Chapter 13
After returning home with Xiaochu in his arms, Yu Sui happily spun Xiaochu around a few times. He had already taken the first step, and it hadn't been this easy. He was grateful for the Snow Wolf's simplicity.
He took out the crystal that Xu had just stuffed into his hand, and held it up to the sunlight. It reflected the colorful light like a big diamond, and was extremely beautiful.
The thing used to amuse him is the magic core in the body of a Warcraft. It is said that it can only be found in the bodies of Warcraft that are almost at the second level or above. High-level magic cores are hard to come by and are highly sought after among humans.
They embed magic cores in weapons or use them to provide energy for magic circles. They are very precious.
Furthermore, the location of the magic core within a beast's body is different. While inside, the magic core is a ball of energy. Sometimes, when hunting, they accidentally destroy the magic core along with their prey, making it quite difficult to obtain. Of course, this is only for orcs; humans have a much harder time obtaining magic cores than they do.
The one before him was probably a newly formed magic core, somewhere between the second and third stages, yet to change color. The higher-level ones were kept by the tribe for exchange. Xu knew the young cubs in the tribe loved shiny stones, so he found one for Yu Sui.
Yu Sui really liked it. After playing with it for a few times, he carefully put it away.
He looked at the row of big fish on the wall of his house with worry, not to mention the pile of monster meat that Xu and his friends had brought in front of the house.
If the meat was left out any longer in this early autumn weather, it would definitely go bad, and he didn't have enough coarse salt for pickling. So he put extracting coarse salt on the agenda.
He added a wooden handle to the fish scales and made a fish scale knife, which was more convenient than using his claws to cut the meat.
Yu Sui removed most of the meat, cut it into slices, and dried it in the sun to make jerky. The Snow Wolf people were used to drying whole pieces of meat, which made the dried meat smell bad. After all, they didn't have enough coarse salt to rub on the meat to prevent it from rotting.
Every day they are either busy eating, on the way to cook, or collecting ingredients for cooking. Life in primitive tribes is so simple and unpretentious.
Yu Sui saw that he and Xiao Chu couldn't finish the remaining meat bones and the big fish, so he simply called everyone over for dinner in the evening, as a way to repay them for their trust and help.
Yu Sui went to Lu's house and borrowed two large clay pots, and asked them to come to his house for dinner after they finished their work.
Back home, he painstakingly broke the bones into large chunks and placed them in a clay pot to make bone soup. The wild onions were all gone, so he let the bone soup simmer over low heat. He mixed the remaining flour with fat, kneaded it into dough, and left it to rise while he took Xiaochu out to pick some.
To the east of their tribe was the dense forest where they had picked mushrooms before. After crossing the forest, there was a valley where the warriors trained.
To the west of the plain where the tribe is located is a vast grassland.
The closest water source to the tribe was the river where they fished, also to the west. The Dream Continent was vast and sparsely populated, and since arriving here, they hadn't seen any other races.
Remembering the delicious taste of the mushrooms he had picked before, Yu Sui took Xiao Chu and walked towards the forest.
The patrol team would patrol the area around the tribe once in the morning and again at night when they were resting, so Yu Sui took the shortcut without any worries.
Yu Sui followed the sweet scent of ripe fruits and picked many of them. The jam he had made before tasted very sweet and everyone liked it very much. He wanted to make some more.
There are clusters of brown mushrooms with thick flesh under the tree. Yu Sui specially brought several large baskets to pack mushrooms today. Mushrooms are not only delicious when fresh, but taste even better when dried. Dried mushrooms can also be preserved for a long time. He tried to pick as many as possible and take them back to dry.
Fried mushrooms are also delicious. Nowadays, we have both flour and oil, although animal oil is a bit greasy when used to fry mushrooms.
While looking for mushrooms, he also found a tree that secreted gum. Yu Sui poked the dried gum and found it was quite strong and sticky, and it seemed to be able to be used as a natural adhesive.
