Chapter 72 Dumbfounded
After Peng Xi and the others left, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong stayed where they were and continued to pick pepper cores.
Not only were there a lot of pepper cores here, but the quality was also very good, and the spicy smell was overbearing and pure.
Even after picking for so long, the skin on their hands that came into contact with the pepper cores was a little spicy.
Jian Mo's hands didn't feel very comfortable, but he was very happy in his heart.
There were so many pepper cores, enough for them to use for half a year, and they would not be short of pepper cores this year if they exchanged with others or found another batch.
During the break, Jian Mo asked Wu Jiong to wash his hands in the ditch with melted snow water: "It's a mistake to come here without gloves. I guess you have to remember to wear gloves next time."
Wu Jiong saw that his hands were a little red from the burning, and gently reached out to cover his hands: "Go back first, and come back to pick them tomorrow with gloves on."
Jian Mo reluctantly refused: "No, it's too far. It's better to pick them all in one go. It won't be too uncomfortable."
Wu Jiong frowned slightly and looked at him disapprovingly.
Jian Mo changed the subject: "Will these pepper cores bear fruit?"
Wu Jiong guessed what he wanted to ask: "The pepper core fruit is sweet, with only a thin layer of skin."
Jian Mo nodded regretfully. In that case, the pepper core can't be used as pepper.
Wu Jiong: "Birds like this fruit very much. When the pepper core fruit is ripe, many birds will come to eat it, and then take their seeds to various places. Some tribes also like to use it to make wine. When the pepper core is ripe, some tribes will come here specifically to pick the fruit and catch birds, and usually there will be a good harvest."
Jian Mo looked at the pepper core grass all over the mountains and was moved: "We can also come here to pick some when the time comes. In addition to making wine, we can also plant it in the tribe, and we can use fresh pepper cores in the future."
Wu Jiong: "We will come again when the time comes."
Jian Mo: "Then I will remember to pick more when the time comes. You can plant it at the foot of the mountain and by the field. It should be good to use it as a fence."
The two rested for a while and went back to pick pepper cores.
There were too many flowers, and they specially left enough flowers for pollination, but they couldn't pick them all.
The flowers of the pepper grass were large and gorgeous. Jian Mo's eyes became blurry after seeing them for so long that he was no longer so focused on picking the peppers.
He picked them almost mechanically, and his mind began to think about all kinds of things.
At this moment, his hand touched a hard object that moved. He was startled and immediately threw the thing away.
"What's wrong?" Wu Jiong turned around quickly, held his hand and asked, "Were you bitten by a bug?"
Jian Mo raised his hand: "No, I just touched something that moved. I don't know if it was a bug. I didn't see it clearly."
"Let me see." Wu Jiong began to check in the flowers and soon pulled out a big brown bug from the flowers to show Jian Mo, "It's a bug, this kind of bug."
Jian Mo looked closely. This kind of bug looked a bit like a grasshopper, a wasp or the like. Anyway, they were all long and thin insects with wings and shells, but they were particularly large, almost as big as half of his palm.
Jian Mo took a deep breath: "Does it bite?"
Wu Jiong: "If you put your finger near its mouth, it will bite, but it doesn't bite much normally. This is a pepper bug that specializes in eating pepper cores."
Wu Jiong showed Jian Mo the saw-like teeth in the bug's mouth.
Jian Mo couldn't help but say: "Only eat pepper cores? What about after the flowers wither?"
"They also eat grass and leaves." Wu Jiong said, and then he went to the side to pull up a relatively thick grass stem and string the bugs together, "Pepper bugs are edible and taste good. Let's take them back."
Insects have always been on the recipes of the orcs and sub-orcs. Jian Mo has eaten a lot of insects since he came to this world, and he has gotten used to it, so he immediately agreed.
They were asked to continue picking pepper cores, and when picking, they paid special attention to whether there were pepper core insects inside.
There were so many pepper core flowers that even though there were not many pepper core insects inside, they still found quite a few in such a large area of flowers.
At the end of the day, they found four large bunches of insects, each with more than a hundred insects.
So many insects were more than enough for them to have a good meal.
When they returned to the tribe, it was already dark. Many people were eating and chatting in the open space. When they saw them coming back with pepper core insects, many people ran over to watch:
"Pepper core insects! Where did you find so many pepper core insects?"
"When I saw the pepper core insects you caught, I also wanted to eat them. I'll try to find some tomorrow."
"This insect is delicious, with a bit of the aroma of pepper cores, and it's also fragrant and crispy when roasted."
"Hey, if I knew you could find so many pepper bugs, I would have gone with you today."
Jian Mo looked at everyone's envious eyes and responded: "This kind of pepper bug is especially delicious?"
Before Wu Jiong could answer, Ban Ming rushed to say: "This is one of the most delicious insects. If you don't catch enough pepper bugs, go catch some other insects and mix them together. The taste is just as good."
Jian Mo: "Then how do you eat it?"
