All The Furry Creatures In The Beast World Are Farming With Me – CH60

Chapter 60

When the Black Wolf Tribe’s hunting party set out to hunt, the sub-adult black wolves had already crossed the long distance and arrived at the Snow Wolf Tribe.

Lang Yu, who was preparing to leave, looked at the excited sub-adults and was momentarily speechless. This was the first time he had seen anyone so enthusiastic about working, even when they had brought their own food.

Forget it. As long as they did not randomly cause trouble, it was fine. Lang Yu said something to his younger brother, then led the hunting party away from the residential area.

Lang Shuo was improving the curtains on the cubs’ cradles. Yesterday, when they strung the grass beads, they had been in a hurry, so there were some places with large gaps. He adjusted them to shrink the gaps and also rubbed some mugwort juice on them to prevent mosquitoes from approaching and squeezing inside.

The curtain’s obstruction, combined with the scent of mugwort and other plants driving them away, was much more effective than relying purely on fans as before.

Seeing the sub-adults arrive so early, Lang Shuo was also a little surprised. When he saw the food they had brought, he paused, then turned and asked Lang Yun, “Yun, how much extra food did you prepare today?”

Lang Yun said, “Three more pots than yesterday.” Yesterday’s amount had been food for the whole tribe. The three extra pots were for the sub-adult black wolves.

“Add two more pots.” This group of sub-adults had brought two prey over. Three pots of food would not be enough to feed them full.

“All right.” Lang Yun agreed and went to get the ingredients.

Lang Shuo quickly put the curtain in place, then went into the cave to call the sub-adult snow wolves.

The Black Wolf Tribe was so far away, yet the sub-adult black wolves had already arrived. If they did not get up now, breakfast would be eaten clean.

Lang Nuo and the others had originally been lazing around in the cave, unwilling to move. When they heard that the sub-adult black wolves had arrived, they shot up from the straw mats with a whoosh.

Lang Shuo was startled by their sudden movements. “Move more lightly!” Fortunately, the cubs were all outside now, and there were no beastmen in the tribe who needed to rest. Otherwise, with this movement, even from far away, they could wake people up.

At this moment, Lang Shuo suddenly somewhat understood why Lang Yu had arranged the sub-adults at the spot farthest from the cubs. With the noise sub-adults made when getting up, it was lucky he and the cubs were far from this side. Otherwise, they could be woken up thirty days out of a month.

After hearing Lang Shuo’s voice, Lang Nuo and the others moved a little more lightly. But only a little. They hurried to put on their animal hides, muttering as they tidied themselves.

“Hurry, hurry. If we go late, we’ll only get to lick the soup at the bottom of the pot.”

“Animal hide, animal hide. That one is mine.”

“Where’s my animal hide? Where’s my animal hide? Bad, I tore off the button…”

The scene was extremely chaotic. Lang Shuo did not wait in place. Instead, he went back to prepare to serve food.

Having the sub-adults bring their bowls over one by one to be served would save time. He would only need to scoop the food. But the problem was that the sub-adults were too anxious. After receiving the food, they would start eating without caring about anything and could easily burn themselves.

So today, he would still divide the food first, let it cool after dividing it, then let them take it, eliminating any possibility of injury.

Breakfast was stewed sharp-horned beast meat. In Lang Shuo’s eyes, sharp-horned beasts were white goats. They had happened to catch two the day before yesterday. They were very good for stewing soup. The meat was tender, and everyone liked eating it.

The only regret was that sharp-horned beasts were not large and were also few in number. He had heard from the hunting party that after they caught some, the herd of sharp-horned beasts had run far away. The next time they went over, they would probably have already run into another tribe’s territory.

Sharp-horned beasts had almost no fat on their bodies. Lang Shuo’s method was to first boil them once, scoop them out, and slice them. They would cook as much as they wanted to eat. Sharp-horned beasts had a relatively mild gamey smell. After cooking, unless one smelled carefully, it could barely be detected, leaving only the fragrance. Sprinkled with side ingredients, it had complete color, aroma, and flavor.

Because it had been boiled once in advance, when it was time to eat, it only needed to be slightly heated and boiled for a while before it could be eaten. It tasted good, was not greasy, and was especially suitable for eating in the morning.

The divided food was placed by Lang Shuo on the platform beside him. The sub-adult black wolves’ eyes were full of anticipation, and they were only missing changing into beast form and wagging their tails.

Lang Shuo said, “Wait a little longer. It’s still hot now.”

