"I forgot..."
After Han Cheng finally made the confused child bride understand what he was asking, he looked at Bai Xue with hope.
Then, under Han Cheng's extremely hopeful gaze, Sister Bai Xue was stunned for a moment and then said this weakly.
After hearing these words and looking at Bai Xuemei's confused and innocent expression, Han Cheng suddenly felt like losing his balance and wanted to fall down and sigh.
"It's written on the paper in the room!"
After a moment, Sister Bai Xue seemed very excited as she remembered something and spoke out loud.
After she said this, Han Cheng suddenly remembered that he had seen Bai Xue drawing something on a notebook in the room before, but he didn't expect that it was actually recording his aunt's time.
After saying this, Sister Bai Xue ran towards the house, wanting to get the notebook to Brother Cheng as soon as possible.
Before Han Cheng could utter a word, Bai Xuemei had already run into the house.
Han Cheng, with his mouth half open, looked at this scene and couldn't help but frowning.
I know you are in good health and I know you are a primitive man, but even if you are in good health, you can't be so excessive, right?
"Brother Cheng, give it to me!"
While he was stunned, Sister Bai Xue had already run out at the same speed, holding a stack of paper connected with needle and thread, and presented it to Han Cheng like a treasure.
Han Cheng sniffed, resisted the urge to knock this guy on the head twice more, reached out to take the simple notebook, opened it, and carefully read what was written on it.
February 20th.
It is now April 15th, and it has been almost two months since the last time I came here!
Han Cheng calculated the time and confirmed that it was correct. In his excitement, he closed the notebook, put his arms around Bai Xuemei, and said excitedly in her ear: "We are going to have a baby again! We are going to have a second child!"
Bai Xuemei, who was originally confused by Han Cheng's abnormal behavior today, was stunned again when she heard the news Han Cheng said.
After a long while, he placed his hand on his flat stomach with a look of surprise and uncertainty, and asked, "Really?"
"real!"
Han Cheng nodded.
After saying this, Han Cheng couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Second child, I am also going to have a second child now, how can I not be happy? !
"Walk more steadily next time, and don't run away like you do now!"
After being happy, Han Cheng spoke to Bai Xuemei and gave her some instructions, and Bai Xuemei nodded vigorously.
"Don't feed the silkworms, let them do it."
Han Cheng continued.
Sister Bai Xue was about to nod, but then she reacted and started shaking her head like a little rattle.
"Brother Cheng, the silkworms are about to start spinning silk..."
Sister Bai Xue hugged Han Cheng's arm and spoke, her face full of pleading.
Han Cheng understood what Bai Xuemei meant. The silkworms had shed their skin three times and were about to start spinning silk. This time of year was the most critical moment.
But it was precisely because of this that Han Cheng didn't want Bai Xuemei to interfere in the silkworm affairs anymore.
Because this is not only the most critical moment, but also the busiest moment.
At this time, the amount of food eaten by the silkworms is astonishingly large, and people need to keep feeding them mulberry leaves and cleaning the silkworm feces, even at night.
"Then you can't do much but just stand there and watch and tell them not to get up at night."
After thinking about it, Han Cheng relaxed the conditions.
You do need to be a little careful after you get pregnant, but you can't be too pampered.
Being too pampered will have the opposite effect.
Hearing Han Cheng say this, Bai Xuemei suddenly became happy...
After learning that Bai Xue was pregnant again, Han Cheng was in a particularly good mood. He carried the fish cage, took Fu Jiang and Little Pea, and walked towards the river.
He wanted to catch some fish and make some delicious food for Sister Bai Xue.
Putting some baits such as grasshoppers into the fish cages, Han Cheng placed several fish cages in the water. After tying the ropes to the tree sticks on the shore, he squatted here for a while, then got up and left.
They have to leave. With Little Pea, Tuan Tuan, and Fu around, the fish in the water don't dare to come to the fish cage.
After leaving the river bank, Han Cheng led the large and small teams back while thinking about food.
It seemed a little insufficient to only make one pickled fish in the evening, so Han Cheng wanted to come up with another one.
After walking forward for a while, I turned my head and saw a few apricot trees not far away.
