This time, Chen Baiqi went to Mo Jing alone with a stick, and did not take Xiao Mu'er with him.

She once again brought up a sack of fresh eggs, which was still received as a gift from Old Man Ji who was too enthusiastic to refuse.

Chen Baiqi is a modern person, and her relationship with people is affected by it to some extent. It is not good to ask for help with nothing. Even if she only has one feather left at home, she will dress it up and package it into the most beautiful one and give it away. The so-called "gift"

Friendship is less important than friendship.”

She walked and rested along the way. Due to her leg problems, she moved to the thatched cottage in Mo Jing Forest at a very fast speed. After adjusting her expression, she went up and knocked on the door, but no one answered.

She raised her eyebrows, could she have gone out?

As far as she knew, in modern terms, Mo Jing was a standard otaku.

So, she walked around the front door, looked into the house through the rotating platform of the water bucket at the back of the house.

There is a small pool of water behind Mo Jing's thatched cottage. However, the water is clear to the bottom and looks like a small, graceful lake.

It should only be about ten meters in diameter. Chen Baiqi had never thought about it deeply in the past and only thought that it was natural. But after listening to Mu'er's words, he knew that there was only one well and no stream within a few miles of Qingjia Village, so he

I know that this small lake is probably an artificial lake that Mo Jing created by diverting water.

Looking inside through the platform, he saw a tall bear-backed figure bending over, using a whale knife to sharpen a peeled log with concentration. Chen Baiqi didn't know whether he heard the knock on her door just now.

Still pretending not to hear, she could only shout again: "Brother Mo——"

Mo Jing paused and turned his head to look, only to see Chen Bai looking at him with a smile on his face, tilting his head slightly in the small lake with blue water and gentle waves.

At that moment, he actually felt that her whole body seemed to be glowing.

But the next moment, he frowned tightly and thought angrily, what on earth did he do to make her think that he was so familiar with her?

He stood up suddenly with a cold face.

After a while, the door was opened with a bang.

He had a bear body and a pair of dark and thick eyes, staring at her condescendingly, as if silently asking her why she came here again.

Chen Baiqi felt that Mo Jing's eyes were full of unkindness and impatience with being disturbed, but her expression remained as usual, even with a bit of simple blindness. She just smiled and said gracefully: "Huanxian came here today specifically to thank Brother Mo."

Yes, if it hadn't been for Brother Mo's great help, Huanxian and Mu'er would still be starving and freezing right now."

When Mo Jing heard this, he just raised the corner of his mouth. His critical gaze moved to the green cross-collar robe she wore today, and then to her fair and clean face.

Sure enough, people depend on their clothes. The face that had been so black and full of virtue before suddenly suddenly became full of energy, exuding the youthful and sunny atmosphere unique to young people, and even a sense of spring.

Mo Jing was dazzled and glanced away in discomfort, feeling annoyed that this young man's eyes were so seductive!

With a straight face, he reached out and took the sack in her hand politely. Chen Baiqi remembered what happened last time and immediately stretched out a hand to block the door.

Her picturesque and soft eyebrows were slightly curved, and her face revealed a bit of cute flattery and caution: "Brother Mo, Huanxian has inconvenient legs and feet. I walked along, but I didn't know that it was almost noon. I thought that Brother Mo was busy with important things, so why not?"

You have never had a good meal, why don't you let Huanxian express your gratitude today? Huanxian occasionally got some special ingredients, ground them into powder and cooked them, but they were more delicious than ordinary food."

Mo Jing cast a mocking glance at her "cut first and then play" hand. Although his face remained expressionless, when he heard the word "delicious", the light in his eyes jumped and he couldn't help but remember the meal she had cooked before.

I feel hungry in my belly.

Finally, he let her in.

When Chen Baiqi stepped into the door, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, as expected, food is the most important thing for the people. This man is not good at food and salt. Fortunately, he is a foodie and can win over with delicious food.

Chen Baiqi visited Mo Jing's hut again this time. She felt that the weather was getting colder and colder recently, and it was probably going to snow. If you want to ask what is the best thing to eat in this kind of weather, it would be hotpot (hot pot).

) is most suitable.

So, she rummaged around in the hut and found a small earthenware jar, not too big or too small. It was earthy yellow, made entirely of clay, and had not been burned. This kind of earthenware jar was supposed to be used by ordinary people to hold food.

, but Chen Baiqi has no other choice at the moment, so he can only use it as a pot.

She first prepared all the necessary ingredients. There was a bucket of water next to the hut. It seemed that Mo Jing had prepared it earlier. Seeing that the water was clean, Chen Baiqi used it to wash vegetables and meat.

Wash and select these vegetables and set them aside to drain. Cut the meat into thin slices, marinate it and set it aside.

Although Mo Jing doesn't like to cook, he has a lot of spare ingredients at home, including several kinds of meat.

Chen Baiqi thought about it for a while and finally decided to use fresh deer soup as the base of the pot.

It's just that this wild deer is intact and needs to be skinned and its internal organs cleaned. She said this... is a little difficult.

"Do you want to deal with it?" At this moment, Mo Jing's deep and cold voice suddenly came from behind her.

Chen Baiqi turned around and subconsciously said, "Yeah."

Mo Jing reached over her and carried away the dozens of kilograms of deer. Before he came back, the wild deer from before was now a bare deer whose skin had been plucked, washed and processed.

.

Chen Baiqi glanced at him in surprise, took the deer with a smile, and said, "Thank you, Brother Mo."

This man is quite capable.

