Volume 2 Survival in the Forbidden Land Chapter 19 The Last Cookcake
Back at the camp, I feel a lot more grounded. Although in this wilderness full of dangers, a small shelter can make people feel at ease. No matter where you wander, there must be a place where the body and mind settle down, and this is where the soul dwells.
Although the bonfire has been extinguished, there are still sparks. Add a handful of firewood, and it's a raging fire. At this time, Ling Chen had already hung his broken right hand on his neck with a strip of cloth. In Wang Qingyun's words, this is synonymous with fracture patients, allowing people to know what the disease is at a glance. Although it looks a little ugly, hanging your hand down does affect the recovery of your arm.
It was already ten o'clock in the afternoon, and the fatigue of the morning had already made them hungry.
"Let's have stew today. Ling Chen shouted, everyone was very happy, this is real meat, not comparable to the eggs eaten before.
Take out all the meat from the storage ring and pile it up here like a small mountain bag.
Wang Qingyun's eyes suddenly lit up.
"How can this weigh three or four hundred pounds? Wang Qingyun said, "It's really hard for you, Chenzi." Patting Ling Chen's shoulder, Wang Qingyun said movingly.
In fact, what he meant was that all such heavy meat was put into the storage ring, and the weight was not ordinary. Not to mention anything else, maybe just this weight, the general Qiankun bag may not be able to carry it, and the formation will collapse directly. Nowadays, so much meat is undoubtedly the happiest in front of everyone's eyes.
"That's enough meat for us to eat for a long time. Wang Qingyu said happily.
"More than half a month. Ling Chen said with a sigh of relief.
"That's enough. Let's just cook. Wang Qingyun waved his hand, and the cauldron appeared in front of him.
"This thing is really good, I'll get a bag in the future." With a sigh, he began to cook on the fire. Now that Ling Chen's arm has been broken, as a sick person, his task is to cultivate. So everyone made it clear that they didn't need him to do anything, just watch from the sidelines, and correct anything wrong in time.
At the beginning, I was afraid that everyone would not be able to do this well, and that would not be able to do well, so I was always worried. Now he can only give up everything and be an idler himself. Maybe Ling Chen would have to thank himself for his injuries, if it wasn't for the hunting of this beast, if it wasn't for his own injuries, the food they had left, and the deep care for their partners, these pressures would one day weigh on Ling Chen. Fortunately, all of this today has relieved Ling Chen.
Sitting in the camp, Ling Chen looked at the busy sound and shadow in front of him, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but pull up a mocking smile. I taught them the skills of survival in the wilderness from day one, hoping that they could take charge of themselves and make progress together. But no matter how selfless he teaches, even he is only half a jar of water. And many dangerous things, dirty work and tiring work are always done by himself, because he is afraid that everyone will not be able to adapt to it, and Ling Chen will not be able to do it if he forces others to do something. But now, in fact, they have long been able to live freely in life, although it is too early to be alone, but time will always make everyone grow slowly.
Peeling, unraveling, everything is done in a proper way. Hot water blanched the meat first to remove the blood foam impurities, which was what Ling Chen told them. Fat and fat can be fried to make fat stew, and the rest is to stew in the pot. There are no condiments, only wild vegetables are left with soup, and you are already very satisfied if you have to eat.
"The fur should be thrown a little farther away, not too close to the camp. Ling Chen instructed.
"Got it. Xu Ziqing responded, and took away all the fur and armor that had been peeled off and threw them away.
The meat was naturally stewed, so that the firewood did not feel enough, so they searched for some more firewood, which was the most abundant in the wilderness, and they never had to worry about not finding it.
Back to camp, the time was just right. A pot of meat is full of aroma, which makes the mouth water and appetite great. Add the wild vegetables that have already been eaten to the stomach and the mushrooms that have been harvested before, and the whole pot of soup becomes much richer, and adding a touch of greenery to the soup will not look too monotonous. If you don't have enough meat, you can satisfy your hunger with wild vegetables and mushrooms.
The six of them sat cross-legged around a large iron pot, which was a scene of eating that was staged every day. Each took out their own dishes and chopsticks, and Ling Chen also took out his own basin.
Wang Qingyun looked at the eggshell in his hand, and then at the basin in front of Ling Chen.
"Chenzi, do you know?I found that your temperament is very compatible with this eggshell, do you want to try it?" Wang Qingyun smiled charmingly, staring at Ling Chen's basin and said.
"Come on, I can use one left hand now, and even eating is a problem, and you still come to blackmail me?" Ling Chen also looked at Wang Qingyun, "Won't your conscience hurt?"
After that, Ling Chen took out a piece of cooking cake from the storage ring and threw it to Wang Qingyu.
"Huh?!" Wang Qingyun's eyes straightened, he hadn't eaten it for several days, he thought it was gone, but he didn't expect Ling Chen to have private goods. Wang Qingyu's things naturally didn't dare to move, and turned to look at Ling Chen.
