Otherworldly Pastry Chef

Ginkgo had a dream, dreaming of very fragrant fried beef.One layer of beef and one layer of lettuce, one layer of beef and one layer of lettuce.When you can't even hold it in your hands, bite it down, and your mouth will be filled with the fragrance of meat and your favorite lettuce.Seeing so many fried slightly charred beef in front of him, Bai Guo's happy bunny ears popped out, and he spun around in circles excitedly.

Hei Xiao was awakened by the laughter of the little guy in his arms.At first, she thought that Bai Guo had woken up, but she didn't expect it to be a dream, so she laughed out loud.

Originally, he wanted to continue sleeping, but after waking up, he could smell the strong smell of meat outside, and Hei Xiao really lost his sleepiness.He began to recall the appearance of Heiyun City in his mind. He thought that 20 years had passed, and he should have forgotten many details of the past, but now as long as he recalled it, some things seemed to be still vivid in his memory as if they were yesterday.What kind of streets are in the city, what kind of trees are there in the nearby forest, where he used to play when he was a child, he remembers all of these, but he can't remember what his parents looked like, let alone the one who was ten years older than himself. elder brother.Maybe I will think of it when I meet, but when I think about it now, it is a very vague picture.

Hei Xiao wanted to take Bai Guo to see the place where he lived when he was a child, even after he was ten years old, it would no longer be relevant to him.He even wanted to take Guo Guo to the cave where he lived for five years, and he even wanted to live there for a few days.In fact, Hei Xiao feels closer to that cave than to the courtyard in Yancheng.Even if he doesn't have to live in that place again in the future, he still hopes that the person he wants to be with forever will know everything about his past.The unreserved kind.It's like although Bai Guo couldn't take him to the Lie Shenshan he said right now, but he directly handed over these skills that can make the whole beast world crazy.

Just thinking aimlessly like this, Hei Xiao fell asleep again before the sky dawned.This was also the first time he woke up later than Bai Guo in the morning, which made Guo Guo, who woke up in his arms, touch his forehead with his hand worriedly.

Males are extremely vigilant even when they are asleep. This is their survival instinct, so as soon as Bai Guo's hand touched Hei Xiao's forehead, Hei Xiao woke up.Feeling that the little guy was still muttering something, he didn't open his eyes, and said directly: "What's the matter? What are you mumbling about?"

Bai Guo was taken aback: "You're awake! I was taken aback. You wake up earlier than me every day. You haven't woken up yet today. I thought you were feeling sick."

Hei Xiao opened his eyes, looked at Guo Zi, and said with a smile, "I want to hug you for a while longer."

Bai Guo blushed as expected: "Get up quickly, there are many things to do."

Hei Xiao kissed the fruit, then sat up.

"I'll do it. You were tired of making beef last night. I can do everything now."

Guozi rubbed her face: "I'm here to work, I'm not tired. I slept really well yesterday. I ate beef in lettuce wraps in my dream. I'm going to eat this in the morning!"

No wonder I laughed out loud in my dreams last night. My feeling is that I dreamed of eating beef.Hei Xiao was a little dumbfounded.

"You meat-eating rabbit."

Bai Guo made a face at him: "You are still a leopard eating vegetables!"

Today's tasks are busier than yesterday's.But there are fewer things to sell.Just a few soybeans and ginkgo were made into bean curd flower. It didn't take half an hour after they were ready, and the people who set up the stalls bought them all.

The raw materials for the pudding and the ready-made shortbread were gone yesterday, and there is no such effort in making it now, so they only have rice cakes and leek cakes.

After yesterday's exercise, Wu Hua is very proficient in making leek cake.Just making the dough is not enough, so kneading the dough and adjusting the stuffing are the work of Guozi, while wrapping and steaming are the work of Wuhua.Hei Xiao is in charge of roasting and selling on the side of the road. Fu Beng's job is the most important, because leek cakes sell quickly, so he has to cut leeks, choose leeks and wash leeks. The only different job is to chop meat stuffing.

