Farming in the beast world starts with the cub learning system

Chapter 236 Salt Mine

Zhu Yuanyuan cleaned the meat quickly with her hands and feet. The meat that was to be cured was hung in a ventilated and cool place. It had to be dried first and then marinated to prevent it from spoiling. Most of the remaining meat was cut into long strips with a bone knife and chopped into small pieces.

Before waiting for the meat to be dried by the wind, she went to check the salt bucket and found that there was only a little salt left at the bottom of the bucket, which was barely enough to cover the bottom of the bucket. It was not enough to marinate the meat.

"Master, do you have any salt here?" Zhu Yuanyuan asked loudly.

Hu Yin said, "No."

"Then I'll go get some." Zhu Yuanyuan covered the salt bucket and took a bamboo basket from the debris pile to go out.

There is a salt mine near the tribe, which is full of large and small salt stones. Every once in a while, Bai Danian will organize people to dig them, move them back and store them in a public storage room, and those in need can pick them up.

Of course, digging and transporting salt rocks is a physical job. To prevent waste, the amount that each person can receive per month is limited. If it is not enough, you have to go to the salt mine to get it yourself.

Hu Yin was a great witch, so he was given slightly more salt stones, but not much. He had enough for three daily meals, and occasionally there was some leftover for marinating meat.

When he went on a long trip some time ago, he saw that the salt bucket was not empty, so he didn't ask the leader to send someone to deliver it. When he came back, he had too many things to worry about. Zhu Yuanyuan cooked three meals, so he ignored the amount of salt.

Hu Yin didn't pay much attention to these trivial matters, and nodded casually in agreement, "Okay, come back quickly, the meat will stink later."

Zhu Yuanyuan's plan was very good, but something went wrong along the way. She met her second sister-in-law when she was leaving the valley.

It takes more than half a month for an orc with powerful claws to dig out a stone pot. These pots are the fruits of the tribesmen's hard work. How can Hu Yin take them away?

The cub was so noisy today that he didn't catch up with the collection team, so he could only walk around with the cub in his arms. He happened to block his sister-in-law who was going to the salt mine.

Don't ask Zhu Yuanyuan how he knew it. It was all at the cost of pain and tears. Only after experiencing it can you understand.

I told the owner of the pot to take it back, but no one claimed it from morning until night.

<divclass="contentadv">Afterwards, Hu Yin felt that the young disciple was not cautious enough, so he asked her to undergo two months of hunting training with orcs of the same age.

"Okay," Zhu Yuanyuan went out.

In fact, going to Salt Mountain was just an excuse. There was still a lot of coarse salt stored in her space. If she wanted to take it out directly, she had to have a legitimate source.

The salt stone cannot be eaten directly. It must be boiled in a pot with water, filtered out impurities and then boiled dry. The salt content of the crushed salt stone is too low, and two kilograms of salt cannot be boiled out of one hundred kilograms.

It's a pity that all the coarse salt the tribe saved last year has been used up, and no one has been arranged to dig salt rocks this year. There is no inventory, otherwise I can directly receive the coarse salt in the name of the master.

He pointed to the pair of broken salt stones mixed with dirt in the corner, "Here, they are all there. You can just take them in an animal skin bag and carry them away."

"No need," Zhu Yuanyuan shook her head hurriedly, "The salt mountain is not far away. I'll go dig some big ones and bring them back."

"It's good to dig in the salt mine, but you can't carry much back. I have nothing to do, so I'll go with you."

The old orc was over a hundred years old and had low cultivation. He walked unsteadily and could not do physical work. However, he still wanted to show off his strength and open up wasteland. This was why the leader arranged for him to guard the public storage room and distribute salt stones to the tribesmen.

It was a training program specially designed for semi-large orcs whose beast form was relatively powerful. It was too strenuous for her, whose beast form was a mini pig. She could barely persevere, and her whole body was covered in injuries, tired and painful.

If you send it in the dark, you won’t know who sent it and you won’t be able to return it.

