Honghuang on the tip of the tongue

The glutinous rice grains soaked in plant ash water for more than half a day are slightly yellow. After removing, the remaining plant ash should be rinsed to avoid the strong alkaline taste and bitter taste.

Take the processed Ruo leaves, roll them into a cone shape, fill them with soaked glutinous rice, and compact them.The remaining leaves are folded and wrapped with cotton thread.

A half-palm-sized triangular zongzi is finished.

To Rong Ze, making zongzi was as simple as eating and drinking water. It didn't take long for the half-person-high basket to be filled with zongzi of various shapes.

Triangular, four-cornered, horned, horseshoe-shaped, pagoda-shaped...

Humans always like to use their wisdom and energy in such useless places.

Yuan Shi, who turned into Lu Wu Beast, shook his head hating iron and steel.

Rong Ze's right hand lightly touched the inside of his left wrist, and a large iron pot suddenly appeared in his hand.

Put the pot on the firewood, pour in the rice dumplings and water, and finally take out a packet of powder, sprinkle it into the pot, stir evenly, cover the pot, and start to simmer.

Yuan Shi widened his eyes in disbelief.

If he was not mistaken, the bag of gray-black powder was the plant ash collected by Rong Ze this afternoon.

How can something like this be cooked with food?What on earth is he trying to do!

When Rong Ze found Yuan Shi, he saw such a scene:

The little cat that looked like a cat but had nine tails bowed its body, all the long hairs on its tail exploded |, its round ears were folded back, its pupils contracted into vertical lines, and there was an inexplicable hum from its throat.

"Huh, here's a new friend?" Rong Ze half-bent down and looked at Yuan Shi, with undisguised surprise in his eyes.

Even though he has seen a lot of beasts after traveling, he must admit that this unknown little beast in front of him is the most beautiful animal he has ever seen in his life.

It was covered with long snow-white fur. Although it had a round head, its facial contours were very clear. Its eyes were big and round, and they were still a rare purple.Its expression is very serious, especially when staring at people, people can't help but feel a little awe.

It's so cute and sassy.

Rong Ze's pupils are very dark and bright, as if he can see through everything in his mind at a glance.

The fur that exploded on Yuanshi's tail gradually calmed down, he flicked his tail, turned around and walked up.

Rong Ze thought it was going to leave and was a little disappointed, but he didn't force him to stay.

But it didn't go far away, but walked towards the herd of beasts gathered not far away.

At this moment, the golden crow is sinking westward, and the wind blowing on the face is also somewhat cool.

After Rong Ze's "cultivation" these days, every meal time, the nearby birds and animals will gather here.

These animal species are different, and some may even be natural enemies, but they have a tacit understanding and never fight in front of Rong Ze, the feeder.

It can be seen that the IQ of the beasts here is high.

At this moment, these strange beasts just stay here obediently, waiting for the meal.

However, the appearance of this snow-colored long-haired beast caused a commotion among the herd.

As it approached, the group of beasts all dodged to both sides, and some cubs who couldn't dodge fell to the ground between pushing and shoving, screaming anxiously.

But when Yuan Shi got closer, it didn't dare to bark anymore.

Yuan Shi didn't pay attention to the pitiful cub, nor did he care about those beasts who shunned him. He just stopped and squatted down slowly.

If you want to observe this human race's every move at close range, you must get close to him.And the best way is to mix into these spirit beasts and pretend to be one of them.

Yuan Shi's eyes were half closed, as if he was asleep, but his mind was clear.

Of course, the prototype of Luwu Beast is more than this big, but he knows that one of the essences of "lurking" is to keep a low profile.

So he intentionally became only the size of a young animal, so that it would not easily arouse the vigilance of the "enemy".

However, judging from the current situation, it is hard to say whether this is a success or a failure.

Rong Ze couldn't help but follow this snow-white "big cat", and found that it tried to blend into the herd, but was "squeezed out" by the herd. It squatted alone in place, and no animal paid attention to it, so pitiful.

Rong Ze was stunned.

The isolated "white cat" in front of him overlapped with the white mutton dog named "Xiaobai" in his memory.

Xiao Baiyuan is a stray dog, and his right hind leg is still a little lame. Because of this, he can't compete with other stray dogs, and he is very hungry.

Seeing that it was being bullied miserably by the dogs on the street, Rong Ze couldn't bear it, and secretly left his own food to feed it several times.Xiaobai recognized him, but he didn't dare to enter the house, so he just lingered outside the door, never leaving even in wind or rain.

The little Rong Ze mustered up his courage, and when his adoptive father won the bet and was in a good mood, he proposed to adopt Xiao Bai.At that time, he didn't have much hope, but he didn't expect his adoptive father to agree!

The adoptive father squinted at the shivering white dog in his arms, with a strange expression on his face, half a smile: "Want to raise a dog? Okay."

At that time, the elated little Rongze didn't know that this was a decision that he regretted for the rest of his life.

During that time, his adoptive father often drank heavily, beat him when he was drunk, called him a "lost star", and said that since he was picked up as a baby, he was getting worse day by day.

At this time, Xiao Bai would rush to Rong Ze and yell at his adoptive father, even if he was kicked, he would protect the little master.

In the cold winter, Rong Ze and Xiao Bai supported and kept each other warm.

However, Xiaobai died one day, under the kitchen knife of his adoptive father.

Only then did Rong Ze understand that the reason why his adoptive father readily agreed to adopt Xiaobai was not because of his conscience. He had been waiting for this day for a long time!

Thinking of Xiaobai's tragic death, Rong Ze couldn't help trembling, clenched his teeth, but he still couldn't control it, sobbing once or twice escaped from his throat.

