eat and drink

The beast world in August was so hot that it made people feel uncomfortable. The saltpeter that was used to make tinderboxes was now used by Shen Nong to make ice. Shen Nong also bought sour plum soup bags from the system. The system was once bitten by a snake, so it was afraid of ropes for ten years. The materials inside were all processed by the system, and it was confirmed that even Shen Nong's ability could not help it grow.

Shen Nong looked at the big words "Item is being reviewed. Please wait patiently" on the system panel, and finally felt guilty. Did he go too far before? Look how scared the system was.

He actually wanted to buy mung beans, but the sale of mung beans was forbidden to him. There were finished products such as mung bean soup, mung bean cake, and mung bean mooncakes. However, the mung bean soup in the system was a bit expensive and not as cost-effective as the sour plum soup.

Sour plum soup bags can also be stored for a long time. Buy some and put them in a warehouse, and you can drink them in the later days of summer.

The cave where ice is made is the favorite place for the orcs. Every time the food-making team goes there to get ice, they want to stay there. If they were not afraid of delaying things, they really want to lie down on the ice and take a nap.

Since ice made from saltpeter is not edible, the orcs of the food-making team are very careful when using it to ice the sour plum soup, for fear that a piece of it would fall into the soup.

"Time for sour plum soup!" The orcs from the food-making team drove their ox carts to a stop in front of the rice fields. In order to facilitate meals for the elderly in the agricultural and animal husbandry areas, a large canteen was built here, saving them the trouble of having to transport the food all the way from the Mu tribe.

It was a hot afternoon, and after drinking a bowl of cool, sweet and sour plum soup, the hot summer heat dissipated instantly.

The old beastmen smacked their lips reluctantly, put down their pottery bowls, picked up the straw hats on the ground, put them on their heads, and went to the fields to plant rice seedlings.

People were sweating profusely under the scorching sun. Although the old people were not fast, they were not slow either. Their hands were very steady and the seedlings were planted neatly.

On the other side, low-level orcs were busy harvesting wheat. Their arms moved quickly and their sickles were swung rapidly. Soon, a large area of ​​land was left bald.

All the harvested wheat must be transported to the newly built flour team for processing. The flour team is built not far from the military guard and very close to the agricultural and animal husbandry area.

After all the rice seedlings were planted, the old people hurried to plant soybeans. After Shen Nong taught how to farm and make flour, he plunged into the great cause of saving crops. He now squatted in the watermelon field all day to concentrate on saving the watermelons.

After buying the fruit basket from the system, Shen Nong planted all that could be planted. Although the watermelons were planted late, the summer in the beast world is long, so there is no need to worry about the short sunshine time. There is still the last half acre. If we save it, the tribe will be able to eat late-ripening watermelons next month.

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Except for the old people who were tilling the fields, the other orcs from the seven tribes, including the entire Wood Tribe, were all busy baking bricks, building brick houses, and paving cement roads.

Shen San, with a team of orcs, has built a drainage system within the Mu tribe. In order to facilitate water use, they also built canals and dug wells.

The water in the canal is mountain spring water that is brought in through fired ceramic pipes. It is pollution-free, the water source is clean and tastes sweet and delicious.

To prevent too much dust from entering the water channels, they are covered with cement boards. Whenever a household needs water, they can simply lift up the cement boards to get water.

A month later, the watermelons were ripe. Shen Nong led the older beastmen to pick watermelons and broke one open on the spot. The sweet and fragrant watermelon filled his nose, and the red flesh was embedded with black seeds.

With sufficient sunlight, the watermelon was very sweet. Shen Nong kept one slice for himself and asked the orcs to send the rest to the military guards for selection.

This was the first watermelon picked from the field, and he wanted to eat it with Ze.

All the remaining melons were picked, a small portion was left in the agricultural and animal husbandry area, and the rest were sent to the Wood Tribe. No matter the Wood Tribe or the agricultural and animal husbandry area, some would be put into the ice-making cave the night before, and taken out and cut at noon the next day to serve as after-meal fruit for the orcs who were working.

The cool and sweet watermelon immediately captured the hearts of the orcs.