Having learned from the past, Zhu Yuanyuan no longer dared to borrow things from others, lest if he didn't return them, he would attract more borrowers and be punished by his master.

"There have been too many things going on in the tribe recently, and nearly a hundred new fox orcs have been added, so I haven't had time to replenish them," the old orc replied slowly, "If you need it urgently, I can give you the remaining crushed salt stones."

Zhu Yuanyuan suspected that there was something wrong with her ears and that she was mishearing, "Don't you always move things before you finish collecting them?"

"Not enough," Zhu Yuanyuan shook her head, "Master asked me to marinate the uneaten meat into bacon. The quantity is a bit too much."

Furthermore, there are many tribesmen who are willing to make selfless contributions to the great witch, most of them are old orcs. Once this hole is opened, there will be a pile of salt outside the master's door tomorrow morning.

Before the merger of the three tribes, the site for the new tribe was specifically chosen close to the salt mine. When clearing the beasts in the nearby forest, that area was never left behind. To be precise, the salt mine was a key cleanup area, and even half-big orcs dared to do so. go.

However, Zhu Yuanyuan underestimated the old orc's enthusiasm.

There are several stone pots at the foot of the salt mountain. The leader asked them to put them there. It takes time to dig the salt rocks. You can boil some coarse salt while digging. Take it back with you when you leave and keep it for the great witches, or in the autumn. It is used to marinate meat for the tribesmen.

In the past, she had no experience and borrowed a pot from a certain tribesman. After using it, she still couldn't return it, so she had to say, "If you don't want it, just smash it." The next day, the door of the master's house was full of stone pots.

When I walked to the public storage room, I learned from Bai Dong, the old orc who guarded the storage room, that the salt stones had just been collected and that they would have to come back tomorrow afternoon. "The leader said that he would send people to the salt mine in the morning to move them."

She planned to go home to get a bucket, go out of the valley to plant some radishes near the hot springs, then soak in the hot springs, and then return to the tribe in the afternoon. Then she said that it was too heavy to carry the rocks, so she boiled the coarse salt directly outside to save energy. .

Each person can get so little salt stone every month, so he can't save much. The master will definitely not ask for the old man's salt in vain, but if he borrows it, no one will accept it when he returns it, and insisting on returning it will make people sad.

After accepting the mission, you can't leave casually, so you won't clamor to open up wasteland and plant potatoes.

Boiling salt requires a lot of firewood, and digging salt rocks also takes time. Two people can finish the work earlier by dividing the labor.

Worried that refusing would be useless, Zhu Yuanyuan ran out as if there was a ghost behind her, and quickly left the public storage room.

Salt stones are an important thing. If you don't put salt in barbecue, you won't be able to do heavy work. If conditions permit, the leader will not deduct salt stones from anyone.

Zhuhong got tired of walking around the tribe and was willing to go out to play in the valley. She strongly requested to go with her because, "I can help collect firewood."

Zhu Yuanyuan was not planning to go to the salt mine, "..." Could she refuse?

She tried to persuade her second sister-in-law to stay in the tribe and rest, using the excuse that her nephew was young and not suitable for frequent blowing, but failed miserably.

The old orc said hurriedly, "I still have some at home, I can give some to the great witch."

"No, no, no," Zhu Yuanyuan shook her head wildly and refused, "You stay here and I'll memorize whatever you want. It's enough. Anyway, someone will move it tomorrow."

The little nephew was just one month old, and Zhu Hong had to take the cub with him, so he couldn't participate in the hunting for the time being. He could only stay in the tribe and wander around, or go into the mountains with the gathering team to pick fruits and mountain goods.

I'm rushing to deliver things, that's why a great witch can be treated like this.

Zhu Hong said, "The little cub is wrapped in animal skins and cannot be blown by the wind."

In desperation, I had to change my plan and take a trip to Salt Mountain.

Zhu Yuanyuan comforted herself in her heart, "Salt is a consumable anyway. You can save as much as you want. It's easy to dig out a few large salt rocks and boil them. Keep the ones in the space and take them out when needed later." '