Cats grow fields in the apocalyptic wasteland

Xia Lunong remembered that Liao Cheng's animal form was a big yellow dog, and her expectations were inexplicably less.

After a person turns into a wild beast, the animal shape is not all kinds of cool animal shapes, and it may also turn into a Chinese pastoral dog like him, Liao Chengge.

Xia Lunong touched his heart quietly, it's better to say goodbye, his brother is a handsome white wolf, it would be so depressing if he turned into a pastoral dog, even if he turned into a Samoyed.

Liao Cheng talked to him about hunting all the way, "Speaking of this, I wanted to go hunting every day when I first transformed into a form, but later I found out that it was impossible, so I had to forget it. Without the ability to hunt, even if you go out, you will only focus on collecting."

Xia Lunong was absent-minded, heard half of the words, and asked casually: "Aren't there still hunting dogs?"

Liao Cheng sighed, "People still have master fighters, can this dog be the same as a dog?"

Xia Lunong rubbed her head in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, Brother Liao Cheng."

"It's nothing, everyone came here like this, even if you can't hunt, it's okay, like you today, isn't it the one who collected the most supplies?"

Liao Cheng was really not optimistic about Xia Lunong's transformation.

His body is too weak, and he hasn't experienced the most difficult period in the early stage of the catastrophe. Without the support of his heart, even if he transforms into a shape, he probably won't be able to transform into a beast, let alone rely on hunting for a living.

Xia Lunong didn't know what he was thinking, and smiled, "You guys found many supplies first and left them to me on purpose."

He's not stupid, of course he can see that his brothers deliberately released water.

Liao Chengdao: "Even if we find it first, it means that you found it at the same time, and you can also discover our small movements. We can all transform into beasts, and our hearing and eyesight have improved by more than 01:30 points. Fighting, does it mean that your qualifications are particularly good?"

Xia Lunong didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Liao Cheng looked around, "Hey, there is half a plastic bucket over there, let's carry that bucket to fetch water."

Xia Lunong looked at it for a long time before seeing half of the blue plastic bucket hidden in the weeds.

They used to hold it in their hands, stretched out their hands and pressed it. The flexibility of the plastic is not bad, and there is no sign of aging and becoming brittle.

It has been less than two years since the catastrophe, and many materials are still in good condition.

Xia Lunong was carrying a plastic bucket.

The two of them had reached the well while they were talking.

This well should have a long history. The walls of the well are made of stones, and weeds grow in the gaps between the stones. You can only see the dark well head, but not the situation at the bottom of the well.

To get water, you have to clean up the weeds first.

Liao Cheng sniffed and sniffed it vigorously, and said to Xia Lunong: "There is no peculiar smell, there should be no snakes or beasts, you should stand back and be careful of insects."

Xia Lunong nodded quickly, and took two steps back.

Liao Cheng held the handle of the knife, bent down and hacked into the well, chopped off the weeds near the mouth of the well two or three times, grabbed it with his hands, and threw it on the ground.

Xia Lunong's sharp eyes quickly saw the big black ants crawling over the mouth of the well, and quickly reminded, "Be careful, there are ants!"

"It's not in the way." Liao Cheng glanced at it, swept the weeds in his hand casually without changing his expression, and then bent down to chop the grass.

Some places couldn’t be cut, so I cut a branch next to it, tied the branch to the handle of the knife with a rope two or three times, temporarily made a long handle for the hatchet, and then chopped down.

Soon, he cleared out a large area of ​​plants in the well, at least he could hang the bucket down.

Xia Lunong looked down at the mouth of the small well reflecting the blue sky, and suddenly said: "Brother Liao Cheng, do you think there is something in the well? It seems to be - fish? I can smell fish."

Liao Cheng lowered his head and sniffed vigorously, and also vaguely smelled a fishy smell.

The fish is underwater and has a very mild taste.

He quickly figured it out, "This is probably a fish specially raised in the well by the villagers. In the past, people were afraid that someone would poison the well water, so they usually kept one or two carp in the well."

"There seems to be more than one or two underneath." Xia Lunong was surprised, "I can see the dark back underneath."

"Come on, I'll throw the bucket down and bring up a bucket of water and I'll know."

Xia Lunong quickly gave up her position.

Liao Cheng threw the bucket tied with a rope into the well, swung it left and right, and quickly hoisted a bucket of water up.

When the water was one or two meters away from the mouth of the well, Xia Lunong had already seen the contents of the bucket, "There are fish, there are really fish!"

Liao Cheng also saw it, "Oh, good guy, four fish."

