Searching for food through the beast world

entertainment and dessert

For convenience, under the suggestion of five people, Ding Xiao named this "stone" flavored with chocolate and red dates "Cocoa Stone".Although Kun and the others don’t know why it’s called cocoa, and they don’t know why it’s called this, but it sounds pretty good. Anyway, Xiaoxiao found out that it’s edible, so what’s the name?

Only "picking" half of the nearby cocoa stones can fill a leather bag.This is more than double the remaining hawthorn berries that were picked from four trees.

The sky is getting darker and darker, but the harvest of the six people is not bad.When they walked back, they also dug up a few onions, three yams, and a dozen fragrant herbs.What makes Ding Xiao regretful is that although he found the soy sauce fruit plant, the fruit on it was shriveled, but he still picked it off. I don’t know if the taste will come out after being boiled in water. Anyway, the black tooth fruit can be dried and then boiled It is used, but it will be tasteless, but it can be used as a dyeing agent.

Back at the residence, the three males were sitting around the campfire chatting with dried black shrimp grass in their mouths.Seeing that six people came back with a lot of things, they quickly got up and surrounded them.

Most males don't like to eat hawthorn fruit, but all three of them showed strong curiosity about this edible stone.After each tried a piece, only Hei Yi shook his head. "It's too sweet, but the barbecue is delicious."

Muwa looked contemptuous: "Why don't you think the barbecue with orange juice is sweet?"

Hei Yi gave him a blank look: "Orange juice is sweet and sour." Anyway, he just doesn't like sweets.

Facing this kind of meaningless "argument", Ding Xiao could only shake his head. "Just now I saw that you were bored sitting by the fire, how about I teach you how to play a game?" Nighttime entertainment in the beast world is really scarce.Seeing the three of them sitting there just now, he thought of one of the simplest games he played when he was a child.

In Ding Xiao's hometown, this game is called "jumping well".Although there are only four stones, it can still be regarded as a kind of "chess".Draw a box on the ground, draw a cross diagonally in the middle, and draw a semicircle in the triangle area on one side. This is the well.The rule is very simple, two opponents place two stones on their own corners.Then play chess according to the line, the line with the well can't go until the opponent's stones are held back and there is no way to go, and if a stone "jumps into the well", one's side is considered to have won.Of course, the rule is that it cannot be blocked at the first step, otherwise it will be meaningless.

This very simple game seems to have great appeal to those who have never played it.Seeing the three pairs over there fighting together, and only Feng watching with a smile from behind Luxi, Ding Xiao suddenly felt that his sudden "memory" was extremely correct.It would be a great thing for them to calm down and stop struggling.

Turning his head to look at Kun, Ding Xiao sighed seeing that this person didn't look eager to try at all.This big guy really doesn't seem to be too gregarious, not lively at all. (He's going to be lively, aren't you afraid|||)

With new entertainment, several people certainly did not fall asleep so quickly.And judging by the meaning, this group of people is in high spirits, and it may not be certain that they will stay up until midnight.

With the help of Kun, Ding Xiao removed the core of the hawthorn, and then put it in a large pot and boiled it with water. They didn’t carry a lot of sugar. Fortunately, the sweetness of the hawthorn fruit itself is also obvious, so Xiaoxiao Only put half a can of sugar to neutralize the water and half a jelly root.

Another jar of cocoa stones also melted shortly after the water boiled as Ding Xiao predicted, and the water in the whole jar turned red because of the melting of cocoa stones.Ding Xiao didn't know whether the forty or so "stones" he put in were too many or too few, but the taste was okay anyway.However, the cocoa stone, which was originally dark red, turned into a bright red after melting. As night fell, in the virgin forest, under the light of the bonfire, this red was really strange.Luckily no one here can tell ghost stories...

The smell of cooking cocoa stone jelly and hawthorn jelly is still very good, which is different from the aroma of roast meat and stew. Now this feeling is something that no orc has ever tried before.

