Chapter 240 Primitive Beast World Cubs 15
My mother is truly amazing. She can actually turn mud and water into this white stuff. Who but the legendary gods could create such a miracle?
With salt in hand, the next step is to deal with the pile of meat.
Shen Ci brought out the venison, rabbit, and pheasant that needed to be marinated. She first used a stone knife to cut the large pieces of venison into longer strips that were easier to handle, while the rabbit and pheasant were marinated as a whole.
She took out the freshly made coarse salt and evenly coated it on the surface of each piece of meat, especially the thicker parts where the meat was connected to the bone. She rubbed it repeatedly to ensure that the salt could penetrate.
"By rubbing it like this, the salt can penetrate, making it less likely for bad things to grow, and the meat can be preserved for longer."
As she did it, she explained it to Cangye. Although she knew he might not understand profound principles now, subtle education was very important.
Just like her knowledge of cured meat, besides watching short videos, it is also related to her childhood living with elderly people in the countryside.
These are things that have been ingrained in our memories through daily exposure. In the southwest region, people make a lot of cured meat every year for the Lunar New Year.
After rubbing all the meat with salt, she layered them tightly in a rough wooden barrel, sprinkling a little more salt on each layer.
This time, not much salt was extracted, about the size of a section of a bamboo tube. I kept a little for myself to make something to eat later, and used the rest.
After arranging the meat, she found a clean large stone slab and pressed it on top of the meat. This would squeeze out some of the blood from the meat and make the marinating process more effective.
"Alright, let them stay here for a few days."
After a while, we'll take them out to air dry or smoke them, and they won't spoil even in winter!
Looking at the fruits of her labor, Shen Ci said with satisfaction.
By the time I finished all that, it was almost dusk.
Looking at the bucket of meat being cured in the corner and the glistening coarse salt in the bamboo tube, Shen Ci felt a sense of accomplishment.
She rubbed her slightly sore arms and spoke to Cangye, who had been obediently staying by her side, helping to hand things over the whole time, and only observing curiously without causing any trouble.
"What do you want to eat tonight? I have some salt today, so I'll make you a really flavorful roast!"
Although Cangye didn't have a concrete concept of what smelling was, he could feel his mother's joyful mood. He let out a happy howl and rubbed his head against Chen Ci's hand.
Anyway, anything my mother says is delicious!
With salt, their living standards will improve dramatically! Shen Ci has never raised wolves, but she has raised cats, and she knows that you don't need to add any seasonings when cooking for cats.
But the wolf cubs aren't just wolves, they're people too. Anyway, they've already eaten the seasoned food and haven't shown any discomfort so far, so they should be able to eat it too.
Since the child wasn't talking, she could only make something she liked to eat. Shen Ci decided to have a good meal today, because tomorrow she had another important thing to do.
We have everything we need at home, except for some household items.
There's still plenty of food; we can collect and store it as we go. This is a long-term project.
As for drinking water, there are ponds and rivers near our home, and we can store some water in bamboo tubes at home, so it's not a scarce resource.
The two most important things in life, eating and drinking, have been basically taken care of.
But there are too many things at home that don't suit my needs. Tomorrow, Shen Ci plans to make her own furniture. At the very least, she should have some pots and pans.
We're just making do with what we have now, but it's definitely not big enough to hold everything. Plus, she eats grilled meat every day and it's making her feel hot and bothered. She should eat something boiled.
If I eat this for a few more days, my gums will start to bleed and my mouth will start to get blisters.
But there was no other way; they had to make do for the night. The longer they ate, the more Shen Ci wanted to get a pot ready. Tonight's dinner, since it was devoid of oil and fat, was still venison.
Bamboo tubes can be used to cook things, but if you roast them directly over a fire for too long, they will definitely spoil.
Shen Ci thought for a moment, touched an ulcer in his mouth, and still asked the wolf cub to cut the venison into the smallest possible pieces.
If only I had a kitchen knife or a machete, I could only use the wolf claw as a kitchen knife to cut the venison into thin strips as much as possible.
Shen Ci found a large bamboo tube, filled it with water, and heated it over a fire until it boiled. At this moment, the outside of the bamboo tube was covered with water droplets, which dripped into the fire and made a hissing sound.
The water was boiling, so I put the venison in one piece at a time, and then added salt. Today we're eating unmarinated venison; if it's already marinated, you don't need to add extra salt, otherwise it will be too salty.
If the meat is sliced very thinly, it will turn light pink instantly when put into boiling water, and it will be cooked in no time. Even though the venison is sliced finely, it is still better to cook it a little longer to be on the safe side. The whole meat should be cooked thoroughly.
The little wolf cub has eaten grilled fish, grilled meat, and beggar's venison, but he has never eaten boiled meat before. If you add lots of chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns, it will be a delicious and flavorful Sichuan dish!
"Okay, that's how you cook it."
Putting food in water and heating it is called boiling. Try it.
Shen Ci made two bamboo tubes of boiled pork, one for each person. A long handle was left at the top of the bamboo tube so that they could hold it with their hands to eat.
She couldn't resist trying it herself first. The venison was very fresh and tender; it had only been slaughtered two days ago and was still very fresh! The taste was that long-lost, juicy texture, which made her so happy she wanted to cry.
This bite was bursting with juice and saltiness—tastes she hadn't had in so long! Even without other seasonings, the flavor of this boiled pork was even richer.
But just simple salt is enough to satisfy all your taste buds!
She'd been craving this for so long!
"Delicious! Delicious!"
It smells so good! And it's so tender!
Cang Ye couldn't stop eating. Whether it was roasted meat, boiled meat, or braised meat, he thought it was all delicious and tasted like meat. Cang Ye was still in the stage of not being satisfied after only tasting meat for a short time.
He thinks anything edible and safe to eat is delicious.
With the wolf cubs around, the next day, Shen Ci spent half a day gathering firewood. This time, she didn't even need to drag it back with a rope; she just piled all the firewood into the basket, no matter how much she put in, it was never full.
To do the cutting, you need to go into the forest. The forest is rich in resources, especially fruits. If you encounter wild fruits, even if you don't recognize them, pick one to trigger the system's prompt.
Once you've confirmed that something isn't poisonous, just toss it into the basket. If it is poisonous, then casually tell the wolf cubs that they can't eat it.
Fruit, throw it away! Firewood, gather it! Mushrooms, pick them! Prey, hunt it!
One focused on hunting and training his hunting skills, while the other concentrated on gathering supplies. They worked together very quickly, and Cang Ye finally realized something was wrong.
What happened to all the prey he caught?
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