Chapter 57 Scent of Green Onion
and Garlic The feeling of sleeping in the same bed with a giant canine is completely different from that of sleeping in the same bed with a big man.
Whether it is the burning skin, the regular breathing, or the physiological reaction, it is hard to ignore.
Jian Mo, who usually sleeps in bed, woke up before dawn. He loosened his hands that were on Wu Jiong's body and his calves that were on Wu Jiong's legs, arched his body backwards, and carefully moved under the bed.
Wu Jiong's hand followed closely, hugged his waist, and asked sleepily: "What's wrong?"
Jian Mo's heartbeat was accelerating again, and the pounding heartbeat made him a little uncomfortable.
He paused, took a deep breath quietly, and then took away Wu Jiong's hand: "Nothing, I'm going to the bathroom, you go to sleep."
After saying that, without waiting for Wu Jiong to answer, he hurriedly got out of bed and ran away.
When he walked out of the door, the cold wind blew on his body, and the heat in his body subsided, and the whole person recovered a little.
Despite this, he still didn't dare to go back immediately, but stood outside and waited until he was completely calm, and then slowly walked into the house.
After all, he is a young man with full of vigor and vitality.
Jian Mo shook his head in self-mockery. When he thought of certain things, he suddenly felt dry in his mouth, so he had to go out and stand for a while to blow the wind.
The sky was turning pale, and there were only three or two morning stars left.
It's getting light now, and since it's starting to get light, you can make breakfast.
Jian Mo did not go upstairs again. Instead, he dug up the ashes in the fire pit, dug out the charcoal buried underneath, and covered it with a handful of dead leaves, blowing on the charcoal again and again.
The white ash on the surface of the charcoal was blown away, and the sparks touched the dead leaves, raising a wisp of green smoke,
and then the whole bunch of dead leaves was lit. He reached out and picked up a handful of small dead branches and placed them on the dead leaves. After the dead branches were also lit, he added thicker firewood.
Until this point, after the fire was made in the morning, he could put the water pot on it to burn, and then heat the stone slabs to prepare breakfast.
Just when Jian Mo was busy, someone called him outside: "Jian Mo——"
"Who is it?" Jian Mo responded and went out to see, only to see Zhou Fu standing on the road outside.
Zhou Fu waved at him: "Someone from the tribe has come to exchange pickled meat. Do you want to go and take a look? They are in the open space."
Jian Mo glanced at the sky and was stunned: "Now?"
Zhou Fu: "Yes, they were nearby last night, but they didn't want to disturb us. This morning we got up and made a fire to cook. They saw the smoke and came over when they knew we were awake."
The family hadn't had fresh food for several days. Jian Mo thought for a while: "Wait a minute, what are they going to exchange for the pickled meat?"
Zhou Fu: "Cloth or something? I just took a look, and they seem to accept everything. Their pickled meat is delicious. You like cooking, so you should like their pickled meat too."
Jian Mo: "I'll go upstairs to get it."
Jian Mo moved the stone slab on the fire pit away and hurried upstairs to get the cloth.
Wu Jiong came over after getting dressed: "Someone came to the tribe to exchange for pickled meat?"
Jian Mo: "Yes, I'll go and see."
Wu Jiong: "I'll go with you."
Jian Mo smiled: "It's just a small matter, why do we need to go together?"
Wu Jiong took the cloth from his hand: "I want to go with you."
The two went downstairs together. Zhou Fu was waiting outside the door. When he saw them coming out together, his expression was a little subtle and his smile was quite strange.
Jian Mo asked: "What's wrong?"
Zhou Fu showed a mysterious smile that only married orcs can do: "Nothing."
Jian Mo understood immediately and coughed lightly: "Let's hurry up, otherwise the people who exchanged meat will leave."
Zhou Fu: "Don't worry, it won't be that fast."
They went to the open space together. Many people had already come to the tribe.
Everyone surrounded the two strangers and was picking something in the basket. Jian Mo guessed that there should be pickled meat in it.
Jian Mo walked over quickly.
When the people in the tribe saw him, they smiled and greeted him, and made way for him to come forward.
Jian Mo responded one by one, and walked to the front.
When he looked down, he did not see the pickled meat, but pieces of beige fat.
He did not expect the pickled meat to be pickled fat.
The beastman who was exchanging meat smiled and promoted: "Doctor Jian Mo, which piece do you want, or I can pick a good piece for you?"
Jian Mo looked up: "Do you know me?"
The beastman smiled: "Everyone just told me, am I right?"
Jian Mo: "No, it's amazing."
The beastman smiled even more. Seeing that Jian Mo didn't choose well, he simply took out the fattest piece of meat from the basket: "How about this one?"
Jian Mo looked at the piece of fat that was bigger than his palm. Maybe because it was pickled, the surface of the fat was still a little wrinkled. In any case, it had nothing to do with the delicious pickled meat he knew.
He hesitated.
The beastman misunderstood his meaning, and directly pulled out a bone knife and sliced ​​a thin piece of fat meat: "Try it first and see if you like it. If you like it, then change it."
Jian Mo: "Ah, thank you."
The beastman stared at him with burning eyes: "You're welcome, you can try it soon. Our pickled meat is quite famous in more than a dozen nearby tribes. No one who has tried it doesn't like it."
So exaggerated?
Jian Mo pinched the piece of fat meat, not knowing whether he should taste it.
Zhou Fu and others helped on the side: "Yes, the pickled meat of Kuang Ning's family is indeed very delicious, but it's a pity that we can never guess the secret recipe."
