A large group of women looked at the steaming stove with nervous anticipation.
The hot water in the earthenware pot was gurgling, and strong steam continued to bubble out from around the pot lid, filling the entire kitchen.
In the dense mist, a sweet scent that has never been smelled slowly comes out.
“It’s so fragrant!”
Ye lay on the stove looking at the pottery pot with a face full of surprise, licking his lips gently with his little tongue, as if a trace of saliva slowly came out.
The little witch stood behind Xu Chen, her swallowing sound was very clear.
Xu Chen looked back with a smile, and the little witch looked down at her feet in shame.
The aroma in the kitchen became stronger and stronger, and gradually the aroma of salted vegetables and bacon was also aroused. Mixed with the sweet smell of wheat noodles, it filled the entire kitchen, and soon spread out of the room and into the courtyard.
"Wow, it smells so good!"
Some of the group of men and women who were watching the grinding mill in the yard sniffed and exclaimed. Soon more people were attracted by the strong smell and rushed to the kitchen. A group of children even rushed into the kitchen cheering loudly. In an instant,
The kitchen and fire pit room were surrounded, and the five little dogs also crowded in and began to howl around the stove.
"Let's go too, or we'll eat everything!"
The remaining men and women who were still pushing and feeding the mill saw that their posture was not right, so they threw away their mills and pots and followed them to the kitchen, swallowing their saliva.
"Moxi Gaga, does it smell so good?"
Ju Hegao and a group of other guys threw themselves down on the stove and shouted loudly, spitting as they spoke.
Xu Chen quickly drove away the group of people gathered around the stove to prevent saliva from flying into the pot.
Amidst the commotion, as the buns in the clay pot slowly steamed, the aroma became stronger and stronger. I had steamed multi-grain wheat rice before, but it had never been so fragrant.
Hundreds of people were crowded in the kitchen and fire pit room, making noises and swallowing like the tide.
And smelling the smell that was getting stronger and stronger with a hint of the familiar smell of pasta, Xu Chen couldn't help but start salivating.
The taste is almost exactly the same as the pickled vegetable and bacon-flavored buns that my mother used to make when I was a kid, and even more fragrant.
So Xu Chen couldn't help but finally opened the lid of the pot and looked inside. Amidst the boiling heat, he saw that the size of the brown-yellow buns inside didn't seem to have changed much, and most of them had steamed into cracks.
The rich aroma made Xu Chen's Adam's apple twitch. He couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, and then picked one out with chopsticks while still steaming.
Whole wheat flour containing a large amount of bran has not fermented at all, and the dough is hard, which is what is traditionally called dead bread.
But Xu Chen didn't care, as he had expected this.
Because making steamed buns originally requires baking powder or old flour, but there is none at the moment. Besides, whole wheat flour has a low starch content and is not easy to ferment and become soft.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xu Chen blew and split the bun into two pieces with his hands. As the steam steamed, he couldn't wait to take a bite.
The dough is not soft at all, and even a little sticky, but it does not have the light astringency of ordinary multi-grain porridge. Instead, it has a slight sweetness in the fragrance, coupled with the strong fragrance of salted vegetables and bacon fillings, it is chewy.
During this time, Xu Chen felt that his soul was about to explode in an instant.
The dog is so hot!
Xu Chenha ate while breathing heavily and chewing. After swallowing the first bite of the bun, he couldn't help but close his eyes and let out a long breath.
"Sigh!"
"Gudong~"
A sound of swallowing saliva suddenly sounded all around.
Even when Xu Chen opened his eyes with a satisfied face and took another bite of the bun, he saw saliva dripping from the corners of many people's mouths.
"It's delicious!" Ye pulled Xu Chen's belt nervously.
"It's delicious, here you go!" Xu Chen handed half of the bun after two bites to Ye, and then handed the remaining half to the little witch.
Ye Shi took a big bite without any hesitation. He also ate and chewed and couldn't help shouting: "It's delicious, it's delicious!"
The little witch ate relatively gracefully, holding the still somewhat hot buns in both hands, blowing gently while taking a small bite. Her body was slightly startled for a moment, with a look of great surprise on her face, and then she quickly lowered her head and started chewing.
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"Oh, oh, oh!"
A large group of men, including Gu Heju and others who were watching, could not help but commotion again, and they raised their hands and started shouting.
Xu Chen swallowed the buns in his mouth and felt that they were almost cooked, so he waved his hand: "Open the pot, it's ready to eat!"
"Wuga~~"
A burst of warm cheers instantly erupted inside and outside the kitchen.
Soon, several women who were familiar with steaming vegetables opened the lid of the pot, braved the billowing heat and mist, and used chopsticks to take out all the buns and put them into a clean pottery basin. After taking one layer at a time, they removed the wooden rack.
and pottery circle, continue to remove a layer of buns.
Soon, all the dozens of steamed buns were taken out, and Mother Ba arranged for people to take them to the fire pit room and start sharing them with everyone.
Because these are just Xu Chen's demonstration steamed buns, the quantity is not large, it is impossible to have one for each person, or even one for two people.
