Chapter 50 Chapter 50
When the meat at home was almost gone, Yumi couldn't help but think of hunting.
The breeding technology here is not mature, and the number of wild animals is huge. A lot of the meat bought is hunted by locals. The price of meat is expensive. They have a large population. Except for the small-bodied Yumi, no one has a small appetite. If they want to achieve the freedom of eating meat, hunting is a step they will take sooner or later.
Not only Yumi, but also Lynn, Mike, Harvey and A Luo, the other guys, also looked at the mountains and forests in the distance every day, eager to make a move.
However, Ye Xi asked them to wait until Anxius' body was able to exercise vigorously and learn more about the situation from nearby hunters before taking action.
The beasts of the Garbage Star are extremely ferocious. Although they are the prey of the Garbage Star people most of the time, there are also examples of them killing the Garbage Star people. Although Ye Xi is like a desperate madman in his profession, he is very conservative in hunting, which he is not good at. As long as he feels it is not safe, he will never let everyone go without permission.
A few days later, Ye Xi finally got the map of the forest and brought back several sets of hunting tools from the market that were purchased according to their body sizes. He officially announced to the group of young men: "We will go hunting tomorrow!"
Lin En and his companions shouted excitedly, as if they were going to play instead of hunting...
Yumi also went to get her tools with great interest.
The others got cold weapons such as spears, bows and arrows, knives, etc., only Yumi got a gun.
Restraining the shock in his heart, Yumi stroked the black hand/gun, his heart was filled with uncontrollable excitement, he felt like he could kill everyone in no time!
When the others found out that he had a gun, they were shocked. They obviously didn't expect Yumi to get such a dangerous weapon. Until the villain shook the gun, and then there was a sound of water...
?
Yumi thought she had misheard, and Ye Xi on the other side quickly explained with a smile: "That is not a hunting tool, it's just a toy water gun. I bought it because I thought it was just the right size for Yumi to hold... Yumi, this slingshot is your tool."
"..." It was as if she was being fooled. Yumi took the slingshot angrily, and with her other hand, she took the water gun and shot it at the ground a few times. She felt that the water column was quite powerful, so she was no longer angry and laughed, "You can fill it with pepper spray and shoot the beast's eyes!"
“…”
It really sounds like a great hunting method. The young men echoed lovingly: "Yes, yes, when the time comes, Mimi can shoot the beast's eyes, and the beast will surrender, right?"
Yumi didn't hear her friends' praise at all. As a human who had successfully survived on the Leia continent for a week, Yumi knew a lot about hunting! When the idea of using the pepper gun came up, she took the water gun to study it...
On that day, Antheus helped him dismantle the water gun and slightly modified it to make it easier for Yumi to replace the pepper spray "bullets" more quickly.
The next day, after the number of hunters was determined, everyone set off.
Carl and Ansius have both been well for a while, so going hunting is no problem at all.
Ansius mainly wanted to hunt fresh meat for Yumi to eat. Winter is not suitable for symbiotic surgery. He now just wants to keep Yumi healthy before the surgery.
After breakfast, they all went out, a total of nine people. In order to avoid confusion in the team, there was a clear division of labor from the beginning. Linda, who turned back to her original form as a peacock, flew into the air from time to time to observe the movements of the prey and give tips to the hunters. Anxius, Harvey and Meikai, who were ferocious in their original form, were the main force of the hunt. Ye Xi and his son, who were birds of prey, were responsible for assisting at critical moments. Lin En, who was agile in his original form, collected the prey in time and tied them up for inventory. Yumi, who was a goat and could not change back at will, was responsible for boosting morale... No! He ran to the exhausted or completely dead prey and marked them one by one with a water gun.
The gesture of raising the gun and the cold expression on his face made people who didn't know think that all the prey died at the hands of his gun.
The marking behavior is not unnecessary. Once the animal is stained with pepper spray, it becomes their prey. If they encounter other hunters nearby, the other party will not be able to take the animal as their own.
After successfully hunting two wild boars, they entered the deeper forest and Ye Xi continued to tell them about the situation there.
