Savior Simulator

Chapter 860 Picnic in the woods
Passing through the woods where flying snakes inhabit, we climbed to the top of the island and pitched camp in a sparse palm grove.

Near the camp there was a broken palm tree with scorched bark, probably struck down by lightning.

The stubble of the palm tree was still fresh, and Pep decided that it would be too wasteful to let it rot, so he decided to drag the trunk back to the camp and make sago by hand.

The palm tree is the "tree of life" of the Asmat people.

The palm trees feed tens of thousands of food-poor Asmats in areas of the rainforest that are barren and difficult to grow crops due to surface runoff and leaching.

Every Asmat, including Pep, has to learn the technique of getting food from the heart of a palm tree since childhood.

Gao Fei, who came from a family of chefs, wanted to learn about the cooking skills of the Asmat people, while Jiang Feng was interested in all topics related to food, so the two took the initiative to help Brother Pep.

Together, the three of them carried the palm trunk back to the camp.

The first step is to split open the trunk and remove the starch-rich core, known as the medulla.

The second step is to tear or hammer the marrow, put it in a large bucket, and soak it in cold boiled water.

The next step is pure manual work, constantly kneading the pith that has been swollen by cold water until the starch rich in the pith is washed out.

After a period of precipitation, impurities are filtered out, and the starch slurry for making sago is obtained.

After Pep demonstrated it, Gao Fei understood, and said to his girlfriend, "Have you noticed that extracting sago starch from the heart of a palm tree is actually similar to the process of making Liangpi."

"I think so too!" Jiang Feng added cheerfully, "The difference is that the dough can be washed out of starch to make cold noodle, and the leftover gluten is also delicious. After the palm tree heart is washed out of starch, the remaining residue is useless. "

Ma Yun, Ma Tao, Qi Tian and Wang Daqing also came to help rub the heart of the palm tree.

Holding a cup of coffee, Tang Ning sat on the tree stump, gracefully raised her legs, and watched Gao Fei and the others busy without any intention of interfering.

"Sister Tang! Sister Tang!" Ma Yun held the fluffy pith and greeted Tangning, "You also knead the dough together, it's fun!"

Tangning sipped her coffee and shook her head with a surprisingly frank smile, "A little bourgeois woman like me who was spoiled and spoiled since childhood, who was corrupted and poisoned by the capitalist way of life, can't do this kind of rough work. .”

"No... Sister Tang, it's just a little manual work, you don't want to rise to such a height of thinking, right?" Gao Fei couldn't laugh or cry.

"As a Marxist, I can't let go of my vigilance and criticism of my degenerate thoughts," Tang Ning replied solemnly.

Gao Fei knew that she was just joking, but he still couldn't help complaining: "You criticize yourself so deeply, why can't you roll up your sleeves and come to work with us hardworking people?"

"I can't do this!" Tangning shrugged her shoulders and spread her hands, her face filled with aggrieved expression, "The hard palm tree fibers will roughen my fingers. A little bourgeois woman who loves vanity can't bear this crime!"

"Sister Tang, in other words, your progressive thoughts are only verbal?" Jiang Feng couldn't help but tell the truth.

"I've already criticized myself deeply, what do you want from me!" Tangning turned her face to the other side aggrieved.

"All right, all right, I've recognized your true colors!" Gao Fei is not used to delicate "little bourgeois women", "Sister Tang! Go and pick up a few big rocks, make them smoother, and put them in the fire Roast it in the oven, Brother Pep will use it later!"

"If you want to bake sago cakes, can't you just use a frying pan?" Tangning sat on the tree stump, too lazy to move, "Chef Gao, I remember you brought the frying pan with you."

"The pan has no taste! The authentic Asmat simi must be baked on hot stones!"

Jiang Feng emphasized seriously.

"Hey! Do you really want to let the lazy bourgeois women do the rough work?" Tangning looked at Gao Fei and Jiang Feng pitifully with her big watery eyes.

However, neither of them was moved.

"Okay, I get it..."

Tangning stood up with difficulty and went to the river to search for large pebbles.

"Gao Fei, let me tell you, a lazy woman like Sister Tang owes her labor reform!" Jiang Feng chewed in his boyfriend's ear.

"I thought you were good enough to eat and be lazy, but now I compare it with Sister Tang, and I realize that I have picked up a treasure." Gao Fei said with emotion.

"That's right!" Jiang Feng was complacent, and suddenly his face darkened, and he punched him, "Who do you say is lazy!"

"Sister Feng, Brother Fei always can't spit ivory out of his mouth. It's not the first day you were ky by him, why don't you have a long memory? Every time you think he is praising you, and then you realize that It's hurting you."

Ma Yun said she couldn't understand.

Jiang Feng smiled, and said lightly, "Probably because I'm stupid."

Ma Tao glanced at his sister and realized that she really couldn't tell that Jiang Feng was actually enjoying it, so he couldn't help sighing.

"As long as you have a little experience in love, you won't be smart about this issue."

Ma Yun glared at her brother, but didn't ask him what he meant by saying that, and her EQ wasn't that low yet.

Tangning brought two large flat and smooth stones and put them on the fire to roast.

By the time Gao Fei and the others processed half of the barrel of palm heart and refined the snow-white starch, the slate had already been scalded.

The traditional Asmat simi cake is very simple. Pep kneads the wet starch into a ball, pats it on a hot stone, and bakes both sides for 5 minutes before it is cooked.

Gao Fei felt that eating like this was too monotonous, so he squeezed the starch into the size of a toast slice, sandwiched ham slices and thick cheese, grilled both sides until slightly burnt, and got a sago sandwich.

The earthy foodie Jiang Nuxia in the special police team is the first to eat sago sandwiches with raw onions.

Everyone imitated her way of eating and gave unanimous praise:
"Meat, vegetables, and carbohydrates are balanced, the taste is tough and crispy, and there is just a hint of spiciness, and the flavor is excellent!"

"Comrade Xiaojiang will never disappoint people in the matter of 'knowing how to eat'."

Gao Fei praised his girlfriend, and got a pretty roll of his eyes.

After dinner, Pep packed the remaining sago cakes into the astrolabe, took out his pipe, and was fumbling for a lighter. Gao Fei came over and performed a "magic trick" to help him light the tobacco.

"Brother Pep, it's not convenient for Fang to chat, I have something to ask you."

"Well, what's the matter?" Pep looked at the young man curiously.

"I'm on a business trip to Irian Island this time. Apart from official business, I also want to help a friend find something that was lost four years ago..."

Gao Fei briefly explained Ms. Metatron's commission, and asked Pep: "Brother, you are in the Asmat area, have you heard about the crash of the spaceship?"

(End of this chapter)