Lianyi put the corn kernels in her hand into the animal skin bag, then said with a smile:
"Chief, prepare a stone pot with a lid for me. I also need some honey and a piece of fat pork. I will make a snack for the cubs to taste. You can arrange for the females to come and help me."
The clan leader understood that Lianyi meant to allow them to learn the production method, so he immediately agreed:
"Okay, I'll let Chang arrange it. Is there anything else you need?"
"Please ask Chang to collect more of these old sweet corn kernels. The more the better."
"I'll go right away."
Chang responded and turned to leave the cave again.
Lianyi took the things prepared by the tribe leader and started making snacks in a corner of the bear tribe’s spacious square.
She first refined the oil from the fatty pork, scooped out the oil residue, sprinkled a little salt on it, and then handed it to the cubs that gathered around. The little guys took turns to eat happily, and after they finished eating, they stared at the stone pot.
One male cub lost control of himself after eating something delicious, and turned into a little white bear. He was silly and cute, and Lianyi was so fond of him that she held the little guy in her arms and started to play with him, and even tempted him:
"Be good and stay with Sister Lianyi for a while. I made something delicious and I'll give it to you first!"
After hearing this, the little guy stopped struggling and stared at the stone pot with his black eyes drooling.
The females around smiled when they saw this.
After pouring out the refined oil, Lianyi Commander Du removed a match to make the fire less big, and then poured the yellow corn kernels into the stone pot. Because the stone pot had just been used to refine lard, the corn kernels did not get burnt after being put into the pot.
Then use a wooden shovel to stir continuously so that every corn kernel is covered with oil and heated evenly.
When the corn kernels swelled and began to make crackling sounds, the cubs exclaimed in surprise. Lianyi then asked Du to add a spoonful of honey to the stone pot and continue stirring it, allowing the melted honey to wrap around the corn kernels, which had already turned a little white. Finally, she covered the stone pot directly with a stone slab.
The crackling sound in the stone pot did not stop, and it was accompanied by the aroma of burnt honey, which attracted more cubs.
After the crackling sound stopped, Lianyi asked Du to slowly lift the stone slab covering the stone pot, and grains of rice turned into white rice and overflowed from the stone pot.
Lianyi grabbed a few and after tasting them and finding them okay, she blew on them and put a popcorn covered with a lot of honey into the mouth of the little white bear in her arms.
After eating one, the little white bear thought it tasted very good. He licked his lips happily, then twisted his little butt to compete with his friends for it. Lianyi stroked the little white bear again and let him go to grab the food.
In a short while, all the popcorn was eaten up by everyone. The females also liked this way of eating. It was crisp, sweet and fragrant, and suitable for the little cubs to grind their teeth. The little ones who were not satisfied had already started to look for their mothers to act coquettishly and beg for more.
The females had no choice but to ask Lianyi for help. Lianyi nodded to Du and asked him to make another pot.
At this time, Chang came over with a hide bag of corn kernels and put the things on the ground. His partner smiled and stuffed two white popcorns into his mouth for him to taste.
"It tastes good and is still sweet. Is this made from old sweet sticks?"
Chang asked his partner.
"Yeah, those two made it. The cubs all love it."
"Have you learned how to do it?"
"I've learned it. Lianyi explained it very carefully. We can understand it after just one look."
Lianyi stepped forward and poured half a bag of corn kernels into a thick and heavy stone pot. Then she handed a stone hammer to Chang and asked him to crush the corn kernels as much as possible, the more crushed the better. She believed in the power of the bear orcs.
Chang did not hesitate at all and began to crush the corn kernels vigorously according to Lianyi's instructions. However, since they had been stored for a long time, it still took some time.
Lianyi then asked Chang's partner for a piece of linen, and asked Tai to find a wooden stake. She took out two rings, one large and one small, put the linen on the large ring, and clamped it with the small ring to make a simple sieve.
Then she asked Chang to stop, pour the crushed corn kernels in the stone pot onto the sieve, and began to shake it at a certain frequency. Some small corn flour particles were dried out. Then she continued to pour the uncrushed corn kernels into the stone pot and asked Chang to continue processing.
The cornmeal particles that were sifted out were still a bit coarse, but they were already very fine for the orcs. Lianyi directly asked for boiling water, sprinkled some salt into the water, and then started to fry the cornmeal, which surprised the females watching because they had never done this before.
They watched as the powder in the stone pot was transformed into elastic balls by the mixing of water and the kneading of ripples.
Lianyi puts it into the stone pot, then covers it with a lid and lets the corn dough ferment for a while so that it will be fluffier.
Then she used the corn balls to steam a stone pot full of them. While the potatoes were stewing the meat, she stuck some corn cakes on the wall of the stone pot. As for the remaining corn crumbs, she directly added water and cooked a stone pot of corn porridge.
It was sunset at this time, and the unique aroma of cooked corn wafted from a corner of the square. The females around shared the food and tasted it. They immediately liked this way of eating it and wished that the sweet corn would age right now. Why didn’t they think of doing this before!
Lianyi packed herself a few corn balls, a bowl of potato stew with corn tortillas, and a small bowl of corn porridge, and fed herself. After eating and drinking, she went back to rest.
The next day, Lianyi was invited by the chief again. The dinner yesterday was so delicious and filling. Male orcs have big appetites, and they can save a lot of meat by combining it with food made of corn kernels, especially in the rainy and cold seasons, which can allow them to last longer.
"Sweet sticks can be found everywhere in our bear tribe's territory, but we have never discovered that we can eat them this way. You are the messenger sent by the Beast God, and also our guiding light. (300 words of praise omitted here)"
"Don't worry, Chief. I will tell you how to store sweet sticks, and some methods to preserve meat for a long time."
Lianyi didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.
The clan leader was waiting for this sentence. After hearing it, he smiled brightly and said immediately:
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Just tell me what you need!"
"Let Tai take me around the bear tribe's territory to see if we can find new food."
"Yes, that's no problem of course."
The patriarch agreed with a smile.
As long as the food is found in the bear tribe’s territory, they will naturally be the first to eat it, and they will have one more thing to exchange in the future, so the tribe leader is very happy to do so.
Lianyi has always been a man of action. After explaining to Chang how to dry and store the sweet potatoes, she went looking for new food under Tai's leadership.
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