Ye An

The fresh petals are picked, and the fragrance has not diminished, but has become more intense.

Bauhinia and others worked on the rock wall for most of the day, and the petals they picked filled more than 20 pockets.Even so, there are still a large area of ​​vines that cannot be touched, because the location is too steep and precipitous, and there is no point of leverage for climbing.

Ye An beckoned them to come down, not to take risks in the rain.

"The stone is too slippery, come down quickly." Ye An put his hands around his mouth and waved his arms twice in the direction of the Bauhinia.

"Don't worry, adults!"

Bauhinia did not come down immediately, but let the women who were near the rock go down first, and then climbed up a certain distance.

After finding the target, Zijing grabbed a relatively thick vine through the jacket, and cut the vine branch with a dagger.

Seeing no juice coming out of the cut, Bauhinia continued to cut a few more times, approached the crevice of the rock, and finally found what she was looking for.

These vines are very special. There are two kinds of flowers that bloom. One kind grows in the open place and has a strong fragrance, which is very attractive to insects and small animals.The other grows on vines close to the roots. It is shaped like immature peas, less than the size of a fingernail, and blends with the branches. It is difficult to find without looking carefully.

When Bauhinia discovered where the flowers were, she immediately started to insert the dagger into the crack of the rock, sweep away the falling gravel, pry out the roots of the vine little by little, and cut off two vine branches covered with small flowers.

The position she is in is very steep, and there is only a very narrow rock edge where she can set foot.The entire sole of the foot cannot be put down yet, it must be grasped with the toes.

It was raining incessantly, and the rocky surfaces became slippery as the water washed over them.

Bauhinia found the roots of the vines, and when she was happy, she couldn't help being a little careless. Her hands and feet grasping the rock slipped off at the same time, and she fell from a height.

"careful!"

Ye An reacted quickly, and walked quickly to directly below the Bauhinia, and opened his arms to catch her.

Unexpectedly, an ice wall suddenly appeared, and a smooth ice surface spread out on the top, extending upward quickly, supporting the Bauhinia from mid-air.

False alarm, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Bauhinia got up quickly, crossed the slightly sharp edge, slid along the icicle to the ground, grabbed the cut vines, and apologized: "My lord, I was careless."

Ye An confirmed that she was fine and didn't blame her in any way, he just asked her to thank Xiao Yun.

"Thank you, Lord City Master." Bauhinia said.

Xiao Yun didn't have much expression on his face, and nodded slightly to accept her thanks.His eyes fell on Ye An's face, which attracted a strange glance from the latter.

"how?"

"It's nothing."

Ye An looked at Xiao Yun, sensed the other party's emotions, suddenly curled the corners of his mouth, but didn't say a word.

A group of people carried the harvest and returned to the cave one after another.

Standing in the rain for a long time, everyone's coats were soaked, and it was very uncomfortable to wrap them around.

Jason led people to light a new fire, then took off his coat and sat by the fire to dry off the moisture on his body.

The women didn't rest immediately, and after discussing with Ye An, they sent a few people back to the boat, brought pots and seasonings, and planned to start a fire in the cave to cook the flowers and vines they picked.

"Just boil it?" Ye An leaned over to the fire, watched the Bauhinia peel off the outer skin of the vines neatly, and cut the sap-flowing inner core into pieces, and asked curiously.

"We need to add some salt." When Bauhinia spoke, the movements of his hands never stopped.

Several other women were busy processing the petals, removing the downy calyx, taking out the stamens, picking out the damaged petals, and piled up the rest, scalding them in boiling water, taking them out to dry, and putting them on the table. Set aside.

It was the first time for Ye An to eat this kind of food, and he couldn't restrain his curiosity. He didn't let go of every detail, and wanted to know what the boiled flowers and vines taste like.

The water in the pot was boiled again, and the cut vines were thrown into it.

Bubbles continued to pop out of the water, making a gurgling sound.

Hot air continued to rise, lingering above the iron pot.The originally transparent boiling water gradually turned milky white and became very thick, exuding a sweet smell.

Seeing that it was almost cooked, the women picked up wooden spoons and crushed the cooked inner core piece by piece.

Bauhinia took the petals and poured them into the soup.