These four fish are not big, the small one is only three fingers wide, and the big one should be over a catty. They may have been raised in the well without encountering many natural enemies. These fish were easily scooped up.

Liao Cheng bent down to check, "These fish are all okay, they don't mutate too much, they can be eaten."

Xia Lunong looked down, most of the fish only had a few extra fins, the fish already had many fins, which ones should have, and which ones grew due to mutation, they couldn't tell the difference.

The fish that mutated the most had an extra pair of eyes just below the original ones, which looked a bit creepy, but it was much better than having an extra head or something.

After checking one by one, Liao Cheng happily said, "You can eat them all, Xiao Nong, look at the fish, I'll scoop up a few more."

Xia Lunong nodded, reached out and cut a section of vine next to it, passed through the gills of the four fish, and threaded them together.

Liao Cheng hummed a song, tied the bucket and went to fetch water again.

This time I was not so lucky, I only scooped up one.

He took the fish down and continued scooping.

Xia Lunong squatted beside him and waited for him.

Liao Cheng didn't know how long he had been busy, until Xia Huoqu's voice came from afar, he raised his head and raised his voice to answer, "We are here—"

Xia Lunong also heard it, and shouted at the top of her voice: "We are catching fish——"

Xia Huoqu looked for it following the sound and smell, and saw seven or eight fish strung together on the ground at a glance, with a look of surprise on his face, "So many fish?"

"Yes, they are all fish from the well, but it's a pity that they are carp, with more spines and thicker flesh." Liao Cheng said, but his face was full of joy.

Xia Huo's channel: "This is not bad. The previous year and I caught two chickens with only one mutation, so we can go back to have lunch."

Only then did Liao Cheng stop tossing.

The three of them used a hatchet to open up the seven fish they had caught, remove the scales, marinate them with salt and five spices, and wrap them in leaves.

Liao Cheng fetched an extra bucket of water.

This water is only used to wash pots and vegetables, and the water they drink is carried in their backpacks.

The three of them went back to the temporary base. Yan Xiannian had already processed all four chickens. He didn't want the head, buttocks, feet, skin, internal organs and other miscellaneous offal. All he needed was four bare chickens.

Xia Lunong took a look and found that the four chickens either had extra legs or extra wings, and none of them were completely normal.

According to his brother's words, as long as there is no more than one mutation, you can eat it with confidence. He looked at it, but he didn't feel uncomfortable, but he was a little greedy.

Yan Xiannian looked at the fish they brought back and smiled: "I wanted to eat two chickens, but it seems that one is enough."

Xia Huo channel: "Wrap the remaining three in leaves and take them home. You two each have one, and we brothers share one."

Yan Xiannian and Liao Cheng had no objection, nor did they deliberately refuse.

Everyone divided the labor and cooperated, and quickly chopped the chicken, chopped garlic and other side dishes.

The garlic sprouts were also found in the village, a bit old, but full of garlic flavor.

Liao Chengsheng caught fire, and Xia Huoqu took the wooden sticks he had just cleaned up and prepared to cook.

Xia Lunong hurriedly said, "Brother, let me come."

Liao Cheng looked up at him in surprise, "You can cook?"

Xia Lunong smiled and nodded.

His mother passed away at a very young age, leaving the three of them, father and son.

His father is an intellectual, he doesn't know how to cook, and the dishes he makes are like pig food.

The brothers knew how to cook by themselves very early on. Both of them have their own cooking styles, and both of them taste good.

Xia Huoqu gave him the stick to serve as a spatula, and sat down with Yan Xinian to rest.

Xia Lu skillfully put the chicken fat that was specially peeled off into the pot first.

The firewood they collected was very dry, and the fire was very high when they were burned. When the chicken oil was put into the pot, the oil was immediately smelted, and the fragrance mixed with the oily smoke wafted out.

Liao Cheng sniffled, his stomach bulging, and his saliva was almost drooling.

He asked, "Would you like to burn a smaller fire?"

"No need." Xia Lunong quickly stir-fried without raising his head. After the light yellow chicken oil quickly turned into fat, he picked up the fish from the leaves beside him and put them into the pot one by one. fry.

Chicken fat was crackling in the pan.

After putting the fish in for a while, it will take shape, and a burst of fish-specific fragrance will come out.

Liao Cheng swallowed more saliva, his eyes were fixed on the fish, his eyeballs almost fell into the pot.

Seeing him like this, Xia Lunong asked, "Brother Liao Cheng, what kind of fish do you want to eat?"

Liao Cheng immediately asked back: "What kind of fish do you have?"