I just don't know how long it can be preserved, so Yu Sui scraped off some of the gum with a fish scale knife and stored it in a bamboo tube, and then went back to see how long it could be preserved.
Xiaochu dug mushrooms under his feet and went into a bush where there were more mushrooms.
"Brother, there are so many mushrooms and pheasant eggs here!" Xiaochu shouted in surprise.
Upon hearing this, Yu Sui put away the bamboo tube and also went into the bushes.
Clusters of mushrooms grew huddled together, along with several nests of pheasant eggs the size of ostrich eggs. The two men placed the eggs on the top of the basket so they wouldn't break easily.
There were many mushrooms in the bushes. The two of them picked mushrooms and walked a long way without realizing it.
After picking up another bunch of mushrooms, Yu Sui saw that the several large baskets he had prepared were full. When he was about to call Xiaochu home, he suddenly felt a chill at the back of his head.
He quickly grabbed Xiaochu, who was picking mushrooms in the bushes, and rolled over in his arms, avoiding the attack from behind.
With a ding sound, their original positions were filled with long and sharp black thorns.
I saw a black wild boar about the size of a truck standing not far away, with its hair standing up like spears. It was kicking its hooves in place, lowering its head and breathing heavily.
Seeing that things were not going well, Yu Sui didn't bother to get his things and ran away with Xiaochu in his arms.
With a swish, swishing sound, sharp black thorns attacked him. Yu Sui quickly transformed into a beast, holding Xiaochu in his mouth, and relying on his small size, he swerved left and right in the gaps between the black thorns' attacks.
The snow werewolf is fast, but unfortunately Yu Sui is still a cub. Although he can avoid the black thorns by turning into a beast, he is still too small and cannot outrun the wild boar.
Yu Sui screamed wildly in his heart. He didn't provoke the wild boar. Besides, he and Xiaochu were too small to be chased by the big wild boar as food. Their teeth were not even as big as the wild boar's.
Once again, he was almost knocked away by a wild boar. In the crisis, Yu Sui suddenly had an idea and quickly grabbed Xiaochu and rushed to the top of the tree trunk.
The black pig was panting heavily and banging its big head against the tree.
Fortunately, the trees in the other world were exceptionally thick and tall, and he chose the thickest one nearby, and just shook the trunk lightly.
Seeing that the black pig was stubborn and refused to leave, Yu Sui couldn't help but tremble in his heart. If it didn't mind the pain and kept ramming into the tree, it would eventually knock down the tree.
"Awooo~" he cried for help. No matter who it was, please come and save me. The other world was too dangerous. The cubs couldn't run around in their own territory.
He held Xiaochu in his mouth and climbed to the top of the tree trunk. The higher he climbed, the farther he and Xiaochu could fall if the tree was knocked down.
On a densely leafed tree trunk, Xiaochu nestled fearfully in Yu Sui's arms, his golden fur trembling. Yu Sui comforted him with his paw while looking down fearfully.
He climbed too high and the leaves blocked his view, and he could only feel the tree shaking again and again.
Suddenly, the black pig under the tree seemed to have put all its strength into hitting the big tree. The trunk shook violently, and Yu Sui slipped and fell down. Xiaochu hurriedly stretched out his claws to grab him, but was also dragged down.
It was all over, all over. Yu Sui could only hug Xiao Chu tightly. This time, he would either be eaten by the big black pig or thrown to death.
A pair of strong hands caught the two people from mid-air. Yu Sui opened his eyes and saw that it was Qi who came rushing over after hearing the noise.
With tears in his eyes, he hugged Xiaochu in Qi's arms and watched him jump down from the tree trunk.
Fortunately, he arrived in time and jumped onto the tree to catch the cub. Qi looked at the black pig with a cold face. After jumping down from the tree, he jumped up and punched the wild boar's skull.
A teeth-grinding sound of bones cracking was heard, and the black pig howled miserably, blood gushing out of its mouth, and fell to the ground with a loud bang.
Qi dodged away in disgust. He frowned and said to the two cubs, "Why did you two run so far by yourselves?"
