Mix the world with space

Chapter 122 The Village That Eats Bark
The village looked very desolate, with few people walking, and only one or two women could be seen slowly driving into the village with cloth bags on their backs.

Seeing that it was getting dark again, the family planned to rest here for the night.

A horse-drawn carriage came to the village, which probably aroused the curiosity of the villagers. From time to time, people would stick their heads out to look around.

Xiao Ye looked at the surrounding houses, not far ahead, there was a house, and an old woman and her grandson were watching at the door of the house.

Driving forward, Xiao Ye got out of the car and said to the nervous grandparents,
"Auntie, we are foreigners passing by, we want to stay here for a night, and we will leave early tomorrow morning.

I don't know if it's convenient for you, give us a place to settle down? "

The old lady looked at the scar on Xiao Ye's face, and said, "Well, our family is only home with our grandparents, and our son and daughter-in-law haven't come back yet,..."

Seeing that the old man was hesitating, Xiao Ye said gently,
"Auntie, we are not bad people, there are my partner and three children in the carriage, please help me.

We won't bother you, we bring our own. "

"That's it, then you come in, our house is very shabby, we will not entertain well."

Hearing Xiao Ye said that there were still family members and children, the old lady felt relieved and called Xiao Ye to enter.

The little grandson was about five or six years old, about the same age as Chen Chen, and looked at the carriage curiously.

When he saw Xuan, the little boy was startled, and quickly hid behind the old woman.

Xuan's face turned dark, but Bei Mu let out a chuckle, "Look, the best representative of town house warding off evil spirits."

After glancing at Bei Mu coldly, Xuan snorted and followed.

After this period of time, he was used to being ridiculed by Beimu every day, but he no longer cared so much about other people's eyes.

After tying up the carriage, the family looked at the house in front of them. The ordinary layout seemed to be a little less angry.

At this time, it should be meal time, but I didn't see much cooking smoke in this village.

Originally, Yun Duo cooks in the space almost all the way, but now that he is at someone else's house, it is not suitable for him to be so blatant.

I borrowed the kitchen from the old lady to make a good meal for the children.

Although the children didn't complain, but the weather was bumpy all the way outside, and even she couldn't stand it, let alone the children.

The light in the kitchen is a little dim, and there are still many leaks on the walls, which should be the result of the impact during the beast horde.

After looking around for a while, Yun Duo started cooking.

Soon, the smell of rice wafted from the kitchen, and the little boy, who was close to his grandmother, poked his head out quietly and looked towards the kitchen, gurgling saliva from his mouth.

"Grandma, it smells so good."

The old woman touched the top of her grandson's head and said helplessly, "Good boy, when your parents come back, grandma will cook for you."

The little boy hung his head resentfully and nodded.

What Yun Duo cooks is still rice, and the dishes are made of winter melon pork ribs soup, tiger skin green peppers, minced meat eggplant, tamales, chicken stewed mushrooms, sauced pork slices, rapeseed hearts...

After setting the table, Yun Duo went to invite the old woman, grandparents and grandchildren.

For Yun Duo's actions, the old woman was very surprised. At this time, who doesn't keep the food for himself, how can anyone invite outsiders to share it?

And what are these foods?Rice, meat, rib soup.

It's been a long time since my home smelled meat, alas.

Looking at the little grandson who has been swallowing, thinking of the environment at home, the old woman accepted the invitation and took the little grandson to the seat.

The dazzling array of dishes on the table left the grandfather and grandson dumbfounded. Who is the guest from this foreign family?

Seeing the little grandson gobbled it up and looked happy and satisfied, the old woman sighed quietly.

"Guests, I'm sorry, our family was supposed to invite guests to eat today, but now... oh."

"Auntie, don't say that. I'm sorry for interrupting you suddenly. Thank you for staying with us."

When Yun Duo cooks, he specially cooks extra portions, and now everyone is almost full, and there is still a lot of food left, and the old woman's son and daughter-in-law just caught up.

Looking at the addition of a carriage in the yard of his house, and the addition of a few people in the kitchen, they were talking and laughing, and there was a sumptuous amount of food on the dining table.

The couple looked at each other, "Grandma, is this a guest at home?"

The old lady nodded and let them come in first.

"Father, Mom, there are so many delicious things..." The little boy was still gnawing on a piece of pork ribs, and his words were slurred.

Xiao Ye also saw the young men and women standing at the door and greeted them loudly.
"Hello, we are passing guests, we are staying at your house today, and we will continue our journey tomorrow morning.

It's just in time for you to come back, let's have dinner together first. "

The young man put down the bag on his back, pulled his partner to sit down cautiously,
Rubbing his hands together, he took the rice bowl from Yun Duo, exchanged glances with his partner, and then ate in silence.

As the young woman ate and ate, tears fell down her cheeks. Seeing this, the old woman raised her hand and wiped away her tears quietly.

Seeing this, the man felt a little embarrassed, and spat, "Okay, eat well, and you'll be fine in the future."

"I made you laugh. It's been a long time since the family had a good meal." The old woman choked up.