In the wilderness of the Garbage Planet, wild boars and bison are the main targets of hunters, while larger prey, such as carnivorous beasts like mountain bears and mountain tigers, are usually more dangerous, and fewer hunters choose them as prey.
Ye Xi's target this time was only wild boars and bison. He led the way while describing the appearance of the other wild beasts.
The group of people were all tall and strong. Ansius used his original form, which was more than four meters tall, for hunting. There was only a small figure like Yumi in the whole scene. He followed everyone closely, fearing that he would be left behind.
It was impossible to fall behind. Ansius observed the surroundings with one eye and stared at him with the other. Every time he noticed Yumi's breath was slightly gasping, he would immediately pick her up and put her on his shoulder.
"Thank you." Yumi took the water gun and thanked Anxius for his help. At the same time, he began to observe the surroundings. After his vision became higher, he found that a small mountain in front of him was moving. He rubbed his eyes and looked again. It was still moving! He was so scared that he hurriedly whispered: "Something happened in front! That mountain will..."
"Oh, that's not a mountain." Ye Xi followed his line of sight and looked over. "In some mountains and fields on the Garbage Planet, there will be a kind of giant beast similar to the whales in the sea. Therefore, the people of the Garbage Planet named them mountain whales. When they rest, they lie prone, and their huge bodies are like a small mountain... Don't be afraid, mountain whales don't eat people, and rarely eat animals. Their staple food is all kinds of garbage and poisonous substances. It is also because of their existence that the Garbage Planet, which is used as a garbage dump by other planets, can always remain full of vitality. However, the meat of mountain whales cannot be eaten, it will be poisonous."
Yumi was stunned when she heard this. She couldn't believe that there was such a creature in the world. It was simply nature's unpaid cleaner. It would be unreasonable not to give it the "Moving Planet Creature Award".
Linda found the traces of the bison, and everyone rushed to hunt. It didn't take too many people to catch a bison, and Ansius set his sights on the prey on the other side of the hill. He handed Yumi to Carl and quickly chased over there with his wings flapping.
After landing on the ground, Yumi's field of vision became lower and he could not see the huge monster on the other side of the hill at all. He concentrated on using the water gun to mark the dead prey.
The amount of hunting for today was enough. The meat could be easily stored in the winter and would be enough for them to eat for a long time. Ye Xi asked everyone to rest on the spot, and he and Carl went to the hill over there to find Anxius.
During the break, Yumi kept stealing glances at the mountain whales over there.
Ahhh he was so curious.
In addition to A Luo who had seen the mountain whale, the other guys were also very curious about the strange creatures on this planet. After Lin En discovered Yumi's thoughts, he immediately whispered: "Why don't we go over and take a look? Mountain whales don't eat people anyway..."
Yumi's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously. He wanted to take a photo with the mountain whale!
Mike and Harvey also went to join in the fun. They greeted Linda and ran excitedly to the back of the mountain whale, while the dog began to study it furtively.
A few minutes later, Ansius came back with a huge leopard, more than three meters tall!
Linda didn't expect that he would hunt such dangerous local beasts. She covered her mouth and screamed, but when she looked at her husband and Carl who were safe and sound behind her, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Ansius put down his prey and immediately looked at the smallest figure not far away - Yumi was "visiting" the mountain whale with Lin En and others. Because the shell of the mountain whale was very similar to rock, Yumi didn't even realize that he was stepping on someone's feet. He thought he was keeping a normal social distance from the mountain whale and was taking pictures with his light brain. When Lin En made some noise, he would raise his index finger to signal everyone to be quiet and not wake up this big guy.
Antheus: “…”
He strode over and carefully lifted Yumi up high. At the same time, Yumi, who was looking down, suddenly saw that the place where he had stepped on not long ago was moving. To be more precise, it was lifted up. It was clearly the shape of a beast's claw...
Oh my god, he actually stepped on someone's legs to take a photo!
Probably because he stepped on her and she felt ticklish, her other foot also moved and she started scratching her toe.
