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After eating half a pot of the fairy egg stew, the salted peanuts in the pot can be fished out. Du Heng peeled one and tasted it. The outer layer of the peanut had flavor, but the flavor inside was not very strong. But everyone can eat it first.
Du Heng took out a large wooden basin and put the peanuts out. He scooped a large bowl of peanuts into the table and said, "You can eat salted peanuts hot or cold. Eat them first and soak the rest. The taste will be more intense."
Xuan Yu helped put the tender peanuts that Xiao Xiao had peeled on the platform to dry: "I'll find you some more tender peanuts later." Du Heng smiled and said: "No, no, when I plant peanuts in the future, I'll have both old and tender ones."
Salted peanuts can only be used as a snack. For those who love to drink, this is a very good dish to go with wine. Jing Nan and the others took out the green plum wine and cooked it. Du Heng saw this and cut some braised meat cold dishes for them.
Xiaoxiao carefully peeled a small bowl of peanuts. When Du Heng thought he was going to peel them and swallow them in one gulp, Xiaoxiao considerately pushed his bowl in front of Du Heng: "Chirp~"
These are the peanuts peeled for Du Heng! Du Heng was so touched that he didn't care about the eel soup stuck in Xiao Xiao's bowl. Just like encouraging a kitten, Du Heng hugged Xiao Xiao and said, "Thank you, Xiao Xiao~" and then ate the peanuts that Xiao Xiao peeled one by one.
Jing Nan and Feng Gui exchanged glances, and as soon as Du Heng finished eating the peanuts, two bowls of peeled peanuts appeared in front of him.
Du Heng: ...
Jing Nan smiled and said, "I know you like peanuts, so I'll give them all to you." Feng Gui nodded, "Yes, eat more."
Du Heng's face was covered in blood.
When the rice was cooked, the spicy smell of the pot wafted out. When the steamer was taken out and the lid was opened, everyone exclaimed. The meat slices in the steamer were bright red, and the rice noodles wrapped around the meat slices covered the meat slices. The rice noodles were soaked in the fat in the meat slices, and the spicy and fresh smell rushed into the nostrils.
Feng Gui was the first to pick up his chopsticks. When he took a bite of the steamed pork with rice flour, the first thing he felt was the grains of rice flour. The rice flour had been fried during the making process. The texture was not as soft as rice, but with the meat slices inside, it tasted oily and moist.
The meat slices are very tender, but not mushy. Du Heng uses pork belly, which looks greasy but tastes not greasy at all. Instead, it is full of fragrance. This fragrance comes from the rice noodles outside the meat slices, the lotus leaves in the steamer, and the pumpkin at the bottom.
Feng Gui actually put down the green plum wine and went to serve the meal! Jing Nan was stunned: "Hey? You don't want to drink anymore?"
Feng Gui scooped up some rice and said, "This goes really well with rice."
Jing Nan casually said, "Bring me a bowl of rice." There are only a few people in this world who can command Feng Gui to do things.
Du Heng looked at the table and asked, "Is it... a little too few dishes?" There was only one dish of steamed pork with rice flour and a stewed egg with uncooked clams. The salted peanuts could only be considered snacks, not dishes. The cold cuts were also dishes to accompany the wine, so they didn't count.
Du Heng thought for a while: "Should I have the crab pot or add some soup?" If that doesn't work, stir-frying it until it's green is also good.
In the end, everyone waved their hands and said, "Don't bother, it's good enough to just finish these dishes."
Before Du Heng came to Dongji Mountain, these demon cultivators lived on spiritual energy, and at most they would eat wild game when they were hungry, not three meals a day like now? They were all contented people, and the days now were like the days of gods to them.
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Du Heng stayed in Dongji Mountain for two months. When he came to Dongji Mountain, the trees in the mountain were as colorful as paintings. When he was about to leave on the day of the autumnal equinox, the forest in front of Yunzheng Cave Mansion was already bare. Only the forest at the foot of the mountain could still see colorful leaves. The weather was good these days, but there was a thick fog in the forest every day, and sometimes there was frost.