"The last one. Ling Chen said to Wang Qingyun seriously. After that, he took out another one and threw it to Ning Yuanru. Everyone laughed, it seemed that Ling Chen was deliberately trying to tease Wang Qingyun.
"This..."Wang Qingyun pointed and motioned for Ling Chen to give him an explanation.
"The penultimate one. Ling Chen raised his eyebrows and said seriously.
"Then there must be a third-to-last one?"
"Of course. ”
......
There were only five cookcakes left. Seeing this, Wang Qingyun divided it into two, and the two divided it equally.
"I can't eat that much. Ning Yuanru paused slightly, also split the cooking cake into two, and handed the other half to Ling Chen.
"Me too. ”
"Me too. ”
Ling Yue and Wang Qingyu opened the cooking cake one after another and handed it over.
"What are you doing here? Ling Chen couldn't cry or laugh for a while, he just made a joke with Wang Qingyun, but he didn't expect them to be serious.
"Eat. There is still so much meat and soup in the pot, enough to eat. Ling Chen's heart was very warm.
"Yes. We'll be eating meat soon, so let's just wait for the soup. Wang Qingyun echoed.
"Xu's big head. Wang Qingyun glanced at Xu Ziqing, snatched the cooking cake in his hand, divided it into two, and handed the other half to Ling Chen, and then returned the remaining half to him. On the other hand, he also said: "The younger you are, the more you should be conscious, Kong Rong has let Li learn, right?"
Xu Ziqing was speechless for a while.
"You're going to bully Ziqing. Ling Chen shook his head helplessly, and planned to return the other half to Xu Ziqing.
"Brother Chen, eat it, Shaoqing has it here. Xu Ziqing raised his hand to take the cooking cake.
In the end, Ling Chen did not refuse, and the group began to eat meat. The main reason is that the soup is too hot, and it will take a while to dry it.
"This must be the mother of the egg. It's pathetic. Mother and son left like this, and now the father is left alone in this world. Life......" Xu Ziqing held a bone in his hand and suddenly sighed after taking a bite.
"If you don't eat it, you can leave it to us. Wang Qingyun squinted at Xu Ziqing and said.
"Not really. Xu Ziqing took another bite of meat before he said: "Foolish brother means that the family should be neat and tidy." Let's go find its father sometime. The reunion of their family in Huangquan is also a good thing for us, isn't it?"
After that, Xu Ziqing didn't care about Sven, and stuffed meat into his mouth, because he had noticed that Wang Qingyun's greedy gaze was looking at him, to be precise, this large piece of meat in his hand.
"Are you the devil?"
The soup is like tea, clear and light, without any condiments. Therefore, there is only the earthy smell of meat, the bitterness of wild vegetables, and the fragrance of mushrooms, but this is already a rare delicacy. After drinking several bowls of hot broth, everyone only felt that the heat was spraying out of the pores, as if wrapped in a hot hot spring, making people feel comfortable and light.
After eating, clean up the dishes and chopsticks and hygiene. All the leftover bones were burned in the fire to prevent wild beasts from following the smell. Everything was packed up, and everyone sat on the grass to pass the time.
"Brother, it's time for you to lose weight. Wang Qingyu said suddenly.
It turned out that after eating and drinking enough, Wang Qingyun lay on the grass, and his round belly was suddenly revealed. Wang Qingyun patted his belly and said, "What's wrong, do you have an opinion?"
"You can eat yourself fat in such a life, and I really obey you. Wang Qingyu said helplessly, "Your current figure is becoming more and more in line with your father." ”
"It's called a blessing. Wang Qingyun touched her stomach again, "What does the little girl know." ”
"I think you're looking for a smoke, right?!" Wang Qingyu's eyes were horizontal, seeing that the war was about to break out again.
Persuasion is unpersuadable, everyone knows after so many days that these two brothers and sisters have to talk about each other almost every day. At first, Ning Yuanru's temperament couldn't help but persuade her, but gradually later, she gave up. If these two siblings are allowed to make trouble, nothing will happen.
Probably there must be some physical activity after dinner, and there are a few screams occasionally heard in the chase, which seems to be so natural and harmonious. Although it breaks the silence of the afternoon, there is a unique charm hidden in it, and under the careful taste, there is a trace of sweetness of memory. It would be nice if time had stayed at this time.
In the afternoon, the group went out to replenish the water source. To Ling Chen's disappointment, this place was a jungle after all, and the water source was only a stream, so it was difficult to grow food such as fish, otherwise they would have more to eat. After all, satisfying the appetite of six people every day is a lot of money in terms of today's resources.
As night fell, a group of people gathered around the fire and chatted about something. Ning Yuanru was slowly carving a piece of wood with a dagger by herself, and the atmosphere was very harmonious and natural.
In the field, two green-faced and fanged beasts seemed to smell something, and quickly ran to a bush. In just a moment, a few pieces of armor hides were pulled out of the grass. The beast sniffed, then let out a low roar. A few moments later, more than a dozen of the same beasts had gathered here. Their faces were fierce, and their eyes were all directed in one direction at the same time.
There, a faint orange-red glow shone through.