inspire-indiana Chapter 19: Successfully petted the wolf cub!
Chapter 19: Successfully petted the wolf cub!
Lu Xiao only changed his tune after Yang Ye tugged at him.
During a break, Tu Lin gave his people a good talking-to, telling them that they should start calling Lin Baiyan High Priest from now on.
Lin Baiyan didn't care, but his clansmen couldn't be disrespectful to their elders.
When the young man heard Lu Xiao's pouty explanation, he felt a little embarrassed. In fact, if it weren't for convenience, he wouldn't have wanted to acknowledge this priest.
Lin Baiyan waved his hand, "It's alright, it's alright, you can still call me Baiyan. I'll talk to Uncle Tulin."
Lu Xiao excitedly took Lin Baiyan's hand and winked at Yang Ye, "I knew Baiyan wouldn't care about all that!"
Yang Ye smiled helplessly as he looked at Lu Xiao's slightly smug expression.
"By the way, Bai Yan, you still haven't told me, will this meat soup taste good if you put pain-inducing herbs in it?"
Lin Baiyan nodded and put in a wild scallion. "Of course, it'll definitely taste much better than yours boiled."
Looking at the sparse scallion leaves in the pot, the young man felt it wasn't enough, so he reluctantly added two more.
Today, Quanling brought back four or five scallions. Although the wild scallions here are much larger than those on Blue Star, they still seem pitifully few when placed in a stone pot that is enough to feed more than sixty people.
Seeing his very confident look, Lu Xiao, Yang Ye, and Hu Qing, who was watching the pot from the side, also became expectant.
Lin Baiyan timed it precisely, and seeing that the broth had turned somewhat white, he added some purslane that had been washed to remove the slime, as well as bamboo shoots cut into chunks.
Hu Qing stirred the vegetables and meat broth until they were evenly mixed, then watched the fire.
Potatoes can't all be eaten. Right now, the goal is to let the beastmen know how delicious potatoes are. There are quite a few, and he feels there are still plenty of potatoes at the bottom of that hillside, enough for them to dig for a while.
The young man picked out six palm-sized potatoes, washed them clean, and decided to save the rest for seed.
You can try planting one first.
The large stone pot was used for cooking meat soup, so Yang Ye handed the young man a smaller stone pot. It wasn't small, though; Lin Baiyan glanced at it and saw that it was about a meter in diameter.
Yang Ye smiled and said, "While you were out gathering, Hu Jiang, along with the old orcs and cubs in the cave, polished up quite a few stone pots and bowls."
The young man thought for a moment and remembered the somewhat taciturn male orc. He was shorter than the other male orcs, probably because he was not strong and was usually introverted.
Lin Baiyan remembered that he and the sub-beastman Fox Shadow were brothers. The one who used wood ash to knead animal hides.
Looking at the smooth and delicate stone pot in front of him, he praised, "This is really good. Indeed, Hu Jiang's skills are much better than what we made yesterday."
It wasn't that he was trying to flatter, but the stone pot last night was indeed a bit rough; the inside wasn't smoothed out, and there were still stone fragments in the broth.
This one feels much smoother to the touch.
Not far from the cave entrance, Hu Jiang, who was grinding a stone bowl, heard the young man's praise and his eyes lit up almost imperceptibly before he continued what he was doing.
So he was useful after all...
Lin Baiyan was unaware of what Hu Jiang was thinking. The young man was eager to cook a dish with potatoes that could conquer all the orcs!
Let's make a potato and roe deer stew in a small stone pot!
Without further ado, Huqiu and Niulie set up a small stove, placed a stone pot on it, and Lin Baiyan used a bone knife to slice the fatty meat he had set aside in advance.
The young man shook the rather unusable bone knife in his hand; it was far less useful than a kitchen knife.
Just then, a voice came from behind, "I'll do it."
Lin Baiyan turned around and saw that Lang Cang was standing there at some point.
The young man was about to say no, but then, as if remembering something, his eyes lit up, and he stepped aside with a smile.