Another task of Ginkgo is to turn the beef that has been soaked overnight into beef jerky.In fact, the best way is to dry naturally, but he has no time and no need.He tore the beef into strips and put them in the pot, and stir-fried them with the spice powder. When the moisture in the beef was low enough, he would sprinkle cooked sesame seeds on it.It's easy to say, but Ginkgo has been busy all morning when stir-frying so much beef.

Just because of these beef jerky.A lot of people wanted to buy it and eat it. I heard that it was a cow that someone hunted last night and asked them to order it.I can't say anything more.However, they unanimously requested that the next ginkgo market must bring more beef jerky.They can't help drooling just by smelling it.

Although Guozi knew that he would not be able to come to the market next month, he still agreed.His idea is also quite simple, but after returning home, make more beef jerky first, and then dry it naturally when it is almost fried, so that he can come to Wuhua if he can't come.They just sell it.That kind of beef jerky will taste more fragrant and taste better.As long as it is pickled and dried properly, it will not be a problem to put it at the end of next month.The climate in Rock City in summer is actually not that humid and hot.

The two days of business were extremely hot, but at the end of the day, by the time the rally ended in the afternoon, Fu Ling had already expressed that he did not want to see leeks again for at least a month.

Wu Hua and Fu Bing only took one-third of the money they earned, and they felt embarrassed about the fruits, but so did Wu Hua.He and Fu Bing only contributed their own strength.

I brought a lot of things when I came here, and even more when I went back.There are four small porcelain altars given to them by the middle-aged couple next door, some daily necessities that Bai Guo and Wu Hua ran to buy after closing the stall, and two oversized beef legs with a layer of salt on top. Wrapped weight is even heavier.The two of them also bought some fine linen and cotton at the market. These things don't look very heavy, but they are very bulky.

They were still a day away from Rock City, so in order to avoid spending the night in an unfamiliar place again, the four of them did not leave in the afternoon like the others, but waited until the next morning.

The next day, the sky was not yet bright.They packed up their things and set off to return, and they didn't return to the gate of Yancheng until dark.

Back home, Bai Guo lay on the bed and did not move.

"After sitting for a whole day, my butt hurts."

Hei Xiao put the things away, walked over and patted the little rabbit's butt: "Rub it for you?"

Bai Guo covered it immediately: "Don't! You won't rub it well! It's all bad intentions!"

"The little rabbit is much smarter. I'll boil water, and I'll feel comfortable after taking a hot bath."

"Let's eat first, I'm so hungry." Guozi turned over and rubbed her stomach.

Hei Xiao smiled and said, "Then what do you want to eat, I'll make it."

Bai Guo sat up and said, "Let me do it. I just sat for a day, and you ran for a day, so I'm even more tired. But it's easier to make. I'll make you pimple soup. Beef!"

This kind of soft and mostly soupy pimple soup is temporarily full for males even if they eat a pot. Fortunately, the pancakes prepared in the morning are torn into strips and soaked in the pimple soup, which can make Hei Xiao more resistant. for a while.The beef inside is sliced ​​from the beef leg. After two days of marinating, the beef on the surface is already very salty, so I didn’t put too much ginkgo. However, the taste of the beef is very good, which is a bit different from the fresh one.

"Get rid of all the salt. Put it in the Qiankun bag and it won't go bad for a while." Hei Xiao suggested.

Bai Guo nodded: "Okay, when you come back from hunting a few pigs in autumn, I'll make ham, that is, marinate it with salt, then air-dry and ferment it, and then it will be delicious no matter what you eat, and it can be stored for a long, long, long time."

"Well, you can do whatever you want. You can tell me how much you want, and I'll go hunting."

"Hei Xiao, can you go hunting cattle tomorrow? I promised them that there will be beef jerky in the next meeting." After speaking, Bai Guo lowered her head: "Actually, I shouldn't have agreed now. You worked hard to hunt."