The sub-adults waited eagerly, their puppy eyes staring unblinkingly at Lang Shuo.

Lang Shuo: “…”

Being stared at like this, even someone with a heart of stone would be unable to bear it, let alone him.

Lang Shuo could only find a topic to draw their attention away. “What do you want to eat at noon? Use the two curved-horned beasts you brought?”

The only thing that could shift the sub-adults’ attention away from food was food. Hearing Lang Shuo bring up lunch, they immediately perked up.

“Roasted meat, roasted meat! I want roasted meat.”

“What roasted meat?! It should be pan-fried. I want pan-fried meat.”

“Neither is good. Stewed meat is still the best.” One sub-adult answered, his gaze still not moving away from the food in the bowl. Just by looking, one could tell how much he liked it.

“How about honey pan-fried meat at noon and roasted skewers at night?” Lang Shuo asked.

Morning was stewed meat, so they would change the cooking methods for noon and night. Pan-fried meat and roasted meat would both be done once, satisfying the sub-adults’ wishes.

Before, charcoal had mainly been used for firing pottery. Even when they roasted meat, one meal would not consist entirely of roasted meat. It would be eaten together with other foods. Now cooking and firing pottery were all done with coal, so the remaining charcoal could all be used for barbecue. Lang Shuo planned to prepare more ingredients.

Even though they did not know Lang Shuo’s exact plan, the sub-adults were still extremely excited and nodded. “Yes, yes!” In their tribe, it was roasted meat, roasted meat, roasted meat. At most, in between, there would be one meal of tasteless stewed meat. Therefore, no matter what Lang Shuo said, they only had one answer.

Lang Shuo used the menu to distract the sub-adults for a while. Seeing that the food in the bowls had cooled down enough, he relaxed and let them eat.

Because the sub-adults had arrived early and still had to go mining after eating, aside from the cubs eating with them, the other members staying in the tribe tacitly chose to wait before eating. Since they were not going elsewhere, eating a little earlier or later did not make much difference.

After the sub-adults ate their fill, they became extremely enthusiastic about working. They put down their bowls and chopsticks and were about to go to the back mountain. Lang Shuo did not agree. He stopped them and had them rest in place for a while.

If they were adult beastmen, Lang Shuo would not need to worry about this at all. Adult beastmen set out after eating, and at first, their speed would not be fast, leaving time to digest food. This was also to preserve strength as much as possible, ensuring their bodies were in the best state when they saw prey.

But sub-adults did not usually consider this much. They used however much strength they had. Having just finished eating, Lang Shuo did not dare let them go to the back mountain.

Hearing Lang Shuo’s words, the sub-adults obediently stopped. Lang Shuo’s mood was related to the food at noon and night. They absolutely could not make Lang Shuo angry!

Lang Shuo calculated the time. Only after about half an hour did he let them leave. Before leaving, as yesterday, he tied them together with rope. This was the most effective and time-saving method so far.

The sub-adults were already used to it. Being tied once was being tied, and being tied twice was also being tied. Each person stretched out one hand.

Lang Shuo gave Lang Nuo a few final instructions and waved his hand. “Go. Come back when the sun reaches the middle.” Without timekeeping tools, observing the position of the sun and moon was how they determined time. When the sun was in the middle, it was noon, and the tribe would just have finished making food.

The sub-adults excitedly answered and left in a rush.

Once the sub-adults left, the surroundings instantly quieted down. The cubs who had been playing in the cradle immediately stopped and looked around. After discovering that no strangers were approaching, they continued.

Lang Shuo: “…”

Even the cubs had gotten used to the sub-adults’ noise.

Lang Shuo looked around at the cubs, then went to serve his own meal.

Sharp-horned beasts were small, so naturally, they did not have much meat either. Two sharp-horned beasts were gone after the entire tribe ate them for two meals. This was the last bit.

As Lang Shuo ate, he considered the possibility of raising sharp-horned beasts. Compared to the enormous curved-horned beasts, sharp-horned beasts had the advantage of being less strong, so raising them was not as dangerous. Their shortcoming was that they were too nimble. Slopes other prey could not climb were easily climbed by sharp-horned beasts. Fences could also be easily jumped over by them, unless they were always tied up.

If they could catch live sharp-horned beasts, they could try it. Unfortunately, the herd had long run away.

While Lang Shuo was feeling regretful, the Snow Wolf Tribe’s hunting party was currently following behind a herd of sharp-horned beasts.