Although in the orc world, there are many people who like to eat sweet things.But with their traditional cooking methods and dishes, they have never made "dessert" alone.Sweets are nothing more than all kinds of fruits that can be seen everywhere in the forest. Even in winter, some magical trees will bear fruit at that time.The sugar in the kitchen is only used to make sugar water or sprinkle on barbecue.It is estimated that the only thing that needs to be processed is honey water. Take a spoonful of honey and mix it with water...

Therefore, the green red fruit and big cucumber jelly made by Ding Xiao can definitely be said to be the first official dessert in the world.But today's two flavors will be much richer than the previous two, and they should be more appetizing.Of course, except for that guy Hei Yi.

Of course, the hawthorn and cocoa stones that have just been cooked cannot be frozen immediately, so when the jelly roots cut into pieces have completely melted, Ding Xiao turned off the fire and covered the lid, ready to go to bed.He is not interested in playing "jumping well" with those people. He would be more interested in a challenging game like backgammon, but this thing should be able to calm these noisy guys for a while.For him, there is nothing more comfortable and satisfying than having a good night's sleep.

Kun looked at Xiaoxiao and wanted to go back to the tent, so he quickly followed. "tired?"

Ding Xiao yawned and nodded: "Yes. Cutting the jelly root is quite strenuous. It would be nice if I had a lighter big shellfish knife." He saw many kinds of knives for sale in the winter market.There are all kinds of stones, animal bones, animal teeth, bamboo, and even a few made of hardwood.Of course, the most common ones are shell knives of various sizes and shapes.Anyway, no metal products were found.

Among these knives, the lightest should be bamboo knives and shell knives.But comparatively speaking, he still prefers knives made of shells. After all, shell knives are commonly used at home. Apart from being unable to chop, the others are fine.Now that I'm stronger and I'm used to it, the shell knife doesn't "bully" him like it did at the beginning.The only drawback is that the shellfish knives are not too big, and it is more difficult to cut large pieces of meat and root vegetables.Fortunately, there is still a stone knife made by Dad, but it is not as easy as a shell knife.

Kun silently memorized Ding Xiao's words, and planned to get Xiaoxiao a knife that could cut large slices of meat.In fact, he also knew that the sharp weapons he had seen, apart from the claws of the male orc and the wild dragon beast, must be the saber made of the object called "metal".He doesn't want to meet the mad dragon beast, so it's just a dream to use its claws as a knife for the time being, and he doesn't know what "metal" is at all.So the only possibility is the shellfish.

It’s just that big shells are not easy to handle, because the curvature, thickness and size of the shells are related, not all shells can be made into the shape that Xiaoxiao hopes.But it's not easy to get it, doesn't it mean that it can't be obtained, maybe there are big river mussels in the lakes and rivers near their village?Anyway, I also plan to build a "fish pond" as I said with a smile, and I always go to the river to find out. "Then go to bed first, I'll be right next to you."

With the light of the bonfire, Ding Xiao's heart beat violently with the faint smile and overflowing love on Kun's face.So... this big guy has been looking at him like this all the time?If everyone thinks that they are in an unmarried relationship with him, it means...Kun also likes him, right?Thinking of this, he immediately felt his face and heart start to heat up. The words "I'm right there" seem to be warmer than the nearby back campfire.

Hmm... this seems to be... pretty good.

Going back to the tent and lying on the thick animal skin blanket, the light from the campfire penetrated through the gaps, making it barely possible to see things in the tent tightly wrapped in animal skin.

Listening to the "twittering" outside, Ding Xiao rubbed his face against the soft fur on the animal skin blanket, and let out a long sigh of relief.A simple game can make everyone play so attentively, which is probably difficult for modern people to do.There are too many external "laughs" and "entertainment", but many people often lament "so boring".Thinking about the people here, they can eat and drink enough, they can keep warm in winter and enjoy the cool in summer, and such a little game is the icing on the cake.So simple, so nice.

