Xuan looked at his actions with some amusement, "You go first, I'm going to take a shower, my body is covered in the blood of wild animals."
Only then did Meng Yuqing realize that there was a lot of dried blood on Xuan's body, and even on his face. He looked sharper than usual.
But the look he gave Meng Yuqing diluted this momentum.
After sending Meng Yuqing to the area designated in the tribe for making bacon, Xuan left.
In just a short while, a lot of processed animal meat had been delivered here, and a hundred people were already waiting here.
There were many stone basins on the ground, all filled with crushed salt.
Everything was ready, and everyone was eagerly waiting for Meng Yuqing to teach them how to cook this kind of meat that could be preserved for a long time.
Three ounces of salt for ten pounds of meat.
The salt here is a little different from the salt in the modern world.
Meng Yuqing decided that it didn't matter if he added a little more salt, it would be salty, and he could just boil it in water before eating.
It is better to add more salt than too little and cause the meat to spoil.
"Now what we need to do is rub salt all over the meat, every corner and edge. It's better to use more salt than less." Meng Yu grabbed a piece of meat, placed it in an empty bowl, and began to rub salt on it. "This is the most important step to prevent the meat from spoiling. Let me show you how."
The others also had a piece of meat in their hands, staring at Meng Yuqing's actions intently.
Meng Yuqing applied it very carefully. He had only helped his grandmother before, so he was familiar with the process, but he had never done it alone.
In order to prevent himself from missing anything, he specially went to "Souyisou" to find a few videos of making bacon to consolidate his memory.
Now it’s finally time for actual combat!
Thinking of the bacon made by grandma, Meng Yuqing sucked his saliva.
After making sure every corner was coated with salt, Meng Yuqing stood up and showed the meat to everyone.
"At least make it like mine. If you make less, it might break."
After hearing his words, everyone nodded seriously, "I understand, we will definitely not put less salt."
"Well, let's continue." Meng Yuqing put the meat in his hand into another empty bowl, grabbed another piece of meat and began to spread salt on it.
This process is a bit boring.
Xuan came when he was rubbing salt on the twelfth piece of meat.
He walked over to Meng Yuqing and sat down, watching his movements, with some moisture still on his body.
"How do you do this?" Xuan asked softly.
Meng Yuqing glanced at him, pointed at his right hand and asked, "Is it okay?"
Xuan shook his head. "It doesn't matter if I turn into a human form, as long as I don't create the beast armor." He thought for a moment and added, "I've tried it secretly."
"That's good." Meng Yuqing grabbed a piece of unsalted meat and handed it to him. "Get to work!"
Xuan chuckled and said, "Yeah, okay."
I have to say that people in this world are really efficient in doing things.
They worked very quickly. Meng Yuqing looked around and finally took a few pieces of meat from Xuan's bowl and put them into his own bowl.
Seeing that there was more meat in his bowl than in others, Meng Yuqing nodded, thinking that he should be able to get first place now.
Xuan looked at him helplessly, and when everyone was counting the number at the end, he poured all the meat in his bowl into Meng Yuqing's bowl.
"Oh! Xuan gave Yuqing cheating, otherwise I would definitely be first." Ruya saw their little actions, covered her mouth with one hand and said in surprise.
"But I came here to call Yuqing for help!" Xuan answered as a matter of course.
"That's right! Xuan originally came to help me. If you are not convinced, you can find someone to help you."
Meng Yuqing, who was feeling a little guilty after being caught cheating, thought about it after hearing Xuan's words.
Yes, Xuan was supposed to rest after coming back from hunting today, but I called him to work, so there is nothing wrong with him doing the work himself.
After figuring this out, he said it with confidence.
"Okay, okay, you're awesome and someone's here to help you." Ruya put the things in the designated place and made a face at him. "I'm going home."
After everyone put their things away with a smile, they also went home one after another.
Seeing that everyone had left, Meng Yuqing looked at the marinated meat and said worriedly, "The clan leader said before that there's more meat to process today, right? There should be some more. If we don't finish it today, will it be too late tomorrow?"
"Distribute some of it to everyone, and the orcs on night duty will finish the rest. Don't worry." Xuan patted his shoulder.
Meng Yuqing looked at Xuan in surprise and said blankly, "This counts as overtime."
"Overtime?" Xuan thought for a moment before understanding Meng Yuqing's meaning. "In addition to guarding the tribe, the night watchmen also have to do some tasks that were not completed during the day. It's just that this year there are more tasks than in previous years. Besides, the night watchmen can rest the next day."
Meng Yuqing nodded. That’s good. As long as there is compensatory rest, it’s good. Although orcs can transform into beasts, they can’t really be used as animals.
"Let's go back early and prepare some delicious food. The fire fruits can be picked and cooked. I will cook you my best dish." The first home-cooked dish he learned was stir-fried pork with peppers, which is also his best dish.
As for the other dishes, he cooked them to an eatable standard.
"Okay, I'll take you straight back. It'll take you a long time to walk back from here."
Xuan transformed into a beast and lay down in front of Meng Yuqing.
With Xuan as my companion, the journey that originally took more than 40 minutes was shortened to just a few minutes.
When he saw someone's house, Xuan jumped over directly and almost walked straight home.
This caused several families to stick their heads out to look.
"What is Xuan going to do? He's running so fast, he's jumping around."
Meng Yuqing covered her face silently and hurried home to eat.
After returning home, he picked two fire fruits and some onions, ginger and garlic from the vegetable garden, and picked out a few pieces of animal meat from the space warehouse.
After washing the ingredients with clean water, Xuanyi handed them over to Xuan to cut.
Meng Yuqing took out a stone pot made to look like a frying pan and placed it on the stove and began to scrub the pot.
He had previously thought of using a ceramic pot to cook, but it cracked easily, so in the end he had to resort to a stone pot.
Although the heat conductivity is a little worse, you don’t have to worry about the pan breaking halfway through frying.
It is better to use the clay pot for making soup. Apart from not being able to cook, clay pots are indeed more convenient than stone pots.
Xuan used a deer antler knife to cut the ingredients according to Meng Yuqing's requirements and put them in a ceramic basin.
Seeing this, Meng Yuqing poured out the water in the pot and dried up the remaining water droplets in the pot. Then he scooped a piece of animal fat into the pot and waited for it to melt.
The sound of sizzling oil could be heard, and before the food was even put into the pot, Meng Yuqing could feel saliva secreting in his mouth.
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