Beginning Backpack [Farming]

Due to the extremely dry season this year, the high temperature and lack of rain have caused the water levels in various waters in Linshanyuan to drop. Shen Huaijin has never been to the big river to catch shrimp and crabs a few times.Fortunately, after the rainy season, the situation has improved, and the water level is gradually rising everywhere.

Shen Huaijin planned to take Li to the big river for a few more trips before the off season, catch some crabs and come back to make bald butter and save them for bibimbap in the future.

The two had a simple dinner, and when night fell, Shen Huaijin took the rattan basket and lighting equipment and was about to set off, but was stopped by Li.

"Put on your coat first, it's cold outside." The orc ordered in a deep voice.

"Yes, yes, yes." Shen Huaijin repeatedly agreed, although the off season has not officially arrived, but the weather is getting cooler now, and you still need to wear a coat to keep warm at night.

Shen Huaijin put on the long-lost jacket, tied her long hair high behind her head, put a mobile phone in her left pocket, and a flashlight in her right pocket. She was ready to go, and looked full of energy after wearing a rattan basket on her back.

Li Shun put a few shrimp traps in each of the rattan baskets of the two, "Jin, while the weather is good, let's catch some more shrimps and eat them."

"Okay." Shen Huaijin said readily, "When the other members of the tribe came to help harvest the rice, I said that I would treat everyone to a meal. Grab some river prawns to entertain everyone."

"Go, let's go."

The night was dark, but both of them had good night vision abilities, especially the orc's perception was extremely sharp. Shen Huaijin followed him accurately, and the speed of travel did not need to slow down much during the day.

Soon, the two arrived at the big river on the east side of the valley.Having not been here for a long time, Shen Huaijin still felt a little strange for a while, and he was not relieved until he saw the wild potato seedlings beside him.

Shen Huaijin took out the flashlight, and took the light to shine on the muddy place on the river bank. He noticed the crab hole hidden under the branches and vines, and he understood it.

"Okay, here it is."

When the fish on the river bank were illuminated by the light, they immediately swam away sensitively, making circles of ripples and revealing their positions.

Shen Huaijin has rich experience and quick eyesight, and quickly caught three big river fish. After dissection, they threw them into rattan baskets with leaves, and piled the remaining fish viscera into shrimp pots.

Together, the two put the shrimp traps in different areas, stuck them firmly with stones, and then turned on the flashlight and set them on the branches of the short trees on the shore.

The light covered a circle of the river bank, and it didn't take long to see crabs crawling up sideways and rustling.

"Here we come!" Shen Huaijin said happily in a low voice.

Li whispered: "Jin, you are in charge of the left side, and I am in charge of the right side."

"it is good."

The two men split into two groups, stepped forward lightly, grabbed batches of crabs that climbed up the river bank and threw them into rattan baskets.When about forty crabs were caught, the density of crabs coming ashore began to decrease. The two looked at each other and knew that there were not many crabs left in this area. In order to go back as soon as possible, they quickly changed positions and continued to catch.

In this way, a total of three positions were changed, and after catching nearly a hundred crabs, the two returned home contentedly.

It was almost midnight at this time, and Shen Huaijin felt sleepy, "Li, why don't we go to bed first, the crabs can be dealt with tomorrow, they won't die overnight."

The silver-haired orc stroked the back of his neck, as if he was worried about disturbing his sleepiness, and said softly: "Then you go to rest first, and I will raise these crabs in batches in rattan baskets."

"Okay." Shen Huaijin yawned, washed up a bit and went to bed to rest.As soon as his head touched the soft pillow, he felt comfortable all over, and fell asleep without waiting for Li to come back.

In the early morning of the next day, Shen Huaijin woke up slowly amidst the clear and crisp singing of birds, and stared at the blue halo projected from the window.

"Squeak-"

There was a sound of opening the door, and the tall orc held a water glass in his hand and entered the door with his head slightly lowered, "Are you awake?"

"Mmm." Shen Huaijin made a clear and hoarse sound, got up and took the water glass, drank the warm water, suppressed the discomfort in his stomach, and then let out a long sigh, "It's much more comfortable."

Li helped him tie up his long hair, pinched his cheeks that were rosy in sleep, and said softly: "Drinking water is useless, your favorite custard is ready, go out and wash and eat."

"Okay." Shen Huaijin blinked and said cheerfully.

He walked briskly out of the house, and saw steaming custard and sweet potatoes on the stone table, and water was still boiling in the stove outside the house, Shen Huaijin lifted the lid and saw that crabs had been steamed inside.

"Very diligent." Shen Huaijin looked back and said with a stern smile.

"I can't help it. Seeing you sleeping soundly, how could I be willing to wake you up?"

"Hey." Shen Huaijin laughed softly, took salt grains and soft branches, went to the bamboo path to wash, then sat at the stone table, and seriously finished eating the smooth and delicious custard and soft and delicious roasted sweet potatoes.

Seeing that he had eaten all the food, Li Ye was relieved, said hello, and left to build the wall at Taniguchi.

Shen Huaijin waved goodbye to him and watched him walk away.

