Chapter 208

The pickled cabbage made by Yu Sui was well received. Notting had clearly eaten a full meal in the cafeteria, but he still forced two large bowls of it into his stomach. When he left, his expression was extremely painful.

The end of winter is about to pass, and the weather is getting warmer day by day. Except for the vegetables stored in the cellar, the vegetables in the tents of the tribe are beginning to show signs of decay, and the potatoes are also starting to sprout.

The cellar of Yu Sui's family was full anyway, and the cellar of the canteen was also filled with flour, rice and other grains, leaving only one layer of space for vegetables. The remaining vegetables were placed in the cave where the tribe stored food, and those that could not be placed were piled in the tent.

The tribesmen consumed a lot of vegetables, especially the argali people, whose main food was vegetables and grains, otherwise there would be more left.

Pumpkin is the easiest to preserve. As long as it is not frozen, it can be kept for several months if you just throw it in a corner of the house. Cabbage and potatoes will no longer be able to be stored as the weather gradually improves.

Yu Sui took a day off and took Ashan, Duoli, Kalan and other tribesmen who worked in the cafeteria to skip classes (without intending to skip classes on purpose) to make thousands of jars of sauerkraut.

"There's no share for me when we eat. I want to try what sauerkraut tastes like." Ashan kept putting cabbage and sprinkling salt into the ceramic pot with his hands, while his mouth was also busy, mumbling complaints.

Notting also skipped classes to help. He was as quiet as a chicken, with bruises on his eyes that had not completely disappeared. He lamented in his heart, why did he always get beaten?

Yu Sui, who was not far away, also pretended not to hear this. After all, Lanluos was such a big eater. By the time he remembered to bring some for the others to taste, the pot was already empty...

If he cooks it again, he will be late for class again. Yu Sui doesn't want to set such an example, so he has to let Notting down.

It is not difficult to pickle sauerkraut. You can succeed as long as you pay attention to the amount of salt and keep the cabbage and the ceramic jar clean.

However, there were too many pickled cabbages and they couldn't find enough stones of the right size to press them down. Yu Sui had no choice but to ask Ashan to find a big rock and smash it with one punch. That was enough.

As for the sprouted potatoes, Yu Sui simply collected them all and put them in a warm place, letting them sprout slowly, and then use them as seeds when they were ready to be sown.

The orcs had no calendar, and Yu Sui was not sure when spring would come. However, the elders of the tribe had lived here for so many years, and based on their years of experience, they told Yu Sui that winter was almost over, and within half a month the continent would be hit by a tide of beasts.

The Argali people are more dependent on seasonal changes. The older Uncle Qi knew that they would have to farm this year, so he came early to remind them that the temperature would rise significantly in a few days.

Yu Sui had never farmed before, so he became anxious after hearing this. He would dig up the surrounding soil whenever he had nothing to do to see if it was still frozen hard.

Sure enough, as time passed, the land was no longer as hard as it was in the deep winter. With the orcs' physical strength, it was not difficult to dig the soil. It was time to open up the land.

Although the Tauren agreed to help with farming, Yu Sui thought that there was no need to wait for them to arrive before starting. After all, the Heitu tribe had not been farming for many years like the Tauren. They had to start by reclaiming the land, and this step would take a lot of time, so he decided to let the tribesmen reclaim the land first.

If you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. Of course, you must prepare the tools before starting any new work.

The dwarves have not been idle this winter. They have just finished making the agricultural tools needed by the tribe. Yu Sui went to take a look and found that the workmanship was indeed excellent and they looked very easy to use. With good tools, work can be done more efficiently.

The only regret is that the technology tree here is not lit up, and everything requires brute force. After all, this place is not as good as the ancient times in the previous life.

When Yu Sui was a child, there were only his elderly grandparents at home, so he had never farmed. He only grew some vegetables in his own yard.

However, most other families in the village make a living by farming. There are fields next to the village. Although Yu Sui has never eaten pork, he has seen pigs run. He may not know the specific details of farming, but he knows the general process.

Of course, farming requires clearing land first. Since clearing land requires dividing the field area first, Yu Sui took the two uncles Hei Yan and Bang Bo to walk around the vast territory around the tribe several times, dividing the area of ​​the breeding farm. The area of ​​the tribe also needs to be larger, preferably according to the size of a city. Yu Sui also wants to find an opportunity to expand the population in the future, and a place that is too small to accommodate people will not do.

Winter had not yet completely passed, but Yu Sui was already busy all the time. Qi could not bear it any longer and asked Xiangcao and Xu to take over the soldiers temporarily, while he stayed with Yu Sui to help.

"To get rich, we must first build roads. We also need to build the ground in our tribe, and later we need to build a cement road to the Red Grass Tribe. Then we won't have to rely on animals to carry things. With a smooth road surface, we can pull carts directly without worrying about overturning. We also need to build a road to the coal mine..."

Just now, while drawing the map for land reclamation, Yu Sui started talking about road construction again, and he was very worried.

Qi wiped the sweat off his face with concern and poured him a cup of sweet soy milk to moisten his throat.

He didn't quite understand what Yu Sui said, but that didn't stop him from supporting him unconditionally. He knew that Yu Sui was wholeheartedly thinking about the tribe.

"Oh, this is so troublesome. It turns out that real infrastructure requires so much consideration. Games are still better. I just need to complete the tasks according to the map." Yu Sui leaned on Qi's shoulder and sighed, allowing his face to be deformed by the hard muscles.

After the two of them talked, Yu Sui took off his disguise in front of Qi and said whatever he thought without having to hide anything.

Not knowing what he was talking about, Qi patted the back of his head gently. The warmth from his shoulder made his heart itch. "Don't be impatient, take your time."

After being comforted, Yu Sui was no longer so anxious and continued to study the map he had drawn.

"The cement factory can be built near the brick kiln. Oh, and next year we'll also need to expand pottery production. We can trade with humans, and we can also trade with other orcs. We can lower the price and there won't be any shortage of sales."

Listening to him mutter, Qi smiled and said, "Our pottery is stronger and more beautiful than humans', and the price is lower than humans'. There will definitely be many orcs who want it."

What's more, it was made by the orcs of their Black Map Tribe, so they naturally have an advantage over humans. In the past, the orcs on the Fantasy Continent only traded with humans when they had no other choice. The orcs are very wary of humans.

Yu Sui drew another circle near the brick factory with a pen. "This area will be used for making bricks and pottery. It doesn't need to be too elaborate. Just build a big shed that won't leak. We can gradually add more covers later."