Chapter 155 Hot Pot
Jian Mo and his team rushed at full speed and slept in the wild on the first night.
On the second night, they rushed to Shangmeng Tribe.
Shangmeng Tribe is located in the north of Milin Tribe, and is the only way for them to go home. However, the settlement of Shangmeng Tribe does not count. If they want to go to the settlement of Shangmeng Tribe, they have to take a detour.
Jian Mo wanted to see how Xiaoguai was doing, so he and Wu Jiong took a detour and planned to visit Xiaoguai and stay at Shangmeng Tribe.
They had only been away from Shangmeng Tribe for a few days, so of course the people of Shangmeng Tribe remembered them, Xiaoguai also remembered them, and even the two newly born little Heqin remembered them.
Xiaoguai brought two Heqin babies to greet them at the riverside, and smiled and greeted them.
Jian Mo squatted down and greeted Xiaoguai and the two Heqin babies: "Hello!"
Xiaoguai: "Jie——"
The two Heqin babies: "Ji——"
Jian Mo personally helped deliver the two Heqin babies. It was the first time he heard their cries. He didn't expect that their cries would be like this. He couldn't help but burst out laughing on the spot: "Pu——"
The Heqin babies couldn't react at all and used their round little heads to push Jian Mo's hand: "Jiji."
Jian Mo hurriedly called Wu Jiong beside him: "Little Heqin is so cute, come over and touch it."
Wu Jiong came over and touched it.
Jiujiu stepped on his big feet and waddled over, squeezing his head between them, indicating that he also wanted to touch the Heqin babies.
Jian Mo quickly grabbed Jiujiu's wings: "Jiujiu, be careful."
Jiujiu: "Jiu!"
While they were interacting with the river fish, people from the Shangmeng tribe came over: "Doctor Jian Mo, Chief Wu Jiong, are you back? Did you exchange the peppers successfully?"
Jian Mo turned around and smiled: "Yes, I exchanged two kinds."
People from the Shangmeng tribe: "Are there so many peppers here?"
Jian Mo: "Yes."
People from the Shangmeng tribe ran over to see that they brought twelve baskets of things. He couldn't help but say: "You got a lot of things this time, what are they?"
Jian Mo: "Chili peppers, metals, preserved fruits, nuts, resin, pain-relieving leaves... Anyway, there are all kinds of things."
The people of Shangmeng tribe came over: "Did you get all these from one tribe?"
Jian Mo smiled: "Of course not, we got them from several tribes. But most of the supplies were given by the people of the Milin tribe."
The Milin tribe was very unfamiliar to the Shangmeng tribe. They thought for a while:
"I seem to have heard of this tribe. That tribe is particularly fierce?"
"Now that you mention it, I remember it too. Does that tribe not like to deal with outsiders?"
"No, Doctor Jian Mo, didn't you go to Xia Meng Tribe to ask the witch doctor Lian Ke? The Xia Meng Tribe sent a message saying that you went to the Yangan Tribe."
Jian Mo didn't expect that they had found out so much, so he told them the whole story.
The people of Shang Meng Tribe quickly focused their attention on Jian Mo's ability to fill teeth.
"Doctor Jian Mo, can teeth still be filled?"
"Then can those of us who have lost teeth due to old age also be filled?"
"Doctor Jian Mo, my teeth are bad, can you help me take a look?"
Jian Mo was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the people of Shang Meng Tribe also had so many needs for filling teeth.
After thinking for a while, Jian Mo said, "Most of the teeth can be restored, but some cannot. We need to take a closer look."
The people of Shangmeng tribe immediately lined up to ask Jian Mo to help them with their dentistry.
Since he was already here, Jian Mo had to roll up his sleeves and
work overtime. He was quite familiar with the people of Shangmeng tribe, but the medical expenses were still a must, so he would just make some money before returning to the tribe.
Jian Mo could help the people in the tribe relieve their pain, and everyone was very grateful to him. The house prepared for them was more exquisite than when they arrived.