"Auntie, when we entered the village, we didn't see any major damage to the surrounding houses.
The beast tide has also passed, as long as we survive this winter, we will be fine in the future. " Yun Duo comforted.

"It's not good, here we are. Usually life is hunting and growing wheat, and the harvest of wheat is always worse than other places.

Now that the beast tide is over, our food is only flour and wheat bran. "

The old lady shook her head, "That's why I'm embarrassed to entertain you today, I can't have guests come over, let you eat wheat bran cakes together."

"These meals are the best I've ever eaten." The little boy also added a sentence later, and buried his head in the old woman's arms after speaking.

Peeking at Chenchen and Beimu from his grandmother's arms, he wanted to play with those two children a little bit, but there was an older brother beside him, whose expression made him scared.

Sensing the little boy's gaze, Chenchen smiled and waved,
"My name is Chenchen, what's your name?"

Seeing that Chenchen took the initiative to greet him, the little boy replied shyly, "Ai Zhuo."

"Ai Zhuo, um, it's the first time we meet, please eat." Chenchen dug out a piece of preserved apple in her small backpack and handed it to Ai Zhuo.

Ai Zhuo timidly took the candied fruit, it smelled so fragrant, so beautiful in color, and there was something like a layer of white mist on the outside.

Gently put it in his mouth and took a bite, it was sweet and a little sour, Ai Zhuo opened his eyes wide in surprise, "What is this, it's delicious."

"It's delicious, haha, this is the candied fruit made by my mother." Chenchen raised her face proudly.

Yun Duo touched Chenchen with a smile, and took out a pack of dried fruit from her bag, and put it on the dining table.
"Let's try it together, these are snacks, usually eaten as snacks."

The young woman especially likes the brightly colored preserved fruits. She picks them up and looks at them over and over again, and asks softly,
"What are these made of? It looks really nice."

"These are the fruits we grow ourselves, and they are made after drying. If the fruits are made into candied fruits, they can be stored for a longer period of time and are not easy to break."

"Fruit? I've heard that it's only Naru's!" The young man exclaimed, "Are you from Naru?"

Xiao Ye nodded, "Yes."

"No wonder, no wonder you have a carriage with so much food. It turns out that you are from Nairu. I heard that Nairu people are very rich now."

There was a relaxed smile on the man's face, and he was also very happy to be able to eat and chat with the Nailu people. That tribe is now very prestigious on the mainland.

"Where are you planning to go when you come out from Nail? Such cold weather is actually not suitable for traveling."

"We are going to go to the west to see. There is no way to choose this time. After the beginning of spring, we will be too busy to have time, so we just come out and take a look before spring arrives."

Once the men started talking, it was easy to get acquainted, and Xiao Ye and the men began to chat about the topic endlessly.

The three women in the room couldn't help laughing when they looked at me and I looked at you.

"Hey, they talk about theirs, we talk about ours." Yun Duo covered her lips with a smile.

"Mom, Dad, I also went to play with my brother and Ai Zhuo, we will come back later by ourselves."

Chenchen takes Beimu, grabs Xuan, and calls Ai Zhuo to lead the way, ready to walk the streets.

"It's getting dark today, just play nearby, don't run far away."

"Know it!"

Yun Duo chatted slowly with the old lady and woman, seeing the sack in the corner, Yun Duo asked curiously,
"I see that you and your wife came back very late. In such a cold day, there shouldn't be any prey outside, right?"

The woman also noticed Yun Duo's gaze, took the bag and opened it,

"There is no prey now, we went out to find food, and now every household in the village is like this,
The rest of the food is enough to knead a few wheat bran cakes every day. If I don’t go find something to eat, I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it through spring. "

Yun Duo saw that what was in the bag turned out to be some bark.

The woman took out another pancake from her pocket, and Yun Duo took it over for a closer look. It was a pancake made of flour, but not pure flour.

There was still nearly half of the wheat husk in it, and I pulled a small piece into my mouth. I just took a bite and found that my tongue was so painful.

Yun Duo didn't spit it out, but swallowed it reluctantly, which was her respect for other people's food.

"This is the wheat bran cake?" Yun Duo looked at the woman in disbelief. Can this kind of cake be eaten?
This kind of life is on the same level as the working people who lived the most difficult life in the environment of the red era, right?

Seeing the woman nodding, Yun Duo felt that she didn't know what to say.

She came here to spend the night with someone else, and she still had a lot of fish and meat at his house, she felt very guilty in her heart.

Is this showing off to others, or is it a satire on others?At times like this, no amount of consolation can help.

Silently opened the bark in the sack, there were all kinds of them. "These, aren't you afraid of being poisoned?"

"Someone has tried these. We only cut some of the non-poisonous ones, and we can eat them for a few meals after they are boiled."

There are seven or eight different kinds of bark in it, and the cloud quietly throws a piece of each into the space. The space can distinguish the poison, which is safer.

Yun Duo really didn't think that there are so many people in the tribes other than Nailu who are struggling hard in poverty and hunger.

What she saw of Nairu's abundance was just the tip of the iceberg of the entire continent.

(End of this chapter)