Searching for food through the beast world

new year promise

In the next few days, Ding Xiao was taken by Kun to the village for several "meetings".Most of the main ideas are about the market.

Kun also expressed his idea during the meeting.He felt that if only one village in Tianhe Village had a small market, it would not only look too special, but also people from the same village would be able to hunt and gather similar things. Apart from being able to communicate with each other on a small scale, there would be no other meanings. not big.If this small market is held together with several nearby villages, the effect will be different.With the male's running ability, if he doesn't stop much, he can go back and forth between nearby villages once a day, or several times.In this way, if the market is opened on the outskirts of Tianhe Village, it will not only make other nearby villages feel that Tianhe Village is stronger, but also allow people from several villages to exchange things together.There will definitely be more people who will benefit.Of course, another advantage of doing this is that, as Tianhe has more people of the same race from outside, there may be new breakthroughs in the problem of single orcs in the village.

After listening to Kun's suggestion, Ding Xiao had to praise his big guy's brain for being easy to use.But maybe it's because the people here will consider the interests of the village and the tribe first when thinking about problems, so they are more thoughtful than themselves.

After several discussions, all the "officials" in the village felt that Kun's opinion was good, and decided that Peng Jia and the sacrificial priest would go to Hushen City to report the matter in the spring of next year.After that, everyone moved on to the next topic, which is that this year's New Year's festival is only half a month away.

Although it has been nearly five months since he came to the World of Beasts, it is the first time for Ding Xiao to see what the "calendar" looks like here.He only knew that there are 30 months in a year and [-] days in a month, but he didn't know that there are special people who record the date and month every day.Moreover, this calendar is common among all tribes in the Beast World.

But think about it, otherwise the distance between different tribes and lands is so far, if they don’t have the same calendar, how could they all choose the same time to go to the market?

Here the calendar is made of wooden boards.Although it is not small in size, it is also considered exquisite.The wooden board is a bit like the building blocks for pinyin in kindergarten.Thirty dates are depicted with horizontal and vertical bars, and they are colored with something, which is very clear.There is a small round hole under each date. On that day, the person in charge of the calendar will insert a small red wooden block into the round hole to represent the date of the day.As for the month, the method is similar, that is, instead of inserting red wooden blocks, wooden blocks with engraved numbers are inserted.

Generally speaking, it is quite thoughtful, a board with several wooden blocks, and the diary records are realized through round holes and small cylinders, which is really environmentally friendly!Ding Xiao wanted Kun to make one for himself almost immediately, so that he would have to plan more if he knew the day of the day.The calendar on my watch is completely useless.

In fact, the ceremonial part of the New Year's festival is fixed, and people have to discuss whether to hold a bonfire meeting.After all, the [-] males who have grown up this year have all participated in the siege of jackals this time, and this year's food reserves are more abundant than every year. It is indeed a new year worth celebrating, so there is reason for everyone to be happy.

For Ding Xiao, the attraction of the bonfire is [-].But he wouldn't say that [-] was laughing because he wanted to see unmarried males "dancing"!Anyway, he has no opinion, and he listens to this matter whenever everyone talks about it.What he cares more about is the family sitting together for a reunion dinner during the New Year.This is what he considers the most important time of the year.Memory In my previous life, there were only a few years during the Chinese New Year when three people watched the New Year together in my family. More often, especially when I was a child, the family was always deserted by two people.Although Dad will also prepare a lot of delicious food, but since he is sensible, he can see that Dad has a lot of sadness that he doesn't want to let himself know.It wasn't until I overheard a chat between my father and that person that I knew that my father was kicked out of the house.The father and son have only each other, and only each other's blessings.

But this time is different, there is Abba, there is Abba, there is Kun, and Uncle Pengjia's family.The reunion dinner can be eaten by many people, which is a very, very happy thing for him.

Kun went hunting, Dad went on patrol, Dad went fishing, Ding Xiao was bored.

So Jing, Lvxi, and Lian Zhimei, who were also bored all the time, sat around in the shed of Ding Xiao's house, eating Ding Xiao's specially fried spiced sunflower seeds, drinking jasmine tea, and began to discuss the New Year About the festival.

Lianzhi was the first to express his opinion: "Brother Xiaoxiao, you are actually looking forward to it in vain, because the ceremony is very boring. The priest will read a long sacrificial oration, and the elders have to draw a totem one by one and then talk a lot, which is very boring. .”

Luxi put down the cup: "What do you know. Xiaoxiao is looking forward to it because she can see Kun's coming-of-age ceremony with her own eyes."

