She only realized while she was teaching that she didn't know if there was salt here. If there was, she could teach them simple ways to store meat.

Last time she only took a quick look around, but this time Su Yuanyuan carefully searched along the stone wall.

After going around in circles, we still didn't see any salt mines. It seems we'll have to go somewhere further away.

Su Yuanyuan turned and entered the woods on the stone wall, where she was pleasantly surprised to find edible mushrooms.

She picked mushrooms along the way, constantly looking around, and actually found quite a few edible wild vegetables.

She definitely can't pick them all by herself, and it's getting late, so she can only bring them to pick tomorrow.

A gust of wind blew by, and Su Yuanyuan smelled a familiar scent. She was a little unsure, so she simply walked in the direction from which the scent was coming.

After walking about five or six hundred meters, she finally saw two durian trees. Many durians had already rotted on the ground, but there were still quite a few on the trees.

Su Yuanyuan happily took all the durians away. This was a truly unexpected delight. She had just turned around when she suddenly turned back. She could take a durian tree with her, so she could eat durians anytime in the future.

They happily returned to the stone house, where the females had already tanned the animal hides and were hanging them on the trees.

"Fox Beauty, come here for a moment."

Su Yuanyuan called over the leader of the female foxes, Hu Li, and she immediately put down what she was doing.

"Divine messenger, what are your commands?"

He handed her two bags of mushrooms and said, "Spread these mushrooms out to dry in a little while. They're edible and can be stored for a long time once dried. There are still quite a few more in the woods. You can come with me to pick them tomorrow, and I'll teach you how to identify poisonous mushrooms."

"Divine messenger! Is this food? And can it be preserved for a long time?"

Fox Li's voice was quite loud, and all the females hanging animal skins on the trees looked over, with a few even jogging over to take a look.

"Is this true, divine messenger?"

"Hmm! Don't you trust me?" Su Yuanyuan looked at them with a smile.

"No, no, no! It's not that I don't believe in the divine messenger, it's just... it's just such a pleasant surprise that we have another food to eat."

Su Yuanyuan couldn't resist ruffling her head; there was still one edible thing she hadn't picked yet.

"Remember to spread them out when drying, otherwise they won't dry properly and will spoil easily."

"Okay! Okay! I'll definitely sunbathe properly."

Watching them run off into the distance, Su Yuanyuan decided to go back and rest for a while. The orcs who had gone out hunting would be back soon, and she needed to prepare some kindling.

She remembered that there were many matches and flints in the space. Even if she gave them the matches, they would be gone once they were used up, and she couldn't stay here forever.

Let's teach them how to use a flint and steel. It's a bit of a hassle, but they can find one themselves.

We need to find salt as soon as possible; if all else fails, we'll have to make smoked jerky. Time flies, and winter will be here soon.

Since they can't go hunting in winter, she has time to gather game. There's also plenty of food in her space, enough to ensure they have a comfortable winter.

I can teach them to farm again when spring comes. I don't know if there are enough seeds in the space. I should look for something edible when I go out recently.

After thinking for a long time, Su Yuanyuan slapped her forehead. How did she start thinking about them? She herself was still living her own life.

Relaxing back in her chair, Su Yuanyuan opened a durian, and its rich aroma instantly filled the air.

Su Yuanyuan ate a whole durian, patted her belly contentedly, and heard a commotion outside; the hunting party must have returned.

The hunting party brought back two fawns, five rabbits, and some wild fruit. Su Yuanyuan watched as they picked out the intact wild fruit and brought it to her.

She knew there would be more pieces of meat later, and she didn't understand why these orcs were so stubborn in believing she was a divine messenger.

Sometimes, even though he doesn't have enough food to eat himself after hunting, he still brings her the best of it, even though he knows she doesn't need it.

Seeing the little beastman's nervous expression, Su Yuanyuan nodded and accepted the wild fruit, and he immediately ran away happily.

She would make sure they had a secure livelihood before she left; that's what they mean by "he who takes a man's money is bound to him, he who eats his food is bound to him."

"Chief, after we've finished processing the game, gather them all together, and I'll teach you how to start a fire."

The leader of the fox clan was named Fox Charm. She didn't know why a male fox would be called Charm, but she couldn't bring herself to say it, so she just called him Leader.

"What is starting a fire, divine messenger?"

The vixen, leaning on her cane, walked to her side and respectfully bowed her head to inquire.

"I can't explain it to you clearly, but you just need to know that with fire, you can comfortably get through the winter and won't have to eat raw meat anymore."

"Ah! That's good news! That's good news! But we orcs eat raw meat, what else would we eat?"

Su Yuanyuan glanced at him helplessly, "Eating raw meat can easily make you sick. From now on, you can only eat it after it's been cooked."

"Rest assured, divine messenger, I will go and tell them right away."

After speaking, Hu Mei walked away with her cane. Judging from his expression, Su Yuanyuan knew that he definitely hadn't understood what she had just said.

Fortunately, she wasn't trying to make them understand; they just had to do as she said.

Su Yuanyuan didn't want to run back and forth, so she simply stood aside and watched them prepare the game. The deer and rabbits were skinned and cut into pieces, and the best pieces were left for her. Each family could get four or five pieces the size of a palm.

With some wild fruit, this is only enough for them to eat for one day. They have to go hunting early tomorrow morning, and whether they can catch any prey depends entirely on luck.

Even with such hard work, they couldn't save much food; many of their people must have starved to death in previous winters.

In addition, some froze to death. It is only because the fox clan can reproduce that they would be wiped out.

After the beastmen finished cleaning up their prey and tidying themselves up, they sat around her, their eyes blinking as they looked at her.

Su Yuanyuan coughed uncomfortably. "The chief probably already told you. Now I'll teach you how to start a fire."

As she spoke, she took out a few flints and twigs, and then asked Hu Yu to bring over a few pieces of wood.

"When starting a fire, it's best to use dry bark and these small twigs, and then put the wood in after it's lit."

"The wood should ideally be dry, although freshly cut wood is also acceptable, but the fire will produce a lot of smoke, which is not suitable for lighting indoors."

Su Yuanyuan stacked the firewood in a crisscross pattern to form a hollow fire pit, which helped with air circulation.

When the flames appeared, a group of orcs retreated several meters as if startled, their faces showing identical wariness.

"The messenger must leave quickly! This is a natural disaster that will destroy everything."

Fox Spirit anxiously tried to pull her away, but Fox Yu stopped her and quickly walked over himself, shouting, "Divine Messenger, hurry!"

Su Yuanyuan waved to him and looked at them with a smile, "It's okay, this is fire. As long as you pay attention to safety, fire is not dangerous at all."

Once the fire was burning, she added two more pieces of wood. Seeing that the fire wasn't spreading elsewhere, they cautiously gathered around again.

"Alright, now that I've covered starting the fire, let me tell you some important precautions!"

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like