mynovelweb Chapter 139 Fruit Wine Stewed Meat
Chapter 139 Fruit Wine Stewed Meat
First, the first step in making fruit wine stewed meat is to wash the specially selected wild game meat and cut it into medium-sized pieces.
After cleaning the stone pot, add cold water and put the meat pieces into the pot to cook. While cooking, skim off the white foam on the surface until cooked. Then take it out and set it aside to cool.
Then drain the water from the stone pot, add lard and heat it until melted. Once the oil is hot, add chopped scallions, ginger, garlic and other seasonings and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add the blanched meat pieces to the pot and stir-fry until they change color.
Finally, pour fruit wine into the stone pot until the wine covers the meat pieces.
Next, just wait for it to cook slowly until the fruit wine is almost completely evaporated.
While the cubs were preparing food, Xing also told He the whole story, letting He know what had happened.
This wasn't a big deal, so Brown readily agreed and carefully inquired about the cub's requirements. He planned to inform the children on Little Stone Mountain that the exchange meeting would begin tomorrow.
This gave the children on the small rocky hill a night to go home and discuss things with their parents, and to look for the transparent stone in their own home.
"All done!" Jiang Luoluo exclaimed cheerfully, lifting the lid off the stone pot.
The aroma of food, tinged with a faint scent of wine, quickly filled the entire cave.
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The next morning, Jiang Luoluo went to Xiaoshi Mountain fully armed, accompanied by happy and Zhuang who came to help her carry her things, and He.
As for Xing, she came with her younger brother Ping today, and this is Xing's first time visiting Xiaoshishan.
After hearing He's message on Xiaoshishan yesterday afternoon, Xi pulled Zhuang aside and asked him to go pick up Jiang Luoluo together tomorrow morning.
Zhuang was confused. Xi rolled her eyes at Zhuang and counted on her fingers, "Ge isn't home. Mao isn't home. Only He will pick Luo up tomorrow. How much jam do you think the two of them can take?"
One was barely a little bit big, and the other was missing an arm.
"If we don't have enough jam, won't the two of us be the ones going to get it for them?" happy shook her head. "Why don't we just go and get it for them tomorrow morning?"
Zhuang suddenly realized, "It's true!"
So early in the morning, happy and Zhuang came to Jiang Luoluo's house to pick her up.
Zhuang carried a burlap backpack that he had exchanged with Jiang Luoluo, which was bulging with many things.
Upon opening it, he found it was filled with all sorts of stones. Zhuang scratched his head and said, "After I went home yesterday and told my mother, she gave me all these stones."
Looking at the row of colorful stones, Xi sighed and rubbed her forehead, "But didn't He already say yesterday that Luo only wants the kind of transparent stones that can show what's on the other side?"
Transparent stones like these are really hard to find. A family might have a few at most. No wonder Zhuang had so many in his bag; he clearly hadn't been listening at all.
"Huh? No, my mother said these are all gifts for Luo." Zhuang chuckled foolishly.
“My mother said I brought home too much jam from Luo. It was just some stones. If Luo wanted them, I gave them all to him. Anyway, I have a lot of useless stones at home.”
Zhuang's father worked for a mining team and would often bring back some stones to the house. Some of these stones, like the bloodstone, had important functions, but most of them were just pretty but useless decorations that took up space in the house.
Zhuang's mother only listened to Zhuang relay a few words before she directly turned over a pile of stones and told Zhuang to give them to Luo. She also repeatedly told Zhuang not to take Luo's jam this time.
Jiang Luoluo refused to no avail, so she had no choice but to accept the stones that Zhuang had brought.
On the way to Little Stone Mountain, Zhuang kept chattering away, practically saying everything everyone else had to say. Jiang Luoluo and the others were forced to learn the important fact that Zhuang had torn another piece of clothing yesterday and had been beaten by his mother.
They also learned the good news that Zhuang ate a much larger piece of meat yesterday than the day before – an increase in appetite is indeed a happy event for the tribe.
Because tribal people don't place much importance on changes in height or weight, an orc warrior's height and weight cannot be used as proof of his strength.