Hei Xiao smiled: "As a male, how can I do without hunting? Anyway, I want to hunt, and of course I want to hunt what my females like and need most. Anyway, I don't need monsters to make beef jerky, ordinary cows are fine, this is for me It’s very simple, just go to find the herd, hunting two or three is not a problem.”

Bai Guo looked at Hei Xiao with an expression of admiration: "Hei Xiao, you are amazing!"

Hei Xiao raised his hand and scratched the bridge of Bai Guo's nose: "Silly rabbit. Of course I'm good."

Bai Guo rubbed her nose: "Hei Xiao, let's go to Heiyun City two days later, is this okay?"

Hei Xiao nodded: "Of course not. Why do you ask such a question?"

Bai Guo replied: "Because I agreed to that Hei Gu, I will go there after the set."

"But I didn't promise them time, did I? I plan to take you to see the cave where I used to live. That cave is connected to a dead tree halfway up the mountain. The middle of the dead tree is empty. And the space is very large, three people can stand down, climb into the tree hole, and can see far away from the hole, which is very fun. When I was young, I would go there to have a look.”

Bai Guo blinked: "Hei Xiao, do you like that cave?"

"I like it. When I first came to Yancheng, I would go there occasionally to have a look. Even if I have a house and yard here, it feels different from that cave. But the cave is indeed not as comfortable as home."

"Actually, it's not impossible to make it so comfortable. The place I used to live was also built with caves. But I didn't build it. The master told me when he arranged for me to live there. The previous owner of my cave house went to other caves. The place where I practiced, so this place was vacant. But he built it very beautifully, and there are two big luminous beads in the bedroom. It’s a pity that I didn’t put it in the Liangyi ring, otherwise there would be no need to light it at home. Candles." Thinking of the former cave, Guozi really missed it.He felt that his appearance was similar to that of Hei Xiao. The first residence that belonged only to him always had special feelings.

Hei Xiao asked: "Are you talking about Ye Mingshi?"

Bai Guo nodded: "Our place is called Ye Mingzhu. The master said it is a magic weapon made by refining."

"The Black Eagle tribe has luminous stones. But the quantity is very rare, and the price is very expensive. Each piece needs to be bought with a lot of gold. But basically every tribe's patriarch has one inlaid on the scepter or hair crown. I I heard that the luminous stone will glow at night, and it can indeed brighten up a room."

Bai Guo thought for a while, and couldn't help but spit out a sentence: "It's fine to put it on the scepter, isn't it weird to put it on the hat? Wouldn't the eyes of the person feel uncomfortable when you wear the hat to chat with someone at night?"

"Pfft!" Hei Xiao was amused by Guo Zi: "It's true. So I heard it all."

Bai Guo sighed: "The candles are pretty good too. At least it's much better than the ones I've seen before that have a lot of smell. All the candles here have no smell and don't emit black smoke."

The two spent two days hunting to make beef.Then Bai Guo strung up these half-dried beef strips with hemp rope, and took them all to Wu Hua's house.

In the past two days after returning from the market, except for sleeping at night, Fu Ling spent all the time at Wuhua's place, and he didn't even go hunting.The two families got together yesterday to discuss their wedding. As for the specifics, they haven't finished discussing it yet, so the two have time to get bored.

The four of them hung up the beef in the kitchen of Wu Hua's house. Looking at the beef that almost covered the roof of the kitchen, Fu Bing was full of grief: "You are trying to abuse me!"

Hei Xiao showed no mercy: "Aren't you not greedy?"

Fu Ling argued hard: "You try to see so many delicious food in front of your eyes every day, but you can only smell it and not eat it!"

Hei Xiao felt that he could not refute.So I changed the focus: "Why are you here every day?"

Fu Ling was angry: "Because we are going to get married soon! We must get married before you and Guozi!"

Hei Xiao looked at Fu Ling: "Then you come to live with Wu Hua?"