Lian Zhi rested his cheeks: "But Brother Kun is also very boring. He has a straight face every day and doesn't like to talk. He also likes to disturb me to talk to Brother Xiaoxiao." I hate my elder brother for not being able to marry Xiaoxiao Brother Xiao, but it’s also hot and spicy. Although Brother Jing’s food is not as delicious as Brother Xiaoxiao’s, he still has some common hobbies with me.For example, delicious, or... delicious. (The amount of help)

"Hey, hey, we're talking about whether there's anything fun to do during the New Year, why are you talking about Kun!" He's just stern to you, he doesn't like to talk to you, okay?Ding Xiao felt that talking about things with these three people was... unreliable at all!

Jing "hehe" laughed: "Actually, I think it's funny to see those males jumping around at the bonfire. Lian Zhi, the three of us have potential partners, and you are the only one left. Small, but hurry up!"

Lian Zhimei didn't feel shy at all. "I don't like particularly strong males. I don't like big brother Kun. It always seems like he has the final say. I must find someone who listens to me and can do a lot of good things." Food. It’s not enough to only roast meat!”

Ding Xiao was speechless.This brat's way of thinking seems to be very similar to that of a former classmate of his.Find someone who is not particularly rich, but not too poor.This way he won't feel superior and won't starve himself.The most important thing is what he listens to what he says.You need to be able to clean the house, cook, and do various housework.It must also be emotional but not sour, tasteful but not pretentious.Speech should be appropriate, demeanor should be gentle when gentle, and domineering when domineering.In short, when Ding Xiao was forced to hear it in the library, he felt that this woman was not looking for a husband, but a rare species.

But even with this requirement, it shouldn't be difficult in this world.It is said that in half of the families, the males listen to their partners very much.The remaining half is also subject to negotiation. So far, I have not heard of male domineering and disregarding the wishes of their partners, but it is impossible to imagine that there will be no such thing at all.As for delicious food other than barbecue...it may be a little difficult at this stage.However, there are still ten years before Lianzhi becomes an adult, so at least all the young and old in Tianhe Village will be able to have their own side dishes, right? "Your thinking is very practical."

Lianzhi smiled smugly: "That's right! I think so too! The strongest warrior is not always good. He has to be the first to go up if there is anything in the village, and it is easy to encounter dangerous people. .Not everyone can be a child prodigy like Brother Kun."

Although these words are quite reasonable, Ding Xiao is still not always happy: "I said, why do you always target Kun?"

Lianzhi raised his head: "Who made him one of the strongest young warriors in our village, and he is also a child prodigy. I didn't target him either. Anyway, I can't understand those who like Big Brother Kun and like to do tricks in private all day long." Those people! Let me tell you, I overheard someone yesterday saying that they wanted to express their feelings to Brother Kun after the ceremony of the New Year Festival."

After hearing this sentence, Jing was the first to stand up: "What? Don't these people know that Kun and Xiaoxiao have settled down?"

Lianzhi shrugged: "How could you not know. That's why I said I can't understand them! How is this different from snatching someone's partner? It's really annoying."

Luxi patted Ding Xiao on the shoulder: "How do you feel?"

Ding Xiao stroked his chin, which had no stubble at all: "It's okay. Kun has always been very attractive. I'm also looking forward to it." Looking forward to the expressions of those boring people when they are rejected.

Leaning on Kun with a dried sweet potato in his mouth, he watched "Teach You to Make Home Cooking".Although he has read this book several times, he still likes to look for inspiration when he has nothing to do. "Kun, after listening to Lianzhi talk about the ceremony of the New Year Festival, someone will express his heart to you~!"

Kun frowned: "I only like you. I don't care about them."

Ding smiled and said: "Of course I know. But this indirectly proves my own vision and charm. You think, if the person I like is liked by others, doesn't it mean that my vision is good? And the people they like like Me, doesn't it mean that I am more attractive than them?" Don't doubt, this sentence is a sentence that Ding Xiao comprehended when he read novels in his previous life.It is also a self-encouraging word that many people will use.Anyway, he thinks it's appropriate to use it on himself, and there is absolutely no duplicity in it.

But Brother Kun is not as calm as Xiaoxiao.Before he met Xiaoxiao, he was impatient that there were always a few females who would "encounter" him, and after he settled down with Xiaoxiao, he couldn't bear such things.It's okay to let your partner have a small temper, but it's not okay to be sad.That's the biggest mistake a male can make! "Xiaoxiao, don't worry, I will never let anyone harass us. You must be happy in the New Year." It seems that these troublesome things must be solved at once, and Xiaoxiao cannot be unhappy during the New Year!