After working hard all night, Jian Mo fell asleep almost as soon as he hit the bed.
The next day, Jian Mo and Wu Jiongduo stayed in Shangmeng tribe for half a day. After treating the people of Shangmeng tribe and checking Xiaoguai's wounds, they made sure that Xiaoguai was no longer seriously injured before they went back.
Because of helping with tooth filling and medical treatment, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong received three more baskets of supplies, and now they have a total of fifteen large baskets.
The people of Shang Meng tribe were also worried and offered to help: "Doctor Jian Mo, Chief Wu Jiong, how about we help you carry the supplies to the Riverside Tribe?"
Jian Mo was really moved for a moment, but when he thought of their otters, they were not good at carrying heavy loads and could not walk fast, so he had to reluctantly refuse: "Thank you, but no need."
Wu Jiong: "This place is not too far from the Riverside Tribe. We can hold on for a while and it should be fine."
After hearing what they said, the people of Shang Meng tribe had to say: "Then we will send you off."
The people of Shang Meng tribe helped Jian Mo and his friends pack their luggage, and sent them a distance before reluctantly returning to the tribe.
Jian Mo sat on the giant wolf and turned his head to look back: "The people of Shangmeng tribe are really nice."
Giant Wolf: "Their tribe is a bit slow to warm up, but they are very enthusiastic after you get to know them."
Jian Mo: "Yes, they are more humane. If we have free time in the future, we can hang out more often. It seems that everyone is very friendly."
Giant Wolf: "Be a traveling witch doctor like witch doctor Lian Ke?"
Jian Mo snorted twice: "If we were a traveling witch doctor, we would definitely be much better than him. But to be honest, after this trip, I feel that there are really too few witch doctors out there. After we go back, we have to see if we can recruit interested people to teach us."
Giant Wolf: "We will send a message after we go back, and then slowly screen people."
Jian Mo: "Sure, sure! Then you can ask people from other tribes to spread the message further."
They were eager to return home and did not stay in any tribe along the way. They slept outdoors every night.
After running for several days, they finally returned to the Riverside Tribe at noon.
When they returned to the tribe, Hongqiu, who was in charge of patrolling today, spotted them from a distance and waved his hand to greet them loudly: "Chief, Jian Mo, and Jiujiu, Yingao - you are finally back?"
Jiujiu responded loudly and enthusiastically: "Jiujiu!!!"
Jiujiu and Yingao flew directly over Hongqiu's location and flew home.
Jian Mo and Wu Jiong greeted Hongqiu and went home directly.
The cubs in the tribe heard the sound and ran away, chasing them to their home.
As soon as Jian Mo slid down from the giant wolf, the cubs rushed up and surrounded them, rubbing their legs vigorously.
Banjiu even stood up on his hind legs, put his front paws on Jian Mo's thighs, and rubbed his head against Jian Mo's waist, making Jian Mo laugh.
"Brother Jian Mo, you guys have been gone for a long time this time. I missed you so much."
"Brother Jian Mo, what did you bring back? So much!"
"Brother Jian Mo! Brother Jian Mo!"
The cubs were talking about something, and Jian Mo didn't know which one to reply to. He could only touch them one by one and then pull Banqiu off his thigh.
Jian Mo: "Banqiu, have you gained weight again?"
Banqiu, who had turned into a big cat, felt a little guilty: "No."
Jian Mo saw him raise one of his front paws, slightly lifted his pants, and showed it to Banqiu: "Good guy, look at this paw print."
Banqiu licked it guiltily for him: "It's okay."
The giant wolf turned his head to look at them, and the cubs quickly dispersed and ran to see the supplies they brought back.
The cubs came over, and the adults who stayed in the tribe also came over.
Today, Qing Kuang and his friends were out, but Zhou Fu and Xi Lu, who were more familiar with Jian Mo, were also there.
Everyone helped move things, and when they were moving things, they also saw the supplies they brought back.