Du Heng worked hard for two months. When he left, his refrigerator and storage bags were full, and Yun Zheng and Chong Hua's custom-made refrigerators were also full. Du Heng left them a lot of food, enough to last until the beginning of next spring.
The forests to the west of Dongji Mountain were endless. The breams had returned to the village early, so everyone could only walk to the foot of Huofeng Mountain as agreed with the contact person. According to Zhou Xiyue and the others' speculation, it would take more than ten days to reach the destination. If they set out on the Autumnal Equinox, they would arrive before the Cold Dew season.
Du Heng got up early in the morning, packed up his things and looked around the room he had lived in for two months. The barrier in the room had not been removed yet, and the bunch of wild chrysanthemums that Du Heng placed on the window were still bright and beautiful.
Xuan Yu's voice was somewhat guilty: "Once things are done, let's come to Dongji Mountain and live there for a while, okay?"
Du Heng turned around and smiled: "Yeah!"
Du Heng is a person who likes stability. He doesn't really like traveling. He thinks that wherever he stays is heaven, no matter how shabby or run-down it is. However, he also knows that they have more important things to do and can't delay any longer.
If they set out now, they could blend in with the cultivators who were gathering herbs in Dongji Mountain and get into the world of human cultivators. This time, there were even fewer people leaving with them, and only five people from the village were on the journey.
Standing at the foot of the west mountain of Yunzheng Cave Mansion, Feng Gui waved to the generals and said, "Go back, don't see us off."
Yun Zheng, Chonghua and the others responded, but their feet still involuntarily followed Feng Gui and the others forward.
Xuan Yu looked at Zhou Lianhua and the others: "I'll leave it to you two." Zhou Lianhua's eyes were slightly red, and Zhou Xiyue blew her nose loudly: "Don't worry, Long Jun."
Jing Nan looked at Lao Dao with his hands in his pockets. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Take good care of Du Heng's cats and chickens, or one of them will come back to trouble you."
The kitten found a friend in Dongji Mountain. Du Heng saw a round-headed little fellow in the forest looking at his kitten several times. The kitten had a lot of fun playing in the mountains and often stayed out all night these days.
This time when we went to the world of human cultivators, we didn't know what we would encounter along the way, and we were too busy to take care of it. Du Heng thought that the kitten should stay here, where it had freedom, prey, and companions. It would be more suitable for it than to follow them on a long journey.
Similarly, Du Heng also wanted to keep Xiao Wonton and Nianniansuisui. With Lao Dao here, they would be well taken care of.
As for Du Heng's thirteen goslings, they had already left.
On the day of frost, the goslings all spread their wings and flew into the sky. That evening, they did not come back.
Du Heng knew that they had flown to a warmer place to spend the winter, but it was a pity that he didn't know what the geese meant before they flew away. He always regretted that he would give them a bowl of spiritual rice at the end. He didn't know if they would meet again in this life.
After the goslings flew away, Jing Nan, who always reminded him to remember to shear the goslings' feathers, said nothing.
Hearing Jing Nan's words to Lao Dao, Du Heng quickly dissuaded him, "Lao Dao, don't listen to Jing Nan. It's okay. Just do your best."
Nianniansuisui has the blood of spirit beasts, so they are easy to take care of. Du Heng prepared several years of food for them, which is enough for them to eat for a while. They will also go to the forest to find food, and as long as they don't encounter large monsters, their lives will not be in danger.
Little Wonton can also stay well with Lao Dao. Maybe when they meet next time, little Wonton will become a hunting dog as powerful as his father.
Du Heng looked behind Lao Dao, but he didn't see Xiao Wonton. Usually at this time, Xiao Wonton would go hunting in the woods, and several times he would come back with prey.
There is a small stone bridge at the foot of the mountain. After crossing the stone bridge and walking along the path to the south into the woods, you can turn onto the notorious Taowu Road. Feng Gui and the others stood on the bridge, Xuan Yu held up an umbrella, and Feng Gui's body suddenly flashed and turned into a beautiful woman with black hair and black pupils.
Feng Gui waved his hand and said to the generals, "Go back, don't see us off."
The Zhou brothers blew their noses even louder. Chonghua said with a choked voice: "Take care!" Yun Zheng, Lao Dao and the others saluted respectfully.
