AWB Chapter 177: Escape from the World of Beasts and Farming (5)
Chapter 177: Escape from the World of Beasts and Farming (5)
Looking at the snow-white salt in the stone cup in front of him, the leader was still a little unconvinced, "Can you really make salt from seawater?"
He had just tasted the white salt and it had no bitterness at all. It was different not only in appearance but also in taste from the salt they usually exchanged from the Moo Moo Tribe.
The sharp-eyed leader immediately realized that if this was really made of seawater...
Their fox tribe has its back to the sea, so wouldn't they be able to produce an endless supply of white salt?
Besides, this white salt is much better than the yellow salt obtained from the Moo Moo tribe. If what Hu Xi and the others said is true, their tribe will never have to worry about salt again, and they can even use this white salt to exchange for more supplies from other tribes!
"Yes, chief. My sister and I can cook another pot of salt for you to see." Hu Xi nodded affirmatively.
Lin Qinghe and he had successfully boiled salt from seawater yesterday. The steps were simple and Hu Xi would be able to do it after watching it.
Seeing that Hu Xi and Lin Qinghe's expressions did not seem fake, the leader could not help but get excited, "Okay, okay, let's go try it now!"
If this white salt can be cooked, it will be a great benefit to the tribe!
Their fox tribe can also use this opportunity to grow and develop!
Led by Lin Qinghe and the other two, the leader followed them carrying a stone pot and a stone spoon.
Seeing her partner go out, Hu Jin was also curious about how the white salt was cooked from sea water. She called her older son to go out and follow Lin Qinghe and the others.
At this time, the morning sun was rising slowly. There was always wind in the windy season, and the orcs felt refreshed when the breeze blew on their faces.
The orcs of the Fox Tribe who woke up early saw the leader and his family carrying a large stone pot and following behind Lin Qinghe and Hu Xi, and couldn't help but ask,
"Chief, where are you going?"
"Let's go to the beach." The chief said happily. His face was filled with smiles when he thought that their tribe would no longer have to worry about having no salt to eat.
The orc who asked them where they were going saw the leader smiling broadly at him, and hurriedly asked, "Where are you going? Do you want me to help you?"
Now is the windy season, the time when all things come back to life. There is plenty of food in the tribe, so the orcs naturally have some free time.
Seeing that Lin Qinghe and the others seemed to be getting things done, he quickly volunteered to help.
"Hu Xi and Hu Wei told me this morning that they can boil salt out of sea water. I'm going with them to try it now." The leader replied with a smile.
When he came out, he was still holding a stone cup filled with white salt, so he stretched out his hand and said, "Quick, this is the salt that Hu Xi and the others cooked."
Upon hearing this, the fox beasts in the tribe gathered around.
"Is this the salt they made? Why is it different from the salt we have seen?"
"Yes, isn't salt yellow and bitter?"
Some fox beasts couldn't help their curiosity and reached out to pick up some white salt and put it in their mouths to taste it.
After tasting it, he blinked his eyes and smacked his lips as he savored the taste.
This made the orcs beside him anxious, "Hu Mu, I've asked you several times, how does this salt taste? Tell me now!"
"That's right, I'm so anxious."
"Salty." Hu Mu said one word but felt it was not enough, so he added two more words, "Not bitter."
His eyes lit up and he quickly ran away from the group of orcs. He also wanted to go home to get a stone pot and learn from Hu Xi and the others how to boil salt with sea water!
Seeing this, the orcs around them quickly pinched a little white salt and put it in their mouths. After choking on it, they were all fascinated, "So this is what salt tastes like! It's different from what we had before!"
Seeing the effect, the leader put away the stone cup and said to the beastmen, "The salt made by Hu Xi and Hu Wei is better than what we usually exchange for. Let's go and learn from them."
The leader was already some distance behind Lin Qinghe and the others at this time. They had already agreed on the meeting point, so the leader was not in a hurry.
When the orcs heard that they could be helped to make salt, they all responded enthusiastically.
"Chief, wait for me, I will help you."
"I'm coming too, I'm coming too."
By the time the chief and the orcs of the tribe came to the place agreed with Lin Qinghe with pots and pans, Lin Qinghe was already there with Hu Xi and Hu Jin, setting up a pot to boil salt.
She only had four or five pieces of filter cloth. After Lin Qinghe handed the extra ones to the leader, she demonstrated to them how to boil and fry salt.
"Why do we need this cloth?" The leader was very good at grasping the key points. Seeing Lin Qinghe constantly filtering the turbid sea water and then boiling it, he quickly raised the question.
"Filter out those dirty impurities. Look, isn't the sea water much cleaner after filtering it?" Lin Qinghe explained patiently.
The new word "filter" appeared in her mouth. The leader frowned and thought for a while, and then gradually understood what it meant through her actions.
Boil sea water to make salt and then fry the salt. The process is very simple. Lin Qinghe only needs to teach it once, and the orcs will gradually be able to get the hang of it.
Although there were not many filter cloths, everyone was working hard.
The task of boiling salt cannot afford to go wrong, so Lin Qinghe used his spiritual sense to explore the surroundings, trying to find out if there is anything in this orc world that can replace the filter cloth.
Don't tell me, she actually found it.
I didn't expect that there would be crops similar to cotton in the Orc Continent. Large tracts of vegetation with thick branches appeared within the range of my spiritual sense. Their leaves were like cotton pieces, with only a few meridians inside.
This kind of plant that I have never seen before...is quite novel.
Lin Qinghe felt curious and secretly memorized this place. She would wait for Hu Xi to go out hunting in the afternoon and then go with him to pick some leaves of that plant to see if they could be used instead of the filter cloth.
The orcs in the tribe gathered by the sea to boil salt until the afternoon, which should have been around three o'clock in the afternoon.
The five large stone pots were filled with fine white salt grains. Everyone felt satisfied looking at the result. If there were not so few filter cloths, they would definitely be able to do more.
"Each family should take a can of salt home. I plan to trade the rest with other tribes. Do you have any objections?" The chief looked around majestically. "We can divide the exchanged items when the time comes."
"We all listen to the leader." The fox beasts who had been busy for most of the day said one after another.
The chief has always been fair and just, so they can rest assured that the salt they make is under the chief's supervision.
The chief silently calculated in his mind how many useful materials he could get in exchange for the salt. It just took a little time to cook the salt, but it was the windy season and everyone had plenty of time.
Therefore, he planned to ask the orcs in the tribe to cook more salt and keep it in stock, so that they could use it for their own needs and also exchange it with others.
Besides, maybe there will be a time when salt will be useful in the future?
Thinking this way, the chief called on the orcs of the tribe to help make salt during their free time during the windy season.
After everyone distributed the salt and left in the afternoon, Lin Qinghe and Hu Xi headed towards the jungle together.
Hu Xi first hunted three rabbits and placed them next to Lin Qinghe and asked her to watch them carefully. Then he turned around and jumped up, and the animals disappeared.
He has a keen sense of smell and must have smelled prey nearby and went hunting.