readsfreenovel Chapter 287 We've come to the right place
Chapter 287 We've come to the right place
The cave was cleaned up quickly, and the orcs who helped were about to go to the fields to harvest the crops. The sky orcs who had just arrived that morning also came along.
They were led by Fei to the exhibition hall and asked Zhan to assign them tasks.
Zhan: "You must be exhausted from your journey. Why don't you rest for a day and then go back to work in the fields tomorrow?"
Fei shook his head: "It's okay, we're not tired. Autumn is the season for storing food, and we can't waste a single moment. This winter, we need to prepare food for so many of us, and the pressure on the tribe is unimaginable. The more we help, the less pressure the tribe will feel."
Fei's attitude was firm. Zhan thought for a moment and said, "Alright, let the able-bodied beastmen go to the fields to help harvest the sorghum, and let the older beastmen help cook in the square. Beastmen with cubs can also stay. The cubs will feel uneasy if they are separated from their adults after arriving in a new place."
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The cooks were all elderly orcs, but even at their age, killing a horned beast was not a difficult task for them.
Cai and several orcs gutted the horned beast, carefully separating the meat, bones, and internal organs, and even filled a large earthenware basin with the beast's blood.
One of the orcs added a little salt to the beast blood to make it coagulate faster; this was a method that Bai Ling had taught them.
Bai Ling cleaned up the internal organs and head, then put them in a pot to braise. After the braised internal organs cooled, they were sliced and served as a cold dish.
The bones of the horned beast were chopped into pieces, blanched in water, and then animal fat was put into an iron pot. After the fat was hot, scallions and ginger were added and stir-fried. Sugar and soy sauce were added and stir-fried again. Then the bones were put into the pot and started to stir-fry.
After stir-frying, add water and start stewing. Not far away, orcs are cutting radishes and gourds. When the bones are almost done stewing, the radishes and gourds can be added and stewed together.
Besides stewing the bones, the meat from the horned beast also needs to be eaten. The main dishes are cassava cakes and steamed dumplings. Today, the steamed dumplings have both fresh and dried meat fillings.
The remaining beast meat was all cut into slices and marinated. The meat would be roasted when the beastmen who had been working were about to return.
The beast's blood shouldn't be wasted either. When the tribesmen are about to return, stir-fry it with scallions and ginger; it will make a delicious dish.
Make a stir-fried winter melon, a cold leafy green salad, a tofu salad with scallions, and a big pot of mung bean soup, and you'll have a hearty dinner.
Oh, and there are also fried balls specially prepared for children and cubs. They are made by wrapping cooked bean flour in tapioca flour and forming it into balls. The balls are sprinkled with sesame seeds and then fried in oil. These are snacks that children love. Bai Ling also added maltose to the bean flour to make them taste even better.
The three children of the Sky Orcs were initially reserved when they arrived, staying close to their elder chieftain. However, after the children of the High Tree Tribe ran over and exchanged a few words with them, the three children started running and playing with the High Tree Tribe children.
The two cubs were still being held in the arms of the adults. The cubs of the Sky Beastmen can also fly, so they have to be taken very seriously. Otherwise, they might fly into the sky by accident, which would be a real problem.
Bai Ling put animal fat in a small iron pot, and after the oil was ready, she put the cassava balls into the pot to fry.
The most important thing to pay attention to when frying these meatballs is the heat. The heat under the pot must not be too high; it must be heated slowly. Otherwise, the inside of the meatballs will not be cooked before the outside is burnt.
The sharp-eyed children saw Bai Ling frying meatballs, called out to their companions, and ran in. Bai Ling had cooked delicious food for them many times, and they all knew Bai Ling's rules. They stopped several meters away from the oil pan, their eyes sparkling as they watched Bai Ling's movements.
Bai Ling looked up at them and smiled, "Go play first, don't stand around here. The dumplings will be cooked soon."
One of the children who was closest to Bai Ling asked, "Ling, can't I just stand here and wait for the dumplings to be ready? We're not going any further."
"Yeah, Ling, we won't go any further. We'll just stand here and watch you fry meatballs."
Bai Ling had no way to deal with the children. He said, "Fine, but you can't go any further. If you take another step forward, I won't let you stay here."
When starch is fried, it turns into an irresistible flavor. For orcs, this flavor is even more captivating. Bai Ling put the fried meatballs into two ceramic plates and called out to the children who were practically drooling, "You all need to wash your hands first. You can only eat meatballs after you have washed your hands clean."
The children cheered and went to wash their hands. When the three Sky Tribe children saw their newly met friends running in one direction, they quickly followed. Bai Ling brought a plate of fried meatballs to Cai and said, "Grandpa Cai, this plate is for you."
Cai smiled but didn't say anything. She sat down next to Fei and beckoned all the beastmen in the square to come over: "Ling Gang's fried cassava and bean flour balls taste really good. Come and try them quickly, or they won't taste good when they get cold."
All the beastmen in the square gathered around, even the beastmen who were tending the fire for Bai Ling went over. The children had also washed their hands, and Bai Ling brought their plates over. The beastmen who had tasted the dumplings watched the children eat. The younger children and cubs couldn't eat the whole dumplings yet, so the beastmen broke the dumplings into small pieces and fed them.
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The orcs of the High Tree Tribe have all eaten these cassava bean flour dumplings before, but the Sky Orcs who just arrived today are eating them for the first time. It's the first time they've ever tasted food cooked like this, and it's absolutely delicious.
Fei and his old buddies exchanged glances. They had indeed come to the right place with the Gaoshu tribe. It seemed that this tribe not only provided them with enough to eat, but also provided them with very good food.
As Fei watched the children and cubs craning their necks to grab the cassava flour balls, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally felt a little relieved.
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Today is the first time the Sky Beastmen have come to the High Tree Tribe, so Zhan specially asked everyone to finish work early.
So, while the sun was still high in the sky, the beastmen who had gone to work returned one after another. They either transformed into beasts and carried baskets on their backs, or pulled carts with grunting beasts, or pushed handcarts, bringing back all the harvested crops, either placing them in the square or taking them home to dry.
The moon-shaped handcart stopped as it passed the square. He jogged over to Bai Ling and asked, "Ling, what's good to eat today?"
Bai Ling was grilling meat. He didn't answer Yue's question, but instead said, "Open your mouth."
Yue obediently opened her mouth, and Bai Ling used chopsticks to pick up a piece of roasted meat and put it into Yue's mouth, her eyes full of anticipation: "Yue, how does it taste? When I marinated it, I added the juice squeezed from that sour fruit we just discovered."