After walking a few steps, Lang Shi could not help looking around, wanting to confirm their current location.

Strange. Hadn’t they come here the day before yesterday? The last time they had chased sharp-horned beasts, it seemed to have been around here. Did sharp-horned beasts have such poor memory?

Under normal circumstances, when beastmen chased a prey herd far away during hunting, the prey would not return in the short term. Instead, they would continue moving forward, because the places they had passed through were all surrounded by beastmen scent. Especially in this weather, the scent would be more obvious than during snow season.

However, the herd of sharp-horned beasts ahead did the opposite and directly came back. Lang Shi somewhat doubted his own memory. Could he have remembered wrong? Had they not chased the sharp-horned beasts here before?

“Stop looking. It’s this side.” Seeing that he kept getting distracted, Lang Yu reminded him in a low voice. Sharp-horned beasts were small, but the pair of sharp horns on their heads were very sharp. If they cut vulnerable places like the eyes or neck, it would be very dangerous. Lang Shi looking around like this could easily get injured.

Hearing the reminder, Lang Shi immediately withdrew his gaze and focused on the prey ahead.

Why care why they had returned? Catching a few more to bring back and slowly eat was just right. The meat they had eaten these past two days was quite fragrant. There just had not been enough of it. After two meals, it was almost gone.

…

At the Black Wolf Tribe, Lang Qi looked at the empty grassland and began to doubt life.

Their tribe had many hunting parties. In order not to affect each other, they would discuss their general locations before setting out.

Yesterday afternoon, they had seen a group of sharp-horned beasts nearby, so they chose this direction. However, after one night, the sharp-horned beasts had vanished.

Prey would not move too far at night, but they had nearly searched everywhere around here and still found nothing. Farther ahead was already the Snow Wolf Tribe’s territory. Of course they would not go to the other party’s territory to snatch prey. It seemed they could only switch to another prey herd.

“If I’d known, I wouldn’t have come. We ran all this way for nothing. Who knew sharp-horned beasts could run so fast?” Lang Qi was annoyed.

Lang Yan was much calmer and said flatly, “The sub-adults walked this way last night.”

Lang Qi: “???”

Lang Qi said, “The sub-adults scared the prey away?” Sure enough, they absolutely could not involve sub-adults in hunting. Once sub-adults participated, the difficulty of the hunt doubled.

Lang Yan glanced in the direction of the Snow Wolf Tribe. “Drove them away.” Frightened prey would run in different directions, but judging from the traces, it was very obvious that the sub-adults had driven them in one direction. An entire herd of sharp-horned beasts, not a single one left behind.

Lang Qi: “…”

Those prodigal sub-adults.

Lang Yan withdrew his gaze indifferently. “Go catch long-horned beasts.” The long-horned beast herd was not far from here.

Lang Qi and the other members immediately followed. Forget it. If they could not catch sharp-horned beasts, then they could not. Switching to another kind was fine. In any case, they were going to be sent to the Snow Wolf Tribe.

Driving them to the Snow Wolf Tribe was better than driving them to another tribe. At least their tribe still had some relationship with the Snow Wolf Tribe. If the other party caught the prey, a portion would enter the sub-adults’ stomachs. Thinking about it this way, it was not actually a loss.

…

Lang Shuo had no idea about the effect the sub-adults’ sudden whim of driving sharp-horned beasts had on the two tribes’ hunting parties. After letting the sub-adults go to work, he first prepared the seasonings needed for noon. This way, once the members cutting meat prepared the meat later, it could be directly marinated.

Right now, he had only found a few kinds of seasonings: scallions, garlic, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorns. The quantities were not large either. The peppercorns were still green, and the ginger was not yet ready to be dug. Lang Shuo used them as sparingly as possible. If some seasonal fruits could be used as substitutes, he tried to use fruits and leafy vegetables instead. Therefore, preparation was slightly more troublesome.

Fortunately, the tribe had enough salt. Otherwise, he would still have to consider how to save salt.

After preparing the seasoning for marinating meat, Lang Shuo went to check the smoked meat.

Smoked meat needed to be smoked continuously for several days. But in two days, it was already completely different from when it had first been brought over. A lot of moisture had evaporated, and a layer of black soot had accumulated on the outside.

However, this state was still not enough. It needed to be smoked for several more days. After the internal moisture was lower, the storage time would be longer.

After finishing these tasks, Lang Shuo finally considered the matter that had been delayed for two days.

Digging a cellar.

