Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

"Jeff, please help me buy another 200 kilograms of rice!"

"Hey, have you finished the 300 kilograms you bought last time?"

“Um~yeah, some friends came over before, and I ate a bit more, haha~” I don’t know why, but there is no problem at all admitting that I eat a lot in front of Sister Juan and the others, but in front of other people, I always feel something is wrong. What’s going on?

"Really? I didn't expect these girls to be good at eating..." Jeff muttered curiously, "Okay, I'll call and order it tomorrow, oh, the earliest it will arrive is the day after tomorrow, and tomorrow is Halloween, haha~ Lin Xia, have you prepared your costumes for the masquerade?"

"Of course. Did you manage to buy clothes from Huo An last time?"

"I made it, I made it. Luckily Sasha remembered to come back for lunch, so I took over. I have to say, the costumes at Huo An's place are really novel~"

Seeing Jeff's excited expression, Lin Xia became more and more curious about tomorrow's masquerade party!

After ordering the rice and settling the payment for other items, Lin Xia left the grocery store and ran with Ah Huang, finally arriving at the logging cabin before lunch.

At this time, Gotz had already put the prepared food on the table. Seeing Lin Xia coming in, he said happily: "Lin Xia, you are here, come in quickly, I will call Brandon out and we can start eating~"

"Okay, I brought some food with me, go put it on the table first!"

Lin Xia came to the dining table and found that several dishes on the table should have been ordered from the Dart family. After all, as a long-term customer of the Dart family, she knew the menu very well. The rabbit was just delivered yesterday, and today, Gotz ordered a dish of stir-fried rabbit meat.

Lin Xia took out the beggar's chicken, first processed the yellow mud on the outer layer in the kitchen, then took out all the clean chicken meat and the mountain products in the chicken's stomach into a plate, and brought it to the table.

At the same time, a plate of sweet and sour radish cubes and a plate of smashed cucumbers were also placed on the table. Seeing that the dishes prepared by Gotz were already quite a lot, he just added a pot of fish ball and mushroom soup to finish.

At this time, Brandon came out behind Gotz. Lin Xia greeted him with a smile, and they started eating.

Originally, she thought that someone like Brandon, who was full of aristocratic temperament, would probably stick to the rule of "no talking while eating and no talking while sleeping" while eating, so she didn't want to embarrass herself, so she planned to finish the meal quietly and then talk to Gotz about other things.

Unexpectedly, Gotz didn't care too much. He ate directly while praising Lin Xia's good cooking skills: "Lin Xia, this is the beggar's chicken you mentioned. It's really delicious~"

"Hey, thank you for the compliment~"

"This chicken looks like it's roasted, but it's not dry. How is it made?" Gotz was curious, and Brandon looked at Lin Xia with the same curiosity.

It seems that he doesn't mind chatting at the dinner table. Lin Xia was indeed much more relaxed and began to talk about the recipe of Beggar's Chicken and the origin of its name.

"I didn't expect you to know so much?" Brandon said with admiration. "You are able to adapt to local conditions and use local ingredients to make such delicious food in the wild. It's amazing. Unlike me, I don't know how to cook when I go on a long journey. I can only bring some convenience foods. By the end of the meal, I have no appetite at all. Otherwise, I wouldn't have fainted so easily in the mountains before."

So this guy fainted last time because of hunger? Lin Xia guessed wildly in her mind.

"You're just picky, aren't you?" Gotz complained. "Lin Xia, you don't know that before Brandon came, I only went to Dart's house two or three times a week to cook for myself. The rest of the time, I just made some food for myself. Since he came, not only can he not cook, but he also dislikes the food I cook. Now he only eats my food two or three times a week, and the rest of the time he orders food from Dart's house. Even so, he still complains about the limited variety of food. I think Dart will be driven crazy sooner or later."

"Haha~ No, Dart is a person who is ambitious about cooking. He will never dislike a picky customer and will only be full of a spirit of exploration for unknown dishes." Lin Xia still has some understanding of people like Dart.

"Lin Xia is right." Brandon said proudly, "Dart really likes my suggestions for his cooking, but he is troubled by the lack of variety of ingredients in Mineral Town and the lack of opportunities to practice~"

Gotz shook his head and said while eating a carrot: "What's so picky about food? As long as you can eat enough, it's fine. If you have that extra time, you might as well think about how to make better furniture."

"Hey, Gotz, your idea of ​​furniture is the same as Dart's idea of ​​cooking!"

When Goetz heard this, he realized it was indeed the case!

"Today's rabbit meat is a new dish, right? It's you, Lin Xia, who recently provided it to Dart, right?" Brandon suddenly asked while looking at the rabbit meat.

"Yes, I sold him venison yesterday, in addition to rabbit meat, but I don't know when Dart will release it."

"Did you get so much this time? How was it in the mountains?"

"There are a lot of things in the mountains, especially in autumn. The prey are all well-fed, and there are also a lot of mushrooms, nuts and wild fruits in the mountains! I found a lot this time. By the way, I'll let you taste some wild fruits later. Although they are not as sweet as the cultivated ones, they are also very delicious."

"Okay, okay~" Goetz said happily.

"Have you found any special wood?" Brandon couldn't help asking. After all, he was a carving artist. Although he was a bit picky, he still remembered his main job.

"Yes, another purpose today is to show you some wood I found. Let's see it after dinner!"

After these words were spoken, Brandon and Gotz's eating speed increased significantly. It seems that the two wood craftsmen attach great importance to wood.

After dinner, several people came to the open space outside the door where Gotz usually processed wood. This time it was not because the wood was huge, but because some of the wood Lin Xia found had various odors, so it was better to leave it outside.

Seeing the more than 30 pieces of wood that Lin Xia had brought out, Gotz and Brandon immediately separated and started to work. Gotz's eyes were shining with excitement, and he quickly walked to a pile of wood, carefully observing their grain and texture.

He mostly chose thick and hard trees, which were more suitable for polishing furniture and building houses. He gently stroked the surface of the wood, feeling its temperature and texture, and already had a preliminary idea in his mind.

Brandon was more interested in the trees with unique shapes and colors. He slowly walked around the woodpile, carefully evaluating the value and purpose of each piece of wood. He stopped from time to time and tapped the wood with his fingers to listen to the sound they made to judge the quality and density of the wood. After careful consideration, Brandon also selected a few pieces of wood that he thought were most suitable.

They carefully observed the wood, touching it from time to time to feel its texture and grain. Some trees with unique fragrance caught their attention, and they couldn't help showing their delight.

"These pieces of wood have a special fragrance that I have never smelled before. It will be very special if I can use it to make wood carvings," Brandon said excitedly.

"It's not only good for making wood carvings, it's also great for making furniture, especially this kind of fragrant wood. When made into bookshelves, display cabinets, etc., it not only leaves a fresh fragrance indoors, but it's also insect-proof and moth-proof!" Gotz also praised it.

At the same time, Gotz pointed to a thick and hard tree and said, "The texture of this tree is very good, especially hard, and it has a high density and is heavy. It can be used to make sturdy and durable furniture. Lin Xia, you really found some good treasures!" Gotz praised.

Lin Xia was very happy to see that the two were so satisfied.

After looking at all the trees, Gotz and Brandon both offered to buy all the wood. As for how to distribute it, they would study it themselves later. These trees brought Lin Xia a total of 20G in revenue, and Lin Xia was very happy.

At the same time, thinking about the smoked meat that he wanted to make in the future, he remembered that he could use some fragrant charcoal to smoke it, and couldn't help but ask: "Can these fragrant woods be used to smoke meat?"