Chapter 190: Off-season vegetables
Jian Mo had never thought that Jiujiu, who was so big, could still be bitten on the butt.
He looked carefully for several times before he realized that a big fish had been chasing its tail and biting it, just like biting a fishhook.
Jiujiu turned around and tried to attack the big fish with its claws, but the big fish was much more flexible than it.
As soon as it attacked, the big fish ran away, and as soon as it turned around, the big fish continued to bite its tail.
After a few times, Jiujiu was almost broken, and swam towards the shore with a howl, and was bitten on the butt by the big fish from time to time. Every time it was bitten, it moved faster, and after a few times, it seemed as if the big fish accelerated Jiujiu.
Fortunately, this guy has thick skin and long hair, so the big fish should not have been able to bite it.
Jian Mo watched from the shore, and reminded it angrily: "Jiujiu, fly! How can you possibly outswim the fish in the lake?!"
Jiujiu's voice changed: "Hahahaha!!!"
The giant wolf transformed by Wu Jiong translated beside him: "It can't run up in the lake. There is no airflow, so it can't fly."
Jian Mo: "..."
Giant wolf: "I'll help it."
Jian Mo had no choice but to slide off the giant wolf and let it go into the lake to help Jiujiu.
Jiujiu swam in the lake with a lot of splashes, and looked very fierce. When the giant wolf went into the lake, it quickly turned around to make room for the giant wolf to move.
The giant wolf approached them and grabbed the fish directly.
When the fish saw the giant wolf, not only did it not run away, it also jumped out of the water and tried to bite the giant wolf's nose.
It failed. At the moment when it bit the giant wolf's nose, the giant wolf bit it just below the gills and took it out of the water.
Jian Mo looked at the fish in amazement: "What a big fish!"
The fish was almost half the length of Jiujiu, nearly two meters long. No wonder it dared to chase Jiujiu and bite it. The
huge fish struggled desperately in the giant wolf's mouth, trying to slap the giant wolf's cheek with its tail.
However, the position of the giant wolf's mouth was too clever. Whether the giant fish wanted to bite it with its mouth or its tail, it couldn't hurt the giant wolf.
Jiujiu was relieved to see that the giant fish was finally caught. It followed the giant wolf, looked at the giant fish struggling desperately, and suddenly rushed forward, opened its mouth wide, and bit the fish with a cry.
The giant wolf looked at Jiujiu.
Jian Mo was also surprised by this change.
Under the sight of the wolf and the man, Jiujiu quietly opened his mouth and stepped back.
Jian Mo looked at the body of the giant fish.
Jiujiu attacked with all his strength and left a huge tooth mark on the giant fish, without even breaking the skin.
Jiujiu is worthy of it.
Jian Mo thought with great admiration.
The giant wolf quickly came ashore with the giant fish in its mouth.
They had originally planned to take out the food given by the Nongliu Tribe yesterday as breakfast, but now with this giant fish, they didn't have to take out the stock and could just pick up the fish directly.
The giant wolf took the fish to the shore some distance away from the lake, exerted force with its teeth, and bit the fish half to death, and then changed back to human form, found a dagger, and killed the fish.
Jian Mo went to have a look, but Wu Jiong stopped him: "Be careful, a dead fish might still jump."
"Oh, okay." Jian Mo quickly stepped back and kept some distance, "A dead fish might still have nerve reflexes, but such a big fish is unlikely to struggle violently."
Wu Jiong: "Let me take care of it."
Jian Mo squatted aside after hearing what he said, and Jiujiu also squatted beside him, eyes sparkling, with a look of relief.
Wu Jiong quickly cut the fish into strips according to the parts with his knife.
As for the internal organs, they didn't want anything except the fish bladder since they had enough food.
The fish bladder could be saved to make fish bladder glue, which they were in short supply of recently.
Jian Mo looked at the cut fish and suddenly realized, "Doesn't this fish have scales?"
Wu Jiong nodded, signaling Jian Mo to come over and take a look: "The skin of this kind of fish looks a bit like animal skin."
Jian Mo reached out and touched it, and it felt a bit like pig skin: "It looks like there is a lot of gelatin. Such a big fish, should we just stew it directly?"
Wu Jiong: "Okay."
Jian Mo rubbed his hands in preparation: "Then I'll get the seasonings out, and put some meat sauce in to stew together later."
Jian Mo moved the big pot over, found a few big stones by the lake, built a simple stove, then put the big pot in, and took out the seasonings.
Big fish are not easy to cook whether they are fried or grilled, and stewing is the most time-saving and labor-saving.
