Traveling through ancient times: Savages are hungry for food

Sang Tian thought as he walked, and time passed very quickly.

Soon it was noon, the sun was high overhead, everyone was a little tired, and the water in the bamboo tube was almost empty!

But everyone continued walking and no one complained of being tired.

After all, this distance is much easier than their hunting trip which takes a whole day!

Sang Tian also gritted his teeth and followed.

When they reached a wider meadow, Lei asked everyone to stop and rest, and then go to the river to prepare lunch for twenty or thirty ducks.

We caught so many ducks today, and it's not convenient to fry or boil them outdoors, so grilling them is the most convenient option.

Sang Tian plans to use sugarcane to make sugar and make a honey roast duck!

Sang Tian peeled the sugarcane and cut it into small pieces. He found a larger stone pot and put the sugarcane pieces in it.

Cang helped Sang Tian build a fire and set up a stone pot.

Sang Tian found a stone hammer and smashed the sugarcane into pieces.

It’s really tiring, but it’s also really refreshing!

Super decompression.

Then he fished out the sugarcane residue and took out the compressed towel that had been soaked in water in advance.

I had originally intended to use it to wipe away sweat during this long journey.

The sweat was not wiped off, but was put to other uses.

Sang Tian stuffed the sugarcane residue inside and tied the towel tightly.

Start squeezing sugarcane juice into the stone pot.

The sugarcane in this ancient time was extremely juicy, and there was already a layer of juice in the stone pot that had just been pounded.

But Sang Tian really didn't have much strength and could only squeeze out a little bit.

Cang looked at Sang Tian's strenuous movements, and his magnetic Adam's apple rolled: "Sang, let me do it!"

Sang Tian was a little embarrassed, but nodded anyway.

"Thank you, Ah Cang, you're such a warm-hearted man! I love you so much!"

"What does 'warm man' mean?"

Cang knew that it was meant to be a compliment, but he didn't quite understand, so he could only ask in confusion.

"A warm man is warm-hearted, gentlemanly, and good at taking care of others."

Cang murmured softly: "I have never taken care of anyone other than you..."

"Cang, what did you just say? Your voice was too soft, sorry I didn't hear you."

"Nothing, what does 'love' mean?"

Cang didn't know why he felt his heart beating faster when he heard this word.

"Hmm... this... this...

like...

Love means... it means liking!"

Sang Tian felt a little embarrassed after she finished speaking. How could she, a single woman, ever say such words to a man?

Ahhh, Sang Tian, you have a pig head, you talk nonsense when you get excited.

In a place that Sang Tian didn't notice, Cang's ears were as red as a pair of blood jade...

It really is pure love!

But both of them tacitly did not mention it again.

Cang squeezed the sugarcane juice hard, while Sang Tian added firewood to the fire that Cang was burning over there.

Soon, Cang was all squeezed out.

There were about five pounds of sugarcane juice in total. Cang poured the sugarcane juice into his heated stone pot.

Sang Tian began to stir.

The sugar must be stirred constantly during the cooking process, otherwise the sugar on the edge of the pot will burn.

When the sugar water changes color, Sang Tian asks Cang to reduce the heat. At this time, the heat should be turned to low to prevent the pot from burning.

Continue stirring even after turning off the heat.

Then the bubbles will slowly expand.

After waiting for a while, when the bubbles only stayed on the surface, Sang Tian asked Cang to put out the fire.

Then keep stirring, and after turning off the heat, keep stirring to make sand.

The syrup is now ready and reddish-brown in color.

Pour it into a stone bowl, Sang Tian didn't let it solidify yet, as he still had to cook.

Just put a half-burned piece of firewood under the bowl.

Sang Tian dipped a finger in it and put it in his mouth to taste it.

"Wow, so sweet!"

It is sweet but not greasy, and has a sweet flavor.

Sang Tian dug another finger and raised it to Cang and said, "Cang, try it quickly, it's super delicious!"

Cang naturally bent down and lowered his head, slightly opened his thin lips, and put Sang Tian's fingertips covered with sugar in his mouth.

Sang Tian felt Cang's hot lips and gently kissed her fingertips.

A wave of turmoil surged in her heart. Waves of throbbing made Sang Tian's heartbeat accelerate, and her face flushed slightly...

