Searching for food through the beast world

Chapter 178 Family Dinner

family dinner

After a long-lost comfortable sleep on the warm kang at home, Ding Xiao didn't wake up until the third day of the second day.

Glancing at the watch under the pillow, he hurried to get dressed.Even though he ate a bowl of pimple soup last night, the more he ate at night, the hungrier he would be in the morning, not to mention that it was already past ten o'clock in the morning.

Pushing open the door, I saw a big bowl covered with a plate on the big stove, no need to ask, it must be the breakfast that Kun had left for himself.I don't know what this guy did early in the morning, could it be hunting?Don't be in such a hurry, right?

After quickly washing his face and rinsing his mouth, he returned to the stove, opened the lid of the big bowl, and found that there was hot dried scallop and shredded chicken porridge inside. After he tasted it, Ding Xiao was sure that it was his father's handicraft.It seems that the house is so quiet not because no one knows they are back, but because they don't want to disturb their sleep.Hey, it's best to be at home!

A large bowl of dried scallop and shredded chicken porridge made Ding Xiao's belly round.He put on his down jacket, put on thick cotton shoes and went out of the house happily.The snow in the yard had already been piled aside. He first looked at his livestock, especially the ewe with its cub.Seeing that the troughs are filled with fodder one by one, I feel very happy.

In fact, Ding Xiao originally thought that Dad and Dad would arrange the uncle's family to live in their own home.As a result, although the kang was warm in my house, no one lived in it.Although there are still a few rooms in Abba's house.But except for the kang that was replaced in my original room, the others were all scooped up as warehouses.Even if I can spare two rooms, it's still not as warm as my own room, right?Could it be that there are customs and habits here that I don't know?

When Ding Xiao entered the yard of his father's house, he saw Jin and his father beating and drying the animal skins.Seeing himself coming in, Dad immediately asked: "Have you eaten the porridge on the stove? Is it enough?"

Ding Xiao immediately laughed back: "Eat! I'm full! Dad, do you know what Kun did?"

Joan said "Oh": "He went hunting with your father and uncle with You and Cang. Seeing you coming back, your father said that he would eat fresh prey to celebrate. He went early. It was you I slept too soundly. How is it? Have you rested yet?"

"I don't need to move my legs by myself, how can I be so tired! Jin, are you still used to it after you come here?" Looking at his older cousin, who is obviously smiling much brighter, Ding Xiao is in a better mood.

Jin naturally wanted to nod: "I'm used to it! Tianhe Village is really as good as what my uncle and Brother Xiaoxiao said. No, it's even better! The village chief said that next spring he will ask someone to help us build a new house It’s going to be built like your house, Brother Xiaoxiao, and they also said they’ll grow food for us in a large area. You’ve also had a lot of fun with the little cubs in the village these two days, so it’s great to be able to move here!”

With Teng's careful diagnosis and treatment and Ding Xiao's instructions for nourishing the lungs and resolving phlegm, Jane's cough frequency and intensity are much less than before.Especially living in a very warm room that doesn't need a stove, she really finds it so wonderful that there are no words to describe it.She doesn't expect to have a house as spectacular (--) as Xiaoxiao and Kun next year, as long as it is like the second brother's house, it will be very good.This thing called Kang is really amazing, and it's no wonder that the two children were able to scoop up the keel waist card.What a great invention!

The body is much more comfortable than before, mainly because the mood is also much more comfortable.In the past few days when Jane arrived in Tianhe Village, all the surprises were waiting for her, and she had no time to think about the emotion of being away from home.When I feel better, I always work in the kitchen.When she really saw the methods and tastes of food storage and various food preparation in the second brother's house, it completely made her heart feel at ease.There was nothing wrong with my own decision. Such a village, such a tribe, can only be described as "false".

Since it is said to be a celebration, it is naturally a family banquet.Ding Xiao ran out to say hello to a group of friends.He ran to the priest and Mr. Wen's house to say hello.Then I went home and waited in peace to prepare to eat and drink.

When Liu Dai came over, she was carrying four sea fish.This made Ding Xiao's eyes brighten up. "Auntie, this is a fish in the sea! How did you get it?"

Liu Dai replied with a smile: "Min brought it back when he went to the winter market. It has been stored in the ice cave. You can scoop it out today and try it out. I think it smells strange."

Ding Xiao patted his chest: "Leave it to me, no problem!"

Just after noon, the father and son who went out to hunt came back together.There are not many prey in hand.Two roe deer, a coyote, and a long-tailed chicken.This is a disappointing result for three adult male hunters.I have to say that the autumn sports are really a big "disaster" to the animals in the forest.Sure enough, five years is still necessary.