When Du Heng and the others crossed the small bridge and turned onto the small road, they could still see the figures of the five of them.
Xuan Yu held Du Heng's hand: "We will come back." Du Heng nodded: "Yes."
Xuan Yu carried a basket on his back, and Xiao Xiao squatted in the basket. Xiao Xiao was not in a very good mood. No matter what, parting is sad.
The path was covered with leaves, which made a rustling sound when stepped on. The surrounding woods were filled with fog, and the shadows of the trees were dark in the fog. Before I even reached Taowu Road, I felt that both sides were gloomy.
If Du Heng walked this road alone, he would be scared to death at the slightest sign of trouble. However, he had so many relatives around him, and except for him and Xiaoxiao, they were all masters. Du Heng's palms were warm, and he felt that he had enough courage to walk on Taowu Road.
Feng Gui and Jing Nan were walking in front with their hands in their pockets. It was more like taking a walk than hurrying. Jing Nan was still explaining to Du Heng with a smile: "The Taowu Road and Qiongqi Road are two parallel paths that can cross Dongji Mountain. They are the shortest. Although there are some risks, they are the safest compared to wandering around in the woods."
Feng Gui said: "Only demon cultivators would call these two roads like this, human cultivators don't call them like this."
Du Heng asked curiously, "What is that person's name?"
Feng Gui said: "Most cultivators don't dare to go deep into the mountains. They only know the Taowu Road and a section of the road on the edge of the Qiongqi Road. If you get lost in the mountains, as long as you find these two roads, you can get out of Dongji Mountain. They call them: Shengmen Road. The end of Taowu Road is called Dashengmen, and the end of Qiongqi Road is called Xiaoshengmen."
Du Heng asked: "If we want to walk through Dongji Mountain, are these the only two roads we can take?"
Feng Gui nodded: "Yes, there are only these two roads. We came at a good time. The scenery on both sides of Taowu Road is nice during this period."
Du Heng had cold sweat on his forehead. He glanced at the eerie woods on the side of the road and said, "Is the scenery... nice?"
No, that was not what he was concerned about. When he came to Dongji Mountain last year, he knew nothing about this place, let alone the way to survive. He only knew to randomly set up a simple cave at the foot of the mountain.
If he hadn't met Xiaoxiao and Xuanyu that night, he would have become food for the monsters in the mountains.
In addition to being grateful, he had something to say: "Xiaoxiao, let me ask you a question."
Xiaoxiao poked her head out from the backpack: "Chirp?"
Du Heng said, "At that time, I was lost in the mountains and didn't know about the Dasheng Gate and Xiaosheng Gate. When you met me, was I near the two roads?"
Xiaoxiao shook her head: "Chirp." Not here.
That's a problem. Du Heng asked doubtfully, "Then how did you find me? Did you also get lost in the mountains?"
After a long chatter, Du Heng didn't understand a word. Xuan Yu explained, "He didn't get lost in the mountains. He had already reached the edge of Qiongqi Road when I caught him. During the stalemate, he said he smelled a nice scent, so he followed the scent to find you."
Xuan Yu said: "You were very close to Xiaoshengmen at that time, but you didn't know how to set up your cave in the mountains, which attracted monsters. That's why Xiaoxiao was able to find you."
Du Heng was sweating profusely, and he could only thank God for not killing him. Last year, he wanted to cross Dongji Mountain with his crappy cultivation level, and he was really lucky not to die.
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After walking for two incense sticks in the forest, the view suddenly opened up. I saw a ten-foot-wide road in front of me. It was called a road, but there were patches of grass growing on the east and west of the road. On both sides of the road were tall trees two feet high, with green leaves and strings of golden flower spikes on the treetops.
Dongji Mountain is full of trees, and suddenly a wide road appears in front of you, which is really eye-catching. This road winds its way into the distance, crossing the highest mountains in the east and disappearing among the mountains in the west.
Du Heng's eyes were filled with shock. He finally understood what Feng Gui meant by the beautiful scenery. A few golden flowers fell from his head. Du Heng raised his hand to catch the flowers. The golden flowers had eight petals with red stamens in the middle.
