"Why hasn't Xiaohu come back yet..."
Chen Yao carefully moved his right arm and gently waved it back and forth twice.
"Huchi...huchi...I'm back."
There was a rustling, and Jiang Hu came in from outside the bushes with a clay pot in hand.
"Xiaohu! I thought something happened, why is it so late... Oops! I forgot!"
"Hey! Brother, are you talking about this?"
Putting down the pottery pot, Jiang Hu carried an alienated lizard in one hand. Under the light of the fire, the abdomens of the two alien beasts were cut open and the skins were peeled off. They had obviously been processed.
"What a good little tiger! No wonder you came back late. You are very attentive. I thought we were going to eat dry food tonight..."
"Brother, you are injured. Of course you have to eat something good so that the injury can heal quickly." Xiaohu smiled calmly.
"Okay! Then I'll show you my skills! Xiaohu, put down the pot."
"Okay, big brother!" Jiang Hu quickly put the pot on the stone stove.
When the water in the pot was boiling and bubbling, Chen Yao put stones on it, chopped off the tail of one of the alien lizards, and broke the rest into small pieces and put it into the pottery pot.
He took out three small cloth bags, including the salt given by the village chief, the fennel powder given by Aunt Luo, and the snake wood heart powder collected by Chen Yao himself.
"Ah! Brother Yao! Snake wood heart powder...can I eat it? It won't break my stomach, right? No, no, no! What should I do if everyone gets a stomachache?"
Yue Li pulled Chen Yao with her cheeks, as if she wanted to put on a serious look.
"Well, Lili doesn't look serious at all. On the contrary, she looks even cuter!"
Chen Yao just raised his eyes and took a look, then lowered his head and fiddled with three small bags while talking to himself.
"Three pinches of salt, a pinch of fennel powder, and a pinch of snakewood powder...Okay, it's done!"
Put the three piles of powder in the palm of your hand into the pot and stir it a few times with a spoon.
"You, you, you!....I won't eat it! You can eat it yourself! Humph!"
Yue Li turned around angrily. There were dark bushes behind her. A rustling sound sounded in the distance, which scared her so much that she shrank her neck and leaned closer to her sister.
All this was seen by Chen Yao. After smiling silently, he put the lizard's tail on a branch and placed it next to the fire to roast.
Among the few people, only the Yun Xi sisters would question Chen Yao's decisions from time to time, but tonight Yun Xi was surprisingly quiet, which made Chen Yao a little strange.
While he was busy flipping the roasted lizard tail and looking at the bubbling lizard broth in the pot, Chen Yao took the time to glance at Yun Xi and found that the two sisters were surprisingly in sync at this time.
Yue Li turned around at some point, and the two sisters stared at the fire in a daze, not knowing what they were thinking.
Looking at Xiaohu again, he was sitting aside and feeling sleepy. No wonder, Xiaohu had consumed a lot of energy today.
This silent atmosphere lasted for about half a week. The lizard's tail on the wooden branch was roasted until it was sizzling with oil. The lizard meat in the pot also began to tumble violently. A burst of fennel aroma mixed with the smell of barbecue came to the nostrils.
Carefully sprinkle a handful of fennel and coarse salt particles all over the lizard tail. The aroma made Chen Yao want to take a big bite right away, but he still held back.
With a slight cough, the three of them came back to their senses as if they were just waking up from a dream. The bursts of fragrance coming from the tip of their noses made several people's stomachs start to growl in protest.
"Wow!!! What does this smell like! It smells so good! I'm hungry! I'm hungry, I'm hungry! Brother Yao~"
Lili shook Chen Yao's left arm and said coquettishly.
"Okay, okay, don't rush, don't rush..."
Qiu Yunxi stared at the pottery pot, his throat moved slightly, but he was speechless.
Looking at Jiang Hu again, his mouth is already drooling...
"Xiaohu! Look at your potential!"
Chen Yao chuckled, took out four sets of bowls and chopsticks from the binding ring, and shouted like a shout.
