Many years later, whenever he talks about his first experience at Contens, Lin Taiping always recalls the past with emotion: "Thank you CCTV, thank MTV, and especially thank my ex-girlfriend for forcing me to participate in a cooking training class......

Well, when it comes to attending a cooking class, it's a hard time to look back on, but it's because of this hellish devil training that he can now conquer the stomachs of a large group of minotaurs with his unskilled skills.

In the dim darkness of the night, beside the shaking bonfire, dozens of hungry minotaurs squatted down neatly in a circle, staring at him stupidly, watching him tidy up a few big winter bamboo shoots there-

Because of the lack of seasonings and edible oil, methods such as oil stewing and stir-frying are not feasible, so the best way to use local materials is to use the most primitive mud roasting method, and this most primitive mud roasted winter bamboo shoots can also ensure the original taste of winter bamboo shoots to the greatest extent.

First of all, a large pit was dug in the yellow mud next to the bamboo forest, and the pit was full of firewood and dead grass, and a lot of bamboo leaves and bamboo knots were added, which can make the roasted winter bamboo shoots bring a natural aroma of bamboo leaves;

Then five or six of the bamboo shoots with the bamboo shoot shells were selected and re-wrapped in a thick layer of mud shells, and under his direction, the minotaur put them into the pit and completely covered them with firewood and dry grass;

Finally, a torch was thrown into the pit, and as the firewood and dead grass were lit, the whole pit was lit with a raging fire, and as time gradually passed, the winter bamboo shoots buried in the depths gradually ripened, and the faint aroma began to fill the air, making people can't help but take deep breaths and deep breaths.

"Hmm, can you eat it now?" was already so hungry that his belly pressed against his back, and then he smelled this faint aroma, dozens of minotaurs couldn't help but swallow desperately, and Tulu couldn't help but stand on tiptoe and stretch his neck, like a duck hanging on the oven.

"Don't worry, there's one final process. Lin Taiping estimated that the time was about the same, and then extinguished the flames in the big pit, and when the temperature gradually dropped, he used tree branches to play in the big pit and pulled out several large winter bamboo shoots.

At this time, the winter bamboo shoots, after a period of barbecue, the outer mud shell has been solidified, he picked up a big stone, smashed it a few times, smashed the outside mud shell, as the winter bamboo shoots were fully revealed, the rich aroma could no longer resist, and suddenly filled the entire beach.

Under this kind of aroma, let alone a minotaur, even Lin Taiping was a little irresistible, but he still swallowed his saliva while carefully stretched out his hand to peel off the still hot bamboo shoot shells, and the white and tender bamboo shoot flesh was suddenly exposed to the air, so white and crystal that it was mouth-watering: "Okay, now you can ...... Meow, I'm not done yet!"

How could he still be interested in listening to him, Tulu couldn't wait to rush up, no matter how hot this winter bamboo shoot was, he just picked it up and gnawed it, after only two or three bites, this guy suddenly had a sluggish face, and then as if he had malaria, even the horns of the cow trembled slightly.

Dozens of minotaurs looked at each other, but before they could come to their senses, Tulu suddenly screamed, holding the whole winter bamboo shoots and nibbling around, while nodding vaguely and desperately: "This taste...... This taste...... Would you like to try it?"

Dozens of minotaurs immediately rushed up, directly picked up the remaining few roasted winter bamboo shoots, and began to gnaw on them without even peeling off the shells, and after tasting the taste, these guys suddenly even had red eyes, and began to snatch frantically while screaming and beating their chests......

"Delicious! It's delicious! It's delicious!" Tulu was full of oil, but he turned his head in disbelief, and was so shocked that he almost dislocated his jaw: "Who is that, how do you know, how do you know that this thing is buried in the ground, and it can still be eaten?"

"Character issues. Lin Taiping smiled, revealing eight bright white teeth.

In fact, until the twenty-first century, Westerners still did not have the habit of eating bamboo shoots, and considering that the world is similar to the Middle Ages, it is quite normal that minotaurs do not know about winter bamboo shoots.

And now, after eating up a few roasted winter bamboo shoots, the unfinished bull-headed people immediately turned into an army of digging pits, and in less than a moment, the poor bamboo forest became a big pit, not to mention those small winter bamboo shoots that have not yet taken shape, and even the hard bamboo whips have been dug out.

"Please, bamboo whips are not edible. Lin Taiping looked in awe from the side, and couldn't help but pat his forehead, "Besides, if you destroy the entire bamboo forest, we won't be able to eat it again in the future...... Huh?"