A faint floral scent filled his nose, and Du Heng immediately fell in love with the tree. He looked up at the tall tree and asked, "What kind of tree is this?"
Jing Nan said: "The phoenix tree blooms between the White Dew and the Cold Dew every year, and its leaves will not fall even in the ice and snow. People who get lost in the mountains will follow the guidance of the phoenix tree to find the Taowu Road and the Qiongqi Road."
Du Heng sniffed the fragrance of the flowers in his hand and said, "I don't know which great man built this road. It's amazing. He saved so many people."
As soon as the voice fell, Xuan Yu and the others looked at Du Heng with complicated eyes. Du Heng looked innocent: "Did I say something wrong?" Xuan Yu smiled and said: "No, he is indeed a great man."
Feng Gui said, "Go west along this road and you will reach the world of human cultivation." He put his hands behind his back and said, "Let's see if there are any spirit beasts in the forest. Find one to pull the cart. Otherwise, it will be too tiring to walk there."
Jing Nan smiled: "You're complaining of being tired before we even start walking?" Feng Gui squinted at Jing Nan and said: "I'm afraid you'll be tired. If you complain of being tired later, I won't carry you."
Xuan Yu held the umbrella in one hand and Du Heng in the other: "Let's go." Du Heng looked at Xuan Yu: "Xiao Yu, do you want to keep holding the umbrella like this?"
Xuan Yu said: "It's better to hold it up. It's better for the spirit beasts in the mountain. If you think it's a hindrance, I will seal my cultivation when we are out of the range of Dongji Mountain. That way, you don't have to hold the umbrella and flaunt it in the streets."
Du Heng felt sorry for Xuan Yu: "Wouldn't it be very hard to seal your cultivation?"
Xuan Yu said: "It's not bad, it's not hard, but I'm not as sensitive to danger anymore."
Feng Gui said, "Just seal it. Once you take out this umbrella, you'll be exposing yourself. With Jing Nan and I here, you don't have to worry." Xuan Yu said calmly, "We'll seal it together later."
Just as Du Heng and the others were walking forward, they heard a dog barking behind them. It was Xiao Wonton's voice!
Du Heng turned around suddenly and saw Wonton running towards him. Behind Wonton were Niannian Suisui and the kitten. Seeing the four little animals running towards him, Du Heng was surprised and delighted: "Wonton! Niannian Suisui! Kitten!"
Wonton came forward and started chirping around Du Heng, while Nianniansuisui flapped its wings and flew into the backpack, rubbing against Xiaoxiao intimately. As for the kitten, it ran over, hugged Du Heng's leg and took a bite.
The kittens were blaming Du Heng for leaving without saying goodbye. The pain on their legs reminded Du Heng that they were also family members, and since Du Heng had adopted them, he should not think of abandoning them casually.
Du Heng squatted down and touched the wonton and the kitten with its hair standing on end. He felt sad. Cats and dogs do not mind a poor home, they do not know the hardship ahead, as long as there is a master, they want to follow.
Du Heng's eyes were slightly red: "Xuan Yu, please leave them here. I will take care of them from now on, and I will try my best not to let them cause trouble to everyone."
Feng Gui and the others agreed and said, "Well, stay!"
Du Henghu touched the chubby kitten: "Then... can I give you a name? I thought you would leave us, but I didn't expect you would still be willing to stay." The kitten rubbed Du Heng's palm. It had changed into fur for the winter, which felt smooth and slippery.
Du Heng looked at Xuan Yu: "Xuan Yu, what do you think we should name the kitten?"
Xuan Yu said: "Come and take it, it will recognize you."
Du Heng looked at the kitten's fur color and said, "If the dog is called wonton, the cat should be called ciba."
Everyone was confused: "Why is it ciba?" Isn't it the same kind of snack as wonton? For example, steamed buns, dumplings, cakes, etc., why is it ciba?
Du Heng touched the kitten's head and said, "Because my kitten's fur looks like glutinous rice cake with black sesame seeds sprinkled on it! So I call it glutinous rice cake. What do you think, kitten?"
The kitten nudged Du Heng, which was considered as a tacit agreement. Du Heng picked it up and petted it: "From now on, wherever I go, I will bring my wontons and glutinous rice cakes with me."
