Chapter 185: Small Animals
Not to mention, Hu Xiangxue's three aunts' cooking skills are really good.
There is no mess in the big bone broth she cooks, not even the green onion and ginger that everyone usually puts when cooking bone broth, it is just an ordinary bone broth, but there is a fragrance rippling in it, and there is no fishy smell of bones at all.
Ji Mushan's nose moved, and he knew that this cup of seemingly ordinary bone broth was actually boiled into rare deer bones, and there was also a kind of herb that could only be found by monsters who were particularly familiar with the deep mountains and old forests, so such a soup could be boiled.
There are also a lot of other delicacies on the table, but Ji Mushan and Qi Chengyi both have a soft spot for this cup of bone broth.
Before the two of them had eaten, they both drank a bowl of bone broth first.
The third aunt looked at the two of them so appreciatively, and almost bloomed with a smile on her face: "If you like to drink, drink more, I have cooked a lot! Xiangxue, this stinky girl, has been drinking the soup I have cooked since she was a child, but when she grows up, she doesn't like to drink it anymore, saying that she is tired of drinking! I am so angry that I will never cook soup for her in the future!"
Hu Xiangxue said aggrievedly: "Third aunt, when did I say that I was tired of drinking this kind of thing? You have wronged me, I don't admit it!"
The third aunt glared at her: "You didn't say that, but every time I let you drink soup, you refused, and you had to persuade and persuade you to drink." With your attitude, it's not that you dislike the soup I cooked, what else could it be?"
Hu Xiangxue couldn't refute this, so she had to smile wryly.
She can't help it!
The soup cooked by the third aunt is indeed delicious, and the clansmen used to like to drink it.
But the third aunt has boiled and boiled just a few kinds of soup, she has been drinking it for hundreds of years, and no matter how good the taste is, it has no taste in her mouth!
Seeing that Hu Xiangxue and the third aunt got along like ordinary people, Ji Mushan didn't say anything, but he couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart.
In fact, sometimes, there is really not much difference between a monster and a human being.
Especially after they have been in human society for a long time, it is even more difficult for them to see the difference.
But youkai are youkai, and no matter how much they behave like ordinary people, they still have to be wary of their nature.
While eating, the third aunt persuaded Ji Mushan and Qi Chengyi to eat more from time to time. The two were also very cooperative, ate a lot, and sincerely thanked the third aunt.
For a while, the atmosphere at the banquet was quite happy.
But Hu Xiangxue has been hanging in her heart.
She always felt that Ji Mushan was like a knife on her head, she didn't know when it would fall off, and then slashed her neck with a knife!
The worst thing is that she doesn't know when this knife will fall, and she is worried all the time!
How can people live this kind of terrible life?
Finally finished eating, Hu Xiangxue consciously cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, but the third aunt straightened her clothes, and then led Qi Chengyi and Ji Mushan back to the living room, and served new tea.
"This is a fruit tea that strengthens the stomach and digests appetite, which is most suitable for drinking after meals, and it is different from the tea leaves that Xiangxue took out before. The third aunt smiled and said, "If Miss Ji and Mr. Qi don't dislike it, you can try it." If you drink well and the old body has done a lot, you can also give some to the two of you and let the two of them take it back to drink, which can be regarded as doing the best of the old body's mind. ”
Ji Mushan and Qi Chengyi took a sip of fruit tea very face-savingly, and then sighed repeatedly.
It can be seen that this third aunt is a person who understands life very well, and she lives a very delicate life, which makes it easy for people to feel good.
"I don't know what you call it?" Ji Mushan said with a kind attitude.
"Like Xiangxue, I have the same surname as Hu. The third aunt smiled and said, "You can call me Hu Sanniang." ”
Ji Mushan shook his head: "This is too disrespectful, let's still call you Grandma Hu San, right?"
At the age of this Hu Sanniang, even when Ji Mushan was in her last life, she could fully afford Ji Mushan's honorific title.
Of course, Qi Chengyi listened to Ji Mushan, and nodded when he heard the words.
Hu Sanniang didn't seem to expect Ji Mushan to be so polite.
She was slightly stunned for a moment, and then quickly smiled: "That old body is too big!"
Ji Mushan smiled and got down to business: "Grandma Husan, you have been living in this village for a long time, right?"
"It's been a long time. Hu Sanniang nodded and said, "I usually like to live in the village, raise my own tea tree trunks and do farm work, and I don't like to go out." ”
The implication is that Hu Sanniang obviously knows the situation in the village very well.
If Ji Mushan wants to inquire about the situation in the village, then it is absolutely right to ask Hu Sanniang.
It seems that Hu Sanniang has guessed a little bit about Ji Mushan's intentions.
Ji Mushan laughed: "Then in your village, do outsiders usually come in?"
On the surface, this is asking outsiders, but in fact, it can't be a ghost, right?
Hu Sanniang pondered Ji Mushan's words, and quietly glanced at Qi Chengyi again, and then said: "Our village is relatively remote, and even the young people in the village don't like to come back, let alone outsiders. However, there are many deep mountains near the village, so it is often the case that some small animals accidentally break into the village. Fortunately, the people in our village were not interested in these small animals, so everyone just drove the small animals back to the mountains, but they were not harmed. ”
Ji Mushan understood.
The small animals that Hu Sanniang said about accidentally breaking into the village are actually referring to little monsters, right?
She knew what she was asking.
It's pleasant to talk to smart people, oh no, it's to talk to smart monsters!
"Do these little animals often break in?" Ji Mushan asked curiously, "Did they build a nest nearby?"
Seeing Ji Mushan follow the voice and ask, Hu Sanniang felt more confident in her heart.
It wasn't really for their village!
Then it doesn't matter!
"Although there are not many people in our village, there are still many old men and old ladies who live in the village. This popular place is generally not dared for small animals to come, let alone build a nest nearby. Hu Sanniang shook her head and said, "According to the old man's body, they should just wander out to play, and then accidentally pass by the edge of our village." As for where their nests were, the old man really didn't know. ”
A flash of disappointment flashed in Ji Mushan's eyes.
The clue is broken again here.
"Do the people in the village usually like hunting?" Ji Mushan asked seemingly casually, "Are there any people in the village who are particularly good at hunting?"
Hu Sanniang's heart jumped.
This Miss Ji wants to ask, will they usually deal with other monsters, right?
"The young people in the village have all gone out, and those who stay are old arms and legs, who can still have the physical strength to hunt!" Hu Sanniang waved her hand.