Traveling through time and space to achieve a well-off life with your family

After several days of training, the orcs of the Long Nose Tribe have been able to adapt to this life perfectly. Because they are very strong and bigger in size than the orcs of the Rhino Horn Tribe, the task of carrying bricks usually falls on them, and they are more useful than carts.

After two cycles of months, they had built ten large houses. All the orcs in the tribe had come to see them. Cheng Mo was a little worried that they might not like the houses, but it turned out that he was overthinking it. Everyone liked the houses very much, so Cheng Mo felt relieved.

Seeing everyone's gradually becoming more proficient in house-building skills, Cheng Mo can finally stop supervising the work here and go do other things.

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Spring is the season when all things grow. Cheng Mo walked in the bamboo forest with a bamboo basket in one hand and a hoe in the other. They were going to dig bamboo shoots here today.

It rained last night and the road was very muddy. Cheng Lingqu jumped beside him, not afraid of falling at all. Huihui and Kong Yi followed Cheng Mo, holding two friends who were not very skilled in transforming.

Cheng Mo turned back as he walked and reminded, "Huihui, Xiaoyi, be careful, watch your step, baby, walk slowly, it will be very painful if you fall down!"

Cheng Lingqu happily ran around Cheng Mo. He really liked this kind of weather. After a whole winter, he could finally go out and let himself go. Huihui and Kongyi responded obediently, and the little friends they were holding in their arms also responded with whimpers.

Cheng Mo led a group of cubs to a hillside. The ground was covered with fallen leaves, and if you looked closely you could see bamboo shoots with their pointed tips exposed.

Cheng Mo put down the bamboo basket in his hand, picked up the hoe and started digging. With one dig of the hoe, the bamboo shoots were dug up. The little cubs followed him and put the dug bamboo shoots in the bamboo basket.

There were many bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest. Cheng Mo saw one every two steps. A group of little cubs followed him and picked them up happily. Soon, the bamboo baskets he brought were full.

Cheng Mo walked in front carrying two full bamboo baskets, Kong Yi and Cheng Lingqu also carried a bamboo basket, and Hui Hui followed behind with a hoe, looking back from time to time to see if any of the cubs had missed out.

The road was quite slippery, so Cheng Mo walked carefully. Because he had dug a lot of bamboo shoots, he had to take them to the river to wash them, peel the skin and bring them back so that they would be lighter.

Bamboo shoots that have been peeled off tend to get old easily, so Cheng Mo squatted by the river to peel off the skin, and several cubs helped to wash the peeled bamboo shoots and put them into the bamboo basket. The skin can also be used as fertilizer, but their bamboo baskets were almost full, and they couldn't take so much away, so they could only throw the skin away regretfully.

Cheng Mo walked in front carrying the two heaviest bamboo baskets. The moist air made people feel refreshed. As she walked, Cheng Mo told the little cubs behind her how to make the bamboo shoots most delicious, and the little cubs behind her swallowed their saliva frantically.

Xiong Bai was sitting alone at the entrance of the cave sorting out the herbs he had found. He looked up and saw Cheng Mo coming back with a bunch of little tails. He smiled and touched the head of Cheng Lingqu who came close to him. He looked at the basket in Cheng Mo's hand and said in surprise: "This is the bamboo shoots you mentioned. There are so many!"

Cheng Mo nodded, put down the bamboo basket in his hand and said, "Yes, there are still a lot over there. If we hadn't been unable to fit them in, we would have brought them back long ago. As soon as it rains, there will be a lot of them in the bamboo forest. We can dig more tomorrow."

Xiongbai picked up a bamboo basket and weighed it. "It's quite heavy. This much should last for a long time, right? Is this kind of food easy to preserve?"

Cheng Mo rubbed his sore wrist: "Yes, you can blanch them and then dry them, or make them into braised bamboo shoots, and store them in a cool and dry place. But they will easily become old after peeling the skin. High priest, I'll put them in to blanch them first." After saying that, he picked up the bamboo basket and was about to blanch them.

Cheng Lingqu looked at his father who had already gone in, and then looked at Xiongbai who was still sorting the herbs. He wanted to follow his father, but he also wanted to watch the high priest process the herbs. It was so difficult to choose!

Xiong Bo looked at Cheng Lingqu who looked troubled and smiled: "Little Lingqu, why don't you learn about herbs from me? How about Grandpa teach you about herbs?"

Cheng Lingqu nodded happily. He said sorry to his father, he chose to play with the high priest grandpa and then play with his father in the evening!

Xiong Bai smiled and picked up a herb and handed it to Cheng Lingqu, saying: "This is hemostatic grass. It likes the sun and is afraid of the cold. The leaves..."

Cheng Mo came to the stone pot carrying two large bamboo baskets of bamboo shoots. The little tails behind him circled around him. Cheng Mo simply wiped the stone pot and poured cold water into it. Kong Yi sat obediently on the side and started to make a fire. Cheng Mo sprinkled a little salt in it first, and then put the bamboo shoots into the cold water.

It would take some time for the water to boil, so Cheng Mo went to take a look at the place where the food was stored. There were still some potatoes that had not been eaten during the winter. He picked out the potatoes that had sprouted green potatoes. These potatoes were no longer edible and would cause poisoning if eaten. He could use them as potato seeds.

Kong Yi saw the potatoes that Cheng Mo took out and thought they were for eating. He was about to take them out to wash them, but Cheng Mo quickly stopped him. Seeing Kong Yi's puzzled look, Cheng Mo touched his head and patiently explained: "Potatoes with sprouts cannot be eaten. They will cause poisoning, but these potatoes can be taken out and planted. When the time comes, cut the sprouted potatoes into small pieces, each piece must have sprouts, and then dip them in some wood ash and plant them."

Kong Yi nodded and sat back obediently. Cheng Mo lifted the lid of the pot and took a look. The water in the pot was already boiling. What they dug out were bamboo shoots, which were easy to cook. Cheng Mo waited for a while longer before taking the bamboo shoots out of the pot and draining them.

Cheng Mo took out some of the blanched bamboo shoots to dry in the sun, and prepared to make some braised bamboo shoots in oil to taste.

He took out a large piece of lean meat left over from yesterday, cut it into cubes and put it into the pan to fry. The aroma of the meat oil burst out, causing a group of cubs to drool. Cheng Mo picked up a cub with a smile, tapped his little nose and asked, "Is it delicious? But you have to be patient and eat it after it's cooked, okay?"

Huihui swallowed hard. He was an orc who could maintain his human form. He could endure it! Several cubs who could not maintain their human form for a long time nodded obediently. They could endure it too!

Cheng Mo smiled and put the chopped bamboo shoots into the pot and stir-fried them for a few times, then covered the pot and sat down. Next, just stir-fry it again after a while.

When the aroma in the pot became stronger and stronger and the bamboo shoots inside became soft, Cheng Mo turned off the fire and served out the braised bamboo shoots. Several little cubs surrounded him and drooled.