Beast World: The Ferocious God Xiang Liu is So Gentle

Chapter 335 Digging out a tree hole

The next morning, Jia Liu ran to find Lu Yao.

"Mother, are there any more pine nuts? Give me some more, I like to eat them."

Lu Yao took out a large bag of pine cones: "The pine nuts that Donghai and Nanshan peeled have all been eaten. If you want to eat more, you'll have to peel them yourself."

Jia Liu looked up at Ni Jun, only to see him slightly raise the corners of his lips: "You don't need to lift a finger, your brother will peel it for you."

Lu Yao: "Raw pine nuts are more nutritious, but roasted ones are more fragrant. And cracked pine nuts are easier to eat."

Xiang Liu: "If Yao Yao wants to eat roasted pine nuts, all three of us males can work together and we can quickly peel this whole bag of pine cones."

Lu Yao's three beastmen all picked up pine cones and started rubbing them with their hands.

Because everyone was inexperienced at the beginning, they used too much force, which caused many pine nuts to be crushed.

Granny Wu quickly reminded her, "Be gentle, let me do it. This is delicate work, we can't rush it."

Finally, everyone worked together and quickly picked out all the pine nuts.

Lu Yao: "Go to the kitchen and fill a big bucket with water. Let's sort through the pine nuts."

After the pine nuts were poured into the wooden bucket, many of the shells floated to the top.

Lu Yao: "I didn't expect so many pieces to break. We need to be more careful next time."

Xiang Liu: "Let's try making these first. If they're successful, I'll make them for Yao Yao."

After skimming off the layer of impurities that had floated to the surface, Lu Yao took out the extra lava shells from her spatial storage. She dried the pine nuts inside with fish skin and then spread them evenly inside the shells.

Ling Guang: "Does it need to be completely dried before stir-frying?"

Lu Yao: "Just dry the surface moisture, but it's best to keep some moisture inside, otherwise it will easily crumble after being cooked."

The old witch kept turning the pine nuts, and the moisture quickly evaporated.

"This seashell is really a wonderful thing. It's warm and cozy, and it must be very comfortable to lie in it."

Lu Yao: "The old and young of the sea tribe sleep inside. If you like it, Grandma, I'll give it to you."

"That's wonderful! This old woman is blessed during the cold season!"

Xiang Liu took the pine nuts to the kitchen to fry them. The pine nuts gradually darkened in color, but they still didn't open.

So he asked, "Since it hasn't opened yet, shouldn't we put some oil in?"

Lu Yao: "Adding oil won't work. We need to take them out and roll them in the snow!"

Jia Liu snatched a large bowl of freshly cooked pine nuts: "Let me do it!"

The pine nuts burst open with a crackling sound as soon as they touched the snow.

After rolling all the pine nuts in the snow, they were taken back to the pot and dried. The aroma of pine nuts filled the air.

Everyone sat around the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) peeling and eating pine nuts, and Jialiu was the one who enjoyed it the most.

"Mother, besides pine nuts, what else smells so good when stir-fried?"

Lu Yao: "There are so many! Peanuts, melon seeds, and chestnuts are all delicious when roasted. It's just a pity we didn't have time to find them in this cycle of reincarnation."

The cub was still unwilling to give up: "Is there really no way at all?"

“We found some chestnuts before, so I’ll search carefully in my inventory. If there are any left, we can plant a chestnut tree and see what happens. Once it bears fruit, I can make you some roasted chestnuts.”

Ni Jun: "How about I go out and try my luck? Maybe I can find something."

Lu Yao: "You spoil her too much. Don't listen to everything she says."

"It's okay, this kind of weather doesn't bother me. I'm bored anyway, so I might as well go out and try my luck."

"It's freezing cold now, so even if there are nuts, they'd be buried in the snow. But you could try digging into tree holes; pine trees like to store nuts for the winter. You don't need too many; I can use them as seeds to plant in my space."

Ni Jun immediately put down the pine nuts in his hand, got up, and prepared to go out to dig out the tree hole.

Jialiu: "I want to go with you too."

"No, it's too cold outside. But don't worry, Jia Liu, I'll be back before dark, whether I've made any progress or not."

Ni Jun transformed into his beast form, flew for a while, and found a large forest. After searching for a while, he indeed found a tree hole.

As soon as I reached in, a furry little creature darted out in fright. I suppose this furry little guy with the fluffy tail is the squirrel my owner was talking about.

Ni Jun collected a lot of strange and unusual things, and put them all into the bag.

Before nightfall, Ni Jun returned triumphantly with his spoils. He emptied the contents of the bag and examined them carefully.

Lu Yao was overjoyed and quickly identified them one by one.

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained an acorn. You are rewarded with one gold coin."

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained a walnut. You are rewarded with one gold coin."

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained a hazelnut. You are rewarded with one gold coin."

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained a cherry. You are rewarded with one gold coin."