After saying this, Du Heng always felt that there were two resentful eyes staring at him. Following the direction of the gaze, he saw Nian Nian Sui Sui in the backpack.
Du Heng quickly changed his words. He put down the glutinous rice cake and stroked each of the Nianniansuisui one by one: "Of course, there is also our Nianniansuisui! We are a big family and we will never be separated no matter where we go!"
Jing Nan put his hands in his pockets and smiled. Feng Gui turned his head away with a smile on his face: "How silly."
The five people and the four little animals set off on their journey. However, after walking for another two sticks of incense, Jing Nan turned his head and looked at Feng Gui: "I'm tired."
Feng Gui chuckled: "Who disliked me just now?" Jing Nan stiffened his neck: "I don't care, I'm tired. Carry me."
Feng Gui swung his sleeves and left: "I'll carry your grandfather on my back."
Jing Nan squatted on the ground and said slowly, "I won't leave unless you carry me."
Du Heng asked Xuan Yu weakly: "What's going on?" Xuan Yu responded: "Jing Nan is lazy, ignore him."
Feng Gui walked forward a few feet before stopping. He scratched his hair angrily, "Ahhhh, I'm really fed up with you, Old Nan! It's okay to be so heavy!"
Feng Gui turned back angrily and bent over with his back to Jing Nan: "Come up." Jing Nan jumped up and threw himself on Feng Gui's back: "Xi Xi is the best!"
Du Heng asked again: "Is Xixi Feng Gui's nickname?" Xuan Yu smiled and nodded: "Yes, Feng Gui's nickname is Xixi, and Jing Nan's nickname is Nan Nan."
Seeing Feng Gui full of complaints but helplessly carrying her on his back, Du Heng almost got a stitch in his side with laughter. After carrying a cup of tea, Feng Gui threw Jing Nan to the ground and said, "Get lost! I won't carry you anymore!"
Jing Nan lay on the ground and said, "I need a car. I don't want to leave."
Feng Gui took out a storage bag from his sleeve. A flash of light flashed in the bag, and a brown car frame appeared on the road: "I'm afraid of you."
Jing Nan quickly got up from the ground, climbed onto the frame and lifted the curtain with a smile: "Well, when was this custom-made car? It's so grand."
Feng Gui called Du Heng and the others upstairs: "Come up, everyone. I was thinking of taking a walk. Old Nan is really annoying."
Du Heng brought his cats and dogs into the car, and he was shocked when he opened the curtain. He actually saw a cave in the car frame! This cave was a smaller version of Feng Gui's palace, and there were several puppets standing on both sides as soon as you entered the door.
However, this is different from a real cave. In the pavilion in the courtyard, you can see the situation outside the frame. Du Heng walked into the pavilion and looked around. He actually saw that the scenery on both sides of the road was slowly receding.
The frame actually moved on its own!
Xuan Yu said: "There is a very powerful formation inside Feng Gui's frame. It takes a lot of spiritual energy to drive the frame." Feng Gui put his hands in his pockets: "It's not bad. It only costs 100,000 spiritual stones to travel a hundred miles. It's still very cost-effective."
Du Heng's face was covered with blood. One hundred thousand spirit stones, a mountain of spirit stones!
Jing Nan slumped down on the brocade steps in the pavilion like a boneless person. He said happily, "It's okay. Rub my waist quickly. You threw me down just now."
Feng Gui picked up a chicken from the side and smashed it on Jing Nan's face: "Get lost!"
Sui Sui, who hit Jing Nan in the face, was confused: "Jiji?" Jing Nan, who had touched a chicken on his hand, sat up: "You hit me with a chicken?" It seemed that the two good brothers were about to fight.
Xuan Yu calmly led Du Heng into the pavilion: "Let's go and choose a room."
Feng Gui's palace was so luxurious that you could see a priceless bed in any room. The furnishings and decorations in the house were all luxurious. The 100,000 spirit stones he mentioned just now were really a drop in the bucket compared to the furnishings in the room.
The room was too luxurious. Du Heng felt a lot of pressure. He felt uneasy: "Xuan Yu, I don't think I can sleep in a room like this."
