let go of that priestess

"For another example, I'm roasting a bird now, and there's the Maillard reaction.

Carbohydrates and proteins in food produce brown-black macromolecules at room temperature or when heated, and produce hundreds of intermediate molecules with different odors.

These substances provide food with a pleasant flavor and attractive color, which is why grilled and fried foods are so delicious.

Well, there are many reactions and changes, so I won’t say much. "

"..."

This, is this just a little bit of feeling?

Jiang Hongdou's face was bewildered, and the corners of her mouth twitched. Looking at the two strange symbols on the ground, she felt an inexplicable sense of fear.

"Although you are not a god, you are almost like a god, right?..."

"If gods only need to use their brains and can cook without their own hands, then I am not a god.

But having said that, human beings will one day be able to do this with the power of science, and when that happens, the definition of gods will be different. "

After Ji Cheng cooked the soup, he used a stone knife to cut off pieces of grilled bird meat that were charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and greeted the girl, "Okay, you can eat~"

"Hmm!" Jiang Hongdou wiped the corner of her mouth, and picked up the chopsticks with a sense of awe.

She picked up the fruit scrambled eggs with some lameness, put them into her mouth to taste carefully, and then took a sip of the soup. The next moment, her eyes sparkled.

"It's delicious! It turns out that it tastes even better if it's paired this way! It's indeed culinary science!"

"Emmm, it's okay."

Compared to the girl who had already started to gobble it up, Ji Cheng smacked his lips after tasting it, a little disgusted:

"It looks better than before, but it's still too bland... If only there was salt.

The soup is also a bit fishy, ​​if there are bay leaves and pepper, it will be fine.

In short, the seasoning is extremely lacking. "

"what!?"

Jiang Hongdou, who was about to bury his face in the bowl, looked up when he heard the words, and said in surprise, "Can it be more delicious!?"

"Of course, if there are seasonings, it will taste 100 times better!

But forget it, how can there be so many demands at the moment? "

......

......

After the meal, ginger red beans continue to be fired with bisque and plant ash.

But she sat on the ground with her knees on her knees, her eyes were on the fire, but she was a little distracted during the working hours, and she couldn't forget the seasoning that Ji Cheng just said in her mind.

"It can make food taste better.

It's already so delicious, if it's 100 times more delicious...

Suck up. "

Jiang Hongdou wiped the corner of his mouth again.

Having said that, I don't know about other seasonings, but I do know about salt.

I talked to Ji Cheng before, and he also mentioned that it can improve the flavor of food.

I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but now I really care!

Then I also feel that the salt is in the dry lake where the tribe migrated last time, it is very far away from here, it is really a pity...

Hmm, is there a source of salt nearer?

Jiang Hongdou thought seriously——

White crystals, salty.

After thinking for a long time, I only found a suspicious place in my mind.

She looked up to ask Ji Cheng to identify and confirm, but found that Ji Cheng had already gone to work in the forest when she was distracted.

......

.......

On the other side, Ji Cheng began to frantically collect hemp plants.

Holding an ax in one hand and a knife in the other, he turned on the unparalleled mowing mode.

Hemp is the only natural fiber they can obtain at present. Besides, wool, cotton, silk and so on don't think too much about it.

Fortunately, there are indeed many such plants in the forest. If agriculture is not developed for the time being, natural fibers are enough.

A few hours later, the sun was setting in the sky, and it was not early.

Ji Cheng took a look, stopped mowing the grass, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Dozens of bundles of loot were piled up at his feet, and it felt almost done.

He tied it with vines, dragged it to the ground, then turned around and walked towards the river.

After obtaining hemp, the next step is retting, which requires soaking with the help of river water.

When they came to the river, Ji Cheng took advantage of the last daylight to sink the bundles of hemp into the river, scattered them as much as possible, and then pressed them down with stones.

In this way, after another 6 to 20 days, the hemp epidermis will be dissolved and degummed through the action of bacteria.

After degumming, you can proceed to the third step, beating hemp.

The hemp fibers are extracted from the raw stems subject to damp rot.

Finally, you can start spinning and weaving.

"call......"

The matter here has come to an end, Ji Cheng let out a sigh of relief, knowing that all he needs to do next is to wait.