At this moment, his gaze swept over the pit at will, but he suddenly noticed something unusual, in a pit that had just been dug, there seemed to be a glimmer of metal.

"What is this?" he took a few curious steps forward, reaching out to grasp the dirt-stained metal object, "This is, this seems to be, the ring?"

That's right, hidden in the dirt is a quaint-looking ring, made entirely of white gold, engraved with intricate runes, and in the middle of the ring, a sparkling red gemstone.

"It's a very ordinary ring, but it's beautiful at best. At some point, Tulu had already leaned over curiously, and in the eyes of the minotaur patriarch, everything in the world was divided into only two kinds, what could be eaten and what could not be eaten.

"So, it's really happy to be simple-minded. Lin Taiping muttered as he put away the ring, but he soon realized that there was a more important matter, the promise to find food had been fulfilled, so the minotaurs who had eaten a full meal should not suddenly turn their faces.

"How is that possible?" Feeling as if insulted, Tulu suddenly spewed out white air angrily, "Our great and brave tribe of minotaurs will never do such a thing as revenge...... The one who, you helped us, from now on you are a guest of our tribe, though not the most honorable kind. ”

What's the difference? Will the explosion rate of equipment increase? Lin Taiping couldn't help but complain, but he could finally breathe a sigh of relief now, at least after crossing into this world where he didn't know anything, this was a good start.

At this time, Tulu picked up a winter bamboo shoot very enthusiastically, and handed it over with a painful face: "Who is that, how about you eat some too, this time it's really thanks to your help." ”

"Thank you. Looking at the half-cooked winter bamboo shoots, Lin Taiping could only refuse politely, but considering that he couldn't hurt the other party's enthusiasm, he thought about it and took out the last pack of cigarettes, "Hmm, do you want one...... Hey, hey, hey, it's not for eating!"

Very good and powerful, if it hadn't been stopped in time, Tulu would have swallowed nicotine raw, but then, when it saw Lin Taiping take out another lighter, it was even more surprised to take a few steps back: "Flame? Are you, magician?"

"That's what you said, I didn't say anything. Lin Taiping blinked innocently, and helped it light a cigarette, "Come, follow my example, take a puff gently, and then spit it out, how does it feel?"

"Feeling...... Very dizzy. Tulu replied honestly, relying on its huge lung capacity, it killed the whole one in one go, and if it didn't faint, it would be hell, "But, it seems to be good, another one?"

Needless to say, looking at that look full of expectation, Lin Taiping could only sigh painfully, and reluctantly took out another cigarette.

Soon, it turned out that as long as a male creature is very quick to learn badly.

After a minute, Tooru had figured out how to use a lighter, though it almost burned his hand;

After two minutes, the guy began to hold a cigarette, shook the ashes very skillfully, and learned to spit out the smoke ring;

Three minutes later, in the sunset on this deserted island, a cow and a man sat side by side on the reef, facing the sea and spitting fog, with a faint smoke floating overhead;

The blue sea, the black desert island, the red sunset, you can imagine how harmonious coexistence and friendship are full of affection...... Ahem, what's that, it's far away.

"It's good, I feel like I'm all light. After a long silence, Tooru let out a long sigh of relief and spat out a smoke ring contentedly, "But it's strange that after smoking this, I seem to be a little hungry again." ”

Sighing with distress on his face, this guy touched his big stomach that could never be filled, and his eyes were pitifully wide, and his huge bull's eyes were even covered with a layer of mist: "Who is that, you know......"

"Please, don't sell cute, okay?" Lin Taiping looked at it speechlessly, and finally lost in those pitiful eyes, "Okay, I'm afraid of you, let's go to your tribe and look for it, it's always okay." ”

Okay, okay, that's what I'm waiting for, dozens of minotaurs nodded again and again, and rushed up like this, patting their shoulders and hugging their waists, hugging their waists, and hugging him to leave in a mighty way, as if they were protecting a vital treasure.

What can you say? At this moment, looking at the black bull heads around him, Lin Taiping suddenly had a very strange premonition.

Well, why do I suddenly feel that the life that our family has never lived in peace seems to be more wonderful from now on?

And many years later, in his memoir "My Days by the Forest", Tulu enthusiastically described this scene -

"At that time, when I first saw Lin, I had a very strong premonition that this man in front of me, who was wise, wise, resolute, and far-sighted (10,000 words omitted below), was the great messenger sent by the God of Darkness to save us...... What? rob him? Nonsense, am I like that kind of idiot who only knows how to eat?"