"..." It was only then that Fu Ling remembered this important event.That's where I lived when I married Wu Hua.Xiaohua's place has just been built not long ago, and all kinds of animal sheds are well repaired, and these small animals are also well-raised. It is impossible for Xiaohua to move away immediately, so as a male, he can't either. Do not give the female her own house to live in!

Seeing that Fu Ling was holding back all of a sudden, Hei Xiao kindly reminded: "You haven't applied for your own house yet, so you're going to apply for a house next to Wuhua's, and when the time comes to build it next to it, you'll just have to tear down the wall after it's built. .The animal shed can be at least doubled in size.”

Fu Ling patted his thigh: "That's right! How could I forget this problem. It's because you are thoughtful. Thanks brother!"

Hei Xiao confessed: "You're welcome. Because I also want to apply for a piece of land for Guozi, and then expand my yard. That's why I'm going to get married next year. I have to give my partner the best and most comfortable place to live."

Fu Ling strongly agreed: "That's right. I think so too. This is the responsibility we males must bear!"

The beef jerky was handed over, and Hei Xiao went to Hu Zong's house alone.

Wu Zhong looked at Hei Xiao, and sighed: "I can't stop what you decide, but you have to protect the safety of Guozi. He is a hard-working child, and also a very talented person."

Hei Xiao nodded: "Don't worry, I can't put him in danger. Besides, you can still support us here, right?"

Wu Zhong smiled: "What I can do is to get you back as the head of Yancheng household when you and Guozi are hurt by them. But after all, this is a remedy after the danger occurs. I still don't want to Hope to see anything bad happen to you."

Hei Xiao replied: "I understand what you mean. I'm here this time, and I have one more thing to ask you."

Wu Zhong asked, "Tell me."

"Mr. Beiming should be back in a few days. Guo Guo is his student, so you have to tell him the truth about our visit this time. His reputation is quite high. I hope you can persuade him to come back Then write a letter to the Hei family. Of course, the recipient is Guo Guo. This is to show that Guo Zi is not an ordinary person who has no family or elders to protect him."

"You have a good idea. I will tell him. Anyway, be careful."

Hei Xiao and Bai Guo really rested at home for another day, and then locked the doors and windows, and the two left Yancheng seemingly without anything.

After leaving the city gate, Bai Guo stretched out his arms: "Shall we go to the cave now?"

Hei Xiao nodded, and then changed into a beast shape.

"We'll be there in the afternoon. We'll spend the night there."

With some difficulty, Bai Guo climbed onto Hei Xiao's back.

"Hei Xiao, your animal shape seems to be a bit bigger than when I first saw you." He had this feeling when he was picking strawberries before, but he just kept forgetting to say it.

Hei Xiao replied: "The higher the level, the stronger the animal form. I am improving very fast now."

Bai Guo hugged the big black panther's neck, and rubbed her cheeks: "Then when you level up a lot, won't I be unable to climb up?"

Hei Xiao smiled back: "I will carry you up with my tail."

Bai Guo patted Hei Xiao's neck: "It's not this one. It's uncomfortable even when sitting, legs spread so far apart, how tired."

"..." Although he understood Guozi's meaning, Hei Xiao had to think in a wrong way.

"Just get used to it."

Bai Guo sighed: "That's the only way to go."

Hei Xiao was amused by Guo Zi's tone.

"Stupid rabbit, after the fifth level, it is possible to control the size of the animal form."

Bai Guo grabbed Hei Xiao's leopard fur: "You're bluffing me and calling me benzene! Pull off your fur!"

Hei Xiao patted Guozi's lower back with his tail: "Pull. You can relieve your anger."

Guozi suddenly felt that everything was soft, and her voice was much lower.

"Why are you so stupid, it hurts to pull your hair, I know it."

"My family's fruit is better, and I know that I love you."

"Don't talk so much, hurry up!"

Not long after noon, the two arrived at the foot of a mountain.Because of the rush, the two of them didn't have lunch, and Guo Zi also said that he would go to the cave to make food steadily, so both of them are a little hungry now.

Looking at the high mountain, Bai Guo raised his head.