Farming work has come to an end for the time being. The brick houses of the Mu tribe and the cement roads in the tribe have also been completed due to the large number of people. The roof of the brick house is thatched, not fired tiles. Otherwise, the brick kiln would have to be vacated to burn tiles, and the speed would not be so fast. It is estimated that it will not be built well now.

It was hot and sunny now, and the cement road dried very quickly. All the orcs in the tribe walked barefoot on the cement road. Because they had not worn shoes for a long time, the soles of their feet were fully able to adapt to the cement road directly exposed to the strong sunlight.

The Wood Tribe did have straw sandals, but the orcs were not used to wearing anything on their feet, so they were all piled up in the warehouse. Except in winter when they would wear animal leather boots because it was cold, the orcs could not stand wearing anything on their feet at any other time.

In the entire Mu tribe, except Shen Nong and Ze, there is no other orc wearing shoes.

Shen Nong was in the food-making team, leading the orcs in the team to make dumplings. Because the weather was too hot, the team put a lot of ice buckets in the food-making team to cool down, and they would replace them with new ones as soon as the ice melted.

All the remaining wheat after seeds were saved was made into flour. The animal world was short of food, so the wheat bran was not wasted and was all collected and used as food.

Flour and water were kneaded into dough for dumpling wrappers. Beef, pork, chicken, and mutton were minced separately and seasoned with salt, oyster sauce, and chopped green onions. Shen Nong was afraid that there would not be enough dumplings, as orcs have big appetites, so he minced a lot more of the four kinds of meat, added wheat bran, flour, and eggs, mixed them evenly, and fried them into meat patties in an oiled iron pan.

After the hot dumplings came out of the pot, they were not served out immediately, but were allowed to cool down for a while before being served out.

The fragrant dumplings are paired with the meat patties that are fried golden on both sides. The orcs waiting for the meal wiped their mouths. The smell is so delicious!

Although the meat filling has only a few seasonings, it is very flavorful. Not to mention that it is covered with a layer of snow-white skin, which is soft and delicious. Not to mention the meat pie, which is even better than pickled meat. Especially when you first bite it, the crispy taste is unforgettable.

Each person got a slice of ice watermelon and a bowl of iced sour plum soup. The beastmen drank a sip of ice after eating the hot food, and then took another sip of the hot food, smacking their lips. Shen Nong paused for a while after eating the dumplings before drinking the sour plum soup. He was not like the beastmen, who had an iron stomach. The stomachs of the old people and children in the beast world were much stronger than his.

A few days ago, he had a stomachache because he ate too much watermelon, and he was in pain for half the night. So Ze is now watching him like a prisoner and not allowing him to eat more watermelon.

The fun of eating melons to one's heart's content has been lost. If I get a stomachache from drinking iced sour plum soup and am restricted from drinking more, then there will be nothing to look forward to in this long summer.

Shen Nong divided the flour that was to be given to the Yu tribe, and also divided some wheat bran, and asked the members of the Yu tribe to take it back when they came next time.

The rest of the flour is stored in the warehouse and collected by the food-making team for processing, and then each household sends someone to pick it up.

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Although Shen Nong was busy saving crops, he would listen to the orcs' progress reports and the performance of orcs from other tribes every night when he returned to the tribe. Without exception, they were all working hard.

Shen Nong was alone at the farmland. Although the old people were not as fast as they used to be due to their age, they were very dedicated in their work. They were not afraid of hardship or fatigue and would cultivate the land even without rest.

Sometimes I can’t stand the heat and eat a little slowly, and I don’t even feel comfortable eating more meat at noon.

Shen Nong kept it all in mind and prepared to reward the orcs who came to work when everything was finished.

At the beginning, Shen Nong only wanted to give some pickled meat and candy. The orcs in these tribes were of similar levels, so he gave two pieces of pickled meat and five candies to the young orcs, one piece of pickled meat and four candies to the old ones, and half a piece of pickled meat and three candies to the children.

But there was still a lot of stuffing left for making meat patties today, so Shen Nong had someone fry it and gave each of them an extra meat patty.

After eating the dumplings, all the orcs had to do the finishing work, and it was already evening when they finished. This afternoon, not only the orcs, but also the priests of the six tribes other than the mountain tribe were very troubled.