They had planned to dig a cellar the day before yesterday, but right after that, they discovered coal. These two days had been spent considering coal excavation and exchange methods, and he had not had time to select a new location.

Because of the coal mine’s existence, it was no longer good to continue choosing the back mountain for the new address. Otherwise, it would be easy to dig out the next coal mining point and waste effort.

Lang Shuo considered for a while and finally decided to choose the west side of the mountain. The east side was the river. Although the probability of flooding was not high, they still had to guard against it.

Another reason was that the Black Wolf Tribe was on the west side of their tribe. If they chose this position, any tribe other than the Black Wolf Tribe that approached the cellar would first have to go around the mountain they lived on. They could discover them immediately.

Moreover, they had dug quite a lot of soil from this side before. The soil used to build the pottery kiln and earth kiln, as well as the mud bricks, had all been dug from this side. They had dug quite deep and had not seen coal, which showed that even if there was coal here, it was buried relatively deep. Digging a cellar would not dig into coal.

After choosing the approximate location, the next step was determining the entrance. Lang Shuo still chose a position with slightly higher elevation. Later, they could cover the cellar entrance with leaves, wooden boards, and other things, so they would not need to worry about rainwater flowing inside. If they chose a low place, no matter how they prevented it, there would still be the possibility of water entering. At that time, all they could harvest would be a pile of soaked grain.

Thinking this, Lang Shuo drew a circle at the new location. After drawing it, he looked around and decided not to clear away the weeds and small shrubs nearby. This was a natural barrier.

Once the location and the cellar entrance were confirmed, when it came to choosing people to dig the cellar, Lang Shuo felt troubled.

Before, he had chosen the sub-adults. Now the sub-adults were digging coal behind the mountain. Even though coal and soil layers did not damage claws as much as hard stones, they still had to pay attention. One job was enough. The cellar digging could not continue to be given to them.

Moreover, the fewer people who knew about the cellar, the better. Lang Shuo pondered for a while and decided to ask his brother for help, to see whether the hunting party and gathering team could take turns digging a section when they rested.

After handing the cellar matter to Lang Yu, Lang Shuo felt light and unburdened. He first went to look at the cubs in the cradles.

In the morning, the sub-adults had been making noise around them, loud and clamoring. The cubs had followed along and made a fuss, treating the sub-adults’ voices as background music. Now that they had grown tired from playing, they were lying there asleep.

There was a faint fresh scent of plants around them, all smells mosquitoes and insects hated most. Lang Shuo had used the juices of plants like mugwort and mint to wipe around the cradles, as well as the cool mats and curtains. The effect was very good. Most importantly, the raw materials were not irritating to the cubs.

Lang Shuo decided to use this method at the cave entrance.

In fact, the cave entrance had used other coverings before, but none were very convenient. Animal hides blocked the wind tightly. After using them for two days, entering the cave made it feel stuffy. Later, they used straw mats. Straw mats let in more air than animal hides, but only to a limited extent. Moreover, because everyone rested in the same cave, people went in and out very frequently. As a result, a door curtain made of one cool mat lasted at most half a day.

A curtain should last a little longer, Lang Shuo thought. Mainly, ropes could bend freely and were not afraid of being folded back and forth.

The cave entrance was quite large, so this time, they needed a lot of raw materials. Added to the mosquito incense he had planned, Lang Shuo simply took out all the remaining insect-repelling plants at once. After the sub-adults finished lunch and rested, he asked whether they wanted to help pound herbs or go out to play.

“Help!” The sub-adults did not hesitate at all and directly chose this answer.

Lang Shuo needed help, so of course they had to choose to help Lang Shuo first. Going out to play could happen anytime. Besides, they did not want to go out right now either. They kept feeling that with the Snow Wolf Tribe’s cooking speed, if they went out once, they would miss a lot of delicious food. It was better to stay in the tribe.

Hearing this, Lang Shuo arranged several different tasks for them. Pounding herbs required the most people. Fortunately, the tribe now had quite a few stone bowls.

Lang Yong held a stone bowl and ground mint. As he worked, he complained to Lang Shuo. “Shuo, I originally wanted to bring the biggest stone bowl in the tribe, but the chief wouldn’t let me!”

Lang Shuo said, “He wouldn’t let you bring it?” Hearing this suddenly sounded a little strange. After all, the sub-adults had transported quite a few things to their tribe, and Lang Yan seemed to have never refused from beginning to end. They had even sent over many stone pots. Why would he not let them bring a stone bowl?

