Chapter 24

"Fire bed?" Chief Bangbo repeated in confusion.

Yu Sui squatted on the ground and drew a structural diagram for him. "The kang is made of bricks and yellow mud. These are the flues in the middle, with stone slabs on top. When you cook from the stove, the smoke goes around the flue and goes out of the chimney..."

As he drew, he pointed out the direction to the Bangbo tribe leader, "This will bring warmth to the kang. You also need to leave a small stove opening here. At night, put some coal... black stones in it, cover it with the stove cover, and it will keep warm all night."

As a must-have item in northern rural areas in winter, kang is really practical.

The winter in the Fantasy Continent is very cold, but with a kang, you can stay warm throughout the winter.

"Oh, there's also a stove, made of iron, roughly this shape. The inner tank is covered with a layer of yellow mud, and black stones are placed inside. The ashes will fall down when you pull them from the bottom. There's an iron chimney on top, placed in the middle of the room, which is much warmer than a fireplace." Yu Sui thought again.

Fireplaces can only burn firewood and only heat the area near the wall. They are not very practical and are now used for decoration.

Chief Bangbo also conceived the picture according to his drawing, and looked at Yu Sui with even more enthusiasm.

"Are you really not considering joining our dwarf tribe?" Chief Bangber held Yu Sui's hand and said earnestly.

Knowing that Chief Bangbo was joking, Yu Sui smiled and said, "We are so close now, we are almost one tribe."

Chief Bombur laughed heartily, his gray beard trembling with his laughter.

"Hahaha, you're right. Once the foundation is dry, we'll try making this... a kang. This stove and iron chimney don't look complicated. I can make them tomorrow. Come and see if it works."

Iron furnaces and chimneys are definitely not difficult for dwarf craftsmen. They can even make such difficult rune and magic pattern weapons. This is not a piece of cake. Yu Sui is of course very relieved.

What he actually missed the most was the floor heating, but unfortunately there was no plastic here, and the iron pipes used to conduct hot water broke down too quickly.

Chief Bangbo pulled him aside and asked him some details. Yu Sui tried hard to recall the structure of his grandparents' house when he was a child, and told him everything he could remember.

Once the details are finalized, the rest will be left to the capable dwarves.

Yu Sui hurried home and removed all the stones from the tofu. If he had been a little later, it would have been pressed into dried tofu.

He didn't know how many people were in each family in the tribe, so every time it was Green or Black Rock who distributed tofu to the tribesmen.

The Snow Wolf Man loves tofu very much, and everyone is very happy every time he makes tofu.

Yu Sui also took a piece of limestone from the dwarf. He crushed the limestone into powder and mixed it with the refined salt he had previously extracted, and then put it outside the house to dry.

After being completely air-dried, white crystals will slowly appear, which is edible pure alkali. It has many uses, so Yu Sui simply made some for backup.

The pure alkali made in this way is purer than that made from wood ash. Unfortunately, he cannot provide refined salt to the dwarves. He will wait until Uncle Black Rock lets down his guard against them.

After all, although their tribe is powerful, it has a small number of people. If they really attract the covetousness of others, they will inevitably fall into danger. Among the orcs, there are more than just the snow wolves who are powerful.

The autumn sun is still very strong and warm on the body.

Yu Sui looked at the cloudless sky and thought, why not make some sweet bean paste and soybean paste while the sun is shining and the temperature is just right, otherwise it will be difficult to ferment when winter comes.

I've been quite busy lately, and I didn't think of making this for a while. I was just thinking about making soy sauce with soybeans.

Knead the flour into dough with cold water, knead it into long strips after it is smooth, and cut it into two-centimeter cakes.

Yu Sui arranged the noodles into an arch shape and placed them on the steamer, then steamed them over high heat.

When steaming the rice cakes, Yu Sui put soybeans in the water under the steamer, so that the soybeans could be cooked while the rice cakes were steamed.

After steaming for about 20 minutes, the noodle cake is cooked and the soybeans underneath are almost cooked.

The steamed rice cakes were evenly spread out on a wooden board, and Yu Sui brought them into the house to ferment slowly.

Take out the soybeans, drain the water, evenly coat them with flour, spread them on a wooden board, cover them with a layer of linen, and ferment them together with the cake.

The first step of making the sauce is completed.

Luckily, he remembered it before winter. Once the sauce is ready, he can enjoy all kinds of meat in sauce...

Sucking his saliva, Yu Sui tasted the berry wine he had made earlier.