In addition to these prey, the two little cubs, Cang and Yu, also had their own harvest.It was a black leather snake more than two meters long and thick as a cub's arm.This kind of snake is not poisonous, but its strength is not small, and its speed is very fast.Precise throwing speed and force are required for half-orcs to hunt.Although it is not a big deal for the two male cubs in their teens to catch black snakes.But don't forget that it is winter, this kind of snake needs to hibernate.

Ding Xiao had a guess in his heart, so he verified: "How did you catch this snake?"

Young boy You immediately showed off: "I'll dig the soil, brother Cang will take the soil away!"

Ding smiled with black lines all over his head.Cang, why don't you bully a child like this?A guy like you who can't think according to the child's thinking mode by nature, is it really good to deceive innocent cubs like this!Actually asked Yu to dig you to pick up the soil!The three of you brothers are really enough! "Let your elder brother Cang try it next time, he may dig faster than you!" After speaking, he glanced at the young man.

Cang looked calm: "Yes! Brother digs faster."

My time! !Ding Xiao felt that he might not be able to defeat Cang in this life!This guy is a real black belly!My Jiakun is not black, so I am not black! ! !

For Jin, who is obsessed with rice, as long as there is a plate of salted rice, he can eat two bowls of rice.She never knew that those hard and inedible fruits in the safe area of ​​Dashu Village were so sweet and delicious, soft and glutinous after being cooked, and she felt so comfortable all over after eating them.There is also that pearl fruit, which is ground into powder and then kneaded into dough with water. How can it make so many delicious things?Flatbread, meat pie, vegetable pie, buns, dumplings, noodles.Everything tasted so delicious that he couldn't imagine it.

"Brother Xiaoxiao, can I learn how to make food from you?" Although he thought it was a bit too much for him to say this, Jin really wanted to learn a few tricks.He was a little embarrassed with the second uncle, but his cousin has always been very good, giving him an instinctive sense of closeness, he shouldn't blame himself, right?

Ding Xiao is naturally very generous to his family: "Of course! It's all homely practice, easy to learn. Just watch from the side, and I'll teach you. Ask me if you don't understand. Family, it's all trivial! "While speaking, he was handling the few sea fish brought by his aunt.He's going to make fish in tomato sauce.This can reduce the fishy smell of sea fish to the greatest extent. It seems that my aunt doesn’t like this kind of strong fishy smell, so fry it or forget it.

"This is the jam I made with red berries, try it." Taking out half a spoonful of marshmallow sauce from the jar, Ding Xiao handed it to Jin.It was just the two of them in the kitchen, which made Kim look a lot more relaxed.And Papa Joan was preparing to roast the two roe deer and marinate the wolf meat in the food shed, which are the staple food for males today.In order to join in the fun, Liu Dai was also cutting sauerkraut while chatting with Jane and Joan in the food shed. Sorry, this is undoubtedly her favorite.

Jin put the spoonful of red jam into his mouth, and immediately narrowed his eyes. "It's so sour! But after the sourness passes, it becomes sweet. It's delicious, it tastes like red berries!" But it seems that it's not all, but he didn't intend to ask about it.

Ding smiled and said: "I'll use this to make these four fish in the sea in a while. I'm sure you'll like it after eating it! By the way, do you have anything you like to eat in particular? Tell me and make it for you. And What do you like to eat?"

Jin replied with a little embarrassment: "When we were at home, we only ate barbecue. We only had salt and pepper to taste. There are not so many delicious things to choose from. So we like whatever Brother Xiaoxiao does."

Ding Xiao also felt that it was inappropriate for him to ask this question. "Then it's spring, and I'll take you to the safe area. In fact, there are many delicious plants in the woods. It's good for us half-orcs and females to eat more plants. Look at me, isn't it whiter?" Encouraging my cousin to eat more vegetables, how much is my sacrifice!

Jin nodded vigorously: "Yes! Is this related to eating a lot of plants?"

Ding Xiao nodded: "Of course! I have eaten plants and meat every day since I was a child. But you are much whiter than many orcs in our village. Alas, those single males in Tianhe Village will go crazy again in spring .” After he finished speaking, he was also a little embarrassed, he actually learned such a version of the three aunts and six wives’ jokes!It's really going downhill, depraved!

Sure enough, Jin blushed greatly at Ding Xiao's words. "No way. I heard from Brother Jing and the others that my brother-in-law acted too fast and too early, otherwise Brother Xiaoxiao would definitely drive the single males in Tianhe Village crazy for a long time."

Ding Xiao instantly had the urge to vomit blood.Jing you brat!Talking about this kind of thing to my extremely pure outsider cousin while the young master is away, I really can't do without giving your wooden tile something to nourish the kidney and strengthen the yang! (--What a vicious way of revenge!)

