Chapter 1 Dependent Origin Chapter 1 Dependent Origin Section 52
After Lu Xuan finished serving the main dish, he used a small shovel to dig up a pile of new soil close to the fire, the soil layer was not thick, only about 10 centimeters, and after digging up, three round mud balls were brought out by Lu Xuan with a shovel.
Wang Fatzi looked at the three mud balls that were still steaming and was stunned:
"You can't say these mud balls as the main course, right? Can this also be eaten? β
"Hey, hey, you'll see."
After Lu Xuan finished speaking, the shovel in his hand was held high and slapped on a mud ball, the mud ball shattered in response, revealing a green banana leaf inside, Lu Xuan used the soil on the bar to the side to wrap the leaf ball made of banana leaves, took it out, and suddenly a fragrance escaped.
The other three twitched their noses at the same time, and then they all came up, and their eyes all fell on the banana leaf ball in Lu Xuan's hand.
"It smells so good! Hurry up and open it and let's taste it. β
Liu Liping was more anxious than Wang Fatzi, Lu Xuan smiled and said:
"Don't worry, everyone has a share."
Saying that, Lu Xuan opened the banana leaf, and a roast chicken with a steaming golden color mixed with the sweet smell of bananas was revealed in front of everyone. Wang Fatzi's saliva had already flowed out, and he took out a dagger from behind his back and divided it by dividing a roast chicken into a pile of meat pieces, and then picked up a chicken leg and took a bite.
"Hmm!! Delicious, delicious. Ay! How does this chicken do it? β
Wang Fatzi stuffed chicken in his mouth and said vaguely. Liu Liping and Qu Zijing also took a piece and ate it, also full of praise and enjoyment. Lu Xuan looked at the three people who were gobbling up and showed a relieved smile;
"This is called flower chicken, is a famous food in the south of the Yangtze River, has a long history, is the processed chicken wrapped in soil and lotus leaves, with the method of baking to make a special dish. It is also known as the rich chicken, which was originally created by beggars, so it is also called flower (flower) chicken. β
Lu Xuan opened the other chicken called Hua Chicken as he spoke, and the aroma suddenly became even stronger.
According to legend, when Zhu Yuanzhang led his troops to fight the country, once Zhu Yuanzhang lost the battle and ran for three days and three nights, the enemy chased after him, Zhu Yuanzhang was exhausted and hungry, and at this moment he saw a fire on the ground in front of him, and there was a pile of mud in the middle of the fire, and there was an old man named Hua (Hua) squatting next to him, Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously: "What are you doing here?" When the old man Hua (Hua) saw that it was Zhu Yuanzhang, he hurriedly said: "I am roasting chicken to the king." Zhu Yuanzhang was very surprised when he heard it, and he always asked Hua to take the chicken out of the fire, open the mud, and the fragrance was fragrant. Zhu Yuanzhang was full of praise while eating. Since then, Zhu Yuanzhang has been smooth sailing in the war and has become the emperor. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang named this chicken "rich chicken". β
Lu Xuan skillfully got the third flower chicken and put it on the ground; Looking up, I saw that the three of Wang Fatzi didn't listen to what he just said at all, they were all eating with their heads bored, and there were less than half of the two chickens left.
After eating a chicken wing in his hand, Wang Fatzi reached out and grabbed the other half, but was snatched by Liu Liping, and then put two bowls of soup in the pot and gave Qu Zijing a bowl, and the two of them sat on the side and continued to eat with relish.
Lu Xuan stretched out his hand and said to the fat man:
"Don't think about it, it's just mine."
"Don't, I was in too much of a hurry to eat just now, I didn't taste anything, you're giving me a chicken leg, I'll taste it."
Wang Fatzi smiled all over his face, and came to Lu Xuan's side and begged.
"A chicken leg?"
"Yes, a chicken leg will do."
With a flattering smile on his face, Wang Fatzi leaned closer to Lu Xuan's side. Lu Xuan smiled, removed a chicken leg from the chicken, put it under his nose and sniffed it, and then took a hard bite, with an intoxicated expression on his face, Wang Fatzi swallowed his saliva fiercely on the side, and looked at Lu Xuan with an expectant face. Lu Xuan saw that it was almost over, so he handed all the remaining flower chickens to Wang Fatzi, who hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it and ran to the side to eat.
Lu Xuan finished eating the chicken leg in his hand a few times, then scooped up a bowl of rabbit meat from the pot and ate it with a snort.
Day by day, Wang Fatzi would go to the jungle every morning to check the traps and bring back the captured prey, and repair the damaged traps, occasionally when the harvest was bad, Lu Xuan would take a bow and arrow to shoot a few prey and come back to replenish.
Qu Zijing and Liu Liping go to pick wild fruits every day, and there are not many, each time it is enough to eat that day; After the events of the first day, Liu Liping pulled Qu Zijing into her tent, so now Lu Xuan can only be in a tent with Wang Fatzi.
