A guide to surviving in the world of beasts

Su Ling rubbed her aching waist and said, "It's done. What's left in the jar is water and starch. Let them settle overnight, and we can eat sweet potato vermicelli tomorrow."

Hu Yi wiped the corner of Su Ling's mouth and said with a smile, "Is it so delicious? My saliva is almost flowing out."

Su Ling slapped Hu Yi's hand away, wiped the corner of her mouth, and realized that she was fooled. She rolled her eyes at him and snorted, "You'll know tomorrow. Then you don't have to eat and just watch from the side." After saying that, she was about to walk away.

Hu Yi grabbed his hand and said with a smile, "Okay, don't be angry. It's because I have little experience and have never eaten good food. You can't stop me from eating."

Su Ling was not angry in the first place, and after hearing what he said, she couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, then I am magnanimous and will forgive you."

Seeing Su Ling's happy expression, Hu Yi also smiled and pulled her into his arms.

*

The next day, Hu Yi saw that the water in the stone jar, which was turbid yesterday, had become clear, and a white substance had sunk to the bottom of the jar.

"Is that the sweet potato vermicelli you mentioned at the bottom of the jar?"

Su Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Of course not. The white substance at the bottom of the jar is sweet potato starch, not sweet potato vermicelli. Sweet potato vermicelli needs to be processed further." Su Ling held the stone jar and said to Hu Yi, "Come on, give me a hand and pour out the water in the jar."

Hu Yi raised his eyebrows at Su Ling's actions, "Do you think I can't lift the stone jar by myself?"

Su Ling smiled awkwardly. How could she have forgotten that the orcs were all strong men? Hu Yi didn't take this weight seriously at all.

Su Ling quickly withdrew her hand, took a step back, and interrupted, "Thank you for your hard work, please."

Hu Yi found her embarrassed little expression very cute and he pressed the corners of his mouth hard, trying not to laugh, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to eat the sweet potato vermicelli later.

After pouring out all the water, Su Ling scooped out the starch. The starch was still wet, so she had to wait until the weather cleared up before drying it.

Leave a piece of wet powder weighing several pounds to be cooked later, and crush the rest and spread it flat on the cloth to dry in the sun when the weather clears up.

Su Ling dried half of the remaining wet powder, boiled the other half in hot water to make a starchy paste, and then took out the dried sweet potato starch to mix together.

Mix it into a thick paste. If you don’t have a piping bag to squeeze the vermicelli, you can use a multi-purpose cloth. Fill the cloth with the paste and poke a hole of the right size in the cloth. Squeeze the paste into boiling water and cook until it becomes transparent.

"Alright, Hu Yi, give me the bowl of sauce I prepared just now."

Hu Yi handed the two bowls of spicy sauce to Su Ling, thinking, "Is this really edible?" But he could not help but salivate at the smell.

Su Ling scooped the sweet potato noodles into the bowl and swallowed her saliva. These were spicy and sour noodles!

Each person carried a bowl back to the table, stirred it evenly, and Su Ling picked it up and put it into her mouth.

"Ah! I'm eating hot and sour noodles again." After saying that, he took another big bite with satisfaction.

As the name suggests, the most important thing about hot and sour noodles is sour and spicy. Chili peppers had been found in the tribe before, but vinegar was out of the question, so they found a very sour fruit called sour fruit, squeezed out the juice and used it instead of vinegar.

It doesn't have the flavor of vinegar, but it's still pretty good.

It was the first time that Hu Yi saw Su Ling like any food so much, and he couldn't help but take a bite.

Instantly, a sour and spicy feeling rushed to my brain, which was much more stimulating than just eating spicy food. However, although it was stimulating, after I recovered, I couldn't help but want to eat a few more bites.

Su Ling was surprised to see that Hu Yi ate very quickly and didn't seem to be affected by the sour and spicy taste at all. However, when she looked closely, she could see a layer of sweat on his forehead.

Su Ling found it funny. She was afraid that Hu Yi couldn't accept the taste, so she wanted to make him a lighter bowl of soup, but Hu Yi said no.

It seems that this is acceptable.

Hu Yi quickly finished the hot and sour noodles in his bowl, wiped the sweat from his mouth and forehead, and looked at Su Ling, "Can I have another bowl?"

It seemed that she accepted it well. Su Ling raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "Okay, wait until I finish this bowl."

Fortunately, knowing the orcs' appetite, there was still a lot of paste left. Su Ling quickly finished the spicy and sour noodles, and then went to cook a big bowl for Hu Yi. Fearing that he would not have enough, she added a few large pieces of beast meat.

While Hu Yi was slurping the vermicelli, the rain stopped, the dark clouds dispersed, and the sunlight shone through the thick clouds.

Su Ling squinted her eyes due to the sudden sunlight, looked outside, and said in surprise, "The rain has stopped."

Roar……

Roar……

Roar……

Looking at Tiger Wing who was quickly eating the last bite of hot and sour noodles, he asked, "What happened? Why is there a beast roar?"

Tiger Wing wiped his mouth and said, "When the rain stops, the tribe will gather the tribesmen and arrange the next hunting day."

Su Ling nodded and realized, oh, yes, the rain has stopped, so it will be hunting day next.

When Su Ling and the other person arrived at the tribal square, all the tribesmen had already arrived. Regardless of whether they had anything to do or not, they all put down what they were doing and came to the square.

The clan leader saw that everyone was present and stepped onto the stone platform. The clan members below stopped talking when they saw what the clan leader was doing.

After the patriarch went up, he gave the general arrangements for the next hunting day.

The hunting team was led by Hu Yi, and the gathering team was led by a middle-aged female named Ye.

The tribe was managed by the chief and the witch doctor. All matters at the weaving workshop and the stone mill were put aside for the time being, and the hunting day was spent first.

He also explained that the witch would lead everyone in offering sacrifices the next day and pray that they could bring back enough food.

*

When the sun rose the next day, the chief led all the tribesmen to the altar.

Su Ling arrived late, but when she first arrived many tribesmen looked at her with strange eyes. However, the sacrifice began soon, so Su Ling didn't know why everyone looked at her like that.

Everyone was standing in front of the altar. On the stage was a witch who was performing a sacrificial dance with strange steps and singing a tune that Su Ling couldn't understand. The intonation was strange and difficult to understand, and there was a heaviness of time in her ears.

The witch's actions lasted for about half an hour. The moment the witch stopped the sacrificial dance, the tribe leader slit the throat of a prey tied to the stone platform, and blood gushed out.

Because they needed living prey, and the tribe did not have any living prey, Hu Yi went out to hunt it specifically in the morning.

The witch walked forward, dipped her hands in blood, and placed a mark of blessing on the foreheads of the tribesmen who were about to be hunted, praying that everyone would return safely.

Su Ling looked at the mark on Hu Yi's forehead and was slightly shocked. His cold temperament became even more inhuman and cold, as if he didn't care about anything in this world.

Su Ling frowned, not liking this feeling.

Feeling that Su Ling's expression was not right, Hu Yi took her hand and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Hearing Hu Yi talking, the familiar person came back again. Su Ling smiled and shook her head, her expression was fine.

Seeing that she was really fine, Hu Yi stopped asking questions and just tightened his clasped hands.

The sacrifice is over, and the orcs will start hunting tomorrow. All the tribesmen will be busy for the next month until the arrival of the cold season.