Chapter 218: Invention
In the afternoon, the goats ate with big bellies and round waists, and were driven down the mountain by Lu Xiaoqi. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The sun was about to set, the temperature had dropped a lot, the mountain wind was blowing, Lu Xiaoqi tightened the linen clothes on his body, and he was a little trembling.
"Hah! How long has it been since I realized the distress of mortals? The big black sheep gloated on the sidelines, "Isn't it very nostalgic?" This feeling of coldness? ”
Since Lu Xiaoqi had a divine body, he naturally did not invade the cold and heat, and it was true that he had not felt hot or cold for a long time.
"What's there to miss about this? I've been a mortal for 20 years, and I've only been a 'god' for half a year, okay? What's there to worry about? Lu Xiaoqi said stiffly.
"Shh The big black sheep turned his head in disdain and ran briskly down the hill.
When the other goats saw that there was a sheep leading the way, they all ran after them.
"Hey! Slow down! Lu Xiaoqi shouted from behind, this hill is relatively steep, and it is easy for goats who are used to mountain climbing, but for Lu Xiaoqi's current mortal body, it is more difficult to go downhill quickly.
Sure enough, as soon as his feet slipped, Lu Xiaoqi fell on his heels, fortunately, the rocks here are relatively large, and the hillside is not slippery, otherwise Lu Xiaoqi would have to roll down!
Lu Xiaoqi got up and touched his forehead, which was a little painful, but it was okay, but he just scratched a little skin and didn't bleed.
He didn't notice that the wound on his forehead was healing, slowly, but much faster than ordinary people!
"Don't let me catch you!" Lu Xiaoqi shouted through gritted teeth.
In response to him, it was the big black sheep's jumping between the stones, and the pun "It's easy to go up the mountain, but it's hard to get down".
This sentence is not only talking about Lu Xiaoqi's embarrassment when he is going down the mountain now, but also a metaphor for Lu Xiaoqi now becoming a mortal and losing his divine power.
Lu Xiaoqi gained strength from mortals step by step, and after a series of efforts, he slowly became a god, isn't this "going up the mountain"?
Now that the divine body is broken in the real world, and he has become a mortal in this world, isn't it just "going down the mountain"?
Although Lu Xiaoqi had a hard mouth, he suddenly lost his strength, and he still felt a little empty.
If a strong enemy attacks now, then he doesn't even have the ability to protect himself! Thinking like this, Lu Xiaoqi felt more and more insecure.
Although this mountain village is extremely calm, it seems unlikely that there will be any chaos, but "people have no foresight, there must be near-term worries", he can't really be comfortable here to the point of decadence, that would be too passive!
Until he got down the mountain, Lu Xiaoqi was still thinking about it.
Seeing Lu Xiaoqi like this, the big black sheep not far away nodded with satisfaction, if it weren't for the lack of hands, he would probably be already brushing his goatee!
When Lu Xiaoqi drove the sheep into the sheepfold, the farmer also went home.
Dinner is a big pot of fish soup cooked by the peasant woman, these fish are caught by the peasant woman herself during the day, don't look at her thin and weak, but she is a master fisherman!
"Come and eat! Goldie! The peasant woman beckoned Lu Xiaoqi to come over to eat, there were no tables and chairs in this era, only a mat made of thatch, a pot of fish was placed in the middle, people surrounded the pot, sitting cross-legged on the straw mat, and each person was divided into a wooden bowl to serve soup and drink.
As for the other cutlery, sorry, no.
………………
Of course, Lu Xiaoqi couldn't stand it, so he "invented" chopsticks - two small wooden sticks sharpened from bronze sheets.
The couple have long been accustomed to grabbing food directly with their hands, but they are very surprised to see Lu Xiaoqi using chopsticks to eat, although they like this child very much, but they still have a little awe of him in their hearts - not to mention anything else, from a baby directly to a teenager, but it happened directly under their noses! The impact is much stronger than what others have just heard!
What's more, this child is simply "born to know", after becoming a teenager, he speaks directly, there is no obstacle to communicate with them, and it is very polite, and most importantly, there are some "small inventions" - shoes made of straw (the villagers have always been barefoot), chopsticks made of wooden sticks.
The most incredible thing for them is the salt!
People say "rely on the mountains to eat the mountains", this point is a universal truth no matter which civilization or which country, so the smart mountain village people may have learned to mine the rock salt in the mountains from their distant ancestors!
The goats are the best guides!
As we all know, not only humans, but also animals need to supplement a certain amount of salt, let's say mammals, herbivores will regularly look for salt-containing minerals****, and carnivores' salt needs are obtained directly from the flesh and blood of herbivores.
Therefore, when the goats graze on the mountain, they will regularly go to find some rock salt ore ****, and when people see it, they will smash those salt rocks and take them home.
Therefore, all the edible salt of all the families in this small mountain village is directly crushed and put into the pot.
But there are too many magazines of these rock salts, the taste is extremely poor, it is extremely bitter, and it is not good for health when eaten.
Lu Xiaoqi couldn't stand it when he first came, so he found a way to purify the salt!
Because of the limited conditions, the purification method is also relatively simple:
First, the rock salt is crushed, put into water to dissolve, and then the insoluble impurities are filtered out with a fine linen cloth; The solution is then steamed in a clay pot until a large number of white crystals are precipitated, and then these white crystals are filtered out.
Of course, this is only rough processing, and of course the obtained is still not refined salt, but whether it is from the taste or other aspects, it is already much better!
And these "inventions", as the "ancients", the peasant couple naturally had never seen them, and they suddenly became even more in awe of Lu Xiaoqi - perhaps, this child is really a god who came into the world, only a god can understand so much!
The couple was very kind, and after obtaining Lu Xiaoqi's consent, they taught this method to the rest of the village.
Of course, it was the ingenious peasant woman who did not understand the principles, but she mastered them much faster than her husband.
………………
Lu Xiaoqi sat cross-legged on the straw mat, and the peasant woman named him "Xiao Jin", which made him speechless, the farmer was in awe of him, and the peasant woman loved him more than he was in awe.
However, the taste of this name is comparable to that of Lu Xiaoqi.
Lu Xiaoqi explained to her that she already had a name, but probably because of the pronunciation problem, the peasant woman never learned the pronunciation of "Lu Xiaoqi", so she had to give up.
The peasant woman sprinkled the pot with Lu Xiaoqi's purified salt, and then served Lu Xiaoqi the largest fish.
For this kind of courtesy, Lu Xiaoqi is used to it.
When he first came, he politely refused to come, but this kind of refusal seemed to be an extremely bad impolite behavior here, the peasant woman cried at that time, and the farmer glared at Lu Xiaoqi angrily, Lu Xiaoqi felt that if it weren't for his appearance as a child, he would probably have been pulled out of the duel.
Although they only got along for about a month, this kind couple always reminded Lu Xiaoqi of Uncle Nine and Aunt Li in another time and space.
The same simplicity and kindness, Beier has a sense of intimacy!
"I want to ask you a question" While drinking fish soup, Lu Xiaoqi asked, he still had the idea of "taking precautions" in his heart, "Have you ever been out of this mountain village?" What does it look like outside? What kingdom? ”
The couple's faces changed at the same time, and the peasant woman asked, "Are you leaving here?" No, only the priest and his disciples ask the divine will once a month, and they will only leave the village once when they are allowed, and others are not allowed to go out casually! This is the rule left by our ancestors! (To be continued.) )