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Chapter 5 Monkey Meat
When the sun set, the land was plunged into darkness.

There is no bright moon in the night sky today, only a little starlight is left, which brings a bit of dim light to the earth under this night.

In the village, candles were lit in every household, and several huge torches were lit one after another in the open space of the village.

Firelight can drive away some wild animals in the suburbs, especially wolves.

It also gives night patrols a visible view to prevent the village from being invaded by these wild beasts at night.

At dinner time, Xu Xinnian's home.

In front of the table, the bowls and chopsticks were neatly placed.

All the bowls here can bury your head in, and the opening of the bowl looks quite large and deep.

Mother Feng Man came out of the kitchen with a large pot of broth, and a few scallions floated on the golden soup.

The strong smell of meat immediately filled the room.

The little girl Xu Yaya sat up straight in an instant, her head was like a radar, she precisely locked on the big pot of meat, and slowly shifted her gaze.

Although her face was always pretending to be calm, her big shiny eyes still betrayed her.

Xu Guping looked at the little girl's face a little funny, touched her little head, and looked aside to Xu Guan.

"Brother, eat this meat as soon as possible, as much as you can eat."

He is very clear about the value of this meal of monkey meat, and he also knows that his parents prepared it for his younger brother.

Xu Gu'an has been weak since he was a child and has not improved. Now that he is fourteen years old, he has not yet set foot on the path of cultivation. Every time he thinks about this, his parents look sad.

As the elder brother, although Xu Guping is only two years older than Xu Guan, he appears to be much calmer and more experienced, and has a family responsibility.

So even though he saw that the little girl was greedy for this pot of meat, he didn't say anything like letting her eat two mouthfuls.

Xu Yaya pursed her lips, then came to her senses, turned off the radar, and looked at it pretending not to care.

It's just that the slightly fluttering of the nostrils and the occasional swallowing behavior are still betraying her little thoughts.

"Xiao'an, eat quickly, it won't taste good after a while." Feng Man also touched Xu Yaya's head, and then urged Xu Gu'an.

"Father and mother, you can eat too, how can I eat such a big pot by myself." Xu Gu'an said.

In fact, he is clear that the meat of the painted-faced monkey has high nutritional value, but his body has been weak since he was a child, so how could the meat of a painted-faced monkey solve this problem that has plagued him for many years.

Instead of letting them watch them eat so awkwardly, it's better to share this pot of good food.

"What's the matter? Eating this is good for your health, baby, be good." Feng Man immediately objected.

She was still lucky, and hoped that Xu Gu'an's body would get better after eating this monkey meat.

"Mother, I know my own body well, and I also know that my elder brother is about to break through, and needs this monkey meat to supplement nutrition more than I do.

And the younger sister, it was time to grow her body, how could she delay like this.

Besides, it's not that I don't want to eat, it's just that everyone eats together, so the food tastes good. "

Xu Gu'an insisted on this, leaving Feng Man speechless.

Xu Xinnian, who was listening on the side, finally nodded, "Just follow Xiaoan's."

"Brother, you are"

Xu Guping wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Xu Guan with a smile.

"My family doesn't say polite words. If I am bullied in the future, my elder brother will help me teach me a lesson."

"Of course, no one can bully my family!" Xu Guping said with a firm oath.

Compared to Xu Gu'an who was thinner, this elder brother Xu Guping's figure was extremely burly, his arms were almost as thick as Xu Gu'an's thighs.

He is only half a head shorter than his father, Xu Xinnian, and he looks like a strong and strong man. Just looking at his appearance, it is hard to believe that he is only 16 years old.

Xu Yaya couldn't hide her joy anymore, she grabbed the bamboo chopsticks in front of the table, suddenly seemed a little uncertain, and looked at her parents again.

"Father has already said, let's eat." Feng Man said softly.

Only then did Xu Yaya safely pick up a piece of monkey meat that had been stewed into a yellow-brown color.

With a little force from the chopsticks, juice and heat will be squeezed out of the meat.

Xu Yaya took a bite and seemed to cherish it very much.

In fact, the family does not eat meat frequently. Even if there is meat, the portion is not much. It is often divided up, and one person cannot eat a few bites.

Unlike this time, there is a big pot of monkey meat, just looking at it is full of happiness.

Seeing Xu Yaya eating meat, Xu Xinnian also rarely smiled softly.

After eating a piece of meat, Xu Yaya couldn't help whispering when she saw her parents who hadn't moved their chopsticks: "Father and mother, you eat too."

