CHAPTER 8

                                    

                                          

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And the way to improve it is to have a fire pit that burns at any time in the tribe.

Xiong Miao's mood became complicated for a while. Xueyuan's method of barbecue is also simple and crude. The barbecue is hung on the branches and placed on a stone rack. Before the meat is put on the rack, Xueyuan coats it with a layer of salt.

Xiong Miao almost screamed when he saw Xueyuan take out the jet-black salt block from the animal skin bag and use a stone knife to scrape off the salt and rub it directly on the meat. 

No wonder he said the meat was bitter and had a smoky taste. This is how it all came about. The salt block looks like unrefined mineral salt, so it tastes bitter.




It seems that the orcs in this world have not yet mastered the method of purifying salt. a
And secondly, they are reluctant to waste hard-earned salt blocks. But eating too much of this kind of salt will always be bad for your health.



Xiong Miao raised his eyes and glanced at Xueyuan, who had a serious expression. He knew very well that the man would not give it to him easily since he carried the salt with him.



Especially when the two of them are not familiar with each other yet and cannot trust each other, it can be said that it is not easy for him to purify the salt. 



But seeing the barbecue on the fire rack, Xiong Miao, who had already eaten twice, was really frightened.


Even though he knew very well that when he entered this world, he should do as the locals do. There was no way for him to pretend.

But there were obviously ways to improve it and he just let it go. He really couldn't compromise, so he still had to fight for it.

Just when Xiong Miao was thinking about this, Xueyuan picked up the roasted venison and said. "Let's go." 

"Is this... is this good?"

"Yes, if you bake it for a long time, it will become Dry and potentially burn ."




Xiong Miao looked at the piece of meat with no specific color and said that he really couldn't judge whether it was good or bad. 



He was following Xueyuan like this, which naturally attracted many people in the tribe to see him. Especially the orcs who saw Xueyuan grilling the meat for his mate after he found a mate.


They couldn't stand it and said."Yuan already has a mate. Why do you still want to come out to barbecue yourself?"


"Does this bear seedling not even know how to prepare food? Why do you still have to serve him?" 



"If you ask me, Xueyuan is too kind. If he had been willing, Jie would have been with him long ago. Jie is so capable!" 


"You can't say that. Maybe because Xiao Miao just came to our tribe and is not used to it yet?"

"Don't speak for him. Why doesn't he get used to it? He has the nerve to let his partner take care of him! So, he can just eat and drink for free with peace of mind. Have you forgotten that he has two cubs? Is Xueyuan the only one responsible for them? That's outrageous!"








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Listening to these discussions, Xiao Miao not only did not feel embarrassed, but also felt that it had helped him a lot.


"Xueyuan, can I try to cook by myself tomorrow?"

"You don't need to care about what they say. We live our own lives. Don't care about what those people say."


"No, I want to give it a try too. You've already had a hard time hunting. We can't always rely on you to take care of us. Just let me give it a try?" 


Seeing this, Xueyuan nodded. "Okay." 



"Then can you help me get a flatter slate, preferably a thinner one, about this size."





Seeing that Xueyuan agreed to the idea of him cooking, Xiong Miao immediately made a request. Hoping that Xueyuan would understand what he meant.


Xueyuan didn't ask him what he wanted the stone for. He just said okay. 


When they returned to the cave, Xueyuan sat down and began to slice the meat.


Xiong Miao sat aside, hesitated, and asked tentatively. "Xueyuan, if I want to cook, I need salt. Can you give me some, a little bit? Just enough..."

The fleshy man moved for a moment, obviously hesitating, but finally took out the jet-black salt block from the animal skin bag, chopped it in half with a bone knife and threw it to the bear seedling.

"There's a shortage of salt in the tribe, save some. Use it wisely."


Xiong Miao held the salt in his palm. Xueyuan didn't know how long he had used the salt.



If it were purified. This piece of salt would probably be able to purify a handful, right?






"Is the way for the tribe to obtain salt been through exchange with the other tribes?"


"Yas. You can get it through exchange on the "Exchange days" and "large gatherings". Didn't your previous tribe do it through exchange?"

"It's through an exchange. But the salt we eat is different from this one. It's whiter and finer." Xiong Miao said this deliberately.
He wants to pave the way for purifying the salt. 


As for what the salt the red panda tribe used to eat looked like... He didn't remember it at all. And the Red Panda Tribe? He don't know where they are now. He wasn't afraid that the Snow Leopard Tribe would check it out. 


"That's purified salt. Your tribe was very rich before, right?" If not, it's probably impossible to raise a sub-female like Xiong Miao.

He is obviously a sub-female, but he looks more delicate than a female. 


Xiong Miao didn't expect that Xueyuan actually knew about purified salt, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Is purified salt expensive? Is this kind of salt expensive?" 



"Purified salt can only be made by a few tribes near the sea. It takes a lot of supplies to exchange for a bowl. These three animal skins can be exchanged for such a piece."







Xueyuan gestured at him with his fist. In other words, three pieces of animal skin can be exchanged for one piece the size of a fist. 




"I heard that eating this kind of salt often is not good. Didn't the people in the tribe think of purifying it?" 



Hearing this, Xueyuan suddenly raised his head and looked at Xiong Miao.



"Can you purify it?"

Xiong Miao's heart skipped a beat, unsure whether he should say yes or no. 




Xueyuan's reaction was a bit beyond his expectation. The little sub-female's round eyes were wide open and full of anxiety, obviously frightened by his words. Xueyuan pushed the sliced meat to him.


"You just kept looking at my salt. Do you want to purify it?"

I didn't expect him to be so sharp. He even noticed his little move just now and guessed his purpose. 


He pursed his lower lip and kept asking. "Is it okay? I know salt is very valuable, but..." 




"Okay, but don't tell anyone, just get it secretly yourself." He said and threw the other half of the animal skin bag to Xiong Miao.



After Xiong Miao caught it, he looked at Xueyuan in disbelief. 




"You, do you really believe me? Aren't you worried that I will waste all this salt?"




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