Searching for food through the beast world

Chapter 98

There are troubles in farming

The first rain of the year fell on the second day of April, and this day is the spring day of their Tianhe Village as usual.

Ding Xiao decided to live like Lichun.So after breakfast, he started to get busy, preparing to bake spring pancakes at noon.

For spring pancakes, the whole family has heard their name for a long time.Today is the solar term, and it happens to be the last two sauerkraut at home.So they still look forward to it.

I planned the planting area of ​​soybeans. Although the remaining two bags of soybeans could not be planted at one time, Ding Xiao was still not willing to soak the soybean sprouts.He thought, as an inexperienced grower like him, it is very likely that the sprouts will not germinate. At that time, there must be seeds to replant, right?So he also kept some of the other seeds for emergencies.

It doesn't matter if there are no bean sprouts, Ding Xiao's wooden leeks are fully mature again, and it is the best time to eat them.Although Ding Xiao still likes scrambled eggs with chives the most, this roll is tender, fragrant and flavorful in the spring pancakes, but it is a pity that it is not the season to eat eggs.Even the recovery of all things in spring is the time for wild beasts to estrus, especially for the first egg-laying season of the year for birds.But the orcs followed the rules of the forest. Even though it was the golden hunting season at this time, they would not pick up the eggs of birds and the cubs of wild beasts, or even hunt and kill female beasts in the nursing period.Only at the end of autumn, the orcs will pick up eggs, because the birds that emerge at that time basically cannot survive the winter.

Scrambled eggs with leeks are not good, so it is the same to fry shredded pork directly.Most importantly, he can also fry hot and sour white bean shreds.Of course, there are also sweet and sour purple melon strips, all of which can be rolled in the cake.It's a pity that these purple melons are also the last four.If you want to eat, you have to wait until this fall.

Looking at the last jar of pearl fruit flour, Ding Xiao sighed.The remaining pearl fruit and corn are reserved for planting, so the best staple food in my heart is the last jar.Although he doesn't plan to grow white beans, yams, and sweet potatoes this year, there are not many left.After spring comes, it is true that edible wild vegetables can be found all over the mountains and plains, but for Ding Xiao, it is still very sad.After all, the staple food that I have been used to for more than 20 years is gone.As a result, he also made up his mind that this year he would grow some pearl fruit, as the output of this product is quite considerable.Of course, the most important thing is to plant pearl fruit in your own yard so that it will not be divided.

Ding Xiao mixed a little vegetable salt and pepper noodles in the flour for making spring pancakes. This was his father's habit when making spring pancakes. As a son, he naturally learned ten percent of it.Although I don’t know if the vegetable salt and pearl fruit flour will be the same as ordinary salt and flour. After mixing, it will make the noodles stronger. Anyway, it will definitely make the cake have a bottom taste.

After kneading the dough and resting it for a while, he squeezed it into small doses one by one.

To be honest, it would be unrealistic for Ding Xiao to feed a family of four with only cakes. After all, there are not many left, so he didn't make that much.But in fact, there were about [-] pieces of medicine he picked up, which is really a lot of work.

Baked spring pancakes can be served one by one, or two together.Ding Xiao greased the two cakes and made them together.This can make the cake thinner, and it also saves trouble. You can bake two cake skins at a time, and tear them apart when eating.

In the past, even white beans and green vegetables could not be eaten in this season when the winter has passed but the earth has not yet fully recovered. In some years, people have to count and eat during the period from the end of January to the beginning of April. .Where can it be like this year, you can go hunting immediately, and there are still some grains hidden in the cellar at home.And the most rare thing is that you can eat green leeks.Although in the past, except for some people who used this leek as a spice on barbecue, they basically didn't eat it.

Today Ding Xiao ate the most fried shredded pork with leeks.To know this table, only this one is green.Since the green vegetables at home were eaten up at the end of last month, he has not seen green vegetables for many days. (The sauerkraut turns yellow when it accumulates)

After observing for a while, Ding Xiao was sure that Dad's favorite was hot and sour white bean shreds.In fact, white beans are also a staple food. If you think about it this way, it really feels like eating rice with steamed buns.Thinking of this, he suddenly laughed.

Kun put sauerkraut vermicelli on the cake, curious: "Xiaoxiao, what are you laughing at?"

Ding Xiao replied: "It's nothing. I'm just thinking that if the harvest in the field is good this year, we can open up to eat noodles and corn in winter." He casually said something else, but this was also one of the things on his mind. Not really a lie.The main reason is that he doesn't think it's funny that the three people next to him can understand what he's thinking.

Kun nodded: "Yes. It will definitely be planted well. I went to the field yesterday to have a look, and there are already some fish in the pond. There are still a few big ones."