The crushed inner core melted after a while, but the petals remained intact, without any signs of shrinkage and discoloration.

Bauhinia picked up the wooden spoon, stirred it twice in the boiling soup, sprinkled some salt, then scooped up half a spoonful and poured it into a bowl, tried the taste, and nodded with satisfaction.

"My lord, try it."

Zijing picked up another wooden bowl, scooped up half of it and handed it to Ye An.The reason why she didn't fill it up was that she wasn't sure if Ye An was used to the taste.

White or pink petals roll in the milky thick soup, exuding a tempting sweet smell.

Ye An took the wooden bowl, blew on it, and poured it into his mouth without using a spoon.

The heat of the soup is just right, not too hot, but also helps to dispel the coldness and humidity.The entrance feels very soft, like eating stewed mashed potatoes, but not so thick.The taste of the petals is very special. It is more like cooked meat than a plant, and it is quite delicious to chew.

Ye An ate up the soup in the bowl, and gave Bauhinia a thumbs up.

"Good taste!"

Zijing smiled and rolled her eyes, and was about to speak when she suddenly felt a chill.Following her intuition, she looked at Xiao Yun who was leaning against the wall with her hands folded around her chest. For a moment, she really felt the danger.

"What's the matter?" Ye An couldn't help asking seeing Bauhinia froze and her expression was not right.

"It's okay." Telling herself that she was being careless, Zijing wiped her hands with the animal skins she brought from the boat, scooped the soup from the pot into bowls, and distributed it to everyone present.

Ye An liked the taste very much, and the feedback from the hunters was mixed. To Jason and the others, these soups were more like snacks to fill their stomachs, and they preferred meat.

Everyone gets a bowl, and the soup in the pot has bottomed out.

The women did not boil any more. They cleaned the iron pot and boiled the water. While waiting for the water to boil, they continued to process the remaining vines and flower petals.

The rain outside the cave gradually decreased. After discussing with each other, the hunters decided to go out to hunt.

There are many small animals on the high ground, and it is very troublesome to catch them. They decided to go fishing in the water.

"There are fishing nets and spears on the boat." Jason said.

If it wasn't for frequent accidents and only one ship left, they wouldn't need to be so troublesome at all. The food stored on the warship would be enough for them to return to the city.

Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected situation, and there were dangers along the way. The supplies on the ship were about to run out, so it was necessary to catch more prey.

In addition, the captives of Heicheng and Yancheng were still being held on board, and they had already been brought here. No matter what, they had to be left alive, otherwise all previous efforts would be in vain.

Xiao Yun went out with the hunters, and Ye An prepared to go with him after thinking about it.

There are not only captives on board, but also mutant beasts.He had to find a way to prepare more food, so as not to let these little guys go hungry.As for the three mutated dogs raised by Captain Juan, they failed to move out of the warship, and they probably sank to the bottom of the river with the boat at this moment.

Recalling the situation of the three mutant dogs, Ye An sighed and shook his head slightly.

"Set off."

Everything was ready, some people were left to guard the cave, and the rest were led by Ye An and Xiao Yun, and they headed in different directions.

The purpose of this is to save time and catch as many prey as possible in the shortest possible time.After all, no one can guarantee whether the light rain in front of him will suddenly increase.

The red squirrel didn't like to get its fur wet, but insisted on walking with Ye An and was unwilling to stay in the cave.

There is really no way, Ye An can only put it on his shoulders, and then cover it with his coat. It cannot be guaranteed to be safe, and it can also block part of the rain.

The team was about to set off, Xiao Yun pressed Ye An's shoulder and said, "In case of any unexpected situation, please contact me immediately."

While speaking, he tapped his forehead with his finger, the meaning was self-evident.

Ye An nodded, indicating that he understood.

The two teams separated before the entrance of the cave and headed in different directions.

After walking a certain distance, Jason looked back at Ye An, who was gradually going away, and asked hesitantly, "Boss, are you treating him?"

"Huh?" Xiao Yun didn't look sideways, and only uttered a single sound from his throat.

Even though he didn't express anything, Jason still took the initiative to shut his mouth. His beast-like intuition told him that now was not the time to ask questions.