Many green apricots the size of pigeon eggs are hidden among the apricot leaves.
Seeing these green apricots and recalling how Bai Xuejie chewed on them not long ago, Han Cheng couldn't help but drool again.
No wonder the married woman Cao would use the trick of quenching thirst by looking at a plum to fool people, this trick is really effective.
Han Cheng was complaining about Cao Gong in his mind when an idea suddenly flashed in his mind and an idea for a dish emerged.
Green apricot, bamboo shoot and pork soup?
This is a dark dish, but thinking of how Bai Xue likes to eat green apricots today, Han Cheng decided to make such a soup.
After all, compared with the dark dishes in some universities in later generations, such as fried tomatoes with mooncakes and fried grapes with corn, my green apricot, bamboo shoot and pork soup seems much more serious.
I just used the green apricots as vinegar. The chefs who cook those dark dishes in the universities of the future are the truly excellent ones. They can stir-fry all the most unexpected things together...
Han Cheng did it right away. He reached out and grabbed the branch of an apricot tree and started picking the green apricots on it.
These apricot trees and some other fruit trees were planted slowly after the tribe was built. The trees have not yet fully grown, so if you want to pick the fruits on them, you don't need to climb the trees. You can just stand on tiptoe and pull down some branches.
"Dad, Dad, eat, eat..."
Little Pea inherited the excellent eating genes of Han Cheng and Bai Xuemei. When she saw Han Cheng picking green apricots, she stood on tiptoe, raised her head, stretched out her hands, and drooled over the apricots.
"This is not tasty, it's too sour."
Han Cheng spoke to Wandou, and picked up a green apricot and put it to his mouth, pretending to take a bite. While chewing, he pretended to grimace in pain because of the sour taste.
Little Pea was stunned by his father's exaggerated acting. After a while, he stammered twice and continued to stretch out his hand: "Dad, I want to eat, I want to eat."
With a look of wanting to make trouble.
Han Cheng looked at the green apricot in his hand, then looked at Little Pea, who was drooling with greed and wanted to make trouble because he couldn't eat the green apricot. After thinking for a while, he reached out and wiped a green apricot on his clothes, then handed it to Little Pea.
This is what you wanted to eat, so you can't blame your father for cheating you.
Looking at the little pea who stretched out his hand and took the green apricot from his hand with excitement, Han Cheng muttered something silently in his heart, then narrowed his eyes, somewhat reluctant to watch what was going to happen next.
Little Pea was delighted when he got the green apricots and couldn't wait to put them in his mouth.
After bringing it to his mouth, he took a bite without any hesitation.
Han Cheng, who was squinting his eyes, saw it clearly. After taking a bite of the green apricot, Little Pea was dazed for a moment, as if he was motionless.
After a moment, the dazed Little Pea's eyes suddenly widened and then closed tightly. He shuddered and stomped his feet on the spot in pain.
While stomping his feet, his hands were waving constantly, and the whole person instantly started dancing mode.
Han Cheng, who knew the taste of the original green apricots well, shuddered when he saw Little Pea's appearance.
After jumping around for a while, Little Pea finally calmed down.
Looking down at the green apricot with a bite taken out of it in his hand, and then at the unscrupulous father squatting in front of him and swallowing his saliva, Little Pea's eyes were filled with tears.
This is not a feeling of grievance, but a feeling of being jealous of the father's full love.
Just when Han Cheng thought that the little guy would throw away the green apricots that made him so sour and start making trouble, Little Pea was surprisingly calm.
The guy blinked his tearful eyes, stood there for a while, and suddenly handed the green apricot he had taken a bite of to the panda Tuan Tuan who was standing beside him and looked very greedy.
Tuan Tuan is also a foodie, otherwise, with such strength, he would not have chosen to accept the temptation from Little Pea and others just for some food rather than leave the Green Bird tribe and return to the embrace of nature.
Tuan Tuan often took food from Little Pea's hand, so when Little Pea just put his hand in front of its face, this guy couldn't wait to open his mouth and eat the green apricot.
Then……
This guy's reaction was similar to that of Little Pea. After eating for a while with his mouth smacking, he suddenly froze in place as if he was under a spell.
After a while, Tuan Tuan, who had stopped barking easily as he grew older, suddenly howled and turned around and ran away.