"When you have time, let's transplant a few lotus flowers. It's beautiful and you can eat lotus root and lotus pods. It's raining today. If it's sunny tomorrow, let's go planting." Ding Xiao thinks that the soil is moist enough, so it should be Is it easier to survive and germinate?Sure enough, farming is a technical job!

Kun immediately nodded: "Okay. Leave the farming to some of us. You can just direct from the sidelines."

He doesn't have the slightest opinion on the job of "onlookers".Who let himself be a half-orc cub here.Besides, depending on the labor force of these big guys when digging the land, it is estimated that planting five or six acres of land can be done in four or five days at most.It would be more reliable to just cook something delicious to reward them.For these people, food is not much different from stimulants~!

The division of labor for the family of four on the second day was very clear.

Brother Kun led Feng, Muwa, Shizhong and Huihu to farm.He Adie and Ming, Heiyi, and Yiquan went hunting.Joan's father and Ding Xiao set up a stove on the ground to cook.As for Jing and Luxi, they have been in a period of no disturbance in the past few days, so from the beginning of digging, these people only occasionally come to play with Ding Xiao for a while.They understand that this kind of land is a big event.And after all the wild beasts returned to the forest, the school-age half-orc hunting "learning class" would begin as scheduled.Among them, only Cai didn't need to learn how to hunt.

Speaking of the fact that Cai didn't have to learn to hunt, Ding Xiao was very surprised when he heard it for the first time.At first he thought that Cai was about the same age as himself, but after asking, he found out that she had been an adult for three years.Don't look at the usual awkward walk and very feminine personality, but when it comes to hunting in the safe zone, it's okay to reach out.Regarding Ding Xiao's feeling that he looks like a cub, Cai is secretly very happy.You must know that no matter where you are, what era you are or who you are, you will never feel bad after being praised.But what Cai didn't know was that Ding Xiao actually judged his age based on his size (--).

Speaking of farming, this is something that needs to be carefully done.Ding Xiao has many seeds, and of course his land is not small.Among them, he plans to use two acres of land to grow pearl fruit, another one and a half acres to grow soybeans, and one mu to grow corn, and the rest is just some miscellaneous things.

In fact, the corn here is also a long-bearded stick, which is also a kind of tree.Having seen mature long-bearded stick trees, Ding Xiao made preparations for the interval when planning corn planting, otherwise the remaining corn kernels in his hand would not be enough to plant an acre of land.And he didn't know if the corn could grow into fruit in one year, anyway, it was just planted.Otherwise, it is called a test field.

Although the bag containing chili seeds is not big, there are quite a lot of chili seeds in it. After half an acre of land is planted, there is still half left, but Ding Xiao does not plan to scatter more, otherwise other things will not be able to grow.And there is still a place in the field for transplanting the seedlings dug out at the market.

The other ones that are most planted are black tooth fruit, soy sauce fruit and tea fruit.He planted only ten seeds of kenaf in the ground.Well, he admits that he is reluctant, but the main reason is that if dozens of kenaf trees are densely planted in his field, he feels that he will pass out when they bloom.Trypophobia is very difficult to cure.

The seeds of other various fruit trees were also buried, but they were only buried on the edge of the enclosure.He thinks that by doing this, not only will the fruit trees be his own in the future, but he can also use this circle of trees to distinguish the boundaries, and he can't always use sticks and grass vines.

After listening to Ding Xiao talk about what he plans to plant in this area, what kind of hand will he plant in that area.The five big tigers started working.Everyone is responsible for an area, and it feels like a competition.The tools in the hands of the five people are each a shovel cut out of wood, and a bag containing seeds is slung around their waists.Ding Xiao doesn't plan to get any plows, rakes, etc. They are all after the successful planting, and there will be a long way to go.

Sitting on the wooden pier, Ding Xiao peeled his last twelve carrots into the big clay pot, and muttered, "Abba, do you think the five of them are so interesting? How childish!"

Joan smiled and folded dead branches beside him: "All males are like this, and after spring comes, they have nowhere to use their energy."

Ding Xiao's expression changed.spring?Have strength but no place to use it?Could it be that these big tigers...have become spirits and humans, and still enjoy the "estrus" rules of wild animals?This is too unscientific!If you follow this thing, then what's the matter with Kun touching every now and then this winter?Could it be that when it comes to spring and autumn, these males will double... what?

Thinking of this, Xiaoxiao's face immediately turned dark.No, recently we have to hurry up and let them do heavy physical labor during the day, which consumes energy and is good for everyone.Well, it makes sense for me to think so. Not only can I "save" myself, but I can also relieve a group of friends from suffering!

While the males were hard at work, they had no idea that the cub Ding Xiao had conceived a plan to completely exploit their labor.But these are all things to talk about. Farming the land can at least give them a rest... for a day or two.