After confirming again that each bundle of hemp was firmly pressed with stones, he clapped his hands, turned and walked towards the camp.

In the evening, they also set about making spinning wheels and looms.

Of course, these two things cannot be completed in a day just by hand.

It may not be possible to do a good job when all the hemp is ready. Today is just the beginning.

Back at the camp, Jiang Hongdou was making rice like Ji Cheng did at noon.

Seeing Ji Cheng come back, her eyes lit up, and she quickly waved: "Ji Cheng, I might have thought of some salt!"

"Uh." Ji Cheng came over, sat and rested by the campfire, nodded and said:

"Last time you said that in the dry lake far away, well, you already know that those salty crystals are called salt."

"No, no, I mean, I thought of another place that might be a source of salt, and it's very close, right in the forest!"

"Eh? What?"

Ji Cheng was startled: "Where is it?"

"Possibly, at the trial site of the young people!"

Chapter 23 The Water Snake Is Very Long

In the forest, animals often gather near water sources, because water is the source of life.

Whether it is for vegetarian animals or for carnivorous beasts, they cannot do without water.

And in the forest, there is another place where animals gather. The Big Wood tribe is called the trial ground.

The origin of the name of the trial site is because there are more vegetarian animals here, but fewer carnivorous beasts.

Compared with the riverside, it is naturally much safer.

It is very suitable to sharpen the clansmen who have no hunting experience.

But the Damu tribe didn't know why prey would gather here.

Because they don't understand why the vegetarian animals are running to lick some large translucent stones.

And now, Jiang Hongdou made a guess about this phenomenon:

"Is it because... those stones that look different from the dry lake salt crystals are all salt?

I remember you saying that meat has salt in it, so vegetarian animals have to eat salt in addition to meat.

Are they gathered in the trial ground because of the salt? "

"Completely correct!"

Ji Cheng's expression was startled, he was sure when he heard this.

"The one you are talking about is the rock salt out of the ground! The appearance is indeed different from the salt in the lake.

They are salt block crystals that were left behind after the seawater evaporated because of the movement of the earth's crust that sealed the original sea underground a long time ago.

The purity of rock salt is extremely high, and there are very few impurities. Just smash it and eat it directly, ha~ good!We're about to get the all-important seasoning! "

Ji Cheng was excited for a while, and then remembered to praise the girl: "You are smart, your substitution thinking is amazing!"

"Eh."

Guess it right?

Jiang Hongdou blinked, feeling overjoyed.

Both because of praise, but also because it can make the food taste better!

"Gudong."

In her imagination, the smell of that delicious food made her swallow her mouth.

Jiang Hongdou glanced at the dinner that was about to be prepared, then at Ji Cheng, and said tentatively, "Let's get a piece of that... rock salt first tonight?"

"Okay~ From what you mean, it's really not far away?"

"Well, the round trip is probably just..."

Jiang Hongdou glanced at Ji Cheng again, and whispered, "Two hours."

"......?"

Ji Cheng's face froze, he just stood up excitedly, and sat down again.

"Tomorrow."

"Why... 2 hours round trip is not far away! Not far away!?"

Jiang Hongdou's expression collapsed and he immediately protested.

Ji Cheng rolled his eyes: "Yes, but it's night, you have to watch the time.

It's dark, it's okay to go out and hang around for about half an hour, 2 hours? "

"We have torches!"

Unwilling to give up, Jiang Hongdou made a waving gesture and said, "And it is your improved torch, which can burn longer and is not easily blown out by the wind!"

"That's not worth the risk. For now, we should stay in the camp when it gets dark."

Ji Cheng flicked Jiang Hongdou's forehead and said, "Think about it, we always take a shower in the morning, it stands to reason that it is more reasonable to take a shower at night after working all day, why not at night?

Because I'm so scared!

Jumping into the dark and icy cold river, you don't even know if it's my ding or a water snake that bumps into you. "

"......"

Jiang Hongdou glanced under Ji Cheng, curled her lips: "The water snake is very long."

"Have a meal!......."

Ji Cheng's face darkened, and he patted her forehead again: "Greedy, can't you bear it all night?"

"You said it would taste 100 times better!"

Jiang Hongdou hugged her forehead aggrievedly: "It must be delicious, I want to eat it!"