After the crabs on the stove were steamed batch by batch, Shen Huaijin dug out the crab paste and crab roe, and stir-fried them with the animal oil sautéed with onion and ginger until the oily, fragrant bald butter was boiled.

The mellow taste of crab, the dominance of onion and ginger, and the thick smell of animal oil linger in the air for a long time. Shen Huaijin enjoys this strong aroma, and puts the boiled bald butter into sealed jars one by one.

As for the rest of the crabs, some of them were steamed for a while to warm up, and some of the rest were made into spicy crabs by him, which could be eaten by the tribe at breakfast time.

Shen Huaijin stood at the stove and waved towards the opposite bank, "Ann, let everyone come over and eat crabs!"

"Okay!" The Asian beast on the opposite side replied loudly.

It didn't take long for the tribe members who had nothing to do for the time being to flock to them, bringing crabs to eat one by one.

Qi picked up half a spicy crab without any notice, pulled out the delicious and spicy crab meat, and said vaguely, "Jin, I'm keeping a stomach for you."

Shen Huaijin shrugged, "I'm sorry, there are not many crabs, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat enough."

Qi haha ​​laughed, "Jin, you will only pick this kind of food that has less meat and more bones and is troublesome to eat, but let alone, crabs are really delicious to eat."

Before Shen Huaijin could fight back, An had already choked back the words, "Qi, can't you stop your mouth even if you eat?"

Qi made a gesture of pressing his lips together to show submission.He ate two more mouthfuls of crab meat on his own, then smashed his mouth contentedly, and left with everyone with a smile.

An, who was standing beside Shen Huaijin, curled her lips unconsciously, and muttered, "He's the one who talks a lot."

"What's the matter, Qi is a character who loves to be lively, and he is still reliable when it comes to serious business."

"I know." An Xue shrugged like Shen Huaijin, "Just seeing him like this, I can't help but say something."

Shen Huaijin couldn't help laughing, her brows and eyes looked more and more gentle.

An looked at Shen Huaijin's smiling face, and remembered that when she first met the other party, the latter also looked like this, and made herself blush with embarrassment.He unconsciously looked away, but saw the rib meat hanging under the eaves of the work shed.

An was taken aback, "Jin, is this meat...is it spoiled?" It looked dry, and the color was not quite right.

"Huh?" Shen Huaijin followed his line of sight and saw the eight strips of bacon swaying in the wind under the eaves. Then he suddenly realized, and explained: "It's not bad, this is the bacon I marinated with salt, and it will take a while before I can eat it." Well. This bacon tastes very salty and fragrant, and has an excellent flavor, I will give you two when it is marinated."

"So that's the case." An scratched her head, "There are other ways to preserve meat other than burying it in snow, and the tribe can learn from it."

Shen Huaijin pondered for a moment before saying: "But in fact, the hot season is too hot, and the bacon is easy to go bad. It is only during this time that we can dry some and eat it. It is right to change the taste. We usually eat frozen fresh meat."

"Ah..." Hearing this, An was inevitably a little disappointed.

Shen Huaijin pursed her lips helplessly, and suddenly thought that her animal legs had been marinated for eight or nine days after the last salt supplement, so they could also be dried out together.

He patted Gu Zi disappointed Ann on the shoulder, "Ann, come and do me a favor."

At this time, the salt particles on the surface of the animal's legs basically melted and infiltrated, and a layer of overflowing blood water also accumulated on the bottom of the pelvis. Fortunately, there was a bamboo frame to erect the animal's legs to isolate the blood water.

The two of them strenuously propped up the animal legs with dry skin and somewhat stiff skin, brushed off some remaining salt grains on the surface and the dirt from the wind, and then tied thick ropes to the heels of the thin legs, and then hung them under the sunlight. place to dry.

An was panting from exhaustion, and asked with some pity: "Jin, the leg meat of the big-eared beast is so delicious, why did you marinate it all, and even marinated two at once."

Shen Huaijin smiled and said: "The ham that is marinated is a rare delicacy. You will know that it is good until the next off-season."

"What? A whole Yanhan?" An stared in surprise, and it took a long time to feel sorry for her, and muttered in a low voice, "It's so troublesome, it must be delicious, it must be delicious."

"Okay." Shen Huaijin bumped into his shoulder and said with a smile, "When the air is dry, I'll treat you to the first one."

"Of course." An puffed her chest out proudly.

The two looked at each other, and suddenly burst into laughter under the cool breeze and warm sun.

The two animal legs that have been aired out have been in the sun for about three days, and the skin has begun to seep oil, and the lean meat has gradually turned to rose red like those bacon.

This means that it has been sun-dried.

Shen Huaijin smelled the smell, and after confirming that it was correct, he put the dried meat legs in a ventilated and dry work shed, and let them dry freely.

With the passage of time, the sweet fragrance gradually overflowed from the beast's legs, and at the same time, the temperature also dropped.

When Shen Huaijin opened the window early in the morning, he saw the mist in the valley, the slightly yellowish branches shrouded in light smoke, and the birds spread their wings and flew across the valley on the clouds.

Linshanyuan ushered in its short but fruitful off-season.

作者有话要说：感谢在2021-03-1221:00:03~2021-03-1322:08:29期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: dcm5202 bottle;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!