Yu Sui was still a little scared, his snow-white fur trembling slightly, "I just wanted to pick some mushrooms, I didn't intend to go deep, who knew I would walk away while picking."
Oh, right, his mushrooms! Yu Sui stomped his feet anxiously and said, "The things I picked are still over there. I didn't take them with me when I ran away just now."
He tilted his head and looked at Qi for help. When he turned into an animal to escape, he didn't have time to pick up the fallen animal skin. If he went back to carry the things now, he would have to run naked.
It's because his animal form is so small, about the same size as a modern medium-sized dog. If he carries the food in the basket in his mouth, all the food will be scattered along the way.
Qi didn't hesitate. He put the two men on his shoulders, reached out and grabbed the hedgehog's hair, and walked out with them and the prey.
He was so busy running away that he forgot which direction he came from. Yu Sui raised his head and sniffed around, trying to smell the scent of his own basket.
He ran a very long distance and sniffed for a long time but couldn't smell anything, so he squatted down dejectedly.
Qi raised the corners of his mouth and smiled. Yu Sui glanced at his smile and felt a little depressed. It was just that he was being chased by a wild boar. What was so funny about that? Tsk.
As if sensing Yu Sui's displeasure, Qi Yingting's handsome face remained smiling as he said, "That hedgehog just gave birth. Their attack power is at its strongest right now. If you get close to their den, you'll be attacked."
So that's how it is. He said that the black pig looked like it had taken stimulants.
Although he could not smell the scent of his own baskets, the hedgehog had chased him all the way and trampled down a lot of plants. They followed the traces back and soon Yu Sui found several large baskets that he had left behind.
He ran towards his basket, luckily, the hedgehog only chased them and did not destroy his things.
Qi walked forward and picked up the baskets. Yu Sui, having calmed down, felt embarrassed to cling to his shoulders any longer, so he gestured for Qi to walk on his own. Xiao Chu also jumped down and followed him.
Xiaochu must have been scared today, so he rubbed his head against Xiaochu to comfort him.
Only then did he remember that Qi should be training with the soldiers in the valley. He didn't see Xu and the others beside Qi, so they must have come to rescue him. His ears were really sharp, and he was the only one who heard his cry for help.
Otherwise, he would have been either knocked into a meat pie or thrown into a meat pie today.
After a while, it was already getting late. Yu Sui, thinking about the bone soup in the pot, hurried back to the tribe.
"Brother Qi, thank you for saving me today. I plan to treat everyone to dinner tonight. You, Aunt Lu, and Uncle Heiyan can come too." He invited.
He knew that Qi didn't like the original owner, but Qi had helped him a lot and even saved his and Xiaochu's lives today. He wanted to thank him from the bottom of his heart.
Qi did not refuse and followed Yu Sui back home.
In order to repay Qi for saving his life, Yu Sui originally wanted to make steamed buns, but after thinking about it, he decided to make dumplings.
Chopping the meat into minced meat is a big job. Fortunately, he now has a fish scale knife and no longer needs to use his claws. He prepared several large bowls of minced meat, mixed it with chopped wild onions, animal oil and salt, and stirred the minced meat evenly with a wooden stick. After it was seasoned, he put it there for later use.
It's good to be strong. If a modern man were to do this kind of work, he would be exhausted to death in a day.
Qi watched the cub's struggles curiously. He wanted to help chop the meat, but the fish-scale knife was as small as a toy in his hand. It was not as convenient to chop the meat as using his claws. So he simply picked up the porcupine and took it to the river to deal with it.
By this time it was already late and everyone was returning to the tribe one after another. Yu Sui asked Xiao Chu to call people to eat, while he took out a large wooden board to knead the dough.
The snow werewolf had a big appetite, and he was too lazy to make the buns carefully. Each bun was bigger than a fist, just the right size to be steamed in the boiling bone soup. Since there was no steamer, he used tree branches instead.
He hadn't made dumplings in a while, so his preparation was a bit perfunctory. He placed the dumplings in a simple steamer and covered the pot with a wooden lid.
