CHAPTER 728: 【722】BEAST WORLD FARMING 32 (2 MORE)

She thought female childbirth would be in human form, but who could have expected it to be in beast form? Can you imagine that scene?

A peacock giving birth not to a little peacock, but to a leopard cub, haha, that image is really a bit discordant. However, it seems that females created by the Beast World are more suited to the current environment, which is why when giving birth, the cubs are not large. Otherwise, the physical differences between species would cause the mother’s demise.

However, difficult childbirth is something that can happen to humans, Beastmen, or even animals. It’s very normal.

She thought she had no experience with childbirth, and was ignorant of such matters, since she was not a gynecologist in her previous life, but to her surprise, when she arrived at Luna’s house and saw her giving birth, she was able to instruct others to prepare hot water, a stone knife, a kind of soft and fine yet precious Jiao Sha that could be used to wipe the body, or even the shed skin of a giant python. These were all precious items that could be made into beautiful, soft, and breathable clothes, or used as towels in critical moments.

She had been saving Pan Lin’s shed skin for making summer clothing, so she was quite surprised to see Luna had Jiao Sha. Fortunately, these could still be used after a wash, so she didn’t mind the dirt and cleaned Luna’s body with hot water.

It was unclear whether it was her presence that steadied the spirits or her knowledge of the situation, but as soon as Luna saw her, she became less agitated. And by following her instructions to regulate her breathing, and through her massaging and pressing on Luna’s abdomen, the cub was miraculously born.

The newborn cub could barely open its eyes. After a quick clean with the Jiao Sha, it was wrapped in animal skin.

In turn, Luna took great care of her after the birth, even boiling a steaming pot of rice porridge. Having just given birth, she transformed back into her human form, which made it easier for her to take care of Luna.

During this time, her own Tom was looked after by other females, until the Beastmen outside heard the news and hurried back. Only then did she communicate what to pay attention to afterwards before returning home with her own cub.

Lang Sen had already returned and had made a fire. Everyone in the tribe was aware of the situation, so when they smelled the blood on her, they quickly brought hot water for her to clean herself. His attentiveness was beyond that of the others, befitting a man who had been married.

Perhaps reminded of his deceased female, Lang Sen’s face looked somber in the glow of the fire. From the moment she entered, he had not spoken a word, and he was even stingy with his glances at Tom.

Not knowing how to comfort him, she grasped for something to say, "For lunch, let’s have rice noodles with seafood. Can you help me grind the grains that were soaked this morning into a thick paste with the graphite?"

Hearing this, Lang Sen dropped the firewood from his hands, stood up, and although still silent, he did not stop working.

Since the grains lacked dried rice to begin with, soaking them for half a day was just about right.

After grinding, she put the thick rice paste into their specially made flat pan for steaming. This process was quite cumbersome, but she was determined to diversify their meals.

And so, they worked together, one grinding the batter, the other steaming it. Once steamed, they oiled and cooled the sheets, stacking them to the side for later use.

Today, she made flat noodles. On another day when she had spare time, she could make round noodles. She had already had the skilled Yin Ye make a bamboo tube for extruding the dough. It was just a matter of grinding the grains to a powdery texture. However, lacking flour and starch, she suspected the outcome wouldn’t hold together well, so the round noodles would have to wait until she had all the ingredients.

Once all the noodles were steamed and stacked, it was time to cut them. She prepared both thin and wide noodles, depending on the desired width.

Then she diced the soaked seafood and sautéed it in melted fat with scallion, ginger, garlic, chili, and seafood, frying until the oil seeped out before adding water.

If the stream froze over, they would use the snow outside. In this era, there was no pollution; snow and stream water were essentially the same.

Afterwards, they would simply pour the soup base over the rice flour, mix it all together, and it was ready to eat. If they felt the flavor wasn’t stimulating enough, they could add some of the pickled vegetables she had made.

And now, just as the meal was ready, Jin Han and Yin Ye returned from the snowy outdoors. As soon as they entered the house, both of them sniffed appreciatively.

"Wow, that smells amazing! What delicious food did you make today?"

Tangtang was feeding the little one rice paste, spoon by spoon. Hearing the commotion, she lifted her head and nudged her mouth toward the direction of the stove.

"Today, I’ve prepared something fresh for you. Lang Sen, you three eat first, I’ll eat after I’ve finished feeding Tom."

Lang Sen had already been shown how to eat it and had even tried a few bites, so he knew what to do. He nodded, scooping up a bowl for each of the two others.

Their hands were red from the cold, and when they sat on the kang bed with their bowls, their lips were still trembling: "This damned weather, it’s getting colder and colder."

"How is the trap digging coming along? Can you finish before the Beast Tide arrives?"

"With the tight schedule and heavy tasks, just finding those plants with long thorns took up a lot of effort. The difficulty is the frozen ground; it’s particularly hard to dig into."

If it weren’t for their Beastmen identity, they probably wouldn’t have been able to break through the ground at all.

Tiantian just thought about it and realized how challenging that must be: "Before you dig, you should first light a torch to melt the ground. Although it’ll be troublesome, it’s better than working on it dry."

In winter, food was already scarce. If they exerted such a great amount of effort, wouldn’t they consume even more food?

For their household this Noon, aside from the rice flour as an appetizer soup, they had also prepared some previously made dried meat. Of course, they would only start nibbling on the tough dried meat after finishing the soup, because it was so hard to chew.

But if they didn’t eat meat, they wouldn’t have the strength to work. Nowadays, salt wasn’t scarce, and their constitution was who knows how much better than the other Beastmen in the tribe.

After thoroughly enjoying their rice flour soup with all its ingredients, the same thought simultaneously appeared in the minds of the three Beastmen.

Yin Ye: "The wisest decision made back then was to bring her back home. Otherwise, we might have never known in this life that there’s so much more to food than raw meat. This is a blessing accumulated over several lifetimes, isn’t it?"

Jin Han: "Thank goodness I wasn’t blind that day, capturing her and bringing her back to my den. Otherwise, where would my own place be now?"

Lang Sen: "The fortune of myself and the cub is all thanks to Yin Ye and the little female. In the future, I must be doubly good to them, even if it means giving up my life."

Tangtang, of course, was unaware of these thoughts. In her eyes, in this cave with the oldest and the youngest, they depended on each other. She didn’t have the ability to hunt, but she could make delicious food and discover culinary delights. Therefore, this way of surviving was pretty good, and of course, it would be better if in the future, when they’ve grown up, there would be no need to worry about them becoming jealous over such matters.