Beast World: The Ferocious God Xiang Liu is So Gentle

Tianwu: "I'll go get you some more mineral salt, and you can teach me how to preserve animal meat, okay?"

Xiang Liu: "Oh no, you're just trying to find an excuse to get close to my Yao Yao."

Tianwu: "When you go hunting, I can watch the house for you, isn't that good?"

Xiang Liu: "You're not trying to help me guard my house, you're trying to steal it."

Lu Yao: "Alright, stop arguing. We do need a lot of salt to get through the cold season."

Tianwu: "I can tell you the location of that cave."

Lu Yao: "Take Xiang Liu to get salt. I'll teach you how to filter salt and how to preserve meat, okay?"

Tianwu frankly said, "Whatever you want, I will do my best to find it for you, without expecting anything in return."

"I asked you to teach me how to preserve animal meat because I wanted to spend more time with you. After all, I'm wandering around and don't even have a friend."

Tianwu put on a wronged expression, trying to gain favor and sympathy at the same time.

Xiang Liu was so angry he was about to punch someone.

Lu Yao quickly took out two fish-skin bags from her spatial storage: "Go quickly, and catch the python for me while you're at it. I'm waiting to sew bags from the snakeskin!"

When Xiang Liu heard Lu Yao's order to catch the python, he indeed forgot about his quarrel with Tian Wu.

Xiang Liu: "I'll bring Granny Wu back first so she can keep you company, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

So Xiangliu quickly brought Granny Wu back, along with a large bag of walnuts and a large bag of chestnuts.

When Xiang Liu returned, he saw Tian Wu talking to Lu Yao in the cave, and he became jealous again: "Stop chatting and hurry up and lead the way, what if we come back late!"

Tianwu: "It's not far from here, don't worry, we'll definitely be back by evening."

Xiang Liu: "I still need to hunt pythons for Lu Yao!"

Tianwu: "There are also giant pythons in that mountain, so we can't delay."

So the two of them left the cave one after the other.

Lu Yao took out the filter she had made from a coconut shell, melted the mineral salt, and began filtering it into a seashell.

Following Lu Yao's instructions, Granny Wu began peeling chestnuts.

With the help of her bone knife, the witch skillfully cut through the thorny chestnuts, peeling them very quickly.

After a while, Lu Yao saw that the witch had peeled a lot of chestnuts, so she took some and put them in a seashell to cook.

The witch said, "Does this thing called chestnut taste good when boiled without anything added?"

Lu Yao: "It's delicious not only when boiled, but also when grilled. You can also stir-fry it with sugar. It's a pity we don't have sugar now, but we can still grill some to eat."

Then she took some peeled chestnuts from the witch and roasted them in the fire.

When the chestnuts were almost cooked by the intense fire, Lu Yao used a wooden stick to move them from the fire to the edge of the fire and roast them slowly over a low flame.

Soon after, they harvested boiled and roasted chestnuts.

Lu Yao placed the chestnuts on the table and said to Granny Wu, "Granny Wu, come and eat some chestnuts, they smell delicious."

The witch said, "Master, please eat first. I still have so many to peel."

Lu Yao pulled up Granny Wu: "Wait until Xiang Liu comes back and let him peel it. You've been busy all day and haven't even had time to eat lunch. Hurry up and try it, you can feed Niannian some later."

The witch tried one of each: "The boiled ones are softer, but the roasted ones are more fragrant."

Niannian: "I want to eat too."

When everyone had almost finished eating, Xiang Liu and Tian Wu returned.

Tianwu: "What is this? It smells so good!"

Lu Yao: "Chestnuts, both boiled and roasted, see which one you prefer."

Tianwu tried one of each: "They're all delicious, I like them all!"

Lu Yao said to Xiang Liu, "You should try it too, it's made by me!"

After eating, Xiang Liu couldn't help but praise, "My Yao Yao is really amazing."

Lu Yao: "This can be stored for a long time after being dried, and you can eat it as a meal during the cold season."

Xiang Liu: "I'll go out and pick more later, to save for you to eat during the cold season."

Tianwu: "You are so lucky to be by the side of the Goddess, with so many delicious things to eat."

Xiang Liu was extremely pleased with himself upon hearing Tian Wu's words.

Tianwu: "How about I dig a cave next to you and move in?"

Xiang Liu: "No way!"

Lu Yao: "Alright, let's start making salt quickly. This is all the brine I've filtered."

Tianwu: "What is this?"

Lu Yao: "A tool that can filter water."

Tianwu was astonished to see that the melted mineral water, which was originally turbid, became exceptionally clear after dripping from the coconut shell.

Tianwu: "How did you do that?"

Lu Yao: "It's very simple. Just layer charcoal and sand, and stack several layers."

Xiao Liu went to the cave entrance to process the python meat, while Tian Wu helped boil salt water inside the cave.

After the salt was made, Lu Yao asked Tian Wu to take the salt out of the seashell and crush it. The salt was white and fine.

Xiang Liu brought in the prepared snake meat.

Lu Yao took out a covered wooden bucket from her spatial storage and layered salt and meat inside. Halfway through, she ran out of salt, so she had to take out some sea salt instead.

Since the wooden bucket wasn't very big, it filled up quickly. Lu Yao put the lid on and had Xiang Liu set it aside.

Lu Yao: "After pickling like this, it can be kept until the end of the cold season without spoiling."

System notification: "Congratulations, host, you have successfully made cured meat, improving food security during the cold season. You are rewarded with one gold coin."

Xiang Liu: "It seems I need to make more of these covered wooden barrels."

Lu Yao: "You don't need too many wooden barrels. The cured meat can be hung in a well-ventilated, cool place that avoids direct sunlight to air dry, which can further remove excess moisture and make the meat firmer and chewier."

"After air-drying, the salted meat can be put into a bag to prevent it from getting damp."