson that Ding Xiao has learned from experiencing modern society.

There are several families in the village without adult males.However, such families did not receive less arable land due to the loss of their main labor force.For example, Jing Hu's partner, her family now only has her and two daughters who are about to grow up, so the workload of nearly five acres of land is really terrible for them.Not to mention that there are no planting tools such as oxen and plows here, even if there are, there are three women and two are underage, which is not something that can be done just by doing it.

Of course the good thing is that they live in the animal world, a society where males are proud to help females.So the males who didn't have their turn in the patrol team started to dig the land for households without males under the leadership of Ding Xiao and Sacrifice.And Ding Xiao also taught them how to plant seeds more carefully than others, and what to plant to get more winter grain reserves during the autumn harvest.After all, without a male life, there will be much less meat, and the food that can be hoarded is the most important.For such people, he provided a small handful of rice nut seeds for free.Compared with the pearl fruit that needs to be replanted after a few years, the rice fruit tree is a good crop once and for all.

Busy work has been tossing from the end of March to mid-May, when everyone has planted the seeds in the ground.Ding Xiao's first phase of work is also over.Although all the things in his home field were planted later, Kun also followed him around to help the villagers, and Qiong's father and He's father also joined the "technician" camp, but Ding Xiao was still very tired.

In fact, compared to backache and leg fatigue, what makes him feel the most hard work is the tired heart.Especially when he and the priest went alone to teach people how to farm, he was always worried that his head was not enough, and he said what he shouldn't say in a bald mouth.He didn't worry about anything as a priest, but he didn't want other villagers to think too much.He knew that not everyone who said nice things to his face meant compliments behind his back.Especially those who he has seen with his own eyes and heard with his own eyes criticize him, and those who were hostile to his father in the past, he always has to pay more attention.To be honest, he didn't want to teach them, but once he faced those honest and smiling male uncles, he didn't care about those females and half-orcs anymore.In this society, especially when it comes to the "teaching" that I am doing, it should never appear.

Lying on the thick cotton quilt at home, Ding Xiao stretched vigorously. "It's still comfortable at home!"

Kun poured a bowl of honey raspberry tea from the outhouse, and put the bowl on the Kang table. "Get up and drink. I'm still cooking tonight, what do you want to eat?" Although he was not allowed to make many dishes other than roast meat.But Brother Kun is an extremely smart person, basically he can remember almost everything Ding Xiao has done.It's just that he is more willing to eat his partner's craftsmanship, and of course it's because Xiaoxiao doesn't want to let go of the important position of the kitchen.

But since the whole village started farming, Ding Xiao has seldom made food by himself.Although every time he would move a stool and sit in the kitchen while watching his big tiger energetically stir-fry and barbecue, he would direct.But more is the feeling of the creator's "favor" to males, and the full taste of happiness. "It's windy today, and I've got a lot of wind in my stomach. Let's get some soup. Well... let's make mutton noodles. You knead the noodles, and I'll make the next soup."

Although the soup made of smashed mutton bones looks oily, it is actually very mellow.After adding grass fruit, ginger and other spices, the smell of mutton becomes the unique aroma of mutton.Ding Xiao didn't intend to drink the oil in the bone soup, so when he cut the noodles and cooked the noodles, Ding Xiao skimmed off the layer of oil on the bone soup and put it in a small earthenware pot to "smelt" it again one time.After the soup is almost dry and the oil is left, put some dried chili powder, pepper powder, cumin seeds and sesame seeds into it.After these dry ingredients are "fried" with mutton oil, put the mutton slices that you marinated with onion puree and soy sauce into it, fry until the meat slices change color evenly, and put the whole pot with the meat and ingredients All poured into the hot noodles.

While accompanying Kun with noodles, Ding Xiao boasted: "This is a good thing. A big pot of soup can make such a small amount. The oil in the bones is more fragrant than the oil consumed by the meat. You should try it quickly! These The days can make you tired, inside and out. Fortunately, it’s only this year.” If you are so busy every year, you really feel like you have to die when you think about it.

Seeing his partner working hard, but making something for himself that he has never eaten before, not to mention the smell makes his mouth water, he has to enjoy the boiled noodles like eating dragon meat.He took the chopsticks from Xiaoxiao's hand, picked up the mixed noodles and put them in his mouth.The spicy, fragrant and hot noodles immediately conquered his tongue, and this taste has nothing to do with the relationship between the young couple, it is completely inspired by the food itself. "This is so delicious! We used to throw away the bones after roasting meat, what a waste." After speaking, he picked up a few noodles and brought them to Xiaoxiao's mouth.

Ding Xiao took a sip, and it was indeed fragrant and attractive, but today he wanted to eat noodle soup even more, so with just this one bite, he pushed his chopsticks away: "Actually, after roasting, the bones and meat are stewed and fried even better. It's delicious, hurry up tomorrow, let's make barbecue buns for a while!"

After fantasizing about the feeling and taste of the fluffy, soft and fragrant buns filled with barbecued meat, Kun's appetite was whetted again. "It must be delicious! My Xiaoxiao cooks the best food!"

Since there was no successful study in the second half of last year, Mr. Wen started classes at the end of May, and the course schedule was relatively tight.At noon, we have to eat together in the safe area, and we can go home around two in the afternoon.

