After about a quarter of an hour, old Lem returned with a slightly bulging cloth bag.

"Today I was lucky, I walked for a long time and saw a pine forest, where I found a lot of bush mushrooms and porcini mushrooms, and I picked some back to make soup." Old Lem shook off the cloth bag, and a small piece of mushroom fell from the ground.

"Do you want to wash?" Pei Pei asked.

"Just rush it, I'll get it." Old Lem replied.

He picked up the mushrooms on the ground one by one into the large teapot, then untied a large military kettle from his waist, unscrewed the lid, and poured water into the teapot.

A piece of loot visible to the naked eye quickly floated in the teapot, and old Lem poured out the water in the teapot, and added water twice in a row to rinse it repeatedly, and the mushrooms in the teapot seemed to be rinsed clean.

Then old Lyme took the chicken from the branch, pulled out the dagger from his trouser leg, and cut four or five pieces of chicken dripping with oil into the tea-pot.

Then he adjusted the branch with the chicken on it to the other side and put it back on the fire. Then he hung the teapot on the stick rack on the fire, adjusted the distance between the fire head and the teapot, wiped his hands clean, and looked at Pei Pei: "When the water in the teapot boils, we can drink the delicious mushroom chicken soup." ”

Pei Pei glanced at the fish, chicken and large tea pot on the fire, she gave a thumbs up to old Lem with a look of adoration on the surface, but she was secretly muttering to herself in her heart: No, no, no, you don't get sick after eating!

Old Lyme picked up the huge military kettle beside his heel, handed the kettle to Pei Pei, and said, "Go to the brook and fill this kettle with water, and I will watch the fire from here." ”

Pei Pei took the kettle and walked towards the stream.

After filling a full pot of water, Pei Pei returned to the camp and handed the jug in his hand to Old Lem.

Old Lem hung the kettle on the shelf of the fire and explained to Pei Pei, "This brook is water. It's animals that drink it, and people drink it! So, be sure to boil this water. Not so. Diarrhea is still light, in case of malaria. That's a big problem! ”

Pei Pei nodded and sat down on the ground.

The fire was very strong, and from time to time Pei Pei helped to turn the fish and chicken over, and soon the surface of the fish and chicken began to burn.

The fish was the fastest to cook, and Old Lyme had a lot of seasoning in his treasure bag. He stirred the fish and sprinkled it with various spices, and in a moment, an enticing aroma filled the air.

- Does that smell good? Pei Pei muttered in her heart.

"Give. Eat and see how it tastes? I've sprinkled rosemary spice on this fish, so you'll want to eat it again! Old Lem tore off half of the fish and handed it to Peipei.

Pei Pei wiped her hands and reached out to take it, first put it under the tip of her nose and smelled the smell, the fish was filled with a faint peppery aroma and spicy smell, and in addition to that, there was a strange aroma, which should be the smell of rosemary.

Then she leaned into her mouth and took a bite, well, it tasted pretty good! In this wilderness, it should be a delicious meal to be able to eat such fish and meat!

Pei Pei gave a thumbs up to Old Lem in satisfaction.

After the fish was eaten, the chicken was almost ready. Pei Pei and Old Lyme then divided up the delicious roast chicken. While gnawing on the chicken bones. Pei Pei asked Old Lyme about the next journey.

"How long do we have to walk in the afternoon? Will you be able to get to the tribe of the Indians before dark today? Pei Pei asked.

Old Lem wiped his mouth, looked up at his watch again, and then replied, "It's almost one o'clock in the afternoon." We left on time at half past one. If you are fast, you will have another four hours to get close to the hunting area of the Indian tribe. In this way, we should be able to reach our destination before dark. ”

He paused, looking towards the fire. The military kettle on the fire shelf had long since been removed after the water had boiled, and only the large tea pot hung on the shelf at this time. The mushroom and chicken soup in the large teapot was already boiling, and the soup was gradually whitening.

"Hmmm! Delicious mushroom soup is ready! Old Lem took the large teapot from the fireside shelf, and when he laid it flat on the ground, he took out the salt shaker and sprinkled some salt into it.

The iron tea jar is very hot. Old Lime picked up the cloth bag at his feet and placed it on the surface of the tea jar. Then he took the large teapot and poured out a part of the mushroom soup in the lid of the teapot. He handed the lid of the teapot to Pei Pei, and said with a smile: "Drink it and see how this soup tastes?" ”

Pei Pei thanked Old Lem. Take the lid of the tea jar. Blowing the hot air on the soup noodles, Pei Pei's eyes lit up after taking a sip: "It's delicious!" It's delicious! She gave another thumbs up to old Lem, "Uncle Lime, your craftsmanship is amazing!" ”

"Hehehehe, it's all trivial!" Old Lyme was very happy by Pei Pei's compliment, and couldn't help but praise Pei Pei: "At first, I thought that you, a delicate city lady, would be in constant trouble in the jungle. Before we set off, I was still worried, afraid that your body would not be able to keep up, and it might delay our march. As expected, you were able to persevere, and the travel time was much faster than I expected. That's why I'll have time to get you a delicious lunch. If it weren't for your cousin to satisfy me, I, maybe I'd let you nibble on dry food and drink white water at noon. ”

Pei Pei rolled her eyes at Old Lem speechlessly, "I'm a kung fu girl!" She boasted to herself with a smug expression, then lowered her head and continued to drink the soup.

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After the lunch was settled, Old Lyme took out a packet of cleaning liquid from the treasure bag, handed it to Peipei, and instructed her to go to the stream to clean the tea jar, and told her to fill the tea jar with water and bring it back after cleaning.

Pei Pei answered, picked up the greasy teapot and the bag of cleaning liquid, and walked towards the stream.

After washing the teapot, she walked back to the lunch camp with a teapot of streamwater. Old Lem had already packed his bags and was squatting in front of the fire to sprinkle dirt to extinguish the fire.

Seeing that Pei Pei had come back with the teapot, he got up and took the teapot and poured the stream water from the teapot on the fire, and after a "Z-" sound, a puff of white smoke rose from the fire.

Then old Lem picked up the earth and scattered it where the white smoke was emitting, and as he sprinkled it, he explained to Pei Pei: "You look as if the fire has been extinguished by water, but in the jungle, such a way of extinguishing fire is still not safe." It also needs to be covered with soil, which is done to isolate the air and prevent the recurrence of fires. ”

After speaking, he beckoned to Pei Pei, "Little Peel, you can also help me build the soil together." ”

"By hand?" Pei Pei glanced at Old Lem's dirty palm with disgust.

Old Lem's eyes widened: "What? Are you going to be a delicate lady again? ”

was so provoked by old Lem, Pei Pei had no choice but to stick out her tongue, and after laughing wryly, she honestly squatted down and put out the fire.

After cleaning up, Old Lyme glanced at his watch, which was almost half past one. He walked back to the tethered horses, untied the reins of the two horses, and handed him the reins of the horse on which Pei Pei was riding, and he said, "All right, let us proceed!" (To be continued)