Turning over, I just heard Dukun say: "Laugh a little, Xiaoxiao is going to sleep." His heart trembled, followed by an uncontrollable smile on his face.Why on earth does the village idol whom so many people admire and admire care so much about him?I remember that when I saw Kun for the first time, I clearly saw the expression of impatience and disapproval on his face.But thinking about it is also true, from the mouths of Jing and Lvxi, he still knows that Kun has rarely been able to see his thoughts from his expressions.Is that the beginning of being different from yourself?

Then, whether it was taking care of my own body or helping me find various plants, or seeing the objects in the other world that I took out to show a protective attitude towards myself, all these things were actually "pursuing" myself long ago, right?Although it is a bit embarrassing to think of this word, the facts should be correct.

But how could he be so dull?Do you have to gradually get used to it until you feel depressed at the thought of being separated, and you want Jing and Luxi to break your window paper?Could it be that I, Ding Xiao, have always been people who lack emotional intelligence?Come to think of it...it's not impossible.After all, in the past 24 years, there are almost no people I have come into contact with that I can talk to. Even if there are only a handful of ordinary friends, how can I talk about feelings.Especially when I got here, I should have been focusing on finding all kinds of food before, right?

Sigh...how can I figure it out?Let's explain it quickly after returning to the village.Although reluctant, things can't always be kept hidden like this.Since he understood his thoughts, what he was even more reluctant to do was that Kun would be alone for hundreds of years because of his concealment.

During this period of time on the road, I should be more greedy.Now Kun is obviously in a good mood, and everyone is also very happy, and I don't want to spoil the fun like this.And if you want to talk about your life span, you have to talk about your own origin. There are still several people here, and it's not the right time at all.

In the first half of the night, I was tossing and turning in my mind, and I felt that I couldn't sleep well.However, Ding Xiao, who was used to going to bed early, did not persist until midnight and fell asleep.The dream was very relaxing, but it was just a dream of "I'm suffocating you" all night.It caused him to search for the toilet all the time in his dream, and the feeling of suffocation was quite uncomfortable.But when he woke up the next morning, he really didn't feel panicked.Thinking about the game those few people played last night, I immediately knew the reason for "I'm suffocating you".How late have these guys been playing!

The next day's breakfast can finally cook corn porridge.The four bent-horn sheep hunted yesterday and other prey in the morning, they can stop hunting for the whole day today.Turning his head to look at Kun who was grilling meat, Ding Xiao couldn't help laughing after seeing the complacent expression in the guy's eyes.This big brother is not secretly happy because he can find a reason to "slave" his buddies, right? (Smile, you've got the truth.)

Because when the two kinds of jelly were boiled yesterday, the moisture was relatively small, and the texture of the two raw materials was relatively thick, so after opening the lid of the clay pot, the two jelly jars were very hard.Ding Xiao scooped out a piece from the jar of cocoa jelly with a wooden spoon, and first distributed it to Jing and Luxi, who were already on the side and couldn't wait.

"Delicious!" The two people's eyes lit up at the same time.

"This is better than the previous jelly!" Jing added.

At this time, those males also moved over from the barbecue camp.All of them are eager to try.

This time Ding Xiao didn't wait for Kun to open his mouth on purpose, and directly scooped up a spoonful of hawthorn jelly and handed it over. "Taste the fruits of your labor yesterday!" The implication is that I and Kun made this hawthorn jelly yesterday from digging the core to boiling it together. This is a fair act for me!

Although in everyone's eyes, Ding Xiao's "tactful" and "connotative" words are meaningless.But this obviously stimulated the four males who did not have a prospective mate.At this time, Feng sighed for the four buddies while eating the cocoa jelly that Luxi fed him.Look, what are you messing around with, you must have pissed off this kid Jing.

But Kun's eyes are full of sympathy and contempt for Muwa.This idiot is still arguing with the three of them!The most important thing now is clearly to please Jing, not to deal with those three good friends who are completely impossible to really fight with him.This idiot must not have seen why Hei Yi and the three of them are "targeting" him... It's really worthy of his sister and his mother saying that he is stupid!It's better to smile at home, even if you are angry, you won't forget to make delicious food for yourself.Well, this hawthorn jelly should be more delicious. Sure enough, Xiaoxiao's taste is the same as mine, which is great.