This time the taste was finally right, a rich fruity aroma with a fragrant aroma of wine, sweet and delicious.

Because he didn’t have a distiller before, Yu Sui never dared to brew liquor, so he brewed some sweet wines such as fruit wine and glutinous rice wine, which were like drinks.

Now that the dwarves had arrived, Yu Sui took out the sorghum he had stored in the tent.

The sorghums still contained a lot of impurities, so he sieved them one by one, and put the cleaned sorghums into a large iron pot to cook on high heat for an hour, and then simmered on low heat for two hours.

In the middle of cooking sorghum, Qi Lai brought him some monster meat. A Shan and others followed him, but Yu Sui was busy brewing wine and did not cook today, so everyone was reluctant to leave.

"Oh, when will this cafeteria be ready?" Notting complained with a sigh.

Xu looked at him unhappily, "The iron pots haven't been made yet, the tents haven't been set up yet, how can there be a canteen?"

"I'll set up the tent after I finish my meal!" Ashan said impatiently.

"By the way, we saw a human caravan while we were on patrol. They are expected to arrive in the afternoon." Xu ignored Ashan and turned to Qi.

In previous years, their tribe would trade linen and coarse salt. This year, they brought back a lot of goods when they rescued the dwarves, so they are not short of goods for the time being.

But I can exchange some spices this year, Qi thought to himself.

When Yu Sui saw that the sorghum in the pot was cooked soft, he took it out and put it into a ceramic pot, sprinkled it with koji powder, and covered it with a lid to ferment.

The rest will be left to time. As for the distiller, there is no need to rush. Let's wait until the dwarves are done with their busy schedule.

In fact, he had seen on TV before that some places used wooden steamers for distillation, but unfortunately Yu Sui did not remember the structure inside.

Moreover, the wine yield of wooden steamers is low, so iron steamers are better in comparison.

Finally everything was done, Yu Sui stretched.

But I saw baskets full of tofu piled up in front of me, and I had just forgotten to ask them to move them away and distribute them to the tribesmen.

He pricked up his ears and listened. The tribal square was still quite lively, so the meat must not have been distributed yet.

Qi and his companions returned to the square to help deal with the remaining furs, and saw Yu Sui chasing them in a hurry.

"Brother Qi, you forgot to bring the tofu!" Yu Sui panted.

Ah Shan slapped his forehead, thinking only of the cafeteria. He shot out like an arrow, leaving only the last word. "I'll get it!"

The cart was at home. Ashan put the tofu in the cart so he could carry it over by himself, so the others didn't move.

Qi looked down at Yu Sui's short silver hair which had become messy due to running, and resisted the urge to touch it.

"A caravan will be coming today. They have already entered our territory. Do you have anything you want to exchange?" Qi asked.

Yu Sui opened his mouth in surprise. After being here for so long, he was finally going to see humans!

He was excited for a while before he thought of answering Qi, "Well...spices like chili pepper and pepper, it would be nice if there was cumin this time..."

He touched his chin in distress and thought for a while, then suddenly remembered that he had seen in the Tu tribe that some dwarves had quilts in their homes!

"It would be great if they brought cotton, and even better if they had seeds so we can grow them ourselves!" Yu Sui vowed.

"Cotton?" Xu repeated doubtfully. Could it be an edible flower?

Since Yu Sui often made food from various wild grasses, the first thing he thought about was eating.

Qi still looked very calm, not at all confused by the unknown words that Sui blurted out.

"Okay, you'll come with us later."

Cubs are not allowed to go to human caravans alone. There have been cases in the past where cubs went there out of curiosity and were secretly captured.

Orcs are very valuable slaves in the human world, and there is a high price for them, so every time a caravan comes, the tribe is very worried about the safety of the cubs.

Yu Sui simply agreed. He was just curious about the humans in this world. After all, he was a human in his previous life.

But he would never trust humans because of his curiosity. This was a slave society, and he was still an alien. Although the people in the tribe treated him as a cub, he was also an adult and would not put himself in danger.

Besides, the Snow Wolves are no different from his relatives now, and he cannot let his tribe be implicated because of a momentary stupidity.

Yu Sui then responded to Xu's question, "I also heard from Uncle Robert that the wealthy dwarves wear cotton clothes, which are more comfortable than our linen. Cotton quilts are also warmer than our animal skins."

"I'm sorry, Uncle Robert. I'm really embarrassed to use you as an excuse!" Yu Sui thought without any guilt.

Xu, who half understood, also exclaimed in admiration: "Then this cotton is very suitable for the cubs to use in winter."