It's just that they have a slight advantage in some things.
However, the increase in appetite is a real testament to growing stronger. Given the high level of physical activity required for survival in the tribe, there are no tribespeople with small appetites.
Therefore, it can be said that the tribe's appetite has always been at a very high level and has remained stable without much change. So, an increase in food intake corresponds to an increase in the body's needs. Whether it is due to increased physical activity or physical growth, it can be seen as a sign of extraordinary strength.
It is a well-known fact in the tribe that the stronger the orc warrior, the more food he can eat.
Zhuang was very excited and told Jiang Luoluo and the others about his increased appetite.
In Zhuang's view, this is the first step for him to become stronger. The more food he can eat, the more powerful he will become. He will no longer be one of the few people at the bottom of the small stone mountain. He will climb higher!
Jiang Luoluo clapped and praised her, showing her respect.
Although it sounds a bit funny, it's actually something Zhuang can be very proud of, so Jiang Luoluo won't dampen his spirits.
Instead, they cooperated by making all sorts of exclamations of surprise.
Jiang Luoluo doesn't know her appetite yet, whether it's big or small compared to her peers, and she doesn't have the chance to eat with other children.
Even at the previous bonfire parties, everyone just took what they wanted to eat, so Jiang Luoluo couldn't keep an eye on others and count what they ate in one night or how much they ate.
Jiang Luoluo could only rely on a general feeling to judge her appetite, which seemed to be quite normal.
That's right, she's only a 6-year-old girl, how much can she eat?
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The other children from Little Stone Mountain also arrived early, and by the time Jiang Luoluo arrived, almost everyone was there.
Xing Heping hasn't arrived yet... At Xing's walking speed, it will probably take a long time.
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Jiang Luoluo couldn't help but smile.
Although now that we have Ke, a professional jam maker, the amount of jam available in the tribe can be largely met.
However, not every family can easily exchange large amounts of food for jam. After all, no matter how much you say, jam can only be used as a condiment, for things like cooking soup, and cannot replace the function of food to fill your stomach.
It's fair to say that people are eating jam more frequently now than before, but it's not something they eat every day or at every meal.
The jam they exchanged with Jiang Luoluo could become a snack for the children on Little Stone Mountain. They didn't have to give it to their parents and could use it freely, so every child was quite excited and full of anticipation.
happy and Zhuang were already used to being Jiang Luoluo's assistants, and they stood on either side of her as before.
Zhuang, who was familiar with stones, judged the value of the stones and helped distribute the jam that matched the value.
Jiang Luoluo was in the middle, like a mascot, helping to maintain the order of the line.
Take your time.
"Don't rush."
A soft, childlike voice rang out, immediately sparking a lively discussion, and the previously somewhat disciplined group suddenly became chaotic.
"Luo, you can really talk now!"
"Luo can speak now."
"Luo Neng spoke."
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Everyone was shouting.
Although they had already witnessed Jiang Luoluo being healed during the sacrificial ceremony.
However, not everyone was familiar enough with Jiang Luoluo to see her frequently, so for most of the children on Little Stone Mountain, this was the first time they had seen Jiang Luoluo since the sacrificial ceremony ended.
It was the first time hearing Jiang Luoluo speak, so it was normal for them to be excited and thrilled. However, this enthusiasm made it difficult for Jiang Luoluo, who was maintaining order.
Jiang Luoluo's voice had not fully recovered, and it was very soft. In fact, if you didn't listen carefully, you could hardly hear the breathy sound of the last word.
Such a small sound could not drown out the loud noise of dozens of children.
Xi and Zhuang weren't particularly outstanding children on Xiaoshishan, so they didn't have enough influence. Even though they tried to help maintain order on several occasions, few people listened to them.
Mao, who had previously helped maintain order, had become an orc warrior. Even when he returned to train, he went to the Big Stone Mountain instead of the Small Stone Mountain, and was powerless to help Jiang Luoluo with her troubles.
Brown was actually watching from the sidelines, but it was difficult for Brown to get involved in these kinds of things.