Vanilla's family was the first to arrive. The excited Xiaohua jumped out of the house when she heard Xiaochu's words. Vanilla and Kalan had no choice but to follow. Vanilla was reluctant and was a little surprised when she saw Qi.
If she hadn't been a little curious about Sui's changes, she wouldn't have wanted to come today, but it was really surprising to see Qi here. In the past, Yu Sui always followed Qi, and she had never seen Qi come to Yu Sui's house on his own initiative.
Xu came over with Notting Ashan. When they arrived, Yu Sui was threading fish with a branch, so he stepped forward to help.
When Lu and Heiyan came over, they brought him a big bag of beans. In the afternoon, Lu led the collection team to collect a lot of beans. Since they decided to farm next year, they stored most of the beans for use as seeds next year, and the rest were brought to Yu Sui.
At this time, Qi also came back with the cleaned hedgehog.
Xu asked in some confusion: "You suddenly left just now just to fight this hedgehog?" They were training hard, and when it was Qi and Xu's turn to fight, Qi suddenly left with a serious expression. They all felt very puzzled.
"Yu Sui and Xiao Chu were attacked by this hedgehog in the forest. I happened to hear him calling for help and rushed over. I was worried that I would be too late, so I just followed the sound to find them." Qi explained lightly.
"We were attacked!" Xu and other snow wolves were horrified. Xu even grabbed Yu Sui and Xiao Chu and checked them up and down.
Yu Sui's body in this world is similar to his original one, about 1.7 meters tall. He looks very short among the snow werewolves who are about 2 meters tall on average. When he is lifted up by Xu, he looks like a small figurine.
He struggled to jump down and recounted the story of how he went into the forest to pick mushrooms but got too far away and accidentally got close to a hedgehog cub, which chased him all the way. Fortunately, he was saved by Qi. Only then did the other werewolves feel relieved.
Lu even poked his head and told him not to take Xiaochu alone next time, as the forest is still quite dangerous for young cubs.
Yu Sui quickly promised that he would never dare to do it again. He was indeed still scared. It didn't matter about himself, but there was also Xiaochu. For Xiaochu's safety, he could not be so reckless again.
As he was talking, the buns in the clay pot were steamed and the aroma of the bone soup and buns wafted into his nose.
The grilled fish beside the fire was coated with layers of oil and the aroma of roasting filled the air. Yu Sui took out all the big buns he had made, put them on a wooden board to cool, and served each person a large stone bowl of bone soup.
In the past, few snow wolves liked to eat boiled meat, but now, after smelling the aroma of Yu Sui cooking various soups every day, they also like to drink hot broth.
The bone soup that has been slowly simmered over low heat is golden in color and has a mellow flavor. The bone marrow in the shanks has been stewed out and melted into the soup. One sip of it will leave you with an endless aftertaste.
There was a mountain of buns as big as fists in front of them. When everyone first saw it, they thought it was the steamed buns they had eaten at noon. They couldn't wait to grab one and put it in their mouths. The hot meat filling and juice slid into their mouths. Fortunately, they were snow wolves with thick skin and flesh, otherwise they would have been burned by the bite and got a big blister.
This bun is even more delicious than the steamed bun we had at noon. The outer skin is soft and sweet, soaked in gravy, and the meat filling inside is fresh and fragrant without being greasy. One bun will leave a lingering fragrance in your mouth.
The group of snow wolves took a bite of steamed buns, a sip of meat soup, and then a bite of grilled fish. They felt warm all over and extremely comfortable.
The truck-sized hedgehog was also cut into pieces, roasted and eaten by them.
After dinner, Xiaohua and Xiaochu, the two cubs, lay down on the ground, rubbing their round bellies in satisfaction. Yu Sui asked Kalan to make a few steamers for him. Kalan was very clever and successfully made them just by listening to Yu Sui's description.
Yu Sui was so excited that he put the steamer into the house. From then on, he no longer had to worry about buns falling through the gaps between tree branches when steaming them.