"What a tall mountain, much higher than Lieshen Mountain."

Hei Xiao put the ginkgo down and turned back into a human form.

"Have you seen the big tree trunk halfway up the mountain?"

Following the direction of Hei Xiao's finger, Bai Guo really saw the tree trunk with no branches and canopy, and the color was somewhat similar to the surrounding rocks, and some places were against the sunlight, so it didn't look like a tree anymore.

"How high is it? Isn't the cave very big?"

"The cave itself is not particularly big. But there are several natural tunnels that can go up the mountain, and one of them goes straight up, leading to the tree holes of the dead trees."

"You used to live there, aren't you afraid of such a big place?" Bai Guo looked at Hei Xiao and asked.

"At the beginning, I was very scared. I was young at that time, but I couldn't help it. It happened to be raining heavily when I found this place. And when the wind blows, there will be a whistling wind at the entrance of the cave, which is also quite scary. But I didn't What choice, it would be nice to have a place that can shelter from the wind and rain. So in order not to hear the annoying sound, I blocked those tunnels. I also made a door out of wood for this climbing hole .But it’s been more than ten years, it’s probably rotted long ago. If there’s wind at night, don’t be afraid, I’m here.”

"Well. I'm not afraid when you're here."

The two walked up while talking.Not far away, Ginkgo found a lot of fungus on a dead tree trunk nearby.

"Hei Xiao has fungus! Aww, there are a lot of mushrooms here! I like fungus, I like mushrooms!"

Seeing the fruit suddenly became excited, Hei Xiao smiled and pulled him over: "Then pick it up and then go up. Or eat first and then go down to pick it?"

Ginkgo shook his head: "Pick it first! The fungus is not in a hurry, but the mushroom is. Look at these ones, they are as big as a palm, and they will be roasted on the fire for a while. Every bite is full of sweet juice. It's so delicious Yes! There are also these small yellow mushrooms over here, which are delicious when they are washed and put into a pot for stew. Hei Xiao Hei Xiao, there is watermelon over there! The spiritual energy seems to be sufficient! Why is this mountain so good! Yes So many delicious things!"

Hei Xiao glanced at the melon in the distance, and his eyes lit up: "Fruit, that's not a watermelon. Judging from the leaves, it should be a purple chestnut fruit, which is the lowest-priced mana plant. It's really hard to get it in such a place. Saw it. I lived here five years before and never saw it."

Hearing that it was a magical plant, Ginkgo's eyes lit up immediately: "Then wait a while before picking the mushrooms, first pick off the purple chestnut fruit. Is that delicious? What does it taste like? Why does it look so similar to a watermelon?"

Hei Xiao replied: "I haven't eaten this thing alone, but I have seen what it looks like inside. The outer skin is quite similar to a watermelon, but after being cut open, the inner part is dark purple, and there is a core the size of a cub's fist in the middle."

A few steps away, after the two walked over, Bai Guo immediately squatted down and smelled the smell of the purple chestnut fruit.

"It really doesn't taste like watermelon, but the skin tastes pretty good. The skin doesn't seem particularly rich in spiritual power. Hei Xiao pushed him away and let me have a look."

Hei Xiao directly developed sharp claws to split the purple chestnut fruit in two.Looking at the purple flesh inside, he licked the purple sticking to his claws.

"Not very sweet."

Ginkgo also went up to lick it boldly.

"It's not too sweet. But after opening it, it does have a lot more aura than ordinary plants. The outer skin should also be a good thing." He rubbed it as he said.

"Uh...it seems pretty hard."

Guozi's action almost turned the black leopard into a cross-species wolf.Fortunately, he regained his self-control in time.

"It's really hard. Don't look at it yet. Let's take it back and study it slowly. Anyway, if you make mana food, it won't waste mana. You can try it casually."

Guo Guo picked up half of the purple chestnut fruit and nodded: "Well, put it away first, and I will go to the cave in a while, and I will know how to do it after tasting the taste and texture!"