Chapter 117
"Has it already taken shape?"
Lu Xiaobai nodded in surprise: "So fast? I want to see it."
The technology in this world is not as good as modern technology in all aspects. However, two such large stones were formed in less than two days without a cutter or grinder, just with a hammer, a drill and a pair of hands!
Lu Xiaobai couldn't help but admire them. No wonder people said that the ancients had great abilities and wisdom. He didn't want to admit it before, but now he sees that it is true.
Lu Xiaobai was very interested. He sniffed and smiled expectantly. He turned to He Qin and said, "I'll go take a look first..."
After saying that, he followed Ling Si into the shed.
As he walked, Ling Si said, "Actually, it's not that fast."
They were not stone carvers, so when they got it back yesterday, they didn't know how to do it. The four of them studied it together for half an hour before they started working.
Moreover, they had four people working on it, and it took more than a day to complete, which was considered slow.
Because the stone mill is simple to make, craftsmen who have been doing these carving and grinding for years can achieve the same speed and time as one person.
He Qin saw that Lu Xiaobai's attention was instantly attracted, and he followed him reluctantly.
Feiyun, on the other side, grabbed the goose's body in his claws and flew to the back mountain.
Seeing Feiyun taking the dead goose away, Lu Xiaobai's dissatisfaction surged again. He grabbed He Qin's hand and asked, "He Qin, Feiyun, why did it take the goose away? Is it going to throw it away?"
He Qin raised his eyes and looked at Feiyun, but before he could answer, Lingsi chased after him using Qinggong.
Soon, Ling Si brought the dead goose back. He said sheepishly, "It's still edible. I'll make soup for Master Xiaobai tonight. Besides, there should still be eggs in the goose's belly."
Although Feiyun killed the goose, he was not sick and his body was not dirty. Moreover, the goose had just died and its body temperature was still hot, so it was edible.
Moreover, in this era of food shortage, even if they didn't want to eat the geese, if they threw them on the mountain, other villagers would pick them up and eat them.
Although Lu Xiaobai was not very happy about Feiyun killing the goose, he really hadn't eaten some delicious meat for a long time, so he pouted and nodded: "Okay."
After Lu Xiaobai finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Xiao Huang in the corner in the distance. He was still hiding in his nest and dared not move, while Feiyun was standing beside him grooming his fur.
Unable to bear seeing Xiao Huang being bullied like this, Lu Xiaobai walked over angrily and carried Xiao Huang away.
Feiyun: ...
Xiao Huang has grown up. Although he still loves to poop, his body is very clean because he is raised in a free-range environment. Lu Xiaobai does not dislike him. He directly carries him to the shed and puts him on the ground, and watches Ling Si and the others grind the millstone together.
With Lu Xiaobai's support, Xiao Huang was no longer afraid. He squatted at Lu Xiaobai's feet and pecked at Lu Xiaobai's shoes from time to time.
Xiao Huang tried to please Lu Xiaobai obediently, but He Qin frowned and while Lu Xiaobai's attention was on the millstone, he secretly kicked Xiao Huang aside with his foot.
Xiao Huang stumbled after being kicked. When he turned around, he was completely stunned:??? Why did he get kicked?
Is it because it is not well behaved enough?
Seeing the goose staring at him, He Qin waved his hand with a sullen face, silently driving it away.
Xiao Huang felt very aggrieved. He cackled a few times, then turned around and rushed back to his nest.
Lu Xiaobai looked back curiously, and when he saw Xiao Huang running away, he thought it was going to play, so he ignored it and leaned on He Qin and said, "I'm so tired, hold me."
I worked too hard last night and have been standing for a while now. My waist is so sore and I can't wait to lie down and rest.
He Qin raised the corner of his mouth in satisfaction, and hugged the man into his arms while rubbing his waist and said: "The stone mill is nothing to see, and it's still hot here. Go back and rest."
Lu Xiaobai wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded tiredly: "Yeah."
Although he thought Lingyi and the others were very powerful, the sound of the hammer hitting the iron drill was boring and a bit harsh, and the hammer hitting the stone also produced a lot of dust, so he really wanted to go back.
Lu Xiaobai didn't want to walk, so he raised his hands and hugged He Qin's neck.
With just one movement, He Qin knew what he was thinking without saying a word. He bent down resignedly and carried the person back to the room.
Lu Xiaobai lay on the bed, fanning himself gently with a fan: "He Qin, when can we eat the corn?"
He Qin was sitting at the table in his room practicing calligraphy. When he heard Lu Xiaobai's words, he slowly said, "You can eat it in a few days. Don't worry."
He Qin is quite strict about his life. He practices sword every morning, occasionally practices calligraphy at noon, and drinks tea in the afternoon. He is very strict in managing his physical and mental health.
Although Lu Xiaobai couldn't understand what he wrote, in his eyes, He Qin's posture was extremely beautiful whether he was practicing calligraphy or sword.
He had slept all morning and was not sleepy even lying down, so he lay sideways with his chin propped up, fanning himself while watching He Qin write.
Speaking of corn, in Lu Xiaobai's eyes, the most famous way to eat it is popcorn.
However, he didn't know if there were any tools to make popcorn here, so he asked worriedly, "Can you make popcorn here?"
"Yes."
He Qin answered while practicing calligraphy: "It's just that it will take some time to make popcorn. We have to wait until the corn is fully ripe."
Lu Xiaobai had never been exposed to rural life, so he wasn't very clear about when corn could be made into popcorn. He nodded, not quite understanding, and asked, "Then how do we do it?"
How to do it?
That's easy.