"Chief, Jian Mo, have you been to the Jintuo tribe? How did you bring back so many metal blocks?"
"So many supplies! Did you go to many tribes?"
"Is this red dried vegetable the chili you mentioned? A-choo - so pungent!"
Jian Mo turned his head quickly after hearing this: "Chili is very pungent, don't get close to smell it, don't rub your eyes after pinching the chili, don't touch any inch of your skin, wash it quickly."
Zhou Fu: "Why does it feel like this chili is poisonous?"
Jian Mo: "It's definitely not poisonous, but if you accidentally get it in your eyes or on thin skin, you will definitely feel uncomfortable for a long time."
After Jian Mo said this, everyone quickly withdrew their hands that originally wanted to touch the chili.
Zhou Fu asked curiously, "Can it still be eaten like this?"
Jian Mo said, "Of course it can be eaten, it's delicious. If you don't believe me, ask Wu Jiong."
Wu Jiong had already turned back into human form, and nodded to indicate that it was indeed the case.
In just a few days, Wu Jiong had gone from being completely unable to accept chili peppers to being accustomed to slightly spicy food, and he would not be able to eat food without chili peppers.
Zhou Fu could not help but ask, "Finally I found chili peppers. Do you want to make the hot pot you mentioned?"
Jian Mo smiled and said, "Sure! Let's have a meal together as a tribe, and I'll prepare the hot pot base."
Everyone responded enthusiastically when they heard about the meal together.
"You guys have been out for so long, and we haven't had any fun for a while. We really need to have some fun."
"Is it the kind of hot pot we used to eat? I'll go soak the dried vegetables and mushrooms first."
"I have a few fish in the river at home, I'll go catch them now."
Wu Jiong usually stays in the tribe, doesn't talk much, but does a lot of things.
Now that he and Jian Mo have been out for a long time, everyone is really not used to it, and without him, there is no way to host the bonfire party.
Now that they are finally back, we must celebrate.
Wu Jiong and Jian Mo had no objections.
Wu Jiong called a few people and made some simple arrangements, and the bonfire party in the evening was confirmed.
People who went out hunting and gathering came back one after another. When they heard that they were back, they all came over to join in the fun and took out food, saying that they were going to have a big meal in the evening.
Ban Ming and his group of young people also came over: "Brother Jian Mo, how about we go hunt a few arrow-bone beasts?"
Jian Mo smiled: "Can you kill them?"
Ban Ming put his hands on his hips: "Of course we can! We are no longer the same as before! We even got second place in the Summer Harvest Festival!"
Jian Mo smiled: "I'm just saying, if you can kill the arrow-bone beast, it's up to you."
Ah Hu said calmly: "It's okay, we'll go find Dejiang and ask him for help, we should be able to kill it."
Dejiang and his friends got the news when they were outside.
Instead of rushing back, they specially hunted a cross-horned beast in the wild and brought it back for Jian Mo and his friends to boil oil for hot pot.
Jian Mo originally planned to use the existing animal oil to make hot pot base, but now that he had a cross-horned beast, he immediately asked people to chop the cross-horned beast's bones and start boiling it.
Even though they had eaten hot pot before and found many spices, this time eating hot pot was still different.
Now there are onions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers, various spices, and various homemade seasonings such as mushroom powder and shellfish powder. The hot pot base is much more fragrant when boiled.
They boiled the hot pot base in the kitchen, and after the chili peppers were added, most of the people nearby began to sneeze violently.
Many people have never smelled such a strong spicy smell, and it is hard to imagine what chili tastes like.
Jian Mo was afraid that everyone would not be able to adapt, so he only made three slightly spicy hot pots, and the rest of the hot pots were clear soup pots.
There were a lot of prey today, so they used bone soup as the soup base for the hot pot.
As night fell, everyone finished their work for the day, and the children who came to the Riverside Tribe for class were also picked up by the various tribes. They brought the hot pots to the open space and placed them on the temporary stove.