In the tribe, it's always been a matter for children, with adults rarely interfering.
Therefore, unless necessary, Brown will not actively get involved in the children's affairs.
Because if this happens too often, it could easily change the impression and feeling that Jiang Luoluo has in the eyes of other children, making them feel that Jiang Luoluo relies too much on adults, thus creating some negative perceptions.
He didn't want this to affect Jiang Luoluo.
Seeing Jiang Luoluo's small voice and inability to control the situation, He couldn't help but get up and speak.
Before the brown man could speak, another voice suddenly rang out.
"Quiet down! Stop making noise."
A voice instantly drowned out the other children's voices, drawing everyone's attention.
After passing through the crowd, Jiang Luoluo finally saw that it was Little Fish King Biao and the other children from Fish Cave.
However, after realizing who had spoken, Jiang Luoluo couldn't help but feel worried.
Although Little Fish King Biao was highly respected in Fish Cave, he was not recognized by the other children on Little Stone Mountain.
One reason is that Little Fish King Biao is still young. The children who are one or two years older than him, or even two or three years older, will not be convinced by other children who are so much younger than themselves.
Another issue is that Little Fish King Biao spent too little time on Little Stone Mountain, didn't have many opportunities to demonstrate his abilities, and wasn't yet able to establish his own prestige.
Previously, Little Fish King Biao spent most of his time catching fish. Now that he has fishing lines, he is responsible for watching the children make fishing lines every day, and still doesn't have much time to attend the gatherings on Little Stone Mountain.
He wasn't familiar with most of the children on Little Stone Mountain, so speaking up now naturally wouldn't garner much approval.
Some of the older children couldn't help but frown, revealing their dissatisfaction. After Mao left, one of the children, who seemed to be aiming to become the leader of Little Stone Mountain, moved his feet, wanting to step forward.
However, before he could actually make a move, all the other children in the Fish Cave next to Little Fish King Biao instantly raised their heads and looked at the child who was about to make a move.
Seeing this scene, many children suddenly recalled how "united" the children of Yuerdong were—because they were malnourished and smaller than other children, and couldn't win fights, so in order not to be bullied, they would unite together, and if one was bullied, the others would fight back together.
The adults have always turned a blind eye to this, since the children of Yuerdong are indeed vulnerable. So over the years, Xiaoshishan has essentially accepted that all the children of Yuerdong are one family.
If you don't have the confidence to "take on a group by yourself," then don't easily provoke the children of Fish Cave.
The children in Yuerdong are preoccupied with what to eat every day and have no time to actively seek trouble, so the number of times conflicts actually occur is extremely small.
The sight of all the children in the Fish Cave looking at him as one made him stop in his tracks instantly. He was confident, or rather, believed that he could defeat Little Fish King Biao, his opponent.
But he didn't think he could beat all the children in Fish Cave... Most importantly, he realized that he seemed to be in the wrong this time.
Little Fish King Biao stood up for Cub Luo, but he didn't want to go against Cub Luo!
Even other children will support Young Luo, so wouldn't he be the only bad guy? No, no, he doesn't want to be the bad guy that Young Luo hates!
The child involuntarily took a step back, as if admitting defeat.
Seeing that the situation had calmed down and the other children had stopped talking, Little Fish King Biao did not continue to provoke them. He simply walked silently through the crowd and stood next to Jiang Luoluo.
It was very obvious that they were standing up for Jiang Luoluo, and the other children from Fish Cave also surrounded her, crowding around Jiang Luoluo in the center.
Jiang Luoluo had a feeling that she was very powerful.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Luoluo was about to ask Little Fish King Biao and the other children from Fish Cave why they had suddenly come over when she saw the piles of transparent stones that Little Fish King Biao and the other children from Fish Cave were holding in their arms.
Jiang Luoluo looked up in disbelief; there were far too many of them.
Little Fish King Biao looked down at Jiang Luoluo, his dark expression softening slightly, though it wasn't obvious. "They said you wanted stones, and there are many of these stones by the river, so we brought them to you."