He Qin curled his lips and said, "Just put it in the pan and stir-fry for a while."
Lu Xiaobai nodded subconsciously after hearing this, but was surprised after a few seconds.
Just fry it in a pan?
Is this true or false?
Is this how popcorn is made?
Lu Xiaobai asked in disbelief: "Then, do we need to add oil or sugar?"
He Qin shook his head: "No."
"No, that's impossible!"
Lu Xiaobai totally didn't believe it. How could popcorn be made just by frying it, and without adding sugar?
Although he didn't know the season for making popcorn, he had seen how to make popcorn on the Internet.
They all seem simple, but are actually complicated to operate, with alcohol lamps and cans, or putting sugar and oil in a pot to make popcorn, and children even imitate fire and burn themselves.
Later he realized that it was fake. No matter how you use an alcohol lamp or put sugar and oil in the pot and then add corn, you can't make fried flowers.
So, he always thought that only professional tools could make popcorn, such as that ancient cannonball-like thing, or other modern machines.
But He Qin actually said that he could make popcorn without adding anything, which somewhat subverted his imagination.
Lu Xiaobai was just surprised when Xiaobaicai suddenly spoke up: "Yes, it's possible. The corn here doesn't have any chemical fertilizers or pesticides. As long as the temperature is high enough, it can be fried directly into flowers. Besides, their corn wasn't hybridized before."
Lu Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, then asked in his mind: "What about now? The seeds you gave me should be hybrids, right? Can they bloom?"
[It's a hybrid, but in order to allow the seeds to survive, the main system has also been modified. Unlike the hybrid seeds of the modern world, except for the yield, everything else follows the original definition of this world.]
"oh."
Lu Xiaobai seemed to understand and nodded seriously, saying, "In other words, even if those seeds are the ones I bought from you, I can still make popcorn, right?"
Xiaobaicai: [……]
Help, what should I do if my host only knows how to eat?
Lu Xiaobai was delighted to see that the popcorn could be fried into flowers. He lay down happily and said, "Then I want to try the original flavor of popcorn."
Lu Xiaobai fell asleep while thinking, and had a dream. In the dream, he and He Qin lit a fire and fried a big pot of popcorn. He laughed so hard that he woke up. When he woke up, he found that it was already evening.
He sat up in a daze, raised his hand to wipe the saliva from the corner of his mouth, chuckled a few times, then got out of bed to find He Qin.
As soon as I went out, I saw Lingsi making a fire in the yard.
Lu Xiaobai had just woken up and was still a little dazed. He had completely forgotten Ling Si's promise to catch fish for him and that he was going to grill the fish. He asked curiously, "It's so hot, do you still want to roast the fire?"
Ling Si paused as he added more firewood, his smile almost froze, but he still shook his head and said, "It's not a fire, it's a fish."
Lu Xiaobai then remembered that he had mentioned grilled fish, and his eyes lit up immediately: "I remember now, grilled fish. I'll go prepare the seasoning."
He Qin was drinking tea in the kitchen. When he heard Lu Xiaobai get up, he hurried out to look for him. As soon as he left the house, he bumped into his arms.
Helplessly, he helped the man up and said, "Run slower."
Lu Xiaobai nodded excitedly and sat at the table with He Qin. In his mind, he bought a pound of chili seeds and Sichuan pepper seeds.
He was sure that Sichuan peppercorns had flavor, but he was not so sure about chili seeds.
Looking at the small white pepper seeds, Lu Xiaobai wanted to confirm whether it was spicy or not, but he didn't want to try it himself.
So he opened the bag, pinched a few chili seeds with his hands, turned to He Qin and said, "Here, let me give you a taste."
Nan He didn't have chili peppers, so He Qin had never seen this thing before. He didn't know what it was for a moment. He looked at Lu Xiaobai with some confusion and asked, "What is this?"
The smell doesn't seem very good either.
It also looks rather strange and doesn't look like something edible.
When Lu Xiaobai heard He Qin's question, he was subconsciously stunned.
He actually doesn’t eat it. Yes, did he discover something?
He bit his lip, then looked at him obediently and said in a deliberately sweet voice, "It's a seasoning. It's delicious. Try it. Bite it a few times."
Seeing Lu Xiaobai looking at him expectantly, although He Qin felt something was wrong, he still opened his mouth and put Lu Xiaobai's finger into his mouth.
After He Qin finished eating, Lu Xiaobai immediately stared at his mouth and asked, "What does it taste like?"
He Qin: ???
Didn’t he say it was delicious? He doesn’t even know what it tastes like, and you still tell him it’s delicious?
He Qin listened to Lu Xiaobai's words, crushed the chili seeds in his mouth and mixed them. The next second, he felt a little pain in his mouth. The burning sensation became stronger and stronger. Gradually, he began to feel unbearable and even wanted to drink big gulps of water.
He Qin: ...
Seeing that he didn't move, Lu Xiaobai asked anxiously: "How is it? Is it delicious? What does it taste like?"
He Qin endured the burning sensation and shook his head slowly: "No taste."
Lu Xiaobai didn't believe it. He looked at He Qin's calm expression, then lowered his head to look at the chili seeds in the bag and muttered, "That's impossible."
Chili seeds should be spicy, so just a little bit is fine. How can they have no taste?
Lu Xiaobai pouted, frowned, hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and nodded. He grabbed a few chili seeds, threw them into his mouth, and took a few hard bites...
After a while, Ling Si heard Lu Xiaobai suddenly scream outside: "Ahhhhhhhhh, it's so hot, He Qin, you lied to me again..."
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