I will never give in to Miss Death

"..."

……

No. 311 When a workaholic meets a lazy cat

Just like Xiaomo said, Duoli and Yueyue had just used up too much energy from using forbidden magic, and they haven't gotten up yet.

But Filo was awake. When Xiaomo and I returned to the rental house with our bags, the Black Dragon girl had just filled the bottle and was watching TV in the living room with the volume turned down to the minimum. I could only barely hear a few words from the announcer.

"Hello, viewers and friends, this is the morning news of Shenbin TV. Recently, under the leadership of Mayor Ye Yuqing, the Shenbin Cross-sea Bridge has been successfully constructed. It is expected that the first island will be opened to traffic in December next year..."

"Nearly 300 businesses have settled in the Mianyun Trade Plaza in Minaminagi District, Kamihama City. According to the plan, the Mianyun Trade Plaza and Mianyun Commercial Street will become the first areas in Kamihama City to be connected to digital twins. By then, the convenience of information technology life will be fully presented to the general public..."

"At the entrance of Mianyun Commercial Street in Nannagi District, Shangjing Women...Cats...Shangjing Cat Cafe is holding a Dragon Boat Festival event. Please see the footage from the reporters on the scene..."

What a coincidence, I had just returned home when I heard the rare slip of the tongue by the announcer on TV.

"Are they still awake?"

After putting the dumpling wrappers and half a bag of ready-made dumplings in the kitchen, I looked at Philo who was lying leisurely on the sofa while cracking melon seeds.

"It's normal for a child to use a forbidden spell for the first time."

Philo turned around and asked: "What delicious food did you buy today?"

"Xiaomo said Duoli likes vegetables and Yueyue likes seafood, so we bought some vegetarian dumplings and shrimp dumplings respectively."

I pointed to a bag of canned fish in my right hand: "And this, canned dace with black bean sauce and pan-fried sea fish."

Actually, I personally don’t like eating canned food unless I have to.

Because I can make fish that tastes like canned fish myself.

Fermented black beans are one of the more famous "rice accompaniments" in Kamihama City. They are fermented from soybeans or black beans, usually black beans. After fermentation, they are mixed with sesame oil or something, mixed with rice and stirred well, and can be eaten directly. Their usage is similar to that of "Laoganma".

Dace with fermented black beans is a canned fish with fermented black beans as the auxiliary ingredient. It is very salty and suitable for eating with porridge. Before, I would only eat this kind of canned fish when I really didn’t want to cook or was too lazy to move because I was sick.

Otherwise, if you really want to eat fish, you can steam, fry or boil it. You can also add fermented black beans to the pot, which will make it taste fresh.

Of course, this is only relative to me. Judging from the performance of Filo Gabriel and the others, although many things in the other world are ahead of the Earth, and there are supernatural substances like magic, their cooking skills over there don't seem to be that good. Even the most ordinary canned fish can make the cat girl fall deeply in love with it.

"If it's that child, he would like it indeed."

Seeing the canned food I bought, Philo smiled and said, "Their home is by the sea. They probably miss their mom."

"Miss mom?"

I was a little confused: "Didn't they say the war was over?"

"Among the Beast-eared Tribe... well, at least the attitude of the Cat Tribe towards their children is similar to that of the cats on Earth."

Probably seeing what I was going to ask, Yin Xiamo explained, "The cat tribe generally believes that children can live independently at the age of 20, and are allowed to hunt independently at the age of 30, if there are no problems. Generally, cats around the age of 35 will be expelled from their parents' territory and treated as competitors. If they go back at this age, they will be treated fiercely."

Eh?

It turns out that the living conditions of the Cat-Eared Tribe are so strict?

The situation Yin Xiamo described reminded me of some lions in "Animal World".

Lions are also cats in some ways. After a mother cat gives birth to cubs, she will take good care of them for a period of time. However, when these cubs, especially male lions, grow up to a certain age, they will be driven away by the lioness.

"Yueyue was born by the sea, so she probably ate everything from the ocean. After living with Dolly, even though there are rivers on the prairie, it's not the ocean after all, so the taste of fish may not be that authentic."

Philo looked at the bag in my hand and asked, "Is that can very salty?"

I nodded. “It’s really salty.”

"That's right."

