I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 293 The Professor of Silk Reeling

Chen nodded: "Yes, we're going to deliver some things to them tomorrow, and bring back the wild animals and dried meat they've hunted."

Bai Ling said, "Then I'll make something, and you can take it with you."

Feng said, "Ling, what do you want to do? I'll help you later."

“Didn’t we dig up some sweet grass a few days ago? I’ll boil some sugar and send it over, and also make some bean rolls and send them over,” Bai Ling said.

Bean rolls are a snack made by Bai Ling using tapioca flour, bean flour, and mung beans. First, tapioca flour, wheat flour, sugar, and lard are mixed into a thick paste, then steamed. Bean flour is stir-fried, and mung beans are cooked into mung bean paste. The steamed dough is sprinkled with a thick layer of bean flour, rolled into a flatbread, and then the mung bean paste is spread on top. It is then rolled up and cut into small pieces.

This is a simplified version of donkey roll. Bai Ling had made it before, but without adding flour. This time, he plans to add some flour, and the taste should be just as good.

Feng finished the rest of his meal in a few bites and said to Chen, "Chen, you wash the dishes later. Your brother and I will go prepare the things you need to take."

By the time the food was finished, it was already late at night. Bai Ling stretched and picked up two bean rolls, handing one to his father and one to his younger brother. Feng took a bite and laughed, "Snacks taste better when they're hot. I've already eaten several. If I eat one more, I can't eat anymore, or my stomach will feel uncomfortable tonight."

Chen still had candy in his mouth. He took the bean roll and put it in his mouth, his words slurred: "Brother, when winter comes, make more pastries and bread. You should make them often too."

The wind tapped the youngest son on the head: "All you ever think about is food."

Chen Zhenzhen argued, "Eating is the most important thing for orcs. I just love to eat. Besides, who made me have such a powerful older brother? Others want to eat delicious food, but they don't have such a good older brother."

Bai Ling tapped her younger brother on the head and laughed, "Remember to brush your teeth after you finish eating, and brush them for a long time."

Chen: "Brother, I know."

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All the silk-drawing machines in the tribe were placed on the flat ground in front of the ten houses. Under the silk-drawing machines were earthenware pots, which were placed on the hearth. Once the water in the earthenware pots boiled, Bai Ling would pour silkworm cocoons into them.

The silkworm cocoons tumbled and rolled in the boiling water with the bubbles. Bai Ling used a broom to scrub the pot and swept it around, quickly gathering up a pile of loose threads.

Bai Ling counted out fifty silk threads: "I counted fifty silk threads to make one thread. The fewer the silk threads, the finer the thread; the thicker the silk threads, the thicker the thread. A thicker thread will produce thicker silk, and a thinner thread will produce thinner silk. From now on, everyone can decide the number of silk threads according to their own needs."

After speaking, Bai Ling demonstrated how to reel silk. The beastmen surrounded Bai Ling, watching his movements.

After demonstrating for a while, Bai Ling had the beastmen line up to do it. Reeling silk wasn't too difficult. At first, the beastmen were a bit flustered, but they gradually calmed down. Although they weren't very skilled yet, they could still look quite professional.

Besides reeling silk, there are two more processes to turn silk into spindles, which Bai Ling demonstrated to the beastmen one by one.

Bai Ling had a very good temper with the orcs who came to learn skills from him. Even if the orcs were flustered and made a mess of the silk, Bai Ling would not get angry. Instead, he would patiently explain things to them and even comfort them.

The distribution of the silkworm cocoons had already been agreed upon beforehand. Bai Ling would teach them how to raise silkworms, distribute silkworm eggs to them, and all the silkworm cocoons harvested this time would belong to Bai Ling.

Bai Ling led the orcs to make half of the silkworm cocoons into ingots and the other half into silkworm cotton pouches.

The orc asked what the silk cotton pouch was for, and Bai Ling smiled and said, "This can be used to make silk quilts. When it's not too cold in spring and summer, it's too hot to cover yourself with animal skins, so you can use a silk quilt instead."

His and Yue's new house has been built. Although Yue's father and father are not in the tribe, the things they need for their wedding still need to be prepared.

This includes bedding and such. Bai Ling didn't want to use animal hides for bedding, so these silk cotton blankets were perfect for the bedding the two of them would use for their wedding.

The beastmen were very interested and asked how to make the silk quilt. Bai Ling gave them a brief explanation, and the beastmen all showed regretful expressions.

To make silk quilts, you first need silk to make quilt covers. They haven't even started raising silkworms yet, so where are they going to get so much silk?

Besides, with such beautiful silk, of course we should make clothes right away; we can wait until we have quilts and such.

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Bai Ling teaches the beastmen how to reel silk in the tribe, while Yue hunts in the wilderness.

With the help of the Sky Orcs, the hunting party was able to find more prey, especially herds of wild animals. In the past, when the Orcs found a large group of wild animals, they would run and charge at them, but the wild animals would scatter in panic and the Orcs could only chase and intercept one or two of them.

With the Sky Orcs, things are different. Orcs can detect the tracks of groups of wild beasts without the beasts noticing. Hunting Orcs can also stand on the Sky Orcs and launch attacks on the beasts from the sky.

Previously, hunting teams hunted to kill wild animals; now, they hunt to capture them alive. With the cooperation of the Sky Orcs, the hunting teams are like tigers with wings. Solitary wild animals can be found and caught in a shorter time, while groups of wild animals are scouted by the Sky Orcs and assisted by the Land Orcs, who work together to drive the groups of wild animals to valleys and forests, making them easier to catch.

Today, the hunting team fought a large group of horned beasts for a long time before finally driving them into a small valley.

The valley had only two exits. The beastmen transformed into their animal forms and guarded these two exits, so the horned beasts dared not come out and could only obediently hide in the valley.

It was afternoon, and Yue transformed into her beast form, lying at the mouth of the valley with her two front paws crossed, her large head resting on her paws, and her eyes closed as she rested.

It had been chasing the herd of horned beasts for most of the day and was already exhausted. Now that it didn't have to hunt anymore, it could finally rest for a while.

The autumn sun was still strong, making the white wolf very comfortable. It lay among the green grass and trees, basking in the warm sunshine, and soon fell asleep.

After resting for an unknown amount of time, the calls of the tribesmen woke the white wolf. Bai Ling's eyes only showed a fleeting drowsiness when they first opened, but when Yue's eyes were fully open, there was no trace of the confusion and laziness of someone who had just woken up; only clarity and vigilance remained in those icy blue eyes.

However, that slight wariness quickly disappeared, replaced by joy.

The tribe sent someone to deliver supplies to the hunting team.

In the past, when hunting teams went out to hunt, they would bring everything they could possibly need. Now, with the Sky Orcs, hunting teams don't need to carry so much stuff anymore, because the Sky Orcs will bring them what they need during the hunt.