Ordinary days in another world

Chapter 10

Now that it has been confirmed that Jiang Xia will be traveling with him, Ares began to prepare the things that the two of them will bring, because the team will set off early in the morning the day after tomorrow, and time is tight.The most important thing was the items to be exchanged in the market. It was also the first time for Jiang Xia to see the whole picture of the smallest room in their house.

All kinds of animal skins were neatly piled up beside the white walls, and they were sorted and placed.Among them is the kind of skin that is covered on the bed in the bedroom at home. According to Binny, these skins come from river otters, an amphibious animal that lives in the grass near the water.River otter skin is not only light and soft, but also waterproof and breathable. The clothes sewn into it are most suitable for young females. They are warm and comfortable and will not damage their delicate skin, so they are very popular.However, because river otters are very fast both in water and on land, it is very difficult to catch them. Only agile orcs can catch them. Therefore, the price of river otter skins is not low. A complete adult river otter skin can be exchanged for half a can Salt.And half a jar of salt is a month's supply for a couple of orcs.

Jiang Xia's eyelids twitched as he looked at the dozen or so river otter skins in his hand, and then thought about the sheet made of about twenty river otter skins on the bed in the bedroom.Prodigal child, she didn't sleep on otter fur, but ten jars of salt!This guy, if she wanted to marinate a piece of meat, he would be blindsided by him, and it was his turn to waste things without any pain.

"I can do whatever I want with my own prey, and it doesn't take much for me to catch it anyway. And don't you find it especially comfortable to sleep on a bed made of river otter fur? Or do you have a quirk for sleeping on hard wood?" Listen When Jiang Xia accidentally said what was in his heart, Ares suddenly retorted, "It is not a waste to use something worthwhile."

...Jiang Xiamo, it really is a standard peacock answer.

Ares is very satisfied with the little female's honest and teachable attitude. Although she is a bit stupid, as long as she is obedient, she still has the hope of becoming a capable and good female. The orc who is in a good mood decides to educate his little wife a lot while complaining: Father Mu's education really failed. His little female doesn't seem to understand anything. No wonder the honest and loyal Cyrus didn't choose her as a partner. Charlotte should be grateful to him. It's not his rescue, but the future of the little female Must be bad.Mentioning Cyrus, it is inevitable to think of Gus, the orc clenched his fists, and when he comes back from Anton, he must make that kid look good!
As a solitary orc, the items that Ares can provide in exchange are almost all animal skins. Fortunately, as a warrior, a good male has a lot of money, and the two quickly sorted out a large package that is half the height of a person.In addition to river otter skins, there are also many round deer skins, forest jackal skins, etc., and even a pair of ivory that is more than one meter long.The tribe they live in is called Zailin, with many forests and mountains, and it is rare to see elephants. This ivory was harvested by Ares when he left the tribe for training. There are many elephants on the Goebbels grassland in the northwest of the tribe. The group, but the elephant meat is thick and hard, and few orcs can hunt it.Jiang Xia touched the legendary ivory and praised, "It's really beautiful, such a big ivory, the elephant is not small."

Ares has no feelings for elephants. The reason why he kept this pair of ivory is that he saw ivory decorations when he went to Anton, and thought that he could get something in exchange. "That elephant is a wild elephant left behind. Old and thin, with nothing else to offer but this pair of ivory."

"Elephant pulling... Elephant Trunk, I heard that Elephant Trunk can be eaten, and it tastes pretty good."

... Ares is confused again, how his little female was brought up, he is always so clueless "Only the wild orcs of the Western Plains tribe will eat elephant meat, they live in the north of the grassland, The land is barren, the environment in the territory is harsh, and there are few animals, so I like to go to the grassland to catch elephants, we never eat that, you have to remember clearly."

...she was talking about the trunk, not the meat.Jiang Xia decided that she should say less and make less mistakes in the future.

The packed things were packed and ready to be brought directly to the assembly point the day after tomorrow. In addition to the things that the team members would bring, the assembly point also had the collective belongings of the tribe and items for the tribe members who could not go to Anton.Jiang Xia's curiosity popped up again, how to transport so many things, but she didn't say anything hastily, fortunately Ares' next words cleared her mind. "The females who go together have to walk by themselves. I can only take care of you when I'm not patrolling. The journey will be very hard. It's too late for you to regret it now." Jiang Xia wanted to follow, how could she regret it. "The round deer that transport things in the tribe are public property. Don't expect to sit on them to rest when you are tired. Even if you really can't hold on, wait for me to take you."

Jiang Xia nodded, just not to embarrass you, she knew it.After these two days of getting along, she found that Ares is the kind of proud and arrogant, good-looking tsundere beast. As long as he can do what he wants, he is basically easy to talk to. The most important thing is that he has a good cooking skill. Think about it At this age in modern times, he can only be regarded as a young man, Jiang Xia thinks that she doesn't need to care too much about him.