Filo gave a look that said, "You see." "Sea cat."

Sea cat?!

Is this why Yueyue likes to eat fish?

"Nuo'er, go make the dumplings first, I'll do this."

Taking the bag from me, Yin Xiamo walked to the dining table: "How many people are there in total?"

"Five... No, maybe six or seven."

I looked around the living room. "If Elodie or Gabriel come back for breakfast."

I feel that there is little hope for Gabriel to come back. This angel lady loves light very much, and the basement of the coffee shop is full of lights. She has also been fascinated by online games recently. The basement of the coffee shop is also full of advanced computers. It can be said that except for supercomputers, all the most advanced civilian computers are there. Gabriel doesn't need to eat or sleep, so it will be no problem for her to play until she is exhausted.

Generally speaking, ordinary people would easily have health problems if they played games all night long, but Gabriel was different. She was an archangel who had experienced the war with the devil. For her, even if she didn't sleep for a few years, she would probably be fine, let alone a day or two.

Damn, people are so different from each other...

"By the way..."

When I went to the kitchen, I heard Feiluo and Yin Xiamo chatting in the living room: "Are you really not going to deal with the two tufts of hair on your Nuo'er's head?"

"What's there to deal with?"

Then I heard Yin Xiamo reply: "It's cute."

"Why does she always have hair standing up? This reminds me of the reverse scales of dragons... Oh my god, all the dragon scales grow in the same direction, and suddenly one of them grows in the reverse direction. This makes me very uncomfortable."

"It's different for humans. In Earth's culture, Noer's hair is called aho-ge. If you cut it off, you will lose your soul."

"Your Earth's culture is really strange."

"It has nothing to do with me. I'm just a learner, not a participant."

"..."

With a slightly speechless mood, I washed the pots and pans in the kitchen, poured the rice into the rice cooker, rinsed it roughly, then added enough water and pressed the switch to cook porridge.

When I wake up in the morning, I personally prefer porridge rather than rice. It is easier to eat and digest.

While the porridge was cooking, I turned on the fire under the steamer and started making dumplings quickly next to the stove.

The dumplings stuffed with leeks and cabbage will be given to Dolly later, so put them on the first layer. The kitten likes seafood, so the shrimp dumplings will be put on the second layer.

Then put some dumplings with mixed flavors on the third layer, add a few eggs and sweet potatoes and corn.

In this way, even if Elodie and Gabriel come back later, they can have a variety of whole grains for breakfast, and then drink a bowl of porridge and a glass of milk, so they will have complete nutrition.

"fish--"

After working in the kitchen for seven or eight minutes, the porridge rice cooker just started to emit some steam. I had just wrapped all the dumplings and put the lid on the pot. I didn't know what Xiaomo was doing outside the living room. With a burst of afterimages and shouts, I saw the cat girl with long orange hair rushing out of the room and rushing straight to the dining table.

"Canned fish!"

Staring at the can of fish that Xiaomo had opened on the dining table, Yueyue, who was only wearing a thin T-shirt, had bright eyes: "Can I eat it now?"

"It's so fast."

Yin Xiamo complained: "I just opened it..."

"Good morning……"

After a while, Dolly also came out of the room, yawning and looking curiously towards the living room: "What a nice smell, is there anything delicious?"

"The power of the forbidden spell is really amazing. This is the first time I see the Centaurs in this state. Normally, you seem to be more energetic."

Philo in the living room smiled and said, "Are you awake?"

"Well……"

Dolly nodded, and the two thin ears on her head trembled: "It's my first time using a forbidden spell, and it seems that I have used up all my magic power."

By the way, why does her ear look a bit like Amiya? I haven't played that game much, is it Donkey Girl or Horse Girl?

"It's always like this the first time. This kind of forbidden spell that crosses the boundary is quite gentle, and Momo's coordinate magic is assisting you. Otherwise, with your two magic attainments, you would probably have to lie down for half a month before you can get up if you force the forbidden spell."

Filo turned to Yueyue who was sitting at the dining table: "But this cat seems to be quite energetic?"

"Can I eat it now? Canned food!"

Yueyue, who was sitting at the table, focused her attention on the canned fish. "It tastes the same as last night! It's confirmed. It's the legendary canned dace!"

