Chapter 13: Birthday
Lu Chen's birthday is coming soon, and the age of eight is a special day for the Lu family, marking the official practice of the barbarian, and the eighth birthday of the innate alien in the clan can be regarded as a big event.
The old man invited the three elders, the hunting leaders, the three aunts and six women to set up dozens of tables, and also distributed a lot of spiritual materials and brute beast meat to every household in the village.
Lu Chen received a lot of messy gifts, but he was not very happy in his heart, after today, it was not easy for him to live an otaku life.
There was a stubble that used chopsticks to pick the rice bowl in front of him, completely ignoring the dozen or twenty dishes on the table, which made several old men at the same table a little unate, this meal is really so bad?
"Why don't you eat it? These are the best cooks in the clan. The second elder couldn't stand it anymore and said coldly.
Lu Chen said secretly, the ingredients are good, but they are a complete waste, look at the twenty or so dishes on this table, exactly the same method, put some salt in the cooking, put some salt in the baking, and then it becomes a bunch of so-called delicacies?
"You are also officially quenched, the daily consumption will be very large, these foods contain good vitality, it is not a simple matter to learn man, if there is no rich vitality supplement, the growth of cultivation will be slow or even stagnant. The second elder continued.
Lu Chen also knew these truths, but he just didn't have an appetite for these meals.
Seeing that several clan elders at the main table had abandoned chopsticks and had not eaten, the surrounding clansmen all stretched out their ears to inquire, intentionally or unintentionally.
One of the flower-clothed aunts was immediately upset when she heard that Lu Chen didn't like food, and stood up with a "bang......".
"Little black baby, most of these are made by the old lady, the old lady's cooking skills dare to say that no one dares to admit the first in the village. My mother remembered that you didn't like it when you were a child, but when you grew up, you hated it. ”。
Hearing Lu Shanhua's sentence of an old lady, the corners of Lu Chen's mouth twitched, and he said in his heart, Auntie's temperament is still as strong as ever, and he doesn't know that he likes such a meal before.
The four elders were also so angry that they blew their noses and glared: "Bastard thing, how do you talk." ", her daughter is becoming more and more disagreeable, and she usually cares about it, but now most of her elders still dare to bite an old lady.
"Old lady...... Aren't I educating the little black baby, you are just too used to him, now he eats so much, and exercises a fart, thinking that he refused to eat at the beginning, the old lady gave him a mallet, and now he can grow so healthy and healthy, your methods are not useful. ”。
Lu Chen couldn't help but shudder, remembering some gray memories from his childhood.
Lu Shanhua is completely equivalent to the first poisonous lady in his heart, if he dares to pick and choose in front of her today, he will definitely be hit with a mallet, and there is no room for resistance at all. With a mallet in front of so many people, how will he live in the future?
Hey, Lu Chen sighed lightly, didn't he just want to spend a birthday quietly, now the situation is a bit chaotic, let's find a way to get through this level first, it's absolutely impossible to get a mallet.
"Give me some star anise lotus seeds, terrier rice, and huangdu. Lu Chen got up and walked towards the kitchen.
What is this going to do, everyone was puzzled, but a few children remembered something, and they were so excited that they hurriedly followed.
The kitchen was full of people, the water was impassable, and a few children ran fast and occupied a few positions in the front, because it was a birthday today, and the ingredients in the kitchen were also complete.
"Is he going to cook for himself?" the old men were confused.
Lu Shanhua is even more halu ha big smile, he doesn't eat the dishes made by the old lady but has to make them himself, thinking that cooking is so simple?
"Ah Niu, squeeze out Huang Du's juice. Lu Chen thought that Ah Niu had a lot of strength, so it should be no problem to squeeze the juice.
"I'm here to help, too. Huzi stepped forward and said.
Huang Du is somewhat like sugar cane, with a lot of juice and a sweet taste.
Ah Niu, after Huzi washed his hands, he held the washed Huang Du in the palm of his hand, pinched it hard, and several water lines fell into the bucket below, and after a while, it filled most of the bucket.
Lu Chen was not idle, he put the japonica rice and the peeled lotus seeds into the water and soaked them. After the tiger was squeezed, they poured the yellow juice into the pot and made a fire and boiled.
The people in the village ate a lot, and Lu Chen saw that there were a lot of people around, so he filled the pot that was bigger than his body.
Lu Shanhua looked puzzled, boiled Huang Du juice? I haven't seen this before. However, Huang Du is not very sweet except for a little sweetness, the star anise lotus seed is a nine-grade spiritual material, which belongs to the lowest level of elixir, as for japonica rice, the spiritual material is not counted, and it is used to feed poultry in the clan.
