Standing at the door of the impoverished adobe house, Cheng Lin thought for a moment, and finally took his gaze back from the pile of instant noodles stored in the "Spirit Realm".

Ever since he abducted Ailu's little girl with instant noodles in the elf world, Cheng Lin has had relevant experience.

However, after considering the specific situation, he still gave up his plan to take out modern industrial products and food for Lai.

"After all, I'm not an unpredictable god this time, but just a freak who has been picked up."

Cheng Lin is very clear about his positioning.

As an "evil god", no matter what he comes up with, it doesn't matter, no one will question it, especially when facing Ailu's stupid girl, even more so.

However, in this deduction, if he rashly "transforms" food out of thin air, it will inevitably cause great controversy.

"Although I am not afraid of anything...... But that would be a lot of trouble. ”

Dispelling this idea, Cheng Lin touched his chin and thought for two seconds, the corners of his mouth hooked into a smile.

Since it's not good to take out the food directly, it's the same to simply make it yourself.

When he first woke up and went to Sun Xiao's house, Cheng Lin showed his cooking skills.

It's not very good, but it's not bad.

As soon as he thought of it, Cheng Lin turned around and returned to the house and walked to the two clay jars in the corner.

When he opened the first lid, he frowned slightly, and there was a thick layer of ice ballast in the tank, which was obviously caused by the cold.

In the middle of the ice is a large ice cave with fresh water mixed with ice.

Picked up the scoop next to it and tentatively took a little.

After tasting it, his eyebrows furrowed.

"It's not bad, at least there is no smell."

Lifting another tank where food was stored, Cheng Lin took out a flashlight to illuminate it, and found that there was very little food in the tank, only about half a tank.

Considering that there was no rest of the food in the room, these were probably the food that Lai and Sweet Potato spent the winter on, which made his heart sink.

But then he began to select food from the jar with a brisk movement.

"Hmm...... Air-dried meat...... Corn...... Sweet potato...... Potato...... Unknown tuber...... This is...... Sorghum? ”

Cheng Lin was surprised to find that the types of food in it were quite mixed, but there were very few of them.

And both sweet potatoes and potatoes are small pieces, which are very different from those sold in modern urban vegetable markets.

At the bottom of the tank there was some flour mixed with soil and grass stalks, and most of them were wild vegetables.

The fluffy ones take up a lot of space and are all sun-dried.

Obviously, wild vegetables are their main food.

Many of these varieties are completely unrecognizable by Cheng Lin, but fortunately, he doesn't need to identify them, since they are placed in the tank, they are naturally edible.

Cheng Lin thought about it, took some of the food that was still clean, and put it in the basin.

Another basin sifted out some clean sorghum, washed it with water, and returned it to the hearth in the center of the room.

Use Rai's knife to cut the potatoes and the like into small pieces, mix with the rest of the food, and set aside.

After that, he got up and brought some stored firewood from outside, broke it, and stuffed it under the hearth.

With a flick of his fingers, he lit a fire with a "low-temperature fireball", and when the hearth was red by the flames, his right hand flicked on the ground, and he took out a row of bottles and cans from the spirit world.

Different bottles are labelled with the manufacturer's label.

"Edible refined salt, monosodium glutamate, aged vinegar, cooking wine, soy sauce, sugar, Sichuan pepper...... Wasabi ......"

Cheng Lin swept his eyes and took in all the seasonings.

These were all bought from the supermarket on his way back to Jiuyuan from Chang'an.

Because the spiritual space is sufficient, Cheng Lin bought a lot of daily necessities in one go, although he didn't need them, he also put them in the cabinet and hid them.

He had always had a dream that one day the spiritual realm would be spacious enough to build a house in it.

When I was in a good mood, I went in and cooked my own food or something, but I didn't expect to use it here in advance.

He had checked before, and there was almost no seasoning in Rai's room.

There is only some salt, which is also a very rough kind, very bitter, and Cheng Lin really can't look at it.

Since you're going to cook, of course, try to make it as delicious as possible.

As for the origin of these seasonings, just make up an excuse, which is easier to explain than taking out instant noodles.

"Whew."

Blowing into the hearth, Cheng Lin put water in the pot.

Wait for the water to boil before putting the pot of food in, and then time to put the seasoning in turn...... He was going to boil a pot of porridge, after all, only boiling porridge was the most suitable for this condition.

When the porridge was medium-cooked, he poured a little salad oil into it, and the whole pot of porridge became brighter and more attractive.

Pure natural ingredients...... Non-polluted water ...... With abundant seasonings and Cheng Lin's decent cooking skills, soon, a fragrance diffused from the room and drifted towards the cold winter that was gradually dimming.

Fortunately, Lai's home is on the edge of the village and is at a downwind, so it will not attract the attention of the whole village.

Of course, this is also deliberately controlled by Cheng Lin.

He didn't put lard in it...... It's just that I'm worried that the fragrance will be too strong and attract other villagers.

……

in the village.

The sky finally darkened, and faint fires appeared in the courtyards of the villagers, and at the same time, green smoke rose up.

Rai walked on the slippery dirt road, his neck hunched.

At night, the weather gets colder, and the thin hair on the body is completely unable to completely resist the cold.

