Chapter 82
Qi's hand reached out for the comb even faster, but Xu dodged it nimbly.
"I'll comb your hair. Yu Sui is already tired."
Qi said in a low voice with a hint of provocation.
"No need for you, I'll pluck all my hair later." Xu said self-awarely, and turned to look at Yu Sui, "Xiao Yu Sui, tell me how to use this, I also want my hair to be like Qi's, so that it will be easier to find a partner in the future."
Although the snow werewolves all value their fur very much, the conditions are limited. It was the first time that Xu saw the fur of a snow werewolf in animal form so smooth. However, this tool was a little awkward to use since it was his first time using it.
I just combed my hair for a while and it felt much more comfortable than using a thorn bush to smooth my hair. However, the effect was not good and I was mercilessly ridiculed by the cubs.
Yu Sui took the small comb in his hand and gestured to Xu, "Look at me, this is how I use it. You just used it the wrong way!"
Big Hairy Claw took the comb according to Yu Sui's instructions, and watched his movements. After combing the hair a few times, he found the trick. It was more comfortable to comb along the hair than against the hair.
Shushu's temper improved. Xu turned around and didn't bother to look at Qi's expression. He just continued to comb his hair with great pleasure.
Seeing him like this, Yu Sui couldn't help but smile, and felt that he should make a few more of these large combs. After all, there were more adult snow wolves, and the big snow wolves had been troubled by combing their hair for a long time.
Of course wooden combs can be made, but those made of shells are obviously more sturdy and beautiful. There are so many raw materials here, it would be a pity not to make one.
Yu Sui searched the beach for giant scallops and soon collected five or six. The meat of these large scallops was very tough and not tasty, and was of no use except for making combs.
However, he found several round, shiny pearls in one of the scallops, each as big as a cherry.
Yu Sui jumped three feet high in surprise. This kind of thing was extremely priceless in his previous life. He stroked it lovingly.
Xu, who was immersed in combing his hair, and Qi, who was lying beside him, both noticed his abnormality. Xu put his big furry head close to Yu Sui's shoulder, and when he saw the beads in Yu Sui's hand, he curled his lips.
"You like these beads, but these are too small. I remember the ones used by the sea orcs as currency were about the size of berries. Notting likes this, and my mother likes it too. I don't know what's so good about it."
The berries were as big as fists, and the pearls were almost as big as the berries...Yu Sui's eyes lit up with gold just by imagining it.
Even if we ignore its value, pearls ground into powder can not only whiten the skin, but also clear away heat, detoxify and treat insomnia. In short, it is very beneficial.
In the past, there were fakes everywhere, and buying real pearl powder was harder than climbing to the sky, unless you knew the owner of the farm. However, how could cultured pearls compare with natural ones?
Now Yu Sui was even more excited and started searching for shells, not only to make combs, but also to make beautiful pearls.
He was in high spirits. In order to cheer up the cub, Xu and Qi helped to find scallops. They could see farther and run faster than Yu Sui. Moreover, Yu Sui had a hard time carrying two, but they could easily carry a lot.
Seeing that they were much more efficient than himself, Yu Sui simply sat there and took charge of opening the scallops. Sometimes the claws were difficult to use, so he used a kitchen knife to pry them open in one go.
The kitchen knife Uncle Robert made for him was of the perfect length and hardness for opening scallops. Yu Sui sat on the beach and opened them one by one. Soon he had a small pile of pearls around him, sparkling in the sun.
This process was full of fun. Yu Sui drove happily. After Qi finished searching around the beach, he squatted beside him and helped him clean up the shells.
Two snow wolves lay on either side of Sui, surrounded by mountains of scallops and scallop mountains with their shells opened.
It was already late after they had opened all the scallops. Yu Sui stretched his body, loosened his stiff legs, and excitedly picked up the hundreds of pearls he had dug out.
The lustrous white pearls were even more beautiful in the afterglow of the setting sun. Yu Sui, like a little money-grubber, found a cloth bag and put them all away. The pearls jingled and clanged against each other in the bag, and the sound was pleasant to the ears.
In a good mood, Yu Sui touched his hungry stomach and went to look at the big pot of boiling salt nearby.
While he was searching for treasure in scallops, the sea water had boiled dry and a thin layer of sea salt adhered to the pot, which Yu Sui shoveled into a bamboo tube with a shovel.
In order to refine salt, they brought a lot of empty bamboo tubes, and one pot was just enough to fill a bucket.
Yu Sui frowned, somewhat dissatisfied with the speed, but there was nothing he could do. They came here mainly to try whether they could really extract salt from the sea, so they did not bring many pots with them to make a big fuss.
And they don't have enough time to dry a lot of salt, so this is already very good. Xu on the side almost popped his eyes out.
“Is this coarse salt made like this?”
Xu was horrified and pointed at the coarse salt in the bamboo tube and asked with his mouth wide open. The mighty snow wolf looked a little stupid at this moment.
Even though he knew the main purpose of their trip, Xu still couldn't believe that crude salt was made so easily. How much fur and magic cores did they have to pay for crude salt every year!
Qi had already picked up the big pot and started to clean it. They would still need to use this pot to cook dinner and then continue to use it to boil salt after dinner.
"Yes, this is how you make coarse salt. If you don't believe me, Brother Xu, you can try it."
Seeing Xu's shocked expression, Yu Sui raised the bamboo tube and handed it to his mouth.
You don't need to taste it, you can tell it is coarse salt just by smelling it.
He murmured, "Great! From now on, we can make our own salt and no longer have to trade with human caravans."
The Snow Wolf people had been poor for too long, and salt was their biggest expense. Suddenly they were freed from this expense, and Xu felt like he was dreaming.
Yu Sui clapped his hands and said, "To celebrate the successful cooking of our first pot of salt, we'll have a seafood feast tonight!"
As he said this, he drove the dazed Xu to process the fish. This was just the first pot of salt, and there would be more in the future. Brother Xu would get used to it sooner or later.
"Remember not to dig out the gallbladder!"
Yu Sui was a little worried about his condition and gave instructions.
Xu came to his senses, turned back into human form and dealt with the fish that had been fluttering on the beach for most of the day. He took out the internal organs and gills and scraped off the scales.
Under Yu Sui's guidance, now everyone in the tribe, except for a few who are clumsy, can handle fish. After all, it is an important source of food.
The fresh water they brought was not enough, so they went to a distant place where there was snow to collect snow, and also broke up several large blocks of ice from a freshwater lake for use.
He also carried back a large dry tree as firewood. They needed a constant supply of fire these days, so they tried to save the coal for use at night as it burned for a long time and they didn't have to get up frequently at night. A lot of firewood was needed during the day.
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