After running a short distance, it lay down on the ground, rolling around on the ground, and using its two front paws to reach into its mouth.
The lucky general who had been sticking his head out to the side, wanting to get a piece of the pie, when he saw Tuantuan's look, all his hair stood up, and he used all four hooves to rush out from here.
He stopped more than ten meters away from here, stood there looking at Little Pea, then looked at Tuan Tuan who was rolling on the ground with his hands covering his mouth, and felt that it was not safe here yet, so he trotted all the way to the deer pen with his tail between his legs.
After arriving at the deer pen, a head popped out and looked over here from a distance. This was really scary...
Han Cheng, who was holding Qingxing in his clothes not far away and witnessed the whole process, opened his mouth wide.
Looking at Little Pea standing there with a grin on his face, who had not yet fully recovered from the soreness, and then looking at Tuantuan, who was holding his mouth with his front paws and rolling on the ground like a ball, Han Cheng felt a little dizzy.
This kid who is still wearing open-crotch pants is causing trouble like this now. What will happen to him when he grows up?
Han Cheng, who had no idea that this was a case of the upper beam being crooked and the lower beam being crooked, looked at his son and sighed like this...
Han Cheng returned to the tribe with a bag of green apricots and took a small basket and a bronze hoe to dig bamboo shoots.
Fishing with fish cages is no longer as efficient as before and requires waiting for a while longer.
This period of time is a good time to dig some bamboo shoots.
Tuan Tuan was fed a green apricot by Little Pea and rolled on the ground because of the sourness. He was angry and no longer went to Little Pea as he used to. Instead, he lay on a stone far away with his limbs spread out, looking like he had lost all his dreams.
However, when Tuan Tuan, who had lost his dream, saw Little Pea taking the bamboo shoots dug out by Han Cheng from afar, he suddenly became energetic again.
It twisted its chubby butt and headed towards where Han Cheng and Little Pea were.
After walking up to Little Pea, it stared at him with dark circles under its eyes. When Little Pea handed the bamboo shoots in his hand to it, this guy immediately hugged it, squatted on the ground, and started to chew it, eating it very sweetly.
By the time Han Cheng was carrying the peeled bamboo shoots and walking towards the tribe with Little Pea, Tuantuan had already eaten two bamboo shoots and had long forgotten about Little Pea feeding it green apricots.
After returning to the tribe, Han Cheng peeled the bamboo shoots one by one, sliced them with a copper knife, put them in a pottery jar, soaked them in water, and then went to the river to collect the fish cages...
Han Cheng untied the rope tied to the rocks on the shore, and then began to pull the rope towards the shore with his hands.
As the fish cage got closer to the shore, a vibration was transmitted along the rope; it was the fish inside the cage jumping.
Such moments are the most exciting.
Han Cheng carefully pulled the rope and pulled the fish cage to the shore, then lifted it with force and the fish cage came out of the water.
As the water in the fish cage flows into the river, through the gaps in the fish cage, you can see the fish jumping around inside.
"Fish! Fish!"
Little Pea on the side pointed at the lively fish and clapped his hands happily.
Although there are not as many fish in the creek as before, after seven or eight fish cages were put in, the harvest is still quite a lot.
The big fish were left behind, and the small fish and the fish that looked like they had fish eggs in their stomachs were put into a basin and thrown into a fish pond at the edge of the tribe, which already had quite a bit of water in it.
After doing all this, Han Cheng carried the fish cages and fish strung together, and led Little Pea and the panda Tuan Tuan who was coaxed by two bamboo shoots back to the tribe.
After returning, he took a copper knife and skillfully removed the scales, internal organs and gills of the fish.
Next it was Han Cheng’s turn to show off his knife skills.
The fish chosen to make sauerkraut fish is a fish with a black line on each side of its body. Han Cheng named it black stripe.
It looks very different from the black fish of later generations, but the meat quality is better than that of the black fish.
After all, in later generations, most of the fish we eat are raised in fish ponds. Occasionally, we go to the river branches to catch some wild fish, but they still smell like motor oil when we eat them, and are not as good as those raised in ponds.