Now Lu Xuan's food can be said to be very sufficient, and Lu Xuan conducts physical training under the guidance of Wang Fatzi every morning, and in the afternoon, the four of them conduct physical training together, although every day is boring, but it is very fulfilling, after these days of training, Lu Xuan obviously feels that his physical strength has improved;
The most important thing is that Lu Xuan is now fighting against Wang Fatzi, and he can already maneuver for a while before he is defeated, which makes Wang Fatzi a good material for learning martial arts.
It should be because of the end of the world, although they are here on an island, affected by the marine climate, it should be easy to rain, but Lu Xuan and the others have been here for so long without a drop of rain, and every day is a clear sky, and they can't even see a trace of clouds.
During this period, Tang Zhe also came a few times, and Lu Xuan noticed that Tang Zhe's expression was getting more and more solemn every time, although he had the same expression every time, and asked with a smile if there was anything he needed help with, but Lu Xuan saw the deep worry in his eyes. Finally one day, the smile on Tang Zhe's face was very stiff when he came, and even the naΓ―ve Qu Zijing found Tang Zhe's expression strange.
Lu Xuan went over and pulled Tang Zhe aside and asked:
"Brother Tang, you and I have known each other for so long, you should know that I Lu Xuan is a person, you have helped us so much, we have always wanted to repay one or two; The last few times you've been here, I've found that you've been preoccupied, is something going on? β
Tang Zhe's expression was embarrassed, and he hesitated for a long time before he said the reason:
"It turns out that we have a freshwater river from the mountain, which is actually a small stream, where all of them have fresh water flowing out, which is very clear, and can even be drunk directly, but since that purple rain, there has not been a drop of rain on this island, and the stream is becoming less and less day by day, and it has begun to break off recently, and the crops in our island village are all counting on the water in this stream for irrigation, if the stream really disappears, then our food will not last long."
Tang Zhe looked back at the others who were still busy, and no one approached this side, and continued:
"Now not only the elders are worried, now the whole village is panicking, we can't go to the sea, the grain on the island is facing extinction, these fruits behind the mountain can't support the consumption of so many people in the village, according to the elders' estimates, at most in another half a year, our food will be exhausted. If we can't think of a way, I'm afraid we'll all starve to death here. β
Lu Xuan also felt the seriousness of the matter, although they had enough food now, it was because the more than two hundred people in the island village in front of them had enough food, if the food was gone, the reproduction speed of this small jungle alone would not be enough for so many people to consume.
Therefore, although Lu Xuan and the others no longer live together with the island village, they are in the same boat, and if the boat capsizes, no one can escape. Lu Xuan thought for a while and said to Tang Zhe:
"When you rescued us before, the boat seemed to me to be able to withstand the attack of the toothfish in the sea, can't we build more boats like that, and then go out and find supplies?"
Tang Zhe shook his head and said helplessly:
"No, that ship is reinforced with steel from five broken ships, we don't have that much material to build a second ship right now, and that ship has a deep waterline, so we can't load much at all. Although our boat can resist the attack of the Toothfish to a certain extent, it cannot stop the Tooth Kingfish, which will only attack when the school of Toothfish is around, and if there are no Toothfish around, the Kingfish will not attack. β
Tang Zhe's expression was solemn, and he glanced back at Liu Liping, who was busy in the camp, with an abnormal look in his eyes:
"The most important thing is the lure for the toothfish, as long as there is a bait we can keep the toothfish from surrounding the boat, so that we will be safe, and the bait is blood, and now we don't have so many live animals for us to slaughter to get enough blood. The few chickens and ducks we have are here to deal with emergencies, so even if we have a ship, we can't go out to replenish them. β
Lu Xuan's brows furrowed when he heard this, and he scratched the back of his head vigorously, this was a habit of Lu Xuan, whenever he encountered a problem, Lu Xuan would subconsciously scratch the back of his head.
At this moment, an explosion came from the other side of the island, Tang Zhe glanced at the direction of the sound and found that it was the island village, and ran away, Lu Xuan and Wang Fatzi also picked up their weapons and rushed over, Lu Xuan felt bad, so when he left, he ordered Liu Liping and Qu Zijing to pack up their things and pack up the dried meat stored these days, and be ready to evacuate at any time.
Tang Zhe ran fast in front, and the closer he got to the village, the clearer the sound of the explosion, which was accompanied by scattered gunshots, Tang Zhe felt more and more that something was wrong, and the pace under his feet increased a little. Soon arrived at the outside of the village, but the scene in front of him made Tang Zhe stunned.
The familiar island village no longer exists, there are ruins everywhere, and in the distance, several strong men with fierce faces armed with machine guns are slaughtering the surviving villagers, Tang Zhe looked at his house, which had already been engulfed in flames, and the raging flames were ten meters high;
Tang Zhe's eyes suddenly turned blood-red, and he shouted, "Grandpa!" He was about to rush out, but was grabbed by a pair of powerful hands behind him, and then a strong force came Tang Zhe was pulled upside down and flew back, fell to the ground, and then a figure fell to his side, covering Tang Zhe's mouth with his hand to prevent him from continuing to shout. Tang Zhe's eyes were about to crack and he was about to struggle to get up, and a voice sounded behind him.