readsfreenovel Chapter 246 Where Did You Go?
Chapter 246 Where Did You Go?
In this family, Feng's words carry the most weight. Since he had given the order, Cang and Bai Ling didn't say anything to object. They went together to find suitable wood and spent their time carving it at home every day.
Bai Ling sculpted a group of lions and a group of wolves. There are four lions, and the four lion cubs are either lying down or crouching. One is sleeping, another is raising its head slightly, and another has its front paw raised, as if it is pouncing on something.
The wolf cubs were also a pair, but there were two of them. Both wolf cubs were sitting properly, but one raised its left front paw and the other raised its right front paw. The two wolf cubs were very lifelike. Apart from the different movements, their expressions and sizes were almost identical, making them look like a pair of twins.
The wood carvings were carefully polished with animal hides and placed on the windowsill at home by the wind. To add more greenery to the room, the wind also found a small ceramic bowl and put some wheat in it, just as Bai Ling had suggested.
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During the New Year, all the orcs in the tribe were together. Zhan found Feng and Cang and offered to exchange some wheat with their family for dried meat.
Steamed buns are the most delicious food recognized by the orcs in the tribe. Zhan wants the tribe members to eat steamed buns again, but the tribe's wheat must be saved for next year as seeds. If they want to eat wheat, they can only exchange it with Bai Ling's family.
Feng and Cang readily agreed to exchange wheat, and Bai Ling said from the side, "Chieftain, let's not eat steamed buns during the New Year, let's eat dumplings instead."
Zhan then asked, "What are dumplings?"
Feng replied, "It's also a food made with flour, and the method is similar to that of steamed buns. It's made by wrapping fillings in flour, but steamed buns are eaten steamed, while dumplings are eaten boiled."
"The dumplings taste great too," Cang Ye said.
Zhan thought for a moment and said, "Alright, then we won't eat steamed buns for the New Year, we'll eat dumplings instead." He then said to Bai Ling, "Ling, you'll still be in charge of preparing the New Year's meals, is that alright?"
Bai Ling nodded: "Okay, leave this to me."
Zhan called all the beastmen of the tribe together and asked them what they wanted to eat. The beastmen all spoke up, and to Bai Ling's surprise, most of them said that they wanted to eat steamed buns the most. When Zhan told everyone that they could eat dumplings, the beastmen cheered.
They all agreed that since Ling said dumplings were also delicious, then dumplings must be an extremely delicious food. Being able to eat dumplings that taste as good as steamed buns during the Lunar New Year would be incredibly exciting.
Besides dumplings, the beastmen also decided to make stew and hot pot. The snacks were still bean curd candy, and the candies were made by Bai Ling using sweet grass.
Zhan traded the dried meat with Bai Ling for flour and sugar.
Bai Ling was still in charge of arranging meals this year. With the experience from last year, Bai Ling was even more adept at it. There were people catching fish, hunting, washing and chopping vegetables, and cooking. As for making dumplings, Bai Ling found the twenty most skillful orcs in the tribe to make dumplings with him.
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On New Year's Day, Bai Ling got up before dawn. He made vermicelli for his family in the morning. Because it was New Year's Day, Bai Ling put a thick layer of meat slices in the bowl and also made fried meat sauce.
Everyone in the family got up very early today, and they all wore new clothes. Everyone had a big smile on their face. After breakfast, they headed towards the low hill.
Only the caves on the low hills can accommodate so many orcs; none of the other houses in the tribe can. So, this year's New Year celebrations will still be held on the low hills.
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On Earth, Bai Ling always makes sure to eat dumplings during the Lunar New Year.
It's hard to say whether it's a habit, a custom, or just going with the flow, but no matter where she is, Bai Ling always eats a bowl of dumplings during the Lunar New Year.
Having been in the orc world for so long, Bai Ling is finally able to eat dumplings again during the Lunar New Year.
Bai Ling found twenty orcs to make dumplings together. These orcs were the most skillful orcs in the tribe. After Bai Ling taught them step by step and gave them several demonstrations, the twenty orcs quickly learned how to make dumplings.
There are two kinds of dumpling fillings: one is mutton and scallion, and the other is dried vegetable and horned meat. Both fillings are made by Bai Ling. With the sauce, the fillings taste even better.
At noon, the orcs ate stewed meat and hot pot; dumplings were for dinner.
To store the dumplings, all the steamers in the tribe were brought out, and the wrapped dumplings were placed directly outside. The weather was cold outside, and the dumplings froze in no time. After the dumplings were frozen, the orcs would put them into earthenware pots and pans, and cover them with lids.
The orcs making dumplings moved faster and faster, and the orcs rolling out the dough became more and more skilled. Later, many orcs joined in, and several children washed their hands and were brought over by adults to learn how to make a few dumplings from Bai Ling.
Even if they didn't wrap them well or even if the filling leaked out, Bai Ling still smiled and praised them a few times. Then, she used another dumpling wrapper to re-wrap the dumplings that had leaked out.
Because there were too many people in the tribe making dumplings, the dumplings were already made while the sun was still high in the sky. It was a bit too early to cook now, so Bai Ling decided to make some sugar figurines for the children in the tribe to play with.
Bai Ling went home, took a small iron pot, and also brought the maltose from home in a basket on her back.
Standing on the low hill, Yue saw Bai Ling appear at the foot of the hill and immediately ran down.
The snow hadn't completely melted yet, and when Yue ran down the mountain so fast and urgently, Bai Ling's face turned pale with fright.
Bai Ling immediately put down the iron pot in his hand and waved to Yue, saying, "Yue, slow down, slow down."
Yue certainly heard Bai Ling's shouts, but his speed didn't slow down; instead, it increased. Bai Ling quickly ran towards Yue, waving at him as he ran, trying to get him to slow down.
When they were still a meter apart, the two stopped at the same time, and Yue threw herself into Bai Ling's arms.
Yue controlled the force of her lunge, so Bai Ling only took a slight step back before standing still again.
Yue looked up and asked, "Ling, where did you go? I looked all over there but couldn't find you."
Yue knew, of course, that Bai Ling would be fine and wouldn't get lost, but when he searched around and couldn't find Ling, a feeling of inexplicable disappointment welled up inside him.
When he saw Ling at the foot of the mountain, he finally felt relieved, but then felt a little aggrieved: What was Ling doing? Why didn't she call him to come with her?
Yue didn't ask that question, but looked at Bai Ling with a accusatory look in her eyes, as if questioning him: Where did you go?