"It would be great if there was a way to preserve it for a long time, so that fewer of our tribesmen would starve to death when there is no rose season." He sighed at the end. They, the herbivorous beastmen, could indeed survive on grass, but in the cold, rose-less season, there was not even grass, and they could only watch their tribesmen die.
"There is a way to preserve it." Shu Yue said.
"Huh? Really?" The Horned Sheep Chief looked at her in surprise.
Shu Yue said with certainty, "It's true. After the corn is dried, the kernels are twisted off and ground into powder to make cornmeal. Then, a stone jar is made and the cornmeal is stored inside. You can take it out whenever you want to eat it."
"Is it that simple? But how do we do it specifically? Can you tell me in detail?" The leader of the Horned Sheep tribe was a little confused.
She explained step by step to the Horned Sheep leader, "First, you must harvest all the corn before the rainy season and store it in a cave. The entrance to the cave must be raised with soil to prevent rainwater from entering and the corn from getting damp."
“After the rainy season, we can spread the corn on the ground to dry thoroughly…Does your tribe have any dried corn? We can try it on the spot.”
The Horned Sheep Chief hurriedly said, "Yes, there are quite a few. Let's go back and do it now!"
"Okay." On the way back, she picked some fresh corns. She wanted to eat roasted corns.
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"Hurry up, let the tribesmen take out all the hay seeds, they are useful!" The leader of the Horned Sheep tribe urged the tribesmen.
At this time, Shu Yue was directing the orcs to move stones and make a simple stone mill. Actually, it couldn't be called a mill because there was not enough time to prepare it.
He simply found two stones, made one flat and placed it on the ground, and asked the orcs to make the other into a cylindrical shape, dug a hole in the middle, and inserted a piece of wood of suitable thickness into it.
Looking at the formed things, Shu Yue marveled at the usefulness of the orcs' claws, which were so sharp that they could mold stones as if they were mud.
The leader of the Horned Sheep tribe has also collected enough dry corn, and is now rubbing the corn kernels with his tribesmen. Of course, the corn kernels cannot be rubbed into the soil, so the shells come in handy.
With the shells as a cushion, the corn kernels were twisted into the shells. Soon, the two shells were full. Seeing that they were about to continue, Shu Yue quickly stopped them: "That's enough, let's try it first."
Then she poured the corn kernels in the shells evenly onto the stone, and asked Wente to hold the wooden handles exposed at both ends of the cylindrical stone with both hands and begin grinding the corn kernels.
The beast was very strong, and the corn kernels broke into pieces after just a few turns. After a few more turns, they were almost in the form of coarse powder.
She asked the orcs to grind it twice more. Of course, the horn sheep orcs couldn't sit idle either, so she asked them to build two fires.
One of them was placed with a stone pot, and the other with shells. Shu Yue first made some oil.
The wooden bowls and basins were all prepared, and the horned sheep beastmen came out to watch, as if they were watching something extraordinary.
After the cornmeal is ground, to be honest, there are too many impurities in it. The corn kernels just picked out need to be winnowed several times with a dustpan, then wiped clean with a clean wet cloth, and finally dried in the sun before grinding.
The flour ground in this way is clean.
Obviously no one can wait today, so they have to make do with it for now. Even if it is not clean, they will not get sick.
After the flour was ground, some was poured into a wooden basin, and then water was added. Shu Yue made dumplings for her hospitalized father. She had mixed dough a few times before, but she was still a beginner. This chapter has been read (please click on the next chapter to continue reading!)
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