Chapter 162 Thank goodness we've arrived in the Land of Sin - Big Bone and Vegetable Soup
Following Shu Xin's instructions, the merchants acquired mostly acorns. These acorns were harvested immediately upon being brought back to the Land of Sin. Some were used for planting, while others were processed and used directly. Both the breweries that continuously produced acorn wine and the bakeries that supplied acorn bread day after day required a large amount of acorns.
Besides acorns, the flower fairy merchants also traded for many other kinds of fruits, including prickly berries and brown berries, which can be used to make sugar powder. These dried fruits and nuts were stored in the underground warehouse, and many of the recipes that the cooks of the Flower Castle frequently updated were made from these fruits.
Golden cherry seeds were also a major purchase item. They were brought back to the Land of Sin and planted immediately. Considering that golden cherry is a type of lantern fruit, Shu Xin made a special plan to plant the golden cherry trees along both sides of the irrigation ditch, which can be considered a natural light strip.
Magic powder and space stones were also on the exchange list, but magic powder was completely useless in daily life, so no flower fairy had bothered to keep or store it. However, Shu Xin thought that after the flower fairy caravan's purchases, the magic powder should be accumulated.
As for space stones, each member of the caravan now has one or even more space stones. In fact, it is because of the exchange of space stones that so many are piled up on the table.
The space stone currently contains various kinds of seeds. Shu Xin checked them one by one and found that there were quite a lot of varieties and quantities. She planned to set aside a special experimental field after the harvest month ended, and use it only to sow these different kinds of seeds. Once they grew, she would decide whether to expand the cultivated area based on their uses.
Somewhat strangely, Shu Xin found a large number of glass bottles containing grass fruit inside a spatial stone, along with a leaf from the Tree of Life inscribed with Elvish language. Shu Xin took it out and examined it, only then understanding the whole story—
It turns out that when the flower fairy merchants were selling insecticides, they were really just selling the medicine. After pouring the liquid onto the common people, they would take back the transparent, lightweight, and sturdy grass-fruit glass bottles. Then, the flower fairy slaves continued to produce these grass-fruit glass bottles, which eventually resulted in the caravan having a large number of medicine bottles left over.
Shu Xin was both amused and exasperated; the flower fairies were truly thrifty and hardworking!
However, the merchants actually found a market for the cardamom glass bottle. It was clearly written on the leaf of life that many pharmacists wanted to buy this transparent bottle, a specialty of the Land of Sin.
After thinking it over, Shu Xin felt that this business was feasible. The Land of Sin could have the apothecaries exchange their own concocted potions for these herb and fruit glass bottles. As for the bottles that the caravan had accumulated, they could continue to be filled with medicinal liquid and recycled. Next year, the wheat would definitely be infested with insects, and then the flower fairy slaves could focus on making and selling potion bottles to the apothecaries.
As a result, the planting area of the ground grass needs to be expanded. After the harvest month, the merchants will purchase slaves in large quantities. At that time, they will also need to arrange for the planting of color-changing wind chime vines. Shu Xin silently took stock of the situation in her mind, then put away the space stone on the table and went downstairs to eat.
During the harvest month, the most important thing is to provide high-quality meals for the demons. Shu Xin sent out both cooks from the Flower Castle. However, the cooks would prioritize preparing meals for the Flower Fairy before cooking for the demons.
When Shu Xin went to the kitchen, she saw soup in the soup pot and meat in the frying pan, with the flint stones on the bottom of both pans still glowing slightly. The acorn soup made with snow dragon fruit was still warm, and the oily fried pork chops were still steaming. Shu Xin felt a warmth in her heart as well.
The acorn soup made by simmering a whole snow dragon fruit was quite thick. Knowing that the fairy preferred salt, salt was added to the acorn soup beforehand. The sweetness of the snow dragon fruit was originally very mild, and after being neutralized by the acorn, it now tasted only rich and salty. Shuxin really liked this taste.
Salt was sprinkled on the fried pork chop as well. Shu Xin opened her mouth and took a big bite. Although it was a very thick and large piece of pork chop, it tasted crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside. As for what kind of meat it was, Shu Xin couldn't tell.
After the harvest month arrived, the demons naturally removed all their magic-suppressing bracelets and began to run wildly outside. After defeating the phantom monsters, they rushed to the Twin Moon Snowfield and hunted almost every day. No one knew what kind of monsters they hunted, but they were all processed and cooked and eaten on the same day. When Memeline and Lililian cooked, they would cut off the parts with the most concentrated magic and the best taste, and cook them specially for the flower fairies.
...As long as it's not a snow elephant that's been hunted, there's no problem. Shu Xin just closes her eyes and eats.
While Shu Xin was eating, the flower fairies in the underground city were also eating.
Cut the large bones into chunks and simmer them in the acorn powder broth, skimming off any foam that rises to the surface. Once the aroma of the broth is released, finely chop all sorts of water vegetables and delicious mushrooms, add them to the acorn powder broth, and cook for a while. Finally, sprinkle in salt and alum powder, stir well, and ladle it into a bowl for a hearty and delicious pork bone and vegetable soup.
