Xuan was so busy these past two days that he was almost nowhere to be seen. Meng Yuqing also stepped up the production of soap and even grabbed a few people to work with him.
Although the amount of soap that the tribe decided to bring for the trade was not large, it was not an amount that Meng Yuqing could handle alone.
What's more, there are many people in the tribe who want to change.
Not everyone has the time to learn the technology and make it themselves, so Meng Yuqing's house became unusually lively.
However, Meng Yuqing set a time for everyone to exchange, stipulating that the exchange would only begin in the afternoon when the sun began to set.
Otherwise, if people came at irregular times every day, he would have nothing to do.
After exchanging all the soaps he had for the day with the tribesmen, Meng Yuqing said to them, "We'll be on hiatus tomorrow. I have other things to do. Please tell the others."
Everyone nodded in understanding.
After Meng Yuqing sent them away, he returned to the house. There was pork rib soup stewing on the stove. He simply stir-fried some wild vegetables and meat, and had the pork rib soup for dinner. He missed rice a little.
Meng Yuqing kept the remaining soup warm on the stove and sat at the door waiting for Xuan to come back.
They made an appointment to go to the creek tomorrow to see how the charcoal was burning.
Xuan came back later than usual. Meng Yuqing walked over and handed the pork rib soup to Xuan. "This is the soup I stewed today. Try it."
Xuan took the bowl, took a sip, and smiled at Meng Yuqing, "It tastes good."
Meng Yuqing chuckled. He knew his own cooking skills very well. It was only because the cooking technology in this world was too backward that his skills seemed quite good.
"Why are you back so late today?"
"Father called us to talk about something. This time, we need to prepare more kinds of things than usual, so we need to plan carefully." Xuan rubbed the pottery bowl in his hand.
What he didn't say was that the tribe took this trip to the market very seriously and was very cautious. They had also planned many ways to deal with unexpected situations. They knew that the things they brought out this time might arouse the curiosity of other tribes.
If it is a good-intentioned communication, they are naturally willing to establish friendly relations with the other party, but if it is malicious inquiries and coveting, they are not afraid and they will make all preparations.
The Qingshan tribe has never been the kind of tribe that would give up opportunities and become weak because of fear of unknown dangers.
The reason why the number of orcs in their tribe is so different from that of the other two tribes is because of the wisdom of the original patriarch.
Many of the orcs in the tribe were taken in by the old patriarch, but the old patriarch was also very cautious and only chose cubs under the age of 14 when taking them in.
Raise them up and even assign specialized people to teach them.
In the past, whichever adult orc was free would teach, and there was no fixed schedule. In some tribes, there were even no other orcs to teach the little orcs, and they were all taught by their own fathers.
This is also one of the reasons why the orcs of the Qingshan tribe have stronger hunting capabilities. They grew up together, trained together, and had the same teacher, so they naturally have a better understanding of each other.
The pork rib soup that Meng Yuqing left for Xuan was certainly not enough to fill him up immediately. After watching Xuan finish the soup, he stuffed two large pieces of meat into his hands and said with a smile.
"After the soup, there's this. I saw you weren't back so late, so I grilled some meat and brought it to you. This way, you won't have to grill it yourself until very late. You have to accompany me to check on the charcoal tomorrow, so don't go hungry."
There were too many people coming to exchange soap during this period, and most of them brought food to exchange. This resulted in Meng Yuqing having no shortage of food, and there was even some surplus.
Although his appetite is bigger now than before, the food distributed by the tribe is enough for him to eat, and he has basically put all the food he has exchanged for in the warehouse.
At least for now, it is completely fine for him to raise a Xuan these days. Of course, the premise is that Xuan is in human form and not beast form.
It’s also because the weather is too hot now and it’s not suitable for making bacon, otherwise all of them would be made into bacon.
The next morning, Meng Yuqing followed Xuan out of the tribe and ran towards the mud bag where charcoal was burning.
After arriving at the place, Xuan first walked around it before slowly approaching the mud bag.
Meng Yuqing got off him and reached out to touch the mud bag. It was gray and his hands were covered with mud.
Feeling that it had cooled down completely inside, he walked around the mud, then forcefully broke off the last piece of mud on the top, and began to dismantle the mud bag.
Seeing this, Xuan immediately came over and helped him break off the dried and hardened soil.
After completely opening the mud bag, Meng Yuqing saw that the grass and wood inside had burned to ashes, and the wood had turned into charcoal after burning and was sealed, scattered on the ground and piled up.
He picked up the charcoal on the ground and looked at it himself. He knocked it and found that the sound was very crisp, and it was obvious that the quality was very good.
I tried to break it, and it broke easily.
He looked at Xuan excitedly, "It worked. The charcoal was burned successfully. We now have the materials to keep warm in winter."
Xuan also smiled happily. Although he had not seen the specific effect of charcoal, he believed that if it could make Meng Yuqing so happy, then it must be a very good thing.
"Come on, let's put all this charcoal into rattan baskets and take them back to the tribe to try out the results." Meng Yuqing took out two rattan baskets from the warehouse and gave one to Xuan while he talked about the arrangements for charcoal making.
"We'll make more after we've tested the effects. Coincidentally, the previous batch of incomplete orcs who made bows have already finished making them, so we can let them do this. This is a long-term job, and we'll always need charcoal."
Charcoal is a consumable item, and for the people in this world, lighting, cooking and heating all rely on burning fire.
However, they live in the forest, and open flames are very dangerous and can easily cause forest fires, which would be a devastating blow to the people here.
Charcoal is not an open flame, which can greatly reduce the chance of accidents.
"Okay, after we're done trying, we'll go find the father beast and have him arrange for someone to do this."
After hearing Meng Yuqing's arrangement, Xuan recalled what had happened recently and continued with a smile, "Ever since the bow was completed, they've approached their father several times, saying they wanted to do something else, but he couldn't think of anything to ask them to do. All they could do was rush to the pottery kiln to make pottery, and they even divided themselves into groups and took turns."
"Hahahaha, charcoal won't let you down. We will definitely get through this winter well! I will be better next year. There will be more and more potatoes and sweet potatoes, and we don't have to worry about starving to death anymore." Looking at the charcoal in front of him, Meng Yuqing suddenly became full of confidence.
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