Ding Xiao raised his hand and touched Kun's cheek: "Okay. Do I seem to mind? If you will be snatched away by them, it will be my turn. But I can admit that I still feel uncomfortable. Hey, why are you laughing! Didn't you never laugh before!"

Kun replied seriously: "But Xiaoxiao said that I look good when I smile, so I have to smile more. That's why I smile at you more."

"Uh... well, you're right. Don't talk nonsense, you said that we are saying that the New Year here is like saying goodbye to the old and ushering in the new. Apart from the male dancing at the bonfire feast, is there anything else? Entertainment? Can't it just be a blind date?" Ding Xiao suddenly thought of the Spring Festival Gala, an "entertainment" event that he never loved.Although it's really not very good-looking, it can be regarded as a pastime.

With Xiaoxiao's hand, Kun held a dried sweet potato in his mouth: "What else can I have? Xiaoxiao, what do you do during the New Year in your hometown?"

Ding Xiao put down the book and started talking one by one: "There are many things to do in the New Year. Where we are, the New Year starts on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month."

Kun was puzzled: "What month is the twelfth lunar month?"

Ding Xiao replied: "It is December." Of course it is in the lunar calendar. "From the 23rd to the first month, that is, the fifteenth day of January is considered New Year's Eve. But on the night of December 23th, we have to watch the New Year's Eve, because it is the last day of the year. Then the first day is called the first day of the new year. One day to celebrate the New Year, the elders have to give lucky money to the unmarried juniors, that is, to Bei. Different tribes, and the village customs of the same tribe are not the same. Like the village where I live, on the 23rd day, the Stove King will be sacrificed. Stove King, It is a fairy in our legend. In the very early days, people believed that the Stove Lord was the head of the family, although no one had seen him. Anyway, on the 24rd, the Stove Lord will return to the God Realm Go to the Jade Emperor... er... the patriarch of the gods to report the situation of this family. Therefore, every family must provide delicious food to the Stove Lord, especially sweet candy for him to eat. Let him sweeten his mouth. Then On the day of [-]..."

Hearing Xiaoxiao kept talking about the original thing, Kun hugged him tighter and distressed.In fact, anyway, in a place where I have lived for more than 20 years, how can I have no feelings and not miss it in a place where I have my biological father.After finally listening to Ding Xiao's talk about watching lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Kun kissed Xiaoxiao's cheek. "Then let's celebrate the New Year according to the customs of your hometown this year. We can also let the people here learn these customs little by little, so that people have a look forward to the New Year every day, which is a lot of fun and good. .But we don’t have Lord Stove, we have beast gods.”

Ding Xiao turned around and put his arms around Kun's neck, his whole body was like "Lai" coming to Kun: "Really?" He doesn't care about others, as long as his family can let him keep this memory, it will be fine!Otherwise, for hundreds of years, he was really afraid that he would forget many details year after year.Although the past has passed, if the memory that only belongs to me is lost, I will still feel unwilling and regretful.

Kun lowered his head and pressed against Xiaoxiao's forehead: "Really. I will never lie to you. Then Xiaoxiao, can you make the lantern you mentioned? I think it can brighten up the whole village without being afraid of the wind." , something that won't catch fire easily, that's fine."

Ding Xiao's eyes lit up: "That's right! Not only can we make lanterns for the outside, but we can also make a lampshade to cover the candles in the house, so that we don't have to worry about not being able to look directly at the flames of the candles. But we have translucent lanterns here. Animal skin? To make a lantern, you must have translucent skin.” Anyway, considering the thickness of the leaf paper and the density of the fibers, Ding Xiao can be sure that it will never work.It's not as light-transmitting as the soft leaves used to wipe the ass.

Kun thought for a while: "Yes. The tannin of the yellow snake's snake skin is very translucent and breathable after it comes out. Because of this, no one will use them to make clothes, and they are all used to bandage wounds. In the past, there were jars and so on. None of them are covered, and they all use that kind of snake skin to cover food. Also, the thin sheepskin with the hair removed can also transmit light, but it is not as transparent as snake skin, but it is very strong. It should be more windproof when placed outside."

That's right, people here have made tanned animal skins, how can it be difficult to handle small lambskins?Sheepskin lamps, remember that real sheepskin palace lanterns with solid wood frames are quite expensive.Wait, with the sharpness of the male's sharp claws, the care with which my father and Kun made the screw cap, and the adhesiveness of that fear insect slime, or the firmness of the animal bone.You can design sheepskin lanterns of different shapes by yourself.Just in time for the festivities of the New Year, I asked for a little red mud from the priest to make dyes, and the red lanterns were hung high...

I'm going...why do some strange ideas seem to be mixed in...