She Only Cares About Cultivation-Chapter 756: [740] Beast World Farming 50 (1 update)

Tangtang felt so uncomfortable that she didn’t want to talk. They thought it was because she was a little nervous about going into heat, but in fact, she was no stranger to the feeling of getting her period.

Because she had prepared menstrual pads in advance, she couldn’t just lie around and rest during her heats, so after sending the Beastmen out, she cleaned herself, changed into clean underwear and close-fitting long johns, and then put on thick cotton clothes and went out.

Jin Han saw her getting up and dressing so neatly and couldn’t help frowning, "Tangtang, you need to be good and lie down for a few days."

"I can’t lie around every day, can I? It’s fine, I know what I’m doing. Boil me a pot of water and make a cup of brown sugar water for me. Drinking a bowl will make me feel much better. Right now, there’s work to be done. We have so much soybeans; I need to make soy sauce, rice wine, rice vinegar, and soybean sauce," feeling like there was never enough time.

Hearing that brown sugar water would help, Jin Han didn’t have to lift a finger; Lang Sen, who was outside, had already heard, "You guys go do something else, I’ll boil the water."

"Then, Jin Han, bring over a sack of soybeans. Let’s sort through them first and discard the bad ones."

Originally, even though these soybeans were dried, the abundant rain made them somewhat hastily attended to. Since her return, she had been airing out several bags each day until the onset of the Cold Season when they were finally stored in the cellar.

After Lang Sen boiled the water, he poured her a bowl of brown sugar water. The cubs and the little females also clamored for a drink, so he brewed a bowl for them too.

Having drunk the brown sugar water, she felt a warmness in her belly. After thanking everyone, she started selecting soybeans with three Beastmen and Lili.

An entire sack, which must’ve weighed around a hundred and eighty jin, was quickly sorted through thanks to the many hands, finishing in just one or two hours.

Taking advantage of the remaining daylight, she had them pour the soybeans into several frames. Then she carried them to the creek to break the ice on the surface and put the soybeans in to rinse with the flowing water, getting them clean. Afterward, she poured them into several pottery basins and added water to soak them.

"Is that all?" Lili didn’t know what soy sauce was, but Sister was so capable and made everything taste good, so she was just curious.

"Nowhere near done yet, the soybeans need to soak overnight. With the temperature inside our rooms, they should be fine if we place them at the foot of the heated brick bed—this way, they won’t get too hot or too cold."

Following Tangtang’s instructions, the Beastmen worked together. There were three rooms and three heated brick beds all warmed up. Since the middle room had a pot taking up space, they placed the soybeans in the rooms on either side.

After finishing up, Lang Sen and Lili went to prepare dinner, while Tangtang and Yin Ye went down to the cellar.

Pan Lin was deep in the cellar, already burrowing underground, and naturally, no one dared to disturb him.

The reason Tangtang went down was that she suddenly remembered, "The things you guys got from Wanshou City included some fresh fruits, so I put them in my space since I haven’t had time to hear you talk about them. Now that I’m taking them out, you tell me what they’re all for."

Saying this, Tangtang took some things out of her space, and to Yin Ye, weren’t they just what he and Lang Sen had brought back with the ox cart?

Mentioning the ox cart: "Many people asked how this cart was made and wanted to trade with us for it, but neither of us agreed. Thankfully, the Nandi Clan’s influence is large these days; ordinary people don’t dare to snatch it outright, otherwise our return might not have been so smooth."

Because both the Nandi and Xinba Clans knew how to make salt, and salt is more directly replenishing to the body’s strength than blood, anyone wanting salt had to trade with them.

Tangtang did not share the production method because part of that salt-alkali land was between the Nandi and Xinba Clan territories. First, others had no access to it; second, they couldn’t supply everyone; and development in the Beast World wasn’t just based on goodwill but also on respecting the survival laws of this world.

Therefore, her merit lay in influencing the Nandi Clan, then letting the Nandi Clan develop the Beast World, which was enough.

Lang Sen and Yin Ye had brought enough salt, so they traded for two full carts of goods. Common items like hides and meat were ignored; they always remembered Tangtang’s reminders to only exchange for things they hadn’t seen before.

"This Yellow Fruit is especially sweet. We both tried it, and the pulp inside is very juicy, but the peel is a bit thick."

Tangtang stared intently at the fruit, the size of a football, handed over by Yin Ye. Her mouth twitched fiercely. Trust the Beast World to have super-sized fruits.

"Besides the large ones, there are also these small ones. They’re a bit sour, but the flavor is good too."

Sweet grapefruits and sour tangerines?

Why did it seem to her that it was tangerines that are sweet and grapefruits that are sour? Well, never mind that; she indeed hadn’t seen these two types of fruit around here.

