Chili seeds
So now Jian Mo and his friends have plenty of honey again, which is perfect for making a sweet treat.
On the day of the formal meal, the little ones arrived early.
Unlike before, this time the little ones brought them gifts.
Each little creature brought something they wanted to give away, such as nuts, berries, jerky, wreaths, and edible insect pupae.
Jian Mo was pleasantly surprised and also found it unbelievable. "You even brought gifts with you?"
Jiang Xing said very seriously, "We learned in class that friends can't just take from each other; they also have to give."
The other cubs nodded in agreement.
Jian Mo's heart melted; she felt like the little ones had grown up all of a sudden. "Thank you. Come on, it's almost time to eat."
The Wood-Stabilizing Root have already been blasted in advance; now we just need to blast them again.
They happened to have two pots, one for frying the Wood-Stabilizing Root and the other for boiling sugar.
Wu Jiong told the cubs to sit down in the yard, while Jian Mo went to the kitchen to make the final preparations.
After frying the Wood-Stabilizing Root, Jian Mo poured it into the prepared Wood-Stabilizing Root syrup, quickly stirred it to coat it evenly with the sugar syrup, then placed the Wood-Stabilizing Root on a large tray and poured several bowls of water around it.
Jian Mo took out her chopsticks and taught the little ones how to eat. "Pick up a piece of Wood-Stabilizing Root, lift it up with the sugar threads, then dip the sugar threads in water, and you can eat it. Be careful, it's hot, and don't grab it."
The kids have decent table manners; Jian Mo has treated them to food several times, and they haven't had the bad habit of grabbing food.
After Jian Mo finished her demonstration, the children's eyes lit up even more.
Before they even tasted the dried pine Wood-Stabilizing Root, the little ones weren't sure what it would taste like, but they knew it would be a lot of fun.
Jian Mo distributed chopsticks and forks to the little ones. "You can eat now, eat slowly."
The humanoid cubs used chopsticks, and the animal-shaped cubs used forks; they quickly began to eat.
This kind of Wood-Stabilizing Root, crispy on the outside, soft and mealy on the inside, and coated with a layer of sugar, is indeed very popular with the kids.
The little ones ate with great joy, their mouths overflowing with sweet words, constantly praising Jian Mo and Wu Jiong.
"Jian Mo, Clan Chief, you are both amazing!"
"It's so delicious! Jian Mo, the food you made is really good."
"Jian Mo, how did you come up with so many delicious and fun things?"
The little ones kept chattering away, even while eating, they couldn't stop talking.
Jian Mo looked at them and said that it was all local cuisine and there was no need to praise it, but she couldn't help but keep smiling.
The little ones finished their meal carefully, even licking the syrup clean, before bidding farewell to Jian Mo and Wu Jiong and reluctantly heading home.
Jian Mo and Wu Jiong went into the kitchen, started a fire, and fried the remaining Wood-Stabilizing Root again to make a new dish of candied Wood-Stabilizing Root, which they then took to feed Jiujiu and Ying'ao.
Jiujiu and Ying'ao also made significant contributions to chasing away birds, and now that they've had their share of the food, they should naturally get a cut too.
Jiujiu was kept in its nest and had been craving food for a long time.
Seeing Jian Mo and Wu Jiong now, I'm so excited I could jump for joy.
Seeing that it was about to nuzzle her with its head, Jian Mo quickly raised her arm to block it. "Alright, alright, I'm here to feed you, aren't I?"
Jiujiu chirp!
Jian Mo feeds Jiujiu, Wu Jiong feeds Ying'ao.
No mammal can resist the temptation of sugar and fried food, not even Kuju. Both Jiujiu and Ying'ao ate them one after another with great relish.
Thanks to Jian Mo and Wu Jiong controlling the temperature, they weren't burned.
Jian Mo fed Jiujiu while talking about the little ones, saying it felt like they had grown up so quickly.
Normally, when Jiujiu hears news about her friends, she would prick up her ears and listen carefully. But now, when she hears a keyword, she just twitches her ears and doesn't pay any attention. Instead, Jiujiu keeps chirping and urging Jian Mo to hurry up, and even rubs her head against Jian Mo.
Jian Mo couldn't help but pat it. "Jiujiu, you're such a glutton!"
Jiujiu nudged Jian Mo with its head and hopped a couple of steps. "Chirp!" It wants more food!
Chapter 147 Chili Seeds
After the Wood-Stabilizing Root were dug up, the plot of land was suddenly empty.
As the soil was turned over, Jian Mo looked at its fertile and moist surface and felt a pang of regret. It was such a waste to leave such good soil empty.
Jian Mo and Wu Jiong discussed, "It's too late to plant a crop now. How about we go outside and dig up some grass to plant? We'll dig up the round-leaved grass that the Jiujiu like to eat."
The leaves of the roundleaf grass are thick and tender, and taste slightly sweet. Jiujiu and Ying'ao like this grass very much. Jian Mo cuts this grass to feed them, and there is never any left over.
Wu Jiong: "That works too. We can dig along the river; there's plenty of land there."
Jian Mo perked up. "Then I'll bring my little shovel, and we can dig some up tomorrow to make a cold salad!"
Eating some cold wild vegetable salad is so refreshing this season.
Round-leaved grasses grow everywhere along the riverbank, but since it's autumn, many of the leaves are quite old, so you have to pick carefully to find the tender leaves.
Jian Mo and the others dug up the round-leaved grass, cut off the leaves to feed Jiujiu and Ying'ao, and kept only the short stems to plant in the field.
In that case, the newly grown leaves of the roundleaf grass will be tender leaves.
While Jian Mo and the others were working in the fields, many people came to watch.
Qing Kuo also said, "This is the first time I've ever seen someone plant weeds."
Jian Mo thought for a moment, "It's not entirely weeds. It's mainly pasture grass, which is pretty good for feeding animals."
Qing Kuo counted on his fingers. "That's right, your family already has Flying-Winged Beast, Pack-Pack Beast, and Long-tailed Bird, and now you've added a River Fluff Beast. You should grow some grass to feed them."
Jian Mo laughed, "How much grass can such a small creature like the River Fluff Beast eat? It's mainly for feeding Jiujiu and the others, and also to maintain the soil so that it's easier to plant Wood-Stabilizing Root next year."
Qing Kuo: "Protect the land?"
Jian Mo: "Yes, the same type of crop absorbs roughly the same amount of trace elements. If you keep planting the same crop, some trace elements in the soil will become insufficient, and then that crop will not grow well. So you have to rotate the crops."