Xia Lunong thought about the materials at hand, "You can make the castrated version of sweet and sour, braised and pan-fried..."

"Sweet and sour, sweet and sour!" Liao Cheng yelled out in one breath, and then asked Xia Huoqu and Yan Xinian, "How about you?"

Both Yan Xiannian and Xia Huoqu laughed.

Yan Xinian smiled and waited for Xia Huoqu's answer.

Xia Huoqu glanced at him, "Sweet and sour, right? I haven't eaten sweet and sour fish for a long time."

A few bachelors usually don't open fire, and they rarely order small fry in the cafeteria.

Xia Huoqu and Liao Cheng were reluctant, while Yan Xiannian was too busy to take care of his appetite.

Occasionally there are fish in the cafeteria during the New Year and holidays, but to save trouble, they usually have stewed fish cubes. The taste can only be said to taste like fish.

Liao Cheng stared at them to make a decision, and said happily: "The two of them have no objections, let's make sweet and sour fish."

"Okay." Xia Lunong took out the fried fish with leaves.

They didn't bring a plate when they went out today, but now there are huge plants everywhere outside. Just find a few non-toxic plants, pick off the big leaves, and place them on the ground to serve as plates.

The fish is fried golden on both sides, the meat is like garlic cloves, and the tail is so crispy that it breaks when you bend it lightly.

A smell of fish wafted out continuously.

Xia Lu swallowed heavily, and turned her eyes back to the pot.

He first poured out more than half of the chicken fat, then sautéed the sugar and vinegar in the bottom oil, poured a little water to cook the sweet and sour sauce, and after it was fragrant and thick, he poured out the soup and poured it on the fish.

The scorching hot soup poured on the fish was still bubbling, and the smell of fish and sweet and sour came out at the same time. It was as calm as Xia Huoqu, and the throat moved.

Liao Cheng even asked eagerly: "Can we eat?"

"Eat, eat while it's hot!" Xia Lunong smiled, quickly washed the pot and poured in the chicken oil that was filled earlier, and put the chili and garlic in it, "I'll fry a chicken first."

Liao Cheng helped him, "That won't work, how can anyone serve the table without waiting for the chef."

Yan Xi Nian said: "It's enough to fry the chicken until it's cooked through. It's more chewy when you fry it quickly."

Xia Lunong raised her head and smiled, "Okay."

The chicken is quickly stir-fried over high heat, topped with rice wine and soy sauce, and the oily yellowish soup is tumbling in it. The aroma of dried chili and chicken burst out together, making people's stomach twitch.

The chicken is marinated first, and it is very tender without any burnt feeling.

Xia Lunong picked up a pair of twigs that were just ready to be used as chopsticks, put a small piece of meat in the pot, and handed it to his brother, "Brother, taste the saltiness."

Xia Huoqu lowered his head, took a bite, and the chicken fell apart as soon as he bit into it. The meat was tender and juicy, with just the right amount of saltiness and slightly spicy.

Xia Lunong looked at his brother expectantly, "Brother, how are you doing?"

Liao Cheng and the two also looked over.

Xia Huoqu gave a thumbs up, "It's ripe, the saltiness is just right."

Xia Lunong smiled, reached out and grabbed the green garlic sprouts, threw them into the pot, quickly stir-fried them twice, and then they came out of the pot.

Have dinner.

The four of them sat on the ground, holding wooden chopsticks, and eating with vegetables.

Liao Cheng wanted to eat sweet and sour fish for a long time, and the first chopsticks caught sweet and sour fish.

As soon as the fried fish was browned and crispy, wrapped in sweet and sour sauce, he breathed and felt the deliciousness of the fish with the tip of his tongue. Even before the catastrophe, he had never eaten such delicious sweet and sour fish a few times. .

Especially this sweet and sour thick sauce, it is really impossible for ordinary people to adjust it so well.

The fish meat is also delicious. It has been marinated first, and it has a slight salty taste. When it is quickly fried on a high fire, the fishy smell turns into a fragrance, which makes him want to swallow his tongue.

Liao Cheng squinted his eyes, the bones in the fish meat were crispy, and he had good teeth, so he didn't need to spit out the bones at all, just chew and eat in one bite.

After the first bite, Liao Cheng couldn't help giving Xia Lunong a thumbs up, "This is your skill."

Xia Lu smiled thickly, "Thanks to Brother Liao Cheng, you burn well."

The dishes made in authentic wood-fired iron pots are so hot that the pot is thin, and the dishes are cooked in two or three strokes, and the umami taste is locked in it.