Yes, just looking at the one-hour labor, Ding Xiao felt that even if he couldn't finish it today, it would be almost done tomorrow.Really... amazing physical strength and speed!Should I go back and make a few small animal skin flowers for them to wear on their chests as rewards for "little labor experts"? (Oops)

I had carrot and beef soup for lunch.The main course is roast beef.The side dish is cold black shrimp grass.Ding Xiao also brought each of them a bamboo tube of hawthorn wine, which is sour and tastes like wine, relieves boredom and digests food.make a fist! (You are better than Zhou Papi.)

Sure enough, after finishing their lunch in a rambling manner, the five of them devoted themselves to planting, a great work that has the significance of pushing history forward.

But Joan's father went home alone after cleaning up the dishes, anyway, he was not far from home.The key point is that Fang Caikun and the others shook out some grass roots that hadn't been cleaned up before when they were planting. He found a pile, which should be the three pheasants, the two long-tailed rabbits and the curly hair. The sheep have been eating for two days.

Just as Joan left, Ding Xiao heard someone running towards him.The sound of running was quite loud, and it was not alone.Turning his head to look, it turned out that there were four of them, but Dong Yi was missing. "What are you doing? What are you running for?"

When the four of them came to Ding Xiao, Cai's eyes turned red all of a sudden.This startled Ding Xiao. "What's the matter? Why are you crying? Shu He is bothering you again?"

Cai originally wanted to say it by herself, but in the end she was angry, anxious and scared. She gasped as soon as she opened her mouth to say two words, and started fighting before she could get it right.Jing is an impatient person, so he can't say anything when he sees the color, so he immediately responded: "Who could it be if it's not Shu He! No, this time it's not only Shu He, but also her grandma! I really don't know if there is something wrong with their mother and daughter, Today, I went to propose to my whole family! You say you are angry or not!"

Ding smiled and was taken aback, but immediately followed him and frowned: "Didn't Yiquan go hunting? They went to Yiquan's house to tell Yiquan's father and mother, right? We are here to ask for a marriage, and we are not allowed to go hunting in person. Is it okay to promise?"

Du replied: "That's what I said. But the words of father and mother are also very important. Yiquan is very filial, and his father and mother have always known that Yiquan likes Shu He, and their family has a relationship with Shu He. The family has always been neighbors. Hey, anyway, they have long been willing to like Shuhe."

Luxi was also so angry that her cheeks bulged: "Let's put it this way, Shu He was originally one of the best females in the village. Before, everyone thought she was going to marry Kun. But now there is no hope. I am in a hurry to marry Kun. Yiquan, can Yiquan's father and mother not be happy? That's a female that can give birth to cubs! It's Shu He, whom the elders in the village like very much!"

Ding Xiao didn't continue this topic directly, but asked them: "Where's Dongyi?"

Jing replied: "Stay over there and stare at Xin'er."

There are even spies, which is really a complete set.In fact, he wasn't worried. Marriages here were all free and independent, and there were only a few special circumstances where they would be arranged, and a situation like Yiquan definitely had nothing to do with arranged marriages.The point is that he didn't believe that Yiquan was just talking about the lottery before.It seems that Shu and Jian Yiquan really chose Cai to stop chasing her, and she became mentally disabled when she was in a hurry.Otherwise, based on her previous requirements for choosing a mate, no matter what, it can't be all right.

"Cai, are you worried about Yiquan or will you choose Shuhe?" Ding Xiao asked.

Cai shook her head: "I'm afraid that Yiquan's father and mother will hate me."

Patting Cai on the shoulder, Ding Xiao told him calmly: "As long as you believe in everything, then this matter is not a problem. You are not marrying his father and mother. But we can't say these things Let’s do this, wait a minute.” After speaking, he rushed to the ground and shouted: “Kun! Come here quickly! Come here quickly!!”

Brother Kun was in place immediately upon hearing the sound, the fast one was not much worse than a beast. "What's the matter?" Although his mind was full of his own smile, he still caught sight of the colorful circles under his eyes.It seems that something really happened.

Ding laughed and said, "Don't mess with the land, go and get everything back. Just tell him that Shu and her mother went to his house to propose a marriage. Ask him what Cai will do!"

After hearing this, Kun's face, which never liked to reveal his expression in front of others, immediately frowned: "I'll go right away. I'll be back soon, you wait here." After speaking, he turned around and took a few steps, and in an instant it became He caught a big black-haired tiger and disappeared into the woods a few seconds later.

Xiaoxiao stared at the direction Kunli was going, feeling emotional in her heart.Tsk!My big tiger is handsome!Look at the coat color, how bright and beautiful it is!Look at how fast and explosive this action is!