Yumi: “…” I’m sorry, Shanjing, I didn’t mean it.
Given that Yumi's field of vision was too low, Ansius was really afraid that he would unknowingly walk into the mouth of the mountain whale on the ground, so he held Yumi in his arms all the way back and did not let him get off the ground at all.
This hunting trip was a great harvest. Even though the guys were almost bent by the weight of the prey on the way back, no one felt tired. The thought of eating the delicious meat made them feel like they could carry one more!
The outdoors on Garbage Planet in winter is a natural refrigerator. They first processed the prey and froze some of the meat in a sealed giant vat outside. As for what to do with the remaining large amount of meat? Yumi has a solution!
He taught everyone to marinate part of it and hang it up to make bacon, and air-dry the rest to make jerky and meat jerky. It is not just ordinary jerky and meat jerky. The taste of the final product and whether it is delicious depends on the seasoning used in the initial marinating.
The method of making jerky is relatively simple. Cut the meat into long strips, add onions, ginger and simple seasonings and marinate for a while. Hang it outside to air dry. After it is successfully air-dried, steam it for a while and continue to air-dry for one or two days, and the delicious jerky will be ready.
It is particularly chewy because the jerky is marinated in batches and different marinades are used. It has both spicy and light flavors.
As for the meat jerky, it is a bit more complicated than the dried meat. You need to chop the wild boar meat into minced meat first. Of course, Ansius did all the physical work, then marinated it with seasonings, spread it on a clean stone slab, smeared a layer of honey and sesame seeds bought from the market, put it in the oven to control the temperature, turn it over and dry it, and brush a little honey from time to time. After it comes out of the oven, you can cut it into small pieces and eat it!
Meat jerky is obviously faster to make than meat jerky. After the first batch of meat jerky was taken out of the oven, everyone was stunned by the smell.
There are also people making meat jerky on Garbage Planet. Ye Xi and his friends have bought some, but the taste is average. People here mostly make meat jerky just for the convenience of carrying. This one that Yumi teaches everyone to make can be used as a snack... No, it's much better than a snack!
There is also meat jerky on our former home planet, Sna. It is delicious, but the taste is completely different from the one made by Yumi.
This is normal. Not to mention the other world, even on Earth, Yumi's former hometown, the same dish can be cooked differently in different countries or even just in different cities.
Yumi, wearing an apron, put the slices of meat jerky into different jars: "Today, each person has a jar. If there are more later, everyone can help themselves in the kitchen."
“Wow, Mimi, you are such an amazing little chef!” Lin En ate piece of meat jerky one by one. It was so delicious that it almost brought tears to his eyes. How could the sweet and spicy meat jerky be so delicious!
Mei Kai and Harvey looked at each other, and suddenly they didn't think they had escaped to a garbage planet... What was the difference between this and attending a chef training class in seclusion? They had learned a new recipe for delicious food, and for the next few days, they didn't think about anything else but making meat jerky!
Linda was amazed at Yumi's cooking skills: "Yumi, where did you learn so many unique cooking methods?"
Yumi, who was eating jerky, heard this and his thoughts went back to the past for a moment.
Compared to these aliens, humans obviously like to study food the most, especially their homeland, where the same ingredients can be used to make hundreds of delicious dishes.
Yumi knows these things, but it’s not a racial talent. No one is born knowing how to cook.
After his parents passed away, Yumi, who was living under the care of others, was very scared for a while. At that time, let alone rebelling, even if his soul was confused, he did not dare to show his decadence, for he was afraid that his uncle and aunt would abandon him.
Yumi didn't want his parents' souls to worry about him, even though he didn't know whether people still had souls after death.
Yumi has very good parents. Even if he does something just a little bit well, his parents will praise him 100% and tell him that it is great.
His parents loved him very much, and he knew it better than anyone else.
When they were in the disaster, they still had a little bit of consciousness. The last words they left on their phones were just a few weak words: "Mimi, thank you for staying with mom and dad for so many years... Baby, live well."