Ding Xiao doesn't care, it's just a pain for Kun.Fortunately, Kun also has his own business to do, which is to select 24 honest and reliable male uncles together with Feng, and then teach them how to build a kang.Of course, at the same time as the teaching, the wooden beds of these people will naturally withdraw from the stage of the master bedroom.

Because of the addition of the experimental learning project of bow and arrow, the eight people are very interested.

Counting the bow that Mr. Wen and Wen gave to Joan, together with these eight cubs, I felt that a total of ten bows were made this winter.This is not a small number. Several types of wood were selected to make the body bow before, and only the last selected one is both tough and strong.Of course, as for how to make the bow the closest to the target, this is also a technical job, and I don't intend to tell others.When bows and arrows become popular in the tribe in the future, he still wants to try making bows and arrows for their future benefits.

Ding Xiao's bow is specially told by Wen to pay attention to the weight and length.So Xiaoxiao is much more comfortable to use than the bow that failed the first time, and Mr. Wen's bow later.The weight is still a little heavy on the hand, but this is not a problem. There is no way to make the hand holding the bow more stable if it is light and fluffy. The weight must be there.

In the morning, there is still teaching fork hunting, and some knowledge of wild survival.After eating, the afternoon is dedicated to bow and arrow practice for about two hours.The courses are really full.

In fact, Wen also had intentions of staying in the safe zone for lunch at noon.He asked everyone to bring only salt to class.The ingredients are all found in the woods, and everyone has to catch the meat by themselves.If you can't catch it at noon, you won't have anything to eat, and if you can't make it delicious, you can only endure it.So Ding Xiao became the savior of the whole "class".And Wen's good intentions are not fully effective because of the "cheat" of Xiaoxiao.But at least the enthusiasm for hunting, these little guys have improved a lot.As for the craftsmanship of making food... Forget it, in fact, there are foods made by Xiaoxiao, and he doesn't even want to eat his own food.

Through the "food" communication, Qianya and the other seven people can get along in harmony.However, he still didn't talk much, and occasionally everyone joked, and this guy actually blushed.This made Ding Xiao finally confirm that Qian didn't alienate himself and others because his sister and Shu He are good sisters, and it's not that only partners are unwilling to get along with everyone.It's that this person has a slight communication barrier, that is, he is naturally not talkative.Compared with the three brothers of his family's big tiger family, Qian is truly silent!Those three are simply camouflage!

Seeing the apprentices get along better and better, Wen is also very happy.But what makes him even happier is Xia, this kid is faster at bow and arrow than Ding Xiao, and the arrows he shoots are getting more accurate day by day, even tending to surpass himself.It seems that it is a natural match with bows and arrows.He felt that in the future, Xia must be a better orc hunter than himself!

In the face of Xia's excellence, Ding Xiao admires Xia very much.When I got home, I kept talking to Kun about how powerful the gorge was, and today at noon, the gorge hunted the most food, and in the end, Brother Kun was not happy.Directly used actions to suppress the bad thoughts of children who only have other people in their heads.

Rubbing his sore waist, Ding Xiao nestled in the culprit's arms very depressed. "Don't make such boring excuses!"

Brother Kun's attitude is very insistent: "You and Jing and Lvxi are best friends, and you don't always talk about them."

Ding Xiao rolled his eyes: "The two of them have nothing to admire and admire. Why do I keep talking about it! I talk too much, and they come over to eat and drink, and you won't be happy then."

Kun kissed his partner's pouty lips. "I'm much better than Xia!"

The corner of Ding Xiao's mouth twitched: "You are so interesting! How can you be so promising when you are an adult male compared to a half-orc cub!"

Kun also felt that the metaphor just now was a bit discordant: "Anyway, you are my partner, so you can't always think about others."

Suddenly realizing Kun's brain supplement content, Ding smiled with black lines all over his head: "I'll go! Do you still think I will like Xia? You stupid tiger! If he is a male, you can be forgiven for being sour. He is Orcs, do you know? Do you know the same as me?"

Kun immediately argued with reason: "But half-orcs can also form partners with half-orcs!"

"Uh..." Ding Xiao really forgot about this kind of thing.It's really because there are very few marriages like this, and they don't have any in Tianhe Village. "You think too much! Hey, do you think you don't believe me? Suspect that I'm not sincere to you?!"

Kun immediately shook his head: "No! I know Xiaoxiao loves me the most!"

Tch, I even learned to say the word "love", really... I don't even have the energy to lose my temper all of a sudden. "Then stop being jealous! Otherwise, I'll let you sleep in the Westinghouse!"

This punishment is especially severe for Brother Kun.Although he also knows that Xiaoxiao has only himself in his heart, even if Xia really likes half-orcs, he will not choose Xiaoxiao with a partner, and no one has discovered that Xia doesn't like males.In fact, he just wanted to remind his little friend that half-orcs and half-orcs can also get married.By the way, they had sex two days in advance, but if they were not allowed to enter the house to sleep, the situation would be too serious. "My dearest smile!" After speaking, he rubbed Ding Xiao's cheek.

Ding Xiao couldn't laugh or cry: "You bastard, I really can't do anything to you! Go to sleep!"

Kun immediately narrowed his eyes: "Yes! But what does it mean to be jealous?"

"Uh..." This is a good question, but Ding Xiao didn't mean to explain it to him now: "We'll talk about it after you perform well. I'm sleepy, don't disturb me to sleep!"