Ban Ming: "Just remove the wings, head and legs, squeeze out the dirt, and then roast it. "
A Hu next to him leaned over and said, "Fried ones are also delicious. Fry them slowly and don't burn them. If they are burned, they will be bitter."
Jian Mo heard it and said, "It's just the way to eat ordinary insects."
Ban Ming emphasized, "There are only a few ways to cook insects. Anyway, they are very delicious with the same method. Even if they are cooked in one pot, they are the most delicious."
After being out for so long, he was a little hungry. Listening to the onlookers talking about how delicious these insects were, Jian Mo couldn't help but feel greedy.
He pushed Wu Jiong home to make dinner.
The insects were big and relatively easy to handle.
The two of them worked together and quickly handled the insects.
Jian Mo looked at the big basket of insects in his hand. He originally wanted to save half of them until tomorrow morning, but then he thought that they would not be very fresh if they were saved. Besides, it would be good if he made more insects and they could have half for Chirp and half for
Chirp. Chirp had worked hard today after flying so far on his back. He had to reward it.
The pepper cores picked today filled half a basket. While Jian Mo was cooking, Wu Jiong took the pepper cores out to dry.
There was no sun at night, but it was windy. If it didn't rain, he could take them out to dry and they would be half dry overnight.
Jian Mo watched him walk out, and suddenly remembered: "Don't leave yet, give me a handful of pepper cores, I'll use them to stir-fry pepper core worms."
Wu Jiong: "Use fresh pepper cores to stir-fry?"
Jian Mo: "Let's try it, pepper core worms already have the flavor of pepper cores, and the taste shouldn't be bad if they are stir-fried together."
Wu Jiong took out a handful of pepper cores: "Jiujiu might find it spicy."
Jian Mo agreed immediately: "Just sprinkle some pepper and salt on the portion for Jiujiu, and put the pepper cores in the portion we eat."
Wu Jiong nodded.
Jian Mo first fried it slowly with oil, and the pepper core worms in the pot exuded the unique aroma of protein, which smelled a bit like chicken, but more fresh and fragrant than chicken.
He couldn't help but pick up one from the pot, blew it cool, and threw it into his mouth.
Well, it is indeed delicious, fresh, crispy, with a light aroma of pepper core and spicy taste, and a little sweetness. It tastes like chicken and shrimp.
After Jian Mo finished one, he couldn't help but pinch another one and put it in his mouth.
So fragrant! So hot!
The fire is ready and it can be served.
Humming a song, Jian Mo took out the pepper core worms in the pot, poured out most of the oil, leaving only a little bottom oil, then threw the pepper core in to stir-fry, and then put the pepper core worms back into the pot.
After frying like this, the whole house is full of fragrance. When it is almost done, sprinkle a handful of large leaf garlic powder, and the taste will be even more fragrant.
Jian Mo smelled it and felt that his appetite was completely aroused.
He called Wu Jiong to come back quickly for dinner, and then found the wine.
The noodle wine was still not ready, but the snow bead wine still tasted great.
When Jian Mo poured out the wine, he took a sip and squinted his eyes in pleasure.
Their meal was ready, and so was Jiujiu's.
Today, fried pepper worms, barbecued meat and a large basket of fresh grass were prepared for Jiujiu.
Wu Jiong took them to feed them, and when he came back, he saw Jian Mo washing his hands, but today he didn't wash them with water, but with oil.
Jian Mo raised his hand and explained: "Some substances are insoluble in water, but soluble in oil. Peppers are a bit spicy, so washing with oil is much better."
Wu Jiong took a look and said: "It's amazing."
Jian Mo: "Really, come and wash your hands before eating."
The two washed their hands with oil, and then switched to soap.
After washing and sitting at the table, Jian Mo couldn't wait to raise his glass: "Let's have a drink to celebrate our harvest and the delicious dishes we made."
Wu Jiong raised his glass.
Jian Mo took a sip of wine, sighed with satisfaction, and picked up the pepper worms with chopsticks.
The pepper worms were so fresh, fragrant and crispy. If they were put on Earth, they would not be justified if they didn't sell for thousands of dollars a plate.
Jian Mo: "Let's see if we can catch some more tomorrow."
Wu Jiong: "Okay."
Jian Mo: "I estimate that after frying them and putting them in a clay pot, they can be kept for ten days or half a month. Then we can eat them slowly."
They ate in the house, and Jiujiu also ate in the backyard.
This guy has the habit of saving the best food for last. Today was the same. He first tried hard to finish a large basket of grass and filled his stomach to about 70%.
Then, he ate all the barbecue, and went to the river to drink water and rinse his mouth before he started eating pepper bugs.
He likes pepper bugs very much, especially the fried and fragrant little bugs. He uses his claws to grab them and throw them into his mouth, one by one, just as a snack for him.
When he was excited about eating, this guy couldn't help but twist his fat butt.
He also has the habit of rubbing his butt against the wall, but after rubbing a piece of the wall bald, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong taught him a lesson.
Today, he didn't rub the wall, but rubbed his own nest.