After processing the black fish, Han Cheng told Little Pea not to move around. He then took the copper knife and went outside. He squatted in front of the grindstone, scooped water from the clay basin to wet the grindstone, then held the copper knife in both hands and began to sharpen the knife by moving it back and forth, pushing and pulling it.
Unlike kitchen knives made of steel, copper knives blunt very easily.
He will have to slice the black fish later, so he has to sharpen the copper knife.
After sharpening it for a while, Han Cheng gently tested the blade with his fingers. When he felt it was okay, he rinsed the copper knife thoroughly with clean water and turned back to the kitchen.
Slicing fish is definitely a technical job. Although Han Cheng is a foodie, and the kind who likes to make something to eat when he has nothing to do, he is not a graduate of a formal school after all. He has not gone to New Oriental to learn how to control an excavator in English or learn how to cook, so slicing fish is still a bit difficult for him.
If you are not careful, the fishbone may be broken easily, but it can be removed eventually.
Although there is an extra broken bone in the fish fillet, the quality is a little worse, the thickness is a little uneven, and the sizes are a little different... but if all these are removed, the fish fillet still looks very good.
Han Cheng sliced the fish for a long time before he stopped.
On the one hand, it was because Han Cheng’s knife skills were not up to par, and on the other hand, it was because there were so many slices of fish that they filled almost an entire ceramic basin.
There is no way. There are too many foodies in the tribe. Although these pickled fish are mainly made for Bai Xuemei who is pregnant with her second child, as soon as it is made, there will definitely be a group of unscrupulous foodies watching eagerly. The scene is really unbearable.
Can you imagine a group of strong men, some equally strong women and some children, secretly glancing at you while you are eating from time to time, and then swallowing their saliva?
After experiencing several such incidents, Han Chengdu always adheres to the principle of doing as much as possible when trying to find new ways to improve his life.
Although it is still impossible for everyone to eat it, it can still satisfy some people's cravings.
Han Cheng added some salt and fruit wine to the sliced fish, stirred it, and began to marinate it.
After doing all this, I thought about it and found three or four eggs. After cracking them, I separated the egg yolk and egg white. After pouring the egg white into the fish fillets, I stirred it and marinated it together with cooking wine.
Add egg white to the fish fillets, and they will become very tender when put into the pan later.
After processing the fish fillets, Han Cheng turned and went to the cave.
As soon as he walked into the cave, he felt a cool breeze blowing towards him. After his eyes adjusted to the light, Han Cheng went straight to a corner of the cave.
There are some sealed pottery jars here. These are the sauerkraut that Han Cheng pickled himself after harvesting the cabbages that had grown a lot larger in size in late autumn last year.
The cabbages that are still in the improvement period are washed, dried, and after they are wilted in the sun, they are densely placed in a ceramic jar. A layer of salt is sprinkled on top and the top is pressed tightly with a piece of granite weighing forty to fifty kilograms and sealed tightly. After two or three days, some water is added depending on the situation and the jar is slowly soaked. It will be cured in about a month and a half.
Of course, this is easier said than done. After Han Cheng pickled several jars of meat, he gradually mastered the pickling technique.
The taste is not as good as the extremely famous old-style pickled cabbage in later generations, but it is good enough for making pickled fish.
Han Cheng took out six heads of sauerkraut from the jar, drained them a little, sealed the jar, and turned to walk outside.
As soon as I walked out of the cave, I felt some warmth, and the coldness in my body was dispelled.
When the weather gets warmer, the temperature in the caves, which are not easily exposed to the sun, is much lower than outside, making them cooler and more suitable for storing pickled vegetables such as sauerkraut.
Use a copper knife to cut the sauerkraut into shreds and put it in a ceramic bowl for later use.
After preparing these, Han Cheng went to get some green onions. Just as he chopped the green onions and was about to make a fire, the witch came running over from somewhere, his steps as fast as when he was offering sacrifices to the gods.
Of course he ran fast, because the Son of God hadn't cooked for a long time. Today he was preparing fish and vegetables, and it was obvious that he was preparing a meal. As a senior foodie in the tribe, how could he miss such a good opportunity to light a fire?
Even when the fire is burning, you cannot eat the food in your mouth, but it is very nice to be able to smell the tempting aroma, and watching the Son of God cook food is also a pleasure.