Dry pot snake meat is the hottest dish on the dinner table today. When trying the taste, Jin only took a sip of the red soup, then poured a large bowl of water and breathed for a long time.This made Ding Xiao decide not to cook anything too spicy.Stir-fried pork belly with spicy cabbage should be almost the same.

The meat of the long-tailed chicken was made into fried chicken nuggets by Ding Xiao.The chicken nuggets fried from such a large chicken are really spectacular.There are two kinds of dipping sauces, salt and pepper and cranberry jam.After frying, before they were served, You and Xiao Miaomiao would come in immediately, "stealing" three yuan every time, of course, there must be a share of Cang Juvenile.This made Ding Xiao feel admiration for his partner's third younger brother Fu forehead again. He really...has a leadership style!

The thawed pork chops were chopped into pieces by Kun.Another large strip of pork belly was cut and stewed with the chopped sauerkraut.This kind of food that the Jin family had never thought of, when they first heard it, they really didn't understand why Liu Dai was so obsessed with it.But when they ate it, they all showed great interest.Especially Jane, who was almost the same as Liu Dai at that time, fell in love with her at the first bite.It turned out that the two adult females had almost hogged a large pot of sauerkraut...soup.Fortunately, Ding Xiao knew what my aunt's hobby was, so he prepared another big pot of boiled bone soup to add to it, otherwise there would be "stir-fried sauerkraut" in the end.

Braised dishes are Brother Kun's favorite. As a model best friend, how could Ding Xiao not prepare them for his black tiger?So a large jar of braised white bean pork belly took a place on the dining table, and of course it was placed in front of Brother Kun.Ding Xiao himself hadn't eaten this for quite a while, so he couldn't help feeling a bit hungry.Brother Kun thoughtfully divided the pork belly into two, put the fat meat in his own bowl, and put the lean meat in Xiaoxiao bowl.Then, amidst the "contempt" and ridicule of everyone, he ate very calmly and contentedly.It's just that Ding Xiao, whose face was flushed, suffered bitterly.Fortunately, Lie's family is enjoying the food attentively, otherwise he would really feel ashamed.

The roasted wolf diced didn't even move a mouthful of laughter.However, he ate a large piece of the roe deer meat baked by Liu Daibo's mother's hand.Ding Xiao was the first one who couldn't eat this big table of dishes and two bowls of rice.Look at the young man who eats elegantly and calmly (heavy fog), Miao Miao who eats with both hands, who eats leisurely until the sky is dark, and who eats gold with persistence.Ding Xiao really felt that he had failed too much.The fighting power is really too low!

But he doesn't want to do such a thing by force.That's a lot to eat.So he decided to cook a pot of Xiaoshi soup, which is actually hawthorn water...

After eating almost, Jane said with emotion: "Xiaoxiao, the food made by this kid is so delicious. It's really delicious that I couldn't even think of before."

Lie followed suit: "Yes. I didn't expect Tianhe Village to change so much this time."

Peng Jia proudly continued: "Most of this is also due to Xiaoxiao. This child always has a lot of whimsical ideas. Especially in this kind of land, every household has a cellar full of food this year. .Even if you don’t go hunting, you can still eat enough.”

Lie sighed: "Yes. This idea of ​​farming is really amazing. Before, we didn't know that these hard fruits and grass leaves could be so delicious. But brother, if we want to divide the land when we come back, will someone Do you disagree?"

Peng Jia smiled: "It's fine if I agree, and I still have to ask other people's opinions? When you left the village, didn't you bring nothing with you, and you were willing to leave the house and things to the village department? Could it be that you are back now? People who live in your yard and share your things will scoop them out? Adding people to import is the most festive thing in the tribe. There are gossipers in Tianhe Village, but we don’t have the guts to talk about it. To make irresponsible remarks, the land belongs to the tribe, not their own.”

Lie hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Although that's what I said. But this year, I came back as soon as the village got a share of land, isn't it..."

"It's nothing wrong. Don't worry about that. Isn't it an honor to have people who went to other tribes come back after the village is ready? Besides, if they want to farm the land well now, they have to stop. You know the land here For work, they have to ask Xiaoxiao and Joan if they have anything. Besides, there are too many people in our village, and when there are too many people, those who want to find trouble will have little ability. The instigator is eight people, let alone me, the two priests I sent it back with just a few words. Anyway, I have selected the place for you. In the beginning of spring, the house and the land can be reorganized together. You, take advantage of the fact that there are not many huntings to be done, and it is serious to get wood. Yo, tell Uncle , are you happy to live here in the future?"

Yu looked up from the bowl full of delicious food, and saw the village chief who was smiling and looking at him, showing a big smile: "Mmm! Very happy!"