Chapter 126: Eat Three in One Breath
Zhou Ziyang reached out, held Mu Qianqian's hand, and squeezed her palm hard as a way of comforting her.
Mu Qianqian turned her head and gave Zhou Ziyang a sweet smile.
"It's okay. It's good that she passed away early. Otherwise, she would have lived until now, suffering from today and tomorrow. It would have been quite difficult."
As for the scumbag father who found her a stepmother, Mu Qianqian didn't even mention it.
How he lives is his own business, she doesn't care.
After the three of them finished speaking, only the old Taoist priest was left. The three of them looked at the old Taoist priest in unison.
Being stared at by three people, the old Taoist priest did not feel uncomfortable. Instead, he shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly and said, "I don't have much to say. I am an orphan and was adopted by an old Taoist priest. Later, the old Taoist priest passed away, and I was left alone. Oh, yes, I also have a son."
The old Taoist priest said this lightly, but in fact, it was full of stories.
It’s just that the old Taoist himself didn’t want to tell those stories, and Nan Ci and the other two tacitly didn’t ask any further questions.
Zhou Ziyang looked around and suddenly laughed, "When do we start making the loom?"
Of course, it is better to do this sooner rather than later, but now they are all tired after a day's work and it is time for dinner, so there is definitely no way to do it now.
"Let's wait until tomorrow." Nan Ci said, "Everyone should have a good meal today and then have a good rest. When we get up tomorrow, we will go find the materials we need."
The other three people had no objection to Nan Ci's proposal.
The few of them stopped talking and continued plucking and skinning the goose.
After the cleaning was almost done, I chopped off half of the goose leg.
It was just half a goose leg, but it was as tall as a person and fatter than the ones who were wrapped up like bears.
The goose feathers cleaned from this half leg alone piled up like a small mountain.
The goose feathers were left outside for the time being while the four people cut apart the goose legs and cleaned them.
Most of it was stewed and fed to the four cats and the little turtle.
Divide the remaining half into two portions, one for stir-frying and the other for stewing soup.
Although there were no green vegetables or onions, ginger and garlic were relatively durable, so Nan Ci searched for them under the cover of the package.
In addition to ginger and garlic, Nan Ci also found the seasoning packets for stewing meat and stir-frying.
After a while, the tent was filled with a spicy and fragrant smell, which made people want to sneeze.
But no one disliked the taste. Instead, everyone enjoyed it very much.
Taking a deep breath, I felt warm from the inside out.
Whether it is braised or stewed, you need to wait patiently.
With nothing to do for the time being, Nan Ci simply put on his thick winter clothes again, put on a mask, hat, scarf, and gloves, and walked out of the tent.
As soon as I got outside, I heard Mu Qianqian's voice behind me.
"Nan Ci, what are you doing out here?"
Nan Ci turned around and saw Mu Qianqian was also fully armed. He immediately laughed, "You don't even know what I'm doing here, why did you follow me out?"
Mu Qianqian said seriously, "It's precisely because I didn't know what you were going to do that I followed you out!"
There was nothing wrong with what he said. Nan Ci couldn't find any reason to refute it, so he simply said, "Okay, since you're out, let's help together!"
"What can I do for you?"
"Some of those goose feathers were stained with blood. Use the snow to clean them, shake off the snow, and put them in the tent to dry."
These things are not difficult to do, just very trivial.
In addition, these things have to be done outside, with the cold wind howling and the snow flying, it is still very painful to do these things outside.
But after hearing what Nan Ci said, Mu Qianqian did not make an excuse to leave, but agreed obediently.
"Okay, I'll do it with you. It'll be faster if we do it together. Maybe we can finish it before dinner time—"
"Qianqian, what you said is wrong. I'm here with you! With me, we can definitely finish the work without having to wait until dinner time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Ziyang opened the tent curtain and walked out.
Looking at the fully armed Zhou Ziyang, Nan Ci frowned slightly and glanced behind him, "The Taoist priest hasn't come out yet, right?"
"No." Zhou Ziyang shook his head. "The Taoist priest said that there are people watching over the fire and the pot, so not everyone can come out to work."
Nan Ci was relieved, "Master, you are right. Working is important, but eating is equally important."
If they fail because of doing this little work, it would be a case of losing the big picture for the small.
It was very cold outside, and the three of them didn't come out to chat. After Nan Ci finished speaking, he took the lead and squatted beside the goose feathers and began to clean the blood stains on them.
Mu Qianqian and Zhou Ziyang also hurried over and squatted down to help.
While working, the three of them didn't speak a word and just focused on the task at hand.
If you squat for a long time, your legs and feet will become numb, and you can only stand up from time to time to adjust your posture.
But no matter whether standing or squatting, no one was delayed in working and the progress was still very fast.
After all, not every goose feather is stained with blood, so it is very quick to clean it up.
Half an hour later, all the goose feathers were cleaned up.
The three of them ran back and forth several times before they brought all the goose feathers into the tent.
After staying outside for a long time, when I entered the tent, I felt it was as warm as spring.
I even started to feel hot because I kept walking back and forth in the tent in order to spread out all the goose feathers.
Before they started sweating, the three of them finally managed to dry all the goose feathers.
Although it is warmer in the tent than outside, it is only relatively warm.
If you sweat at this temperature, you will easily catch a cold, and being sick will be very troublesome.
The three of them stopped and sat by the fire, drinking ginger and jujube tea from their thermoses.
After a short rest, the temperature of my body dropped.
At this moment, the old Taoist priest also lifted the lid of the iron pot.
As the lid of the pot was opened, steam exploded like a mushroom cloud, blocking the vision of several people.
Although the view was blocked, the fragrance couldn't stop going into the nose.
The aroma of meat mixed with the fragrance of cornmeal is very pleasant, making people's appetites grow and their mouths water.
Nan Ci blinked several times before the fog in front of his eyes gradually dissipated.
In the big iron pot, big chunks of goose meat had been cooked into a reddish-brown color and were still bubbling and rolling.
Each of the corn tortillas stuck on the side is golden and looks very soft.
But Nan Ci knew that the part of the corn tortilla that was sticking to the edge of the pot was actually already burnt and crispy.
She can eat three of these tortillas soaked in soup in one bite!
(End of this chapter)
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