This is a secret that Wu discovered after Huo Yi and Huo Er both passed away.
No wonder they were so excited to light the fire when they saw Shen Zi cooking food...
It was not until the witch lit the fire and heated the clay pot that Han Cheng put some white fat oil into it, sautéed the pepper beans in the hot oil, and poured the shredded sauerkraut into it and stir-fried it that Yuan, who seemed a little out of breath, came over.
Smelling the rich aroma wafting from the kitchen, and looking at Han Cheng who was flipping the dishes and Wu who was making the fire, Yuan finally showed a look of realization.
No wonder this guy who always pretends to be asleep at night runs so fast today.
The witch who was squatting there burning a fire felt the gaze from Yuan and was startled. He thought that this time it was all over. He had hidden himself very well, but when he was not paying attention, he was exposed in an instant.
Wu, who had been very interested, now had a bitter look on his face.
Han Cheng didn't find this scene funny, but instead felt a strong sense of empathy.
However, Wu should be more pitiful than Han Cheng, because Bai Xuemei is still young, while Yuan is already quite old.
After all, a man is as strong as a wolf at thirty and as strong as a tiger at forty, and as strong as a tiger at fifty, and Yuan is exactly at such an age.
Han Cheng suddenly became happy when he thought of this, and Bai Xue was now pregnant with her second child.
After that night of love, not only did Bai Xuemei gain happiness for the next ten months, but Han Cheng also felt very happy.
Han Cheng was happy in his heart, but when he went to see Wu again, he suddenly felt different. It was a kind of sympathy with joy.
The ceramic pot has a slow heat conduction process. After the sauerkraut was put in, the temperature dropped rapidly and the stir-frying quickly turned into a pan-fried dish.
This made Han Cheng wonder whether he should get a set of copper cooking utensils in the future.
After frying the sauerkraut for a while, looking at the color and smelling the sour aroma filling the kitchen, Han Cheng temporarily put aside the idea of making copper cookware and decided that it would be more important to prepare the sauerkraut fish first.
Pour the clean water from the two ceramic basins into the small ceramic jar, cover it with a lid and simmer for a while. When the water boils, pour the marinated fish fillets in and stir it twice with a wooden spoon. When the water boils again and simmers for about two more minutes, Han Cheng asked the witch to put out the fire.
I grabbed a handful of chopped green onions and threw them in. An even stronger sour aroma spread throughout the kitchen.
The white fish fillets, paired with dark brown pickled cabbage and chopped green onions, are so delicious that you don't even need to taste them; the appearance alone is enough to make you salivate.
"Gudong!"
"Gudong!"
Yuan forgot about how to settle the score with Wu in the evening, and Wu also forgot about being exposed. The two of them looked at the nearly full tank of pickled fish in a very ungraceful manner, swallowing their saliva wildly.
"Son of God, let me scoop it into the basin!"
Seeing Han Cheng holding a wooden spoon and trying to put the pickled fish into the large clay pot for rice beside him, Wu swallowed his saliva and said something very tactful.
Han Cheng handed the wooden spoon to Wu and went to deal with the meat slices himself.
Wu scooped rice into the clay pot one spoonful at a time. In the end, when there was only half a spoonful left in the pottery jar, Wu did not pour any more rice into the pot. Instead, he secretly glanced at Han Cheng who was carefully cutting meat slices with his head down. Then he quickly put the wooden spoon to his mouth and took a sip quietly. The wonderful taste entered his mouth, and Wu narrowed his eyes in comfort.
Yuan was originally hesitant to eat the food in advance. After all, this was no longer the time when she was in her original tribe. But she couldn't resist the temptation of food after all. When Wu Chi took the third bite, she finally couldn't help but lean over.
Han Cheng, who was cutting meat slices not far away, glanced over here secretly, and saw two people secretly "eating" and couldn't help but smile.
"Son of God, I still keep the fire going."
Han Cheng brought the meat slices over and took out the soaked bamboo shoots. Wu wiped the corner of his mouth and spoke as if nothing had happened. Without waiting for Han Cheng to speak, he squatted in front of the stove and started adding firewood.