The evening wind brought the mellow aroma of glutinous rice and the fragrance of ruo leaves, Rong Ze shook his body and suddenly woke up.

He looked up, and found that those flying in the sky and walking underground all looked at him with wide eyes, puzzled.

"Cough." Rong Ze walked towards the cauldron with his hands and feet, and said to himself, "It should be familiar, let me take a look."

He lifted the lid of the pot, and the water vapor scrambled to squeeze out, and the rich rice dumpling fragrance soon permeated the air.

The tip of Yuanshi's nose shrugged, staring at the yellow soup left in the pot, a strange color flashed in his eyes, all nine tails stood up at the same time, the tip of the tail was bent, and swayed slightly.

That marinated matter, can cook such a fragrant thing?

He was still hesitating, but the strange beasts around him couldn't bear it anymore, and rushed towards Rong Ze one after another.

"Don't get too close, be careful of being burned." Rong Ze picked up a hare that almost hit the big iron pot with his eyes and hands.

The rabbit didn't realize that he almost turned into roasted rabbit meat. He stretched his neck and stared at the strings of exquisite and small rice dumplings in the pot.

Looking at the other strange beasts, their eyes were also glowing, and they all looked salivating.

Rong Ze had no choice but to let these greedy ghosts sit down obediently and started peeling the rice dumplings.

Gently pull your fingers on the cotton thread to push aside the turquoise zong leaves, revealing the golden zong meat inside.

The glutinous rice is soaked in alkaline water, showing a translucent color, and the plump glutinous rice grains stick together tightly, making the surface of the rice dumplings as smooth as jade.

Rong Ze obviously heard several swallows of saliva.

He chuckled, but didn't feed him right away.This kind of lye rice dumpling is also called cold rice dumpling. It has the most flavor when it is cooled and sprinkled with honey or dipped in sugar.

He cut the zong meat into small pieces with a knife to prevent small animals from eating too quickly and getting choked in their throats.

Then pour homemade honey evenly, and the soft, glutinous and sweet alkaline water cold rice dumpling is ready.

For a while, the sound of chewing was endless, and almost all the strange beasts were engrossed in eating the sweet and fragrant rice dumplings.

Say "almost" because there is one exception.

Seeing the "big white cat" still sitting on the spot and refusing to go forward, Rong Ze was surprised at first, and then showed a clear expression:

This poor little thing must have been afraid of being squeezed out by other animals, so he didn't dare to come here.

Back then, Xiaobai was like this when he was still wandering the streets. Only when the other stray dogs had had their fill, did he dare to pick up the few leftovers in the trash can.

Thinking of this, Rong Ze looked at Yuan Shi with tender eyes, waved to him, and said softly: "Zai Zai, don't be afraid, come here."

Is this mortal calling him?

Yuan Shi has been paying close attention to Rong Ze's actions, so he couldn't help being stunned at this moment.

There is no other reason, it is because since Pangu created the world, he has never been called "Zai Zai".

"..."

Seeing the bewildered look of "Zai Zai", Rong Ze thought to himself, this little guy is really too shy, if so, then he will help it.

He picked up a plate of golden cold rice dumplings with honey and walked towards Yuanshi.

Yuan Shi had a bad premonition and seriously considered whether he should leave this place.

He is a majestic Yuanshi Tianzun, even in the face of the catastrophe and the machinations of the Western religion, he does not change his expression and does not take a step back.

But the problem is, even the abominable Western religion will not force him to eat food cooked with wood ash.

"Ah, open your mouth."

Yuan Shi's eyelids twitched, and sure enough, what he was worried about happened.

To eat, or not to eat, that is the question.

If he didn't eat it, it might arouse the suspicion of this mortal, so it might not be so easy for him to continue undercover.

But if you eat...

A trace of humiliation flashed in Yuan Shi's eyes, and under Rong Ze's expectant gaze, he opened his mouth slowly.

Wait, this tastes like... not bad?

The sweet aroma of honey fills the mouth, the meat is soft and slightly elastic, taste carefully, and there is also the fragrance of grains and grass leaves.

Almost unconsciously, Yuan Shi's big tail stood up high, trembling like sifting chaff.

For the first time, Yuanshi, who has been bigu for many years, knew for the first time that there are so many flavors in just one taste of "sweet".

Honey is mellow and sweet, glutinous rice is sweet from grains, and plants from Ruo leaves are sweet.

"So nice."

Rong Ze squeezed out two deep dimples from the corner of his mouth. Seeing that the "big white cat" did not resist, he cautiously stretched out his hand and stroked its head lightly.

When I touched it, it was as soft as I imagined!

Rong Ze's heart was about to melt, and he subconsciously rubbed it twice.

Yuanshi: "???"

Whether it is tolerable or not...if you can't bear it, you have to bear it.

He took another big mouthful of cold rice dumpling angrily.

Rong Ze watched him eat rice dumplings with a smile, and found that Zai Zai was not only extremely handsome, but also so elegant and beautiful when eating. After eating, his mouth was clean, not even a grain of rice was on it.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that what he was facing was not a little beast, but a person who could think like himself.

Then again, should he give Zai Zai a name?It doesn't seem to like the name "Zai Zai" very much.

Yuan Shi raised his eyes vigilantly.

Why is this mortal looking at him like that, and what is he thinking?

Rong Ze held his chin and looked at Yuanshi seriously. The more he looked at him, the more he looked like the puppy Xiaobai back then, and he blurted out: "Then why don't you call him 'Dabai'."

Yuanshi: "???"