Beginning Backpack [Farming]

After taking a bath, Shen Huaijin had a rare good night's sleep.

Today he made an appointment with Yin, and he went to collect with them, and by the way, he went to find the plant that looked like a potato.

In the past two days, the sub-beasts of the tribe have been weaving rattan baskets in the square whenever they have time. At this time, all the members of the collection team carried the baskets on their backs.

Holding the rattan basket in his hand, Yin said to Shen Huaijin, "Jin, you have more methods. Weaving this kind of basket will make our collection much easier."

Shen Huaijin shook her head, and said modestly, "This is the method from my hometown. It wasn't me who came up with it."

Yin Shen said: "The Western Continent is really a good place."

Shen Huaijin lowered her head and smiled, but said nothing.

Potato-like plants grow east of the valley.Yin knew that Shen Huaijin's purpose was to find new edible food, so he didn't stop much on the way, and led the team to the place he remembered.

To the east of the valley is the direction of the prairie, and the more people walk, the more they feel that their vision is getting wider.

It has been a long time since we entered the hot season, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Even though the sun is still early, the team that lost the shade of the tall trees still feels amazing.

Shen Huaijin parted some sweaty forehead hair, and opened his T-shirt. Seeing that the sub-beasts looked at ease even though they were wearing animal fur vests, he felt extremely envious, even though he used to spend nearly half of his time running around. Outside, but still can not tolerate this climate.

Seeing that he finally met a big river, Shen Huaijin hurriedly washed his face and neck with river water to cool himself down physically after getting Yin's approval.

The river water was cool, and when the cold water stirred, Shen Huaijin's dizzy mind barely regained consciousness after being sunburned.

The water level of the river dropped during the hot season, but Shen Huaijin was still pleasantly surprised to see a lot of fish, shrimps and snails in it.

If he can find seasonings such as chili, he can also cook spicy fried snails, which is indeed a side dish suitable for drinking.

But now he doesn't have anything to make wine on hand, Shen Huaijin sighed, it's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice.

"The poisonous plant that the tribe ate before is near here, but it was a long time ago, and I can't remember the exact location, so I may have to look for it again," Yin said.

Yin told the other sub-beasts in the team to collect nearby fruits first, and then come back to help them when the stipulated quota is full.He and Shen Huaijin searched for it in this area.

Shen Huaijin saw potatoes in the field when she was a child, and knew that the potato seedlings had feathery compound leaves. Now it is the ripening period of potatoes, and the leaves on the ground may be in a withered and yellow state.

With a general scope and morphological characteristics, Shen Huaijin quickly found it.

Along the stem, he carefully scraped away the soil on the side, and when he dug it out, he was basically sure that it was a potato, the kind of small potato with a lot of starch and a firm taste.It's a pity that the number of potatoes in this piece is too small. It is estimated that if they are all dug out, they will fill Shen Huaijin's rattan basket, which is enough for one mouthful of the entire tribe, and there are only a few mature ones, and most of them are still young.

Really happy and then a little disappointed.

"Yin, have you seen this kind of plant in other places?" Shen Huaijin asked hopefully.

"No, the tribe had an accident because of eating this food before, and everyone didn't pay attention to it anymore."

Yin saw his disappointment and knew that Shen Huaijin was very concerned about this food called potatoes, so he had to persuade him: "Jin, don't be sad. We have sweet potatoes, and this year's cold season is already much better. As for other foods , we can find it slowly.”

Shen Huaijin nodded, accepting his kindness.

He wasn't saying how much he liked potatoes, but he saw that the tribe's food source was single.Although sweet potatoes are very filling, it is indeed difficult for him to eat sweet potatoes all through the cold season.

But this is not something he can control, and he will give up after a while of frustration.

Shen Huaijin dug out the ripe potatoes, filled a small half of the rattan basket, and wrapped them tightly with leaves to prevent the potatoes from secreting toxic substances under direct sunlight.

He didn't intend to eat these potatoes, but decided to take them back to the tribe for storage.

Now the temperature is too high, potatoes are not alive.The low season in the Beastman Continent is too short and the cold season is too long, and autumn potatoes are not suitable for planting. Shen Huaijin decided to wait until the next year's water season, when the temperature is suitable, before planting in the valley.Potatoes are easy to grow because of their large yields, and they are not bad if nothing else happens.As for the immature fruits left behind, let them continue to grow naturally in case something unexpected happens.

On the way back, the collection team also picked a purple berry. Shen Huaijin tasted this purple berry, which was very similar in taste and appearance to strawberries, and his mood recovered a little.

Potatoes should be stored away from sunlight, high temperature and high humidity. Therefore, as soon as Shen Huaijin returned to the tribe, he poured the potatoes into the rattan baskets he placed in the medicine house, and stuffed them with hay to absorb water.

The temperature was still high at this time, and Shen Huaijin couldn't interrupt his work all morning. The Asian beasts who were resting at this time came to the big witch's room, "learned" his orc language as usual, and probed the other party's tone.

However, the big witch has lived for more than 100 years, and he is still a genius on earth. With a smile on his face, he can calmly block Shen Huaijin's temptation like kicking a football.

Shen Huaijin couldn't help feeling a little frustrated.

After the hottest time at noon, Shen Huaijin found the bud while all the sub-beasts were out for activities, and asked the other party to take him to find the yellow lumpy root that was very pungent to eat as mentioned last night.

Ya was taken aback by his cherished attitude, and hurriedly put down the skin that was being tanned in his hand and took him to look for it.

