sbdcsierra Chapter 30 Return
Chapter 30 Return
After cooking for about two hours, Lin Baiyan picked out the oysters that had shrunk considerably, leaving only the broth. He continued to simmer the oysters over low heat, stirring occasionally to prevent them from burning.
Seeing them struggling so much with something, Xiong Fei walked over curiously and asked, "Priest, are you making something delicious again?"
Lin Baiyan looked up, wiped the sweat from his brow, and smiled, "That's right, this thing can make food taste better."
"I call it 'oil consumption'."
Upon hearing that it could make food taste better, Xiong Fei and Ma Yuan's eyes lit up immediately. Over the past few days, they had been completely impressed by Lin Baiyan's cooking skills.
The water in the pot gradually thickened from its initial greenish hue. The stone pot was rather small, so Lin Baiyan had to put all the oysters in at once, in several batches.
The oysters they picked out weren't wasted; they ate them as snacks.
As darkness fell, Lin Baiyan went to check the oyster sauce in the stone pot. It had become very thick, slightly darker, and had a grayish-green hue.
This was very different from the oyster sauce he had eaten before. The young man thought he had failed, but when he picked it up with a stick and tasted it, he found it to be even more delicious and flavorful than those dark brown oyster sauces.
It's just that the color isn't very nice, but it shouldn't be a problem, Lin Baiyan pondered for a moment.
I feel that my general method is correct. As for the dark brown oyster sauce, could it be that it was made by caramelizing sugar?
Fortunately, it was mostly correct, so Lin Baiyan stopped worrying about it.
The young man learned to compromise after coming here. If everything had to be done exactly the same as before, wouldn't that be exhausting!
He's not one of those people who specialize in making seasonings!
He took out some clean salt and sprinkled it into the stone pot. Although the oysters were already a bit salty, he was afraid they would spoil, so he decided to add more salt.
After adding salt and stirring it, the young man tasted it and thought it was about right.
He happily poured all the oyster sauce from the stone pot into a specially made small wooden bucket, which he had Lang Cang make especially for him.
There are threads inside the opening of the wooden tube, and a cap that fits perfectly into the threads inside the tube. With a twist, the tube can be tightly sealed.
Just like the previous mineral water bottles, only a bit rough and not very sturdy, so it needs to be wrapped with another layer of animal hide.
The oysters from the three large wooden barrels only yielded this small tube of oyster sauce, which Lin Baiyan estimated to be about five pounds.
You should know that the oysters they brought back must have weighed at least 60 or 70 pounds.
Lin Baiyan clicked his tongue, thinking that the ratio was ridiculously high.
The young man, carrying the oyster sauce he had just made, ran to Lang Cang and the others, happily handing them the small wooden tube in his hand.
"Look, I've made the oyster sauce!" Lin Baiyan's face was full of smiles.
This trip was definitely worth it. He not only picked five or six pounds of Sichuan peppercorns, but also got a whole bucket of oyster sauce!
After all that effort, all that was produced is this little bit. It shows how determined Lin Baiyan is to eat better in this beast world!
Xiong Fei eagerly peeked out, only to see a greenish, viscous substance. He wrinkled his nose and cautiously asked, "Priest, is this really edible?"
By the God of Beasts, what he really wanted to say was, "Won't eating this stuff really cause poisoning?"
Lin Baiyan explained, "It just doesn't look very appetizing. When we get back to the tribe, I'll use it to cook for you! This stir-fried vegetable dish is delicious!"
Stir-fried dishes, what kind of dishes are those?
However, the male beastmen didn't have much hope, after all, they preferred meat to bitter and astringent vegetable leaves.
Seeing their puzzled expressions, Lin Baiyan scratched his head. Looking at the remaining oyster sauce in the pot that he couldn't pour out, he simply said, "You guys keep boiling salt here. I'll go into the woods and see if there are any mushrooms or wild vegetables."
After indulging in seafood feasts for so long, the young man felt it was time for some appetizers.
With a little bit of cheat code, Lin Baiyan quickly found a vegetable called leafy greens in the forest. There weren't many mushrooms, but he found a few, and he was also very lucky to find a few wild onions.
He returned to the thatched hut, washed the leafy greens, sautéed them with wild onions, then added the leafy greens and mushrooms and stir-fried them, finally drizzling on the freshly made oyster sauce.
The aroma was immediately released, and Xiong Fei unconsciously sniffed, his interest in boiling salt fading away.
Lang Cang had already moved closer to Lin Baiyan, staring intently at the stir-fried mushrooms and greens in the small stone pot.
Lin Baiyan picked up a leafy green and took a bite. The green was crisp and refreshing, the mushrooms were tender and juicy, and it even had the aroma of seafood.
Wolf Cang, who didn't like vegetables, no longer complained about their bitterness and ate them without even lifting his head.
Xiong Fei and Ma Yuan even swore that they would never question the actions of the White Flame Priest again, and that everything their priest did was justified!
By sunset on the third day, they had been there for three whole days, and the salt they had stored in the six large wooden barrels was more than enough to last them until spring.
"It's time to go home," the young man thought suddenly, looking at the somewhat tired Lang Cang.
It turns out that he had only been in this place for ten days, but he had already made that dilapidated cave his home.
These past few days, they've been taking turns boiling salt, and they're really suffering from the sweltering heat.
So after dark, they poured the last pot of salt into the wooden barrel. After discussing it with Lang Cang, Lang Cang gave them the signal to return.
Xiong Fei and Ma Yuan were both very excited and wanted to return to their tribe as soon as possible.
Early the next morning, the rising sun pierced through the thin mist over the sea, marking the beginning of a new day.
Lin Baiyan divided the whole piece of deer hide into several small pieces and tightly wrapped the wooden bucket with vines to prevent salt from spilling out.
Since there weren't enough deerskins, they cut off a piece of unprocessed sheepskin to make do.
The young man then made a simple saddle out of rattan and tied it to Lang Cang and Ma Yuan.
Xiong Fei's beast form wasn't suitable for saddles. So Lin Baiyan made a huge basket instead. It was made in a hurry and the shape was a bit rough, but it was still usable.
He put his oyster sauce, along with the peppercorns he had found earlier, and the animal hides and kelp that he hadn't kneaded in the past few days, into a large basket.
The scattered items somehow filled the entire basket.
After everything was tidied up, the young man extinguished the fire completely to make sure it wouldn't reignite.
He turned to look at the group of male orcs, a wide smile spreading across his face: "Let's go home!"
Several male orcs, transformed into beast forms, roared in response to Lin Baiyan's words.
Come back home!
The young man transformed into a kitten and walked among the male beastmen, occasionally swishing his tail leisurely.
This time, they took a different route than last time. They had wasted a lot of time searching for the sea the first time, so the night before, he and Lang Cang carefully compared the routes they had taken. The "living map" Lang Cang quickly found a shorter route.