“It’s fermented black beans.”

Seeing that the dumplings were almost done, I took the steamer out of the kitchen and placed it on the dining table: "Wait a moment, the porridge is not ready yet."

"What is this again!"

Perhaps she smelled the smell of shrimp dumplings in the drawer. Yueyue's eyes widened even more, and the orange-yellow tail behind her kept shaking from side to side: "Are there shrimps in there?"

"Are there shrimps in the other world?"

"There are similar creatures that reproduce quickly, have high nutritional value, and have a litter size of one in their lifetime. It's as if this species was born to be eaten by humans."

Yin Xiamo took the drawer from me while explaining, and then pulled out the stool that had been prepared in advance: "Yueyue, sit here."

"Oh!"

The kitten sat on it obediently.

"Today's breakfast is two cans of food, a serving of shrimp dumplings, and a bowl of porridge... Of course, the porridge is not ready yet, so we need to wait a little longer."

As she spoke, Xiaomo pulled out another stool: "This is where little sister Duoli sits. Come, some leeks, cabbage and pork dumplings, as well as corn and sweet potatoes. These should be foods that can be found frequently on the prairie."

"Thank you!"

Dolly sat on it politely: "Um...Mr. Momo, and Mr. Hero, when can I start working?"

Xiao Mo served the two people food while saying, "Don't be busy today. I've taken a day off and will take you two around the city to get familiar with the human society here. By the way, if you want to have fun, you can go run a marathon."

"Not going to work?"

Duoli was a little uneasy: "Mom said that we have to work hard when we come here. If we don't work, we won't eat. You give me and Yueyue food, so we should work harder...well, to give back to everyone."

Xiaomo shook her head: "Not today, I need to adapt to the environment on the first day."

"Is this really good?"

Dolly still looked very hesitant, and even a little reluctant to pick up the food in front of her: "Can't we help?"

"Yueyue also hopes to be able to help everyone sooner."

The little cat girl on the side raised her head and said, "Yueyue has grown up and can hunt on her own. She is very strong!"

"That's not the case..."

Yin Xiamo seemed a little exhausted by the two of them, so she had no choice but to say, "Forget it. If you wish, I can try to arrange some tasks within your capabilities for you this afternoon. Of course, before that, I need to take you to handle certain formalities first."

"formalities?"

"Just give it a simple name and you can understand it as a code name."

Xiaomo took out her ID card from her pocket. "This is similar to the identity card of the Empire. It's called an ID card here. I'll take you around after breakfast. There's a marathon event here. You can run a bit to get used to the environment. Then I'll take you to get your ID cards in the afternoon. I'll add a word in front of it, Yin Duoli, Yin Yueyue. After you get the certificate, you can go to work. Is that okay?"

"no problem!"

When they heard "can work", they instantly perked up: "Thank you, Sister Momo!"

Are there actually creatures competing for jobs?

I was stunned by this scene.

Looking at Duoli and Yueyue, it seems that "giving them food but not giving them work" is a very shameful thing. I always feel that if Xiaomo does not arrange work for them, or does not let them demonstrate their "value", the two little guys will be very unhappy.

"That's why Xiaoli doesn't want to come back and face these two little guys."

Philo, who was sitting on the sofa, covered his mouth with a newspaper and said helplessly, "This is the temper of Centaurs, and Yueyue was led astray."

"Noer, come with me."

Seeing that the two people at the table were coaxed into eating breakfast happily, Yin Xiamo took me back to the kitchen: "I don't think I can go to the coffee shop today, so you can go on your own over there."

"Now I understand why Philo and Gabriel are unwilling to take them with them."

I glanced cautiously into the living room. "What's going on Dolly? Are they born like this?"

"No, because they used the forbidden spell, most of their energy has not been recovered. This is still a relatively mild situation."

Yin Xiamo smiled bitterly: "Let's not talk about the cat tribe, the centaurs... You can think of them as being born to work hard. If they don't exercise or work every day, they will feel very uncomfortable. If in some special occasions, you think they are tired and hope they can take a rest, this will be regarded as discrimination. Discrimination against them because they are old and can't work is like a belief, which is difficult to change."

I asked tentatively, "You mean... the more you let them work, the more you tell them to do things, the happier they are?"

"That's understandable."