"Whew."

Exhaling a mouthful of white gas condensed by cold crystallization, Lai's steps couldn't help but speed up a little.

In his right hand he carried a small basket made of twigs, in which some meat was placed, most of it was the internal organs of the prey, and it was full of blood.

At the end of each hunt, everyone had to go together to divide the meat, and of course, the good meat had to be saved up and sent to the city in a few days.

All the villagers could get was a little bit of the scraps and the offal.

But even if it's just some of the city's bigwigs, the smelly internal organs have an infinite attraction to Lai.

His stomach was rumbling, and his hand gripping the basket was getting harder.

This time he got a little more meat.

On the one hand, it was because he contributed a lot to the hunt this time, and on the other hand, the village chief heard that he had picked up a "freak", so he made the decision and gave him some more.

This is of course unruly, after all, the prey is bought by the big guy with his life.

However, to Lai's surprise, the teammates who kept persuading him not to pick up "trouble" did not say anything, but acquiesced to this distribution.

This warmed Ray's heart.

"Wow!"

Walking on the cold dirt road, Rai was thinking about this, when suddenly, the "sweet potato" who followed him screamed violently.

In the direction of home, it seems that the whole thing is excited.

"Don't worry, I know you're hungry, I'll cook right away when I get back."

Rai said, curling his neck.

"Wow!"

However, for some reason, the sweet potatoes, which were very obedient in the past, are unusually today, and they still keep calling, which makes Lai annoyed and subconsciously sped up his pace.

Finally, he came to the outside of his small courtyard, and when he looked up, he was slightly stunned.

In the dark courtyard, in the earthen house to be precise, there was a faint orange firelight.

"This ......"

Rai must have moved, not reacting to what was happening.

Immediately, his nose suddenly moved, and a rich aroma instantly enveloped him, making his cold body suddenly warm, and his shriveled belly gurgled non-stop.

"Wow!"

The sweet potato happily stood outside the fence gate, straightened up, and rested its two forelimbs against the fence gate, constantly wagging its tail to get in.

"Could it be him? That freak? ”

Lai suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly opened the courtyard door in three steps and two steps.

Then he carried a bamboo basket and crawled outside the door with a "sweet potato".

When I opened the door, I saw Cheng Lin holding a broom, frowning and staring at the earthen kang.

I saw a man and a dog entering the house.

He turned his head, smiled, and said, "Coming back?" By the way, why don't you have a stove pit in this kang shop? How do you burn at night like this? ”

……

……

Never before has Lay been so confused in his whole mind as he is today.

He almost forgot how he answered the other person, and how he was pulled over, sat down, and picked up the bowl afterwards.

As for what happens after you take up your job...... It's even more difficult to remember.

All he remembered was that the "freak" had spooned him a bowl of porridge and then handed him a wooden spoon, after which Lay was overwhelmed by the rich aroma.

The hungry stomach gave him no time to think, and the whole person ate it.

And after the first mouthful of hot porridge entered his mouth, he could no longer control his hands and mouth.

Obviously, it is the most common food...... Obviously, each ingredient is so familiar by itself, but when they are mixed together and put in the mouth, they have an indescribable deliciousness.

Unbeknownst to Lai, this is the power of seasoning.

For a teenager who has never been exposed to condiments all year round, except for salt and a small amount of sweet and sour liquid brewed from wild fruits, he suddenly tasted many seasonings made by human industrial civilization and marketed to the world...... It was a brutal treat for his original taste buds.

It is a complete destruction of the concept of "food"!

As the lowest and poorest boy in the Dragon Lord's domain, the only thing he needs to consider in his limited life force is whether there is something to eat tomorrow, not whether the food is "delicious", and even, in Rai's dictionary of life, there is never the word "food".

Therefore, when Cheng Lin used the condiments he had long been accustomed to, he made a pot of hot porridge that was "barely edible" and put it in front of Lai...... Everything fell into place.

"Purr ......"

Cheng Lin sat quietly on the opposite side of the hearth, looking at the selfless teenager eating on the opposite side, and the equally selfless "sweet potato", smiling silently.

Just keep adding porridge to one person and one dog to them.

When he cooked, he thought that he would have to eat it with two mouths, so he had already put enough of it.

But soon, a pot of porridge still bottomed out.

Fortunately, just after the last bit of pot bottom was served, Lai and "sweet potato" both showed satisfied expressions.

"Hiccup."

Putting down the bowl and spoon, the young man squinted his eyes, rubbed his round belly, and roasted the hot hearth beside him, and the whole person felt unprecedented happiness.

Next to him, the "sweet potato" also collapsed on the ground, with its paws under his chin, and approached the hearth, his face full of enjoyment.

I don't know how long it took.

Rai finally came back to his senses and looked at the "freak" sitting on the ground opposite.

He opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't seem to say anything.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he blushed and said:

"This pot...... All let us eat? You don't seem to have eaten anything? ”

Cheng Lin smiled slightly, revealing snow-white teeth: "No, I ate it before you came back." ”

After a pause, he added, "Thank you very much for saving me back, well, but I'm very new to this place, can you tell me where this is?" ”