The beastman named Kuang Ning laughed heartily: "If you can all guess the secret recipe, can it still be called a secret recipe?"
Everyone looked at Jian Mo together.
Jian Mo had been here for such a long time that he was not as particular as before, nor did he want to waste food. He made up his mind and directly picked up the meat and took a small bite.
To his surprise, this piece of pickled meat was not greasy or fishy at all, but had a unique strong fragrance. If he closed his eyes, he might think he was eating food similar to butter.
Wait, there seems to be a fragrance similar to onion and garlic in this fragrance!
It seems that it is not an illusion, it is indeed there!
After taking one more bite, Jian Mo immediately realized that spices similar to onions and garlic were put in the pickled meat.
Jian Mo's eyes lit up, God knows how long he has been looking for onions and garlic!
He shared the remaining pickled meat with Wu Jiong and looked at Kuang Ning: "Did you use some kind of seasoning that we don't have here to pickle the pickled meat?"
Kuang Ning was not surprised, and asked with a smile: "Did you taste it?"
Jian Mo nodded: "It has a very special aroma."
Kuang Ning: "That is the special spice near our tribe. It is because of the addition of this spice that our pickled meat has become the most popular pickled meat in dozens of nearby tribes."
From the tone, you can tell that the other party will not reveal the secret recipe casually.
It was not easy to ask in public, so Jian Mo turned all kinds of thoughts in his mind: "Let's change the pickled meat first."
Jian Mo turned around, and Wu Jiong handed the cloth in his hand to him.
Kuang Ning checked it briefly and asked: "How about changing it to these five pieces of pickled meat?"
Jian Mo looked at the five pieces of pickled fat meat that Kuang Ning picked out, and felt a little distressed. They were really expensive.
But he really liked the aroma of green onions and garlic, so he nodded, changed it back and tasted it first, and when he found that spice later, he would make it himself.
After changing the pickled meat, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong carried the meat home.
Jian Mo asked, "Are Kuang Ning and the others not from near our tribe?"
Wu Jiong: "Their tribe is called Qinhai, next to the Bingjiang tribe."
Jian Mo calculated: "That's really far away, at least three days' journey from us?"
Wu Jiong: "They run quite fast, it shouldn't take three days, but it's indeed far."
Jian Mo thought for a moment: "Then is the topography there completely different from ours? Are the specialties different too?"
Wu Jiong gave him a puzzled look.
Jian Mo shook the pickled meat wrapped in straw stalks: "The unique spices in their pickled meat must be grown in a different place from ours, otherwise they would have spread here long ago."
Jian Mo always liked to collect these spices. Wu Jiong didn't think it was strange to hear him ask, but just said: "I don't know too much. Wait until the longest night is over in the next few days, and I'll go with you to have a look." Jian Mo
: "Okay, I always feel like I haven't been out for a while, and I feel suffocated in the tribe."
After returning home, Jian Mo took out a knife and cut two slices of pickled meat, planning to grill them on the stone slab later.
He was not sure how the pickled meat would taste after it was grilled, so he didn't dare to cut too much.
Unexpectedly, the pickled meat was translucent after it was grilled, and the fragrance was very strong. In addition to the fragrance of onions and garlic, there was also a little milk fragrance.
Jian Mo originally wanted to grill some intestines for breakfast, but seeing that it was dry and crispy, he boiled the stems.
He divided the stems into two portions and ate them with Wu Jiong along with the grilled pickled meat.
The pickled meat was very fragrant, and eating it with the stems made the stems taste smoother, and it tasted really good.
Jian Mo's eyes showed surprise. He thought there were no delicacies here, but he didn't expect that a random orc would make him realize what it meant to underestimate the heroes of the world.
Wu Jiong knew he liked it from his expression, so he said, "If you like it, I'll go get some more later. There are still a lot of unused cloth and animal skins at home, all of which can be used."
Jian Mo did not object: "Let's change it, I'll find the starch later, and we'll grill something delicious tonight."
Jian Mo hasn't baked bread or other food for a long time, mainly because starch is too precious, and he doesn't have much left, so it's not good to waste it.
Today, he got the rare opportunity to get the pickled meat, and his appetite immediately came up.
After breakfast, he went to the backyard to get the frozen meat, and after marinating it, he slowly roasted it on the stone slab.
Starch was mixed with the milk of the tuk-tuk beast to make a dough, and then the meat pieces and pickled meat were mixed together, wrapped in the dough, and baked on the stone slab.
After baking until both sides were golden brown, Jian Mo put the cake on a plate and called Wu Jiong, who was doing carpentry in the yard, to come in and taste the cake while it was still hot.
Jian Mo specially made two cups of tea, and sat down with Wu Jiong at the table in front of the window, calling him very ceremonially: "Try it quickly."
Wu Jiong picked up the cake and took a light bite.
The crust of the cake was very crispy and fragrant, and the inside was full of meat filling. Because of the fresh meat and pickled meat, the meat filling was very oily and had an enticing gravy.
In the gravy, there was another strange aroma that was baked up, which made people's appetites grow, but they couldn't catch anything, so they could only eat one bite after another, carefully savoring the taste.
Wu Jiong's eyebrows moved slightly, and he seemed to like it very much.
Jian Mo held the cake upright and took a bite.
The familiar aroma of scallions and garlic instantly captured his taste buds.
It was this aroma! Delicious!
Jian Mo sniffed and couldn't help but take another big bite of the cake.
He said that meat is best matched with seasonings such as scallions, ginger and garlic. No matter what else, it seems a little bit lacking.
It seems that they must go to the tribe called Qinhai.
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