Yuan had little experience with things like this, and she was not as thick-skinned as Wu, so she could not be as calm as Wu. When facing Han Cheng, she seemed particularly unnatural and nervous.
She wanted to sneak out of the kitchen, but she couldn't bear the smell of the food there. After hesitating for a while, she squatted beside Wu obediently, like an obedient little wife.
Han Cheng found the two people's expressions very funny. In order to avoid making the awkward atmosphere, he could only hold back his laughter and pretend that he knew nothing and continued to prepare some food.
Heat the oil, fry the peppercorns and chopped green onions, then add the meat slices, stir-fry, then add the bamboo shoots, finally add water and green apricot slices, and boil...
“It smells so good!”
Inside the courtyard, the second senior brother kept sniffing, and the others were similar to him, all attracted by the fragrance.
"It's Shenzi! Shenzi made food today!"
Someone took the opportunity to drink the boiled and cooled bamboo leaf water from the large vat outside the kitchen, looked into the kitchen quietly, then came over here and talked to the others excitedly.
After hearing the news, the others showed a look of realization and became even more excited, looking forward to the nightfall...
"What a bunch of gluttons!"
Han Cheng couldn't help but sighed again.
What should have been a dark dish has become the most popular meal at this time. Even Han Chengdu finds it unbelievable.
This meal is mainly prepared for pregnant women. How come you guys, a bunch of grown men, are still so unsatisfied after eating it?
Looking at his second senior brother and the others who were madly complaining in his heart, Han Dashenzi had automatically filtered out the situation when he was drinking the green apricot, bamboo shoots and pork soup just now.
"Brother Cheng, let's make this again tomorrow!"
This dark dish of Han Cheng was undoubtedly very much in line with the taste of Bai Xuemei, who was chewing green apricots non-stop. Now she was touching her belly and said to Han Cheng with hope on her face.
She had been pregnant with her second child for a short time, and her belly was flat, so it was not noticeable at all. But now it was bulging with food.
Han Cheng felt very comfortable when he saw the reactions of Bai Xuemei and the people in the tribe who had eaten the green apricot, bamboo shoot and pork soup.
For a cook, this is the most enjoyable thing besides not having to wash pots and dishes.
How about trying some dark cuisine yourself in the future? Come up with some new ideas?
It's not impossible to try fried mooncakes with tomatoes.
Thinking of this, Han Chengsui shook his head again. This is not an easy dish to make. First of all, you need tomatoes and moon cakes...
The sky darkened and night fell. Except for the person who was still on guard in the watchtower on the wall, everyone else had gone to bed.
Even though their night life was richer than that of most tribes of that era, before the emergence and popularization of magical things like electric lights that could turn night into day, the tribe as a whole could not get rid of the lifestyle of working from sunrise to sunset.
"Little Pea...son..."
The lights were off in the room, and Snow White's voice was heard calling out to Little Pea.
After the voice fell, the room fell into silence, and there was no response from Little Pea.
"Little Pea...Son"
After a pause, Bai Xuemei called out softly again. After doing this several times, Bai Xuemei got up and came to Han Cheng and said excitedly, "Brother Cheng, Little Pea has fallen asleep..."
"Well, just sleep if you want."
Han Cheng was startled, then pretended to be confused and spoke with a sleepy look.
Sister Bai Xue paused for a moment, then reminded: "Brother Cheng, Little Pea is asleep..."
A true warrior must have the courage to face the wind and rain. After hearing Bai Xuemei's reminder again, Han Cheng stopped pretending to be confused. He turned around, lying flat on his back instead of lying on his side, and then said seriously: "Not now, you are pregnant again. Come on, go to sleep obediently..."
Sister Bai Xue, who had just shown joy and was about to sit down, suddenly turned bitter.
Han Cheng in the darkness showed a refreshing smile.
Having such a legitimate reason for rejection that won't be described in unacceptable terms really makes me feel relieved!
While Han Dashenzi, who was in a good mood, fell asleep with a smile on his face, someone in the Tongshan residential area was unable to sleep...
(Four chapters in one, one chapter is a make-up chapter.
I was out for some reason these past two days, so I coded two chapters on my phone on the train, which always felt a bit weird...)
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