I have a Yokai cookbook [Gourmet]

The days passed unhurriedly, and it was the winter solstice in a blink of an eye.

Chi Ming seldom enters the mountain anymore.

Yunwu Mountain was already covered with white snow at this time, and even when the weather was good, the snow on the top of the mountain did not melt.

He was covered with a thick blanket, holding miscellaneous notes from an unknown location in his hand, basking in the sun under the jujube tree in the yard, as lazy as a cat.

A snow-white fur ball with a round white belly lying in Chi Ming's arms to sleep.

Chi Ming pinches a dried apricot and throws it into his mouth. The sweet taste spreads around his mouth, accompanied by a faint fruity aroma, crisp and delicious, and his teeth and cheeks are filled with fluid.

He raised his eyebrows, his eyes lit up, and the taste was better than he imagined.

This is a rare item that he just got at the market recently. He bought it from a caravan from the northwest.

The afternoon sun made people more and more sleepy, Chi Ming wiped his hands with a handkerchief, but his mind was thinking about what to cook at night for the winter solstice.

The winter solstice is as big as a year.

Even a person must have a sense of ritual.

I remember that every winter solstice, the old man would thank the guests in advance, cancel all the itineraries, and take him back to his hometown in eastern Zhejiang to worship the ancestors.

Every day, the old man, who has not done anything for a long time, will roll up his sleeves and cook a sumptuous dish to entertain the folks.

Chi Ming smacked his mouth, he missed the big shrimp dumplings made by the old man and the crispy and tender roasted whole lamb.

With this thought, he couldn't lie down anymore.

Chi Ming lifted the blanket and got up to go to the kitchen to knead the flour first.

At this moment, the closed wooden door was pushed open in a panic.

The woman with disheveled hair lost her former restraint and calmness. She hesitated at the door for a few seconds, and rushed over immediately after seeing him.

"Mr. Chi, it's great that you are at home."

The woman swallowed her saliva, looked flustered, and continued to say anxiously:

"I beg you to save the rest of my life, my aunt knelt down for you." After speaking, she really knelt upright on the stone-paved path.

Chi Ming didn't have time to stop him, so he could only step forward to help him up.

"Auntie, get up first, what's wrong with Yu Sheng?" Chi Ming immediately thought of a tall, thin and shy boy, and whenever he saw him, he would call him Mr. Chi from a distance.

"Yu Sheng of our family went to the mountain to collect firewood yesterday, and we haven't come back yet. It's been a day and a night. Auntie knows that you are familiar with the roads in the mountains. Auntie really... really has no choice. My father took someone to the mountain I looked for it, but I still couldn't find it. In such a cold day, I'm afraid..."

Qiu Qin couldn't continue speaking, choked up several times, feeling like the sky was going to collapse.That was the eldest son she had worked so hard to bring up, and it was also her first child.Seeing that the new year is over, we can talk about kissing.

Chi Ming was a little surprised. Even the Orion rarely went up the mountain in such weather. Generally, the firewood at home would be prepared in advance before winter.

He didn't ask the reason why the other party entered the mountain, but calmed down and said in a calm voice: "Don't worry, auntie, maybe Yu Sheng got lost on the mountain. Don't worry, even if I close my eyes, I know the road to Yunwu Mountain very well. Go up the mountain and have a look."

Without delay, Chi Ming turned around and went into the room to change into a set of narrow-mouthed clothes, put on a thick hat, put on leather boots, put his bib in it, and then took the bow and crossbow on the wall and headed straight to Yunwu Mountain .

When we arrived at the foot of the mountain, we met a group of people returning with their heads downcast.

The leader of the team is Li Zheng from Zaoyun Village, named Li Fengtong, who is more upright.

"Mr. Chi, are you going into the mountain?" Li Fengtong raised his head and looked at the misty back mountain, remembering that someone almost fell into the deep pit full of traps just now, he couldn't help but feel scared for a while.

He summoned the people here, all of them are the pillars of the family, if something happened to him, it would be hard for him to explain it honestly.

