Section 40 Thorn Melon
No one mentions anything damn about "environmental protection". No one thinks that a maned bear or a black howling wolf will have a higher life than a human. We are the masters of this planet, and it is our exclusive right to kill or eat all other species. In fact, if you think about it backwards, if it weren't for us, and some other animal, who would weep for the fate of human beings being killed and eaten? Who would hold up a blood-drenched skull and shout "protect (human) animals" in front of those in power?
When the whole village exuded a strong fishy smell, people began to work new.
The snow in the valley melts late, and there is still ice left in the valley after spring ploughing. With this natural refrigerator to keep it fresh, Tianhao has enough time to boil sea salt. The old way is still the same, the rope is tied to a big tree near the cliff, the person is lowered, and then the stiff dead deer is tied with a rope, pulled to the cliff, and transported back to the village.
The work is carried out throughout the winter, and the curing process of venison is more complicated than that of trout. Tian Hao didn't plan to make all the giant horned deer into bacon, so he scattered the large pieces of deer legs into the villagers' homes, cut them into small pieces, hung them on the beams of the houses, and made bacon from the smoke rising from the fire.
Deer breast is a delicious food. Tianhao planned to take advantage of this opportunity to dry all the venison and preserve it. The situation in Panshi Village is much better now than in the past, but when it comes to the real valuable wealth, only these villagers in the village are there.
The source of thyme is a leaf. Oval in shape, verdant green in color. The large trees on the hills around the village are dominated by black needle pine, which is interspersed with these smaller trees. The host memory only describes the smell of this leaf, and Tianhao, according to the botanical concept of the civilization era, believes that the time for large-scale collection of leaves and drying and preservation can only be in summer.
As the weather warmed up, the dried fish was successfully dried, and the white flesh was translucent after drying, and the side attached to the skin had a beautiful smooth texture. Tian Hao cut off a slice with a knife and stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it slowly, the salty taste quickly overflowed on the tip of his tongue under the stirring of saliva, making him feel the delicacy that rough animal meat did not have.
In the spring, when wheat is sown on a large scale, people also sprinkle small amounts of vegetable seeds, mainly stinging melons and some green vegetables, in the fields. Tianhao had never seen a thorn melon before, and this was not a plant variety from the era of civilization at all. The green vines run upwards along all the solid that can be climbed, and the vines produce small yellow flowers that look a bit like pumpkins.
Also relying on insect pollination, when the young fruit grows from the withered petals, Tianhao finds that the surface of the thing grows dense spikes. At first, the thorns were soft, and they didn't prickly to the touch. As the days passed, the pale cyan spikes gradually darkened. Dark green, dark green, dark blue...... In the end, it turned completely black.
In two weeks, the change in the tip of the spike was so significant. At this time, the spikes are extremely hard, and the slightest touch of the finger will pierce the skin and even bleed blood.
The size of the melon is not large, which is equivalent to the fist of an adult. The length of the spikes that densely cover the surface of the melon body is about five centimeters, and most of the spikes that are connected to the melon body are still cyan. The old priest called Shang Tianhao to pick some thorn melons and a large handful of buds on the branches of the vines. Tian Hao watched as the old man used a machete to break the prickly melon from the middle, revealing a tender yellow flesh inside, and the outer skin at the edge was a little green and hard.
The old priest used a knife to peel off the prickly skin, used a spoon to dig out the yellow pulp in the middle cavity of the prickly melon, cut the whole melon into small pieces, put it in a pot and simmered it with water, and the pot soon emitted a pleasant sweet smell.
After the vine shoots were washed, they were divided into small pieces and put into a boiling pot, and when the stinging melon was cooked, the sugar water in the pot turned into a thick yellow and green sticky juice, and the old priest removed the fire, and used a wooden spoon to hold two bowls, and he deliberately twisted a little coarse salt and sprinkled it into Tianhao's bowl.
The taste is exactly the same as the pumpkin in my memory, and the sweetness of the salty stimulus reverberates between the lips and teeth. It is a pity that Tianhao has no rice, and although the thorny melon vine twigs taste good, they still feel a little dull in the mouth. In addition, the prickly melon at this time is too small, if you can grow older, and when it is harvested in autumn, the sugar stored in the melon body will be more, and it will be more delicious to eat.
The puffer must reduce the vine, and about half of the fruit must be plucked at this time. The principle of leaving enough nutrients for the remaining fruit to grow is no different from the past. Whether it's a prickly gourd or a pumpkin, the apparent name is distinguished by its appearance.
Tianhao didn't understand: what did Pumpkin go through during the years when he was sleeping? Why does it have so many spines on its surface? And even the name has changed?
Tianfeng's injuries have recovered. The physical toughness of the Northland barbarians is staggering. Tianfeng couldn't be idle, he knew that he had just recovered and couldn't do too strenuous exercise, so he set a few sets near the stockade and caught a few pheasants.