Yu Sui complained in his heart, of course, not only the cubs, but also the adult snow werewolves are very comfortable to wear or make quilts. Cotton is recognized as the most comfortable fabric.

The snow wolves are not afraid of the cold, but it’s the same with food. Before he came, the snow wolves only needed to fill their stomachs, but now they have increased their pursuit of food.

Just think about it, in the winter with heavy snow and howling winds, they are sitting on the warm kang in a sturdy and wind-resistant house, wearing cotton clothes and wrapped in quilts, with honey and jam water heating on the stove. They are so happy.

Yu Sui was moved by the scene he imagined. He worked so hard just to improve his living standards.

The aroma of meat wafted into my nose. It turned out that Qi and Xu had already started a fire and started grilling meat.

After Yu Sui's training, their barbecue skills have improved dramatically. The taste is delicious and no longer burnt, fuzzy and half-cooked as when Yu Sui first came.

Ashan pulled a cart over and distributed tofu to the tribesmen in baskets. He left a few baskets for Yu Sui and the rest were all here.

According to today's quantity, everyone can get more than ten yuan, and one person from each family can take it.

Except for what they left for their families, Notting and Ashan gave everything to Yu Sui, and Xu also brought him a large clay pot.

Yu Sui cut the tofu into small pieces, put the meat pieces into a ceramic pot to fry out the oil, and then put the tofu and wild onions into the pot and stir-fried them.

When the edges of the tofu turn brown, add water to the ceramic pot and simmer.

When the monster meat is roasted, the meat and tofu stew are also ready.

Although Yu Sui was too lazy to go home to get seasoning, this meal with only coarse salt was also very delicious, especially the tofu that had absorbed the gravy, which was tender and tasty.

In the past, Qi would take the warriors to training, but these days he stayed in the tribe to protect the safety of the tribesmen.

Humans are greedy and cunning, and although they are not as naturally endowed with great strength and tough fur as the orcs, they also have a short lifespan.

However, human swordsmen and magicians will break through the limit of lifespan when they reach a certain level, and alchemists will also make all kinds of strange potions. They are a difficult race to deal with.

They have always been wary of the presence of humans.

It would take some time for humans to reach the nearby camp from the edge of the Black Rock Tribe's territory at a speed of one foot.

After waiting for a while, Yu Sui ran back home impatiently and brought Uncle Robert a large basket full of tofu.

Ellie looked at the white and tender cube in front of her in surprise, "Is this the tofu we made this morning? I can't believe it's made from beans!"

The other dwarves gathered around and watched in amazement. Hank carefully broke off a small piece with his fingers and put it into his mouth. The uncooked tofu was full of bean flavor.

"Mom, this is delicious, better than our boiled beans!" He opened his brown eyes wide and shouted with joy.

Ellie and several female dwarves stayed in the tent at this time, cooking food for the injured tribesmen and cubs.

Yu Sui taught her that tofu could be used to make soup or meat. Ai Li then cut a large basket of tofu into small pieces and put them into the pot for cooking meat.

The cubs were already very excited after hearing Hank's description, and now they were circling around Ellie.

When the dwarves stew soup, they cut the meat into smaller pieces and pair it with white tofu cubes. The red and white look very beautiful.

Influenced by humans, they also use various spices, which are full of fragrance.

When the broth was cooked, Ellie served it out to the impatient cubs first and gave the rest to the other dwarves.

She and Yu Sui took a few clay pots of broth and bread to deliver food to the dwarves who were working.

Chief Bombur and other dwarves were still busy compacting the foundation. When they smelled the fragrance of food, they called other dwarves who were working on making bricks, glass, etc. to come and eat.

Yu Sui helped distribute the bread to them. The dwarves' bread was better than the black bread, but because the flour was not sifted carefully, it also contained impurities.

I don’t know what the white bread of humans here looks like, but the one in front of me is at least not as soft as the white bread he has eaten in modern times.

The food that the dwarves eat now is all brought by themselves. After all, the dwarves are rich and have plenty of food. The meat is provided by the snow werewolves.

In the past, the dwarves of the Tu tribe used various weapons to fight the surrounding monsters and barely maintained the safety of the tribe. However, due to the disparity in their strength, many dwarves were sacrificed every year.

The reason why Chief Bombur wanted to live with the Snow Werewolf Tribe was not because he was worried about being feared by the Golden Kingdom and the elves.

But for the safety of his tribesmen, he still stayed.

Now the Snow Wolf people provide them with meat and various kinds of help, and he is really grateful.