"Yes, I want to go into the mountains to have a look." Chi Ming glanced at the embarrassed team, obviously they got nothing.

Li Yusheng was probably still in the mountains, and he was afraid that he might have encountered some trouble.

"In such an environment, it is really not suitable to enter the mountain again." Li Fengtong glanced at the sky, his face was full of worry, and sighed in a deep voice: "It looks like the sun is out today, but look at the Yunwu Mountain That piece is gray, maybe it has already snowed on it."

Chi Ming has actually noticed it too.

He nodded and said with a nonchalant smile: "It's okay, I'll just go around for a while, I'm familiar with the top of the mountain. Go down the mountain quickly while the sky is still bright."

Chi Ming has no intention of quitting, human life is at stake, and he can help if he can.

Li Fengtong watched the boy's figure slowly disappear into the vast sea of ​​snow, and his worries became stronger.

The child has been here for almost half a year. He doesn't like to talk, and his temper is also meek. He looks young, but he knows more than the teachers in the town. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is well-educated.

The population in the village is simple, and they will spontaneously ask him for advice when encountering things that they don't understand. This has really helped the village a lot. He seems to be a good boy who can be used in many ways.

I don't know what the Chi family thinks, if they don't want such a good seedling, it's not blind or something.

If the children of his old Li's family can have this ability, he can be an ancestor.

Li Fengtong shook his head, sighed, and then led the people down the mountain.I hope that it will be darker later this day, but nothing will happen.

Chi Ming repeatedly speculated in his mind where Li Yusheng might go.

If he were Li Yusheng and he was just going to collect firewood, he would definitely go to the woods to the east.The trees there are tall and lush, compared to the sparse bushes and cliffs in the west, it is the most likely place to go.

But when he saw the densely packed footprints in front of him, this speculation was overturned again.

He hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked towards the forest to the west.

The leather boots stepped on the crystal white snow, making a rustling sound, which was especially harsh in the silent mountain forest.

Between heaven and earth, there was a vast expanse of whiteness, as if he was the only one left.

There were no more insects chirping, and the sparrows were sparsely huddled on the branches.

In this kind of weather, even Xiong Xia has already hid in his cave to hibernate. Cailang seldom appears in this kind of weather, and even the hare and pheasant have long since disappeared.

"Hiss, it's really cold." Chi Ming leaned against a tree, breathed out a breath of white air with his mouth open, and took out a piece of dried meat from the cloth bag he carried with him, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed.

This is a small snack he grilled over charcoal fire. It is oily but not greasy, has a strong fragrance, and it becomes more chewy as it gets to the end, and the taste is very pure.

The little thing who was still sleeping in his arms sniffed greedily, opened his eyes in a daze, kicked his legs, and crawled out with his limbs.

Chi Ming smiled and pushed back the little thing that was about to probe.

Bai Yao stubbornly pulled on her clothes, and crawled out angrily and persistently, a small piece of fragrant jerky appeared next to her mouth.

give it a go!

So fragrant!

Bai Yao rubbed her two fluffy little paws, rolled her big moist eyes, and happily took a bite.

"It's cold outside, stay inside obediently and don't come out." Chi Ming rubbed the little thing's head, and before the little thing was dissatisfied, he stuffed another piece of jerky with a smile.

This little thing lied to him before that it was his master, but he was quickly slapped in the face.

After having this quirky little thing, his life became much more lively.

After walking for a while, and skillfully avoiding several traps of hunters, Chi Ming was a little unsure whether to change direction.

Now that we have started to go deep into Yunwu Mountain, there is a cliff in front of us. Standing on it, we can overlook the mountains in the distance and the whole Zaoyun Village.

Chi Ming walked forward slowly for a while, but still found nothing.

Just when he was about to go back, a refreshing fragrance broke into his nostrils suddenly.

He frowned, his eyes were all white.

In such a cold day, apart from Samuume, where are there any flowers that will bloom in this season.

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Chi Ming: It's getting colder and colder, I can't go into the mountains anymore, sigh