Chapter 45
Winter always comes suddenly, on this day, the wind suddenly rises at night, and the next day, the weather suddenly becomes overcast, and then small snowflakes fall. Read the novel to the net
Gu Xi's winter coat was finally rushed out before this, although the needlework was still very lame, but it could be worn, and it was very thick, a close-fitting underwear made of linen, plus a thick leather jacket, a plush coat was put on the outside, and the neck was wrapped around the neck of the little red beast that Huo Bai got back at the beginning, hats, gloves, everything was available, it was very warm, Gu Xi had already been wrapped like a ball, no way, he was afraid of the cold.
The kitchen at home was renovated before the arrival of the cold winter, and a small house was built, which was a stove with two large pots, with a chimney to exhaust smoke directly, the kitchen was full of firewood, and the charcoal fire in the stove was not extinguished.
In the morning, Gu Xi followed the collection team and picked a round of green leafy vegetables, the greens in early winter tasted the sweetest, which is also a fresh vegetable that can not be eaten much in winter, fortunately, there are a lot of them in the wild, and the orcs do not eat, enough for the tiger clan to collect, and the number can be stored for three or four days at a time, and the number is enough to feed the gigglers and gray ducks at home.
In this cold winter, there is no shortage of food, and the meat at home is piled up in the grocery room, even if the orcs at home do not catch the prey, there is no need to worry about running out of meat to eat, and then it is not enough to kill a few gurgling birds and gray ducks, which can be regarded as an extra meal.
Gu Xi fed the clucking birds and gray ducks at home in the morning, so he picked up the charcoal ash and drew a comparison on the kitchen wall, this is the day he began to calculate from the day when the moon was at its fullest, a lot of orthography was drawn on one wall of the kitchen, Gu Xi counted the days again, and his eyes stayed on the newly painted brush for a moment.
Tomorrow...... It's Chinese New Year's Eve.
Although he is no longer in that world, Gu Xi still feels that some traditional festivals are very important, there are no other festivals in the other world, only when the moon is full, there will be small festivals, praying for a good harvest in autumn, to be able to survive the cold winter, Gu Xi wants to spend Chinese New Year's Eve and New Year, and Huo Bai, this is his first Spring Festival in another world, to spend it with his family.
Thinking of this, Gu Xi was a little excited, ran to the storage room, checked what to eat, Chinese New Year's Eve can be nothing, there must be a table of sumptuous dinner, start preparing now, let him have a luxury tomorrow, eat a good meal!
When Huo Bai came back, he saw a big circle drawn on the kitchen wall where Gu Xi remembered the day, and guessed that it must be an important day: "What's special about tomorrow?" ”
"It's a custom in my hometown, tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, and at this time of year the family gets together, has a reunion dinner, and then waits for the new year to come. According to our algorithm, it should be tomorrow, and we will have a good meal tomorrow," Gu Xi explained, sorting out the ingredients from the pantry in the kitchen.
Huo Bai's expression moved slightly, the customs of Gu Xi's hometown are also his customs, he and Gu Xi are already a family.
Gu Xi is very happy, while getting food and Huo Bai talked about the customs of the New Year, from the Chinese New Year's Eve to the fifteenth day of the first month, Gu Xi is for people who miss the tradition very much, although the modern taste of the New Year is very light, but Gu Xi always likes to make a little joy by himself, and every time it comes to the festival, he is extra serious.
When Gu Xi talks about his hometown, he always talks about some new things that Huo Bai doesn't know, Huo Bai will ask carefully, some things are too strange for Huo Bai to understand, but he will still listen patiently, and sometimes Gu Xi can think of a lot of new ideas.
"Lights? Is that the kind that you say can always bring light at night? Huo Bai asked.
"Yes, there are many kinds of lamps, but if you can find that kind of burn-resistant oil, you can also make oil lamps, the oil of animals here will not be, I have tried, this oil may come from some plants, I really don't know much about this, if we can really find it, we will never have to touch the dark at night" Gu Xi sighed, he felt sorry that he had not been able to find the materials to make the lamp, and even if he found the oil, the wick was not simple, and now the twine can be used to make linen is very little, and it is really a waste to make the wick.
An oil that burns for a long time? Huo Bai didn't know, but his father had gone out to experience when he was young, in the south, far to the south, there were many strange plants, there was a kind of tree that bore fruit, the fruit was very large, his father had broken it and seen it, but there was only a very sticky liquid in it, which was very similar to animal oil...... Take Gu Xi there next year, I heard that there is a blue lake that can't be seen at a glance, which is very beautiful.
After Gu Xi sorted and cleaned up the ingredients, he was already thinking about what he was going to eat tomorrow, chickens, ducks and fish were indispensable, anyway, he couldn't finish eating, and Huo Bai, he didn't have to hunt another prey, now it was still snowing outside, and the snow was getting bigger, Huo Bai took advantage of the fact that the snow was not heavy, and led the people in the clan to save a lot of meat, and it was all frozen, so in the past few days of the Spring Festival, you don't have to go out to hunt.