Why not take this opportunity to cultivate Lang Cang's affinity for them!
"Thank you so much! I'll let you have the first bite when the pork cracklings are ready!"
Lang Cang didn't know what the young man meant by "oil residue." He simply took out his bone knife and, with swift strokes, sliced the fatty meat into pieces in no time.
Lin Baiyan looked at Lang Cang's bone knife with envy, "Your bone knife looks so sharp."
He had wanted to say it yesterday, but Lang Cang's bone knife sliced open the fawn's hide in just a few strokes.
It looks like it would bleed if you touched it.
Lang Cang rinsed his bone knife with water, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "This is my mother's bone knife. It is made from the ribs of a golden-skinned beast and is very hard."
A golden-skinned beast? Cat White doesn't seem to have any memories of such a beast.
He didn't continue speaking, but simply touched the bone knife in his hand with a sense of appreciation.
Seeing his expression, the young man wisely refrained from asking further questions, simply smiling and saying, "That's great, it's very useful for cutting meat and hunting." He then smoothly moved on from the matter.
Since there wasn't much fat, Lin Baiyan didn't blanch the meat to render the fat. Instead, he directly put the fat into the pan and stir-fried it. Soon, the fat slowly seeped out, and Lang Cang, who was closest to the pan, was the first to smell the aroma of the oil.
He stared in surprise at the golden-brown meat in the pot. Lin Baiyan scooped out the cracklings and, thinking he was being sneaky, picked up a piece and put it towards Lang Cang's mouth.
Wolf Cang was caught off guard when oil residue was stuffed into his mouth. He looked at the bright eyes of the sub-beastman in front of him, and the slender, white fingers so close to his face.
Wolf Cang's ears suddenly turned red. He hurriedly put the fried food into his mouth, accidentally touching the young man's fingers in the process.
He acted as if nothing had happened, though this time his cheeks were slightly flushed.
The soft touch in his hand startled Lin Baiyan for a moment. Looking at the tall man in front of him, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Only then did the young man realize that he had transmigrated into a sub-beastman...
Cough!
This is not his fault. Although he was dressed as a male sub-beastman, he felt no different from before. He naturally forgot about the gender differentiation of the beastman continent.
The atmosphere between the two was somewhat awkward.
Lin Baiyan shook his head to clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts and focused on cooking.
Lang Cang also pretended that nothing had happened.
Heat oil and sauté wild scallions until fragrant, then add the meat and stir-fry. The aroma immediately fills the surrounding air.
Even the nearby beastmen were secretly watching.
What delicious food is the White Flame Priest making? It smells so good!
Huqiu took a deep sniff; he had never smelled such a fragrant aroma in his entire life!
The cubs in the cave couldn't contain themselves any longer and rushed straight to Lin Baiyan's legs. Then they stopped abruptly, staring longingly at the stone pot, but none of them said they wanted to eat.
Lang Cang stared intently at the small stone pot; he had never seen a way of cooking like this before.
Stir-fry the meat until it's about 70-80% cooked, add a few drops of wampee juice, then pour in water to cover the meat, add potatoes and stew together.
The young man turned around and saw a bunch of furry, obedient creatures squatting at his feet, blinking their wet eyes at him.
Bang!
The young man's heart trembled with excitement.
He crouched down, lowered his head, and tentatively reached out his hand to the nearest wolf cub. Seeing that the wolf cub, who was watching the cubs, didn't react, he simply rubbed the wolf cub's fluffy little head.
Wow, so soft...
Lin Baiyan thought to himself, feeling dizzy.
The soft touch felt like touching cotton, and the little wolf cub even proactively offered its head into his palm.
Not to be outdone, Xia the kitten next to him hooked her tail around Lin Baiyan's wrist, attracting the young man's attention once again!
Then the young man was overwhelmed by seven or eight furry creatures!
Finally, the young man divided the remaining oil residue in the stone bowl among the cubs.