Xuan Yu said with understanding: "If you really don't like it, we can drive during the day and rest in the yard at night. What do you think?"
Du Heng thought it was good. He just nodded and felt his body thrown out by a huge force. His body fell down suddenly. When he came to his senses, he and Xuan Yu were sitting in the narrow carriage. Wontons and glutinous rice cakes were scattered all over the floor of the carriage. Xiaoxiao was even thrown out of the car!
Looking at Jing Nan and Feng Gui who were still struggling, Du Heng didn't understand the situation. He asked Xuan Yu stupidly, "What happened?"
Xuan Yu jumped off the frame and checked it out: "Jing Nan and Feng Gui broke the formation."
Jing Nan immediately let go of Feng Gui. Feng Gui was tidying up her clothes. He said angrily, "I knew that the things from Wan Workshop were unreliable. They always use these defective products to trick me!"
Xuan Yu said coldly: "How many spiritual weapons in the world can withstand the fight between you and Jing Nan? Don't forget, it was you two who destroyed the barrier in the village last time."
As soon as he finished speaking, Du Heng thought of what happened last winter when he was drunk. The village's barrier was broken overnight, and the village was covered with snow. Half of the spiritual plants on the ground were frozen to death. Could it be that Jing Nan and Feng Gui had done this? Du Heng suddenly felt itchy.
Xuan Yu picked up Xiao Xiao from the ground, dusted her off, and handed her to Du Heng: "Although we can't use the room inside, the main frame of the car is not damaged, so we can still move forward."
Xiaoxiao woke up dizzy and smacked his lips: "Chirp?" He felt his body being flung away by something and when he woke up he was already in Du Heng's arms.
Du Heng rubbed Xiaoxiao's head: "It's okay, it's just that the room we chose just now is not available. We will find a new place tonight. What do you think?" Xiaoxiao was very satisfied: "Chi~"
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At noon, Feng Gui and Jing Nan leaned against the frame with no hope in life: "Xiao Yu, can you fix the formation?" Xuan Yu said calmly: "I can't fix it."
Jing Nan was very depressed: "It's so narrow and crowded, I can't even lie down." Xuan Yu pointed to the ground under the frame: "You can lie on the ground."
Feng Gui gritted his teeth and said, "Wan Workshop is cutting corners. Sooner or later, I will close this shady shop." Jing Nan responded, "That's right!"
Du Heng felt that the space was very spacious. He, Xuan Yu, and Xiao Xiao who were sitting on one side all felt that the space was very large. He didn't know why Feng Gui and the others had such a big objection, but he felt that such a large space was good. The frame of the car swayed on the road, and the people inside the car swayed with the swaying of the car body, which was quite interesting.
Du Heng comforted them: "Okay, we are on our way, stop complaining, it's better than walking by yourself, right? I'll make you something delicious later!"
Feng Guisheng was desperate: "What's delicious?" Jing Nan responded: "I don't want spicy food."
Du Heng thought for a while and said: "How about...you guys go outside and fight first?" If they continue to make trouble, Du Heng will be ready to cook two hard potatoes to deal with them!
Du Heng didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that after leaving Yunzheng Cave, Feng Gui and Jing Nan were particularly relaxed and more outgoing. They were well behaved in the village before, but now they were joking and laughing, looking like they were on a trip.
It’s time for Du Heng to make a difficult decision every day. Every morning, noon and evening, he faces three major problems - what to eat?
As the chef, Du Heng is responsible for the family's meals. Du Heng has a headache, and I believe every cook will encounter the same problem as him. There are many dishes in the refrigerator, but after looking at them, he doesn't want to eat this or that.
Jing Nan muttered: "Didn't you say you would make roast pigeon for me? You lied to me, you lied to me from spring to summer, and from summer to winter..."
Feng Gui looked at Du Heng and said, "What happened to the spicy and delicious food you promised me? It turns out that you only have Xiaoyu and Laonan in your heart, not me at all."
Du Heng hugged Xiaoxiao and felt his head hurt even more. If these two had the self-awareness of Xuanyu and Xiaoxiao, they would eat whatever he cooked. They didn't help and were picky about food. They really should be made to eat porridge for half a month.
