Chapter 155 Harvest
It is mid-October and the weather is getting cooler.
The crops in the Cuiluan Valley have now all been harvested.
Among them, there are 1800 acres of wheat and 200 acres of rice. Although we did not have much planting experience in the first year, we took many detours.
But still, mountains of grain were harvested.
In addition to these two crops that are planted on a large scale, corn, cotton, watermelon, sweet potato, etc. are also planted and have a good harvest.
With so much output, there is not enough space for seven adults to carry it.
The five crazy beasts that He Qianqian cured in Cuiluan Valley were 2 goats, 2 gray wolves, and 1 black bear orc.
The five-man group, led by the black bear orc Azhu, dug several large caves and finally stuffed all the food into them.
Considering that watermelons and sweet potatoes cannot be frozen, they can only be stuffed into the space for 7 people to keep them fresh, and even then it's already packed full.
After the harvest, only the dry stubble of wheat and rice fields remained sticking to the ground.
Li Yan picked a sunny day and set fire to all the dead branches in the fields.
The orcs here are very hardworking and have endless energy.
The bear beastman Azhu and his four companions dug up the entire piece of land again.
Then half of the land was selected and replanted with winter wheat.
Now the winter wheat has sprouted and is green.
With the new flour, rice and cornmeal, Li Yan and Ling Ye cooked delicious food day and night, wanting to send it to He Qianqian and others.
Azhu and the other four have been working in the fields together and eating together recently, and they have already become familiar with each other.
For these five people, it was a blessing to be able to be cured after becoming mad beasts.
Unexpectedly, they insisted on staying in Cuiluan Valley, but accidentally fell into Fuwowo.
There is plenty of food here, and people live in clean wooden houses and wear loose and breathable cotton clothes. There are also many ways to eat, including stir-frying, stewing and frying, and everything is delicious.
Starting from September, you can also eat corn on the cob, sweet potatoes and large watermelons every day.
Azhu and others recognized He Qianqian's family as their masters.
Li Yan and Ling Ye are good masters who care about their subordinates.
I teach them how to cook and some basic life skills on a daily basis.
Even during the busy farming season, she would personally cook and deliver delicious meals to the farmers.
We became friends, calling each other by our first names and calling each other brothers.
At this time, Lingye and Li Yan were making buns, dumplings, and glutinous rice sausage all night long, and Azhu and others also came to help.
It took the five of them a while to make decent dumplings.
Ah Zhu looked at the dumplings he had made into shapes that looked like gold ingots, round and plump, and was quite satisfied.
He saw Lingye just coming out of the cubs' room.
So he asked, "Are the kittens and snake cubs asleep?"
Lingye shook his head with a rather helpless expression:
"A group of little troublemakers refused to go to sleep even after being coaxed for a long time. They insisted that they were hungry and wanted to eat dumplings.
It's the dead of night, we can't pamper them.
I just threatened them that when mom comes back and sees them eating in the middle of the night and breaking their teeth, she will definitely spank them."
He smiled and asked, "Guess what?" The cub immediately calmed down and fell asleep.
Alas, at critical moments, their mother’s words still count.”
When thinking of He Qianqian, not only the cubs missed their mother, Lingye missed her too.
I wonder when she will be able to return home?
When Ah Zhu and the others heard that the kitten was sleeping soundly, they also smiled knowingly.
On weekdays, they also watched the three litters of cubs grow up.
The kittens from the first two litters are now the most mischievous, jumping up and down every day.
Not to mention that every kid has an idea, so if there are twenty or so kids, there will be twenty or so ideas.
Although the second litter of cubs cannot speak yet, they can still communicate without any problems.
They will use meows, claws, eyes, etc. to tell adults what they want.
The little ones would argue for a long time just about what they wanted to eat for the next meal.
Some want to eat egg custard, some want to eat seafood, and some want to eat dumplings.
Simply, I no longer ask them what they want to eat at every meal. They can eat whatever is available, and if they don’t want to eat, they can go hungry.
The kitten is also very close to Azhu and others.
Normally she calls him "uncle" all the time, which makes the five males who have never raised cubs confused and like him very much.
But that litter of snake cubs were quite cold and unfriendly.
Never take the initiative to approach Azhu and others.
We can only avoid hurting each other and not interfering with each other, but never get close.
At first, Azhu and the others knew that the little snake was a poisonous snake and were very afraid of being bitten.
It is a common consensus among orcs that being bitten by a poisonous snake is almost certain to result in death.
One time, Ah Zhu really wasn't paying attention. He was walking in a hurry at dark and accidentally stepped on the tail of the little snake.
The little snake was very rude and immediately bit my calf.
At that time, Azhu was so scared that his legs went weak, his face turned pale, and his heart felt cold.
Lingye came up immediately, gave him an injection of medicine, and told him that he would not die.
Sure enough, Ah Zhu slept tremblingly, and when he woke up, the snake bite had almost healed, and he was alive and well.
From then on, they stayed in Cuiluan Valley more loyally and at ease.
Because Li Yan and others are capable.
Not to mention Lord Ye Qianmuye, who is a high-level sixth-order imperial orc and is extremely poisonous.
He doesn't provoke others, and others dare not provoke him.
Living under the wings of Lord Ye, I am no longer like before, worrying about livelihood and safety all day long.
They engage in dangerous hunting work every day, working hard every day, but cannot even fill their stomachs for a few days.
They like this peaceful and safe life.
Li Yan kept kneading the dough, Ling Ye rolled the dumpling wrappers, and the others were responsible for making the dumplings.
Ah Zhu asked again, "I wonder when Master Ye and the others will be back?
We harvested so much food, but we can’t eat it all. What should we do? If we can’t eat it all in one year, we will have to harvest so much food again next year.”
Li Yan replied, “In a while, the City of Beasts will send a group of snowy owl transport teams over here.
They would bring the food to the market and exchange it.”
Lingye added: "Of course, there will be enough food for everyone."
Although Ah Zhu never worried about not having enough food, he still felt warmed when he heard his words.
Just be busy for a few months and you'll have enough to eat.
This was something that we would never have dared to think of before.
Even if the warm season is delayed, many orcs will run out of winter supplies and be forced to hunt for food in the snow.
A goat beastman said: "Our food will be quickly snatched away when it is sent to the market.
During the period before the heavy snow falls, most males from the major tribes will go to the market together to buy enough supplies for the winter.
Especially families with young children will buy enough supplies for the winter.
Our rice, wheat flour and corn flour will be the most popular.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
A gray wolf orc said, "Sweet potatoes are good to eat in the cold season. I like to eat roasted sweet potatoes, sweet potato porridge, and potato vermicelli."
Another goat orc asked: "Li Yan, there are so many potatoes. You said we can make vermicelli. When should we start making it?"
Li Yan's eyes were filled with the joy of a good harvest, and he said helplessly: "At this time of the year, I am really too busy.
I will try making vermicelli in the warm season next year.
This year, we mainly weave cotton cloth and wrap soft animal skins with cotton wool to make quilts. Many people in the Golden Cat Tribe want quilts. "