However, Muba and a group of women have long been familiar with various equal distribution plans. There are four children each who can eat grains and meat, three women each, and two men. Several women hold sharp kitchen knives and share the food on the chopping board.
The steamed buns were quickly cut up and distributed next to each other, and soon there was a sound of wolfing down the food inside and outside the room, and the sound of squeaking and admiring could be heard one after another.
As the inventor and creator, and as the core leader of the tribe, Xu Chen naturally got the most food every time, so he got a whole big bun by himself, and the little witch who had already eaten half of it in advance also got the same.
I got a whole treat. As for eating half of the leaf, I could also share a third of it with the women.
Distributing food among tribes is a science.
It is not only necessary to show respect and care for people with special status, but also to show fairness and justice. Especially when faced with this kind of scarce delicacy that everyone wants to eat more, it also tests the distribution skills of women and the emotions of taking care of all members of the tribe.
Of course, as food becomes more and more abundant, this distribution naturally becomes less strict and particular, but there are still a lot of rules. This is an ancient habit passed down from generation to generation. Muba and Amu have grown older over the years.
Women take this very seriously and will never break the rules.
Because for them, the habits passed down from generation to generation are the core of a tribe's unity. Without these rules, the tribe will become chaotic.
Although Xu Chen has always encouraged reward distribution for those who train hard and get more for their hard work, this distribution is only a supplement to sufficient food and will not change the distribution method.
The steamed buns are indeed delicious, but there are too few.
Regardless of whether it was adults or children, the food they were given was only enough for a few bites. Even for a group of strong, burly and rude men, the half bun could barely fit between their teeth.
Therefore, before the buns were divided, and after eating for a while, the empty-handed guys began to collectively wail and lick their fingers.
Such delicious steamed buns, how can you be full without eating a dozen or so?
Seeing a group of guys looking around at the unfinished buns in their companions' hands, Xu Chen quickly finished one bun in three strokes, and then licked the bacon and pickle juice from his fingers a few times with unfulfilled interest.
It's delicious, but you can't be full. Otherwise, according to the appetite of these savages, the food that was originally enough to last a year can only be eaten for half a year at most.
However, the benefits of steamed buns are also obvious. This magical pasta has indeed completely changed all the tribesmen’s superficial understanding of wheat, beans and other cereals.
It turns out that these whole plant grains can actually make food more delicious than barbecued meat and stew.
He believes that after this meal, the tribe's interest in growing food will become even higher. In addition, as more pasta and soy products become available, it will also greatly stimulate the tribe to progress towards farming civilization because of these delicious ways to eat.
, with the addition of salt, cereal foods are no longer supplements and supplements, but will completely become staple foods.
The air in the courtyard was filled with the rich aroma of pickled vegetables, bacon and steamed buns.
A group of monkeys who had not eaten anything were jumping around the whole yard and on the roof, squeaking and screaming.
Several semi-cow dogs were snarling among the crowd. Occasionally, when they encountered a bit of pickle or meat that fell from their mouths, they immediately jumped on it excitedly. However, sometimes they were not as fast as the hunter's hand speed, and they were picked up within three seconds of landing.
Got up and ate it.
The leopard's head was tied to the corner. It usually doesn't fight for food, but today it seemed to be tempted by the lively eating atmosphere of the Uzbek people and the strong smell of food. It kept scratching at the corners and wooden pillars, squealing and tugging.
It barked on the rope and swung its long and thick tail far away.
The lame Wolf 2 was lying not far from the leopard's head, grinning and letting out a low growl, which was obviously a warning, telling him not to get close to humans, let alone his group of children, but occasionally
He would also turn his head and look at the kitchen, open his mouth and stick out his tongue and let out a few strands of laziness.
After returning to human life for more than half a year, it has officially become a lame and useless wolf. However, humans do not dislike it and give it enough food every day, but it is still cooked food and rarely feeds it raw meat, although cooked food does not meet its requirements.
Although it has a strong appetite, it has long been accustomed to the taste of cooked food and has begun to have a strong eating conditioned reflex.
The five little wolves have been with humans since they were born. From the time they learned to eat, they have always eaten cooked food. They have never been exposed to raw meat. Therefore, they have almost no trace of beast habits, just like the five real dogs.
any difference.
As for the two big eagles, they have never been interested in human food.
They only eat raw fish and meat.
Fortunately, people no longer need to feed them. As long as it doesn't rain or snow, they will go out early in the morning and come back late every day. They fly no matter how far they fly every day. It is estimated that they are looking for food in a radius of several thousand miles.
Sometimes they would bring back some wild sheep or monkeys and throw them into the big yard, looking down at Wolf Er and Leopard Head. Once, they even brought back a seven or eight-meter-long snake, dropped it from the sky and threw it into a group of playing animals.
Among the children, the big snake was still alive. It was crawling everywhere with bloody flesh and blood. It only frightened all the men, women and children in the whole yard and almost went insane. If Wolf Er and a group of monkeys hadn't pounced on it and bit it, maybe it would have happened.
Things will happen to children.
Therefore, the wild animals in the yard have different habits, but they have gradually integrated with the Ba people. They have become accustomed to living with humans and regard this place as their own nest.