The nature in broad daylight can be seen more clearly than last night, but unfortunately Shen Huaijin hastily scanned but did not see any familiar plants anymore.

The two walked for a long time, and Ya took Shen Huaijin to the southernmost part of the valley, and they saw a large herb with straight stems.

Shen Huaijin picked a plant and dug out the root, only to see that its skin was rough and yellow, and when he pinched it and smelled it, it was indeed the unique pungent smell of ginger.

The ginger in the Beastman Continent obviously has a different maturity period from the ginger on Earth. Although it is still "summer", the ginger here is already mature, which is cheaper for Shen Huaijin.

Ya squatted aside, watching Shen Huaijin's movements curiously, "Jin, is this also a food in the Western Continent? My father said that although it is not poisonous, it is really hard to eat."

Shen Huaijin explained: "This thing is called ginger. It's the same as lemon. It's unpalatable to eat alone. It will be delicious after processing."

"Oh!"

Ya nodded, he was a little happy.

Bud looks ordinary, has no abilities, and usually has few friends.I thought that a beautiful sub-beast like Shen Huaijin would ignore ordinary sub-beasts like Yang, but I didn't expect Shen Huaijin to explain it to him so patiently, which warmed his heart.

"Then let me help you dig."

"Okay, thank you, Bud."

Shen Huaijin smiled at him, and they picked two rattan baskets together before walking back.

Of course, Shen Huaijin didn't plan to finish eating so many gingers. What he wanted was to cultivate some of them and plant them directly next to the medicine house, so as to save himself the trouble of crossing half of the valley to eat ginger.

Other than the usual pickling of fish, meat, etc., he planned to make sweet and sour pickled ginger while the ginger was still tender.It is easy to get tired of eating sweet potatoes alone, so it is just right to make a side dish with young ginger.

All that was missing was a suitable container.

Except for the things in the bag, Shen Huaijin has no "private property" anymore, and usually eats meat wrapped in leaves or soup in stone bowls.

The Dahe tribe did not have the technology to burn pottery. Except for the pot-bellied pottery pots in the square, only a few members of the tribe had pottery in their hands, and it was probably bought at a high price.The acquaintances Yin and An have both married, so it is difficult for him to speak, and Dawu's pottery is used to hold herbs, and it is even more difficult to borrow.

In this way, only Li is suitable.

After all, the last time I went to his house to pick up bags, I saw two unused clay pots in the corner, and I don't know why he traded them for being useless.

Shen Huaijin thought that the mouthful of young ginger was indeed a bit greedy, and after thinking about it for a while, she knocked on Li's door.

The stronger the animal form, the more energy it takes to maintain it, so Li's lunch break is usually longer, and Shen Huaijin was still resting when she knocked on the door.

When he opened the door and saw Shen Huaijin, he had a look of surprise on his face.

Because there was a ten-day appointment, he seldom went to find Shen Huaijin on his own initiative except for dinner these days, because he was afraid that the other party would get angry and ignore him, but he didn't expect Shen Huaijin to come to the door on his own initiative.

He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

That being said, I see myself too clearly.

Shen Huaijin smiled awkwardly and asked, "Can you lend me a clay pot? I want to use it to pickle ginger."

"What is ginger? Your newfound food?"

Li asked while turning sideways to signal Shen Huaijin to enter the door. Shen Huaijin hesitated for a moment and followed obediently.

"En. I just found it. Tender ginger, pickled, delicious."

Shen Huaijin blinked at Li, emphasizing with her eyes that the pickled ginger is really really really delicious.

Li was so cute with Shen Huaijin's rare expression, he deliberately asked slowly: "Then can I do anything good?"

"After finishing, I'll give you some more to eat."

Shen Huaijin saw his wavering, and blinked again on purpose.

"whispering sound."

Li let out a sound of unknown meaning, and didn't intend to embarrass him, so he directly handed him both clay pots.

"Come and do it in my room, and put it here when it's finished, no other orcs and sub-beasts will see it."

"Seeing that you made two wild birds yesterday afternoon, you only ate a small bite, and gave the rest to others. How much tender ginger you mentioned can be contained in these two earthenware pots? Why don't you put it here? Are you greedy?" Just come and eat."

Shen Huaijin wouldn't be so sneaky because of a stutter, and he still didn't know the little Jiujiu in his heart, so he showed a cute smile, and then rejected the other party sternly.

"Thanks, but I like to share."

Because she was not sure whether the people in the tribe could accept the taste of young ginger, and worried that it would go bad if left in the hot weather for a long time, Shen Huaijin only took out five or six catties of young ginger.

He first peeled and washed the young ginger, cut it into small slices, then sprinkled it with salt, mixed it with perilla leaves, and marinated it for several hours to let the excess water flow out.

During the period, Shen Huaijin picked some fresh licorice in the valley.The slender rhizomes of this unique plant in the Beastman Continent will give off a strange fragrance after drying, and are used by sub-beasts as a simple seasoning.The fresh licorice stalks are juicy and have a sweet taste when chewed, and the tribe's cubs often eat them with a sigh.

Shen Huaijin didn't have any sugar, so he had to use this as a substitute.

After dinner, Shen Huaijin squeezed the young ginger slices dry, put them in a clay pot that was washed and dried during the day, then poured the licorice juice and lemon juice that had been mixed in advance until the tender ginger slices were covered, and finally used a piece of flat The stone slab covers the mouth of the clay pot.

So wait for three days, you can eat.