However, it still requires certain skills to stew the fish deliciously.
Jian Mo took Jiujiu and Ying Ao and picked up a lot of firewood from the nearby forest. They lit a fire, fried the seasonings, added water and fish pieces, and slowly stewed the fish.
The firewood below was burning, and the water in the pot was bubbling after a while.
It takes some time to stew the fish. Jian Mo looked at the lake in front of him: "We were lucky last night. There are such fierce big fish in the lake. If we were not careful, we might have been bitten last night."
Wu Jiong: "No, I've been on guard. Generally speaking, this kind of fish will not easily attack creatures larger than it."
Jian Mo: "Then why did it target Jiujiu?"
The two looked at Jiujiu, and Jiujiu's furry face was full of innocence: "Hmm?"
Wu Jiong: "I don't know, maybe it was an accident?"
The forest in the early morning is really beautiful, the mountains in the distance and the lake nearby are unique.
The morning mist rose, covering most of the forest and turning the green forest into a darker, darker green.
Jian Mo looked at the forest and couldn't help saying, "Let's go for a walk in the forest and take a stroll. It's too hard to wait here."
Wu Jiong didn't object.
Jian Mo called Jiujiu and Ying Ao, "Just watch the pot here. If another animal takes the pot away, we won't have breakfast today."
Jiujiu understood what he said and puffed out his chest, "Jiujiu!"
It meant that it was up to him and nothing would happen.
Jian Mo flipped the fish in the pot, checked the firewood, removed two large pieces of firewood, and left only one to simmer slowly: "It's up to you."
Jian Mo and Wu Jiong carried the backpacks on their backs and walked into the forest. Although it didn't look like there was any food in the forest, what if?
They took the backpacks with them, and if they could find mushrooms, fruits, stems, or edible insects, small animals, etc. in the forest, they could carry them back.
The air in the early morning was humid, and Jian Mo took a deep breath: "This air is so comfortable."
Wu Jiong: "If you like it, we can go out more often in the future."
Jian Mo smiled: "I like it, but in the morning, it's more comfortable to sleep in the quilt." Autumn and winter are the best seasons for staying in bed.
Getting up early to collect or hunt is really a bit unreasonable.
They walked around the forest and found a lot of purple-black ripe berries.
Autumn is the season when many berries ripen. Even wild berries are sweet and juicy, which is very tempting.
The two picked a lot, dyeing their fingers purple-red. When they saw that it was almost time, they went back.
Jiujiu and Yingao were guarding in front of the big pot, not leaving for a moment.
Seeing them come back, Jiujiu opened her mouth and called out twice happily: "Jiujiu!"
Jian Mo had already smelled the fragrance: "Let me see."
Jian Mo picked up the wood that was temporarily used as a shovel and turned it over in the pot. The fish pieces were turned over, and the white meat looked cooked.
The skin of the fish felt a little half-melted, and it looked like pig's trotters that had been stewed for a long time.
What surprised Jian Mo the most was that the fish bones seemed to be half melted, trembling like jelly.
Jian Mo called Wu Jiong over to have a look: "This fish bone seems a little different?"
Wu Jiong took a look: "The bones of this kind of fish should look like this, cartilaginous fish."
Jian Mo: "Ah, there is such a fish, I have learned something new."
The fish was almost cooked, Jian Mo took a spoon to scoop up the soup and tasted it, feeling that it was just the right salty taste, so he did not season it again, but just sprinkled half a spoonful of crispy scallions in and mixed it evenly.
The fish in the pot was already stewed very fragrantly, and when the crispy scallions were sprinkled in, the fragrance was even stronger, which was simply mouth-watering.
Jian Mo quickly took out the plate, he had one piece, Wu Jiong had two pieces, and the rest was divided equally between Jiujiu and Ying Ao.
This fish is so big that there is no need to feed Jiujiu and Yingao other food. This fish alone is enough to fill their stomachs.
Jian Mo divided the fish among them while reminding them: "The fish is a little hot, eat slowly."
Before he finished speaking, Jiujiu couldn't wait to bury his mouth in the bowl: "Jiujiu!"
It seems that this guy is not afraid of being hot. Jian Mo: "Okay, let's eat."
This big fish is big and fierce, but the meat is very delicious, especially the skin. After stewing, it tastes very fat and glutinous, with a kind of fat-specific richness.
Jian Mo took a bite and felt that it was not fishy at all, but only the wonderful taste of gelatin, which was just right for the fish meat.