After being left for five days, the koji is covered with fine white fungi, like white dumplings.
Yu Sui saw that the fermentation of the koji was almost successful, so he kept a few for future use and put the rest away.
When it comes to making wine, sweet rice wine and fruit wine are the first choice. He has sorghum sent to him by other snow wolves, but making sorghum wine requires distillation, and he has no equipment for distillation, so he can only put it on hold for the time being.
The Snow Werewolf Tribe would occasionally exchange some wine with human caravans. The wine in this world was made from various fruits, and the most popular was grape wine.
Yu Sui wanted to make berry wine this time. The berries he picked from the forest looked like a combination of modern strawberries and raspberries. They were as big as the apples we used to eat, juicy, and tasted sweet and sour, making them perfect for making fruit wine.
In the past two days, he collected a lot of berries, washed them, put them into a stone basin and mashed them into juice, filtered out the juice with linen, and threw away the residue.
A large jar of berry juice was bright red and fragrant. He scooped out some of the juice, mixed it with the powdered yeast to make a yeast starter, and put it in a warm place to ferment for a while.
While waiting, Yu Sui cleaned the rice, peeled it, and put it into another clay pot to fry. When the rice turned brown and fragrant, he took it out and kept it warm.
Yu Sui took out a wild fruit and washed it. In modern times, apples are needed to make rice vinegar, but Yu Sui didn't have any on hand, so he used this wild fruit with a similar taste instead.
Put the cooked rice in a clean stone jar, then the fruit. You should also put a layer of sugar, but since he didn't have any, he simply skipped it. Finally, sprinkle in a little koji powder, seal the jar tightly, and place it in a cool place. After 15 to 20 days, it will become rice vinegar.
Yu Sui soaked the peeled glutinous rice in water yesterday. He boiled water in a ceramic pot, put a steamer on it, and covered the steamer with a layer of linen cloth.
Place the drained glutinous rice on a linen cloth and steam it over high heat for half an hour.
Yu Sui poured the steamed glutinous rice into a stone basin, stirred it and let it cool, then added boiled and cooled river water and stirred it evenly, allowing the glutinous rice to absorb the water, and mixed the crushed koji powder into it.
The mixed glutinous rice was compacted with a wooden shovel, and Yu Sui dug a small hole in the middle, covered it with a wooden lid, and covered it with a bundle of thick straw to keep it warm. After letting it ferment for a few days, sweet rice wine would seep out of the small hole in the middle.
Place the stone basin in a cool, dark place to ferment. By this time, the yeast for the fruit wine will have fermented. Yu Sui then pours the yeast into the fruit juice and mixes it evenly. Seal it tightly and place it next to the stone basin for brewing rice vinegar. Now all that's left is waiting.
He also made several large tubes of jam with the remaining berries and wild fruits, and waited for Xu, Notting and others to come to eat when they came to drink.
Now, every time it was time to eat, they would tacitly carry their prey to his house to eat. Even the cold and domineering sister Vanilla would come every day under the leadership of her younger sister, and her attitude towards him had become visibly gentler.
Yu Sui not only has no shortage of food now, but the monster meat and various collected things brought back to him by the snow wolves every day are enough for him and Xiao Chu to eat, and a lot of them are even stored.
Whenever Xu encountered a newly formed magic core, he would bring it to Yu Sui. The high-level ones needed to be handed over to the tribe for exchange. This kind of low-level magic core was not even up to the level of the second level, so it was just right for Yu Sui and Xiao Chu to roll around and play with. It was harder than stone and more shiny.
Every time Yu Sui would thank him happily. He would leave one for Xiao Chu to play with and collect the rest, hoping to save them for making a string of crystal door curtains when he had enough.
After eating the meals made by Yu Sui, Lu and Hei Yan would come here to eat together after returning from work every day. Seeing that Yu Sui liked to dig up things they had never seen before and make them into delicious food, they would collect some non-toxic and unfamiliar plants for Yu Sui every time they went out.
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