In just a moment, Cang left her fingertips.

He seemed a little awkward as well, and hurriedly said "very sweet" before turning around and running away.

“Very sweet” again. The last time I gave him Snickers, he also said these two words.

Does this "very sweet" refer to sucrose, or...her fingertips?

Sang Tian felt a little annoyed. Why did she do this in the heat of the moment? Now, both of them must be embarrassed...

……

After processing the duck, Sang Tian marinated it with ginger, wild garlic, peppercorns, chili peppers, and salt that had been packed in advance.

During this process, a light layer of sucrose should be applied.

Give the duck a full body massage!

After marinating for a while, brush a layer of oil on the skin.

You can then put it on the fire and roast it.

Half an hour later, the scene was filled with rich fragrance.

It was a little different from the heavy-flavored dishes that Sang Tian usually made, and seemed to have a light sweet taste.

Sang Tian broke off a duck leg and handed it to Lei, then cut a piece of meat with a dagger and put it in his mouth to taste it.

He is a member of our tribe and the backbone of the tribe.

It's only right to give it to him first.

The meat is firm, plump and fragrant.

The duck skin is crispy and the duck meat is chewy.

The spicy taste is tinged with sweetness, but it does not make the duck meat greasy, instead it adds to its unique aroma.

After Lei took a bite, his eyes lit up and he treasured it as if he had eaten something priceless, and he swallowed it in a few bites.

"It's cooked and tastes good, everyone, eat it!"

After hearing the leader's words, everyone happily took a duck and started to eat it.

"Wow, it smells so good! Oh my God!"

"This tastes so special. The skin of this flat-mouthed beast is so crispy. Doesn't it have a sweet taste?"

"Yes, yes, it's sweet, so fragrant!"

"It's spicy, numb, and sweet, so refreshing!"

"Don't fight with me, I want to eat five!"

"You're so shameless! One for each person is just right. Why should you eat more? I only have one too."

……

There was a burst of applause at the scene, all of which were praises for Sang Tian's cooking skills.

Every time I eat something Sang Tian makes, I think of how miserable the days were when I only added salt...

Sang Tian tore one of his ducks in half.

He handed half to Yin who was sitting in the corner leaning against a tree.

He always walks alone and never communicates with others.

He didn't speak or smile along the way, and there was no expression on his face.

Just walk with your head down.

Even when he was tired, he didn't say anything and just kept limping along.

After Cang found out, he didn't care about Yin's reaction and just picked him up with one hand and carried him on his back.

When eating, he always waits until everyone else has taken their food before he takes his own, but by then it's already cold.

Sang Tian handed him the roast duck, and he was a little surprised...

She was different from the rest of the tribe.

Neither she nor Brother Cang bullies me, they are even nice to me.

And not afraid of me...

Sang Tian looked at him in shock: "Little Poison King, catch it quickly, it's so hot!"

Yin Cai caught it with his stiff hands. "Little Poison King," was he calling him?

Only then did Sang Tian see that he was holding two whole duck legs.

Sang Tian turned around and looked at her with a smile.

It turned out that he gave it to me.

Yes, he is the only one in the tribe who can deal with Yin well.

"Yin, you have to be more proactive when eating next time! It's so delicious when you eat it while it's hot!

Don't worry, I have a small appetite, so half a duck is enough for me. I won't let myself go hungry.

Come try my honey roast duck, it has a sweet taste and you kids will probably like it!"

Sang Tian looked at him expectantly.

Yin took a bite of the duck belly, and his eyes gradually lit up...

I knew that no one could resist the honey roast duck she made!

After the group finished their meal happily, they drank the water boiled in bamboo tubes on the fire.

Everyone has long formed the habit of boiling water to drink whenever possible, and originally thought it was troublesome to make a fuss about nothing.

But Sang said that drinking water without boiling it can easily cause illness and stomachaches, so if you are afraid of being burned, you can let it cool before drinking.

They have a deep-seated fear of getting sick. After all, this is an era where typhoid fever and colds can be fatal.

As long as it is good for your health, you should do it no matter how troublesome it is.

Besides, it’s a convenient thing to do when cooking. Just boil it and pour it into a bamboo tube.

The group rested for a while, put out the fire, and cleaned up.

I set out on my journey again...