Chapter 96 A Rich Harvest
After discovering the fern roots, Tai and the others were happy but also became more careful. They wanted to take Lianyi to visit the Black Snake Tribe's territory, which made Lianyi laugh and cry.
"Don't be greedy. You are lucky to have such a discovery. It is impossible for you to encounter all good things."
"Yes, we understand!"
Tai agreed and continued digging and asking Lianyi to identify things. However, because everything comes back to life in the warm season, many animals and plants are still in the process of growing, so there were no special discoveries afterwards.
Only a small piece of sweet potato was found, and Lianyi discovered it when she saw a gopher chewing it. She immediately asked Tai and a few others to coax the gopher away, and then dug out the small piece of sweet potato. These sweet potatoes were very big, and although it was only a small piece, it filled two animal skin bags.
Lianyi also pulled some sweet potato vines. That night everyone ate roasted sweet potatoes and made soup with the vines. These male orcs still liked to eat meat, so the soup was just a token of their appreciation and each person tasted two bites.
Then several people agreed that their females would like vegetable soup, and the cubs would like roasted sweet potatoes, because sweet potatoes are sweet, and for them, sweet potatoes can be eaten even when they are not roasted. There is no need to make a fire to cook food when going out hunting, so it should be fine to bring some for emergencies.
"We have been out for ten days, the same time as you normally spend hunting. Now we need to go back to replenish our energy and bring back what we have found.
The processing of the fern roots is a bit complicated and requires my personal guidance. You also need to see your females and cubs. You haven't been back for so long, don't you miss them? They will definitely worry about you. I won't leave the Black Snake Tribe for the time being. "
Lianyi said with a smile, which made the Taihe people feel a little embarrassed. They decided to return the next day. On the way back, they tried to dig more fern roots. After all, orcs were strong and carrying one or two hundred kilograms of things was no problem.
The return journey was obviously much faster. It took only seven days to get back to the tribe. Their return was warmly welcomed by the tribesmen.
After all, after they went out, they kept bringing back new things and news. Potatoes had been recognized by the tribesmen and included in the daily picking range. Then there were the fern roots that were sent back. When they learned that this thing could be preserved for a whole year after processing, everyone couldn't hide the joy on their faces.
Here we have to talk about the time in the Beast World. There are five seasons here: warm season, hot season, harvest season, rainy season and cold season. Each season is about three months long. The witch will tell the orcs the exact time of the season change in advance, so a year here is fifteen months, and the time in the Beast World is thirty-six hours a day, so being away for ten days is not a short time for Lianyi.
Lianyi was escorted into a temporary cave, and the female black snakes brought her a lot of food, including freshly roasted red-bristled pork, stir-fried dishes made with meat slices and green leaves, and of course, stewed potatoes with meat. In short, Lianyi, the messenger of the Beast God, must not be allowed to go hungry.
Du also received the notice. Seeing from afar that Lianyi was so popular, he curled his lips and returned to his cave. Two tribesmen followed him. He found it extremely boring. Now he no longer had the desire to show off in front of his tribesmen and wanted to leave the tribe as soon as possible.
After resting for two days, Lianyi appeared in the square again, this time to process the fern roots. On the second day after returning, she asked the females to wash all the fern roots she brought back, and then asked the stronger male orcs to crush the fern roots directly.
What we are going to do today is to add spring water to the crushed stone pot, then stir and wash it until the water becomes clear, then pour out the water used to wash the fern roots and let it sit to let it settle on its own.
After the water has settled and separated into layers, pour out the clear water on the top, leaving the thick brown sediment on the bottom layer. Pour it into a thin stone plate and then steam it in a stone pot.
When the sediment of the fern root turns into a transparent dark brown color, you can pour it out completely and use a bone knife to cut the whole piece of fern root powder into two-finger-wide vermicelli strips. The last step is to dry it in the sun.
After the fern root powder is completely dry, you can store it in a cool place and eat it at any time without worrying about it going bad.
Lianyi also used the freshly-cooked fern root powder to make a fern root powder soup. She put the chopped fern root powder directly into the broth that had been simmered overnight, and then added some meat chunks and green edible vegetables. Even with just a little salt for seasoning, it was very popular with females and cubs.
Because fern root powder is soft, sticky and smooth, looks good and tastes very filling, the square is bustling all night long.
Si and Wu also enjoyed a meal of fern root noodle soup. They enjoyed it very much and had smiles on their faces all the time.
The sun in the warm season is not at its strongest, which is just right for drying fern root powder. The black snake tribe now has one more food to eat in the rainy season and the cold season. Everyone is enthusiastic and more motivated to pick the fern.
The company also made special adjustments and arrangements. The elderly male orcs in the tribe and the disabled male orcs who were unable to hunt were responsible for crushing the fern roots. After the female orcs washed the crushed fern roots, they squeezed them again to ensure that not a single bit was wasted.
The female orcs are responsible for cooking and drying the powder after it has settled. Even the cubs have their own tasks, which are to look after the drying fern root powder to prevent birds and insects from eating it or contaminating it. Steam rises from time to time in the entire square, and there are the cubs' cheerful laughter, a thriving scene.
While Lianyi was staying in the Black Snake Tribe's territory, in the Lion Tribe's territory, Yan Jia and Sang's feelings for each other grew stronger day by day, and the two slowly came together.
In order to win Sang's heart, Yan Jia focused all her attention on how to conquer this male orc. She did not care too much about the development of the tribe, and naturally did not put forward some good forward-looking suggestions. However, because of her contribution in discovering two new foods, she was treated well in the tribe.
Only Duoduo kept an eye on their progress. After returning, she said to her partner Rong:
"Rong, I feel sorry for Lianyi. It hasn't been long since she returned to the embrace of the Beast God, and that Sang has already gotten together with Yan Jia!
Not to mention that Lianyi chose to become a female for him, even for the sake of their previous relationship, he shouldn't have accepted Yan Jia's approach so quickly. "
Rong is a male orc with a relatively silent temperament. He actually looks down on Sang's behavior, and he knows more. After all, when the accident happened, he was a member of the guard and the first one to chase after him.
Although he didn't find Lianyi the first time, he was able to determine the direction Lianyi fled in after being attacked. Because he was worried about the pregnant Duoduo, he didn't continue tracking her, but stayed to look after the female picking team.
When Sang rushed over, he also told the other party the direction where Lianyi disappeared, but Sang only found the scene of the accident where blood was splattered, and did not continue searching.
(End of this chapter)
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