Xuan Yu said to Du Heng, "When traveling, it's different than usual. You don't need to make complicated dishes. The simpler the better."
Du Heng asked everyone tentatively: "What about... noodles?" Jing Nan and Feng Gui looked up at the sky and the ground respectively, and it seemed that they didn't want to eat noodles.
Du Heng decided: "Well, let's eat noodles."
The carriage stopped on the side of the road, and Du Heng placed the stove next to the Luan tree. He asked Xuan Yu to help him set up a barrier to block the Luan flowers from falling from above. Although Luan flowers are beautiful, Du Heng is not sure if they are poisonous. It would be bad if they fell into the noodle soup.
The noodles we are going to make today are small noodles, the kind that even someone like Du Heng who can't eat spicy food can eat two large bowls of. To make small noodles, the most indispensable thing is chili oil. The chili oil Du Heng made before was dug up by Feng Gui during this period of time and there is very little left.
Seeing Du Heng holding the can of chili oil with a confused look on his face, Feng Gui sneered beside him: "This chili oil tastes good, I like it, can you make some more?"
What else could he do? Du Heng could only honestly make chili oil. He took out three kinds of chili peppers from his storage bag, including the pointed chili pepper, the long sea pepper, and the round one that looked like a small lantern. Among these peppers, the chili pepper was the hottest, the sea pepper was the most fragrant, and the small lantern pepper was the most ruddy.
The peppers were all dry. Du Heng carefully cut the stems of the peppers and shook out the pepper seeds inside and put them in the big bowl next to him. The white pepper seeds were round and fell on the plate, delicate and evenly distributed, looking very nice.
Du Heng cut the pepper skin into small pieces the size of a fingernail and placed them in the colander beside him. Watching Du Heng carefully cutting the pepper, Jing Nan asked curiously, "Are you going to pound the pepper into powder?"
Du Heng nodded: "Yes." Jing Nan was puzzled: "Then why not just stir-fry it and pound it into pieces?"
Du Heng explained: "It's better to fry the chili seeds and skin separately, otherwise the skin will be mushy and the seeds will not be cooked. The chili oil is fragrant because of the chili seeds. But... you don't eat chili, why are you asking this?"
Jing Nan touched his nose: "I'm just asking."
After the pan was heated, Du Heng also prepared his chili peppers. He put two handfuls of raw white sesame seeds in the chili pepper seeds and poured them into the pan to fry. When the chili pepper seeds and white sesame seeds turned slightly yellow, he took out the chili pepper seeds.
Xuan Yu had already taken out the copper mortar and pestle and was waiting beside him. Du Heng poured the chili seeds into the copper mortar: "Thank you, Xiaoyu~" Xuan Yu fiddled with the copper pestle: "It's my duty."
Looking at the two people cooking so closely together, Feng Gui and Jing Nan looked at each other, and they walked into the woods by the roadside.
Chili skin is a delicate thing. If the fire is too high, it will burn. If the fire is too low, it is uncertain when it will be cooked. Therefore, when frying chili skin, the fire in the pot needs to be burned intermittently. If the temperature in the pot feels too high, the fire in the pot should be turned off. In this way, the chili skin will make a rustling sound when it is stir-fried.
Hearing this sound proved that the pepper skin was cooked. At this time, Xuan Yu had already pounded the pepper seeds mixed with white sesame seeds. The pepper seeds poured out of the copper mortar became powder, but you could still see the obvious granular texture.
When he first helped Du Heng pound the peppers, Du Heng told Xuan Yu that some things didn't need to be pounded too perfectly. For example, peppers with a slightly grainy texture would be more fragrant than those that were as fine as flour.
Xuan Yu worked quickly, and soon the pepper skin was pounded and poured into the bowl in a bright red layer. Du Heng put some hot oil in the pot, and mixed the pepper powder with salt and the five-spice powder he made himself.
Xiaoxiao didn't squat on the stove this time, because he ran to the side and sneezed when he smelled the chili powder. Du Heng rubbed his nose red from the spiciness: "It's so spicy..."
Xuan Yu asked with concern: "Can you eat this spicy oil if it's made into noodles later?"