The firewood was heating up under the pot, and the soup in the pot was bubbling, exuding a rich fragrance.
Fresh meat, dried meat, offal, wild vegetables, stems, etc. have been cut and placed on the plate, and juice, fruit wine and herbal drink have also been prepared.
Everything is ready, everyone forms a long circle and starts eating hot pot. If you want spicy hot pot, sit in front of the spicy pot, if you want a mild hot pot, sit in front of the clear soup pot, it's all up to you.
In the first round of hot pot, everyone put the meat into the hot pot first, and then picked it up after it was cooked
. All the meat was fresh, and it was cooked after being thrown into the big pot and boiled for a while.
Everyone's chopsticks collided, and they quickly picked up various slices of meat, put them into the bowl with seasoning while they were boiling, and then stuffed them into their mouths. The collision of freshness and hotness, spiciness and fragrance stimulated an indescribable sense of refreshment.
Most of the young people picked up the meat in the hot pot with their chopsticks at first. After eating it, they felt like countless poisonous insects biting their mouths. They howled and exhaled, and madly poured cold leaf drinks into their mouths.
"The chili actually tastes like this, so weird, I'll have another bite."
"So weird, I'll have two more bites."
"I feel so good! Haha, it's really exciting, no wonder you, brother Jian Mo, have been thinking about it all the time."
Jian Mo: "If you can't eat, don't eat so much, otherwise your stomach will feel uncomfortable later."
Wu Jiong picked up the meat in the spicy pot: "If you feel uncomfortable later, Jian Mo may not have time to treat you."
Apart from Jian Mo and Wu Jiong, Ye Luo is the third person who can fully accept the spicy pot: "Actually it's not that spicy, just like the taste of pepper core with a stronger flavor."
Qing Kuo drank the tuk-tuk beast milk to suppress the spiciness: "It's still different, the pepper core is acrid, and the chili is so spicy that it hurts the tongue, but it's really cool."
Jian Mo clinked his glass with them: "It will feel better once you get used to it."
That's what he said, but most people are not used to eating chili peppers.
After trying the spicy hotpot, most people went for the clear soup hotpot, and only a few insisted on eating the spicy hotpot.
What surprised Jian Mo the most was that the kids really appreciated the spicy hotpot, and when the adults had already given up, the kids ate the food in the spicy hotpot with chopsticks, eating it with great relish.
Jian Mo looked at the kids: "You guys can do it!"
Jiang Xing sniffed: "It's delicious, I want more!"
Jian Mo smiled: "Eat a few more chopsticks, and then you can have the clear soup pot. It's your first time, so you can't eat so much."
Zhou Dao touched his fat belly: "Brother Jian Mo, I can still eat more."
Jian Mo: "Even if I can still eat, I'll eat it next time."
Qing Kuang finished a glass of Tuo beast milk and had another one, and said to Jian Mo: "Although we can't get used to it for the time being, chili is indeed a good thing. It will probably become popular in two days."
Qing Kuang learned the word popular from Jian Mo.
Jian Mo: "That's for sure. In our area, no matter whether you can eat spicy food or not, most people will fall in love with the taste after eating it twice or more, and they will eat it once or twice from time to time."
Qing Kuo: "Did you bring back the chili seeds?"
Jian Mo nodded: "Yes, the Mi Lin tribe who gave us the chili seeds said not to give them to outsiders. I originally wanted to send a portion of the chili seeds to the Yu Qi tribe, but now it seems that I can only give them a portion of the chili."
This time we were able to find the chili, thanks to the people of the Yu Qi tribe who helped deliver the message.
Qing Kuang: "Then don't you have to go to Yuqi Tribe again?"
Jian Mo: "Yes. There is one more thing. We are thinking of recruiting witch doctor apprentices. When the time comes, we can go to Yuqi Tribe and spread the news."
Qing Kuang was surprised: "Recruiting witch doctor apprentices at this time?"
Jian Mo nodded: "I think I am ready and can teach people."
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