The bright feathers indicate that this is a pheasant breed, but the size is comparable to that of the spit chicken (turkey) of the civilized era. Tian Hao had long been surprised by this, since he entered the host's body and resurrected, he had seen too many animals and plants that were larger than his previous memories. "Enormous" seems to be the most important label of this particular era, and as the barbarian body size explodes, all species seem to have changed in the same way.
The work of boiling water and plucking hair is left to Tianshuang to do. Although she is underage, she is very diligent. The abundance of nutrition made the girl's face rosy, and her shriveled cheeks gradually swelled under the nourishment of thick soups and barbecues. The old problem of eating lice has not been changed, and he was beaten a few times by Tianhao's sturdy and practical stick, and he was scared of being beaten, and finally learned to catch lice and pressed them to death on the spot, instead of stuffing them directly into his mouth as before. cut off his long hair, stripped off his leather robe and threw it into the hot water basin to take a good shower a few times, took off the black greasy dirt, and finally revealed a relatively clean face.
Tianhao plucked the most beautiful tail feathers from the pheasant and carefully inserted them deep in Tianshuang's hair. As he got closer, he could smell a faint aroma of oil from Tianshuang's face.
Tianshuang was very afraid of this brother, but there was obviously more respect than fear. She raised her head and showed a flattering look: "Third brother, I listen to your words and keep wiping my face with bear oil, you smell it." ”
No matter how beautiful a woman is, she can't stop the wind, frost and sword, and a naturally beautiful beauty will become infinitely vicissitudes when she is placed in the wild for three months. There is a high probability that this kind of thing is acquired, only the deep boudoir lady who does not touch the spring water with ten fingers will have tender and beautiful skin, Tianhao has always been very suspicious of the brainless bullies who play on the street and seize the people's daughters in the ancient story...... Are these guys blind people with no eyes? Even the village women who work in the fields all day can take a fancy to it, and they want to snatch that kind of woman back even if they are in danger of being cut off by the blue sky?
The best cosmetics in the world are actually Vaseline. The fashionable women of the civilized age will never understand this truth. Cosmetics manufacturers will use countless examples to show them how stupid this idea is. In short, a set of 10,000 yuan of high-end products is very different from a bottle of glycerin for a few cents, you are not scientists, it is very painful to spend time on research, or honestly take out the money from your pocket, just buy seriously.
Tianshuang is his "sister" after all. In this era, the special aesthetic concept of women of the northern barbarians made Tianhao speechless. He can prescribe a complete set of physical training courses for Tianshuang according to his own logic. Including soft gymnastics, model steps, dance...... But it's useless, the men here only like the sturdy women with the tiger's back and the bear's waist, and no one likes the delicate and skinny slender waist girl paper.
Wiping his face with bear oil was Tianhao's idea. After all, the world is developing, and times will eventually change. No one can say for sure what will happen in the future.
Chicken heads, chicken feet, chicken wings, and chicken necks are chopped down to boil soup, the internal organs are never wasted, and the chicken offal is boiled into the soup and tastes very good, very delicious. Tianhao cut a piece of smoked venison and chopped it, took a fish that had just been sent from the sea, removed the fish, mixed it with some seasoned leaves, stuffed it into the hollowed-out pheasant belly, and slowly roasted it on the fire, until it was cooked, and the aroma was overflowing.
The family ate happily, and Tianfeng also showed a long-lost smile on his face. Tianhao scooped a bowl of chicken soup and handed it over, and said with a smile: "Big brother, your injury is almost over, help me during this time, keep an eye on the progress of building new houses in the village, and let them hurry up." ”
Tianhao has not completely abandoned the age-old and inefficient method of equal distribution. But he promised that all those involved in the labor would receive double the food, and that it would be abundant. It takes a process for private ownership to emerge, and before that, he has to accumulate as much public wealth as possible in Panshizhai.
Tianfeng chewed the delicious barbecue and ate it with his mouth full of oil. He nodded again and again: "The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and I can't wear this robe in the past few days." With you this year, the situation in our village is good, there is meat and fish. It's hard to say about other villages. Every year at this time, and in the winter, they come out and make substitutions. ”
Tianhao nodded slightly.
It's the season of green and yellow.
Of course, the overall situation is a little better than in winter. Wild vegetables can be dug up in the mountains, and wild animals are not as aggressive as in winter.
Since the beginning of spring, seven women have become pregnant in the village. According to the usual practice, Tianhao arranged some light buddies for them. The difference between barbarians and civilized humans can be seen in childbirth. Pregnant women do not need to conceive in October, and the normal pregnancy period is five months, with a maximum of six months.
There is no "Down syndrome screening method" in this world, but there are also babies with congenital defects. In this case, the child's parents can only consider themselves unlucky, patiently wait for the woman's body to recover, and then continue to have healthy offspring with her husband.