Mo Jing hummed lightly, then squatted down and started to light the stove fire. Chen Baiqi stepped back and made room for him. She looked at his lowered black head and felt somewhat relieved. This man was not as good as he showed.

He had such a "cold face" and knew that she was unable to do things because of her limited legs and feet, so he helped her.

Although this "warmth of heart" is not considered.

Starting a stove is troublesome, but basically every household will take good care of the fire to avoid extinguishing it. Otherwise, if it goes out, they will have to set off tinder and drill wood to make a fire, which is really troublesome.

With a bang, the fire under the stove became strong. Mo Jing walked to the side and stood, looking into the distance, not paying attention to Chen Baiqi.

And Chen Baiqi didn't care that he was around. Someone would hit him from time to time, which was more to her liking.

She immediately stir-fried the fat meat that had been reserved earlier. After squeezing out the oil, she added the de-meated deer bones and green onions, salt and peppercorns and sauteed them until fragrant. Then she added water, then simmered them over high heat and waited for the water.

After it boils, continue to simmer over medium heat.

"Panthoxylum bungeanum" is rewarded by the system. Chen Baiqi separated it out earlier and kept it on his body for later use.

Mo Jing watched Chen Baiqi cooking from the side. Seeing her casually stir-fry a few times, there was a spray of flowers in the pot that hit her nose, making her mouth water.

At this time, Chen Baiqi took out two small wooden bowls with brown lines. These two small wooden bowls were exquisite and smooth, showing the exquisite craftsmanship. It was unknown who made them.

She began to mix the dipping sauce, and after mixing it, she set it aside for later use.

Then she focused on looking after the soup, and asked Mo Jing to set up a pile of firewood under the thatched trellis, just like roasting food. Mo Jing had had a picnic, so he naturally knew how to arrange it, but he was just curious about what she was going to do.

After the deer bone soup became as rich as milky white juice, she poured it into the previous pottery pot and put it on the fire.

Chen Baiqi found a low table, placed all the dishes on it, and told Mo Jing that it was ready to eat.

Mo Jing was surprised that after she did this, a lot of meat and vegetables were all raw, and she could eat them so quickly.

Chen Baiqi said: "Brother Mo, my little brother just suddenly remembered that things cooked in such a cold weather will get cold very quickly, and the food will lose its deliciousness when it gets cold. It is better for us to eat while cooking, and if we drink some wine,

This is the only way to be happy."

When Mo Jing heard this, he felt that it made sense. It was indeed the first time that he had heard of this way of eating. Thinking of the unprecedented cooking method of "Chen Huanxian" just now, he felt novel and excited.

He squatted down by the fire. There was no low stool at that time, so Chen Baiqi simply moved two logs from the hut that were supposed to be chopped into timber and used them as stools to sit on. Otherwise, his legs would be numb if he had to squat by the fire and eat.

He hesitated for a moment, then couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food and sat down awkwardly.

During the Warring States Period, people had always been sitting upright. To sit upright was to sit upright, kneel down, and sit on the calves. From the "Three Rites" of the Zhou Gong system to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the sitting posture in formal occasions was always sitting upright. It is said that if in formal occasions at that time,

Not sitting upright is a very rude behavior.

Chen Baiqi looked at Mo Jing with such an uncomfortable look, and something settled in his heart flashed.

Mo Jing looked at the rich bubbling soup in the pot, sniffed the alluring aroma, swallowed secretly, and then picked up a piece of marinated meat according to the method taught by Chen Baiqi.

The meat was cut very thin and marinated for a while. It only needs to be lightly rinsed a few times before it is cooked through. Take the hot meat out of the soup, put it in your mouth and chew it. It tastes both refreshing and delicious.

Fragrant and hot.

"Brother Mo, if you feel the taste is too weak, you can also dip it in the sauce." Chen Baiqi took out the condiments in the wooden bowl, poured some oily soup on top, and handed it to Mo Jing.

This red sauce contrasts beautifully with the white soup. It is made by Chen Baiqi using the soybean sauce rewarded by the system and adding Sichuan peppercorns, pepper, etc. It is not too spicy, but it is fragrant and numb.

Once you put it in your mouth, you can't stop.

Mo Jing tried to dip some in it and put it in his mouth. At first he felt the sudden pungent taste was very uncomfortable, but he chewed it again and swallowed it, but he felt endless aftertaste.

can not stop.

In the past, Mo Jing was not a person who liked to talk during meals, but now he couldn't help but look at Chen Baiqi and asked, "What is this?"

He was referring to the spicy taste of the condiments in the wooden bowl. At this time, no one in Qi had eaten chili peppers, and few people knew how to use Sichuan peppercorns and pepper for seasoning, so the taste was exciting and fresh.

Chen Baiqi smiled and said: "This is Huanxian's secret sauce. Because of its sparse ingredients and strange taste, few people will find it delicious. But sometimes the so-called unsuitability is just because there is no suitable place for it. At this moment,

It blends very well with hot ingredients.”

Mo Jing nodded thoughtfully, but stopped asking.

At this time, the two of them were focused on eating. They stopped talking and had a warm and satisfying meal.

At this time, light snow suddenly began to fall in the sky.

Light snow fell sparsely on the body, on the ground, in the pot, and on the fire, but the two of them were not cold at all, and they were eating the small soup pot with great enthusiasm.

This was the first snow of this winter. Chen Baiqi looked at the sky, and a snowflake fell into her eyes. The coolness made her close her eyes.

"Tell me what you want from me this time." Mo Jing said.
To be continued...