Because of Jiang Xia's initiative to show weakness, the two got along in a happy and harmonious situation. Of course, Ares didn't feel that there was anything wrong from the beginning to the end. He only felt that his little female was much weaker than Qiqi and the others. Yes, the biggest advantage lies in being obedient, as long as you don't get him into trouble, he is happy to do so.

In ancient times, people obeyed the law of life of sunrise and sunset, and ancient orcs were no exception.Ares planned dinner when the sun was getting westward.The barbecue was delicious, but Jiang Xia couldn't take it all, and he couldn't accept it from the bottom of his heart.Because of the pleasant time together in the afternoon, Jiang Xia tried to make a request, "Let's cook some broth at night, eating only barbecue is too dry." In order to win the trust of Ares, Jiang Xia gave an example, "Binnie also said that females drink more soup is good for the body. It's good, I often cook broth when I'm with my father."

Ares was amused by the eagerness of the female, as if he didn't give her anything to eat. When he lived with his parents in the past, his parents would often cook soup, but he and his father didn't like to drink it very much. "The broth doesn't taste as good as barbecue, and it doesn't fill your stomach. If you want to eat it, you can make it yourself. I only know how to barbecue." Ares was even happier as he imagined the failure of the little female who couldn't even make a fire. .

Jiang Xia is very happy, she can do it herself, at least she no longer depends on others for everything, even if she does not do well, she will feel much more at ease.The ventilation in the house is not good, so Ares usually barbecues in the yard.Jiang Xia was just cooking broth, and it could be done on the fire in the living room.Fortunately, although Ares is an orc with sharp claws, he still has a bone knife at home that is specially used to skin and bone the whole prey.Jiang Xia was not bulky in her hand, and smoothly sliced ​​the round venison from Ares.

In addition to salt, the only thing at home is the vanilla powder that Ai Wen gave yesterday. In order to make the broth taste better, Jiang Xia also found some fat on the left half of a deer leg at noon. Yuan deer is a beast that is good at running. There is very little, so the fat that can be obtained is also very little, but fortunately, it is enough for her to eat alone.

The pottery pot used to boil water had to be taken down. Among the pottery stored at home, Jiang Xia found a kind of pottery bowl with a shallow mouth and thin body to use for refining oil. However, pottery is different from iron and hard and resistant to high temperatures. Jiang Xia was extremely nervous during the whole process. I'm afraid that a pottery bowl will be ruined in one meal. In that case, Ares probably won't let her have a chance to do it again.

Fortunately, the fat was quickly smelted out, and the previously sliced ​​venison was fried until golden on both sides, giving off a burst of aroma.Finally, when the soup was cooking, I changed to a large pottery bowl with a deep mouth, because the bowl used for oil refining was too shallow to hold a lot of water.Later, Jiang Xia asked Ares what this seemingly useless shallow bowl was used for. The orc's answer was very flat. He just looked good and had extra property to exchange, so he changed it back home and put it away. .

At this time, Jiang Xia doesn't care about the origin of a pottery. Although there are no vegetables, no thirteen spices, just a little salt and vanilla powder, the cooked broth has already whetted the appetite.In modern times, her cooking skills are only average, and her busy work makes her eat three meals a day with boxed lunches and instant noodles.Jiang Xia didn't expect that in this place, her three-legged kung fu could cook delicious food, and it was under the premise of poor equipment and Ares helping to light the fire.

Finally, without having to eat the hot barbecue, Jiang Xia ate more than half a bowl of broth in one go, and sighed in satisfaction, it was even more delicious than Ai Wen's cooking.

Jiang Xia didn't know the reason why her broth was better than the one made by the females here, but Ares, who visited the whole process, figured it out.He has also seen females cooking soup, which is nothing more than washing the meat and chopping it, then boiling it directly in water, adding some salt and green vegetable leaves at most.Before Jiang Xia cooked the meat, there was an extra process. She fried the meat in venison fat and then cooked it. The venison absorbed the fat, making it more fragrant and easy to taste.It turned out that his little female didn't understand anything, at least the broth she cooked was better than that of other females.

Smelling the venison soup that was different from the past, Ares felt for the first time that the barbecue was indeed a bit dry, and it was easy to get angry after eating too much, so it should be eaten with soup.

So, Jiang Xia, who was shy to enjoy the show, was accused by Mo Ming again. "Food is a gift from the Beast God, have you forgotten the rule against wasting in the tribe!"

Jiang Xia was confused, why is there such a rule? Seeing that there was still half a bowl of broth left, she wanted to cry, "I really can't eat it anymore. This is the first time I make it today, so I didn't control the amount properly. I'll cook a little less, let's just forget about the leftovers for today, okay?" Jiang Xia tried hard to convince Ares to turn a blind eye to her this time.

"You don't need to cook less. You like to eat this so much. It's not that I can't afford you. You can eat as much as you want. It seems that you really can't eat it. I will try my best to help you out. It's really troublesome." Xia opened his mouth, picked up the remaining half bowl of broth and ate it.

...Well, is it really okay to let the tsundere peacock eat my saliva?Don't wait for him to react and get mad again.This is Jiang Xia's last thought for dinner.

(End of this chapter)