It didn't notice at all that its nest was no longer so solid after being rubbed against for a long time.
Immersed in the delicious food, it habitually bumped its butt against the pillar, and then the pillar could no longer withstand the double impact of its butt and the ceiling, and it broke directly.
The whole nest lost its support and collapsed directly, with a "bang", raising a lot of dust.
Jiujiu froze, turned his head and looked at the collapsed nest, dumbfounded.
At the same time, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong, who were enjoying the food, heard a loud noise.
Jian Mo shivered, and the chopsticks in his hand almost fell on the table.
"What's wrong?" Jian Mo was a little slow after drinking, and he couldn't react at all. "Is it thundering?"
Wu Jiong stood up: "In the backyard, Jiujiu must have collapsed something? I'll go and take a look."
Jian Mo hurriedly caught up with him: "I'll go with you."
The two walked to the backyard, but Jiujiu's nest collapsed.
Jiujiu was lying in the collapsed nest, with a blank look on his furry face. His big eyes looked to the left and to the right. He couldn't react at all. However, his front paws firmly grasped the rice bowl, and most of the pepper worms in it were not spilled.
Jian Mo looked at it.
It is indeed a rice-eating beast.
Seeing the two people coming, Jiujiu said: "Hmm."
Jiujiu stood up with his paws on the ground and stared blankly at the collapsed nest.
His expression seemed a little sad.
Jian Mo checked and said to Wu Jiong, "Jiujiu is not injured, it should be fine."
Wu Jiong patted Jiujiu's belly: "Maybe it was just scared."
Jian Mo also patted it and comforted it: "Probably, Jiujiu, don't be afraid."
Jiujiu came to its senses and looked at them aggrievedly: "嘤."
Jian Mo patted it again: "It's okay, this nest has been used for so long, it's normal to be old."
Wu Jiong said from the side: "It's a good time to replace it with a sturdy nest. There are so many stones left over from building the kitchen before, enough for it to build a nest."
Jian Mo smiled: "Then we'll find someone to come and build it tomorrow."
The materials were basically ready-made. The next day, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong exchanged some lime and cement with the tribe, and asked their friends to come over after hunting and gathering in the afternoon to help build a nest.
They have already built a kitchen, and Jiujiu's nest is the same as a kitchen, so there is no technical difficulty.
Jian Mo and his friends built its nest on the left side of the house, with a bigger opening. The nest was taller than the kitchen but shorter than their two-story house.
The nest was built with uneven heights.
Jiujiu liked the new nest very much and looked into it eagerly.
Before the nest was dry, it tried to get in.
Jian Mo pulled its paw hard: "Wait! Don't rush in, or this new nest will collapse soon."
Jiujiu looked at Jian Mo pitifully with his eyes downcast.
Jian Mo patted its fat belly and said, "Wait for two more days. You can live outside during these two days. When the nest is dry, I will put animal skins and hay in it. It will definitely be more comfortable than the old nest."
Jiujiu: "Jiujiu."
Jian Mo persuaded and coaxed, and finally comforted this fellow.
In order to give Jiujiu a comfortable nest, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong walked a long way to cut the softest hay.
The hay was placed on the ground, which could not only isolate moisture and cold air, but also make the nest softer and more comfortable.
In addition to hay, Jian Mo also put animal skins in its nest. They had a lot of animal skins and a lot of waste animal skins at home. It would be a pity to throw them away, but it would be perfect to use them to make a nest for Jiujiu.
Jian Mo quickly arranged it. The young people in the tribe had never seen such a nest.
That day, while Jian Mo and Wu Jiong were away, the envious young beastmen quietly went to Wu Jiong's house.
They changed into beast forms and took turns to squeeze into Jiujiu's nest:
"It looks so beautiful."
"Hey, there are windows. Brother Jian Mo and the tribe leader made it so exquisite!"
"It's comfortable inside, too, and there's a light scent of grass."
"It's nice to lie down here."
Jiujiu was squeezed out, watching the big cats and dogs crawl into his nest and lie down, and he cried anxiously.
A big cat swung its tail and used its hind legs to push Jiujiu: "Don't be so stingy, we are just lying down and we won't really steal your nest."
Another giant wolf: "That's right, lie down and learn a little."
The big fox: "Jiujiu, how about we live with you in the future?"
When Jian Mo came back, he saw a bunch of fur in Jiujiu's nest, and Jiujiu was squeezed out.
Seeing Jian Mo, Jiujiu immediately turned his head and shouted: "Jiujiu!"
This is a complaint.
Jian Mo was full of black lines in his head.
The big cats and dogs in Jiujiu's nest reacted belatedly and hurriedly explained: "We are here to learn how to set up a nest."
Ah Hu, the big orange cat, looked at Jian Mo expectantly: "Brother Jian Mo, do you want to raise a beast? The kind that can talk."
Jian Mo could not bear it any longer and reached out to give the furry creatures in the nest several slaps and drove them out of Jiujiu's nest.
Jiujiu looked at Jian Mo with admiration: "Jiu!"
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