But when Yin Ye took out a basket and she saw the fruits inside, she widened her eyes in surprise, "This is...?"

"This basket is full of their fruits, all colorful, aren’t they pretty?"

Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, grapes (purple-skinned, green-skinned), mulberries, cherries, cherries...

This basket was definitely not packed in vain—how could there be so many varieties?

Tangtang was both shocked and delighted, hurriedly asking Yin Ye, "Is it a bit warmer over there than here?"

Yin Ye looked at her with surprise, "Indeed, their Cold Season, although still cold, is similar to the two months before our Cold Season and never gets to the point of freezing over. Plus, they have an abundance of fruit, meat, and pelts, but the foods you make, they’ve never seen before, so they were really happy to exchange with us."

"Ah right, did you see those big, long fruits with spines? They gave those to us for free,"

"Only two?" Tangtang eyed the two basin-sized fruits buried underneath, her temples twitching.

"Two is not few? They gave them as a bonus because we bought a lot. Said that the rest were all exchanged."

Tangtang squinted her eyes, "They say this is fruit?"

"Yes, fragrant and sweet, filled with little seeds inside, really delicious."

Fragrant and sweet?

Tangtang thought, could these people have picked them up along the way and deliberately presented them to someone who couldn’t tell what they were?

She doubted the stinky fruit alone, she couldn’t believe these things would open up to reveal anything fragrant and sweet.

She called Jin Han over and asked, "Ah Han, come take a look at these things. Have you seen any of them?"

Jin Han from the Golden Eagle Clan who had soared across the entire continent, so consulting him was the most appropriate choice.

As Tangtang expected, some of the smaller fruits he might find difficult to see or just didn’t catch at the right time, but, for this super-sized fruit with spines, he certainly had an impression, "I’ve seen this, it’s very hot where they are, lots of these trees grow there. But the taste is particularly foul, similar to our Stinky Fruits, nobody eats them. They just wait for them to dry out or cut the tree branches, to use for firewood."

Such a waste of nature’s gifts, struck by lightning from the heavens, the former Empress of Fruits descending to this plight, truly, not recognizing the goods!

Tangtang shook her head, but was very satisfied with the Durian Fruits they brought back, "Do these fruits ripen before the Cold Season?"

"They’re ripe during the rainy season. Why, are you interested?"

Tangtang gave them a mysterious smile, "Later on, when you taste their charm, you’ll know. For these fruits you’re looking at, note where they are, they will be useful in the future."

Grapes could be used to make wine, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries could be made into jam, and where there were Mulberries, could there be silkworms too?

However, they were currently too far away. It’s better to wait for Jin Han to bring back news before discussing in detail.

"My goodness, this is a tomato? They actually have tomatoes? Why are there so few?"

"This is called a Green-red Fruit, starts off green and then turns red, the females love it, both sour and sweet. We know about this one. Every time the City Meeting Nandi Clan happens, the Beastmen would bring some for their females. If you’re late, there’s none left. We had to fight over these few."

Although there were only six, each was as big as an open palm. She quickly presented the fruit to Jin Han, "Have you seen this?"

Jin Han couldn’t help but laugh, "I really didn’t pay attention. You said at first it’s green and then turns red or yellow. But I do know where this tribe lives, shall I take you nearby for a look?"

"Then I’ll try if I can extract some seeds, maybe they can grow!"

Inside the tomatoes were seeds, but she didn’t know if they would survive. After all, picking them when they turned red only meant they were ripe, not yet mature with seeds. So, if they couldn’t grow, she could go look for them later.

Not until the wheat stalk-like green appeared before her did she tremble with excitement, "This, what is this?"

Yin Ye was familiar with Tangtang’s reactions. He knew this special expression only came when she made a significant discovery. But how could he say, this was just grass prepared for cows? Randomly grabbed from the roadside?

"So, what is this?"

"Wheat, what I told you about before, more practical and versatile than grain fruit, that’s what this is. Where is it, tell me quick!"

"Tangtang, calm down a bit, now the outside is already covered in ice and snow. Even if we go looking now, it’s impossible to find, because our ability to discern directions will be greatly obstructed. Since Yin Ye picked them, he must know where they are. Don’t be so anxious,"

Yin Ye quickly said, "We found this on our way to Wanshou City, surrounded by lush greenery, with lots of weeds. This stuff is prickly, but cattle particularly love it. Seeing them love it, I gathered a bit more,"

"Why didn’t I look at these things earlier, such a pity, such a regret. If it was before the Cold Season, I would definitely go pick them. But now it’s all ice and snow, and I indeed can’t go find them. So much for that, a whole year wasted, wuu wuu,"

Tangtang sobbed in heartache because she had considered many possibilities but never thought that wheat would appear in its natural form in the Beast World. She had even thought it would be like grain fruit, hanging from trees!