When Yumi answered "yes" to this question, her parents' funeral had already ended.
He followed his uncle to a brand new home.
My uncle and aunt also have children, and his arrival made the already small home even more cramped.
In order to stay in this family well, Yumi would often go over to help when the adults were cooking.
The uncle and aunt are good people. In fact, their relationship is not that close. They are not uncle and nephew. But when the couple heard that the child was pitiful and had no relatives, they plucked up the courage to take the child home. Yumi didn't want to be a burden, so she did her best to reduce the burden on the family.
When the season comes, my aunt will cook all kinds of food: pickles, sausages, bacon, dried meat, meat jerky and even some desserts...
Yumi learned a lot of ways to make delicious food from his surroundings. He felt that when he grew up and lived alone, he would be able to take good care of himself.
It was just that not long after he became an adult, he encountered the end of the world... But he was lucky, he is still alive and well now.
"Mimi." Seeing him in a trance, Anxius looked down at him, "What's wrong?"
"Ah, nothing..." Yumi shuddered. He looked up at the curious eyes in the room and quickly answered Linda in a way that was not a lie. "My parents passed away early, but I was still young at that time, so I lived with my only relative. My aunt is a good cook, and I learned all these things from her."
"...I'm sorry, Yumi," Linda suddenly felt that she had said something wrong. She already had a child, and she couldn't imagine how a child who had lost both parents would feel and live under someone else's roof. She was afraid that this sentence would bring back bad memories for Yumi, "I don't know..."
"It's okay," Yumi said calmly, "Uncle and aunt are both very good. There's nothing wrong with talking about this."
When I was in high school, the classmates around me already had the concept of emotional intelligence. Every time they learned from a conversation that his parents had passed away, they would panic and say sorry.
But Yumi never thought there was anything wrong with this, he actually liked talking about his parents with others, he didn't mind at all the deceased being mentioned, he hoped that there would always be people interested in his parents, because he had the best parents in the world.
Although he would feel sad sometimes while talking about them, he would soon cheer up. As long as he lived long enough, there would always be people who would remember them.
At that time, Yumi had never thought about the truths of life. He would occasionally walk slowly alone because of sudden sadness, wander for a while, and then continue his current life. He remembered that his mother said when he was a child that people would become stars after death, so there were so many stars in the sky. As for why stars would fall... because some people have a long life span, and they will be long-lived stars when they become stars, while people who die quickly will also fall quickly when they become stars.
The most beautiful lie accompanies Yumi's long life.
Every day before the time travel, he always felt that the stars thousands of light years away were watching him. On starry nights, Yumi would occasionally look up at the stars. He would forget his brief sadness and start to look forward to the future. He would live for a very long time, and then become a young star in old age, and be neighbors with his parents.
That night, Yumi ate meat jerky and watched a movie. It was a comedy. He watched it several times and couldn't help but let out a low goose cry. After watching it, he was still thinking about the funny parts, his shoulders shaking with laughter, and he told Ansius about the plot.
Ansius had no impression of the plot of the movie, he was just watching Yumi, but when Yumi asked him if a certain point was interesting, he would nod.
After going to bed, Yumi had just said good night when she was unexpectedly hugged tightly by the person next to her.
Unlike the previous hugs for warmth, Ansius almost hugged him with his limbs intertwined, which surprised Yumi and made him a little uncomfortable.
"What's wrong?" Yumi said, and then he remembered that Ansius seemed to be a little abnormal after the topic of parents was brought up today... He thought Ansius was in the same boat with him. Ansius, who was assassinated by his own father, was indeed no different from an orphan... He immediately leaned over and rubbed his face soothingly, and almost rubbed his horns, "Ansius, go to sleep, don't think about those people, we are from the same country."
“…”
In the warm bed, the beating of her heart became more intense, and her breathing became hot. The next second, Yumi's face was suddenly bitten.
ah? !
Half of his face was bitten, and Yumi's shocked expression was affected. He was dumbfounded: "An, Anxius... Are you in a frenzy? I am Yumi! Don't eat me!"
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