I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 296 Brewing

He could be unaware of himself, and only Ling could recognize what those little figures he drew were.

Bai Ling laughed and said, "But I just think they're cute. Whether it's a little lion or a little wolf, I think they're cute."

Yue gently pinched Bai Ling's cheek: "Then I'll draw lots of those little figures in the future, so you can see them to your heart's content."

Bai Ling smiled and grasped Yue's hand, her eyes sparkling: "Then it's settled."

Bai Ling pulled Yue to the innermost wall and said, "We need to build a whole wall of cabinets here to store clothes, bedding, and all sorts of other things."

"I also need a bookshelf specifically for the paintings that Yue painted for me."

Bai Ling then led Yue to the main room: "The main room needs a dining table and benches, a square table and armchairs on the north wall, and a cabinet to store bowls and chopsticks."

"Yue, let's not make our dining table that high anymore, let's make it shorter, and the benches will be shorter too," Bai Ling gestured and said, "The benches will be about six or seven bricks high. When we're not eating, we'll put the dining table under the square table, and we'll take it out when we're eating. If it's cold, we'll eat in the bedroom."

It's cold in winter, and the main room isn't as warm as the bedroom. Last year, my father moved the table and chairs directly to the bedroom. The table he made was a bit tall and took up a lot of space in the bedroom, so Bai Ling decided to make a shorter table for eating, which would be more convenient.

Yue had no objection to this, and said, "You can decide this."

It was still a bit cold inside. Bai Ling clasped his hands together and enveloped Yue's hands in his palms. He first brought Yue's hands to his mouth and breathed warm air on them before saying, "Yue, this is our future home. I can't decide everything. Tell me what you want."

Before Yue could say anything, Bai Ling looked into his eyes and said, "Yue, whatever you want, just tell me and I will get it for you."

This wasn't just empty talk from Bai Ling; it was a genuine promise. Whatever Yue wanted, he would present it to her with open arms. Even if Yue wanted the moon or stars in the sky, he would find a way to get them for her.

Bai Ling's eyes were very serious, and Yue knew that what he said was true. No matter what it was, as long as she asked, Ling would get it for her.

In truth, Yue didn't have any particular desires. To him, being able to live in such a beautiful house was already quite good.

Yue didn't even know what some of the furniture Ling mentioned was, but when Ling talked about it, her eyes lit up, and Yue knew that a beautiful house would be even more beautiful and comfortable with beautiful furniture.

Ling, filled with anticipation, imagined what their future home would be like, and he also had to think about what the best home would be like.

Yue closed her eyes, imagining their future home: pushing open the wooden gate, she stepped into a courtyard filled with blooming flowers and shady trees. Reaching the house, she opened the door to find a table and chairs facing the entrance, and a cabinet containing bowls and chopsticks against the wall. Lifting the bamboo curtain, she entered their bedroom. To the right of the entrance was a dressing table, and by the window were a desk and chair, next to which was a bookcase. Opposite the door was a wall of cabinets…

Hmm, it seems like something's missing in the house—the flowers and greenery are gone.

The moment the idea popped into his head, clusters of flowers appeared on one side of the desk, seemingly growing out of thin air. Sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the blooming flowers. He and Ling stood before them; Ling plucked a flower and presented it to him with both hands as if offering a precious treasure…

Yue opened her eyes and said to Bai Ling, "Ling, I want to grow flowers in the house. I don't want a whole wall of cabinets. I hope that in addition to furniture, there will be some decorations in the house. The size of the decorations doesn't matter, but they must be collected or made by us."

"I want a cabinet, not like the ones for clothes and bedding, but a cabinet specifically for the gifts we give each other."

Yue stated his requirements, rejecting Bai Ling's suggestion of a whole wall of cabinets, and explained his own thoughts.

"Yue, you want to grow flowers in the house, put some decorations, and have a cabinet to put gifts in," Bai Ling said with a smile, staring into Yue's eyes. "I understand."

Bai Ling didn't say he would prepare everything Yue had thought of, he just said "I know". But Yue knew what Bai Ling meant. Since he said "I know", he would definitely make it for him.

Yue asked again, "Ling, I don't know how to do carpentry, so you'll have to make all the furniture for the house. What should I prepare? Ling, is there anything you want?"

Bai Ling leaned down slightly and placed a kiss on Yue's forehead: "What I wanted most, I have already obtained."

He had already embraced the bright moon in the sky; what more could he ask for?

*

The process of brewing wine is not complicated, but it is not an easy task.

Bai Ling wanted to brew wine with sorghum. He first washed the sorghum clean, then soaked it in water overnight. The next day, he washed the sorghum twice with clean water, and then put the sorghum in a pot to start steaming.

This was Bai Ling's first time making wine. He didn't intend to disturb the other people in the tribe; it was just him, Yue, and Chen making it together.

The steamed sorghum is placed in a clean basket to cool. If you put your palm into the sorghum and feel that it is still warm but not hot, then the sorghum is considered to be cooled.

The next step is the most important and crucial step in brewing: adding the yeast starter.

Bai Ling sprinkled crushed yeast into the sorghum at a ratio of 10:1. The yeast had to be crushed in advance. She would spread a layer of sorghum and then a layer of yeast in a large earthenware basin. When the basin was almost full, she would stir it with a wooden stick. To ensure that the sorghum and yeast were in even contact, she would stir it for a while.

All the mixed sorghum was put into an earthenware jar, and water was added. This water must be boiled water that has been cooled down; cold water cannot be used directly.

No one should add too much; just enough to slightly cover the sorghum. Fold the silk several times to cover the mouth of the jar and tie it securely with hemp rope.

To ensure the sorghum in the vat fermented properly, Bai Ling placed it against the wall near the kang (heated brick bed) in the storage room, where the temperature was slightly higher, which would improve the fermentation process.

After finishing all this, Bai Ling clapped his hands. Chen looked at the silk tightly bound around the mouth of the earthenware jar and said, "Only our family would be willing to use silk to bind the jar."

In the tribe, silk was the most precious thing. Other orcs would treasure even a small piece of silk, and wouldn't even use it. But this family was different; they would use such precious silk in a time like this.