Huo Bai also has this intention, in previous years, in the cold winter, there was not enough food, no matter how big the snow was, the orcs would go out to find prey every day, but this year, their food is enough, now many animals have entered hibernation, they go out to look for prey for longer and longer, often it is difficult to meet a few a day.
"Help me chop some meat and fish meat, I'll make some meatballs and eat them tomorrow" Gu Xi said, there are still big fish in the kitchen that have just been brought back from the river, Yan Yan suddenly wants to eat fresh fish these days, Tong Qi went to the river to dig ice and got a lot of back, and gave him a few by the way.
Meatballs are one of the most commonly made foods during the Chinese New Year, the meatballs are ready, put them in the refrigerator and frozen, braised them, and can be used to make soup, and the fried meatballs can also be used as snacks, skewered into a string, and they taste particularly fragrant.
Huo Bai got it right, and simply helped to add seasonings and reconcile it, he had a lot of strength, and the meatballs were particularly chewy, Gu Xi was extravagant, put a lot of oil and fried a small basin, and wait until tomorrow before eating the oil pot, the fish balls are rubbed into the pot of boiling water, discolored and put into the water to keep fresh, and when you want to eat, you can take it out and put it in the dish.
An Hua and Wei Da were closest to Gu Xi's house, and An Hua smelled the smell of meat wafting from Gu Xi's house from a distance, and poked her head into their yard: "Gu Xi, it's so fragrant, what are you doing?" ”
"Meatballs," Gu Xi replied.
An Hua is a little greedy, his cooking skills are not very good, his family Weida didn't know how to cook before, for him to learn to cook, although he can eat, but the technology is far inferior to Uncle Song and Gu Xi, so he didn't go to Gu Xi's house to eat, sometimes if Gu Xi was cooking, he would give the ingredients to Gu Xi and let Gu Xi cook some by the way.
"Wow, do so much!" As soon as Anhua walked into the kitchen, she saw a pile of food piled up on the kitchen table.
Gu Xi directly skewered a few freshly fried meatballs with a bamboo skewer, and An Hua was not polite, took it, and ate it, and asked curiously while eating: "What are you going to do, do you want so many ingredients?" ”
Gu Xi patiently told him about the New Year, An Hua stared, listened carefully, felt that the New Year was a very interesting mention, and shouted that she also wanted to celebrate the New Year.
Gu Xi thought, he and Huo Bai are two people, and the Chinese New Year's Eve meal is also deserted, and what Chinese New Year's Eve food wants is to be lively, and there are only three people in the An Hua family, so they just get together at the table...... Call Lie together.
An Hua was very happy, and immediately went home to move food, and met Tang Ning on the way, and he couldn't help but tell Tang Ning about the New Year, Tang Ning also felt that this mention was very good, but his family had a large population, so he didn't go to Gu Xi's house to join in the fun.
So in the evening, many families in the tribe knew about this event, just because of the cold weather, they shrank in the house for several days, and there was not much excitement, several families began to get busy, and the lonely clansmen in the tribe were also invited.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, Gu Xi and Huo Bai were busy in the kitchen early in the morning, An Hua's family, Lie also came to help in the morning, the tribe was lively, everyone was busy with this today's dinner, Gu Xi's two pots were stewed early, the food should also be plated, and by the evening there was a table full of dishes.
Shredded salted pork and bird meat, steamed salted fish, fish ball soup, cold fungus, mushroom stewed bird, salted egg, boiled fish fillet, garlic greens, fried pork slices...... It's really hearty.
Gu Xi looked at the table full of dishes, and everyone sitting around was very satisfied.
"Let's eat! A year is also a luxury this time, begging for auspiciousness, hoping that every year can be a meal" Gu Xi sighed, this time is the wine, although he doesn't drink much, but a little drink during the New Year's festival is also to increase the festive atmosphere, well, when there is rice in the next year, you can make rice wine.
"Well, I hope that in the future, we will have more and more food, and the people will live better and better!" An Hua also sighed.
"I will work harder" Lie said firmly, the more in-depth life of the tiger clan made him full of motivation to live, and he hoped that next year, he could also meet a good sub-beast and be as happy as Huo Bai.
Everyone expressed their wishes for the new year, this dinner was eaten for a long time, the fire was lit outside the kitchen, and the cold winter seemed to have become less cold, Gu Xi was happy, and told some small stories about the New Year to the family, and everyone listened to it with relish, and it dispersed very late.
At night, Gu Xi nested in the arms of the big tiger Huo Bai, warm, and gradually became a little sleepy, but his heart was very beautiful.
"White, Happy Chinese New Year's Eve!"
"Well, Happy Chinese New Year's Eve!"
This cold winter is the most comfortable year they have ever lived, they are well fed and warmly dressed.