"Welcome! Wait a moment, three guests! A dish and a soup will be served soon!"
The look in the three people's eyes when they looked at Chen Yao changed immediately...
"Shh! Brother Yao! Keep your voice down!"
"Brother..."
"Well...I learned it from ancient books. Forget it, just eat, eat..."
Chen Yao touched his nose in embarrassment, then used a spoon to fill each of the bowls with a large spoonful of lizard broth, and then added a few pieces of meat to each of the three bowls.
"Everyone has worked hard today! Try it while it's hot and see how it tastes."
Yue Li picked up the bowl, and the aroma of meat on the tip of her nose hit her taste buds hard, but she was still a little hesitant.
Chen Yao knew that she couldn't let go of her dignity, so he gave the girl a chance to step down.
"Don't worry Lili, it'll be fine if you eat a little bit of the snakewood heart powder. Look at me! Hehe~suck~"
"Wow! My cooking skills are pretty good, it's really delicious!"
Jiang Hu also imitated Chen Yao and blew, and took another sip of broth.
"Big...brother! Your cooking skills are simply amazing! This broth is salty, delicious, and slightly spicy! Your cooking skills must be number one in the village! It's so delicious Already..."
Qiu Yunxi carefully blew the soup bowl, holding the bowl with both hands, and took a small sip of the cherry. First he frowned, then relaxed, his eyes were slightly closed, and his face was filled with an expression of enjoyment.
Of course, Chen Yao also had an expression of enjoyment on his face. There was a beautiful woman beside him, and she was so pretty. What man wouldn't enjoy it, hehe.
Yun Xi put down the soup bowl and rolled his eyes at Chen Yao.
"hiss..."
Chen Yao quickly straightened his expression.
"How is the taste?"
"Hmm..Is this spicy smell caused by the black snakewood powder?"
"Hehe, yes, I discovered it accidentally. It's my first time to try it today. I didn't expect that it works surprisingly well when used for seasoning."
"Remember to tell Chief Qingshan when you return to the village."
"Hehe, I know, I know."
Qiu Yunxi picked up the soup bowl again and began to chew slowly.
Yueli saw the looks on several people's faces and finally couldn't help but take a small sip.
"Wow!! It smells so good! It's a bit spicy! But it tastes good. Hmm! This meat is so delicious! Mmmmm..."
Chen Yao didn't say anything, just smiled fondly, and then started eating again.
"Brother! Have another bowl! It's so delicious!"
"Okay! Eat slowly, there's still some in the pot."
Chen Yao filled another bowl for Xiaohu.
"Oh! By the way, try this!"
Chen Yao set out four more pottery bowls, sprinkled some snakewood heart powder on the already roasted lizard tail, divided it into four portions and put them into the bowls.
"Come! Chenyao's exclusive secret recipe of roasted lizard tail! This is a special reward for our great hero Lili! Thanks to Lili, everyone can eat this! Here."
"Yunxi, here it is."
"Little Tiger! Save your stomach! There is delicious food here!"
Chen Yao looked at the little tiger eating so much and was speechless for a while, but he felt relieved again when he looked at his small mountain-like size.
Yue Li put down the soup bowl, picked up the barbecue and took a careful bite.
"Hmm~~ It smells so good! Brother Yao is so disgusting! Mmmmm..."
After only one taste, she started eating without any trace of her head.
Not to mention the expression on Qiu Yunxi's face, she fanned the wind with a jade hand while eating in small bites, her eyes sparkling as she ate, and her little face was still pink because of the spicy taste.
snort! He usually has an iceberg look on his face, but occasionally there are times when it's not. Hehehe, Chen Yao thought to himself, he didn't dare to say this to his face.
Xiaohu took one mouthful of soup and one mouthful of meat, and he ate boldly.
Shaking his head, Chen Yao also took a bite of the barbecue. Well, it was grilled just right. Because the tail of the alien lizard is used as an escape bait, it will often break and regenerate, so the meat is very tender. It is also supplemented with two spices and salty. Fragrant and spicy, not bad!