The days they spent working in the Mu tribe could be said to be the most comfortable days they had ever lived.

Eat well, drink well and sleep well every day.

Now that all the work was done, it was time for them to return to their own tribes. Even if there were still orcs from the Wood Tribe who needed to work, they would only be the previous batch, not the entire tribe, regardless of age.

In the Mu tribe, there is delicious sour plum soup, and the workers' dormitories have been built, all of which are beautiful brick houses. To get these, you just need to work hard, but in the past, if they wanted to fill their stomachs in the tribe, they had to hunt for their lives.

The orcs from the six tribes all wanted to continue, and the priests also wanted to do the same.

Shanfeng was suddenly called over by an orc from the Wood Tribe's food-making team, which made the orcs from other tribes tilt their heads to look over.

The Mountain Tribe is now a subordinate tribe of the Wood Tribe. What could possibly happen if the Wood Tribe calls the priest of the Mountain Tribe over there?

The priests of the six tribes came together at the same time. "I heard from the elders in the tribe that the farmland is very large and needs manpower to take care of it. Do you think the Wood Tribe is planning to let all the people from the Mountain Tribe stay to work?"

"It's possible. There wasn't any farmland there before, so now we must find more orcs."

"Hey, I used to laugh at the Mountain Tribe priests for having nothing better to do than being a subordinate tribe. Now I think, if the Wood Tribe priests can get my entire Grass Tribe to stay, I would also be eager to be a subordinate tribe of the Wood Tribe."

"Open your eyes and look around. Have you seen these beautiful brick houses? There are only a few caves in the Grass Tribe. Why do the Wood Tribe like you? Why do they want you to be their subordinate tribe?"

The Grass Tribe priest snorted, "Can't I think about it?"

The old priest of the Wind Tribe said nothing, and it was unknown what he was thinking about.

While kneading the dough and making dumpling wrappers, Shen Nong also made a lot of hand-rolled noodles for dinner. He made a lot, so he gave some to the mountain tribe to eat back home.

The things prepared for the orcs were all packed in backpacks and arranged neatly and orderly.

Shan Feng went out with a basket filled with noodles.

The priests from the other six tribes tilted their heads to take a look and saw that the long, thin, white and tender thing must be made of delicious flour. They were so greedy that they couldn't wait to get on it.

Shan Feng didn't look at the expressions on the faces of the six priests, but called on the orcs of the Mountain Tribe to line up quickly. The priest of the Wood Tribe said that the rewards for those who worked well would be distributed to them first. "People of the Mountain Tribe, line up quickly. Children line up at the front, the elderly line up in the middle, and the young and strong orcs line up at the back."

There were bacon, meat pies and delicious candies for everyone! Shan Feng was so excited that his throat almost split. "Hurry up! Don't dawdle!"

"Priest of the Mountain Tribe, is there something going on here? Why are you queuing up?" The priest of the Wind Tribe was the first to react and stepped forward to inquire.

Shan Feng did not hide it and told the truth. Anyway, the food-making team would bring the food out later, and everyone would know.

After hearing this, the Wind Tribe priest quickly gathered the Wind Tribe together and started lining up in the same order as the Mountain Tribe.

After the other five tribes' priests realized what was happening, they started arguing over which tribe should be the third. However, they did not dare to speak too loudly, for fear of alarming the people of the Wood Tribe.

Finally, there was no other choice but to draw branches to arrange the order. Shanfeng prepared five branches of different lengths, and the people lined up in order from short to long according to the branches drawn.

When Shen Nong came out of the food-preparing team, the teams from the seven tribes outside had already lined up neatly.

Starting from the mountain tribe, the orcs lined up and walked forward in order. They picked up the washed large leaves from the small south/wind wooden table in front, passed by a backpack, and the orcs from the wood tribe standing behind the backpack would put the corresponding things on the large leaves in their hands.

The first children from the mountain tribe who got the food looked at the things in their hands with disbelief on their faces. It was candy! Three candies! And pickled meat and meat patties!

But all these things had to be handed over to the tribe. They took a deep breath of the aroma of meat patties and pickled meat, stared at the sweet candies with reluctance, and closed the leaves with gritted teeth.