Du Heng had experience. He smiled slyly: "I just need to add a little bit of chili oil, just a little bit~" He pinched his index finger and thumb together: "Just a little bit."
When the oil starts to smoke, turn off the heat in the pot and wait for half a cup of tea before pouring the chili powder. The boiling oil splashed onto the chili powder, making a crackling sound. Du Heng scooped the oil into a large bowl with one hand and quickly stirred the oil and chili powder with the other hand.
The aroma of chili oil filled the air. Strangely enough, the pungent chili tasted completely different after the oil was poured on it. Du Heng took a deep breath and said, "Ah, it smells so good!"
When he was a child, every time his mother poured chili oil on the dishes, Du Heng would squat beside her and smell the aroma. However, he only liked the smell. If he had to take a spoonful, he would immediately feel the spiciness and lose his mind.
The oil in the bowl is fully fried with chili powder and spices, a layer of chili seeds appears at the bottom of the bowl, and a layer of chili powder appears on the red oil. At this time, add a few drops of balsamic vinegar to the hot chili oil, which will make the chili oil more red and bright.
After the vinegar was added to the bowl, the red oil in the bowl, which was almost still, suddenly began to boil, and a layer of bubbles appeared on the oil. Du Heng quickly hid aside, and when the bubbles stopped, he got a large bowl of red chili oil. The fragrance lingered around the stove, and Du Heng felt that his clothes were stained with the smell of chili oil.
The pot was half full of water, and Du Heng placed the noodles to be cooked on the chopping board. He looked around: "Where are Jing Nan and Feng Gui?"
The noodles were ready to be served, but at the critical moment, the two of them disappeared? Where did they go to play?
Xuan Yu calmly placed five large bowls on the edge of the stove: "Don't worry about them, they probably saw some spiritual treasures nearby and went to get them. They will be back soon."
Du Heng nodded, and when the water boiled, he threw five balls of noodles into the pot. The noodles were tumbling in the wide water, and Du Heng took the opportunity to adjust the seasoning for the small noodles.
He put half a spoonful of sugar, half a spoonful of salt, one and a half spoonfuls of soy sauce, one spoonful of lard, two spoonfuls of scallion and ginger water, and one spoonful of sesame oil in each bowl. After the seasoning was ready, he scooped up the boiling noodle soup and poured it into the bowl. The seasoning in the bowl immediately turned into a sauce color with beautiful oil floating on it.
He didn't add chili oil, so everyone can season it as they like.
Looking at the boiling soup in the pot, he took out a handful of water spinach from the refrigerator and threw it into the pot. He planted the water spinach in the village. During the period when water spinach was edible, Jing Nan and the others had no appetite. Du Heng put them in the refrigerator, but he didn't expect that they would come in handy now.
The water spinach turned dark green when it was put into the pot, and when the spinach was cooked, the noodles were also ready. He scooped a ball of noodles from each bowl, with a few dark water spinach strands lying on top.
It was time to use Xiaoxiao's treasure. Du Heng waved at Xiaoxiao and asked, "Do you still have the crispy peas I made for you last time?"
Xiaoxiao took out his storage bag from under his wings and handed it to Du Heng. Every time he saw Xiaoxiao taking out storage bags from different parts of his body, Du Heng felt it was magical. Because he couldn't see any of these storage bags, when he usually held Xiaoxiao, he couldn't touch the other storage bags except the one on his chest.
Xiaoxiao's storage bag was running low on crispy peas, and they would probably be gone after this meal. Du Heng shook the oil paper bag containing the crispy peas, and said to Xiaoxiao, "I'll make you some new ones later, okay?"
Xiaoxiao nodded and chirped. He liked crispy peas and also the orchid beans made by Du Heng.
Du Heng placed the crispy peas in the bowl next to the water spinach. There was also something delicious, which was the meat sauce that Du Heng had fried before.
After Du Heng puts a thick layer of meat sauce on the bowl, the color of the bowl becomes very rich. The slightly yellow noodles are covered with green, yellow and thick sauce. Sprinkle some chopped green onions and put half a chopped braised egg on top, and a bowl of fragrant noodles is ready.
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