Chen Yao was about to take his second bite.
"Brother Yao~Brother Yao~"
Qiu Yueli didn't know why but she had already sat next to Chen Yao.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"I...I'm not full yet. The food made by Brother Yao is really delicious, even better than what my mother makes! Well..."
Yue Li touched her belly and stared closely at the barbecue in Chen Yao's hand.
Chen Yao didn't know what this little demon girl was thinking.
"Alas, although you all say that the barbecue is delicious, I think the broth is better. Alas! This barbecue is wasted. What should I do?"
Yue Li's eyes lit up and she was about to speak out.
"Me, me, me! Brother! Me!"
Jiang Hu stood up with a roar and rushed to Chen Yao holding the bowl.
"Ahem! Xiaohu, you want to have another bowl of soup, right?"
Chen Yao glared at Xiaohu, his eyes becoming dangerous.
"Ah...hahaha! That's right! I ate too much today, I want to drink another bowl of broth to digest it, hahaha..."
Xiaohu scooped up a bowl of soup and sat down again.
"Here, Lili, there's no one to eat. Let's give it to you. You ate more than usual today. It's really rare. I'll have another bowl of soup to digest it later."
Chen Yao handed over the bowl of barbecue.
"Yeah!! Thank you Brother Yao! Hehe!"
Yue Li took the barbecue, rubbed Chen Yao's cheek affectionately, and then started eating regardless of the image.
Chen Yao was caught off guard, and his old face felt slightly hot. In order to cover up his embarrassment, he had to pick up the soup bowl and continue eating.
After several people had eaten and packed up, the top of the abyss was already dark and deep. Looking up, there were no clouds and no stars.
After laying out a wheat straw mat, Chen Yao put his hands on the pillow and took a nap with his legs crossed. He looked at the top of the abyss, which was as dark as ever.
"Brother Yao? What does the sky look like outside at night? Is it also pitch black?"
Qiu Yueli's sleeping mat is right next to Chen Yao. At this moment, the girl is lying on the mat, supporting her chin with her two small hands, staring at Chen Yao with her twinkling eyes and asking.
"Of course not. At night outside, there will be many shining stars in the sky. In the east and west of the sky, there is a disk emitting yellow light, which is called the moon. During the day, there will be two small and one stars in the sky. The big three black discs are empty!"
"And further away there is a big and bright thing called the sun, which provides the light and warmth of the entire 631 planet. Without the sun, our entire Black Abyss Village would not be able to live normally... .”
Chen Yao looked at the top of the abyss and boasted. When he turned around, he found that Yue Li had fallen asleep with her arms on her head.
"You came to me for hypnosis, right..." Chen Yao touched his nose and whispered.
"It's my first time to spend the night outside. I will inevitably be nervous. After listening to you talk a lot, my attention was diverted and I fell asleep."
Qiu Yunxi sat on the sleeping mat, wiped the wooden bow carefully, and said softly.
"I see... you should rest quickly, we will continue to explore tomorrow.
"I'm keeping watch."
"No! Xiaohu and I can stay alone until midnight. You can rest."
"You have an injury on your right hand. If there is an emergency, can you... protect yourself? I'll sleep with you."
Every time Chen Yao's machismo is ruthlessly exposed by Qiu Yunxi.
"Yes, brother, don't worry. Sister Yunxi and I will have no problem. You can have a good rest."
At this moment, Jiang Hu was also breathing heavily, and it could be heard that he was trying to lower his voice, but failed.
"Okay, rest."
Qiu Yunxi put away the cleaned bow and lay down directly with her back to Chen Yao. There was always an unmistakable feeling in her quick movements.
"Yes, yes! I am a wounded person. Oh, sleep."
As soon as he turned over and lay down, Chen Yao felt his eyelids twitching and fell asleep in a few breaths.
That night, under the black abyss, there was silence. A stream of light flashed above his head. Jiang Hu looked up, but found nothing...
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