Shan Feng looked at the painful expressions on the children's faces and said with a smile, "This is the extra reward given to you by our high priest because you have worked hard and seriously. It belongs to you and you don't have to hand it over to the tribe."

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Bacon, meatloaf, candy, all to themselves!

The children were so happy that they cheered loudly. They couldn't wait to take out a candy and licked it carefully.

So sweet! So delicious!

Several children also ate the watermelon-flavored fruit candies and kept shouting that the watermelon had turned into candies, which attracted quite a bit of attention.

When the mountain tribe had distributed the items and were about to leave, an orc hurriedly ran out of the warehouse with something in his hand and handed it to Shen Nong.

Shen Nong knew that there was no fire in the Mountain Tribe, and the torches could not be carried all the way from the Wood Tribe to the Mountain Tribe. For convenience, Shen Nong directly gave Shan Feng a fire starter.

Shen Nong demonstrated to Shan Feng how to use it. When the flames rose from the small bamboo tube, Shan Feng was immediately shocked by it and thought it was a divine object. He covered the fire starter and put it in Shan Feng's hand. Shan Feng trembled as he held it in his hands. He wanted to put it on the tribal altar as a sacrifice. He promised in a trembling voice that he would send the orcs back tonight.

Shen Nong didn't really care, there were plenty of these things in the Mu tribe, "Take it if you like it, just a little, and be sure to close the lid tightly after use."

The priests from the other six tribes who were watching on the side were all staring in amazement.

It's great to be a subordinate tribe of the Wood Tribe! The chief priest can even make fire for the Mountain Tribe and carry it with them.

The mountain tribe didn't care what the priests of other tribes thought. They were just happily carrying their things back to their tribe.

When they worked in the Mu tribe, they lived directly in the Mu tribe. There was a fire here, so it was okay to sleep outside the cave. Before going to bed every day, they would wash their bodies with water soaked in round-leaf grass and wormwood, so they would not be bitten by mosquitoes at night and it would be very cool.

They were afraid that if they didn't return for too long, the tribe would become deserted, so they sent tribesmen back to tidy up and clean the place.

However, even if we go back, it will not be easy to live there. It will take time for the flood to recede and for the cave to dry out completely.

Fox Five went out hunting today and came back a little late. After dividing the meat, he immediately ran to the vicinity of the Wood Tribe. Before that, he was just sniffing the aroma of meat coming from the Wood Tribe and didn't meet anyone.

This time I saw a lot of people.

Judging from the totem on his face, he is from a mountain tribe.

The Mountain Tribe became a subordinate tribe of the Wood Tribe, and the news that the Wood Tribe priest was honored as the high priest had spread to all the tribes.

Orcs have strong vision, smell and hearing, which will improve as their level increases. Therefore, Hu Wu could smell the meat aroma that made him swallow his saliva crazily from a distance, as well as the laughter of the orcs in the mountain tribe.

The orcs from the mountain tribe were getting closer and closer. Fox Five had no time to leave, nor did he hide. The chief of the mountain tribe was also there, so even if he hid, he would be discovered, so it was better not to hide.

Songshan was stunned when he saw Fox Five. He thought who was standing there stupidly. "Isn't this the most powerful little orc warrior in the Vine Tribe? What are you doing here?"

Fox Five couldn't help but glue his eyes to the large leaf in Songshan's hand, "I followed the fragrance."

Songshan laughed out loud. Yes, the meat made by the Wood Tribe is really tempting. There is no beastman in this beast world who can resist the meat made by the Wood Tribe, and dumplings.

Noticing Fox Five's gaze, Songshan subconsciously tightened his grip, remembering that this kid had given their mountain tribe a rabbit when they were hunting before, so he opened the tightly wrapped large leaf and picked out a candy he had eaten last time. He hesitated for a moment when he picked it up, then used two fingers to push, and the round candy split into two petals.

One petal is big, the other is small.

Songshan's face turned black, but he finally chose the big one for the skinny rabbit and handed it to Huwu. He met Huwu's puzzled look and explained, "This is candy, it's rare and delicious, let me give you a taste."