After the water boiled, Lu Chen poured the soaked lotus seeds and some stemmed rice into the pot, and threw some fruits that were often eaten by the village into the pot, and the fruits were not peeled, so they were thrown in.
Looking at the people who were looking at him, Lu Chen was also a little embarrassed, what he wanted to do was fruity lotus seed soup, not something that could be boiled in a while, it was impossible to let everyone wait together.
"You go out to eat first, I'll call you when you're ready," Lu Chen said disturbingly.
A few children shook their heads, and the old man reacted at this time, how could he let everyone accompany him to mess around, and awkwardly took everyone out of the kitchen, Aunt Lu Shanhua stayed with great interest, and tried which stick was easy to get on the side with bad intentions.
Lu Chen stirred it every once in a while, and after half a stick of incense, the fruit was stirred into granules of different sizes, and the lotus seeds and stemmed rice were boiled into a soup.
Seeing that it is almost boiled, put a large pot of fruit soup into several wooden barrels to cool separately.
"Okay?" Lu Shanhua hurriedly asked when she saw Lu Chen getting up.
"Well, it tastes better if it's cooler. ”
Lu Shanhua nodded, holding a wooden barrel with her hand, only to see a cold mist gathered around her.
Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted: "Don't, stop it." He had forgotten that although there was no refrigerator in this world, there was a faster way to freeze the food than the refrigerator, but the taste of the food after the freeze would drop by a few percent.
It was a little late, and the cold mist was already shrouded in the wooden barrel, Lu Shanhua picked up the spoon and filled a small bowl without thinking, and several other children were also eager to try, staring at Lu Chen with stunned eyes.
Lu Chen was angry and served a bowl to everyone.
Lu Shanhua looked at the food in the bowl, just looking at the appearance is not bad, soft and slippery looks very beautiful, the fruit soup is a little like jelly after being frozen, this is not Lu Chen's original intention, but the taste of jelly should be good in this hot weather.
Carefully feeding a spoonful into her mouth, Lu Shanhua couldn't help but squint her eyes, this taste ...... This taste...... It is very lubricated, mixed with the smell of fruit, and the fragrance of lotus seeds, and the cold taste after being frozen is simply delicious.
Lu Shanhua looked at Lu Chen with wide eyes, when would he make such a delicacy, but think about the messy books that this kid likes to read, which notebook should he have seen it.
A few children finished eating the jelly in the bowl in a few clicks, staring straight at Lu Chen with their eyes, completely conquered by this taste.
"Well, bring some of the herbs for them to taste, and if there's any left, it's yours. Lu Chen said, there are a lot of people today, but I can't let these children let go of eating.
When a few children came out with a few wooden barrels, Lu Shanhua slapped Lu Chen on the back of the head: "Little Heiwa, you dare not tell me that something so good, tell me what is this called?"
Lu Chen touched the back of his head, the menopausal aunt couldn't afford to provoke it, "Lotus seed soup, this is called fruity lotus seed soup, but what you have frozen can only be called jelly."
"Fruity lotus seed soup, jelly, that's a good name, it's delicious to hear. How do you know this practice, you saw it in the book, right?"
Lu Chen nodded helplessly, it was indeed seen in the book, but this book was not the other book, this was what he saw on the "Food Encyclopedia" on the computer, and he tried to do it many times.
Suddenly, a few old men broke in: "Little Heiwa, is there anything else? Hurry up, a few more bowls." ”。
Lu Chen was speechless, he was all taken out, where is it.
"Why didn't you have it, I only ate two spoons, didn't I see you made a big pot just now? The four elders complained.
Lu Chen was speechless again, it was a big pot, but this was dozens of tables, and one table was only two bowls.
The fourth elder clicked his mouth a few times, his face was full of aftertaste, and suddenly, he saw a little fruit and star anise lotus seeds in the corner: "Then there are lotus seeds, make another pot, well, make more." ”。
Lu Chen looked at the handful of lotus seeds and a few fruits, and still wanted to make a pot like this?" ”。
The four elders looked at it again, and it was indeed less.
Lu Shanhua saw that several old men were a little complaining, and she only ate jelly and didn't eat lotus seed soup, and said, "I'll go to other clansmen to get some?"
A few old men then remembered, yes, this is just the time when the star anise lotus seeds and these fruits are ripe, almost every household has some, as for Huang Du and japonica rice, there are even more.
After Lu Shanhua gathered enough lotus seeds and fruits, he boiled several pots, and the next few times, Lu Chen didn't do anything, and Lu Shanhua was in charge of the pot, Lu Chen just reminded him when to put the ingredients, when to stir, etc., but he was also tired enough.
This birthday Lu Chen had a little unpleasant, but the other clansmen were satisfied, and the aftertaste was endless.