Holding a large bowl of hot soup that exuded a rich and fragrant aroma, the flower fairies who had just arrived in this land of sin were still somewhat at a loss, even though they had been living here for a while.
On their very first day in the Land of Sin, they were treated to a magical fruit soup, which already greatly pleased the commoners. When the official assigned them tasks, every flower fairy was incredibly eager and enthusiastic—
Those with a talent for planting magic diligently cultivate new fields, unleashing their innate magic to cultivate delicious mushrooms and other magical plants;
Those with water magic talent helped add water to the large pots, while those with fire magic talent helped to make the fire under the grill next to the stove burn brighter.
Those with refined magical talent went to the wand workshops on the ground to help the workers repair the patrol members' damaged wands...
"Thank goodness we made it!" After swallowing the rich and magically potent bone and vegetable soup, the commoner sitting in the mushroom house couldn't help but sigh, "If we had stayed in our hometown, we'd probably be eating bitter acorns by now! If we'd run out of acorns, we'd be starving! Adults are okay, but children can't stand being hungry. My neighbor's youngest son starved to death last harvest month!"
"Thank goodness we made it through!" the flower fairy exclaimed repeatedly.
The flower fairy next to her, who had already finished a large bowl of soup, was arranging the glowing moss she had collected that day. As she deftly wove the long moss leaves together, she echoed with the same admiration:
"Yes, the harvest season is tough, but even if we get through it, we still can't go on. This year, the wheat is infested with insects more than usual. I also have a younger brother and sister. If I hadn't come here, I would have been on patrol with my two older sisters and brother during this harvest season."
Before leaving her hometown, she had imagined what kind of life she would lead in this land of sin—
When they went out, the family knew they would be caught in the harvest month, which was both a bad thing and a good thing. The bad thing was that if they encountered the monsters from the outer continent that had escaped, they would lose their lives on the way. The good thing was that as long as they could make it to the Land of Sin alive, eat some grass and roots to fill their stomachs, and seize the time to cultivate the fields and sow wheat seeds, they could still have a harvest.
Once the harvest month is over, pay the magic tax, save the remaining wheat for food, spend some time building a house, and plant fruit trees and leafy greens in front of the door, and life will be fine.
I doubt that when Mother decided to go to this land of sin, she imagined that it would actually be as wonderful as the merchants described!
Not only is there sweet soup to drink and a mushroom house to sleep in as soon as you arrive, but you'll also have incredibly delicious hot soup every day. And in this land of sin, you can even eat three meals a day! In addition to the magical soup, there's also soft and sweet acorn bread to eat!
If you do a good job, you can get a reward. Sometimes it's sweet cookies, sometimes it's fragrant roasted nuts. The first thing she does every day after waking up is to bite herself to see if it hurts. Every time she wakes up and opens her eyes, she worries that she is actually dreaming!
After skillfully weaving the moss for a while, she noticed that the flower fairy next to her, who always savored her soup with great care, had finished it. She knew it was time to sleep. She spread out the blanket she had woven halfway and lay down on it. She thought to herself, if this really is a dream, surely so many flower fairies can't be having the same dream!
"It's so good that they came," she thought to herself as she closed her eyes.
Fortunately, they arrived in the land of sin, and Fifi and Mimina thought so too.
Lillian, who once slept in the nutshell house with them, has a talent for water magic. After being freed from slavery, she entered the Flower Castle and became a cook. The two of them have a talent for planting magic. After being freed as well, they and other commoners with planting magic talents cultivate the fields in the Land of Sin for the Flower Fairy.
The arrival of the harvest month did not have a significant impact on their daily lives. They still went out to work after sunrise and returned home to rest after sunset as usual. However, their work changed from loosening the soil, turning the ground, sowing seeds, applying spells, catching insects, thinning leaves, and so on, to the simpler picking and harvesting.
The biggest difference compared to before the harvest month is that after the treehouse terrace was enclosed, sunlight couldn't reach the house, and they easily overslept.
When they were slaves, they slept in a nutshell house. When they regained their freedom and were given a treehouse, the two flower fairies were surprised and delighted to find that they were living next door to each other again.
As soon as Mimina teleported out of the treehouse that day, she saw that it was already bright daylight. She quickly flew over and knocked on the big tree next to her. Not long after she knocked, Fifi appeared outside in a panic: "Ahhh, how come I overslept again!"
As Mimina pulled her towards the farmland, she comforted her, "It's not late, it's not late. I came out early. Look, the sun hasn't risen yet."
Fifi quickly looked up and just then saw a round sun leaping out from the horizon.
“It was so close…” Turning to look at the radiant Mimina, Fifidai said with a hint of surprise, “You’ve been getting up really early these past few days.”
Mimina smiled, her eyes crinkling: "It's because of the Flower Goddess's blessing, I'm pregnant!"
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