Lang Shuo did not care about that stone bowl. After all, their tribe now had more than enough stone bowls and stone pots. The ones they used more for cooking and serving were the pottery they fired. He just felt that Lang Yan refusing to let Lang Yong bring the stone bowl had another hidden reason.

“Right.” Lang Yong had no idea what kind of misunderstanding his words had almost caused and continued complaining. “It was yesterday. I already carried it down, but the chief made me send it back and wouldn’t let me take the stone bowl. He only let me take a wooden bowl.”

Lang Shuo: “…”

Sure enough, when listening to the sub-adults’ words, one could not listen to all of it. Why did he feel that Lang Yan had not let him take the stone bowl because he thought it was a little embarrassing? Once a matter passed through the mouths of sub-adults, the meaning completely changed.

Lang Yong continued muttering about the chief’s coldness. “The chief also wouldn’t let us come look for you. We said it so many times.”

Once this was mentioned, the other sub-adults immediately gathered around. They had far too much they wanted to say.

“Our tribe’s food is so hard to eat. I kept wanting to come over.”

“Exactly, exactly. Last time, the meat Yong boiled wasn’t cooked through. It made my teeth hurt from chewing.”

…

The sub-adults were like a group of boarding students leaving home for the first time, only to find nothing satisfactory at school. Their stomachs were full of grievances. Yesterday, they had only cared about eating. Today, they finally had the chance to say it.

The more Lang Shuo listened, the more he felt something was off. Why did it sound like, no matter how he listened, everything was caused by themselves?

“You watched cooking so many times here before, but you still haven’t learned how to handle food?” Lang Shuo asked.

“We learned, but every time we make it ourselves, it’s different.”

“The methods and steps are the same, but it doesn’t taste good.”

The sub-adults spoke one after another. The food they made was truly too hard to eat. Every time, only they themselves ate it. Other members would run far away when they saw them cooking, afraid they would be called over to taste the dishes.

For a moment, Lang Shuo did not know what to say. When their tribe cooked, they never hid anything. Every step was done in front of the sub-adults. For example, this morning, when Lang Yun made the later pots of food, the sub-adults were here. Before, when they helped the Black Wolf Tribe process food, the sub-adults had also watched the entire process. The cooking methods he chose were not difficult. They belonged to the kind that someone with even a little foundation could learn after watching a few times. Yet this group of sub-adults had actually not learned any of it.

After thinking for a moment, Lang Shuo said, “Tonight, you roast the meat yourselves. I’ll see what’s going on.” He had to see where the problem was.

“We roast it ourselves?” The sub-adult black wolves hesitated. During this time, they had tried it in their own tribe, and what they roasted was truly not good. If they did it, wouldn’t all this marinated meat be wasted?

Lang Shuo nodded. “That’s right. I’ll supervise. You roast.”

Lang Shuo remembered that the sub-adult black wolves had also roasted meat here before, and the finished product had seemed decent. He did not understand why they failed when they returned to the Black Wolf Tribe.

Because he wanted to see the sub-adult black wolves’ cooking skills, when evening came and several grills were set up, Lang Shuo brought out the marinated meat and the skewered leafy vegetables and potato slices, personally teaching the sub-adults.

Only a few people could gather around him. Those behind could not see clearly, and the weather was hot, so everyone crowding together would be too uncomfortable. Lang Shuo had Lang Yong and a few others first learn from him. After they learned, they could go to the other grills and teach the other members.

The plan was good. But after truly teaching them once, when Lang Yong and the others started roasting again, Lang Shuo discovered the problem.

“It’s time to flip it,” Lang Shuo reminded Lang Yong, who seemed to have no intention of moving.

“We’ll have to flip it back later anyway. Let it roast a little longer.”

Lang Shuo: “…”

Save one step here, save another step there. It would be strange if they succeeded. There was no need to wait until it was finished roasting. He could already imagine what the final product would be like.

Lang Shuo was speechless for a moment. He should have noticed it long ago when they could not even boil potatoes properly. This group of sub-adults did not look at the process when cooking. They only wanted the result.

It was really hard on Lang Yan.

At this moment, Lang Shuo deeply understood how difficult Lang Yan had it.

No wonder he did not like speaking. Facing this group of sub-adults every day, anyone with weaker endurance would have been driven crazy by them long ago.

Looking at the sub-adults who did not feel there was anything wrong with changing the steps, Lang Shuo felt that he needed to properly correct this group of sub-adults’ bad habits.

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