Later, Su Su saw me put some of this powder into the pot, so she thought it must be something very precious to me.
She immediately wanted to refuse my kindness, but I couldn't help but push the salt into her hand. I then asked Dante to translate, explaining that this was a formality for becoming an apprentice and that she had to accept it.
After hearing Dante's explanation, Su Su nodded at me.
Su Su didn't shy away from the fact that I gave her my blood, and she seemed very happy about it.
So she did the same thing Dante did yesterday, putting a pinch of salt into her mouth to taste what it was like.
Immediately, just like Dante, she was so overwhelmed by the salty and pungent taste that she kept spitting out food.
Perhaps realizing that this was a gift from me to her, I inevitably felt somewhat embarrassed in front of so many members of my clan.
So Su Su endured the discomfort and forced herself to swallow the remaining salt grains. When I saw this, I could only shake my head with a wry smile. How could you eat salt directly?
So I decided to teach Susu some basic ways to use salt first. In order to help her master the amount of salt to use, I specially devised a plan for her.
Whenever salt is needed, have her add it little by little to a small amount of water. Then, dip your finger in the salt water and taste it; just enough to taste the saltiness.
Then I asked Dante to fetch a live giant frog to kill and clean it. Then I told Susu not to be nervous and to add salt to the water little by little, following my instructions, to make it into a salt solution with a suitable taste.
As I instructed, Susu carefully added only a tiny bit each time, testing the saltiness with her finger. It was clear that this girl was much more meticulous than most women in the tribe.
Su Su quickly prepared the salt water and even brought it over for me to try the saltiness.
I dipped my finger in the salt water and tasted it. It wasn't quite right, so I rubbed some more salt into the water and nodded and smiled at Su Su to indicate that it was ready.
Next, Su Su used her expertise in grilling to cook the giant frog. This time, instead of using the two stone slabs, she used split bamboo strips to fix the giant frog in a star shape on top.
Next, she used a lot of tiger thorns to prick the giant frog's tender white muscles, and then brushed the salt water on it repeatedly with palm bristles.
I was very pleased to see this. Su Su has a strong learning ability and can quickly apply what I taught her. This courage and spirit of exploration are essential qualities for a qualified chef.
The brine easily seeps into the giant frog's muscles through the tiger thorns, making the frog meat more flavorful and speeding up the pickling process.
After about ten minutes, Su Su pulled out all the tiger thorns and then patted the giant frog hard with her hands to squeeze out the excess salt water from its muscles.
This technique made me happy again; it showed that I hadn't taken on this apprentice in vain.
Before long, I'll be able to enjoy delicious food while leisurely reciting, "Nothing to do today, let's listen to music in the brothel..."
She also needs to learn massage techniques. It's only reasonable for a qualified chef to have precise hand pressure.
Just thinking about it gives me a thrill. Before coming here, I could only occasionally go to a bathhouse for a massage; I would never normally spend money to relax there.
Now that they say they can try their best to meet my demands, I'm living in the jungle all day, constantly on edge, trying to do what's best for everyone.
A little massage to soothe my tired body, and it can also help Su Su improve her basic cooking skills—why not?
The giant frog was skillfully flipped in Su Su's hands. I felt that she should make a rack to put the giant frog on and rotate it while roasting, so that her hands wouldn't get so tired.
After about twenty minutes, the giant frog began to emit a unique, charred aroma reminiscent of barbecue.
This time, because salt was added, the other indigenous people were also very curious about how this addition would make the food taste.
Thinking of this, they couldn't help but swallow hard again.
This time, Su Su presented the roasted giant frog to me with both hands, indicating that I should try it first.
I held the giant frog's body down and easily tore off a leg. I shared some with Top before starting to savor it.
With the addition of salt, it feels completely different. Under Su Su's precise temperature control, the giant frog was roasted to the perfect perfection, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, offering a savory experience reminiscent of salt-baked chicken.
At this point, the natives also reached out to Su Su to ask for some. Because there were too many people, Su Su could only tear off a small piece for each person to try.
Even so, one giant frog wasn't enough to share among so many people. Their fingers, which had just handled the frog meat, were practically sucked raw and blistered.
Dante was still savoring the taste, murmuring to himself in his imagination,
"How wonderful it would be if we could eat such delicious food every day."
I chuckled and patted Dante on the shoulder, saying, "That's not impossible. As long as we can find enough salt, we can have this delicious food for every meal."
"Sir, where do you find this kind of salt? Do you have to kill a lot of prey to get it?"
When Dante saw that I had used blood to make salt yesterday, his first thought was to hunt for it.
I shook my head and said to Dante,
"No, it's too little and too slow to get from prey. We need to find some salty stones, the kind that sheep and deer often lick."
"If we can find enough of these stones, we can get a lot of salt, enough for everyone to eat for a long time."
Su Su couldn't understand what we were saying, so she went to Dante instead. Dante then briefly recounted our conversation to Su Su.
Upon hearing this, Su Su frowned and spoke with Dante with some uncertainty.
"Dante, what did Susu say to you?"
"Oh, Su Su said she doesn't know what the kind of stone you're talking about looks like, but she came across a spring when she was collecting plant roots and stems. It had a strong taste, just like the salt you make."
She asked me to ask you if this spring water can be used to make salt.
When I heard this, I was completely shocked. This is incredible! A brine well could drive the economic development of an entire region in ancient times.
But judging from Su Su's tone, it's still a brine spring, this is going to be a huge profit!
I quickly asked Dante to find out how far the spring was from us.
After Dante and Susu talked for a while, Dante told me somewhat helplessly that the spring was located at the original site of the tribe, and it was also some distance away from the original tribe.
If we want to get to that place, it will probably take most of the day, and it will be impossible to get back to the tribe by nightfall.
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