Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 126: Hot Pot Feast
The meat on the hind legs is more abundant, so Xu Yi plans to keep it for smoking.
For the rest, let’s first take out the upper portion of the meat and save it for frying tomorrow morning.
Then, the meat near the tenderloin is more tender, so it’s best for hot pot tonight.
Xu Yi chopped down a few large bones to use for the soup base.
"Xu Yi’s techniques are becoming more and more skillful, kind of like how I slaughter pigs."
"Indeed, there’s quite a bit of improvement, the speed has increased a lot."
"This is probably the first hot pot meal on this planet, it’s quite a landmark event."
"I’m really looking forward to their hot pot."
"I also arranged a hot pot date with my girlfriend, feeling sweet."
"Anyone showing off their girlfriend or wife shall be punished."
The people in the livestream started a food competition centered around the hot pot.
While everyone was discussing, Lu Ke finished cleaning the innards. Actually, what needed to be cleaned were just the stomach and intestines.
After washing them, Lu Ke chopped them up and placed them in bowls and on plates.
Then, she chopped a bowl of wild garlic, added some salt and water, and made a dipping sauce.
Xu Yi, having sliced the tenderloin into three plates, also placed them on the table.
"Xu Yi, wash your hands and get ready to eat, the soup base is ready," Lu Ke said, then went into the house, and brought out two oil lamps to the table.
After all, it was already dark. Relying only on the campfire, it was hard to see the dishes on the table.
"Sister Yan, I’m envious that Xu Yi and Lu Ke are having hot pot."
Yun Qing and Su Yan had just returned from the dining hall, which is very regular and similar to a university canteen, where you can order anything and the staff will serve it for you.
Hot pot, of course, was not on the menu.
"Compared to Xu Yi and the others, we’re living too primitively," Su Yan felt envious too, not expecting Xu Yi and Lu Ke to manage a hot pot feast in the dangerous wilderness.
She had roughly taken a look at other teams today, and four or five were living more comfortably than Xu Yi and Lu Ke, thanks to their better camp locations and conditions.
The rest were not doing as well as Xu Yi and Lu Ke.
Xu Yi and Lu Ke were unique in being able to enjoy hot pot.
After all, no other team had made a clay hot pot.
Lu Ke had made quite a large hot pot; on top is the pot structure, with space for charcoal below, serving also as a stand.
The soup base inside the pot was already boiling, emitting a fragrant aroma. Lu Ke added some wild garlic to eliminate the gamy smell. Also, some wood ear mushrooms were added.
Xu Yi washed his hands and came over to take a look.
Looking at the seven or eight plates on the table, Xu Yi couldn’t help but grin.
Then, he went to get two coconuts.
"It feels like we’re eating hot pot at a restaurant, don’t you think?" Xu Yi said, glancing at Lu Ke.
"Yeah, I never thought the two of us would actually have such a hot pot meal," Lu Ke nodded forcefully, her face full of a happy smile.
Xu Yi smiled slightly and opened the coconuts, pouring a glass for each of them.
"Let’s toast to our better future," Xu Yi said, raising his glass to clink with Lu Ke’s.
"Yes, to a better future," Lu Ke’s smile grew even sweeter.
"Whoa, did I walk into the wrong scene? Where is this newly opened shop with such a wilderness style?"
"Candlelight hot pot, so romantic!"
"Watching this makes me want to have an outdoor hot pot date with my boyfriend."
"Such a sense of ceremony, compared to Xu Yi’s group, other groups are leading too dull a life."
"They truly know how to live well, this venison hot pot is impressive."
"It’s a pity there’s a lack of seasonings, otherwise it would be absolutely delicious."
"I feel like I had dinner too early, maybe I should reward myself with a hot pot later."
"Eating so sophisticatedly, are these two planning to announce a relationship?"
This hot pot meal completely heated up the livestream. Many people made a global announcement, attracting viewers from other channels.
No one expected Xu Yi and Lu Ke to be having hot pot. Although the main ingredients came from one animal, it still shocked many.
Compared to other challengers, Xu Yi and Lu Ke’s quality of life was significantly higher.
Other people’s situations truly looked like survival in the wild, worrying daily about food and safety.
Meanwhile, Xu Yi here seems to have an exquisite way of living.
Their camp setup is more spacious and clean than others.
Thus, they instantly gained a lot of fans.
Xu Yi and Lu Ke took forty-some minutes to finish this meal, making it the longest they had ever taken to eat. Normally, their meals are simple and quick.
"I’m so full!" Lu Ke rubbed her belly, feeling like she would gain weight.
Recently, she noticeably found herself gaining weight as her bras were getting tighter. She’s now preparing to make two new bras.
Gaining in size didn’t particularly bother her.
"The hot pot was indeed good, with the wild garlic, the flavor improved a lot, almost no gamy smell." Xu Yi was also a bit too full to move.
"Should we plant the rest of the wild garlic?" Lu Ke thought the flavor improved with the wild garlic and naturally hoped to have more.
"Yes, the small ones should be planted, keeping the large ones to eat." Xu Yi had planned this long ago, but to get more wild garlic, they need to rely on the forest.
The forest is a treasure trove that must continually be explored.
Overall, Xu Yi and Lu Ke’s exploration area is somewhat small, unlike Wang Jin and Lu Yao, who have already ventured around their camp surroundings.
So next, they still need to expand their range, in order to acquire more resources.
After resting for nearly half an hour, the feeling of being overly full subsided.
Then, Lu Ke took the pots and bowls to wash, while Xu Yi continued dealing with the remains of the deer.
Since this deer was quite large, slicing the meat to dry it would let them eat for many days.
After Lu Ke finished washing the pots and bowls, she continued her work on the clay jar.
This clay jar is already two-thirds done, and since there were no cracks, she could continue working on it.
Whether they can make paper depends on whether this clay jar can be successfully fired.
Xu Yi had already collected flax stalks, which need to be crushed with stones and soaked in the dug pond.
But because there were many tasks, Xu Yi hadn’t found time to do this yet.
It was only around 9 PM that Xu Yi finished hanging all the sliced meat to smoke.
Then, Xu Yi began pounding the flax stalks with stones, preparing for paper-making.