Fox Five took the candy and stuffed it directly into his mouth under Songshan's painful gaze.

After the candy entered his mouth, Fox Five's pupils shrank and his eyes lit up. Mmm! Sweet! Better than honey!

Songshan rewrapped the large leaves and said, "We have to hurry back to the tribe, so I won't say any more to you."

Fox Five was eating candy. The meaty aroma lingering on his nose was much lighter as the leaves covered it again. He nodded and took a few steps back.

Because the orcs in front were young and strong, Fox Five thought that only these orc warriors had the good stuff wrapped in big leaves, but it turned out that the old people and children behind also had one each, and the size was not much smaller. The meaty aroma was the same.

Fox Five waited until the last young orc in the Mountain Tribe team left before he moved towards the direction of the Vine Tribe.

He couldn't understand why the elderly and children also had it?

The orcs of the mountain tribe were not silent all the time. On the contrary, they were talking all the time.

They talked about dumplings, meat pies, candies, noodles, all of which he couldn't understand. More importantly, he finally understood that the Mu tribe really gave things to the elderly and children.

Same thing as the Orc Warrior.

How could this be? How could a tribe give meat to the elderly and children? Don't they only get viscera and bones with some meat?

For the first time, Fox Five fell into deep doubt.

He returned to the tribe absentmindedly. Before he reached the entrance of his cave, he saw an orc carrying an old man up the mountain. Fox Five stopped him and asked, "What's wrong?"

The orc turned around and sighed, "Another one starved to death. The priest told me to quickly find a place on the mountain to bury him. I was afraid that the ones in the big cave would be so hungry that they couldn't help but eat him. If they really eat him, they will never be able to transform again. If the children eat him, they won't even be able to awaken."

"Didn't you distribute the meat to them?" After Fox Five distributed the meat, he went to the Mu tribe. I don't know how the meat was distributed afterwards.

"Your hunting team barely got enough meat from the prey, and when it came to our guard team's turn, it was meat mixed with offal. The elderly and children didn't even get any bones. It's not like spring when we can eat wild vegetables. It's normal to starve to death." The orc spoke in a flat tone. He was already accustomed to this situation. After he finished speaking, he turned and walked up the mountain.

Fox Five looked at the other person's back as he left, and suddenly thought of the old people and children in the mountain tribe with smiles on their faces.

At this time, outside the cave of the priest of the Vine Tribe, the branches in the fire made crackling sounds from time to time. The old priest held a smooth thick wooden stick in his hand and stared at the rising flames, "The fire sacrifice can't be delayed any longer."

The tall orc opposite was silent for a while, "Do we have to burn them all to death? Some of those children will awaken in autumn."

The old priest was still staring at the fire, as if there was some treasure in it that he couldn't take his eyes off. "Where do you think the cannibals came from? In a tribe, as long as one member starts eating people, the rest of the tribe will follow suit soon. The cannibals all started with the old people and children in the big cave, and gradually developed into the entire tribe.

Only by burning them all before any signs are discovered and sending them to the care of the Beast God can we prevent the tribe from becoming a cannibal. "

The tall orc said dully, "I can ask the hunting team to give less meat to the old people and children in the big cave."

"Do you think I want to hold a fire sacrifice?" The old priest stared at the man across from him through the fire. "As the clan leader, don't you know how many people are left in the hunting team after this flood? The prey we hunted so hard every day is not enough to feed ourselves. The guards have been hungry for many days, don't you know?

You are now asking the already hungry hunting team to distribute meat to those in the big cave. If the hunting team eats less orc meat, they won't even have the strength to transform. Have you thought about the consequences?"

The tall orc lowered his head. The old priest tightly grasped the wooden stick and pounded the ground several times, making a dull thumping sound. "I'll tell you what the consequence is. The consequence is that you humans won't even be able to catch up with rabbits, and you'll end up eating the helpless old men and children in the big cave.

Rather than letting you eat it later, it is better to see the beast god now during the fire sacrifice."

The orc's shoulders were stiff for a moment and then suddenly dropped. He said in a muffled voice, "I understand, Priest."

The old priest turned his head away and gritted his teeth. He didn't want to do it, but for the sake of the entire tribe, he had to do it.