"We're not in a hurry." Feng Man smiled, just picked up a mouthful of rice and put it into his mouth.

"How about that?"

In the end, under Xu Gu'an's insistence, a pot of monkey meat was distributed to everyone in the family.

In addition to the monkey meat, there were several other large pots containing wild vegetables and cut melons and fruits on the table.

Of course, there is also a large bucket of steamed rice as the staple food.

Due to Xu Gu'an's frailty, his food intake is actually the smallest in the family.

He can only eat half a bowl of rice in a big bowl that can be stuffed into his head.

And the real big eaters are father Xu Xinnian and elder brother Xu Guping.

It is not a problem to eat three bowls of rice in one meal, and you can eat more when you are in good condition.

Only by eating in this way can they maintain their daily energy needs for going out for a day and exercising their bodies.

Even the seemingly small Xu Yaya and her mother, Feng Man, eat more than one big bowl, and this does not count the intake of vegetables and fruits.

After the meal, Xu Yaya licked some greasy lips, as if she was not full yet.

But the dishes on the table were all gone, especially the pot of monkey meat soup, the bottom of the pot was extremely shiny, and there was no residue left.

Xu Xinnian and Xu Guping on the side were basically full, but Xu Guan, who had a small appetite, was really full.

Monkey meat is really different. After eating a meal, I only feel a warmth flowing in my body continuously.

This made his complexion a little rosy, which made him very comfortable.

Even the previous sense of fatigue seemed to have disappeared a bit.

Such an immediate effect also made Xu Gu'an feel that these pieces of monkey meat seemed to be much more useful than those great tonics in his previous life.

At this time, Feng Man had already cleared the table and chopsticks, and went into the kitchen.

Xu Yaya followed obediently and offered a helping hand.

Xu Xinnian and Xu Guping were sharpening their knives and chopping wood at the door of the house.

Several people looked normal, but it seemed that the effect of monkey meat on them was not so obvious.

Xu Guan sat on the threshold, blowing the evening wind outside the house.

At night at the beginning of the dry season, the wind is not as muggy as it is during the day, but it is cool.

About half an hour passed before the warm current in Xu Gu'an's body gradually disappeared.

At this time of night in the past, his spirit had already begun to weaken, and he needed to go back to the house to sleep and rest.

But today, he is still sober.

At the door, Xu Guping had chopped a lot of firewood and stacked them neatly in the corner.

After finishing the work, he put down the ax with a relaxed expression, without even breaking a drop of sweat.

Xu Gu'an was envious of this strong body.

Sitting next to Xu Gu'an, gossiping for a while, then suddenly remembered something, turned to look at Xu Xinnian and said seriously.

"Father, the dry season has come so early this year, our family may not have enough food.

After my strength reaches the cowhide stage, I want to join the hunting team, and it should be within these three to five days. "

"Have you figured it out?" Xu Xinnian was silent for a while, then asked.

He was still sharpening the knife intently, extremely carefully.

In the wild, if the blade is not sharp enough, it can cut off the bones or heads of wild animals.

If the hunter is not careful, he may die.

Therefore, the preparations before departure must be foolproof.

"En." Xu Guping nodded without hesitation.

Food insufficiency is a major issue that cannot be ignored.

If a family has two hunters and relies on wild hunting and gathering, the harvested food will naturally be much more than Xu Xinnian going out alone.

It will also make their family's life easier when the dry season comes.

This was something Xu Guping had considered long ago.

"Okay, I'll arrange it for you after you've refined it to the level of cowhide." Xu Xinnian nodded.

Regarding Xu Guping's idea of ​​joining the hunting team, the father and son had actually discussed several times before.

Therefore, when Xu Guping brought it up at this time, it was all logical.

"Brother, you have to pay attention to your safety when you go hunting outside." Xu Gu'an listened from the side, unavoidably worried about the eldest brother in the family.

After all, this is a wild place, full of dangers.

In his memory, the hunting team in the village would often reduce its personnel outside, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that this was a life-threatening job.

"Don't worry." Xu Guping patted the little brother's skinny shoulder, grinning relaxedly.

He didn't have the slightest concern about the dangers of the wild, but seemed to have some expectations.

Some people are naturally adventurous and don't look back.

In Xu Gu'an's eyes, his eldest brother has such a temperament, since he was a child.

It can be said that the frail Xu Gu'an has been taken care of by this elder brother, and no one can bully him in the village.

Because of this, Xu Gu'an's affection for this elder brother is particularly deep.

So much so that he, who came through time travel, was affected to some extent. It seems that this big brother is very kind.

(End of this chapter)