The soup for stewing fish is very sticky, even a little sticky, and the delicious taste is hidden in the soup.
Jian Mo: "If we cook some rice or stems, it will be delicious when mixed together."
Wu Jiong ate the fish: "After we finish eating, I will go to the lake to catch another one. We will cook rice and eat it together in the evening."
Jian Mo smiled: "We are going to the Yuqi tribe later. Do you want to bring a fish with you?"
Wu Jiong: "Why not? It's already cooked."
Jian Mo: "Forget it, one fish is not enough to eat . , it will be tiring to bring too much. Besides, I have just seen that there are not many of these fish in the lake. It will take a lot of time to catch them, so let's not do it. "
Wu Jiong: "Then we can go around and catch them on the way back."
Jian Mo thought for a while and said, "Okay, we can catch a few more and take them back to make dried fish."
Jiujiu said loudly beside him, "Jiujiu!"
It seemed that he agreed.
Jian Mo kicked Jiujiu's butt lightly with his toes, "What are you chirping about? You can't catch any fish."
Jiujiu was not convinced, "Jiujiu!"
Wu Jiong: "It said it can lure fish out."
Jian Mo smiled, "It's a chirp-shaped fishing device, right?"
After they finished their breakfast by the lake, they packed up their things, put on their backpacks and rushed towards the Yuqi tribe.
This place is very close to Yuqi Tribe. They arrived at Yuqi Tribe before noon.
Yuqi Tribe is still the quiet and beautiful little tribe. When they arrived, the people of Yuqi Tribe said, "Doctor Jian Mo, Chief Wu Jiong, you are finally here. Our chief is waiting for you."
Jian Mo: "Did you know we were coming?"
The people of Yuqi Tribe: "We knew. Nongliu Tribe is so close to us. We sent wild vegetables there. The chief said you would definitely come to see it out of curiosity."
Jian Mo: "Okay, you really expected it."
The people of Yuqi Tribe smiled and said, "Our chief is at home. I will take you there. Just leave Jiujiu and Yingao to us. We will take them there and settle them down later."
Jian Mo and Wu Jiong had no objection: "Thank you for your hard work."
They went to Qi Ming's house.
Qi Ming was really waiting for them at home.
Jian Mo smiled when he saw Qi Ming: "We thought you had already been to the Baizhi tribe."
Qi Ming sighed softly: "Zhuzhi doesn't like sticky things."
It seems that this guy has failed in love. Jian Mo didn't say much to him, and got straight to the point: "We saw a lot of wild vegetables here, and we were a little curious."
Qi Ming: "Come in and sit down first. In fact, they are not wild vegetables, they are all vegetables grown by us."
Jian Mo and Wu Jiong looked at each other and said in surprise: "Can the vegetables grown in this season be so fresh and tender?"
Qi Ming: "Didn't you mention off-season vegetables to me before? You said that as long as the weather is warm enough, we can grow them. We specially found a warm piece of land and planted the vegetables."
Jian Mo's eyes widened: "Did the inspiration come from me?"
Qi Ming: "Yes, you mentioned it to us when we were chatting once, and we tried it, and it really worked."
Qi Ming asked them to sit down, made tea for them, and served them nuts as snacks.
Everyone sat at the table. Wu Jiong asked, "Growing vegetables is so troublesome, why did you suddenly think of growing vegetables?"
Qi Ming: "Zuozhi hasn't had a very good appetite recently, so she wanted to eat fresh wild vegetables, so I planted some."
Jian Mo sighed: "You are thoughtful."
Qi Ming: "It should be. After the wild vegetables were grown, Zuozhi couldn't eat them all, and the vegetables got old very quickly, so we gave some to other people in the Baizhi tribe. Later we found that wild vegetables were very popular and could be exchanged for a lot of supplies, so we specially planted more."
Jian Mo: "How are the wild vegetables you planted later?"
Qi Ming smiled: "Pretty good. If there weren't a lot of wild vegetables, we wouldn't have sent them to the Nongliu tribe. In fact, it's quite troublesome to send wild vegetables to their tribe to exchange for supplies. It's too far, but it's a pity to let them rot on the ground if we don't exchange them."
Jian Mo nodded to show his understanding.
Qi Ming saw his expression and said, "We are still growing vegetables in our fields. I will take you to see them later. Didn't the Baizhi tribe grow large-leaf garlic that is relatively less bitter? We also grow it. Now the bitterness of the large-leaf garlic has been further reduced. It tastes quite good. You can just pick it and eat it as a vegetable without frying it."
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