Chapter 243 Primitive Beast World Cubs 18
Shen Ci patiently controlled the fire, gradually adding thicker, harder firewood as needed. The flames grew stronger and stronger, changing from orange-red to a bright yellow. Steam began to rise from the cracks in the kiln, and the temperature of the kiln body increased significantly.
Judging from this, it might be possible to make a small cake in the future. If the roast chicken is placed here, it will definitely be more tender and delicious than roasting it directly over an open flame!
Cangye was forced back a few steps by the heat, but his gaze remained fixed on the earthen kiln. His nose twitched slightly as he smelled the strange, scorching smell of the earth permeating the air.
Shen Ci kept adding firewood to maintain a constant high temperature inside the kiln.
This process lasted for most of the day. By the afternoon, Shen Ci judged from the color of the flames and the heat emanating from the kiln that the firing was almost complete. The two of them had spent most of the day waiting here.
She stopped adding firewood, letting the remaining embers in the kiln slowly burn out.
Cang Ye had been itching to open it for a while, but he was an impatient person, so Shen Ci quickly stopped him.
"We can't open them yet; we need to let them cool down slowly inside the kiln."
If cold air is let in now, the hot pottery will shatter instantly.
The little wolf cub nodded hastily, both bewildered and frightened, seemingly understanding but not quite.
And so another night passed.
The next day, when Shen Ci touched the kiln wall with her fingers and felt that it had completely cooled down, she and Cang Ye carefully removed the stone slab that served as the kiln roof.
My heart is pounding, my hands are trembling!
Everything inside the earthen kiln came into view.
The original yellowish-brown clay blanks have now turned reddish-brown. Although the color varies and is not very uniform, and there are still traces of flames on them, the surface still has a luster, which means that it was a success.
Shen Ci reached out and gently lifted out the largest earthenware jar.
The can is cool to the touch and hard; when lightly tapped with a finger, it produces a crisp, pleasant ringing sound.
She carefully inspected the pottery, and found that, apart from a small cup that was broken due to a hidden crack, all the other pottery, including Cang Ye's crooked little bowl, was fired perfectly!
The success rate is simply incredible, especially considering that it was done by two complete beginners!
"We did it! My darling, we did it!" Shen Ci couldn't hide her joy.
The success of these things made her feel less like a savage!
Cangye also picked up his small bowl. The bowl was hard and no longer the mud that would deform at the slightest touch. It wouldn't break even if he squeezed it.
He grinned, his golden eyes sparkling with pride. No one had ever been proud of him before, but now his mother would be, and so would he.
He can do a lot of things, and he has succeeded in many things, which has greatly boosted his confidence!
To conduct the experiment, Shen Ci immediately fetched water in a new earthenware pot and placed it over the fire. The water gradually heated up and boiled in the pot, while the pot itself remained unharmed despite the flames.
"Ding-dong! Mission complete! Successfully taught the cub to make usable pottery."
Reward: 2 Fine Iron Cleavers have been sent to your system space, and your rescue value has increased by 10%.
Current rescue value: 40%
The system notification sounded.
With a thought, two heavy, gleaming iron kitchen knives appeared in Shen Ci's hands!
She picked up a razor blade and gently sliced it across a piece of meat next to her. The meat split open instantly, revealing its sharp edges!
Great! We have knives now! We've finally escaped the Stone Age! A kitchen knife is versatile; it can be used for both offense and defense, as a cooking utensil or a weapon!
I can finally chop vegetables properly now!
Shen Ci couldn't wait to try out her new tools. Perfect timing, since she hadn't eaten properly today, she decided to start cooking.
The wolf cubs caught quite a lot of prey today. The journey was long, passing through plains and forests, and they encountered many more prey along the way.
Shen Ci flipped through the pages and saw rabbits and pheasants, which were quite common, but there was even a gazelle! This gazelle wasn't particularly large, so it probably wasn't an adult, but it should be enough for one person and one wolf to eat.
Shen Ci remembered that gazelles had a relatively high amount of body fat. In addition, fish also had a lot of fat in the wild, and wild boars on land also had a lot of fat. Bears also had a lot of fat, but it depended on the season.
After pulling the gazelle out, Shen Ci happily took it to the riverbank, holding a cleaver in one hand and the goat in the other. The cleaver was very sharp, and the skinning was smooth and easy.
She had never done anything like this before, and she didn't even dare to kill a chicken. But times make heroes. In this environment, if she couldn't bring herself to do it, she would only starve to death.
The thought of eating sizzling, fragrant stir-fried meat soon made her not only less afraid, but also more energetic!
After skinning the sheep, they gutted and slaughtered it by the river. The wolf cub didn't like to eat raw food, including its internal organs, so Shen Ci cleaned the edible parts, wrapped them in leaves, and cooked them at home to give to the cub as a snack.
After gutting and skinning a small yellow sheep, there's not much left. Today we're going to make stir-fried meat, so we have to cut it up here.
First, the sheep is cut into pieces, then washed in water to remove the blood. The environment here is very pristine, and the river water is crystal clear. It doesn't taste bad when drunk directly, so it's safe to use it to wash food.
As for the water she drinks at home, she usually boils it and then lets it cool down. Now that she has a water tank at home, she can store more water.
No cutting board? No problem. Just pick up a smooth, slightly larger pebble nearby, wash it clean, and you can use it to cut vegetables. The smooth surface of the pebble makes it less likely for the knife to break into stone fragments.
I cut the easy-to-cut meat into slices, enough to make a pot of stir-fried meat slices. I also cut off the fat layer separately, because you can't stir-fry meat without oil.
Some of the meat was sliced, and some was cut into chunks. Next time, it will be used to make mutton soup to nourish her body. She has worked so hard for so long, she deserves to recover.
One sheep, two halves to eat: one half stir-fried and the other half stewed in soup, just right!
After cutting it up, rinse it in water for a while. Running water works very well, and there's almost no blood left. Shen Ci then took the wolf cub home, constantly unlocking new plants along the way, and bringing along anything edible.
While we're at it, we'll also teach the wolf cubs about plants—which ones are edible and which ones aren't.
Fresh meat tastes best. Shen Ci quickened his pace and finally arrived home. He couldn't wait to start heating the oil in the wok!
She cut the fatty meat into small, thin slices, making it easier to render the fat, just like rendering lard, except this time she used mutton fat.
Heat the earthenware pot until the bottom is almost heated, then put the sliced meat in. Instantly, the pot makes a sizzling sound!
Long time no see! Oils!
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